League Magnates Meet in Peoria Adopt Schedule
The Davenport league meeting at Hotel Fey in Peoria adopted a new schedule for the season with two groups of teams and Davenport set to open March 4 at home against Peoria and close September 15 16 and 27 against Rock Island. Rockford immunity matters, salary talk, and new pass and gate procedures dominated discussion with WillianKmig reinstated and officers named.
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Peoria
Davenport
Hame
Bock Island
Teck Island
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
St Heme
Anne
Thyalny Earsts
Pubuque
Cedar Rap
Pemaphos
Springfield
Decatur
Bloomington
Our
Davenpoul
du Yuque
Reel Island
Jammes Heyes
Rockford
Atwig
Arag
Holland
Hayes
Sui
Terber
Manaser Haxes
End Loberk
Charie White
Spewiding Company
Farhts
Alsext
Three Bye Strives to Preserve Salary Lint Practice
The piece notes repeated attempts by minor leagues to maintain the habit of first carding the salary lint, praising efforts by the Three Bye to observe this practice. William Meidroth, Peoria club president, hosted the patty royalty and provided 40 cent cigars during an alerting visit, with Hayes describing a royal good time.
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Williay Meidroth
Peoria
Manace Hayes
Mew Cigar Store Opens on West Second Street
George W. Martin opens a new cigar shop on West Second Street between Brady and Main. The store imitates a Chicago landmark with many signs and rough furnishings, while the cigars are described as good. Martin works the counter as customers visit during New Year week.
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MEW Cigar Store
West Second Street
George W Martin
Betwen Brady
Main
Martin
Convict Labor Contracts Set for Five Years Pending Legislature
Jefferson City Missouri January 4 All contractors at the penitentiary with expired deals agreed to 60 cents daily for men and 40 cents for women except Brito Choe company which will wind up over four months. This settles governor Dockery’s contract labor question for five years unless an abolition law is passed. Four factories Vaughan No ng Shoe Parker Shoe Central Broom and Star Clothing hold five year rates. Remember the Alfons club masquerade at Turner hall Saturday January 7.
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Jefferson City
Penitentiary
Fir Brito Choe Company
Dockery
Folk
Han
Vaughan-Nong Shoe Company
Parker Shoe Company
Central Broom Company
The
Star Clothing Company
City Bowling League Reorganizes and Renames Hawkeyes
The City Bowling League drops Victors and Onwards and reshuffles players. A fresh schedule starts with four team matches Mondays and two on Thursdays. New pairings include Pirates Eagles Colts Leaders Hawkeyes Tadlaus and Indians with several dates from July to February. The Bismarks rename their team Hawkeyes.
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Pirates
Eugles
Colts
Hawkeyes
Tadlaus
Henters
Eaples
Indians
Eagles
Leaflees
Bismarks
Annual Reports Of Two Officers
Health Inspector High reports 1442 inspections 285 nuisances found and com plaints received. Meat and Food Inspector Wright lists 1901 slaughterhouse inspections 145 meat markets 625 grocers wholesale 134 fish and oyster houses 2 dairy farms inspections and condemned items. Masque Ball Saturday Jan 7 Turner Hall hosted by Alfons Club.
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Voir
Sient
Fond
Wright
Turner Wall
Alfons Club
Revenue stamps sale climbs in year one report
The internal revenue stamp department reports total receipts of 162 8539 dollars for the past year, with December showing a strong rise of 968.05 dollars and the December 31 quarter exceeding the prior year. Monthly figures list numbers for May, February, March, April, May, June, August, November and December, highlighting a general year over year gain.
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D. B. Morehouse
Inpernal Revenue Stamp Department
New Armory at Rock Rapids Completed
Rock Rapids Jan 3 The new armory for Company D Miysaxth Town Nations Guards has just been completed and dedicated. The Armory Company formed with $7 000 capital elected officers and directors. Construction was expedited and the town now has a permanent armory to rival others in the state. The company, last encamped at Des Moines, aims to impress in the next encampment with skilled drill and discipline.
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Armory Company
J Harman
M. A. Cox
H. B Pierce
GC. W. Bradley
W. F. Dunkelberger
Week of Prayer topics at First Presbyterian Church
Subjects for the remaining Week of Prayer at the First Presbyterian Church outline daily themes. Topics include What is a Chasten's Duty in the Church and the extension of Christ's kingdom, training of young people in Christian life, and church attendance as shown by cited biblical passages. CARD OF THANKS expresses gratitude for sympathy and contributions following the death of their fifty son, MAR. AND MRS. W. H. KANE.
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Presbyterian Church
Jan. S
Prday
Mar
W. H. Kane
Hubinger Seeks 225000 Damages In Telephone Firm Suit
Keokuk Illinois January 4 J C Hubinger files suit against Young Andrus Thorpe and Thomas Peebles alleging a conspiracy to strip him of the Mississippi Valley Telephone Co. after its ownership change and reorganization. He seeks an accounting and judgment for about 225000 with the plant valued at 500000.
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Keokuk
Ill
J. C. Hubinger
Young
Andrus
Samuel
Thorpe
Thomas Peebles
Mississippi Valley Telephone Co
Hulinger
Minneapolis
Tharpe
John E. and
Third District Pursues Northern D E A Post
Third district politicians press for the United States district attorney for the northern district of Iowa within about a year. Attorney EL H Mallory of Hampton is the sole district candidate named by Franklin county Republican papers. McMillan of Cedar Rapids will not seek reelection. Local politicos eager to secure the appointment marshal plans to back Mallory if chosen.
