May J Wins Wildly at Aqueduct Amid Betting Frenzy
A raucous crowd of New York racegoers witnessed May J win at Aqueduct as a 500 to 1 longshot. Women bettors led the roar, with one $300 bet potentially yielding $32,000. The scene erupted as the jockeyless mare led from start to finish, prompting ecstatic, chaotic celebration and several faintings.
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New York
May J
Brooklyn
Harlem
5Th Avenue
Coney Island
Aqueduct
Is for Gun Easy to Shoot Yet Hard to Kill
A compact verse notes the distinction between mere shooting and killing as the feat, with a trim and staunch Ned figure catching the fat quail and offering a chance.
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Ned
A Book Party Continues With Eccentric Attire
At a social gathering a man walked backwards with clothes reversed while guests perused portraits and literary titles. H M Slade from Boston admired Reveries of a Bachelor by Mrs. Saint or similar. A W Warren from New York displayed a note inscribed or upon it middle letters of March referencing Middlemarch. L G Hall from Ridgeway Pa showed a roadside sketch with a cross titled Via Crucis. Jillson wore a scarlet J representing The Scarlet Letter.
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H. M. Slade
Boston
A. W. Warren
New York
L. G. Hall
Ridgeway
Jillson
Berkshire host hosts first Book Party season kickoff
After the committee met and announced awards the Berkshire held a concluding awards ceremony. Prizes were dainty Pinehurst souvenirs and informal games followed for the remainder of the evening. The Book Party marks the first in a series of pleasant affairs during the season with many young people attending.
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Berkshire
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Au Invalides
Ree
Café Des Invalides
Ee Nu Dusit
Ceal
S. S. Pierce Coo
Tremont and
Beacon Sts
Copley Square
Silk Sr
Isto
Coolidge'’s
Brook Lane
Francis Batchelder & CO
Capital Creameries
Vermont
Egg and Poultry Station
Fenton
Michigan
Blackstone ST
Pinehurst Department Store
New England Grocers
Columbia
Saxony
Germantown
New England
H. B. Stillings
Manacer
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