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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1901
Page
8
Judge Hollister postponed ruling on the fight until 11 a m Thursday after a bitter argument. Promoters fear a delay may push the event back a week though ticket sales remain strong. In another note, Tom Sharkey announced a March 9 bout with Joe Choynski in Louisville.
In Ashtabula Ohio on February 12 another comic confrontation erupts as Hackman C A Sweet 85 who has a wooden leg clashes with Robert Fitzsimmons after a quarrel over a 50 cent debt. Sweet flees pursued by the enraged boxer as witnesses react to the public brawl at the depot.
A garbled clipping mixes boxing and baseball jabs at the Detroit Free Press critique. It ridicules rankings of leagues and promoters while referencing Pons and Roe, Johnny Considine offers, and a New York Sun slant on boxing draws amid a torrent of abrupt, fragmentary notes from American sports pages.
Gov Yates of Illinois denounces prize fighting as Pat Daly defeats Johnny Hughes in London for £350 and England lightweight title. Oakland and San Francisco crowds boost racing while Chicago drainage canal boat races fail. George ebeau seeks players in Indianapolis as Chicago and Cincinnati fight rumors persist. Terry McGovern ends theatrical run April 6 and Bob Fitzsimmons cites Nash’s veto as blocking the Cincinnati bout. Marion gains Interstate league franchise with Cincinnati fight eyed in California.
Feb 12 report says Gen De Wet crossed the Orange River into Cape Colony north of Norvalspont and heads toward Phillips Town. He is pursued by Generals Faget Plum er Knox and Bruce Hamilton with a force near 2,500 men. Norvalspont marks the river crossing and central Cape Colony entry.
Capt. Wm. Foster, commander of the slave ship Clotilda and the last American vessel to haul Africans to the slave market, died at his Mobile home. He evaded pursuit after smuggling 100 enslaved people, set the ship on fire, and disappeared before the Civil War ended.
A. L. Runyon of College Ave conductor at 1006 E Seventeenth St won the initial prize in the People’s Outfitting Co popularity contest receiving a handsome picture from proprietor Jos. Wiman. Second and third awards set for Feb 20 and March 1.
Ex-Congressman Tom L. Johnson, a noted Cleveland and New York capitalist, has acquired possession of all Philadelphia suburban street railways. He will consolidate the roads under one management, a quiet deal that will surprise many close to him.
Committees at the University of Indianapolis split over University Day February 22 with no general celebration. Butler College declines to participate if a parade proceeds. the law college dissents. Frustration over campus spirit prompts students to consider creating a private university at their own expense to surpass past festivities.
In St Louis Missouri on Monday night a police sergeant and two Black men were wounded in an election riot at ward 4 polling place No 12. About 150 shots were fired and the ballot box stolen. No votes were cast that day as the judges failed to agree. Many participants were intoxicated. Wounded: Sergeant Quinlivan, George Monroe, and Fred Jones.
The late Dr. Charles C. Poucher who died recently in Tekamah Nebraska was wed shortly before resigning as city hospital superintendent to nurse Lizzie E Beckman. The ceremony was by Justice Lockman with a license from Greenfield. The couple did not live together after returning from Greenfield. Mrs Poucher is visiting in Cincinnati.
Great consternation followed at Grace M. B. church in Baltimore as a man during a revival service stripped off his coat vest and trousers and was loosening his under buttons before being ejected. He appeared momentarily deranged from excitement.
A plan to dissolve the labor day committee faced strong opposition at a Central labor union meeting Monday night. Michael T. Butler warned the move would disrupt the union and split organized labor in Indianapolis. The resolution proposed using the committee surplus of 1,200 dollars to fund a permanent home for organized labor.
The first tableful of pie-eaters in the legislature is emptied as 30 day appointments pay rewards to fence-builders. New faces appear as Geo B. Davis becomes cloakroom custodian, Albert Judge replaces a doorkeeper, and Geo Brock takes over as principal janitor. Rand Butler and others swap posts while pages are replaced by Joe Bevins after Willie King departs.
Representative Overstreet will recommend Hugh Brown son of Admiral Brown for the naval cadetship at Annapolis with Harry Craig as alternate. A vacancy is expected by March 1 and the cadet may be named March 5 or later. If Brown and Craig pass the exams the Indianapolis district may lose a seat for four years.
The notice from Chicago Illinois advertises cures from a group at the Gaz Masonic Temple claiming to treat obstinate and severe cases in 15 to 35 days. A 100 page book is offered free with information.
Eight year old Lucy Peckover of 1004 W Morris St slid into Whitd river when her sled rope snagged willows. Rescued by companions, she suffered a bad shock but is expected to recover. Bicyclemen Kimpe and Hauser dragged the river for a boy believed to have fallen through the ice, though the report could not be confirmed.
A Cincinnati Enquirer piece reflects on trends in local speech and listening habits shaping public discourse, noting shifts in how residents discuss community issues and engage with news.
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