Grounders Report and Baseball Cash Controversy In Town
The column notes upcoming court action in Chicago as a backdrop to local sports talk. It mentions new uniforms and three players signed, with others promising to sign en route, and reports Harry Gaspar seeking $4500 for the season amid a $4000 offer. The piece reflects social and baseball tensions, with local era detail and a hint of editorial humor about payment and symbolically timed events.
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Port
Waterloo
DWIQED Honors In Basketball Doubleheader At East High
East high and Cedar Falls met in a basketball doubleheader with Cedar Falls taking the senior game 85 to 23 after Cedar Falls earlier beat East high 23 to 25 in junior action. The East high juniors won their game, defeating Cedar Falls 28 to 14, as a gallery section rooters from West High cheered. Referee Walker officiated the matches, with the report noting rapid pace and clear dominance by the Cedar Falls seniors and East High juniors.
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Chicago Great Western
Cedar Falla & Northern
City Ticket
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Fork Avenue
Gayment Building
City Ticket Office
Waverly
Park Avenue
Appeatte
East High
Lawn City
FT. Aldrich
R. F
Veaeaees
Wise
Hauser
Deemer, R
West High
Cedar Serentify
F.B
BT. Brown
R. T
Collar
Pfeiffer
Pitching lore and lineup shifts shake 1900s baseball stalls
Pitcher Ed Zmich replays a decade old tale that Johnny McGraw supposedly used pitch assistance by dirt and air at the Polo Grounds, while Abbaticchio’s retirement to unload Bil ly Grayson’s Louisville Colonels. Abby buys a Pittsburg hotel and vows not to report as the search for a replacement continues.
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Ed Zmich
Cardinals
Johnny McGraw
Polo Grounds
Abbaticchio
Billy Grayson
Louisville Colonels
Louisville
Abby
Pittsburg
That Boy Needs Looking After in Boxing Scuffle
New York on February 18 reports Anthony Drexel Jr. was knocked out in the third round of a bout at Lakewood New Jersey by Bobby Beresford, brother of Lord Decies. Drexel Sr. later arrives back in the U S and comments the boy should have known better.
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New York
H’m
Anthony J. Drexel
Anthony, Jr
Lakewood
N. J
Bobby Beresford
Lord Decies
Drexel
Mauretania
Anthony Drexel Biddle
Mr. Drexel
Flood Trappers Rescued From Tree Amid River Flood
Wheatland Iowa February 17 Harold Tyron and Charles Rice trapped on an island in the Wapsie river woke to water surrounding their tent and a boat missing. They clung to tree branches for 36 hours until rescue by Fred Schocker who rowed a skiff from Wheatland.
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Wheatland
Harold Tyron
Charles Rice
Wapsie
Tyron
Rics
Fred Schocker
Sensational Young Swimmer Aims to Beat Hebner in Back Stroke
James Reilly of the New York Athletic Club challenges Harry Hebner of Chicago for the back stroke title after finishing close behind in recent all around swimming. Reilly seeks to dethrone Hebner, who holds the world record of 1 minute 56 2 5 seconds for 150 yards.
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Hebner
New York
James Reilly
New York Athletic Club
Charles M. Daniels
Harry Hebner
Chicago
Mercury
Reilly
Largest catfish weighed 176 pounds from Nishnabatana river
Gunners and anglers recount the massive catch during dam foundation excavation on the Nishnabatana river. The 176 pound catfish had a mouth full of hooks and scavare, emblematic of how often the monster eluded landing by prior fishermen. The report blends other hunting debates about dove and waterfowl shooting, urging restraint to protect breeding ducks and urging spring shooting limits.
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Iowa
Nishnabatana River
Toledo City business oath and patent remedy claim
Fraxt J. Crereit swears as senkr of F. J. Curxst & Co, promising one hundred dollars for each catarre case not cured by AALLs Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney testifies before A. W. Gleason, noting the remedy acts on blood and mucous. Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials and family pills for constipation.
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Omo
Towne
Lucas Couxt
Bss
J. Crexeit
F. J. Curxst & Co
Toledo County
Eforrsakl
Catarre
Aall
Frank
J. Cheney
A. D
T A.W. Gleason
Hall
Uae
F. J. Cheney , CO
Toledo
Tamly Pius
Waterloo boosters fear stage fright sparks Sowiler tale
In a brief clipping from the St. Paul Dispatch readers are told that a group of Waterloo Iowa boosters have shown stage fright from the start, with the article signaling a Sowilers origin as the source of the tale and hinting at a wider uproar or reaction.
