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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1911
Page
1
Hendrix drives in the tying and winning runs as Waterloo defeats Peoria 6 5 in the first game and 5 3 in the second. Hollenbeck pitches a strong second game for Waterloo while Hovik limits Waterloo to two runs.
Attendance at Red Cedar Park nears twenty thousand with many home games left in the season. Des Moines baseball struggles under Owner Higgins as business men explore a town purchase. A Three I league directors meeting is set in Chicago with Waterloo representatives attending. A Keokuk Holy Cross incident sparks a civil suit and a $25 fine for assault. Rowdyism is rising across the circuit as reform calls grow.
Hollenbeck and Hovlik faced off in a seven inning filmized contest at Cedar. Hollenbeck fanned eight and earned the title in the Three-I league while Hovlik matched him, despite being hit twice. The woozy distillers scored in the second inning due to errors by Hollenbeck.
Stowers shines on the mound as Waterloo defeats Peoria 2 to 1 in a pitched game. Key hits from Biltz Jacobs and Crane fuel Waterloo while Schmirler keeps Peoria to five hits. Western League and Central Association standings interweave with the contest.
Kahies homers tied the score in the eighth at Quincy July 10. In the tenth Kelly stole home to cap a dramatic finish. American Association games featured Indianapolis 4 1 over Columbus and Minneapolis 22 3 over Kansas City. Western League results included St Joseph 7 Des Moines 0.
Rock Island battles in a 6 to 6 tie with Quincey as Davenport slugs Danville 7 to 0. Dubuque edges Decatur 2 to 1 in ten innings. Denver defeats Pueblo 7 to 4. Keokuk beats Muscatine 7 to 0. Hannibal over Ottumwa 2 to 1. Monmouth loses to Galesburg 4 to 6. Tomorrow’s slate features Waterloo at Decatur Davenport at Quincy Danville at Dubuque Peoria at Rock Island.
Seven giant balloons maneuver to launch from the Missouri riverfront in Kansas City for the national balloon race Elimination picks two pilots to join Alan R Hawley in the Bennett cup. Entries include Honeywell Lahm Harmon and others from Aero clubs in Kansas City St Louis New York Cleveland Topeka and more. Alighting in water disqualifies contestants.
Rock Island secured a double bill win over veterans as Dubuque defeated Decatur in a notable sporting clash. The contest showcased key plays and standout performances shaping the outcome.
Four local businessmen from State Center were arrested Friday by Deputy Game and Fish Commissioner FE E F. Brees of Waterloo on illegal fishing charges. Burt Merrill editor of the State Center Enterprise, Dr Cyrus A Adams a veterinarian Dwight L Patton a timber and grain merchant and Fan Henniman a brick maker faced arraignment with three pleading guilty and paying fines. Henniman Adams and Merrill paid a total of 16.18 while Patton faced a three count charge. his hearing was set for Aug. 15. The alleged fishing occurred near the Town river by the Indian bridge in Mormon ridge about June 10.
Willard Steiner a music professor in Dubuque Ta broke his wrist while following an injunction to swat a fly. The injury will keep him from his vocation for about two months.
A top vaudeville lineup arrives at Electric Park this week featuring Lucy Tonge the little girl with the big voice Sampson and Douglas Eddie Ross and Bert Wiggins all delivering humor and song The weekly program also showcases fireworks each Friday evening from Gregory Fireworks Company offering a notable draw for park patrons.
Independence Iowa July 10 The bounty business in Buchanan county is an industry of normal proportions. The board of supervisors at its June session allowed a total of 210.40 in payment for bounty on wolves ground hogs and gophers killed in the past three months. Ninety dollars was paid in bounty for wolf scalps while 71.90 went to ground hogs and 84.50 to gophers.
Greene residents greet friends and travel for visits with mentions of Waterloo and other nearby towns. Marries Horatio Dunning and Sarah Francis Hardy in Hampden Maine, and a serious injury to Walter Potter’s son occurs after a hay pole accident near his home.
Mr and Mrs Richard Woodward and their son George and Mrs Dr Robins on from West Union visited H E B Kilester. Five miles out of town heavy rain caused their car to overturn and wreck. occupants pinned under the car but escaped with no serious injuries and returned home after repairs.
Cascade July 10 Aged Cascade woman Mrs Carrie A McVey who was granddaughter of Caleb Buckman founder of ee ee is reported dead. The brief obituary notes her lineage and local significance in Cascade.
An advertisement touts Hania Catarrh Cure as the only known internal remedy for constitutional catarrh. It claims the product works by cleansing the blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease source and improve the patient’s constitution. The piece urges readers to buy from The Art Raves & Co and lists a local contact.
Mrs. McVey, born May 5 1841 in Pontiac Michigan, died at her Cascade home after a long illness. She moved to Cascade with her parents in 1841 and married Robert J. McVey on March 5. She is survived by daughter Ada L. Clark of Rockport Texas and son Burd M. McVey of Cascade.
An editorial promotes Meritol Eczema Remedy as a cure for eczema arguing it is a skin disease only. The American Drug and Press Association chemists produced the product, with Henderson Drug Co. commissioned to sell it in Wa.
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