Chicago club bid to join major leagues gains unanimous support
The PORTWORLDE ASSOCIATION unanimously asked the major leagues for permission to place a Chicago club on the north side and move the St Paul team to the city next season. President J D O'Brien to meet the national commission January 6 to press the request amid broad backing from owners including Bryce Watkins Armour and Comiskey.
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Chicago
American Association
Auditorium Annex
St. Paul
Windy City
J. D. O’brien
Milwaukee
National Commission
Cincinnati
O’brien
Bryce
Watkins
Armour
Association
Comiskey
White Sox
Sox
Cub
Commission
Bowlers Urged to Send in Entries
Readers are urged to enter bowling events with January third as the deadline. Officials emphasize timely submission and provide entry details for clubs and venues. Local associations encourage participation from all ages and skill levels.
Late comers to be rejected in state bowling tourney
State bowling association warns Milwaukee entrants that entries must reach Abe Langtry by midnight January 3 or be rejected. He cites need for schedule prep and mailings, notes Milwaukee teams are slow to enter, expects more teams than last year’s Madison total of 58, with early enthusiasm suggesting at least 90 entries. An added incentive is hinted.
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Milwaukee
Abe Langtry
Madison
Menasha E team routs Fond du Lac in local game
Menasha Wisconsin December 31 The company E basketball team defeated Fond du Lac traction team here 41 to 13. Company E had previously lost to Fond du Lac 22 to 19 at Fond du Lac in a hard fought rematch. Upcoming January games include matches against company M of Oconto Port Washington Maroons Bushey of Appleton St Joseph five of Two Rivers and the Tammany five of New York here.
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Menasha
Wis
Company E
Fond du Lac Traction
Mpany E
Company
Fond du Lac
Company M
Oconto
Port Washington Maroons
Bushey
Appoleton
St. Joseph
Two Rivers
Tammany Five
New York
Laxative Bromine Quinine Ad Ad Cited For Remedy
Ad fragment outlines a laxative product named Bromine Quinine with a claim to remove the cause and includes a call to obtain a full name and signature of W Grove, priced at 25 cents.
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W Grove
La Crosse Plans Sale of Bubser to Rockford
La Crosse will sell Bubser to Rockford Illinois if Rockford is admitted to the Wisconsin Illinois league and Bubser becomes manager of the Rockford team. Bubser says funds are ready to sign and promoters claim money backs the Rockford bid with La Crosse’s price deemed cheap.
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la Crosse
Bubser
Rockford
Ill
Wisconsin State Tuberculosis Sanatorium Replica to Travel
A replica of the Wales Wisconsin state tuberculosis sanatorium will be sent to the International Congress on Tuberculosis in Washington D C in September 1908 as a model institution. It competes for a $1 000 prize while a $5 000 exhibit plan is under way. Dr Chester A Paull superintendent and Dr M P Ravenel of Wisconsin University lead the project.
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Milwaukee
Wales
Wis
Washington
D. C
Wales Sanatorium
Chester A. Paull
M. P. Ravenel
Wisconsin University
Madison
Medal plan for state bowling tournament announced
A state bowling tournament will award a gold medal to each winner. Eight medals total will be distributed for the individual event and the two eight and five man teams. Political headquarters and committee meetings will be held at the Plankinton house with officer elections on January 15.
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Plankinton House
Piles Cure Claim With PAZO Ointment Guarantee
An advertisement promises to cure itching blind bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or a refund. The PAZO ointment is offered at 50 cents with a money back guarantee if the condition is not resolved within the stated period.
Dates Set For Two Big Billiard Championship Matches
New York report says dates fixed for two world championship matches. Jacob Schaefer meets Albert Cutler in Philadelphia January 23 at 18.1 balk line for the emblem and $500 stake. George Sutton faces Ora Morningstar in New York January 27 at 18.2 balk line for the same prize.
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New York
Alls
Jacob Schaefer
Albert Cutler
Boston
Philadelphia
George Sutton
Ora . Orningstar
Schaefer
Sutton
Cutler
Chicago
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Morningstar
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Endorsed by Le Raysville Merchant
O S Woolever, a prominent Le Raysville merchant, testifies that Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured his piles twenty years ago and remains effective. It also heals sores, wounds, burns, and abrasions. Price is 25 cents at O T H art's drug store.
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O. S. Woolever
le Raysville
N. Y
O. T. Hr.art
Too Good to Be True Tombstone Inscriptions
A reader notes the allure and mystery of tombstone inscriptions that seem overly optimistic or fantastical. The piece reflects on how epitaphs echo wishful thinking and memory across generations, inviting reflection on mortality and meaning.
Attell Moran Featherweight Title Bout Set in San Francisco
Abe Attell of San Francisco faces Owen Moran of England for the featherweight championship in New Year’s Day fight at Coffroth’s Mission Street arena. Big Jim Jeffries referees and earns $1,000. Weigh in at 120 pounds 11:45 a.m. with the bout at 1:30 p.m. in open air. Moran praised as England’s top challenger who defeated Frankie Neil en route to San Francisco showdown.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Abe Attell
Owen Moran
England
Big Jim Jeffries
Moran
Frankie Neil
Attell
Coffroth
Mission Street
Global events dominate 1907 wrap memoirs of disasters and wars
Review surveys years of earthquakes and fires from Kingston Jamaica to Kings ton. It notes mine explosions and shipwrecks in Europe and the Americas, political shifts in Morocco and Korea, and notable deaths including General Alger and Isabella Beecher Hooker, with economic strikes and peace conferences shaping the era.
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