Grounders Praise Belt and Interleague Debates Persist
Keokuk fans back Gran-ol’-man Belt to manage next year while Chicago Tribune debates interleague balance. Charles Doom resigns from Philadelphia Nationals amid quitting talk, and John Daniels dies at 19 after an amateur basketball game in New Haven. Lynch seeks re-election as NL president amid schedule reforms and league power struggles.
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Keokuk
Mr. Belt
NCOI
Philadelphia
Charles Doom
Philadelphia Nationals
Rochester
N. Y
Doomn
Sam
New Haven
Conn
John Daniels
New Haven Auditorium
Scarborough
Daniels
Ate
Thos. Ti
Lynch
National League
Dubuque and Boosters Bowl Waterloo Victory
Waterloo Boosters defeated Dubuque 110 pins on the Stoke alleys on Commercial Street. After two close games, Dubuque led, but Waterloo surged in the final game with each man ahead of his opponent. best score 183 by Jackman, low scores 133 by Butlett and Stoke.
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Waterloo
Dubuque
Stoke
Commercial Street
Boosters
Dubuquers
Roosters
Jackman
Butlett
Acceptance of Berth Rate Reductions by Pullman
Chicago Nov 11 Directors of the Pullman company agreed to drop opposition to the Interstate Commerce Commission's power to set sleeping car berth rates. After an injunction last July the annual meeting concluded there would be no further resistance, signaling upper berth rates may be lowered below lower berths.
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Chicago
Pullman Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Commerce Commission
Dubuque Athletes Kidnapped After Election Night Outing
Three Carlisle football players in Dubuque are seized by a local mob after skipping a gathering to view election returns. Victims are dragged from homes by a crowd of about forty, one hiding under a sofa, while the others are ambushed at different residences. The abducted players vow revenge, and the mob remains unyielding. Also a quack advertisement for E. W. Grove’s Bromoline cough remedy ends the item.
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Carlisle
Fifteenth
Iowa
Ninth
Clay
Eleventh
Heron Escapes Captivity After Transatlantic Chase
On the Celtic from Liverpool a Great Blue Heron chased the ship for two hours before being lashed and muzzled. Captains released it after threats of death in captivity, and the bird flew off toward Fire Island, then turned back to shadow the vessel briefly.
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New York
White Star
Hner Celtic
Liverpool
Queenstown
Williams
A. B
Bos
Bill Hughes
Bill
Hambleton
Harbleton
Fire Island
Clothcraft
Cyclone Drama Moves Man From Southern Latitude
A fragment notes a man was carried from his southern latitude by a cyclone that stirred activity in the Gulf of Mexico two weeks ago, signaling a disruptive weather event and its immediate human impact.
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Gulf of Mexico
Chicago church census reveals strong city faith and Sunday school need
Chicago undertook a vast religious census using 20 000 visitors visiting 1 900 000 people. Active church members numbered 946 800 with 40 200 outside their home districts. Sunday school attendance reached 83 600 with 31 200 more willing to attend. The effort was led by Theron Durham of Oak Park for the International Sunday School Association.
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Chicago
International Sunday School Association
Visitation
Theron Durham
Oak Park
Meritol Chocolate Granules Marketed By Henderson Drug Co
A local ad promotes Meritol Chocolate Granules as a stomach and liver aid from the American Drug and Press Association formula. The product claims to cleanse the stomach regulate liver and bowels and is recommended by Henderson Drug Co with other Meritol items for tired feet and digestive health.
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American Drug and Press Association
Henderson Drug Co
American Drug & Press Association
Meritol
Henderson Drug. Co
Parker declares Cook faked McKinley summit photo
Prof Herschel C Parker of Columbia University released photos from an Alaskan peak he says prove Dr. Cook never reached Mount McKinley. He compared the images with Cook’s photo and alleges identical rock formations show both pictures depict the same mountain.
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New York
Herschel C. Parker
Columbia University
Mount McKinley
Dr. Cook
America
Cook
Parker
Mr. McKinley
Cure A Cold With Meritol Cough Remedy
Advertises Meritol Cough Remedy as a reliable cure for colds and grippe, claiming prevention of pneumonia and suitability for babies. Notes absence of opium and availability at Henderson Drug Co with American Drug & Press Association endorsement. Also touts Meritol Chocolate Granules as a bowel regulator from the same association.
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Henderson Drug Co
American Drug & Press Association
Meritol
American Drug and Press Association
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Varrry Ward
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Miss Nobody
Starland
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General Sporting News
City Hall
Deleestes
Si Sanborn
Chicago Tribune
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Waterloo Hardware Co
Klinefelter & Sons
PaRk Avenue West
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LYMAN
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Dubuque and Boosters Bowl
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Pubuque
Dubuana
van Drill
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Fierce Heron
Defies Crew
Great Bird
Chicago Fast Express
Via
Rans Daily
Englewood
Lake Shore
Penne Lines
Nickel Plate
Sake Station
C. F. Hayes
AGENE
Otto Paul
Milwaukee
Wis
Gays Foley
Wangler Bros
H. W. Taggart
James L. Henderson
Bridge Street
Columbia
MT. Mckinley
Mill Tailors
East Fifth Street
Ciothcraft
Des. Bouldin and
Allen
Phore
C. J. Miller
Tone Bros
Des Moss
Ben
C. Everall
Marsh-Place Bliég
T. A. McManus, M. D
Commercial Bank Building
Walter
Black Hawk Natl
E. T. Jaynes
Black Hawk Bank
Russell-Lamson
J. E. Brinkman
Sergeon
Black Hawk National Bank
F. C. Liffring
Osics
Bodwell
DE. E. A. Hunt
J. R. Scott
Ida KM. Scott
Commercial Bank
R. D. Tiffany
Consolidated Service
Gertrude R. Bayliss
Locust St
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HG. Weigert
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