Peter Becker Wins Steeplechase at New Orleans Handicaps
New Orleans crowds flock to CHy Park on a cloudy day as Peter Becker dominates the short course steeplechase in easy fashion. Jack Atkin carries 144 pounds to victory in the handicap division, with four favorites also prevailing in a card heavy with sprint and distance races.
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Peter Becker
New Orleans
Chy Park
Jack Atkin
Tas G Notter
Fletcher
Baker
Maria
Lee
Glenville
Edina
Redemption
Wid Iriah
Clint
Belle
Texas
Nemo
Embarran
Cee
My Love
Bylvia G
Notter
Donaldo
Sundart
Bamnda
Merrigo
Speed Marvel
Tinker Belle
Auspicious
Merry Blue
Petar Backer
Youdel
Rip
Elilson
Dulcian
Rae
Dawson
Ralph Reese
Carola
Ernest Parham
Mile Royal Onyx
Ivan
Warner Griswold
Rio Grande Ss
Koerner
Tudor and
Asteroid
Xmas Presents Free Hat Cleaning Service
Old hats cleaned and reshaped free of charge at Bussey store located at 28-2 Whitehall Ag.
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Bussey
Whitehall Ag
Oakland Racing Results From December Meet at Six Furlongs
Oakland notes six races from December 26 with winners Brutus Burning Bueh Lazell Deutschland Heather Marian Casey Prince Nap and others. Race details list horses, jockeys, weights, and final placements.
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Oakland
Cal
Brutus
Davis
the Mighty
Land
Magrane
Heatherton
I$ Dick Wilson
Dr. Bherman
Supreme Court
Joseph H
Asling. ‘Burning Bueh 100 (Ric), € To 6, Won; Bt Francels
Gargun
Ooehunbra
Vendugen
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Lazell
Keogh
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McClain
Cholbrick
Kirschbaum
I-5
Lassen
Isubetiita
Orchan
Spot
Forfonga? Deutschland
Native Son
Johnny Lyons
Hayes
Banposal
Cloud Light
Captain Burnett
Heather It
Marian Casey
Silter
Altaire
Glybert
Jack Payne
Ed B
Margaret Hantolph
Hlerry
Prince Nap
Harris kills Colson in Georgia drunken quarrel
Fitzgerald Georgia December 26 three intoxicated negroes quarrelled one named Harris fatally shot Colson. Harris fired through a door with a pistol given by Vanderbilt after Colson fetched a shotgun. Colson died after a brief chase. Harris pursued by hounds and captured. Sheriff Fountain locked up Harris and Vanderbilt awaits hearing.
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Fitzgerald
Harris
Colson
Vanderbilt
Fountain
Jatt
Ignes Il
Osborne
Christmas crowds and a tale of poultry poetry
A large post Christmas crowd gathers in town with a claimed treason for the assembly. Authorities say those who received presents and did not give went shopping to balance the scales. A playful note mentions a chicken thief in Indiana who left a verse with his crime linking poetry and poultry.
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Genta Claus
Indiana
Georgia
George E
Booth Tarkington
Warmer Today Forecast With Increasing Clouds
The forecast calls for a warmer day with increasing cloudiness and a chance of rain. Yesterday was very pleasant, and today may see showers later in the day.
Not Guilty Plea in Hyde Park Doctor Case
Dr. Walter Raleigh Amesbury of Hyde Park pleads not guilty to murder in the killing of his wife Anna Heese Amesbury a music teacher at Roanoke college in Danville Virginia The court action was continued to January 20, the couple's two sons restrained him and handed him to police after the shooting.
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Dedham
Mass
Walter Raleigh Amesbury
Hyde Park
Anna Heese Amesbury
Roanoke College
Danville
Amesbury
Roosevelt Reaches Pine Knot After Muddy Three Hour Drive
Charlottesville December 26 the presidential party reaches Pine Knot after a long muddy trip by road. The President rides in a rubber-tired trap with Mrs Roosevelt and sister, greeting locals and noting the turkey season open in Green Mountains. Secretary McGraw returns to Charlotte to await orders.
