Rowland Earned Fame as Peoria Pilot in Sox Rise
Peoria honors Clarence Rowland, former Peoria manager, who led the 1917 White Sox to world series glory after building Peoria’s 1914 club. The town’s fans and officials credit his rise from a Class B manager to Sox skipper, with Comiskey’s faith vindicated as Peoria hosts a flood of congratulations.
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Peoria
Ill
Chicago White Sox
Giants
Sox
Clarence Rowland
Distillers
Charles Comiskey
White Sox
Rowland
Jones
Charles 5. Jones
Peoria Amusement Company
Peoria Baseball Club
Forrest Plass
Dubuque
Plass
Tearney
Davenport
O'Leary
Chicago
Comiskey
Busher
McGraw
New York
Peoria Friends
Ryan
Peoria Baseball Fans’ Association
Fulton vs Devere to Fight in Ten Rounds Friday
Rochester giant Fred Fulton meets New York challenger Bob Devere in a ten round heavyweight bout in Milwaukee on Friday October 19. Fulton, the famed Rochester a.c. fighter, is poised to test Devere in a key matchup announced for the event.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Fred Fulton
Rochester
Battle with Rheumatism Through S. S. S. Remedy
A persuasive advertorial urging readers to fight rheumatism by using S. S. S. blood remedy. It argues internal blood treatment beats surface applications, touts fifty years of sale, and offers free medical advice from Swift Specific Co. with testimonials and a Chicago/Atlanta address.
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United States
Kessler and Force Cleared to Play for Quincy High
A letter from the State High School Football Association announces that Guy Kessler and Earl Force are eligible to play for Quincy High School. Coach Hall expects the ruling to stand after Rockford council members note militia camp players were affected. Quincy will travel to Palmyra next Wednesday with about 100 supporters, seeking victory as they aim to rebound from a recent Quincy game. Lowell McKinney will miss several days due to a sprained ankle sustained in practice.
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Guy Kessler
Earl Force
Quincy
Hera
Wellemeyer
Rockford
Board of Control
Hall
Palmyra
Jacksonville
E Boys
Lowell McKinney
Quincy High basketball schedule announced for season
Coach Brazelton of Quincy High reveals the season opener with Macomb on January 11 at home and a demanding schedule ahead. The team will compete in the state tournament in Jacksonville around February 22 to March 1, with games against Hannibal, Jacksonville, Keokuk, and Griggsville. Home games alternate between the Y M C A and the armory as the squad trains nightly after school.
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Brazelton
Quincy High
Macomb Ihligh
Jacksonville
Carthage
Hannibal
Quincy
Missouri
Armory
Armory Court
Macomb
Grigegsville
Keokuk
Griggsville
Miss Harris M Wins Free for All Pace in Atlanta Race
In Atlanta on Lakewood track Miss Harris M driven by A McDonald won the free for all pace for a $2,000 purse. Best time 2:00 1-2. Russell Boy finished third after William and Hal Boy split second. Other results include 242 class trotting and $1,500 pacing events with Baxter Lou and Helen Chimes placing.
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Atlanta
Harris M
A. McDonald
Lakewood
William
Martin
Hal Boy
Dick McMahon
Mendesa T
Sir Tatton
Winna Toma
Brownie Watts
Onward Allerton
Opera Express
Baxter Lou
Peter Look
Helen Chimes
Directum J
Miss Harris M
Russell Boy
Bomb proof shelters in London indexed for raids
London announces inventory of bomb proof tunnels arches crypts basements and sturdy buildings able to shelter one million people. Home Secretary Sir George Cave says a survey board will canvass shelters and a defense act regulation will require owners to place shelters at public disposal. Schools to close in last week of October amid renewed raid precautions. Air raid placards distributed across the metropolitan area.
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London
George Cave
Greater
Michigan and Ohio State Rivalry Rise in West Conference
Ann Arbor report quotes Prof Ralph W Auger chair of Michigan athletic board who predicts Michigan Ohio state football games will become the commanding feature of western conference football in a few years due to Ohio’s athletic development and geographic proximity fostering rivalry.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Ralph W. Auger
University of Michigan
Ohio State
Ohio
Michigan
World Series Champions Return to Chicago Parade
Five thousand White Sox fans greet the returning champions at LaSalle Street station. Managers and players are mobbed as train arrives at 4 pm with bands playing Hail the Gang's All Here. Most of the team is present. Rowland leads the welcome, carrying a $91,733.15 share check and fans cheer.
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Chicago
White Sox
LaSalle Street
Rowland
Eddie Collins
Mel Wolfgang
Urban Faber
John Collins
Philadelphia
New York
Wolfgang
Albany
Faber
Giants
Cascade
Iowa
Trainer Bruckner
Joe O'Neil
Rob Hasbrook
Twenty Four Men in Adams County Exemption Board Record
Adams county exemption board in Liberty set a record with 24 of 71 examined willing to serve and not seek exemption. Of the group, 16 failed to qualify physically. the county examined 61 on Wednesday, with numerous men passing and filing exemption claims or being listed as unfit. Notables include George Venter Ursa and Walter Spicer Loraine among those clear for service.
