Agents Wanted and Sales Campaigns Across Local Ads
Classified ads seek agents and salesmen with commissions and profits claimed. Listings include National Tontine Savings Co Des Moines Iowa Apollo and Halstead Aguinaldo Funston editions and Georgia publishers soliciting territory terms and outfits. Also numerous notices for jewelry clothing and engraving services, legal notices, and real estate offerings in Alabama Georgia and surrounding states.
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Ee Ene Ee
National Tontine Savings Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Monroe Mig. Co
la Crosse
Aguinaldo
Murat Halstead
General Funston
D. BE
Luther Pub. Co
North Broad St
Atlanta, Ga
Columbia Jewelry Co
Iowa City
Cincinnati
Care Enquirer
Ohio
Amsterdam Selling Stakes Upset at Saratoga Horse Meet
At Saratoga on August 23 the Amsterdam selling stake featured older horses. First Whip overtook Car buncle in the stretch to win by a neck while old First Whip led from the start. other races included Rose Plume’s five furlongs victory and a 1:56 3-5 finish in the handicap.
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Saratoga
Amsterdam
Carbuncle
First Whip
Rose Plume
Mounce
Emma
Beauchamp
Pyeden
McGinn
Larson
Shaw
Hammock
Connor
Gay Bay
Cochran
Bullman
Malster
Crosthwaite
Guess Work
Wonderly
Colonel Ballentine
Lizzie A
G. Thompson
Femmesole
Cornwall
Butyah
Miles
Constitution Set to Race Columbia at Oyster Bay Today
The Constitution sails in a harbor race at Oyster Bay with a fresh mainsail and stronger topsail club, aiming for better form tomorrow before Newport trials. Spectator Sir Thomas Tipton will dine with his party after the race at Seawanhakea Club, meeting Vice President Theodore Roosevelt. Meanwhile Shamrock II, due miscommunication, returns to port without a trial spin.
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Oyster Bay
Constitution
Newport
Thomas Tipton
Seawanhakea Club
Theodora Roosevelt
New York
Sandy Hook
Crosby and Gans Fight Twenty Rounds to Draw
Louisville boxer Steve Crosby and Joe Gans of Baltimore fought twenty rounds to a draw for the colored lightweight championship at Music Hall. Crosby used early rushing then hugged and clinched, while Gans leveraged superior generalship, blocking Crosby’s attempts to land. In late rounds Crosby surged, but Gans held firm, and the referee called it even after nineteen rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Steve Crosby
Joe Gans
Baltimore
Music Hat
Crosby
Gans
Americans Sweep British Turf Prizes at August Meetings
At Hearths Park and Nottingham meetings, American horses and jockeys dominated. Frank Gardner’s Sand Pipe II won the open plate over 146 miles, Mt. Vernon captured the 5 furlongs August 32-year-old plate, Archduke II took the Hamp ton selling plate at 1 mile, and United States ridden by L Reiff won a 5 furlong 2-year-old selling plate. Orsay by Maher won the Friar Tuck selling plate at 1 mile, Flying Jib by White and Reiff captured the Little John plate at 5 furlongs, Friar’s Wash by Reiff won the Welback Abbey plate at 6 furlongs straight, and DeLacy ridden by Bef won the Rufford Abbey plate the straight mile.
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London
Hearths Park
Frank Gardner
W. C. Whitney
Mt. Vernon
H. Reif
Archduke II
L. Reiff
Hampton
United States
Nottingham
Orsay
Maher
GJ. Reiff
S. Reiff
Whitney's DeLacy
Bef
Lawson's Boralma Equals His Record Time in 2:08 Pace
Readville Mass August 23 five events on the card conclude the grand circuit week. Boralma the Lawson gelding equalled his record time of 2 07 4 in the 2:08 class trot for a 32 500 purse and won with ease before about 6000 fans. The Monk pressed but could not overtake. Boralma led from the start in heat one and increased lead in heat two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readville
Mass
Boralma
Lawson
Kinigmond
Monk
Sphynx
Daphne Dallas
Sophia
Fred S. Wedgewood
the Monk
Ringmond
Maurine
Belle Curry
Sybil H
Terrace Queen
Olln B
Blasa
Reuben S
Miss Gerinde
Carmelita
Week End Excursion Tickets Exposed by Central of Georgia
Week End Excursion tickets at very low rates on sale via Central of Georgia railway for noon, afternoon and evening trains Saturdays. Tickets good to return leaving Tybee and Savannah by Monday night after sale date. For details call any Central of Georgia agent. Ticket office 16 all Street Union Depot Atlanta.
