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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1901
Page
8
Fred Gilbert claimed the grand central handicap medal at the Limited gun club after an 88 straight. The event drew 29 entries and prize money was shared among Gilbert Crosby Marshall and Heikes before a final medal shoot. Shoots for members will continue weekly with a larger tournament to follow mortgage relief.
C F P Conklin of Chicago defeated Charles Threshie of Boston 400 to 999 in a tight class A billiard match. Conklin advances to challenge Wilson P Foss of Haverstraw for the championship in a match set for Saturday night. Threshie showed notable grit despite trailing by 96 points at one point.
Murbarger defeated Jake Snyder in a quick 161 pound match at the Empire theater Friday night. Snyder, listed at 163, Dayton, was on the defensive with Murbarger pressing aggressive hammerlock holds in two 15 minute intervals. Snyder cited poor condition as a factor in the loss.
Crawfordsville High defeated Stridge High of Indianapolis in a two ball contest. Readable text shows incomplete phrases about the match and team cooperation, with no further clarified details available.
Indianapolis bowling standings show teams such as Kowe bas Turners Nationals Marions Crescents and Washingtons competing in the Second Division with mixed records. Team scores listed include per game figures and several partial numbers from the league table.
The Crescents beat the Marions 76 to 55 in a roll-off to decide a 772 tie, gaining two games. The Ko-we-bas had six wins, while Washingtons, Marions, 'umers and Cap ital Citys each claimed four. Many games were interesting despite inconsistency.
Eastward journey for Lester Reiff and brother Johnny signals a boxing era bump. Tim Hegarty, famed Australian fighter, boasts over 100 battles and remains undefeated. Reports from Cincinnati, Hartford, New York, and Oakland detail sparring probes, ring drama, and horse sale notes.
A completely nude man identified as Elijah McArthur from Prince Edward Island fled into Green Street near Stamford Street, crying murder and fire. He fought police, was subdued with a horse blanket, and taken to the Joyston station after claiming poison gas was pumped into his clothes. He had rented a room at the Salvation Army hotel and was placed in a padded cell.
Valparaiso Indiana February hearing finds Douglas M Stahlman insane after he refused a physician for his wife who died of blood poisoning. He was placed in the county jail insane ward. Dowhite supporters back him. habeas corpus sought for release.
New York reports Charles M. Schwab likely to lead a colossal steel trust within 20 years. He rises from a grocery clerk to Carnegie Steel president earning $50 000 annually and holding millions in stock and bonds. Henry C. Frick backed him but Carnegie objected, nearly derailing the deal.
In Addison New York a mystery rider on a chestnut horse has sparked burglaries across Steuben county. A woman calling herself Miss Beadley of Victor was arrested for petty larceny after boot thefts from E M Wells store. She refuses to identify herself and investigators link the burglaries to her mysterious appearances.
A $6,000,000 mortgage from the American linseed company to Morton trust company of New York was received for record in the county recorder’s office but not recorded until the fee is paid. The linseed oil trust is said to have borrowed nearly one fifth of its $33,000,000 capital to stay in business.
Roosevelt's hunting party reports 17 lions felled in Colorado with 12 by Roosevelt him self. Goff says Roosevelt killed four with a knife and eight with his rifle. He also boasts a 227 pound lion measuring 8 1/2 feet, the largest seen in the region. Roosevelt plans to start east on Sunday.
The Hoosier Bridge Company sues the city for 1500 claiming payment for paving the Fall Creek NHnois Street bridge. The contract total was 50900 for wooden block paving, completed, but the street-car company and city refuse to pay, despite a charter clause requiring paving between tracks during street improvements.
Rockford city council adopts a resolution pledging a site and an annual $8,000 appropriation if Andrew Carnegie donates 375 000 for a new library building.
U S consul Hay based in Pretoria arrived at London from South Africa on Saturday. He left immediately for London and declined to be interviewed.
Rumors say the Big Four may gain control of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois and the Evansville and Terre Haute as Vanderbilts hold large stakes. Knights Templar triennial meeting in Louisville Aug 27 to 28 offers one fare for east of the Mississippi and west of Pittsburg and Buffalo, and two thirds of regular fare for points east of Pittsburg and Buffalo. Tickets on sale Aug 24 to 28.
Small sizes ribbed pants offered at 10 cents per pair and vertical striped fancy hose priced at 8 cents. Items advertised for ladies with emphasis on affordable hosiery options.
An unknown man fired at Miss Edith Talbot of the Bowdoin square theater stock company as she left the theater Friday night. The wound to her arm is painful but not serious, and the assailant fled. Talbot, rumored to be engaged by telepathy to a St Louis millionaire named Thomas J. Sharp, had planned to marry next Saturday, according to sensational reports.
A confrontation erupts in the state house as May and Statesman dispute a Democrat bill's indefinite postponement. May denies agreeing to delay while Statesman questions a personal privilege clave. The exchange ends with Statesman retreating, declaring the matter settled.
Wm. B. Burford secured a complete victory in the senate on Friday afternoon, marking a decisive political success for the candidate.
An editorial notes the La Grippe epidemic when air carries the disease and urges prompt treatment. It praises Stuart’s Catarrh Tablets as a preventive measure and cites Rev. L E Palmer of Ceresco Michigan endorsing them as a safe effective remedy against catarrh and La Grippe.
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