Racehorses on the move at Indianapolis and beyond
A report from Indianapolis tracks details horses preparing for fast miles this fall. Kings Red and Red Star are among horses slated to race at Kokomo and gas belt meetings, with Crescens thriving in Cleveland after a strong early spring showing and a 2 24 mile in recent work. Pat Dickerson also clocked 26 in a mile with Kingmont and han in training.
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Ind
Ceeane
Red Star
Crescens
Cleveland
Mr. Ketchum
Chicago Bowlers Best Indianapolis Trio Loss After Strong Third
Chicago bowlers defeated by Indianapolis in two easy wins and a spirited third effort at Marten Club alleys. Mayor Bookwalter and Bowling Congress officials watched as Fred Strong HL A Klene and others starred for Chicago. Indianapolis lineup included Carter Bryson Graff Gardner Buddenbaum. After a lunch the Chicago team departed for Louisville to play a picked team and pursue the upcoming national tournament in February.
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Chicago
Marten Club
Firsr
Bookwalter
American Bowling Congress
Fred Strong
Te Tossettis
Buffalo
HL. A. Klene
Chicago Record-Herald
Illinois Bowling Association
A. E. Woods
Brunswick-Balke-Callender Company
Peter Howley
Anson
Ted Hartman
Brill
Indianapolis
Tom Carter
Bob Bryson
Marion
Bryson
Lee Graff
Charles J. Gardner
W.C. Buddenbaum
Washington
Ae Chicagoans
Buddenbaum
Gardner
Boron Sens
Bonarive
Louisville
Hagar’s Alleys
Onwentsia Tourney Crowns Egan For Lake Geneva Club
Walter Egan of Lake Geneva Country Club won the Onwentsia cup with a final 36 hole score of 168 at Lake Forest. Chisholm Beach of Cleveland was second after a similar morning card, while Lawrence Adams of Glenview was disqualified for omitting two strokes on the 14th hole. Phelps B. Hoyt captured the Lake Forest cup with 173, the top scorers under 30 eligible for the Lake Forest prize. Greigh Collins wins Western tennis singles. L. H. Wallner falls in straight sets. doubles semifinals feature Little and Alexander. Masters chess standings list Janowski, Marshall, Mieses and Olland leading with four wins.
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Chicago
Walter Egan
Lake Geneva Country Club
Lake Forest
Egan
Chisholm Beach
Cleveland
Lawrence Adams
Glenview
Adams
Phelps B. Hoyt
Hoyt
Greigh Collins
L. H. Wallner
Little
Alexander
Emerson
Diehl
Hanover
Prussia
Janowski
Marshall
Mieses
Olland
Atkins
Wolf
Hardetbben
Levin
Napier
Fulsbury
Cohn
Poptel
Tschigorin
Dunsberg
Suechting
Swiderski
Cottschalk
Mason
Crooked Riverside pairs fail as Collis Burford win
Harry Collis and Ernst Burford of the Country Club easily defeated F. B. Lennon and W. H. Smith on the Riverside links yesterday by ten up and nine to Clay. Lennon made the lowest score.
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Harry Collis
Ernst Burford
F. B. Lennon
W. H. Smith
Clay
Lennon
Spearman Shark Incident Sparks Indiana Exultation
The Chicago Post reports a bizarre incident praising Mr Spearman as he elicited boasts of Indiana prowess during a bathing episode. A man named Bemis reportedly shot at a cow. a shark then bit his wrist while pursuing him toward home as readers are urged to appreciate Indiana literature and resilience.
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Chicago
Indiana
Spearman
Mark
Bemis
Nag
Olympus
New York
Major Taylor Fourth Won by Kramer in Vailsburg Race
In Newark New Jersey at Vailsburg bicycle races Kramer won the half mile championship with Kimble second and Major Taylor fourth after a hard fight. Teddy Billington captured the one mile amateur title as Walter Smith won the motor paced race. Two mile professional handicap went to John T. Fisher with Major Taylor third and Keegan second.
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Newark
N. J
Vailsburg
Kramer
Kimble
Lawson
Taylor
Walter Smith
Teddy” Billington
New Jersey
Fenn
Frank L. Kramer
East Orange
Owen
Louisville
Iver Lawson
Salt Lake
Major
Worcester
Gee
Glasson
Eng
Brooklyn
Fred Dahike
Buffalo
Smith
Dahike
John T. Fisher
Chicago
P. Keegan
Lowell
William Martin
Australia
Charles Schlue
George Glasson
Teddy“ Billington
New York
A. C
J. P. Brown
Irvington
Lapag
A. C. Spain
Bloomfield
W. S. Fenn
Waterbury
L. E. Mottling
Poston
G. C. Schreiber
Floyd Krebs
Manhattan Beach Races Wind Up With Walthour Victory
The twenty-mile motor paced bicycle race at Manhattan Beach track was won by Bobby Walthour of Atlanta, two laps and two yards ahead of Howard Freeman of Portland. Floyd McFarland finished third, Genny Monroe retired after an accident in the eighth mile. Hurley won the amateur half mile and two mile events, with O Connor delivering a creditable five mile exhibition.
