Poor Day at Saratoga as Pacing Yields Small Fields
Saratoga N Y Aug 7 withdrawals gloomed the racing card with slow track times and light fields. Surmise and Himself were the only runners in the second race while Co nundrum walked over in the sixth. Avenger won the five and a half furlong maiden for Hitchcock Jr with Golden Drop and Toledo battling for place.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Spa
Surmise
Bullman
Bit Daly
Conundrum
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr
Avenger
Golden Drop
Toledo
Highlander
Redfern
Fuller
Gloriosa
McCafferty
Peiaew
Peat
Odom
Monnm
Golden
Puller
Vincennes
Animosity Beats John Yerkes at Fort Erie Track
Fort Erie race day yields fast times led by Animosity over John Yerkes in the mile and a sixteenth. Outsiders dominate the card with only Ben Mora as a favorite scoring in the opener and a string of fractional results from the six furlong and longer events.
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Buffalo
Fort Erie
John Yerkes
Ben Mora
Ben Mor
John
Drummond
Panacea
Pata
May Comba
Flora. Bright
Bummer II
Merriment
Parkes
Malakoff
Ens
Coast Marie Wins 2:19 Pace At Logansport Show
Coast Marie nosed Miss Coleridge in a thrilling 2:19 pace at Logansport, with Coast Marie finishing a half length ahead as local fans cheered. Bonner faded after an earlier heat, finishing second in the 2:35 trot, while John M. swept the 2:30 pace and Doreatha led the 2:05 trot carried over to Saturday.
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Indianapolis Journal
Logansport
Ind
Bonner
Coast Marie
Miss Coleridge
John M
Yester- Doreatha
B. m
Greaheart
Wilson
Jayhawker
Sch
Col. Wallace
B. H. Simmons
Tarman
Stout
Coleriage
Cole ‘ Ridge
Ea Pace
B. H
Bruce
Laware Boy
Sre
Ise Ectinmhoan
Axtell
Bh. S
Swisher
Bik. G
Paris Piewine
Czarina
Czar
Marvin
Daniel J
B. G
Winks
Cosgrove
Black Grattan
Bik
Putnam
Joreyth
Shaffer
Turner
M. Civ BP
Amabe
Brighton Beach Grand Circuit Set With Record Attempts
New York Aug 7 C A McCully outlines Brighton Beach Grand Circuit events for Aug 17 to 21. Lou Dillon will chase Crescents 2 02% trotting record on Aug 17 while Dan Patch seeks Star Pointer 1 50% pace record on Aug 19. Additional pace and trot events aim to beat world marks with entries closing Aug 10 for Bonner Memorial and Brighton 2 10 pace.
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New York
C. A. McCully
New York Trotting Association
Brighton Beach
Lou Dillon
Crescens
Dan Patch
King of Pacers
Star Pointer
Brighton
Elastic Pointer Wins Frontier Stake At Kenilworth
Buffalo audience fills Kenilworth for the Grand Circuit meet as Elastic Pointer son of Brown Hal wins the Frontier stake of $5,000 for 2.25 pacers in straight heats. Budd Doble pushes The Roman to try securing first money in the 2.07 trot but Monte Carlo proves faster. Susie J. loses luck. Also reports sale of Jay McGregor half interest for $7,400 to John J. Conley of Buffalo.
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Buffalo
Kenilworth
Frontier
Huelnger
Brown Hal
Elastic Pointer
Budd Doble
Monte Carlo
Susie J
Tom Keene
Ch. G
West Egbert
Tigete
Trilby Direct
B. m
Walker
Snow
Er King
Bik
Bogash
Heck
Gous Ch
Cexen Si Gov. Ereras
Ee McLaughlin
Frontier Stakes
B. S
Brown Hatussey
King Direct
Bik. S. Eens
Rush
Peedary
Eemnoeien CW
the Roman
Lexington
John Smith
John J. Conley
Boston
Jay McGregor
Jay Hawker
Notre Dame
L. Spears
Libby Queen Sold to Belgian Bettor for 5000
Lexington report notes Clem Beachy Jr sold three year old filly Libby Queen to W. W. Evans acting for a rich Belgian buyer. Libby Queen shows a two year old mark of 2 2 with Sapte lineage and Euxine dam by Axtell, price five thousand dollars. The anticipated wager centers on American trotting turf competition.
