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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1913
Page
8
An appeal in the Waterloo Courier urges fans to unite behind manager Jay Andrews for the upcoming season. The factions have clashed over who should lead Waterloo’s team, but the call declares the dispute settled and asks for projected strong local backing to ensure a successful 1914 season.
Manager Andrews plans to rebuild Waterloo baseball with a young squad after a lean season. He announced a shift to develop homegrown talent, with many veterans released to clear debt, aiming for a stronger showing next year.
Oakville Iowa December 16 Shorty Gambly of Burlington and George Larigon of Oakville announce a wrestling match Tuesday night in Oakville. About 400 tickets sold amid public objections. Winner takes 60 percent of receipts, loser 40 percent. Match set for eight thirty.
Moline YMCA will not play a local basketball game this week as an investigation shows no representative team from the up river town. Plans for a Men’s-City Athletic league series are under way with five associations. A gymnastics contest may be staged here next winter featuring parallel bars, horizontal bars, side horse, duck and mats. Maurice Driges may coach a Rock Island quintet to visit Muscatine.
Fairfield, Dec 17. Negotiations for a Parsons college basketball tour through Wisconsin and Illinois have been settled. Coach Brown announced the team will depart the first week in January with games against Sluscatine Y M C A at the start, then Wisconsin State University, Monroe Cardinals at Monroe, Kewanee Y M C A, and Knox College at Galesburg.
In St Paul Minnesota on December 15 nearly 4500 people attended the first baseball game in the city since December 1. Prominent locals including Mayor Keller participated in the exhibition and gate receipts went to the community Christmas fund.
At the annual meeting in New York City in 1915 the National League elected eight club presidents to a four year term with Mrs Britton as president, and Gov. Tower voting for reforms. Hempstead and Mrs Britton attended signaling a shift toward pacific leadership in the league.
Great White Way officials review Lincoln highway connections through Illinois from Sterling Morrison to Rock Island Des Moines via Rock Valley and Muscatine routes. Route recommendations advise tourists to use the Lincoln highway to Sterling or Morrison then proceed to Rock Island or follow riverbank scenic paths to Rock Island.
The funeral was conducted by the Rev. C. St. Phipps of West Chester. Remains were interred in Elmer cemetery five miles west of town.
Delayed Kalona report lists Earl Britton at home from South English and Mrs Blanche Michael visiting Iowa City relatives. Movements include EB Boyce visiting North Liberty, Ernest Felzke traveling to Leavenworth after a telegram on a brother’s wife’s death, and the King family visiting relatives before returning to Clearfield. Also noted are Vera Durat and Helen Bock visiting Muscatine, Prof Mester umpiring a Wellman versus What Cheer basketball game, and numerous local trips to Manchester Davenport Wellman and Chicago.
New York reports a prominent Michigan lawyer, Devere Hall of Bay City, aged about 60, found dead after allegedly leaping or falling ten stories from the Hotel Marie Antoinette. Servants discovered his body in the hotel courtyard today, shocking legal circles.
Town City, Dec 1 Manager Kellogg has closed a contract with Chicago for a basketball game between the Maroons and the Hawkeyes on February 16 at Town floor. This secures six conference games two each with Minnesota Chicago and Northwestern.
The Homesteaders plan a Tuesday evening gathering at K C Mall for a class of 60. Special Deputy A L Moreau will supervise the adoption ritual and a social after, with Chase's Orchestra providing music. Moreau aims to expand the group, expecting to double membership before moving to other fields.
A Cleveland Young Men's Christian Association secretary announces a forthcoming meeting to inaugurate a movement aimed at bringing fathers and sons closer together. The plan seeks to foster understanding and comradeship across generations among local families.
Two junior classes at the YMCA pitted teams in a month long contest with the losing side to host a victory dinner. The event, held Saturday morning after Sunday class, features games from bath bowl to ring hockey and rewards new member referrals, with junior attendance reportedly doubling since the contest began.
Movement aims to help fathers and sons understand each other by gathering ten interested fathers to discuss outside influences on their sons. The goal is to prevent evils and break down the Darricks that often exist between fathers and sons.
Automatic basting saves the roast juices, avoiding manual effort. A concave top causes vaporized juices to condense and funnel to the center, dripping back onto the meat. Suitable for daily use with meat, poultry, fish, bread, beans, and more.
Fragmentary OCR text describes sanitary roaaters fashioned from seamless stamped steel with rounded corners and enamel finish. Mentions reed flintet and matchless turduoise not placed for dirt cling. unclear full product and purpose due to garbled source.
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