Two Fetishes at the Springs and Saratoga’s gambling reform
Special to The New York Times from Saratoga on August 5 describes a day of heavy betting at the track, noting John W. Gates and other financiers backing Conundrum and Gunfire, while Richard Canfield's village management earns praise for cleanliness and local patronage. The piece links Whitney and Canfield to Saratoga’s social evolution and cautions on gambling’s role in town prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Track
W. C. Whitney
Richard Canfield
New York Times
Saratoga
Twenty-second Regiment
Happy Land
George Gouth
New York
John
Fourteenth Street
Jehu
Abou Ben Adhenmis
Agood
Canfield
Iners
Hackman
William C. Whitney
Whitney
Coe
Isome
Mr. Whitney
American bicyclist Diavolo suffers serious fall at Aquarium
Diavolo, an American rider, crashed after looping during his act at the Aquarium in London. His bicycle skidded, he went over the handlebars, missed the safety net, and fell to the floor. He was conscious at Westminster Hospital later, with injury extent unknown for 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Diavolo
Aquarium
Westminster Hospital
Woman's Exhibition to Feature Baby Show at Madison Square Garden
The Professional Woman's League announces Bev orus as part of its Industrial Section for the upcoming Woman's Exhibition at Madison Square Garden. Prizes total 350 dollars for twins most alike, prettiest baby, prettiest mother, homeliest baby, and homeliest mother. Nursery utensils will be displayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Professional Woman's League
Bev Orus
Madison Square Garden
Gabrilowitsch to Make First US Appearance at Worcester Festival
Daniel Frohman cables that Ossip Gabrilowitsch will travel to America earlier than planned and will debut as principal soloist on Thursday October 2 at the Worcester Festival in Massachusetts.
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Gabrilowitsch
Daniel Frohman
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
America
Worcester
Mass
Van Horne Taken to Sanitarium With Typhoid
R B Van Horne removed from the steamship Curityba to Swinburne Island then to Dr W G Wylies sanitarium on West 43rd Street Health Officer Dr Doty confirms typhoid fever and states he is seriously ill but not delirious The engineer for the Cuban Railway previously served under his father Sir William C Van Horne president
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R. B. van Horne
Swinburne Island
W. G. Wylie
West Forty-third Street
Doty
van Horne
William C. van Horne
Griggs Attacks Babcock Over Trust Policy Clash
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chief Griggs criticizes Republican leader Babcock on tariff and trust issues. He cites protection aims to aid consumers, argues against export-tilted tariffs, and defends Democratic stance on Philippine policy and domestic cost.
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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
New York Times
Washington
Griggs
Democratic Congressional Committee
Babcock
Republican Congressional Committee
Congressman Babcock
Wisconsin
Congress
Mr. Babcock
Washington Post
Scotland
Payne
Pennsylvania
Maine
Republican Party
McKinley
Spooner
United States
Sampson
Automobilists Seek Redress Over Station Accidents
Port Washington long Islanders claim a deliberate campaign targets motorists. A mass accident at the station injures Mrs. Jeremiah Reid and harms several rigs while a single standing automobile is alleged. the negro coachman admits starting the disturbance after his horse bolted into parked carriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
5. W. Lambert
Painter Alexander Ries Dies After Prolonged Sleep
Alexander Ries a painter from Trenton died at his home after two weeks in a deep sleep triggered by illness in Philadelphia. He had been moved by train thirty miles and jolted over streets, prompting doctors to call it uraemic coma.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Alexander Ries
Philadelphia
Hewitt Street
G. H. Parker
St. Francis’s Hospital
Felix Levy Not Drowned in Port Jervis Report
A report claiming Felix Levy of New York City drowned at Port Jervis last week is incorrect. The supposed victim is not Felix Levy, law partner of Supreme Court Justice Greenbaum, who has offices on Broadway and residence at the San Remo Hotel. The notice also notes a medical ad for Dr. Jayne's Tonuc Vermifuge for digestive ailments.
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Felix H. Levy
Felix Levy
New York City
Port Jervis
Supreme Court
Greenbaum
Broadway
San Remo Hotel
Funeral of William Clark Head of Clark Thread Company
The funeral of William Clark of Clark Thread Company was held at North Reformed Church Newark at 3 pm with sailors of the Cherokee as pallbearers. Gov. Franklin Murphy and other prominent citizens attended. the service was led by Rev. Dr James I Vance assisted by Rev. Donald Sage. The body rests in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
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New York Times
Newark
N. J
William Clark
Clark Thread Company
North Reformed Church
Cherokee
James I. Vance
Donald Sage
New York
Robert ¥. Ballantine
Archibald Mercer
Charles J. Kipp
Thomas W. Crooks
Andrew Kirkpatrick
Bloomfield J.miller
William Wilson
A. S. Pratt
Boston
Franklin Murphy
John E. Dryden
George W. Tompkins
The
Board of Trade
R Wayne Parker
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Hidden $500000 Gift to Metropolitan Art Museum
A secret donation worth around half a million dollars is accepted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The donor and the collection remain unnamed until the exhibit opens. The items are described as unlike any other in the museum and will be shown in the north gallery of the new east wing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Louis P. di Cesnola
Garland
Gen. di Cesnola
Foxhall Keene Home Again From Polo Tour
Foxhall P. Keene captain of the American polo team returned to New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse with his wife. He reports full recovery from a field injury and attributes the loss to inferior team play rather than horses. He doubts future matches, predicting the cup will stay in England for decades.
