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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1902
Page
8
Mr Mantell presents Monbars at the Park in a popular romantic tale of wealth, love, and duty. The production and company receive enthusiastic notices as audiences note the star’s grace and a curtain call by Mantell’s dog. Friday and Saturday offer The face is the moonlight with continued park entertainment.
The minstrel man Carroll Johnson performs at the Grand with a demanding recitation about English lightweights. He says his wind and steam for the act exceed that needed for a six round bout as he fans the air. The Athel troupe suffers misfortune as manager Fred Athos injures his back while touring in Omaha and misses several show segments. He is expected to return to the act later in the week.
New York December 11 John Nicholas Brown a rich infant at the Waldorf Astoria has a cold for two days His fortune is estimated at more than 310000000 left by his father and uncle The story notes the Browns wealth and the child’s illness in a society column
For sale a 54 horsepower gas engine made by Fairbank Morse Co. used only six months includes jack shaft and fine double belt, equipped to run a dynamo. Bargain price offered. Contact W. D. Pratt at the Century Building.
City officials discuss converting Capitol Avenue into a two mile long speedway for light traffic and horse driving. Mayor Bookwalter voices cautions on speed and traffic, while plans call for resurfacing, beautifying flower beds, and a boulevard system.
Reported Thursday the Metropolitan Athletic Club of Detroit received the Corbett McGovern bout. It is noted the fight could not be staged in Louisville and critics call the proposal a pipe dream amid conflicting views.
Jeffries ignores Corbett who has trained months for a clash with heavyweight champion. Corbett posts a 9500 forfeiture in Detroit. Matty Matthews defeated Owen Zeigler before the Savannah Athletic Club. A 20 round bout was set but Zeigler faltered by the seventh. George Gardner to debut in Chicago Thursday meeting Bully Stift at catchweights for a slight edge.
A famed Indiana stepper aims to take a light shot at Col Watterson's thoroughbreds, but the sum involved seems large. Kentucky stock stays behind compared with this blood. A Louisville editor hints future editorials will focus on the Kentucky hay crop.
A new circuit is formed including Marion Evansville Terre Haute and Fort Wayne with Daytona and Grand Rapids joining the Central League at the Grand hotel meeting. Two berths remain open each city must play Sunday baseball with a $500 guarantee per club and a $1500 monthly salary limit. meeting continued through Thursday.
Polo Richmond brings a strong lineup to the city Friday for a decisive match against the local team. Both sides have won once this season, and fans will gauge each club’s strength as the game heats up.
Manager Strobel of the Toledo baseball team sues a talking machine company over a dispute tied to a fake interview. The odd suit alleges harm from the device’s use in outreach and publicity.
The Indiana law school athletic association forms to blend physical and mental training. Elmer Mace of Lexington was elected athletics manager and will schedule baseball at once. The team aims to challenge leading state colleges and the Indianapolis American Association squad during spring practice with Watkins stars.
Indianapolis horsemen challenge a report that Dan Patch sold for sixty thousand dollars. Chas Downing, secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, doubts the 60 000 figure and suggests possible inflation in reported horse prices.
Cresceus the king of trotters will never race for money again. Owner George H. Ketcham writes from Selma Alabama that the horse will appear at ice carnivals in Canada this winter and may go to Europe next fall. Crescens to be placed in the stud.
A Denver woman treats rheumatism with a live electric cat kept at 819 Twenty-seventh St. The cat emits sparks and sulfuric odor in the air as a strong current is created when the owner grips it. The public claim is the treatment has cured her rheumatism after two months of use.
A vivid tale describes a cat whose body allegedly acts as a human Leyden jar when tied to a person at night. The same cat is said to exhibit exceptional motherhood, caring for six chicks after the hen died. The cat hunts for bugs and worms to feed the youngsters and protects them at dusk by guiding them to their coop for the night.
Charlemagne Tower, former United States ambassador to Russia, arrived in Berlin on Thursday while en route home, per dispatch from BERLIN. The visiting statesman’s stop underscores ongoing diplomatic chatter during postwar travel for senior officials.
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