Potomac Regatta heats on Potomac River at Georgetown
The twelfth annual Potomac River Regatta will be rowed this afternoon over the Potomac Boat Club course facing Georgetown with 12 events from 1:30 to about 6 o'clock. Notable entrants include the Talbot under Lieut J T Marshall and crews from Atalanta Ravenswood Arundel Crescent and Potomacs, with races for junior, intermediate and senior shells and a championship single and eight-oared events, followed by prize distribution at the Potomac House.
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Potomac River Regatta Association
Potomac Boat Club
Georgetown
United States
Talbot
J. T. Marshall
Regatta
Potomac Boathouse
Tenley
Long Island Navy
Vespers
Vesper Club
Bame
Gasch
Ariels
Potomacs
Schuylkill River
Stone
C. A. Titus
Atalanta Club
New York
Greer
America
Fred Shepherd
Ravenswood Club
Fred Feussel
Harlems
Weseley
Varley
Crescents
Schuylkill Navy
Bachelors’ Barge Club
Philadelphia
Baltioore
Hella
Foret
Becock
Chase
Hernan
Wer
Durand
Butt
Mueller
McGowan
Strike
Arte! Boat Club of
Baltimore
Preberger
Broome
Keys
Kruger
Rolph
Dodson
Templeman
Hall
Potomac House
Robert Stoll
New York Athletic Club
Harry Burk
Malta Club
Imera
George James
Vesper
H. C Kammerer
New York Athletics
H. M. Bacon
Detroit
H. P. Baldwin
W. C. Hibbs
Washington
Charles A. Baker
W. P. Bresnahan
Kohst Heth
Potomac
W. B. Beach
Arundels
W. FP
Richmond Beat Club Team Heads to Washington Regatta
Richmond Beat Club crew, led by manager Gray Watson, leaves Richmond for Washington to compete in the Potomac Boat Club annual regatta. The lineup includes coxswain W. Fenick Shelton and rowers William E. Crawford Harper Shelton Ingles and L. B. Canaris.
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Cher
Baltimore
Hunter Foster
Washington
Ariel Club
Richmond
Washington Post
Gray Watson
Potomac Boat Club
W. Fenick Shelton
William E. Crawford
New York Yacht Club cruise harried by baffling wind
New Haven August report of the New York Yacht Club fleet from Glen Cove to Morris Cove reveals a long testing first run as a brisk south wind favored a few vessels. Rainbow Neola and Spasm likely top sloop class, Emerald Chanticleer and Loyal lead schooners, Atlantic in auxiliary, with detailed finish times noted for Rainbow and Yankee after a five mile duel.
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New Haven
Conn
New York Yacht Club
Glen Cove
Yawl Sybarita
Rainbow
Neola
Yankee
Virginia
Morris Cove
Emerald
Loyal
Vanderbilt
J. R. Maxwell
Connecticut
Long Island
Sound
New London
Newport Lawn Tennis Announces National Tournament Draws
The Newport event opens next Monday with eighty three entries. Top players are set to advance through early rounds as William Clothier faces Charles Sands and Holcombe Ward meets Bridgman, with many notable pairings including Dewhurst against Sedgwick and Larned vs Jones in the first round.
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Newport
James Dwight
United States National Lawn Tennis Association
William J. Clothier
Charles G. Sands
Holcombe Ward
C. Bridgman
KE. ©. Dewhurst
B. B. V- Lyon
Malcom G. Chace
J. F. Brice
R. D. Little
B. S. Prentice
B.C. Wright
Alexander Phelps
B.S. Prentice
Kreigh Collins
J. O. Ames
E. W. Leonard
Albert Codman
R. G. Seaver
N. W. Miley
H. J
Meadow Club Tennis Final Round Ahead at Southampton
In the Meadow Club tournament on the Meadow Club courts, W. A. Larned and W. J. Clothier advanced to the open singles final. Clothier defeated intercollegiate champion E R. Dewhurst amid windy conditions. In doubles Clothier and Dewhurst also reached the final round alongside Larned and Wrenn, with all finals to be played tomorrow.
