Clinton Organizes to Enter Central Baseball League
Clinton Iowa formed a permanent organization at a directors meeting to enter two teams in the Central Baseball Association next season. Cur Root was named president, J. H. Ingversen treasurer, and M. W. Purcell secretary pro tem. A 15 member board was tasked with raising $2,500 and coordinating a start to recruit a manager and field a team. The plan includes home-financed affairs, turnstile gate controls, and local concessions to benefit the club. The group aims to position Clinton as a premier baseball city in the league and urges fans to support the venture. The manager selection emphasized experience, drive, and peppy leadership to motivate players throughout every inning.
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Clinton
Central Baseball Association
C. Ur. Root
J. H. Ingversen
M. W. Purcell
Hess
Purcell
M. J. Justice
Central Association of Baseball Clubs
Justice
Belden Hill
Grandstand
Big City
Krove
Des Moines Seeks New Fish and Game Commission
Senator Guy M. Gillette proposes a bill to abolish wardens and deputies, replacing them with a three member fish and game commission to revise laws and enforce them. He cites graft concerns and aims to align state law with national migratory bird protections with input from experts at the New York Zoological Garden and national surveys.
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Des Moines
Guy M. Gillette
Senate
Fish and Game Commission
W. T. Hornaday
New York Zoological Garden
W. 5. Palmer
National Biological Survey
E.R. Harlan
Java Museum of Natural History
Gillette
Baseball Age May Be Ended Hearing Declares Free Agent Rule
Chicago jan 22 the anti trust suit against organized baseball focused on federal court jurisdiction and the claim that leagues altered contracts so a player becomes a free agent after his term. Pepper argued a federal question exists in restraint of interstate commerce and labor is not commerce. He said the new rule gives players liberty after one season past their term while others noted few hardship leases and the ten day clause.
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Chicago
Landis
George W. Pepper
Philadelphia
Federal League
Pepper
Lee Magee
Hammerstein Metropolitan Opera Company
Keene Addington
Quincy A. Meyers
Old Pot
National Commission
Hall Players 'Fraternity
Mordecai Brown
Sending Contracts to C A Players in Keokuk
Baseball managers dispatch contracts to reserve players as the Central Association sets February 1 as the deadline for clubs to issue deals or risk free agency. By May 5 the league aims to reduce rosters to thirteen men per club including the manager. The note also cites England and Wales gardening counts from 1901 and 1911.
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C. A
National Association
Gibbons Beats Clabby In Milwaukee Ring Showdown
Mike Gibbons of St Paul outpointed Jim Clabby of Hammond Indiana before a large Milwaukee crowd last night. The bout featured sharp feints quick footwork and heavy blows with Gibbons using head and body attacks while Clabby fought hard to the final bell. Gibbons suffered a cut above the eye but maintained control earning a clear victory with rounds two three and five favoring him and a strong overall performance that solidified his standing in the ring.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Mike Gibbons
St. Paul
Jimmy Clabby
Hammond
Ind
Crabby
Gibbons
Clabby
Jimmy
Gibbona
Mike
Phantom
Indiana Miller
Gibbons Earns Honors After Drawn Sixth Through Tenth Sessions
The sixth round finished in a draw, the seventh brought Gibbons a honor, and the tenth and final session remained even.
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Gibbons
Ames Triumph In Last-Second Cyclone Win Over Grinnell
Ames defeats Grinnell 20 to 13 after a tense finish at State gym. Morgan's late basket breaks a one point Grinnell lead. Swiney, Cramer, and Arp key scorers for Ames. Jones tops Grinnell. Officials: Birch of Harmar.
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Ames
Ames and Grinnell
Cyclones
Scarlet and Black Five
State Gym
Grinnell
Morgan
McDonald
Cyclone
Jones
Swiney
Cramer
Arp
Scoue
Ames Grinnell
Boynton
R. Fir
Thorpe Cramer
Jones Porterfield
Lynch Swiney
Wan Anaihoode Caine
Porterfield
Meacham
Tharpe
Norris
Lynch
Noble
Lopez
Thampe
Loper
Oficiala
Referes
Birch
Harlam
Quincy Plays Center Stage in Three-League Circuit
Quincy and six clubs are set for the 1915 season as Terre Haute seeks a spot in the Three League. Dubuque and Rock Island look likely to join after the winter meeting, with Larry Mullen already lining up a team in Dubuque. Quincy’s stance hinges on the Central association status, affecting potential franchise sales and Terre Haute’s chances.
