Booster Ball Aids Quincy Fans Association
The Quincy Fans Association held its first annual booster ball at Highland Park with use donated by H L Breinig and an orchestra. Attendance was strong and organizers estimate proceeds between 150 and 200 dollars though exact takings await ticket counts. Multiple committees were listed including reception arrangements publicity and manufacturers with names of local officials and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Breinig
Highland Park
Quincy Fans’ Association
Wiliam A. Tacksen
W. K. Abbott
L. R Breinig
Richard Hackman
A. G. Weisenberger
A. Roche
Frank Tenk
William Ruff
R. Gunther
Dr. Otis Johnston
Willam Smith
Duke Schroer
John A. Hall
W. H. Smith
P. C. Ellis
George B. McGuire
Charles Adelpohl
J. Hoeffler
George Bowman
W. T. Duker
A. Mays
A. R. Dick
Fred P. Taylor
Henry Sprick
G. H. Ehart
W. TH
Smith
Chas Adelpohl
Georgeb. McGuire
Fred Loomis
Herbert Bushman
Charles Adelpoh
Louis Wetzel
Fred Kensmeyer
Andrew Herring
A. J. Conger
L. P. Schwab
Peg Spilker
Arthur Gehring
Earl T. Carse
Bert H. Wessely
A. H. Heidemann
I. M
Recall of early Quincy skating days by Fred Brinkoetter
Fred Brinkoetter recalls winter days fifty years ago when club skates appeared in Quincy. Comstock brought the first pair seen in town and skated on the bay drawing crowds. Early skates were strap types with wooden strips and heel screws, including low German high German and butcher knife designs. Sloughs south of the city allowed miles of skating on smooth ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Brinkoetter
City Water Works
Quincy
Comstock
Tony
Hackett Ties Akers in Whig Popularity Race
Former manager of speeders receives four votes on Monday amid a surprising display of baseball fan preference. Hackett and Akers are linked in a Whig era popularity comparison reflecting local sports interest.
Who Do You Want for Speeders Manager 1917
The Whig invites votes for the Speeders manager for the 1917 season with daily tallies. Suggested names include Johnny Castle Frank Dang Tom Hackett Jerry Akers and a stranger. voters must sign and send a post card or drop votes at The Whig office for the Sporting Editor.
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Speeders
Whig
Tony Hackett Ties Lead With Four Votes In Whig Race
The Whig popularity contest on Monday shows Tony Hackett, former 1913 Speeders manager, tied for the lead with Jerry Akers Sr after four votes. The crowd favors a Strange race with five votes for a stranger. A card bearing "We Want Some Classy Highsteppers Here" adds showy flair amid signatures from longtime fans.
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Tony Hackett
St the Speeders
Jerry Akers Sr
Tom
Red Sox Sign Nine Players Ahead of Season
Boston January 23 Carry E Fra z as president of the Boston American league club announced nine players under contract including Manager John Arry Ruth Shore and Agnew whose contracts carried over from last season He expects five more players to sign Thursday Nearly all team members are said to be members of the Baseball Players' fraternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
E. Fraz
Boston American League Baseball Club
Intract
John Arry
Ruth
Shore
Agnew
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
January Day Sparks Grin Across City Faces
A gray sky gives way to brief sunshine lifting mood as workers resume brisk, hopeful steps. January light brightens thousands of faces, transforming the street into a scene of renewed vigor and brighter hearts.
Fiscos top Sterns in Turner Hall bowling match
The Fiscos defeated Sterns in a Turner Hall alley contest Monday night with a 17 pin handicap for Sterns. Fiscos won the first two games while Sterns took the third. Labor Temple Association hosted Allied Printing Trades Monday, two printer absences help explain their loss in the three game set.
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Fiscos
Stern's
Turner Hall
Stern
Labor Temple Association
Turner Hall Wanderers Triumph In Labor Temple Bowling
The Turner Hall Wanderers defeated the Labor Temple Stars in a close Sunday match on temple alleys. Final pins were 2429 for the Turners and 2427 for the Temple Slingers, with players Holtman Krull Druf fel Apenbrink Otten Turner hall Dick Fischer Rengstorff Hendrickson Hagemme.
