Weissmuller to retire from amateur swimming in January
Johnny Weissmuller, famed swimmer and Olympic star, will end his amateur career on January 3 at the Cook County Interscholastic Swimming Championships at the IACG to pursue paid work. He holds nearly every free style world record from 50 to 880 yards and has trained for cold water swims this winter in Lake Michigan.
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Weissmuller
Cook County
IACG
William Bachrach
Honolulu
A.sworld
Weitsmuller
Lake Michigan
New York Americans Lead in NHL Tight Race
New York Americans won 1 to 0 over the New York Rangers in a fierce intercity battle at Madison Square Garden. Rabbit McVeigh scored the lone goal on a late power play as both teams played rough, with Roach and Worters delivering standout goaltending. Montreal Maroons lost earlier to Toronto, briefly widening the lead gap in the Canadian division.
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New York
New York Rangers
Montreal Maroons
Toronto
New ‘York Americans
Maroons
Rabbit” McVeigh
Rangers
Lane
Boucher
McVeigh
Broadbent
Roach
Worters
Big Ten Teams Prepare For Warmup Games
Chicago reports final warmup battles before conference play begins January 8. Iowa faces Pittsburgh, a rematch from last year’s 44 to 40 rally. Wisconsin meets Lombard, Cornell faces Minnesota, with Chicago traveling to DePauw and Notre Dame vs Kansas drawing national attention.
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Chicago
Big Ten
DePauw University
Iowa
Pittsburgh Panthers
Panthers
Wisconsin
Lombard College
Cornell College
Minnesota
Notre Dame
Kansas
Convention Hall
Kansas City
University of Oregon Beats Honolulu in Christmas Day Game
In Honolulu on December 25, the University of Oregon football team defeated the Honolulu town eleven 13 to 2 despite two strong wind and rain squalls. The game was played in poor conditions with the Oregon squad capitalizing on miscues to secure the victory.
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Honolulu
T.hh
W.pi
University of Oregon
Thomas Campbell Dead Sioux City Player 1902 Champion
Thomas Campbell aged 55, former outfielder for the Sioux City Western league team, died after a two week illness in Sioux City Iowa. He played as an outfielder on the 1902 Sioux City championship squad.
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Tom Campbell
Sioux City
Ministers Refuse Gift From Charity Dinner
During the past horse racing season ministers refused to accept for an orphanage in Louisville Kentucky some receipts from a charity dinner at E R Bradsley's farm. The money was given to a home for crippled children in Lexington Kentucky.
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Seaason
Louisville
E. R. Bradsley
Lexington
Christmas Gift Reflections and Old News Snippets
A playful note on gifts and taste contrasts with garbled lines about a new Cornstalks newspaper in Council Bluffs Iowa and a past snowbound/low-temperature column. Mentions 29 000 Massachusetts licenses refused for illiteracy and a $35 000 000 diamond claim.
Gladbrook Clothing Store Fire Damages Stock and Building
Gladbrook suffered extensive damage to Freese Clothing stock and fixtures after a Tuesday morning fire controlled after an hour. The rear of the building and a plate glass window were heavily damaged. Ralph Freese owns the stock and Dietrich Hamann owns the building, both insured. A separate fire destroyed a large barn on Arch Clemens estate six miles west Monday night, with Orin Hammond occupying the farm.
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Courier Spécial Service
Gladbrook
Freese Clothing
Ralph Freese
Dietrich
Bartles-Shepherd Sales Conference Here in Waterloo
Twenty five Bartles-Shepherd Oil salesmen will attend the seventh annual conference at the main office in Waterloo. L C Ranson will preside while salesmen perform sale and dealer roles in a bid to demonstrate company products. Speakers include A L Lommel C M Jenkins and E A Bittner. Floy MacKay Paul Blackmore and William Randall will address. Luncheons and round table discussions follow at Black's tearoom.
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Bartles-Shepherd Oil Company
Logan Avenue
Waterloo
L. C. Ranson
A. L. Lommel
C. M. Jenkins
E. A. Bittner
Floy MacKay
Des Moines
Ford Motor Company
Paul Blackmore
Coolidge Advertising Company
William Randall
Black
Six Die Trapped as Fire Sweeps Park Hotel
Akron Ohio dec 26 six dead seven injured after spontaneous combustion fire sweeps Park hotel. Five victims suffocated on the third floor while a sixth died on the second floor. Fire officials say rubbish pile ignition. seventy five guests on lower floors escaped to the street. Names listed include Arthur Alexander Charles King 28 W W Wilson 28 Plain City Clark Burrell 44 and Lucian G Curtis 20.
