Garths big string arrives as Benning gears for spring racing
Virginia trainer William Garth arrives with twenty seven horses from Albemarle County to join over two hundred horses stabled at Benning ahead of the spring meeting. The track, in good condition, hosts entries from Hot Springs and New Orleans with trainers planning fast work and awaiting weights for the Benning Spring Handicap. Buckingham lists include Charles Moore Gosport and a mix of steeplechasers, sprinters, and juveniles, plus arrivals from Arkansas and Eastern tracks as John Madden ships a thirty nine horse Eastern string.
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Virginia
Hot Springs
North
Benning
Tom Strahan
Hor
Elr
New Orleans
South
Metropolitan
William Gart
Albemarle County
Imp
Martin
Garth
Log Nes
Merry Belly
Parada
Cheswick
Rave King
Bobadu
Charley Moore
Kassil
Woodshade
Hastings
Gold Dome
Lord Advocate
Will Shields
Hermis
E. R. Thomas
Buttons
Oaklawn
Charles
Arkansas
Lee Means
Richard Wallack
Ernest Hayes
Mr. Cotton
GR. Tompkins
John Ts. Madden
Grazialls
Columbia Stable
Gouldfieur
Jules Igumi
Musketeer
T. Walton
Columbia Stables
H. Hanna
Grassallo
Lady Francis
Dr. Swart
Glepheim
Rapally
Rapallo
Chorister
William Garth
Charile Moore
Arius
Canteloupe
Little Woods
T. %. Martin
Pater
Judge White
Merry Belle
Lady Chi
Pla
Yu San
George Seportas
Mackey Dwyer
Choate
Don Johan
Melbourne Eclipse
Stamboul
Daylesford
Palatinia
Champ Elysses
Van
Wil Shields
John Baker
Asterisk
J Megargea
King Carter
Judge Fulton
Woodville
Stwood
Imperial
Glen
William Jennings
Plantagenet
Malabar
Adona
Stonebrook
Trprail
Quanbrook
Dutch Hall
Fatherless
Bay Call
Racine
Devlin
Twilight
Duke of Grasslands
Monsoon
Flower Girl
Arrahgowan
W. B. Pasty
Montana Lelie
Lady Evaline
Ogress
Nine Spot
W. Disston
Honest Dick
Varhara Luke
Sweet Flowor
Valley Green
W. Powers
Old Glory
Twieyer
Cedric
Camtriv
Nellie Forest
J. C. Waters
Fairbury
Henry Luehrmann
Theodore Coles
Pathecless
Ninoue
Clash
Fly
Hatherless
Mote Russell
Fatherless—Network
Lly
Ethie
Pontiac—Day
Chief Miliken
Gallagher
James F
Segresiaw
Mr Tride
Bound Brook
Seatauket
Hatchet
Monadnock
W. Forman
Latria
Garment
Monte Carlo
Miss Modesty
Grammont
Isabelle J. E. Preeman
Tenney Helle
Establish
the Plains
G. E. Dudley
Love Note
Sandringham
F. Saley
Weirdsome
Pat Dumphy
Racine II
Rocket
Replevin
F. T. Miller
the Rogue
John F. Ahearn
Charles Talbera
Li Hos
Manatee
Marinetta
Maudie Trowbridge
Pete Rein
Applegate
Gotch Sets Sights On Boxing After Mat Feats
Washington fans hailed Frank Gotch after his dominant wrestling wins over Tom Jenkins and Grant. The Iowa farmer, now aiming to prove his gloves can match his mat skill, studies boxing at Kid McCoy's school and may seek prominent bouts as promoters scrutinize matchups and rules shaping the sport.
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Washington
Frank Gotch
Iowa
Tom Jenkins
Gotch
Kid McCoy
Grant
Jeffries
Jenkins
Parr
Gotch-Grant
Mackay Takes Tuxedo Club Match in Straight Sets
Mackay secured an easy win at the Tuxedo Tennis and Racquet Club by defeating Irvin in three straight games with scores of 11-2, 15-12, and 15-0. Irvin advanced to the final by default as Erskin Hewitt could not play.
