Whitneys Nasturtium Disqualified In Alabama Stakes
At Saratoga, Whitney’s Nasturtium filly Stamina was disqualified after finishing first in the 33,000 Alabama Stakes for 3-year-old fillies. Mayfield beat Anonyma by a length and a half with Beckon third as Dugan was fined and suspended for rough riding. heavy track, Half Sovereign finished far back. Delirium and other contenders also ran.
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Washington
Saratoga Springs
EH. P
Whitney
Stamina
Alabama
John Sanford
Mayfield
Chucanunds
James R. Keene
Sysonby
Beckon
Stanina
H. Dugan
Iti
Mr. Sanford
Dugan
Huwev
H Mayfield
Anonyma
Wae Ple
Shilling
Mr. Whitney
Beckun
August Pelmont
Fort Johmnson
Bauyah
H. P. Whitney
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Hamner
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Tie
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Complete
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Tol
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Slur
Willing
Sumimario
Furlangs
Gaugan
Wee Peer Wuhnsen
Ishitittes
Low Seeoni
St. Nici
Imechines
Sitelmaker
Anonima
McCabey
Crowd defies rain at Saratoga yet backing racing rights
In Saratoga Springs August 6, crowds braved showers for racing amid news from New York on Judge Gaynor's decision. The day featured the Alabama stakes and a disputed disqualification of Stamina, with Mayfield and Beckon contending behind Stamina in the finish. District officials toured the grounds, finding no law violations, while stewards suspended jockey Tom O’Brien for the remainder of the meeting after a late mistake.
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Spee
Washington Post
Toga
Springs
New York
Gaynors
Tom O'Brien
Rufus
Steelmaker
Tere
Banner
O'Brien Iunto
Results at Fort Erie race card packed with details
Fort Erie action on Aug 6 featured six races for two and three year olds. Winners included Dr Heisberg in the first, Gerrymander in the second, May Cella in the third, Topsy Robins in the fourth, Huck in the fifth, and Minutine in the sixth, with multiple place and show finishes and note of a wet track. Trifecta-style summaries from the Erie Pa meet also noted slow completion of one event and several harness races with times and purses.
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Powers
Aneronella
Troxler
Ateand
Speight
Ween
Lady Hleator
Splenaida
T. F. Henry
Hazel May
Belle of
Col
Zeb
Kennedy
Leonard
Rives
Boadica
Misa Alvescot
Dorothy Webb
Jennie
Tom Reid
George
Dillon
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Hergen
Snake Mary
Martin Gta
Fantasia
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Camille M
Sussex
Shir- Tey
Turtanes
Selling
Huck
Bitter Hand
Burton
Harry Richeson
Rice
Jupiter
Alta McDonald
Stonehill
Dr. Matthews
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Helen Thirdalgo Yan
Ine
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Erie
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Melton
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Wade
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Berwick
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Fred Mace
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Glenn McBride
Red Hurrat
Tagane
Golders
Lyndhurst
Canada
Convill
Delestrome
Nancy
Prince of Castile
Lee Huffman
Warner Griswell
Lafayette
Cherlaran
Amateurs Soccer Scores and Dinners At District Meet
A partial score roundup shows Braddocks and Imperials dominating five games with uneven results. Horace Cagh of 1925 Fifteenth Street NW requests district averages for all teams over seven years. Anxious Braddocks aimed to dine, while swimmer Dawiele condemned officials and praised Lipton and Doyle for athletic treatment.
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Fogling
Braddacka
Imberials
Hreedocks
Braddocks
Imperials
Bradddcxa
Horace Cagh
Fifteenth Street Northwest
Hraddocks
Dawiele
Thomas Lipton
Sir Conan Doyle
Ordinary betting not a crime says Justice Gaynor
New York August 6 Justice Gaynor of the supreme court ruled ordinary bets are not crimes even when made on a golf ball wager. He contrasted ordinary betting with gambling noting that recording bets for all comers or acting as a general recorder constitutes a crime under section 351 of the penal code. Public opinion enforces laws, he added.
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New York
Gaynor
Supreme Court
George Sterling
Nassau County
Lond Island
Sterling
Exhibition of horse show standings at Harrisonburg
The Harrisonburg Virginia show drew strong interest with high enthusiasm and best ever exhibit quality in the South. Winners included local Harrisonburg teams and individuals across classes such as four horse teams, single roadsters, heavy harness, saddle and harness, and showy mares, with top placements going to Byers Bros. Koontz and Dr. John A. Myers among others.
