Suburban Day At Gravesend Shows Crowded Races And Fashion
A crowded Gravesend course hosted a lavish racing day with 500 more attendees, a packed clubhouse, and a busy automobile show rivaling Madison Square Garden. The Suburban Handicap drew a full field of a dozen, led by Cairngorm and Dandelion as bettors watched Go Between and Colonial Girl.
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Madison Square Garden
Getall
Beldame
Hermis
Africanéer
Gold Heels
Alcedo
Kinley Mack
Imp
Ben Brush
Sysonby
Ort Wells
Stalwart
Burgomaster
Coligny
Brook@ale Nymph
Ballot
F. E. Brown
Oliver Cromwell
James R. Keene
Kuroki
W. Harry Brown
Agile
Jockies
Miller
Dandelion
Radtke
Kureki
Lyve
Cairngorm
J. Jones
Gravesend
Go Between
Astronomer
Toland S
Tokalon
Mars Caesi@y
Proper
Oxford
Colonial Girl
Go Between Wins Tight Mile and Quarter Stakes Test
A chaotic stretch run saw Go Between surge from the trailing group to collar Dandelion and win impressively. Go Between rider Shaw rode faultless in a crowded finish as Miller on Dandelion also earned high praise for his ride.
Ballet Beats Water Pearl In Sheepshead Bay Two Year Old Finale
Water Pearl the favorite faded as Ballet ridden by Radtke overtook near the last furlong to win by two lengths in the five and a half furlongs Double Event at Sheepshead Bay. Ethan also starred in his East debut, while Coligny won the introductory steeplechase. Brookdale Nymph set a six furlong track record in the second race as Trad ition upset a favorite. Radtke recorded two victories, Callahan endured a bad fall in the same card, and new jockey boards impressed the crowd.
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Sheepshead Bay
Sidney Paget
Water Pearl
James R. Keene
Ballet
Gravesend
Ballot
Watercress
Rallet
Ethan
Coligny
Paul Jones
Ray
Falaheen
Brookdale Nymph
Harry Payne Whitney
Hamburg Kelle
Arkurta
Tippetoes
George S. Davis
Benevolent
Radtke
Brookdale
Callahan
Liffey Beak
Iter
Society at the Races at Sheepshead Bay
A society showing at the Suburban at Sheepshead Bay lists numerous notable attendees including Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt Jr, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock Jr, Mrs James L. Kernochan, Mrs. August Belmont, Mrs. Joseph Widener, Mrs. Pierre Lorillard, and many others such as Clarence Mackay Payne Whitney Robert Goelet J. Stevens Uhnan Brayton Ives and J. De W. Cutting among the guests. The roster highlights prominent families and social figures of the era.
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Sheepshead Bay
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr
Jamesl. Kernochan
Harry Payne Whitney
C. H. P. Belmont
August Belmont
Joseph Widener
E. H. Weatherbee
Pierre Lorillard
Garret B. Ki
May Kk. Bird
Go Between Owner Wins Suburban Handicap Bet
At Sheepshead Bay the Meddler son Go Between trained by John Shields and ridden by Willie Shaw won the Suburban Handicap, netting Alex Shields a bigger payoff than the purse of 17000 dollars. Dandelion, owned by F R Hitchcock and trained by John E Madden, finished a short head back, with praise for Shaw’s masterful ride and Go Between’s proven form this season.
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Sheepshead Bay Racetrack
Alex Shields
John Shields
Go Between
Messrs. Shields
E. R. Thomas
Hermis
Hermence
Mr. Thomas
Advance Guard
Shields
Hunter Raine
Africander
Willie Shaw
Shaw
America
George E. Smith
Pittsburg
Phil
John E. Madden
F. R. Hitchcock
Madden
Hitchcock
Dandelion
Mr. Madden
Sally K
Hamburg
Daly
John A. Drake
David Gideon
Astronomer
Dieudonne
Star Chime
Mr. Gideon
Mr. Drake
Ort Wells
Gideon
Messrs. Drake
Mr Drake
Meddler-Indigo
William Collins Whitney
Mr. Shields
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Gravesend
Sheepshead Bay
Pandelion
Belmont Park
Grapple
Mrs Lovett Denies Divorce Claims in Brooklyn Court
Mrs Grace B Lovett, defending a divorce suit filed by her husband George E Lovett, testified she denied charges by co respondent Harry A Grant. She said she was in poor health in Jacksonville Florida under nurse surveillance and objected to allegations of undue intimacy. Photographs were shown including one of her in men’s clothes taken at the Jacksonville boarding house.
