Foelker Fights Through Illness to Cast Vote in Senate
Senator Foelker, weakened by illness, hobbled into the Albany Senate chamber for roll call on a Penal Code measure and a Percy-Gray repeal. With Dr. Murphy and Canon Chase at his side, he voted aye despite fatigue, then was carried from the chamber as his condition slowly improved.
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Capitol
Cahon Chase
Assemblyman
Senator Foelker
Senate Chamber
Chianler
Senate
Chanler
Foelker
Chanter
Grady
Raines
Hart
Senate Committee On Codes
Gov. Hughes
Gundy
Cassidy
Wilcox
Albany
Hinman
Broome
Fay
Canon Chase
Dr. Murphy
Gov
Agnew
Cohalan
New York
Foclker
Aew
Armstrong
Carpenter
Cobb
Cordis
Davis
Dunn
Fancher
Fuller
Gates
Heacock
Hill
Hooker
O’neill
Page
Saxe
Smith
Taylor
Travis
Tully
Wallace
White
Ackroyd
Boyce
Burr
Cullen
Emerson
Frawley
Gilchrist
Grattan
Harte
Hasenflug
Knapp
McCall
McCarren
McManus
Mullaney
Owens
Ramsperger
Lohmer
Sullivan
Thompson
Emple
Senator Foelker Recovers After Voting Day
After a tense evening, Senator Foelker is placed to bed and reported improving by Dr. Murphy. Canon Chase praises the senator as Mrs. Foelker receives word that the Racing bills were won and the senator will be brought home tomorrow.
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Canon Chase
Senator Foelker
Dr. Murphy
Mrs. Foelker
Staatsburg
Provisions Of The Bills Signed By Gov Hughes
Special to The New York Times Albany June 11 The Racing Bills now chapters 506 and 507 of 1908 were signed by Gov Hughes. They do not affect horse racing but change penalties for gambling pool selling and bookmaking declaring such acts a public nuisance. Chapter 506 repeals civil recovery for on track gambling and sets imprisonment up to one year. Chapter 507 amends the Penal Code shifting gambling from a felony to a misdemeanor and placing it under minor criminal courts.
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New York Times
Albany
Gov. Hughes
State Racing Commission
Foelker Chair Breaks as Thompson Sits Down
In Albany on June 11 Senator Thompson of Brooklyn weighing nearly 300 pounds sat in Senator Foelker's chair causing a loud crack and a fall. The crash sparked a claim of a sabotaged chair but others denied it as a political protest over bills. The chair collapsed when screws under the seat gave way.
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Senator Thompson
New York Times
Albany
Senate
Brooklyn
Senator Foelker
Foelker
Thompson
Foelker Improves. Senator Sleeping, Says Doctor
Dr. Murphy reports Senator Foelker resting well after night, with no expected serious developments. He clarifies that earlier reports about doctors Bailey and Elting were due to a misunderstanding. He says a telephone chat with Drs Bull and Grant in New York offered possible Albany consultations, not confirmation of action.
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Albany
N. Y
Murphy
Senator Foelker
Bailey and
Elting
Foelker
William T. Bull
Grant
New York
Haggin To Sell Kentucky Stock After Hart-Agnew
James B. Haggin, famed Kentucky breeder, announces he will sell his stock farm stock and shift to cattle farming following the Hart-Agnew bills. He estimates his $1,000,000 of breeding stock and 150 yearlings will fetch far less under the new law, and notes betting is essential to racing profits. Other breeders warn of a national setback, while some expect eventual benefits or crisis mitigation.
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Hart- Agnew
James B. Haggin
Kentucky
Watercress
Hamburg
James G. Cavanagh
Belmont Speaks on New York Anti-Gambling Bill
August Belmont, chair of The Jockey Club, comments on the 60-call anti racing measure. He says associations will honor racing obligations and run off features this season, but the prohibition on betting harms the turf, may ruin racing, and could throw men out of work and cripple Thoroughbred breeding and improvement.
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London
New York
Belmont
Jockey Club
O. H. P. Belmont
Senate
New York State
Losses Mount as Agnew Betting Bill Passes
The Agnew Anti-Betting bill will devastate the Saratoga area and other states by curtailing racing related employment. An estimated 40,000 workers in New York state tied to racing could lose jobs, including track staff, breeding farm workers, and stable hands, with 800 bookmakers also affected. Tables detail projected losses.
