Knight Knight Knight Might Head to Hoosierdom Next Season
Watkins urges Connie Mack to loan young Knight from the Philadelphia Americans for a season in the American association to gain steady experience. Knight showed flashy fielding and promise but inconsistent hitting, needing development before major league return. Mack weighed using Knight infield stability, while other AL managers' consent remains uncertain.
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Young Knight
Philadelphia Americans
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Mack
Knight
Armstrong to Canton as Hopke trade boosts Hoosier lineup
Observers who watched both players say Armstrong, a young third baseman from Mattoon, is as good as or better than Hopke. The deal, arranged by Canton manager Bede Meyers and Charley Carr, moves Hopke to Indiana while Armstrong reports to spring training to show his Classy hitting and fielding across the Central league.
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Watkins
Mattoon
Canton
Hopke
Bede Meyers
Charley Carr
Hoosiers
Hooke
Central
Lasker takes 3-0 lead in world chess title match
Special to The Sun reports New York February 1 as Dr Emanuel Lasker wins the third game of the world championship match against Frank J Marshall in 43 moves, giving Lasker a 3 to 0 lead while Marshall remains scoreless.
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Frank J. Marshall
Emanuel Lasker
Marshall
Lasker
Earthquake reported in Samoa by arriving ship
C B Moore, fresh from Samoa aboard the Sierra, brings first definite news of a tremendous earthquake on the Solo mon islands. The upheaval altered the islands greatly, tearing deep gorges and revealing new mountains, with information reaching Apia via trading schooner.
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C. B. Moore
Samoa
Sierra
Solomon Islands
Apia
Indiana towns plan new eight club league with Fort Wayne
Indiana cities in Lima announce efforts to form an eight club league joining Fort Wayne Marion Lima Sandusky Newark Fremont and Findlay with potential substitutes. The circuit aims for strong attendance and a $1000 monthly salary cap to avoid financial collapse.
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Pennsylvania
O. P
Fort Wayne
Marion
Ind
Lima
Zanesville
Sandusky
Newark
Fremont
Findlay
Dangerous to Cubs Chicago bill targets park near hospital
In Springfield a bill would prohibit baseball parks within 800 feet of hospitals, threatening Chicago National League grounds beside Cook County Hospital. Rep J J McLaughlin says the aim is hospital patients, while President Murphy denies awareness. officials deny hospital complaints, and passage is considered unlikely.
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Sun
General Assembly
Springfield
Chicago National League Baseball Club
J. J. McLaughlin
Chicago
Cook County
Murphy
Friends
McLaughlin
Cook County Hospital
All Park
Franchise A Lemon Promoter Woes in Atlantic League
In Brooklyn no one wants a franchise in the Atlantic baseball league. Accepted terms require Sunday games, but promoters show little interest and help from across the river is unlikely. Elizabeth, New Jersey becomes the latest city listed, with Sunday games promised and Newark Eastern league rivalry predicted.
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New York
Brooklyn
Elizabeth
N. J
Newark
Verdict in damage suit over car ride fare choice
Grosvenor L. Greene won a verdict for 25 dollars in a circuit court damage case. He had sued for 15 thousand dollars after being put off a streetcar line for refusing to pay two fares on the loop at East Michigan Street. Conductor Sam Elsen was involved in removing him from the car.
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Grosvenor L. Greene
Alen
Circuit Court
Greene
E. Michigan St
Sam Elsen
Big Road Race Planned on Ormond Beach
A proposed international road race of 20 miles daily over a long beach course between Ormond and Daytona has garnered enthusiastic support from motorists and A A A officials. The plan calls for loops to avoid sharp turns, creating a back and forth route along a 15 mile beach stretch to cover about 150 miles per day with six circuits.
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Fila
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Daytona
Hartford City to field fast independent baseball team
Hartford City stockholders of the Athletic and Amusement association decided to represent the city with a fast independent baseball team this summer. John Blake Mason Palmer Walter Bonge Varley Hall and Henry Hollingshead named as directors. Directors to meet later to choose a manager and sign players immediately.
