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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1906
Page
12
Snot Gun wins at Gravesend on September 1 ahead of Firebrand and Simple Honours in a crowded program. The meeting features multiple races with notable finishes by Anneta Lady and Tort McGrath among others, while a hitchcork steeplechase adds to the action.
At Churchill Downs in Louisville, September 18, Don Dome, the favorite, captured the Seebach Hotel handicap feature while three of four favorites finished first. Weather was clear and track fast with an attendance of 27,008. First race winner was Belling in furlongs, paying 1 to 1, second Dresven, and third 132. The Seebach Hotel handicap went to Dun Dome with Phalanx second and Dutsinskie third. Other races listed winners include Hang Street and Belling in earlier events. Today's entries show multiple horses across six furlong, six and a half furlong, steeplechase, and longer races.
Philadelphia edges St Louis 3 2 on strong pitching by Parks. New York defeats Pittsburg 3 2 in the final series fire game. Boston beats Chicago 6 4 with timely hitting. Brooklyn and Cincinnati split a doubleheader, Cincinnati winning game one 7 4 and Brooklyn taking game two 7 0.
A short note urges all railroad men to take their hate to Bussey's to be insane and reshaped, specifying 28 percent Whitehall Bt.
San Francisco September 16 reports that Jack O'Brien and Jack Bargen are practically arranged to box 45 rounds for the heavyweight championship at Colma on Thanksgiving afternoon.
At the Atlanta Baseball Association meeting Willam Pickinson named head of the association while Chief Joyner declined the presidency citing mayoral duties. Arnold was elected secretary. The election of workers dominated the discussion and Secretary Etheridge’s status for next year remains undecided as he weighs other business plans.
Five new men joined the Tech football squad at yesterday's practice and twenty-five candidates are vying for spots as Heisman shapes a fast team for the September 29 opener with Maryville college. Billy Wilson will be away, returning to manage his father's business, leaving Brest and Roberta as the only veterans present. Helaman expects seventy players by the start of Tech's season on September 26 under Heisman's tutelage.
New York reports King Edward will present another yachting cup to American yachtmen. The cup would be tendered to the Jamestown exposition and raced under conditions set by Jamestown officials. Foreign yachts will be invited. Jamestown plans three weeks of yachting with racing at Hampton Roads.
The Ansley Park auction sale scheduled for yesterday afternoon was postponed to 4 30 o clock next Monday due to unsettled weather and the influence of Forrest Adair.
In a September twin bill Cleveland toppled Washington with strong hitting and solid pitching. Game one featured Joss and Clarke on the mound and a 5-1 final. game two ended 6-0 as Cleveland’s bats supplied runs while Washington struggled. Separate notes report St Louis defeating New York 7-2 behind steady relief and Chicago beating Philadelphia 7-0, with detailed box scores and umpires listed. A Rotterdam report notes an embezzlement case involving Bland Vandenberg, tied to a South Holland bank, triggering a stock drop.
Brilliant Girl owned by Delmontie stable of Pleasanton California and driven by Jack Curry won every heat and part of the 6,000 dollars of the 10,000 stake for 2:16 trotters. Dr Chase pressed the mare to time and she set a 2:08 record for the second heat. Brenda York paced to 2:08 3 4 in Kentucky Brock Farm Futurity division. Lady Mowery won the final heat of the 2:12 trot.
Mrs L W Cooper and Miss Nellie Manning of Charlotte N C were severely injured in a collision between a street car and an automobile in Denver on September 18. Cooper sustained injuries including an arm dislocation and possible internal injury. Manning suffered a broken nose and multiple cuts and bruises.
In San Francisco on September 18, Hill interests press to seize central Oregon districts from Harriman. The California Northeastern purchase by Southern Pacific aims to block the Hill plan to run a line from Butte to Boise via central Oregon to San Francisco. Officials of the San Francisco Tolaho and Montana road report large contracts and surveys with construction planned in the coming days.
London observer William Hayden, returning from a Milwaukee master butchers conference, praised Chicago packing houses after a thorough tour from kitchen to canning. He noted clean employees and spotless blocks and floors, though some non practical readers might find the process repulsive.
Macon Georgia September 8 Specials at the fair director meeting set two day auto race meet during the fair opening October 2. The event aims to draw auto owners from Atlanta Savannah Jacksonville and nearby cities under the Macon Automobile Association. Prizes include 60 25 250 450 100 and 75 various stock and handicap races with heats and novel driver trials. The meet runs opening day afternoon and next morning.
An 18 year old negro boy faced Judge Broylee after being accused of loitering at a saloon and drawing a razor on Officer Hollingsworth. He was fined and held at the stockade for lingering near the Star theater and mounting fines. A 10 year old boy was fined for loitering at the theater entrance and sentenced to stockade time. Additional notes mention a public theater area crackdown, the governor's attendance at future exercises, and church society events at St Johns.
Federation Chief voices fierce opposition to Lidefeld and Litofield in Maine battles. Samuel Gompers defends constitutional rights and aims to mobilize labor against perceived criminal conduct while urging clean, lawful campaigning and equal protection under law. The piece notes tension over union influence and calls for disciplined action.
Louisiana Representative Joseph Range from Lowe Jana calls for a fifty million appropriation to improve rivers and harbors. Range toured the northwest and Sacramento, urging support from the Commercial Club and auditors for the plan as part of a broader push for substantial river and harbor funding.
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