Central League Forms in Western Pennsylvania and Ohio
A professional basketball league, the Central league, has formed in western Pennsylvania and Ohio with seven cities Pittsburg Homestead Johnstown Greensburg McKeesport Uniontown and East Liverpool. Salaries run 100 to 200 dollars monthly. league games attract 1500 to 3000 fans. aims include standard rules and fair play while avoiding mercenary interference seen in past leagues.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Pittsburg
Homestead
Johnstown
Greensburg
McKeesport
Uniontown
East Liverpool
Western Pennsylvania
National Organization of Basketball
Philadelphia
National Basket Ball League
Connecticut
Central Teagie
New England
Charlestown
Cambridge
Lowell
South Boston
Salem
Peabody
Providence
Woonsocket
Intercollegiate Chess Triangular Tourney Set for Dec 28 to 31
The Triangular Chess league of Pennsylvania Brown and Cornell announces its tenth annual congress from December 28 to 31. Cornell aims for a winning team while Pennsylvania led by Norman T Whitaker who played Oxford last year will mount a stubborn challenge. Milwaukee club’s John J McCloskey named manager for 1909 season in the American Association.
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Pennsylvania
Brown
Cornell
Sporting Briefs From Ottawa Hockey Boat Surprise
Ottawa pro hockey team reportedly earned 5500 last year as clubs in St Louis consider hiring professional coaches. Cleveland experiences a minor setback while local basing efforts focus on upcoming games. The Terns target overseas competition with Chad BC Semnhcarten facing Friero while the Lady team tours England preparing for matches against Australia and Britain.
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Ottawe
St Louis
Cleveland
Oor
Leearie F
Bonspiel for Curling Clubs in St Paul Jan 11 16
Sixty rinks from the United States and Canada will compete for prizes in a major bonspiel to be staged in St Paul January 11 to 16. Canada and U S teams from cities including Butte Chicago Detroit Milwaukee and Winnipeg are expected to participate with prominent rinks such as the Wall and Macauley teams cited.
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United States
Canada
St. Paul
Butte
Detroit
Milwaukee
Chicago
Northwestern Association
Colonel Mister
St. Paul Jobbers
Nuehka
Capital City
Duluth Curling Club
Minneapolis Merchants
Minneapolis
Boo
Saskatoon
Calgary
Rainy Iver
Kenora
Lindsey
Stegina
Dela Name
Southampton
Toronto
Bradon
Kochou
Carson
Winnipeg
Wall
Macauley
Mahmout Wants Match With Gotch After Victory Run
Turkish wrestler Mahmout has risen in U S wrestling and now aims to challenge Frank Gotch, the reigning champion. The Empire Club of Chicago offers a $10,000 purse for the bout with the two top “bone breakers” to split. Mahmout defeated Tom Jenkins and Fred Heele, cementing his claim as a worthy rival to Gotch.
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Gotch
Yossi
Mahmout
Frank Gotch
Lempire Club
Chicago
Goteh
Mahinout
Tom Jenkins
Fred Heele
Two Views of Turliff Mahmout in Grappling Clash
Anxious to meet Goto and Leo Pardello, Turliff Mahmout, famed for size and speed, defeats expectations with Hue points knowledge and grappling skill. Yale captain A M Haskell named Yale cross country captain while Maskell places in Intercollegiate runs, finishing twentieth in 1907 and twenty first this year, after Andover prep and junior class eligibility.
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Turliff Mahmout
Goto
Gus Shhoenlein
Americus
Leo Pardello
Mahmout
Yale
A. M. Haskell
Maskell
Princeton
Andover
Cricketers May Visit West Indies Club
The Associated Cricket Clubs of Philadelphia have received an invitation to send a cricket team to the West Indies. Several prominent cricketers have been invited, with favorable prospects that the invitation will be accepted. The team probably will sail on February 4.
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Wast Indies
Philadelphia
Mike
Ie Majcuty
Reyuestase
Favoret
Vail
Deadly defense plan floods vault with superheated steam
The National City Bank of New York plans to flood its vaults with superheated steam as a final defense against burglars. A vast 300 ton safe sits beneath a 72 foot dome, surrounded by armored steel, concrete, and wire mesh alarms. Steam pipes, four inches in diameter, connect to boilers and can release deadly vapor through multiple valves in seconds.
