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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1902
Page
8
A local newspaper reports plans to establish a Gentlemen's Driving Club this summer. Organizer details and inaugural meeting plans are discussed, signaling a new social club forming in the community.
The article discusses club reform ideas with a proposed four city race circuit in Indiana including Terre Haute Anderson Danville and Muncie. It outlines track plans at the Fairgrounds and a half mile site, plus mentions boxing events with Sam Harris Terry McGovern Hughey McGovern and plans for a boxing carnival in Louisville or St Louis.
A Marion Indiana political figure secured 150 seats for the McGovern Sullivan fight and a special train will run to ringside. I Smith of the Columbia club started a boxing school on Indiana Ave to guide his brothers to the police station. The school holds Friday sessions. Fitz and Jeffries are reportedly not matched yet. ex champion trains hard with Dub Ruhlin as sparring partner. Dave Sullivan received an offer Thursday.
It is predicted Hickey will not adopt Buffalo conference rules and uniform playing rules may fail. W. H. Watkins repeats he will not join the Western league, signaling ongoing rifts. William J. Shettsline of Philadelphia urges settlement of National League differences and predicts a united circuit within two weeks.
In the Thursday six furlong event at New Orleans Corella led a field of 11 in the third race as a new book was ordered. A telegram from W. C. Whitney said Nasturtium, once ill, has recovered but winning prospects remain doubtful. The day yielded no sensational action as the best horse prevailed and winners were favored by bettors.
In Hot Springs Arkansas on February 14 John L. Sullivan the former boxing champion and his friends drank wine then he suffered a severe heart pain and nearly died. William Muldoon rushed for help and Sullivan briefly revived after stimulant treatment.
Two men killed and two others injured after a collision between trains on the Baltimore and Ohio line at Indiana Harbor Valparaiso Indiana. Both deceased men are listed as conductor Huntley and brakeman Bryce from Garrett.
The Liberty statue light will be extinguished on March 1, per a lighthouse board notice. No reason given, but bureaucratic delays cited. The statue site at Ft Wood is War Department property with a local citizens’ committee in charge. annual cost was about 1,000 dollars.
Rev. David Gregg pastor of Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church in East Brooklyn announced a salary cut from 10009 to 8000 dollars per year. He said the church’s debt of 3500 dollars prompted the decision and that he would accept the reduced pay going forward.
Track talk notes a Thursday impromptu race among six best derby horses in Memphis stables. Arranged by Hildreth who has a strong string, the time was slow and Leroy led from the start.
Mrs. D. M. Parry returns from Cuba detailing dire economic stagnation and rising U S interest. She notes Cuban discontent after Spanish rule and warns that withdrawal could lead to disorder requiring American intervention and potential annexation of the island.
A catalog notes many baking powders advertise cream of tartar but contain alum. Brands listed include CLIMAX Indianapolis, CROWN Chicago, CALUMET Chicago, CHAPMAN'S Chicago, CLABBAR Terre Haute, and Jaques Mfg Chicago. It warns alum is cheap at two cents per pound versus thirty cents for cream of tartar, so price signals quality.
Lennon Porter, the runaway youth from Logansport Indiana, wrote his father from New Orleans Feb 1 saying he will sail on the steamer India to South Africa to fight for John Bull. He reports good health as a motive for his voyage. Democrats of the county plan primaries March 10 from 4 to 8 pm to choose precinct committeemen.
Judson S. Hooper a 44 year old Mount Jackson horse buyer was thrown from his buggy on Colege ave Thursday. The horse frightened by fright bolted sending the buggy into a tree. Hooper was hurled to the pavement suffering serious head injuries. he lies between life and death at City hospital.
A fire at School No. 13 located at Buchanan and Wright Streets started in the engine room at midnight Thursday. The estimated damage is $500 with insurance coverage. No one was nearby when the blaze began and the cause remains unknown.
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