Gunboa Smith Halts Pelky in Fifteenth in California Ring War
San Francisco readers witnessed Gunboa Smith the California heavyweight deliver a decisive knockout of Artur Pelky in the fifteenth round of their white hope championship bout at an open air venue. Smith built momentum after round six, finishing Pelky with a swift right to the jaw after a left feint, with Pelky bleeding and staggered at the count of nine. Ad Walgast defeated Jack Redmond in Milwaukee in five rounds, while Teach Cross stopped Bud Anderson in Angeles, the seventh round knockout ending Anderson's bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Gunboa” Smith
California
Artur Pelky
Daley City
Smith
Pelky
Anappy
Pesky
Milwaukee
Wis
Ad Walgast
Cadillac
Mich
Pugilist
Jack Redmond
Harry Stout
Redmond
Daly Knocked Out by Levin in Second Round Fight
New York January 2 Levin sky knocked out Tom Daly the Omaha giant yesterday afternoon in the second round of a ten round bout Daly outweighed Levinsky by forty eight pounds Levinsky easily outboxed his foe in the opening round landing two lefts to the stomach then a hard smash doubled Daly up and he was out for five minutes.
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Cross
Angeles
Cal
Bud Anderson
Medford
Ore
Teach Cross
New York
Anderson
Furty
Daly
Levinsky
Tom Daly
Levinsk
Omaha
Fitzsimmons May Meet Choynski in Duquesne Garden Fight
Pittsburgh promoters negotiate a sixround bout between Bob Fitzsimmons and Joe Choynski at Duquesne Garden early in the year. Choynski, boxing instructor at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association, is a noted elder figure and may accept the match to draw crowd interest despite age.
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Pittsburgh
Bob Fitzsimmons
Duquesne Garden
Joe Choynski
Fitzsimmons
Choynski
Fitz Simmons
Pittsburgh Athletic Association
Ile
James J. Corbett
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Alumni Defeats East High Five In Scrappy Showdown
Alumni beat East High 26 to 22 in a rough game at the high school gym. Lib ty and Hurwich starred for the grads while Becker and Reed led East High. Coach Whiteside praised his 1914 proteges as a fast machine for the next match against Oelwein High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East High
Lib
Hurwich
Grads
Becker
Reed
Orange
Mark
Whiteside
Oelwein High
Harwich
Morgan
Jichty
Koepke
Paul
East
Barty
Sage
Bodboldt
Clay
Man’s New Year vow to quit smoking ends in auto scare
Minneapolis resident Edward Block vows to give up smoking and to spread good will. At midnight his smoking gear triggered a blast from an auto passing second street dump. He survived, hospitalized, and noted both resolutions remained intact for the moment.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Edward Block
Washington Avenue
Block
Second Street
City Hospital
Boy Saluting New Year Kills Sister in Ulm Minn
Barbara Kraus age 16 died after her 15 year old brother Wenzel discharged a shotgun held for New Year salutes. The weapon was loaded from a wall and discharged Wednesday night, causing the accidental killing in Ulm Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulm. Minn
Barbara Kraus
Kenzel Kraus
Wenzel
Snowballs Fight $800,000 Fire in Montreal Incident
Montreal report says a blaze in St. Louis caused an estimated $800,000 in damage. The fire occurred on January 2 and involved residents using snowballs as a countermeasure. Fire crews battled the flames and secured the scene as investigators assessed the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
St. Louis
1018 CHAMPIONS Highlights From Early 20th Century Sports
A tally of champions across sports lists Agroplane M Prevost archery coaches and athletes by name, including Thompson, Doughty, Fletcher, and Goux. It notes Baseball figures Walter Johnson and Jake Daubert, boxing champs Ritchie and Coulon, tennis stars McLoughlin and Browne, cycling, bowling, and many other events with club and association mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agroplane
M. Prevost
Athletica
F. G. Thompson
Neai
J. W. Doughty
Woomen
Mra
Fletcher
Chas- Barne Automobile
Jules Goux
Hart Coop
Fire threatens east end as water supply cuts aid
A city blaze in Montreal's east end left twelve families homeless after twelve families forced to rely on snow and chemicals due to no water. Montreal Water & Power halted private supply, but then provided enough water to safeguard adjoining property. Mr and Mrs McCallum of Philadelphia were trapped. he jumped from a third story, badly hurt, while a fireman saved the woman. Fire Chief Tremblay saved his own son amid the danger.
Abbott to Lead Keokuk In 1914 Season
Keokuk Iowa January 2 S A Abbott signed by the Keokuk Central association directors to manage the team in 1914. Abbott a well known minor league manager with fifteen years in the game previously led the San Diego Southern California league club to a pennant last season. Also brief note on Wisconsin genic law ruling and a pearl found in oysters at a local grocery.
