Weather Man Blanks Major League Teams
Weather expert blanks major league teams for the day as President Murphy of the Cubs arranges the hoisting of the big rag amid standings of the clubs.
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Weatherman Blanks
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1908
Page
5
Baseball Scores From Yesterday in Various Leagues
National League results include Chicago over Pittsburg Iain, Cincinnati 4 def. St. Louis 0. American League games St. Louis at Chicago on wet grounds. American Association tallies Toledo 3 over Milwaukee 0 and Louisville 5 over Minneapolis 1, Columbus 5 over Kansas City 2. Western League games Pueblo 8 over Sioux City 7 in 11 innings, Denver 6 over Des Moines, Omaha 3 over Lincoln 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago-Pittsburg
Iain
Chincinnati
St. Louis
Baseball News From Chicago and St Louis Apr 27
Daily report from Chicago and St Louis notes games scheduled for today and Saturdays results. Pittsburg beat St Louis 3 2 and Boston 3 Philadelphia 2 New York 1 Brooklyn 4 Sox defeated St Louis 6 2 Other scores Philadelphia 9 New York 5 Washington 3 Boston 1 Cleveland 2 Detroit 2 in ten innings. Cubs president Murphy blasts rain maker and plans pennant ceremony May 21 at West Side Park. In St Louis the Sox and Browns could not play due to rain and fans felt disappointment at a major clash postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Pittsburg
Boston
Ore
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Yoo
Washington
Cubs
Reds
Sox
Illinois
Murphy
West Side Park
Champs
Pirates
Browns
Sportsman’s Park
Dr Kings New Life Pills Marketed for Disgraceful Conduct
Haver camp's Prescription Drug Store advertises Dr King's New Life Pills claiming quick remedy for digestive issues. The promotional copy emphasizes curing sluggish bowels with a 25 cent price point.
Hawkeyes Lose In Heavy Bombardment
University of Iowa drops the final Illinois trip game 6 to 3 to Chicago as Page fans fifteen and Hanlon issues thirteen passes. Kirk hits a first inning run and a fourth inning home run but Chicago answers with five runs in the fourth aided by three Iowa errors and key hits from Meigs Schommer Gaarde Ross Page and McGuire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
Illinois
University of Chicago
Maroons
Page
Chicago
Hanlon
Iowa
Kirk
Gittinger
Murphy Fanning
Meigs
Schommer
Gaarde
Ross
McGuire
Wilson
Ehrhorn Fanning
Towad
Yale Star Dray Breaks Pole Vault World Record at Penn Meet
The Philadelphia meet showcased hundreds of athletes as Yale’s W R Dray broke the pole vault world record with 12 feet 6 1 2 inches and equalled another mark. Penn won the mile relay title, while Michigan’s four mile relay team claimed the two mile national relay crown. Special events listed include Stevens and Yale in sprints and hurdles, with top finishes by Indiana, Carlisle, Illinois, Syracuse, Cornell, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
W. R. Dray
Yale
United States
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Stevens
Shaw
Dartmouth
Milwh
Indiana University
Thorpe
Carlisle Indian School
Burrough
Illinois University
Hoyt
Syracuse
Burroughs
Illinois
Cook
Cornell
Nelson and Champ to meet at Frisco forty-five rounds
Nelson posts a $5,000 forfeit to back a forty-five round title defense against Joe Gans in Frisco. Gans accepts with odds limits, and Willis Britt confirms the plan with terms for Fleet Week. Attell Sullivan bout eyed for April 39 preceding the matches. Ketchel Sullivan May 9 in thirty-five rounds. Grim Kaufman May 12 in six rounds. Gans Anholz May 14 in twenty rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Gans
Battling Nelson
Willis Britt
Nelson
Gans
Tom Corbett
Attell
Tommy Sullivan
Sullivan
Stanley Ketchel
Jack
Second Game Rally Seals Victory for Team
In a tight matchup, the third inning featured a scoring single by Gittinger to left, driving in a run as Page and Gaarde worked the batteries. Final line shows Chicago with a rough early output and a narrow defeat, 6-3, while the home side built a lead on late hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gittinger
Page
Gaarde
Hanlon
Kirk
Chicago
Turner convention a great success in upper Mississippi District
The Upper Mississippi District Turners association met in Durant with nine societies and about 60 delegates. Muscatine delegates L C Lenck William Diercks and Herman Gremmel led on committees Gremmel named national delegate to Chicago June 28 31 and assisted as secretary. Local option favored. women’s suffrage denounced. next meeting planned for Keystone Ia. headquarters to move to Northwest Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Mississippi
Turners’ Association
Durant
Muscatine
L. C. Lenck
William Diercks
Herman Gremmel
Chicago
Gremmel
Diercks
Davenport
Keystone
Society
Clinton
Des Moines
Holstein
Northwest Davenport
Reinbeck
Social notes from Sunflower Ridge April 19 Trove of local visits
Sunflower Ridge April 27 residents report Harry Chillard and Mr Karg from Muscatine calling on friends Sunday April 19. Mr and Mrs John Henke of Pleasant Prairie spent April 19 at Aug Henke's. Mr Anderson and daughter Celia were Muscatine callers Friday. John Metz of Pleasant Prairie was seen on our streets Sunday morning. Miss Ethel Brunson spent Sunday at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunflower Ridge
Harry Chillard
Karg
Muscatine
John Henke
Pleasant Prairie
Henke
Mr. Anderson
Celia
John Metz
Ethel Brunson
Weed Park
East Sixth Street
East Hill
Anna
Nellie Fry
Fruitland
William Crowe
Minnie Walters
Ipava
Ill
Fred Martin
West Hill
Jefferson Street
H. J. Rutledge
C. C. Brenner
East Fifth Street
Grace Morrow
East Fourth Street
Grandview
Edward Morrow
Davenport
August Henke
Parker
Davienport
Ella Hess
Brook Street
Heme
Tri-Cities
E. Allison
Stella
City
James Morgan
Orange Street
Otto Fitchyer
Sweetland Township
Hershey Hospital
J. W. Hartman
Ollie Dean
Alice Howell
Sherman Street
Otis Baldwin
Tri-M. Club
