Mason City to Organize MASOR City Men Board to Lead Infants
Mason City locals plan a monster meeting at Cerro Gordo hotel Tuesday to organize a MASOR City baseball venture. Officers and directors will be chosen. R A Morton may lead as president, with secretary post unsettled. Prospective managers Connie Collins Bert Hough and Red Welch vie, as community business and even women are invited to join the board.
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Mason City
Waterloo
Cerro Gordo
Whoaere
R. A. Morton
Connie Collins
Bert Hough
Clinton
Senne to Play With New London
Dan Senne, Italian outfielder, signs with New London from Ottumwa as reported in Baseball Magazine. Known for a quiet outfield presence, three years study for grand opera, and vocal power, he avoids coaching, protests, or loud yelps. The piece notes his unique talents and hints at a colorful career.
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Mustatine
Central Association
Danny Senne
Ned Egan
Ottumwa
Ad Gould
Danny
Tis
Senno
Clinton Fans Coming to Life
Clinton Ja Jan 18 Indications point to large Clinton fans turnout for a mass meeting Tuesday evening. Businessmen back the effort to retain baseball as a local advertising asset. Return of M. W. Purcell cited as a factor fueling city support.
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Clinton, Ja
Clinton
M. W. Purcell
Fort Dodge Fans Seek League Ball Franchise
Fort Dodge fans consider seeking a Central Association franchise after James Coughlin and John Hower offered the use of the K of C park for 1000 for the next season. Floyd Douglas asked about vacancies and steps to secure league status, with a 2500 funding threshold and 1500 down before approval. Mayor John F. Ford notes prior league experience informs the plan. Ned Egan of Muscatine asks about local readiness.
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Fort Dodge
James Coughlin
John Hower
K. of C. Park
Central Association
Floyd Douglas
Commercial Club
John F. Ford
Ford
Fort Dodge Haseball Association
Iowa League
Ned Egan
Muscatine
Egan
Sports seer predicts deaths of Johnson and Braves in 1916
San Dusky Ohio resident Charles J. Butts foretells the deaths of famed athletes and teams for the coming year. He claims to have correctly predicted past royal and presidential demises and now targets Jack Johnson, the Boston Braves, and other sports figures, noting mixed outcomes for various clubs and boxers.
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Charles J. Butts
Sandusky
Butts
Grover Cleveland
King Eoward
England
Ohio
Jack Johnson
Boston Braves
Haldera
Johnson
Australia
Connie Mack
Joan McGraw
Giants
Johny Kilbane
Patore
Wap Lajoie
Athletics
Cleveland Fangs
Mack
Mr. Bults
Gowdy's Fiancee Breaks Contract
Chicago, Jan 18 Hank Gowdy’s romance with Ethel Clark of Chicago ended as she called off the engagement after the World Series. Clark, once said to become Mrs Gowdy, reportedly told friends in Kokomo that the engagement was broken. Gowdy’s heroics in the series had been publicized, with speculation about marriage alongside pennant drama.
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Chicago
Hank Gowdy
Braves
Athletics
Ethel Clark
Hank
Mack
Kokomo
Ind
Hayden Will Stick To League In Fight Over Burlington
Jan 18 In Keokuk Iowa Hayden longtime Burlington manager refuses to quit Central Association dispute. He vows to appeal if needed and may take the case to higher authorities. Ned Egan also loses a $326 claim, plans to seek relief from the national board after receiving $1000 previously in Ottumwa.
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Keokuk
Tifanie Tom Hayden
Burlington Baseball Club
Burlington
St. Louis
Central Association
Pathfinders
Hayden
United States
Egan
Waterloo
Ned Egan
Muscatine
Ned
National Board For Settlement
Ottumwa Orphans
Speculation on Committees in Iowa House Business
Speculation centers on Iowa where lawmakers expect two committees to reach concrete business. Analysts anticipate early hearings and potential bill drafts as the session advances. Key figures and organizational roles remain unnamed, with focus on procedural momentum and party dynamics.
Dumont Notes on Local Moves and School District Talks
Mrs Mary Rigby travels to Owatonna Minnesota for a visit. Miss Helen Slafd has congestion of the lungs and a nurse from Mason City attends her. Alvin Watson visits his daughter in Emmetsburg then returns to Laverne Minnesota. Mart Kennedy visits Des Moines. The Modern Woodmen lodge installs officers. Klaus Weiner plans to move with family to a farm in Franklin county. The Luther Norman family plans spring move from their farm to Dumont. School board appoints L J Pfaltzgrass to fill Ed Capper’s vacancy. Mrs Mart Kennedy called to Kansas City for a sister’s illness. County Supt B H Boardman discusses consolidated school districts with Dumont Bristow Pittsford towns. Committee to map feasible districts for Dumont Bristow Aredale. A B Watson returns to Luverne Minnesota. John R Earnestberger dies at 69 after pneumonia. funeral and interment at Marshalltown. Mrs Handorf is sole survivor of six in her family. Des Moines reports on committee chairmanships for state legislature.
