Travis Holds Cobwebs as Egan Stars in Glen View Golf
The amateur championship at Glen View features two 18 hole rounds in brutal winds. Travis wins both sessions while Egan dominates the medal play and Byers and Harban loom as tomorrow’s key rivals. Notable results: Lockwood topples by Frederick, and Thorp ousted by Moore.
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Chicago
Glen View
A. J. Lockwood
D. P. Frederick
Oil City
J. G. Thorp
Harvard
Egan
Travis
Young Byers
Pittsburg
Chandler Egan
Percy Pine
Dr. Frederick
Walter J. Travis
Garden City
W. G. T. Bristol
Midlothian
J. G. Davidson
Columbia
H. Vose
Milwaukee
J. A. Holabird
J. W. Rahm
Omaha
E. M. Byers
Alleghany
H. Griffin
East Orange
Stephen Bull
Racine
W. T. Smith
Huntington Valley
Dr. L. L. Harban
Chase
Onewentsia
J. G. Daniele
W. Fairbanks
Denver
H. C. Egan
Exmoor
W. R Kirk
Thayer McMillan
Detroit
Harold Weber
Toledo
Percy R. Pine
Princeton
J. G. Hinkley
G. H. Leslie
Skokie
O. C. Fuller
F. R. Hamlin
C. B. Fownes
Fredericks
W. H. Bennett
R. R. Kimball
M. Dorean
St. Paul
Chisholm Beach
Cleveland
Herbert J. Tweedie
Belmont
F. O. Horstman
Chevy Chase
R. B. Hunter
Dr.w. S. Herban
L. H. Conklin
W. C. Carnegie
L. N. James
Matirin Ballou
Apawamis
R. W. Keyes
W. A. Stickney
Ralph McKittrick
St. Louis
F. D. Frazier
Allan Hibbard
R. E. James
H. C. Smith
Onwentsia
H. C. Fownes
Highland
L. T. Boyd
C. Counselman, Jr
W. C. Reinhart
Baltusrol
O. D. Thompson
Kramer Wins National One Third Mile Championship Final
Frank Kramer won the final heat of the national championship at Providence after four trial heats and two semifinals. Finalists included Lester Wilson John Fisher George Collett Owen Kimble W A Rutse Iverson and George Schrieber. Arcaro’s time was 38 2 5 seconds. J P Jacobson won the one mile professional handicap. Ball led in the half mile. About 7500 attended at the Coliseum.
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W. J. Potter
Boston
E. F. Root
Melrose
Mass
Frank Kramer
Hast Orange
N. J
Pierce
Lester Wilson
Pittsburg
Rambler
John Fisher
Chicago
Tribune
George H. Collett
New
Kimble
Lawson
Kramer
Wilson
Ernest Butterworth
Seekonk
Patsy Keegan
Lowell
George C. ‘Schrieber
New York
T. J. Grady
Chicopee
J. C. Jacobson
Leslie Wilson
Tom Butler
George C. Schrieber
Saxon Williams
Fred Partridge
Medford
Eddie Bald
Buffalo
N. Y
W. A. Rutse
New Haven
Conn
John Beddel
Limbrook
L. L
L. E. Mettling
Providence
R. I
George Collett
Owen Kimble
Iverson
George Schrieber
Arars
J. P. Jacobson
Newten
Ball
Rhodes' New Hair Store Ad at 73 Merrimack Street
Private parlors for matching hair and a wide range of wigs waves and switches in various styles. Natural wavy lightweight switches offered at 2.5 dollars with grey switches from one dollar each. Hair brushes combs hand mirrors manicure goods and more. Telephone 92-13.
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Rhodes’ New Hair Store
Merrimack Street
Elephone
Wireless telegrahic visit to Czar aboard Carlo Alberto
Emperor Nicholas II and King Victor Emmanuel visited the Carlo Alberto amid salutes and decorations. Signor Marconi explained wireless telegraphic apparatus on board. A similar visit occurred on the Polar Star. Admiral Mirabello hosted champagne and health to the Italian navy. Jelagin villa dinner honored Signor Prinetti with M. De Witte in attendance.
