Corbett McCoy Set for Fast Madison Square Garden Bout
New York August 30 Corbett and McCoy will clash Thursday night at Madison Square Garden for 25 rounds in what promoters hail as the fastest heavyweight bout. Corbett tips the scales heavier and is a 10 to 5 favorite with McCoy insisting he has weight and speed. Referee Charlie White and the boxers’ camps detail expected tactics and the fight’s split of gross receipts.
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New York
Corbett
McCoy
Madison Square Garden
Maher
Sharkey
Fitzsimmons
Tom O'Rourke
al Smith
Hmg Oids
George Considine
Spider Kelly
Dal Hawkins
Fred Stone
George Grant
Jack O'Brien
Harry Harris
Homer Selby
McCoy Corbett Fight Allegedly Fixed Says Siler
George Siler asserts in a New York letter to a Chicago paper that a reliable source confirms the McCoy versus Corbett bout on Thursday night was fixed to KO McCoy.
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George Siler
Chicago
New York
McCoy-Corbett
McCoy
Man jumps from hotel window in Johnstown death
Albert H. Goode formerly of Indianapolis and son of Mrs Lucy B Good of the Blacherne jumped from a fourth story window at a Merchants hotel in Johnstown Pa while delirious. He had been ill and a hotel clerk who stayed with him briefly left the room. No suicide motive is suspected. Goode worked for the New York Belting Company.
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Merchants
Johnstown
Albert H. Goode
Indianapolis
Lucy B.gooode
Blacherne
Buiclde
Goode
New York Belting Company
Youngest ever jailed for misdemeanor in Chicago incident
Willie Havis Smith four year old is held at Hyde Park police station charged with breaking a streetcar window after throwing stones while playing rough rider. A conductor police officer assisted bystander carried him to the station.
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Chicago
Aus
Willie Havis Smith
Hyde Park
Miller Pitcher Harvey Shines In Twin Bill Loss And Win
A rough two game set features Harvey guiding Minneapolis past Indianapolis in the opener 6 1 as Higgins stifles the Hoosiers with a lone first inning run. The second game drags as Summer shuts down the Indians while Indianapolis falls to third place amid fan groans and a 6 2 final. Attendance for both games is listed at 1,800.
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Millers
Hoosiers
Higgins
Hickey
Gardner
Indians
Inianapolis
Minneapolis
Heydon
Bandelin
Magoon
Kelley
Wilmot
Fisher
Heyden
Indianapolis
Mannassau
McDonald
Ficosiers
O'Brien says O'Rourke urged unsafe fight for McFadden bout
West Baden Indiana August 30 Jack O'Brien the famous lightweight boxer recounts that Tom O'Rourke his manager knew he was unfit to box after fracturing two ribs days before facing George McFadden in New York last month. O'Rourke allegedly bet thousands on McFadden and urged others to do the same with O'Brien supposedly receiving more money for losing than McFadden did for winning.
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Ind
Jack O'Brien
George McFadden
New York
O'Brien
Tom O'Rourke
Pugilist
McFadden
Joe Walcott
O'Rourke
New York City
Third Annual Boys Father Mathew Field Day at Garfield Park
A large crowd attended the third annual Boys Father Mathew brigade field day at Garfield Park on Wednesday. Morning drills crowned Joseph Cahill and William Flannery prize winners. later events named M Gavin and John King as sprint champions with other wins by Ed Tolin Clarence Bolin John King John Conners Raymond McMeara Robert McGraw Edward Reiner Ezekiel Wlishen Georges Deery Nicholas Conner. Company A claimed the ball game 8 to 6.
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Father Mathew Brigade
Garfield Park
Joseph Cahill
William Flannery
M. Gavin
John King
Ed Tolin
Clarence Bolin
John Conners
Raymond McMeara
Robert McGraw
Edward Reiner
Ezekiel Wuishen
Georges Deery
Nicholas Conner
Company A
Baseball game scores and notable incidents across clubs
Cleveland beat Chicago 16 to 12 with 18 hits and 2 errors, Buffalo 4 errors in 12 runs while Elberfeld spiked Spies and was ejected as Milwaukee edged Detroit 3 to 2. Kansas City 3 runs on 10 hits and 3 errors vs Buffalo 4 to 1. Gibson and Lee collected four Bisons hits.
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Ladlwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Detroit
Cleveland
Buffalo
Minneapolis
Gibson
Lee
Bisons
Elberfeld
Rowdies
Milwaukee
Tigers
Buck Orth Dominates For Quakers In Exhibition
Buck Orth pitched a great game for Philadelphia as the Quakers posted an 8 to 14 run total against Brooklyn with 14 hits and 1 error. New York and Boston produced a high scoring affair with Boston prevailing 6 to 8 after 106 hits and 3 errors by New York. Chicago edged St Louis 6 to 5, with 11 hits and 5 errors in a fast, exciting contest.
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Quakers
New York
Bostonians
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Cree Caves
Cincinnati
Mansfield and Anderson clash in Interstate League errors
In a doubleheader, Mansfield defeated Anderson 6 to 5 with rallies across innings and Wheeling faced Fort Wayne in a separate matchup where Fort Wayne built a lead before the final score.
