Pilots Sign Recruits For Clinton Baseball Team
Clinton Iowa Feb 1 with no manager selected candidates Manusch Kohn and McNamara attend meeting at LaFayette Inn to submit terms Dick Rohn McNamara and Manuseh will appear to present offers Clinton baseball secretary Reusche starts duties and fund drive aims 1100 needed to post forfeits and cover expenses Strong focus on candidates and upcoming decision likely Monday or Tuesday with outside prospects possible
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Clinton Central Association
LaFayette Inn
Dick* Rohn
W. R. McNamiara
George Manuseh
C. L. Root
C. J. Reusche
Clinton Baseball Association
Down Town
Dick Row
The
Pilots
Manuseh
McNamara
Justice
League
Rohm
Rohn
Sedalia
Manusch
Pepper
South Clinton
Readers discuss guns and duck hunting aids
Readers email questions on gun choices for duck hunting and target shooting. A Fresno reader advocates 12 gauge as best for range, while others debate shot size for ducks and the merits of greased versus ungreased cartridges for .22 rifles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Cal
Penfield
N. Y
East High Defeats West High In Rough Court Battle
East High won 41 to 15 as regulars displayed brilliant form and shot from all angles while West High struggled with many errors. Waverly reserves made a stubborn fight but East carried the honors. West High fell 22 to 16 at Cedar Rapids with a tight, defensive contest as both teams limited scoring.
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East High
Baskers
Sound
West High
Cedar Rapids
Ashlex
Tigers
Two New Jays Sign Contracts
Keokuk Feb 1 Glen Mc Pherson and Walter C Huli Memphis Mo boys will try out with Dr Jay Andrews Waterloo club manager. Contracts sent to President Justice by Andrews. Other contracts received are A Chapel and A M Schultz Indian boys with Marshalltown club EB A Atkinson and Albert McCoy from Missouri with Burlington. Betsin to Scranton Detroit Feb 1 two recruits disposed of Betsif to Scranton Carleton to Wilkesbarre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Glen McPherson
Walter C. Huli
Memphis
Jay Andrews
Comerdian
Waterloo Club
Justice
Andrews
Justice i
A. Chapel
A. M. Schultz
Marshalltown
EB. A. At
Kinson
Albert McCoy
Missouri
Burlington
Betsin
Scranton
Detroit
Mich
Detroit American League Baseball Club
Russell Betsif
Ottumwa
Roe Carleton
Kalamazoo
Wilkesbarre
Giffin Signs With Boyle's Keokuk Club
Tammy Giffin, who signed with Boyle's Keokuk club, was the first of last year's men to rejoin for the coming season. He chose Boyle over higher offers from independent clubs further west, and his placement for the upcoming year remains to be determined.
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Keokuk
Tammy Giffin
Giffin
Boyle
Gilda
Indiana manager notes signings and position plans
Boyle reports forthcoming changes at first base with Ston backed by Michigan league experience. If Sweet does not return, Eggleston will bat, and Gitfin may switch positions. A letter from the Indian manager announces several new signees, including college pitcher Harry Swenson from Texas who is near breaking records, plus young infielder Harry Brady from St Louis.
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Boyle
Ston
Harry Sweet
Sweet
Eggleston
Gitfin
Texas
Leaver
Harry Swennson
Swenson
St. Louis
Harry
Brady
Baseball and the coming season headlines reach out
A nostalgic column surveys opening date hints for baseball on April fourteenth and trend notes from the sport. It discusses the Weak Spot Twirlers uncovering opposing bowlers weaknesses, fashion in sports spats, and a quarrel over batting averages against left hand pitchers. It also covers minor league politics, Tearney’s intrigue, and talk of major league realignments involving the American Association and other leagues as federal claims and new leagues loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belden
Veteran managers in Central Association finalize reserve lists
Burlington Iowa Feb 1 managers in the Central Association have nearly completed signing signatures on reserve lists with Feb 1 as the deadline. The four veteran rule forces clubs to replace some first class players with semi pro prospects, shaping training season rosters and stabilizing teams. Clinton may name George Manusch. others like W R McNamara Joe Killian Henry Wetzel Hubartt and Dick Rohn apply for manager posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington, Is
Central Association
Sone
Clinton
George Manusch
Manusch
W. R. McNamara
Joe Killian
Henry Wetzel
Hubartt
Pathfinders
Harden
Hayden
Burlington
Iowa Field to Be Improved
Town City plans significant upgrades to Iowa Field with several thousand dollars allocated. The project aims to enhance facilities and accommodate larger crowds for upcoming events, reflecting continued investment in local athletic infrastructure.