Rich Thoroughbred Breeders Control Vast Land Holdings
R Keene August Belmont and Clarence H Mackay own or control over 10 000 acres in the region primarily for breeding thoroughbreds The land valued at about 200 per acre totals over 2 000 000 The breeders own 1 500 brood mares worth 1 500 000 and numerous stallions including Rockland Blaise Meddler Water Cress and Adam James B Haggin canceled shipments of 150 yearlings and 17 carloads later in the week affecting over 5 000 workers and listing owners holdings such as Haggin Madden Keene Belmont and Young with farms 200 to 500 acres each
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R. Keene
August Belmont
Clarence H .Mackay
Rockland
R. Blaise
Meddler
J. B. Haggin
John E. Madden
James R. Keene
Milton Young
Saratoga Turned Blue by Anti-Racing Bills Passage
In Saratoga N Y June 11 the Agnew Hart anti racing bills passage unsettles hotel and business leaders. They expected defeat and prepared for the season, as racing brings summer profits and rents from visitors vanish. Gov Hughes and 26 supporting senators are denounced. absence of racing threatens thousands in losses for the Saratoga Association.
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New York Times
Saratoga
N. Y
Agnew-Hart
Gov. Hughes
The
Saratoga Association
Value of Racing Properties and Annual Losses Listed
The article itemizes property values for racing interests including breeding farms and tracks, with totals reaching 81 million. It presents an appended table showing annual losses in salaries admissions patron spending track-related commerce and local rail travel, plus yearling sales impacts, summarized under Annual Financial Losses.
Economic Impact of Anti Betting on New York Racing
The anti betting measure would depress metropolitan racing property value by about 81 million and incur annual losses near 26 million. Property owners breeders and associations would suffer across Belmont Park Coney Island Brooklyn Brighton Empire City and Queens County. Patronage rail fares and small business sales would shrink, affecting Saratoga and Buffalo as well.
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New York City
Saratoga
Buffalo
Sheepshead Bay
Gravesend
Brighton
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Long Island Railroad
Spa
Westchester Racing Association
Belmont Park
Coney Island Jockey Club
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Brighton Beach Racing Association
Empire City Racing Association
Metropolitan Jockey Club
Queens County Jockey Club
Loss to Kentucky breeders from New York racing ban
Lexington report notes the anti-race track gambling law in New York may halt Eastern racing and depress demand for Kentucky yearlings. Breeders fear they must delay sales as farm stock awaits a market, with prominent names like James Haggin cited among concerned Eastern turfmen.
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New York Times
Lexington
Kentucky
New York
James B. Haggin
James
Officials Visit Raises Doubt Over Racing Meeting Betting
Town officials arrived as the association debated whether to hold the racing meeting with betting removed. The outcome remains undecided with no clear agenda disclosed.
Stakes To Be Run Off After Race Track Bill Vote
After the vote on race track bills, turf leaders discuss immediate effects. Attendance may drop and small bookmakers may move to Canada and other tracks. Saratoga, Gravesend, Coney Island clubs plan to proceed with stakes while future actions are debated.
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August Belmont
Jockey Club
Europe
James R. Keene
Saratoga Racing Association
Philip J. Dwyer
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Gravesend
Andrew Miller
Saratoga
Schuyler Parsons
Coney Island Jockey Club
Brighton Beach Association
Broadway Bookmakers Face Sudden Legislation Dilemma
Edward Burke of the Bookmakers Association and John Considine discussed a surprising new bill at the Hotel Metropole. They warned lawmakers may push gambling underground, while Considine doubted he would shut racing this year and noted tracks remain funded for the season. A policeman warned of graft spreading if gambling shifts venues.
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Bookmakers’Association
Edward Burke
Hotel Metropole
Considine
Mr. Burke
Connecticut
John Considine
Times
Race laws in other states face long push to end track gambling
The piece traces three decades of race-track regulation from Illinois where Chicago venues like Garfield and Harlem Parks were shut down, to Washington Park where the association was forced out. Gamblers moved to afloat bets on a lake steamer and wireless race updates, then to federal action. Missouri also served as a key battleground for racing.
