Costly Players Mostly Fazzle Two Big Leagues
In St Louis on January 18, reports question why top priced minor leaguers falter in the majors. Marty OToole valued at 22500 leads a list including Russell Blackburne 10000 and Rube Marquard 11000, with tales of past hopes and regained chances from Connie Mack and Jimmy Callahan.
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St. Louis
Seaboard
Marty O'Toole
Marty
Russell Blackburne
Rube Marquard
Lefty Russell
Collins
Barry
Paddy
Cleveland
Hoosterdam
Indianapolis
Paddy Livingstone
Charlie Carr
Trube
John T. Brush
Rube
New York
Brush
Marquard
Giants
McGraw
WSS
Wilbert Robinson
Robbie
Palmyra
Nur
Blackburne
Russells
Lena
Providence
Jiis
Hughie Jennings
Herman Tsong
Charlie Comiskey
Peach
Saile
Jimmy Callahan
White Sox
Lattimore
Clarence Dixon Russell
Dowbs
Connie Mack
Jersey City
Russell
Connie
Yetty
Shibe Park
Red Sox
Lefty
Baseball and boxing notes from the era of spring moves
Manager George Btallings hunts ex majors for Buffalo with promise of White Sox cuts to follow. Larry Lajoia collaborates with Harry Davis at Cleveland while Bresnahan hopes Hickory Johnson storms the catching scene. Other items cover Carrigan’s contract, Johnson-Flynn and Rivers bouts, and Tris Speaker’s switch after a broken collar bone.
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George Btallings
Buffalo
Jimmy Callahan
White Sox
Larry Lajoia
Harry Davis
Cleveland
Bresnahan
Hickory Johnson
Dick Winsella
Uys
Cardinals
Jed Gilmore
Jack White
White
Joe Rivers
Tom McCarey
Los Angeles
Tommy Dixon
Kansas City
Rivers
Tris Speaker
Davenport Plans Weekend Trip To Waterloo Game
Davenport high school basketball players will travel to Waterloo next Friday for a single game. Captain Voss leads seven players including Rhodes Hanssen Allen Lies Shaw Crawford with Smith out and Allen stepping in. West Waterloo owns a six win nine loss record and Davenport adjusts by practicing on a modified floor to mirror Waterloo.
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Davenport
Waterloo
Earnhardt
Voss
Rhodes
Hanssen
Allen
Lies
Shaw
Crawford
Smith
West Waterloo
Train Conductor John Riley Dies Swiftly On Canadian Route
John Riley, a Cedar Rapids railroad conductor born in Eagle Township, died while directing a Rock Island train from Dows to Germania, Iowa, near Thompson. He lived in Dowsla and left a wife, several children, and a brother in Cedar Rapids. The Riley family was prominent in railroading, with multiple brothers working as conductors and their father Thomas Riley long serving as a flagman in the area. The notice also mentions Foley's Honey and Tar Compound with endorsement.
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Cedar Rapids
Eagle Township
Waterloo
Dows
Germania
John Riley
Thompson, Ta
Riley
Rock Island
Tan
Dakota
Dowsla
Mr. Riley
Wm. Riley
Thomas Riley
Fourth Street
Jefferson Street
Michael Riley
John
Cedar Falls
Finchford
William
James
Mary
Kate Riley
Tabernacle Plan For Waverly Churches Decide On Union Meeting Site
A 35 member meeting at the Baptist church in Waverly discusses the Forsythe union meetings and favors building a tabernacle capable of seating 1200 to 1500. A $1500 guarantee is sought to start construction, with a four pastor executive committee to appoint subcommittees.
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Waverly
Baptist Church
Union Forsythe
Iowa Sharpshooters Defeat Minnesota in Rifle Meet
Iowa University Sharpshooters beat Minnesota 951 to 430 in the Western Intercollegiate Rifle League first championship match. Ten shooters competed but only the top five scores counted, introducing a new scoring system that could make defending the title harder.
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Town City
Iowa University
Minnesota
Iowa Boys
Agesaec
Sh. R. Leeper
A. E. Arneson
W. W. Hansell
Iowa
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement From Bremen Reader
J. T. Shelnut of Bremen Georgia says Foley Kidney Pills gave great satisfaction and more relief than other kidney medicines. H. W. Taggart endorses the product, urging it for kidney and bladder trouble based on personal use.
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Foley
J. T. Shelnut
Bremen
Seys
H. W. Taggart
Archbishops Decrees Publicized By Keane In Diocesan Synod
Archdiocese of Dubuque reveals decrees from the recent diocesan synod as Archbishop Keane distributes copies to clergy. The pamphlet lists appointments for diocesan offices and notes Monsignor Ryan’s reappointment. a vacant vicar general post will be filled soon. Funeral rites decree restricts flowers music and singing to liturgical chant.
