Suburban Day at Gravesend Amid Crowds and Classic Quiet
A vast holiday crowd fills Gravesend with rail, trolley, carriage and auto traffic for a day of sport. The Suburban Handicap of 20000 is run as the fourth race with Cairngorm and Dandelion as the favorites, as Go Between and Colonial Girl attract attention in a field of twelve.
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Madison Square Garden
Gravesend
Birl Getall
Beldame
Hermis
Africander
Gold Heels
Alcedo
Kinley Mack
Imp
Ben Brush
Sysonby
Ort Wells
Stalwart
Burgomaster
Coligny
Ballot
F. E. Brown
Oliver Cromwell
James R. Keene
Kuroki
W. Harry Brown
Agile
Miller
Radtke
Lyne
J. Jones
Go Between
Astronomer
Dolly Spanker
Go Between Triumphs In Close Brooklyn Handicap Finish
In a rough start Mars Cassidy and others faltered as Dandelion, Cederstrome, Astronomer and Oxford led briefly. Go Between, ridden by Shaw, surged from the pack to collar Dandelion just before the wire, winning a crowded mile and a quarter dash amid interference and late surges. Miller rode Dandelion creditably, with both riders earning praise for a faultless performance.
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Himelif
Cairngorm
Dandelion
Tokalon
Berriey
Mars Cassidy
Proper
Oxford
Colonial Girl
Brooklyn
Agile
Cederstrome
Astronomer
Garner
Miller
Dolly Spanker
Alfred
Cairns0rm
Hamburg
Go Between
Shaw
Ballot Upsets Water Pearl in Five and Half Furlongs at Sheepshead
At Sheepshead Bay the two year old Ballot defeated Water Pearl by two lengths in the 1 03 for five and one half furlongs in the first part of the $19 04 Double Event. Ethan showed class in his East debut, while Coligny and Brookdale Nymph also posted wins as Radtke rode two victs after a two week suspension.
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Sheepshead Bay
Sidney Paget
Water Pearl
James R. Keene
Ballot
Gravesend
Ballet
Watercress
Ethan
Coligny
Paul Jones
Ray
Farraheen
Brookdale Nyemph
Harry Payne Whitney
Hamburg Kelle
Arkurta
Tippetoes
Brookdale
George S. Davis
Benevolent
Radtke
Brookdale N H
Ballor
Callahan
Liffey Benk
Sh Bay
Society at the Races at Suburban Meet at Sheepshead Bay
A society crowd attended the Suburban at Sheepshead Bay with prominent names such as Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt Jr, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock Jr, Mrs. James L. Kernochan, and many other social figures including Payne Whitney, Garret B. Kip, Cornelius Fellowes, Capolyn Fellowes, and Clarence Mackay among the observers. The event highlighted New York’s fashionable set amid enjoying the racetrack proceedings.
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Sheepshead Bay
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr
Jamesl. Kernochan
Harry Payne Whitney
C. H. P. Pelmont
August Belmons
Joseph Widener
E. H. Weatherbee
Pierre Lorillard
Garret B. Kip
F. Oo. Beach
Duryea
J. Norman de R. Whitehouse
EF. Fr. Thomas
K. Livingston Beckman
Cornelius Fellowes
Capolyn Fellowes
F. K. Pendleton
Johnston Imegeen, Jr
Go Between owner wins big bet at Suburban Handicap
Go Between, owned by Alex Shields and trained by John Shields, wins the Suburban Handicap at Sheepshead Bay before jockey Willie Shaw. Dandelion, ridden by Madden’s filly Sally K. and driven by John E. Madden and F. R. Hitchcock, finishes a short head behind, with Go Between earning a purse of 17,000 dollars and owner Shields collecting bets far exceeding the prize.
