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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1911
Page
2
General sporting notes discuss managerless clubs, player turmoil, and imminent payouts in the Central association. Mentions Quincy’s cash return for vacant spots, Johnson vs Morris, Attell’s retirement rumors, Moran’s rise, and a blunt Three-I meeting in Chicago described as no pink tea affair.
In New York and Brooklyn reports Phil McGovern defeated Monte Attell in a ten round bantam bout. Attell suffered a broken arm in the fourth round after a clash with Tommy Kilbane and was carried from the ring. Doctors say Attell may never fight again. McGovern, brother of Terrible Terry, scored knockdowns in Brooklyn, while Attell showed durability.
The tale links Chicago fire chief James Horan who died in the Stockyards fire to a legendary rabbit’s foot charm. Ban Johnson recalls Horan gifting the left hind foot to Connie Mack for superstition and protection. Chief Bender wore it in a game, which raised questions about fate and the Morris estate connection to Horan’s death.
Wilkeshatre Pa January 31 Kaufman refused a six round bout with Jack Johnson saying he would not engage in a short fight. He wants a finish fight and is ready to sign articles to that effect. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge calls himself a literary man as does Theodore Roosevelt.
A 100 reward badge promises a cure for catarrh through constitutional treatment that purportedly attacks the disease at blood and mucous surfaces. The Toledo firm claims strong efficacy and invites readers to send for testimonials, noting sale by all druggists and listing 730 Weekly Hall's Faculty Pills for consumptions.
Iowa conservation leaders push a three member governor appointed commission to oversee fish, game and forestry. They seek a state forestry department with a forester and assistant funded outside hunter and fisher funds. Nonresident licenses set at $10 for hunting, $1 for fish, $25 alien. women exempt from fishing license. Aimed to establish hatcheries, game farms, wardens, and state warden for Cerro Gordo and a special warden for Dickinson counties.
A proposed measure creates a state game warden at a $2000 salary with five regular deputy wardens and special deputies for Dickinson and Cerro Gordo counties to curb violations at Lake Okoboji Clear Lake and surrounding areas. It introduces a universal sportsman license covering hunting fishing and trapping for anyone over 16 with women fishing exempt. Nonresident licenses set at $10 and area licenses at $25. nonresident fishermen pay $1. All licenses revoke upon game law violations. The Forestry Department may appoint a state forester funded separately from the fish and game fund.
New York reports Dennis Mack of Philadelphia returning from his honeymoon speaks for Connie Mack predicting another pennant for the Athletics. He cites a strong pitching staff and powerful infield and outfield while noting rivals like Chase with the Yankees and Hughey Duffy’s White Sox will push hard in the American League. He praises Jim McGuire in Cleveland and Leflaire at short while asserting the Athletics can be unbeatable if they repeat last season’s play.
Fans demand northern towns drop out of the Three-I to form a new league and claim the sinking fund. The article notes dropping out would create a lower class league and forfeit northern share, while many towns want to retain the Three-I name and fund.
Peoria faces division realignment amid regional shifts as southern clubs vying for northern seats threaten to push Quincy into Water loo’s spot. The text notes Peoria’s misfit location in the northern circuit and hints at a necessary change, with Rowan following Kinsella’s lead on play dates.
The article outlines Tearney's attempts to split Waterloo players under league bluff. It notes the Chicago Tribune report and warns club owners would appoint a more capable arbiter if a division occurs. The piece criticizes Tearney for bluff and for his restraint at last Thursday's meeting while appealing a chair decision.
D A Long of Waverly gains favorable local and northern Iowa notice as a candidate for secretary of the state fair and agricultural boards to fill the vacancy left by J Simpson. He is praised for fitness and successful fair work including a Bremer County fair net profit over two thousand dollars amid bad weather.
Foley Kidney Pills promise fast action for kidney and bladder disorders. Mary G Abpott of Wolfeboro New Hampshire reports severe rheumatism due to uric acid cleared after three days, enabling movement and relief from pain. J K Joder and Son advertise the remedy.
Cable dispatches report John Lockwood Kipling, archite c tural sculptor and illustrator and father of Rudyard Kipling, died in Tisbury England at 74. He illustrated many of his son's books and specialized in clay reliefs photographed for reproduction. He spent much of his life in Indiana where he founded several art schools and museums. Mrs Kipling, mother of Rudyard Kipling, who wrote Plain Tales From the Hills, died a few weeks earlier.
An advertorial piece claims catarrh is a deep seated blood impurity and that local treatments fail. It asserts only blood purification with S S S can provide a permanent cure, touting forty years of success and offering a free book and advice from The Swift Specific Co of Atlanta Georgia.
Real estate transfers listed include Mary Ford to J C Anderson for land in 1889-13. Cedar Valley Development Co to D J Moore for lots 254 255 Pleasant View Waterloo for 220. D J Moore to Waterloo Automobile Supply Co for lots 254 and 266 Pleasant View Waterloo for 220. W P Spash to J H Hildebrand lot 4 block 12 Woodlawn Waterloo for 300. Sarah A Blatt to Emma J Strayer half of lot 15 Section H Elmwood.
In Waterloo township deeds show Bertha V Windolf transferring land to Fred L Snyder for $1 and Annie Fox selling Grand View Place lot 8 in block 6 to John R Rector for $1. Other transfers include G J Rudolph to J E Sedgwick for lot 8 block 16 Westfield Waterloo for $1. Ada Minnesota reports wolves increasing in number as northern settlement drives them into open prairies. the county auditor paid bounties for thirty nine wolves and eighteen cubs in the past year.
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