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Grace BE. Lovett
George E. Lovett
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Lovett
Harry A. Grant
Florida
Dr J William White Undergoes Mayo Hospital Operation
Dr J William White of Philadelphia, renowned surgeon and athletics director at the University of Pennsylvania, was operated on today at Mayo Hospital Rochester for cancer of the intestines. Surgeons Mayo, W W and W J Mayo performed the procedure, considered unprecedented, with promising recovery ahead and no unfavorable symptoms observed.
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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
Guileaumes
America at Flood Tide speaker Cannon sketch
James Creelman in Pearson's Magazine July profiles Speaker Cannon, presenting his optimistic view of U S prosperity. He argues production and markets rise with a strong economy, wages improve, and the nation leads in manufacture and agriculture, while dismissing demagogues and warning against socialism.
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Cannon
Pearson
Pearson's
America
James Creelman
Speaker Cannon
House of Representatives
Creelman
Woman scares safe blowers in Lagro Indiana
Four men dynamited the outer door of a dry goods store safe after the Edward Elevator Company deposited several thousand dollars. Miss Emily Agnew at the Western House rang a dinner bell, frightening away the robbers before they could seize the money.
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the Tribune
Lagro
Ind
Edward Elevator Company
Toola
Emily Agnew
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Sets Sail with Packed Cabin Passengers
The Hamburg American liner Kaiserin Auguste Victoria sailed yesterday for Hamburg carrying 575 passengers in first cabin, 300 in second, and 200 in third. This marks the latest cabin passenger total eastward this season.
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Hamburg
Morton to Be Dismissed From Police Force
Harry Morton, ex member of the Vice Squad, convicted last week of perjury, stood trial yesterday before Deputy Police Commissioner Mathot at Police Headquarters. A representative of District Attorney Jerome showed Morton’s perjury conviction. Deputy Mathot announced he would recommend Morton's dismissal from the force.
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Harry Morton
Mathot
Jerome
Morton
Force
Death of Dr Charles S McKnight at Saratoga
Dr Charles S McKnight of New York died suddenly at his summer home in Saratoga N Y June 21. He had been in ill health for years. He once practiced in Kingston. He was aged and unknown details incomplete.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Charles S. Mc Knight
New York
McKnight
Kingston
Police Shake-Up Recalls McClusky to Manhattan Post
Police Commissioner Bingham announced a broad shake-up transferring Inspector George W. McClusky from The Bronx to the lower West Side Manhattan, swapping with Acting Inspector William G. Hogan. The changes include multiple captain transfers across Manhattan and Brooklyn, with punishments implied for some sergeants, and bring several officers from Fort Hamilton, Staten Island, and Brooklyn to new precincts.
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Bingham
George W. McClusky
Bronx
Lower West Side
Manhattan
McClusky
William G. Hogan
General Bingham
Melusky
Detective Bureau
Devery
van Wyck
Chesty
McCins
Eighth Avenue
8Th Street
William Hogan
Staten Island
West Sith Street
Marrell
Jefferson Mariest Comet
Casey
Mulberry Street
John D. Herliay
Wakefield
12Th Street
James Mglynn
125Th Street
Kingswidge
Jas F. Thompson
Kingsbridge
West 20Th
William Cruise
West 20Th Street
Liberty Avenue
Brooklyn
John Farrell
Thomas Cullen
Amity Street
John W. Wornell
Wiliamsburg Bridge
Hamburg Avenue
Edward J. Toole
Fulton Street
Brookys
Atlantic Avenue
Tors Becker
Williamsburg Beach
George Aloncle
Butler Street
Barth
Bernard Gallagher
Pulon
Wells to cool subway air in Brooklyn Bridge station
Chief Engineer Rice outlines a plan to sink four 8 inch wells to rocks and pump 400 gallons of cool water per minute. Air would pass over the water via tubes and fans. Estimated cost is 75000 and project could proceed soon with Interborough funding. ammonia brine systems planned at Times Square and Grand Central with measures to prevent fumes. The commission seeks legal guidance on city chargeability and authorization.
