Fort Dodge signs top prospects for fast baseball club
Fort Dodge gains momentum for a strong team with J R Files revealing major league level talent being secured by Stis. Arthur Dunn from St Louis touted as best non major league catcher and 19 year old Arthur Piebig seen as fastest man in Central association. Several pitchers tested with hopes to sign four to five. Fort Dodge aims for major league level excellence.
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J. R. Files
Fort Dodge Baseball Association
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St. Louis
Stis
Arthur Dunn
St.Louis
Washington University
West High Tops Courier in Commercial League Clash
West High defeated the Courier five at the M. C. A. gym last night to grab second place in the Commercial league. Hetts and Simpson sparked West High with strong scoring while Milo Miller and McKenally led Courier. The Co. G-Hawkeye Oil game was postponed due to military company inspection.
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Courier
Hetts
Simpson
West
Milo Miller
Mkenneally
Comey Vaughan
Eganites to Meet Boyle's Team This Season
Marshalltown Iowa February 21 Ward Clemens former Dayton player has signed with manager Frank Boyle as shortstop for the Marshalltown team this season. Players report by April 12. Exhibition games set with Waterloo April 28 29 and practice bouts April 21 22 against Mason City or Cedar Rapids.
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Ward Clemens
Western Association
Dayton,r
Frank Boyle
Boyle
Waterloo
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
St. Jacob's Oil Advertises Quick Back Pain Relief
A vintage advertisement touts St Jacob's Oil as a fast acting remedy for backache lumbago sciatica and rheumatism. It promises relief within fifty counts and claims the oil is harmless and non burning, suitable for single use with immediate soothing effects.
District High School Tournament Draws Crowd Across State
Secretary Blakely lists 140 town high schools entering the 8.8 tournament to be held March 9 and 10 in Cedar Falls and other selected cities. The Cedar Falls and Waterloo schools are among the chief contenders as the event promises keen competition in the largest statewide district meet.
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Fort Dodge
Board of Control
State High School Athletic Association
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Calmar
Charles Sty
Gladbrook
Greene
Grundy Center
Independence
le Porte City
Lawler
Manestone
Nashua
New Hampton
Northwood
Oeiwein
Osage
Postville
Ralnbeck
Rockford
Teachers’ College 115
Tracy
Waverly
Jury Awards Half the Amount Plaintiffs Asked
A Waterloo jury awarded 2500 dollars to J W Hearn against the city for injuries from a hole in the sidewalk near 1106 Commercial in June 1916. Doctors testified the back injury was permanent. witnesses estimated the hole at eight to 13 inches. Counsel were C J Rudolph for Hearn Burr A Brown for the city and EB McCoy for the plumbers who had excavated. The plumbers posted a 1000 dollar liability bond with the city.
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J. W. Hearn
Burr A. Brown
EB. H. McCoy
Central Labor Union Meeting Tonight at Maxwell Hall
The Central Labor Union will discuss reports from outstanding committees and routine business at its regular meeting in Maxwell Hall tonight. Plans for spring and summer work will be discussed and full attendance is desired.
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Central Labor Union
Maxwell Hall
Patron's Day Program At McKinley School
Teachers and pupils of the McKinley school hold a Patron's day to display work completed by the children. The exhibition runs from seven to eight tonight, followed by a program. Miss Berniece Rickert will sing and W H Bruon will speak.
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McKinley School
Berniece Rickert
W. H. Bruon
The Waterlo o Mountain of Youth at Waterloo
Waterloo offers Mountain of Youth by Al Gorrell tonight in 10 cent admission. He promises this time the best yet from his company, with three more nights of sensational theater to follow.
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B’ountain
al Gorrell
Gorrell
Pountain
Track Train Track Train Local Rail News Des Moines Conference
A Dubuque man named Mulkern, employed by the Illinois Central, appears in a Waterloo incident with his parents. Des Moines will host a railway secretaries conference. Apprenticeship shop class averaged 81 percent under I J Crowell. A January damage tally on the Minnesota division reached 1 204 109 dollars. December 1916 railbase damage totaled 8 181.45. The nation faces its worst car shortage in ten years, with freight car deficits rising through February.
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I. CG
Dubuque
Waterloo
John Mulkern
WH. A. Ueald
Y.M. CG. S
Des Moines
I. J. Crowell
John Bunyan Smith
Walnut Street
American Railway Association
Luau
Washington's Birthday Holiday Enforced In Eastern Schools
Washington's birthday will be a holiday in eastern schools tomorrow marking a break from several years of school sessions on the date. Spring vacation is set from March 24 to April 2 by the school board. leading educators plan to establish a university at Washington D C and others seek a central higher education center.
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Triangle Fine Arts Studio
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Fair Sex
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Virgie Blaine
Crytal Theatre
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United States
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Senator Mason Endorses Nuxated Iron For All Ages
Senator Mason urges that Nuxated Iron be publicized to all nervous, rundown, and anemic individuals. Prominent doctors including Howard James and King praise the iron supplement for increasing strength, vitality, and endurance, noting its easy absorption and safety compared to other iron forms. The note claims specific guarantees of strength increases or money-back refunds, with local dispensers Sievers Drug Store and Wangler Bros. Co. carrying the product.
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Mans
MOK VT Uas
Schuyler C. Jaques
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
New York City
Europe
America
Sievers Drug Store
Wangler Bros. Co
Education for All: Nationwide University Support Surges
The countrywide education movement gains momentum as universities across the nation express broad backing. Officials say higher education institutions are coordinating with local authorities to promote inclusive learning and expand access for disadvantaged students.
Mason of Illinois Aids Pure Food and Iron Remedy
Senator Mason from Illinois, long a national figure and advocate of labor and pure food laws, endorses Nuxated Iron as a superior organic iron supplement. He touts its safety versus metallic iron and claims rapid absorption and vigor, citing endorsements by public health figures.
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Washington
United States
Mason
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