Muscatine High Plans 1915 16 Basketball Schedule
Coach C M Traver announced a 15 game high school basketball schedule for 1915 16. Key opponents include Iowa City Davenport Ottumwa Burlington Washington and Columbus Junction with home and away games starting December 3 and continuing into March.
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C. M.traver
Iowa City
Davenport
Ottumwa
Burlington
Washington
Muscatine
Traver
Letts
Wapello
Lone Tree
Columbus Junction
Washing‘ton
West Liberty
West ‘Liberty
Auscatine
Dillon dominates Flynn in ten round Broadway bout
New York City report says Jack Dillon of Indianapolis outfought veteran Jim Flynn in every round at the Broadway Sporting Club. Flynn fought gamely, but Dillon's body work and infighting advantage carried the fight as Flynn showed signs of aging and slower
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New York City
N. Y
Jack Dillon
Indianapolis
Jim Flynn
Broadway Sporting Club
Flynn
Pueblo
Dillon
Jim
Dillon Hvas
Willard Hissed at California Theatre
Los Angeles December 1. About 7 000 theatergoers hissed Jess Willard at the Orpheum theater while an actor tested chains on stage and Willard refused to perform. The audience cheered when he warned he would be in the spotlight, not discarded, amid the tense scene.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jess Willard
Orpheum
Sevral
Champain
Jess
Milwaukee Railroad Restores Daily Local Freight Trains
The Milwaukee Railroad now runs one local freight train each way daily after a policy change that took effect yesterday. Previously the line operated one daily local service only through spring, then reduced to tri weekly trains on Mondays Wednesdays westbound and Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays return. The renewed daily service should aid local patrons.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Revival of Mississippi River traffic explored at convention
Thomas Willinson led delegates from Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Iowa and Missouri at Quincy as the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association urged revived river traffic tied to railroad lines. A new self propelled steel barge was showcased and tonnage estimates from Minneapolis to St Louis were discussed along with plans for docks and a forthcoming navigation company with thirty six quadruple screw barges.
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Associated Press
Quincy
Thomas Willinson
Burlington
Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iinois
Iowa
Missouri
Mississippi Valley
St. Anthony Falls
New Orleans
Wilkinson
Association
Congress
Champ Clark
National House of Representatives
Middle West
United States
Panama Canal
Dubuque
Mississippi
Ohio
Illinois
Des Moines
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Lake City
Minn
St. Paul
Red Wing
Winona
LaCrosse
Clinton
Bettendorf
Rock Island
Davenport
Mustazine
Fort Madison
Keo Kuk
Hannibal
Illasco
jAlton
Moline
Alton
Seek Remedy for Freight Congestion
New York committee of railroad operating officials met at the Trunk Line Association to find ways to prevent further export freight embargos and to maintain regular movement of export traffic. They will meet daily and seek cooperation of shippers and steamship companies to speed freight and ease congestion.
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Associated Press
New York
N. Y
Trunk Line Association
Pennsylvania
Special Prices on Rubber Goods Offered at Local Shop
Local shop advertises 300 pairs of ladies rubbers in all sizes and shapes at 850 and 200 pairs of men's rubbers at .435. Also features over shoes in cloth tops or all rubber, first quality, guaranteed at low prices. Includes 200 pairs of men's dress shoes, lace or button, cloth tops. Men’s work shoes priced at 2.40, 2.85, and 3.00. Shoe repairing offered. Boston Shoe Shop Germam Amarin nek Ulde.
Musserville M E Ladies' Aid Meets at Mrs Sprague Home
South End notes report the Musserville M E Ladies' Aid gathering at Mrs W A Sprague's home with sewing and a business meeting followed by refreshments. The group will meet again in two weeks. Chas Stirlen of Nebraska Street was moved to Hershey Hospital in critical condition after rheumatism and tuberculosis. Leonard James on Stewart Road is ill at home. Miss Hildred Hintermeister leaves Stewart Road for Davenport to attend her brother's wedding.