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Iowa
Town City
Improvements Planned for Iowa Athletics Stadium Expansion
Weather permitting, work will start on a cement stands expansion on the east side increasing capacity to 6 200 with plans for two more cement sections flanking the gridiron. The press box will be enlarged to host 40 reporters. A new quarter mile track will be completed when spring arrives after delays from wintry weather.
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Iowa
Athlettc
Nelson A. Kellogg
Board In Control of
Athletics
Tripoli Notes Sketch Local Happenings This Week
Otto Gipper of Hawkeye visits sister and brothers Carl and Heine. Wm Krueger operated on at the hospital and is recovering well. Mrs L. Kirkpatrick and children visit Cedar Rapids relatives. F.C. Pries attends auto show in Chicago. Several weddings and social events, including Emma Bodermann and Fred Harmening nuptials. City families host visits from Readlyn to Baraboo and beyond. A large gathering of letter carriers and families ends with a Titanic overture performance.
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Tripoli
Otto Gipper
Hawkeye
Carl
Heine
Wm. Krueger
L. Kirkpatrick
Cedar Rapids
F.C. Pries
Chicago
D. Kurtz
Waverly
Benton Harbor
Mich
Herbert Huebner
Frese
Carl Boeckman
Henry Kubrt
Ed. Frese
Belle Plaine
Wis
Misa Dora Uartman
Readlyn
R. Smith
Dubuque
Mary Bockhava
Bellevue
John Freitag
Chas, Jahnke
Freitag
Lydia
Myrtle Welland
Ernest
Baraboo
John Gurdknecht
Fred Hawke
Henry Barbknecht
Owatonna
Minn
Telatives
Emma Bodermann
Fred Harmening
Anna Kleinan
Mies
Lucile Vogt
Herbert Boderman
Chris. Winning
South Main Street
August Krumweide
D. C. Bodermann
Waterloo
A. W. Mooney
Denver
H. €. Steege
Hobson Charges Deal With Japs
Representative Rich mond F. Hobson of Alabama accused the Wilson administration of striking a bargain with Japan to retire from the Philippines as a condition for peace. He blamed Wilson and Secretary Bryan for failures on prohibition and national defense. Hobson’s attack came as Houston spoke on the naval bill and warnings of war with Japan.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Japan
Philippines
House
Richmond FP. Hobson
Alabama
Hobson
Bryan
Congress
Houston
United States
Pacific
German Submarine Blockade Threatens British Shipping
London reports a German U-boat campaign sinking three British merchantmen off Fleetwood in the Irish Sea, raising fears for all Allied shipping. Admiralty moves to guard transatlantic liners as destroyers and scout cruisers hunt submarines near major ports, with Liverpool targeted as a key objective amid troop movements to the continent. Milk plant modernization in Waterloo boosts pasteurization and bottling, installing $5,000 of new equipment. Farmers' Dairy Association invites experts to inspect the facility while promising public tours. County superintendent candidates discussed by a committee chaired by L. Hearst Cedar Falls, with seven members assessing qualifications and preparing a report for a future meeting.
