Readville Handicapped Race Marks New Era in Harness Racing
Readville Massachusetts August 26 1906 Allen Winter driven by Lon McDonald wins the $50 000 handicap race from 39 trotters in novel conditions with a three eighths mile staggered start and signals by electric bells. The field included 20 100 spectators and notable horses such as Sweet Marie Bernardо and Teasel. The purse distribution runs 10000 to the winner 9000 to second 5000 to third 2500 to fourth 1500 to fifth and 1000 to sixth.
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Readvilie
Mass
M. H. Reardon
Allen Winter
Readville Track
Lon McDowali
Bernaldo
Sweet Marie
Tone
Kim
Tir
Tegme
Donald
Prince’ C
San Francisco
Geers
Teasel
Andrews
Golng
Sonoma Girl
Sweet Marin
Mixed read of crimes and industry shifts across cities
The report mixes minor crime notes including arrests in Chicago for a murder and a death in county jail, a civil suit in New York, and a salary surge at the Hlinuly Steel Go in South Chicago. It also notes a government land settlement proclamation for Rosebud in South Dakota and an exile interview with Zia Bey in London.
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Frank Beyant
Chicago
Cortesse
Thomas Brady
Springfield
Clayton W. Williams
L. B. Briggn
Smce County
Howard Gould Han
Frank A. McLaughlin
New York
Hlinuly Steel
South Chicago
South Dakota
Tripp County
Ban on whistles proposed by Muskingum County group
Zanenville Ohio Aug 26 The Muskingum County Humane Society may seek city council action after a pausing locomotive whistle is blamed for a four year old child’s death. The proposed ordinance would make blowing any whistles within the city limits a punishable offense.
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Zanenville
Muskingum County Hummne Society Thnt
Umite
Cuba to hold elections in November and inaugurate in January
Oyster Bay Aug 24 Charles B. Magoon governor of Cuba announced after conferring with President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill that the presidential and congressional elections would be held on November 14 and the inauguration of the newly elected president would take place on January 28, 1909.
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Oyster Bay
Cuba
Charles B. Magoon
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hil
Lynching reported in Georgia leads to death
Louieville Georgia Aug 36 Vance Williams a negro alleged to have murdered R G Brown a few nights earlier was found Tuesday hanging from a tree limb one mile from town with three bullet holes in the breast Williams had been confined in the county jail after his capture and how he was taken from there is not stated
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Georgia
Louieville
Vance Williams
R. G. Brown
Williams
Gov Cumming Calls Special Session on Primary Law
Des Moines Iowa August 26 Gov Cummins called a special session of the legislature to amend the primary law to allow the people to select the successor to Senator Allison. The move aims to speed up the process and ensure a clear line of succession.
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Cumming
Dew Moines
Gov
Cummins
Tudeday
Allison
Wade Ellis Potential Appointment To Attorney General Post
A conference between Mr Bilin and Mr Taft led to the belief that Wade H Will a, of Ohio, will accept the position of assistant to the attorney general, succeeding Milton D Purdy who has been promoted to a federal judgeship in Minnesota.
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Tall
Liv
Wade H. Willa
Aeneng
Ohio
Milton D. Purdy
Minnesota
Bilin
Taft
Earnings Decline Under Fare Law Impact on R R
Chicago August 2 reports show a 6 percent earnings drop for the Chicago and Alton railroad amid a 12 percent rise in passenger traffic and a 5 percent decrease in earnings after twelve months under a new two cent passenger fare law. Walton, the road’s general manager, warns the financial effect persists.
