The Ticklemouse Mascots Join Doverville Baseball Benchwarmers
The Ticklemouse story recounts Davy and Dorfy, twin mascots, sitting with their father on the bench during a Doverville game. The Business Men win the toss and hit a home run while the Farmers respond with a tying shot. The twins hope Ticklemouse and Willy Wishingmouse would witness the match.
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Mr. Dover
Davy
Dorfy
Doverville
Darfy
Mr. Ticklemouse
Willy Wishingmouse
Twins
Bewitched Baseball Trick Routs Farmers in Close Youth Game
The twins witness a clever ploy by Willy to throw off Farmers with a bewitched drop curve that defeats strong bunts and keeps the game tight. Willy later confesses to the twin mascots as spectators claim the mysterious win, while the Farmers’ captain and key batters struggle at the plate.
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Mr. Dover
Little Willy
Willy
Johnson Clinches Ninth Straight Victory In Polar Detroit Tilt
Washington defeats Detroit 2 to 1 at Navin Field as Walter Johnson secures his ninth straight win. Zamloch allows a run in his major league debut while Cobb proves Detroit’s lone spark with a daring steal and aggressive base work.
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Washington
Detroit
Walter Johnson
Navin Field
Johnson
Zamioch
Missoula
Mont
Shanks
Cobb
Zamloch
Ainsmith
Moeller
McKee
Gandil
Veach
Johnson and
Paige-36 Wins Satskill Fuel Economy Contest
Newburg New York May 19 Paige 36 Touring driven by W R Christopher wins Satskill Fuel Economy Contest beating cars priced from 526 to 6000 in the Paige Detroit Motor Car Co Detroit manufacturers advertisement
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Newburg
N. Y
W. R. Christopher
Paige-Detroit Motor Car Co
Detroit
Olympics Lose to Fairbank in Rain-Shortened Game
The Waterloo Olympics fell 3 to 2 to Fairbank on Sunday afternoon at Fairbank led by Finch with a home run in the eighth. Metcalf starred for Waterloo before rain halted play and the game ended with Fairbank ahead.
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Waterloo Olympics
Fairbank
Finch
Waterloo
Metcalf
Waterlo
Wolfe
Robbing
Link
Oelise
Indians
Waterloo Indians
Oelwe
Champe
Ernie Johnson
Monmouth
Oelwein
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues
Western League results include Lincoln 4 Des Moines 3 Wichita 6 Sioux City 5 Omaha 11 Topeka 3 Denver 11 St Joseph 4. American Association Louisville 4 Minneapolis 3 Minneapolis 3? Kansas City 5 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 8 Toledo 1 Columbus 4 St Paul 0. Three-I Bloomington 7 Quincy 3 Dubuque 8 Springfield 2 Davenport 6 Decatur 3 Peoria 4 Danville 5.
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Lincoln
Des Moines
Wichita
Sioux City
Omaha
Topeka
Denver
St. Joseph
American Association
Louisville
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Toledo
Columbus
St. Paul
Bloomington
Quincy
Dubuque
Springfield
Davenport
Decatur
Peoria
Danville
Complimented Courier Campaign Praised by Pastor
Rev H W Rederd of First Presbyterian lauded the Evening Courier campaign to aid the boy in a sermon yesterday. He called the subject vital to the moral and physical welfare of the boys and predicted substantial benefits from open frank discussion by those involved with youthful conditions.
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H. W. Rederd
First Presbyterian Church
Evening Courier
Seaboard Cities Open to Entrance Defense Plans
Washington report says War Department officials consider installing six inch guns with all round fire to aid coastal works against land attack. The memo notes coastal defenses protect cities and harbors from fleets but may struggle if attacked from the land. It stresses a planned system to defend works against land assault.
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Washington, D.C
Seaboard
Garrison
Law on Bounties Prompts County Warnings
In Black Hawk county readers are warned that keeping cub wolves until July 1 may incur a $100 fine as the law bans selling domesticated wild animals. The July 1 bounty on crows is anticipated but penalties apply for offering birds killed before the new provision takes effect.
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Black Hawk County
Board of Supervisors
Last Taps for Veteran of 1861 in Waterloo
David White Bayless, Civil War veteran of General Johnston’s division, dies at 72 after pneumonia. Born in Tennessee, he served at Missionary Ridge and shared a cordial bond with Union veteran Ives Cottrell across the street. Survived by ten children and many relatives. funeral planned from his Waterloo home with Elmwood burial.
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David White Bayless
Locust Street
Mr. Bayless
Tennessee
Bayless
Johnston
Missionary Ridge
Mr. Bayless Ives Aerah E. Cottrell
Boyd Newcomb
V. Bayless
Wichita
Kan
W. BE. Bayless
Oracle
Ariz
J. C. Besmarias
Grundy Center
Z. V. Bayless
Detroit
H. M.noble
Frederictown
Blanche
Bryan
Gertrude
Wayne
Wil
R. Bayless
Vance
Noble
West school board to accept senior class graduates
A special meeting of the west school board is set for this afternoon at 4 30 to officially accept the senior class of fifty six young men and two men. President Carleton Sins issued the call. Supt Anson Hukill will present names and review each. The board may act on vacancies in the teaching corps including one in the high school and two in the grades.
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West School Board
Leavite & Johnson National Bank
Carleton Sins
Anson T. Hukill
Leach
International Harvester 1912 Annual Report Highlights Growth
The International Harvester company reports 1912 sales of 125.5 million dollars, up from 108.1 million in 1911. President Cyrus H. McCormick notes exceptional farming prosperity, higher grain production, and a 23 percent rise in overseas harvest machinery sales, with foreign trade over 40 percent of total business. Domestic sales of patenting machinery and twine remained under one third.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
Cyrus H. McCormick
Kaiser Grants Pardon to Three English Spies
Berlin May 14 Emperor William pardons three English spies serving long German jail sentences in connection with King George of England’s Berlin visit for Princess Victoria Louise’s marriage. The release follows a gesture of grace amid royal proceedings and wartime tensions.
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Kaiser
Berlin
William
George of England
Victorin |Uise
Taxi driver fined under new city fare ordinance
Ralph Clay was arraigned in police court after pleading guilty to overcharging a fare. The first violation of the new ordinance regulating cab fares within city limits led to a $25 fine. Gertrude Hicks requested a ride from Union depot to 1029 Grant Avenue. the driver charged 75 cents for a short distance, claiming unfamiliarity with routes.
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Ralph Clay
Gertrude Hicks
Union Depot
Grant Avenue
Clay
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Felix
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