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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1913

Page

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Waterloo Baseball Fans Urge Park Funds and Action

City baseball supporters call for immediate steps to organize the Waterloo association for the coming season. Committees formed to raise funds from business leaders and factory workers, with Cedar Rapids and Muscatine reports cited as success models. Fans urged to attend a possible general meeting within the week to decide on park site, funding, and franchise reestablishment.

Waterloo Association Cedar Rapids Waterloo Keokuk Ottumwa

Local Bowlers Plan Dance to Aid Toledo and Minneapolis Trips

City Bowling League officers and captains met at Jackman alleys to plan a March 28 dance at the Pythian temple. Proceeds will fund six players for Toledo and two teams for Minneapolis, with special cars likely for Waterloo and Des Moines to Toledo and possibly Minneapolis. The race for top city bowler leader continues through March 1, with Jessen, Hansen, Weltzin, Hantsha, and others leading.

City Jackman Pythian Temple Toledo Minneapolis Charles Jackman Minnerapolis Waterloo Des Moines Leo Forhan Frank Trost Frank McSweeney Jack Koencke Huntsha F. J. Tanion Jessen Hansen Weltzin Hantsha McFarlane Weeneke Miller Person Smith Stoke Macks Pattern Makers Invincibles Boosters Engravers

Burlington 1a Well Organized in Central Association Funds

Burlington reports a unified effort across the Central Association as Keokuk stays in the circuit and teams prepare for the season. Burlington keeps last season’s players, conducts early March training in southern Missouri, and aims to fund a full park setup with $15,000 needed in Cedar Rapids. Monmouth and Ottumwa also bolster rosters while Waterlooo and Cedar Rapids build new clubs. The Galesburg treasury shows 41 cents after paying debts, with $2,850 raised from player sales.

Burlington Central Association Keokuk Hayden Missouri Monmouth Galesburg Hough Egan Ottumwa Waterloo Cedar Rapids Relden Hill Hannibal Galesburg Association

Midget basketball date set for Charles City clash

The Y M C A Midgets will play Charles City at the local gym Wednesday night. Local Midgets have a strong season record and expect a tough game against a sturdy Charles City squad. Right forward Hostetler, left forward McDonald, center Lichty, right guard Armstrong, left guard Manat listed in the lineup. Meanwhile both local high schools lost Saturday with West High 25 Fort Dodge 21 and East High 44 Grundy Center 10, a rough showing for East High under new coach Whiteside.

Charles City Charles City Association Hostetler Mallory Fort Dodge West High Boys West High Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls East High Whiteside Grundy Center van Patten

Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Promises Relief

A vintage advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold within a day. Druggists refund money if it fails. Ef. W. Grove’s signature appears on each box. Price 28c. Also promotes amateur film developing services at Black Hawk Studio next to the local bank offering 10c developments.

Black Hawk Studio Black Hawk Bank

Fort Dodge Chosen To Host German Alliance Meeting

Des Moines reports Dr E L Durand of Burlington was elected president for the upcoming year of the German American Liberal Alliance of Iowa. Des Moines officials Krueger and Schneck were named secretary and treasurer respectively. Delegates from multiple districts and two representatives were chosen to attend the national meeting in St Louis in April. The convention moved the group’s home to the Iowa State league of the German American National alliance and set Fort Dodge as the next gathering place. Good roads and German language study were discussed with medals planned for high school German essay winners.

Des Moines E. L. Durand Burlington Liberal Alliance of Iowa Joseph Biboeck Paul Krueger John Schneck Davenport John Redelstein Paul Radenhauser Herman Miller Waterloo George Herman Marsh Joseph Nicolay Postville Richard Guenther Christ Otto Denison Ed Kowalke Wall Lake G. F. Braun Atlantic Charles Sass Dubuque The Alliance St. Louis Fort Dodge Iowa State League German-American National Alliance

Glenwood Baby Nearly Victim Of Cat In Night

In Glenwood Iowa on February 17 a mother awoke to find a cat resting on her sleeping seven year old child in the crib its head partly in the babies mouth. The babys face was purple and the mother believes the child would have died within minutes if not for her awakening.

Glenwood George Cross

Waterloo Evening Courier Ad Rates Highlight Benefits

An unusual fragment promotes advertising in the Waterloo Evening Courier, claiming it yields the greatest results and doubles the paid circulation versus other papers in its territory, urging readers to place ads for better exposure.

Waterloo Evening Courier Ita

England Faces Peril of Mixed Marriages and Black Men

A London dispatch reports fierce alarm over mixed marriages with Indians and West Africans. An American observer quotes women proposing drastic measures, including destroying female infants at birth, to curb black male influence. The piece notes white prejudice, calls for matrons to discipline immoral behavior, and discusses social rights and colonial ties.

London Metropolis England Africa Louis’ Knight America United States British Colonies

Seed corn testers showcased at county teachers meeting

Prof Davis and Prof Berger addressed forty teachers in Cedar Falls on teaching agriculture and seed corn testing. They urged statewide instruction, township graduations, and rural farm camps, detailing two testers the rag doll and a box tester with live demonstrations and field tips for improving Black Hawk county crops and farmer wealth.

Davis A. A. Berger Cedar Falls Margaret Myers Iowa General Assembly Berger Black Hawk County

Law Would Compel Each to Dance Alone

Pierze, 8. D., Feb. 17. The senate passed a house bill banning suggestive dances. An adopted amendment requires that at all public dances each individual dancer shall dance separately and alone. Other amendments carve out Irish, jelly wobble, turkey trot, Christmas, St Patrick's Day, and Lent.

St. Vitus

Waterloo storefront flyer lists hours at 1514 East Fourth St

A local business notice shows office hours from 8 a m to 8 p m at 1514 East Fourth Street over Kohl's Shoe Store in Waterloo Iowa with phone number 1639.

East Fourth St Kohl's Shoe Waterloo Iowa

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