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Chicago
Pasden
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Walton She
Exile to Take Riding Test on Fort Grant Duty
Washington Aug 26 War department orders direct Col William P Stewart Coast Artillery to Fort Huachuca Ariz to take riding test for field officers At conclusion he is to return to Fort Grant He will retire that year and refused Army moves him to Fort Smith without command at Fort Grant 20 miles from nearest rail line Huachuca 100 miles away The test options include riding 30 miles daily for three days or walking 0 miles He may face retiring board if incapacitated The matter stirred Senate last winter as push for inquiry collapsed Cleveland Aug 26 Five year old Theodrick M Barcus mortgaged to Cleveland Christian Orphanage to secure payment of a bond owed by father Charles Barons was returned to parent Judge Kennedy says You cannot mortgage a child like a slave The father has rights and a child can free itself upon reaching proper age or via adoption
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Washington
War Department
Wiliam P. Stewart
Coast Artillery
Fort Grant
Fort Huachhuca
Ariz
Stewart
Fort Smith
Fort Huachuca I
Col. Stewart
Senate
Cleveland
Theodrick M. Barcus
Cleveland Christian Orphanage
Benevolant Association of — the Christian Church
Charles
Kennedy
Bank cashier suicides in Americus after warrant
Alonzo Walters aged 65, cashier of the Bank of Ellaville in Georgia, was found dead in a Windsor hotel lavatory in Americus with a bullet hole in his forehead and a pistol nearby. An hour earlier a warrant had been issued for his arrest on alleged accounting discrepancies totaling $4,000.
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Americus, Ga
Alonzo Walters
Bank of
Ellaville
Windsor Hotel
Walters
Hie
Lone Highwayman Robbed Passengers On Yellowstone Tour
Story reports a holiday Monday incident in Yellowstone Park where a lone highwayman halted 16 coaches and stole about $10,000 in cash and watches and jewelry from passengers. The second item notes the US foreign trade report for July 1908, showing imports of $102,196,628 and exports of $980,097,050 for seven months, with comparisons to 1907 figures.
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Livingston
Moat
Yellowstone Park
Washington
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Werth
Bartenders Slayer is Pardoned by Ohio Governor
Franklin and Wheeler received a pardon from Governor Harria for murder committed in Turaday while traveling for a wholesale house. An altercation at a Lorain hotel led to a bartender drawing a revolver. Wheeler was sentenced to life, later commuted to fifteen years. The case involved a young bartender and a waitress in a dining room dispute.
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Columbus
Franklin & Wheeler
Turaday
Harria
Aurder
Wheeler
Lorain
Lin
Infantry Lead in National Rifle Match at Camp Petry
Stories of life in Bugkeye towns report on Infantry leading after day two of the national rifle match for the national trophy. Navy first Monday, Massachusetts slide to second, with cavalry and infantry gaining as 2000 yard stage looms. Massachusetts drops to seventh. Wisconsin and other units rise in the standings. Grand Jury Probe Imminent Over Missing Sheriff Books
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Infantry
Camp Petry
O. Aig
Uniter States
Gil
National Guard
Congress
Navy
Cavalry
Massachusetts
Ifantry
Masanchusetts
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Eeventh
Prosecution Moves in Morris Case as Bail Granted
Prosecutor Frye readied affidavits in the Morris case. Stein and her mother Mary Bayard released on bail in Des Moines after ties to Stein’s death. Ohio officers to pursue extradition. Second item reports Reserve Trust insolvency—inventory and appraisal show a $2,173,905 facility value and about $60,000 shortage. Superior Savings & Trust Co seeks reduction.
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Tandonville
Aig
Frye
Morris
Stein
Iowa
Min
Mary Bayard
Des Moinés
Ohio
Reserve Trust, Co
Toewtny
Superior Savngs & Thiet Co
Superior Savings & Trust Co
Cleveland Schools Face Fire Escape Compliance
Cleveland public schools lacking fire escapes face possible closure on September 8 after state Inspector John H. Morgan and deputies Wagner Bach and Martens confer with Morger in Columbus. A thorough probe targets Glove Lan schools to ensure law compliance.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Public
John H. Morgan
Wagner, Bach and Martens
Columbus
Morger
Trial of Ady.si-oama McCal moult on secret service murk
A 20 year old, Ady si oama McCal moult, stands trial in Cincinnati accused of baffling the secret service department for eight years. The letters attributed to Mist McCalmout reportedly caused domestic strife, with one instance almost leading to a public quarrel and violence.
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Cincinnati
Ady
Si—Oama McCalmoult
Secret Service Department
McCalmout
Cadets Defeat Naval Militia in One Mile Rowing Race
In Cleveland on August 26 Culver Summer School naval cadets won the title Champions of the Grewe Laken by defeating the Cleveland Naval Militia crew in a one mile race. The contest took place on a breakwater course with the visiting team crossing about four to five boat lengths ahead.
