Readville Grand Circuit Heat Tops Stake Record
In Readville Massachusetts Onward Silver won the third heat of the Massachusetts stake at 2:08 lowering the stake record. Eleata the favorite finished second heat in 2:09. Other races included a 2:19 trot for $1,000 purse and a 2:12 trot with eight starters. Bonnie Direct and Edith W. placed in the earlier events.
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Readville
Eleata
Boralma
Bonnie
Mass
Silver
Massachusetts
Wcata Coc Aeseetis Accsseeerwssesn
Galesburg Harness Meet Produces Fast Times and Wins
At Galesburg Illinois on August 21 a strong program yielded swift times. Roy won the 2:25 trot in 2:14 3-4 with seven starters. Sir Alcantara claimed the 2:10 pace in 2:93 1-4 among nine. In the 2:13 trot Miss Della Fox swept two heats in 2:10 1-4 with J. T. taking heat three in 2:01 3-4.
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Galesburg
Uil
Roy M
Sir Alcantara
Well Known Horseman Hurt. Baron. Wis.
Colonel IL Pettit, famed horseman, was struck while trying to head off a runaway team in Baron Wisconsin today. He suffered a broken arm and leg and is reported in critical condition.
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Baron
Wis
IL. Pettit
Cresceus to Meet The Abott at Charter Oak Park
Boston reports Cresceus and The Abott will clash at Charter Oak park in Hartford on September 4. The three in five heat race offers a 387,900 purse with the winner collecting 3,000 dollars.
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Boston
Cresceus
Abott
Charter Oak Park
Hartford
Pittsburg owner sells stallion Isadore for 20000 at auction
Saratoga New York August 21 G E Smith of Pittsburg sold to Stephen Sanford and Son of the Hurricane for the stallion Isadore by Amphion out of imposis for 20000 on condition the horse never be raced again.
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Saratoga
N. Y
G. E. Smith
Pittsburg
Stephen Sanford & Son
Isadore
Amphion
Imposis
Constable posse blocked at Delmar track by sheriff
In St Louis on August 21 Sheriff Hendon and deputies repelled a constable posse attempting to serve warrants at Delmar race track. Warranted defendants in St Ferdinand township faced charges of keeping a common gambling house. Sheriff’s force arrested track officials and bookmakers for Breeders' law violations as the posse withdrew after gunfire was warned.
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St. Louis
Delmar
Hendon
St. Louis County
St. Ferdinand
Glenview Wins The Marshall Field Cup At Midlothian
Glenview club captured the Marshall Field cup at Midlothian Country Club, leading Midlothian by 17 strokes after 36 holes. Onwentsia, last year’s winner, finished third eight behind Midlothian. Only one player, W J Holabird Jr, beat Colonel Bogie on the 18 hole route, finishing 1 up in morning play and 2 down in the afternoon for an overall 1 down.
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Chicago
Glenview
Tolay
Midlothian
Onwentsia
Colonel Bogie
W. J. Holabird, Jr
Shamrock's Owner in Port as Lipton Arrives
Sir Thomas Lipton, Shamrock II owner and America's Cup challenger, lands in New York aboard the Teutonic to a cordial reception. He dines at the Waldorf Astoria, then moves to the Erin yacht off Sandy Hook, with a party including George Lennox Watson and other notable figures.
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New York
Thomas Lipton
Teutonic
Sandy Hook
Sir Thomas
Wadorf-Astoria
Erin
Lipton Expects Fast Shamrock II in Race Against Defender
Sir Thomas Lipton states Shamrock II is faster than Shamrock I by nine minutes over 30 miles and expects a strong race against the American defender. He mentions Shamrock II may not engage Independence, based on discussions with Dom O Malley John Westwood and W M Duncan. Lipton and party express confidence in the upcoming challenge against Constitution or Columbia.
