Pacing greats Mascot Saladin headline 1890s turf season
Past era harness racing notes crown Mascot Saladin Flying Jim and Direct as season leaders. Reports detail records set at Kirkwood and Terre Haute, with Mascot and Fly ing Jim in fierce early form. Old champions Jay Eye See and Maud S are referenced amid evolving pacers and mile marks.
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Orewe
Starer
Menerat
Avi
Cady Sudule
Cher
Bers
Woleyele Suley
Sia Eolt
Han
Kirkwood
Del
Masco
Joe Veneths Saladin Bo
L. J. Rose
Low Angeles
Hosby Sultan
Ella Lewis
James I. Tireon
Wilmington
Saladic
All
Thas
Ube Ittio Bine
California
Ebig
Hal Pointer
King of All Pacers
Dolog & Grand Mate
Paclog
Uvely
Guy
Flying Jim
Mascot
Messrs. Sioat
Dupuque
Asbels
Weeble
Jay-Eye-Lee
Jay- Eye-Sea
Maud S
Jay
Jay-opeSee
Bute
Ol Rand
Sunol
Nancy Hanks
Trotting Champs and Tail Tricks Stir Western Racing
In a vivid racing column from Whidwood and Chicago, veteran jogs recounts of Wildwood’s 1 mile 70 yards world record at Washington Park with Taral up, and a quirky note on Carl Hates and Thalberg’s tail driven driving method. The piece also references aged rivals and Checkers as a recurring feature, ending with Barker’s checker problem.
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Whidwood
Washington Park
Chicago
Wildwood
California
Wildwoon
Taral
Maid Martan
Whitney
Jnekes
Pred
Carl
Iowa
Thalberg
Jonas
Langtry's Yacht White Ladye Arrives at New York
Mrs Langtry's pleasure cruiser White Ladye navigated a heavy west wind and high seas to Sandy Hook then entered East Twenty Fifth Street. Captain Jones plans Newport stop and potential purchase by Ogden Goelet after a long voyage from Cowes. The vessel, three masted and 220 feet, carries 30 crew, cost 160000 dollars, and features lavish interiors including Mrs Langtry's flagship cabin.
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Gillees
Cowes
England
Newport
Jones
George's
Leith
Lord Ashburton
Mabel
Langtry
Capt. Jones
Hestow
Largtry
Leavitt’s Wife Seeks Divorce Over Cruelty and Deceit
Hattie Leavitt sues Michael B. Leavitt, alleging cruelty and abandonment and naming Georgie Putnam as co respondent. She claims his wealth stems from her as his former partner and cites assaults, threats, and separations since 1891. She seeks alimony and values assets including a West Thirteenth Street house, furnishings, and a California circuit, with no absolute divorce requested.
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Georgia Patman
Bim
New Yor
Michael B. Leavitt
Hattie
Spider
Leavitt
Georgie Putnam
Sturtevant House
Sheays
Georgie Powam
Leavitts
Omaha
Nattie Forrest
Hattie Brown
Hattie Forrest
Reoty-Santley Burlesque
Mme. Rentz
Chicago
Pbyall
Sturtevant
Putain
West Twenty-fourth Street
Shi
West Thirteenth Street
Bush St
Thelver
San Francisco
Cal
California
Theatrical Tattle and New Shows in Town
A burst of theater news from New York announces The Younger Son as Belasco’s new play and Seabrooke testing a new opera in May. Rumors swirl of Julia Marlowe and Robert Tabor’s marriage while Bernhardt jewels worth 300000 francs vanish in Valparaiso. Engagements reported include Miss Jeneto Belfforth with Frank Maeder’s Lawrence Hanley company and Annie Lewis with Cosgrove & Avant for Kitty Starlight in The Dazzler debuting August 14 in Bangor Maine. Edwin Booth’s grave at Mount Auburn remains adorned by friends. Charles Frohman’s circle notes Augustus Thomas beginning a new Washington-based play. Strauss works on Guntram in Sicily. Bancroft injured in London. Richards on Corignan versus Corignan. Rankin writes The Baxters. Alma Strong cast in Darkest Rosela. News items also cover President Cleveland’s Supreme Court pick timing and other theater industry moves.