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Foxhall
P. Keene
Hurlingham
England
New York
Keene
Mr. Keene
London
Death List of a Day John F James prominent Brooklyn real estate dealer
John F James a veteran Brooklyn real estate dealer died Monday night at his Red Bank New Jersey country house from stomach trouble. He led John F James & Sons, large city suburban and country realty firm. Born Monmouth NJ sixty seven years ago he joined the Civil War Fifty sixth NY Regiment and reached captain rank. Survived by wife and two sons John F James Jr and Clinton R James. Funeral in Red Bank with services today. remains to Cypress Hills National Cemetery in soldier’s uniform.
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John F. James
Brooklyn
Red Bank
N. J
James
John F. James & Sons
Monmouth County
Fifty-sixth New York Regiment
Seventh New York
Wyckoff & Little
Little
Wyckoff & James
Court and
Montague Streets
Montague Street
John F. James, Jr
Clinton R. James
Eighth Avenue
Regular Army
Seventy-fourth Volunteer Regiment
Lincoln
Summers
Pension Office
Patent
National Cemetery
Cypress Hills
Capt. Summers
Dr. William M. Beardsheet Dies in Minneapolis Meeting
Dr. William M. Beardsheet president of Iowa State College in Ames died early today from nervous prostration linked to a National Educational Association meeting in Minneapolis held a month earlier. He also served as president of the association.
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Des Moines
Iowa
William M. Beardsheet
Iowa State College
Ames
National Educational Association
Minneapolis
Doctor Beardsheer Iowa Educator Pioneer
Dr Beardsheer was born in Dayton Ohio in 1850 and spent his boyhood on a farm. He studied at Otterbein University and Yale. He led Western College Toledo Iowa from 1881 to 1889 and then ran Des Moines city schools 1890–1891. He led Iowa State Teachers' Association in 1894 and became Indian Commissioner in 1897.
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Dr Beardsheer
Dayton
Ohio
Otterbein University
Yale University
The
Western College
Toledo
Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Brooklyn Charity Appeals For Two Families In Need
The Brooklyn Bureau of Charities seeks 25 dollars to aid a four child family as the husband lies ill and cannot support them. It also seeks 15 dollars to assist another four child family. Contributions go to the Central Office at 69 Schermerhorn Street.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bureau of Charities
Bureau
Schermerhorn Street
Auction for Monmouth Memorial Hospital to Continue Next Evening
Due to a small turnout and bad weather the auctionra of the bene fit for Monmouth Memorial Hospital will resume tomorrow at 8 30 oclock in the Norwood Park Casino Lew Fields of Weber Fields acts as auctioneer with a limited portion of items offered.
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Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Norwood Park
Lew Fields
Weber & Fields
Central Federated Union Donation Sent to Miss Penny
The Central Federated Union sent ten dollars to Miss Virginia Penny, delivered at 134 West Sixty-second Street. The Times incorrectly listed her home as West Sixty-first Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Federated Union
Virginia Penny
West Sixty-second Street
NEW York Times
Dr Jesse Bradford Losey Dies at 75 in New York
Dr Jesse Bradford Losey of Conesus Centre Livingston County New York died at age seventy five. Born in Dansville he studied at the University of Vermont Medical College and practiced for over forty years. He served in the Twenty second New York Cavalry during the Civil War and fought at the Wilderness and Malvern Hill and accompanied Gen Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley. He introduced General Grant to his brigade when Grant became commander in chief.
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Rochester
N. Y
Jesse Bradford Losey
Conesus Centre
Livingston County
Dansville
Losey
Medical College
University of Vermont
New York Cavalry
Obituary notices list multiple funeral details for August
A compilation of death notices and funeral times for Sarah Beebe Marian Bruce Webster Augusta Erlanger John N Glover Ruth Lummis Mary K Punnett and John Osborn Wyeth. Details include dates August 4 1902 1903 locations Brooklyn Manhattan Narragansett Pier Caldwell Newark and service times and burial plans.
Portland Prohibition Sheriff Samuel F Pearson Dies
The Rev. Samuel F Pearson Portland’s famed Prohibition Sheriff died of heart disease in Portland Maine on August 5 his death noted by local officials and church leaders.
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New York Times
Portland
Samuel F. Pearson
Notable New Haven Figures Die in London and City
Obituaries report the death of Samuel A. Galpin president of the New Haven Clock Co in London. Other losses include Dr I Renwick Glen of Rumford Chemical Co Plainfield N J, Joseph Wallace Cremin longtime NYC school principal, Joan H Glover Yale trained lawyer and reformer, Captain Charles G Summers Civil War veteran and Brooklyn resident.
