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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-24
AT COLU M BUS.
Dan Patch Goes in 1859 Kicking
Against Judges Decision.

Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 23.-Ten
thousand people witnessed the grand
circuit races at the Columbus driving
park. today. The special attraction
was Dan Patch's race against time to
beat his record of 1.59. The track was
fast and weather conditions We're al
most perfect, but the best the PAGER
could do was 1.5912.
The 20S pace was the sensational
race of the day. Nervolo was a prime
favoritc. There was close finish III
the first heat between 'Nervolo and
Winfield Stratton and when the judges
announced the former had won there
was protest from the crowd. many
maintaining that Stratton had beaten
the favorite under the wire by neck.
Winfield Stratton took the second heat
in driving finish, with Sufreet a
close second and NervOlO third.
The third heat proved the most sensa
tional. New Richmond, who was back
in the bunch, began to move up at the
half and took the lead at the stretch.
There was close finish between Ner
v0lo and New Richmond. The crowd
thought the latter had won by a head
Starter Merlll's voice was drowned by
jeers and Kisses and he was unable to
finish.
The fifth heat was won by Nervolo
by head in driving finish with Win
field Stratton.
Mckinley won the the 2.11 trot with
comparative ease after Hawthorne had
taken the first in slow time. The last
three heats in the race are the fastest
heats trotted, this season.
Bessie Brown, favorite in the III
trot, would have won in straight heats
but for two bad breaks in the second
heat which put her back to third in
that heat. In the third heat OF tins
race Tommy McGregor jumped the
fence at the three-quarters and ran
away. His driver was unhurt.
The record field of the season was
furnished when 20 horses started IN
the PHI pace. Black Pet. the favorite'
won easily in straight heats. sum-
maries:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-24

BtsTTEf3f Firm; creameries, 1Gq2lN;
lfrieS lf81S, 1
CHIlH$E Strong; 1ONG1rs.
ISfit is sEfeaAy, at market. cases includ-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-24

I'll CLASS-TROTT1NG 2 fo11 "-000'
Mckinley. b s by George st. Clair j.,
Hawthorne no m Hudsom. -
DR.. Strong, (Gahagan); ;;;a,:;;;;$$ ; !,
Dorothy Redmond blk m lWllis):t
Time. 2.1Ola. 2O74. 201l2, 2O'1s-
2.Os CLASS-PACING-PU $1,000, GUN
Finished.
Nervolo, b S by Colbert Qiud-, = =,
Winfield Stratton, b (Mc-, .
(5tlreD = -
New Richmond, (Benedlct's . . .
Sufreet, blk m (Eckerl. ....,..'a :
Pinchem Wilkes, b g (Estesl..io AZ
Council Chimes. blk h (Snow)..2 ! ~
Col Loomis, b g (Wilken)'....ee a e VI
Jolesco g (McConneln:. 49,. =: 9 1o-w
Time, 206la, 2.07A. 2lo 2'o'' Wa
2.21 sS-TROTTING-F seoo' Y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-24
NATIONAL LEAGTE,


Thursday and STANDARDIZATION at Chi
cago. Brooklyn at Cincinnati, New York
at Pittsburg, Philadelphia at st. Louis.
STANDARDIZATION at Chicago. Brooklyn at
Cincinnati, Philadelphia at st. Louis.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Thursday and Saturday-Toronto at
Rochester Buffalo at Baltimore. Newark
at Jersey City, Montreal at Providence.
Friday-Toronto at Rochester, Buffalo
at Baltimore. Jersey City at Newark,
Montreal at Providence.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-18

-
grow steadily in popularity. The city IT
self, naturally center for the develop
ing sugar. coffee and tobacco interests of
the southern part of the island. is potep-
tally of the very first Importance as q
point Of disembarking for tourists. In the
interior of the island there are famous
white sulphur springs which only await
American enterprise TO attract thousands
CT people annually.
The work of constructing the electric
line between Ponce and the Playa was
undertaken On the first of December,
1901. The cars began running on May
/, 192, and since that time they have car
ried a daily average of several thousand
passengers. The only problem, which
has been successfully met with. has been
to supply sufficient transportation facil-
tiles to meet the Unexpected demand.
This passenger traffic has naturally been
the chief concern of the company Up to
this time, and the old-fashioned sleepy
looking carts still carry the freight on
there are, however. destined in all prOba-
bility to be supplanted by freight-carry-
ing electrics.
Already the passenger carriages, that
only year ago went rafting along the
ancient roadway with all the speed that
the people Of the tropics know so well
how to get out of their crazy little
horses, have practically disappeared. And
if only ventures forth it TO longer coll
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-18
Tlmlne A THuNpERcLAP.

