Tri State Track Meet invites 176 Schools to Keokuk
Keokuk Iowa March 4 High School Athletic Association announces the fifth annual tri state track and field meet will be held May 4 at the Athletic Park in Keokuk. invited schools include 82 from Iowa 44 from Missouri 49 from Illinois plus 175 others from St Louis area and Illinois cities. The event aims at the tri state championship with strong facilities and training quarters at the park donated by GC R Joy.
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Keokuk.la
Alineis
Missouri
Iowa
Keokuk
High School Athletic Association
Yeatman
McKinley
Central
St. Louis
Chillicothe
Hannibal
St- Joseph
Springfield
Clinton
Muscatine
Dubuque
Davenport
West
Hast
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Waterloo
Galesburg
Chicago
Peoria
Moline
Quincy
Decatur
Beaven
GC. R. Joy
500 Mile Auto Race Set For May 30 At Speedway
Waterloo dealers announce the annual 500 mile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Decoration Day. The event, expected to draw a larger crowd than ever, offers prizes totaling $50,000. Thirty of the world’s speed machines will compete in what is billed as the most thrilling racing event in history.
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Waterloo
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Reformers Dies Near Rock Island on Special Train
Chicago reports William Bayard Cutting, wealthy lawyer and reformer of New York, died last night near Rock Island Illinois aboard a special eastward train from El Paso Texas. Mrs Cutting was at his side as two doctors and a nurse offered care until he expired at 9 40 p m just before Rock Island was reached.
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William Bayard Cutting
New York
Rock Island
el Paso
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Irving Hotel Opens Dining Rooms and Offices Again
Irving Hotel welcomes travelers and friends as its new offices reopen at dawn. Proprietor L Wingsley and clerk John J. De Jaeger received congratulations while touring the white and gold dining room, restored lobby, and new rooms, with praise for the updated facilities and comforts.
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Shake up in midwest athletics foreseen in Ug Eight talks
A Chicago meeting of college presidents on March 9 signals a major reshaping struggle in the midwest. Reports claim Horace Fogel wagers with Charles Murphy over home run totals for 1912 while Willie Keeler joins Brooklyn to tutor bunting. Fans crave speed and hitting as Carlisle Indian football slated for Chicago November 2 against Notre Dame at the White Sox park.
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East High Edges Cedar Rapids In Tight Contested Win
East High defeated Cedar Rapids High 23 to 22 on East High’s floor. East led 12 to 10 at halftime after a closely fought first half contest.
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East High
Explaining the 10 Per Cent in Baseball Reporting
Grantland Rice riffs on baseball reporting and imagination versus facts. Ty Cobb’s view frames baseball as 50 per cent brain, 25 per cent eye, 25 per cent arm and leg while reporting is only 10 per cent facts with much remaining to imagination and hope.
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Ty Cobb
Chicago Tribune
Dullard
Salvation Army
Irving's upgraded hotelsect unveils banquet room and elevator
The Irving adds a new banquet room praised as one of the state’s finest and installs a modern passenger elevator. Other improvements are planned to make Irving one of the town’s finest hostelries. The new entrance will open from Brize street into a spacious lobby.
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Brijze Street
Heavy snow hits Sioux City and Burlington rail service
Snow fell Saturday night and yesterday causing high winds and severe disruption to streetcars and rail lines in Sioux City Iowa and Burlington Iowa. All main line trains ran late as drifts and blizzard conditions hampered operations.
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Sioux City
Burlington
Kilduff Murder Trial Ends Without Verdict
Davenport March 4 After fifty two hours the jury trying Mrs Anna Kilduff for murder of her husband reported they could not agree and were discharged The shooting occurred October 1st with the state not seeking capital punishment The jury split with five for second degree murder and the rest for acquittal or manslaughter
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Anna Kilduff
Almbeda Con Mines Company Stockholders Notice
Stockholders are advised that a postal notice with the recipient name and address will be mailed to WLWK Davidson No 216 Lewis Edg Portland Oregon. The mailing contains important information for shareholders from the Almbeda Con Mines Company.
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Portland
Oragon
Cummins Backing Surges in Seventh Iowa District
Seventh Iowa district conventions split over Taft and Cummins with most counties pledging Taft while Foweshiek backs Cummins. Delegates to the district convention in Des Moines March 12 will favor Cummins for president. Polk County endorses Cummins and hails party unity as Cummins addresses the gathering.
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Albert B. Cummins
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Oskaloosa
Foweshiek County
Cummins
Grinnell
Albia
Monroe County
Iowa
Roosevelt
Jasper
Mahaska
Keokuk
Wapello
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Appanoose
Adams
Eighth
Adams County
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Ringgold
Lucas
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Towa
Freight Wreck Delays Traffic Between Linn and Palo
Two freight trains collided on the Rock Island line between Linn and Palo north of Cedar Rapids Saturday night. No major injuries reported, possibly only the fireman hurt. Tracks were blocked for hours. No. 19's Cedar Rapids to Waterloo route was detoured via Marshalltown and Great Western to Waterloo, arriving around 9 a m. instead of 1 55 a m. No. 63 to Waterloo was late but not detoured.
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Linn
Palo
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul
Marshalltown
Great Western
Waterloo
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