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Washington Post
Harrisonburg
Hornément
South
Harnes
T. Fr. Bowenl
Burton
Harrison
Byers Bros. & Koonts
Lacey Springs
Joan A. Myers
HG. Hert Fing
Bridgewater
Byera Bros. & Koonty
Tecey Springs
W. F. Nicholas
J. F. Wright & Sons
Keerletown
George Chrisman
Gen. Miles
John A. Moore
J. 0. Branner
Harrisonbure
Rockingham Draft Horse Association
T. F. Howen
Byers’ Bros. & Koonts
Dr. John A. Myora
Errors Beat Hagel Specialty In Hard Contested Game
In an afternoon match at Ath lietle Park Wantington Poet Hagerstown lost 1 to 0 to Chambersburg. The visitors remained scoreless until the ninth when a run broke the deadlock aided by two errors. Kelps pitched well for Hagerstown despite the defeat, while Johns held the Chambersburg offense in check with strong late-inning defense and solid support from his teammates.
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Wantington
Hagerstown
Vistors
Chambersburg
Johns
Richmond Mounts Weekend Win Over Roanoke in Opportune Bout
Special to The Washington Post. Richmond beat Roanoke 6 to 5 in a weekend series opener on Aug 6. Both clubs fielded poorly pitched games with many errors. Richmond relied on timely hitting to secure the early lead, while Roanoke struggled defensively and at the plate.
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Washington Post
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Roanoke
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Petroy
lLehr
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New York
Stinson
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Baseball Contest Closes Sept 6 1908 at Washington Post
Contest closes September 6 1908 with a rule that tying contestants receive a similar prize. Fill out and send by mail or messenger to The Washington Post Editor in Washington DC.
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Mall
Messenger
Baseball Conteat
The
Washington Post
Washington, DC
Hedgewood Bay Sets Track Records at Recreation Park
Hedgewood Bay won the 2:05 pace first heat in 2:03 4-4 with Alice Pointer second, and the second heat in 2:08 3-4 as Red Bow trailed. Hamburg Belle also set a new track mark 3:03 1-4 for trotters in the 2:11 event. crowd braved rain that delayed the program but kept races fast overall.
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Mich
Hedgewood Bay
Recreation Park
Price
Alice Pointer
Red Bow
Hamburg Belle
Jerry
Rickman
Hal Raven
Hotel Rickman
Gr.g
McMenry
Gibello
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Afairbanks
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MeLane
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Gearad
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Patten
Slase
Axworth
Axworthy
Sidney
Cox
Queen of Woodclifte
Sidney —Riplet
Phallsa
Castle and Gahagan
Westbrook
Dean
McDonald Refuses Pro Offer From Connie Mack
Winchester's Cy McDonald, a power hitter with 11 home runs, 5 triples and 14 doubles this season, has reportedly declined an offer from Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics to join the big leagues, stating he does not wish to play professional ball.
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Washington Post
Winchester
Cy" McDonald
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
McDonald
Saratoga Racing Entries With Multiple Nonstandard Weights
Entries list for Saratoga and Fort Erie races with weights for mares and 2-year-olds, including Joe Madden and Statesman on 114, Connaught Ranger 11%, and a wide field of contenders across eight races with weights from 87 to 165. The card shows horses such as Grace Cameron, Dandelion, Monocle, Gramsar, and Ardri among numerous names, plus Fort Erie offerings like Tenorett and Lazarus with varying weights.
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Saratoga
Guclongt Gowan
Biskin
Whip Top
Grace Cameron
Joe Madden
Statesman
Connaught Ranger
Sealift
Schleswig
Pottionat
Loulae Bell
Hagman
Hawk Wing
Danoscara
Ping and Needles
Polly Watts
Sam Rice
the Wrestler
Sir Toddington
Baccon
Gramsar
Ardri
Weinmare
Madman
Michael’ Beck
George W. Lebolt
Garacontie
Perseus
the Pippin
Lady Hubbard
Strikeout
Lasata
Petticoat
Louise Bell
Miss Kearhoy
J Satytte
Tod
Auctioned Off News Print In New York Auction
Five carloads of news print paper were sold at auction in New York on Wednesday under John Norris, chairman of the paper committee for the American Newspaper Publishers Association. The price was 91.90 per 100 pounds f o b at Natural Dam. Two carloads went to C D Reimers of the Fort Worth Telegram and three to M E Foster of the Houston Chronicle. The paper was guaranteed equal in quality to that used by the New York World.
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New York
John Norris
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Natural Dam
C. D. Reimers
Fort, Worth
The
Houston Chronicle
Houston
Tex
New York World
Paper Mills Close After Mediation Efforts in Watertown
Watertown New York January 6 1916 P J Downey of the state board of mediation and arbitration has spent two days here seeking a settlement between International Paper Company and the paper makers union. The mills remain closed though a tentative agreement has been reached. Heber and Toeatrikce teams were also closed this morning.
