Cincinnati Bowling Association Faces Proxy Voting Clash
At a North Cincinnati gathering the Cincinnati Bowling Association debated amendments to its constitution after delegates failed to certify many votes. A proxy vote rule sparked dispute, but a committee was appointed to revise the amendment. The champion must defend the title with a $10 entry fee and defined conditions for defending during specified months.
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Cincinnati Turner
Cincinnati Bowling Association
Merder
Herrmann
Ces
Congress
A. B.C
C Ity
Coning
Mr. Herrmann
Emil Jake Krollmann
William Alex
William Margeson
Klein
Champion
Nsstead
Rot of Directors
Extire
Ampion
Runners Enter Semin Theobing Near Gakritaer
unclear OCR text reports runners entering a event near a locality with ongoing work and nearby area activity. No clear names, dates, or organizations are readable.
New York Jockey Club Enacts Grand Stand Only Entry Next Season
The Jockey Club stewards decide all race attendees must buy grand stand badges for the next season, banning field stands for two years to combat reform pressures and curb betting related losses. Officials say the move aims to establish a new turf era while limiting free entry.
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New York
Dee
Jockey Club
Ters
Change Explains Salary Trouble
Frank I Chance captain of the Chicago National League team explains a reported plan not to manage next season. He says the issue is not money or authority but a contract to play with Chicago for three or four years. He would prefer not to return if conditions stay the same and notes uncertainty about President Pulliam’s possible interference.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Frank I. Chance
Chicago
Chance
Murphy
Pulliam
Ewing Elected President of Pacific League
J Cal Ewing was elected president of the Pacific Baseball league at its annual meeting in San Francisco. The 1909 season opens March 1 and closes October 31.
New Leader for Wiedemann Baseball Club 1909
Charles Applegate, famed manager of the Stumps Tigers, is named manager of Wiedemann Baseball club for the 1909 season. He will also oversee Wiedemann park and has long been active as secretary of the Saturday Afternoon league and Queen City league, with prior roles at Spink's park, the Kentucky Colonels, and Covington ball team.
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Charles Applegate
Stumps-Tigers
Wiedemann
Applegate
Wiedemann Park
Spink’s Park
Kentucky Colonels
Covington
No International Cup Race Likely Next Year
New York December 23 report says the time limit in the deed of gift has nearly expired and ten months notice for a challenge is required. No race will be held between November first and May first. The delay stems from the New York Yacht Club not agreeing to rule changes Lipton sought for boat construction.
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New York
New York Yacht Club
Thomas Lipton
Elkins
Football Man Appointed Street Cleaning Commissioner
Edward H. Edward, longtime Princeton football letterman and former captain, was named New York street cleaning commissioner succeeding Foster Crowell who resigned. Edward, who played from 1879 to 1881, later coached the Michigan team and refereed the Yale Harvard game.
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Edward
New York
William H. Edward
Frinceton
Foster Crowell
Princeton
Michigan
St Francis Dominates Opening Race In Foggy Oakland Card
In foggy Oakland Todayfield the favorite St Francis won the first race over Lady Carola with Duke of Orisans third as risks favored the longshots. The meeting saw heavy betting on the Mine a 31 layer, but St Francis secured the early win with Mentrey aboard at odds of about 1 to 2.
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Oakland
Cal
Everyville
St. Francis
Somes
Lady Carola
Duke of Orieens
H Wither
Waa
Ibs
Mentrey
Lady Carol
Butler
Duke of Orisans
Fitoe
Chamber
Mitre Aleo
First Regiment National Guard Banquet Praises 1908 Team
The First Regiment National Guard celebrates a successful 1908 season with a banquet praising the new team. Colonel Heke sends a note of admiration. Captains Schwab and Dahman and Lieutenants Newhall and Wier speak on athletic morale and future victories for 1909.
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Sthwaab
Dahman
Wier
Finch
Newhall
Schwab
Fred
Messrs
Crosley
Adkins
Kelley
Werder
Schofield
E. Kuch
W. Grueber
A. Grueber
Princeton Wins Chess in Seventeenth Annual New York Tournament
Princeton clinched top honors in the seventeenth annual chess tournament with Columbia Yale and Harvard, finishing with 7% points to Harvard's 6% after a final day where Harvard defeated Princeton in their last round. Columbia beat Yale 2% to 1% to place third with 5% points, while Yale finished fourth with 4% points. The event, long noted for its close competition, proved the tightest in the series' history.
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New York
Harvard
Princeton
Columbia
Yale
Cambridge
Fearnaistne
Chicago Ball Park Sold to Murphy and Associates
Chicago reports President Charles W. Murphy and partners have acquired the ball park at Polk and Lincoln streets the Chicago National League club now owns the grounds with a lease expiring in 1922. They plan extensive remodeling after a committee of architects surveys grand stands locally and abroad.
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Murphy
Chicago
Charles W. Murphy
National League Baseball Club
Ball Park
Polk and
Lincoln Streets
Oakland Entries Show Futurity Race and Handicap Card
Entries list for Oakland California noting futures race purses and weights for horses Gary G Gramley Queen Whima Discerner Hackett Joe Nolan Otago Fanatic Footlope Incentive Faneuli Hall Galinda Light Knight and more. Races include a setting at furlongs with horses Gromobot Berriessa Marion Rose Talentosa Sea Lad Lady Hildreth Baleed Abraham Avona Brillar and a Walden handicap with 700 dollar value and listed runners.