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Central of Georgia Railway
Tybee and
Savan- Boh
Central of Georgia Railway Company
All Street Qou Union Depot
Auanta
Travel by rail 39 30 to New York City and return
The fare from Atlanta to New York City and back by rail is 39 dollars and 30 cents, using the Seaboard Air Line route.
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Atlanta
New York City
Seaboard Air Lime By
If You Dare Upset Educate in Hawthorne Race
At Hawthorne on a rain softened track, Winkfield rode If You Dare to defeat prohibitive favorite Educate in the second race. Gormley’s handling of Educate drew criticism for rough early quarters. Other races listed multiple long columns of entries with winners and odds, including Dan Cupid and Little Elkin in later events.
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Chicago
Winkfield
Educate
Hawthorne
Gormley
Burnett Wallace
Seamans
Digby Bell
Vickery
Huzzah
Ransch
Ural
Dat Sok
Davison
Dan Cupid
J. Gormley
Oxnard
R. Sullivan
Prairie Dog. SR
Meters Ney
Sortie
I's Duchess IF
George Lee
Otis
Zack Phelps
Hope
Delmar Park racing results August 23 at Kinloch
Delmar St Louis track heavy with Marguerite Hoge backing off boards as Ignis led longshot field. Results include La Mascotta and Gratia winning the early races, Phosphorus and Wissendine among winners, with times and payouts noted across six races at Kinloch and Delmar Park.
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Phosphorus
Cogswell
Burnett's Walkaway
Dugan
Falta
Black
Wissendine
C Watson
Dangman
Secgna
Bado
T. O'Brien
Thime
Santa Ventura
O'Neil
Staff
Enos
Granter
Dale
Powell
O'Brien
the Way
Watson
Outburst
T. O’brien
Battiste
Kinloch
St. Louis
Kitty G
Merida
Iva's Darling
Little Scout
Hungrea
Ravensbury
Tima
Hacke
Hylo
Chorua Boy
Siren Song
Rage
Fieuron
Fireside
Soundlee
Myra Morela
Hop Scotch
Glove
Real Estate and Lost Items in Atlanta Advertisements
Classified notices and small ads from Atlanta include real estate for sale near College Park and a 23 acre tract with rail frontage on W and A and Southern Railway near Gay Boro. Also presented are lost items a lady hatpin with red stone, and a gold hunting case watch with fob. contact details provided for retrieval and potential rewards.
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College Park
P. O
City
Southern Railway
van Winkle
M. F. Amorous
Gayboro
Blanchard
Care
Rawson St
Atlanta
North Ave
Edgewood Avenue
Officers raid Newport pool rooms after city line raid
Cincinnati reports Sheriff Miller of Campbell county raided the Huber's Garden pool hall just outside Newport after opponents caused closures in Covington. Proprietors and staff were charged with keeping a disorderly house, bound over to the grand jury and released on $500 bond.
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Cincinnati
Miller
Campbell County
Huber
Athletes of England Reach Boston for Meets
English track team from Oxford Cambridge arrives in Boston aboard the Commonwealth to face Canadians in Montréal and Yale and Harvard in New York. They tour the Hotel Vendome and discuss event counts with American managers. Debate centers on nine versus more events and scoring methods as the teams prepare to Montreal.
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Boston
Oxford
Cambridge
Commonwealth
Montréal
Yale
Harvard
New York
United States
Knowles
Uis
Brooklyn Defeats New York In Low-Scoring Tilt
The Brooklyns beat New York 4 to 1 in a largely luckless game. Attendance 2 100. Batteries Taylor Bowerman for Brooklyn Farrell for New York. Time 4 49. Umpire sumsire.