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Akron
U.R
Park Hotel
Arthur Alexander
Charles King
W. W. Wilson
Plain City
Clark Burrell
Lucian G. Curtis
Hoover Delays Florida Visit on Utah Christmas Cruise
President elect Herbert Hoover, aboard the U S S Utah, planned a January Washington trip after a tropical Christmas at sea. The Utah will land him at Hampton Roads on January 6 before a Miami stay and possible Mexico or Cuba goodwill trips. A festive open air dinner featured Brazil gifts, a wooden eagle mantel, and a Santa run by Mrs Hoover's secretary Ruth Fessler and Allan Hoover. Captain Train praised the crew as Hoover lauded naval versatility beyond war duties.
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Train
Utah
Herbert Hoover
United States
Rio de Janeiro
Washington
Hoover
Florida
Hampton Roads
Miami
Mexico
Cuba
White House
Santa Claus
Ruth Fessler
Mrs. Hoover
Allan Hoover
Rio
Captain Train
Hoovers
Altho
Maryland
Waverly Man Cut by Auto at Fourth and Water
G. H. Bodker of Waverly was cut and bruised when struck by a car driven by Russell W. Chilcote of 132 Moir Street at Fourth and Water streets around 10:30 p m yesterday. Bodker was dragged about 30 feet and taken to Allen Memorial hospital by police ambulance. he was released this morning.
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G. H. Bodker
Waverly
Russell W. Chilcote
Moir Street
Fourth
Water Streets
Bodker
Allen Memorial Hospital
Dry Crusade Echoes Kansas City Liquor War
A Kansas City drive against liquor dealers unfolds as Mrs. Maude Wilson uses an ax to smash a saloon, echoing Carrie Nation’s anti liquor crusade. The episode rekindles debates on prohibition, law, and conduct, with Wilson questioned by a grand jury amid church praise and public interest.
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Kansas City
Carrie Nation
Kansas
Maude Wilson
Altho
Missouri
Wilson
Carrie A. Nation
Man Struck by Auto Semi Conscious at Lafayette Intersection
Samuel McGuire aged 46 of 905 Sycamore Street was struck by a car driven by C. H. Welstead at Ninth and Lafayette streets. He suffered a skull fracture and was semiconscious at St. Francis Hospital. hope remained for his recovery per attending physicians.
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Samuel McGuire
Sycamore Street
C. H. Welstead
Lafayette Street
Ninth
Lafayette Streets
St. Francis Hospital
Potter veteran printer dies in Buchanan
Harry L. Potter aged about 60 died at his west side home after a year of ill health. Once a Lamont newspaper operator and later a shop printer in Independence, he ran a basement job printing business in the Gates building for about two years until illness. Survived by his widow two sons and his aged mother.
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Courier Special Service
Independence
Harry L. Potter
West Side
Potter
Lamont
Gates Building
Second Avenue
Former Independence resident A T McDonald dies in Tacoma
A T McDonald, longtime Independence resident and former grocer with Thomas Edwards, died at his Tacoma home. He is survived by his widow, an adopted daughter, and several relatives. It is unclear if his body will be brought back for burial, though this is considered likely.
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Courier Special Service
Independence
A. T. McDonald
Tacoma
Wash
Pacific Coast State
Thomas Edwards
Two Women and Two Men Arrested in Car Looting Case
Detectives Crumrine and Davis tipped off entered rooms at 81144 Fifth street west last night arresting two men and two women living together as a couple. Alton Perry 19 Waterloo, August Vermaze 28 Minnesota, Marjorie Cole 21 Wisconsin and Dora VanGuilda 20 Wisconsin face charges. Vermaze silent while Perry and Cole confess to part in thefts. Police recovered dishes, an electric percolator, flashlights, a suitcase and various odds and ends, likely from recent auto thefts. Further questioning planned. authorities expect to clear most petty thefts from the past weeks.
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Hugh Crumrine
Ralph Davis
Fifth’ Street West
Alton Perry
Waterloo
Altho
August Vermaze
Minnesota
Marjorie Cole
Wisconsin
Dora VanGuilda
Vermaze
Petry
Miss Cole
Miss VanGuilda
Cole
I. .M. Krantz
John Street
Iowa Teachers Council Plans Year In Des Moines
Dubuque Dec 26 Members of the Iowa State Teachers association educational council will meet in Des Moines Dec 29 to plan the year's work Esther Helbig newly elected president announces Two new members Supt J W Studebaker Des Moines and Lucy Hobbs Sioux City will attend for first time succeeding Grace Shields Cedar Rapids and R P Redfield Davenport Charles F Pye executive secretary reports China has 19000 automobiles ratio one to 23000 people
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Davenport
Charles F. Pye
Association
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