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Lexington
Clem Beachy, Jr
W. W. Evans
Libby Queen
Sapte
Euxine
Axtell
Egan Cousins Reach Western Golf Final Again
In Cleveland on August 7 Chicago players H Chandler Egan of Exmoor and his cousin Walter Egan won their semi finals to advance to the Western amateur golf championship final. Chandler defeated R Russell 2 up, Walter beat E Brown 1 up after a tight match that went to the eighteenth hole with clutch putts and late momentum.
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Exmoor
Walter Egan
Rives
Chandler
R. Russell
Detroi
E. Brown
Brown- W. Egan
Brown
Egan
Exon
Ian
C. Egan
Raymond Rus
Anhae
Egan duo set for 36 hole presidential cup final
In Manchester Vermont on August 7 the first president's cup at Ekwanoka CC produced a seesaw day with no lead for 12 holes. Tomorrow at 10:30 Walter Travis of Garden City will face N J Matlouf of Fox Hills and F J Alsop of Yale meets Paul Waterman of Englewood in the semi finals. Travis beat Ward of Fox Hills 6 up 4 to play and Cleghorn 7 up 6 to play.
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Manchester
Ekwanoka
Walter Travis
Garden City
N. J. Matlouf
Fox Hills
F. J. O. Alsop
Yale
Paul Waterman
Englewood
Travis
John M. Ward
C. D. Cleghorn
Ekwanoka Club
Court voids Bailey auto registration law as unconstitutional
New York August 7 The Court of Special Session ruled that the Bailey law requiring automobile owners to register and obtain certificates from the secretary of state is unconstitutional. The ruling strikes the dealer and manufacturer exemptions as unfair discrimination against private owners, though identification purposes are considered wise.
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New York
Court of Special Session
James T. McWilliams
Secretary of State
Townsends Reed Announces Crawfordsville Line Near Complete
William 8 Reed of Townsend Reed and Co states the Crawfordsville line will be finished tonight with rails laid in Crawfordsville. Except for six miles near Frankfort, grading and rail work are done and cars should run by early next month. Ohio will supply the cars, delayed from earlier plans.
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Wiliam
Reed
Townsend, Reed & Co
Crawfordsville
Frankfort
Ohio
Cruelty to a Horse Claims Local Worker Arrest
Robert Lunsford an employee of the GI Smith Ice Company in Haughville was jailed after a cruelty incident. He allegedly struck a horse tethered to an overloaded wagon with a heavy whip, the animal collapsing from exhaustion as bystanders watched. A mob formed but a constable intervened and took him into custody.
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Robert Lunsford
G. I. Smith Ite Company
Haughville
Lunsford
City News Notes: Pulpit and Fire Reports Highlight Evening
Central avenue M E Church to host Rev C W Tinsley on obedience as the sole test of discipleship. Fire brigade battled a blaze at 1416 McLain Street caused by a gasoline stove explosion,损 causing about $2 in damage. Brooklyn preacher Cornelius Woelfkin to speak at First Baptist, coming from Winona where he has been a featured figure. In a late incident on West North Street, William Forester was stabbed by Charlesaller, 61% West North Street, injures non life threatening, suspect Trailer arrested for assault and possible intent to kill. both men identified as colored and known to police.
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C. W. Tinsley
McLain Street
Clarence Smith
Cornelius Woelfkin
Brooklyn
N. Y
First Baptist Church
Winona
Charles Aller
West North Street
Illiam Forester
Trailer
Dougherty
Gillispie
Lynn father reports missing son in haste to California
H N Benson of Lynn Ind alerted city police that his fifteen year old son fled home yesterday with two other youths aiming for California. The boy had about 10 dollars to cover travel expenses as they sought their fortunes in the West.
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H. N. Benson
Lynn
Ind
California
Deserter Henry C Linton Arrested on Warrant
Henry C Linton of 100 North Senate Avenue was arrested yesterday by Bicyclemen Hull and Griffin on a warrant filed by his wife accusing him of deserting his children and failing to provide support for a year.
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Henry C. Linton
North
Senate Avenue
Hull and
Griffin
Reward for Firemen Honor Perkins Gift to Pension Fund
Mr. Perkins of 1011 North Pennsylvania street presented a $10 gold piece to the firemen's pension fund in appreciation of the department's work in extinguishing a Thursday night residence fire at his home. The firemen accepted the gift and the group extended thanks.
Rev Mills to Preach at First Friends Church Tomorrow
Rev J J Mills former Earlham College president will preach at First Friends Church corner Thirteenth and Alabama streets tomorrow morning. He and his family will sail for Europe soon to be away about a year for travel and study. Mills is widely known in Indiana.
