Clinton Fans Hopeful On 1915 Baseball Plans
Clinton, Dec. 26. Prospects brighten for Central Association baseball in Clinton for 1915 after Bert Hough visit. Subscriptions offered by locals and Clinton Street Railway Co. bolster the guarantor fund. A January 12 meeting at Waterloo will decide circuit completion, with Galesburg Mason City and Port Dodge seeking admission. President Justice to state his stance at Waterloo.
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Clinton
Clnton
Bert Hough
Presient
M. &. Justice
League
Teavoo
Basin Pall
Clinton, Street Railway Co
Waterloo
Galesburg
Mason City
Port Dodge
Tha Jongud
Elty Thly
Justice
Davenport High Next Opponent for Muscatine Basketball
Muscatine High prepares for Davenport High on January 7 at Davenport. Coaches enforce strict vacation training amid a strong Davenport lineup, last year beating Muscatine by one point. Muscatine aims to stay conditioned and avoid criticism for any lax prep as they seek to prove they can develop into a regular, competitive team this season.
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Davenport High School
Muscatine High School
Laniuary
Pavanport
Paveenport
Basketears
Davenportora
Urerl
Wlumat
Ulnter
Traver
Davenport
Teddy Jacobs Outpoints Frankie Brawn At Longacre Club
Teddy Jacobs defeated Frankie Brawn in ten rounds in the main bout at the Longacre Club yesterday afternoon. The New York fight card featured Jacobs winning on points in the featured event.
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Teddy Jacobs
New York High
New York
Teddy Jaccobs
Frankie Brawn
Longacre Club
Galesburg seeks berth in Central Association and Waterloo meeting
Burlington president Charles Kaletch reports Galesburg business leaders favor the Central Association and plan attendance at the Waterloo League meeting in January. He notes likely early talks on a minor league club, potential manager Red Welsh, and Mason City’s bid to join the circuit as interest grows.
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Burlington
Charles Kaleteh
Burlington Baseball Association
Galespur
Central Association
Waterloo
Ithinois
Gentral Association
Kaletch
Galesburg
Thare
Currant
Red” Welsh
Galesbury
Red
Mason City
Mason City Dispatch
Park Jun
Tantary
Dispatch
Charley White Trains Onboard In Bold Late-Night Stunt
New York December 26 Charley White famed lightweight champion trained aboard a late Lake Shore Limited en route to Madison Square Garden. He set up a portable gym in the baggage car, shadow boxed in cramped space, used a fox terrier as sparring partner, then cooled with a trainer rubdown. White reported feeling good after the journey.
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New York
Charliet White
Chicago
Lake Shore
White
Joe Shagree
Madison Square Garden
East
Nate Lewis
the Bernstein
Charlin
Local boxing bouts feature fast finishes and praised undercard
Jacobs wins as a pretty supporter kisses him in the ring before the bout. Marty Cross defeats Frankie McCann in the semi final after McCann quits in the first round. Kig Taylor beats Id Sullivan in a ten round bout at the Vanderbilt. A C Taylor floors his opponent with a right hand in the seventh but fails to secure a knockout.
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Jacobs
Marty Cross
Leach
Frankie McCann
Kig Taylor
1D Sullivan
Vanderbilt
A. C. Taylor
Kid Williams Crowned 4A Bantam Champion in Ten Rounds
New York December 26 Sid Kil linamy of Baltimore defeated Johnny Daly of New York in a ten round battle at the Pioneer A. C. Williams dominated every round and would have stopped Daly if not for the resilient Gotham fighter.
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New York
Sid Killinamy
Baltimore
Johnny Daly
Pioneer A. C
Williams
Wold
Little Gotham Boy
Levinsky
Dan
Porky
Plyna
A Dollar Down and A Dollar a Week Savings Plan
A promotional description of a savings plan urging regular weekly installments to build bank funds. Encourages starting an account with the Savings Department to ensure continual deposits and future cash availability.
Savings Plan for 1915 Installment Probed
A prospect urges starting with a first dollar and adding a dollar weekly to grow savings. The plan notes four percent interest compounded twice yearly boosts the total. Readers are invited to come in Saturday night.
Williams Fights Through to Victory in Close Bout
Muscatine State Bank reports a hard fought match where Will Williams pressured from start to finish while Daly supported by Daly's defense. In the later rounds the champion attempted to stop the determined opponent but failed to land decisive blows. Daly left marked by the punishment and Williams won weighing 116% to Daly's 2112.
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Willliams
Geatly
Daly
Williams
Abe Attell Captures Tilt With Flynn in Fifteen Rounds
In Denver Abe Attell defeated Joe Flynn after a twenty five minute fifteen round session in a brutal battle. Attell landed sharp rights to the jaw driving Flynn to the canvas multiple times and earned the decision amid a ferocious exchange.
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Denver
Colo
Abe Attell
Joe Flynn
Attell
Abe
Flynn
Paris Senator Urges Exiled French Cities to Attend Panama Expo
Senator Pierre Gomat writes to Petit Journal urging Parisian exiles and Belgian towns Liege and Louvain to send representatives to the Panama exposition in San Francisco. He argues they could share the tale of a city ruined ten years ago but now reclaimed prosperity and renewed vigor as inspiration for France.
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Paris
Piarre Gomat
Petit Journal
San Francisco
Francy
Rheims
Lille
Arras
Liege
Louvain
Belgium
Christmas Parcels Still Arriving at Local Post Office
Large number of parcel post shipments arrived on the 24th and yesterday. Postmaster McNutt and assistant F W Walker coordinated ten men and five wagons to clear the backlog. By last evening all parcels had been delivered, though congestion in larger cities held back some packages and more wagons may be added today.
Hogs shipped from Muscatine in record weekly totals
Carloads of live stock from Muscatine surged this week with Muscatine county supplying at least 15 carloads and over 40 double deckers sent east. Muscatine agents predict larger shipments as Illinois counties under quarantine reopen and help allow Mercar and Rock Island county hogs to arrive locally next week.
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Muscatina County
C. N. Nicholson
J. P. Squiren Company
Muscatine
Muscatine County
Illinois
Pou Llinois
Magentine
Nicholaons
Mercar
Rock Island County
Quarantine Lifted in Louisa County Iowa Livestock
Federal root and mouth disease quarantine ended in Blackhawk Buchanan Tama and Louisa counties Iowa allowing shipments from Clinton and Johnson counties after federal inspection and certification. Maryland limits and other counties retain restrictions for cattle movement under the new provisions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Towa
Blackhawk
Buchanan
Tama
Loulea
Clinton
Johnson
Maryland
Caroline
Queen Anne
Talbot
Washington Counties
Kent County
TUSS ROYALTY QUITS MOSCOW
The Russian imperial family departed Moscow for the battle front and Tsarskoe Selo after days in the city. Emperor visited hospitals and a military school while the Empress and children left for Tsarskoe Selo. Delegations from Orthodox and Jewish groups donated 15,000 roubles for army needs, which the emperor gratefully accepted.
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Moscow
Petrograd
Alexandria
Tsarskoe Selo
Kremlin
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