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Southampton
L. T
Meadow Club
W. A. Larned
W. J. Clothier
Clothier
E R. Dewhurst
Dewhurst
Larned
Wrenn
W. J. Clothter
H. Torrence
W. P. Ringden
Atlanta Beats New Orleans in Southern tennis final
In Atlanta on August 12 Grant and Thornton defeated Payne and Logan 7-5 6-3 6-1 to win the doubles. The Atlanta pair will face Williams and Angier, the Southern champions, soon. B M Grant and C A Thornton led the singles final, postponed to tomorrow, with Angier as the Atlantic champion to challenge. Lawrence Cothran of Rome defeated Dumont Patterson in the finals.
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Grant
Thornton
Payne
Logan
Atlanta
New Orleans
Williams
Angier
Buffalo Auto Races Open With Five Mile Victory by Oldfield
In Buffalo New York on August 12 Barney Oldfield won the five mile auto race in 5 minutes 10 seconds. H H Lytle of Toledo placed second W F Winchester of Syracuse third and Charles Graham of Cleveland fourth. An exhibition race had Oldfield four miles in 63.25 seconds. Mrs Rogers set a new two mile record at 2 minutes 28.2 seconds. In the Isle of Wight regatta Zinita won the cup race with eleven entries.
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Barney Oldfield
Buffalo
M. Y
H. H. Lytle
Toledo
Charles Graham
Cleveland
W. F. Winchester
Syracuse
Oldfield
Lytle
Winchester
Graham
Charles S. Schmidt
Ryde
Isle of Wight
Royal Yacht Club
Morton F. Plant
Larchmont Yacht Club
New York
Zinita
Bowlers Form Departmental Bowling Club Officers Named
Preparations for the bowling season include a Department of Agriculture meeting that organized a bowling group. Dr. George H. Failyer is president, G. H. Williams secretary treasurer, M. J. Goman captain and delegate to the District of Columbia league. Past honorees Gorman Marean Rice Seaton Stamper Drake Field and Williams are poised to join the team.
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Department of Agriculture
George H. Failyer
G. H. Williams
M. J. Goman
District of Columbia
Messrs
Gorman
Marean
Rice
Seaton
Stamper
Drake
Field
Williams
Porto Rican Teachers Visit Washington Promise Strong Ties
A party of 530 Porto Rico teachers on a sightseeing tour reached Washington after Harvard and Cornell lectures. They toured the Capitol and Library, lunched at the Arlington, and heard President Roosevelt pledge friendship. Commissioner Macfarland framed the visit as a bridge for Porto Rico’s future, praising progress under American governance and stressing education as leadership for the island.
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Macfarland
Washington
Arlington
White House
Capitol
Library
States
Porto Rico
Cook
Captel
Congressional
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Harvard
Cornell
8. M. Lindsay
Pennsylvania Railroad
Roland P. Falkner
Lindsay
EB. W. Lord
Citizens
Congressional Library
Davis
Gov. Alen
United States
McKinley
Grover Graham Dyspepsia Remedy Ad Claims Cure All Stomach Ailments
An advertisement for the Grover Graham Dyspepsia Remedy promotes a money back guarantee promising to cure dyspepsia heartburn gastritis and any chronic stomach disorder. It asserts rapid relief from indigestion strengthens digestion and improves blood and nerve health while offering the McDermott formula based treatment and United States rights with a sales network in Newburgh New York and Washington D C.
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Grover Graham
McDermott
Europe
Grover Graham Co
Newburgh
N. Y
Roosevelt Addresses Porto Rico Teachers in Washington
President Roosevelt speaks to Porto Rico educators praising education as key to freedom and progress. He notes the teachers carry the island’s future and urges effort, heart, and mind training. The group buses to trains to Philadelphia then York, bound for home after a five hour Washington visit.
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United States
Porto Rico
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Washington
Sumner
Kilpatrick
New York
Individual freedom and land value tax debate at La Ferra’s
About fifty students heard John Z White of Chicago present an individualist view opposing socialist sentiment. He argued modern civilization rests on individual freedom in religion and politics, but material freedom requires freeing land via Henry George’s tax on land value, removing taxes on labor and products.
