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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1907
Page
14
Garner sends colt to the lead early at the three quarter pole and holds off a late bid. He wins by a length and a half as the favorite trio dominates the feature event.
The Saratoga race results show Misa Strom beating Ben Fleet by a length and a half, with Far West fading late, as Gardners crew pushes through. Across the page, reports reference other horses, odds, and placings, plus scattered notes on bettors and track conditions.
The Saratoga program lists the Empire City Entries and wagers for a day of top turf action at the Spa. Key horses include Roi, Onyx, Earthage, Dizmona, and many others across multiple stakes and age groups. High-profile owners, trainers, and jockeys are cited as racing fans anticipate a bustling afternoon, with betting pools opening and conditions favorable for fast times.
The article reports that James R Keene may retire his famed three year old Peter Pan after concerns over a torn middle tendon. Specialist training demands and the risk of breakdown lead Keene to consider halting fall engagements. Empire City and Brighton Handicap contexts are mentioned amid broader racing industry commentary.
Empire City near Yonkers hosts its opening day with a $2,000 Empire City Handicap as the chief event. Twenty-three horses are entered while eighty four arrived from the West for the meeting and racing season beginning today.
Special to The womnuistan reports a Fort Erie race day with several upsets among the big players. Cooney K and Grafton drew strong support but both failed to meet expectations. Harting won the opening race by a length from Tagane UL, while Gratton’s owner Thomas sold the colt to Node Nicol after the loss.
An eighty one year old passenger Mrs Gordon calmed nerves aboard the Pennsylvania during fog and fear of collision. Captain and crew spotted a distant steamer off the starboard bow as Mrs Gordon reassured frightened travelers, and the liner drifted safely.
Denver news reports Dr Lord could not match teeth to WS Barney, killer in 1901 case linked to the Western Federation of Miners. Steve Adama admits burying a body two years after the murder, while others dispute the find as genuine. Union tensions and Cripple Creek cord system renewal cited as ongoing miner conflict.
Mrs Tulla Curtiss, heir to Mary Pinkney’s estate, surrounds herself with guards and legal retainers at 142 West 56th and Savoy Hotel. Her attorney says no $9000 or $350 spent in a year, while plans for a possible court bid to declare her incompetent loom. The case centers on protecting vast fortune and control by family and guardians.
Daniel F. Tobin of Boston won the presidency of the Term Drivera and Helpers International Union, defeating Chicago incumbent Cornellus P. Shea who had led for four years. The vote result, announced at the Chicago labor conference, sets Tobin to lead the union from this day forward. A Southern textile conference is slated for October in Nashville to discuss child labor and wage laws with aims to harmonize statutes across states.
New York August 9 In a Wednesday auction sale every Worth Avenue Coach Company home and public stage equipment sold as electric omnibuses with a 10 cent fare replaced the old oyster on Fifth Avenue. The public stage served Wall Street and Blascher cet areas, once a symbol of invested capital over a million dollars, as stage lines disappeared before streetcars and automobiles transformed the city transport network.
Frank Brodlin of East Eightieth Street threatened to shoot his bride Zophie after she refused to shave his face. Magistrate Wahle ordered six months of shaved-head confinement by the prison barber plus a six month peace period. Mrs. Brodlin appealed to police for protection, stating he wielded a revolver during the dispute and demanded a shave.
In San Francisco a tense scene unfolded as twenty Chinese laborers aboard the German ship Tolosun faced forced return to China. After anxious negotiations with the Chinese vice consul and German consul, rights claims failed. Guards cuffed and chained the men, loading them into wagons for transport to Howard Street wharf and aboard the Foltsan, with German officers bitter over testimony given.
New German Lloyds steamship Iron prince Cecilie arrives from Bremen with a fully staffed twenty four hour restaurant aboard. The ship offers breakfast at 3 PM for late risers, with dawn daylight service and a range of meals outside regular hours. The dining room is divided into small tables for intimate or group meals, promising flexible timetable for passengers aboard the liner sailing to New York.
A large constrictor, eight feet long and eight inches thick, slithered among logs at Williams Sons Bay Street lumber yard, frightening workers unloading a cargo from the East Index. A search party failed to locate the snake, leaving employees uneasy.
Mrs James Birch of 1 Jefferson Street Anacostia reported a larceny from her home after a young man posing as a salesman called yesterday. She says the man, about 28 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall, smooth shaved with black hair, wore a Serge suit and light coat, and took a gold watch and chain valued at an undisclosed amount. He departed after the attempted sale, and the watch disappeared.
Edna White known as the Red Hat Woman and accomplice Kia Curry face charges from a string of robberies in Clyde and nearby areas. District and Ohio authorities pursued the duo after a May 1906 incident where a pocketbook containing $90 vanished from a man who met a stylish woman in a red hat at Ninth Street and Pennsylvants Avenue. The pair, indicted by a grand jury, posted bail of $5,000 but failed to appear. The woman, described as fashionable and charming, was arrested at a boarding home on Missisouri Avenue and later transported with Curry. White, about 24, from Hampden Virginia, has used several aliases including Lena Allen and Thames Allen in prior incidents. Authorities report other victims, though only the New York case was formally documented in the season following. The duo traveled by cab in a Pullman car and were detained after a spree of larcenies attributed to the “Women in the Red Hat.”
A blaze at 38 40 Atlantic avenue Brooklyn destroyed 26 automobiles valued at $110000. Fire department and police investigate with owners of Mack Brothers garage and repair shops, while a night watchman Doyle escaped by leaping to two awaiting patrolmen. Residents complain of late hours and threats as the business struggles to meet orders.
Dahm, held at the Tombs, confessed to fellow prisoners that he had hidden 500 and boasted of secreted loot. He was already facing two indictments and had pleaded guilty on one when the district attorney added a new count. Judge Rosalaky imposed a sentence of seven to ten years in state prison for two indictments, with the added information extending the penalty beyond the initial expectation. Dahm, alias Gb¢, formerly of 1083 Clay Avenue, Bronx, disappeared in April after claiming he took 100 to 500 dollars in gains. He suggested Europe and freedom in about two years with the hidden money. The district attorney then pursued an additional count, and Dahm pled guilty to that indictment as well.
Police identify one of the robbers wounded and captured after the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Strongavilia attempt. Charles Proctor, a longtime crook, is involved with Cherlea Lowery George Foster Kid McMunn Blinky Morgan and Everett Wood. Proctor wounded by buckshot, expected to recover despite blood poisoning risk. other two robbers at large.
Frederick Potter, millionaire trustee, directed hundreds at the Empire Building as striking elevator runners gathered outside. He claimed no scope for charge and reported fair service while strikebreakers filled posts. Strikers demand $35 monthly pay and nine hour days from eleven, with twelve men employed.
Dan Dale an auditor and adjuster with the Robinson shows died suddenly of heart failure at his Oakley home while visiting family. For thirty years he worked with the Randson shows, rising from ticket seller to partner. He leaves a wife and two sons Dan Dale Jr and Charles H.
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