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David Belasco
Thomas Q Seabrooke
New York
Julia Marlowe
Robert Tabor
Sarah Bernhardt
Valparaiso
Jeneto Belfforth
Frank Maeder
Lawrence Hanley
Fanny Rice
Annie Lewis
Cosgrove & Avant
Kitty Starlight
Dazzler
Bangor
Edwin Booth
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge
Ita
Charles Palmer
Helen Barry
Augustus Thomas
Charles Frohman
Washington
Copenhagen
Hans Peter Holst
Joasie Bartlett Davis
Bostonians
Joan
London
Richard Strauss
Preset
Sicily
Guntram
Bancroft
Charles T. Vincent
How to Find the Comet in the Great Dipper Vicinity
Instructions describe locating a bright comet near the Great Dipper using a clear night and patience. It notes a faint star like point near an arrowhead, with possible unseen secondary activity inside the luminous nebular mist, as observed by Professor Hussy at Lick Observatory.
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Shedingram
Hussy
Lick Observatory
Comet Position Traced by Great Dipper Observers
Dr Holden and fellow astronomers on the mountain report a portable discovery confirming that comets may be ejected in multiple bodies. They mapped star pairs guiding the comet's path and noted parallel orbits suggesting a common origin mechanism.
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Holden
Spider and Fly Earns Five Hundred Each Week
A fragment notes a venture titled Spider and Fly generating about $500 weekly. It mentions Texas and a bank account linked to Drex Morgan and another Ina bank Io San Frans co, with unclear connections or roles.
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Texas & Bank
Drex Morgan
Ina
Io San Fransco
Fraternal Lodges Plan 25th Anniversary Event
Reliance tabled a meeting, LaBelle Lodge urged committee setup with other lodges to mark the 25th anniversary of the order, speeches and a poem read by We. Shields. Excelsior Lodge planned degrees this week, Garfield Circle to initiate several. Lawn fete and novelty supper August 3 chaired by Mrs James Ephimn.
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Reliance Tadeo Weld
LaBelle Lodge
Bro
We. Shields
Cass
Gilligan
I. W. Fife
Harry C. Stewart
K. L. Frasier
Adaleee
Supreme Lodge
U. W
Chaappat
Best
Brother Wa. BF
Wolf, Baster and Furnisher
Rra- Ister
James A. Garfield
James Ephimn
Comntter
Eye specialists needed in every factory shop
A discussion drawn from the American Machinist urges factory owners to appoint knowledgeable workers to respond to eye injuries quickly. It cites a New York case where a policeman improvised tourniquets and saved a life after a man attempted suicide. The piece also wanders into an anecdote about a beggar’s clever trick with a sugarcovered bun in Cadiz.
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New York
Jed
Hallahan
Costumed maidens and lake park plans outlined
The article describes a costume display with almond crepe gowns and green ribbons, plus Lake Park Mountains Laine notes from July. It covers the Mountain Lake Park Association annual meeting, planned improvements worth about $5,000, a new board, and a 1907 festival year outlook. It also mentions civic leaders and a park expansion plan including a long plank walk and lighting, with local officials named. It ends with political tension in Lempert Negroes Torzsa, Kas, and Governor Lewelling considering troops if disturbances arise.
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Mountain Lake Park
Grovnd
Arbutus Giede Drive
O. W. Taldwi
J. M. Davis
Ratdwis
W. Connor
Whaeling
W. Vas Gruvan
Stareier
Morasatows
W.va
D. E. Olfwas
Mayer
Stcretory
Rendent
L. A. Budiaill
Teestarer
DB Offett
Aone Commites
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Flyfog Jip
Mascot Nace
Reie
Jday-EyeQee
Bance H. Eatox
Charles F. Barker
White
Biack
Orn
Wes Langtry
Vicaria
Great Britain
India
Germany
Prussia
Heese-Darmstadt
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Saxe-Meingen
Greece
Czarowicz
Alice
Russia
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Holland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Baden
Hanover
Europe
Jurnee Distontoras Succes
New Yoak
Cleveland
Justice Blatchford
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
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Carjiele
Attorany- Jeners
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Pope
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