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National City Bank of New York
America
Wall Street
Bend
National City Bank
New York Pernod
I 8
Sand Strewing Wagon Demonstrated in Magdeburg Streets
Consul Frank reports to the state department that Magdeburg’s street cleaning department tested a new sand strewing wagon built by Hermann Fricke. The device quickly lays a uniform sand or gravel layer on wet or frozen asphalt, reducing horse slipping. Previously done manually. the machine is now adopted by the city and adjustable from 19.68 to 82.40 feet wide.
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Frank
Hannah
State Department
Magdeburg
Hermann Fricke
Notice From Girls to Sapheads
Working girls in Champaign Illinois warn University of Illinois students that lewd attention from rowdy peers makes walking the streets uncomfortable. The notice urges those concerned to take note and act.
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Champaign
University of T- Minals
Nature test of strength on Queensboro bridge birds roost
Birds swarm the new Queensboro bridge over the East River in New York, nightly filling nooks on the structure’s low deck. Ornithologists warn large flocks signal structural health, while workers see it as good luck. Swallows, pigeons, owls, sparrows and ducks crowd the site as dawns bring daily roosting and occasional collisions with the ironwork.
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Queensboro
Eaut River
New York
Joba
Haring
Edward E. Sigclair
Kitpling
Iowa
Mintouri River
Atchison
Opeka
Banta Fo
Paris theater uses hat lockers to guard ladies hats
In Paris at Theatre Antoine manager M. Gemter installs pigeonholes with mirrors along the corridor. Each booking lady receives a key to her place’s locker to secure her hat and avoid cloakroom snarls. The plan spares patrons from leaving costly millinery in the cloakroom and curbs hat crime or loss.
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Paris
Paris Bay
M. Gemter
Theatre
Antoine
Tie Hug
Theatrical novelty lets audience vote on plays
A new method allows theatergoers to register approval or disapproval without interrupting the performance. Before leaving, each person drops a ticket into one of three boxes labeled Good Indifferent and Bad to signal their reaction.
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Traversal
Fishing With Microphones Experiments In En Tops
Experiments in En tops use a water microphone to detect fish shoals. Instruments sink into the water and the tapping of fish against it signals fishermen to the presence of fish.
Red Runner Triumphs Over Paleface Rival in Historic Race
In a vivid account from the New York World, Lon J. T. Cagwagee, called a red man and Indian by critics, wins a dramatic race, beating the beater and earning cheers for his Americanized dominance. The piece lauds Longboat’s people and the nation’s enduring frontier spirit.
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Lon
J. T. Cagwagee
M Frazzia
T. Cagwagee
Land of Freedom
Red Man
Tom Long
Jane Ramphee
W. J. Lampton
New York World
Stability of the Gatun Dam Rock Toe Rumor Debunked
A report explains the Gatun dam’s purpose to impound water in the Chagres valley and details toe construction. It describes north and south toes of rock and earth, 2,000,000 cubic yards of fill, and a temporary spillway to manage Chagres flow. The Nov 21 toe settlement caused rumors of a submerged lake, which authorities say are unfounded.
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Gatun
Washington
Panami
Changrea
Chagres
Bilin Egat
Totka
Chagresx
Alte
Baa Obispo
Brohlfo
Gatun Dam and Locks Construction Details
The report describes trenching to bedrock and backfilling with stone to reach a sixty foot height. It explains borehole findings under Gatun dam indicating pressurized water, no outlet, and impervious clay foundation. It outlines three double locks, 1000 feet by 110 feet entrances, 4113 feet deep, with curtain walls and concrete box design. Excavation totals, steam shovel and suction dredge duties, and upcoming concrete work are noted along with a Panama railroad slide near Gatun and expected stabilization in the next rainy season.
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Gatun Dam
Congress
Delefy,t
Gatun
Gatan
Panama
Cucaracht
Culebracut
Miraflores Tunnel
Pope grants meat-eating dispensation for New Year’s Day
Philadelphia reports Pope Pius X permits Catholics to eat meat on New Year’s Day a special dispensation noted by Monsignor James F. Loughlin archdiocesan librarian. In Utica New York Henry Traddell of Mountain View has a moose from the Canadian Northwest trained for driving harness and claims it will outpace a swift race horse.
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Philadelphia
Tus X
Monsighor
James F. Loughlin
Utica
Henry Tradell
Mountain View
Tance
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NEW Indoor League
Central Circuit
Nature
Panama Canal
Japan
Nickel
Docan
Wnte
Standard Oil Company (Eucorporated
Bates
Jet Ie
Alwave
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