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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1900
Page
8
The veteran Goddard, once top of his class, is knocked down and saved from a knockout in the fourth round by Sharkey. The crowd roars as Sharkey presses the attack and Goddard’s backers throw in the sponge.
The Marion club keeps first place despite disruptions from a party causing two incidents with Cres See and Lyra. Reports detail scattered scores and lineups across multiple events, including volunteers and cyclists, with totals ranging from 612 to 737 points and notable performances by Meyer, Gay, Kothe, and Bryson.
J A R Elliott aims to wrest the Qk cup emblematic of the national championship from Fred Gilbert, the present holder, on the upcoming Monday as part of the defense of the state title.
The Boer supporters met at Tomlinson hall on Tuesday night with H Spaan leading the event. Senator Mason of Illinois could not attend as planned. The program featured fiery rhetoric against England and calls for US mediation to end the Boer War. Resolutions denounced English greed and urged U.S. good offices, while financing the Boer cause remained an open objective.
Decorators work since Wednesday to ready Tomlinson hall for the Marion club ball on Thursday night. Front garlands of smilax and electric lights frame GOP leaders, with President Robert Bryson leading the grand march and Thomas E. Potter Jr and Charles A. Bookwalter chairing committees. Large out of town attendance expected.
Police inspector Harley attended Mrs. Lily Langtry's tea on Tuesday afternoon. He found liquor served but not by society bar maids and no charges were filed. Wine and editors were donated to wholesale dealers. no interference was attempted. The event drew a flattering attendance.
Friends of Leroy B Nash of Tipton argue for his nomination citing two miles of brick streets three miles of sidewalks and a town sewer system extension as proof of his public works and leadership Socialists plan national convention in Indianapolis on March 6 to nominate their candidate for president or vice president.
Mrs. aw William T. Duval experienced a Tuesday night blaze in her kitchen that spread to the ceiling and walls. She battled flames with water buckets before neighbors arrived and the fire department, delayed by a broken wire, reached the scene. losses include a ruined kitchen and damaged dining room, with an estimated cost of 176 pounds.
Boston dispatch reports Congressman Cushman of Washington criticizing Edward Atkinson and Senator Hoar at a Middlesex club Lincoln banquet. He praised Atkinson’s patriotism and condemned Hoar for attacking American soldiers, likening him to Breckinridge during secession.
Montreal Feb 14 William Weir president Edward Lichtenhein vice president and directors Godfrey Weir and F A Smith were arrested on conspiracy to defraud creditors by opening branches and paying dividends after learning the bank was insolvent.
Fire in colliery No 6 of Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co in Lansford Pa raged for 32 years and was finally extinguished after extensive pumping and cooling efforts. The mine will resume operations once the floodwaters are pumped out.
In San Francisco on February 14, Mrs. Nettie R. Craven testified she married Senator Fair in June 1992, prompting a sensation on the witness stand. She sues for a monthly widow's allowance of a stated amount. She says Judge Simpton of Sausalito joined them and will be called.
Washington February 14 The house may concur in Senator Wolcott s amendment stating that passage of the currency bill does not abandon the hope of bimetallism The house is likely to heed western sentiment and passage of the bill in the house appears assured
In Paris on Tuesday a fragment from one of two shells exploded in the central market halls. The words Vive larchy were scratched, causing no serious damage. Officials attribute the incident to anti Catholic movement tensions fueling outrage.
San Francisco treasury board cites financial embarrassment and orders streets dark through July. City officials warn an era of crime may follow as lights stay off to save funds.
A Lisbon note reported to the Union states Portugal has signed a secret offensive and defensive alliance protocol with England, approved by militant party leaders in both countries. The Union’s editor calls the information reliable.
The case against Grant M. Hornaday former chief clerk in the city engineer office was continued to February 27. He faces charges of embezzlement with alleged peculations totaling $1 300. He is out on a $1 500 bond.
A high school class event netted about $49 from a Saturday night show, clearing $400 in total and breaking this year's record. The group known as the naughty-naughts receives wide congratulations from students and faculty.
Advices from across Georgia report major rivers rising beyond banks due to nonstop rains. Damage is feared statewide as communities brace for flood effects and property loss. A local reader recommends De Witt’s Little Early Risers as effective for constipation and liver troubles.
The first draft of the 65 million naval appropriation bill is completed with increases across the board. Public works include about 2 million for five new buildings at Annapolis. About 200 thousand for continuing dry dock work at Portsmouth New Hampshire Boston League Island and Mare Island. Ship authorizations unsettled with slower pace favored and armor provision for ships under debate.
Washington February 14 Carrie Chapman Catt was elected president of the American Woman’s Suffrage Association for the coming year succeeding Susan B Anthony who declined reelection. Anna Howard Shaw becomes vice president and other officers are named. Anthony’s retirement draws tears and visiting suffragists and anti suffragists fill the capitol as committees hear pleas from both sides.
Plumbers recover the bodies of Martin Loeffer nine and Charles Byrnes eleven missing since August. They were found in an unoccupied Edgcombave flat with doors securely locked and a closet spring lock trapping them inside. Detectives suspect a hide and seek game ended tragically.
The Improved Order K P held its annual grand lodge meeting closing with a big ball at the German house on Tuesday night. Officers named include Grand commander E M Haggard Indianapolis and past grand commander August Woerner Indianapolis. Supreme representatives John Loth Muncie and Jacob Bieler Indianapolis.
The Agriculture Department released a bulletin showing higher year end values for farm stock. Hyde notes gains per head for horses and mules, milk cows, other cattle, and sheep, totaling about 216 million dollars for the year and over 570 million dollars across three years. The report highlights rising values across the United States farm animals.
Press Agent Cecil Leslie of the Miller syndicate claims the Franklin syndicate operated a colossal Suneco scheme. He asserts that many involved once managed Lyons & Co. and E. 8. Dean, run similarly, and estimates Miller profited at least one million dollars, likely more.
Mrs. Shaw wife of Gen Albert Shaw national commander in chief of the G A R died Tuesday at her Watertown home after a six day illness of bilious fever.
Alexander Wertenen of Spencer, once white, changed to black after work at a Kenosha tannery in Wheeling on Tuesday. Foreman and workers cited the color change, with manager E C Thiers ordering Wertenen home. Wertenen suspects underground copper mine work in Upper Michigan as a possible cause.
Ble holders maneuver for control as markets fret. Dewey and wife plan a Feb 21 visit to Wheeling West Virginia. Torpedo-boat Somers at Brooklyn clocks 20 knots. John Montgomery 108 of Council Bluffs Iowa killed by a train Tuesday.Mrs. Cora A Wellman named assignce of Hinsdale Savings Bank. Ed Simms of Kansas City gets 40 years for pocketbook theft from two women. Columbia Athletic Club San Francisco offers purse for Sharkey Fitzsimmons bout. Pennsylvania Railroad plans track elevation near CTS at an estimated six million dollars. Mrs Rosena Roberta and two children found murdered near Jacksonville Florida Tuesday. John S Peach and wife found dead in Philadelphia Tuesday suspected ptomaine poisoning from canned meats.
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