WEWS OF HORSES AND HORSEMEN
The text reviews Virginia and North Carolina trotting and pacing horses at Walton Farm Falle Mills and Richmond. It lists horses, speeds, breeders, trainers, and upcoming Virginia State Fair entries while noting notable losses and shipments from Philadelphia and Roanoke. The roster includes Red Caliban, Devil Hal, Kenlight, Petaurist, Post Direct, and Prince M. with trainers Bryan Bass Porter Nelson Fletcher and others preparing for fall racing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton
Falle Mills
Railey A. Macey
Roanoke
Richmond
F. Cc
Rose Macnay
Philadelphia
Red Prodigal
Vito
Lizzie Land
Jim Red
Red Leo
Hal Jewell
Direct Hal
Jack McGrath
Hed Leo
Dare Devil
Eta- Mie
Red Caliban
Carina
Caliban
Norfolk
Ridimo
Red Cal
Devil Hal
Regardless Maid
Kenlight
McKinney
Lightning
Alcantara
Refi Prodigal
the Bondsman
Rose
W. G. Bryan
William L. Bass
John W. Porter
Henry C. Nelson
James Fletcher
Silas Smith
Conroy
Colonel Patrick
Estrella
Bird Eye
Virginia
North Carolina
Smith
A. T. Griffith
Acca Farm
Tonge G
Akar
Mambrino Boy
Berro
Bingara
Ter
Ich
Prince M
Dill
O Ae Anderson
Jude Cox
Alsa
Virginia Cooper
Bourbon Baron
Baron Wilkes
Virginia Maid
Mosul
Sam Purdy
Dick Direct
Gaitin
Hal
M. T. Page
Post Direct
Puella
Annine
Corinne
Bourbon Jay
Winifred
Post Boy
Ephraim Toodles
Henry Nelson
Maryland
Tasley
Easton
Great Stakes, Jr
Baltimore
Nelson
Stolypin Dies After Assassin’s Shot at Opera
Special dispatch reports Premier Stolypin died September 15 in a hospital after an assassin’s bullet struck him at the opera. Czarist officials announced the death followed a period of critical condition as doctors had warned of danger. A court-martial for Dmitri Bog, accused of firing the fatal shot, is set for Wednesday amid rising unrest and anti Semitic tensions in Kiel where Jewish residents fear outbreaks.
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Kief
Russia
Stolypin
Nicholas
Solypin
Dimtry Bo
Kiel
Prisoner Bogromt Confined in Iron Barred Cell
Bogromt, the spectacular prisoner, has been cut off from the outside world. No word comes from inside the fortress where he is kept and no one is allowed to see him. He is in chains in an iron barred cell while an armed soldier paces the corridor day and night.
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Bogromt
Rosenthal Held For Grand Larceny After Elopement
Solomon Rosenthal of 562 Bedford Avenue Williamsburgh was brought to Bedford Avenue Police Station on grand larceny charges. A woman claiming to be Mrs Alice Barrett confessed eloping with him from New Orleans last March and offered to raise funds to free him. Rosenthal, cashier for Empire Cleaning Company at 295 Bedford Avenue, pleaded not guilty and was held for Special Sessions.
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Rosenthal
Manhattan Avenue
Naumer
Jal
Alice Barrett
New Orleans
Empire Daveing and Cleaning Company
Bedford Avenue
Boy trades soapbox for auto ride and hospital care
Seven year old Henry Beyer in the Bronx longed for a car and used a soap box to imitate one. A soda wagon collided with him. he was hurt but received an auto ride to Fordham Hospital from grateful bystanders and doctors. Surgeons think the ride aided his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Beyer
Henry
Beyer
East One Hundred and Eighty-third Street
Bronx
Prospect Avenue
Garden Street
Eli Cassman
Seventh Street
Casaman
Dr. Schorr
Fordhant
Sonny
Our Trade With the East Urges Merchants to Extend Ties
The Columbia State notes William J. Calhoun urges American merchants to send representatives to China to grow trade. It warns that cotton textile sales abroad must expand beyond home demand, or mills risk extended idle periods and eventual closure. The piece recalls past boom and bust after the Russo Japanese War and stresses the need for new markets and steady manufacturing prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Calhoun
China
Orient
Tao
Columbia
5. C
Frees With Dummy Under His Arm After Chase
James Treemont allegedly stole a clothing dummy from 1820 South Street. He tried to strip a suit from the dummy, found the clothes chained, and carried away the entire outfit with the dummy under his arm. A crowd pursued him and Policeman Cunningham fired a shot, injuring him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Street
James Treemont
Cunningham
Hiladelphia Inquirer
Paraphrased Debate on Crime and Time for the Man
A terse exchange questions the fate of a man who acts, pondering whether he would serve time for his actions. The dialogue hints at responsibility and consequences in a gritty moral frame.