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Turner Hall Wanderers
Labor Temple Stars
Temple
Turners
Temple “Slingers
Labor Temple
Holtman
Krull
Druffel
Apenbrink
Otten
Turner Hall
Fischer
Rengstorff
Hendrickson
Hagemme
Fraternity to Admit Class B Leagues in Baseball
New York on January 23 1930s players union lowers bars to admit class B and C leagues and accepts a class AB application. David Fultz president notes that only class A was allowed before and that the new policy broadens eligibility for the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
David Fultz
Fultz
Amended Golf Amateur Definition Adopted by W GA
The Western Golf Association voted to amend its amateur rule to align with the United States Golf Association definition. A lively session debated whether existing changes should be confirmed by the current or a new board. President Charles F. Thompson said a temporary rule would stand pending review by the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western Golf Association
United States Golf Association
Gill
Charles F. Thompson
Chieneo
E A Walton Dies in Spokane After Illness
Edwin A. Walton of Detroit, vice president of the National Association of Advertisers, died of pneumonia in Spokane after eight days of illness. нат
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E. A. Walton
Spokane
Wash
Edwin A. Walton
Detroit
National Association of Advertisers
Laughing at the Thirty Mile Wind in Air War
An aviation subaltern from the British forces in France describes modern aerial combat as thrilling yet monotonous. He details speed, the danger of air bumps near cloud banks, and the punishing gales, noting the cockpit’s cabin, instruments, and bomb-aiming devices as tech marvels of a war changing aeroplane design.
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France
British Flying Corps
Ea Cement
Cuhaltern
Tron
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement from Nebraska Reader
A Nebraska reader from Route 1, Sardy, testifies that Foley Kidney Pills helped her recover from lumbago and relieve tiredness, dark puffs under eyes, backache, and rheumatic pains. Miller & Arthur Drug Co. promotes the remedy for weak kidneys and disordered kidneys.
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T. J. Bucknell
Route 1
Sardy
Neb
Foley
Miller & Arthur Drug Co
Tinker and Jackson Handle Peoria Club
Joe Tinker will own a hair interest in the Peoria club of the Three I league. The agreement with the Columbus owner was signed Monday night at a meeting of local directors. William Jackson was reappointed manager of the Peoria club for another year. Directors favored the current league make up for the 1917 campaign.
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Peoria
Tit
Joe Tinker
Columbus
William Jackson
Mitchell Injures Hand Delays Featherweight Championship Fight
Richie Mitchell injured his hand boxing with his brother and requested a postponement of at least one week from Cleveland promoters. The Kilbane bout for the featherweight title was set for January 20 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Milwaukee
Richie Mitchell
Cleveland
Johnny Kilbane
Character witnesses testify for Spanell in murder trial
In district court at Waco Texas Harry J Spanell is on trial for killing his wife. The state rests and hearsay objections to testimony on Spanell’s family devotion are overruled. Baylor professor H A Perkins testifies Spanell has good reputation and notes meeting in Leipzig where Spanell was church treasurer. none of the witnesses have heard Spanell swear.
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Harry J. Spanell
Waco
Texas
Spanell
H. A. Perkins
Baylor University
Leipzig
Will offers $500 for abstaining three years in Illinois town
Springfield, Jan. 23. John Isaacs of Loami, Ill., stands to receive $500 if he abstains from intoxicating liquor for three years. If he drinks, the money will be used to defray his last sickness and death. The provision is in the will of the late Mrs. Anna Kinney of Soams, filed in the probate court here. Isaacs was employed by Mrs. Kinney. The piece ends with a wry note about fathers of marriageable daughters.
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Springfield
John Isaacs
Loami
Anna Kinney
Soams
Isaacs
Kinney
A Texas Wonder Cure Ad for Kidney Problems
An advertisement for A Texas Wonder claims it cures kidney and bladder troubles in men and women, dissolves gravel, treats diabetes, back pain, rheumatism, and regulates children's bladder issues. It promises a two months treatment with one small bottle and offers testimonials, priced at $1.00, with mailing from Dr. B. W. Hall of St. Louis.
