Promising line of General Watts trotting stock at Lexington
General Watts of Greenbriar Farm Lexington showcases a strong brood and a superb yearling and two year old trotting line. Zack Chandler trains the get including General Watts 2 06 4 and Dainty Dolly progeny. Breeding program expands with Hickey Rawson and many mares bred to Watts stock. Virginia and Kentucky connections highlighted as Corbin Johnston Watts and other breeders support this stud. The Virginia Racing and Horse Show Association spring meet brings roadsters and hunters to the season with Colonel Purcell and Bluemont St Clair earning top honors.
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General c. D. Watts
Lexington
Kentucky Trotting Morse Breeders’ Association
Zack Chandler
General Watts
Albemarle County
Via
Charleston
Greenbriar Farm
Ronceverte
Kentucky
Senator Malley
M. Corbin
Pettit
Richmond
Dan Patch
Twinkle Dan
Tommy Murphy
Prodigal
West Virginia
Murphy
Axworthy
Hickey Rawson
J. D. Callery
Pittsburg
Umward Silver
Chandler
Mahomet Watts
Palo Alto
Melcher Watts
Twinkle
Peeing
the Mercury
Dandy Watts
Ian Dainty Dolly
Jim Wilkes
Junior Watts
Bay Celt
May Stewart
San Mateo
Nora Manes
Searchlight
Furor
Lady Watts
Belle Andrews
Hilly Andrews
Countess Watts
Crimson Sphinx
Sphinx
Redmore
Royal Regent
Find
Red Wilkes
Lush Watts
Bay Tilly
Chave
Moke
Roral Watts
Bhickburn
Jay McGregor
Narelesa
L-D
Lynwood Wir
Culinder Watts
Allendorf
Commander Watts
Moers Mapes
Wilton
Leonard Lewry
Daviel Dolly
Ruby Watts
Cupid Bell
Duan Cupid
Bryant Station
Montrose Farms
TY Johnston
Blue Grass
General Johnston
Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association
Johnston
National
John Pelham Johnston
Marius EF. Johnston
Paul Rainey
Harry P. Whitney
Arctics
Natroehi
British East Africa
Dr. Johnston
Kavalli
Omaha
Imp
Watercress
Orange Leaf
United States
Channing Moore Corbin
Richmond Fike
James
Winston
Kingston
Charlee J. Whitlock
Thomas H. Stevens
Mr. Corbin
Old Moses Neck Manor
Rappahannock River
Caroline County
Jes
Corbins
Taylors
Virinia
Kentucky Agricultural and Mchanical College
Virginia
United Stites Cavalry
Washington, D. C
Virginia Racing and Horse On Association
Mesare
David Borner
Hamilton Bushey
New York City
W. W. Sanford
Orange
Colonel Purcell
Louis Purcell
Charles E. Whitlock
Bluemont St Clair
Harry St. Clair
Lanxhorne Putney
D. J. Gregory
Gompers Attacks Justice Wright In Editorial
In the June American Federationist, President Samuel Gompers condemns Justice Daniel Thew Wright. He questions the impartiality of a committee considering contempt of court charges against Gompers, Mitchell, and Morrison and accuses prosecutors and manufacturers of stifling workers’ rights.
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Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Samuel Gompers
American Federationist
Daniel Thew Wright
District Supreme Court
Justice Wright
Conehusiom
J. J. Darlington
Daniel Lavenport
Justice Wricht
James Geek
Kirby Nun- Hemal Association of Manufacturers
Tint Gotpersk
Mittchell
Patty
District of Columbia
Wright
Manufacturers” Association
Anti-Hoycott Association
Workers of America
House Reduces Police Force in Capitol
Washington special reports the House after a short recess debated the Floyd resolution to cut Capitol police numbers. Republicans charged politics, while Democrats argued the move would lower expenses, with leaders quipping about vacation and weather affecting adjournment timing.
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Washington, Special
House
Capitol
Representative Mann
Senate
Manns
Blasted Ambition Feels Delayed By Crip Condition
Cholly sits confined to his room due to a crip, expressing despondence after a long wait to wear the season’s first straw hat. A conversation reveals his disappointment and lingering frustration over missed plans.
