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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1901
Page
8
Cincinnati based report notes Jim Jeffries and Gus Ruhn likely to wrestle on the mat in Saengerfest hall as a substitute for the big fight. Houseman pledged a $5,000 purse, a sum both managers deem easy money for their champions. The planned bout could replace the anticipated main event.
The Pin Spillers report a split by Binks Blue labels Monitors and Citys as Merchant-Citys games stay close and lively. The Marott team, called the kids by North-siders, shows early skill and rattles their teachers with confident bowling on their home alleys.
Billy Crosby opened with a perfect 100 yard score and ran 76 straight before a miss as about a dozen top shooters prepared for the Hot Springs tournament next week. Dr. Britton ill, Crosby praised as the quickest shot, and E H Tripp expected to be a key competitor at the Arkansas event.
The report notes two events on Wednesday with a referee call and a bird loss. It mentions Crosby and a piece seen flying from a damaged one. A steady 134 straight, plus 76 on Thursday, totals 258, surpassing Fanning's 231 record.
Jim Corbett presents a fifteen minute lecture recounting his ring career with focus on victories and defeats. He avoids sensational gossip about a supposed flight to England with an actress and reasons for his departure.
The report from the L A W meeting in Philadelphia shows membership halved versus last season. Burns won three times and O Connor twice at Tanforan, Jake Holtman started at Oakland and impressed. Mitchell says he will fight top heavies in New York, while Tina Ross, a Scottish woman, wed Bobby Dobbs in America. The Scotch in Smokeville threaten to mob the colored Dobbs if he visits.
In a Friday senate session Senator Pettigrew charged the U S is producing material for soldiers homes daily and cited 10000 additional sick in the Philippines without adequate care. Senator Shoup of Idaho urged a soldiers home in his state while Sewell denied miscare claims and Hale argued ample homes exist. Hale Lodge and Chandler spoke against congress extravagance.
Capitol, Washington February 15 The speech Senator Caffrey planned to use for a week of debate on the subsidy bill has disappeared from the hatbox in the cookroom. Senator Clay of Georgia prepared a four hour speech on a Nicaragua canal amendment and fears it cannot be delivered as the bill is deemed dead.
Ottawa Ontario February 15 The tuberculosis convention adopted resolutions urging governments municipalities and individuals to fight the disease. It calls for notification of all tuberculosis cases inspection of workplaces improved ventilation lighting and sanitation against spread via milk and meat and quarantine of tubercular immigrants.
A strong quake struck Poplar Bluff Missouri at 6 p.m. and rattled dishes as houses rocked. In Union City Tennessee the tremor arrived at 6 15 p.m. with windows and crockery rattling as the west to east wave lasted several minutes.
U. S. Whiteside, a New York tobacco house traveling salesman and devoted cigarette smoker, tried to kill himself by shooting Thursday night in Chicago. His mother in Chattanooga is reported to be worth 2 million dollars. authorities believe cigarettes may have driven him to the act.
Minnie McCarty known as Mrs McCann was fined two dollars and costs and sentenced to 30 days work for keeping an immoral house at 366 Massachusetts Avenue. Charles West and four women received fines and 20 days each. Judge Daly cited the location as a resort for married women and all sentences were appealed with ball posted by Carl A Frederick for Indianapolis Brewing Company.
Prominent sale notes call out low prices on heavy woolen mittens and bed spreads, plus ginghams, silk fabrics, lace curtains, cambric muslin and full yard goods. Limited stock, many items sold by the yard or pair with final quantities and initials on stationery sets.
Jeffersonville Ind February 15 The grand jury probes alleged mismanagement at the Indiana re formatory. Indicts may target Supt Hert over favors to friends and family living in luxury at state expense. $500 champagne banquets alleged for Republican candidates at the Hert home. Immoral acts and vulgar jokes at the table reported.
Fire-bugs struck four Chicago hotels Palmer House Great Northern Sherman House and Hotel Grace early Friday. Suspects fled after setting linen basket fires with kerosene sparked thefts including jewelry worth 500 at the Great Northern. Damages ranged from nominal to 1000 as guests were kept from panic and guards mounted.
A heated debate looms as the osteopathy bill moves through the senate. The measure aims to ban osteopathy or limit practice to licensed physicians, drawing mixed support from both minority and majority factions as discussions begin.
Francis McBride of Williamsburg New York was found dead after sneezing in an incident linked to the residence of music teacher Mrs Henry Richcreek in New York City. Police investigate potential foul play or accidental cause in the home of the educator.
The Board of Safety on Friday accepted the resignation of Virgil E. Burris as a substitute fireman and approved the appointment of Bernard C. Whiteman as a regular fireman. The board also ordered bids advertised for two new fire engines.
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