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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
6
Fragmentary readable text suggests a presidential reference to a commission rating. The garbled lines include phrases like Fakes and Sends and imply commentary on quality or approval. No clear names, dates, or places are discernible from the excerpt.
A Chicago baseball official's letter and responses from President Murphy and the national commission discuss ticket scalping during the last World Series. The exchange covers commission authority, sale rules, and remedies to prevent future abuses, citing public loss and outcry.
Special Dispatch reports Tom Long boat, the Indian runner, and his Mohawk fiancée Miss Lauretts Maracle, aged 28, attracted considerable notice in New York City. Maracle is described as good looking and well educated, with details about their upcoming wedding and planned celebration.
A fragmented OCR snippet from a bowling league page shows garbled lines and stray numbers. readable items are scarce but indicate a league listing or score references amid distorted text. No clear names or dates emerge from the fragment.
A lengthy real estate summary lists numerous transfers and leases. It includes property parcels, street references such as Buckeye and Findlay, tenants, monthly rents, and parcels in Camp Dennison and Cheviot. Names include Steinmann, Nolker, Morjerity, Campbell, Hatfield, Horndorf, Bepler, and Goldkamp among others.
A fragmented horse racing entry list shows first to sixth races with selling and handicap weights. Notable names include Dovalto, Agena y Nepulosus, Booger Red, The Mist, El-Picaro, Long Ball, Invader, Gargantua, and Gargantua with weights ranging from 58 to 114 pounds.
Joseph Marrone, New York owner trainer, sued the Washington Jockey Club and stewards for 50000 alleging his horse St. Joseph was doped to bar him from Benning track. Judge Clabaugh ruled no conspiracy existed and Marrone’s admission ticket remained a mere license at the club’s will.
Emeryville races favorited by long odds winners led by Gilbert aboard Ocean. Native Son and Remember among notable contenders with Bianchi and Weir claiming bets. multiple races featured selling events over 5 to 6 furlongs and a 1 mile purse.
In Los Angeles on December 21 four favorites prevailed with notable odds. Jack Atkins dominated the Boelpeg event by ten lengths in a runaway victory, while other top picks were strong though some races displayed long odds and fragmented reports of entries and weights.
A garbled passage references aviation during wartime, mentioning Paris, serenes, and plans to operate aircraft. It notes costs and potential spending, with unclear details about a voyage and results. The readable names and places imply a military or transport context without clear events.
The fragment references Jake Schaefer seeking a match and health information tied to Seatac health in Colorado. It suggests a personal health effort and a connection to a batsman or batter, but details are incomplete and unclear.
The bout featured Attell trading solid shots with Walsh through rounds ten to twelve. Attell showed advantage early and in the center rounds, while Walsh pressed with body blows, leaving the verdict a draw after the final bell.
Sam Langford the colored middleweight made his local ring debut in San Francisco and defeated Jim Flynn of Pueblo in two minutes. Flynn pressed early but Langford instantly countered with a swift left to the jaw, dropping Flynn and leaving him insensible as the referee reached the count of ten. Langford was a 3 to 1 betting favorite.
Otto Ledeking, the haberdasher, accepted an ultimatum from Bell Block owners to pay 60 dollars per month for a five year lease. The space is compared to a nearby corner leased by United Cigar Stores at 20 600 dollars per year for fifteen years, roughly a 200 dollar higher rent for the Carew building. Lucy and Hubbell filed for permission to erect an 8 000 dollar residence at a and Stettinius avenues Hyde Park.
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