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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1910
Page
16
Gelico leads the Ole event but falls to second as Allen and Hensley claim Radiation Home for 350 dollars. Maas officious leads Radiation Home, with coverage noting favorites bowled over and Gelico as a first choice in front positions.
In a rough contest at Hofstra, CH Patton suffered a severe blow but recovered to finish with a home win for the team. The game featured strong play from both sides as players exchanged possession and attempted decisive moves late in the period.
Unclear text describes a racing or sporting event at Jacksonville with a scrambled report. Reads like a brief sports item noting favorites faltering and an early attempt to win, with scattered garbled words and names not clearly identifiable.
Race program lists multiple events with details of horses such as Peachy Ne Power and Briareus Devlol, including odds and results across first through fifth races. Entries reflect riders like Davis and Musgrave and a mix of horses from 1 to 2 miles, with winners and placings noted alongside times such as 14625 and 14035. The text captures a bustling racing card with bids, odds, and names of horses and jockeys.
A crowded program lists multiple horses with entries across purses and ages, including Fint rue P purse entries and notable names such as Ven der Haden, Mozart, and Sandpiper. The card features 3 furlong and longer events, with many 4 year olds and up noted in stalls and consignments, indicating a busy day of Thoroughbred racing at Jacksonville.
In Washington Post reports from Atlanta on March 18 the Quakers show improvement but slip in the second context of a series with Teadie. Capt Davis works three innings with three pitchers and no runs score as Coombs and Plank struggle for hits. Susannah Fox and others advance in the Alpine Clie golf tourney semifinals in Massachusetts and Auburndale.
The United States Motor Company chief Benjamin Briscoe urges Congress to provide Vice President Sherman with an automobile for official and private use. Briscoe argues the office is often overlooked and offers a Columbia car, noting New Yorkers’ pride in a citizen holding the second highest national post.
In Sot Springs Arkansas on March 18 Jack Thoney suffered a shoulder dislocation during Red Sox practice. The Fort Thomas Kentucky recruit is likely out for the season, possibly two months, and will be sent home tomorrow. Tris Speaker, the Federal League center fielder, joined the squad today.
National Cathedral School defeated Washington School 2 to 1 in the season opener on the latter's field. Both teams showed potential with room to improve after more practice as players logged their first game actions and defensive plays.
Officials of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and a committee of the road engineers met to discuss wages and service conditions. Both sides expressed satisfaction with progress toward a agreement. The conference was to resume the next day to continue negotiations.
Michael Engel aged 68 died at his Maryland home with his wife nearby. He was a Crow veteran born in Berkeley County, West Virginia, and married Margaret al] sister of Capt. George Brit of Hagerstown. He is survived by his wife and three children. Mrs Albee Wishard died after childbirth near Cearfoss, leaving six other relatives and a father. Mrs Fannie Reed died at 69 at Clear Spring home of her daughter Mrs Edward Frantz, a Lutheran Church member. she had a late husband John Winders.
An old advertisement extols Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a non alcoholic tonic that enriches blood, steadies nerves, and improves digestion. It promises stronger vitality and broad health benefits, urging readers to consult doctors and consider its use for fatigue and nervous weakness.
Special to The Washington Post discusses Montgomery Power Company seeking merger with Potomac Power to supply trolley roads in Western Maryland and Pennsylvania. Proposals include using the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and building a breast dam, with 400 horsepower from Great Falls. Senate debates electrocution for executions and a new automobile speed limit measure led by Senator Lee, with compromises on sign placement and local control. A tax and mercantile license proposal faced strong merchant protests and was abandoned.
The Cumberland district mined and shipped 500019 tons of coal in 1910, part of 171872113 tons since 1842. An operator named Amata We Pherson was fatally injured between railroad cars at Hexerstown. Hagerstown events include a tar farmers meeting and a car collision involving Rev Dr W Owen. Promotions and personnel shifts occur at Western Maryland Railroad. Legal and criminal items cover an assault on a child, a key incident in Fredericksburg, and a Hungarian miner’s home explosion in Wise County. Debates weigh government ownership of telegraphs and phones. National Guard drill adherence and penalties loom for several companies.
Mrs Robey wife of Frank E Robey a Bloomfield farmer in Loudoun died at her residence aged about. She is survived by her husband one daughter and five sons. Roanoke Magilis died today aged after fifth stroke of paralysis survived by widow and eight children. Fredericksburg Mrs LO Fleming mother of O E Fleming of this city died yesterday at her home in Patersburg aged 72. Five sons and one daughter survive.
The funeral for Adam A Herndon aging editor of the Lynchburg News, who was thrown from a horse and killed Wednesday, was held today at his uncle Robert H Herndon’s home. Dr W J Young of Main Street Methodist Church officiated. interment followed at Green Hill Cemeteries. Attending were Glass proprietor of the Lynchburg News, Editor W T Addison, and William A Watson.
The second trial of W Belt Samuels a former station keeper of this city began in corporation court before a Halifax County jury. He faces murder charges in the shooting of Sheriff Wham Flannagan. Samuels testified he shot Flannagan during a quarrel at Eva Boyd’s home, but witnesses contradicted his account.
North Carolina report states Grit Jennings aged about 58 was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to three years in prison after an appeal. The case involved the death of R J M Ells, an inmate at the county home, with additional linked incidents around family disputes and a separate assault on a wife’s relative. Local authorities note the broader context of postwar county home unrest and justice actions.
A Finnish seaman drowns while painting the British steamer Albin era off Norfolk on March 18 as a swinging stage over the stern fails. Jonny Barriga Chilean narrowly escapes the same fate. both fall into the water after a guy rope parts. Rockville High changes: Roy Warfield named principal of the business department at Rockville High School succeeding Prof Neeley Graham who resigned for a United States census bureau post.
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