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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1909
Page
14
A fragmented 1910s style column cites Walter Scamp near selection of the 1909 eleven and hints at Horace Fogel’s Phillies leadership. It jokes about Ty Cobb, Babe Adams curves, and a wave of managerial and ownership shifts while noting a proposed baseball school and other quirky moves.
In New York at Madison Square Garden six players vie for first as a possible triple tie for the cup and prize. Murphy and others face decisive matches this week with the outcome likely to push the tournament toward a Friday finish.
Bids to host the Jeffries Johnson heavyweight title fight open Wednesday in Hoboken. Offers from the West and Australia seek a six figure purse, with battleground and purse to be decided then. Jeffries tour with the Jeffries-stotch combo to provide training ahead of the bout, prices range 80 cents to $2 and seats are reserved in advance.
Race card lists multiple selling races for yearlings and older horses at Jacksonville. Entries include names such as Amy Tap Notch and Lady Lema in the first sale, with further fields for two and three year olds, maidens, and handicap events across several furlong distances. Strong entities include numbers, horse names, and jockey/owner references scattered through the readable OCR portion.
New York reports Martin J. Sheridan of the Irish American Athletic Club set a world record by throwing the 42-pound stone 27 feet 12 inches at Celtic Park Long Island during the Trinity Volunteers games. The mark surpassed the longtime record held by James Mitchall.
Special to The Washington Post reports Virginia and North Carolina failed to schedule a replacement game causing a 22 percent deficit for the General Athletic Association. Virginia’s share of Georgetown receipts was about 38,000 with expected net around 400 from the canceled clash. The loss strains Virginia more than Carolina due to larger track and baseball travel costs. In other notes, the Almendragas beat the Detroit Americans 4 to 1 in Havana.
The Mohawk Athletic Club football team beat Yarmouth Athletic Club 3 to 0 at Firth and streets yesterday. Licarlone scored the only touchdown in the first half after a long run setup, Steinmeir added the extra point. The final minutes saw safeties and punting exchanges as both teams struggled to move the ball.
Willis Marcus a Westminster student from Atlantis City suffered a football injury weeks ago. He underwent surgery for peritonitis and has been in Maryland University Hospital for nearly two weeks. Doctors say he has only an even chance of recovery as his condition remains weak.
Special to The Washington Post reports Charles Spady a six year old boy from Church Neck near Bridgeport accidentally discharged his father's loaded shotgun killing his four year old sister in the parlor.
William Howard, a 0 year old railway clerk for Southern Railway, died at Menaside near Alexandria from chloroform taken in a personal crisis. His son, awoken before dawn, found him writhing and refusing a doctor, after which Howard wrote farewell letters to his wife and three children.
Special Agents Pankey and Con Ger of the Southam Railway and Police Ferguson and Beach of the Alexandria police pursued thieves who broke into an Armour & Co car on a sidetrack near the Armour plant on Union street. They recovered a lamb carcass in Printers alley and await a full inventory to determine other stolen items.
About 30 men arrested in raids on alleged social clubs will face a special session of the Alexandria police court after noon. Prosecution by Commonwealth's Attorney S. G. Brent and several defendants will be represented by counsel. many proprietors have been free on bonds of 100 or less while others remain under casa tall or 10. A large majority of defendants are expected to appear.
John R Webster veteran soldier statesman and publisher of Webster's Weekly founded the paper and fled a long life in public service He was elected to the State legislature as an Independent Democrat and defeated Leun Sherman for Speaker in 1988 in a notable political career
Richmond Va November 2 Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio is praised as the next Democratic presidential nominee in a Richmond hotel interview. North Carolina’s RB Glenn endorses Harmon, cites经验 as former US attorney general, and argues Southern representation on the ticket can win Northern support.
Special to The Washington Post from Charlottesville Virginia reports Horne refutes charges of an attempted attack on John Armstrong Chaloner claiming he and his family were at home Thanksgiving day. He states relatives were sent home in the afternoon and asserts no enmity or trouble with anyone. The alleged attack location is near a Keswick area farm he owns about five miles from his residence.
Markets across Virginia and North Carolina show large leaf tobacco receipts and active trading. Prices hover near steady levels with sun cured stock in demand and growers optimistic about profits amid weekly receipts varying by region.
Gordon Brymer, suspected of chopping down the Tristate Lumber Company bridge near Dunbar, was jailed in Fairmont after bloodhound work linked him to the wreck. The bridge stringers were severed into eight pieces and forty bent timbers cut. Brymer’s ax found in the woolshed matched axe tongues. He was held on a 1600 dollar bond as workers saved nine crossing on a dinkey engine.
The Times-Democrat reports 1909 cotton crop consensus at 10,625,000 bales with state breakdowns led by Texas and Georgia Florida totals. Farmers selling freely tend to retain remaining stock. Bishop Berry laid the cornerstone for a new cathedral in Parkersburg with Gov Glasscock ill. A Charleston woman attempted suicide by carbolic acid. condition critical.
John Sturbaugh Sr., a Frostburg contractor, died aged 72 in Cumberland on November 28. Survived by sons Robert Saurbaugh Fall River James Saurbaugh Seattle WA Charles and John Saurbaugh Frostburg and daughters Mrs Louise Purnell Washington DC and Mrs Gilbert Pratt Frostburg. Maurice Garver, longtime Smithsburg undertaker, was buried in Smithsburg after a fatal fall from a ladder in Baltimore last week.
A vintage advertising blurb touts Dr Miles Nervine for nerve distress and accompanying symptoms. The text promises relief from appetite loss, headaches, backache, melancholy, and insomnia, claiming the remedy soothes irritated nerves and aids nerve function with the druggist as distributor.
A. E. Graham of Janesville faces federal indictment for a nationwide butter swindle. The operation used a machine to imitate creamery butter in appearance and taste, deceiving buyers and selling the product below standard prices after early detection by analysis. The scheme reportedly involved a refined oleomerrazine to mimic real butter. Col John sails from San Juan in Puerto Rico.
The Washington Post provides thorough financial news market reports and business status. It serves merchants farmers and readers with produce sale guidance leisure content and extensive column matter in its Sunday Morning Edition.
The illustrated magazine section features choice selections by prominent writers and fiction from noted authors. Foreign news is carefully curated with timely, accurate illustrations. The Sunday Post is praised as the best Sunday newspaper and a trusted household visitor.
The Sporting Section of The Sunday Post is printed on pink paper and crowded with the latest in outdoor and indoor sports. It chronicles baseball, track, auto races, yacht contests, boating, golf, tennis, swimming, and every feature of the sporting world in an accurate comprehensive manner.
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