Sparrow Pest Shoot Attracts Crowds In Wild Wing Event
A lively sparrow shooting contest drew about 1,500 onlookers as Fred Gilbert led with a clean 12 and several scratches. The event featured 15 sparrows per handicap round with many shooters like Heikes and Powers posting notable scores amid scattered birds and rough drives.
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Fred’ Gilbert
Beeal
Gilbert
Ed Bingr
Fielce
Merechy
Bingham
Powers
Young
Cad
Adamson
Martin
Tripp
Neal
Heikes
Bert
Bob
White
Wood
At White
Moller
J. W
Gil
MeMurely Worker
Sconce
We Budd
Marott
He Budd
Hubb
Bowling Scores and Matches at Turner Alleys Tonight
The Utopia club bowled at Turner alleys with games against All-stars on Feb 20 and 21. Turners host spectator seating outside. George Seidensticker hit five double centuries with a top 237. Gus Mueller beat Chas Gardner in a three-series set. Rose Murray of Toledo holds a 286 ladies record and heads to New York June 5 to 18 for the individual title.
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Utopia Club
George Seidensticker
Turners
Gus Mueller
Chas. Gardner
Mueller
Webb Jay
Pater Mel Knox
Knox
Kimmel
Jay
Lenox
Gielow
Fleming
Bassett
Lee
Bowman
Turner Alleys
Calumet
Chas Keeter
Indianapolis
Rose Murray
Toledo
W. Thompson
New York
Kid McCoy quits boxing to start brokerage as Norman Selby
Yielding to family pressure, the former fighter abandons the ring and will operate under his first name Norman Selby. His wife won a recent suit for thousands, and Selby will enter a Wall Street brokerage partnership with a well-connected operator backed by $100,000.
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Kid McCoy
Hhus
Norman Selby
Wall-st
Norman
Selby Willl
Jack Taylor Dies After Illness In Staten Island Reds Pitcher
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jack Taylor died in Staten Island New York after a brief illness. The 27 year old had been acquired from St Louis at the start of last season for 49000 dollars. Taylor's professional career began eight years ago with the Lebanon team of the Eastern League before stints with Philadelphia and St Louis.
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Jack Taylor
Cincinnnati Reds
Staten Island
N. Y
Taylor
St. Louis
Cincinnati
High Titcher
Lebanon
Philadelphia
Hundreds of Chinese Die in Puget Sound Piracy Fight
Report from Vancouver dated February 8 describes the Rose, a vessel patrolling piracy on the West river, running ashore after decoy by pirates. Pirates fired on the ship as crew returned muskets, killing several Chinese and a sailor from the Tweed. Anti foreign Little Sword society burned Christian residences in Shantung. troops dispersed a small band with about 30 killed. Explosion near Taipein gate at Alhong Chow killed several hundred Chinese.
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Roses
The
Little Sword Society
Shantung
Taipein Gate
Alhong Chow
Missionary Brutally Dragged to Death in China
Vancouver reports detail the murder of Anglican missionary Rev. M Brooke near Tien Tsin. He was seized by natives while visiting his wife, a fellow missionary, and dragged by rope behind horses until dead, then his body mutilated.
What Would Jesus Do Candidate Seeks Congress Seat
J W Tapp of Wichita a Salvation Army politician with influence announced his candidacy for congress on the platform What would Jesus do in congress He plans to campaign by visiting every voting precinct and praying with voters Last spring he ran as reform candidate for Wichita mayor and came close to winning.
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Topeka, Kas
J. W. Tapp
Wichita
Salvation Army
Congress
Jesus
Tapp
St Clair Hanged for Murder in Moyamensing Prison
George H St Clair colored was executed in Moyamensing prison on Thursday morning. He killed Mrs Alice White colored on Christmas night 1898 after conceiving hatred for her. George Weeks colored, present at the time, will be hanged February 15.
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Philadelphia
George H. St. Clair
Moyamensing
St. Clair
Alice. White
George Weeks
Hammerstein Wins $35,000 Judgment Against New York Life
Oscar Hammerstein secures a $35,000 verdict in the United States circuit court against New York Life Insurance Company in a suit over $70,000 worth of Olympian theater fittings. The company loaned $90,000 to build and held a mortgage on the property. foreclosure led to possession of scenery, statuary, chandeliers, and other fittings.