Is This Wireless Business Great Said In Point Of View
A brief quip contrasts wireless progress with wire workers’ view, noting tension between new tech and traditional labor. The exchange highlights perspective on advancements and everyday impact.
Edison’s Auto Kills a Child in Bavaria
Thomas A. Edison touring Europe by car was detained in Nuremberg to answer for the death of a twelve year old boy struck by the Edison vehicle. The chauffeur said the child ran into the road. Edison expressed regret and gave a substantial monetary gift to the parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuremburg
Bavaria
Thomas A. Edison
Europe
Edison
Morgan's Raiders Parade Honors Confederate General Morgan
In Louisville the last parade of Morgan's Raiders will honor General John H. Morgan with a October 13 dedication of his statue at Lexington. Surviving riders will be led by Generals Basil W. Duke and John B. Castleman, with Dr. Guy Carleton Lee as chief speaker. A curious note from Strand Magazine describes camel taming in Morocco using a cigar to calm the beast.
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Louisville
John H. Morgan
Lexington
Basil W. Duke
John B. Castleman
Guy Carleton Lee
Baltimore
Strand
Morocco
Denial of mismanagement in Hutchins estate suit in DC court
In Washington DC, William J. Dante argues against Mrs Rose Kneeling Hutchins claim to remove him as trustee of Stilson Hutchins 3 million dollar estate. Dante says the suit is uncalled for and notes annual car costs totaling 275 dollars plus 100 for a chauffeur, arguing 175 dollars monthly for repairs and upkeep is excessive.
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Washington, D. C
Stilson Hutchins
Rose
Hutchins
Washington
William J. Dante
Hutchings
District Supreme Court
Clahaugh
FEC Brandenburg
Dante
Dent
Wreck inquiry ends with noncommittal verdict in Byrd death
Richmond investigators fail to fix blame for Laurel wreck on the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac line. Engineer Charles Cooper testified after nearly twenty years on the job. Four theories were offered including foul play and excessive speed. Track and wheels checked. no tampering found. Cooper survived with minor injuries, praising a divine rescue. Coroner J Fulmer Bright led the inquest with attorneys Braxton and Cardwell present.
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Richmond
Bennetts
West Broad Street
Robert E. Byrd
Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomas
Laurel
Charles Cooper
Laurel Station
Cooper
Washington-Richmond
F. L. Koontz
A. C. Braxton
W. D. Cardwell
J. Fulmer Bright
Key West Storm Swept Neighborhoods Fear Past Damage
A violent hurricane, which struck the West Indies forty eight hours ago, now rages over the Caribbean Sea northwest of Jamaica. The storm, moving northwest, has caused disruption in communication and feared heavy losses. Jamaica reportedly suffered the greatest damage with the storm’s force.
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Key West
Aviator Rodgers Bets A Bad Fall
Middletown New York Special After a thirty five foot fall in which his machine was demolished and himself badly shaken up and his head out Cal P Rodgers the third entrant in the ocean to ocean sky race for the 50000 prize offered by William Randolph Hearst declared today that he would probably return to New York and the race over again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
N. Y
Cal. P. Rodgers
William Randolph Hearst
New York
Flight Pioneer Rodgers Plans Fresh Start After Crash
Rodgers crash landed into a tree while fleeing Middle at 6 o clock. His aeroplane was badly damaged and he wired Wright Company in Dayton for a replacement to be shipped at once. He expected to fly a new biplane into New York by tomorrow and resume from there. He said the machine would be fixed soon and he would resume tall flying with Charles Taylor as mechanician.
