East High to Play La Porte City In Season Opener
East High faces La Porte City High in the opening game at the east Meh gym tomorrow evening. Captain Rath and Arthur Simpson lead a largely new squad trained by Coach Markle, aiming to avenge last year’s practice defeat and field a strong team for the district tournament at Cedar Falls.
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East High
East Meh
la Porte City
Markle
Gordon Kath
Arthur Simpson
Aot
Cedar Falls
East High Gey Meansich
Simpson
Rath
Swanson
Olson
McCord
Koch
Saindel
Grey
Whitney Set To Meet Cross In New York Bout
A January 7 letter from Frank Whitney says his fight with Leach Cross is moved to January 1 in New York City as the ten round no decision main event for a Manhattan Athletic Club program. He mentions a possible date with Joe Welling in Milwaukee and other dates pending for a busy winter.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Whitney
Leach Cross
New York City
Manhattan Athletic Club
Whitney
Joe Welling
Chicago
Milwaukee
Carpenter
Frank Chance to Manage Angels in 1920 Pacific Coast
Frank Chance, former Chicago Nationals manager, will manage the Los Angeles Pacific Coast League team this year. The deal with club president John Powers was confirmed after a meeting in Los Angeles last night. Chance succeeds Ghanece in the leadership role.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Frank Chance
John F. Powers
Powers
Ghanece
TIZ for Aching Feet Gets Quick Relief
Story promotes TIZ foot remedy claiming it draws out poisons from feet and relieves pain in coins callouses and buttons. It pledges instant comfort for tired feet from standing all day and urges readers to buy a 25 cent box at druggists or department stores.
New Electric Railway Opens in Rockies
The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line electrifies a 440 mile Bitter Root route at 20 million dollars. Percy Rockefeller operates an early electric engine with President R A J Erling nearby as a massive twin locomotive hauls a 300 ton train through the mountains.
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Rockies
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Bitter Beat Mountains
Percy Rockefeller
Rockefeller
R.A. J. Erling
Los Angeles Team Deal Nears With Chance Purchase
Powers stated Chance would take about one third interest in the club and sign a one year contract within a few days. The report mentions Schumann quintet and an entertainment course at W.OU.A. on Friday night.
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Los Angeles
Chance
Powers
Schumann
Jran
England to pay Italy for signing treaty
Berlin reports that the London treaty barring separate peace with Italy includes a clause granting Italy two billion lire for joining the accord. Another clause allegedly targets the Vatican, according to Overseas News agency citing Neue Zeitung reports.
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England
Italy
Berlin
Sayville
Neue Z“uieher Zeitung
Vatican
Karnak Escapes Submarine Chase With 250 Aboard
The French liner Karnak with 250 passengers fled a Mediterranean submarine all night and reached Marseilles today. She carried survivors from the Wirkish steamers Middleton and Abella, victims of a submarine attack. Passengers were shaken by the ordeal after dawn confrontation.
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Marseilles
Jan. T
Karnak
Mediterranean
Middleton
Abella
Marseilies
Hampton Boy Scores Success in Vaudeville
Hampton, Jac. 7.-Oney Fred Sweet, once a noted Hampton boy and midwest feature writer, now headlines as a vaudeville attraction at McVickers Theatre in Chicago. He is billed as The World's Greatest Feature Writer. His act includes a reel of films showing ten newspaper roles, followed by singing and dancing.
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Hampton
Jac
Fred
Sweet
Middlewest
McVickers Theatre
Chicago
Gardner defends war munitions embargo in House speech
Washington January 7 Representative Gardner Republican delivered a long prepared speech on the war condition facing the United States. He backed the administration stance that embargoing war munitions is not neutral and warned that peace in Europe now would be inconclusive and lead to another war. He attacked pacifists hyphenated Americans and cotton interests.
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Washington, D. C
Gardner
House
United States
Europe
Sea broker sought in $200,000 embezzlement case
Providence R I Jan 7 The police issued a search for Albert P Miller Jr an investment broker wanted on charges of embezzling 200000 from funds entrusted to his clients The case involves substantial losses and ongoing pursuit by authorities
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Providence
R.I
Albert P. Miller, Jr
Deeds to Barclay Town Property Missing Records
George C. Welker, deputy county auditor, says he may need to place a want ad to locate Barclay town plat details. A deed dated August 3, 1883 transfers lots 7 and 10, block 3, Barclay to W. D. Thayer for 14.50, yet Welker cannot confirm Barclay’s plat existence.
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Barclay
George C. Welker
Joseph Trumbauer
W. D. Thayer
Suit Seeks Dissolution of William A Welty Co and Receiver
Elizabeth Welty William Welty and J A Welty sue as receivers for the William A Welty Co asking dissolution and appointment of a receiver. Plaintiffs claim $15,050 of stock while defendants hold $11,500. The complaint accuses improper issuance of $2,000 in stock to a defendant last summer and alleges efforts to squeeze the plaintiffs out.
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Elizabeth BE. Welty
William Werner Welty
W. A. Welty
J. A. Welty
William A. Welty Co
Divorce decrees granted in multiple pending actions
The enterprise reports a movement to organize. Divorce decrees were granted yesterday to the plaintiff in several actions including Fern Southerland versus Harry Southerland, Clara E. McDougal versus C. R. McDougal, Lillian Hartley versus Frank Harley, Mildren Richmond versus A. D. Richmond, Aurog Purdy versus Henry Purdy, Sthet G. Miller versus John R. Miller, and Ida Wells versus F. M. Wells.
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Fern Southerland
Harry Southerland
Clara E. McDougal
C. R. McDougal
Lillian Hartley
Frank Harley
Mildren Richmond
A. D. Richmond
Aurog Purdy
Henry Purdy
Sthet G. Miller
John R. Miller
Ida Wells
F. M. Wells
Pictures of the New Pumphouse Interest Ames Readers
George F. Paul, a local news pauper correspondent, asked Supt. John P. Berry for photographs of the artistic pumphouse over artesian well No. 4 at Cedar River park. He saw a related American article and plans to share the story with several papers, boosting publicity for the waterworks board’s 1915 improvement.
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George F. Paul
Ames
John P. Berry
City
Cedar River Park
American
New York
Waterworks Board
Lincoln farm near Denison Iowa tied to Lincoln’s service record
A report from Boon Iowa notes that the Lincoln family still owns a 120 acre Iowa farm near Denison, 64 miles northwest. The land, granted for a Black Hawk War service, was issued as a 1865 grant to Black Hawk War volunteers. Lincoln filed on the farm Sept 10 1860 with a warrant from James Buchanan.
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Abraham Lincoln
Boon Jowa
Lincoln
Denison
Robert T. Lincoln
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National Banit
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Waterloo
Comptroller of Currency
William A. Wholy CO
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