West Liberty Fair Ends With Fast Pacing Highlighted by Teddie Cox
The West Liberty Iowa fair closed with strong crowds and high class races led by Teddie Cox driving to a 2:19% mile in the 2:35 pace. Major Gantz won the 2:15 pace with three straight heats and Red Queen took the 2:25 trot purse. Other events included a motorcycle race won by Will Ingraham and a large buggy show with seventeen entries awarding prizes to top finishers.
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West Liberty
Major Gantz
Red Queen
Teddie Cox
Quigley
Jessie Edgington
Kelly
Joe Cannon
Teddie Cox—Miller
Ruler Lee—Quigley
Harry Weaver—Johnson
Matsy—Meeker
Hee
Jimmie K.—Perry
Gantz—Johnson
Lizzie Warden—Killion
John Conklin
Will Ingraham
C. R. Hutchison
W. F. Wilout
Dorothy Evans
E. A. Ady
P. N. Gibson
Gabel
Walter Foge
FE. E. Wolf
John O'Leary
Geo. Kennedy
Roach Team Takes Lead in Geneva Golf Chance
Roach leads by four points as final match at Geneva golf links approaches and Molis posts a high score while greens are in poor condition. First game finished yesterday with lumbermen ahead by four. Roach credited with one point, Sterne men two for the second, three for the final win to claim the championship.
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Roach
Geneva Golf Links
Sterneman
Minor Heir Fails to Lower Davenport Mile Track Record
Davenport Iowa August 21 minor heir attempted to lower the Davenport mile track record from 2 01 to 2 02 on a soft track finishing the mile in 2 02 with quarters 0 29 1 2 0 59 1 2 1 30 and 2 02. The pacer tired as purses ranged from 600 to 1000 dollars and multiple horses and drivers were listed in the readable results.
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Pacer
Davenport
Maud
Greene
Peanage Guremer
Beauty Wright
James
Dean
Lady Maud C
Palmer
Citation
McMahon
Derryder
Barajia
Shaw
Jerusha
Charley T
Clara Cooper
Dixon
Ding Pointer
Hazel Simmons
Tulee
Senator Clark
de Reyder
Ben Achilles
Lon Medium
Amzi
Margy Wilkes
Aol
Labor Day Regatta Proposed by Launch Club
A launch club plans a Labor Day afternoon regatta with three races if the effort succeeds. A special Tuesday meeting will empower the race committee to arrange the program. The Trades and Labor Assembly backs the celebration, and several launch owners may participate. A gasoline powered clamming craft contest is also discussed, contingent on entries.
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Launch Club
Trades and Labor Assembly
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues
National League results show Chicago 10 over Boston 2 and Brooklyn 6 over Pittsburg 1. Cincinnati blanked New York 0 to 2, St. Louis beat Philadelphia 4 to 0. American League games include Philadelphia 6 over Chicago 1 and Boston 5 over Cleveland 4. New York triumphed 4 to 3 over Detroit. Three Eye League action lists Springfield 1 5 Clinton 5 2 and Decatur 4 Rock Island 2 with Bloomington 5 1 over Dubuque 4 2. Peoria Cedar Rapids postponed. Central Association scores Keokuk 8 Ottumwa 2 and Jacksonville 2 Quincy 9. Oskaloosa 5 1 over Burlington 4 9, Kewanee 5 over Waterloo 0.
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Pittsburg
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston Ee
Brooklyn Ee
Louis Ee
Stenna
Detroit
St. Louis
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Decatur
Peoria
Dubuque
Rock Island
Central Association
Waterloo
Burlington Quincy
Jacksonville
Keokuk
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Kewanee
Brooklyn
Three Eye League
Springfield
Clinton
Bloomington
Peoria Cedar Repids
Quincy
Burlington
Basketball Matchups Set Across Cities
Boston visits Chicago as Chicago hosts Boston. Detroit travels to Washington and Cleveland plays Philadelphia. St. Louis faces New York in a slate of city to city games.
Mrs Cynthia Lee and Nellore Visit Wilton
Mrs. Cynthia Lee and her daughter Nellore of Fredonia have left for Wilton after a brief stay with friends in the city.
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Cynthia Lee
Miss Nellore
Fredonia
Wilton
Evangelist J A Largent Conducts City Camp Meetings
Evangelist J A Largent of Springfield Illinois is in Muscatine conducting gospel meetings in a large tent at 1613 Orange Street. He has six years in evangelistic work and previously visited Muscatine two years ago. He will hold daily evening services for a week and Sunday at 2 PM with special music at all gatherings.
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J.A. Largent
Springfield
Ill
Muscatine
Orange Street
Ottumwa
J. W. Pool
J. H. Popejoy
Mary
C. A. Carpenter
Iowa Falls
Ronald Curtis
West Liberty
George L. Vanauken
Russell
Jane Brookins
J. C. Arington
J. H. Blake
Letts
F. C. Wilcox
Montrose
Rex
Irene
O. P. Wilcox
D. S. Buffington
Wapello
Leila Whitney
Clinton
Iowa
Columbus City
Ruth Clark
Maude Parsons
Clayton Morford
Utter
Cedar Thel
John Barker
Columbus Junction People Attend State Fair and Local Notices
A column from Columbus Junction Iowa lists residents preparing for the state fair with ticket duties at the gate. Several locals travel to West Liberty Des Moines and Keota for events and visits. The piece notes marriages, visits, and departures including Elizabeth Clark Witte and others, plus a local death, and a boat trip program returning home later.
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Columbus Junction
Clyde Duncan
Channing Hall
West Liberty
Des Moines
J. Carson Duncan
Hal Duncan
Elizabeth Clark
Cedar Rapids
Wm. R. Witte
W. H. Hungate
Morning Sun
E. F. Christie
Wapello
Brighton
E. Matheny
St. Louis
O. M. Cavin
Reeder Edmondson
Concord Township
Keota
J. J. Duncan
Iowa City
Cotter
W. A. Smith
C. A. Carpenter
Washington
River Forecast Calls for Slow Mississippi Fall
Stage height change stations report Mississippi river stages slowly falling from Dubuque to Muscatine. Forecaster J. M. Sherier notes continuing decline with readings like Prairie du Chien 1842 feet and Dubuque 144.5 feet, Davenport 0.0, Muscatine -16, and Des Moines Reds 8.
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Dubuque Daa
Prairie du Chien
Mississippi
Dubuque
Muscatine
J. M. Sherier
Record Breaking Crowd On Steamer Sets Sail
One of the year’s largest excursions left shortly after 8 o’clock on the steamer W. W. and barge for the tri cities. The trip was organized by the First Baptist church and was a decided success with a large crowd aboard.
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Tri-Cities
W. W
First Baptist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Liberty Fair
Sirperson—Turner
Kenyon
F. S. W.—Steiner
Mable H
Thomas
Maud Sentinel——_Johnson
Miss Blany (Meeker
Aturday
Mae
Greens
Molis
Carl Schmidt
Roger Jayne
A. Ruckdeschel
Dreier
Block
Ewes E. C. Stocker
Walter Molis
Om ¥. Jackson
R. L. Thompson
J. W Bells Nee A
Cc. O. McBride
W. S. Cohn
E. W Smith
Oease
Ffornelius
W. Second St
Titus Loan & Investment CO
Iowa Avenue
Club
National League
Ellah
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek, Mich
Springfield, I
River Bulletin
New York Central Lines
New York City Grand Central Station
Michigan Central
Niagara Falls
Lake Shore
Warren J. Lynch
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