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Naval Militia
Cleveland
Culver Summer School
Naval Cadets
Cleveland Naval Military
Three Telephone Firms to Merge Into One Company
Aug 26 Columbus Ohio reports an impending incorporation of a new company uniting the Columbus Citizens Telephone Co, the Cuyahoga Telephone Co of Cleveland and the United States Telephone Co. The merger aims to reorganize the independent lines into a single new concern.
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Columbus
Columbus Cimens' Telephone Co
Cuyahoga Telephone Co
Cleveland
United States Telephone Co
Tony
Fortified Robbery Ends in Fatal Injury in Cleverbid
In Cleverbid AWK on Tol street and Pormin Avenue this morning two men were attacked by a mob intent on lynching them as they were robbed. A bystander held the crowd at bay with a handgun until authorities intervened.
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Hebroce
Steven Kolinsky
Tol Street
Pormin Avene
Fateny
Negroor
Tay
Col John T Mercer Dies in Michigan at 72
Col John T Mercer, a Terre Haute, Indiana manufacturer and Civil War veteran who served as paymaster of the Twentieth Ohio, died in Ypsilanti Michigan aged 72. Funeral will be held in his former home city on Friday.
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Bellaire, O
John T. Mercer
Terre Haute
Ind
le Twentieth Obie Fatanty
Ypsiintt
Mieh
Thie City
Nie
Dr Hanson Resigns From Athena State Hospital
Dr Hanson of Gallipoli resigned on Tuesday amid a disputed termination process. The board met in special session and appointed a successor to take effect September 28 at the Athena State Hospital, amid ongoing controversy over the resignation and appointment.
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Dr. Hanson
Calumbia
Hanson
Gallipoli
Thom
Athenw State Hospital
Diane
Brokers Failed for a Million in New York
New York August 26 The sale of the brokerage firm A C Brown and Co for a million dollars toppled the market today causing a nervous thrill across major exchanges including Chicago Cleveland Buffalo and Toronto Jockeys tricks and legitimate deception are discussed with cautionary notes on gambling risks and market manipulation in a curiously mixed article fragment
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New York
A. C. Brown @& Co
Toemlay
Ah & Climax
Theiers
Chicago
Cleveland
Buffalo
Kei
Toronto
We Work Too Hard Lady Headfort in New York Tour
Lady Headfort on Amerteatt 1 tour in New York praised international marriages while criticizing the English and American workers. She cites an English friend who attended a funeral of a poor worker and contrasts his life with a hitch titled millionaire. The exchange ends with a quip about nervous prevention and a lack of money.
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Lady Headfort
New York
Mr. Hitch
Hitch
Maltese talismans linked to St Paul legends and snake lore
In Malta talismans are sought as small colored stones shaped like eyes tongues and serpents parts. Tradition ties them to Saint Paul’s shipwreck and fiery turmoil with vipers. Believers wear and ingest these charms to ward off snake bites and poisons, often set in clay or jewelry and linked to names and rituals.
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Malta
St. Paul
St. Paul's Cave
Curious tale of Humphry Davy and old France manners
A fragmented early text recalls a boyish Humphry Davy fashioning light from rubbing materials and pondering discoveries. It then shifts to an observed taste for old French table manners, describing duchesses and etiquette at a grand feast with vivid but damaged imagery.
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Old France
Vrenele 1
Louis Quatorze
Loula
Paradive
Ismaels
Halle
Daniel Totter
A Quirky Tale of Governors and Prison Bonds
A fragmented chronicle recounts a governor pardoning an eight year penitentiary veteran who served faithfully. Odd episodes follow including a melodramatic interrogation of a girl by Abernethy, a Sydney restaurant caper, and a string of farcical courtroom and marital mishaps. The piece blends humor with uneven anecdotes from political and social life.
Declined In Rebuttal Authoress and Editor Exchange
Fragmentary dialogue shows an authoress claiming revenge after a night exchange with an editor. The text alternates between taunting lines and confessions, with misspellings and broken phrases indicating a disputed literary note or dramatic skit.
Fragments Describe Family Flight After Carriage Incident
Fragmented OCR text recounts a melodramatic scene where a daughter and a man named Li are involved in a hurried departure. A carriage incident followed by questions about timing and blame reveals tension in a strained household. The dialogue hints at betrayal and duty themes without clear names or places.
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