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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1909
Page
47
Kingston based horse Doss Not Quit led from the start but staggered home first by a length over Mary Davis in a 4 to 1 longshot finish. Hitchcock steeplechase results show easy victory for Denier.
At Gravesend this race day, Rose Queen driven by jockey Dugan won in front of 6,000 cheering spectators. High Private and Mary Davis followed, with odds and payouts listing notable horses and riders across a packed program including Alfred the Great and Sik Howe in nearby events.
A garbled page records race outcomes across furlongs with many names and times. Names such as Ann Le Daley, Lawrenga Daley, and Revel Oar appear amid partial placements and odds. The fragmentary text lists horses, riders, and a few times but is largely unreadable.
The Gravesend card lists a wide set of entries across numerous races with many horses, weights, trainers, and connections. Notable names include Prince Gal, High Ringe, Blacksne, Monocle, and Avendal among others, with races spanning distances up to eight furlongs and inclusive of three-year-olds and older runners. The entry list is dense with abbreviations and partial spellings, typical of an OCR of a racing program.
Fragmentary OCR lists numerous misread names and places such as Montreal Detroit Atlantic City Washington Post Ocean Pier and a set of odd terms like High Ragge Poor Malina Yurgat Curlybooke and King of Mist. The garbled text resembles a shuffled stock of person names venues and events with no coherent narrative.
Danver September 18 Herman Long longtime shortstop of the country died here today of consumption He made his reputation with the Boston Nationals in major league play
The First Presbyterian Church Young Men's Class in Union League Park hosts a park and field contest with five strong contenders for the team trophy. Baltimore clubs including the Mount Washington Athletic Club and the Baltimore Athletic Club push for top spots, with several city outfits entered in relay and open events. Entries close tonight with W Stratton at 709 Fourteenth Street North.
Chicago Sept. 18 The national baseball commission held a brief meeting but postponed decisions until tomorrow due to the absence of American League president Ban Johnson. August Herrmann and John E Heydler discussed tentative World Series schedules involving Pittsburgh Chicago Detroit and Philadelphia with schedules to be drawn and the winner in each league to determine final dates. The discussion included potential leadership changes in handling the series with Secretary Charles G Williams likely to succeed Heydler.
In Syracuse on a heavy track Hamburg Belle trotted 6:04 1 4, then 6:20 3 4 with a runner. crowd of 20,080 as half in 1:00 1 4. Belle tired in the stretch but still led before shipping to Columbus to meet Ublan next week. Gentley won the Bit pace and Baron May took the 9:10 car in straight heats. 2:09 pace carried over to Friday.
Reports from the Washington Fest at Maryland Country Club describe a rain tempered round with several defaults but notable play in the second round. J D Reynolds of Baltimore upset B B Bynon Jr of Washington while A B Leet defeated Howard Bryant and J Hansell edged Mr Smith. Western Open leader Seranton led the field with strong showing. Cortada won the Prix Lily at Maisons Lafitte as Fleury and Pinkle placed in the money from Paris racing events.
A large gathering announced seventy five silver and bronze medals plus a diamond prize for the Marmhon, with a procession of athletes submitting entry blanks to Chalman Fortune. The program includes tug of war, a two-division football game, and a series of prize displays at Parker Bridget windows after the carnival.
Central High School football under Coach Tom Kirby trains hard with a 16-man squad and growing prospects as school opens. New formations, onside kicks, forward passes, and rule examinations mark an aggressive shift to prepare for championship play. Captaincy shifts to MacDonald with players like Reuter and Henry vying for key roles. promising candidates include Hamilton and Minnix as veterans prepare to return.
Reports from the annual Maryland Delaware and District of Columbia Christian Missionary Society convention at Beaver Creek show district churches totaling 6 274 members, up 9 3 from last year. New churches were built in Baltimore and Washington with the Straus Memorial Church in memory of J Strauss and family. The Sunday schools enrolled about 5 50 members this year. A state evangelist is planned for the fall to open missions. Memorial services honored Jats Alexander Newcomer and Ellie Newcomer.
At a Bethesda Citizens Association meeting in Rockville Maryland on September 16 a plan to reorganize the county public school system was launched. A committee led by W E Chitty W D Caldwell and Mr Reuhsam will study the proposal which calls for elected nonpartisan school trusteed boards for each district with control of teacher employment and facilities funding. The county action board would include district board chairmen and would elect the county superintendent who would serve as secretary. Legislation to enact the plan will be urged.
