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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1901
Page
8
W H Watkins declares salary limits are a dead letter and outlines a 13 man to 15 man roster for Indianapolis with Fox as captain. He promises 25 cent games, aims for fan fervor, and notes Bade Meyers of Dayton has been signed by Watkins and Ruschaupt to bolster the squad.
Dave Sullivan and Tom Sharkey pursue bets amid a tense scene as Sharkey posts 5000 dollars on Tuesday with half forfeit and half to back a Rothwell vs Sullivan contest. Jim Jeffries seeks to corner rivals while Corbett remains a focal point.
Tommy Feltz bantamweight claimant was brutally defeated by an unknown opponent in Baltimore on Tuesday night leaving his championship hopes in doubt and sparking a swift reaction from boxing observers.
Gov Nash pursues the entire group as the school team labeled Spider faces pressure. Police and state authorities seek restraint while the accused factions frame events as a mere athletic exhibition. Local sources debate motive and potential outcomes in this tense standoff.
Sutton and Slosson captured opening games in the great billiard tournament at Madison Square Garden New York on Tuesday afternoon. Bristol loses steeplechase crown at New Orleans dethroned by Glissando on handicap short course. Rainiel Tuesday at Oakland Fitz kaner stands as sole winning favorite.
New York police report Lizzie Albert aged 20 died by drinking carbolic acid at her home on Tuesday. A month earlier she suffered a nervous attack with facial twitching, mocked by companions, and abandoned by her sweetheart, motives the article cites for her suicide.
A Wednesday morning blaze in Terre Haute Indiana totally destroyed Jenckes hominy mill and elevator with 18 000 bushels of corn inside. Fireman Frank Eddy and Mike Scanlon were injured but not seriously. The origin was traced to the boiler room. Loss estimated at 350 000 dollars.
New York December reports note strong London civil and industrials led by steel and locomotive issues. Gold exports to cease at month end and copper shows recovery as copper price weakness balances with president’s message approval. Union Pacific and Manhattan rise, rails eyed to detach from copper.
A fragmented list of Indianapolis securities including Belt street railway bonds, various banks such as American National Bank and Union Trust, utilities like Indianapolis Gas Co and Light and Power, and other local companies with bond prices and notes on preferred stock and stock issues. Names include Indianapolis street railway, Citizens' street railway, Broad Ripple traction, New Telephone series bonds, and several trust companies.
Lincoln Neb December 4 Bishop Bona cum of the city was enjoined by Judge Sorenberger of Seward Neb from dispossessing Father Murphy of church property until an ecclesiastical order from Rome is received. The action followed his refusal to relinquish his charge and Father Murphy was excommunicated by the Bishop.
The will of Clement Studebaker was probated with his widow and children named as trustees. Mrs. Studebaker receives about 240000 in insurance, the residence, furnishings and stables, plus 25000 yearly income. Each child gets 2600 shares of Studebaker stock and 5000 in cash or life insurance. Grandchildren receive 10000 at age 25, estate funds cover their education, and the remainder is left in trust. Donations to DePauw University, St Pauls Church and Epworth Hospital noted. Studebaker family reorganizes company leadership with J M Studebaker as president and others named.
Dexter Reamer son of a wealthy New York coffee broker has enlisted in the U S Army with Horace Green and will depart for Manila in a few days. Reamer left mercantile life for military service after his father jokingly urged him to enlist. A separate note from New York reports a record price paid for a rare edition of The Rape of Lucrece.
The C R and M railroad filed a notice Tuesday afternoon at the state house, triggering official action and pending review by state authorities.
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