Crescent City and regional stakes dominate New Orleans racing card
The New Orleans meeting features the Crescent City handicap at a mile and a quarter with Felix Bard and Ten Chance tying for first, while Meade guides Nitrate early and Ben Chance overtakes for the win. Oakland hosts a five furlong match race, and the Tennessee Breeders Association outlines a nine day spring meet with $20,000 in purses. Louisville and Lexington reports note Madden selling mares to Mackay and a flurry of breeding activity across the circuit.
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New Orleans
Crescent City
Felix Bard
Ten Chance
Meade
Hen Chance
Ben Chance
Littl Elkins
Idis Sclklonew
St. Cuthbert
Ith
Deponan
Nutt
Frank
Ireland
Death
Saint Cuthbert
Little Elkins
San Francisco
Oakland
Old England
Ban Nicholas
O'Connor
Crudades
Botany
Waterscratch
California
Sombrero
Buchanan
Jackson
Cousin Carrie
St. Philipina
Headwater
St Crusades
Colonel Ballantyre
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Breeders' Association Today
Cumberland Park
Carter Memorial
Belle Meade
Avondale
Gerst
Lexington
John E. Madden
Clarence H. Mackay
New York
Hamburg Place
Plaudit
Imp. Mirthful
Glenheim
Hamburg
Sandringham
Financial leaders gather at Metropolitan Club banquet
Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage was guest of honor at a private Metropolitan Club banquet in New York. Fifteen prominent financiers attended, including Frank A. Vanderlip, George F. Baker, Jacob H. Schiff, James Stillman, Stuyvesant Fish, J. Edward Simmons, and Joseph C. Hendrix.
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New York
Frederick D. Tappan
W. A. Nash
A. & Hepburn
James Stillman
James Sperer
G. W. Perkins
Stuyvesant Fish
J. Edward Simmons
Joseph C. Hendrix
Western oil firms plan Denver oil exchange and Jan 6 convention
Denver news reports that Western oil companies will form an oil exchange in Denver. A convention is set for January 6 to organize the Western Oil Association with invitations extended to representatives from Colorado Wyoming Utah Arizona Texas New Mexico Nebraska and Oklahoma.
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Denver
Western Oil Companies
Western Oil Association
Anyrado
Wyoming
Utah
Atisona
Texas
New Radoing
Utal Na
Mexico
Teanes
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Marconi to Ottawa as Canadian capital backs wireless plans
Finance Minister Fielding telegraphs Marconi from St Johns offering full Canadian support for wireless experiments on the Nova Scotian seaboard and inviting Ottawa talks. Marconi plans to travel to Ottawa, meet Montreal financiers, and press ahead amid cable stock weakness and industry unease.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Fielding
Dominion
Marconi
Ottawa
Nova Scotian
Canadian
Maroon
Montreal
Boyle
James Winter
London
Anglo-American Cable Company
Mackay
Anglo-American Company
Signor Marconi
Betty Harbor
Anglo-American Sewerand Company
England
California Protest Against Cuba Reciprocity Pact
A San Francisco Post opinion piece argues reciprocity with Cuba would ruin California fruit industries. Elwood Cooper and N P Chipman challenge free trade, noting cheaper Cuban labor and closer shipping, claiming Cuba would undercut California oranges lemons and vegetables while American capital would flood Cuban farms. The piece accuses advocates of masking commercial motives and extols independence and self-governance while depicting Cuba as subservient.
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San Francisco Post
Post
Cuba
California
Elwood Cooper
State Board of Horticulture
East
N. P. Chipman
California State Board of Trade
Florida
New York
No More Handshaking Custom Abandoned by Roosevelt
Washington Letter notes Roosevelt declines to receive delegates at the Delta Kappa Epsilon convocation and other elite gatherings while maintaining selective receptions. Harvard connections and tradition cited, with broader critique of formalities and public sentiment.
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White House
Delta Kappa Epsiion
Roosevelt
Deke
Harvard
Long
Dekes
American Economic Associate
American Historical Association
Inmore
Presiceniie
Roosevelt closes south grounds to limit public passage
President Roosevelt orders closure of the south grounds near the Kite House to cut off through traffic to the State War and Navy Department area. He argues the north front of the White House should remain open to the public seven days a week while official business occupies part of the second floor, granting the President’s family privacy on the southern slope toward the monument and river.
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Roosevelt
State, War and Navy Department
White House
Munsey and the Message Story Reveals Press Trust
A New York Commercial tale claims Frank Munsey acted onPresident Roosevelt’s message by mishap or mischance, slipping the document from secrecy to print. The tale credits his caution and loyalty to the administration, noting possible impact on readers and his stores.
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New York
Congress
Park Row
Frank A. Munsey
Roosevelt
Munsey
The
Daily News
Mr. Munsey
Treaty and Canal Opinion in Atlanta Journal
The piece argues the Hay-Pauncefote treaty fully meets objections from the last session and grants the U S rights to survey plan and own a transisthmian canal without British control. It targets Senator Bailey of Texas as an obstructionist and predicts ratification and canal construction despite his opposition.
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Atlanta Journal
Dem
Senate
Great Britain
Senator Bailey
Texas
Bailey
Hay-Pauncefote
United States
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Colombia
Wainwright Bros. & Co Creditors Report Losses and Liabilities
Creditors learned from a committee report that the brokerage firm Wainwright Bros. & Co has unsecured liabilities around 14 dollars and assets near 30 thousand dollars. The report notes heavy speculation in Amalgamated Copper, with 14.64 shares bought for about 1.248 million and sold for 1.205 million. Mr. Wainwright said he lost 10 dollars personally, and the committee notes at least one hundred thousand dollars in unaccounted losses.
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Memphis
George Arnold
New Orleans
Jim Dwyer
Vienna
Austria
Gentlemen's Driving Club
Peoria
Crescens
Lady Pine
Pinewood
Ohio
Pene
Ben Stue
Ligenier
Ind
George Phillips
Redkey
Online
Huntsman
Ambassador
Kansas
Kight
Snow Flake
John B. Feiser
Rochester
Barry Kight
White Seal
Onward
Marie Corbett
David Cahill
Charley Herr
William McCubbing
Lexington
Jessie P
Annie Lee
Bessie Herr
Robert L
Lady Robert
Neighbor Girl
Violet L
North Manchester
Haw Patch
Nora Shy
Mambrino Patchen
Ed Geers
Onward Silver
J. L. Pruten
John Hussey
Indianapolis
Mr. Husse
Boston
Wainwright Bros. & Co
Amalgamated Copper
Wainwright
Norfolk and Towne Boys Clothing Holiday Sale
Holiday sale features all wool and mixed fabrics for boys including overcoats knee pants and caps. Items listed with price points 2.98 to 7.50 for overcoats veiled fabrics and waists in percales with varied patterns. Includes Russian blouse overcoats blue cloth and cassimeres in multiple colors.
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Norfolk
Melrose
S&c
Oxford
Meltons
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Retary Gage
Inventor Financial Aid
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Washington
New York Evening Post
Treaty and Canal
Mr. Bailey
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Wm. H. Block Co
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Complete Outfit
TRON
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