Michael Angelo Dominates James Town Track Purse Race
Norfolk April 12 Michael Angelo rode by R J Mackenzie colors captured the purse at James town track as odds of 20 to 1 against him. G M Miller and Alfred the Great were favored and later events showed strong entrants in six races with Michael Angelo also listed in the fourth race. Indictments against track managers related to Virginia anti betting laws noted but did not halt the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Angelo
G. M. Miller
Alfred
Norfolk
R. J Mackenzie
Jamestown
G M. Miller
Alfred the Great
Racing Association
Levy
Virginia
Monsieur X
Troxler
Orphanry
Estep
Overman
Dugan
Inwood
Court Jester
Eleo
Aix
Bell
Kapira
Rotep
Herpes
Goldstein
Danfield
Kaufman
Idleweiss
Reid
Agnar
McCahey
Planter
Eaptin
GM Mller
Dude Monck
Econoy
Schoolmarm
Apologize
Holaberg
Montcalm
Alfred ‘the Great
Field Day at Mercer University
Mercer University in Macon Georgia will hold a field day with about twenty five student representatives from each class. Quaach Stroud and track team officers plan events and set a date about ten weeks away to boost interest in track work and exercise among students. The spring season and upcoming Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association meet motivate participation as training has already begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Mercer University
Macon
Quaach Stroud
Seaboard Shortens New York Schedule
Seaboard trains revise timetable effective April 9 with Atlanta departure at 1.25 p.m. and arrival in Richmond early morning. The route includes Washington and New York service in steel sleeping and parlor cars, electric lighting, and a new Pennsylvania Station layout on Seventh Avenue and Thirty-Third Street. City ticket office listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard
New York
Atlanta
Richmond
Washitan
New Pennsylvania
Seventh Avenue
Thirgseraii Street
Freddie Welsh Defeats Moore In Ten Round Bout
Freddie Welsh the English lightweight outpointed Pat Moore of Philadelphia in a ten round match before the National Sporting Club of America. Welsh won every round except the early ones, drove Moore to bleeding and controlled the bout with a sharp jab and superior elusiveness throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Freddie Welsh
Pat Moore
Philadelphia
National Sporting Club of America
Tim
Moore
Elbo
Pat
Horse Races at Pensacola Track Weather Delays Persist
Sanctioned meet nears completion as Sanctim Princess Thorpe and Our Nugget win multiple races on a slow track after yesterday’s rain. Entries list horses by name with odds and results. a Pensacola program shows various races for 3 year olds and up, including Chanute and Shawnee among entrants and winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Sanctim
Princess Thorpe
Chanate
Our Nugget
Shawnee
Jensen
Jackson
Ada Goodin
Matthews
Amyl
Blanche
Frances
Merrebelle
Pearl Hopkins
Chanute
Toby
Dr Hollis
Hoffman
Elva Tantuas
Beverstain
Bnight
Lucky Mate
F' Jackson
John Garner
Ge Conley
Tone
Balpar
la Sa Ja
Tohnny Blake
A Matthews
Donovan
Fogg
Love Watches
Bat Masterson
Littele
Bhawnee
Mel Closky
Chess
Ormes
A. Matthews
Goodacre
Saugira
Free Fight Follows Brown Gorman Bout in Muskogee
Brown knocked out Joe Gorman in the fifth round of a twenty round bout in Muskogee Oklahoma. A spectator fired a revolver at the ceiling during the melee and a free-for-all fight followed. Brown, Gorman, their managers and the referee were arrested on disturbing the peace charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Brown
Joe Gorman
Girman
Delmont Defeats Attell in Twelve-Round Bantam Clash
Delmont wins a decision over Monte Attell of California in twelve fast rounds at the Armory Athletic Association in Boston. Attell fought well for early rounds but Delmont controlled late, delivering a decisive finish to the bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmont
Monte Attell
Boston
Mass
California
Armory
Attell
Griffin Booster Banquet Set for April 18 at Griffin Hotel
Preparations are nearly complete for the Griffin booster banquet to be held at the Griffin Hotel on April 18. Speakers will include Hon. Watter G. Coove of Atlanta and Hon. Jordan Maxssee of Macon, with Hon. Joseph 9 Boyd serving as master of ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin’s
Griffin Ga
Griffin
Watter G. Coove
Atlanta
Jordan Maxssee
