East High Football Eyes Unbeaten Run After Cedar Rapids Tie
East High football fans anticipate a near flawless season as coach Geissman’s squad holds Cedar Rapids to a tie and plans three remaining games Dubuque Cedar Falls and a Thanksgiving clash with rival East Des Moines. West High stumbles but vows strong rebound while Ames seeks state title and faces West Cedar Park as four games remain including away at Mason City.
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West High Homecoming Meeting and Friday pep session
West High students and friends attend a Friday evening pep meeting on the athletic field to spur football enthusiasm for the Ames game on Saturday. The high school band will perform, fans will speak, and a Saturday 7 40 assembly marks a homecoming inviting all students and friends. If the team loses the event proceeds anyway with guests from Ames.
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National Association to Reform Minor League Baseball
Rack Island II Nov 3 News reports M H Sexton president of the National Association of Minor Leagues will propose businesslike methods and elimination of the scramble for players at the annual meeting in Quadba next week. He cites poor financial supervision and player raiding as causes of hardship and says proper existence enforcement will restore prosperity.
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M. H. Sexton
Quiaba
Sexton
Clinton in big game on Hawkeye soil this Saturday
Clinton In November. One of the very big football games ever staged on Hawkeye soil will be played here Saturday. The Tright Spot team which eliminated Davenport from the eastern raws running Saturday, and which has been undefeated by an Iowa team in three years will play Lane Technical school of Chicago. Lane Tech recently defeated Oak Park, champions of the west for four years. Clinton recently defeated Aurora high, champions of Illinois three years.
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Davenport
Iowa
Lane Technical School
Chicago
Lane Tech
Oak Park
Aurora High
Illinois
Playroom perils and existential toy woes
Drusilla and Bobby discuss a boy cousin's rough play in a cluttered playroom. Teddy Bear laments being twisted and damaged after the visit. The children reflect on living in a boy’s playroom while noting the cousin has returned home after a weeklong stay. Copyright 1914 McClure Newspaper Syndicate. Tomorrow's story Gob Ling Were Qut-Tricked. Nes Moines reports on Nebraska Ames and the Missouri Valley football standings with a title decider at Lincoln on Nov 14.
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Bobby Jones
Tirusilla
Mercy
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McClure
N.Y
Will Decine
Nes Moines
Nebraska
Ames
Kansas
Hawkeye Teams Have Made Good in 1914 Record Review
Iowa notes critics over Hawkeye football of 1914 with a strong record against Chicago Michigan Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin and others. In 32 games Iowa won 26 tied six and lost one while scoring 696 to 160 for opponents.
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Iowa City
Iowa Eleven
Hawkeye
Iowa
Hawkeyes
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Michigan
Illinois
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Nebraska
Kansas
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Missouri
Washington
Northwestern
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
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Ohio
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Iowe
Iinois
Indiana
Waverly Notes on Hunting Trip and Local Events
A Waverly hunting party including R A Sager F W Smith Carl Duecker Willard Chapman and Theodore Pape returned from a two week Swan Lake vacation where ducks were scarce yet prairie chickens filled bags. Local social items include a candle dancing party hosted by Rusy Gertrude Ladage and a Methodist church program with WLGT coverage. The W C T U will meet at Mrs J F Woodring’s home with Gleanings from the state convention and practical program notes. Miss Agnes Tyrrell’s illness worsened requiring lung drainage and several residents were noted visiting or traveling. About 4
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R. A. Sager
F. W. Smith
Carl Duecker
Willard Chapman
Theodore Pape
Swan Lake
Rusy
Gertrude Ladage
South State Street
WLGT
Methodist
J. F. Woodring
G. W. Robbrns
Webster City
J. C. Worgses
Kern
Chicago
Chris. Hagenbush
Sumner
Agnes Tyrrell
Halloween Party at Miss Kifert's Home
The Misses Leota Kifert and Helen Lovers hosted a Halloween party at Miss Kifert's home on Saturday night with guests arriving in sheets and pillowcases and dancing after games. Waverly high school football lost 11 to 0 at Osage on Saturday, in a game played in Osage. Ming Harriet Bye visited Waterloo on Saturday.
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Kendlyo
Way & Waverly
Avna McGovern
Cedar Walle
Kate Sullivan
Frank Terry
B.A. Sager
Naghius
Maurles Connolly
Dubuque
M. HH. Kelley
Waterloo
Leota Kifert
Helen Lovers
Miss Kifert
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Osage
Ming Harriet Bye
French Colonel Admits Shivers on Charge Remark
Transcribed from Figaro the story of a French colonel guiding his regiment with a bold arm in arm advance when fear rose among the troops. He admits shivers at the moment, but set an example, shouting of the deadly resolve and solidarity that carried the unit forward amid fierce fire. High priced shrubbery and other notes fill subsequent items, including a 1916 convention plan and real estate transfers in Black Hawk County.
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Fress
Leutenant
Figaro
Ward
Bravery Tales From Wounded British and Belgian Troops
AAP report recounts brave deeds of injured British and Belgian soldiers recovering in English hospitals. It highlights a King's Royal Rifles lance corporal saved by a crucifix, Private W Hinton surviving multiple bullets, Lieutenant Pottinger who risked his life to light a fuse and fire on a bridge, and a Lorraine sergeant commended for directing fire under heavy odds.
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Licenses to lapse as Chicago saloon trade wanes
In Chicago an estimated 500 saloon licenses may lapse due to business conditions from the 60 cent war tax on beer. William Legner, secretary of the Cook County Brewers Association, says the saloon trade is the quietest in 28 years and many licenses once bought for up to $4,000 may go unused as owners abandon the market.
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William Leguer
Cook County Brewers’ Association
Legner
English Manufacturers Care for Men at Front
British manufacturers seek to capture Germany and Austria trade worldwide despite wartime handicaps. Disturbed financial conditions and workers joining the front reduce output. An extract from reports to a leading London trade publication highlights efforts, citing Westinghouse Brake Company and others.
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Germany
Austria
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War impact on British industry and manpower
The report notes firms like James Walker & Co and Western Electric maintain operations and pay while some workers are on the front. Avery and Goodyear Motor Wheel keep plants running with front-line pay, while German cattle numbers fall by 500000 since 1907.
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James Walker & Co., Ltd
Blood troubles vanish with 8. 8. 8 and its vegetable remedy
An advertisement extols 8. 8. 8 as a curative for blood disorders boosting liver kidney and bladder function. It claims to purge disease germs, prevent eruptions, and aid digestion without mercury. The copy urges readers to buy a bottle and read a promotional folder from The Swift Specific Co in Atlanta.
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Church to Stage Plays by Aid Society Highlight
The Aid Society of the Fine eee cherch will present the plays The Packing and How to Do It at the church Weteca Friday evening. The allstar cast from two weeks ago will perform. Admission 10 cents for children, 15 cents for lunch, 25 cents for a big supper. 1913 grape tonnage noted as 756,708 tons.
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Allstar
First Congregational Church
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