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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1911
Page
4
General Sporting News notes the league head’s alleged incompetence and a tense clash between representatives of Islanders and the league before the first game of the season. Davenport and Rock Island plan the annual cross-town scrap as Waterloo and Prodigals fans brace for action next week.
Jack Curley says Gotch does not want to meet Hack. Hack has shown no reason in his latest appearance to provoke a meeting. The hour to secure the three downs is mentioned in relation to the bout buildup.
W C Kohl and F A Ferguson representatives of the Black Hawk County Fish and Game Protective association spoke before Des Moines legislators on protective laws. J C Hartman presided. E E Brees and E A Leighton spoke. The group plans continued education and to press for wiser legislation as about $100000 in state funds should advance Iowa fish and game propagation and preservation.
The letter cites practice in rearing tame mallards from wild stock using ponded pens and selective breeding. It notes scarcity of wild ducks this winter, with more people turning to captive breeding to bolster populations. Other items report profitable black fox farming, two shipments of bison to Peru for government stock, a deer herd seen at a school, and records for large bass caught in Wisconsin and Florida.
Philadelphia April 1 Connie Mack manager of the champion Athletics announced no more Cuban trips for players and issued a rule banning automobile journeys fearing accidents and speed mania will ruin players eyesight and batting ability. A Reliable Medicine Not a Narcotic ad by J K Joder & Son praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and bronchial trouble.
Marshalltown Iowa April 1 crowd cheers as four bills totaling 1311 96 are approved for Mayor Ingle and police officers for attorneys fees and expenses tied to the federal case against E E Van Wert a special interior department agent. Mayor Ingledue defends payment while citizens weigh possible resistance and legal questions.
In San Francisco Abe Wolgast stopped Antonio Lagrave after two minutes in the fifth round to retain his lightweight status. At New York Abe Attel outboxed Frankie Burns, flooring him in rounds nine and final round to reinforce his featherweight title. Also notes Jack Johnson’s jail visit and potential parole efforts amid legal pressures.
World champion heavyweight August John Arthur Johnesn joins Sheriff Finn's whitewash squad in San Francisco as a full member. The brief item notes his transition from competition to public duties, highlighting the quirky career shift of the famed athlete.
Cap Anson, famed baseball star, has lost his voice and will lay off from his vaudeville monologue in Chicago for a week. In boxing, Packer McFarland’s match with Morris Bloom was moved from Kenosha to Racine, Wisconsin, slated for April 7. Harlem Boat Club to send a rower to Berlin regatta. Frieze and Shepherd to defend doubles title. Walter Johnson hints at wisdom beyond years as Washington veterans tease him about poker, he declines to play. George W. Turner defeats Charles Mack in Haven wrestling in fifty-six minutes by throwing three times.
Petitions filed in Waverly Iowa seek injunctions against Dalby and Co, Shafer and Lowder, Dick Stephenson, and Luesenhop and Bredaw for illegal liquor sales. If granted at the May term, Waverly would shrink to three saloons, easing calls for stricter law enforcement.
William Crownover of Hudson, Iowa, renowned for importing and breeding pure blood Belgian and English Shire horses, displays a trove of medals and eight solid silver cups at Vetter & Waters on Commercial Street. The exhibits underscore Iowa’s reputation for regional specialization and success in animal breeding.
The piece lists the nation’s oldest figures and institutions across arts, entertainment, and landmarks. Den man Thompson is named as the oldest dramatic actor at 80, with Chas Sterritt the oldest active theatrical musician. Oliver Scott is the oldest active circus agent at 72 with 40 years at John Robinson Shows. It cites John Robinsons as the oldest circus, a Gloucester Massachusetts theatre as the oldest in the country, and Vergennes Vermont as the oldest city. St Augustine Florida hosts the oldest church, while a Spanish bell from 1815 serves St Stephens East Haddam Massachusetts. George Pelhara of Virginia is the oldest living man born in 1806. The A. G. Field Greater Minstrels is the oldest minstrel organization, formed July 4 1886. Dunlaps Creek Bridge at Brownsville Pennsylvania is the oldest iron bridge, and Jamestown Virginia claims the oldest house.
The article advises on balanced rations using wheat for hens, keeping hot mash in cold weather, daily egg records, weekly henhouse cleaning, fresh air without drafts, separate housing for young and old stock, accessible charcoal and grit, and higher profits from smaller flocks when well cared for. It emphasizes prevention, proper housing, and continuing care for old breeds.
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