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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1903
Page
6
A Memphis tale recounts John King from West Tennessee who rode an old horse in Ireland. Despite 157 rivals and odds of 1,800,000 to 1, the horse jumped a crowded fence and won at 1,000,000 to 1, an anecdote shared as luck beyond belief.
Locals lose 3 to 2 at Elwood with Hipsons strong in offense but unable to breach Elwood defense. Spencer from Elwood sustains knee knock, rest though game. Muncie to meet Indianapolis at Cyclorama rink Wednesday, forecast for a hard, clean contest. Mayors Bowl to feature invited city leaders if they attend opening night. Bookwalter denies re election bid. Street car workers win wage raise, first hike May to 21 cents, May 1904. others unchanged.
A Central baseball league meeting was held in Anderson at 2 30 P M on Wednesday. Initial plans to meet in Indianapolis changed after authorities confirmed the Sunday baseball bill left the league's interests secure. The principal business of the meeting concerned that legislation and league affairs.
Ed Bingham declares good chances as a constitutional prep and by law election looms. Smaller cities rally for Sunday baseball legalization citing current law allows games but seeks formal security.
Three matches of interest were arranged in New York on Tuesday. Tom Sharkey and Jack Munroe agreed to a two round bout within four months. Jim Jeffries signed to fight Corbett before the International Athletic Club at Fort Erie. Kid McCoy and Jack Root were set for a two round bout on March 6 for a 500 purse. One fight at least should result from these agreements, with Munroe versus Sharkey seeming the strongest for amateurs.
Seventy Erie machinists walked out at Erie shops over hiring new men at higher pay and discrimination against old workers. The International Association of Machinists has sanctioned the strike and warned it could spread to other Erie plants if no compromise is reached. Local officials and strikers conferred Tuesday afternoon without progress.
Citizens on guard in Fowlerton Indiana fired on two burglars during a raid early in the morning. A saloon was broken into and the attackers fled after gunfire from Mills Paugh Carter and a clerk John Fowler. Both suspects were wounded and escaped.
A Geneva clock pairs a phonograph to act as a mechanical mentor. It records and speaks reminders for appointments, allowing a 30 minute preparation window before the scheduled time.
Farmington Missouri February 4 all Heyers family members arrested on charge of being accessories in the Union bank robbery were released on their own recognizance to appear at the sheriff's call. No new crew has been obtained regarding the whereabouts of the bandits Rudolph and Lewis.
Jefferson City faces a push to move Missouri’s capital amid claims of vice gambling and poor rail and hotel facilities. The House authorized a governor appointed commission to pick a new capital and put it to voters, with repairs to the capitol cited as costly. An amendment floated using the St Louis exposition as a model would require 31 million for removal if St Louis is chosen.
The house approved six bills on Tuesday afternoon and rejected one. The defeated measure, Wella’s bill, would make it a misdemeanor to take keep or conceal beer bottles pop or milk bottles. The passed bills include East Chicago borrowing for schools Senator Bells. transferring dependent children Senator Parks. incorporation of Kifney town Hancock County Senator Barlow. an appropriation for battlefield monuments Representative Bchreeder. Lochplining the comparation of Atlanta town Mitchell. and traveling regulation Brutesman UT brarten.
Plainfield New Jersey witnesses testified about a Reading express wreck that killed two. Engineer James Jayia described a leaking steam chest, a late signal, and emergency brakes as the train neared Elisabeth and Westfield, with a car seat and fire surrounding him.
Fort Wayne reports a grand jury investigation into charges against Prosecutor Emmrick for extortion against resort keepers. The proceedings advance with extensive witness testimony yielding no information yet. Also noted is a recital program featuring the Metropolitan School.
Evansville Indiana reports one of the heaviest rains in months with the Ohio river side streams rising rapidly. The Wabash White Ratoxa Rough and Pond rivers surge as farmers fear flood damage and alarm spreads along riverbanks.
United States Steel Corporation chairman Judge Gray announced on Tuesday that the company has more than 6,500,000 tons of orders on its books, the largest unfilled bookings in its history. The Boys Father Mathew Brigade fair and band concert opened in Masonic Hall Tuesday night with Mayor Beckwalter attending and praising the boys’ fine organs.
The Grand presents trained seals creating a mild sensation with clever performance and crowd-pleasing tricks. Edna Wallace Hopper aims to rival top breeders, buying St Simon daughters in England for a California ranch project to breed a futurity winner. details cover ranch size and future import plans. Also notes a Dean’s Ointment price.
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