McCoy Knocks Out Maher In Fifth Round At Coney Island
New York reports say Kid McCoy defeated Peter Maher in the fifth round at the Coney Island Sporting Club. McCoy dominated from start to finish with sharp skills while Maher showed bursts but faded, final knockout at two minutes twenty two seconds. Bets swung wildly before and after the bout with large wagers on both fighters and several hedge bets as odds flip, amounts cited include McCoy up to 2000 and Maher around 1500 nearby.
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New York
McCoy
Peter Maher
Coney Island Sporting Club
Indiana
Maher
Peter
Charlie White
Pittsburg
Kid McCoy Edges Maher In Ragged Three Round Bout
In a brisk clash at 5 16 Maher and McCoy battled three rounds. The Kid uses feints and left hooks to jaw and body, scoring early and repeatedly forcing Maher back. Maher answers with body shots and aggressive rallies, but McCoy's sharper jabs and two lefts to the jaw keep him ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maher
McCoy
Peter
Kid Maher Outpoints McCoy After Late Knockdown
The bout features Maher known as the Kid trading in rounds five with McCoy. Peter Maher forces the pace and lands decisive lefts to the jaw in round five, dropping his opponent for a countdown knockout at two minutes twenty two seconds.
Charity and Humane Work Sees Forty-Five Aid Applicants
Secretary Mohler reports December saw forty five aid applicants for the Associated Charities. Twenty were new, twenty seven residents with children, five transients, six offered work with three employed, four in the women’s workroom. Ten aided by private persons, three by the Relief union, three by the Elks, one by Lakeside Aid society, two by work only. Twenty five investigations found thirteen not in need of immediate assistance. Annual meeting set for next Monday with secretary's report and business committee to be formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohler
Board of Charities
Relief Union
the Elks
Lakeside Aid Society
Associated Charities
Council Chamber
December 1899 Humane Society report lists cases
Humane Officer Schlaudroff reports December 1899 counts of abused and neglected children 27 cases destitute families 11 homeless 5 and improper homes 25 with 22 children in destitute families. Animal cases include overloading 2 stories. One man prosecuted for wife beating and a 15 year old boy for criminal assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schlaudroff
Wages Rise for Pittsburg Metal Workers
Wages for 25,000 workers in Pittsburg were increased by 5 to 20 percent with some higher boosts. About 5,000 at Carnegie Steel, 6,000 at Jones & Laughlin, and around 5,000 at United States and National Glass companies are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Carnegie Stell Company
Jones & Laughins
United States and
National Glass Companies
Death Claims Aged Allen County Farmer Louis Bercot Sr
Louis Bercot Sr a well known Allen county farmer died at noon at his Hanna street home after a brain blood vessel rupture the 66 year old native of Belfort France had lived in the area since infancy He owned 160 acres and is survived by his widow two sons Louis and Frank and a daughter Emma with funeral services set for Friday at Grace Reformed Church conducted by Rev Zartman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Bercot, Jr
Allen County
Hanna Street
Bercot
Belfort
France
Louis
Frank
Emma
Grace Reformed Church
Zartman
Frederick Woehnker Dies. Fort Wayne Resident
Frederick Woehnker longtime Fort Wayne resident and janitor at St. Marys Catholic church died at 10 15 this morning at 205 East Washington street from a series of diseases. The German native was 72 years 2 months and 16 days old and leaves a widow seven sons and one daughter. Funeral services are set for Friday morning at St Marys Catholic church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Woehnker
East
Washington Street
Woehnker
Germany
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Fort Wayne
St. Carl Barromeus Benevolent Society
Frederick H
Frank H
William C
Herman J
Barney J
Henry J
John B
Mary Woehinker
Death of Henry Boschet at 35 in Lake township
Henry Boschet who ran a saloon on Wells street died Sunday at his brother's home in Lake township after a prolonged illness. He was 35 years, 7 months and 5 days old and unmarried. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 10 o'clock from St. John's Lutheran church in Lake township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Boschet