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Dubuque, la
Keane
Ryan
Capudine Promises Quick Headache Relief
If your head aches you should take Capudine Hicks Capudine claims to reach the headache cause quickly whether heat, heat, grippe, or stomach troubles and to relieve feverishness aches and nervousness. The liquid remedy acts immediately and is sold in 40c 256 and 50c sizes at drug stores.
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Hicks’ Capudine
Master Plumbers Return to City After Iowa Convention
Plumbers from the city returned from Des Moines where the Iowa State Master Plumbers association held a three day session at the Coliseum. A key proposal calls for licensing master plumbers through the state board of health. Charles Busch of Burlington led the push for stricter state laws to improve public health, with support from journeymen and union plumbers. In other notes, Charles Durham of Lovington reports a cure for bed wetting using Foley Kidney Pills.
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Des Moines
Master Plumbers’ Association of Iowa
Coliseum
Iowa
Department of the State Board of Health
Charles Busch
Burlington
Iowa State Master Plumbers’ Association
Charles Durham
Lovington, I
Foley Hidney
H. W. Taggart
Desert Princess Rival Slain Murders in Sudan Tale
Paris dispatches recount a Moorish tragedy near Abesher in the Sudan where Princess Sherila, wife of Gaold, allegedly ordered the death of her rival Tome. A Tirailleur sergeant’s wife was killed and her body discarded in the desert. French inquiry led to suspicions on the princess and four slaves. She confessed in a dramatic defense claiming royal authority to punish. Officers feared a clash with the Tirailleurs, while blood money might free her.
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Paris
Tangiers
Abesher
Wadal
Sudan
Sherila
Acyl
Caid
Tome
Tirailleurs
Sherfia
Abdallah
Toma
Gaoud
White Chief
Cherokee Gang Party Gases Cherokees Opera House Scandal
Grand jury indicts young Cherokee men for aiding minors. George Edwarde stage manager at the Grand Opera House pleads guilty, fined 200 dollars and faces sixty days in jail. Others, including Frank Howards and Roy Wadsley, await principal witness Miss Byrd Casey. Separate indictments accuse druggist C J Snyder of maintaining a liquor nuisance and Henry Cooper of illegal liquor sales at his Cherokee home.
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George Edwarde
Grand Opera House
Seriouasiness
Frank Howards
Roy Wadsley
Opera House
An Heuy
Byrd Casey
Miss Casey
Solicitor G W Wright Dies By Poisoning In Saloon
Cedar Rapids Jan 18 G W Wright a subscription agent killed himself at the Halda saloon 126 North First street by swallowing four ounces of carbolic acid at 1 30 yesterday afternoon found in the toilet room and died before a physician arrived.
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Cedar Rapids
G. W. Wright
Halda
North First Street
Licensed to Wed
Carl Mattsson of Waterloo and Walberg Gustaffeon of Waterloo are recorded as engaged to wed with the license filed for marriage.
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Carl Mattsson
Waterloo
Walberg Gustaffeon
Happy TIZ Man Foot Remedy Promises Quick Comfort
A vivid testimonial ad touts TIZ foot soak for tired sore feet and painful corns bunions. It claims instant relief from tenderness swelling and odor with a 25 cent box sold by Walter Luther Dodge & Co Chicago and available via mail order.
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Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago
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Henry B. Harris
Liberty Theatre
N. Y
Powers’ Theatre
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J. Busby
Mgr
A. Brady
Baby Mine
Margaret Mayo
A. J. Busby
Frank
Winninger
Maestic
Waterloo's Fun Center
Franke Burke & CO
Kroneman Brothers
Dolly Burton
Herbert Bert Lennon
Norton & Cramer
Lettie Meyer
Divine Venus
Supreme Vaudeville Program
Cliff Dean & CO
Sporting News
Big Leaguea
Yale
Harvard
St. Louis Browns
Roy Golden
Milford
Dode Paskett
Fogel
Carrigan
Jimmy McAleer
John J. Taylor
Avant
Waile
Fairy Eife
Jas. McCaffery
Schlitz Hotel
Omaha
Neb
H.W. Taggart
Tabernacle
Pes Moines
Hilaire
Surat
Chimo Cigars
X E. Brown
Colfax
Copeland
Extra
Nee Aerdson
Auines
Seine
Mipcourt Valley
Pryor
W. Martin
Macedona
Samuel Franklin Devore
M.D
Missouri Valley
Waterloo Ice Gream CO
LL UP Byvank Transfer CO
NEW York Floral CO
Sycamore Street
Klinefelter & Sons
Park Avenue West
Wilbert Shalienberger
Logan
Waterioo
Hileman & Gindt
A. V W. Kistner
Peterson Bros
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