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Wright Company
Dayton
Ohio
Rodgers
New York
Charles Taylor
Laymen to Start Great Crusade Across North America
A plan led by J Pierpont Morgan James G Cannon Cyrus H McCormick and other millionaires prepares a massive lay led revival slated to reach 1576 cities in the United States and Canada The Men and Religious Forward Movement will dispatch 97 lay directors 76 major cities and 1200 smaller communities are named as targets with Christian workers en route to preach teach and invite back non attending men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
James G. Cannon
Fourth National Bank
Cyrus H. McCormick
International Harvester Company
United States
Canada
Broadway
Metropolitan Club
Morgan
Chase
Cannon
McCormick
Fulton Cutting
Samuel G. B. McCook
Cleveland H. Dodge
D. G. McAlpin
William H. Sloan
James M. Post
Minneapolis
Troops Put Down Revolt in China
Special-Chinese imperial troops gain ground in Sze Chuen province as anarchy ends. British and American ships help move refugees and aid relief. Cheng Tu reports no dispatches. Shanghai says the city is safe. Famine worsens despite measures. funds reach flood and famine areas but food remains unavailable.
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Shanghai
Sze Chuen
Yang Tse Kiang
Cheng Tu
Sze ‘Chuen
Ngan-Hwei
Norfolk Admits Petersburgs Claim Ending Pennant Dispute
Petersburg club was today notified that Bruckmiller, star pitcher, has been drafted by Detroit. Norfolk withdraws protest against awarding the pennant to Petersburg, ending the dispute over a bonus payment to Guiheen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Bruckmiller
Slabman
Detroit
Norfolk
Guiheen
MacArthur Resigns Pastoral Post to Lead World Baptist Alliance
The Rev Dr Robert S MacArthur reported resigning as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in New York to devote full time to the Baptist World Alliance, of which he is president. He is in Atlanta for a church dedication and plans to seek permission from Czar Nicholas to build a line in a Russian empire college.
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der. McArthur
New York
Robert S. MacArthur
Calvary Baptist Church
Baptist World Alliance
MacArthur
Atlanta
Russia
Nicholas
Russian Empire
Boy 17 Cranks Machine. Breaks Arm in Richmond
Russell Fergusson, seventeen, of West Franklin Street, Richmond, was cranking his father's machine yesterday when the handle flew back striking his right wrist. Bones snapped. he was taken home and a physician summoned. The fracture was reduced shortly after.
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Richmond
Russell Fergusson
M. B. Fergusson
West Franklin Street
Troops quell bread rioters in Vienna crowd control
Vienna deployed special heavy dragoons with carbines and sabres to patrol main streets after a bread riot began Sunday leaving five dead and about fifty wounded. Jails hold rioters including many women as 55 000 march, while artillery and machine gun batteries guard the city and imperial palace.
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Vienna
Rathaus
Kammerstrasse
Graben Boulevard
Innere Stadt
Imperial Palace
Ringstrasse
Europe
Military Department
Demand for New Wooden Leg Moves North Hempstead Board
Andrew Witzel of Manhasset told the North Hempstead Town Board that his wooden leg worn out after two repairs leaves him unable to work. He asks for a new leg, noting Mrs. James R. Willets lent him the leg years ago and has given small repairs and twelve cents when it wore again.
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New York
Andrew Witzel
Manhasset
L. L
North Hempstead
Charles E. Woodin
Witzel
James R. Willets
Killed His Hosts In Dinirgroow At Dinn er
In Tazewell Virginia Floyd Taylor and wife, respected Russell County residents, were slain at their Chany Creek home by Jim Bingham a Kentucky outlaw who drank before the dinner. He shot Taylor first then killed his wife through the breast. a girl in the house deflected a shot and Otis Powers was also targeted but uninjured. The bodies were sent to Pineville Kentucky.
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Tazewell
Floyd Taylor
Russell County
Chany Creek
Jim Bingham
Kentucky
Bingham
Taylor
Otis Powers
Pineyville
Third Storm Strikes Chicago Claims One Life
Chicago Ill special report describes a third equinoxial storm in a fortnight causing one death and injuries to over fifty people. The storm brought brilliant lightning, blew down trees, signs and scaffolding, damaged boats off Jackson Park, and left much of the north side in darkness with widespread property losses near a million dollars.
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Chicago
Ill
Jackson Park
Madison Congressman's Stroke Ends Life in Dodge City
Kansas City dispatch reports Representative M. Madison from Kansas Seventh District collapsed at his Dodge City home breakfast table. He suffered a stroke of apoplexy and died within minutes before a doctor arrived.