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Dom
C. O'Malley
John Westwood
W. M. Duncan
Lipton
Sir Thomas
Shamrock
Constitution
Columbia
Thomas Lipton
Lawyers Gather for 24th Annual American Bar Association Meet
Denver hosts prominent attorneys from across the country as the American Bar Association opens its 24th annual convention with over 1500 members. The Association of American Law Schools admits Hastings, California, Colorado, Denver, Kansas, and Stanford law schools. Chicago Law School is rejected. Henry McClain of Iowa becomes president, E W Huffitt of New York secretary treasurer. Richard C Dale of Philadelphia speaks on implied limitation of legislative powers.
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Denver
Col
American Bar Association
Association of American Law Schools
Hasting’s Law School
University of California
University of Colorado School of Law
Denver Law School
Kansas University School of Law
LeLand Stanford University
Messages Sent From Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse at Sea
New York reports the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse bound for New York from Bremen was heard by wireless from the Nantucket light ship. Captain Amaler said all aboard are well and the voyage has been smooth. Additional messages mention arrivals and personal notes, then signals became unintelligible as atmospheric conditions limited transmission.
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New York
Bremen
Nantucket
Amaler
Herald
Parsons
Lenox
Mass
Daniel
North Third Street
Philadelphia
Marconi System
Jack
Mortality in the Cities Census Bulletin 1900 rates
The census bureau reports 1,039,994 deaths in the year with a general death rate drop to 1.8 per thousand. Average age at death rose from 31.1 in 1890 to 33.2 in 1900. Illinois totals 61,299. St Joseph Missouri has the lowest city rate, while Shreveport Louisiana shows the highest at 45.5 per thousand.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Illinois
Town
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wisconsin
St. Joseph
Shreveport
Swift's Rheumatism Cure Promoted in Letter
A Washington D C reader describes sciatic rheumatism relief after trying doctors prescriptions with no benefit and then using S S S a vegetable tonic. She reports regaining use of limbs, restored appetite and health, and endorses the Swift Specific Co Atlanta GA offering free medical advice and a free book on rheumatism.
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James Kell
You Ninth Street
B. E
Washington, D. C
Washington
5. S.S
Swift
THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Court Gives The Limit On Offender Livingston
Sac City news reports Judge Elwood sentencing James Livingston to six months in the county jail and a $1000 fine for contempt of court after finding his agents Scott and Brumball acted as servants, not accomplices, in beer sales near the fair grounds. Livingston is cited as an old bootlegger with prior jail terms for injunction violations.
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James Livingston
Elma
Sac City
Elwood
Messrs
Scott and
Brumball
Fair Grounds
Lane
Livingston
S. M. Elwood
Fire destroys Elma business block in August blaze
A major fire in Elma today destroyed a block of business houses with an estimated loss of 75000 dollars. The blaze started in a restaurant and, lacking fire protection, the town was helpless as flames spread. No casualties were reported.
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Elma
Arion Murder Verdict Leaves Case a Mystery
Denison August 21 The coroner's jury identified the murdered man as J. H. Love and ruled on how he was killed but found no clue to the killer. The case remains a mystery with little hope of arrest, though officials have not given up.
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Denison
Arion
J. H. Love
Prosecute Alleged Swindler Sought in Iowa
Cedar Rapids reports marshal Kozlovsky left for Portland to bring back F. C. Katfman, accused swindler sought in multiple Iowa cities and beyond. Katfman posed as a big paper company agent in St. Louis to buy scrap paper, paid with a bogus draft, then sold for cash. He induced J. Wolf & Co to endorse a $50 check via a fraudulent Des Moines telegram claiming state headquarters. He had operated in several Iowa cities and other states.
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Cedar Rapids
Marshal Kozlovsky
Portland
Oregon
F. C. Katfman
Tie
St. Louis
J. Wolf & Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Dry conditions persist across Des Moines crop bulletin
Des Moines reports dreary conditions in four-fifths of the state per the weekly crop bulletin. Immature crops require rain, especially late corn potatoes and grass, while pastures are scarce and stock are fed. improved prospects in early and late corn depend on September weather. rains are needed to fill ears and improve late potato yields.
