Palzer’s rise from farm to boxing title hopeful
New York reports Alfred Palzer, a 6 foot 2 inch 218 pound white heavyweight, who left Iowa with no boxing knowledge and rose to prominence in New York. His strength and endurance impressed fans despite awkward technique. Palzer trained under Tom O Rourke and fought Frank Moran, Moran, Kennedy and Kaufman as he moved toward a championship bid.
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New York
Alfred Palger
Plalzer
Iowa
Palaer
Palzer
Hee Ba
le Palzer
Jack McCardell
Sharkey A. C
Tom O'Rourke
Nottes
McCardell
McCardel
Cain
Metardelt
Hana Hag
Palzerv
Fle
Fim Jeffries
Jeffries
Ty Rourke
Balewer
Ara En Rourke
Sina O'Rourke
Hart
Wen Kiow
Paleer
Rourke
Black
Sean
Frank Moran
Tom Kennedy
Kennedy
AY Kautthig
Mautman
Keurman Dewn
Kaufman
Palmer
Cloge
Black bin
Paliser
Bil
Wrufman
Jack Reynolds Seeks Return Match With Carl Brown
Center Point junior light weight champion Jack Reynolds 133 pounds calls for a return bout with Carl Brown 148 pounds for a $1000 purse split $400 each side. Reynolds backs a matchup outside Waterloo with no local referee and demands a square deal as Brown’s lightweight claim faces challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sporting Sditur Courier
Jack Reynolds
Center Point
Iowa
Carl Brown
Waterloo
Brown
Reynolds
Meyers Joins Spaulding All American Catcher Lineup
Big Chief Meyers of the Giants is named the sole current star catcher on A. G. Spaulding’s Grand National All American team for 1912. The selection honors players for fifty games, championship club status, and top fielding and batting in their position. Meyers posts a 322 batting average and strong fielding, ranking among era leaders. The article also notes lineup by Spaulding at other positions and updates on Phillies manager Dooin’s 1912 plans, along with early American league opener dates.
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Big Chief
Meyers
A. G. Spaulding
Willie Keeler
Hans Wagner
Harry Steinfeldt
Steinfeldt
Bost
Philadelphia
Horace Fogel
Charley Dooin
Phillies
Dooin
Fogel
Doofu
Moran
Killifer
Cotter
Alexander
Moore
Chalners
Brennan
Shultz
Scanlon
Fairweather and Isbell Take Des Moines Club
Des Moines Western league franchise passed to Thomas Fairweather and Frank Isbell after a purchase from Charles A. Comiskey. Isbell will manage the team with Fairweather as president and business head. Bill Dwyer named field captain as new ownership promises high class talent to reorganize the roster.
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Des Moines
Thomas Fairweather
Frank Isbell
Fairweather
Sioux City
Isbell
Pueblo
Charles A. Comiskey
Chicago
John F. Higgins
Des Moines Capital
Wichita
Clu
Thomas Fair Weather
Bill Dwyer
Nuelons
Comiskey
Westfern
Richeson’s Third Fiancée Linked to Boston Poison Case
Boston January report ties Rev Clare Richeson to the death of Avis Linnell by poison. Police say he wrote to fiancee Patsey Felts in Salt Lake City promising to travel west to preach to thousands. Richeson’s engagement to Violet Edmands remained intact.
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Boston
Mass
Avis Linnell
Clarence WY. T. Richeson
Brookline
Violet Edmands
Patsey Felts
Salt Lake Cix
Richeson
Housands
Miss Linnell
Edmunds
Ant
Salt Lake City
Miss Felts
Richerson
Bell Store Big Sale Cuts Prices Across Stock
The Bell Store at 222 East Fourth Street runs a large sale with every item in stock reduced. Men’s trousers suits overcoats hats and shirts plus ladies hosiery union suits skirts and robes discounted. Furs are closed out at below raw material cost as the store stays open evenings for shoppers.
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Bell
East Fourth Street
Pastor Denies Breach of Promise to Wed in Keokuk Suit
Rosa Haga sues Rev. R. C. McIlwain for 59060 alleging breach of promise to marry and later claim of paternity. He says he never offered to wed and awaits trial. The district court filing cites a Tulsa Oklahoma connection to a bungalow project and a child eight years old.