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Rice
Brooklyn Bridge
Rapid Transit Commission
Interborough Company
Times Square
Grand Central Station
Four Track Road Franchises Move Forward in Transit Talks
The New York New Company applied for a four track railroad franchise from Woodlawn to Harlem River Portchester rails, seeking an Atlantic link with Port Morris and an end to using New York Central tracks. The plan includes possible subway placement via Tenth and Eleventh avenues and a third track on the Third Avenue elevated. A June 28 public hearing was set to discuss the Interborough third track proposal and other route details.
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Rice
New York Connecting Railroad Company
Board of Estimate
New York & New Haven
Long Island Railroad
Bronx Kills
Metz
Rapid Transit Board
Delany
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Third Avenue
Schwab Back From Auto Trip Arrives On Deutschland
Charles M Schwab and Dr A Brown return from a 6000 mile European driving tour aboard the Hamburg American liner Deutschland. Schwab says he passed Monte Carlo without stopping to gamble and denies gambling tales while noting two pools won on the journey. He reads fake wireless messages including alleged notes from J P Morgan and John W Gates.
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Charles M. Schwab
8. A. Brown
Europe
Deutschland
Mr. Schwab
J. P. Morgan
Garey
John W. Gates
Must Pay for Coachman’s Operation Verdict Awarded
Mrs. George A Saportis of New York denied authorizing Dr Douglass Mortarta of Saratoga to operate on her coachman for appendicitis in Saratoga in 1904. A jury in Ballston, N Y awarded the physician twenty dollars and costs in the suit he brought against her, who was visiting there that summer.
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Tribune
Ballston
N. Y
George A. Saportis
New York
Douglass (. Mortarta
Saratoga
Costa
Judge Marcus W. Acheson Dies at 78 in Pittsburg Home
United States circuit judge Marcus W. Acheson of the 32nd circuit, serving Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware, died suddenly at his Amberson Avenue home aged seventy eight. He had been on the bench fifteen years after elevation by President Harrison, with stomach trouble listed as the cause. He was walking about and conversing with family an hour before his death.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Marcus W. Acheson
United States
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delawares
Amberson Avenue
Acheson
Harrison
Frisco Labor Struggle Shapes City's Rebuilding
Telegraph report from San Francisco notes builders pause on new work due to expected skilled labor shortages. Unions enforce membership and fees, deterring outside mechanics. Eastern workers deterred by wage and rule differences. few arrive, while local skilled trades receive high pay. Korea liner carries about five hundred destitute Chinese affected by the Five, aided by the Chinese consul.
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Tribune
San Francisco
San Prangecisco
P. H
Unione
Inber
Mew Carthy
Fo Oeder
Sont
New York
Korea
Orient
China
Wee Se
Lan
Johnson Averts Fight Over Three Cent Fare Plan
Cleveland May 21 Mayor Tom Johnson kept his temper when Horace Andrews, head of the Cleveland Electric Railway, visited City Hall to discuss the three cent fare proposal. The exchange grew heated as Andrews called Johnson a sand bagger and the Mayor demanded respectful conduct.
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Uby
the Tribune
Cleveland
Tom Johnson
Horace Andrews
Vanderbilt Traction
Andrews
Cleveland Electric Railway
R. H. McCurdy to sail to join father in Europe soon
Robert H. McCurdy former general manager of Mutual Life plans to sail for Europe within a day or two to join his father Richard A. McCurdy who has been abroad after resigning as president. The younger McCurdy attended the insurance grand jury investigations but was not a witness. He seeks details on the investigation and the McCurdy management system while abroad. Robert recently returned to Hot Springs with his wife Sadie at Carlsbad after news of the probe.
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The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Europe
Richard A. McCurdy
Bob” McCurdy
Insurance Grand Jury
Gillette
Granniss
McCurdy
Jerome
Sadie
Carlsbad
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Cri
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Wells
Mr. Rice
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Traction Man
R. H. M’curdy
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