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Samuel A. Galpin
New Haven
University of Pennsylvania
Joseph Wallace Cremin
East Seventy-first
College of St. Francis Xavier
Joan H. Glover
Glover, Sweezy & Glover
Deaths Reported August 5 in Manhattan
A Manhattan death notice lists individuals reported on August 5 with ages cited, noting one year or under ages recorded as one year.
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John W. Gates
Joan W. Gates
J. A. Drake
Mr. Gates
Zoroaster
Wall Street
Aynich
Ling
Winnies
Gates
Hi Clebilouse
MR. Canfield
Pour Les Poissons
Como
John A. McCall
Mamie
Tye
Pleasure Bay
Julian Ralph
New Publications
Jaseattle
Abutte
Salt Lake
Chicago& S
Owen Wister
Richmonder
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Denver
Wyoming
Tucson
Omaha
Topekas
Clevernds
Louisville
Bret Harte
Atlanta
Arthur I. Keller
U. S
Macmillan Company
MR. van Horne
William
Republican Committee
Long Island
D. Jayne
Gov. Murphy
Museum OF Art
Foxhall Keene
W. M. Beardsheet
Monmouth Hospital
Miss Penny
Missoula
Tetonka
Eg &W
Jesse B. Losey
Rev
Woodlawn Cemetery
Borough of
Bronx
East
Madison Square South
Manhattan
Angelin
Patrick
Axelroot
Sarah
Beere
Avis
Biberian
Catherine
Cairo
Domenica
Crosby St
Cummings
J., Jr
E. 24Th St
Esther
W. 66Th St., 8 Cremin, Joseph W., 169 E. Tist
Lexington
Fitzpatrick Maggie
Finklestein
Jacob
Flint
Anna B
Flynn
Eliza
West End
Welewss Fitzgerald
Mary
Hamilton
Gaffney
Elizabeth
Goldberg
Max
Galva
Ariz
Caroline
Golden
W. 67Th
Goldstein
Nettie
E. 96Th St
Geoghen
Michael
Laight
Hair
Edward
Enes
Harkins
Martha
Huffman
Leonard
Heine
Daniel
Ol Stuyvesant
Bates Houschild
John H.C
Horn
Adolph
Howland
Justine
Johnson
Bowery Keenan
Esseee Kuglar
Rose
Ludlow
Essex
Kruger
Abraham
Kilkelly
Kelly
Ellen
Avenue A
Lipke
Fischer
E. Houston
Lee
Arthur
Lerch
Annie
Liddy
Madison
Maher
Marx
James W
Marrow
Nicholas
Mack
Anna
Clark
Malone
Maloney
Thomas
E & . Mills
Willliam
McCauley
Hsther
Sheridan
Spinelli
Carmela
Scheer
Smith
Seer Schneider
Schreifer
Schwartz
Rutgers Place
von Hassen
Myron C
Brockton
Vetter
Emma
Janes Weymann
Weigel
Young
Hector
Higdon
Homer
Riverside
Hill
Robert
Kart
Charles E
Miller
Elmnore
Mulhearn
Florence
Murray John
Seton
EY Bert
Westchester
Ashe
Strong Henry
Warren
Weitgen
Fannie
St. Joseph’ S
Ilos
Buckley, M
Sid St
E. Lizzie
Clayton
Frances
Clemente
Frisina
Montieth St
Cook
F. R
Cosgrove
Bridget
St. Peter's
Costelly
Ann
Henry Crawford
Hazen
Eastern District Hospital
Bea
Delbel
Clara
Grattan
Deubler
Josephine
Graham Av Donnelly
Helen
Shepherd Aoy
Dawson
J. B
Dunston
Edith M
Walton St
Feelten
St Aerne Rhe Ee
Fuller
Emily W
Park Place
Galagher
W. H
Rodney St
Gibson
Gilson
Patehen Ay
Metropolitan
Gordon
Seigel
Myrtle
Hale
St. John's Hospital
Hanley
Joseph
Cms
Acpeees
Hannigan
Winifred
Hartmann
Theresa C
St. John’s
Nartogough
Margate
Hobron
Clinton
Hoffman
Melrose St
Howell
Levi R
Cumberland St. Hospital
Knighton
Krause
Johann B
Kretzschman
Kga Grove
Lamprecht
WiLliam G
Dean St
Mahler
Bertha
Lynch St
Makowski
Marianna
20Th St
Teeeee Mankrel
Ralph St Merked
Irene
Decatur St
Moran
Willoughby
Murphy
Newell Stoner McCartney
H.S
McCormack
Hugh T
11Th St
McCormick
Kenneth A
Sehermerhorn Stee
O'Rourke
Tremont St
Pecor
Blanche N
Chauncey
Ferris St
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