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Keokuk
R. C. McIlwain
St. John's Episcopal Church
Rosa Haga
Haga
Tulsa
Oxla
Sloryy Boes
McKwain
McIlwain
New York City
Silence Breaks Then Husband Dies in Kentucky
Louis Roser, a wealthy Maysville resident, died hours after his wife spoke at dinner for the first time in 25 years. He had requested cremation and that his ashes be scattered from the Cincinnati Covington suspension bridge after burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maysville
Louis Roser
Roser
Cincinnati
Barks
Difton
Coveington
Crystal Theatre Vaudeville Show Delights Crowded House
The Crystal Theatre offers a vibrant vaudeville program headlined by the Marimba band with a nine foot instrument of hardwood slabs calabash resonators and many strings. Rene Vedmar performs acrobatic dance and songs while Arthur Stone and Marion Hayes present a lively playlet with songs and dancing. Raffing Simianus closes with a humorous act On a Novelty from Monkey Land amidst strong audience applause. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is recommended by Omaha's Jas McCaffery for throat and lung relief.
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Crystal Theatre
Family Theatre
Rene Vedmar
Rene
Arthur Stone
Marion Hayes
Raffing Simianus
Monkey Land
Notching the piano to catch a wife’s deceit
A wife swears she never told a lie to her husband who vows to cut a notch in the piano when deception is known. She protests she will not ruin the piano, insisting she will not be unfaithful.
Avant's Shoe Sample Opening Ads Draw Attention
The sample shoe maker Avant unveils opening advertisements observed in contemporary papers. Readers anticipate design lines, pricing hints, and store launch details. The campaign signals a growing presence in retail footwear markets.
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Avant
Bill to Extend Farm Education and Support Agricultural Colleges
A pending bill in Congress proposes extending farm education by funding agricultural colleges and experiment stations. It aims to place trained agronomists in every county to teach best practices, with federal and state aid beginning near 500,000 dollars annually and reaching just over three million at full funding. The plan mirrors the president's conservation stance and enjoys cross party support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Lever
South Carolina
Senate
Hoke Smith
Page
National Soil Fertility League
Colleges of Agriculture
National Conservation Congress
Kansas City
United States
Real Estate Transfers From Gibertville Cedar Falls and Waterloo
Real estate transfers listed by Black Hawk Co Abstract Co involve Mrs Mary Thilin to Gerhard Reider Cedar Falls lots 9 7 10 block 53 Gibertville for 2950 Catherine Sheerer to Daniel N Wild lot 6 block 1 Hartman Speer addition Cedar Falls for 1 Horace W Fenton et al to Emma R Fenton land in 1989 11 for 1 L G Conquest to Elsie L Epper son lot 214 Prospect Hms for 1500 Elizabeth Budd et al to Arthur C Cole part of lots 1 2 block 19 Does addition Waterloo for 1 Arthur C Cole to Theodore J Miller part of lots 1 2 block 19 Doe's addition Waterloo for 1 John Thee to Steve Gentle part of jet 4 block 63 Cooley addition Waterloo for 5200
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Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
Mary Thilin
Gerhard Reider
Gibertville
Catherine Sheerer
Daniel N. Wild
Hartman & Speer
Cedar Falls
Horace W. Fenton
Emma R. Fenton
L. G. Conquest
Elsie L. Epperson
Prospect Hms
Elizabeth ©. Budd
Et al
Arthur C. Cole
Doe
Theodore J. Miller
Waterloo
John Thee
Steve Gentle
Cooley
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A. J. Busby
Met
Henry B. Harris
Liberty Theatre
N_ Y
Powers’ Theatre
Edgar Selwyn
Busby, Mer
A. Brady
Baby Mine
Margaret Maya
Mer
Tel
Frank Winninger
Mmestic
Waterloo's Fun Center
Clara Cook
Sonora CO
Italy
Crystal
ITH Family
Nsac Devor
Frozen Dainties
NEW York Floral Co
Ajiso
Spears
Sycamore Street
Klinefelter & Sons
Park Avenue West
Sporting News of Interest
Johnson
Ossisn Boy
Mieas
Negro Champloo
Altor
Washington
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Connie Mack
Plank
Murphy
Bender
Fave Cross
Harry Ravis
Topsy Hartsel
Toleo
Toledo
Chattanooga
Marty O’toole
Pittsburgh Pirates
Marty
May
The
Buccaneers
Fairweather and Fodell
White Sox
Dwyer
Voet
Corner Com
Bridge Sts
Bridge
Righeson
Charles Durham
Lovington
Foley
H.W. Taggart
Courier
UES
J. C. Mmlwaen
Jas. McCaffery
Schlitz Hotel
Omaha
Neb
HH. W. Taggart
Farner
Hicks
Vane
Sanda
Musterole Company
M. Spears
Sura
St. Peterabarc
Florida
Morton
O. R. Richardson
W. Sra St
Dew Molues
Jerry Ward
Miscouti Valley
T. W. Conn
Pryor
Oklahoma
John W. Martin
Macedonia
Samuel Franklin Devore
Miscouri
Stroebel Music House
East Fifth Street
Byvank Transfer CO
Wilbert Shallenberger
Oakwood Btvd
Specichet
Hotel Logan
Hileman & Gindt
Kistner
Peterson Bros
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