Oneida and Orientals Dominate Local Bowling Leagues
In Friday Independent league play the Oneidas swept three from the Orientals on the Oneida alleys, while the Nonpareils and Stone Palaces split. Apollos guarded by Centrals and U S team games show mixed results with several high scores listed from Hopkins Williams and Hoffman among others.
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Oneida
Orkentais
Oneidas
Turner
Apollos
Marion
Themee
He. U. S
Washington
Bowling Prospects and Player Struggles Highlight Indy Meet
The Mariéns set a valley record by 812 on Thursday, while J. H. Clark rises with the Mariens. Bichorn and Arens of Centrals miss games due to illness. Apollo shows strong form. Rumor says Greater New York bowlers may skip Indianapolis, risking sore heads among contenders.
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Behimsel
Dienst
Balz
Mariéns
J. H. Clark
Maricns
Bichorn
Arens
Centrals
Apollo
Frank Stewart
New York
Indianapolis
McCormack Defeated by Stift in Chicago Bout
Philadelphia heavyweight Jack McCormack was bested by Chicago middleweight Billy Stift in a six round match Friday. McCormack carried a 20 pound weight advantage but Stift pressed the pace and left McCormack near collapse at the final bell.
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Jack McCormack
Philadelphia
Chicago
Billy Stift
McCormack
Stift
Kid Robertson to Meet Joe Gans in Baltimore Soon
Inside the Ropes reports Kid Robertson of Indianapolis will face Joe Gans in Baltimore in the near future. Gans defeated Kid Asch in Cincinnati two weeks earlier. Eddie Connolly won a 25 round decision over Kid McPartland at Broadway Club in New York Friday night.
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Kid Robertson
Indianapolis
Joe Gans
Baltimore
Gans
Kid Asch
Cincinnati
Eddie Connelly
Kid McPartland
Broadway Club
New York
Maher-McCoy
Coney Island Club
Cincinnati Sports
Terry McGovern
O'Brien
Charles Mason
Muncie
Muncie Athletic Club
THI Sun Office
Terre Haute Trotting Association Formed With W P Ijams
The new Terre Haute trotting association unites two former rival groups. W P Ijams of the American trotting association is elected president and the body will seek dates from circuit managers. Meanwhile Louisville’s baseball status shifts motes speculation about cheaper ground and league placement for next season.
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Terre Haute Trotting Association
W. P. Ijams
American Trotting Association
Louisville
McGovern to Go Abroad for Fight Opponents
Sam Harris, manager of Terry McGovern, announces the protege will travel abroad February first to seek a bout with Ben Jordan or a return match with Pedlar Palmer after crossing the ocean.
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Terry
Chicago
Sam Harris
Terry McGovern
McGovern
Ben Jordan
Palmer
Storms Sink Vessels on Great Lakes Amid Deep Frost
Furious winter storms lash the Great Lakes with three ships in peril. Whaleback barge No. 1145 and Colgate Hoyt are feared sunk in Lake Superior with unknown casualties. Arthur Orr lies hard aground at Coe Island Lake Huron with 16 aboard as waves wash over decks.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Colgate Hoyt
Lake Superior
Hoyt
Arthur Orr
Cooe Island
Lake Huron
Grand jury probes saloon closing law violators
The grand jury met Saturday to continue the investigation of violators of the saloon closing law. Witnesses who testified before the coroner about the Albert Ward killing were present Friday. James D. Moriarity testified Ward entered his saloon after closing. No indictments yet. a partial report due Monday may be notable. Afterward, the jury will tackle the street car case.
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Albert Ward
James D. Moriarity
Ward
Frightful fog collision injures three near North Indianapolis
A freight and switch engine of the Big Four collided near the North Indianapolis station at 9 p m Friday. Brakeman Johnson of 1009 Elmst was cut on the head, Hugh B Patterson of 1229 Hoyt Ave received an arm gash, and Frank Parish the fireman was scratched. None of the injuries are serious. The wreck was blamed on heavy fog.