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Mansfield
Anderson
Wheeling
Fort Wayne
Dayton Refuses Second Game. Umpire Rules for Wheeling 9–0
The second game ended with Wheeling awarded a 9 to 0 win as Dayton refused to play. Dayton had 6 runs and 3 hits, while Wheeling had 14 at bats and none of their runners reached base in the official line.
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Wheeling
Dayton
Marion
Hoosiers and Millers in lively interleague notes
Hickey shows improvement while Wilmot excels as a thrower and Perry Werden bats both ways. Cincinnati routed Logansport 14 to 1 as Seybold contributed in the field. The series with the Millers sits at tied one, lost two, won two with mixed performances from Higgins and the left field bleachers. Suggestions of Hoosier signings and fears for the Interstate League’s future color the chatter as Madison’s coaching is questioned.
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Perry Werden
Bowling Green
Spencer
Cincinnati
Logansport
Seybold
Millers
Handsome Higgins
Walter Wilmot
Hawthorne steeplechase winner and boxing moments noted
Attendance at Sheepshead Bay remained poor. Friend won the Hawthorne steeplechase in Chicago. Jockey Dale, thrown from Dorothy Lee in St. Louis, is in serious condition. The Admiral won straight heats in the 2:14 pace at Providence. McHenry, driving J. T., was fined $100 for laying up heats. The Niagara-on-the-Lake tennis tournament closed and players head to Cincinnati for the Monday opener. Sullivan benefit drew strong support with big proceeds and an ovation for the ex-champion amid boxing matches and planned reinvestment of funds.
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Friend
Chicago
Dale
Dorothy Lee
St. Louis
Admiral
Providence
McHenry
J. T
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Sullivan
Passengers Push Car to Boost Street Car Dividend
On a Wednesday night a street car line failed as power went out. Passengers helped push a Broad Ripple car along Alabama Street near Massachusetts Avenue until the power returned on Massachusetts Avenue. The conductor said new machinery was being installed and passengers waited several minutes before service resumed.
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Massachusetts-ave
Alabama-st
Fire Devastates Polish Town Cracow Annan
A massive blaze in Cracow Annan left three thousand residents destitute after a fire lasting N%4 hours. Two hundred eighty seven houses were destroyed and several people burned to death in the disaster.
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Cracow
Annan
Body of Ida May Corrigan Recovered After Idler Sinking
The body of Ida May Corrigan, youngest daughter of Captain Jas Corrigan and one of six victims of the Idler yacht sinking on July 7, was found Wednesday by the steamer City of Detroit. The body floated face downward in the ship's path.
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Cleveland, O
Ida May Corrigan
Jas. Corrigan
Idler
City of
Detroit
Mrs Minnie Wenning Dies At 58 In Indianapolis Home
Mrs Minnie Wenning aged 58 of 2232 Madison Avenue died Thursday about 3 a m from heart disease. Her husband awoke to trouble. before a doctor arrived she passed away. She had lived in Indianapolis 42 years and was mother of 11 children, four survive.
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Minnie Wenning
Madison Ave
Indianapolis
Population figures for Evansville Indiana rise significantly
The census bureau reports Evansville Indiana has a population of 59 007, up from 50 576 in 1890, an increase of 8 251 or 16 26 per cent. The 1880 to 1890 rise was 21 476 or 73 35 per cent.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Evansville
Ind
Bandit Raid Reported in Tartar City Canton
A Canton dispatch reports two hundred bandits raided the city of Tartar on August 27, looting many houses and creating widespread alarm. No further details on casualties or policing actions were provided.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Afro American council attacks disenfranchisement in steady address
The Afro American council discusses a resolutions committee report on voting rights. They condemn four Southern states for disfranchising blacks and urge unity to defend suffrage under the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, warning the race against supporting opponents of full franchise.
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Izens
Mississippi
South Carolina
North Carolina
Louisiana
South
Council to review $54,000 temporary loan ordinance
President Crall calls a special council meeting Thursday to consider a $54,000 temporary loan ordinance. The finance committee backs it though Taller and possibly Evans may not sign. Evans, a chief objector, met with Mayor Taggart. he may support after consideration. With Megrew away and Wheeler ill, Kaiser McGraw and Dickson must sign the report. The Board of Works extends electric light cutoffs and street sweeping to Sept 1 to allow Republicans to provide funds.
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Crall
Finance Committee
Evans
Taggart
Megrew
Wheeler
Kaiser, McGraw and Dickson
Board of Works
City weighs buying Rogers works stock to save Paterson jobs
Paterson New Jersey faces massive job losses as the Rogers locomotive works may close. Mayor Hencifliffe and local businessmen propose the city purchase up to 500000 dollars in stock to fund modernization and keep the plant productive. Jacob S. Rogers, the 76 year old principal owner, says improvements could keep the works profitable.
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New York
Great Rogers Locomotive Works
Paterson
N. J
Hencicliffe
Jacob S. Rogers
New Jersey
Rogers Locomotive Works
Forgery Arrests Reported in Beloit Connection
Chicago dispatch says Frank Flynn and John Moore were arrested Thursday on forgery charges in Beloit Wisconsin. Police report they secured over $4,000 in worthless checks in small towns across Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin.
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Chicago
Frank Flynn
John Moore
Beloit
Wis
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
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