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Brooklyn
New York
Brooklyns
Taylor
Bowerman
Farrell
Sumsire
Boston
Philadelphia
Lang
Demont
Rhe
Hildelphia
Nichols
Kittridge
White
Townsend
Duggelby
McFarland
Dwyer
American League games summary with three results
Philadelphia defeated Detroit 7 to 2 in August at Philadelphia as Fraser pitched well and Yeager and Shaw supported him. Chicago beat Baltimore 6 to 4 in Baltimore with Naps and Bresnahan guiding the defense and Sheridan umpiring. Boston topped Cleveland 5 to 1 in Boston with strong ground play and steady pitching from Young Criger and McNensay Connor.
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Philadelphia
Detroit
Fraser
Viastars
H.i
Yeager
Shaw
Powers
Connolly
Chicago
Baltimore
Naps
Bresnahan
Patterson
Griffith
Sullivan
Sheridan
Boston
Cleveland
Young and Criger
McNensay Connor
Umpira
Cantllon
Southern League Games Result in Mixed Scores Across Cities
Chattanooga defeats Selma 9 to 2 led by Wolfe on the mound and a standout one hand stop by Wentz in front of about 800 fans in Chattanooga. Memphis defeats Little Rock 9 to 3 in Arkansas with timely hitting marking the late innings. Nashville edges Birmingham 8 to 7 at the University of Nashville field after Birmingham relieves Blackburn. New Orleans tops Shreveport 5 to 3 in a close game with Stanley driving in decisive runs and Weikart ejected by the umpire.
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Chattanooga
Selma
Tenn
King
Bailey
Wolfe
Wentz
Beore
Wolfe and Roth
Moore
Memphis
Little Rock
Rhoades
Armstrong
Popp
Lynch
Hutton
Nashville
Birmingham
Blackburn
Sample
University of Nashville
RHE
Misher
Keefe
Kalkhott
New Orleans
Shreveport
Stanley
Weikart
Fisher
McGuire
Dannehower
Abbott
Social Circle Beats Monticello 9 to 2 in Raleigh Baseball
In Raleigh Ga on August 23 Social Circle defeated Monticello 9 to 2. Segars pitched well allowing five hits and striking out seventeen. Batteries: Segars and DeLa for Social Circle. Per Tiere, Jones and Davis for Monticello.
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Social Circle
Monticello
Segars
DeLa
Shugart Expelled for Striking Umpire
Chicago August 23 President Johnson of the American League expelled Shortstop Shugart of Chicago for assaulting an umpire at Washington. He warned that any league member who attacks an umpire on the ballfield will be expelled.
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Chicago
Johnson
Shugart
Washington
Whipped His Wife and Died in West Vineyard
A West Vineyard man named Tom Ham whipped his wife on Doe’s plantation then died soon after. His funeral drew large crowds as locals, including servants and many African Americans, attended. The story notes the wife’s condition is uncertain but hopeful for recovery.
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Griffin
News and Sun
West Vineyard
Tom Ham
Charles R. Doe
Providence
Ham
Beer as health tonic and epidemic safeguard claims
An article argues that moderate beer consumption supports energy and nerve strength, citing studies and historic epidemics. It lauds Astoria beer by Atlanta Brewing and Ice Company, touting purity, hops for digestion, and a price of $1.00 per dozen with bottle refunds.
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New England
Vienna
Europe
C. Lee
England
Germany
British Medical Association
Astoria
Atlanta Brewing and Ice Company
Sree
A Good Confession From The Baltimore Herald
A Frenchman writes of American impressions based on ice water cabs and American girls, provoking mild humility and acknowledgment that European criticism rings true at times. The piece notes a shift in response to abroad commentary and hints at a fuller list of observations follows.
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Baltimore Herald
The Strike and the Tariff in Georgia News
A disjointed summary notes the steel strike unlikely to shift Republican tariff opposition. It cites Atlanta building boom with 2,000,000 cost, a lottery draw in Oklahoma, and political moves of ex mayor James G. Woodward. It mentions Georgia papers on Sunday blind therapy and mosquito control efforts in Atlanta.