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Cholly
Justice Harland Calls Oil Decision Judicial Legislation
Justice John M. Harlan labels the Supreme Court Standard Oil ruling judicial legislation. He condemns the majority for permitting subsidiaries to restrain trade across states if not undue, warns it unsettles commerce and invites investigation, and urges the decree be upheld without qualification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
John M. Harlan
Harlan
Congress
Justice Harlan
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
White
New Jersey Corporation
Lke
Ellsworth and the First Death in the Civil War Fort Sumter gunner and Ellsworth Legacy
EW contributor recounts the early Civil War death of Colonel Ellsworth at the Marshall House in Alexandria after a clash with Confederate sympathizers. The piece notes Ellsworth as a striking, dramatic leader, his Zouave unit, the ensuing legends, and the national mood for swift Union victories as May 24 1861 brought rumors of battles and a curious mix of myth and memory surrounding his death.
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EW. HO
Boston Transcript
Fort Sumter
Ellsworth
Jackson
Marshall House
Alexandria
New York Fire Zotaves
Potomac
Clay Alexandria
Marshall Mouse
Wils P
Frank E. Brownell
Ileworth Klisworth
Milsworth
Elseworth
Upton
Mpmatriot Army de Potomacs
Freedom
Columbias Shore
Arlington
Washington
Brownell
Scott
Virginia
Besieged Capital and Rumors Across Potomac Front
Readers weighed conflicting reports as fortifications along the Potomac drew attention. The New York Sixty-ninth built a mile long embankment amid Confederate threats while naval action near Sewall's Point grew from ceremony to bombardment. Public mood turned red with every shot.
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Arlington
Alexandria
Washington
Potomac
New York Sixty-ninth
Sewall’s Point
Whitecaps Raid in Halifax County Court Case
In Halifax county circuit court, Cornelius Haskins charged with leading a Whitecaps assault on Carson Hubbard, a mixed white and colored band involved in nightly forays. Hubbard testified about masked attackers surrounding Jennings’s cabin, firing, beating, and forcing Hubbard to surrender before shots were fired. Haskins faced a prior brief hearing and received one year in the penitentiary. further arrests expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Halifax County
Commonwealth
Cornelius Haskins
Carson Hubbard
Haskins
Hubbard
Charles Robertson
Jennings
Robertson
Robertvon
Justice Anderson
Vedrine Victor In Great Race Paris Madrid Victory
The Paris to Madrid air race ends with Vedrine winning amid tragedy as General Berteaux is killed in Issy last Sunday. Vedrine lands at Getafe Apache and receives congratulations from King Alfonso and Queen Victoria. Gibert finishes late after repairs, with Garros’s fate uncertain as the crowd hails Vedrine’s triumph and the race records set along the 900 mile route.
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Paris
Berteaux
Issy
Madrid
Vedrine
Gatafe
Monupane
Alfonso
Queen Victoria
Louis Bleriot
Petit Parisien
Spanish Aero Club
Hivelot
Gibert
San Sebastian
Vedicme
Burgos
Pyrenees
Angouleme
Spain
Hattle
Ebnugte
Gray Angele
Cantabrian
Bay of Bison
Wehring
Gilbert and Garros
Gilbert
Bay of Biscay
Biarritz
Garros
Shas
Getafe
Tolosa
London Judge Grants Search of The Great Lafayette Estates
William Grossman, a New York lawyer, obtained judicial authority from Judge Neville in Civil Court to search the trunks of The Great Lafayette held by American Express. The aim is to locate the missing will disposing of a $500000 estate. The court paused estate disposition pending the search, believed to be in Lafayette's effects in the United States.
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London
William Grossman
New York
Neville
Lafayette
American Express
United States
Wrongs of the Poor Debated in a Teacher Letter
A June Woman's Home Companion excerpt by P. RK from Benson presents a poetically miswritten complaint about education and social class. The letter asks why teachers push breathing exercises for children while fathers earning two dollars daily, with four younger siblings, and warns of socialist ideas arising from such "dier fram" notions.
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P. RK
Benson
Woman's Home Companion
Fire destroys resort area in Bar Harbor Maine
A major blaze swept the Waterfront district in Bar Harbor destroying municipal buildings including a garage plant, a woodworking mill, skating rink and about twenty small houses. The estimated loss runs around 140000 dollars. Firefighters battled the flames through the night as smoke and embers darkened the shorefront.
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Bar Harbor
Fatal double tragedy in Briery Branch farm
In Briery Branch, near Harrisonburg, Virginia, C. P. Fairchild, 50, shot his wife in the head and then killed himself. The couple had been battling over an alimony suit in court for a year. Two children were home. one boy fled a quarter mile to fetch help.
