Brighton Beach Grand Circuit meet stars and upsets
Large crowds gather at Brighton Beach for the Grand Circuit meet as Masetto and Kamares win close trotting finishes. Frank Yoakum nabs the 2:10 paving heat with Tom Keene losing speed. Crown Princess takes the 2:24 pacing stake and Mattie H. secures the Kentucky Stock Farm purse for pacers.
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New York
Brighton Beach
Masetto
Brighton
Tom Keene
Empire Track
Frank Yoakum
Albock
Ten
Crown Princess
Kamares
Kentucky Stock Farm
Pacers
Mattie H
C. m
Dexter Frank Yoakum
B. G
Parker Jane Prince- Ee Lace
BPE
Kizney
Reldsdekcees
Hoyt
Mohican
C. Doble
Bik. H
Curry
Ch. G
Saunders
Hussy
Hal
Snow
Geers
McDonalds
Wilkes
Bom
Smathers
Jeanette
Beker
McCarty
Albert O
Dickerson
Yankee Boy
Greer
Dodie K
Currie
Almorel
McDonald
Ressie Birethwouk
MoGu
Kerrie
Olive Wood
Phillips
Miss Overton
Maxfieldt
Brown Heeln
Dodge
Constantine Merry Lay
Harry Clay
Cox
Millard Saunders
the Questor
Admiral Dewey
Titer
Miss Fearing
Davis
Wilred View
Walker
Jantina
W. Dickerson
Koay
Sonata
Kinney
B. F
Alta Vista- Aa
Aterew
iMcAl
Saugus Races Open Amid Big Crowd at Saugus Track
A large crowd attended the opening day at Saugus Races in Massachusetts. Two of three events were won by favorites in straight heats, with minor fines issued to a driver for Major Wellington over Perseverance.
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Saugus
Mass
Major Wellington
Lord Wellington
Alta W
Bik. m
Milton S
Palmer
Bessie Drake
R.m
Ning
Yeaton
Lexington O'Neil
Mery C
Ravens Wilkes
Rush
Tregwood
Joe Sitley
Ralph Wieck
B. G
Almont
Konewick-Luells
Harry B. de Ee Ylere
Mary Pachett
Eym
Timothy
Heron Marck
Gibbons
Alalene
Devise
Blanchard Tite
Wilkes Bring
Marvelous
Patchen Wilkes
Mejor Wellington
Nizabeth
Paige
Lady Nance
Durland
Wallace
Derey
Titme
Beas
Mistakes of Artists in Artworks and Anecdotes
London tidbits recount eccentric painter errors from history. Examples include a sculptor adding extra fingers, a scientist correcting a depicted task, and famous artists misplacing era details such as a Roman soldier smoking a pipe, Eve in a petticoat, and a pre modern locomotive in a dated interior.
Art and war imagery in 19th century paintings
The passage compares works by Continental and French artists noting a Tasmanian or Thames reference and a Gros painting of Napoleon in Arctic snows wearing a light pelisse, while a Salon picture shows Louis XVI with a modern revolver. It remarks on artists prone to slips and asserts such depictions reflect era attitudes toward weaponry and self defense.
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Styrene Cae
Ntena Tee
Thames
Israel
Louvre
Gros
Napoleon
Russia
Louis Seize
Germany Plans Army Increase To About 7000 Men
Berlin August 18 The government under the Emperor seeks Reichstag approval to raise the permanent military establishment by about 000 men into two army corps. This would lift the standing army to about 7,000 officers and men with an annual cost near 9 million dollars. The move aims to utilize nearly 100,000 fit men reaching military age who now are not in the standing army due to legal limits. The general staff argues full training is needed to keep the empire prepared.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Elwood Fair Opens With Fast Track At Gas Belt Meet
The Elwood Indiana eighth annual fair and Gas Belt race meet opened with large attendance and a fast track. Judges are W B Covall Kokomo Bb W Hall Rushville and J A McIntosh Sheridan. Starter Dr Al Mack Elwood. Races include 2:30 Pace $1000 won by John M bik g by Paris Leming. 2:35 Trot $1000 won by Bonner b g by Jayhawker Gyn Dora the br m C Wilson. Kate Sligo Shafer. Time 2:19% 2:17% 2: OED. Pattie Peet won in straight heats. Melva R 55. 3 BEY oiscks. Time 2:14% 2:14%. Alice Forsyth 8 m Shaffer. Col Wallace M Wilson Tommy Gregor Snyder. 2:24 Trot $350 Billy Smith by Red River Pad Time 2:27% 22384 2:34. Half mile Run $50. Attendance around 5,000.