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J. J. Mills
Earlham College
First Friends’ Church
Thirteenth
Alabama Streets
Capital stock increases and preferred stock approved in Indiana notices
The Capitol Lumber Company of Indianapolis filed notice with the secretary of state reporting an increase in capital stock from 25000 to 75000 dollars. The Perfection Biscuit Company of Fort Wayne filed notice that stockholders voted to issue 15000 dollars of preferred stock.
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Capitol Lumber Company
Indianapolis
Secretary of State
Perfection Biscuit Company
Fort Wayne
Saloon Alleys Question on Nicholson Law Heads to Appeals
Appellate Court to review Hamilton Circuit Court ruling on whether a saloon keeper may operate in an alley. The case hinges on whether "street" in the Nicholson liquor law includes alleys, amid anti saloon efforts to close alleyfront saloons statewide. James E Hamilton ran a saloon at two narrow passageways named streets by city council.
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Anti-saloon League
Tempanes
Neal
Hamilton Circuit Court
James E. Hamilton
Charles B. Orbison
Has Homicidal Mania Ida Taylor Files Affidavit in Court
Ida Taylor of 310 Banestreet filed an afm against her husband George Taylor alleging insanity in Justice Stout's court. The husband is described as suffering homicidal mania, believing others plot to kill him, and arming himself with clubs and rocks. The disturbance began three years ago when he struck his wife with a club, and neighbors intervened to prevent worse harm. A hearing was scheduled for this morning at 9 o'clock.
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Ida Taylor
Banestreet
George Taylor
Juvenile sentenced after repeated petty thefts
A small boy was sentenced to Plainfield by Judge Stubbs in the Juvenile Court yesterday. He had appeared before the judge previously and received probation for petty thefts. The court found he could not resist temptation and had taken all change around the house to buy candy and soda water as his family watched.
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Plainfield
Stubbs
Hawthorne Pleads Guilty to Profanity Charge in Court
In Criminal Court yesterday John Hawthorne pleaded guilty to a profanity charge and was fined five dollars plus costs. He also faced a separate arraignment on drawing a deadly weapon, pled not guilty, with the case taken under advisement. Allegations state he marched and cursed in Acton streets while seeking a fight and drew a revolver on George Walters last May.
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John Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Acton
George Walters
New suits filed in state courts
Merrill Moores sues John B. Owen and others on a chattel mortgage in Superior Court Room 1 Miranda J. Norman sues Charles Short ridge and others in foreclosure circuit court Ary C. Kinly sues James Kinly Lina Gehring sues Thomas E Kane in mandamus circuit court
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John B. Owen
Superior Court
Miranda J. Norman
Charles Shortridge
Circuit Court
Ary C. Kinly
James Kinly
Lina Gehring
Thomas E. Kane
Tragic Circus Train Crash Saddens Town
A Wallace circus train wreck left seventeen dead and many injured as rescuers rushed to the scene. Engineers and crew faced blame after a collision in the yard near Durand, with Probst criticized for not stopping in time.
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Wallace Brothers
Wallace
Engineer Brobst
Colter
Benedict
Broost
Probst
Engineer Probst
Battle Creek
F. H. McGuigan
Brobse
Lansing
Circus Train Disaster Claims Two Dozen Injured
Engineer Probst testified brakes failed on the engine stalled train. The bodies of the dead are coffined and ready for shipment. A Louisville man inquires about a possibly unidentified victim. Twenty two injured circus workers arrived in Detroit for care at Harper Hospital with several in serious condition but not expected to die that night.
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E. A. Guillaume
Louisville
Potter
Detroit
Mich
Harper Hospital
John Thomson
Peru
Ind
George Clough
Geneva
James Stewart
Denver
NO AIR FOR BRAKES IN DURAND TRAIN DISASTER
A post accident report cites proper signals by a brakeman and an uncharged air brake system. The collision between train sections demolished a caboose and multiple cars killing eighteen circus workers and injuring many, with officials among the dead and seriously hurt.
Wallace's Peru circus a city cornerstone and pride
Wallace's circus, built from a wagon show to one of the nation's top five, anchors Peru's economy and identity. Benjamin E. Wallace, its sole owner, expanded from a livery business to vast winter quarters, thousands of acres, and a growing financial empire including a new bank, with locals marking its stature amid a recent disaster.
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Indianapolis Journal
Peru
Ind
Wallace
Benjamin E. Wallace
Mr. Wallace
Mississinewa
Godfrey
North Broadway
Broadway
a@ trust bank
Indiana
Charles Cory
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