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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1910
Page
1
A sweep of notes covers boxing boxing managers and fighters with Nelson Durability and Serene Hofer moves. Des Moines matters Reller Reimer match finally lined at 830, plus Danville Cubs links and Lincoln recruitment.
The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald reports a brewing dispute in the Three I League centered on president AL Tearney in Chicago. Southern clubs demand delay while pursuing potential expulsion of Waterloo and Dubuque, with Quincy seeking release from the Central association.
About 25 Central association magnates met at Galesburg to decide on Quincy and H Hofer urged release of the Quincy franchise for $750 then $1,000 but directors refused. They argued release would hurt the circuit and league and Quincy’s threat to quit disgusted officials. Proposal to switch protection money and grant the franchise to another town loomed as possible compromise.
Seamen staged a mid ocean football match aboard the Comerie between eleven white sailors and eleven Chinese players. The game ended in a fight after the Chinese advantage grew, with officers intervening to prevent further violence. Captain Hall later described the melee as the fiercest he had seen.
An account describes a voyage conflict where men and a second steward joined a fight on the White team. The Chinamen and whites were separated, deemed a sorry sight, and the narrator struggles to identify the worst participants while noting a chaotic scene and disputed actions.
The Martins present Uncle Pon's Cabin at Waterton theater on Thursday Dec 1 with a tropical garden set and scenes from the Red River plantation and Ohio river pass. The Celestial City stage spectacle claims unmatched scenic effects and top talent. Also at Syndicate theater Dec 3 a matinee and night showing of Shadowed by Three links the Chicago McCann case to Ida McCunn with a police shake up in recent months.
Iowa State College’s Angus steer Shamrock IL won the grand championship at the International Live Stock Exposition at Union Stock Yards Chicago on November 20. The 10 month old 1,100 pound steer drew praise from Richard C. Carden of Ireland who called him the best steer seen. This marks Iowa’s third grand championship at the event, with previous wins in 1902 and 1905 by Shamrock I and Blackrock. In cattle, E. P. Hall of Mechanicsburg Illinois won the grand Angus championship.
A remarkable case unfolds as a big funeral is planned without a corpse. A telegram yesterday reports a mix up or miscommunication leaving the town of Taunton unsettled and curious about the missing body and the funeral.
A death notice from Timber Lake South Dakota reports Joseph Bradley died this morning. James Perkins, brother in law, was sent to escort the body home but failed to arrive as relatives awaited at Rock Island station. Telegrams misled about Joe's condition before confirming death. funeral remains scheduled at the Christian church tomorrow.
Des Moines crowds packed the auditorium for Billy Sunday on Monday night and the Des Moines Citizens' association seeks Cedar Rapids help to release him for a second Des Moines address at the coliseum. Sunday indicated willingness to return if a large hall is secured to admit all attendees. A Peterson Bros. ad appears at the end.
A 50 cent Diapepsin remedy is promoted to relieve indigestion sour stomach gas belching and headache within five minutes. The ad claims it strengthens digestion prevents fermenting foods and restores appetite and comfort at meals. It urges readers to buy from a druggist for immediate relief and renewed life.
Meritol Tonic Digestive is advertised as a great rejuvenator and builder that tones the system boosts appetite aids digestion and cleanses impurities. The notice cites Henderson Drug Con and American Drug and Press Association as sources for the promotion.
Waterloo Lodge No. 84 Knights of Pythias to hold regular meeting tomorrow evening for routine work and proceedings at the lodge hall.
Henderson Drug Co advertises Meritol Chocolate Granules from the American Drug and Press Association as a bowel regulator with no evil effects. Try them once and you will be without them.
An advertorial praised Wine of Cardui as instant relief or steady benefit for backaches and female trouble. It claims Cardui acts on womanly organs and serves as a tonic for strength and appearance, urging readers to consult a druggist and request home treatment information from the Chattanooga company.
Purportedly vegetable Meritol Chocolate Granules claim to cleanse the stomach and regulate the liver and bowels. Advertised as a pill that fills the bite, they are sold by Henderson Drug Co and promoted by members of the American Drug and Press Association.
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