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Charlottesville
Pine Knot
Roosevelt
Mills Carew
Kermit
Archie
Quentin
Dr Rixey
Joseph Wilmer
North Garden
Mrs. Roosevelt
Frank
Turkey Line
Mountaing
Record of Southern Industrial Growth in 1907
Chattanooga December 26 The Tradesman reports that the South set a record in 1907 with 6 483 new industries created despite political agitation and a financial panic. Texas leads with 5 383, Oklahoma 794, North Carolina 573, Alabama 498, and Tennessee 451, showing broad diversification across manufacturing and woodworking.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
South
Thakesman
Statea
Texva
Virginia
Texas Lynching Report From Marquez
In Marquez Texas on Christmas Eve and morning, four negro youths forced a door at farmer W. J. Deans residence two miles from town and entered the apartment occupied by Miss Buchanan. Alarm raised by a neighbor led to the arrest of Anderson Calloway after the intruder fled. His later hanging by a nearby tree followed a full confession. the body remained suspended.
Quarreled Over Shells Leads to Murder Charge
In Statesboro Georgia on December 28 a 12 year old negro, George Perry, is charged with murder after Lemuel Brown, 44, was shot with a shotgun when Brown refused to surrender shells. A coroner's inquest returned the verdict and Perry was remanded to Bulloch County jail to await grand jury action.
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Statesboro
George Prey
Justice of the Peace
Penning
Ton
Lockhart
Lemuel Brown
Perry
Brown
Sherif Kendrick
Bulloch
Rand
The Case Altered in France and English Wit
A fragment reflecting on how gray hair is described in France as dust from life and contrasts with English views. It ponders poetry fading with butter and asserts that making a guess marks human fallibility while correcting it signals intellectual superiority.
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France
Hilsman Dies From Factory Accident Injuries
A Hillman worker fell into a vat at Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills and died yesterday at Grady hospital at 3 PM. He was treated at the city hospital after the accident but his condition worsened. Survived by his wife and children, his body was taken to Barclay and Brandon. funeral arrangements to be announced later today.
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P Hillman
Fulton Bag
Grady Hospital
Hillsman
City Hospital
Acyl
Barclay & Brandon
Thrilling midnight encounter in Rome as intruder escapes
Dick Johnson, a Griffin Hardware head clerk and local figure, woke to find a negro standing over his wife in their Slab City ward home. A chase with bloodhounds followed but the suspect eluded capture as Johnson reported the incident to the sheriff.
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Rome
Sperial
Dick Johnson
Slabh Ward
Mr. Johnson
Griffin Hardware Company
The Passing Throng Recalls Burns Book Gift
Andy McElroy head of the stone working brigade at the federal prison in Georgia received a Morroccan bound volume of Burns poems from his old home town. The gift came via the Mauretania and was sent by James Jackson, a brother of Andrew Jackson, one of the four who crossed the Atlantic in the BGs.
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Andy McElroy
Federal
Scott Stone Cutters
Georgia
Burns
Bard
McEffroy
James Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Westview
Atlantic
Mauretania
Atlanta Masons appoint new officers at 60th anniversary
The Atlanta lodge No 59 elected and installed officers led by Tom Jeffries Georgia grand master with James L. Mayson presenting retiring master R WN Fickett Jr a jewel. Thomas Evans named worshipful master W H Verrell senior warden WA Justice junior warden RK L Fickett Jr senior deacon and Dr K H Hall junior deacon. Restless Youth quote from Chicago Tribune appears as stray text.
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Atlanta Lodge of Masons
No 59
Tom Jeffries
Georgia
James L. Mayson
R WN Fickett
Thomas Evans
W.H. ‘Verrell
W A Justice
Rk L Fickett, Jr
K. H Hall
Three Months of Hard Times Reported by Atlanta Visitor
Edwin L. Creny ahan, longtime Atlanta sample case bearer, spoke at the Aragon last night. He described widespread strain in the South except Texas where business stayed steady. He noted a brief Wall Street scare two months ago, but federal aid and a rebound under Roosevelt buoyed sentiment in Louisiana and Alabama, with many in good humor and ready to buy.
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Atlanta
Aragon
South
Texas
Florida
Alabama
Miselasippio
Wall Street
Naional
Rooseigh
Louisiana
Tenor Alsigned by Constable At Majestic Opera
In Boston December 26 the San Carlo Grand Opera Company production of FROVATORI faced disruption when a constable arrested tenor Carlos Albani in a civil action for 1,000 dollars claimed by Oscar Hammerstein. The constable escorted Albani on stage, restricting movement while the audience watched. After consultation with manager Russell, Albani was allowed to finish the program.
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Boston
Mass
San Carlo Gran Opera Company
Gual
Carlos Alba
Oscar Hammerstein
New York
Hammerstein
Americ Hammerstein
Albani
Plaed
Manger Russell
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