Gardiner Hero Beats Sanger at National Championship
Louisville August events feature Arthur Gardiner Morgan & Wight team rider delivering a masterful 1 mile open victory by a half wheel over Sanger in a world record 2 04 5. Tom Cooper wins quarter mile national title, Tom Butler takes mile crown. Crowds attend a calm day of racing as 13 starters compete for the professional 1 mile open.
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Louisville
Tom Cooper
Detroit
Tom Butler
Arthur Gardiner
Morgan & Wight
Sanger
Royal Sport
Becker
Ziegler
Callahan
Bald
McFarland
Gardiner
Eaton
Kennedy
Rigby
Wells
Aker
Parsons
Johnson
Zeigler
Callaghan
Cooper
Butler
Buffaloian
Coopers
Schrein
Oldfield
Allen
Hoffer
E. O. Johnson
Baker
Asbury Park
Pote
Willis Coburn
Gallagher
Coburn
Butlers
Ed Fichtner
Bryan's Repudiation Policy Draws Religious and Business Fire
A writer condemns free silver advocated by Bryan as a path to repudiation detailing how a 16 to 1 coinage ratio would erode purchasing power, harm pensions and debts, and ruin contracts. The piece cites Altgeld, Tom Reed, Bourke Cochran, and mentions ministers, bankers, and workers opposing the plan while predicting mass opposition in November.
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Bryan
Altgeld
Frank Evans
Congress
United States
Mexico
Tom Reed
Bourke Cochran
Acre
Tillmans
South
Washington
A Vast New Empire In Polk County Arkansas
The Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf Line will reach Polk county about August 15, creating Mena as a railroad division and center for a vast trade area. The region offers millions of acres of government land for homestead entry, rich farming and timber lands, and a temperate climate. Half rate excursions are offered to attract homeseekers to southwest Missouri, the Ozark apple country, and western Arkansas with free pamphlets mailed by F A Hornbeck, Land Commissioner.
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Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad
Port Arthur
Polk County
Arkansas
Mena
Kansas City
Speeral
Missouri
Ozark Apple Country
F. A. Hornbeck
7Th and Wyandotte Sts
False Issue on Gold Standard and Silver Demonetization
Alexander T Crane argues against claims that demonetizing silver doubled the value of the gold standard and thus debts. He asserts gold’s value hasn’t doubled, prices fell due to tariff policies, and wage real value follows price decline. He condemns Democrats and Populists for political trumpeting and electoral manipulation.
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Alexander T. Crane
River Sioux
Frece-for-all Argieag 2:29 Pace for 2 year olds
Racing card item lists pacing and trotting events for two year old horses. Half mile runs scheduled for Wednesday September 2 and Thursday September 3 with purses of 200 dollars for various pace and trot heats. Special offerings and pacing races included with 250 and 200 dollar purses.
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Columbia Bicycles
Standard of the World
Hartfords
Gardner W. Talbot
Wtf Atlantic
Iowa
J. Broccer
Rose
R. H. Bailey, Stier
Martin
Cripple Creek
Colorado Springs
Chicago
Rock Island
Tima To
Gripple Creek
Joan SeBastin
John H. Wood
Postoffice Building
Atlantic
T.B. Frost & Co
Post Office
Periente Jo
Unc Society
Indisa Indorgent
Snyder
Langle
Tom Cowper
Detroit Bad
Tom Uutler
Tinadell
Tinsdell
Louisvile
League of American Wheelmen
T. W. Tinsdell
New York
League
Linsdoll
Albany
Cycling Federation
Pittsburg
Gulf
Cass County
Maree
Speed Department
Emem
Mississippi
Ohio
J. B. Jones
W. W
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