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St. Paul
Bowled 2,596 in Five Man Event Despite Stage Fright
The team was omitted from the top ten yesterday but deserved a place. They bowled 2,596 in the five man event and showed promise in singles and dual acts. Officials apologize and promise compensation for the error.
Fifth and Bluff Realty Sold to G W Pett
G W Pett, proprietor of the machinery establishment at 400-402 Fifth Street West, has purchased from D J Moore the Waterloo property. The deal transfers ownership of the Fifth and Bluff location and related assets.
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Fifth and
Bluff LT. Realty
G. W. Pett
Machinery Establishment
Fifth Street West
D. J. Moore
Waterloo
Migratory Game Bird Protection Gains Momentum in Congress
Forest and Stream notes a recent Congress introduction by Representative Weeks of a bill to ban spring shooting of migratory game and other birds. The piece traces decades of debate on federal control, optimism for federal protection, and parallels with early forest protection progress, predicting stronger future laws and enforcement.
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Congress
Shiras
Auto and Supply plans relocation and expansion
Auto and Supply company will occupy the room vacated this month by Tardy harness shop. The new site fronts Fifth street 60 feet and Bluff street 120 feet, bought for 7250 dollars. Moore previously bought the corner, with reports a garage would occupy the premises, while Waterloo Auto and Supply releases its Jefferson street quarters with no location change.
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Jefferson Street
Hughey Jennings Helped by Coal Boss as Kid to Pro Ball
Detroit story recalls Hughey Jennings, famed Tigers manager and philanthropist, aided in youth by a mine boss who funded his baseball path. The boss, once a mine overseer, advanced funds for trials, later traveled with Jennings and received regular monthly checks from the star, in a tale recorded by Miss Della Grace Keller.
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Detroit
Mich
Hughey Jennings
Detroit Tigers
Della Grace Keller
Dixie
Century Theatre
Keller
Charles Finberg
Avoca
Scranton
Hughey
Jennings
Carnegie
Ball Park
Miss Keller
Hogs
Russell Sage Gives $10,600 for Firemen's Libraries
New York Feb 17 Russell Sage has donated ten thousand six hundred dollars to provide libraries for New York firemen. The gift supports financing firehouse book collections and related reading materials to aid training and literacy among firefighters.
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New York
Russell Sage
Annexation bid for Canada rejected by House panel
Washington February 17. The House committee on foreign affairs voted nine to one against the Bennett resolution seeking negotiations with Great Britain on Canadian annexation. The action blocks the plan at an early stage and signals political limits on the proposal.
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Washington, D. C
House Committee On Foreign Affairs Today
Bennett
Great Britain
Cardui touted by Mississippi woman for relief
Clinton resident Mrs Lena Gresham credits Cardui with relieving three years of female inflammation after trying four doctors and seven bottles. She urges others to try Cardui, calling it safe, gentle, vegetable, and a tonic for weak and suffering women.
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Clinton
Cardus
Lena Gresham
Cardui
No More Misery in the Stomach Diapepsin Promises Quick Relief
A patent digestive remedy, Pape's Diapepsin, is promoted as a fast cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims to ease heartburn, belching, nausea, and stomach discomfort within minutes, with a 60 cent full case and 50 cent refills. The ad touts harmless tasting tablets and cites general stomach cleansing benefits.
If Your Time Is Worth Any Thing Sunny Monday Laundry Soap
If your time is worth any thing Sunny Monday Laundry Soap will be a boon to you. Its wonderful dirt starting qualities enable it to do the work with little assistance from you. Its purity is indicated by its whiteness. It will double the life of your clothes. The best is the cheapest in the end in laundry soaps as well as anything else.
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C.D. Pedersen
Consolidated Phones
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J.B. MacKay
Black Hawk Bank
HLC
Weigert Chiropractor
Unds Central
Norte
Rock Island
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High Court
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Gaspar
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Iors
National Commission
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Indianapolis
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Walter Johnson
Senators
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Jim Austin
Yankees
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Browns
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Hartzell
St. Louis
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Cincinnati Reds
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