When you sec q brilliant fash Of light
ming your first thought IS "ao~ near dia
that strikeZ
u probably seemed much nearer than 4
really VAS and your alarm IVES witsoui
reason. u an efecfflc storm Fighters vog
-aHd how few DO not feel seize gne4alus -
n is wei 60 know that u - ~ icast .
mile away a prrtty safe dfssanceJ when
you think II right over your head.
Here IS q way 70 measure fairy Scc1FTa-
tciy the dlstancs u Gazh. Sound travels
only Ii3oo feet q second. yhGe light -
practically irEtans..neous 81 re trans
mission. Therefore. y the clap = thunder
is heard a fuu second after the Gash. u
was LIB feet fabout 3 affh = mns,
away. II there L. an intsrrnlss7n u hys
seconds the sound LIS had % travel : ~
feet a nile is 80 feet. - ihs Fash
which seemed - rszr was really sz8rs
than "A nile away
II ms var yos can sostfrass rlsssssrn
th- distance u a storm h2f az hogr BE-
fore u reaches yop
FLASHES haze brsa found fhat were
fouaa o. THIS wsy - ~ ;-sa;T rnu-s
away. But fhfs depends larrffT O. ~
alfl;ufa 50 Which one - ohre rstnx All
the nature q the sterrs. u oftsa happens
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-18

Ponces trolley line joins the residential
part of the city. built where the early
inhabitants fed to escape the visits OF the
dreaded Buccaneers. with the PLAYA, or
Port, where a major part Of the modern
business Of the inhabitants IS carried on.
OF total population of about $1,000 not
more than 5000 live in the Plava-a con-
dition which easily accounts for the fact
that in the first year of its operation the
new road has been favored with a pas
senger business that could hardly have
been picked UP in a northern city Of the
same size in the states; but the Porto
Rican people are of the kind who prefer
riding to walking.
In fact who could afford to always
have ridden Up to two years ago the
coffee. sugar, and. tobacco growers, when
they came down from the hills to trans
sact business in town. as well as all the
local merchants with their clerks and
assistants-used to drive from Ponce to
the Playa. and back il vehicles that close
~ resembled the Yankee carryau. These
always went crowded-oftentimes uncom-
fortably SO. Meantime the laborers-the
coffee pickers orange sorters and other
workers whose means would not admit
of the expense of the carriage ride-would
trudge gaily UP and down the long road.
barefooted and happy. More steadily
browsing down from town TO port went
the old bullock carts laden with bags
and bales. Amongst these the naked chill
dren. who are now required by law to
go about properly clad after they reach
the age of five years, lodged recklessly
and with apperent IMMUNITY. The whole
procession was along the old white mill
tary road bordered with stately cocoa
nut palms and the scarlet-fowering and
well named ''fiamboyant' trees-just as
many an American or English road is
borderei with elnlsAwhich IS at once the
and playground of Ponce.
Such is picture OF the old times which
extended up to the American invasion.
Today. however, the most evident s.gn
Of the new regime in Porto Rico is ths
busy trolley car. rushing every 10 min
utes along the road. The new line, which
is one of the series operated in various
parts of Uncle Sans domain continental
and insuiar BY the StoneWebster man
agement of Boston. fellows the Path tax
en- by General Miles and his soldiers in
the very beginning of the American in
1asion. Although originally designed for
the convenience Of Spanish troops in
quelling irsurrections the old road Is
mere practically a long village street. for
Porto Rico is a very much Inhabited ISL
. thioSly peorled as Massa-
chusetts of Rhode Island. PeeIing among
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-18

The tall palm and surrounded by the
lesser '.8amboyants' the cottages Of the
poorer people. often the same tyre e
thatched cabins once occupied by the
native Indians whom shs spanish oocu-
ration so rapidly aanihilltsa line bo,h
sides 81 the roadway. separated from It
by n ditch. or gutter. some foly feet deep
and crossed here and there BY small
plank bridges The ditch itself s ueces-
sary 10 carry Of the overflow OF the
little Portuguese river which does It's best
in rainy weather 70 turn the country sur
rounding the Piaya into Al uainhabitahle
strfo OF marshIard
Despite this temporary marsh. however.
tic climate is the bsst IL the Antilles.
Mere than that. * has paen found per-
feciIy healthy for Americans provided
they take plenty of exercise and avoid
unfamiliar fruit. Sc that as $ winter Re-
sort Porto Rico in general and Ponce in
particular, Is undoubtedly destined to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-18