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Abbott
Keokuk
Keokuk, Ja
S. A
Baseball Association
Keokuk Central Association
San Diego
J. D. Sweitzer
Ranedolph Street
Gold Output 1913 Marked Low Year for World
Washington reports the first 1914 estimate of gold production for the previous year showing a world value of 455 million dollars and US output of 88.8 million dollars a drop of about 5 million from the year before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Mint
George B. Roberts
Roberts
United States
Engraver F G Weston Details Twentieth Century Methods
F G Weston of the Waterloo Engraving Co spoke to the Town Criers club about engraving techniques. He outlined the process from initial design to final reproduction, noting mastery of the field and explaining each stage from copy photography to halftone through a screen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Weston
Waterloo Engraving Company
Town Criers’ Club
Understanding Electro Typing in Newspaper Reproduction
The article explains electrotyping and zinc or copper etching for reproductions. It covers copper and zinc prints, halftone processes, etching baths, and hand finishing by an artist to add depth. It describes wax impressions, vitriol baths, and mounting on cherry blocks for newspaper use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
May Settle Case Involving Al Fralick Desertion Charge
Probable settlement of wife desertion charges against Al Fralick, transported from Wyoming by Sheriff Shores, within days. Possible transfer of certain property interests to his wife as part of the resolution.
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al. Fralick
Wyoming
Sheriff Shores
Fralick
Plans Filed for 51 Story World’s Highest Building
New York January 2 plans for a new world height record building were filed with the bureau of buildings. The 804.6 foot structure would rise 31 stories and cost over 12 million dollars. The Pan American States association sponsors the project for a site bounded by Treadway Eighth avenue Fifty seventh and Fifty eighth streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bureau of Buildings
Pan-American States’ Association
Dork
Treadway
Eighth Avenue
Fifty-seventh
Eighth Streets
Less Money In County Treasury Sees Tax Shortfall
County boards check settlements as January session nears. Cash on hand in the county treasurer's office stands at 46 675.95 with small currency and silver. June 1 1918 cash was 71 640.41 and January 1 1913 was 84 223.33. Tax receipts lag while expenses rise due to two district court divisions. County Auditor Rainbow reports ongoing New Year work and completed resident tax computations two weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Rainbow
Train Hurls Farm Wagon Through Front Of Station
A fast Chicago and Northwestern passenger train struck a farm wagon crossing the tracks in fog at Woodstock Illinois. Wilbur Levy suffered a broken leg and nose plus other injuries while his two horses were killed. The engine and train continued after a brief stop. Nordica’s nerves in pieces. The Tasman arrived at Thursday Island with all aboard well except Mme Lilian Nordica in nervous prostration.
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Woodstock
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Wilbur Levy
Ridgefield
Levy
Nordica
Melbourne
Torres Straits
Thursday Island
Mme
Lillian Nordica
Money in Wheat Options Offer from Central Stock & Grain
An advertisement from Central Stock & Grain Company Cleveland Park Building invites buying puts or calls on 10 000 bushels of wheat with no further risk. A 5 cent price move could yield payouts of 500, 400, 306 dollars, etc. Write for particulars.
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THE
Central Stock & Grain Company
Park Bidg
Cleveland
Waterloo woman credits Dr Myers for health return
Mrs Triebel of Waterloo Iowa says no amount of money could bring her back to her former health but Dr Myers German Specialist changed her life. After years of illness, tests, and an operation she began to improve within two months gaining ten pounds. She praises his treatment for stomach bowels kidneys nerves and more and urges others to consult him at 712 12 Sycamore street Waterloo.
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Triebel
Waterloo
Iowa
Dr. Myers
Myers
A Good Plaster Liniment Advertises The Product
A Good Plaster Meritol White Liniment is promoted as an excellent remedy for sore throat cold on the lungs croup and chest pains. Directions advise saturating a piece of flannel cloth with the liniment and applying as a plaster. It claims deep penetration without blistering and strong effectiveness through Red Cross Drug Co Henderson Drug Co exclusives.
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Meritol
Red Cross Drag Co
Henderson Drug Co
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Sporting World
Runboat Smith
Ad. Wolgast
Walgast
Boy
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterton Evening Courier
America
Philadelpha
Walter Johnson
Jake Daubert
Joseph Mayer
Willie Hoppe
Alfred Negro
Benny Alen
Donald McDougall
Frank Kramer
Goullett-Foster
Eddie Herrmann
Willie Ritchie
Johnny Kilbane
Johnny Coulon
Emanuel Lasker
A. E. Sauer
Chicago
Harvard
Jerome Trayors
Francis Ouimet
Misa Gladys Ravenscroft
Princeton
Hockey Club
Maple Leaf Ty
Charles Davis
E. P. Weston
Meadowbrook Club
Jock" Souter
Roque—Howard Clark
Norval Bantle
John Jobe
Ragnar Omstvedt
Maurice McLoughlin
McLoughlin- Bundy
Misa Mary Browne
Jay Gould
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Walter C. Owen
G. H. Ripley
Wisconsin State Board of Medical Examiners
Rim
Tury
CO. Treasury
Joe Schiel
Sycamore Street
Klinefelter & Sons
Park Avenue West
Paul Davis Dry Goods Co
J. Busby
Mgr
TEL
Monday
James K. Hackett
McIntyre
and Heath
Company of 100
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank of Waterloo
Towa
Crittenden & Daniella
West Third Street
W. R. Cothern
Ity
Russell Lamson Bldg
Jas, L. Henderson
Bridge St
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