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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1907

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16

Jamaica Track Sloppy But Four Favorites Win Card

The Jamaica track was muddy as May 7 races unfolded with four favorites victorious. Buttling led the Kings County Handicap, winning by a length and a half over Philander in 1 48 3 5, while Zethus captured the three year old handicap by five lengths in 1 6. Thomas Calhoun won the two year olds in 1 03 5. Royal Onyx surprised backers in the fifth, and Colt White seized a late win in the second race after being long odds on favorite.

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Colonel White Wins at Jamaica in a Daring Dash

R F Nickerson, owner of five year old Colonel White, contemplated withdrawing from Jamaica as the mile and a sixteenth distance proved long. The colt, trained by F C Frishigt, surged ahead on the backstretch and held off challengers to win, amid frantic betting and a sold for $1,000 note. Trainer Frishigt bid up to retain the horse, netting a $3600 wager while Nickerson received $100 of the purse.

Spinni Washington New York R. IF. Nickerson Gravesend Colonel White Clifford—Lacona Jamaica Nickerson F. C Frishigt Manhattan Mantes Caoneal White W Doyle Clifford Dojie Plhers Cloolera P F Chinn Shenandoan Fresbie Willie Smelds Reldmoore Shields

Sugar Maid Surprises in Oakland Flying Squadron Handicap

Long shots dominated the Oakland track as Sugar Maid won the Flying Squadron Handicap. Cloud Light, the favorite, faltered to finish out of the money while Kurodaliz and Pyra led in the two listed races with solid showings for Keogh and Palma respectively. multiple horses competed including St Avon, Swede Sam, and Dr Rowell in the day’s events.

Flying Squadron Gre Oakland San Francisco Sugar Maid Cloud Light Turiongs Kurodaliz Keogm St. Avon A WiHiame Sam B. Kelly Deremiah Irigh Mike St Modan Sir Wesley San Rarema Great Apache Sand Piper Alciindes Elephant Jack Pyra Keogh Bent Palma Dr. Rowell Tor Stoner Simon Reaulty Dotterel Lite Zuttercup Dorai Dartun- In War Times Miranguealan Poe Cotane

Tom Dolan's Handicap race at Churchill Downs

Tom Dolan ridden by Gaugel won the free handicap over a mile at Churchill Downs while Pasadena placed second and The Minks finished third. Other races saw Sister Pour, Lady Carol and Naran win in six furlongs and steeplechase events. weather was clear with a heavy track throughout the program.

Churchill Downs Louisville Tom Dolan Tima Mary Buchanan Ledy Cecelia Minnigui Calita Mary Orr Banderson Aliee King Dulcie Wild Violet Ray Honest Niel Bucket Brigade Callahan Lady Flora Morlerity Yincle Tim Dona Col Brady Little Jennie Hollow Bea Sand Wilt Herron Flora Ray Halket Dundegar Atao Lady Carol Moriarity Potter J. Lee Wovond Airship Nicol Aftertair Prince of Pleas Lidwina Excitement Agnes Virginia Woodchaim Omeah J Redwood the Pet Bazil Mille Gaugel Pasadena Tayior the Minks Moreland Brancas Wing Ting Charlatan Envoy Morrison Pemberton Peter Becker Ourell New Amsterdam Kidden Snowdrift Baul Daweon

Unclear Racehorse List with Names and Places

A dense OCR fragment lists numerous names and terms including horse names, places, and people such as Califa Tawerentha Bragg Jamaica Ocean Shore Elota Seven Bells Bedford Edwardes Misty Pride Royal Rogue and Lord Stanhope, with no coherent event or detail to report. The readable items suggest cataloging of horses, owners, or breeders rather than a complete story.

Oakland Combsry Califa Tawerentha Bon Vivant Aruta Talentosa Elota Seven Bells Bedford Logtatilla Royal Rogue EM. Brattain Ocean Shore Bragg San Jamaica

Field Day at Barnard Girls Break Records on May Day

Barnard College concluded its field day with Miss Asnes Ernst winning the standing broad jump at 7 feet 8 1/2 inches and the eight pound shot put at 26 feet 5 inches. Florence Martin, age 08, led by taking the 50 yard dash and a new baseball throw record of 165 feet or more, as juniors and sophomores contended for points in a lively afternoon meet.

