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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1909
Page
17
Dugan earns strong favoritism as Kingston filly Doss not quit an usual and man is expected to stagger home ahead of Mary Davis in the Hitchcock Steeplechase. Denier secures an easy victory with a 4 to 1 shot.
Grand Lynch Harvey F Denier Rose Queen Dugan high private Glase triumphed in racing at Gravesend with about 6 furlongs. Shannon MeGes, Alice Balra Garner, Alfred the Great Ganz Sik Howe Goldsteiny Uncle Jim Howard also featured.crowd of 6000 cheered Rose Queen with 10 pounds ten, Mary Davis a dangerous factor. Me easy for favorite in the end.
Fragmentary report lists multiple horses and times from a Montreal race event. Names such as Actred the Great, Lanne, Herken, and Paget appear amid garbled OCR, with scattered positional notes and quarter-mile timings.
A jumble of entries outlines numerous horses and riders for Gravesend races. Names like Prince Gal, Sungei Tie To, and Blackford appear with ages and mounts, along with odds and distances in furlongs. The list mixes horse names, jockeys, and weights, painting a busy snapshot of a race card with many entries and unclear formatting.
Fragmentary OCR lists many names and places including Montreal Detroit Washington Post reference and Atlantic City. The disjointed text mentions медαλlion and various likely person or team labels but lacks coherent story or date.
Danver September 18 Herman Long famous shortstop of the country dies here today of consumption. He made his reputation with the Boston Nationals.
Five strong contenders for the team trophy compete in park and field events hosted by the First Presbyterian Church in Union League Park on Saturday September 35. Baltimore clubs led by MC.A. show notable strength as Baltimore Municipal Athlete Association wins decision over top local teams. Represented clubs include Mount Washington Athletic Club, Baltimore Athletic Club, Maryland Athletic Club, and Baltimore Cross Country Club with Kavaman in open events and relays. Local youth and church groups enter relays and movice events, with entries closing tonight via W. Stratton at 709 Fourteenth Street North.
Chicago September 18 The national baseball commission met briefy without A L president Bao Johnson delaying until tomorrow tentative schedules for the world series. Four clubs Pittsburgh Chicago Detroit Philadelphia considered with Heydler and Herrmann guiding talks on business details and possible successors to Heydler in charge of series affairs.
On a heavy track at Syracuse Hamburg Belle trotted 6 04 1 4 in the State sale event, with a runner, but tired in the stretch finishing weakly. She ships to Columbus Ohio to meet Ublan next week in the decisive trotting championship race. Gentley wins the BIT pace and Baron May takes the 9:10 car in straight heats. A 2:09 pace was carried over until Friday.
In the Washington Fest Maryland Country Club tourney at the Maryland Country Club rain affected many games with defaults, but J D Reynolds of Baltimore defeated B B Bynon Jr of Washington 4 up and 3 to play in the first game. A B Leet upset Howard Bryant 4 and 2, while J H Hansell beat Mr Smith 3 and 2. Western open leader SerEon led the field, with Stewart Gardner two behind and Fred McLeod third at Skokie. Cortada won the Prix Lily at Maisons Lafitte, with Fleury second and Pinkle second in the Alluets. Buel, Roos Adams’ Hyis, and Remesis placed in other races.
Hundreds gather as seventy five prizes are announced for the Hibernian field day in Washington. Prizes include a diamond studded medal for the marathon winner and 81 other gold silver and bronze medals plus five cups. Entries pour in with victory anticipated from the Labor Day Marathon crowd favorite Midgat Tones and teams from divisions 1 and 2 to contest tug of war and a Gaelic football match.
Central High football squad under Coach Tom Kirby trains with a small sixteen man roster. The group learns new formations onside kicks and signals while Kirby tests football rules to blunt trick plays. Veterans include MacDonald Reuter Henry Stack Rawlings and Howard with Minnix and Hamilton among top youngsters.
At the Maryland Delaware and District of Columbia convention in Beaver Creek the Christian Missionary Society reports 6 274 members, a year rise of about 9 percent, with new churches including Straus Memorial Church in Washington. A state evangelist will be assigned in the fall as plans for missions proceed. Memorial services were held for J A Newcomer and Miss Ellie Newcomer, aided by generous church support.
A Bethesda Citizens Association meeting in Rockville Maryland on September 16 approved a plan to reorganize the county public school system. A four member committee led by WE Chitty W D Caldwell and Mr Reuhsam will study the proposal. The report favors electing nonpartisan school trustees by district and creating county and district boards with control over teachers and facilities. The plan calls for the county board to include district chairmen and to elect the county superintendent who would serve as board secretary. Lawmakers will be urged to enact these ideas.