Wells Street
Lake Township
Boschet
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Death of veteran engineer John H. Johnson at Fort Wayne
John Harvey Johnson 66 years 10 months 3 days died at home 67 Rockhill street from complications of diseases. Retired railroad engineer, he moved to Fort Wayne from Peoria Illinois two years ago. He leaves a widow with no children. Funeral from his residence Wednesday morning in charge of Rev. Dr. Parr Wayne Street Church. Interment at Lindenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harvey Johnson
Rockhill Street
Johnson
Fort Wayne
Peoria
Ill
Parr
Wayne Street
Lindenwood
Death of F C Kelly Shocks Local Firemen Lodge
Telegrams report the death of Frank C. Kelly a member of A G Porter Lodge Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and long time resident of this city. The telegram states his body was found dead and mangled, marking a tragic end to a local locomotive fireman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Porter Lodge
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Frank C. Kelly
Tragic Railroad Death Near El Paso Linked to Suicide Theory
A 30 year old man named Frank C. Kelly was found fatally injured beside the Southern Pacific line four miles east of El Paso Texas with body mutilations suggesting self harm or foul play. Despondency reported the previous evening supports suicide theory while evidence at the scene is not conclusive. Kelly formerly worked on the Nickel Plate and Santa Fe railroads and rejoined the A. G. Porter lodge before his death leaving a $500 life policy to his mother Mrs. C Kelly.
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el Paso
Texas
Kelly
Nickel Plate Road
Santa Fe
Brotherhood
Order
A. G. Porter Lodge
B. of L. F
Order of Providence
Terre Haute
Infant Daughter of Leach Family Dies at Four Days
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Leach of 333 Hanna Street died Monday at four days old from exhaustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Leach
Hanna Street
Marriage Licenses Listed in County Notice
A list of marriage licenses issued includes Albert F. Furney with Stella M. Smenner Carlos N. Smith with Hannah E. Noble Peter D. Schindler with Hannah Yagegy William H. Young with Dessia Keplinger William P. Bidwell with Vida E. Woodward John L. Hyndman with Emma G. Sunderland William F. Norwalt with Ella S. Lungen Louis M. Eyler with Ada V. Hippenhamer Alfred Brenner with Minnie D. Figel Elijah E. Groves with Elizabeth Van Allen Claude H. Racine with Amanda A. Cook Zacharia W. Gangaware with Stella L. Shoup Harry Jackson with Ida Jaques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lungen
Louis M. Eyler
Ada V. Hippenhamer
Alfred Brenner
Minnie D. Figel
Elijah E. Groves
Elizabeth van Allen
Claude H. Racine
Amanda A. Cook
Epworth League Officers Named by Berry Street M E Church
The Epworth League of Berry Street M E Church elects Elmer Robinson as president and Edna Parham as first vice president. Lizzie McMahen is second vice president with Lillian Briggs as third, Celia Hoffer as fourth, Daisy Wyckliffe as secretary, Herbert Benson as treasurer, Emma Alringer as organist, and Celia Hoffer as chorister for the ensuing year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League of
Berry Street
M. E. Church
Elmer Robinson
Edna Parham
Lizzie McMahen
Lillian Briggs
Celia Hoffer
Daisy Wyckliffe
Herbert Benson
Emma Alringer
Tramp Painter Charles Lewis Beats Self in Delirium
Charles Lewis a tramp painter claiming a Kokomo skull fracture inflicted by others says he beat his own head with a piece of metal during delirium tremens. UNCLE SAM Stamps noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lewis
Tramps
Kokomo
Northern Indiana Notes Detail Local Incidents And Appointments
A roundup from South Bend to Kokomo reports grocers caught in oleomargarine laws, a Gas City man injured in a motor crash, Frank Lander named US Marine second lieutenant, and Mishawaka resident missing. Other items include Goshen council moves to revoke Indiana Railway charter, bishop missions, hospital swindles, milk sickness deaths in Fulton county, and a successful hip joint operation in North Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Rev. W. D. Water
