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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1907
Page
14
Bred Burlew’s two year old sets all the pace and wins the stake unbacked at 15 to 1 from E.R. Bradley's Black Mary. The Landa Dennis Stafford finishes in the last event with a hard stretch drive.
Aug 19 Saratoga reports a busy day as Tipping and Temaceo headline a fast track program. Fred Burlew’s Bila O’Neill edged Ulock Mary by a head in the Kentucky Selling Stakes for two year old fillies. Tipping led mares to victory in race one while Zipango and Dennis Starird posted notable wins in later events.
At Empire City racecourse on August 18 only one favorite finished in the money. Polly Prim was disqualified for fouls after a maiden two-year-olds event. The card included several races with notable finishes by Light Wool, Wimporie, and others, but the day was marked by thePolly Prim interference ruling.
Buffalo Aug 19 Four favorites led a crowded card at Fort Erie as crowd packed the plant on Ladies Day. Results include maiden events won by Nertis ceria and Free hasidican in the lower halves, with names like Diem MacBrida and Sadie Gay noted among the finishers.
Newport Aug 19 Twenty seventh annual lawn tennis tournament opens with William A Larned and Taladore Roosevelt Pell drawn to meet in the first round. Dr James Dwight selects the pair to challenge for the title now held by William J Clothier as 148 entrants report to the Casino courts in near perfect condition. Wright leads the top quarter with Appleton Mackinney and Watson among challengers while Behr and Bealls Wright loom in the late draw amid a strong field of former champions and rising stars.
A garbled Saratoga meet progress report notes daily attendance and rising glory as crowds fill stands. It lists horses and investors like Fever Bird Red Seaf Good Luck Maza Corll Fort Brie Gallant, Silog, Marmomark among others, with many names partially readable and several race entries or owners named.
A report on TOQO-DAY'S racing entries highlights Yale rivals J D Ames Nethandel M Milee and Robert Le Roy of Columbia as top Intercollegiate threats. It notes Frederick B Alexander and Harold H Hackett winning the doubles national championship in a key match, plus ongoing race actions and social events at the meeting.
Tempus Fugit defeats the famous trotting mare Sonoma Girl in a race at the Bine Will Stake, marking the third victory for BR Geer since the event’s inception in 2096.
In Weston-Super-Mare England Aug 12 Zoltan de Helmay of Budapest won the 100-yard world swimming title by half a yard over Paolo Hed millevic of Weston-Super-Mare with Charles DM Daniels of New York third. The winner posted 2 04 minutes as 17,000 spectators watched. The record distance stands at 220 meters set by FC B Lane of Australia.
Virginia announces its fall football schedule with Vanderbilt and other southern foes on the slate. The UNC and Georgetown games appear alongside Swarthmore and Bucknell from the northern colleges. The Carlisle Indians trip is dropped from this year's list.
A Japanese wrestling icon Hitachiyana announces a tour of the United States departing August 8 after meeting Secretary Taft in Tokyo. He seeks prior public notice of his visit to Taft’s friends before Taft’s Philippines trip and reflects on past entertainment for Taft’s party.
A prisoner in New York arrested at Ninety-eighth Street and Second Avenue for attempting to scale a gas tank ate part of his shirt, claiming it was better than spaghetti. He explained the act as homage to a past meal in Italy, leaving officers to collect shirt remnants and prepare him for court.
Gompers and Mitchell would act for operators if arbitration offered an honorable settlement. Keefe also named by Gompers to join the effort as the telegraphers’ strike stalls. Labor officials conferred with Commissioner Neill about possible paths, while operators remained reticent on results and favored avoiding obstruction.
Chicago dispatch reports a telegraph strike expanding to leased wire operators at Chicago brokerage houses. Both sides claim victory as the union sets a 1 pm deadline for signing onto the union scale, while several large firms refuse to comply and workers withdraw. In New York, Daniel L. Russell of the Commercial Telegraphers Union speaks on the move.
A jumble of items describes a German teen Anna Hemm found dead in Hoboken after a home illness claim. alongside, a report from St Louis notes Telegram companies facing charges for selling rate-locked telegrams and alleged defrauding of the public. Union tension, strikes, and operator actions surface in Pittston and Richmond items as brokers suspend work and searches for a missing man continue.
A labor dispute centers on a boycott action led by The Journal and supported by Local Union 18 and the Central Trades and Labor Union of St Louis. The American Federation of Labor faces a court injunction and claims the boycott harms interstate trade. Samuel Gompers and others are cited. Frank Morrison downplays alarms, noting prior similar actions have failed to disrupt federation activity.
Terre Haute Ind Aug 18 After six weeks effort Ira G Salyard born with heart on right side and a rare medical condition was tested at recruiting station then sent to Columbus Ohio for extensive exams The army doctors pronounced him an able bodied private and fit for duty despite the unusual anatomy
Florence Kijurball, 13, of Montclair, was missing for about two days amid kidnapping fears. She had traveled with relatives, wandered off at Jersey City, and was taken in by Mrs. James Hartnett in East Twenty Seventh Street until her aunt could reach her. The mix up began after she alighted at the wrong station and boarded the wrong ferry with Mrs. Hartnett guiding her toward home.
Youngemma Aug 1 reports a Southern California rancher near Los Angeles was sandbagged and drugged, robbed of nearly $1,000 after a street assault. He identified two suspects who dressed as they fled, leading to their arrests as officers pursued the case.
A caisson near Fulton Street south of Church in New York suffered a serious fire during construction of the Hudson River tunnel. Six men were trapped inside a flooded area as compressed air released smoke. Dante Cassidy narrowly escaped while others crawled out to safety. Fire crews later contained the blaze after about twenty minutes.
Report from New Haven describes a deadly horse stable fire that killed a man and sixty-two horses. Investigators found a powerful drug use link as a driver behind the tragedy while rescuers saved thirty-two horses from the flames. The property belonged to F. W. Arnold of Mussilcome, with losses totaling about $100,000, partly insured. The incident prompted questions about drug use and racing culture.
Narragansett Pier town council acted on a petition to suppress games of chance at the resort. The chief of police was authorized to ban all gambling at the Pier, with action expected the next day. Backers claim games operate openly and note a hotel offering such play.
Newark Aug. 19 George M canning postmaster and president of the board of education of Northern Park Borough pleaded guilty before Judge Ten Eyck to forging notes for 53.00 on Federal Trust Company of Newark and was remanded for sentence tomorrow. The forged endorsements and forgeries by Carmot P. Meeker mayor and Howard Young borough clerk are cited as part of the case.
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