Cubs Sued for 25 000 as Players Headline Baseball News
General sporting notes report Claud Douthett granted an unconditional release after two poor outings and vacation controversy. Chicago National League team faces $25,000 suit from a fireman’s family over a grandstand chair collapse injuring a child during a 1916 doubleheader. Johnny Evers ill and absent from the Cubs trip. James Harding faces divorce after a lost bet sparked marital strife in Cleveland.
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Claud Douthett
Boosters
Deubhett
Cabs
Chicago
National League
George W. Greene
Gladge Greens
West Side Park
Philadelphia
John R. McCahe
Greene
North Fifty-third Street
Austin
Evers
Brooklyn
Johnny Evers
Tom
Troy
Johnny
John
Cubs
Cleveland
James F. Harding
Richmond Victorious In Scoring Burst Over Danville
A summary of early baseball and boxing items. scores show Richmond routing Danville 24 to 2 and Richmond again over Roanoke 21 to 6 with 17 to 4, plus notes on Johnny Conlon Frankie Burns bout in New Haven May 29 for bantamweight title.
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Richmond
Danville
Rckmond
Roanoke
Johnny Conlon
Frankie Burns
Jersey City
New Haven
Conn
Real Estate Transfers and A brief Waterloo Business Note
Real estate transfers list Howard B. Hall and others selling land in 23-89-11 for 15000 to Jay Adair and Frese and Tegtmeier selling part of lots 2 block 7 R. R. addition Waterloo for 1 to Elate R. Schmidt. Smith O Bowen sells to Emmons John son trustee land in 11-87-14 for 7000. Charles G. Sweitzer travelled to Clinton Tennessee on business last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
Howard B. Hall
Et al
Jay Adair
Frese & Tegtmeier
Elate R. Schmidt
R. R
Fewer Saloons but More Taxes Albany Iowa Report
State statistics show saloon numbers declining from 1906 to 1910 while per-saloon taxes rise. Dry counties fell from 43 to 38, with over 400 saloons removed, and city county tax totals listed by county including Des Moines and Linn. Early figures cite 1906 1910 tax amounts and per-saloon averages, ending with a travel ad for a Texas Gulf excursion.
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Dea Monnea
Hayward
WSOR
Appanoore
Black Hawk
Hoone
Bremer
Buchanan
Carroll
Chickasaw
Clayton
Clinton
Inrord
Deg Moines
Dieckingen
Duburne
Wayette
Ida
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Lee
Linn
Lyon
Kaska
Marshall
Monona
Rebekahs Meet at Marble Rock Charles City IA
Northern district of the Iowa Rebekahs to meet in Marble Rock on May 24 with delegates from seventeen lodges. State grand master A C King of Cedar Rapids to preside. Helen Prescott of Mason City to answer delegate questions about the order. About 450 members expected. Mason City Osage and Little Cedar groups travel via Charles City Western. Also: bankers elect officers Morton Wilbur and T S Hanson. Mason City chosen for next year’s convention.
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Charles City
Iowa
Marble Rock
Rebekah Lodge
Morton Wilbur
Security Trust & Savings Bank
T. 8. Hanson
Worth County Bank
Mason City
Travel deal to Gulf Coast country of Texas low fare
Promotional note offers a trip to the Gulf Coast region of Texas for 820.00 including sleepers. It mentions a regular fare of 46.50 and urges readers to call tonight to earn money by becoming independent. Contact Joraih & Frazee at 611 Black Hawk Bank Building.
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Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Gulf Coast
America
French & Frazee
Black Hawk Bank
Texas Gulf Crash
Erlock
French & Fragee
Texas
Joraih & Frazee
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Nap-Detroit
Mra. Harding
Lively
Detroit Americans
Ingerton
Miller
Pfeffer
Boston Rustlers
Boston
Jack McAdams
Texas League
Dallas
Muskogee
Harry Steinfeldt
Chicago Cubs
St. Paul
Baints
Mike Kelly
Plymouth Congregational Church
W. C. Brownlee
Logan Avenue
First Presbyterian Church
Charles G. Sweitzer
WDD
Savacewcans
Counnc
Rebekahs
Hagerman Place
Central
Jefferson Street
North Western Land & Investment Co
L. Roth
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