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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1910
Page
27
Baltimore April 10 Pimlico prepares for a spring meeting starting April 3. More than 300 horses entered. 31 starters listed for the Preakness Stakes, headlined by top names including Dalmatian and Captain Cassatt, with heavy public interest in strong entries and patronage.
Complex OCR fragment lists entries and results for a Jamestown race day. Mentions horses such as Emma 108, Shan, Yankee, Dore Naa, and others with numbers, dates, and payout-like notes. Contains multiple names and scattered place hints but unclear full outcomes.
A fragmented listing describes horses and riders for a race at 108 Rota Sepanee. It mentions J. Garwood and others, with 6 furlongs and various entries including Starboard File, Hard, and Great Tubliea. Prices listed around 219 each.
New quarters have been prepared for Secretary Maclewen and his aides this week in the southeast corner of the building away from Fifteenth Street Pena Alana area. The suite overlooks the White House grounds and Monument Street. An elevator is installed for Mr Wey and the Assistant Secretaries. MacVeagh supervised the fittings including mahogany furniture and blue plush upholstery with portieres. The former Secretary’s room will be used for conference purposes.
An exploration of fishing gear from remoras and cormorants to nets, lines, and harpoons. The piece surveys ancient to modern tools, methods in global waters, and the skill and patience that define true anglers beyond gear value.
The Washington Post notes early week gains gave way to a late decline as general business shows signs of softening. Railways report higher gross, few sectors remain strong, while dry goods struggle on high cotton prices and market uncertainty.
Officials announce the start of enumeration on the 16th next month to count 90 million people across 40 states plus territories. Costs reach 5.5 million with 4 million to enumerators and 1 million to supervisors. 150000 black and white pairs of enumerators planned.
Society notes and social items appear on the Stenth Page with brief mentions of gatherings, guests, and courtesies. The column highlights local profiles and light coverage of upcoming events and social calendars.
A travelogue notes American women in China teaching in mission schools and speaking Chinese, including Miss Terrell, Miss Hughes, Miss Paddock, and Dr Carleton, highlighting their years of work and language mastery. It also covers Lusitania passengers sailing to attend a Drexel Gould wedding, London season arrivals, and extensive Anglo-American society activity in March and April.
New York April 10 The unsettled iron trade deepened as coal strikes and labor unrest widen. March output topped 260000 tons of pig iron and coke, with the Steel Corporation producing 1210% tons. Despite heavy consumption, overproduction prompts talk of blowing out furnaces and delays in coke and pig iron shipments. Large contracts slow but include 600 tons for the Hearst building in Chicago and 224 tons for the Emerson Hotel in Baltimore.
In Paris and London week of April 10 shows indecision amid tighter money markets and prospects of higher Bank of England discount rate. Copper dull, state funds firm, Russians irregular. Berlin concerns and German building strike plans add to nervous mood. New York gold shipments bolster belief money may improve.
Patrick J Slattery of SIX Fifth Street NE died Saturday at Providence Hospital from kidney trouble after five weeks illness. A native of Smerlet County Ireland he came to this country at 37. He was an inspector for Washington Gaslight for the past fifteen years. Survived by widow and six children. Funeral Tuesday at 10 AM at St Aloysius Church with interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
In a half hour, Fifth Avenue Baptist Church subscribers raised $5400 toward a new edifice. John D Rockefeller Sr pledged to double donations up to $20,000 while Edgar L Marsign Colgate Hoyt and others gave notable sums. John D Rockefeller Jr and Rev Sir Charles Aked commented on the pledge and the week's contributions continue to be collected.
Senator Thomas F Grady of New York announced plans to retire from public life after next August ending a lengthy tenure dating to 1877. He cited no contingency to remain in public life and noted his obligation as vice president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles with a future presidency and salary.
Navy leadership shifts as Admiral Reginald Fairfax Nicholson serves as Acting Secretary for the first time while Secretary Meyer and Assistant Secretary Wharton are away from Washington.
Hopkins alumni to dine as the Gunner of the District of Columbia Society holds its annual gathering at the Arlington next Saturday. Dr Charles Neil commissioner of labor will preside and speak on labor disputes. Dr William H Welch of Johns Hopkins will discuss advances in medical research. Guest of honor is James Bryce ambassador from Great Britain to the United States. Committee members include Dr Lens Lehr HH Glapsie and C Magruder Jr with James Lee Bost as secretary.
An ad features Rosa Bonner of Birmingham touting Dr Miles Nervite as a cure for long smothering spells and convulsions. It claims the tonic restores nervous energy, strengthens the nervous system, and revives vitality, presenting a doctor’s remedy as life saving.
Paris April 10 The French Astronomical Society hosts Prof Percival Lowell who argues for intelligent life on Mars. French critics praise his dedication and style, noting linguistic polish and measured humor. The Paris audience of 15 percent non experts included many notable scientists.
The Bal ly arrived from Liverpool with 678 bales of cotton as the second shipment in a drive to break the Patten bull campaign in Mageutton. Ten thousand dates arrived last week and 60000 are engaged for shipment.
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