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Kansas City
M. Madison
Kansas
Dodge City
Kan
Madison
Brooklyn Man Buys 2000 Auto Then Car Explodes
Adolph Brambler, a Brooklyn salesman, bought a $2,000 automobile. After two hours of lessons he tried to drive home. He stopped at a garage to hire a chauffeur. A supposed driver, a local man, offered to give a spin. The car exploded and Brambler was thrown from the seat as flames erupted. the alleged chauffeur fled.
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New York
Adolph Brambler
Pacific Street
Brooklyn
Brambler
Brooklyn Bridge
Atlantic Avenue
Woman accused of poisoning husband delays jury trial
In Wheeling West Virginia Mrs ura Farnsworth Schenck will not face a jury on the charge of trying to poison her millionaire husband. The case was postponed until the November term after the previous jury disagreed.
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Mey
Wheeling
W. VA
Ura Farnsworth Schenck
Pryor Critiques Governors Choice on States Rights Shift
Roger A. Pryor a Virginian Confederate and long time editor and diplomat voices concern over the House of Governors appointing a committee to plead States rights before the Supreme Court. He cites encroachment by United States judges, referencing the Minnesota rate case and Salmon P. Chase on the balance between states and the nation.
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Roger A. Pryor
Supreme Court
New York
House of Governors
United States
Minnesota
Salmon P. Chase
Supreme Court of the United States
States
Union
Hens Lay Under Five Months In Alta Vista Flock
Lynchburg special reports H B Shawen, poultryman, fed hens that were a few days short of five months old to induce laying this year. The Alta Vista producer claims success through intensive feeding methods and considers the result noteworthy for poultry breeding.
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Lynchburg
H. B. Shawen
Alta Vista
Pin-Prick Death Report From New York
Joseph Hopkins, a truck driver from 92 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, died in St. John's Hospital after a brass pin punctured a tender part of his body. Seven weeks earlier the incident occurred while unloading a barrel, causing a wound that led to later blood poisoning and his death. He worked for Henry W. Sharkey and left a wife and two children.
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New York
Joseph Hopkins
St. John's Hospital
Long Island City
Jackson Avenue
Henry W. Sharkey
Hopkins
Denny Urged to Stay at Washington and Lee in Lexington
In Lexington Virginia protests urge Dr George H Denny to remain as president of Washington and Lee University after Alabama University offered him its presidency. The board of trustees the Town Council Lexington citizens and alumni all voiced to keep him in Lexington while Denny has not decided.
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Lexington
University of Alabama
George H. Denny
Washington and Lee University
Alabama University
Denny
Board of Trustees
Town Council of
estranged captain seeks release for son in murder case
In West Chester Pennsylvania Captain John Berry, a self described aeronaut, visited his estranged son Alfred Berry in Chester county jail amid a murder charge tied to the lynching of Zack Walker by a Coatesville mob. The reunion alongside Alfreds wife Daisy Howe Berry stirred tears and renewed hopes for justice as the elder Berry vowed to spend all efforts to exonerate his son. The couple plans to move to St Louis once Alfred is freed. The tale centers on a dramatic family reconciliation shadowed by a violent accusation.
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West Chester
John Berry
Chester County
Alfred
Zack Walker
Berry
Daisy Howe
Roches, N
Tradesmen Trust Company Closed in Philadelphia
Tradesmen's Trust Company at Juniper and Chestnut Streets closed its doors on September 18. Founded in 1890 with paid up capital of $300,000, it reports solvent status and promises dollar for dollar to creditors. Assets largely mortgages and real estate advances, capital $500,000, deposits $1,341,386 with $973,100 on check. Resources reach $2,294,630. Peter Boyd presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Orphaned Richmond Children Found Destitute
Four children ages twelve to twenty months, Grace Della Willie and Alice, were found living in squalor after their father William Neathery and mother Belle left. Justice Crutchfield ordered placement in a comfortable home with Dr. James Buchanan overseeing care. The Salvation Army and Associated Charities arranged temporary housing and possible detention or asylum if needed.
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Rica Mond
Justice Crutchfield
Law
Associated Charities
Captain Wiggins
Salvation Army
James Buchanan
Crutchfield
William RF. Neathery
Belle Neathery
Norfolk
Buchanan
Neathery
Grand Jury
Eighteenth Street
Richmond
East Grace Street
Dr. Buchanan
James
Reformatory
Minnie
Danville
Grace
Della
Willie
Gracie
Alice
Thea
Su Grumblin
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