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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1903
Page
8
Ira Kokond and Fe Young had been separated during a grasshopper pestilence era move east for work. Mrs. Young sought help from a friend and learned a milkman delivering at the door was her husband Theodore Young, returning unexpectedly and triggering a joyful reunion.
Elwood doctors warn that roller skaters suffer from cold air after vigorous activity. They report cases of pneumonia and weakened lungs from rapid cooling and exposure. The feature notes a Houston family with multiple generations affected and survivors.
Walter Doyle Thomas McLaughlin and Matthew Buantey were killed in a mine explosion in Auburn Wednesday night. The night shift had descended when the blast occurred. All mules in the mine were killed or injured and heavy property damage reported.
Delegates at the National bowling congress began reviewing a draft constitution prepared by the committee appointed earlier. Key provisions include recognizing manufacturers and limiting entries to bona fide teams, with a likely heated debate on the matter. The meeting planned no major business beyond electing officers and continuing sport events and related entertainment.
Richmond walked around Racine on Wednesday night, winning by an outright margin behind a strong Stull. Racine showed weak teamwork and could not match Richmond’s cohesive offense. Next stops are Elwood on Thursday and a rematch at home to reclaim the pennant.
A brief report notes a man was struck squarely on the point of the right jaw as he moved south. No further details on injuries or circumstances are provided in the fragment.
The article reports bowling tournament details at Tomlinson Hull alleys with glare and hallucination effects on play. Breling of the Cleveland Leader aids in organizing the next congress while Me Kay enters events. The O Learys and the Wrigleys had a close score, with a Nye-men game possible. Indianapolis honors prize payments led by Mayor Bookwriter, who handed out gold coins on Wednesday night.
Reports from Tomlinson hall Wednesday night describe a large audience for the national bowling congress. Teams from major cities competed with fierce prize money on the line, while local bowlers posted notable scores amid a high-energy, period-accurate atmosphere.
The Rock Island railroad president William D Leeds bought a half interest in a thoroughbred from Andrew Miller of the Jockey Club. He will race in his own name and colors this season with Frank Reagan, a Kentucky horseman, hired to train the horses at a season cost of 19080 dollars.
In Toledo a bucket shop operator Marian Sweezy survived injuries from three 2¢ caliber bullets fired at close range. The bullets passed through and lodged near the spine. Sweezy is reported well and grateful for the incident. A separate tale from Lawrenceburg Indiana describes a river ferry capsize where John and Willa Brick clung to a jug and were towed to Kentucky shore amid cheering onlookers. In Wheeling ministers sign a petition to legalize Sunday alcohol sales during church hours, while in Cincinnati Father Meyer worries as a chicken hawk abducts pigeons from Mt Anthony’s church yard.
Father Meyer offered three dollars for catching the robber who struck at the big brood. James Youtsey of Newport Kentucky, a skilled marksman, answered the call and shot the hawker on the church steeple with the first attempt, receiving the reward. He returned the money as a donation to the church.
CHICAGO Feb 2 Within the home of Lockwood Honore a newborn baby girl arrived weighing about three pounds. An incubator was used to sustain the infant while Mrs. Honore and the child receive careful nursing. Doctors report the baby’s condition improving and hope for a full recovery as fear of complications subsides. Mrs. Honore also shows signs of improvement.
Admiral Taylor and six family members arrived home in Washington after a trip to the capital. The group expressed great pleasure with the visit and the sword presented by the state is being sent to Washington by express and will be placed in the admiral's office on arrival.
River levels rise with backwater and rising St Francis in Arkansas. Water covers tens of miles in Arkansas lowlands and inches more could flood thousands of acres awaiting planting. Levees hold but unprotected property on higher ground is at risk of flood damage.
Boston University students discuss Prof. Marshall L. Perrin's talk on sending youths to college. He urges careful choice between practical training and higher education, noting many boys belong in trades like blacksmithing or millinery. He warns college paths do not guarantee better lives and favors usefulness over prestige.
In Richmond Ohio area a revival sparks a strange religious mania as Moritz Cr oacha gains control over his eight member family. The father and one son are under mental health care in a hospital, while neighbors monitor the others as a daughter sobs and laughs uncontrollably.
The Sun lists Parke Grand vaudeville acts for the coming week headed by Dirly Van and Nelle ONeill. Adelaide Herrmann stars in new magic and dancing, Milly Capel performs German horse feats, the Carmen troupe returns with wire walking. Shakespeare tour by Lisbler & Co features Kyrle Bellew as Romeo and Eleanor Robson as Juliet, likely opening in Baltimore or Washington in late April. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott debut as twins this season in The altar of friendship a comedy by Mrs. Ryley. Elliott plays Bally Bartoris with a matchmaking father, Goodwin likened to Richard Arkwright’s youth.
Peter Garbison pleaded guilty to stealing togis from a blacksmith, receiving a two to life sentence. George R. Sullivan bought a brick building and lot opposite the police house for 213,400 at 2 and 41 W Washington Ave. Scottish Rite officers were re-elected at the annual meeting with officers named including Morrison Brown Thomson Camp beth Halliday Ermler Staub Linn Wissen Elliott Elliott Bilott
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