Stanley Knees Opponent in Groin as Police Intervene at Race Night
Shine Stanley and Fritz Blackburn clashed in a five round bout at Oddfellows’ hall on Thursday. Stanley used a groin knee in the final moments, referee Scott awarded the win to Blackburn on a foul. The match ended early due to poor attendance while other bouts, including Charlie Smith vs Tommy Carroll, and Kid Blackburn versus Joe Trevan, were noted as fast and hard.
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Shine Stanley
Fritz Blackburn
Oddfellows
Indiana-ave. Hall
Blackburn
Stanley
Scott
Charlie Smith
Tommy Carroll
Joe Trevan
Indoor championship race thrills as Anderson Leads
Anderson Lizette and Glaw dominated the 1 hour international indoor race in Indianapolis. With a minute and a half to go before the last lap Anderson sprinted to the lead and held on. Mollie du Tour trailed several laps behind as the event set a record for speed and crowd, with plans for more racing and a two hour format over the weekend.
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Lizette
Glaw
Mollie du Tour
Indianapolis
Glan
Kid Iker Jee Gans contest canceled in Enver
The event in Enver is off on December 4 after Parker cites poor showing against McGovern and avoids entanglement over talk of a fake.
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Enver
Colo
Iker-Jee Gans
Parker
Ans
McGovern
Shortridge H. S. Edgeed In Jacketed Court Clash
Fragmentary sports notes report a 22 to 33 basketball score between C A skinned Shortridge H and another team on a Thursday night. A boxing claim mentions Al Haines refusing to fight Jack Johnson after 144 rounds of a Memphis twenty round bout. Jockey Bullman’s ride on Golden Age in San Francisco drew boos. Elliott defeats William in Ravinas City event. A distant shout references Iron championship and 99 tes.
Fight talk heats Chicago boxing scene in Cincinnati plan
Chicago figures Joe Choynski and Kia McCoy express willingness to fight in Cincinnati. Lou Houseman of Chicago mentions officials eager to stop the poxing game there and forced him to provide about 3000 dollars worth of complimentary seats at each show.
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Chicago
Joe
Choynski
Kia “McCoy
Cincinnati
Lou ‘Houseman
Tattersall’s
McDonald seeks defense fund as murder case nears
Sam McDonald, accused of killing Auditor Frank Morris, gains ground in his medical recovery and prompts friends to organize a defense fund to spare him from execution. Lawyers expect a strong murder in the first degree case and doubt an insanity plea. The president offers Fred Rittman the treasury auditor post, with a January start after Cleveland banking work.
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Washington
Sam McDonald
Frank Morris
Fred Rittman
Cleveland
Treasury Department
Rittman
Loyal Negros natives hold flag and faith in service
Brig gen Smith reports to the war department on Negros affairs in the Philippines. On Feb 12 1893 Negros raised the American flag. A California Volunteer battalion was sent and a native auxiliary battalion formed. Since entering service there has been no desertion or traitorous act.
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Washington
Mr Malott gains control of Indiana National Bank
Volney T. Malott secures controlling interest by buying 360 shares for 129,105 dollars from Ada Hill Street of New York. Street is principal heir to the Jown Hill estate, formed by an ice dealer in Laporte county in 1886. Malott was a trustee, street married a New York sketch artist last January on what was thought his deathbed.
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Indiana National Bank
Ada Hill Street
New York
Jown Hill
Laporte County
Malott
Bean market tightens as prices surge in Chicago
Beans have risen from 1.84 to 2.20 within two weeks. A Chicago firm, Albert Dickinson & Co., is said to have cornered the market and may reap large profits. The company reportedly holds 400 carloads in reserve.
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Chicago
Albert Dickinson & Co
Perjury Conviction Sends Fort Dodge Editor to Prison
A. L. Wood editor of the Saturday Advertiser and former state senator was arrested in Fort Dodge IA on Thursday and transported to Des Moines to begin a two and a half year prison term for perjury.
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Fort Dodge
A. L. Wood
Saturday Advertiser
Des Moines
Prospectors Murdered and Cannibalized in Queensland
Report from Queensland states a prospector named P. Killane was killed and eaten by Black natives. Police recovered scattered remains along with a saddle and rifle, outlining a grisly attack discovered after the act.
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Victoria
B. C
Queensland
P. Killane
Bryan Heads to Galveston for Duck Hunt Spree
FAIRWORTH Texas December 28 W J Bryan will pass through Friday night for Galveston where he will spend a week duck hunting with Col Moody a friend He will stay in Texas nine days then return home to issue the first number of his paper the Commoner
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Fairworth
Tex
W. J. Bryan
Galveston
Col. Moody
Texas
The
County Commissioners Close Year with Final Bills Cut
County commissioners approve year end bills and revert unspent appropriations to the general fund. Back bills total less than $3,000 this year, smaller than in prior years.
Furnace Explosion Quelled After Gas Ignition Incident
Officers Schroeder and Houser responded to a New Jersey Street residence Friday morning after a fire alarm reported an explosion caused by coal placed on the gas in the furnace by occup ant Mrs Annie Rapp. The furnace was damaged but the blaze was quickly extinguished.
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Houser
New Jersey St
Annie Rapp
Rathbun poisoning case leads to arrest of two in New Haven
In New Haven on December 28, authorities arrested Mrs Anna Rathbun and John Hart a boarder in the Rathbun home. They are detained without bail as the investigation into the brakeman’s death by poisoning continues.
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New Haven
Conn
Rathbun
Anna Rathbun
John
Hart
Farmer Charles Jilliton Killed in Barn Drive
Charles Jilliton a 44 year old farmer near Bimericksville was killed when his load of fodder struck a limb and threw him to the ground causing brain concussion. The accident occurred while driving into his barn.
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Chas. Jilliton
Bimericksville
Dowie Targeted by Unbelievers at London Meeting
Dowie, the Christian Catholic Church overseer, faced threats of ambush and vitriol from a gang of unbelievers in London. Two workers demanded he restore sight to a blind child, while Dowie refused to invoke Zion's healing powers for the smoker who drank ale and ate pork, calling the scene a bedlam.
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London
Zion
Farm home of Robert Lavery burns in Washington
In Olympia Washington on Thursday the farm residence of Robert Lavery burned and three of Laverys children were cremated.
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Ouympia
Wash
Robert Lavery
Lavery
Pirates Fight Police Off Morehead River Raid
Victoria reports警 a clash between police and pirates from Dutch New Guinea. A squad engaged at the Morehead river, five junks were captured or sunk, no police casualties, many pirates killed or drowned. A second Tugari raid followed, killing at least 15 people.
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Dutch New Guinea
Po Hce
Morehead River
Tugari
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