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P. J. Downey
Board of Mediation and Arbitration
International Paper, Company
Paper Makers’ Union
Miills
Shpeteriy
Teamilla
Iy ‘Heber
Pitcher Seriously Injured in Narrow Hit
A pitcher was critically injured when a line drive struck him near the head with medical staff stating the condition remains serious. Eyewitnesses say the ball would have killed him had it landed an inch lower, prompting renewed safety talk.
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Washington Post
Youngstown
Ohio
Jack Breckenridge
Akron
Taday
Hig
Schiller
South Atlantic League
Savannah
Columbia
Atenn
Augusta
Breckenridge
Red Hinton
Former pugilist Turnbull dies by own hand in Brooklyn
Real estate magnate and former amateur light weight boxing champion Robert Turnbull, 4501 Thirteenth Avenue Borough Park, Brooklyn, died by suicide amid heat illness rumors. Turnbull, once a top amateur and three time Dempsey foe, built a suburban real estate empire and promoted Long Beach and Queens land deals.
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Washington Post
New York
Robert Turnbull
Turnbull
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Borough Park
Bob’ Turnbull
America
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
John L. Sullivan
Atlantic
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Vans Derveer Crossings
Kings County
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Queens
Mar~ Bridge
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5Th Avenue
Tammany Leader Injured In Carriage Crash Near Monticello
Florence J. Sullivan Democratic leader of New Yorks Eighth Assembly District and three companions were badly bruised when a carriage overturned and was dragged by a train. They were thrown to the roadway and carried to the Grand View Hotel at Mountaindale for treatment.
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Monticello
Eighth Assembly
New York
Florvie
Grand View Hotel
Rockefeller Heroic Salvage At Cleveland Crossing
A man believed to be John D. Rockefeller saved himself and his auto party from a train at the Euclid avenue crossing in Cleveland when a west gate fell. The driver allegedly ordered the chauffeur forward as the east gate was raised moments later, narrowly avoiding disaster with the train passing moments after. Witnesses could not confirm the identity at Rockefeller’s home.
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Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Euclid Avenue
Cleveland and
Pittsburg
Mr. Rockefeller
Gonhead
Rockefeller
Employes Prepare Fight Over Freight Rates
Chicago Aug 6 Thousands of railroad employees plan to press the interstate commerce commission in October with letters petitions and in person to back railroads demand for higher freight rates or wage cuts. A nationwide information campaign will spread from Chicago to Toledo Kansas City and Nebraska railroad centers gathering sentiment on rates revenues and workers interests.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Toledo
Kansas City
Nebraska
Distillery Fire Destroys Six Warehouses at Midway
A March 6 fire at the Greenbaum Distillery in Midway Woodford County burned six bonded whisky warehouses containing 47,500 barrels and damaged cottages, a railway trestle, and two county bridges. Building loss is estimated at 500,000 dollars with 2,300,000 gallons of whisky destroyed. Assistance from Frankfort and Lexington was sought but not provided.
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Greenbaum
Midway
Woodford County
Frankfort
Morris Greenbaum
Louisvie
Chicago
Louis~ville Arms
Convicted Great Northern brakeman fined in pasa case
In Helena Montana on August 6 1920 or 19 20 6 a m Watts a Great Northern brakeman was fined 809 for violating the anti pasa law and Gertie Williams 100 for similar conduct. Watts secured a pasa for his wife and gave it to Williams in the federal court today.
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Helena
Mont
C. Watts
Gertle
Willians
Watts
Great Northern
Willams
Murderer Is Emotionless In Connecticut Court
John Zet, the farmer who killed his wife and granddaughter in Hockville, Conn, showed no emotion as a complaint charging murder was read. He pleaded not guilty through an attorney, and was bound over to the fall term of the superior court without bail.
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Hockville
Conn
John Zet
Mary
Zet
May tax near beer in Georgia raises 3200 on saloons
Atlanta lawmakers read a bill today imposing a tax of 3200 on all saloons or restaurants selling near beer and prohibiting near beer production unless the manufacturer pays a 3300 tax. The prohibition law already bans beverages with more than 2 percent alcohol in the state.
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Atlanta
Heart Cure promise from Dr Miles boosts weary hearts
A testimonial from Mary C Wahl er of Guilivan Missouri claims Dr Miles Heart Cure strengthened heart nerves and muscles, relieved chest pain and palpitations after several doctors failed. The ad notes the product is sold by druggists and credits Miles Medical Co. with the remedy.
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Art Cure
Mary C. Wahler
Guilivan
Motey Rack
Miles Medical CO
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