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Adams County Exemption Board
Liberty
Jin
County Board
George
Venter
Ursa
Walter N. Spicer
Loraine
Benedict Ruebbelke
Quincy
Charles O. Herr
Garnet C. Gibbs
Camp Point
Carl H. Fredericks
Jerome E. Weisenborn
Hans J. Eber
Henry T. Alford
Clayton
George G. Tieken
Honey Creek
Charley H. Miller
Frank H. Benz
Ralph H. Hunter
Arthur Amos Talcott
Clarence H. Call
Plainville
Frank W. Brockmeyer
Silas Guy Odell
James Cleveland White
Ben Thesen
Golden
Harry D. Larout
Wiliam
Louis R. Kauder
Lawrence William Graff
Adams
Harry Lease
Wesley Wilson
Mendon
Gilbert T. Stewart
Albert W. J. Schieferdecker
Everett Downing Stabler
Ellis Diker
Fred L. Pracht
Otho Thomas Robertson
Edward H. Rossmiller
Fowler
Harry W. Larimore
Clarence F. Linthicum
Payson
John W. Myers, Jr
Charles Owen
Bowen
Ralph Sathoff
Fred Oitker, Jr
Richfield
Henry J. Meintz
Cyrus J. Miller
Edward L. Niekamp
Riverside
Addie R. Johnson
Harry Everett Taylor
William T. Pilcher
William
A. Klus
Joseph Terwelp
Charles W. Lantis
Paloma
Lloyd F. Harvey
Charles F. Schrader
William E. Koch
Cornelius van Blair
Marion C. Cane
Fred Adam Holomeyer
Joe Brady
Robert E. Longeor
James R. Richmond
Hulls
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
A patent medicine claim asserts Texas Wonder heals kidney and bladder issues including gravel diabetes and back rheumatism for men and women. It promises bladder regulation in children and offers a mail order two months treatment for $1.00 with testimonials and endorsement by Dr. B. W. UU of St. Louis Missouri.
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Texas
B. W. UU
Olive St. St. Louis, Mo
Mold By
Druggiatse
Adv
Red Cross Directors Election Under Way in Local Chapter
Twelve directors for three year terms to be elected by Red Cross members this week with ballots available at the Red Cross office in the Chamber of Commerce building. Votes may be mailed or brought in by Saturday night. top twelve vote-getters become directors. Names of expiring terms and other organizational notes listed. 62 cases on docket including several civil actions and divorces.
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Eel Lee Eae
Hale Wes
Election Committee
Red Cross
Quincy
Ill
Chamber of Commerce
Maida Lee Fosgate
Margaret Dick
E. J. Parker
H. G. Riggs
Julius Kespohl
I.W. Bingaman
Will Rupp, Jr
Will Ruff
Jos. Freiburg
R. J. Christie
Joe Fischer
John Wheeler
M. Pearl Ringland
Charles Rosenheim
Sam Eldred
H. W. Thomas
D. L. Musselman
H. C
The Smart Shop at Orpheum Delights Audiences
Ed W. Rowland and L. J. Howard present a fast moving musical comedy at the Orpheum labeled The Smart Shop. The show features a lively book, chorus girls, Bernard and Merritt in instrumental numbers, the Ariel Mitchells ladder act, Dunlay and Merrill as seasoned musical comedy stars, and a Rikoma film segment with war news.
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Ed W. Rowland
L. J. Howard
Orpheum
Bernard
Merritt
Ariel Mitchells
Dunlay and
Merrill
Willie Dunlay
Bessie Merrill
Rikoma
Court docket lists 328 cases for October term
Circuit court docket for the October term shows 328 cases including 152 chancery continuances 57 chancery appearances 91 common law continuances and 18 common law appearances. The docket features 30 divorce cases, 30 separate maintenance actions and 4 foreclosures among others.
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Circuit Court
Chancery
County Court
Justice Peace
Justice of Peace
J. P
Prominent visitors tour Pickford's Savoy filming of A Poor Little Rich Girl
During Mary Pickford's new picture A Poor Little Rich Girl at the Savoy in Fort Lee many notable people from the film world visited the studio to witness the immense sets and novel effects used in the production. Experts from the industry accepted Miss Pickford's invitation to tour the plant while filming progresses.
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Savoy
Mary Pickford
Savoy Theater
Fort Lee
Miss Pickford
Evening theater listings for Friday and Saturday
In The Theaters Empire Friday Oct 19 Very Good Eddie. Saturday Oct 20 Pat White and His Gaiety Girls at Orpheum daily vaudeville matinee at 2 30 night shows 7 30 and 9 o clock American daily vaudeville and picture features matinee 2 30 night 7 15 and 9 o clock
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Empire
Eddie
Pat White
Orpheum
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised with a Quincy testimonial from H. L. Liebmann of 608 S Fourteenth St praising relief for backache and kidney issues. The message touts a few pills removing attacks, price 60 cents at dealers, produced by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Dean
Quincy
H. L. Liebmann
Prop. Express Business
S. Fourteenth St
Doan
Dan
Mr. Liebmann
Foster-Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Poultry Butter Eggs Prices and New Springfield Rifles
Chicago reports rising egg costs with spring storage eggs at 35 cents per dozen and a government licensing plan starting November. Springfield rifles for Illinois home guard set to be issued, with Lt. Go transferring to Washington. Also mentions catarrh remedies and a $100 reward for a cure.
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Chicago
Hoy Springfield
Springfield
Illinois “Home Guard
Washington
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