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Des Moines
Colorado Fuel & Iron names new directors and dividend
At the Colorado Fuel & Iron annual meeting Denver on August 21 four directors were dropped Henry Walcott and Ernest Thallman from Denver and Ben T Cable of Rock Island Tr New York. New directors named John J Mitchell John Lambert John W Gates of Chicago and James A Blair of New York. J A Kebler was elected president and a dividend of 134 percent on common stock was declared.
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Denver
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Henry Walcott
Ernest Thallman
New York
Ben T. Cable
Rock Island
John T. Kebler
John J. Mitchell
John Lambert
John W. Gates
Chicago
James A. Blair
J. A. Kebler
Cloudburst in the East floods Berkshire county areas
Destructive storms across Berkshire county Lower Vermont and eastern New York culminated in a cloudburst last night. North Adams sustained the heaviest losses with damage estimated at 500000 dollars. A man named Fitzpatrick was drowned in the disaster.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Berkshire County
Vermont
New York
North Adams
Fitzpatrick
Ropes For Guilty Black Person In Charlotte Incident
Luke Hough, a Black man, was killed by a mob near Wadesboro after confessing guilt for harming Miss Lena Keith. He was shot and then raked with bullets by enraged citizens in an Aug. 21 incident in North Carolina.
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Luke Hough
North Carolina
Charlotte
N. C
Wadesboro
Lena Keith
Peruna Cited As Cure For Summer Catarrh
Mary J Kennedy of Armour Co promotes Peruna at the Trans Mississippi Exposition in Omaha. She cites personal recovery from summer catarrh after three months on Peruna, claiming permanent cure and renewed vigor. The ad explains summer catarrh arises from chronic catarrh stomach and liver derangements and impure blood, and that Peruna purports to eradicate causes and symptoms. The firm offers free samples of Summer Catarrh remedy.
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Mary J. Kennedy
Armour #&Co
Omaha
Neb
Miss Kennédy Bae
Peruns
Peruana
Pseruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Wien
Pat Dignages
Aurgeon
West Third
McCullovah Building
Osvenport
International and domestic notes from the week
The state department reported Minister Conqueror arrived in Pekin. Potato prices rose sharply in Chicago to 1 75 to 2 00 per bushel, up 40 cents a sack in two days. Carrie Nation struggled to find hotel lodging in Atlantic City and spoke at the Auditorium Pier. A North German Lloyd steamer will depart Sydney for Kerguelen Land with provisions and dogs for Germany’s Antarctic expedition aboard the Gauss. Queen Alexandra urged use of British made or embroidered fabrics for coronation attire. Count Gilbert Hohenwart von Gerlachstein, new Austro Hungarian minister to Mexico, will travel via New York. his arrival in Mexico City marks resumption of diplomatic ties.
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State Department
Conqer
Pekin
Chicago
Carrie Nation
Atlantic City
Auditorium Pier
Sydney
N.S. W
Kerguelen Land
Queen Alexandra
Count Gilbert Hohenwart von Gerlachstein
Mexico
Harper Receives Legion of Honor From France
Chicago August 21 President Louhbet of France conferred on University of Chicago President Harper the Legion of Honor for services to Alliance Francaise which recently affiliated with the university. Presentation was made by French consul M Merou.
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Chicago
Louhbet
France
Harper
University of Chicago
M. Merou
Alliance Francaise
Steamer Sinks Yacht After Collision Off Port Grat Cot
The steam yacht George Stauber ferrying passengers on the St. Clair river was rammed by the steamer Geo McDougall near Port Grat Cot and sunk. Passengers clung to wreckage until rescued by rowboats from shore. all believed saved.
