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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1911

Page

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Waterloo Cedar Falls line train schedules

Daily service notices show Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern routes. City Ticket Office Waterloo handles Cedar Falls departures at 6 15 am 7 03 am and every hour until 17 18 pm with Park Avenue departures five minutes earlier. Waverly trips listed with specific times and return arrivals noted.

Pasa Wold Chicago Great Western Waterloo Cedar Falls City Ticket Office Waverly Park Avenue Government Building

Burns Farewell Bout Highlights Wrestling Legend Career

Farmer Burns, second only to Gotch in prominence, wrestled Oscar Wasem in Omaha, winning in two straight falls and delivering a health and ethics talk. He critiqued current rivals and announced future exhibitions and a forthcoming wrestling book after ending his competitive career. Hackenschmidt and Gotch reportedly avoided a finish match this season amid Labor Day date talk.

Hackenschmidt Frank Gotch Chicago Gotch America Hack Burns Farmer Burns Omaha Oscar Wasem Wasem Intergala

Grundy Center Rallies For Northern Iowa Cup Drive

Grundy Center high school moved toward the northern Iowa championship with a 30 to 21 win over Fort Dodge and a 30 to 21 victory over Cedar Rapids high. Grundy Center has won twelve straight games, scoring 593 points to 211 for opponents as Fort Dodge must face West High next Friday in a key cup race.

Grundy Center Northern Iowa Waterloo West High Grundyites Fort Dodge West High West. High Bunnies Cedar Rapids High

Gun Club Plan For Clay Pigeon Matches At Porte City

In Porte City this summer, the gun club will host a series of clay pigeon shooting matches. Members meet tomorrow evening to organize the club and promote these events.

GUN Club LA Porte City Porte City Gan

Athletic Meet at Y Tonight at Cedar Falls Clash

Indoor meet features Waterloo M C G A athletes led by F Birch Edward Weller Paul Bennett Archie Stocker and Lyle McDonald plus stunts on bars rings and tumbling. A business men volleyball match pits Aller Jameson Hacker Mulkern Zimmerman against Kenron Hemsworth Potter Wieland Griffith in Cedar Falls style contest.

Teachers’ College Cedar Falls Waterloo M. CG. A F. Birch Edward Weller Paul Bennett Archie Stocker Lyle McDonald J. N. Aller W. R. Jameson S. J. Hacker F. J. Mulkern Cr. J. Zimmerman

Minor Players Show Good Records in Base Stealing

Baseball scouts note minor leaguers top basestealers led by William Zimmerman Utica 105 steals 137 hits 286 batting. J P Sheffield Victoria 94 steals 113 hits 268 average, Eddie Collins 81 steals, Dolan 80, Mitchell 79, with many outfielders leading and several later drafted by major leagues.

Eddie Collins Wiliam Zimmerman Utica New York Ike Owen Bush J. P. Sheffield Victoria Club Harry Knaupp Jock Adame Cleveland Sheffield Tg Ty Cobb Collins Dolan Mitchell Flint Lindburg Spalding Dave Altizer Speed Merchants Miller Central Association McGovern Boston Red Sox Jimmy Long Waterloo Brooklyn Zimmerman le Jeanne Coulson Newark Cincinnati Dave Altzer Breen Nap New York Giants Cardinals Morse Derrick Athletics Ralston Akron Washington Club Moe Gilvary Whitesox Birmingham Joe Jackson Bronkie Southern Association Southwest Texas Sheffield American Colbny Philadelphia Western Denver South Michigan Pacific Howard Los Angeles West Canada Edmonton Gery Nebraska Turpin Fremont Western Association Elis Joplin Pythor American Association Altizer Miinneapolis Ohio State McClintock Lima Keokuk Connecticut Rodgers Waterbury Tri-State Altoona Jackson Dallas Virginia Powell Roanoke Central Evansville New England Brockton Bromley Clarinda Kircher Winchester Kansas Rankin Hutchinson Astern Moeller Rochester Southern McGilvary Seely Fast Carolina Mullins Fayetteville South Atlantic Lee Macon Central Kansas Wentw Clay City Carolina Greensboro Ilinois-Missouri Lindberg Clinton W. m Eyeee

Noble dog battles bull to death at farm

An hour long fight ends with both dog and bull dead after Grover and his two sons intervene. The 750 dollar dog attacked a 1500 dollar bull in a box stall, biting the throat as the bull repeatedly charged. Grover sustains severe leg injuries and seeks medical aid.

Grover Tinion Hill

Bull and Bull Dog in Battle to the Death

New York Feb. 20 A fight to the death occurred between a thoroughbred English bull terrier and a Holstein bull at Eben Grover’s stock farm in Durham New Jersey. Mr Grover sustained injuries in the incident.

New York Eben Grover Durham N. J Grover

Woman in Black Rides a Freight From East to Town

A woman in black, about forty, with bleeding hands, was seen alighting from an empty Illinois Central box car and leaving the yard for downtown yesterday. Trainmen trailed her part of the way but she disappeared. Police report a mystery and are investigating possible injuries or other cause.

S& Woman Illinois Central Yarda Down Town

Dowie was not insane says Zion City claimant

John A. Lews of Zion City, claiming lineage as Dowie’s legal successor, challenged Gladstone Dowie’s Battle Creek statement that the elder Dowie was mentally incompetent for nine years. He said earlier Zion court proceedings sought to label Dowie a paroniac, with three renowned Allenists ruling him sane.

Chicago John A. Lews Zion City John Alexander Dowie Dowie Gladstone Dowie Battle Creek Mich Lewis Zion Alexander

Funk Leaves Iowa for Health Travel to California

J H Funk former speaker of the Iowa House travels to southern California for his health after a severe cold. He is reportedly bed bound parts of the time. Funk has long served as general counsel for the Short Line road. An advertisement touts Chamberlains Liniment with a damp flannel wrap as a remedy for lame back side or chest pain. Sold by all dealers.

Towa Falls J. H.funk House Iowa California Punk Funk Short Line Road

Deaf and blind pupil Vera Gammon makes rapid progress

Faribault Minnesota February 18 Vera Ma bel Gammon of St Paul the deaf and blind pupil at the local school for the deaf has advanced from three words to about 3000 in a few months. She writes good English reads books in raised type and braille uses a typewriter and braille writer sketches with a grooved board and sews neatly. She has learned to speak and her studies focus on language with geography also pursued.

Faribault Minn Vera Mabel Gammon St. Paul School For the Deaf Bail Doll Bear Tyne

Helen Keller of St Paul Meets Her Teacher Vera

Biography nature study and arithmetic include fractions and daily chapel lecture notes sign spoken into Vera's hand by Miss Hansen. The teacher's success is noted as remarkable with Vera often called the Helen Keller of St Paul. Cc. H. Zeising, a Davenport linotype operator, visited Waterloo yesterday.

Vera Miss Hansen Helen Kellar St Paul Cc. H. Zeising Davenport Waterloo

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