Heavy losses in baseball despite steady attendance figures
The 1915 major league attendance totaled 6,199,800 across National and American leagues, down from 1909's 7,378,108 but offset by fans drawn to the Federal league and other sports. With circuit adjustments and strong club performances, majors may top prior tallies in coming years if business conditions improve. The piece also notes trotting horse racing results, highlighting Peter the Great’s line and the Bingens among leading families on the Grand Circuit in 1915.
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Mmnor
Peter the Great
Peter
Bingens
Three I League Meeting Set for January 10
Chicago announces postponed Three I league meeting will be held in Moline on January 10. A committee deciding Rock Island territory claims is expected to meet then. Belief grows that Rock Island will be awarded to Three I after the committee investigations.
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Rock Island
Chicago
Moline
Midnight Sleepiness Ahead for Average Man
A reflective line notes that the typical man fails to grasp how sleepy he will be at 7 am the following morning, highlighting the gap between perception and early morning fatigue.
Three Quincy Players Sold To Nashville Club
Dispatches from Nashville report Roy Ziggy Sherer outfielder for the Quincy Three-I team has been purchased by the Nashville club and will report in spring. Pitcher Tretter and catcher Boelvie also join the deal, aimed at trimming older players to fit salaries. The move is among the largest in the league since the season.
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Nashville
Tenn
Roy
Ziggy) Sherer
Quincey Three-I
Sherer
Decatur
Quincy
Tretter
Boelvie
Duck Raising on City Lots Near St Louis
Duck farming thrives in small urban plots as Mr and Mrs C E Doerflinger prove on Carrie Avenue and Hall Street in St Louis Their tiny yard operation yields high quality ducks and several ribbons reflecting efficient use of limited space in poultry farming
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C. E. Doerflinger
Carrie Avenue
Hall Street
St. Louis
Mrs Bowers Improving After Hospital Stay
Mrs Bowers who was ill in St Marys hospital following an operation has been removed to her home and is doing as well as could be expected.
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Bowers
E Bowers
St. Mary's Hospital
Magazine swindlers warned amid fake New York Bureau scam
Joe Esler received word from International Magazine Co. of New York about subscription swindlers operating in the Middle West. A phantom “New York Circulating Bureau” is said to offer six months of Cosmopolitan or Good Housekeeping for 50 cents, with agents falsifying receipts and signatures. Several names and a young man about five feet six inches tall are described. The company says the bureau does not exist, has no authority to solicit subscriptions, and has allegedly diverted hundreds of dollars across multiple states. The firm urges arrest and to notify by wire for instructions.
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Joe Esler
International Magazine Co
New York
Esler
G. Young
J. Funk
New York Circulating Bureau
Saiys
Missouri
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Kentucky
Burt’s Magic Act Delights S S Pupils at Party
Archy Burt the magician entertained the Unitarian Sunday school children and parents at a Christmas party in the church. A large tree with gifts drew attention and a luncheon followed, prepared by Mrs Montgomery, Miss Montgomery, Miss Halbach, and Mrs Wells, with Dr Lyman Greenman aiding. the pastor assisted in the festivities.
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Archy Burt
Unitarian Sunday School
Sarah Elsmore
Samuel Montgomery
Elizabeth Montgomery
Florence Halbach
Jeannette Wells
Lyman Greenman
Red Cross seal sale reports incomplete in Quincy
Reports on the Red Cross seal sale in Quincy are incomplete due to ill children school holidays and other factors. W A Homan, president of the Anti Tuberculosis league, hopes to file detailed reports by tomorrow as collections from Christmas stamp drives are tallied.
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Red Cross
Quincy
W. A. Homan
Anti-Tuberculosis League
Mrs Winter Hosts Neighborhood 500 Club Social
Mrs Winter entertained the Neighborhood 500 club yesterday at her home 1507 State street prizes were won by Mrs Al Gerht and Mrs Will Lohmeyer Refreshments followed the games and a social hour was held with guests including Mrs Ed Pfanschmidt of Chicago Mrs Otto Bauman and Mrs Will Woddell of Quincy
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Winter
G. Winter
Neighborhood 500 Club
State Street
al Gerht
Will Lohmeyer
Ed. Pfanschmidt
Chicago
Otto Bauman
Will Woddell
Quincy
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Sttle
Pepper Bakkell
Daddy
tSa
Ile
Today’s Sporting News
Peter the Great Turf King
Bingen
Tion
Bilgen
Baron Wilkes
Axtell
Wilkes Bow
Onward
Trotter
Boelzle
Nashville Club of Southern
Doerflinger
Docklingers
Burt
S. S
Keeley Treatment
Keeley Institute
Dwight, Illinois
Rector
W. Monroe St
Central
I, Snyder
Godin
Carrienn
Pfalmo
Knollenberg Milling CO
Quincy National Bank
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