Mississippi Valley Power Boat Regatta Ends With Minnie C II Victory
The Muscatine Launch Club hosted a record regatta on the upper Mississippi in Muscatine. The Minnie C II of Ft. Madison dominated the 20 mile course at over 25 mph, while Lamb IV took third in a 36 footers race. The event concluded with a lavish riverfront parade and no accidents reported.
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Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
Muscatine
Minnie C. II
Ft. Madison
Fairport
Harriett
Upper Mississippi
Muscatine Launch Club
Waters
Minnie C
St. Louis
R. M. Combs
Davenport
Rock Island
B. B
Davenport Boat Club
Star III
Lamb TV
Red Top
Illinois
Lamb IV
Red
Arvilla
Lamb
Lso
Packie McFarland to meet Welsh again in rematch
Chicago lad Packie McFarland challenges Welsh after a disputed draw in a twenty five round fight on the Fourth. McFarland and manager Harry Gilmore plan to confer with club officials while eyeing possible Labor Day or Admission Day action and talk of a match with Battling Nelson in the north.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Packie McFarland
Chicago Lad
McFarland
Harry Gilmore
Chicago
San Francisco
Stock Yards
Battling Nelson
Illinois
Independent Victory Delights Fans In Saturday Baseball Clash
The Independents defeated the Rail Splitters from Cedar Rapids in a lively park battle at the fair grounds on Saturday. Nance contributed solid defense and accuracy behind the plate as Weisner, Cook, and Dietz sparked a high scoring effort, with Detweiler and McGreer starting fast and Weisner driving in key runs.
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Bebb
Fair Grounds Park
Home Guard
Cedar Rapids
Independents
Nance
McGreer
Detweiler
Weisner
Cook
Dietz
Pearl City
Biederman
Mr. Kopecky
Darrah
ER He AD
C. Rapids
Roddy
Lf Biederman
Sracka
Cabalka
Paul
Braulik
Kopecky
Muscatine A.B
MecGreer
Chayka If
Cooper Detweiler
tTruxell
Preston Wins Championship at Geneva Golf Club Meet
Rev. B. C. Preston captured the gold medal in the Geneva Golf and Country Club championship held Saturday afternoon. R. L. Thompson won the second flight with Fred Beach as runner up, while J. A. Davidson defeated Schner for bronze. Matches were close with Preston finishing three up and one to play against Walter Molis.
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Walter Molis
Rev
B. C. Preston
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Geneva Links
Charles McBride
Molis
Harold Morgan
D. W. Jackson
F E. W. Smith
C. O. McBride
W. R. Jayne
D. V. Jackson
Fred Beach
J. A. Stephens
F. A. Neidig
W. E. Downer
R. L. Thompson
H. D. Warfield
Chas. Grade
J. A. Davidson
Will Randall
Charles Schener
H. Jameson
Charles Schner
Chas
Schner
Rev. B. C. Preston
Preston
Galway i
Electric Bitters Cure Dyspepsia Adverts at Havercamp
An advertisement promotes electric bitters as a cure for dyspepsia liver and kidney complaints and general debility. The ad lists a price of 50 cents and the Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store as the selling location.
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Havercamp
White Collar Line schedules steamers to Davenport and Burlington
White Collar Line steamers Columbia and Helen Blair depart Davenport every weekday at 7 a m and Sundays at 7 30 a m returning at 7 p m Burlington boat leaves weekdays at 8 30 p m arriving Burlington at 9 15 next morning J Y G Block Co agents
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White Collar Line
Columbia
Helen Blair
Davenport
Burlington
JY. G. Block CO
Pirates Beat Cubs 10–5 on West Side Park
Crippled Cubs fall to the Pirates 10 to 5 as Murphy's battering shocks the lineup. White Sox suffer a 5–3 loss to Detroit before traveling east for a new stretch.
Gans Nelson Fight Called A Fake By Critics
San Francisco July 6 Critics at ringside deny the Gans Nelson bout was fixed. The report that the colored champion laid down to Nelson is branded fake. Gans hid his fatigue and loss of pace as Nelson pressed with fast, savage blows in the later rounds.
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David Nance
Kewanee
San Francisco
Cal
Gans
Sporting Headquarters
Nelson
Frisco
Corbett
John L. Sullivan
New Orleans
Sullivan
Tom Corbett
Selig
Goldfield
Jack Welch
Baseball results from yesterday across major leagues
In the American League Chicago lost to Detroit three to five while St. Louis beat Cleveland two to one. National League Chicago routed Pittsburg five to nineteen and St. Louis swept Cincinnati six to five. Central Association Ottumwa fell to Burlington six to zero. Keokuk edged Waterloo two to one, in ten innings. Jacksonville beat Quincy four to five, Oskaloosa defeated Kewanee eight to zero. Three I League Cedar Rapids topped Rock Island two to one. Decatur blanked Springfield nine to zero. Dubuque defeated Clinton seven to one while Bloomington beat Peoria one to zero.
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Pirates
Cubs
Chicago
West Side Park
Smoketown Band
Pfiester
Mulberry
Murphy’s Breadwinners
Pittsburg
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
White Sox
Browns
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Pet
Detroit Secre
Burlington
Central Association
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Waterloo
Jacksonville
Quincy
S. Oskaloosa
Kewanee
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Decatur
Springfield
Dubuque
Clinton
Bloomington
Peoria
Today’s NBA Matches Across Major Cities
Brooklyn visits Chicago while New York plays Cincinnati Philadelphia hosts Pittsburg Boston faces St Louis and New York plays Philadelphia in a busy slate of games today.
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National League
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Boston
St. Louis
American League
Dr King's Discovery Cures Colds and Prevents Consumption
A Crug of Wietake touts Dr King s New Discovery as a remedy for cold or cough and as prevention against consumption. Prices 50c and $1.00. Havercamp s Prescription Drug Store.
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Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Minnie
Teaser
Marcella
Mississippi Lumber and Box Company
Packie
Anoth
Cision
Chas. H. Gobble
Anson
SOX
Tigers
Tennehill
Davis
Altrock
Ill
Far East
Negro
Dane
Weber
Ruthenberg Clothing Co
East Second St
McQuesten & Sawyer CO
Mira Hershey Lumber Company
Mason
Wilton
Rock Island Greenbushers
Wilton Independents
Ayres’ Park
Killion
Nitch Leith
Dornseif
Abbott
Teenle
Atwill
Shafit
Kiser Rieht
McGinnis
Humes
Huber
Batrd
Lane
Myers
Rhodenbruch
Welkern
Bacon and Whitmer
Whitmer and
Cooing
Henry Jayne
Arthur Loffman
Wm. Hoffman
KR. Jayne
Jaysh & Hope Man
Lowa Avenue
Journal Office
Iowa
P. Ingham
Attorney AT Law
East Znd St
H. D. Horst
New
German-American Bank
Prank L. Blasmeier
Telephone
G. MA. Titus
Titus & Jackson
Iowa Ave
Thos. Brown
First National Bank
J. Carshaddan
W. D. Burk
Pepper
Carshraddan, Burk & Pep
West Second Street
G. Stein
S. M. Hughes
S. G. Stein
J. R. Reuling
W. E. Bliven
J. Carskaddan
F. FP. Sawyer
M. Kautz Baking Co
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