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Hampton
Third
United States
Northern District of Laws
Thas
EL H Mallory
Franklin County
Mallory
H. G. McMillan
Cedar Rapids
Herriott In Ill Health At Home In Iowa
Lieutenant Governor Herriott remains confined to his home in Stuart Iowa during severe winter weather. He suffers a recurrence of an old Civil War era complaint and a weakened constitution after an October operation. He remains cheerful and hopeful to recover his health soon.
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Stuart
Jon
Herriott
Funeral of Mrs Holmes Arrives for Aberdeen Widow
Borlan Iowa near Marlin reports the arrival of the remains of Mrs. Holmes from Aberdeen South Dakota for burial. The body was brought by her husband who traveled with their young daughter. Funeral services were held at the home of Mr and Mrs WEB Gopper conducted by Rev Frank G Beardsley of the Congregational church.
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Borlan
Holmes
Aberdeen
S. D
Hs Little Daughter
Marlin
Great Western
W EB. Gopper
Frank G. Beardsley
Congregational Church
Cornell Iowa debate on direct primary nomination plan
Iowa college submits the question for debate with Cornell in March at Grinnell. The resolution asks whether state and local officers should be nominated by a direct primary under state regulations rather than by delegate conventions. Otis H. Moore and Richard A. Smith argue the affirmative and Royal A. Smalley and others the negative.
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Mit. Vernon
Town
Iowa College
Cornell
Otis H. Moore
Mr. Vernon
Richard A. Smith
Atlantic
Royal A. Smalley
la Porte City
Grinnell
Clark Denies Report on Railway Wage Meeting
Cedar Rapids January 4 Grand Chief Conductor Clark of the Order of Hailway conductors denied a Chicago report that four railway brotherhoods planned to meet to demand wage increases for employees on forty seven roads. He said no meeting has ever been considered and such a move would contradict organizational policy.
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Cedar Rapids
Clark
Order of Hailway
Chicago
Dairy producers organize in Southwest Missouri association
The dairy producers of southwest Missouri held their first annual convention in Springheld and formed the Southwest Missouri Dairy Association. Officers elected were President F. J. Underwood of Springfield, Vice President Edward Hosmer of Marshfield, and Secretary B. J. Shelpman of Springfield.
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Springheld
Dairy Protoens of
Southwest Aussany
Southwest Missouri Dairy Association
F. J. Underwood
Springfield
Edward Hosmer
Marshfield
B. J. Shelpman
Springfeld
Sister in law takes child in Iowa custody case
In Mt Pleasant district court Judge W B Withrow awarded Tolin Callopy custody of his 15 year old daughter Lene Mary Abrise. Callopy's sister in law, who had custody, has disappeared with the girl and their whereabouts are unknown. It is believed they may have gone to Chicago, where both had lived years ago. Davenport Malting Co Pale Export Bottled Beer phone 169.
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Barbagim
Tax list now completed in Monona and bankers union news
The 1904 tax list is finished with 19 copies turned to the county treasurer as Monona County plans for growth. In Muskogee Oklahoma the Bankers Association consolidates with Indian Territory bankers, set to meet next June. In Kokomo Indiana Robert Warne, a newspaper distributor, attempted suicide amid grief over his two week bride rehearsals at Triquois Theatre.
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Bankers Unite
Mongua
Monona County
Onawa
Monona
Towa
Wrarramis
Muskoger
Bankers’ Association of
Indian Territory
Bankers” Association of Oklahoma
Consolidated Association
Muskogee
Claremore
Preas
Ech
Kokono
Ind
Robert Warne
Warne
Triquois
Chicago
Themis
Hammondyo
J. K Warne
Hammond
Tailight
Harvard has Iowa men in new Harvard catalogue
The Harvard University annual catalogue lists Nebraska and Iowa men among freshmen in academic and professional divisions. Names include Kenneth Batchber Hawkins Burlington Iowa Henry Nieman Schuster Nebraska Emory Buckner Lincoln Nebraska Roy Lymer College Springs Iowa Samuel Brickell Iowa City Iowa Adam Hess Counett Bins Cedar Rapids Olver Brown Wymin Des Moines Walter Hiltner Lincoln Nebraska Thera and 4136 students attend Harvard this year, down from 1929 student total. overall enrollment fell from last year.
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Iowa
Cambridge
Masa
Jam
Harvard University
Nebraska
Kenneth Batchber Hawkins
Burlington
Henry William Nieman
Schuster
Neb
Lincoln
William Barker Lymer
College Springs
Treyner
Cedar Raplas
Samuel Merritt Brickell
Inwa Crty
Adam K. Hess
Counett Bins
Olver Brown Wymin
Des Moines
Medical Gelao
Walter Garfiett Hiltner
D. Lincoln
Ned
Thera
Harvard
Pay Off Heavy Claims Against Government
Washington January 1 It is expected that within the next days Frank C Churchill will leave for the Indian Territory to settle government claims at Sulphur Springs The claims amount to more than a half million dollars and hinge on the extension of the cover A recount and verification by Treasury officials precede the settlement The last disputed claim at Sulphur was for the Bland hotel property and the government will allow about fifty thousand dollars rather than seventy thousand The carrier boys greetings feature prompts a limited reprint of Tri City Star copies for vendors The Indian beads may be bought singly or in sets of four at the Star Office 214 Main
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Washington, Jan
Frank C. Churchill
Indiana Territory
Churchill
Treasury
Bland Hotel
Tri-City Star
Ster
Main
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