Wolgast Tops Rich Lightweight Purses in Boxing Era
Chicago dispatch details Ad Wolgast as the world’s richest lightweight, having earned and saved vast sums, outpacing rivals like Battling Nelson Joe Gans and Packy McFarland. It notes Wolgast’s 200 acre Cadillac Michigan stock farm given to parents, near $140,000 in recent earnings, and prudent investments as he plans to profit from past champions' lessons.
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Heal
Gans
Joe Gans
Mammy
Frank Erie
Fort Erie
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Billy
New York
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Baby Gilmore, Jr
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Cadillac
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Lost and Stolen Sports Goods and League Talks
W H Witman bids to lease Union League grounds in Baltimore while new US league forms. Lajoie shows batting prowess in Chicago and Boston. Johnson calls Boston toughest for him, with St Louis also easy. Rumor Muggs McGraw seeks Marty O Toole, Fred Clarke comments on rockers and presiding steward Price. Sullivan of White Sox aims to catch most games. Chyland unlikely to manage Lincoln. Bresnan’s Cardinals draw papa’s line for Roger Salmon. Charlie Starr traded to Buffalo.
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W.H. Witman
United States League
Edward Heine
Baltimore
Union League
Cfter
Witman
Larry Lajoie
Feldon Cwate
Chicazo
Boston
Larry
Walter Johnson
Washington
New York
St. Louis
Muggs McGraw
Marty O'Toole
Pittsburgh
Erin
Eem
Fred Clarke
Price
Jiarez
Iy Sullivan
White Sox
Bob Chyland
Red Sox
Lincoln
Roth
Roger Salmon
Princeton
Bresnahan
Cardinals
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Charlie Starr
Pirates
Buffalo
Gunners and Anglers Debate Law Reforms and Wildlife News
Sportsmen should push for amended game laws before elections to ensure legislators carry out their wishes. The piece notes quail and game bird vulnerabilities in cold Iowa winters, with guidance from wardens for feeding, plus a Michigan deer carcass report and Wisconsin fish hatchery plans for Lake Michigan shore locations in Sheboygan and Sturgeon Bay.
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Cate Ital
House of Representatives
Senate
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
State Fish Commission
Sheboygan
Sturgeon Bay
Baseball Season Setups and League Language Edict
Baseball notes show Mobile entering the Southern league with a second baseman. Manager Jimmy Callahan schedules White Sox practice to base slides. Hedges may choose Omaha Buffalo or Houston clubs. Pacific Coast league president Baum bans cuss words, issuing a growing vocabulary list led by phrases like Goodness me and My gracious.
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Jimmy Callahan
White Sox
Tis
Hedges
Omaha
Buffalo
Houston
Browns
Baum
Pacific Coast League
Ticket Scalping Quandal Closed in Cincinnati Chapter
The national baseball commission closed a ticket scalping inquiry tied to the world series events in New York and Philadelphia. It cleared New York and Philadelphia club owners, managers, players, and employees of collusion, praised extra precautions, and urged state and municipal action against scalping.
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Cincinnati
New York
Philadelphia
National Baseball Commission
News York National
August Herrmann
B. B. Johnson
T. J. Lynch
Muscatine Yy Five to Host Jan 12 Basketball Match
Muscatine's Y. Y. team will host a Friday night game on January 12 against a visiting Iowa. The Waterland team may also play at Muscatine with a potential third game at a neutral site if needed. Muscatine recently beat Chicago Training Serial team 16 to 18 and beat Waterson 50 to 24.
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Muscatine
Chicago
Waterson
Refuses Divorce To Young Bride In Cedar Rapids Case
Cedar Rapids Iowa January reports Mary McCauley sought divorce from James W. McCauley after twelve days of marriage saying he was drunk twice. They wed June 1, 1911 in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Mary McCauley
James W. McCauley
Cedar Rapid3
Baby Bliss Mourned as Bloomington Loses Its Chief Attract ion
Leonard Bliss nicknamed Baby Bliss dies, remembered for immense appetite and fame in Bloomington. Pantagraph notes his meal size, recounts family weight history, and explains how the name stuck after a city editor dubbed him during early years. His legacy as a local advertising draw ends with his passing.
