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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1907
Page
47
Rain soaked the track and felting left the program short, yet Mister Magnificent and Ride Knight of Elway led the field with bold finishes. Four favorites prevailed as 17,000 fans watched the Albemarle Handicap and the Hand-Gold Lady annexed a key win in the day’s program.
Misa Dotanay Brussel and Knight of Elway lead in Gravesend. Gotloquy Herdety wins Latonia with Shiriay Rowamore second. Norfolk Steadfast Hufnagie Proteus Wooltetsa Western Kaluhht Meart of Hyacinth also place.
Outsider Lexoline romps home in Latonia's opening feature a 25 to 1 upset over The Winks while Monsignor the favorite finishes third in the handicap race. The Latonia card sees fast track times and other race results with notable runners including Frontenac and Lady Bacher among the multiple events.
A fragmented Gravesend racing page recalls today's entries and race details. It notes numerous horses, weights, odds, and outcomes across multiple races with mentions of horses such as Albemarle, Gold Lady, King Taurotr, and Moonlight, along with riders and track conditions. The chaotic OCR lists numerous races from first to sixth, with partial results and bets noted by the crowd.
Tim Sullivan loses 2800 as Golf Ball collapses in a pivotal race with owner McKems planning a sale. Bets on Rye Christi and Chief Hayes shift the odds. Sullivan vows to continue betting. Rain then halts a cricket match between Marylebone and Philadelphia organizers.
A windy preview notes postponed practice due to rain and outlines upcoming schedules for George Washington Georgetown Penn Cornell and Yale. It highlights key players, positions and early training progress as teams prepare for weekend games including Rutgers and major matchups among Penn Harvard Yale Cornell and Princeton.
A Jersey City politician’s son, George F Nelton, aged 24, committed suicide at a Westbrook hotel in Atlantic City by suffocation with a handkerchief, in a temporary insanity state. The report links political lineage, notes burial at Jersey City, and mentions ongoing sports coaching previews and college football context.
Latonia officials take a stand for turf purification and withhold race details from poolrooms until post time. Scratches and other player information will be kept back to prevent early posting, while the Interstate News Bureau will receive race descriptions from the track. The Latonia Jockey Club pledged the action as necessary to maintain race integrity.
The narration details Mrs Carter’s collapse after financial ruin and ruined relationships. She travels to Albany then New York, attempts poisoning and drowning, is saved multiple times, and later plans a morphine overdose with help from John Jay White before hospital interventions and an eventual dire state. The report notes her despondency and an operation at Dr Bulls sanitarium and ongoing health decline.
A troubled theme runs through a Washington Post account of a Marjorie Daw memorial plan amid a lethal panel fire at a suspect’s home. Mrs Carter, 60, narrated a life of reform, cremation, and a vow to leave money for the fountain as a violent mob stormed the residence, killing James Conerow and injuring others. Nine men were later arrested as witnesses.
A rogue calling himself Raffles sought to steal a home by taking a tent from Jonn Fletaming of Ontario apartments. Central Office detectives tracked him as he gathered blankets and clothing, aiming to shelter through bad weather. A spate of circulars for a police chiefs convention vanished from headquarters amid the pursuit.
New York sept 21 crowds and officials witnessed the first electric car run through the north tube of the Belmont tunnel under the East River. The trip from Jackson Avenue station Long Island City to Lexington Avenue Manhattan took eight minutes with four subsequent runs increasing speed. the final run was 3 minutes 35 seconds for the forty foot mile stretch. Tomorrow will mark the official test with Mayor McClellan, borough presidents, August Belmont, Theo P. and others attending the to Long Island and luncheon at the Hotel Belmor.
Reporting from New York in September, the North German Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm II aimed to surpass Cunard’s Lusitania on the Cherbourg to Sandy Hook run. Despite planning a record pace, a thick fog near Sandy Hook halted progress, ending hopes of a new fastest Atlantic crossing and leaving the Lusitania’s record intact. The Kaiser had logged speeds over 24 knots and carried 69 cabin, 2nd cabin, and 715 steerage passengers on its maiden voyage from Cherbourg to New York.
Wireless report claims Lusitania gained six miles on the previous day and logged a noon Sunday to noon Monday run of about twenty three hours and fifteen minutes. The ship covered about 30 miles since Sandy Hook lightship, with a noted speed improvement over the first day.
The Mauretania’s trial run reportedly reached only about 235 knots, far below the 2912 knot target. The London report notes observers deem the result hardly satisfactory and calls for further testing.
Philadelphia September. Frank Marvin and Judge Franklin Stone head of the Storey Cotton Company were tried in U S court for using the mails to defraud. The company collected about 43 million from investors nationwide in four years and left 24 thousand on hand to pay customers when it collapsed in March 1900. The Provident Investment Co. also failed as promoters fled. Stanley Francis was convicted and sentenced to five years. Martin was arrested with Buffalo in November.
The body of H. H. Taylor of HoH Tastor & Son bricklaying contractors was found at the bottom of an areaway behind a building under construction for the Girard Trust Company in Philadelphia. He had been missing since Saturday, and the firm believes he fell while inspecting work after the bricklayers quit.
Augusta, Sept 2. Mrs Wade, ill and said to have lost her mind, ran from her home in a night gown and threw herself between a moving locomotive and its tender on Washington Street. She was instantly killed. Mrs Wade's husband and several neighbors survive. Medical aid arrived promptly but could not save her.
Seven persons including five women were captured in connection with the murder of Ephenio Argona, a wealthy groom killed with nineteen stab wounds at his East 1th Street cemetery home. Police hold them as witnesses at East 100 street station while hunting for Vita, an ex-employee. Motive appears rooted in jealousy or vengeance involving Argona’s wife.
New York September 22 Capt Cessine Marshall Sandford son of the late John Sandford of Covington denies Mrs Lula Williams Clark’s affidavit statements linking Turner Igo to the Goebel murder. He asserts he never saw Clark or aided her tale and offers to testify in court. He notes his resignation from the Philippines Army in 1907 and says he has lived in New York since eight years in Chita and the Philippines. He says Clark’s assertions are falsehoods and that Gertrude Hing Woo and others cannot corroborate them.
Special to The Washington Post reports John L Sullivan, cousin of the late Dem OPay, voicing views on tainted money and the peace congress. He argues money funded by John D Rockefeller supports charities, but warns against militarized toys and calls for children’s safety measures. He suggests using the best ambassadors from each country to resolve conflicts.
Joseph Romock and George B Cox once again control the Latonia Jockey Club stock as Rexpees steps back from the Western turf planning sale of his horses. Respess retires from training to focus on two year olds with Dick Welles, amid waning public interest and Latonia management criticism.
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