Special to The Washington Post reports David L. Sowers, tenant on the J. Vincent Jamison farm near Hagerstown, vanished Saturday night after telling his wife and daughter he would return soon. The missing man, who had been seen with a person named Hershey earlier, last greeted Hershey cheerfully in the street. Sowers had moved to the area from Luray, Virginia about five years ago.
Front Royal residents organize the Washington Post area college after Eastern College burned. Prof H Crawford Bounds of Salisbury Mi is named president. Directors include Col S Millar, W P Klog, Mayor 8 G Waller, George H Bowman, T Henry Trout, W W Sonner, H Fr Nay lor, T S Dalton, and A G Weaver. First session set for October 5.
Ex postmaster E C Kapp of Mt Alry faces a federal charge for failing to pay some employees full salaries per government rules. He waived examination and posted a zero bond to appear at the October term of the Federal court in Greensboro.
United States district court in Lynchburg Virginia on September 16 upheld the Railway Safety Act, ruling the government may require railroad agents to produce records to prove compliance with safety appliance standards. The decision clarifies the federal power to enforce safety rules on common carriers.
Maryland wedding notices record the marriage of B F Patrick of Douglas Georgia to Marie F Brewer at her home with Rev HT Mowbray officiating, and Mabel R Husber married at the same event with Rev B G Waber presiding. Also listed are New Market and Staunton court items and various Atlantic League and state court notices.
A Democratic meeting at the Lyric opened with debate over a proposed Maryland constitutional amendment to disfranchise many Negro voters. Gov Crothers and Sen Isidor Rayner supported the measure while opponents argued it threatens the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and state sovereignty.
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 will depart September for Urbanna to camp several days on the lower Rappahannock. Petersburg merchants plan a fall exhibit of local farm products.
Hundreds of Alexandrians plan to attend the Post regatta and carnival with local boat owners entering races. Boats Kindo and Tryto 1, and Augusta Admiral Augustsomen are highlighted as likely crowd favorites at turning points off Shepherds Point and Jones Point.
A competitive drill by the Alexandria Light Infantry for a handsome medal drew crowds at the Remlno Tribe of Red Men autumn festival at the armory. Capt. Slaymaker and Lieut. May judged. Private Charles J. Deahl Jr. won. Rep. C. Carlin spoke, amid applause, as the festival neared closing on Saturday night.
Richmond physician reports a pellagra case in the West End. a social woman patient under observation. In Greensboro North Carolina a 36 year old woman died of pellagra. three cases total with two deaths reported in the area. Lodge officers elected in Parkersburg. Charleston and Parkersburg selected for future meetings. Veterans of the GAR met in Grafton with notable speakers. I W Wood appointed Berkeley County roads engineer. salary set at $600. Marriages in Charles Town and Martinsburg. local obituaries note the death of Roanoke County figure James Whitesell at 73. Judge Howden H Wallace dies in Texas after long service.
Bristol Virginia September 18 Two hundred veterans gathered for the fourteenth annual reunion of Confederates of southwest Virginia and Isaat Tebneasee at Fairmount Tabernacle joined by 11M guests Judge Samuel W Williams Wytheville Democratic candidate for Virginia attorney general was the orator reviewing war history and postwar conditions Herbert G Peters spoke of James Keelin the private who held the Strawberry Plains railroad bridge against 40 Federals a monument fund was raised for his grave Daughters of the Confederacy served dinner honor medals were given to veteran survivors Attendance was about one third of the turnout at the first reunion Geath noting most had died.
Special to Tee Washington Post from Leaington Virginia September 18 Washington and Lee University formally opened this morning to a large attendance of students and aids. Opening exercises were in Lee Memorial Chapel at 4 a.m. President Denny urged close application to duties of their new life. More than 30 young men attended and enrollment was expected to reach between 560 and 6[5?]. The campus presented a lively scene as many attendees accompanied their peers to Lexington.
McCadlin and McWlee, rag and textile dealers, placed into the hands of William M. Maloy as receiver. Maloy posted a $260,000 bond. The firm, though solvent claims persist, faces internal dissensions among stockholders and officers, hampering business and risking 60,000 in outstanding debts. Litigation spanning five years is cited as a cause of the troubles.
Luther Judson Williams of Charleston, associate judge of the West Virginia Supreme Court, wed Harriet Louise Peck at Kenova this afternoon. More than 100 guests attended. Miss Peck hails from a longstanding state family. The couple will honeymoon in the East.
An auto carrying B F Diehl, W H Lecks, and a newspaper man struck by a train at Cumberland Valley Railroad crossing in Hagerstown. Diehl sustained minor injuries while Lecks and the other occupant suffered two broken hips. In a separate incident Mrs Bowser saved her infant by throwing it from a falling car. both she and the child survived with no serious injuries.
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