lects all the passengers aboard that car
be crowded into its palsied seats at {
reduced fare for every additional pas
senger Under the Spanish regime the
drivers of these carriages could shift or
the passengers all the responsibility fol
accidents, and for that reason careless
driving was the rule rather than the ex-
ceptiOn The driver who was in hurry
could afford to take such chances as, all
questions of humanity aside, are quite
impossible to the management of an
American line of trolley cars. The naked
children who play about the white road
are therefore safer, since the advent Of
the America ntrolley car, than they have
ever been in their naked brown lives.
And the same is of course true of other
pedestrians. many of whom, indeed, can
now afford the cheaper rates of rapid
transit. A circumstance that certainly
adds to this security is the presence
among the conductors and motormen of
many educated young Spaniards among
whom service Of this character has be-
come distinctly popular On the cars you
find several young graduates of Spanish
universities and at least one graduate of
Columbia university, New York-a young
man who is not merely serving on the
platform as vacation experience but
who hopes to rise to an important posi-
tion later on.
The new line was built by native labor
with a few imported Italians, whose pres
ence at first caused a small strike-a
natural Introduction. a cynical person
might say, OF American civilization-which
was settled. however. without much diff
ficulty. Very few negroes We're employed;
intact the negro is not as an important
factor in Parto Rico as he is In Jamaica.
Some 200 or 500 natives were required IN
der the superintendent of a small body
of Il to 20 Americans. The equipment
consists at present Of half dozen open
cars, operated by motormen and conduct
ors in khaki kit" crowded, of course,
during the busy morning and afternoon
hours but no more crowded than the car
riages used to be. and run at fixed FIVE
cent fare that is decidedly more econOmi-
cal than dickering with the carriage
drivers. The American superintendent.
Il may be added, have had TO learn COM
paratively little Spanish in fact damn"
as a direction. has come to mean that's
not right. do it differently. and the ma
tive employees exhibit rather a remark
able quickness in learning how to do 1t
differently.
Such a railroad with modern equip
ment seems TO the visitor a symbol OF
progressiveness. Yet it has so far not
altogether altered the life OF the old high
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-18

ments are many. Music Is her joy. To see
her at dinner or cotilivn. she IS the
mary was always her grandmother ia
picture Of girlish happiness
Miss Rosemary was always her grand
mothers favorite child. She Is cousin
OF the Princess CaBtacuzene. who was
Miss Julia Dent Grant. one OF the nleces
OF Mrs. Potter Palmer While not. Ike
the Princess. niece by blood. Of Mrs
Potter Palmer. she Is one OF the favosites
OF that arbiter OF fashion.
Her brother. Aigern0n. Is now doing
literary work in Washington Her sister
Vivian sartoris. married Fredesek R0ose-
vet scoSel. cousin Of the President. last
year. At times she was reported engaged
10 several Americans Of wealth and posi-
ton Her engagement q Alfred Arch
bald Balfour. cousin of Arthur Baifour
and relative OF ths late Lord Salisbury.
was formally announced ard the wedding
set for July 70. 1901. only 10 be abandoned
forever Then a young officer IN the army
sued for her hand and-alfrlost won.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-18

way. Morning and nisht. during the COT
fee picking seaSoa-snd this Is but oRe
item in ar always shifting panorama
hundreds OF barefootea women SIN walk
u and fro from Playa. where the brown
coffee berries from az over the island
are spread out on the aoors OF large ware
houses 20 be picked over and sorted BE-
fore being packed on lighters and carried
abosrd ship. thea 10 be carried. reports
show. mainly 70 Europe where Porto
Ricau ooaees of high grades have loug
been eSsered
At present. as already said. the Porce
Railway ard Light Company. which L.
about TO SeeoEne an important factor g.
lighting the island city az well as a
transporting It's inhabitants in their daily
Eosnss and eogafnS<. has no direct con-
nection with the actual hau.iling OF Ire
island products. But II already proposes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-18
ISLE OF PORTO RICO
What Electricity Is Doing for
Progress There.
SLEEPY OLD COMMUNITIES
Something of the People and
Daily Life.

Ponce, P. R-October E-what the
electric railroad is doing and may yet
do for Porto Rico. changing the business
and social customs OF the island, making
Plantations pay where cultivation has
lancuished for years. is an interesting
example of the industrial occupation OF
our island dependency. Trolley cars buzz
zing busily through the Plaza Principe
indicate pretty clearly the change that
is coming over the face of sleepy cid
West Indian communities with the adj
vent of the Yankee.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-18
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-18
Chamberiain's Cough Remedy Cures
Colds

This Remedy zcss o. natures rlsE, allan
the eongh, relieves tee lunxS. aids srper
torAiion. o2ezss the secrstiorss ard aids nature
ia restoring tie systena 10 a hesl1hy co1dli5ou.
II i famous for is cures csc. a large par
II the civilized world Thogszn1s have
testified 70 lis ssperier ercellencs. X oouEser.
acss zuy tendency OF cold 20 s~ssa II
pneumonia Pricc IS es1t, large six
70 c<rts-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-18