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New York
Manhattan Beach
Bobby” Walthour
Atlanta
Howard Freeman
Portland
Ore
Floyd McFarland
San Jose
Cal
Genny Monroe
Memphis
Tenn
Monroe
Marenus L. Hurley
New York A. C
Winnie O'Connor
Charlies A. Harden
Andrew Chubb
Bloomfield
Thomas de Soto
Brooklyn
Marcus L. Hurley
A. C
M. T. Dove
Calumet Club
Ek Townsend
Bayonne
R. Walthour
Bicycle races light up Coliseum track in Atlantic City
Atlantic City events feature two mile professional tandem wins by Thompson and Boake of Canada by a foot over Babcock and Daly of New York. King defeats Lake in a seven mile pursuit. George Leander wins the fifteen mile motor paced race with Ray Duer second and Jim Hunter third. Yale pair Sinclair and Zimmerman beat Thompson and Boake by six inches. Salt Lake track records fall as W G Furman Hoffman Chapman and Samuelson clock 4.45 seconds for quarter mile breaking Major Taylor’s world mark.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Coliseum
Thompson and Boake
Canada
Babcock and Daly
New York
William F. King
Salt Lake City
Johnnie Lake
King
George Leander
Chicago
Ray Duer
Buffalo
Jimmie Hunter
Newark
Sinclair
Zimmerman
Yale
Thompson
Boake
Salt Lake
Utah
Salt Palace Saucer Track
W. G. Furman
Los Angeles
F. T. Hoffman
Johnny Chapman
Atlanta, Ga
W. E. Samuelson
Taylor
Elkes Edges Champion in 25 Mile Motor-Paced Race
Boston July 2 Harry Elkes beat Al bert Champion by ten yards in a tight finish at Revere track. The 25 mile motor-paced race concluded in 36 minutes 38 and 1 fifth seconds.
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Boston
Harry Elkes
Albert Champion
Revere Track
Among the Pension Records in Washington
The pension office holds many odd notes from widows and soldiers. A widow describes her husband’s disease and swelling with vivid, harrowing detail urging reopening of his rejected claim. Others recount illnesses tied to long-ago service and harsh camp conditions, with affidavits often drafted for the applicant.
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Congress
G. A
Samuel W. Downing
Alexandria
Secretary of the Interior
Susan Smith
Washington
Pension Office
War Department
Furat
Fort Monros
J. W
City Point
Pins and Needles Trade Reveals Connecticut Lead in U S
In a Census Bureau bulletin on pin and needle manufacture the 1900 data show forty three establishments nationwide with Connecticut leading in capital and output. Connecticut produced 39,752,546 pins and 1,183,104 hairpins and nearly all safety pins, while New York and other states trailed in different goods. The piece notes most firms are small non incorporated outfits and muses on the lack of pin trusts.
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New York
United States
Connecticut
Karch
Census Bureau
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Illinois
Maryland
Michigan
New Jersey
Vermont
Dorothy
Connencticut
Kingdom of Heaven
A Good Dog Fight at River Edge Described
A Torresdale man recalls a dog fight between a bull terrier and a water spaniel at the river’s edge. The spaniel, heavier, dragged the terrier toward and then into the three to four foot deep water, while the terrier clung with a head still in.
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Philadelphia
Torresdale
Spaniel Seeks Revenge After Terriers Dogfight on River
A terrier surfaces and frees itself, only to be blocked by a spaniel. The spaniel disarms, biting the terrier as the two struggle in the water. After ten minutes the terrier owner helps his exhausted pet to the bank while the spaniel retreats.
Banquet of the Kong Chew Tong in Los Angeles Chinatown
The Kong Chew Tong hosted its largest and costliest Chinese New Year banquet, a long marathon of feasting and revelry from 4 PM into the small hours. Two hundred Chinamen attended with slave girls supplied by Chinatown owners, while Hop Sing Tong provided the orchestra and a male performer recited a long tragedy. The scene mixed luxury, music, gin, and stark contrasts as Western observers and a few locals watched.
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Los Angeles Times
Kong Chew Tong
Merchants’ Society
George Lem
Apabiasa Street
Los Angeles
Christ
Chinatown
Conductors' Room Yarn From Broad Street Station
In the conductors room at Broad Street station railroad men swap stories after arrivals. A seance-story recalls slower trains and early officials planning a 30 mile ride with a chatty journey, a weary stop, and a weary crew member.
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Philadelphia
Broad Street
Hman
Immigrant's Ticket Clipped With Coupons Ends in Omaha
A train passenger persistently questioned station names provoking annoyance. After polite refusals, a passenger warned him he would be left off. The immigrant then produced a ticket with about twenty coupons, the last reading Omaha, suggesting a forced stop or misdirection ends.
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Omaha
The Telephone In London In Outdated London Tales
ASpectator note recounts London’s lack of telephone links in police stations and stations, contrasting city life with rural Thames village ways. A Londoner might rely on a butler and hansom in emergencies while Scotland Yard lags in telephonic connectivities.
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Scotland
Edinburgh
England
Thames
London
Liverpool
Goudie
Scotland Yard
Unit States
Foe
Electric power venture blocked by government private clash
The village of London has not yet seen the invention. American electricians now in London could advance the project if not for a political obstacle. An unreconciled conflict between government and private interests impedes progress toward introducing the convenient invention.
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London
Remedy for lynching in the South urged by Andrew Sledd
In July Atlantic Andrew Sledd argues the white man who wrongs a black and the white mob that lynches a negro become criminals by law and deserve punishment. He urges stern enforcement of rights and life protections for the accused and calls for marshal instructions under threat of criminal prosecution.
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Andrew Sledd
Atlantic
South
Madame Janauschek Seeks Sale Of Jewels For Support
From Saratoga New York Evening Sun reports Madame Janauschek asks friends in New York to help sell her antique jewels and curios collected during her stage career. Described as in desperate financial straits, the beloved actress shows signs of growing infirmity despite efforts to conceal it. A Wallack's benefit previously aided her for nearly a year.
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New York
Wallack
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Ent
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Mr. Spearman and the Shark
Walthour
Elkes
St. John Gaffney
Paris
Saks
Sumit
Hanan
Milan
Washington and
Pennsylvania Streets
the Telephone
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