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Todianapolis
Elwood
Ind
W. B. Covall
Kokomo
Bb. W. Hall
Rushville
J. A. McIntosh
Sheridan
al Mack
John M
Bik. G
Paris
Bonner
B. G
Dorothea
Br. m
C. Wilson
Lizzie Red
Dickerson
Kate Sligo
Shafer
Ni Granger
B. m
McGeath
Kate Marensuse
Warran
Pattie Peet
Madeline G
Bertie L
Melva R
Bruce
Bey
Topanabe
Gaston
Ross Mason
Snyder
Weeeee
Alice Forsyth
Shaffer
Black Gratton
Col. Wallace
B. H
M. Wilson
Tommy Gregor
Billy Smith
Red River
Kidnapped White Girl on Bruce's Island Scene of Arkansas River Tragedy
Eight African Americans on Bruce's Island in the Arkansas River near Fort Smith are charged with kidnapping a white girl and killing a posse member who attempted rescue. The girl, age about twelve, escaped and said she was stolen from near Fort Gibson, with her father not traveling with the group. Authorities feared a bloody confrontation as a large crowd gathered and a search continued.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Bruce's Island
Wilson's Rock
Roland
Fort Gibson
S. T
Muldrow
Arkansas River
Spiro
Muldrew
Grand Army of the Republic Parade Honors in San Francisco
San Francisco witnesses an elaborate Grand Army of the Republic parade with allied groups, the regular army and German societies. Generals Miles and Shafter are cheered as Gen. Stewart receives a large crowd at Mechanics Pavilion. The race for commander in chief centers on Gen. Black, with Miles as hopeful if not opposed.
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San Francisco
Sekiom
Grand Army of the Republic
Naval Reserves
National Guard of California
Order of Red Men
Turner
League of Cross Cadets
Miles
Shafter
Grand Army
Stewart
John ©. Black
Illinois
Black
Nelson A. Miles
Women’s Relief Corps
Ladies of the Grand Army
National Association of Army Nurses
Luzon
Thomas F. Stewart
Mechanics’ Pavilion
Women's Relief Corps
George Stone
W. R. Shafter
Department of
Colorado
Nevada
Pacific Coast
Schmits
I. J. Taylor
Anna Hall
Women of the Grand Army
Diamonds Found in Liberia Boost Prospecting News
Liberia reports new mineral discoveries. A London dispatch states consul general Hayman confirms diamonds have been found and a West African Gold Concessions Company party returns with ruby and sapphire corundum specimens. The revelations interest American and French investors holding mining rights in the republic.
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New York
Republic of Liberia
London
Hayman
The
Republic
West African Gold Concessions Company, Limited
Deaths mark Spanish American war hero and two officials
NEW YORK announces the death of Capt Malcolm Rafferty famed for shouting Come F Rafferty as he led Company F on San Juan Hill. Trinidad claims his end after a five year stint as barber asphalt Co manager. Also reported are D C Buckshaw Birmingham Sand Lime and Stone head found dead in Laclede Hotel and Col D F De Wolf former Ohio regimental colonel and state school commissioner who died in Marietta Georgia.
