National Baseball Commission Meets as Minor Leagues Face Inquiry
The National Baseball Commission convenes in Cincinnati to hear proposals from President O'Brien of the American Association seeking a Chicago team. The committee from the National Association of Minor Leagues looms, with Campbell decision fallout and league jurisdiction collision likely. Chairman election and schedule changes preview the session as storied players like Hickman McGann Cross Doyle Andersen and Delehanty populate the headlines.
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National Baseball Commission
Commission
National Association of Minor Leagues
National Association
Campbell
National Commission
O'Brien
American Association
Chicago
Windy City
Herrmann
Supreme Court of Baseball
O’brien
August Hermann
Cincinnati
Anal Commission
Cupid Captures Davis Wedding Ban on Burlington Belle
Miss Olive Cave daughter of Mr and Mrs W F Cave of Burlington Iowa will wed Lefty Davis the well known Minneapolis baseball player The romance began when the Minneapolis American Association team practiced in Burlington two years ago Davis captained the team and met Miss Cave The couple’s wedding is anticipated as a notable Northwest baseball romance with Davis rumored to manage the St Paul Club next season
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Minneapolis
Burlington
Special Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Olive Cave
W. F. Cave
Lefty Davis
Minneapolis American Association
Davis
Miss Cave
Northwest
Talk of Fare: Attell Moran Bout Sparks Weight Drama
San Francisco dispatch reports a possible Abe Attell Owen Moran 122 pound title bout after Moran cut weight and faced penalties. Both fighters earned $4,500 each from a $15,000 gate as promoters eye a rematch despite questions about the bout’s legitimacy and pacing.
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Moran
Attell
French aviators wager 100000 francs on circle flight
In Paris Signor Vincenzo Florio and Signor Alfredo Von Weller each bet 100000 francs that he will build an aero plane this year capable of flying 1500 meters in a circle. If neither succeeds the stakes are off. If both succeed the faster flyer wins 200000 francs. The trial will take place at Palermo racecourse before a jury chosen by the competitors. The planes may carry two passengers.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Signor
Vincenzd.e Florio
Alfredo von Weller
Palermo
Middles Appear Evenly Balanced in Pugilism
New York dated Jan 5 reports Tommy Ryan declaring the middleweight class evenly matched with four strong title contenders besides himself. He names Jack Sullivan Hugo Kelly Billy Papke and Billy Ketchel and expresses readiness to fight for money.
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New York
Tommy Ryan
Wisconsin
Ryan
Jack
Sullivan
Hugo Kelly
Chicago
Billy Papke
Spring Valley
Billy Ketchell
Michigan
Joe Thomas
Pacific Coast
Many Pony Show Entries At Mu sic Hall Exhibition
The tenth annual Pony Poultry and Pigeon Show opens January 14 at Music Hall and runs to January 18. Entries from sixteen states pour in, with Julius Friedeborn handling secretary duties at 139 West Sixth Street. About 000 poultry birds will be exhibited, and a mammoth 60 by 150 foot show ring will host blue ribbon contests plus driving and riding displays.
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Music Hall
Julius Friedeborn
West Sixth Street
White Sox catcher Sullivan to receive $80,000 fortune
Chicago reports catcher Billy Sullivan of the White Sox learned yesterday that a large inheritance expected by his wife will soon be paid. The estate totals $750,000 with several other heirs involved.
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Chicago
Billy” Sullivan
White Sox
Churchill Downs Announces Stakes for Spring Meeting
Churchill Downs outlines 1909 spring stakes totaling 17 500 dollars with nine races added to the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby. Entries close February 1, and the schedule includes the Debutante Bashford Manor Bluegrass Frank Fehr Louisville Steeplechase Clark Juvenile Louisville Handicap Oaks and Derby races with various added sums.
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Louisville Jockey Club
Lyman H. Davis
Churchill Downs
Kentucky Jockey Club
Matt Winn
Davis
Frank Fehr
Louisville
Scratchings On Vine Street Hoping to Outlast the Grip
Jake Aug, 77, a famed Cincinnati Democrat, recovers from a serious grip and recalls his political days. He describes Vine Street as a hub for politicians, explains he never scratched a ticket until the last election, and cites temperance pressure on saloonists while noting he quit drinking twenty years ago and never sought a cure.
