Three-I league reshuffle move targets Waterloo and Dubuque
At a Chicago meeting of the Three-I league directors the plan aims to oust Waterloo and Dubuque from the circuit and admit Quincy and Decatur to fill vacancies. Peoria Bloomington Danville and Springfield back the changes. Rowan cautious but favorable if no injustice occurs. Howland and Plass of Dubuque circulated to Decatur seeking welcome and support.
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Waterloo
Peoria
Danville
Bloomington
Springfield
Quincy
Hofer
Dubuque
Decatur
Wilson Behring
Clara the Rowland
Dubuggud
Peoria Evening Star
Palmer House
Chicago
Howland
Piass
Clarence How
Land
Forrest Plass
Rowan
Season's sport superlatives list dominates headlines
Evans wins longest golf match at Lake Geneva over Walter Wogan in forty one holes. Mobile and Atlanta play the shortest game finishing nine innings in thirty two minutes. Sieler of Illinois wins three games with drop kicks against Chicago Indiana and Syracuse. Walsh and Coombs pitch sixteen scoreless innings. Grant wins Vanderbilt cup for a second straight time. Thompson and Graham set shooting records in handicap events. Futurity and Matron Futurity offer top purses. Hall posts high pin total in three games.
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Chick” Evans
Walter Wogan
Lake Geneva
Mobile
Atlanta
Sieler
Illinors
Chicago
Indiana
Syracuse
Ed Walsh
White Sox
Jack Coombs
Athletics
Harry Grant
Alco
Vanderbilt
Alumni Fives In Basketball Score West High Victory
Alumni teams from East and West high schools played Saturday evening on the gym floor. West high won 43 to 19 led by Rice 4 and Armstrong 6 with Elby Bennett and Van Schoyck contributing. East high players included Douchy Brown Rath Gibbs and French. Referee Lee timekeeper C O Lamson.
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West High
Rice
Armstrong
Line
Weller
Elby
Bennett
van Schoyck
Harrison
East High
Douchy
Brown
Rath
Qi Nness
Gibbs
Amusements Graustark among Waterloo theatregoers tonight
The Syndicate theatre presents Graustark A Love Behind a Throne at Waterloo tonight in George D. Bakers adaptation from George Barr McCutcheon. The production promises lavish worldlike settings and costumes with no liberties taken. Also featured McFadden's Flats touring Thursday January 5 and Beverly touring with European chances noted for London and Australia.
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Syndicate Theatre
Waterloo
Geo. D. Baker
McFadden
Waterloo Theatre
The Syndicate Theatre Show Draws Strong Audience
Glowing reports and high interest promise a positive result as the Syndicate theatre hosts Saturday matinee and evening performances.
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Syndicate Theatre
Farmers Reject Road Meeting Representation Say It Skews Deliberations
In Inilianola Iowa January 2 delegates at the Des Moines good roads convention face opposition from farmer leader U B Iga who says the gathering was a mounted affair. He insists supervisors and trustees were excluded and urges county officials to place road work decisions with local farmers and county supervisors.
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Inilianola
Des Moines
U. B. Iga
Warren County Farmers’ Institute
Iga
Carroll
Mr. Igo
Good Roads
Igo
Morris
Polk County
Tyo
Dressed Beef and Local Basketball Night in Hudson Iowa
Advertisement lists choice young beef stone quarters at 7 cents per pound and hind quarters at 10 cents per pound with delivery to Waterloo. W. E. Hicks in Hudson, Iowa handles orders. Weat High School basketball team to play Marshalltown High Friday evening with girls contest on the same night in the same city.
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Waterloo
W. E. Hicks
Hudson
Iowa
Weat High
Marshalltown High
Wood urges army to organize signal corps for aircraft
General Leonard Wood told the House Military Affairs Committee that the army should organize a signal corps to handle aeroplanes and dirigibles. He pressed for trained officers, aerial reconnaissance, a military aviation reserve, and immediate pursuit of 1000 field guns plus ammunition reserves. He also endorsed federal pay for militia and warned that current preparedness is insufficient.
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Washington, D. C
Leonard Wood
Army
House Committee On
Signal Corps of the Army
Wood
France
Germany
Mukden
Nogi
Allen
Grahame White
General Wood
National Guard
General Wood Urges Army Reorganization For Post Concentration
General Wood calls for concentrating the army into larger brigade posts and abandoning many smaller ones to better prepare for war. He argues the cost of a war begun without adequate preparation justifies consolidating stations and reallocating manpower.
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Wood
Scientists battle tradition at AAAS session in Minneapolis
Formal AAAS sessions opened at the University of Minnesota with chemistry’s business value highlighted. Dr George B Frankforter warned Minnesota and other timber states face resource depletion unless science guides industry. Arthur D Little spoke on industrial efficiency and chemistry’s role in faster production. HR Barnard reviewed food chemistry progress and safeguards for purity. W R Richardson rebutted “lost arts” myths in chemistry.
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Minneapolis
Minn
American Association, For the Advancement of Science
American Chemical
George B. Frankforter
College of Chemistry
United States
Frankforter
Minnesota
Dr. Frankforter
Arthur D. Little
Boston
Little
HR. E. Barnard
Indiana
Barnard Eald
Ancient artisans forged durable cements and copper tools
The article quotes Mr. Richardson claiming ancient cement could rival modern cement in hardness and durability. He notes no hardened copper artifacts have been found and asserts contemporary copper is purer and as hard as that used by the ancients in Montezuma land.
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Mr. Richardson
Montezuma
Ottumwa Dry Forces File Contest Against Petition
In Ottumwa Iowa a notice of contest and preliminary general denial was filed with Auditor W McCarthy by dry forces aiming to block saloon petitions. They claim to have examined the statements and will present further amendments and a bill of particulars listing challenged names and poll details when the board meets tomorrow. Saloon advocates say they filed the petition believing its sufficiency and do not seek withdrawal or dismissal.
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Ottumwa, Ta
Board of Supervisors
Thursatyr
Co. W. McCarthy
Pirates to Renovate Roster for 1911 Title Bid
Pittsburg Pirates, 1963 world champions, plan a thorough overhaul in the spring to regain the title. New recruits include Fred Hunter from Kansas City and John Kading from Eau Claire to compete for first base, with Riverton Biland and John Nelhoff aiming for infield spots and outfield battles involving Charles Bates Max Carey and others under Manager Fred Clarke.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Pirates
Fred C. Clarke
Fred Hunter
Kansas City
John Kading
Eau Claire
Wis
Flynn
Miller
Rivington Bialand
Riverton
Wheeling
Claas
John Nelhoff
Des Moines
Sherrod Smith
Jacksonville
Byrne
Alex McCarthy
South Bend
Wagner
Flying Dutchman
Charles Bates
Jackson
Max Carey
Leach
Hyatt
Campbell
Wilson
Clarke
Not Seeing Not Believing In Nottinghamshire Man Ended Mission Gift
A Nottinghamshire man stopped his regular donation to a missionary society after declaring he had traveled widely and never seen a black person, so he questioned the existence of black people. The remark reflects dated attitudes from the London Stand.
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Nottinghamshire
Missionary Society
Whee
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
London
Standand
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National Biscuit
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W. R. Richardson
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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Ottumwa
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Black Hawk Natl. Bank Brig
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West Fourth Street
C.D. Pedersen
Consolidated Phone
Jefferson Street
Ralph A. Dunkel
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