County Bowling League Bans Coaching and Betting
The Marion County Bowling League board meets at the Ma Won club to set rules, banning coaching on alleys during league games and limiting advice to captains. Betting among players is prohibited to preserve the game, a move praised by many fans and especially welcomed by ladies. Gant Bogardus of the Nonpareil club is chosen league president. The Tenpin League plans to meet with Greater New York amid Indianapolis visit dates, with six games arranged for the visitors and selections based on top averages prior to January 17.
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Marion County League
Ma- Won
Eule
Gant. Bogardus
iEsue
New Yorks
Indianapolis
American Bowling Congress
Knox
Cline
Bals
Bryson
Meyer
Mannfeld
Ieimee
Greater New York
Easterners
Yale Juniors Fight in Warne Hill Gym Bout
Two Yale juniors, Brown of Des Moines and Carlisle of Washington, fought a three round boxing bout over a class dispute. Brown’s team aided by Kinglsey Towning, H. S. G. Wallace, L. M. Thomas and A. Hirsch, ended when Brown’s eye injury forced the sponge to be raised before the fourth round. Referee was 3B. Mitch, a varsity oarsman.
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Haven
Dee
Yale
Warnehilly
Brown
Tees Moines
Carlisle
Washington, D. C
Kingsley Towning
H. S. G. ‘Allace
End Up
L. M. Thomas
A. Hirsch
Rsity
T. Mitch
Unclear League Standings Report From Marion League
Fragmentary report from Marion league secretary shows errors in standings and percentage column with illegible entries and stray characters, leaving the current standing unclear.
League to reduce clubs possibly to eight
The New York manager, though President Freedman will not verify, reports that John T. Brush and Bobby Allen arrived Sunday for the National League meeting. Brush conferred with James A. Hart of Chicago, Frank Robison of Cleveland and St. Louis, and Barney Dreyfuss of Louisville. It is generally believed the league may shrink to eight clubs.
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John T. Brush
Bobby Allen
New York
Brush
James A. Hart
Chicago
Frank Robison
Cleveland
St. Louis
Barney Dreyfuss
Louisville
Boxing and sports notes from a busy period
Reports cite Tom Sharkey's potential Ireland trip and layoff to rest. Referee Siler demands apology from O Rourke over slander before resuming decisions. Other boxing tidbits include McCoy’s illness recovery and McGovern, Dixon confidence, plus Jan 20 Gans Erne match. College and long distance cycling results and local high school sports notes wrap the column.
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Tom Sharkey
Ireland
Siler
Tom O'Rourke
O’rourke
McGovern
Dixon
McCoy
Maher
Terry McGovern
Eddie Santry
Joe Gans
Frank Erne
Murder of Deputy Marshal Sparks War on Kentucky Town
Corbin Kentucky December 11 1900s reports an outbreak is feared after Deputy Marshal Wartford was shot while attempting to arrest Loyd and Ed Chadwell. Shots exchanged Hartford fell dead and bystander John Shotwell was seriously wounded. Militia surrounded the Chadwell home and prisoners were taken. Chadwells from Clay County arrived with armed supporters.
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Corbin
Wartford
Loyd
Ed Chadwell
Ffartford
John Shotwell
Chadwell
Chadwells
Clay County
Youth on trial for double murder and arson in Bellefontaine
Ernest Austin, 22, stood trial Monday in Bellefontaine Ohio for the murder of his mother and brother and the burning of their home. He testified he was shot at by an unknown assailant who summoned him to the door, a bullet wound in his chest suggesting possible personal danger.
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Bellefontaine
Ernest Austin
Electric interurban line near Greenfield to open April first
The Greenfield Irvington electric railway is near completion with poles on hand and a power house at Philadelphia nearly finished. 50 000 ties await installation as steel bridges and culverts go in. eight Feet long Pullman style cars are planned to run at 35 to 40 miles per hour using a double trolley wire to prevent delays.
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Greenfield
Irvington
Philadelphia
East Greenfield
Soldier toys and doll houses offered at sale
An ad lists soldier suits from 95c to 2.95 with guns swords caps and 800 soldier outfits. It mentions toy warehouses doll houses peg rail horses on rockers and toy theaters priced around 1.25 to 1.45 in a mixed toy sale listing.
Williams Executed For Murder On Paris Scaffold
Clarence Williams colored was hanged Monday morning in Paris for killing his sweetheart Josie Tillman March 3 last. He claimed accident but had sworn to kill her. He had been released from prison for an earlier killing and left a statement admitting the crime. He died calmly at 7:30 a.m. after threading a needle and sewing a coat button.
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Paris
Clarence Williams
Josie Tillman
Williams
Crunk
Tillman
Wm. Warren
Pat Hunt
Muddauber
Smith
Pat O’brien
Lexington
Clarence Vinegar
Georgetown
Scott Jackson
Alonzo Walling
Pearl Bryan
Newport
Rev. Webster
Sheriff Bowen
Poisoning by Beef Alleged Aboard Manila Transport
A Helena Montana report cites a letter claiming 200 of 1300 men in the Thirty fifth regiment were poisoned on the Rio de Janeiro and Sikh en route to Manila by eating fresh beef. A private died from the meat and the letter blames a faulty refrigeration system and acid-tainted ice for the contamination.
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Helena
Mont
Dee
Thirty-fifth Regiment
Manila
Rio de Janeiro
$1 Million Fire Devastates Augusta Business Block
A Sunday blaze in Augusta Georgia destroyed a full business block bounded by Broad Ellis Seventh and High streets. Losses near $1 million include J B White Arlington Hotel and 25 other firms with damages from $1 000 to $410 000. Guests escaped but many lost clothing and sample cases. Cause suspected to be an electrical wire.
