How Highbinder Won His Race
Ted loses confidence as Alice urges a plan to train the rough Highbinder and beat Scoville. After a dramatic race a rallied Highbinder wins by a neck, then collapses and dies, leaving Ted and Alice to claim the victory despite the controversial setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Scoville
Trotter
Bert Scoville
Ted
Glake and Co
Highfinder
Satan
Robert Scoville
Highbinder
Stoville
Scoville’s
Mr. Scoville
Hearthstone
How Sam Jones Was Floored by a Virginia Parson
Rev E B Bagby recalls on the Rappahannock River trip a Northumberland steamer encounter with evangelist Sam Jones who faced ministers from Gloucester County. The meeting revealed small church bodies despite large crowds and a contretemps over public prayer and salaries.
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Northumberland
Rappahannock
E. B. Bagby
Ninth Street
Evangelist Jones
Mr. Jones
Tige
Brother Jones
Pillsbury's Squadron Captured Off Magnolia Coast
A staged naval clash on the New England coast ends Sunday morning with Pillsbury's white squadron captured near Magnolia Massachusetts by Rear Admiral Higginson's fleet. Pillsbury signals surrender after a timely chase as the Kearsarge Alabama and Massachusetts bear down, with exchanges of courtesy aboard the Kearsarge. The fleet then patrols the coast from Portland to Cape Cod to gather vessels.
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Mimic
Pilllsbury
New England
Pillsbury
Magnolia
Mass
Higgingon
Salem Harbor
Daniel H. Stable
Kkearsarge
Salem
Kearsarge
Alabama
Massachusetts
Phatcher’s Island
Rockport
Shearsarge
Higginson
Stockport
Vortland
Cape Cod
Curious animal fear in Martinique before eruption
A Martinique eruption detail notes cattle restless and hard to manage, dogs howling with fear, snakes abandoning the volcano vicinity, and birds silenced and leaving the mountainside trees in April weeks before the outbreak. The dull times prompted people to break items when nothing else happened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinique
Special Session in Ohio Legislature Targets Municipal Law
The Ohio Legislature met in extraordinary session in Columbus at 3 p m to enact laws for municipal government and restore Supreme Court jurisdiction lost earlier in summer. Gov Nash urged repeal of a May act that limited appellate power and called for readjustment to restore constitutional governance to cities. Adjournment followed tributes to William Bell Jr former Secretary of State. Also notes rail steel supply delays from Germany and deaths of rural carrier Charles Campbell by lightning and J A McMahon founder of the Kansas Independent telephone system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Columbus
Supreme Court
William Bell, Jr
House
Gov. Nash
Supreme Court of the
General Assembly
Indications Point to Prolonged Pennsylvanian Coal Strike
Gen Gobin meets with coal mine operators and miners in Shenandoah and says no settlement is seen. Officials deem arbitration unlikely while Senator Hanna, Morgan influence, and a possible Congress session are discussed to end the strike. The situation suggests rising coal prices and ongoing hardship for families dependent on coal.
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Gobin
Shenandoah
Shenandoth
Soriiers
Tanna
Buffalo
Hanna
Hoe
Footevelt
Congress
New York
Central Federation Union
Russell Sage
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Mr Sage
Filipinos Active in Mountain Rebellions Reported in Albay
Manila mail reports insurgent activity in Tobaco Mala nno and Tivi districts of Albay with about 300 rebels. Native constabulary battles daily with fatalities and abductions, including six natives killed and three Chinese carried off at Bantayan. Guevarra the ex insurgent aiding civil authorities in Samar.
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Manila Mail
Tobaco
Malanno
Tivi
Albay
Bantayan
Malanao
Mualolus
Pulilan
Guevarra
Samar
Diosdes
Prince Chen Praises Roosevelt and Other News
Prince Chen calls Roosevelt a fine ruler of a fine people. Santa Fe train No 1 fatally strikes Walter Oldham at Sibley Missouri. John B Richardson of Kansas named United States consul at Utilla Honduras. Doug las County Kansas old soldiers and settlers to hold annual reunion at Ava September 16 to 19. First Missouri district Republicans nominate Lee T Robinson for Congress by acclamation. Reginald Vanderbilt and Miss Cathleen Gebhard Neilson announce engagement at Newport New Jersey. U S government seeks sites for coaling stations in South Africa South America and Japan. Oklahoma and Texas Railroad Company granted charter to build 100 miles from Red River to Cement Calido County.
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Prince Chen
Roosevelt
Santa Fe
Walter Oldham
Sibley
John B. Richardson
Kansas
United States
Utilla
Honduras
Douglas County
Kan
Ava
Missouri
Lee T. Robinson
Unionville
Congress
Reginald Vanderbilt
Cathleen Gebhard Neilson
Newport
R. J
South Africa
South America
Japan
Oklahoma and Texas Railroad Company
Red River
Comanche County
Oklahoma
Cement
Calido
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Hughbinder
Highhinder
Sam Jones
Virginia
Jender
Pacific Coast
Charles Campbell
Billings
Bliss
O T
J. A. McMahon
Independent Telephone System
Alma
Pennsylvania
Mountaing
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