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New York
Oscar Hammerstein
New York Life Insurance Company
United States Circuit Court
Hammerstein
Boys Detained After Streetcar Ticket Scheme
Sidney Smith and Hebert Brosius, young boys, were picked up by detectives in the courthouse basement Thursday morning and taken to headquarters. They attempted to sell streetcar tickets at two for a nickel, with the Brontus boy about six and his companion older by a year claiming the tickets came from his mother.
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Sidney Smith
Hebert Brosius
Court House
Brontus
Detective Chief Reynolds Tracks Linick Syndicate Leader
Dispatches from St Lambert Quebec say Capt Reynolds of the Brooklyn detective bureau has located William F Miller fugitive president of the defunct Franklin syndicate and expects his arrest within 24 hours Reynolds has been in Canada searching for Miller for some time.
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New York
St. Lamberts
Que
Reynolds
Brooklyn Detective Bureau
William F. Miller
Franklin Syndicate
Cannda
Miller
Fire at Metropolitan storage building causes $150 loss
About 11:45 p m Wednesday the fire department was called to extinguish a blaze in the Metropolitan storage and commission company building at 110 S Alabama street. Cause is unknown and the loss is about $150.
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Metropolitan Storage and Commission Company
S. Alabamast
Town Talk highlights and local notices in Indianapolis
The Salvation Army serves a supper at 122 West Market Street while the 1899 fire report shows a loss of 233877.63 and insurance of 9723750. A defective flue causes damage at 910 West Senate Avenue. Stewart Drug plans a 140 by 18 storage building on Delaware Street. Indianapolis merchants’ mercantile agency forms Elmer Marshall and Harry Keefe as stockholders. The pre Lent convocation of the Indianapolis Episcopal Deanery ends at Grace Cathedral. Rev. H B Long to lecture on Abraham Lincoln Sunday night at Blackford and Michigan. Herbert Foltz pleads not guilty to shooting Louis Schultz. bond set at 2000. Fort Wayne school for the feeble minded proposes heating with coal rather than gas due to meters but remains pro-meter. Y M C A debating society elects J M Geden president, H M Gwinn VP, W F Butler secretary treasurer. meets every second Monday. Insurance fixes Hendricks-Vance Company loss at 11100. Joss from Brinkmeyer Kuhn Co. likely total. Kiefer and Stout horses inventory pending. Plymouth church concert raises funds for the Indiana industry.
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W. Hill
Senate Ave
Stewart Drug Company
Delaware St
Merchants’ Mercantile Agency
Indianapolis
Elmer Marshall
Harry C. Keefe
Grace Cathedral
H. B. Long
Abraham Lincoln
People’s Congregational Church
Blackford
Michigan Sts
Herbert Foltz
Louis Schultz
W. Washington St
Alexander Johnson
Fort Wayne
J. M. Geden
H. M. Gwinn
W. F. Butler
Hendricks-Vance’ Company
Meridian St
Brinkmeyer, Kuhn & ‘Co
Turk Osman Loses To Tom Jenkins In Cleveland Match
In a slow drawn out wrestling bout at the Cleveland Athletic Club gymnasium on Wednesday night Osman yielded the battle to save himself a throw while Jenkins dominated the match throughout.
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Cleveland, .O
Osman
Tom Jenkins
Cleveland Athletic Club Gymnasium
Jenkins
Pearson Says Judge Chipman Unusual In Gas Ownership View
John R. Pearson general manager of the Indianapolis gas company remarks on Judge Chipman of Anderson reading a paper before the State board of commerce. He notes the judge advocated gas ownership by factories rather than residences, a view Pearson calls peculiar.
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John R. Pearson
Indianapolis Gas Company
Judge Chipman
Anderson
State Board of Commerce
Mr. Pearson
Girls Cremated While at Work in a China Factory
Workers at a Chinese factory report a deadly incident as several girls were cremated during a shift. Officials investigate cause and safety lapses as families seek details and compensation. Local authorities confirm casualties and urge adherence to safety protocols in industrial sites.
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China
Smokeless powder factory eyed for Indianapolis
A group of Indianapolis men control a local invention and seek an eastern partner to form a smokeless powder plant in Indianapolis to supply the general trade. Tests indicate safety and suitability. the powder will be tested at the Limited Gun Club Park before local capitalists. Promoters claim strong world demand and expect ample financial backing, noting the powder can be manufactured and handled without danger.
