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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1906
Page
2
Travelers move along the pike toward Krugs Corners where crowds, fires, banners, and a vast roadside audience greet the new racing course. Thrifty farmers line the fences, and thousands pass the grand stand as cars snake toward the starting joint midway between Mineola and Jericho.
The Vanderbit Cup race concluded amid big crowds with Wagner the victorius driver. The event featured racing drama from the start to finish as fans held their breath through bursts of speed and fast turns.
Louis Wagner, the rising driver known for his America Europe success, wins the Ardennes Circuit Vanderbilt Cup. The event features Ger man Mercedes and French Panhard entries, amid large crowds and safety concerns over spectator conduct and track management.
Garden City Long Island Oct 6 1910 The American Automobile Association racing board bans further races on the Nassau County course after today s accidents Elliott F Shepherds car killed a man Several injured Crowds to be controlled or moved to a private fenced course farther down the island to reduce danger and prohibit trespass by outsiders
The advertisement features testimonials from James M Powell of Kansas City Missouri and Carrie King of Colorado Springs Colorado praising Peruna as a cure for catarrh of the bladder and the kidneys. Powell claims dramatic improvement and full recovery in eleven weeks after severe symptoms, while King lauds Peruna as a lifelong remedy for ongoing ailments.
Law officers said at the Post Office Department that the status of railway mail clerks under the eight hour law will be submitted to the Assistant Attorney General for opinion. The American Railway Mail Clerks at Chicago adopted a resolution declaring eight hours a day should be the standard, stirring department interest as it tests applying the eight hour rule to postal workers.
In Augusta Georgia a speech by Senator B R Tilman proposed a European style passport and certificate of good character for moving between sections. He warned that those lacking such certification should be imprisoned, admitting the plan would impose inconvenience on whites.
A tense speech links to violent race fears amid Atlanta riots as Tolman warns of renewed extermination risk. Separately a torpedo boat Preble ran aground off Santa Barbara, narrowly freed after hours of desperate effort by Paul Jones and salvage crews.
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