Empire Queen wins at State Fair trotting race in Nashville
At the Tennessee State Fair on Tuesday Empire Queen owned by William Gerst won the 2:16% time trotting race of $1,000 stake in windy conditions. Winchester took the unfinished 2:20 pace for $500, while Al Stanley claimed the $480 three year old trot in 2:28%.
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Nashville
Tenn
Empire Queen
William Gerst
Winchester
J. H
B. Jones
Vnds
al Stanley
Empire Expedition
Wm. Gerst
Bessie Hughes
Stamtmont
Douglas Thomas
Allen
B. m
Duplex
Stnut Burr
B. G
Robert A. Ro
Roy Brown
Merry Houston
Jay Bird
WY. R. Williams
Jim Hogan
B. E. Haynes
Martha Teague
Tramp
McCurdy
Allee Dechette
Mary Direct
H. m
Ro. H
Todd
John Bogenshott
March to Work Under the Flag in Schoenville
Pittsburg September 17 American workmen at Pressed Steel Car Company plant in Schoenville will resume work today marching with the National flag at the head of the column. Americans, after a split with foreign strikers, return to work as conditions are satisfactory. Foremen threaten to bar reeentrance. foreigners vow to resist inside the stockade though likely to refrain from action.
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Pittsburg
Pressed Steel Car Company
Schoenville
Not Easy
A terse exchange notes nature’s sadness beneath autumn’s yoke as a fellow perseveres to freshen a joke. A scented letter thrills a debtor, a scheme hints at deception, and a pill mirrors the snare in a compact verse.
Explorers urged to act as poles race looms
London reports Capt. Scott, Antarctic explorer, doubts Peary will rush to the South Pole but warns Britain must start next year or rivals will seize the lead. Enthusiasm floods the expedition office with inquiries and contributions aiming to underwrite a £200000 venture while 7000 men and boys seek to join the effort.
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London
Scott
North Pole
Polar
Peary House becomes new name for Sydney inn
Sydney Nova Scotia reacts to Peary arrival by renaming the local hotel from Sydney House to Peary House. The town treasures his polar achievement and plans to display a ship flag from Capt. Bob Bartlett as a permanent relic. locals describe Peary as a shared triumph of Cape Breton and Nova Scotia.
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Nova Scotia
Peary
Sydney
Jecomes
Willis
Sydney House
Cape Breton Island
Baddeck
Willia
States
North Pole
Bob Bartlett
Secretary of Agriculture Comments on American Labor and Economy
Washington report quotes James Wilson saying American laborers live better than royalty, meat prices rise due to high consumption, beef production grows but lags demand, farmers debt-free with cash and big crops yet hesitant to invest in eastern securities. He warns people invest in luxuries rather than secure channels.
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Washington
James Wilson
Iowa
Queen Elizabeth
Mr. Wilson
Wilson
Taft Defends Aldrich Robber Tariff Bill in Minnesota Speech
President Taft defended the Payne Aldrich tariff bill in Winona at the Opera House, saying it is the best tariff law the Republicans have passed and that party pledges justified signing it. He noted wool schedule concessions but argued veto would harm party aims and warned against further revision this term. Taft supported Tawney amid pressure from Minnesota Republicans and described a heroic defense needed for Tawney’s return.
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Winona
Minn
Taft
Republican Party
West
East
Congress
Winona Opera House
The
Woods
James Tawney
House
Tawney
Minnesota
Madison
LaCroase
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Panhandle
Wilcoe
B. B. Ballanfant
East Seventh Street
South Pole
Capt
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Queen Bess
Aldrich
BEL
Hera
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