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Port Huron
Mich
George Stauber
St. Clair River
Port Gratcot
Geo. McDougall
Steamship Arrivals Noted at New York and Queenstown
The list notes arrivals of several liners including Grosser Kurfurst from Bremen Suvie and Teu tonic from Liverpool, Statendam from Boulogne and Rotterdam, Celtic Majestic Kaiserin Maria Theresia and Carthaginian from Philadelphia via St Johns, with Cherbourge Kaiserin Maria Theresia sailing to Bremen and Greenock Carthaginian bound for Philadelphia via St Johns.
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New York
Grosser Kurfurst
Bremen
Suvie
Liverpool
Teutonic
Southampton
St. Louis
Rotterdam
Statendam
Boulogne-Sur-Mer
Queenstown
Celtic
Majestic
Cherbourge
Kaiserin Maria Theresia
Greenock-Carthaginian
Philadelphia
St. Johna
N. Fy
Political endorsements seal Kansas City platform at state convention
The Iowa state convention endorsed the Kansas City platform with a decisive slate led by T. J. Phillips of Ottumwa for governor, Ferguson named lieutenant governor nominee, and John Shortly chosen for supreme court. other races settled, with the state central committee appointments listed and a sine die adjournment.
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Bryan
Kansas City
T. J. Phillips
Ottumwa
Sam D. Whiting
Iowa City
Tp, Johnson
Carroll
Logan Steece
Burlington
Johnson
A. C. Brice
Bedford
Sharon on Issues at Des Moines State Convention
E M Sharon the temporary chair in Des Moines delivered a long address criticizing imperialism and trusts as principal evils. He urged self government for the Philippines, urged protests against Boer warfare, and proposed tariffs mainly to lift costs on essentials while destroying monopolies. He blamed Republican policy for trusts, called for income tax and direct senate elections, and criticized Iowa mulct tax laws affecting property and sobriety.
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Des Moines
E. M. Sharon
Sharon
Kansas City
Philippines
South Africa
Democratic Party
United States
Weak Women Hopeful Ad For Dr Pierce’s Prescription
An advertisement claims Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription strengthens women by regulating periods and healing weakening drains and inflammation. It invites sick women to consult by letter free and promises sacred privacy and confidential help from Dr R V Pierce of Buffalo NY.
Democrats Demand Tax Equality for Corporations in Iowa
The piece argues for equal taxation across property types, condemns Republican attempts to resist reform, and asserts that only the Democratic party can secure fair burdens and rights for all Iowans. It cites valuations, road monopolies, and calls for licensing reform and end to state-wide abuses.
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Democratic Party
Iowa
Horace Bofes
Cheshire
Cummins
Blythe
Truhbbard
John Herriott
Executive Council
Republican Party
State Board of Control
Assistant Secretary Hackett Weighs Howison Appointment Calmly
Washington Aug 21 The Navy Department issued a reply to Admiral Schleys request regarding Rear Admiral Howison as third member of the inquiry court. Acting Secretary Hackett states the appointment was made after ensuring impartiality and that Howison would be available if needed. The letter frames Schleys challenge as a preliminary question of Howisons fitness and notes the court should decide competency.
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Hackett
Howison
Washington
Navy Department
Schley
Santiago
Sampson
Parker
Sehley
Admiral
Hewison
Naval Service
Gale in Oklahoma Towns Destroys Buildings Fatal Storm
A heavy wind and rain storm swept Anadarko Oklahoma August 21 destroying all buildings under construction and many tents and small houses. Two people were killed and several injured. The dead are John Antone and N P Tevis. Full extent of damage will be known at daylight.
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Anadarko
Okla
John Antone
N. P. Tevis
Mrs Beckham In Critical Condition In Kentucky
Frankfort Kentucky August 21 Mrs Beck ham wife of Governor Beckham is alarmingly ill due to septicaemia complicated with nephrites. Family members have been summoned to her bedside.
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Frankfort
Beckham
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