Macon
Joseph
Boyd
Flag Tournament Postponed For Atlanta Women Golfers
The.flag tournament for Atlanta women golfers is postponed due to rain. It will be played next Tuesday if weather permits, starting at 1 o clock. Entrance fee is 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Hikers Club Banquet Honors Milestone Hikers
Last night the Tucense Club hosted its second annual Hikers Club banquet at Vice President Joseph D. Rhodes home on Peachtree circle. Ten boys earned 100 miles first under club rules, with promises of future growth to twenty with medals and lunches. many surpassed 100 to over 200 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avenu
Joseph D. Rhodes
Peachtree Circle
Vernon Frank
Jewitt Christian
Fred Hudson
Grisby
Hia
Alps
Popular Afternoon Train East
The Birmingham Special electric lighted train departs Atlanta daily at 245 p.m. central time and reaches Washington at 1040 a.m. eastern time then New York at 445 p.m. It offers high class coaches to Washington dining car observation library and drawing room sleeping car through to New York aboard Southern Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Atlanta
Washington
New York
Southern Railway
Protect Uniformed Service Members From Discrimination
Acting Secretary Winthrop urged Atlantic Pacific coast governors to adopt laws protecting army navy and marine corps wearers from discrimination in places of amusement. Congress has made it a misdemeanor to discriminate in DC and territories and Rhode Island passed a similar act. He urged coast states to follow suit noting the navy’s interest in upholding good character of enlisting youth. In St Petersburg the Duma budget committee approved 75 960 000 for warships and naval works on the Black Sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Navy
Winthrop
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Congress
Rhode Island
District of Columbia
Territories
Army
Marine Corps
Navy Department
St. Petersburg
The
Duma
Black Sea
Prier Flies 296 Miles From London to Paris Nonstop
Pierre Prier starts at Hendon and crosses the English Channel reaching a Paris suburb after a 296 mile nonstop flight. He rises above fog and squalls, flies at 3300 feet, then finishes near Paris amid praise from international aviation circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
English Channel
Paris
Pierre Prier
Hendon
Cannes
Dover
Calais
Isey-len-Moutinegux
France
Prior
Paria
Prier
Beauvais
Alfred le Blanc
Faris
Search for Black Cashier Tangles Bank Collapse Rumors
Titchmond Virginia April 12 The search for Reuben T Hill a 22 year cashier of the Savings Bank of the Grand United Order of True Reformers a negro organization has sparked a criminal hunt Agnes B Reese one of Hill s bookkeepers was arrested today on ten warrants charging theft from the bank Five warrants against Hill remain and it is said there will be more experts allege Hill s speculation may total 20000 to 25000 fueling suspicions that the True Reformers bank failure was caused by embezzlement The country is to be searched for him The bookkeeper was bailed for appearance in court later Carrier Pleads Guilty Marion Kentucky April 12 Rural route carrier J J Thomas admitted robbing the mails of 1000 shipped from the sub treasury at Cincinnati to the Bank of Salem Kentucky last week He was committed to federal court The money was found in a roadside log He claimed he had been robbed Gen Greely Goes to Convention Washington April 12 Major General Adolphus W Greely retired named as US Army representative to the American embassy at the coronation of King George V This appointment replaces Major General Frederick D Grant Greely once led a North Pole expedition and served as army chief for years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titchmond
Reuben T. Hill
Savings Bank
Grand United Order of True Reformers
Agnes B Reese
Hill
Hil
Hin
Marion
J. J. Thomas
Aub-Treasury
Cincinnati
Bank of
Salem
Kentucky
Thomas
Greely
Washington
Adolphus W. Greely
United States Army
George V
Suersedes
Frederick D. Grant
North Pole
Farnum's Vast Stage Career Highlighted by 300 Roles
American actor William Farnum, famed for a wide range of parts, reportedly logged over three hundred roles with a scrapbook tally. Notable turns include Virginius Shylock Cyrano and Romeo in The Mallet's Masterpiece, fueling vaudeville success and a busy Forsyth engagement.