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Quincy
Terre Haute
Dubuque
Rock Ieland
Larry Mullen
Terre Hatte
Dicker
Central Association
Justice Circuit
Gem City
Harry Thaw in Tombs Sunday plan to extradite Thaw
New York dispatch reports Harry K. Thaw will sleep in Tombs prison next Sunday if William Travers Jerome proceeds with his plan to move Thaw’s case toward trial next week. Jerome travels to Washington and New Hampshire to coordinate with District Attorney Perkins and Supreme Court Justice Davis. A separate Washington notice states the Supreme Court mandate in Thaw’s extradition directs New Hampshire to set aside a habeas release and enables extradition to New York to face conspiracy charges.
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New York
Harry K.thaw
Tombs Prison
Stanford White
William Travers Jerome
Jerome
Thaw
Washington
New Hampshire
Perkins
Matteawap Asylum
Supreme Court
Davis
Washington, D. C
Harry K. Thaw
New York City
Frank Kennedy
Aldrich
Matteawan
Milwaukee Agent at Ossian Shot Robbery
Ossian Jan. 22 3 Robbers forced entrance into the Milwaukee station and shot night operator Clyde Edgington through the shoulder then robbed the money drawer of 57.70 before escaping. No arrests or clues yet. About half an hour later the ticket office window was broken and Edgington awoke to the shooting.
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Edgington
Ossian
Milwaukee
Clyde Edgington
No. 1
Real estate transfers in Gilbertville parcels sold
William Helnen guardian transfers parts of blocks 58 67 68 and lots 1 2 8 77 in Gilbertville to Henry Berend including part of lot 2 block 58 and all of blocks 67 68 and lot 1 as noted by Sy Black Hawk Co Abstract Co.
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Sy Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
William Helnen
Guardian
Henry Berend
Gilbertville
Musterole Ad Promises Fast Relief From Ailments
An advertisement extols Musterole as a clean white ointment replacing old mustard plasters. It claims relief for sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia headaches and more with 25c and 50c jars and a hospital size for 2.50. The Musterole Company of Cleveland Ohio urges buyers to refuse imitations.
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Musterole
The
Musterole Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Land transfers listed for McStay Champlin and others
McStay and Champlin plat 22 58 12 sale at 19.50 dollars. Nicholas Wagner and Charles Wagner to Henry Berend transfer includes multiple lots and blocks in McStay Champlin plat 22 88 12 for 1 dollar. M J Jenson to F J Clement transfers lot 10 block 10 Rose Hill addition Waterloo for 500 dollars.
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McStay & Champlin
Nicholas Wagner
Charles Wagner
Henry Berend
M. J. Jenson
F. J. Clement
Rose Hill
Waterloo
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy promises gray hair reversal
An old advertisement touts Wyeth s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a ready to use tonic costing about 50 cents a bottle. It claims to darken gray hair evenly and provide a glossy luxuriant look after one or two applications, with scalp benefits and dandruff relief. Sold by H W Taggart.
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H. W. Taggart
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Clinton Club
Game Commission System
Gessler
Sealsville
Junge Landis
England
Wales
Body
Grinnell Thrillang Fusssh
Aggies
Scarlet and Black
C. A. Circuit
Harry Thaw
Tombs
Paramount Pictures
Ralph Mason Hix
Jonal
Finest Motion Picture Theatre
Theodore Roberts
Jesse L. Lasky
the Plaza
George Barr McCutcheon
Cecil B. de Mille
Lasky Company
Jas. Neil
Florence Dagmar
Fred Montague
Mabel van Buren
Lasky
Sanfrancisco
San Francisco
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
San Diego
California
Omaha
Deriver
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
R. Corts
Dee Moines
Lows
Lazee City
Pienie Ams
Sirloin, Ib
Porterhouse
Ibs
Hamburger
Independent Meat Co
Commercial Street
Dr. Debe
C. J. Miller Diuggist
Kemble Floral Co
West Third Street
A. J. Busby
Mgr
TEL
Jack Laits
Tae Tan Ay, Naras
Bond
Wicnun
Qahauerbach
Adame Sherry
United States
Emerson & Baldwin
King & Brown
East Side
Citizens Gas and Electric CO
Gerrit J. Bennett
Grant Ave
Klinefelter & Son
Park Avenue
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