Western League post series proply and baseball moves
The piece covers Charles Webb proposing a post series prize in the Western League, player movements including Fred Anderson back to dentistry and a bid by Boyle for another chance, Evans joining Pittsburgh and Slattery joining Sioux City, plus varied performances and a flood causing fisheries opportunities in Porter Canby and Canby fishing ponds and giant fish in fields.
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Charles Webb
Murphy
Fred Anderson
Thre Giants
Charlotte
Atlantic
Ita
Stradora
Regina
Giants
Frank Boyls
Munky
Ax Anderson
Sphal
Cally
New York
Boyle
Garry Brown
Central Association
Oman
Fiero
American Association
Titcher
Evans
Calpee
Southpaw
Paw Slattery
Dental Association
Sioux City
Palace and Crystal Theatres Feature New Paramount and Norma Talmadge
Wallace Reid returns to comedy in You're Fired at the Palace with Fatty Arbuckle in Love and a Gaumont Weekly. Norma Talmadge stars in The New Moon at the Crystal, a tense Russian drama about Princess Marie Pavlovna fleeing an anarchist attacks. Garden Theatre vaudeville features Caleb Piper’s girls with Helene Chadwick and Irene Castle, plus a Harold Lloyd comedy. Caruso news ends with a Peoria club signing and local salary dispute.
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Wallace Reid
Paramount
Palace Theatre
Mr. Reed
Fatty Arbuckle
Gaumont
Alee
Norma Talmadge
The
Crystal
Marie Pav- Jovna
Michail Kolovar
Caleb Piper
Helene Chadwick
Irene Castle
Harold Lloyd
Cedar Falls to Celebrate Fourth With War Era Pageantry
Cedar Falls plans a July 4 peace celebration with soldiers sailors and Marines as honored guests. An elaborate program features a war tank exhibition, auto and motorcycle speed events, and fireworks at the Cedar Valley fair grounds under the Cedar Falls Fair Association and Cedar Falls Commercial Club. Free access for all service members is promised to focus on entertainment. Also noted is an incident where Harvey Montgomery, 19, nearly drowned after an episode of paralysis perplexed doctors. Floyd River near the Great Naeie.
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Cedar Falls
America
Cedar Valley Fair Grounds
The
Fair Association
Cedar Falls Commercial Club
Boy, 19, Paralyzed After Stream Dive in Sioux City
A 19 year old boy was paralyzed after diving from a springboard into a stream in Sioux City. Authorities reported the accident occurred in June, with investigators examining the site and circumstances of the dive and resulting injuries.
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Boy
Sioux City. In
Rain figures prompt new term after Alvin flood tale
Arthur L Freeman of Long Star State recalls five inches as a mere dew while Alvin area reports 24 inches of rain from Friday June 13 to Monday June 16 flooding fields and ruining crops. Rainbow Boys in France story by Chaplain Robb of the 168th Infantry appears in the church notice.
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Alvin
Texas
Arthur L. Freeman
Sac County
Long Star
Frees
Hel
France
Chaplain Robb
168Th Infantry
First Gang
Telephone Ball Club Announces Early Schedule
The United Telephone Employes' club releases a complete baseball schedule for the season. Six games are booked, with the plan first worked out by the manager. Schedule includes a game on Sunday, June 23 against the Colored Giants.
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United Telephone Employes
Colored Giants
Cedar River Park Sunday Games List
Schedule lists games at Cedar River park starting Sunday July 6 at Oelwein, Sunday July 13 at Denver, Monday July 14 at Des Moines, and Sunday July 20 at Cedar Rapids with venues Cedar River park Oelwein Denver Des Moines and Cedar Rapids respectively.
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Cedar River Park
Oelwein
What's the Use of Staging Fight? Willard Knocks Out in Five
Toledo June 28 Willard scores a knockout within five rounds to defend his heavyweight title. Walter Monahan, chief sparring partner for Willard, predicts a July 4 rematch with Dempsey. Monahan cites his close knowledge of Willard's condition from years of work with him, including Willard for Johnson in Havana. Toledo grows as a sporting hub with more celebrities arriving by train.
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Toledo
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Walter Monahan
Monahan
Willard
Jack Johnson
Havana
Good Evening By George A Hastiy Column Of Wordplay
A playful column mocks hastily written copy and reporters faults with quips about headlines. It riffs on editorial misfires and the idea of a humorless reader, including snatches about a New York arrest, President Wilson jokes, and a stray note on a window washer fantasy.
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the Palace
Lieut
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Waterloo
Terre Haute
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Caruso
Fred ‘Berk
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Peoria
Thel
Marguerite Clark
Plaza
Jesse L. Lasky
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J. Montgomery
Fal
Marie
Floyd River
Great Na Eie
Telephone Ball Club
George
Asa Loan
Jobe
A Borgar
Wilson
Slaineain
Josher
Willard Dempsey
Rainbow Island
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Charles Lynn
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