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New York
Malcolm Rafferty
Rafferty
Trinidad
Greene
Barber Asphalt Company
San Juan Hill
ST. Louis
D. C. Buckshaw
Birmingham Sand, Lime and Stone Manufacturing Company
Birmingham
Ala
Laclede
Marietta
D. F. de Wolf
Toledo
Ohio
Convict Williams Shot in Wyoming Prison Cell
RAWLINGS Wyoming August 18 James Williams a convict was shot to death in his cell at the State Penitentiary by Ernest Goodsell night turnkey Reaching through bars Williams seized Goodsell and tore the keys away After a struggle Goodsell drew his revolver and shot the convict in the head Williams was serving a sentence for grand larceny and had escaped from the SGH in June last but was recaptured
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Rawlings
Wyo
James Williams
State Penitentiary
Ernest Goodsell
Williams
Goodsell
Sgh
Victim Takes Strychnine in St Louis Hotel Incident
A 30 year old man named Victor Fasset of Memphis Tennessee ingested strychnine in a St Louis hotel today. He was found dying by the clerk after renting a room an hour earlier and was rushed to the hospital where his condition remained critical. He claimed only that he had recently returned from Germany and worked in lumber in Memphis. In Memphis Fasset had been employed by Kern Lumber Company and left the city about a week ago. Nothing else is known of his past.
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ST. Louis
Victor Fasset
Memphis
Tenn
Fasset
Germany
Kern Lumber Company
General Putnam
Pomfret
Connecticut
Putnam
Reciprocity in Education Between Paris and New Paltz
In Paris on Aug 18 an officially approved plan proposes extending the pupil exchange system already in place between Columbia University and Paris authorities to primary education. Each year one pupil teacher from the Ecole Normale Primarie at Auteuil would go to New Paltz School in New York, and a New Paltz pupil teacher would be sent to Auteuil.
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Paris
Columbia University
Ecole Normale Primarie
Auteuil
New Paltz School
New York
German Ship's Fast Run
The Kaiser Wilhelm II, a North German Lloyd steamer, completed a fast 4,962 mile westward voyage from Bremen, Southampton, and Cherbourg in five days, fifteen hours, and ten minutes at an average 22.56 knots. This beats the ship's own prior western record set in May by nearly a day.
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New York
Bremen
Southampton
Cherbourg
Trades Council Adjourns After Building Trades Convention
The sixth convention of the National Building Trades of America adjourned sine die in Denver after electing officers led by President J. B. Maloney of Chicago. First vice president James Gal Hudson County New York and general secretary-treasurer H. W. Steinbeiss of St. Louis were also chosen.
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Denver
National Building Trades of America
J. 8. Maloney
Chicago
James Gal
Hudson County
New York
H. W. Steinbeiss
St. Louis
Rabbis Debate Zionism at Orthodox Jewish Conference
Philadelphia August 18 The last day of the Orthodox Jewish rabbis of America session focused on Zionism. Introduced by Rabbi Sherenchefsky Boston the topic sparked a lengthy debate and was referred to a committee to report at the next conference before adjournment.
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Philadelphia
Orthodox Jewish Rabbis of America
Sherenchefsky
Boston
Chinese Reform Association Congratulates Chinese Emperor
The Chinese Reform Association of Victoria British Columbia sent a dispatch to the British ambassador in Peking praising Emperor Kwang Heu on his thirty third birthday and expressing hope he will assume governance and begin reform in China.
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Victoria
B. C
Chinese Reform Association
Peking
Emperor Kwang- Heu
China
Yourlind Cook’s Imperial Better Taste Report
A fragmented note praises Yourlind and Cook’s Imperial for superior flavor and quality. The lines suggest favorable tasting opinions but lack full context or sourcing details to confirm product specifics or origins.
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Meeres
Yourlind
Cruiser Sunk in Collision
Hong Kong reports a Canadian steamer Rapress of La... sunk after a collision. Details remain scarce as officials confirm the loss and outline salvage and inquiry plans.
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Hong-Kong
Empress of India Rescues Crew After Huang-Tai Collision
A Chinese cruiser Huang-Tai collided with dia near Vancouver port and sank an hour later. Empress of India saved 170 crew members but the Huang-Tai captain and thirteen sailors drowned. Empress of India sustained heavy damage amidships.
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Dia
Vancouver
Yokohama
Hong Kong
Empress of India
Transmississippi Congress Opens in Seattle
The fourteenth annual Transmississippi Congress session began in Seattle on August 18 with high expectations for productivity. F B Thurber, head of the United States Export Association, urged protectionist policy and broader markets, noting future commerce would center on the Orient and citing transportation as a key issue. He added that trust formation stems from development and that their evils will be corrected as growth continues.