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Sheepshead Bay Racetrack
Alex Shields
John Shields
Go Between
Messrs. Shields
F. R. Thomas
Hermis
Hermence
Imm
Mr. Thomas
Advance Guard
Shields
Hunter Raine
Africander
Willie Shaw
Shaw
America
George E. Smith
Pittsburg
Phil
Sally K
Hamburg
Dandelion
Daly
John A. Drake
David Gideon
Astronomer
Dieudonne
Star Chime
Gideon
Mr. Drake
Messrs. Drake
Mr. Gideon
Meddler-Indigo
William Collins Whitney
Mr. Shields
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Gravesend
Sheepshead Bay
F. R. Hitchcock
John E. Madden
Belmont Park
Grapple
Brooklyn
Tokalon
Mrs Lovett Denies Divorce Charges in Brooklyn Supreme Court
Mrs Grace E Lovett testified in her defense in the Brooklyn Supreme Court denying allegations by corespondent Harry A Grant. She rejected claims of unduly intimate conduct while in Florida. She cited poor health in Jacksonville under nurse supervision and photos shown from the boarding house period.
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Grace E. Lovett
George E. Lovett
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Olano
Dr. J William White Operated At Mayo Hospital
Dr J William White of Philadelphia underwent intestinal cancer surgery at Mayo Hospital Rochester performed by Drs W W and W J Mayo. Surgeons deem the operation remarkable and recovery chances favorable. White directs athletics at the University of Pennsylvania and formerly served as surgeon to the 1st Troop of Philadelphia. He attended President Garfield after the shooting.
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St. Paul
J. William White
Philadelphia
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Minn
White
W. W
W. J. Mayo
University of Pennsylvania
1St Troop
Garfield
Agnew
Guiteau
America at Flood Tide reveals Cannon on prosperity and progress
James Creelman profiles Speaker Cannon in Pearson's Magazine July issue, quoting his defense of national prosperity. He argues production and markets drive growth, citizens benefit from higher wages, and the United States leads in manufactured and agricultural output with minimal unrest. He praises Congress, rejects demagogues, and asserts socialism cannot prevail.
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Pearson's
America
James Creelman
Speaker Cannon
House of Representatives
Cannon
Creelman
United States
American Republic
Congress
Republic
Demaogues
Indiana
Ilinois
Woman Scares Safe Blowers In Lagro
Four men dynamited the dry goods merchant’s safe after the Edward Elevator Company deposited several thousand dollars. Miss Emily Agnew who runs the Western House rang a dinner bell from her window, startling the robbers and driving them away with the loot untouched.
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Tribune
Lagro
Ind
Edward Elevator Company
Emily Agnew
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria sails with record cabin crowd
The Hamburg American liner Kaiserin Auguste Victoria departed yesterday for Hamburg carrying 475 first cabin passengers, 260 second class, and 200 third class. It marks the largest cabin passenger total eastward this season.
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Hamburg
Morton to Be Dismissed From Police Service
Harry Morton, former vice squad member, convicted of perjury, faced trial before Deputy Police Commissioner Mathot at Police Headquarters. The District Attorney’s representative sought dismissal from the force, arguing Morton had violated duty and misused office leading to his removal from service.
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Harry Morton
Mathot
Ree Eek Bu
Morton
Penkend Sorton
Death of Dr Charles McKnight at Saratoga
Dr Charles McKnight of New York dies suddenly at his Saratoga summer home on June 21 at age fifty. He had been in poor health for several years and was married. details are sparse due to the fragmentary report.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Charles & Mc Knight
New York
McKni
Kingston
Police Shake Up Maps Bronx To Lower Manhattan Reassignment
Police Commissioner Bingham announces a major reshuffle moving McClusky from The Bronx to an active district on Manhattan lower side. William Hogan replaces Lingham as district chief. multiple inspectors captains and sergeants swap posts across Manhattan Brooklyn and Staten Island as punishment or career reassignment.
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Bingham
McClusky
Bronx
Manhattan
William G. Hogan
Lingham
George W
van Wyck
van Wyck Administration, Was “00 Chesty
Dist
Eighth Avenue
23Th St
William Hegan
Theant Harrell
Jefferson Mar
Casey
Ats
Desame
Devery
Pevery
Wells to Cool Brooklyn Subway Air
Chief Engineer Rice outlines a plan to cool air in the Brooklyn Bridge subway station by sinking four six inch wells into rock, pumping 400 gallons of cool water per minute, and circulating air over it with tubes and fans at an estimated cost of 75000 dollars. The Rapid Transit Commission reviews the proposal and notes Interborough will fund the plant. ammonia and brine systems are planned for Times Square and Grand Central. steps to prevent fumes are promised. The commission asks the Controller to confirm city chargeability and authorization.
