Peace terms near in organized baseball deal
A conference among the National and American leagues and Federal league delegates adjourned with progress toward peace. They expect Landis’s ruling first, then a final treaty. Key figures include Gilmore Sinclair Weeghman and Tinker. Negotiations aim to retain players and consolidate clubs across leagues with new management roles.
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New York
National Commission
Federal League
K. M. Landis
American League
Judge Landis
Landis
James A. Gilmore
Harry Sinclair
Charles Weeghman
Até
George S. Ward
Brooklyn Federals
Brooklyn
Washington Park
Chicago National. League
St. Louis Nationals
Federals
Joe Tinker
Chicago Federals
Chicago
Fielder Jones
St. Louis
Roger Bresnahan
Chicago Nationals
Cleveland American Association
Toledo
Miller Huggins
St.Paul
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Buffalo
Newark
Harry F. Sinclair
New York Nationals
National Baseball Commission
Commis
Sion
Garry Herrman
Cincinnati
Tener
National League
Ban Johnson
Kenesaw M. Landis
Organized Baseball
Sage and Sulphur Hair Tonic Promises Gray to Dark Transform
An old advertising jingle touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound as a 50 cent remedy to turn gray hair dark and lustrous. It claims to restore thickness, remove dandruff, and stop itching, claiming the color darkens naturally within a morning and improves with repeated use.
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Wyeth
Quakers Seek 1916 Coach as Schedule Outlined
Philadelphia Dec 17 The University of Pennsylvania football committee held a long meeting but did not select a head coach for the 1916 eleven. Candidates discussed included William M Hollenbach Robert Folwell and Dr M S Bennett. Nine games are planned starting with Gettysburg or Ursinus and ending with Cornell with a possible Illinois or Wisconsin game under consideration.
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Philadelphia
University of Ponnselvine
William M. Hollenbach
Pennsylvania State College
Robert Folwell
Washington and Jefferson College
M. S. Bennett
Pennsylvania
Haverford College
Gettysburg
Ursinus
Cornell
University of Tlinois
University of Wisconsin
White Welsh Bout Canceled in Excelsior Springs
Charlie White of Chicago announced receipt of a telegram from his New York manager stating his scheduled bout with Freddie Welsh has been called off. No reasons were given. White has been resting in Excelsior Springs preparing to enter training for the match.
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White-Welsh
Excelsior Springs
Charlie ‘White
Chicago
New York
Freddie Welsh
White
Welsh
Forfeit Fund Clash To Decide Decatur Salaries
Peoria Ill Dec 17 The Three Eye league faces a court path over paying Decatur players with 500 dollars deposited with the league If the league refuses Decatur will seek a restraining order to force the use of the funds toward back salaries The Decatur club argues forfeits should pay salaries and asks the National board to reconsider.
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Pegria
Three Eye League
Decatur
J. H. Corbett
Decatur Baseball Club
Atyoke
Chicago
A. R. Tearney
National Board
San Francisco
National Association of Professional ‘Baseball
Corbett
Teamey
J. T. Hayes
Davenport
McCabe
O’brien
Kirmayer
St. Louis
Henanse
Peoria
St. Louis Browns
National ‘Board
Decatur Club
National Commission
Michigan and Washington bid for Rheinschild as coach
Two universities, Michigan and Washington, invited Walter Rheinschild to coach their football teams next season. Rheinschild said he would wait a while before deciding which offer to accept.
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Los Angeles
University of Michigan
University of Washington
Walter Rheinschild
Formeer Michigan
Rheinschild
Foley's Honey and Tar Croup Remedy Endorsed by Families
Recommended for coughs colds croup hoarseness inflamed throat bronchial trouble or sore chest Foley's Honey and Tar opens air passages soothes heals inflamed surfaces and restores normal breathing W C Allen Boseley Mo says he raised four children with it and used the medicine for eight or ten years Miller Arthur Drug Co. endorses its use as the best cough and croup remedy.
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Foley
W .C. Allen
Boseley, Mo
Miller & . Arthur. Drug Co
Deed Settlement For Chadock Boys College Lands
Deed granted to Chadock Boys School for Quincy Chautauqua grounds near the Illinois State Bank building. Trustees met yesterday afternoon to finalize the deed from T Chester Poling. ground purchased earlier for dormitory construction. First building foundation already completed and rapidly progressing.
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Chaddock Boys’ School
Quincy Chautauqua
Illinois State Bank
Bo Shi Ki club formed by Ninth grade girls
A Ninth grade meeting at the Junior High School organized the Bo Shi Ki club with Helen Haley as president, Laura Vincent vice president, Edith Kohl secretary, and Jeneva Card treasurer. A second club formed at the YMCA adopted the motto What to do and when and how to do it, with a meeting schedule to be set.
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Helen Haley
Laura Vincent
Edith Kohl
Jeneva Card
Warsaw Man Denied Pardon By Governor
Twenty seven pardons petitioned by prisoners were denied by Gov. Dunne on Wednesday following state board of pardons guidance. Otis Winkler, sentenced for life in Hancock county circuit court in 1908 for his wife’s murder, was among those denied. The crime occurred on the river front at Warsaw.
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Dunne
State Board of Pardons
Otis Winkler
Hancock County
Penitentiary
Warsaw
Winkler
Local notes list students and residents in town
E S Thomas of Collins Plow Co. is homebound with grip. Erwin and Merle Lummis, sons of Mr. and Mrs. H F Lummis, expected home Tuesday from Urbana for Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bradley left for Elsberry Mo by death of his mother. Walter Brown, UI Urbana student, ill but returning home soon. Charles Vincent of Lima, a merchant, in city on business. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Baker of Payson neighborhood in city yesterday. Dan Cupid had a poor day with no wedding licenses issued. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kircher of Ellington in town on business. W J Singleton home from trips to Ferris, Nauvoo, Burnside and nearby areas.
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E. S. Thomas
Collins Plow Co
Erwin
Merle Lummis
H F. Lummis
U.of I
Urbana
Robert J. Bradley
Elsberry
Quincy
Walter Brown
W. S. Brown
University of Illinois
Charles. Vincent
Lima
Louis Baker
Payson
Dan Cupid
Billy Smith
Movie Schedule for December Matinees and Nights
Sunday matinee and night screen "This is the Life" on December 19. The Birth of a Nation screens Sunday December 26 and Monday December 27 with matinee and night showings. Tuesday December 27 also features The Birth of a Nation in matinee and night performances.
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Guy Coombs
Anna Nelsson
Martin Stong
Marguerite Courtot
Marguerite
Billy ‘Reeves
Charlie Chaplin
Elderbush Gulch
Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey for Colds
Keep child dry and comfortable and give Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey. It soothes and antiseptically raises phlegm while reducing inflammation. First dose gives relief with continued care preventing serious illness. Don’t delay treatment. get a bottle 25c at druggists.
Benny Leonard Knocks Out Mandot in Seventh Round
Benny Leonard of New York knocked out Joe Mandot of New Orleans in the seventh round in New York. Leonard weighed 135 and Mandot 134¼. Wolgast quit after seven rounds with Lead Cross in Cadillac, Michigan, and Joe Welling of Chicago outpointed Young Brown in ten rounds in this city.
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Joe
Mandot
New York
Benny Leonard
Joe Mandot
New Orleans
Leonard
Wolgast
Ad Wolgast
Cadillac
Mich
Cross
Wolg
Wollast
Joe Welling
Chicago
Young Brown
In. T
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Lorainne Bernard
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Fred Kircher
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W. J. Singleton
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