This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1902
Page
10
In New York on Feb 28 and Thursday night theatergoers faced false alarms in Met Opera House wig room and Grand Opera House coat room. Audience panicked and many fainted while ushers calmed the crowd. Fire crews arrived and the performances resumed without injuries.
James Cameron, a state trespass agent from Atlanta, reports he found a 40 acre tract in Metz township Presque Isle county owned by Frank Czolgosz. He claims Czolgosz cut redar poles from a neighboring homestead and had 19 poles in evidence. Four men backed Czolgosz and were ready to defend by force. Prosecution status unknown.
O Dovon Rossa denies reports of a Colorado Springs amputation claiming the real Rossa is himself. He enters the United Irishmen office at Vandewater St with a protest, noting it takes two days to return from Colorado. The piece also advertises Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets for digestion.
George Tebeau wins city park site despite church opposition in the central district. Mike Shelley of St Paul touts his club in town while Indianapolis managers AW Watkins and Charles Ruschaupt head to Chicago for schedule talks. A league berth rumor involving Cincinnati is denied by Brush and Johnson amid boxing talk with Fitzsimmons slated for road work and sparring with Gus Ruhlin.
Odom rode three winners in New Orleans on Thursday as cloudy weather kept a good track. At Oakland the card resembled usual mix, with favorites and outsiders breaking even. Trotting to be revived in New York with Empire City track sold to be spruced up when weather allows.
The Woods Stars defeated the Krenchmen in a single high spirited bowling game at Marion club lanes, born from a Buffalo dispute over top bowlers. The match pitted Barons Alphonse and Gaston stars against Floyd Woods led Woods Stars in front of a sizable crowd. Also reported is Bob Fitzsimmons returning to New York from Chicago to train for a bout with Jim Jeffries at Bath Beach, using Fred Fleck’s pavilion as quarters.
Young Corbett invests two thousand dollars in oil stock via a Colorado concern. Ed Dunkhorst sues Jim Jeffries for thirteen dollars for services during training for the Fitzsimmons bout. A March 3 boxing tournament is advertised at Elkhart with the police warning that exhibitions will be barred. Colorado Athletic Club offers ten thousand dollars for the McGovern versus Corbett clash. Ruhlin injures Fitzsimmons’ nose in sparring. Harry Forbes defeats Tommy Feltz in St Louis amid crowd backlash. Century Athletic Club Los Angeles pledges twenty thousand for the Jeffries Fitzsimmons fight during the fiesta May 1 to 3.
In Anderson Indiana on Thursday night Seth Wilder fatally shot his intimate friend Nelson Hamilton as he came home from the Indiana box factory. Wilder then wrested the revolver, attempted repeated firings to kill him, but the gun did not explode. Wilder claims he found his wife Wednesday morning on Hamiltons lap. He bought a revolver and told his wife he planned to shoot Hamilton.
Sheffield dispatch says the Marquis of Salisbury plans to retire from the premiership imminently, with London sources confirming the likely resignation.
London reports Canada pressed Britain for support after conceding to the United States on the Alaska boundary issue. In Des Moines the Senate approved a suffrage resolution but the house committee indefinitely postponed it, signaling fast action on the broader suffrage question this session.
True political style marked the Shortridge athletic election on Thursday as young leaders clashed over the baseball team manager post Ernest Holden was chosen. The school paper debated candidate qualifications for athletic roles urging a high standard of studentship and purity in contests.
The committee on contracts and franchises took no action on the Marion County Hot Water Heating Co franchise Thursday night and will likely not report to the council. Members called the ten cent per 1000 watt rate too high and criticized the speedy passage of the Marion County petition while an electric light and power franchise petition by H. C. Campbell dated October 28 awaits Board of Works action. A suggestion to provide free heat to public buildings was rejected by Thompson, and the city retains the option to acquire the plant at year 23.
A farmer expresses relief that the rain is badly needed across the country, emphasizing its importance for crops and farming. The remark conveys practical hope amid weather challenges and underscores agrarian concerns.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.