Thorpe Admits Paying Baseball and Loses Medals
James Thorpe admits in a letter to Amateur Athletic Union secretary James B Sullivan that he played professional baseball in the Eastern Carolina league in 1909 and 1910. He must return all prizes and trophies from his amateur career, including the laurel wreath from Sweden and the Viking ship from Russia, and records will revert to prior holder Martin Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Sullivan
Amateur Athletic Union
Thorpe
Sweden
Czar
Russia
King
Tost
H. Weislander
F. R. Bie
Norway
John Bredemus
Princeton
Carlisle
Martin Sheridan
Pretty Cotillion Favor in Local Ordinance Info
A simple decorative fan with artificial flowers is described as a cotillion favor that can be closed secretly. It notes a request to Mr. Wyant for a copy of the local ordinance and mentions efforts to raise the milk supply standard in St. Paul with proposed three class distinctions A B and C. Wyant provides the needed information and other data of dairy interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wyant
St. Paul
Wyant
Majestic Vaudeville Offer Promises Notable Acts This Week
The Majestic theatre showcases a vaudeville bill featuring Harry Richards and Bessie Kyle in a likely crowd-pleasing act. The opening act “A Lesson in Opera” by Leoni and Dale draws repeated encores, with Bush and Shapiro delivering comic dialogue and song. The program, totaling $3,000,000, also notes other acts like “At Crow's Nest Inn” and Hale and Brother juggling, with a suggestion to rearrange the lineup for flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
Harry Richards
Bessie Kyle
Miss Kyle
Mr. Richards
Leoni
Dale
Bush
Shapiro
Crow's Nest Inn
Hale
Brother
Irregularities in Withdrawals Spark Saloon Petition Debate
Saloon advocates allege duplications and unsigned withdrawals in the petition against saloon restrictions. A handwriting expert, C B Vaeth, traced signatures on objections filed by the drys, while a fuller report on canvass and checks is pending. The Minnesota milk ordinance, drafted after months of study, is cited as a model for other cities. City Milk Inspector Wyant has received state dairy and food department inquiries from M J Smisek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. BE. Vaeth
Wyant Hag
M. J. Smisek
Dairy and Food Department
State of
Minnesota
Education notes and school trends in US and Germany
Education notes report that the average cost per child per school day is 18 cents according to the U S Bureau of Education. It cites Ebberfeld Germany where 90 percent of schoolchildren have defective teeth and a nearly free dental clinic has been established. The piece notes Texas added two schoolhouses per day last year and references totals for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Pittsburgh
Italy
New York Assembly
Greater
New York
San Antonio
Reichstag
Leipsic
United States Bureau of Education
Ebberfeld
Germany
Texas
Triangular declamatory contest at East High tonight
The triangular declamatory contest will be held this evening in the auditorium of East High's manual training building. Cedar Falls East High and West High students compete in three classes drama oratorical and humorous, with a musical interlude featuring Raymond Rouse and Misses Rohde Knee and McCune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East High
Cedar Falls
West High
Raymond Rouse
Louise Rohde
Lucile Knee
Beulah McCune
Grattan
Corey
Roger Birdsall
West Waterloo
Harold Holst
Warren Hastings
Lloyd Hoofnagle
East Waterloo
Quo Vadis
Marion Cooley
Also Mentioned on This Page
COATS
Val
James Thorpe
Jung
National
United States
Mayer
Stockholm
EAGT
Parker Lichty
Elva Voorhies
Velma Hall
Ann of Green Gables
Madeline Hutchison
Fast
Delta
First Methodist Church
Linnart's
West Side
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