Tragedy Enacted In Widows Home
In Somerset Kentucky on April 12 Mrs Maggie Lewis fatally shot Dalton Meadows a wealthy timber merchant with a double barreled shotgun in a room at her home There were no witnesses and she surrendered claiming Meadows insulted her prior to the shooting Meadows was married and survived by his widow and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Greenwood
Maggie Lewis
Dalton Meadows
Senate committee favors income tax amendment
Tallahassee April 12 The income tax amendment to the federal constitution was set as a special order for House action next Friday by the judiciary committee. A state constitutional convention bill was favorably reported to the state senate. Other measures include a bill to regulate insurance and policy writing, a bill to expand powers of the state railroad commission to fix rates, and funds for a Florida room in the Confederate museum at Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
House
Judiciary Committee
State Senate
Senate
Railrose Commission
Florida
Richmond
Blood for Sale Draws 200 Volunteers at NY Hospital
New York April 12 two hundred men responded to a Mount Moriah hospital ad offering 25 for a quart of blood Most were willing to donate for money Sailor Allen was chosen and bled for Mrs Rosie Reisler who is recovering from a previous hemorrhage Surgeons kept him on to recover his strength and prevent departure
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mount Moriah Hospital
Alen
Rosie Reisler
Allen
Election Board Pleads Guilty in New Orleans Case
In New Orleans twelve election commissioners pleaded guilty in district court to violating election laws in the justice to the Louisiana state supreme court election. Pleas cited fraudulently adding entries to tally sheets with a maximum penalty of a $1000 fine or a year in parish jail. sentencing deferred to Friday next week. Indicted officials include John F Carlin, William C McCawley, Thomas Kennedy, Joseph Henrie, and others from several precincts. The Good Government league sparked the investigation and vows further action on ballot stuffing cases. Judge W B Somerville faced no opponent in his supreme court bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Criminal District Court
Louisiana State Supreme Court
John F Carlin
William C. McCawley
Thomas Kennedy
Joseph Henrie
Joseph
Glorious
City Board of Health
Gus J. Yaeger
Thomas Cookman
Walter W Ryan
Henry Sullivan
T. E. Domingue
J. Clevers
G. Heingartner
Good Government League
League
Supreme Court
W B Somerville
500 Miles of Carpet in One Shipment
New York reports the shipment of 500 miles of carpet weighing 1 500 600 pounds and valued at 1 000 000. The 60 car freight train is the largest single shipment ever made and required 8 000 workers for eight days. The carpet would span from New York to Buffalo, then Niagara Falls, reaching into Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
Alent
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Canada
Father Doonan Dead at Georgetown University
Washington reports Father James A. Doonan longtime president of Georgetown University and noted Jesuit priest died today at the university. He was 60 years old and had suffered failing health for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Doonan
Washington
James A. Doonan
Georgetown University
Quackenbush Elected President Of New England Railway Clerks