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Hartford City Athletic and Amusement Association
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Walter Bonge
Varley Hall
Henry Hollingshead
OBrien to Take Three Fighters in Six Rounds Each
Jack OBrien agrees to stop three opponents George Brown Jim Tremble and The Terrible Turk in six rounds apiece on February 26 at the Pacific Athletic Club in Los Angeles after failing to secure a heavyweight bout.
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Cal
Jack O'Brien
McCarey
George Brown
Jim Tremble
Turk
Letic Club
Jack
Burns
Dreamland
Arrests Planned At John Condon’s Track In Hot Springs
In Memphis on February 1, Bad John Smith the constable and the prosecuting attorney say they will arrest all players operating at John Condon's track, regardless of the legislature's action on the anti race bill.
Murderer Stanska Sentenced in Chicago Case
Joseph Stanska was found guilty of murdering his wife in Chicago and sentenced to 14 years in the penitentiary.
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Sun
Chicago
Joseph Stanska
Mute pitcher signs with Vicksburg team
Lima Ohio February 1. Harry Dix the mute baseball pitcher who set a club record with the Lima team last season has signed with the Vicksburg Mississippi team for the next season. He will report on March 15.
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Lima
Harry Dix
Vicksburg
Miss
Adirondack sanitarium adds gifts to erase debt
At a Lake Kushaqua sanitarium for sick working girls Joseph Choate told directors that John D Rockefeller and Anson R Flower each contributed 12500 to clear debt. Last year income reached 111463 with expenses 107000 while tuberculosis treatment remained central to the institution's care.
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Lake Kushaqua
Joseph Choate
John D. Rockefeller
Anson R. Flower
Bowling Roundup Notes from Local League Scores
In a Commercial league session the Wassons and Taylors did not bowl as neither team appeared. The Ayres five lost all three games to the Bliss Swains. Scearce of the Kahns led with 20 pins and teammate Armstrong was next with 189.
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Wassons
Taylors
Ayres
Bliss Swains
Scearce
Kahns
Armstrong
Hie
Monarchs Take Two In Elks League With Fertig Big Night
The Monarchs won two games on Thursday night against the Comas of the Elks league. Fertig led with 265 high scoring honors for the Monarchs as the scores were recorded.
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Elks League
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Elks Alleys
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McGauley Settee Ewe Res
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Clark Asce
Senate kills bill prohibiting Sunday baseball
TOPEKA Kas Web 1 The bill prohibiting Sunday baseball was killed by the senate yesterday.
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Topeka
Kas
Senate
License Fight Debates High Tax Plan For Saloons
In a Senate third reading debate over a high license bill, Senator Bowser led opposition calling the plan a revenue scheme. he warned funds would come from drink victims rather than saloon owners. Other senators weighed school funding, saloon closures, and municipal aid as discussion continued with a Monday session planned.
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John Mitchell
Bowser
South Bend
Carl Wood
Moore
Fayette
Parks
Marshall
Springer
Kistler
Back to the Minors Signals for 197 Season Star Departures
Baseball fans face a season of absences as veteran stars move to lower leagues or new cities. Billy Gilbert, Doc Newton, Helme Petit, Joe Kelley, Willam Barbeau, Jim Jackson, James Sebring, and Robert Wicker exit top teams, with Pittsburg Newark Toronto Louisville Columbus and Toledo among destinations.
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Gilbert
Giants
McGraw
Newark
N. J
Doc Newton
Highlanders
Montreal
Pittsburg
Helme Petit
Columbus
James Sebring
Chicago
Robert Wicker
Cincinnati
Colimbus
Thaw jury selection continues amid quiet fashion notes
The Thaw trial sees juror screening with Mrs Thaw in somber attire and Evelyn Thaw veiled. District Attorney Jerome and counsel discuss with Justice Fitzgerald as thirteen talesmen are examined. Defense challenges for cause are overruled. Crawford White ties to Bush’s home is questioned.