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Indianapolis
Mr. Johnson
Elmst
Hugh B. Patterson
Hoyt Ave
Frank Parish
Rebels Defeated Near Nirgua in Venezuelan Clash
Reports from Caracas say government forces under Gen Hernandez engaged rebels near Nirgua about 40 miles southwest of Valencia. Hernandists were completely defeated with 7000 captured. Hernandez escaped with a few followers. Several injured including Inez Cesison and Miss Cora.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Hernandez
Nirgua
Valencia
Fire at Canaan home sparks quick evacuation
Mrs Canaan and her children escaped a smoky blaze that started from a defective grate in the front room of the State avenue house. Fire spread through the partition while furniture suffered little damage and the daughter fetched help as the stairway ignited. The family slept through most of the incident, sparing them serious injury.
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J. Canaan
State-ave
Clara
New York
High School Senate Elects Quirky Officers for Six Weeks
The high school senate elected officers with little serious competition. Wellington-Alice Benton Scott became president and George Posey as vice president. Miss Mary Pratt was secretary and Harold Gusdorf reading clerk. Bev eridge Charles Pettijohn became janitor after Mantle won fame in a blue polka dot tie impeachment moment. James Nimal Baker replaced the janitor after gas-light issues.
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Senate
Wellington
Alice Benton Scott
Platt
George Posey
Meitfield
Mary Pratt
Mantle
Harold Gusdorf
Beveridge
Charles Pettijohn
Mantls
Baker
James Nimal
He Held the Fort at Fort Meyer in Kentucky Cavalryman Siege
In Washington on December 16 a Kentucky cavalryman Nicholas Davis of Troop I, Third Cavalry, barricaded in an upper room at Fort Meyer after mistaking the fort for a besieged blockhouse. He fired at approaching figures until disabled by commandant orders. A sergeant’s bullet shattered his rifle butt instead of harming him. Guards closed highways to prevent disaster.
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Washington
Davis
Wolf on Campus at Addian University Choked to Death
A large wolf burst into Addian University in Waco Texas on a Friday causing chaos in the chancellor Rev Albert Buxton’s study. Cadets Rutledge and Walker roped the animal and, after a tense struggle, the wolf died from strangulation. The skin will be used as a college rug.
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Waco
Tex
Addian University
Albert Buxton
Giugh Rutledge
Cahrley Wamker
Attorney in Skirts Stuns Court in West Virginia Case
Hon. Charles T. Caldwell a prominent West Virginia lawyer appeared in a dress to illustrate how a woman's skirt can catch on a rail car brake and pull her forward. Weighing 300 pounds, Caldwell wore a too small skirt, disrupting the court’s dignity. The tactic helped win substantial damages for a female client against the electric railroad.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Charles T. Caldwell
West Virginia
Hows
Caldiwell
Stove makers deny 25 percent price hike
Indianapolis stove company president Henry W Bennett says Chicago reports of a 25 percent stove price increase on January 1 are exaggerated. He notes no notification of such a rise, though input costs like wages and pig iron have climbed, making a smaller 5 or 10 percent advance more plausible.
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Henry W. Bennett
Indianapolis Stove Company
Chicago
Bennett
Woman's clothing scandal ends after medical exam
A debatable matter concerning the sex of Ellis Glenn was settled Friday by a physician exam. The result dispelled the doubt and a dresser outfit of female attire is now being prepared for the individual.
Mrs Shick Dead After Sudden Pennsylvania Death
Mrs. Robert Porter Shick of Reading, formerly Miss Constance Thealls, daughter of ex Senator Ingalls of Kansas, died suddenly on Saturday morning in Pennsylvania. She married Mr. Shick in Washington last April.
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Pennsylvania
Reading
Robert Porter Shick
Constance Thealls
Ingalls
Kansas
Shick
Washington
Franklin man sues doctors over ten day quarantine
Solomon Jackson of Franklin sues Drs Hurty Wagner and Whitesides for 2500 dollars claiming wrongful quarantine. He alleges no illness. State health board says Jackson had smallpox during quarantine and was suffering from a highly infectious disease. response says Jackson has no right to sue in Franklin and must sue in Indianapolis.
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Solomon Jackson
Franklin
Railroad Return Fares to Major Cities Listed
Student rail fare schedule shows Cincinnati Dayton Toledo and Detroit round trips via C H D R R with prices 4.40 4.40 8.40 and 10.50. Tickets sold December 28 24 25 20 31 and January 1 with final return by January 2. For students with certificate tickets good to return to Jacksonville by term end. Ticket offices Union Station and 2 West Washington Street.