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Oakland
Cal
Thursay
Gary
G. Gramley
Queen Whima
Discerner
Co. Hackett
Eee
Joe Nolan
Otago
Fanatic
Bishop Ww
Footlopae Bah Tey
Incentive
Faneuli Hall N Boshpee
Galinda
Light Knight
Gromobot
Berriessa
Lady Carol
Buchanan
Marion Rose
Talentosa
Sea Lad
Lady Hildreth
Baleed
Abraham
Avona
Gir Brillar
Collector Jessup
Carmeland
Gargantua
Prince of Orange
Berry Maid
Jack
Downpatrick
Grace G. Mycean Shore
Cloudlight
Daring
Six favorites down at Santa Anita in a rough card
At Santa Anita six favorites fell on a bad afternoon as Miss A at 8 to 1 upset the 4 to 5 favorite Angelus by a head in race four. Other results noted include Teacetinn first in six furlongs and Migs Sain winning the one mile race with Angelus close second, along with several large fields and mixed finishes.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Anita Park
Miss A
Angelus
Summmary
Furnace
Carcebeld
Roy T
Page
Pafield
Lil
McGee
Little Mose
Guysher Irma
Banrose
the Peer
Incemekt Ae
Teacetinn
Musgrave
Ibs
Treubel
Otito
Shilling
Alberta
Mm Proéia
Allen Tee
Orphan
Boy
Ellin
Es Egal
Ork An
Shiling
Antigo
Anna
Chippewa
Iroquois
Sain
Martin
Shilait
Husky
Miller
Aid
J Seymour Butguna
Jeffries Plans Fight Challenge in Los Angeles
James J. Jeffries former champion cabled Australia urging a challenge for the Burns Johnson winner to fight in Sydney. If arranged the contest would take place in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Cal
James J. Jeffries
Australia
Burns-Johnson
Sydney
Kaufman‘Barry
Young Corbett Tonight at Orpheum
Corbett headlines a vaudeville night at the Orpheum theater tonight with an undercard of acts and novelty performances. Ticket prices and show start time are listed at the box office.
Murphy Resigns From Cubs Over World Series Ticket Scandal
Charles W. Murphy, president of the Chicago Baseball Club, notified National Commission chairman Herrmann that he will quit all further controversy in the scalping affair. Herrmann asserted scalpers bought tickets in the Cubs office before the public sale, a fact he called undeniable.
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Charles W. Murphy
Chicago Baseball Club
Herrmann
National Commission
Cubs
Chicago
Cincinnati Gymnasium Basket Ball season opener
The Reds defeated the Whites 81 to 8 with Trice scoring seven goals. In the second game the Regulars beat the Blues 45 to 12, with Otte and Galanara delivering standout performances.
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Cincinnati Gymnasium Basket Ball League
Reds
Whites
Trice
Blues
Otte
Galanara
Newsboys Protective Association Seeks Funds
A letter from the Newsboys' Protective Association dated in 1906 urges public support with a $3,000 annual goal to sustain a clubroom at 109 Shillito Place. The note notes a 1,000-member group, 10,440 attendance in six months through July 31, and 2,813 newsboys served, framing the effort as moral and physical protection for street life. Judge Jo A Caldwell signs with Frank Wilborg.
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Newsboys’ Protective Association
Caldwell
Newsboys
Shillito Place
Snamaual
JO A
Frank
Wiborg
Burglars Work Overnight, Target Local Home
In a Tuesday night break in a local residence suspects forced entry and looted valuables. Police caution residents to secure doors and report suspicious activity promptly.
Christmas Plans for Poor in Prison Relief Drive
UT: News notes a broad Christmas relief effort for prisoners with more than 80,000 prisoners mentioned. Plans in operation aim to relieve distress and spread joy during the holiday season.
Christmas Charity Across Cities Uplifts Poor and Hungry
Charity statisticians note millions in the United States lack adequate clothing housing or food. Across New York Denver Houston Seattle and southern cities like Atlanta and New Orleans, organizations provide meals baskets and music to ease poverty on Christmas with immigrant and immigrant families receiving dinners and small gifts.
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United States
Richmond
South
Great West
Denver
St. Paul
Kansas City
Seattle
San Francisco
Des Moines
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Atlanta
New Orleans
Houston
Birmingham
Montgomery
Memphis
Columbia
New York
Detroit
St. Louis
Chicago
Christmas Charity Through Industry and Community
A 1908 Has n article reflects on corporate and charitable giving during Christmas. It cites the Western Fuel and Iron Company aiding 80,000 workers during a strike with Santa visits, plus South Carolina mill philanthropy via Sunday schools. It notes national charity totaling about 100 million a year and suggests smarter distribution for broader hope.
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Aloe
Corporations
South Carolina
Union Sunday School
United States
Durance
Smedes Ties Two Couples in Weekend Weddings
Justice John Marshall Smedes officiated two weddings yesterday. At 3 o clock Frank J. Long of 442 Liberty Street wed Miss Anna at 425 East Second Street, and later Albert W. Gery married Miss Anne Higgins, with the squire presiding.
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John Marshall Smedes
Frank J. Long
Liberty Street
Anna
East Second Street
Albert W. Gery
Anne Higgins
Squire
City Improvement Costs Detailed in Public Service Board Report
The total cost of the improvement on McPherson Avenue between W Avenue and Glenway Avenue was 15 245 dollars. City Engineer Landmaker reported that property owners will pay 13 243.92 dollars of that amount.
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McPherson, Avenue
W Avenue
Glenway Avenue
Board of Public Service
Yeste
Landmaker
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