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Harry Thaw
Jerome
Clifford W. Hartridge
Justice Fitzgerald
Talesmen
William Thaw
Charles Gilbert
Talesman
Sid
Macy
Bush
Crawford White
White
SPORTLETTES: Eastern Handicaps and Big Bets
Record entries are posted for three major eastern handicaps with 31 in Suburban 20 000 75 in Brooklyn 20 000 and 78 in Brighton 225 000. Terry Turner advises billiards to sharpen batting eyes while Barney Dreyfuss may swap Hans Wagner for Joe Kelly.
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Brighton
Terry Turner
Cleveland
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Joe Kelly
Kellogg's Flour Corner Collapse Fueled by Cold Weather
Scripps-McRae Press reports Loyal C Kellogg of Battle Creek Michigan who in 1886 aimed to corner the national flour market by moving thousands of barrels. A failed navigation delayed shipments until June. ice and supplies collapsed the scheme. Kellogg and partners reportedly lost about 1 million dollars and died in poverty.
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Chicago
Lerpete
Kellogg
New York
Verdict Against Boy in Indianapolis Traction Case
A superior court jury found in favor of Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Co. in a lawsuit brought by Hugo Fischer, father of 9 year old Armin Fischer. The boy was struck by a passing streetcar on a truss bridge near Pogues Run at Tenth Street, suffering a fractured skull. The boy testified, but conflicting facts suggested his injury may have been due to his own carelessness.
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inAianapolis Traction & Terminal Company
Hugo Fischer
Armin Pischer
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Woodruff Place
Applications for Liquor Licenses In Indianapolis Ward Notices
Notices warn residents of Indianapolis ward boundaries that Andrew Haley and A M Reed will apply to Marion county authorities in 1907 March term for licenses to sell intoxicants in quantities under five gallons and to obtain pool table privileges, detailing business locations on Northwestern Avenue and East Washington Street respectively.
Side Track Proposal Filed by Nordyke & Marmon Leader
A petition by Danial W Marmon president of Nordyke Marmon company seeks approval for a side track starting on the L E W A R company main line south of E Market Street. The Board of Public Works schedules a four day hearing next Monday morning to hear neighborhood protests before ruling.
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Nordyke & Marmon Company
Board of Public Works
L. E. & W. A. R. Company
E. Market St
Fultonst
Market-st
Fulton
Spring-st
Thee Board of Public Works
Chicago managers and fighters tied to lemon graft schemes
A Chicago claim describes a tight ring among pugilistic managers and referees, alleging staged bouts and fixed match terms from Indianapolis to Hot Springs. Key figures include Abe Pollock, James Ryan, Jack Curley, Benny Yanger, Wil Herman, Dave Barry, Tommy Ryan, Slugo Kelly, and others, with repeated accusations of collusion and manipulated matchups across multiple cities.
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James Ryan
Hot Springs
Dave Barry
Tommy Ryan
Curley
Ryan
Jack Curley
Slugo Kelly
Benton Harbor
Dave Harry
Benny Yanger
Flerman
Washington Park
Parry m
Kelly
Notices of License Applications in Indianapolis Wards
The notice lists applications to the Board of County Commissioners at the March term 1907 for licenses to sell spirituous vinous malt and intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premise drinking rights. Locations cover rooms on Ohio Street and Capitol Avenue in Ward No 4 and 72, Center Township, Marion County, involving owners Willard, Notch, and Dillon, detailing street addresses and building descriptions.
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Center Township
Board of Commissioners
Marion County
Fretiana
Northwestern Avenue
J. C. Burton
Indianapolis
Indianapoli
Indiana
A. M. Reed
Board of County Commissioners
Washington Street
Jefferson Avenue
Johnson & Hogshit
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Podisea
Hersey
Germownehip
Morton County
Board of County Commissioors
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Capttel Avenue
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McCarty Street
McKernan and Pierce
Outlon
Capitol Avenue
Thomas B. Dillon
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