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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1904

Page

24

Eva Russell and Frank Rice Sweep New Orleans Race Card

Eva Russell and Frank Rice were the only winning favorites at New Orleans, with Rice gaining a win aided by Lady Matchless being disqualified for foul play. The card featured muddy track conditions, a breakdown of Welde man in race five, and multiple strong contenders across six races including Falkland and Eva Russell in the marquee events.

Eva Rnussell Frank Rice Lady New Orleans Eva Russell Lady Matchless Wham Hoffler Floyd K Weldeman Falkland WW. Fisher Brons H Michaelas Preakness Phillips Julia M. Lowcut Major Carpenter Blackrai Seliing Erhe Hennessy Louisville Rutter Livingston King Croker H. Phillips Clanger W. Fisher St. Tammany Divisaon Slain Gaston June Collins Scotch Thistle Pas Hoollins Rarph Young McIntyre Rachael Ward L. Wilson Pinkey B St. Jolly Muss “Aubrey Star and Garter Venus Vietrix Tom Coilins Hymetius Freract Regent Philips Lindsey Stuckey Furst Truce Ghats Equity Hobson's Choice Sevgraies Cedar Rapids

Ascot Park Race Day Wagering Notes and Results

At Ascot Los Angeles January 7 Lasco won the two year olds race as the only favorite amid clear weather. Geisha Girl led early in Race One. Lady Losen dominated Race Two. Quest won Race Three. Madam Bishop captured Race Four. Cloche gor won Race Five. Blissful took Race Six. Daily entries list multiple horses for each race and future races.

Los Angeles Lasco Ascot Park Quect Geisha Girl Til Prilinsy Jingier Brown Prince Buxton Floresta Jack’ Richelieu Uidado May Tioleta Judge Nepton Seaforth Lady Losen Redfern Azeling Boland Hylera Adams Wild Clauson Course Madam Bishop Lewisy Little Margaret Birkenruth Almonet McCleesy Landseer Double C Nona B the Covenanter Evander Mlile Clochegor Walsh Glen ‘Rice Rodker Henry Clay Rye Anvil Dim Taxman Ric Shannon Blissful Sinnoi el M. Brattain Redan Gehelmniss Tan Ascot Urband Ural Profitavie Jingler Legal Maxim

Devonshire to Join Liberals Amid Amended Alliances

London report claims the Duke of Devonshire will rejoin the Liberal party after October’s return to power as lord president of the council. The Pall Mall Gazette notes an accord with Lord Rosebery to bury past enmities and merge interests. In Saranac Lake, Carl Gordon, brother-in-law of Daniel Hanna of Cleveland, shot himself accidentally.

Devonshire London Duke of Devonshire Pall Mall Gagetic Duke Lord Rosebery Dan Hanna Lew Saranac Lake Carl Gordon Daniel Hanna Cleveland

Oakland Race Day at Oakland Tracks Shows Tight Finishes

Prince Brutus wins the second race and Celebrant takes the third as three year olds race at Oakland. Favorable weather yields fast track. six furlongs and mile races produce close finishes with Crako, Lamotte, and Hipponax among the notable winners. Todays entries highlight eclectic purses and a slate of contenders across six events with strong showings for Prince Brutus and Caronal.

San Francisco Prince Brutus Celebrant Caronal Feventes Oakland Lamotte Crogsthwaite Cracko J.T. Sheehan Livervale Butler Dr. Birdsall Simy Dundreary Theodora L. Batder Joe John Robert J Mae Scott Pretorla Virginie Boy Ian Nurse G. Bullman Peggy Owell Larson Ari Burns el Pilar Marelin Elfonse Flyer Kickumbob el Griente Money Mass Aildebrand Latola Connell Hagerton Becll Narra G Creedmore Mite Elehth Celjing Even Studio Alldebrandi Secon Heather Honey Kunz Moenhanus Diamente Todsay Milles Amasa Saul Tarsus Rustic Girl Bell Read Miss Vera Lady Kent Theron Btewardess Aletma First Chip

Lewis Made Commissioner in Anniston Alabama

E. M. Lewis has been appointed United States commissioner with headquarters at Anniston. He was sworn in by Judge Jones in Birmingham yesterday and will assume duties soon. A leading local Republican, he chairs Calhoun county’s Republican executive committee, serves on the city council for ward 5, and owns the Lewis machine works.

