Red Sox fall in ten innings at Parkersburg
The Waterloo Red Sox lost a tough ten inning game in Parkersburg after out hitting the locals. A fifth inning error started Parkersburg’s scoring and a costly tenth inning followed a bobble, while Parkersburg’s Emery and Waterloo’s Wolfe kept the bats relatively quiet. Wag ner and BE. Link produced Waterloo’s only bright spots.
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Waterloo Red Sox
Parkersburg
Red Sox
Palmer
Waterloo
Hartman
Wagner
BE. Link
Emery
Wolfe
Motorcycle Races at Waverly Highlight Local Meet
A feature program in Waverly Iowa saw Ira Albert and Elmer Dietz vie for a $500 purse in a five mile race won by Albert with 100 feet to spare. Dietz had won their prior Waterloo Cedar Falls clash for $60 a side. Dietz also claimed the free-for-all pro race with Ned Oliver second. Leonard Perkins of Waterloo earned third in the amateur race. A novelty “pop and pie” race entertained spectators.
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Waverly
Ira Albert
Harley- Davidson
Elmer Dietz
Thor
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Dietz
Leonard Perkins
Albert
Ned Oliver
Saturday Sports Scores From Baseball Leagues
Results from multiple leagues show scores for games in Three-I and Western League play as Springfield, Danville, Bloomington, Decatur, Lincoln, Omaha, St Joseph, Sioux City, Des Moines, and Topeka areas. American and National Leagues report Washington, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, St Louis, and Cincinnati with varying outcomes. American Association games include Kansas City, Minneapolis, St Paul, Milwaukee, and Indianapolis matchups.
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Washington
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
St. Louia
New York i
Pittsburgh
Louis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
National
American Association
Minneapolis
Lanapolia
Bt. Joseph
Des Moines
Broux City
Lincoln
Medically Praised Remedy Promises Relief Worldwide
Lindsay Scott of Temple Indiana extols Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saying if all medicines were as meritorious the world would be better off and suffering would decline. For sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Lindsay Scott
Temple
Ind
Thousands Seek Comfort in Parks On Hot Waterloo Day
The Waterloo area saw about 20 000 people seeking relief from heat in parks and along Cedar River, with 1 500 at the bathing beach and 3 000 at Cedar River park. LaRue's Waterloo band performed, and park officials discussed future improvements including a paid bathhouse, a restaurant, and a road experiment on Lafayette street to reduce dust.
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Cedar River Park
Electric Park
Prospect
Cedar Heights
Cedar River
Black Hawk Creek
McFarlane
LaRue
W. W. McFarlane
Park Commissioners
Courier
Will of the Road
Mr. McFarlane
Lafayette Street
Prospect Park
James Byrnes
Mr. Byrnes
Washington's Gandil Seen as Discovery for Senators
Washington reports Gandil of the Senators has emerged as a notable find. Offers reputedly ranged from $8,000 with two players to $15,000 with no players, while Montreal and Chicago clubs weighed bids. Gandil, praised for speed and bat, is said to have boosted Griffith's infield by forty percent and linked to Washington's early success since joining the club.
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Washington
Chick” Gandil
Senators
Griffith
Montreal
Chick
Washingtonians
Cubs
Boston Red Sox
Gandil
Joe Yeager
Gandit
McInnes
Chase
Yesterday's results across major league cities
Baseball scores from Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Kansas City Minneapolis St Paul Milwaukee Lincoln St Joseph Omaha and Sioux City Denver include wins by Philadelphia Boston Louisville St Louis Des Moines Toledo Indianapolis Wichita Topeka and Denver with various 1 to 14 point margins and mixed city matchups across six regions.
Independents Defeated Again by Dysart Club
The Waterloo Independents, reorganized recently, lost to the Dysart club yesterday in Waterloo by 6 to 0 inft. Hill and Mateal were the Waterloo battery and did well, but weak support and poor hitting by teammates caused the defeat.
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Waterloo Independents
Dysart
Hill and Mateal
Waterloo
Two Waterlooans Catch 55 Bass In Cedar River
The largest Cedar River bass catch this season was made yesterday by R. A. Ellis and C. W. Campbell. They located a good fishing spot three to four miles downstream and extracted fifty five bass of good size.
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Cedar River
R. A. Ellis
C. W. Campbell
Boy Charged With Murder In Poisoned Coffeemurder
In Santa Rosa California on August 19 a coroner's jury charged 16 year old Adam Clark with murdering his mother Mrs Augustus Clark. The youth confessed to poisoning his mother's coffee pot claiming she abused him hurtful.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Augusta Clark
James Clark
Adam
Wales Hotel ownership dispute sparks injunction case
Dubuque Aug 19 Tudge Bouson denies injunction aimed at halting heirs from blocking his management of the Wales hotel. Bradford Hopkins, once active Wales manager and Forest City hotel proprietor, claims equal partnership with C E Wales. Court ruled contract may decide partnership status. Hopkins seeks possession. suit denied. case may reopen. The hotel property is valued at about $180,000.
