Willard Faces Busy Heavyweight Season With Challengers
Uncertainty over future Mist war defenses for Jess Willard fades as a busy 1910s heavyweight season looms. Several giants, including Lee Bedin, Fred Fulton, Cowler, Weinert, Coffey, Moran, Harry Wills, Georges Carpentier, and Gunboat Smith, rival Willard in height and build. Historical heights of Jeffries, Corbett, Johnson, Fitzsimmons, Sharkey, Choynski, and Burns are contrasted. Separately, George T. Odee is poised to replace Robert D. Wrenn as president of the National Lawn Tennis Association, while Joe Stecher claims 51 contests since 1912 with Turner and Lewis as the only grapplers to avoid pinning him.
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New York
Jess Willard
Charce
Willard
Lee Bedin
Fred Fulton
Cowler
Weinert
Jeffries
Corbett
Sullivan
Jack Johnson
Fitzsimmons
Sharkey
Choynski
Tommy Burns
Tenis
George T. Odee
Robert D. Wrenn
National Lawn Tennis Association
Wrenn
Joe Stecher
Dodge
George Turner
Strangler” Lewis
Nebraska
Bleones league chaos and tonic ads flood the page
A jumble of game chatter and odd phrases blends with a full page of patent medicine ads. The fragment mentions Bloomers, Biron town, and a “PHIL ADELPITEA” reference amid referee chatter and salacious lines, ending with Miller & Arthur Drug Co offering a purgative tablet line and kidney pills.
Bloomer Baseball Sours After Bad Base Ball Plague
The town blames a string of illnesses among players and crowds as a trip to Bloomington sparks a game with everyone catching ailments like ptomaine erysipelas and more leaving town with several stars sidelined. Nick Kahl misses only housemaid's knee while Bloomer bugs ruin performance and locals advise drastic measures to stop the spread.
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Ton
Bloomington
Nick Kahl
Asking Waivers On Cub Players
The National League office has been furnished with names of Chicago players from last season and is urged by new owners to obtain waivers from other NL clubs. Lists from the St Louis Federal and St Louis Americans are said to include players now on waivers. The betting list may affect waivers for players formerly with St Louis Federal and St Louis Americans.
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New York, Jan
Chicago
Cheage Federal
St. Louis
St Lewis Americans
St. Lewis Americanis
St Newstack
Quincy High School Basketball Set for Macomb Trip
Quincy High School basketball faces Griggsville defeat sting with a tough schedule ahead. The Maroons travel to Macomb for the next game while home practice runs Monday and Wednesday. February 4 hosts Macomb and a string of workouts in the YMCA. Girls' team also heads to Monroe City February 4 with coach Miss Swope seeking local games before then.
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Griggsville
Quincy
Macomb
Maroons
Monroe City
Miss Swope
Northsiders Dance Postponed A Week
Directors of the North Side Boat club postponed the January 22 dance to January 29 as the new date.
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North Side Boat Club
Trophy on Display From Quincy Rifle Club Contest
The Dick silver trophy, won by J. W White, is on display in the post office. White earned the prize after a competitive watch conducted by the Quincy Rifle Club with fourteen marksmen across four sheets, each sheet yielding a winner.
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Dick Silver
J. W White
Mr. White
Quincey Rifle Club
Training Trip Called Off for Louisville Club Team
Louisville plans for a Lewante American Association baseball club training trip to Florida have been canceled. President QC Ho Wathen announced the team would train in Tennessee instead, near Nashville, with focus on preparation before the season.
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Louisville
Lewante Americcan Association
Florida
Want A 560000 For Cleveland Club
President B B Johnson of the American League visited Cleveland to push sale talks for the Cleveland baseball club. He met with owner C. W. Somers and financiers, while rival Ed Gwinner’s offer was said to be below the bankers’ asking price of 560,000. John B Bruce and Col. McTigmid of Cincinnati joined Johnson in discussions. Johnson said no change in the situation and would stay another day.
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Cleveland,q
B. B. Johnson
American League
Cleveland Baseball Club
C. W. Somers
Somers
Cleveland Capital
Ed Gwinner
Pittsburgh
John B. Bruce
Col. Mc Tigrmid
Cincinnati
Johnson
Badger Faculty Votes to Retain Baseball
Madison Wis Jan 11 By a 62 to 36 vote the University of Wisconsin faculty decided baseball should be retained in the athletic program. President Van Hise and Dean Birges spoke in favor, while Athletic Director G W Eibhler did not vote. The move to drop baseball came from a Badger faculty conference.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
G. W. Eibhler
van Hise
Dean Birges
Badger
Baseball canvassers seek city support for Three Eye or Central team
In Rock Island on Monday a committee of the National Association of Minor Baseball Leagues led by T. M. Chivington Frank Carson and Charles Mell canvassed local supporters to learn preference for a Three Eye or Central Association team. They will report to J. H. Farrell, secretary, who will decide next week.