Lewis Anniston Ala E. M. Lewis United States Judge Jones Birmingham Judge Lewis Calhoun Country Lewis Machine Works

Sully Buys Stock Exchange Seat in New York

Daniel J. Sully, famed for recent cotton campaigns, closed agreements with Edward Morrison to purchase his seat on the New York Stock Exchange. The seat transfer was granted, with reports placing the price near $60,000. The admissions committee will decide within a week or two.

Sully Stock Exchange New York Daniel J. Sully Edward Morrison New York Stock Exchange Exchange

Pope’s Appointment Sparks Mexico Vatican Diplomatic Hopes

Mexico City reports from Rome say Pope Pius X appointed Mer. Serafin bishop of Spoleto as apostolic delegate to Mexico rather than an apostolic visitor. The move raises questions about a possible resumption of Mexico Holy See relations, though Mexico upholds church-state separation and ongoing reform laws. The Vatican’s reasoning remains unclear amid constitutional constraints.

Mexico City Rome Pius X Mer. Serafin Spoleto Mexico Vatican Holy See Juarez

Promoters Under Scrutiny in Amerian Mortgage Probe

In New York a bankruptcy referee has begun testimony in a suit against individuals tied to the defunct Amer ian Mortgage Company. The petition alleges more than 1 million dollars was diverted to the promoters. Defendants include Alfred R Goslin Fernando Haltes and seven others.

New York Hott United States District Court Amerian Mortgage Company Wall Street Alfred R Goslin Fernando Haltes

New Train and Dining Cars On Central of Georgia Line

A magnificent Pullman vestibuled train runs daily between Chicago and St Augustine with dining cars and coaches. Schedule shows departure from Atlanta at 0:20 a.m. and arrival in St Augustine at 9:25 p.m. Return from St Augustine at 7:20 a.m. and from Macon at 4:02 p.m. Details available from W M Fogg, T PA, 100 Wall St Atlanta.

Central of Georgia Railway Chicago St Augustine Atlanta Macon W. M Fogg, T. PA Wall St

Husband of Countess Tailed Coachman Held in Toronto

An inmate of the Toronto jail identified as Archibald Edwards Stuart is believed to be William Brown the coachman who posed as a foreign prince in England and married Countess Russell. He faces vagrancy charges for unpaid bills incurred while living as a pretended nobleman. The countess divorced him after the deception was revealed.

Lady Buswell Toronto Archibald Edwards Stuart William Brown England Countess Russell

Crock Announces Reelection Bid for Calhoun Probate Judge

Emmett F. Crock of Calhoun county announces his candidacy for reelection as probate judge. A native who has served eighteen years, Crock will run as an independent. The move signals a flurry of upcoming county office announcements in Anniston Alabama.

Anniston Ala Emmett F. Crock Calhoun County Judge Crock Aoan

Kaiser copies our uniform

Berlin diary notes that after Emperor William observed generals in new uniforms in September 1802 German army maneuvers, U.S. army cloth makers began testing a blend of arrow color and light olive green. The goal is to substitute this shade for dark blue uniforms for privates and noncommissioned officers. The German government is the largest ready made clothes manufacturer, producing between 600000 and 800000 uniforms yearly depending on weather.

Berlin Wiliam Corbin, Young and Wood BDO UGO

Fortunes of Hughes Found in Safety Vault Box

After a month long search for the fortune of John E. Hughes who died in November authorities found notes showing deposits in eighteen savings banks totaling more than 31,500. Deeds recovered indicate Hughes owned valuable real estate and the fortune may revert to the state if no heirs are found.

New York John E. Hughes Maiden Lane Hughes

Short Session of the House Opens With Foot and Mouth Bill

Washington January 7 The House met briefly with twenty minutes of business. Hemenway secured unanimous consent to devote an hour tomorrow to a bill amending the act appropriating 500000 for eradicating foot and mouth disease among cattle to make 250000 available for Mexican boll weevil emergency. The bill was favorably reported and adjournment followed at 12 12 p.m. until tomorrow.

Washington House Hemenway Committee On Appropriations

General Blaue Is Confirmed As Civil Service Commissioner

The president sent nominations to the senate for civil service commissioner John C. Block of Illinois and assistant Secretary of commerce and labor Lawrence O. Murray, with postmaster appointments in North Carolina and Alabama. the senate confirmed the nominations in executive session. The list includes Mary Kimberlywake Forest, James M. Ragan of Alabama, and additional postmasters in North Carolina and South Carolina.