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London
Ben Crauchen
Fleetwood
Irish Sea
Admiralty
von ‘Tirpitz
British Isles
Liverpool
Kitchener Volunteer Army
Waterloo
Farmers’ Dairy Association
Mulberry Street
L. H. Edwards
C. E. Hearst
Cedar Falls
C. W. Lyon
J. W. Arbuckle
A. H. Brandhorst
H. B. Lizer
W. D. Btrayer
J. L. Bremser
Good Challenges Wilson on Packard Market Control
Washington D C Feb 1 President Wilson faced a criticism from Representative James W Good Iowa who urged breaking up suspected livestock market control. He cited Iowa farmers losses from government inaction and alleged packer influence in Chicago pricing while London beef rose and Chicago hog prices fell. He warned the American consumer paid more for pork as farmers earned less, predicting Iowa losses of at least 25 million dollars this year versus 20 million in 1913.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
James W. Good
Iowa
Good
Central West
Department of Agriculture
Altho
Chicago Packer
Chicago
London
Mr. Good
Iow a Patents Granted in Week Ending January 26 1915
The office of Wilfred Lane patent attorney lists Iowa patents granted in the week ending Jan 26 1915. Inventors include Albert L Adams Cedar Rapids for a ventilator Thomas F P Gleason Muscatine assigned to H Nelson for a fence wire stretcher Armand J Granger Salix for a springwheel Frederick B Howe Marshalltown for a carburetor Chas J Johnson Cedar Rapids assigned to Johnson Gas Appliance Co for an automatic tubing support and an adjustable combustion chamber furnace Lulu McWatters Gim an for a corn planter William Morrison Des Moines for a power transmission system and a centrifugally regulated variant as well as a dynamo electric clutch John A Reynolds Sigourney for an egg ease John J Sailer Geneva for a wire reeling device Chas E Schee Farmington for a hay press Alois Tegeler Nashua for a railway crossing gate Orta H Watkins Clinton assigned to Watkins & Fisher Kenosha for a washing machine bench and Samuel T White Davenport for a mechanical movement for washing machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred ©. Lane
Crocker Building
Des Moines
Albert L. Adams
Cedar Rapids
Thos
FP. Gleason
H. Nelson
Muscatine
Armand J. Granger
Salix
Frederick
Howe
Marshalltown
Chas
J. Johnson
Johnson Gas Appliance Co
Morrison
Wm. Morrison
John A. Reynolds
Sigourney
John J. Sailer
Geneva
Hay-press
E. Schee
Farmington
Alois Tegeler
Nashua
Orta H. Watkins
Clinton
Watkins & Fisher
Kenosha
Samuel T. White
Davenport
School presidents meet to discuss candidate qualifications
A Saturday afternoon gathering drew school presidents and other attendees to a small courtroom to discuss the qualifications of candidates for office. The meeting aimed to outline standards and criteria for eligibility and fitness in public service.
Aplington Cold Snap Records 18 Below Zero
Aplington reports the coldest day of winter with temperatures dropping to 18 below. Will Peters and wife welcomed a daughter born Tuesday. The E A Arends 120 acre farm in Washington township sold to Charles Johnson of Carroll County for 15250 per acre. Arends family to move to the Whiteside place around March first.
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Aplington
Will Peters
E. A. Arends
Washington Township
Chas. Johnson
Carroll County
Arends
Whiteside Place
Geneseo Notes and Local Updates
J R Thompson shipped cattle to Cedar Rapids last week. R C McElhinney, once near hopeless, shows improvement after a Cedar Rapids doctor visit. Geneseo Telephone company held its annual meeting and elected officers. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs L L Lestia. Mr and Mrs Frank Lockard left for Kansas to visit relatives before a Florida trip.
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Geneseo
J. R. Thompson
Cedar Rapids
R. C. McElhinney
Geneseo Telephone Company
L. L. Lestia
Frank Lockard
Kansas
Mr. Lockard
Florida
Viail
Horse losses reported in Waterlee area
The local brief notes several horse losses last week. Mare owners Speer and Newell each lost a valuable horse. one was kicked and suffered a broken leg and had to be killed. The Evening Courier and Reporter is widely read in Waterlee households.
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Clarence Newell
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Tipperary
A. Goeney
Leslie
Heine Zimmerman
Lmelight
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Aigh
G. A. BR
Tce
E. H. Beal
Fern Morley
Vera Morley
Flo
Engind's
Ports Neanes
the Packer Trust
Leslie Carter
DuBalrry
Louis XV
Europe
Waterlee
Watterloo
A. J. Busby
Mgr
Petace
Wm. Farnum In
Cross
Mr. Hix
Martha Russell
Patrick Calhoun
Miss Rumefl
Neptune's
C. J. Miller
Gerrit J. Bennett
Grant Ave
Klinefelter & Sons
Park Avenue West
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Sycamore Street
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