Special to The Washington Post reports David L. Sowers, tenant on the J. Vincent Jamison farm near Hagerstown, disappeared after bringing his wife and daughter to the city for shopping. He left them at a streetcar waiting room promising to return, but did not. His wife and authorities continue to seek information. Sowers came from Luray, Virginia about five years ago.
The Front Royal College was organized to replace the Eastern College after a fire. Prof. HL Crawford Bounds was elected president, Col. S. Millar chairman of directors, W. P. Klog treasurer, Mayor 8 G. Waller secretary, with multiple local leaders named as directors. Stock subscriptions are under way and the school will begin its first session on October 5.
Ex postmaster E C Kapp of Mt Alry faces waived examination before a U S commissioner on charges he paid some employees only part of their salaries under new government rules. He posted no bond for appearing at the October term of the Federal court at Greensboro.
In Lynchburg Virginia on September 16 the United States district court sustained a demurrer in the safety appliance case against railways. Judge McDowell held the government may require common carrier agents to produce records to be used against the company for failure to comply with the safety appliance statute. The railways claimed no liability but the decision confirms government access to compliance records.
Maryland wedding notices include B F Patrick of Douglas Georgia marrying Miss Marie Brewer at her home with Rev H T Mowbray officiating. Mabel Husber and Rev B G Waber preside another ceremony in Rockville. Vera Wegs and Robert O Roark wed in New Market Virginia area, plus assorted appeals and court notes in Staunton and Richmond.
A Democratic rally at the Lyric opened amid debate over a proposed Maryland suffrage amendment aimed at disenfranchising a large class of black voters. Governor Crothers and U.S. Senator Isidor Rayner argued the measure harms the 14th and 15th Amendments, while Gov. Crum and other speakers claimed it upholds states rights and targets illiterate voters.
John R. Brophy, longtime private secretary to the general freight agent, has been promoted to soliciting freight agent for the Norfolk and Western. The Fredericksburg Military Company plans to sail September to Urbanna for a short camping trip. Petersburg merchants plan a fall competition exhibit of local farm products.
Hundreds of Alexandrians plan to attend the regatta and carnival as local boat owners enter the races. Boats such as the Kindo and the Tryto 1 will compete in a test race while Augusta in the Servicer launch race is watched for by partisan fans. Alexandria entrants report to the clerk of the course at Twenty sixth Street Georgetown at 11 oclock tomorrow to receive numbers and ratings.
The Alexandria Light Infantry militia staged a medal drill at the armory during Reminole Tribe of Red Men autumn festival. Capt. Slaymaker and Lieut. May judged, Private Deahl Jr. won. Rep. Carlin attended from Washington for the presentation amid applause. The event drew a crowded armory and the festival continues through Saturday evening.
Pellagra case in Richmond West End provokes panic in the neighborhood and prompts health department attention. Mrs Richardson of Greengboro death from pellagra. two other pellagra cases in the area, one fatal. Reports from Parkersburg and Charleston detail Masonic and missionary society officers elected, county officials and road engineer appointments, and social notices from Martinsburg and nearby towns. Confederate veteran James Whitesell dies in Roanoke County aged 73. Judge Howson H Wallace of Brafford County dies in Texas after four terms as circuit judge.
Bristol Virginia September 18 Two hundred veterans gathered for the fourteenth annual reunion of Confederates of southwest Virginia and Isaat Tebneasee. Judge Samuel W Williams Wytheville spoke as the orator. James Keelin's wartime deeds at Strawberry Plains were recounted. A monument fund was announced and a dinner by the Daughters of the Confederacy followed.
Special to The Washington Post from Leesburg Virginia reports Washington and Lee University formally opened with a large student turnout. Opening exercises in Lee Memorial Chapel at dawn featured President Denny urging steady application to duties of student life. More than 30 young men attended, with enrollment expected between 560 and 600.
McCadlin and McWlee, rag and textile dealers, placed into receivership today with William M. Maloy appointed receiver and bond of 260000. The firm claimed solvent, yet internal stockholder dissension alleged to hamper business and endanger debt collection of about 60000. Five years of litigation blamed for troubles.
Luther Judson Williams, associate judge of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, wed Harriet Louise Peck at Kenova this afternoon. More than 100 guests attended. Miss Peck hails from a prominent regional family. The couple will honeymoon in the east.
An automobile driven to B F Diehl and occupied by him and W H Becks was struck by a engine at the Cumberland Valley Railroad crossing in Hagerstown late Wednesday night. Becks had two injures. Diehl was only slightly hurt. A woman, Mrs Bowser, while carrying her infant, fell into an open cellar and the baby rolled to safety, minor injuries for both mother and child.
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