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Cronsdale
Russia
Nicholas II
Victor Emmanuel
Carlo Alberto
Signor Marconi
Mirabello
Peterhof
Alexandria
Count Lamedorff
Jelagin
Signor Prinetti
M. de Witte
Belmont Holds Line Against Reiff Reinstatement
New York July 16 report says Chairman August Belmont of the Jockey Club rejects reinstatement of Lester Reiff by the Western Jockey Club. Chicago’s John A. Drake plans to present Savable Reiff for the Futurity post. Belmont declares Reiff will not ride on a Metropolitan track, signaling a clash between English and Western turf authorities.
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New York
August Belmont
The
Jockey Club
Western Jockey Club
Lester Reiff
John A. Drake
Chicago
Savable
Reiff
Futurity Post
Belmont
Sloan
Turf Authority of
England
Rhode Island militia invited to Fort Riley maneuvers
Providence July 16 Rhode Island militia received an invitation to join U S regular army manoeuvres at Fort Riley Kansas in September The commander in chief is asked to detail officer organizations but the state must bear the expense It is under consideration and it seems unlikely state troops will go in acceptance of the invite
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Providence
R. I
Rhode Island
United States Regular Army
Fort Riley
Kan
Fireman Devine Killed in Two Alarm Dorrance Street Fire
Providence July 16 A two alarm blaze on Dorrance street left fireman James Devine of Hose 18 fatally injured after a fall from a ladder. His skull was fractured. The financial loss from the fire was insignificant.
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Providence
Canal Treaty Aims Coaling Stations in Colombia and Pearl Harbor
The canal treaty with Colombia will include U S rights to coaling stations likely on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts with compensation to Colombia. Negotiations may soon open for stations in China and Pearl Harbor remains a focal point as Admiral Bradford pushes the issue amid Roosevelt’s travels to New England and the Northwest.
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Washington, D. C
Colombia
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
State Department
Concha
Legation
Bradford
Triscornia
Havana
China
Chefoo
Manila
Moody
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Providence Man Claims Possible Heir to California Fortune
Enoch Hill of Providence believes he is an heir to Charles Hill, an 80 year old Californian who died last May in Los Angeles leaving $142,000 in cash. The public administrator is seeking heirs after a man died in hospital with $140,000 in cash found in a safe deposit box. Authorities have received many inquiries but have yet to identify the rightful claimant.
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Providence
R. L
Enoch Hill
Consolidated Railroad
Worcester Division
Charles Hill
Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles
Cal
California
Union Bank of Savinge
Charles
Mr. Hill
Arion Mowry
North Smithfield
President's Eastern Trip Reported in Washington
Secretary Cortelyou returns to Washington to submit to Secretary Shaw a schedule of payments related to President McKinley's illness and death. The brief dispatch notes Cortelyou at the temporary White House desk with the ongoing task.
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Washington
Cortelyou
White House
Shaw
McKinley
Chinese War Claim Involves Silver Indemnity Demands
Washington July 16 The government has been asked to help settle grave difficulties over payment of war indemnity in gold rather than silver tied to the surrender of the center of Tien Tsin. Chinese officials seek an amelioration of demands while Wu Ting-fang meets Secretary Hay after delivering a cable from senior Chinese court members. The dispute is now about method, with all powers ready to assist China in meeting obligations.
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Washington
Tien Tsin
State Department
Hay
China
Composition Roofers Meet Votes to Exclude Foreigners
The National Association of Composition Roofers held its 11th annual convention in Providence on July 16. It voted to exclude all foreigners from membership and to require a label on all materials of a certain grade. The next convention will be in Louisville, Kentucky, with E. S. Bartel of Philadelphia elected president and J. William Moore of Providence as first vice president among other officers.
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Providence
R. I
National Association of Composition Roofers
Louisville
E. S. Bartel
Philadelphia
J. William Moore
J. B. Ohligschlager
William K. Thomas
Chicago
H. M. Reynolds
Grand Rapids
Mtd
W. B. Lupton
Pittsburg
C. B. Jameson
Buffalo
N. Y
Austrian commerce: Austrian ships and subsidies debate
Vienna July 16. J Pierpont Morgan is not connected with an Austrian council offer to build ships for Austrian trade and operate them when complete. The proposal came from the European Steamship Company of New York led by George Wilson. Shipping men question America building ships for Austria, noting Austrian subsidies could finance the vessels to be built in Austria. The Austrian state council has urged government support for building and running fast ships, but the cabinet is not united on the move.
