West High to Play Coe Freshmen Curtain Raiser
West High basketball aims to rebound from a Fort Dodge defeat as coach R L Ashley schedules a Friday game against Coe College freshmen. Star guard Walker returns from Cedar Rapids to lead a wind splitting attack with Ywell and White, while La Porte City first team faces West High second team in a thrilling curtain raiser amid booster plans and high ticket demand.
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West High
R. L. Ashley
Coe
Walker
Ywell
White
Cedar Rapids’ High
Ashley
Old West High
LaPorte City
Large spring baseball tryouts trimmed by clubs in Iowa
In Muscatine Iowa on February 23 coaches announce major reductions in spring training squads. Teams plan smaller rosters with Ned Egan at 19 and Bey at Mason City at 18. Managers aim to avoid driftwood players and save time by limiting pre season practices and signings.
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Muscatine
L. A
Ned Egan
Eastern universities eye football games at Panama-Pacific exposition
Graduates from Yale Harvard Dartmouth Syracuse Pennsylvania Cornell Washington and Jefferson Michigan push to stage football matchups at the Panama-Pacific exposition in San Francisco this fall. Plans include interregional games with Oregon and Washington, predicting a Carlisle Indians Pacific coast showdown and Stanford versus California at the fair.
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Yale
Harvard
Dartmouth
Syracuse
Pennsylvania
Cornell
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Jefferson
Michiigan
California
Oregon
Washington
Carlisle Indians
Stanford
Franklin B. Morse
George Cadwalader
Coast
Courts Sought for Private Home Park Tennis Club
Home Park Tennis Club seeks private clay courts due to access limits at Marsh Street and Home Park Boulevard. Plans call for two to four new courts at Prospect Park with fencing and backstops, funded by members, to avoid public courts and cement surfaces.
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Wizards of the Net
Thornly
Home Park Tennis Club
Marsh Street
Home Park Boulevard
Ctty
Prospect Park
Prospect
Tennis Club
Four New Clay Diggers Signed For Mason City Club
Four contracts were filed by Secretary Law for the Clay Diggers. Two pitchers Leonard Cruse and Jamie Motz plus two infielders Walter Bartimne and W E Mesplay join from Shawano St Louis and Pontiac. Exhibition games arranged with Dubuque on April 21 22 at Mason City and April 24 26 in Dubuque.
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Mason City
Walter Bartimne
Shawano
Wis
Mzerton
W. BE. Mesplay
St. Louis
Leonard Cruse
Pontiac
Ill
Jamies C. Motz
Modale
Motz
Cruse
Dubuque
Clay Diggers
Portland Narrows Gap in Interscholastic Rifle Race
In the Interscholastic rifle tournament Iowa City high school leads Deering high of Portland Maine with 4706 to 4691 points. Portlanders chase the Maine crew over three remaining matches as the Iowa City squad suffers a chickenpox exposure and Paul Moore falls ill after a match.
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Iowa City
Deering High School
Portland
Maine Ave
Deering
Portlanders
Iowa
C. E. Williams
Paul Moore
Moore
Years of relief with Foley Kidney Pills praised by user
An Eau Claire reader reports long term cure from Foley Kidney Pills noting removal of backaches and sleepless nights. Ad claims benefit for rheumatism stiff joints and kidney bladder ailments. Sold by druggists nationwide.
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J. i. Southersa
Eau Claire
Wis
Foley
Dancing Contest at Majestic Promises City Talent
The Majestic offers a dancing contest between the first and second shows tonight with top city dancers on hand. The program also features four vaudeville acts including the Dancing Tyrells Mason and Sullivan Kumbry Bush and Robinson and the 4 Pre vosts performing Fun in a Turkish Bath Nobody at Home mus cal tabloid tonight.
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Tyrells
Mason & Sullivan Kumbry
Bush & Robinson
Provost
Bonds for country roads eyed by Iowa lawmakers
Des Moines lawmakers debate a Foster bill to authorize county and district bonds to fund paved country roads while Heald offers a parallel plan. A wage exemptions revision and cash poll tax measure also face action as state detectives hire authority and suffrage momentum grow. Dewey M. Cable leads Iowa corn prize winners.
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Senate Highway Committee
Foster
Heald
House
Senate
Avveryone
Cinderella at Plaza Theatre endears with Mary Pickford charm
The Plaza Theatre presents Cinderella starring Mary Pickford with Owen Moore as Prince Charming. The review praises the fairy tale magic on screen, noting the witch cave and clock scene, the transformed coach pumpkin, and the appealing fairylike pageantry.
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Cinderella
Famous Players
Chee Pickford
Prince Charming
Owen Moore
Georgia Wilson
Lucile Carney
N. Cone
Chicago Tribune
Cinder
Mary Pickford
Graft controversy delays janitor staffing proposal
The legislature blocks a plan to hire four state janitors to work in state buildings, arguing the legislature controls staffing and funding. The bill, tied to an executive council inquiry, faces political pressure amid graft concerns and budget constraints.
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State House
State Executive Council
Legie~latute
Executive Council
Committees Named for YWCA Year at Special Board Meet
At a YWCA board meeting the chairmen for the coming year were named and will appoint members to their committees. Appointments include educational and religious departments with numerous subcommittees, and Florence Magowan of Iowa City arrived to lead girls' work and the employment bureau.
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Y. W. C. A. Board
3. D. Easton
Savermittees
E. ©. Peek
H. B. Kelly
T. A. McManus
H. T. Fisher
Mary Day
M. Alda Tate
Tina Martha
Cora French
W. Whytle
A. T. Hakill
W. B. Hoxie
W. H. Lang
Salts Claim To Restore Sluggish Kidneys
An advertisement by H. W. Taggart promotes Jad Salts as a remedy for backache and kidney sluggishness caused by heavy meat intake. It claims the drink cleanses urine, relieves burning, and improves kidney function, urging a few days of daily use before breakfast.
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H. W. Taggart
Iowa Woman Grandmother to 100 Relatives Dies
Washington February 23 Mrs Anna Susanne Miksch 94 died at her home. She leaves 14 children nine living 40 grandchildren 44 great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren. Born Ohio March 7 1820 she married May 12 1838 and moved to Washington county Iowa in 1865.
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Washington
Anna Susanne Miksch
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