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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1910
Page
14
The feature Carter Handicap at Aqueduct is to be run with twenty nine eligible horses as bookmaking is banned on track. Bug stakes yield record nominations while the spring meets look to unfold with steady betting and developing contenders across the turf card.
Reported feature event results and early standings from the Worbles Orduriua racing card. Names and details are obscured in the text, but indicates Bonita area fall shot and Poxvat involvement.
Fragmentary OCR shows mixed letters and place names resembling a racing entry list. Not enough coherent facts to identify event dates participants or outcomes.
A man killed himself after confessing love for a woman who wed another. The report notes the deceased, identified as a local resident, left a photograph bearing the lover’s name and a note claiming intent to kill the husband and himself two weeks prior. Police investigations continue as relatives recall his despair.
The fragment references players Berk James Harry Jakson and Wier an jer 110 for amet Degmare wert tag James Bull outfielders rors Batyr frown Dent and Hug 8 catchers Jnlingon Gatewood, unclear teams or dates, with noisy OCR.
A window of baseball activity unfolds as Yohe joins Kansas City from Washington amid Shay club expectations. Shay’s roster highlights Yohe’s fielding and hitting, with a note on his vocal presence. The Tetrait Tigers reorganize for a strong season, listing a full lineup and intent to arrange games with nearby teams. Linworth Athletic Club defeats Radford Athletic Club with notable pitching and batting, while Linworth plans more contests across Virginia Avenue and Southwest contact.
A large gathering of scientists government delegates and dental society reps observed a monument to Horace Wells born 1819 famed for nitrous oxide use to ease pain during operations. Addresses praised his discovery and its impact, with remarks from American and French representatives and notable figures in attendance.
Leaders unable to agree on the Fishfall Landing postmaster election. Ballot to be decided by the KPAUL Dance NY on March 7, with the seat to be filled through a federal appointment process. Efforts aim to avoid factional split and move the matter to a formal Vetern process.
A garbled report recounts a chaotic day in New York with sparse details. It mentions injuries to Simter, a telegraph worker, and a sequence of baseball and football notes. The text references Boston, Detlott pitching, Snell, and several players with unclear names.
The Washington team broke camp at Atlanta this afternoon and started on the journey home with many confirmed supporters following. All players except Davis and Baker are in top form and the Atlanta training period proved beneficial. Captain Davis was spiked above the knee in yesterday’s game but the injury should not keep him from the next contest.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas H Mohler and Constable Wallace C Rayboln led a group arresting Washington motorists on a 12 mile per hour speed limit in Hyattsville. Prisoners posted collateral, pledged to appear before Justice of the Peace, with several released after posting. The event drew a crowd and sparked criticism over the enforcement.
The report notes Mount Etna’s ongoing eruption with lava flowing slowly yet intensifying whirlwinds of ash and lava. Royal Observatory official Frank Perrett doubts final end, predicting possible more violent eruptions or even an earthquake, while Mount Finn observers challenge his assessment amid mounting desolation on the mountainside.
The Washington Post reports Rockville Maryland plans first Monday elections with Mayor Lee Offutt likely to seek another term. Four council seats will be chosen to replace current officials including councilmen Matlack Burdette Edmonds Brewer and others. Major John A Cannon of Kensington is touted for reelection and may run unopposed.
A jumble of personal names, surnames, and place references appears in an OCR fragment. The readable elements include multiple named individuals such as Carrol Sager Woolginger, Frank Patton, and San Prima Napa Stock Farm, alongside scattered place tags like Pensacola and Montrose, suggesting a sparse roster or notice without coherent context.
A large illustration from the Washington Post depicts General Rosser near Rugby Virginia amid Indians on the prairie. The scene shows Rosser in engineer garb with Lieut Adair as they face a cavalry threat, Rosser wounded, with intense close combat recalling Civil War battles. The piece notes Rosser’s postwar activities surveying a Northern Pacific route in 1871 and compares him to Bismarck in bearing.
Virginia and North Carolina tobacco dealers report prices steady as demand remains robust. Supplies in Richmond show about 100,000 pounds in stock with total sun and leaf inventories near 60,000 pounds, while sales in the week weakened slightly by about two hundred pounds per day. Prices hold across leaf, cut, and wrapper grades with notable strength in dark wraps and leaf.
Joseph M Donald died of an internal hemorrhage after his sister Kate McDenta’s funeral. Doctors attribute the cause to strain from worry as the family prepared for the services. Donald, aged 41, had previously served in the army and leaves Mois M Donald, age 4, as a survivor. A double funeral was planned for the next day.
Obituary notices from The Wach management Post detail Jareme Cashell age 4 of Olney District who died of tuberculosis his family including wife Ida Brady and siblings. Engelstoyn Lowman age 8 of Green Castle died after a disease complication leaving one son William. Clark Foust age 51 of Shippensburg died of gastritis, son of John Foust, married to Miss Fannie Sigley with five children remaining. Funeral arrangements list 10% a m Tuesday from the family home and note dates and local residence details.
In four stock market days prices stayed firm early but grew heavy later amid broad weakness in metal shares and rugged overall conditions. Traders cite easing money yet growing doubts on the economy, while England’s Bank raises its discount rate to 4 percent signaling potential additional tightening and a shift in priorities for investors.
The text discusses higher wages for workers funded by stockholders or the community, risking higher living costs. It notes a potential offset from a bright agricultural prospect, yet drought conditions again affect wheat and cotton regions this year as they did previously.
Special to The Washington Foat reports Pittsburg capitalists back an independent steel and tin plate plant to rise at Glenova near Wheeling. The project rivals United States Steel, promises jobs for workers from the La Belle plant at Bellemore, idle since June 30 19 due to a strike. Senator Nick Scott of West Virginia supports the move to fund about 500 om.
New York Met rails orders still withheld while contracts for bridges and locomotives move slowly. Car, bridge, and structural steel demand rises as manufacturers seek about 157000 tons of structural steel. Major contracts include 2000 tons for the New Jersey Zinc division, with activity centered in Buffalo and Alabama markets.
London opinion splits on near term activity with money market stability and a potential temporary squeeze around war loan conversion. Dull Holy Week in Paris, discount rate moves in London cause indecision, while Russian Austrian entente gains and Deutsche Bank strength boost European equities.
The youngest brigadier of the Confederate Army, Gen WP Tob erly, died at Sarah Leigh Hospital in Virginia. He was 69. He was commissioned a brigadier before age 24. Immediate cause was a fractured hip from a fall at his Gatesville home. Body to Gatesville for interment.
Stan Malarr aged Thorn admits a revolver discharged accidentally during a hold up. He says John Have and others aided him after the shot. Police reported the rubber is at large as investigators pursue the case.
A fragment reports Fluttering Hearts after 38 battles with Hr Miles Heart Remedy, claiming full cure and relief with Dr Writes Heart Remedy. It asserts nerve and muscle weakness causing palpitations, shortness of breath, and chest pain, and promises strengthened heart action and digestion with a money back guarantee from the druggist.
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