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Mark Twain
Jake Aug
Vine Street
Aug
East Ninth Street
Mt. Airy
Edna Aug
Klaw and Erlanger
Pacific Coast
Cincinnati
Hig Vine Street
Mr. Aug
Collision Kills Two in East Dubuque Train Crash
A collision in East Dubuque Iowa on January 5 between a Chicago Burlington and Quincy passenger train and a Chicago and Great Western freight train killed two people J W Blanchard and Winfield McGaughey and injured Brakeman W H Smith whose legs were crushed. The freight train was crossing Burlington tracks when struck, splitting the freight cars and wrecking the dispatcher’s cabin. No passengers were hurt.
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Commercial Tribune
Dubuque
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago & Great Western Railroad
East Dubuque
W. H. Smith
Great Western
Burlington
McGaughey
Doping Scheme Reuters Edge Drury Pitching Case
Cincinnati baseball figure Ed Drury resisted a West Virginia independent team’s plan to drug him with cocaine or morphine to boost pitching for a second game. The incident exposed an attempted doping scheme tied to a rival operator. another Cincinnati pitcher accepted the tactic, later needing further doping to finish.
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Civilization
Ed Drury
Drury
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Week of Prayer Opens Nationwide in Evangelical Alliance Churches
The week of prayer began last evening in churches across the country in response to the Evangelical Alliance of the United States. The opening topic was The Promises of God with special services planned and many subjects focused on the advancement of the Kingdom of God.
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The
Evangelical Alliance of the
Balloon escapes from handlers at Paris landing
In Paris on January 5 M. Albert Triaca of the Aéro Club de France lost the Aero Club No 4 balloon as a gust of wind tore it from his grip just before anchoring near Monancourt in the Cure. The balloon descended about fifty kilometers away at Ferriere Saint Hilaire.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Aero Club No. 4
Monancourt
Cure
M. Albert Triaca
Aéro Club de France
Patrie
Ferriere Saint Hilaire
Knife attack ends bar closing in Hamilton
William Bruck proprietor of the Monkey House saloon on South Front street was cut by an intoxicated man named Robert Badger as he attempted to eject him last midnight. Bruck received surgical attention and Badger was arrested.
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Commercal Tribune
Hamilton, O
William Bruck
Monkey House
South Front Street
Robert Badger
Bruck
Badger
Covington and Newport Prepare for New City Officials
Covington and Newport ready to install newly elected officers. Circuit Judge W M Shaw will swear in Mayor elect John J Craig at 9 o clock. Craig will name George T Beach as City Clerk, vacant by John L Beitzer's death. An informal reception follows with other officials sworn in.
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Covington
W. McD. Shaw
Kenton
John J. Craig
Craig
George T. Beach
John L. Beitzer
Council
Board of Education
Officials Ready to Take Office in Newport City Hall
In Newport this morning the old officials retire and the successors elected last November are ready to be sworn in. Mayor Krieger, already sworn in, will receive the insignia from retiring Mayor August Heimbold and help induct others including John W. Davis, W. F. Lohstroh, H. Z. Creutz, Chris Ebert, Bailie Morlidge, Harry Weber, and six councilmen.
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Newport
Krieger
August Heimbold
John W. Davis
W. F. Lohstroh
H. Z. Creutz
Chris Ebert
Bailie Morlidge
Harry Weber
W. N. Andrews
John S. Martin
Jacob Walz
al Beyer
Nic Wuesten
Harry Williams
Henry Reusch
Peter Bohart
General Council
Council
Frank Moeschell
Grace M. E. B. Church Faces Closure Over Funds
Pastor Rev. F W Fisher appealed at morning services urging higher subscriptions to sustain Grace M E church. He warned pledges alone will not cover expenses beyond March 1 unless a liberal external donation is found, as current member support is insufficient. Trustees have taken up the issue.
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Grace M. EB. Church
F. W. Fisher
Dr. Fisher
Alhough
Fisher
Trial Begins Tomorrow In Powers Case
Attorney Howard M Benton of Newport faces trial in Frankfort Circuit Court after a Scott County Grand Jury indicted him last October for procuring witnesses to swear falsely in the Powers trial. Benton leaves for Frankfort with strong legal talent to mount a bitter defense. The indictment alleges Benton aided in guiding convict Rogerson to testify to influence Caleb Powers trial.