Ufttl Weahington New York Barnard College Thompson Gymnasium Milbank Hall Asnes Ernst Florence Martin

Veteran Takes Poison Ends Life At Commercial Hotel

William A. Mottau a fifty year old pensioner and former Capital Traction street car conductor was found dead in a room at the Commercial Hotel yesterday by porter William Henry. An investigation showed he died by poison, a large dose of Rough on Rats, thought to have been despondent since his sister’s death. A glass under a bureau held poison, while his pockets contained only small change a pawn ticket for a ring and a physician’s bill receipt. Coroner Nevill noted the death and a brother in law William H Moor planned to handle the funeral. One Hundred Free Trips offered to other exmeidates in the James town Contest at the Exposition Department Post Building.

William A. Mottau Capital Traction Company Commercial Hotel William Henry Mottav William H. Moor Mottau Nevill

Marquette League Meets Delays Succession Plan

The Marquette League meeting at 1626 L Street NW heard Judge Martin F. Morris report against moving headquarters to New York and propose Judge William H. De Lacy as his successor. Rev Father McCarthy and Gen Thomas H. Vincent urged re electing current officers. annual election set for next Tuesday night.

Judge Morris William H. de Lacy Marquette League United States L Street Martin F. Morris New York Washington Society Father McCarthy St. Aloysius’ Church Thomas H. Vincent

STARTS FOR POST IN CONGO MEMMINGER NAMED VICE CONSUL

Lucien Memminger, new vice consul general at Rome in the Congo Free State, sails to New York tonight to begin his voyage. He will tour London and Paris before taking up duties. A veteran journalist, Memminger has worked with the Washington Times and later the New York Tribune and New York Herald bureaus.

Lucien Memminger Washington Rome Congo Free State New York London Paris Europe Memminger Washington Times New York Tribune The New Yi Herald

Nepehew Smiths Heir Will Names Executors and Legacies

The will appoints brothers as executors and trustees and lists numerous legacies to wife Annie Armitrong Smith daughter Anita Stewart sister May Cooper sister Mrs Victor Rosubach sister Mrs John 31113 cousin Mrs William Pickrell niece Mrs Lucy Mason Vose and others. Residuary estate is to be sold for cash with New York residence first refusal to Harry Payne Whitney. significant bequests to hospitals and to relatives with specific amounts and conditions.

George Cooper Huratey, Park Winchester Las Smith Mason Evanston Grant Mason Aberdech Daly Jee Simpson Eddy New York Fit S. LeRoy Annie Armatrong Smith New Offowsr George Bimpton Hady Theos Bidy Margaret Rady Covetn Chicago Lucy Mason Vose William Farr Kenosha James C. Keith Vancouver B. Downe John Piggott John Kehoe William Davis St Luke's Hospital Fifth Avenue Harry Payne Whitney William Smith Mason George Grant Mason

Building Trades Strike Pauses in City Construction

A temporary truce in the Building Trades Mechanics Council war on nonunion plumbers is reported after assurances from several contractors that their demands will be met. Metropolitan Club work, with 31 men laid off, remains unsettled as unions call for broader action.

Mechanics’ Council Metropolitan Club Richardson & Burgess Mechanics’ Hall Pennsylvania Avenue John Marshall Place Casey Peiley

Pollock's Phenomenal Gain In Jamestown Contest

Votes pour in at a furious pace in The Post Jamestown trip contest as thousands swing to favored candidates. Clergymen and new entrants join a race where volunteers and subscribers send in hundreds and even thousands of votes, with individual donations, checks, and unsolicited counts shaping leads for Miss Lucille Plantter and others.

G. F. Pollock Beera Nll Misa Lecillo A. Pilanter Bluemo Loudoun County Pateraburs Misa Pflnster Petersburg A. Chapman Orr

Italian Bank Run Triggers Panic at Lafayette and Spring

A thousand frightened Italians crowded the Italian Savings Bank seeking cash, sparked by a small clerk’s defalcation weeks earlier. Police, led by Capt. Liebers, helped manage the throng as the bank’s assets were shown to total 2,426,231.9 with liabilities at 2,403,203.42 and a vault cash balance of 284,782.58, leaving a modest surplus.

Weahington Post Baltimore Italian Savings Bank Lafayette Avenue Spring Street Fay & Great Capt. Liebers Mulberry Street Pbluecoats Mod Hank Examiner Hutchins

Colored Y. M. C. A. Joyful Over Rockefeller Gift Oversubscription

The Colored Y. M. C. A. campaign to raise 25000 for a building fund, to match a Rockefeller gift, succeeded last night. The committee collected 527 over the target as a large crowd at 1204 I Street NW celebrated. Ground has been secured on Twelfth Street near North Greatrest for construction, with plans to lay the cornerstone at the coming Boy Scouts convention. The total cost is expected to be raised with more donations, over half already on hand.

