26 Apr 1903
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1903
Page
1
Rain halted play at Muncie as Curtis and Alberts were set to pitch. The long report notes Cy Stout finding the pitcher’s box too far back and lists lineups, players, and postponed games amid a soggy day of high school baseball.
Fragmented OCR shows scattered scores and locations including St Louis Pittsburg New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston Detroit Washington and Baltimore with dates in April and mentions of teams like Brew and Werever and Phelps. The readable text is incomplete and does not form a coherent single event.
The American Association news item notes Kansas City defeating Minneapolis 8 to 7, with scattered scores mentioning Milwaukee and St Paul. A Toledo forfeit and a disrupted schedule are reported, while an Indianapolis game is canceled due to rain. The column ends with a cold remedy advertisement and signature line.
A judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking Indianapolis clubs from Sunday games. The order returns in 48 hours as protesters press a petition of 32,000 voters to legalize Sunday ball, while the mayor faces public pressure and obeys the court ruling.
Report outlines plans for a major drainage ditch from Calhoun Street to nearby routes with a $44 to $45 thousand cost. Bidders include J. W. Boyer and J. Jones, while completion targets span 1905 for main work and December 1 1905 for smaller parts. Opposition fears impacts on Gorlaath territory and local politics involve Archiedaie Wall Paper and Teal L Q Hull.
Decoration Day opens the season with a quartet of Grand Circuit hopefuls from Amateur Deby smell and Wayne Laven among speedsters. Praale Mogaxh trains four colts aiming for a 4:97 half mile mark. New member Jud Marvin, a Fort Wayne veteran, joins as two fast pacers prepare for their first showing on the Fort Wayne track.
Birth announced for a girl to Mr and Mrs Ferdinand Z Ehrman of 12h Chestnut avenue. Local society notes mention social events, visits, and upcoming church meeting. Deputy marshal to Indianapolis, references to court figures, and towns named Wayne and Princeton. Will Girardet of New York visiting relatives in Fort Wayne and Auburn. Dr John M Center to speak at First Presbyterian Young Men meeting. Ralph Yarnelle travels to Winona for Dr Cather visit and Sunday gathering with Haydn Linen and Apollocytes set to sing.
Collegiates report scattered results from Trovidener Brown to Yale, with Trineton beating Anchapolis Georgetown 8 to 1 and Michigan’s 6 to 4 win over Harvanid. A foul note claims a game was called in the sixth inning for rough play amid miscues and confusion.
Logansport Indiana April 28 The Logansport Hotel company owners of the Barnell hotel plan a fourth story addition. Carl W Keller manager says work will start soon and be finished by fall increasing capacity with new rooms baths and improved wallpaper and fittings.
Report from Philadelphia and other venues covers college track and field events under the Pennsylvanian umbrella. Yale wins the one mile championship while Penn and Michigan show strong showings. Chicago claims the high school championship and Brown the premature school title as Marvard’s W Scheck takes the 100-yard dash amid near-record performances.
A garbled snippet mentions a woman painting and selling hats with unfamiliar terms like Mal and Mamie. The readable portion hints at articles tied to fashion or craft, but lacks clear names, places, dates, or events to identify a specific news item.
A Detroit newspaper ad promotes a fast wheel marketed as a roadster with traction engine like veracity, claiming durability and grace of a bilevel. Prices range from 240 to 380 dollars. includes hood, second-band bicycles, and sundries. Address listed as 131 Washington Boulevard at Calhoun, Lau Building.
The report describes a tight relay competition led by a home representative, with Pennsylvania teams strong early but faltering as Wisconsin, Yale, Michigan, Chicago, and Harvard press for lead. Michigan claims second, while Pennsylvanian entrants struggle. Harvard and Columbia fade from contention.
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