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Cincinnati
Dayton
Toledo
Detroit
Mit
Union Station
W. Washington-si
Washington St
Monon Route Chicago Ticket Offer for Holiday Return
Chicago fares set at 6.70 dollars for round trip via Monon Route. Tickets sold December 23 to 25 and December 30 and 31 and January 1 with final return limit January 2. Passengers may return by January 10. sales at Union Station and 25 West Washington Street.
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Chicago
Monon
Sample Room and Cafe Restaurant Ad
Business lunch offered in finest Chicago style from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sample Room and Cafe Restaurant located at 17 E Court Street. Ev: Kitz.
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E. Court-st
Chicago
Kitz
Sewing Machines Buy Your Christmas Machine
Advertisement notes a Christmas sewing machine sale at the White Office run by Jos. C. Pfleger located at 332 Inghton Street with contact via new phone.
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White Office
Jos
Last Regular Meeting Notes From Old School Board
At the last regular meeting on Friday night the board noted 160 desks donated to the Porto Rican schools and a Thanksgiving collection of 377.81 dollars. Kate Dawson was chosen as a teacher subject to assignment, Henry Brock resigned as janitor at School No. 52, and George Clark will transfer from No. 16 to succeed him. An adjourned meeting to finish pending business will be held next Friday night.
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Schoois
Kate Dawson
Henry Brock
George Clark
No. 16
Whitcaps Kill Aged Man as Daughters Flee
Knoxville dispatch reports Whitcaps fatally shot James Gallaway, 65, at Reems North Carolina. His two daughters resisted capture and escaped custody when assailants attempted to abduct them.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Two Fires Damage Homes on Meridian and Illinois
At 11 p.m. Friday E B Martindale's two story brick house 429 N Meridian St was damaged by blazes for 10 with defective grate. Fire did damage to C F Gates' house 325 N Illinois St about 7 30 Saturday morning with defective grate.
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E. B. Martindale
Meridian St
C. F. Gates
N. Ilinois St
Honest newspaper claim on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
An editor asserts his paper covers news for patrons and earns money, praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as magical with no reward sought. The Osceola Mills Pennsylvania Leader Courier endorses the remedy and notes it is for sale by all druggists.
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Steinway
Hazelton
Kurtzmann
Krakauer
CROWN
Regent
Leader Courier
Osceola
Mills
Invitation to bun readers and liners event
A terse notice reads invitation and promotional phrase about reading THE BUNS and liners. It mentions Seventh but provides no clear date or venue.
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Hay
Orbben
Mount' A
Ally and of Jewelry
Monument
Pesene
Petene Salaiacetnve
Palace
Oxeidas and
Orientals
Queida
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Orn
Williams
Hyes
Connor
Alten
Hoffman
Herman
Mussman
Heide
Sige
Miglda—Hopkins
Mmeyer
Allen
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Riz
Spain
Wonpariels
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Roemier
Hitz
Elliott
Total
Graff
Spangenberger
Qlpiffer
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Janiels
Roemler
Sfield
Genstein
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J. Reimer
Parvin
Hendrickson
Baase
Kellemeyer
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Leaver
Reimer
Ansing
Kaufman
Lang
Reisner
Imtewart
Fernanding
Stewart
M’cormack
Will
Venezuelam
Inez
Cesison
Miss Cora
Ral
the New
Boston
Anilla
H. P. Wasson & CO
SUN
Fort Meyer
UEO
W. Lederer
York
The
Indiana Trust Co
Indiana
Trust Building
Pearson's Piang House
Ind
Lilly
tainakKker
Aington St
Ian Attorney
Skirts
Mr. Bennet
Ellis Glenn
Solomon’s
Grand Stock Company
the Lady OF Lyons
Belasco
de Mille
Gale
Augustin Daly
James T. Power
Daly’s Theater
New York City
Record
London
Singlisged Ss
Otis Skinner
Miss Nannette
Henry Arthur Jones
Joseph Buckly
New York Empire Theater
McIntyre & Heath
John W. Isham
J. C. Sipe
North Meridian Street
Purina Health
Rover
Ralston Health Club
Purina
Bryce’s
OLD Homestead
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