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Augusta
Ariington Hotel
Broad and Ellis
Seventh
Ana Highth-sts
J.B. White
Arlington Hotel
John Dorr
Masonic Hall
Rice & O’connor
Louis Schayell
Mullarkey & Suivan
Nem
Mine Explosion Claims32 Miners in Carbonado Washington
A deadly mine blast in Carbonado Washington killed 32 miners including many foreigners on Saturday night. Investigators think a small gas pocket ignited. 76 workers were underground, 44 escaped.
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Carbonado
Wash
Two Deaths in Washington Area
Tolen 87 died at his son's home four miles south of town Saturday night and was buried at Elizabethtown Monday. Mrs Sarah Moore 85 widow of John Moore died at 3203 E Washington St Saturday evening. She came to Indianapolis in 1832 and eight or nine children survive. Croup relief claim and medical ad closing.
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Washington
Tolen
Elzabethtown
Lamping Fined for Unlicensed Cigar Peddling
Henry Lamping was fined 100 dollars by Judge Baker for selling cigars without a license in Irvington. He received five days to pay before possible jail, after claiming his stamp stash burned in a fire to seek a rebate. Deputy-marshals waited to arrest him as he left the revenue office.
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Henry Lamping
Baker
Lamping
Irvington
Hill
Foley
Revenue Office
William F Hunt Dead at 81 in Indianapolis Visit
William F Hunt of Trenton Randolph county died Monday at his daughter Mrs Parker s home in Indianapolis pneumonia. He was a farmer there 60 years and served 17 years as justice of the peace plus years as township trustee. He leaves nine children including R B Hunt C F Hunt and Mrs Parker in Indianapolis. Funeral to be held Wednesday morning at the old homestead.
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William F.hunt
Trenton
Randolph County
A. B. Parker
Eugene St
Indianapolis
R.b.hunt
C. F. Hunt
Death of Commander Edward P. Wood on Typhoid Fever
Commander Edward P. Wood, who led the gunboat Petrel at Manila Bay, died in Washington on Monday morning from typhoid fever that developed nine days earlier. He was relieved from Asiatic Squadron last December and had served as lighthouse inspector for the district since April. Wood entered the naval academy from Ohio in 1863.
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Washington
Edward P. Wood
Petrel
Manila Bay
Comander Wood
Asiatic Squadron
Wood
Naval Academy
Ohio
Big Robbery at Cheyenne Express Office
In Cheyenne Wyoming on a Saturday night the Pacific Express Company office was robbed. Agent Brownlee found the safe open and cash missing when he entered Sunday morning. Officials have kept details quiet with estimates reported between 19000 and 25000 dollars.
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Pacific Express Company
Brownlee
Thes
Express Company
New Style Street Car No 200 Tested on Illinois Street Line
A fresh street car, No 200, finished at the W. Washington Street shops, is running on Illinois Street and College Avenue. It was to have run earlier but will likely be placed on the line toward the end of the week. The car features cane seating and is half a foot longer than the prior new car, with a handier design overall.
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W. Washington St
Illinois-st. College-ave
Letters to Santa Arrive at Indianapolis Post Office
The first annual Santa letters arrived with 15 messages Saturday, all but two sealed and sent to the dead letter office. One asks for an automobile for a doll and another for silver knives and forks for a mother. Postmaster Hess notes possible parent-written letters and awaits Washington permission to hire two extra clerks amid increasing mail volume.
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Santa Claus
Indianapois
Santa
Hess
Washington
Civil Service
Board of Health Appoints New Inspectors
On Saturday evening the Board of Health appointed Dr Evan H Pritchard as meat inspector succeeding George Woessner Henry Langerberg becomes milk inspector succeeding William Arnold Harrison C Decker Joseph McDonnell William Gibson and Bernard Alerding as sanitary inspectors
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Board of Health
Evan H. Pritchard
George Woessner
Henry Langerberg
William Arnold
Harrison C. Decker
Joseph’ McDonnell
William * Gibson
Bernard: Alerding
Sie Spectors
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H. H. Lee
Washington St
Ting
Paso
Teer Gee
Eddie Galla
United States
Exico
Galldsher
Erners
Indians
League
Freedman
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin University
University of Chicago
Wisconsin
Pacific Coast
University of California
Charles W. Miller
Frank Waller
Madison Square Garden
Fred Hergsch
Harry Wells
Sixteenth-st
Park-ave
John Hotz
J. Glen Diddel
Minor
Capt
Hohn
Crawfordsville
Association
Jit
Premier Plant
Will
Cadet
Hussars
Wodeon
Bagatelle
Oxford
Fancy Silers—Taffetas
H.p.wasson & CO
H- P. Wasson.& CO
Paris, KY
Jackson
Wailing
Blazes
Sanders Engraving Company
European Art Company
Sti ~ Louis
Baltic Woolen -Mills
Enfield
Letherbee’s Lurhber” Yard
Boston
M. Daugherty
Michael Daugherty
Arizona St
Jms
Thomas
the Sun
WM. F. Hunt
When Clothing CO
Pennsylvania St
C. J. Conrad
Purina Health
Rover
Ralston Health Club
Purina
Bryce’s Steam
OLD Homestead
Nmas
D. H. Baldwin & CO
Commander Wood
Cheyenne
Wyo
C. Koehring & Bro
N. Penn St
Virginia Ave
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