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Musserville M E. Ladies’ Aid
W. A. Sprague
Ladies’ Aid
Chas, Stirlen
Nebraska Street
Hershey Hospital
South End
Leonard .James
Stewart Road
Hildred ‘Hintermeister
iDavernport
Fredonia
J. Fred Moore
Fred Flatt
Walter McDaniel
Lisbon
JN. Dak
May Shinn
Etts
Turkington
Chas. N. Johnston
Chicago
Elmer Tedford
Kansas
Turkington & Son
Tom Robertson
Missionary Society of the
United Presbyterian Church
Columbus City
J. H. Woodside
Methodist Episcopal
HE. C. Brooks
R. J. Allred
North Carolina
Matilda J. Rayburn
Alicea Orris
Woodside
Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Church
Local News Roundup From Columbus Junction and Surroundings
Colum bus Junction residents share visits with relatives in Davenport Muscatine Letts and Keithsburg while students and performers contribute to community life. A funeral for Israel Rabenold is announced with the Ladies Aid Society to meet after services at the Reformed church.
Barge Line Project Proposed for Muscatine
B Layton promoter announces plan to organize a barge service on the upper Mississippi to move through freight from the Twin Cities to New Orleans with Muscatine as head office. Initial operations target bulky freight bypassing railroads, later expanding to general freight via steamboat-towed barge strings.
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Mississippi
B. Layton
Muscatine Levee
Upper River
Twin Cities
New Orleans
Layton
Quincy
St. Louis
Upper
Gulf
Barnhard Barge
Muscatine
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Pan American scientific congress sets Washington dates
Arrangements for the second Pan American scientific congress in Washington D C run December 27 to January 8 with most hotel space reserved. About 65 conventions may be merged into the event as 1000 plus scientists publicists and educators have accepted invitations to attend, joining joint sessions with other bodies.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Local Men Attend Tri-City Gym-Fest
Six Muscatine men from the local Y M C A attended the Tri-City Associations gym fest and banquet held last night in Rock Island. Willis the Y M C A physical director gave a short address on school physical training. O E Johnson now with Davenport Y M C A was also on the program. Local attendees included W A Block C J Willis Edwin McGrew Arthur Lindsley Paul Satterthwaite and Perl Satterthwaite.
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Tri-City
Rock Island
O.E. Johnson
Davenport Y. M. C. A
W. A. Block
C. J. Willis
Edwin McGrew
Arthur Lindsley
Paul Satterthwaite
Perl Satterthwaite
Thanksgiving Homecomings From Monmouth Area
Morning Sun notes numerous local students and relatives returning for Thanksgiving from Monmouth College in Illinois and elsewhere. Areas mentioned include Cedar Falls Galesburg Burlington Davenport Pittsburg Marion Urbana Wayland and Mediapolis with residents visiting kin and friends. The piece also mentions a drive to establish a public library in Louisa County and community holiday events.
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Morning Sun
Ira
Monmouth
Evelyn ‘Campbell
Harold E. Wilson
Cecil Wilson
E. Raymond Wilson
Cecil
George Warner
Wilson
Lelah Wilson
Fort Morgan
Colo
Samuel Marshall
Cedar Falls
Cal. Mclhinney
Iowa State Teachers’ College
D. McEplhinney
Ethel
Luella Brown
Will
Marion
Urbana
Iowa
Boller
Baja
Wayland
Home Club
New England
Helen Brown
Lemma Beck
Ruth ‘Beck
Hazel Selzer
Davenport
Burlington
Leroy’ Pierce
Lincoln
Ill
Fred Cuthamp
Columbus Junction
S. G. Robertson
Johnston
Edna Sterrett
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Leow
Pardo
Wes
Boston
Germag Amarin Nek Ulde
South End Ladies’ Aid
Leona Thomann
A. P. Thomann
Duncombe
Elton Allen
Gerald
Genesvilla
Wm. McCormick
D. R. Hughes
Cotter
R. D. Hughes
W. H. Hughes
Lulu Crossley
H. O. ‘Hall
J. K. Blair
Clarence Thorley
Opal. MciSay
Keithsburg
Phillip Baer
Presbyterian Church
Prof. Baer
L. E. Shanan
T. M. ‘Balcoff
W. F. Hall
Ralph Cass
E. W. MscWilliams
Clair Clark
Gretchen Klotz
Ervin Rabenold
Ainsworth
Israel
Rabenold
The
Reformed Church
G. W. McKay
Barge Line Company
B. Layton Promoter
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