Rockefeller John BD. Rockefeller I Street Twelfth Street T Northgrest

School teacher wins suit over estate of Col. Wilson

Miss Mary L. Steele, a New York schoolteacher, prevailed in the U S Court of Appeals for $25,000 from the estate of Col. J M Wilson of Cincinnati. Wilson died in 1901. Eliza B. Miller, his sister, was defendant. Steele claimed Wilson promised her the sum. Benstot Lexow aided her case.

J. M. Wilson Washington Post Cincinnati Ohio Mary L. Steele New York Cali J. BM. Wilson United States Gircuit Court of Appeals Col. Wilson Eliza B. Miller

Enfield Pastor Accused of Mistreated Girls Flees

The Rev. T. H. Everhart, 35, pastor of the Enfield Methodist Church, fled on the first train after a warrant alleged he misused several young girls in his congregation. He has a wife and infant child. Citizens say a lynching reaction was possible if he had stayed. A church board meeting was held but findings were not released.

Byacel Toray Enfield T.H. Exverhart Methodist Church of Everhart Fechureh Board

Hotels and Names Across U S Cities

A long OCR list catalogs hotel guests by city from Baltimore to Paris, naming Wallace Platt Raleigh Charles Ness Nationel William Beer Scott Pharhes Waillact Henderson St James Fulton Blovid and many others with affiliations to National Metropolitan Arlington St James New Willard and related inns in Philadelphia Pittsburgh Richmond California Massachusetts Michigan and more. The extract reads as a directory of guests and their residences, reflecting a snapshot of travelers and residents staying at major hotels across the United States.

Baltimore Wallace Platt Raleigh Charles M. Ness Nationel William Beer Scott Pharhes EB. P. Crockett Arlington Henry Jacknon J. H. Bradshaw A. J. Mitter Roger Kinnecott Richard Roller Ariington D. White J. R. McDonald Alton Greenwood Riggs B. Walbach E. B. Tyzzer Ebbitt Charles J. P. Sturges Montgomery Waddell A. Gonvalley W. H. Parker W. P. Frebla St. James T. Halstead Myés Jexinaid H. Saye Miss Saye Charles K. Cole George H. Sexton Thomas T. Southworth A J’ NeDeah William J. Gier WH. UL. Taylor Mabel L. Geis Robert Lewis, Jr Mira C. Home L 0. Bondy Emil Mayur Charles Dwight Napier R. W. Westbrook A. J. Bristow George H.brewer Shoreham W.I Mbbitt W. R. Hoggatt Ronald Herlem Mary Bucnanan Henry K Bancoast Alfred Hyde Francis R Patord John H. Gibson New Willard J. J. Morris Regent J. W. McConnell Wits W Sappington C. F. Ran Teleigh James T. Carroll K. Rhoads Willian Krieger C. R. Strong Jane C. J. Mann E. M Craig Metropolitan F. Green E. H. Rendenbush Matthew J. Rock C. E. Heary S. Lewis Ziegler Katharine Weston Edwin B. Graha Arlington Mra John B. Roberts Jawbridge W. Strewbridge H. R. Lacy California H. Schwarz Naps Metropolitics E R. Burcker San Francisco H. Sampson Berkeley St James J A. Young A. E. Taylor A P. Edwards Oakland S. H. Cheda Ban Rafael Dennis Britat T W. Hamilton W Withur Palo Alto Grant Libridy Mins Herrin Seo Francisco Connecticut Walter R. Stiner Alton FX Witlema Hartford Foster Hayes Owensboro Najee Massachusetts Graham Brigham Chestnut HM Raginald Fitz Manchester F. W Peabody Cambridge W. H. Gross Lee Rigs George L. Richards P. E. Truesdale Fall River Michigan George W Wood FE. Pilcher James J. Schemask A. Ferguson Detroit H. G. Lewis National D. M. Cowte HM. Walker Ann Arbor W. H. Holden Wilbert Smith Port Huron G. A. Aird B Andrews White Minnesota W. J. Mayo Rochester Shorehan Archibald McLane St. Paul Missouri J. H. Tanquary F. H. Evers New Jersey Wells Eagiston F. J. Harpers Sutphen Newark W. G. SchanMer Lakewood Philip Monroe Atlantic City New Wizard New York State R. C Woodman Wite Reasimony Robert M. Elliott Wallard Mary T. Moore Newburgh S Plus Kimba J. Park West Bellaire Arington Wadley P Allen Cleveland L Bann Lancaster Isaac Weston J. Blunn H. Eberts Norman C. FP. Moora J. R. Barr J A Fleming H. Hahisen J. C. M. Small C. M Hopkins BH. Reindelled C. V. Wasley W. B Hughes E. M. Wess R. & Brown F. BR

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