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Vienna
J. Pierpont Morgan
Austrian Council of Industry
European Steamship Company of New York
George Wilson
America
Austria
State Council
Oil Well Ablaze at Jennings No. 2 Fire Continues
Report from Jennings La says the Heywood Bros well No. 2 fire rages with the gate valve intact. Firefighters plan to surround the well with boilers and snuff it with steam. Hundreds gather as two tanks of 2400 barrels burn and about fifty thousand barrels from gushers have been destroyed. danger to nearby property remains low unless the valve fails.
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New Orleans
Jennings
Jennings Well No
Heywood Bros
Death of Capt Lanphear a Long Island Sound steamboat icon
Waterford Conn July 16 Captain Horace C Lanphear a veteran Long Island Sound steamboat captain died today from apoplexy. He commanded the Norwich line steamers for 34 years, a legacy noted among maritime circles.
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Waterford
Conn
Horace C. Lanphear
Long Island Sound
Norwich Line
Frightful Scene After Battle Echoes of War
Descriptions of a battlefield odor and sulfur mingle with tragic scenes in a house where a family appears to have died together. A man lies face down in a bath, a child lies in a cradle with a doll beside it, and the doll crumbles in the narrator’s hand, signaling a swift death.
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Noth
The Martinique Pompeii by James Robb Church
Assistant Surgeon James Robb Church describes the ash struck town of Saint Pierre near Mt. Pelee. Desolation covers every street in a gray dust as mud flow buries houses, with ruined roofs entangled like raisins. Forests blown away and silence prevails while the narrator depicts a city of death and abandoned life.
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Mt. Pelee
Martinique Pompeii
James Robb Church
Chicago Social Economics Club Defies Color Line
The Social Economics club in Chicago includes six black members among its one hundred and active participants. President Dr Frances Dickinson favors individual membership but opposes joining the national Association of Colored Women. Open door policy requires one dollar and one sponsor. The group promotes bold economic discussion with a downtown public presence despite mild protests.
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Chicago
Social Economics
National Association of Colored Women
Josephine Hoe
Frances Dickinson
Social Economic Club
Gark
Bertha Damaris Knobe
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Lut
Eagan
Davidson
Byers
Holabird
Harban
Bull
H. Chandler Egan
Daniels
Pine
McMillan
Leslie
Hamlin
Lockwood
Poole
Behr
Hoyt
Dooran
Tweedie
Hunter
James
Conklin
McKittrick
Keyes
Smith
Hibbard
Reinhart
Boyd
W. E. Egan
Moore
Ormiston
Brekaw
Pon
Revnrt
W. C. Egan
Italy
Signor Marcon
Rhody
Pacific Coast
Roosevelt
New England
Northwest
Oyster Bay
National Association
Morgan
ST. Pierre
India
State Street
Bowler Bros
Worcester
St. Vincent's Hospital
W. H. I. Hayes
H.I. Hawes
Lowell, Mass
H. B. Shattockhk & Son
Central Street
Prescott Street
Gardner Bros
Pine Street
Highlands
Digestive
Caleb L. Smith
Middlesex St
G. G. Read
Wm. Nichols & Co
D. P. Knowlton
Lakeview Park
D. L. Page Company
Hibbard’s
Lakeview Theatre
Joseph J. Flynn
Colonial Comic Opera CO
Normandy
Lexington
Paul Revere
Concord
Rustic
Zoological Garden
Grani
Women’s Cottage
Hampton Beach
J. W. Gorman
Pinehurst Park
Billerica
W.K. Putney
Grand Rustic Theatre
Lathrop & Tolman
Corey
Burke Bros. & Co
Three Milletts
Amemas
Kennedy
Comediennes
Max Ritta
Black Face Monologus
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Stony Brook Railroad
Stony Brook Railroad Corporation
Lowell Gas Light Company
Shattuck Street
Frank E. Dunbar
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