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Indianapolis
Fark
Johnson Squares Him St The Suit Against Guardian Johnson Dismissed
The Union Trust Company acting as guardian of Charles McCutcheon has dismissed its suit against W. W. Spencer and Benjamin Watson bondsmen of James Johnson former guardian. Johnson owed 1044.96 in the guardianship report and faced threatened criminal action until settlement. Johnson previously served as a justice of the peace and has not explained the shortage.
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Union Trust Company
Charles McCutcheon
W. W. Spencer
Benjamin Watson
James Johnson
McCutcheon
Johnson
Walker
Trust Company
Itura
Polk's Indianapolis Directory to be Issued Next Saturday
Polk's new Indianapolis directory will hit the streets Saturday with a few copies delivered that day and full subscriber delivery starting Monday. The volume remains similar in size to last year but adds 112 pages, made possible by thinner high quality paper used in the Chicago directory, praised as the most complete in the country.
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Polk
Indianapolis
Chicago
Deaths listed in obituary notes of notable figures
Adolph B. Rothschild banker Paria Charles F Felu armless painter Brussels Wm Havemeyer merchant Buenos Ayres John Taylor famous baseball pitcher New York Louis O Shaughnessy immigration inspector Boston Mother Elizabeth Strange founder of the Sisters of mercy Pittsburg
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Adolph B. Rothschild
Paria
Charles F. Felu
Brussels
Wm. Havemeyer
Buenos Ayres
John Taylor
New York
Louis O'Shaughnessy
Boston
Elizabeth, Strange
The
Sisters of Mercy
Fittsburg
Various 19th century U S notes and incidents in brief
Wires report smallpox cases across 25 states Bryan visited New York Wednesday night Ohio house passes focal option bill Foison ill with influenza Akron Ohio 18 recovering Fireman Hurbie killed in Dubuque accident Kentucky distillers seek lower whisky tax Paris expo plan whisky dodgers Corn dodgers to be served by Americans at Paris expo Steinitz 42 insane in New York water tank collapse at strawhound Works Yiqua Ohio injures B J Kethl Pro-Boer resolution defeated 365 to 66 Mrs Adair leaves Liverpool for New York to sway English public opinion McNeese Nashville seeks 35000 after family nests smallpox claim Pilgrimage to Holy Land Egypt this year organized by Jonathan Willis Baer leaves New York Saturday Case of Katherine Shirley Kansas City sues for 1 million worth of breverty Stetson estates in focus
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Thomas A. Foison
Akron
Hurbie
Dubuque
Tal
Kentucky
Wm. Steinitz
Ss Insane
New York
House of Com
Egypt
Jona
Willis Baer
the. International
wike‘Hanendeever Society
Katherine
Shirley
Kansas ‘City
Stetson'estats
Hornady’s Clever Shortage In City Engineer Fees
The city controller reports only 1314.27 collected from the engineer department for 1899 while about 2600 was received. The shortage stems from chief clerk Grant Hornaday. Controller Johnson says missing funds will be added to 1900 accounts, shifting totals upward and prompting questions about repayment from Engineer Jeup or Hornaday allies.
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Grant Hornaday
Johnson
Hornaday
Jeup
Engineer’s Department
Hornalay
Alleged Blackmailer Faces Judge Daly Trial Date Set
George Hough a melder at 3202 W Michigan is to answer a blackmail charge from grocer Daniel Parkhurst of 3118 W Michigan. Parkhurst says Hough has extorted small sums for months threatening to publish him. Hough denies the charge and bond is set at $500.
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George Hough
Michigan-sr
Daly
Hela
Daniel Parkhurst
Michigan-et
Hough
Free Trial Offer Claims Rupture Cure by Dr. W. S. Rice
Advertisement for a free trial of Dr. W S Rice rupture cure method sent by mail. Claims to cure without pain or surgery and to restore health in weeks with testimonials from M K Lyman of Delray Florida. Instructions urge writing to 438 L Main St Adams NY for the free home treatment.
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W. S. Rice
Main St
Adams
N. Y
M. K. Lyman
Rica
Delray
Fla
Dr. Rice
W.S. Rice
L. Mainst
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Zimmer
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Stick
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Pfeffer
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Meyer
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Swindler Miller
W. Market St
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Roger
Eel
Deuce Onevas
Ebony
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H. P. Wasson & CO
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Strawhound Works
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Hornady
Rambler
Xyvor Johnson
Clipper
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Peter F. Brycke, Frep
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Men’s & Boys
Conrad
Chas E. Tripler
Tomlinson Hall
Masonic Hall
Marvelous
Eva Fay
Clever Company
Hader’s
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