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Seattle
Wash
Transmississippi Congress
Congress
F. B. Thurber
United States Export Association
McKinley
Orient
Responsibility of the Jury in a Civilized Nation
A New York Evening Post piece argues juries must convict impartially to curb mob violence. It cites Judge E. S. Hammond at a Tennessee Confederate reunion, warning cowardice in the jury box endangers liberty and risks state police overreach, urging jurors to uphold evidence-based verdicts.
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New York Evening Post
Brownsville
Tenn
Hammond
Europe
Jones
Alabama
Indiana
Evansville
Delaware
Whitlock
Durbin
Lord Russell of
Killowen
Jameson
Jim
London
Lord Russell
Os Oeses
Mond
Gloves Gain Vogue For Warm Weather Travel In City
The Philadelphia Record notes a Chestnut Street haberdasher reports fashionable men now wear light chamois gloves even in 90 degree heat. These gloves, praised for travel ease, are popular on long railroad journeys to protect hands from travel stains.
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Philadelphia
Putnam and the Wolf in Pomfret Den Adventure
Hartford Courant recounts Gen. Israel Putnam’s 1739 hunt of a ruinous Pomfret she wolfe, his descent into a dark den, and final death of the creature. The tale, drawn from The American Preceptor, mixes danger, fire, and daring rescue with vivid period detail.
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Hartford
Conn
Caleb Bingham
General Putnam
Tourists Observe Rosetary Streets in Honolulu Bulletin
Tourists are close observers of life on Rosetary Streets noting slang and local pariance. The bulletin reflects casual commentary on street scenes and the way visitors perceive everyday urban life.
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Honolulu
Rosetary
Pope Leo Portraits A Saintly Ruler Or A Hard Master
Emily Crawfords letter portrays Pope Leo as a stern, masterful figure who spoke bluntly and rarely smiled. It details his strict meals taken in study, his false teeth for speech, and a penchant for snuff. The pope's vanity, rumors of court life, and frugal diet reveal a complex, formidable personality at the Vatican.
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Emily Crawford
Prince di Belmonte
Mark
Centra
Macelli
A. P
Sacred Apostolical Palace
Vatican
Cardinal Manning
Benjamin Constant
Leo
England
Queen Victoria
Princess of Wales
Pope
Alphonso
Christina
Madonna Faces in Demand in Religious Picture Trade
In New York Sun coverage, demand grows for young women with Madonna like features to serve as models for religious lantern slides posters and banners. Agencies seek faces with delicate regular features and expressive restraint suitable for devotional scenes and Sunday school prizes.
Religious Illustrations Depend On Appealing Women Faces
A discussion of how religious and charitable publications use attractive young women in photograph illustrations. The text notes a shift toward modern American face types over biblical models, with women depicted in earnest or exalted looks to draw donations for tombstone dealers, agricultural ads, and missionary gifts.
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Ruth
Eee
Wormwood industry trials thrive near Elkhart and across Michigan
Elkhart Indiana Truth reports wormwood thrives in light sandy soils south of Michigan. Charles Fisher near Elkhart grows the plant at ten dollars per acre, with five thousand plants per acre and replanting each spring. After first year, two harvests yield oil for whisky and medicine, with a ready market in Mishawaka White Pigeon and Three Rivers.
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Elkhart
Ind
Michigan
Charles Fisher
Mishawaka
White Pigeon
Three Rivers
A Good Night's Rest
A New York Evening Sun tale describes Stebbins arguing with a cat and firing a double barreled gun in a misfired attempt to silence the animal. The exchange reveals a comic, rambling mood as the narrator notes the cat’s nine lives and Stebbins’s increasingly desperate questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Sun
Stebbins
Vengeful poet vows politeness toward editor
A fragment from the Washington Star describes a disappointed poet with a vengeful look saying he would walk up to the editor to seek a little politeness. The exchange ends abruptly with a misheard reply.
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