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Rice
Brooklyn Bridge
Rapid Transit Commission
Interborough Company
Times Square
Grand Central Station
Corporation Counsel
Four Track Plan Shaped For New Haven Railroad
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad seeks a four track franchise from Woodlawn to Harlem River Portchester tracks to connect Port Morris by rail and end use of New York Central lines. The plan includes subway tracks on Tenth and Eleventh avenues. A public hearing was set for June 3 amid debates on route freight, cost around 1 060 000 dollars per mile, and the third track on the Third Avenue elevated.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
The
Rapid Transit Commission
Woodlawn
Harlem River & Portchester Railroad
New Haven Line
Port Morris
New York Central
Hudson River Railroad Company
Rice
New York Connecting Railroad Company
Board of Estimate
Inits
New York & New Haven
Long Island Railroad
Bronx Kills
Metz
Rapid Transit Board
Delany
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Third Avenue
George L. Rives
Orr
Schwab Returns From Europe Auto Trip on Deutschland
Charles M. Schwab and Dr. 8. A. Brown arrived in port aboard the Hamburg-American liner Deutschland after a 6000 mile European tour by car. Schwab claimed to pass Monte Carlo without stopping to gamble and discussed fake wireless messages including a supposed note from John W. Gates. He also presided at a concert and won two pools on the journey.
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Charles M. Schwab
8. A. Brown
Europe
Deutschland
Mr. Schwab
J. P. Morgan
Gates
John W. Gates
Must Pay for Coachman’s Operation Verdict
A Saratoga jury awarded Dr Douglass Mortarta $2 and costs in a suit against Mrs George A Laportes of New York after she denied authorizing the operation on her Saratoga coachman for appendicitis. The incident occurred in Saratoga during the summer of 1904.
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Tribune
Ballston
N. Y
George A. Laportes
New York
Douglass €. Mortarta
Saratoga
Saportas
Judge Marcus W. Acheson Dies at 78 in Pittsburg
Judge Marcus W. Acheson United States circuit judge for the third circuit died suddenly at his Amberson avenue home in Pittsburg age seventy eight. He had served fifteen years on the bench after being elevated from the district court by President Harrison.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Marcus W. Acheson
United States
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Amberson Avenue
Acheson
Harrison
Mie Tamil Anal
Friscos Labor Woes Slow City Rebuilding Efforts
Telegraph report from San Francisco outlines labor shortages and union rules delaying rebuilding. Eastern mechanics hesitant due to union fees and eight hour limits, while local workers command high wages. Despite plans, contractors pull back awaiting a true skilled labor supply. five hundred destitute Chinese refugees depart aboard the Korea with government aid.
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Telegraph
the Tribune
San Francisco
PF H
McCarthy
New York
Korea
China
Chines
Johnson Averts Fight With Vanderbilt Figure
Cleveland June 21 Mayor Tom Johnson restrained a potential clash with Horace Andrews head of Cleveland Electric Railway after a heated interview on the mayor's three cent fare plan. Andrews called him a sand bagger. Johnson warned him to stop, then turned pale and kept silent as Andrews left.
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the Tribune
Cleveland
Tom Johnson
Horace Andrews
Vanderbilt
Andrews
Cleveland Electric Railway
Goodby
McCurdy Sails to Europe to Learn Fate of Insurance Probe
Robert H. McCurdy former Mutual Life general manager will sail within days to join his exile father Richard A. McCurdy. He aims to learn details of the system under McCurdy management and of the pending district attorney investigation. The two McCurdys left for Europe after indictments of former officers.
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Robert H. McCurdy
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Europe
Richard A. McCurdy
Went Abroad
Bob” McCurdy
Insurance Grand Jury
Gillette
Granniss
McCurdy
Jerome
Hot Springs
Carlsbad
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Patrick Murpity
Fort Hamilton
Michael Devanney
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Thomas Cullen
Amity Stret
John W. Wornell
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Hamburg Avenue
Edward J. Toole
Fulton Street
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Wells
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Central
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