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la Ferra’s
John Z. White
Chicago
Asten
White
United States
America
Henry George
Cromwell
Receiver Appointed For American Legion of Honor in Boston
Henry A. Wyman was named permanent receiver for the Supreme Council of the American Legion of Honor amid claims the organization faced financial peril. A $111,000 emergency fund request was denied, with $306,000 in treasury and $200,000 in unpaid death claims. The group, incorporated in 1874, once had 62,574 members. today about 3,639, with most lodges in New York and Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
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Boston
Henry A. Wyman
Supreme Council of the American Legion of Honor
Supreme Council of the Organization
State Insurance Department
Cutting
Massachusetts
New York
Massachusetts Bay
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Peter F. McGovern
George W. Kendrick, Jr
Philadelphia
Adam Warnerke
Labor Unions Rise at Gompers Headquarters
President Samuel Gompers faces no scab labor as D TM Parry accuses. Dietrich of the Columbia Typographical Union organized the first stenographers and typewriters union in the District with Gomper's office staff as members, Joseph T Sherrier elected president. A salary scale and hours to be set later. Also a small stable fire at Rev Dr McKim 163 K Street NW extinguished by No 1 engine. cause unknown and damage slight.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
D. ™. Parry
Organized Labor
Dietrich
Columbia Typographical Union
Southern
Southern Pacific Railways
San Francisco
A. J. Poston
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Police tightened patrols after wave of burglaries
Maj. Sylvester ordered midnight beat checks to locate unsecured windows doors and gates. Reports from precincts show 34 back gates open two tables unfastened eight doors unlocked and two windows wide open with three housebreakings already reported including cash taken from Dr. H H Hawxhurst and thefts at W C McBride residence and C Woodbridge office.
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Sylvester
Mitchell Fahey
Third Precinct
Pace
W. C. McBride
K Street
Price P. Haller
C Street
H. H. Hawxhurst
Massachusetts Avenue
Dr. Hawxhurst
Block Island
KR. 1
William H. Clark
Thirty-second Street
Woodbridge
South Capitol
K_ streets
Bank Denies Interest as Court Dismisses Parts of Turner v Masters
Justice Barnard dismissed claims against 8 J Masters H S Knight and J B Kinnear and the People's Bank in the Turner v Masters suit. The court granted more time for Turner to pay indebtedness owed to Surety Loan Co. and denied partnership claims. The defense contends the People's Bank is a separate corporation and only acts as a donor of customers notes in ordinary banking operations.
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Mary L. Turner
J. Masters
Justice Barnard
Knight
J. B. Kinnear
People's Bank
Messrs. Masters
People’s Bank
J. B. Skinner
Surety Loan Company
W. Gwynn Gardiner
Dr Harry P MacKnight sues Columbia National Bank
Dr Harry P MacKnight files a suit against Columbia National Bank for 27000 damages claiming checks were dishonored after a June deposit of 300 and a request to cash 210 to secure release from arrest. He alleges loss of business reputation and 42 hours imprisonment plus attorney fees. Six other counts seek 2000 each. Bank president cites a 300 deposit funded by a Philadelphia draft that was stopped.
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Harry P. Macknight
Columbia National Bank
A. F. Fox
MacKnight
Philadelphia
Attacked Policeman and Surgeon After Streetcar Crash
Gordon Heath, eighteen, of Rosslyn Virginia, was struck by a street car near Fourteenth and B streets NW just before midnight. He resisted treatment, struck Officer Turner and a doctor, and was arrested after the incident. The White House concert program lists The Marina Band performing this evening at 5 30 with a Wagner Paraphrase and other selections.
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Gordon Heath
Rosslyn
Heath
Turner
Dr. White
White House
Marina
Sammy"Holtaman
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
Wagner
Loreley
Seeeeeys -Nesydba
Weber-Weingartner
W. Hl. Santermann
River resort attractions and river steamer schedules advertised
The notice promotes Marshall Hall and Chevy Chase Lake events with concerts, amusements, and dining. It details steamer departures to Marshall Hall and Colonial Beach, river views at River View, Bally events, and special Labor Day excursions with reduced rail rates and ticket outlets.
Selling the Teacher An Oldtime Custom From Chicago
A Chicago Record-Herald tale recalls a district practice in which communities bid for the right to board a teacher. Farmers and wives crowded the schoolhouse steps bidding weekly sums, with a widow securing the contract at 87 1/2 cents per week. The bargain covered board and some chores, but the narrator notes the era’s social awkwardness and the low compensation.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Jim Todd
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Joly
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Washington, D.C
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Royal Italian Band
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Samuel J. Pentz
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Cook Remedy CO
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Lafranco
England
London Daily Mail
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Ender
Perrysville
Allegheny City
Swift Specific CO
Bamhive
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