Wrestling Game Coming to Town Nov 25 in Chicago
Local lad Jack Fin claims featherweight championship of the United States Canada and New Jersey and issues four challenges to meet Carl Brown in a finish match. Also notes catcher-manager Quiesser from Waterlo to Independence and Wichita Denver history, plus Jack Herbert not reappointed as director’s choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Fin
United States
Canada
New Jersey
Carl Brown
Water- Ton
Quiesser
West
Louis Sterne
Central Association
Quesser
Waterloo
Independence, Kau
Wichita
Denver
Jack Herbert
Herbert
Local wrestling bout set with A J Brown in Waterloo match
A J Brown and rival Finn discuss a holiday season wrestling event in this city. Finn, from Manchester Ta, trained two years with Bert A Goteh Humholdt Ia and claims 1382 pounds, a featherweight bar. Brown, 118 pounds and regarded as classy, faces Dad House in West Union next Wednesday, with a Waterloo finish match planned for Nov 25 in Chicago amid strong betting.
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J. Brown
Brown
Barkus
Finn
Manchester
Bert A. Goteh
Humholdt
Carl Brown
Waterloo
West Union
Dad House
Chicago
Keokuk Names A H Quiesser as Manager
Keokuk announced A H Quiesser of Danville Illinois was signed yesterday afternoon to manage the Keokuk baseball association. The contract covers the coming season and outlines duties and compensation for the new manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk. Fa
Baseball Association
A. i. Quiesser
Danville, IL
Papke ends ring career and shifts to noncombat life
Billy Papke the Kewanee middleweight claimant returns to Chicago with his brother Ed after a Houston bout where Bob Moha won in twelve rounds. Papke declares his ring career over for the winter and likely for good, saying training is no longer enjoyable and he is financially secure.
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Billy Papke
Kewanee
Papke
Chicago
Houston
Bob Moha
Milwaukee
Moha
Moira
Boston
Baker
John Franklin Baker
J. Franklin Baker
Connie Mack
Romanda Chase
Romanda
Bloomington Baseball Association
Business Men’s Association
Leander Clark Defeats Highland Park in Toledo News
Leander Clark defeated Highland Park 5 to 0 in Toledo yesterday. Leander Clark opened scoring and dominated the match with decisive control from the opening whistle.
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Toledo
Highland Park
Leander Clark
Quail Season Opens Amid Corn Harvest Delays
The quail season opens with small bags reported as many farmers husk corn, reducing good cover and prompting hopes for better shooting later in December. Dr Myron Boor of Terre Haute recounts Nellie the dog finding a quail in a kettle. Burlington Hawkeye notes over 500 Webster County hunting licenses and hopes for Iowa game farms and imported birds to boost local stocks. Great Duck Shooting in Rosalie Nebraska describes a morning of bluewing teal, pintails, mallards, and seven ducks taken from a covey, with Canada geese failing to yield a bird due to a noisy interruption.
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Myron Boor
Terre Haute
Ind
Nellie
Burlington
Illinois
Rosalie
Neb
Hades
Gill Conneally
Leander Clark Defeats Highland Park In Windy Football Bout
In a hard wind Leander Clark outplayed Highland Park with quicker, lighter players. Leander Clark carried more and defended stoutly causing frequent third down stands. Ladd of Leander Clark outpunting and multiple air-route exchanges shaped a close, evenly matched game. Highlands Park attempted several forward passes but managed only one successful pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Park
Ladd
Leander Clark
Cedar Rapids
Rassling Comeback Prompts Manager and P A
A critical riff from the Chicago Tribune laments wrestling's return and the showy manipulation behind it. It notes a manager and the public address announcer courting the crowd with old lines while puppets in the sport are blamed. An ad for Glasgow Tailors promotes tailored overcoats for fifteen dollars.
Court houses hold valuable records across Iowa in historic study
Aulmer, a research assistant from the State Historical Society of Iowa, travels to Burlington Dubuque Fort Madison Tipton Iowa City and other counties to collect 1834 to 1836 records. He notes many volumes and some faded sheets, praising legible penmanship and urging county officers to preserve these materials for future generations and for state history.
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Iowa
Clarence R. Aulmer
State Historical Society of Iowa
Burlington
Dubuque
Fort Madison
Tipton
Iowa City
Iowa County
Territory of
Michigan
I C Munger Operated On In Houston Hospital
A letter from I E Munger in Waterloo reports F C Munger, longtime local resident, went to a Houston hospital for a serious surgical operation. Details of the illness were not disclosed. The younger I C Munger, general secretary of the YMCA in Houston, has also suffered bronchitis the past month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Hawkeye Oil Co Banquet Showcases Growth and Salesmanship
The Hawkeye Oil company hosted a banquet at the Ellis with thirty guests, including out-of-towners, where Daniel Sloan of Chicago spoke on building business in selling. He urged confidence, honesty, and persistent customer satisfaction as foundations of lasting success in sales. The event featured a five course menu and a focus on improving salesmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Oil Company
Ellis
Daniel Sloan
Chicago
Sheldon School of Salesmanship
Sloan
Company holds salesmen instruction session and names attendees
After a company gathering, the men of the party enjoyed a stoolier while A. E. Coward, general manager, led an informal school of instruction for the salesmen. The session continues today at the offices. Attendees included office staff and several salesmen from Mason City, Independence, Iowa Falls, New Hampton, Rochester, St. Paul, Waterloo and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Coward
Office Force
A. N. Caward
W. Ll. Zust
W. M. Flynn
Caward
Ida Beppler
Hold. Cranston
Neil M. Keyes
W. B. Caward
Leon de Noyelles
J. D. Weatherwax
Mason City
Dan Greason
Independence
C. J. Ca
Free to asthma sufferers offered a home cure
A promotional notice claims a new method cures asthma and invites sufferers to mail a coupon for a free home trial at no cost. It asserts effectiveness across ages and climates, targeting those for whom inhalers and other treatments failed, urging immediate action without payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frontier Asthma Co
Niagara and Hudson Sts
Buffalo, N
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