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Tuxedo
Mackay
Irvin
Erskin Hewitt
Miller Far The Best In District League Standings
In the district league Miller holds the top overall average with a strong lead over Warren and Cox of the Acmes. The Saengerbunds and Aemes trail, but tight competition remains for second as Warren and Cox push for near their current marks. Individual averages show Miller atop 10 game totals while many players from Saengerbund, Acme, and Market House vie for spots. details list multiple players and teams with points and games.
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Warren
Saengerbunds
Aemes
William Miller
Cox
Acmes
Allison
Burdine
Crist
Saengers
Ahough Campbell
Spie
Hardie
McCaulley
L. Pet, Saengerbund
Bou Acme
Wat
Market House
North Capital
Mlorist
W. Muler
Pike J Hart
Waters
O' Donnell
Eckstein
Lemmon
Rodrick Ludwig
Campbell Spice
CL Oh. Allie
Bailey Urosnan
Rice Brandt
Hoffman
Bishop
Coola
Tompkin McLear Simmons
Harrison Coslin
Atchison
Chicago sleuths to assist in Washington fraud case
Detectives Owen and Barry from Chicago aided by Washington police pursue Wrank 38. Richardson and Jason W. Graham alias Geist alias Browne are jailed for obtaining money under false pretenses by posing as mercantile directory reps. They allegedly offered free copies, then forged letters and ads to extract payment. Both posted bonds of 1440 dollars after first arrest.
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Owen and
Barry
Chicago
Washington
Wrank 38
Richardson
Jason W. Graham
Geist
Browne
Mercantile Directory
Atis
Vietin
Richardson and
Graham
Southern League Adopts Rule Against Nonreserve Contracts
The Southern League of Baseball Clubs met in Montgomery on February 4 and adopted the 1905 schedule along with a rule prohibiting managers from signing nonreserve contracts. Billy Phyle’s case was not presented. he was suspended after his 1908 Memphis charge. The guarantee fund was raised to eighty thousand dollars, with clubs now contributing twice the previous amount.
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Montgomery
Ala
Southern League of Baseball Clubs
Billy Phyle
Phyle
Memphis
Atlantas
Little Rock
Stu
Police raids hit southwest disorderly houses in city
Fourth precinct officers swept three suspected disorderly houses in the southwest and detained residents as vagrants. Fannie Lumby was arrested for conducting a disorderly house with companions released on ten dollars collateral. Albert Warren Cecilia Warren and Henry Guode face charges or witnesses after police found gambling and cards at Second and 1 streets.
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Sergi. Dunniean
Privates Hospital
Farquhar
Willams
Cullinane
Wilson
Armory Place
Fannie Lumby
Bessie Harr Hattie
Martha Pryor
Sarah West
Charlie James
James Fauntleroy
Fauntleroy
Louse Alley
Albert
Cecilia
Warren
George Martin
Louis Foster
Alice Savoy
Lenore Thlmes
Leyina Bowers
Folicemen Howard
Leach
Henry Guode
Guode
Negro Drowns In Canal. Companion Detained Then Freed
James Lewis a 22 year old deck hand on the schooner John Turguson fell into the James Creel Canal near Fourth Street Southwest and drowned. Jesse Hickman, a fellow deck hand, was arrested but released after the body was recovered and Coroner Nevill ruled accidental drowning. Lewis home was Nominal Virginia. An unknown man died at Emergency Hospital from injuries after being struck by a Metropolitan branch train near First and M Streets Northeast. Coroner Nevart noted cataracts and suggested the man may have not seen the train until it was too late. he was likely a farmer.
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John J
Sullivan
Jim Corbett
Corbett
New Orleans
Dempsey
Tommy Ryan
Ryan
Matty Matthews
Matthews
Wile Fay
Matty
Crescent City
James Lewis
John QQ
Turguson
dJames Creel Canal
Vigilant
Commodore Sutton
Lewis
Jesse Hickman
Hlickman
Hickmain
Nevill
Hickman
Nominal
Metropolitan Branch
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
First
M Streets
Nevart
Sanity questioned as Crombie arrested for insanity at hotel
James Crombie sixty from the South was arrested Saturday afternoon at the Metropolitan Hotel by Detectives Weedon and Tyler on a charge of insanity. He was sent to the Washington Asylum for examination after his corridor actions raised clerks’ suspicions. A revolver was found among his baggage. He claimed he was persecuted by certain parties.