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Tnaiarapois
Lkely
Republican Party
Fort Gaines
Atlanta
Monroe
Tribune
Oklahoma
Moultrie
James G. Woodward
da Broughton
Europe
Concodt
Georgia
Charlotte
Columbia
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Atlanta College of Pharmacy
Qicrest Broadway Pharmacy
Augusta
KR. Fickett Paper Co
Apply Mutual Printing Co
Alabama Street
Empire Business Bureau
Grant Buddin
F. Co. Turner & Co
Mobile
Ala
G. A. Horkin
Alabama
Jacksonville
O. R. Foster, Jr
Eee
W. M. Ostrander
Filbert Street
Philadelia
Charles R. Munger & Co
Stock Exchange
Hougton
Tex
Bankers’ Trust CO
Corner Broad
Southern Engraving Co
Constitution Building
Southern Eaving Co
Covatitution
Atante
Bankers’ Trust
Southern Engraving Company
Southern Canning Co
Broadway
Jackson
R. C
Dearborn
Zeno Co
Dearborn St
Southern Engraving Company Atlants
Smith
M. M. Ashe
C. A
Business Fersonaxcs
Draughon
Practical Business College
Connally
Whitehall Streets
J. F. Craughon
Dourishing Busiess
Montgomery
Fort Worth
Lillie Heck
Galvester
Creughon
Southern
Um Reau
Austell
Bankers Faus ® CO
Alabama Streets
Neous
SAILE
Dayton
Hoyt Scale and Supply Co
Auburn Avelty
SS Ae
Southern Mineraving Co
Constltition
Southern Engraving Co. Constitution Build
Southern Engraving Co. Constitution
Constitution, Building, Atlanta, & Fell and Information
Whitman, Roancke
Cuba
CUB
Cuba Immigration. and Investment Co
Havana
Sonstitution
Atlante
South Broad
Thia
Whitehall Street
R. B. Malaby
Americus, Ga
Whitehallen
E. L. Connallr
Eee Barker & Holleman
W. Ala
Tolman
Barker & Holleman
East Point
John J. Woodside
Southern Co
Chuctanunda
Sadie Southwell
Speetfic
May W
Belle of
Lexington
Bedeck
Locket
Agnes D
Alfred Warcrave
Astor
Bowen
Anecdote
Lady Chorister
Goldsmith
Dixie Line
Sir Oliver
the Gold Finder
Smart Set
Coughannagal
Saturday
Beninsula
Leonid
Bul Tully
Basene
Byrne
Roscrea
Baron Pepper
Bullingdon
Bacchanal
Mars Chen
Decameron
Trillion
Mr. Biottel
Bell
Merchants’ and Citizens
Rockton
Sam Phil- Uns
Herbert
Decanter
Terminus
His Eminence
Captain Rhodes
The
Wicksets
Julius B. Watts
AT Hawthorne
Bawthore
Helen Paxton
Brownie Anderson
Bam Lazaru Esq
Volandies
Hart D
Haviland
Landseer
Irma
Pyrrho
Ask Rattin
Muresca
Werod
Chancery
MacLaren
Cortile
Lord Chesterfield
Queenship
Searcher
Leo Newell
Shooter
Telamon
Jiminez
Hernando
Maczie Davia
Bernoni
Fonmen
Vulcain
Caviar
Little Elkin
Tammany Chief
Frangible
Odnor
Monangsh
Zack Fhelps
Crinkle
Bright Night
Della Ostrand
Zortle
Duty
Zacatosa
Bir Kenneth
Neuberger
George Arab
Isa~ Bey
Wallenstein
Delmar
Augustus Wright
Petersburg
Wells Sign CO
South
Aee Ee Eee Security Warehouse Co
W.&a. Ror
Tel
Ee Bankers Trust CO
Corner Bread
Alabama _ sts
Ark
Virginia-Carolina League
Raleigh
N. C
Wilmington
Smith and Legrande
Hopkins and Thackara
Philadelphia Times
Delaware
Maryland
Pennsylvania
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