West High Eliminated From State Tournament Amid Controversy
West High failed to reach the state tournament set for next Saturday at Town City on the university floor. Ottumwa Sioux City Wilton Junction and Grundy Center earned the four berths, while West High protests a political deal behind the decision. The board of athletic control includes Marshall Davenport Henley Grinnell and Blakely Fort Dodge.
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Town City
Htumwa
Sioux City
Wh- Ton Junction
Grundy
Ope
Waterloo
Davenport
Wilton Junction
Muscatine
Muskites
Wilton
Board of Athletic Control
Marshall
Henley
Grinnell
Blakely
Fort Dodge
Baseball Stars and Gambling Tales
Pitcher Hendrix recalls watching a Hot Springs roulette wheel and nearly betting on No 24, missing a 3400 percent profit. Cy Young notes he earned over 190000 playing baseball, more than half spent foolishly. Joe Jackson aims to become the second 100 game, .400 in two straight seasons, a feat last achieved by Jesse Burkett in 1896 with .423 and .410.
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Hendrix
Hot Springs
Wagner
Carnegie Man
Cy Young
Joe Jackson
Jesse Burkett
Cleveland
Cubs and Sox in Fine Games
Cubs and Sox win double feature in New Orleans and Dallas. Lou Richie shines for the Cubs in a 4 3 victory over the Pelicans aided by Hofman. Sox beat Dallas 7 4 with Callahan batting in. Tearney hits a homer off Ed Walsh. Sickelsmith notes his kids’ cold cure with Chamberlains Cough Remedy.
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Cubs
Moore
Orr
Hofman
Agler
Smith
Needham
Richie
Pelicans
Sox
Dallas
Tex
White Sox
Callahan
Bath
Lord
Fournier
Powell
Barrows
Weaver
Sullivan
Walsh
Peters
Vournier
Kilbane Receives Huge Cleveland Welcome Home
Featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane returns to Cleveland amid an enormous homecoming. An estimated 150000 to 200000 fans line streets from public square to city limits as Kilbane and family ride in a state automobile. The parade length exceeds two miles with Mayor Baker reviewing the scene.
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Cleveland
Johnny Kilbane
Public Square
Johnny
Kilbane
County of Mayo
West Side
Sons of Erin
Jimmy Dunn
Baker
Columbus
Mason City Wrestler Paul Prehm to Face Carl Brown in Waterloo
Paul Prehm of Mason City plans to wrestle Carl Brown in Waterloo next Friday at the theatre. Prehm has a strong local following and has defeated many opponents in the northern town circuit. He is managed by Max Gorman, a veteran in the sport who once refereed a Gotch versus McLeod bout here.
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Paul Prehm
Mason City
Carl Brown
Waterloo Theatre
Prehm
Brown
Max Gorman
Gorman
Gotch
Dan McLeod
Olive Tablets Offer Calomel Alternative For Liver Health
Advertises Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe vegetable substitute for calomel to prevent fever constipation headaches and bad breath. Claims no gripping salts or castor oil needed and promotes nightly use with a slogan. Notes price 10 cents to 20 cents per box and credits Oliva Tablet Company of Columbus Ohio.
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Edwards
Ealomel
Oliva Tablet Company
Colummbus
Ohio
MM. Howards
Presideat
Rock Island seeks waivers to change leagues
Rock Island asks the Three I league to waive its territory and enter a new circuit. A Rock Island meeting and a Decatur telegram indicate likely actions await majority consent from Three I clubs. Davenport lies near Rock Island, keeping old league influence. local club will wait on the president’s guidance before acting.
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Decatur
Rock
Rock Island
Davenport
H. L. Oldharm
Tearney
New Hartford News in Brief Local Harbors and Happenings
Local residents attended a Waterloo horse sale. Elections elected Clarence Sprague and Peter Larsen as directors with G. Grady as treasurer. Mrs A V Sprague returned from California after two years. A large crowd heard speeches and admired cows on a train. Verne Belt and Geo Johnson move to Alberta. George Richardson and Henry Packard relocate to California. Mrs Munger breaks leg and ankle while caring for frail husband. Various residents visit relatives and a smithy expands with new equipment.
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New Hartford
California
Verne Belt
Alberta
Canada
Geo. Johnson
Munger
J. A. Cousins
Plainsfield
Ardella Mack
Pearl Mack
Olds
FL WH. Mack
Gucien Bonoquin
Waterloo
Seaver Thompson
Shady Grove Community News Roundup
Shady Grove reports the Stuma baby remained ill last week while Dan Peck and Dell Douglas attended a good roads meeting in Independence and visited Sam Peck. Will Fox mourns his father’s sudden death in Shreive Ohio. The Bergners and Mrs. Stoble attended a funeral in Jubilee and headed home to Chamberlain South Dakota.
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Shady Grove
Stuma
Dan Peck
Dell Douglas
Good Roads
Independence
Sam Peck
Frank Flynn
Waterloo
Will Fox
Shreive
Louis
Emil Bergner
Stoble
Chamberlain
Christina
Anna Sullivan
Miles
Floyd
Clarence Bunnell
Will Freyling
J. B. Bunnell
Holly
Colo
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Grundy Center
Tlustrated Bible Educational Certificate
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