Sparta Briefs Highlights Local Holiday Goings On
Sparta notes list numerous residents visiting and returning home for Christmas. Milestone events include a baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. A J McGuire and a dance party by the M W A with the Shepherd Sisters. Names include Jones R, Eary, Carl Jones, Jessie Tintsman, Ben Sias, Chas Roy, and J Otack among others.
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Sparta
Alexandrian Club
Ailendorf
Bush Prairie
Josephine Biddison
Milwaukee
Assembly Hall
Sheperd
A. J. McGuire
A. L. Fromader
Jessie Tintsman
Oklahoma
Robert Jones
Chicago
Even R. Jones
Eary
Carl Jones
Minneapolis
Wm. Preston
Bangor
Ed Marquette
Arthur Hewitt
Hewitt
Ed Clough
Elizabeth Trux
Ben Sias
Rochester
N. Y
Lawrence University
J. C. Prill
Chas. Roy
Winona
Miss Holden
Harvey Darwin
Ernest Somerfield
Warrens
J. Otack
University of Minnesota
Harold Barker
Elias Ayers
Harley Jefferson
Earl Jefferson
Madison
W. T. Jefferson
Milwaukee and Brooklyn disputed draft of Schardt roils baseball circle
Milwaukee and Brooklyn clashed over drafting Schardt from La Crosse who belonged to Indianapolis. Indianapolis officials accuse Milwaukee officials of unsportsmanlike tampering as Schardt’s recall timing and draft history raise circuit tensions. The dispute could influence the American Association’s Chicago election.
National League rivalries spill into American Association meeting
Chicago reporters note the American Association opens its annual session amid likely lengthy debates over presidency. Four of eight owners oppose incumbent Joseph O'Brien of Milwaukee, with factions split between Tebeau and anti-Tebeau camps. Tebeau backs Tom Chivington of Louisville with support from Kansas City, Louisville, Toledo and Indianapolis. Minneapolis, St. Paul and Milwaukee favor O'Brien.
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Chicago
Naional League
American Association
Jos. O’brien
Milwaukee
National League
New York
O’brien
John Heydier
Schardt Bought by Brewers in Milwaukee Deal
Indianapolis officials react to a deal sending pitcher Wilbert Schardt to the Milwaukee club after a tryout by Manager Carr last fall. Schardt was drafted by Brooklyn from La Crosse in the transaction.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Baseball Club
Wilbert Schardt
Carr
Milwaukee
Schardt
Brooklyn
la Crosse
Club dispute over invading major league cities
Columbus remains undecided as factions clash over an American association invasion plan into Chicago and other major league cities. About half of club owners support the move and a decision on a 154 game or 168 game schedule will be settled at tomorrow's meeting.
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Columbus
American Association
Chicago
Harvard First Marshal Controversy Over Capt. Hamilton Fish Jr
Opponents of Capt. Hamilton Fish Jr of Harvard have issued a statement outlining their side of the dispute over who should be first marshal for the class day exercises next June, a clash that followed Harvard’s defeat.
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Cambridge
Mass
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Harvard
Reward for catarrh cure offers hundred dollars
One hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio guarantees the cure and is backed by Walding Kinnan & Marvin wholesale druggists. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and 75 cents per bottle. Testimonials free. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Y M C A Hosts Mankato on Thursday Night
The Mankato Y M C A basketball team visits the local association Thursday evening December 30. W B U and the Ketchups open with a curtain raiser. One admission covers both games, with the 8 o'clock start. Mankato is noted for a fine passing game and the locals aim to win.
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Mankato Y. M. C. A
Ketchups
Mankato
Policeman Praises Foley’s Honey and Tar for Cough Cure
Nashua Iowa night policeman J N Paterson testifies to a friend’s recommendation for Foley’s Honey and Tar. He claims two thirds of a bottle cured his winter lung cold after trying half a dozen advertised medicines and two physicians with no relief.
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J. N. Paterson
Nashua
Iowa
Foley
O. T. Erhart
Schneiberg Not Likely to Return to Brewers Next Season
Brooklyns club seeks to reinstate Frank Schneiberg with Milwaukee management but odds exceed ten to one that he wears a Brewer uniform next season. Schneiberg shows bursts of form yet remains an on and off pitcher and favors pitching away from his hometown. McCloskey’s stance is unclear, but Schneiberg’s wish seems likely to be granted.
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Brooklyn
Frank Schneiberg
Milwaukee
Swhny
McCloskey
Schneiberg
Blaze at Sparta Does 400 Damage
Fire yesterday morning at East Oak street endangered the Holloway and Falk laundry and Butler and McMillan department store. A blaze in a second floor store room and mattresses spread from a chimney draft, hindering firefighters and delaying interior attack. Loss to stock about 300 and to the building near 100. Firms move to make room for Jefferson Leaf Tobacco. Sparta Brush Company also mentioned.
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Sparta
Wis
Holloway and Falk
Butler & McMillan Dpartment
East Oak Street
Jefferson Leaf Tobacco Company
Shattuck Building
Jefferson Company
Sparta Brush Company
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