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Howard M. Benton
Newport
Scott County Grand Jury
Powers
Frankfort
Benton
Rogerson
Caleb Powers
May Sutton Ready to Compete in London Olympian Games
May Sutton, holder of the women's international tennis championship, announced her readiness to compete in the Olympian games in London this year where women players from many countries will contest the tennis features.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Sutton
London
Campbell County Poolroom Bill Seeks Legislative Revival
Campbell County citizens and the Law and Order League of Newport anticipate the Kentucky Legislature in Frankfort to revive a poolroom bill. A prior measure to make poolroom operation a felony stalled before reaching a proper stage, prompting renewed league efforts to pass a strict law.
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Campbell County
Law and Order League of
Newport
Kentucky
Frankfort
Law and Order League
Hamilton Visitor Dies in Canada After Pneumonia
Hiram K. Grant aged 82 died in Hamilton Quebec while visiting his daughter Mrs. A. D. McCollum on Walnut Street. He was a member of the I O O F of Canton and his son Oscar B. Grant resides in Cincinnati. Body shipped to Canton this evening.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, QC
Hiram K. Grant
A. D. McCollum
Walnut Street
Canton
Oscar B. Grant
Cincinnati
Plan a Banquet for Free Setters Dinner
The Free Setters will meet January 15 to lay plans for the annual banquet featuring pitched potatoes and steak.
Buy the Uniforms to Patrol Beats in Newport
City officials face delays in police and fire department changes until May as Krieger seeks commissioner support. Many job hopefuls have bought uniforms expecting immediate patrol duty, but staffing shifts hinge on mayoral elections and commission alignments.
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Newport
Krieger
Rummell
Police Department
Judge Berry Seriously Ill at Newport Home
Judge A. B. Berry of the Newport Circuit Court is seriously ill at his East Third street home after a severe cold worsened in Louisville last week. Doctors fear the condition may be pneumonia.
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Louisville
A. 8. Berry
Newport Circuit Court
East Third Street
Newport News in Brief
Newport Aerie No 280 plans a ladies social at Music Hall on Eleventh and York streets with a banquet from 8 to 9 then dancing and amusements. State Senator George Wilhelms and Reps Williams and West kamp of Campbell County leave for Frankfort to attend the legislature opening. A Campbell County water amendment bill seeks Newport power to furnish outside corporations. Robert Carmichael, arrested in Dayton, was sent to Covington to face Kenton County Grand Jury on grand larceny charges.
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Newport Aerie
Eagles
Music Hall
Eleventh
York Streets
George Wilhelms
Williams and Westkamp
Campbell County
Frankfort
Newport
Robert Carmichael
Dayton
Covington
Carmichael
Kenton County
Covington Notes Police Report and Local Incidents
Police Sergeant Sam Martin cites 1511 arrests in the year with 785 dismissed in Police Court. There were 1150 safekeepers and 394 in the last month. Five days into the month, 105 safekeepers sought lodging at headquarters. Fines totaling 2071 dollars were collected. Detective Sandford arrested Robert Carmichael in Dayton on a bench warrant for grand larceny. The German Reformed Church seeks Rev. Charles M. Schaaf to fill the pastorate. Harry Park, 50, was paralyzed at a street crossing and taken home. condition serious. Patrol driver Manwaring injured when his wagon overturned. not seriously hurt. Carl Cross, six, died. funeral Tuesday at St Patrick's Church.
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Sam Martin
William Sandford
Covington
Robert Carmichael
Dayton
Carmichael
German Reformed Church of
Charles M. Schaaf
Peet. O
Harry Park
Western Avenue
Twelfth Street
C. & O. Railroad
Newport Vital Statistics Reported Deaths
Dr. George W. Brown of Newport lists deaths yesterday and in the past week: Co. F. Baldwin 67 of heart disease Fannie ODonnell 6 months gastroenteritis Henry Genner 67 meningitis.
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George W. Brown
Newport
Co. F. Baldwin
Fannie O'Donnell
Henry Genner
Proposals Sought for Q M Depots Manila Supplies
Sealed proposals in triplicate for iron steel paints leather and miscellaneous supplies for Manila P I will be received here until 10 am February 5 1908. Applications provide schedule and depot details New York and San Francisco. Preference to domestic production. right to reject any bid. J M Marshall assistant quartermaster.
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Q. M. Depy
Jeffersonville
Ind
Q. M
Manila
New York
San Francisco
J. M. Marshall
Ass‘ter
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