Brown McCleary Wrestling Bout Sparks Local Interest
Carl Brown of Waterloo prepares for a decisive match against Bull McCleary at the Waterloo theatre Friday night. A $100 side bet adds intensity as Brown trains at the Central fire station with department members, while McCleary, based in Letts, Ia, works to reach top form and brings backers led by Phil Schwab.
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Carl Brown
Waterloo
McCleary
Waterloo Theatre
Brown
Central Fire Station
Husky Boys
Hmit
Davenport Times
Letts
Brandell
Lampiis
Nicholson
Phil Schwab
Rock Island
Brooklyn Picks Maurice Kent Star Athlete All Around
Maurice Kent, former Iowa baseball and football star and longtime Carleton coach, has been drafted by the Brooklyn Nationals and will report to Hot Springs, Arkansas, at once. He previously pitched for the Waterloo club in the Central association and is set to return to college football duties next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northfield
Minn
Maurice Kent
University of Iowa
Waterloo
Hot Springs
Ark
Kent
Carleton College
Stork
Weekend Sporting Events At Y M C A Cedar Rapids High
This week offers a Wednesday evening dual meet at the Y M C A between Teachers College. On Friday evening West High plays Cedar Rapids High in basketball. Also Friday wrestling pits Carl Brown against Hull McCleary of Muscatine at the Waterloo theatre. Saturday evening features East High in action.
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S. Teachers’ College
West High
Cedar Rapids High
Carl Brown
Hull” McCleary
Muscatine
Waterloo Theatre
East High
Cy Young and Beantown Bets Fire Up Baseball News
The piece sketches Cy Young’s wealth and farm coal find, Ty Cobb eyeing a .500 batting pace and 100 stolen bases, Beeret contract talks with Navin, Buck O'Brien's Sox showcase, Hal Chase’s training, and manager Wolverton’s leadership. It also notes Jim Gaffney’s scouting, Hoblitzell vs Marsani, Reds’ manager O'Dea, and McGraw promising three Giants players for Mobile come April.
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Ty Cobb
Beeret
Navin
Fire losses in U S rise as fires burn thousands weekly
Madison, Feb. 28. A statistician from the National Builders and Inspectors association reports that across the United States weekly average losses include 3 theatres, 3 public halls, 12 churches, 10 schools, 2 hospitals, 2 asylums, 2 colleges, 26 hotels, 3 department stores, 2 jails, 140 flat houses and 1,600 dwellings. He cites only about ten fully fireproof buildings and estimates yearly fire costs near 600 million dollars.
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Madison
Wis
United States
BF. W. Fitzpatrick
Washington, D. C
National Builders and Inspectors’ Association
Olive Tablets offer a safer calomel substitute
Public health note promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable, sugar coated remedy to replace calomel for liver balance. It claims no griping or weakness, avoids salts or castor oil, and suggests nightly use to prevent liver disorders, bad breath, pimples, and headaches.
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Edwards
Calomel
Per
Olive Tablet Company
Columbus
Ohio
F. M. Edwards
Mrs. Cynthia A. Hines Dies in Chicago
Mrs Cynthia A Hines longtime Manchester resident dies in Chicago after forty years of active social and church involvement In the Manchester area funeral plans are expected to be announced by local authorities and church officials in the community she helped shape
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Manchester
Cynthia A. Hines
Decatur Wins Rock Island Franchise In Three-I League
Magnates of the Three-I league chose May 2 as opening day for 1912 with matchups Peoria at Quincy Decatur at Davenport Danville at Dubuque Bloomington at Springfield. Decatur secured Rock Island’s vacancy by paying 1000 dollars, gaining all Rock Island players. league imposes 1800 dollar monthly salary cap and 13 man roster after May 13.
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Chicago
Palmer House
Peoria
Quincy
Decatur
Davenport
Danville
Dubuque
Bloomington
Springfield
Rock Island
James Hayes
Islanders
Richard Kinsella
Iowa YMCA Basketball Title To Be Decided At Iowa City
For the first time in Iowa YMCA basketball, three teams Waterloo Muscatine and Ottumwa contend for the state title. The deciding games will be held on the university floor at Iowa City on Wednesday March 13 with Waterloo facing Muscatine. If Waterloo loses there will be no chance of a home win.
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Iowa
Waterloo
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Iowa City
Mrs Hines dies. longtime Methodist supporter leaves organ gift
Mrs Susie Hines, widow of Dr W A Hines, died in Delaware county after years in Chicago. Funeral services were at the Methodist church with interment in Oakland cemetery beside her husband. A May 1906 gift of a handsome 9000 pipe organ memorializes her devotion to the church. In Masonville Ia Mrs Margaret Hickey, 65, died after a brief pneumonia illness. Born in Ireland she had lived in Delaware county 25 years and left six children from her marriage to Morris Hickey in 1878.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Oakland Cemetery
W. A. Hines
Delaware County
Sus
Chicago
M. Fowler
Methodist Church
Hines
Masonville
Margaret Hickey
Card of Thanks for Beloved Daughter Loreina Veith
John Veith and H. Heiple extend sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for flowers and kindness during the illness and death of Loreina Heiple Veith. Also includes ad copy about cold remedies and salt making process at Salinas Mexico with technical details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loreina Heiple Veith
John Veith
Heiple
Salinas
Mexico
Dual Athletic Meet Tonight at the Y in Waterloo
Tonight in Waterloo the dual meet features the Cedar Falls Teachers College team and Waterloo on the flying rings high bar and other apparatus with a gold medal for the top scorer. Cedar Falls lineup Kramer Christiansen Miller Bergaman Sheffield. Waterloo lineup Eby McDonald Stocker Staley Stuff. Are It Yets also face the Y's first basketball team in a post meet clash. Coach Harry Lee will audition local players to field the strongest carnival team to cap the events.
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Waterloo
Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
E. C. DeVoe
Bridge Street
Bergaman
Sheffield
Eby
McDonald
Stocker
Staley
Stuff
Prof. Seymour
F. E. Burch
J. J. Kenyon
A. G. Reid
H. R. Lee
Not Profanity Dam Phrase Explained for Value
The passage notes that dam is a coin in India and a wad of paper used to seal tinware, both indicating very small value. It explains that the expression means indifference to value and clarifies common usages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Hood's Sarsaparilla Heals Five Years Rheumatism
Henry J. Goldstein of Boston reports five years of rheumatic pain with stiff knees, disrupted business, and excruciating suffering. After using Hood's Sarsaparilla he felt relief and now is entirely cured, praising the medicine and recommending it. Available in liquid form or chocolate tablets.
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Henry J. Goldstein
Barton Street
Boston
Mass
Hood
Mr. Goldstein
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West Fourth St
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Highlanders
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Cincinnati
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Hank
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Giants
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Black Hawk Coffee & Spice Co
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Empire
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