Physicians are puzzled over he case Of
Miss Laura Williams, a te'esraph opera
Tor Of Pottsville Pa. who vas sh0cke3
By lightning and lost her voice while
sen5ing a message during ali al ctrical
storm. All efforts TO restore her vocal
organs 10 a normal condition have thus
fnr proved unavaiiing
Thirty thousand people year are going
from Ohio. Indiana Hlnois and Iowa into
the Manitoba wheat regions Of Canada
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-18

Continued On Twelfth Pass.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-24
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republtcan.
Hudson. Sept. 24.-Great indignation
was caused here yesterday when a das-
tardly assault was made on Miss Inez
Hollis, IA years old. while she was re-
turning from her home, a quarter of a
mile west of town. to school at ! o'clock.
She was attacked near the Black Hawk
bridge by a strange man, and in the
conflict the clothing OF the girl was
nearly torn from her. The strangest
part of the proceeding vas the bravery
of the man who should attempt to as
sault his victim almost in the heart of
the town in broad daylight, and also al
a time when the highway is most dense
ly lined with teams.
Miss Hollis, who Is a daughter of
George Hollis. had been home to dinner
and was returning to school. She no.
ticed a strange man, young and under
sized, standing on the bridge, but
thought nothing particular of 1t. When
she reached the center of the bridge
the man turned n followed her. Miss
Inez asked him What he meant and
his answer was the assault. He threw
he girl three times down the embank-
n at the side of the highway. but
oh time She heroically struggled to
De free n eluded his grasp.
When the girl was about exhausted
a farmer drove along with his wagon.
and the noise heralding the presence of
the rig frightened the fellow, and he
made his escape. If there had not
been this timely interposition 1t is
likely the fiend would have accomplish
ed his purpose. The girl made a great
fight but it was won at a big cost.
Her clothing was badly torn and dis
heveled. and she was almost in a col
lapse from nervous strain when her
assailant fed.
Miss Hollis returned to her home,
which was not many rods away re-
ported her attack and secured new
clothing. BY the time the news had
spread the fellow who had been her
assailant wa no where to be found.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-24
and bore evidences of having led

and bore evidences of having led a
terribly low life.
The boy. who is not yet is years of
age. has been virtually ruined. Per-
sons who nave seen him during his
periods in Bucktown, assert that lie is
influenced to remain there until his
money is spent. and that certain low
down saloonkeepers have held him al
most against his will. He is employed
by a local railroad company. and is
alleged to spend nearly all his salary
in the tinted district. A prominent
man Is credit for the statement that
the boy received his monthly salary on
Thursday and that he wen directly to
Bucktown, and remained there until he
entire amount nae been spent. The
same party asserts that he took occa-
sion to enter II of the saloons and
tell the barkeeper to cease giving the
lad liquor. He says that he disclosed
Cosgrove's identity, and that both the
saloon man and the lad himself cursed
him until he left the place. He asserts
that the saloon men then became
alarmed and secreted the boy, thus the
inability of the police to locate him I'M
til Monday night.
1t is evident that the reform move
ment is coming to a head and 1T is now
apparent that 1t will not be stayed until
the spring election, as had been stated
The ministers say that they will give
out no information at present. but claim
that they are working to an END IN a
quiet way. Father Giglunger, Bishop
C~osgrove's secretary, and the man who
has been identified as a leader IN the
later movement, states that he is fear
less. and that the launching of a cru
sade vii cause evil to be driven out OF
Davenport. There is much sentiment
both for and against the proposed cru
SADIE. and If II is begun in the manner
which the clergy AYERS that it viii be-
gin, bloodshed may follow. All Daven-
port is interested, and the u OF
reform is expected ~momentarily.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-24
FIVE CATTLE KILLED.
Rock Island Train CoIlides With
Herd at Mona Junction.

Special 10 Times-Repub4ican.
Waterloo, Sept. 24.-The Rock Island
passenger train, which should arrive
here from the north at 4:40 p. m. each
day, was a few minutes late last even
ing owing to the trains colaiding with
Il herd OF seven head of cattle near
Mona Junction. The cattle, which We're
fiue-fooking stock, had somehow got
ten onto the right-of-Nay and were
seen huddled on the track. The engi-
lleer applied the air to his engine when
he espied the stock on the rails about a
mile ahead, as the track at that point
Is level and straight. AS the train
drew nearer, with slackened speed. the
whistle was constantly footed, but
without frightening the stock off the
track. As the train had slowed down
TO about ten miles an hour. the engine
piowed thru the herd, two head being
thrown to either side and one berg
passed over by the engine and the en-
tire train.
Five head of the stock were killed.
four outright and n living a short
time afterwards.