Charles H Quackenbush of Stamford was elected president of the New England Division of the Railway Mail Clerks Association after a close vote. He defeated Boston’s Al yah C Walton who resisted taking the chair. an injunction was sought but Walton yielded after a debate. The meeting approved salary support for Quackenbush and raised $68 on the spot, plus member assessments to fund salaries for others affected by the transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Mass
Charles H Quackenbush
Stamford
Railway Mail Clerks’ Assoiation
New England
Railway Mail Clerks' Association
Quackenbush
Alyah C. Walton
Boston
Wildon
Quackenbitch
Walton
Kate Doyle Irish political leader dies in Chicago
Mrs Kate Doyle a longtime Chicago figure died at 76 after a ten month illness. A nurse to the Harrison family from 1452 she led Irish voters in campaigns for Carter Harrison Sr and supported the Harrison forces on election day shaping city politics. Her work began when Carter Harrison Sr sought Congress and ended with enduring influence in Irish voter circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kate Doyle
Harrison
Congress
Carter Harrison, Sr
Doyle
Carter H. Harrison, Sr
Senator Bacon Passed on Democratic Leader Role
John Corrigan reports from Washington that Senator Overman says Bacon could have led the Senate Democrats but declined to accept the role. Overman cites 22 pledges from the 41 Democratic members and notes Bacon’s desire for harmony and reluctance to claim a bare majority. He also says Bacon left the steering committee to let a younger member gain honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Corrigan
Washington
Bacon
Senator Overman
North Carolina
Senate
Overman
Captain Frank Cook Shot by Watchman in San Francisco
Captain Frank A. Cook subsistence officer of the commissary department of the regular army was dangerously wounded in a fight with night watchman John J Hars in San Francisco. Cook broke into a store at 1 am and was met by Watchman Hays who fired twice, one shot entering his left lung. He regained consciousness and said his mind was a plank since leaving his hotel. doctors expect probable recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
John J Hars
Frank A. Cook
Commissary Department
Regular Army
Cook
Manila
Hays
Haya
Also Mentioned on This Page
Merriam
Harrison One
Waill
Rae
Ena
Willie Dear
AIDA
Pate
Aca
By Tad
Gmrhergert Moller
Outsider
Doodle Dady
Troxter
Bill Lambie
Maxentius
Hyme
Walter Scott
Frank Purcell
Olaen
Hilltop
MlcCahey
Lidl
Algronel
Auto Maid
Norma Gir
Tactics
Marsh Light
Smirk
Eva
Rampant
Ruby Knight
Racewell
Goldburg
Hand Kuowing
Mason
Irma
Fiusanna
fKaerran
Murtec
J. Vi
Ming Tace
Hurdien
Lid Gorden
Poly
Hawk Wing
Paul Davis
Ceaney
John Patterson
Htack
Oek
Joseph Paul Davie
Relling
Sam Lackford
Okolgue
Low Hut
Severn
Black Domino
Charlotte Hamilton
Geridental
Virginia Lindsey
Tamar
Regards
Dry Dollar
Molly Giteon
Rusticana
Athic W
Blanche Francia
Martinez
Eli
Gwendolyn
Peter
Imogene
Turonge
Grace Kimball
Ringer
Bad Hohin
St. Dunstan
Alowmatee
Cleat
Brown-Gorman
Hikers’ Club
Middlesex County
England
John B. Molsant
Mossant
Pierre Priet
Camerman
Bague
Mediterranean
Antibes
Bergona
J. A. D. McCurdy
Key West
Havana
Farnum
William Farnum
Mr. Farnum
Virginius
Shylock
Cyrano
Richard the Tidra
D'Artagnan
Brutue
Don Carlos
Monte Carlo
Romeo
Philotias
Mme
Violet Besson
Keith's
Brewster
Binitons
George Barr
Tan Emms Bunting Company
Rachel Crother
Whitney
Aouth
Opera Comique
John Land
Orpheum
Joseph M. Gates
Lerge
Rofale Clifford
Yaron Yama Girl
Ocean
Oncamera
Splendid Organization
Victor Morley
Tom Stanhope
Whitney Opera House
Chicacago
Camille
the Lyric
Lyric
East Lynne
Forsyth
Florida House
San Pe Francisco
Hitchcock
Carter Harrison
Memphis
Frank Cook
Hrbhive
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!