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Texas
B. W. Hall
Olive St. St Louis
Adv
Mexico Supplies Our Cheap Labor Across the Border
Juarez El Paso reports thousands of Mexican laborers entering the United States to fill jobs from Pennsylvania coal fields to Kansas harvests. The migration supports rail and irrigation work as war disrupts domestic labor, with many workers dispatched to Illinois Missouri Colorado and beyond.
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Juarez
Mexico
New Mexico
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Southwest
Interior
The
Republic
United States
Juarez-El Paso
Ilinois
Missouri
Pennsylvania Coal Companies
Army of Industry
Sloan's Liniment for Stiff Joints and Aches
Old fashioned remedy ad promises quick relief from rheumatic pains and sore muscles. It claims deep penetration without rubbing and stimulates congested blood to action with a single application. The product is advertised as clean, convenient, non staining, and available from a druggist for 25 cents.
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Driggist
Complete Plans for Big Dance at Turner Hall
Police ball arrangements are complete for a Turner hall event Wednesday night. Detective Robert Bumster will lead the grand ball with Patrolmen Riley Meise Nicky Ryan William Maas J Mass H Schulte and Schipers assisting. Additional committees include upstairs bartenders Patrolmen Barney Menke Ford Rice Schulte downstairs bartenders Patrolmen Dell Bishop Ernst Meise William Ryan Griefer. Chief Koch and Sergeants Westerman Conrad will handle cashier duties with Judge P W Reardon downstairs. Checkroom guards are Connell Many Schipers Cook Lanky, downstairs William Grogs Haley Mertens. Tickets are by Detective Scharnhorst and Bumster. Program by George Boge Handyman Al Harter.
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Cal
Turner Hall
Police Fund
Robert Bumster
Riley
Meise
Nicky
Ryan
William Maas
J. Mass
H. Schulte
Schipers
Barney
Menke
Ford
Rice
Schulte
Dell
Bishop
Ernst
William Ryan
Griefer
Koch
Westerman
Conrad
P. W. Reardon
Connell
Cook
Lanky
William Grogs
Haley
Mertens
Scharnhorst
Bumster
Brokamp
George Boge
al Harter
Photo Plays and Theaters Mix on Savoy and Gem Circuits
A lively catalog lists photos and films showing Princess-Mae Marsh with Robert Harron in The Wharf Rat at Savoy. It highlights Gem release Lonesome Luke and Avenging Conscience linked to Poe. Also noted are Irene Fenwick and Owen Moore in Star-Coney Island Princess, Belasco and George Walsh in The Island of Desire, Dorothy Philips and Lon Chaney in The Place Beyond the Winds, plus a Quincy Western special program.
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Mae Marsh
Robert Harron
The Four Slusbands at Empire Hippodrome Nights
In Theaters Orpheum a musical comedy The Four Slusbands plays Monday Tuesday and Wednesday at Empire Hippodrome. The run continues with Twin Beds volume 26 on Thursday.
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Orpheum
Empire Hippodrome
Drink hot water with limestone phosphate each morning
An Adv promotes a health routine of drinking hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the stomach and internal organs. It claims this daily practice flushes poisons, improves digestion, and renews vitality like when younger.
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Hackett
Akers
Johnny Castle
Pe Beween
Frank Dang
Tom Hackett
Jerry Akers
RED Sox
Horzon
Tel
Strohl
Hampshire Street
Sterns
Four Husbands
Pieper
S. Irish Ee Eee
H. Damhorst
H. Rothgeb
J. Damhorst
Fuhrman
P. Clark
E. Dorkenw
C. Demaree
J. Benjamin
Demaree
Aveehbrink
Verndam
Schnier
Ringstorf
Manning
Sete
West Front
Tinker and
Jackson
Mitchell
Spannell
Frederick Warde
Sloan
Red Feather
Dorothy Phillips
Lon Chaney
Harriet T. Comstock
International Film Corp
America
Channings
Topay
Henry B. Walthall
Savoy Today
Christie
Pathe
Peter E. Pinkelmann
Prop
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