Champion Stallion The Harvester Sold Over Fifty Thousand Dollars
Chicago Ill March 13 An announcement today states C K G Billings of New York purchased the champion trotting stallion The Harvester record 201 for a price in excess of 50000. Negotiations were led by Joseph I Markey of the Chicago Horse Review with J T Boyd of Milwaukee for the August Uihlein estate, owner of the horse.
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Chicago, Ill
C. K. G. Billings
New York City
the Harvester
Mr. Billings
Joseph I. Markey
Chicago Horse Review
J. T. Boyd
Milwaukee
August Uihlein
Billings Buys The Harvester Plus Two World Champions
Mr Billings becomes owner of The Harvester joining Lou Dillon and Uhlan as three world champion trotters. Uhlan is to be shown in Russia as a top gelding while Lou Dillon remains a star mare and The Harvester adds speed to the trio. The Harvester began as a $9000 yearling and rose to glory under trainer Geers after early purchases by Uthlein Daly and Sherman.
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Mr. Billings
Lou Dillon
Ahlan
Uhlan
Harvester
August Uthlein
Milwaukee
J. W. Daly
New York City
G. D. Sherman
Port Henry
N. Y
Mr. Uthlein
Geers
Jui
Russia
Moscow
Brunswick
Memphis
Walnut Hall
Electioner
Notelet
Moko
George Wilkes
Rysdyk
Hambletonian
Charles Tanner
Cleveland
The Harvester crowned triple futurity winner and record setter
The Harvester, unbeaten in his Futurity and first to 2:08 3-4 in the Kentucky Futurity, posted a standout four year old pace and a 32:01 mile as a five year old. Billings horses sail for Russia around April 16 with trainer Charles Tanner guiding a Russia tour to showcase the champions.
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Geers
Harvester
Curious Features in the News of the Day
J H Lehman and J H Nixon of Winston Salem will drive an automobile backward from Winston Salem to New York for a $2000 prize offered by E W Dennis of New York. If they fail they forfeit the $2000 already deposited. start date, weather permitting, is set for April 1.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
J. H. Lehman
J. H. Nixon
E. W. Dennis
New York
Messrs. Lehman and Nixon
Prisoner Sings Way to Freedom in Kentucky Case
Isaac Lakes faced charges of disturbing public worship by loud singing in Richmond Kentucky He was ordered to sing on the witness stand to let the jury judge The jurors acquitted him after hearing his performance on On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand
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Richmond
Isaac Lakes
Jordan
Banks
Lakes
Couple Weds on Bridge at Midnight in Chester River
In Chestertown Maryland Louis Van and Emma Seager were married by Rev. Dr. L. E. Barrett at the Chester River bridge during the stroke of midnight. A single lantern lit the ceremony on the span near Chester Town.
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Wilmington
Del
Chestertown
Longfellow
L. E. Barrett
Louis van
Emma Seager
Chester River
Marlton Sunday School Names Female Janitors
Trustees in Burlington New Jersey solve the janitor problem by appointing Florence and Jennie Smith as janitors after male volunteers refused the post. A dozen men helped earlier, but the women agreed to tackle the job, ensuring the church will have a clean house for a year.
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Burlington
N. J
Marlton Union Sunday School
Florence
Jennie Smith
Burlington County
Jealous Pig Destroys Pet Monkey in Ohio Home
Marysville Ohio March 13 Mrs Gregory Lincoln mourns the loss of her pet monkey Jocko five years old killed by a jealous pet pig Pigawig weighing 14 pounds The pig hid under the bed and seized Jocko from the sleeper’s arms before devouring him in two gulps and escaping with a victory snort.
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Marysville
Gregory Lincoln
Jocko
Lincom
Pigawig
New Bedford Boxer Stops Biz Mackey in Fourth Round
New Bedford light welterweight Dyson felled Cleveland’s Biz Mackey with a sharp left to the stomach in the fourth of a 12 round bout. Mackey had absorbed a-nine count from a solid right to the jaw and fought back with limited impact as Dyson controlled the pace. Preliminaries provided solid action with Cavallo losing to Willetts in eight rounds and Schubert defeating Johnson in a decision on the curtain card.
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New Bedford
Young Dyson
Biz Mackey
Cleveland
Ohio
Mackey
Johnny Cavallo
Boston
Kid Willetts
Fall River
Young Schubert
Young Johnson
Augusta Braves Begin Spring Practice In Warm Sunshine
Augusta Ga March 13 The Braves opened with two long drills under bright weather working through kinks from yesterday’s layoff Ground conditions limited outfield fungo work but the infield was bailed out by dock hands Pitchers worked long in the afternoon with Hicks Jackson and Hub Purdue sidelined by illness Scotty Ingerton sat out as a hold out Cy Young and Gaffney arrived to discuss contracts Sweeney’s status hangs on terms President Ward holds final say Kling plans lineups around five left handed batters Virginia Kling the Braves manager’s daughter captures attention at meals Gowdy McTigue Gowdy Houser Kirke and others provide clubhouse banter and a new first baseman from Portland Ore draws questions
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Hickory” Jackson
Hub Purdue
Jimmy” Neary
Purdue
Scotty
Ingerton
Will
Sweeney
Ward
Gaffney
Yannigans
Kling
Virginia Kling
Braves
Jack
Spratt
Ginia College
Jay Kirke
Jay
Kirke
Ben” Houser
George
Gowdy
Houser
Portland
Ore
Corn Sprouts Found in Man’s Appendix During Surgery
Lawrenceburg Ind March 18 Three grains of corn that had begun to sprout were found in the appendix of James B Powell a wealthy farmer when he was operated on for acute appendicitis today The appendix was 11 inches long Powell said he fed his stock with a few grains of corn at each feeding.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
James B. Powell
Powell
Uncle Ben Snow to Celebrate 75th Birthday at Bowdoin Square
Longtime stage manager Uncle Ben Snow famed with Dr. G. E. Lothrop theatrical ventures marks his 75th birthday. A banquet is set by G. E. Lothrop Jr and associates at the Old Howard and Bowdoin Square Theatres as he reflects a career from Civil War acrobat to veteran theatre professional.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
G. E. Lothrop
G. E. Lothrop, Jr
Old Howard Theatre
Ernest Burden
A. L. Griffin
Old Howard
Bowdoin Square
Ben
Ga. E. Lothrop
World’s Museum
Grand Dime
Lothrop
Washington and
Dover Streets
Hogan Disqualified For Breakaway Hitting In bout with Leach Cross
New York March 13 One Round Hogan of California was disqualified in the first round of his fight with Leach Cross at Madison Athletic Club by Referee Charles White for hitting during a breakaway Cross led with face slashes until Hogan was disqualified after two minutes of fighting Cross was cautioned first Hogan struck Cross five times in breakaways and fled the ring The crowd booed and left as White cited the Frawley law requiring clean breaks.
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New York
Hogan
California
Leach Cross
Madison Athletic Club
Charles White
Cross
White
Knockout Brown Defeats Erne In Six Round Lightweight Bout
Young Erne of Philadelphia faced Knockout Brown of New York in six fast rounds at the National Athletic Club. Brown controlled the action from the third round on, landing in the clinches while Erne used clever ducking early. Brown finished with cuts and sustained punishment but earned the decision.
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Erne
Philadelphia
New York
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