Keokuk Eyes Booster Club For Baseball Season
Keokuk observers rally for a booster club as central association season nears. Local fans hope a revived base ball enthusiasm boosts attendance and finances. Keokuk Baseball Association backs the idea with Frank Boyle viewed as a strong leader capable of rallying support and guiding a successful season.
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Wneokuk
Central Association
Keokuk
Keokuk Baseball Association
Frank Boyle
Fuhry
Fang
Boyle
McGraw Retains String on Marshall Davenport
Manager Mike Kelly of the St Paul club departs the Giants camp at Martin Springs taking Hobby Marshall Hickory Johnson and Homer Glass. Kinsella and Holloway move to Fort Smith while Marshall and Johnson head to Saint Louis with Three I fame noted. Johnson eyes a final major league appearance as the Davenport catches prove strong prospects.
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Saints
Marshall
St. Paul
McGraw
Davenport
Hickory Johnson
Alperman Wallops Ball With Weaverlo Moves In 1913 Shakeup
Eddie Alperman once Muscatine slugger and strikeout king for the Muskies in 1912 signed with Waterloo after term with Noe Andrews. Frank Boyle sent him to the Southern league for a small profit, Alperman later retiring midseason after brief play in the Southern and South Atlantic leagues.
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Muscatine
Eddie Alperman
Muskies
Waverloo
Felder
Noe Andrews
Iin Etna
Frank Boyle
Alperman
Nouse Whitey Alperman
Eddie
Jie
Muektes
Federal League reshapes Kansas City and Indianapolis clubs
The Kansas City franchise is restored to its team while the Indianapolis club is taken over by the Federal League to save Jim Gilmore. The league settled with Indianapolis stockholders for 5000 dollars. The Kansas City franchise may move to Newark, New Jersey, replacing the returned Missouri team.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Jim Gilmore
Newark
N. J
Missouri
Aragon Cuban Short Stop Joins New York Yankees
Savannah Cuba March 24 Ara gon Bill Donovans prize short stop has arrived from Havana. The Cuban, in good shape after winter ball, showed ginger in workouts and impressed in batting practice and fielding. Donovan expects him to cover short in good form.
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Aragon
NEW York Yankees
Savannah
Bill Donovan
Havana
Cuba
Hoe
Yankees
Yanogans
Donovan Wheleves
Amateur rule shapes golf ethics in United States
The United States Golf Association completed a definition of an amateur after lengthy talks. It bans paid play or services in golf, allows writing about golf, and outlines violations such as teaching for pay, making golf clubs for pay, and lending one’s name for golf ads. The report also notes transfers and regional league issues, plus local notices of incidents and court-appearance forfeitures.
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New York
United States Golf Association
Baseball War Peace in Braves and Bruegalls Era
Des Moines report discusses baseball as a civilizing force amid war chatter. Notes players with French roots on Chicago roster Cleotte Chappelle Fournier Breton and the Irish German mix, praising home runs over artillery and highlighting baseball’s global reach in wartime.
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White Sox
Gink
Harvard
Europe
Berlin
London
Paris
Vienna
Antwerp
Petrograd
Belgrade
Brussels
Philippines
Chicago
Cleotte
Chappelle
Fournier
Breton
Milwaukee
United States
Uncle Sam i
Ree Cruise
Fragmented Text Reflects Ethnic Notes in Baseball History
The passage discusses minority groups in early baseball, mentioning the Frepes and a perceived Gallic strain. It cites Napoleon Lajoie and Marquard as proof, noting individuals have stood out but are now numerous. The tone questions loyalty and identity within the sport’s context.
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Lates Factory
Tiny Ba
Napoleon Lajoie
Theo
Marquia Marquard
German Athletes on Battlefield Amid War Losses
A Berlin Sports Club letter to Rudolph J. Schaefer details German athlete casualties and service in World War I. It notes about 600 members, with 300 volunteers, including Max Hoffman and others, dying or serving. The text highlights Olympic hope for Berlin and honors fallen athletes while recounting battlefield acts near Langemarck.
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New York
the Sun
Berlin Sport Club
Rudolph J. Schaefer
New York Athletic Era
Stret
Berlin
Walter Hitson
Baron de Coulbertin
Paris
Tégata
Tuters
Wolleft
Max Hoffman
Wanns Bravun
Gruanewald
Frite
Waterlooo kidney health warnings and remedies ad
Serious error in Water loo warns residents that kidney disease often stems from misinterpreted symptoms. Mrs Mary O Connor of Waterloo praises Dayns Kidney Pills after years of weak kidneys and back pain. Musterole ad touts relief for sore throat bronchitis rheumatism and more with mustard ointment available nationwide.
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Azhell
Edwardsport
Ind
Foley
Waterloo
Mary O'Connor
Anilar
Jaws
Dayn
Mrs. O'Connor
Milburne
Biffalo
N.Y
Musterole
Musterole Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Olympic Debate and Valor Among War Weary Germans
The article recalls German soldiers at Dixmude in November singing Deutschland, Deutschland über alles amid hard fighting. It notes iron crosses awarded to leaders like Reichenau and Diem, mentions casualties including Rahn Lehmann Schoenberg, and reports on Carl Diem’s Olympic Berlin 1916 plans amid wartime uncertainty and Paris relations.
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Landers
Dixmude
Alfred Rahn
Erlich Lehmann
Karl Schoenberg
Mr. Reichenan
von Reichenau
Carl Diem Algo
Third Army
Belgium
dMivers
Joseph Waitzer
Munich
Martin Berner
Meat in Injurious to the Kidneys Warns Public
A noted authority warns meat consumption harms kidneys as uric acid builds up in blood. He advises four ounces of Rad Salts daily in water before breakfast to flush kidneys and neutralize urinary acids. Sold by H. W. Taggart.
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H. W. Taggart
Negotiations Continue Amid Longstanding Allied Talks
The passage notes ongoing negotiations carried on at Lyons and Paris and expresses expectation of a visit by American friends to Berlin in 1916, guided by a trusted ally. It reflects Allied diplomatic activity and hopes for continued cooperation between nations.
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Lyons
Paris
Berlin
Things Theatrical Here At Home At The Waterloo
The Waterloo audience enjoyed Potash and Perlmutters live appearance in two capacity crowds yesterday. The show drew large turnouts despite soft finances, and managers reported strong harvests from heavy advertising. Grand program includes The Phantom on the Earth and a Mystery Neighbor plus a Kaystone comedy.
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Waterloo
Abe Potash
Mawruss Perlmutter
the Grand
Grand
Mutual Film Corporation of
New York
Los Angeles
Nelson
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