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Bliss
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Elijah Carpenter Bliss
Bellston
England
Massachusetts
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Rlvania
South Carolina
Leonards
Aby
Grevy
Ace
William McCambridge
Pantagraph
McCambridge
Biss
Buildings Boom in Cedar Falls 1911 Progress Report
Cedar Falls ia Jan 6 special. The city closed the year with $583600 in improvements for 1911. 60 new residences of the better class, notable business structures include Citizens Savings bank Juhl Masoni Rice Dayton and Severin Gray buildings and the Western 614 Peoples home. Public improvements totaled $30700 with paving plans for streets and concrete material tests from Mason City. The typhoid epidemic required over 100 trained nurses and cost about $399 per case with an estimated 290 cases and few deaths.
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Citizens Savings | Bank
Juhl-Masonie
Rice & Dayton
Severin & Gray Drug Store
Augustus
Mason City
Rudeback
Norris Siding
Winslow
Kayne
Chicago
Meaver Valley
College Hill
Whitacre
East Cedar Falls
East Cedar Walls
Cedar City
Waterloo
Cedar Parls
Vanderveer
Fourth
Main Streets
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Overman
Hoyt Sherman
Mes Moines
Dance Halls Face Stricter Rules in Des Moines
Des Moines on January 6 reports a new ordinance by Public Safety Superintendent John Mac Vicar raising dance hall standards. A $100 annual license plus monthly sums fund male and female censors. no under eighteen guests without parents. drinking and liquor sales lead to license revocation. halls must close by 11:30 PM. violators face fines from 10 to 100 dollars.
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Des Moines
John MacVicar
Public Safety Department
Police Department
Foleys Honey and Tar Compound Cited for Grippe Cure
R E Fisher of Washington testifies that a severe grippe threat caused by pneumonia was relieved after taking Foley s Honey and Tar Compound. He says three bottles cured his lagbone and warns to get the genuine yellow package.
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Foley
R. E. Fisher
Washington
Emperor Honors Evans At Funeral
Washington January 5 President Taft and cabinet Admiral Dewey and many naval officers attended the funeral of Rear Admiral Robley D Evans The ceremony included full military honors A wreath was placed by German naval attache Commander Retzmann on behalf of Emperor William of Germany At the grave taps sounded and a 13 gun salute fired
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Washington
Tait
Dewey
Robley D. Ievans
Evans
William
Germany
Retzmann
Foley Kidney Pills endorser quotes Bremen man
An advertiser quotes J T Shelnut of Bremen Georgia praising Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder relief. The testimonial asserts superior results versus other medicines and urges sufferers to try the product. The snippet ends with HW Taggart’s name partially shown.
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Foley
J.T. Shelnut
Bremen
HW. Taggart
Conservation league backs Holden in Iowa governor race
The Iowa Conservation and Sportsmen's League, meeting in Des Moines, will endorse Professor Holden for governor. The group promotes enlarging game preserves and opposes drainage of lakes and ponds in northern Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa Conservation and Sportsmen's League
Holden
Iowa
Free Recipe Promises Kidney Help For Weak Kidneys
A dubious advertisement offers a free recipe to cure weak kidneys. It claims rapid relief from back pain, swelling, and fatigue, urging readers to send for a mailed copy. The piece uses sensational language and solicits personal details for delivery.
The Danger of Rheumatism and S S S Cure Claim
An ad warns that rheumatism can become chronic if uric acid remains in the blood and external remedies only offer temporary relief. It promotes S S S as a blood purifier that removes the disease source, nourishes muscles and joints, and claims to cure rheumatism in all forms, with a free information booklet and drugstore availability.
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S.S.S
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
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