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Dubuque, Il
Tudge Bouson
C. E. Wales
Wales Hotel
Bradford Hopkins
Forest City
Iowa
Hopkins
Dubuque
C. BE. Wales
Penrose to Issues Sensational Reply in Pennsylvan ia
Washington reports say Senator Penrose plans a sensational reply to Roosevelt supporters who threaten impeachment over a 1904 payment of 25000 from John Archbold of Standard Oil. He will admit the payment but claim most funded Roosevelt's campaign and may publish letters from Roosevelt. Penrose has left Washington for Philadelphia to confer with Republican leaders.
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Washington
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
John Archbold
Theodore Roosevelt
Senator Penrose
Colonel Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Longest and narrowest Iowa farm up for rent across state
Perry Iowa August 19 The unique rental offer covers land spanning Sabula to Council Bluffs along the state line. Width ranges from 3800 feet to under 100 feet in places. Planned as hay land seeded this fall with a nominal rent for a manager or firm to operate or farm the tract itself.
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Perry
Iowa
Sabula
Council Bluffs
Milwaukee
Motor Trip From Waterloo to Santa Barbara
Walter F. Curtiss and his wife and three children from Waterloo Indiana arrived in Santa Barbara California after motoring across much of the continent to visit Mrs BE Curtiss at 318 West Carrillo street. They planned to go on to San Diego after the visit, having left Waterloo July 13 via Cheyenne Wyoming.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Waterloo
Town
Walter F. Curtiss
Curtias
BE. L. Curtiss
West
Carrillo Street
Curtiss
San Diego
Cheyenne
Wyo
Husband Runs as Wife Wears Skirts Saga in Rapid City
In Rapid City South Dakota Aug 19 Mrs Catherine Stratman formerly of Dubuque Iowa and now with a claim near Wall South Dakota was fined $10 in police court for impersonating a man She is bound to appear in circuit court on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon against John G Williams She allegedly induced her husband to leave her and later tired of him The arrest noted her auburn wig straw hat and blue serge suit and Williams fled in terror on sight of her
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Rapid City
8. D
Catherine Stratman
Dubuque
Wall
S. D
John G. Williams
Williams
Willams
Two Boys Drown in Drainage Ditch in Iowa
In Emmetsburg Iowa on August 19 two 17 year olds Maynard Coddington and John Compton drowned in the Palo Alto Pocahontas drainage ditch between Ayrshire and Curlew. Their clothes lay along the ditch and bodies were found after an hour search. It is believed they were swimming when cramps struck one and the other died while aiding him. Both boys were sons of well known farmers.
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Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Ayrshire
Curlew
Maynard Coddington
John Compton
Greatest Coal Miner
The United States leads global coal output since 1899. In 1911 world coal totaled about 1.3025 billion short tons with the U S contributing 496,221,168 tons. Britain and Germany rose markedly, but the trio of U S Britain and Germany produced over 80 percent of world coal.
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United States
Great Britain
United States Geological Survey
Germany
Iowa Patents for Week Ended August 13 1913
List of Iowa granted patents reported by patent attorney Wilfred C. Lane. Names, towns, and patent numbers include C A Dunham Marshalltown for Steamtrap, O F Ericson Stratford for Combined windmill derrick and reservoir, R Kaschewaki Oskaloosa for Suspenders, C M Miller Mount Pleasant for Pitchboard, G T Moyers New Virginia for binding cornshocks, W S Regur Des Moines for starting device, J Swanson Davenport for power transmission, T J Williams Sheffield for gate fastener, A Loock Hayfield for resilient wheel, G W Underwood Council Bluffs for automatic safety gate.
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Wilfred C. Lane
Clarence J. Loftus
Crocker Ridg
Des Moines
Iowa
C. A. Dunham
Marshalltown
O. F. Ericson
Stratford
R. Kaschewaki
Oskaloosa
C. M. Miller
Mount Pleasant
G. T. Moyers
New Virginia
Regur
J. Swanson
Davenport
T. J. Williams
Sheffield
A. Loock
Hayfield
G. W. Underwood
Council Bluffs
Remedy Claim From Oriole Advertiser
M E Gebhardt of Oriole Pennsylvania says one dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured diarrhoea and nothing beats it. For sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
M.E. Gebhardt
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