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Klaus Weiner
Franklin County
Luther Norman
Dumont
Fred
Charles
L. J. Pfaltzgrass
Ed Capper
Winthrop
Mart Kennedy
Kansas City
B. H. Boardman
Bristow
Pittsford
Aredale
Marshalltown
Handorf
Severe punishment for two hunters in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids on January 18 Deputy Game Warden O'Brien halted illegal hunting by Don Edwards and Will Flippin. Each received seven days in jail and fines of 25 dollars plus costs. Edwards’ license was revoked and Flippin’s shotgun, valued at 35 dollars, condemned after they pleaded guilty to using a borrowed license. Both could not pay fines and remained jailed.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Edwards
Will Flippin
Edwards
Filippin
O'Brien
Indian Creek
O’brien
Justice Nugent
Flippin
Edward
Coe College Student Accused of Slavery Charge
Cedar Rapids reports 17 year old Conner Campbell registered at Coe college last week and was arrested on a white slave charge after a La Crosse La Crosse complaint by Lila Dimon. Campbell protests innocence and says he can clear himself. he has met many prominent locals during his stay. Storm Lake records S Hunter, Civil War veteran and large landowner, fatally shot himself at age 63. he was mayor of Newes and survived by five sons and a widow.
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Cedar Rapids
Conner Campbell
Coe College
St. Joseph
Michigan
la Crosse
Wis
Campbell
Lila Dimon
Storm Lake
S. Hunter
Newell
Waterloo meeting spurs push for league action on Clinton
At a Waterloo gathering the league gave Clinton ten days to organize. The city buzzed over baseball with cigar stores and newspapers flooded by inquiries about next season’s prospects for a team.
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Clinton
Jana
Dewar Notes Entertainments and Appointments
R. W. Ernst serves as juryman in Waterloo. Mrs. Ed Carroll of Raymond visited local friends Tuesday. J C Lehi hosted guests from Waterloo and Wadson last Sunday. Miss Nora Sader left for Fairbank to take dressmaking work.elivered
Fort Dodge Blizzard Delays Train Service Across Region
Arthur E. Stull of the Union Mill Co reports a severe blizzard in Fort Dodge Friday night and Saturday forenoon with six to eight inches of snow and drifts several feet deep. Trains were delayed and shoveling needed in cuts. The storm was widespread across western Iowa and into Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma with rain from Dubuque to Webster City while snow fell to the west.
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Arthur E. Stull
Union Mill Co
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Dubuque
Webster City
Licensed to Wed and Local List of Names
The notice lists engagements and marriages including J. W. Brookins of Waterloo to Lucie Snesthers. W. B. Morris of Waterloo to Rose Arles. John A. Renz of Dunkerton to Hattie L. Eschen of Lamont, with no further details. China exports tungsten to Japan totaling about five tons monthly at roughly four hundred dollars per ton.
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J. W. Brookins
Waterloo
Lucie Snesthers
Sioux Ci
W. B. Morris
Rose Arles
John A. Renz
Dunkerton
Hattie L. Eschen
Lamont
China
Japan
Help Wanted at the Waterloo and The Girl of My Dreams
A Waterloo program announces Saturday’s "Help Wanted" by Jack Lait from Cort Theatre Chicago, about a young stenographer facing ruin, plus Sundays’ one performance of "The Girl of My Dreams" with Wilbur Nesbit Otto Hauerbach book and Karl Hoselina music starring Countess Von Hatzfeldt and a named cast. the show has enjoyed major city runs.
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New York
Chicago
Jack Lait
Waterloo
Cort Theatre
Happyland
Wilbur D. Nesbit
Otto Hauerbach
Karl Hoselina
Countess von Hatzfeldt
Clara Thropp
Harland Briggs
Irving Brooks
Majestic opens with Carter the Magician and live lions
The Majestic unveiled a bold bill featuring Carter the Magician, the novelty act The Lion's Bride with a live lion, and performers Jean Chalon Jemedienne Jarvis and Harrison along with Swan's Ponies and Dogs. The show drew large crowds and remains through Wednesday evening.
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Carter
Jean Chalon
Jemedienne
Jarvis
Harrison
the Majestic
Semester Ends at West High
The week at West High closes the first semester. Superintendent Hukill reports satisfactory student work with minor exceptions. Many students will be promoted Friday and begin advanced work next Monday for the second semester. A class of sixty five from the grades will enter high school, about 100 kindergarteners move to primary, and new high school classes will form in subjects like cities, economics, geometry, Latin, algebra, English, and senior courses. The Moore-Sieg Construction Co. organized with $60,000 capital stock and articles filed.
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West High
A. T. Hukill
Lumber firm formed to handle wholesale and retail building
In Charleston West Virginia January 18 a new lumber company announces a wholesale and retail lumber business plan. S D Moore serves as president J A Moore as vice president and W R Sieg as secretary treasurer. Breweries seek 300000 in damages from state over prohibit amendment impact and loss of charter time.
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S. D. Moore
J. A. Moore
W. R. Sieg
Charleston
W. Va
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