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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1911

Page

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Wrestling Bout Not Staged as Sampson Refuses Finish Match

George Turner blocked efforts to a finish match with Sampson at Waterloo theatre as the German wrestler declined a conclusive bout. A 26 minute bout was attempted but not in the advertised form, refunds were issued, and Turner headed to South Dakota ready to return for a finish with any top opponent. Preliminaries saw Ed Knipp defeat Max Dawson in two straight falls and Jim McDonald beat Sam Oman in one fall. George Hitchcock refereed both matches.

Young Sampson Waterloo Waterloo Theatre Sampson George Turner Turner South Dakota Max Dawson Ed Knipp Sam Oman Jim McDonald George Hitchcock

Y BASKET BALL PLAYERS BANQUET AT THE Y

Basketball players attended a final Y M C A banquet hosted by the five teams that lost on the schedule. George Dauchy and his team were guests of honor. The cellar team served, then a Y smoker followed with excess candy pipes cigars and highball.

George Dauchy

Blaze damages Chapman Lamber Co office in Jesup

Last night a small fire damaged the front of the Chapman Lamber Co office in Jesup Ta. The blaze led to dispatch of a Waterloo engine to move freight cars, but caused no danger. The cause remains a mystery as it started after workers left.

Jesup Chapman Lamber Co Waterloo Ilinois Central Ottumwa Jackson

Prohibitive Wool Duties Spark Calls for Reform

Washington dispatch says the tariff board's schedule K report sent to Congress urges major changes in wool and woolens duties. It notes most rates are prohibitory and recommends a twofold shift from raw material and finished cloth levies, including a graded ad valorem system and duty on scrubbed wool rather than grease. The study, covering raw wool to cloth, finds U.S. production costs higher than Europe and cites extensive field work in 19 states and overseas.

Washington Tar Board Congress Afl United States England France ATC South African Cape Australia South America Europe Buegland European

I G Ickes Marries Elizabeth Rommell in Waterloo

Rex M Ickes, a longtime Illinois Central employee, married Elizabeth Rommell yesterday evening at her parents home in Burdette. The Rev. TF Jones officiated in Alden Congregational church with relatives present. The couple left for New Orleans for a honeymoon before settling in Waterloo. Ickes, a Waterloo resident for years, is joined by many friends in congratulating the couple. Water dealers in the city stock Wizard Carpet Clean.

Ickes Ilinois Central New Orleans Waterloo South

New Remedy for Stomach Troubles Declares Relief

Panic over indigestion ends as Miller's Dyspepsia Tablets promise to repair diseased gastric cells and restore stomach function. No opiates or irritants, endorsed by physicians, available at pharmacies with free sample from Morris Drug Co., Morris, Illinois.

Morris Drug Co Morris, Ill

Joder's High Standard Pharmacy Ad Note

Fragmentary ad text shows Joder's High Standard Pharmacy offering Kodak and Brownie camera gift ideas. Reference to Perfection Office for five gallons delivered and to W. A. Covell & Son at 301 West Fourth Street appears as an address line.

Joder's W. A. Covell & Son West Fourth St

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