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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1907
Page
27
The report centers on bets placed entirely on the final score margins or on Harvard’s chances to cross Yale’s goal line or to kick a goal from the field. It notes wagers reflecting bettors’ confidence in scoring outcomes and specific plays shaping the contest.
The article reports on Cas Qua ter miler Taylor seeking a new mark at 60 yards and notes other track results from the event. It mentions rival athletes, university teams, and nearby facilities, highlighting competition and upcoming trials.
Fragmentary lines describe a sports context with attempts to score and forward play. Mentions three points and a forward, though many words are garbled. Entities are unclear. no clear teams, dates, or venues are identifiable.
Timely football gossip notes the Yale Harvard clash at Cambridge as the day’s marquee game with high ticket demand. It cites Yale as favorite despite Harvard’s strong lineup and mentions Chicago Carlisle and Army Navy scraps as other notable showdowns looming across the country.
Ruth and Rita Wellman, daughters of Walter Wellman, express eagerness to join their father in a balloon ascent toward the North Pole. The explorer, after two failed attempts from a base at Spitzbergen, plans another start next July amid harsh weather and a magnetic, almost indescribable pull of the polar region.
Crowell, named by city officials, succeeds Dr Walter Tugel as commissioner of the Luzering Park commission. A Philadelphia native and Felstein College alumnus, Crowell has long served in engineering and city departments, pledging a new clean streets focus in the urban area.
Georgetown and George Washington officials, managers Wilson and Hall, reached a tentative agreement to stage the Thanksgiving Day game after month and a half of talks. Terms remain undisclosed. the decision followed a Georgetown executive committee meeting with both teams represented.
Lord Albert Kirby Fairfax, twelfth Baron of Cameron, a British peer and longtime American citizen, sails to New York aboard the Adriatic to pursue a Wall Street career with banking firm Willam P Bonbright & Co. He inherits the Fairfax title from his father and plans to remain in the United States while maintaining allegiance to the crown.
A committee of the American colony in St Petersburg plans a dinner December 3 for Secretary for War Taft, en route from Moscow after arrival November 30. Taft will visit Tsarskoe Selo on a special imperial train and may attend the Knights of St George festival at the Winter Palace. Joseph C. Grew and Capt J. H Slocum will meet Taft on arrival.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced 2500 signal tests in September showing 87 percent perfect observance. Most deficient trains paused signals by only a few feet, while ten divisions posted 101 percent. The results reflect a campaign begun years ago to achieve absolute signal obedience.
Dense society report from New York on a horse show highlighting heavy harness and hunter entries, with Reginald Van derbilt and Alfred Vanderbilt noted among fashionably attired attendees. Descriptions cover gowns, hats, and jewelry of prominent figures including Mrs Alfred G Vanderbilt, Mrs Reginald Van derbilt, and Mrs Treginald Warburton, plus commentary on judging and performances.
Judge Platt rules against Dr Joseph B Muir in United States Circuit Court action to recover bonds valued at 5000 tied to Edna McPherson, daughter of Senator McPherson. Proceedings traced bonds to GW Gregory via Mrs McPherson as a trust before filing. Gregory’s widow defends that bonds were given outright to her husband.
Robert E McCullough former Government Printing Office bookbinder died yesterday afternoon at his residence on First Street Northwest from heart trouble. A native of Philadelphia he had been in poor health and his death was not unexpected. The body will be sent to Philadelphia for burial.
The article stresses fresh air and clean living to combat the white scourge. It suggests gin and cinchona tincture mixtures as remedies, with directions to take a teaspoonful every four hours or use five ounces of cinchona compound as a whisky substitute, and warns to use only genuine Virgin Olive products made by Leach Chemical Co.
Social and personal items record May visits by Mrs George W Vishback and Louis wan hostess sr am informal lunch hosts in Tokyo? No, the text notes Mrs Vishback and Louis wan hostess in the case. Mr Carroll Mercer travels to Washington and stays at the Hotel Richmond. Alice Tierney and Ernestine Hachetsl return from Annapolis after attending a football game and Naval Academy dance. William Richardson announces the marriage of his sister Rachel Din… Richardson to Mr John August Brown in the city yesterday.
Rich New York women fret over a cat show rivalries as Miss Eve Pollard plans to enter her Persian cat Purity 17 with heavy bets on December 17. The piece details high society’s fashion, jewelry trends, royal references, rumored court intrigues, and social gatherings amid bustling New York events and weddings.
Funeral services for Dr H T Murray who died suddenly Thursday will be held at St Matthews Catholic Church this morning. He lived at 315 Fourteenth Street and worked with the Arlington Hotel for eighteen years. The Virginian, educated in local schools and at Georgetown, Manhattan College, and Baltimore College of Medicine, left a widow and two children, Millicent and Malcolm Murray. Burial will be in Congressional Cemetery.
Harry Wardman completed the largest real estate deal of the period by purchasing part of the Carpenter estate at Fourteenth and Euclid streets through Reginald W Beall of Moore & Incorporated. The 6900 square foot parcel extends 120 by 29 feet and sits opposite the Supreme Court justice John M. Harlan’s home, with A L Barber’s residence nearby. Wardman plans a grand development costing over 4000 dollars per square foot, drawing plans from Philadelphia, and will begin work immediately on a project described as the largest building operation in Columbia Heights.
Capt Ben Hore LSA retired has purchased Pavia Currier's home at Cleveland Park a ten room three story brick dwelling. After extension works Capt Dores will reside there. The gate was taede through Boss Phelps Stone Fairfax with sale value reported at 480 dollars for SR V street northwest property and a second two story brick dwelling at 33 T street northwest also sold in the same period.
Frederick L Worley a clerk in the Interior Department died at home in Riverdale after a months illness. A Civil War veteran from Harrisburg he served in government service since the war and had been a teacher in public schools and Granger College before enlisting. He is survived by wife Anna Worley and son Daniel W Worley.
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