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Illinois
Chicago
Garfield
Dexter
Harlem
West Side
Washington Parks
Washington Park Racing Association
Missouri
History of Race Gambling Bans Across States
The piece surveys bans on track betting and racing in Missouri Illinois Arkansas Tennessee New York and Louisiana. It notes Gov Folk’s 1903 victory halting gambling in Missouri and describes racing shutdowns from Hot Springs to New Orleans City Park amid legislative battles and general prohibition movements.
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Stouis State Fair Grounds
Cellas
Delmar
St Louis
Cella
Union Park
Gov. Folk
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Essex
Oaklawn Parks
Oaklawn Park
Little Rock
Illinois
Missouri
Tennessee
Montgomery Park
Memphis
Blood Horse Association
Nashville
New York State
Congress
Benning
Washington, D. C
Louisiana
City Park and Fair Grounds
New Orleans
Senate
Long Island Railway Chief Sees Racing Losss Not Hit Hard
President Ralph Peters of the Long Island Railway says racing bills may cut earnings this year but notes prior four month 1807 racing season grossed about 4000000. He cites crowd handling costs at Brighton Beach Jamaica Gravesend and Belmont Park and expects population growth to offset losses next summer.
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New
Brighton Beach
Jamaica
Gravesend
Belmont Park
Peters
Long Island
Paterson Poolrooms Shut After New York Race Law
Plain clothes police under Chief Bimsen closed every poolroom in Paterson New Jersey after 3 PM. Authorities will lodge complaints against Otto Gieselhauser Joseph Welly and Peter Lercorner for subletting poolrooms. The move follows New York anti racing legislation impacting local betting rooms.
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New York Times
Paterson
N. J
Bimsen
Otto Gieselhauser
Prince Street
Joseph Welly
Main Street
Peter Lercorner
Clark Streets
Podroms
New York
Capt Rabey Died After Rabies Autopsy in New Brighton
Capt Edward C Rabey of the Quarantine Department died after a bite weeks earlier. An autopsy at the S R Smith Infirmary New Brighton Richmond showed the spinal cord and brain bore the characteristic signs of true rabies confirming hydrophobia.
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Rabey
Edward C. Rabey
Quarantine Department
S.R. Smith Infirmary
New Brighton
Richmond
Delagrange Halts Milan Flight Tests After Machinery Accident
In Milan on June 11 M Delagrange the aeroplanist resumed experiments but was forced to stop due to damage to part of his equipment. Repairs will delay further tests until replacement parts can be shipped from Paris.
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Milan
M. Delagrange
Paris
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Useful Hints to Housekeepers on Jap-a-Lac Coatings
A household guide notes that applying a coat of Natural Jap-a-Lac over old or new linoleum or oil cloth extends life by preserving the original finish. Weather beaten front doors regain beauty with Jap-a-Lac, and new look follows the brush. Best match is the old color. Windows and door screens should be coated each spring with Brilliant Black on the screens and Mahogany or Oak tones on frames to rejuvenate and prevent rust on wire cloth.
Porch Care Tips For Restoring Old Finishes
The guide recommends protecting and identifying the surface each spring with Jap a Lac. It suggests using the color of the old finish and offers Red or Green Jap a Lac as color options to refresh porch surfaces.
Wicker Furniture Restored With Mahogany Lacquer Shine
A damaged ad-like note touts wicker furniture coated in Mahogany Ox-Blood Red Malachite Green Gloss White Jap a-Lac promising looks like new.
Jap-a-Lac Finishes Noted for Home Preservation
Advertorial mentions Jap-a-Lac as a solution for preserving water pipes furnaces radiators hot water tanks and iron fences. It highlights color options Gold Aluminum Dead Black and Brilliant Black as finishes to beautify and protect fixtures.
Decorative Metals See Renewed JapazyLac Finish Appeal
A local shop reports renewed interest in picture frames candelabra lamps and hardware finished with Gold Aluminum or Dead Black JapazyLac yielding a wrought iron look. The Dead Black coating remains a popular option.
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Bevon
Restore Old Vehicles With Bright Refreshed Paint
A local ad promotes repainting old automobiles carriages wagons and farm implements in Jap-a-Leed colors with Brill iant Black Red Green or Empire Blue. It promises a near new look at nominal cost and claims it can be done by an inexperienced person.
Jap-A-La Finished Floors and Woodwork Aid
Jap A La is a household essential marketed as versatile for cellar to garret use. It is promoted for finishing old or new floors and woodwork with instruction to ask your paint dealer.
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Long Island Road
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the Trow Press
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