Gas City
Frank Lander
Wabash
United States Marine Corps
Fred Rough
Mishawaka
Luther Swineheart
Goshen
Huntington
Oscar Stoner
Garrett
Defiance
DeKalb County
W. B. Burford
Indianapolis
M. Smarr
Butler
Court House
Auburn
DeWitt Talmage
Elkhart County
Exchange Bank
Middlebury
Jacob Strifling
Peru
Fannie M. Davidson
Harry C. Hanson
Valparaiso
Hobart
Baptist Church
Attica
Ind
John Hazen White
Episcopal Diocese
Michigan City
White
Episcopal
Indiana Railway Company
Lincoln Avenue
William H. Haines
Biglow's Mills
Laporte
Wanatah
de Long
Fulton County
Benny F. Long
Equal Suffrage and Literary Association of
Kokomo
Bert Monroe
North Manchester
Young Monroe
Differences Between Decatur City Council Debated
The Decatur city council opened discussion on municipal disagreements with officials and residents airing positions on budget plans and policy proposals during the January session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
Coun
City Gas Rate Deal Ended Dispute With Utility
The Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas company and the city resolved a dispute over damages by agreement. The council and gas company signed a contract to supply fuel gas to the city electric light and waterworks plants at 7.14 cents per 1 000 cubic feet. Gas service has been restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cil
Logansport and
Wabash
New Ownership at Fort Wayne Hardware Firm Peters to Pfeiffer
At noon today J C Peters and Co, long a Fort Wayne hardware leader, transferred ownership to Henry Pfeiffer and Son who had purchased the East Columbia street firm weeks ago. Edward Beaver retires to join Indiana Road Machine. Henry Pfeiffer Jr and Henry Doell succeed him. Peters and Boschler retire. the sales staff remains largely intact as Pfeiffer plans mostly same operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Peters & Co
Fort Wayne
Henry
Lawton Fund Subscriptions Near Forty Thousand
General Corbin announces Lawton relief subscriptions total 39263.35 as of today not counting outside city agents. The fund aims to pay down the Lawton homestead mortgage at Redlands California and support the education of the children. Subscriptions will close on the 5th inst due to strong contributions.
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Washington
General Corbin
Lawton Relief Committee
Lawton Fund
Lawton
Redlands
Cal
Jubilee bank offering unites two churches in city
The congregations of St. John's and Grace Reformed Lutheran churches held a joint jubilee service at St. John's. Dr W F Stellhorn of Capital University preached the morning sermon and Louis Jacobs spoke in the evening. The charity collection totaled 1000 dollars for the synod's board of charities to allocate. August Korn of Woodville Seminary assisted Prof Stumpf in the music.
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St. John’s
Grace Reformed Lutheran
W. F. Stellhorn
Capital University
Louis Jacobs
Synodical Board of Charities
August Korn
Woodville Seminary
Stumpf
Chicago Ice Harvest Opens With Thick Lake Ice
Ice twelve inches thick is being taken from the lakes and rivers around Chicago. The harvest employs over 7,000 men in Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin. Though later than last year, it is meeting expectations for quality and abundance.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Hope Is a Tender Flower Poem by Frederick Cohn
Poem dated December 29 1899 from Fort Wayne Indiana celebrates hope blooming in hardship. The verse praises endurance and relief through fragrance that never fades across joy and grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Cohn
Fort Wayne
Ind
Henry Niezer Visiting Friends in Huntington
Henry Niezer of this county is spending a few days with friends in Huntington and enjoying local hospitality during his stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Niezer
County
Huntington
Also Mentioned on This Page
M'Coy
Mr. Schlaudroff
Humane Society
Louis Bercot, SR
F. C. Kelly
LEACH
Albert F. Furney and
Stella M. Smenner
Carlos N. Smith and
Hannah E
Peter D. Schindler
Hannah
William F. Norwalt and
Ella S
Zacharia W. Gangaware
Stella L. Shoup
Harry Jackson
Ida Jaques
League
Uncle Sam
Northern
Council and Company
H. Pfeiffer & Son
C. Peters & Co
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