Washington Senate North Carolina John J. Phelps Plymouth John L. Matheson Walesboro South Carolina Joshua E. Wilson Florence Sesson John C. Block Illinois Lawrence O. Murra Commerce and Labor Poatmasters Mary 4 Cimberlake Wake Forest Altabama James M. Ragan Anulston

McCarty Named Auditor for Post Office Department

Washington January 7 The treasury department announced the appointment of John J. McCarty of St Paul Minnesota as auditor for the post office department to succeed Henry A Castle who has resigned Castle's departure ends a lengthy tenure and McCarty assumes duties in the federal agency roles and responsibilities remain unchanged for the office while leadership shifts to McCarty

McCarty Castle Washington Treasury Department Today John J. McCarty St. Paul

Three Men Die in Poplar Creek Coal Mine Explosion

Oliver Springs Tennessee January 7 a blast at the Poplar Creek Coal Company big mountain mine killed three men and one mule. The deceased are Charles Campbeul 29 WGN Davis 28 William Brown 15. Gas ignition blamed. State Mine Inspector R A Shitelett at the scene to investigate the cause. The mine once operated by the state for Tennessee convicts.

Oliver Springs Tenn Big Mountain Poplar Creek Coal Company Here Charles Campbeul Wgn Davis William Brown R. A. Shitelett Big Mountain Mine Tennessee

Non-Union Men Dig Coal at Coal Creek Mines

A Coal Creek report says the Coal Creek Coal Company resumes operations with non union workers under sheriff guard as miners idle for over three months due to a strike. Thirteen deputies protect non union digging while union miners face arrests for trespass earlier in November. fifty six were fined.

Knoxville Tenn Coal Creek Coal Creek Coal Company Sherrif Moora Alatestone Coal Creek Company Shei Ifs

Railway Horror Unavoidable Verdict in Laurel Wreck

Connellsville Pa January 7 The coroner s investigation of the wreck of the Dequesne limited express on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad near Laurel Pa on the night of December 23 last has resulted in a verdict that the wreck was unavoidable.

Connellsville Dequesne Limited Express Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Laurel

Torpedo Flotilla Sails for Teneriffe from San Juan

The torpedo boat flotilla led by Decatur Bainbridge Dale Barry and Chauncey along with cruiser Buffalo acting as convoy has departed San Juan bound for Tenerife.

Washington Flotils Decatur Bainbridge Dale Barry Chauncey Buffalo San Juan Tenerife

Root opposes Appomattox battlefield park plan

Washington January 7 Secretary Root filed an adverse report on a US bill pushed by Senator Martin to purchase the McLean Property at Appomattox Virginia. He argues the government cannot own all historic sites and cites nearly 3 million dollars spent on military parks with projected costs for completion and annual maintenance.

Washington Secretay Root Martin McLean Appomattox Army of Northern Virginia Grant Saya Root United States

Fall and Winter Hats Displayed at Busey Shop

A local display highlights fall and winter hats with leaning shapes and dyed finishes at Busey, located on 28 percent Whitenan Street, drawing curiosity from passersby.

Busey Whitenan Street

Fire Bugs Imperil Lives in New York Tenements

Fire at crowded tenement buildings on Seventh Avenue and Thirty-ninth Street endangers hundreds. In one basement blaze tenants fought the fire with snow. in another, flames trapped residents who were carried down frozen fire escapes by rescuers.

New York Seventh Avenue Frey

Genoa Honors Smithson with Memorial of Smithsonian Founder

The remains of James D Smithson, founder of the Smithsonian Institution, arrive in Genoa from the Pricess Irene as authorities plan a monument in his memory. Professor Alexana of Washington, D. C., present at the ceremony marking the city’s tribute to Smithson, who died in Genoa in 1929.

Smithson Genoa

Russia Vows Protection for Jews in Holiday Rift

Berlin reports that M. von Plehner, the Russian interior minister, says he bears responsibility to the czar for preventing fanatical outbreaks against Jews at Kishinev or elsewhere during the holidays. He issued broad precautionary orders, as relayed by a private telegram from St Petersburg to the National Zeitung.

Berlin M. von Plehne Kishinef St Petersburg National Zeitung

Second Term Inauguration Of Governor Bates In Massachusetts

Boston January 7 The inauguration of John L. Hates of Boston for a second term as governor of Massachusetts occurred before a joint convention of both legislative branches and a large gathering of citizens and military.

Ter Bates Boston John L. Hates Massachussetts

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