M. EF
Gold Medal Flour Labeled Lightest Sponge Cake Observed
A note credits Gold Medal Flour for producing the lightest sponge cake seen, attributed to Bache. The claim centers on flour quality and its impact on cake texture and volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hfster
Bache
Financial prospects improve with $40 million bond underwrite
Henry Clews notes a successful $40,000,000 Pennsylvania bond issue with about half placed abroad, signaling revived foreign interest in safe American railroad investments. He cautions Europe remains discriminating while U.S. financiers prepare for refunding, reorganizations, and post panic issues as money markets improve but uncertainty lingers into the crop season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clews
New York
East
Pennsylvania
Europe
Cortelyou
Lame Shoulder Pain Balm Promises Quick Cure
Advertisement extols Chamberlain's Pain Balm for a lame shoulder whether from sprain or rheumatic pain. Apply freely and rub vigorously at each use for a quick cure, with product available from all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Wapsie Township Caucus 15 Held in City Hall
West Liberty Iowa April 27 Republicans of Wapsie Township held a caucus at the city hall Saturday and nominated officers Clerk W H Shipman Assessor George Herr Justices of the Peace Theo Jones and J P Mountain Constables Thomas Smiley and Henry Propst Trustees A H Floyd Ed Lane and Geo S Nichols Committeeman H B Watters Delegates for County Convention Geo Herr F D Steen J J Nichols Rob Brooke Bent Osborn F H Battey A A Atkins A W Jackson W H Shipman T K Chase Theo Jones H B Watters W D Ady and Thos Stoops
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Wapsin
W. H. Shipman
George Herr
Theo Jones
J. P. Mountain
Thomas, Smiley
Henry Propst
A. H. Floyd
Ed Lane
Geo. 8. Nichols
H. B. Watters
Geo. Herr
F. D. Steen
J. J. Nichols
Robi. Brooke
Bent Osborn
F. H. Battey
A. A. Atkins
A. W. Jackson
T. K. Chase
W. D. Ady
Thos. Stoops
Des Moines union and club seek 1999 typographical convention
Des Moines Typographical Union No 118 and the Commercial Club will bid to host the 1999 International Typographical Union convention in Des Moines. The Commercial Club originated the bid and the local union voted yesterday to cooperate with the plan, potentially bringing the event to Iowa for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Des Moines Typographical Union
Commercial Club
Boy Shot in Iowa City During River Canoe Trip
Will Zaizer freshman law student at the University of Iowa was accidentally shot in the knee while canoeing on the Iowa River near Iowa City. A group of students on the river bank fired a rifle over their heads. one bullet struck Zaizer. Emory Nourse, also from Des Moines, was with him. The wounded man was taken to the university hospital. the bullet has been located but not removed. The shooters fled and Zaizer and Nourse would not identify them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Will Zaizer
W. T. Zaizer
Twentieth Street
Iowa University
Iowa City
Iowa River
Young Zaizer
University Hospital
Zaizer
Emory Nourse
Doctor Klein Moves to New German American Bank Building
Dr J L Klein now occupies a new office on the third floor of the German American Bank building marking a relocation to the updated professional suite in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. J. L. Klein
New German-American Bank
Memorial Services Sunday May 24 In Muscatine
Memorial services will be held in Muscatine on the Sunday before Decoration Day May 24 at the Congregational church. Rev. Bryant C. Preston will deliver the address as all patriotic organizations including Shelby Norman Post G A R and the Women’s Relief Corps take part. The program is intended to be impressive though plans remain modest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patriotic Organizations of
Shelby Norman Post
Dr King's New Discovery Cures Cold Cough
A historic claim promotes Dr King's New Discovery as a remedy to neglect a cold or cough and prevent consumption. The advertisement lists prices of 50c and 1.00 and credits Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store as the seller.
Y W C A Notes Evening Bible Classes
The YWCA announces Monday night Bible class with Mrs W H Randleman at 7 30 at Bleeker and Grandview led by Miss Alethea W Tracy. A Tuesday 3 PM session with Mrs Munn at 610 East Eighth covers John 4 43 54. The annual membership social for 547 members is Tuesday at 8 PM with musical program. Van Atta Elfers class meets 3 45 Tuesday for John 4 1 42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Randleman
Bleeker Street
Grandview Avenue
Tabernacle
Jno
Alethea W. Tracy
Young Women’s Christian Association
van Atta and Elfers
Aquarium Placed in Weed Park Near Club House
East Hill residents report improvements at Weed Park including a new aquarium south of the club house with gold and copper fish and a new water pump near Bridgman lots supplied by Park Police man Henry Koenig. Flowers and plants are donated and planted by local women, while a one horse lawn mower will help keep the grass in good shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weed Park
Bridgman
Henry Koenig
Dr Hale’s Household Ointment Claims Quick Skin Relief
The ad claims the ointment cures eczema salt rheum tetter erysipelas ring worm and scrofulous indications and other skin conditions with first application giving relief. Available at drug stores for 25 cents or by mail from Kenyon and Thomas Adams NY.
Huttig McDermid Plant Closes For Repairs
Mr and Mrs J McGill of Park Place travel to Wapello after a family illness while the Huttig McDermid Pearl Button Company halts all operations for several days for boiler repair and machine cleaning and repair. About 150 workers are temporarily laid off as departments shut down.
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Huttig-McDermid Pearl Button Company
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