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James Crombie
South
Metropolitan Hotel
Weedon
Tyler
Washington Asylum
Crombie
Metropolitan
Pennsylvania Avenue
Howard House
Negro Accused of Bladensburg Murder Arrested in Seattle
Egypt Galloway a 20 year old Black man was arrested in Seattle on the murder charge from Prince George County Maryland. Police say a dispute over money led to a saloon fight in Bladensburg on July 3 1899 during which a man was shot. Authorities will send an officer to Seattle to extradite Galloway.
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Bladensburg
Seattle
Boardman
Wash
Egypt
Galloway
Prince George Count
Maryland
Arthur Dorsey
Tugs Clear Channel to Break Potomac Ice
Harbormaster Sutton and his fleet battled ice on the Potomac for a second day. Ice between the highway and railroad bridges was broken and pushed below the bridges to prevent a sudden thaw. Some tugboats moved below Alexandria to test firmer ice further downstream. No breaking is planned today.
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Sutton
Potomac
Commodore Sutton
Alexandria
Washington
Memorial plans for Frank Croker in New York
On February 6 in New York it was learned that before Richard Croker sailed for Europe he convened a family conference to decide on a memorial for Frank Croker. Mr and Mrs Croker agreed to distribute $3 among charities of various beliefs to aid the city’s poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Croker
New York
Richard Croker
Europe
Bucklen Arnica Salve Promises Quick Healing
An old advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a remedy for pain, sores, wounds, burns, scalds, cuts and piles with a money back guarantee. It claims swift healing by magic healing power and notes availability from druggists.
Inauguration Security To Round Up Incoming Crooks
Washington prepares for the inauguration with more than 100 visiting detectives and 20 to 30 police chiefs from the United States and Canada. They join local officers to monitor railroad depots and steamboat wharves, arresting any suspicious visitors during ceremonies.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Maj
Sylvester
Pollce
Capt
Boardman
Hoardman
International Police Association
Cannda
Criminaa
Equipment for the B, & C rail line purchase
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad plans a large new equipment package for the year. It includes 175 consolidated freight locomotives 3h passenger locomotives 40 six wheel switching locomotives and 10 000 freight cars. Contracts will be awarded soon with total cost estimated 12 600 000 to 13 000 000 dollars. Deliveries begin in spring with cars starting in April and first locomotives by June. All deliveries expected by November 1 to meet next winter needs.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Otdo Railroad Company
Akron Opera House Burns in City Fire
Akron rab 26 The Grand Opera House the second oldest playhouse in the city was destroyed by fire today causing $30 000 in losses. The adjoining Commercial Printing Company building damaged about $15 000. Firefighters struggled as several people were injured including William Shisuehines John J Jose and John Dorner with fractures and cuts. The fire origin remained undetermined.
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Akron
Ohio
Grand Opera Hrouse
Commercial Printing Company
Bath
Emen William
Jas
Dorar Wo
Jon J
J Ledge
Leon L
Hau Jing
Ohio Ice Gorge Moves Toward Louisville
A large ice gorge on the Ohio River, extending about seventy-five miles above Louisville, began moving downstream. Despite twenty foot piles, the royal harbor remained clear and the ice drifted gradually, with one Monongahela Coal barge sinking and 25,000 bushels of coal lost. River men warn of further possible damage as the ice progresses.
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Louisville
Ohio River
Royal Harbor
Monongapela Consolidated Coal and Coke Company
Pumpkins
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Pittsburgh
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Pa. Ave
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I. Haas & CO
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Roy Pleasant
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Arthur Frye
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Thomas Johnson
Frank Haris
Dr. King
Parker, Bridget & CO
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Chicago Sleuths
Southern Baseball League
Canal
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Akron, Ohio
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Cook Remedy CO
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