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Harrisonburg
Briery Branch
P. Fairchild
Poer
Fairchild
Churn of Grandma's Milk in a Modern Age
A poem by Harriet Whitney Durbin in Woman's Home Companion muses on buttermilk as a fashion, contrasting grandma's churn with modern chic. It laments lost simple remedies and praises the old, wholesome life for its healthful charm and lingering memories.
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Harriet Whitney Durbin
Victoria's Grandson on Way to Coronation
Prince Leopold, Victoria's grandson, arrived from Japan in Vancouver and will visit Toronto and Ottawa as guest of Earl Grey before sailing for the coronation. The voyage shows Britain's royal links extending to Canada and Ontario through prominent officials and destinations.
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Vancouver
Prince Leopold
Queen Victoria
Japan
Toronto
Earl Grey
Ottawa
Gos
Gary to furnish second chapter of Stanley committee history
Washington special Gary of United States Steel Corp will furnish the second chapter of the Stanley committee's history of the Great Steel Trust. He is subpoenaed to appear next Thursday morning. The committee will meet tomorrow but expects few witnesses. John Lambert of Republic Iron and Steel will be heard soon as hearings continue through the present Congress. The panel plans stops in New York Pittsburgh and Chicago to take testimony with many steel and banking figures to be examined eventually. A civil suit under the Sherman act to dissolve the Silver Trust has been under DOJ review for six months.
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Washington, Db
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Stanley Committee
Great Steel Trust
John Lambert
Republic
Ion and Steel Company
Congress
New York
Pittsburg
Chicawo
Stanley
Gary
United States Steel Corporatton
Wil
United States
Steel Trust
Silver Trust
Department of Justice
Gary heads to New York for steel trust hearing
Former Judge Elbert H. Gary, chairman of U S Steel, travels by private car to New York tied to the Twentieth Century Limited for a conference before testifying next Thursday before the congressional committee examining the Steel Trust. A Steel Corp representative denied any NY business connected to his House appearance.
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Holls
Chicago
Ill
Elbert H. Gary
The
Steel Corporation
New York
Twentieth Century Limited
Congressional Committee
Washington
House
Steel Trust
Stor
Gary
Miss Wood-Ketcham and Mr Oldbach on Marriage Question
In a terse exchange Wolbach voices alarm at the marriage question, responding to Miss Wood Ketcham with a stern view. The brief dialogue centers on social expectations and concern over the matrimonial topic.
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Miss Wood-Ketcham
Mr. Oldbach
Wolbach
Realities and Rehearsal Clash in Stage Note
A brief stage exchange notes interruptions during rehearsal with remarks on how actors proceed. An actress counters a suggestion while acknowledging future implications.
De La Barra Becomes Provisional Mexican President
Francisco De La Barra, former Foreign Relations minister, took the oath as provisional president in Mexico City, with the Chamber of Deputies ceremony attended by Diaz staff and full diplomatic regalia led by U.S. Ambassador Henry L. Wilson. General E Kascon named Minister of War accompanied him as troops remain in the field through winter for training.
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Mexico City
Mex
Francisco de la Barra
Ixlay
Republic of Mexico
de la Barra
Chamber of Deputies
Diaz
Henry L. Wilson
E. Kascon
Calm After Victory in Mexico as Madero Reigns
Francisco I Madero sits calmly at the Revolucionary Army HQ receiving praise after Porfirio Diaz resigns He declares peace and order as Mexico becomes a republic He aims to unite the nation and curb factional rivalries while promising to bring order and progress amid regional leaders and a growing Madero influence in the new government
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Juarez
Revolutionary Army
Mexico
Francisco I. Madero
Porfirio Diaz
Republic
California
Magon
Coahuila
Vic
Ding
Ah Bret Burden
Madero
General Reyes
Meklen
Lenader
Madera
Villa
Oroxeo
Viva Madero
Sympathy in Mexico City as De La Barra Quietly Seizes Power
Crowds greet Francisco De La Barra as the new de facto leader amid Madero’s illness and President Diaz’s death rumors. Aso yesterday announced the death with Diaz alive, stirring public emotion and fears of power grabs. American Ambassador Wilson draws cheers as pro American sentiment grows in the capital. De La Barra vows not to seek the presidency or vice presidency, while revolutionaries influence the cabinet selection.
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Nas
Mexico City
Viva de la
Cuernavaca
Wilson
de la Barra
Mexico
Senor Domingues
Madero
la Barra
de la Bar
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Lawer
Saree W. Kennedy
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