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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1904
Page
24
In San Francisco Oakland track actions unfold with a rough day for bettors as horses like My Surprise and Mendon win early races. Jockeys Hildebrand Reed Kunz and Larsen secure multiple top placements while fields include Atwood The Cure Brennus and countless entries.
Police raided an old warehouse near the Southern depot at 4 AM during a countryside cooking main event drawing sports from across the country including Danville Virginia. Several men were detained for police court after a chaotic scene with money and birds seized. United States Field Trial notes from Grand Junction and Tupelo events also appear.
At Ascot Park Los Angeles January 26 Sir Hugh was the lone winning favorite. Cam a baceres faltered when his rider fell. First race saw Autumn Time win at 10 to 1 with din gier second and Main spring third. Second race yielded Azelina first and Bishop Poole second. Third race produced Phil Archibald at 20 to 1 with Heir Apparent second. Fourth race Eugenia B won at 4 to 1 over Laurentea. Fifth race Moor took the tally with Altra da second. Sixth race Sir Hugh led Cardwellton to a 2% to 1 finish as Rosebud trailed. Entries listed for today’s card include Louise Breining and Eva D among others.
Deputy Sheriff S Belser travels to Nashville to arrest William Walters alias McCommack, wanted for grand larceny and burglary. He allegedly belongs to a gang that robbed several stores in Montgomery.
This afternoon while doing repair work BEB Starnes a brother of Manager Stranes of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company fell from a 30 foot pole breaking his hip and sustaining other serious injuries. Mr Stranes caught on lower wires and checked the fall, likely preventing a fatal outcome.
Falkland won the fifth race at New Orleans, clipping nearly four seconds from the track record in a mile and three quarters. Stonewall led the day’s action as a winning favorite amid a cloudy cool day, with Malster and other odds favorites noted in early races. subsequent results listed multi-race outcomes and entries for the day’s program.
Weldon Henley the well known pitcher, formerly of the Atlanta Paschal team, married Miss Blanche Simmons of Jasper Ga daughter of merchant B W Simmons. The news spread quickly through Atlanta and Tech circles where Henley’s college baseball success and pro trial with Connie Mack’s Philadelphia Americans were noted as he helped the Phillies to second place in the season wind up.
In Moultrie Georgia Riley Reed a white inmate at the county poor house died in a fire today He was about 40 years old and confined to a small room in delicate health It is believed he fell into the flames and could not escape upon discovery he was already dead The incident occurred January 26 Special.
George S Acally of 75 Nassau Street New York reports rapid relief from rheumatism and dyspepsia after using Radway Pills. He says the sleepy feeling disappeared the dyspepsia left and rheumatism gone, crediting the remedy for restoring system balance and liver function.
Chief A Q Turner announces indictments may be secured daily while the Ponce de Leon Commission office remains open. Despite a prior conviction, the business continues to operate as police gather witnesses and seek further indictments before a supreme court decision.
Newt Fisher plans a signing tour to Atlanta Montgomery and New Orleans to add players. He has sold Cargo, Johnson and will chase Busey and Roth as potential additions. Fisher intends to handle catching duties this season and may sell Bussy during the trip as deals seek terms.
Merchant Borochoff saved his stock during a bold robbery attempt at his clothing shop on Auburn avenue last evening. A negro customer tried to steal a suit and later another pair of pants before fleeing with the bundle, but Borochoff tackled him and retained the clothes as officers search for the suspect.
A medical brief discusses reading in bed, noting outcomes depend on method and lighting. It argues that upright support with pillows is safer if glare is controlled and lighting is strong, white, steady, and well placed behind or beside the head.
The Grand presents three performances by William H Westminster’s minstrel troupe with praise from the Pittsburg Gazette for old-time jubilee singers. The Jefferson De Angello Opera company stages The Toreador at the Grand, highlighting Bammy Gigs and strong comic moments. Bijou features The Man Who Dared and The Blow drawing large crowds, with solid company performances and pleasing visuals.
The Atlanta Burns Club marked the 140th anniversary of Robert Burns birth with a banquet on Monday. Speeches on his work and character were delivered and Scottish poems were recited by members.
James McWhirter and Dr Joe Jacobs led an evening with Beoth dialect poem by Captain Jack Crawford and Burns poems by Gore Campbell McLeod and McWhirter. The club voted to create a Burne room at the Carnegie Library and elect officers led by James McWhirter. Guests included James Helly of the Lithonia Burns Club and P F T Bell as vice president.
Poem fragment recounts Castara’s life through seasonal imagery with roses and poppies, noting spring paths, Linden and birch, and the weary figure Nora Hopper Chesson. The verse contrasts red poppies with white ones as light fades from their eyes.
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