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Rock Island
T. M Chivington
Frank Carson
Charles Mell
National Association of Minor Baseball Leagues
J. H Farrell
Six Year Old With Croup Cured By Honey and Tar
Evansville Indiana reader W E Curry reports his six year old daughter suffered with croup and a severe cold. He credits Foley's Honey and Tar for instant relief and says his wife and he have found it the best remedy for coughs throat trouble and croup. Miller Arthur Drug Co.
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W. E. Curry
Evansville
Ind
Foley
Poley
Miller & Arthur Drug Co
Orpheum Show Recap With The Urary at Started the Uannen
The Orpheum presented a mixed bill featuring Mardo and Hunter in a comedy sketch titled The Urary and a variety act by Angelo Ver Tuy. The afternoon and evening programs included stunts and lively stages, with Mrs Adelpohl reported improving after a hospital operation at Blessing.
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Orpheum
Mardo & Hunter
Angelo
Qhaner
Emerson Voters Approve Rural High School Consolidation
Residents of Emerson Gullion Vickery Benbow and Flint Creek districts vote 38 to 0 to build a consolidated rural high school at Emerson. Directors elected for terms, district to be known as Consolidated Weigh School District No 1, with an $8,000 building planned. Smileyville also approved a district No 2 prior. Philadelphia district set to vote next.
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Emerson
Gullion, Vickery
Benbow
Flint Creek
Frankie Connell
Hannibal
J. B. Guardhouse
Milton Phillips
Elijah Yarbrough
Minor Vanarsdale
W. P. Bowles
Albert Guardhouse
Consolidated Weigh School District
Smileyville
Philadelphia
Trade War Fears Seen From British Debates
In a Monday session Walter Runciman urged Britain and its allies to ensure Germany cannot wage a trade war after peace. He argued Berlin faces blockaded shortages while Allied production grows, and warned of bread riots as Germany’s stocks dwindle. He said economic pressure may end the war and urged against postwar free trade within the empire.
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Walter Runciman
Heard Cof
House of Commas
Germany
Ledel
Great Britain
Berlin
Runciman
Ecolonies
Astonished Sir Edward Grey on Vienna reply
Sir Edward Grey laments Austria Hungary and Germany for their submarine policy endangering non-combatants aboard ships like the Golconda. He states only the governments behind continual attacks bear responsibility and urges adherence to ordinary rules of humanity in warfare.
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Edward Grey
Vienna
Golconda
Persia
Austria
Hungary
Germany
Allied War Settlement Pledge Amid Endgame Talks
A wartime statement vows that Zollverein will incorporate all allies if needed to terminate the war. It asserts no arrangement is beyond the Allies’ willingness as talks continue, emphasizing unity toward victory and peace terms.
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Ed Zollverein
Labor Organizer Facing Conspiracy Charge Amid Widespread Unrest
Labor organizer accused of conspiracy cited by Prosecuting Attorney Henderson as a testifying witness before a grand jury. Tube company officials report about eight hundred workers returned today. Two federal inquiries opened by the federal commission on industrial relations and postal inspectors arriving in East Youngstown. Reports of strikes at Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Republic Iron and Steel may have settled, involving about 18 000 workers. Numerous arrests occurred including 31 foreigners fined for concealed weapons. Insurance losses top $1 000 000 with no intention of payment or liability by state or county.
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Henderson
Flynn
Tube Company
George A. West
Washington, D. C
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
East Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Stown
Strutheers
Lansifigville
State considers cession to cover cattle disease costs
The plan seeks about 520000 for damage claims and future outbreaks. Of this, 220000 is owed to stock raisers and 100000 would fund an emergency racial for cattle health. The emergency fund would sit with the state livestock board for distribution. Gov Dunne to urge assembly on choosing delegates by direct primaries or party conventions, a question blocked in November.
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State Livestock Board
Dunne
Assembly
Tao
Promise No Aid to Cook County
Federal officers move on. At the call for a special session, prospects for democratic county candidates in Cook county feared President Wilson's ticket could hurt their chances due to his foreign policy stance.
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Cook County
Wilson
Asks and Answers on Universal Military Service Plan
General Staff outlines August 1914 vision for mobilization. Austria-Hungary could deploy 72 000 in first wave and 108 000 in a second within sixty days. France could send 160 000 and Germany 387 000 in initial expeditions. Coast defense guns and conversion of civilian plants for war production are discussed.
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Scott
Austria-Hungary
Anthony
France
Germany
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Dick Trophy
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