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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1900
Page
8
Readable market ad lists tomatoes at 1.50 per dozen and peas at 1.50 per dozen with lower 13 cent unit prices for both. The item line reads TOMATOES ONEIDA fin e 13Cc and PEAS Sweet sifted finest 13¢, $1.50 a dozen.
John Schnaebel 75 at the Deaconess affiliated Home for Aged died Saturday night after severing his left hand with a pocket knife and bleeding to death. He feared poverty though leaving $700 in Fletcher's bank. Found by the matron near a sink, his hand and the stump were exposed. He formerly ran a small nation store at Bicking and East streets. his son is in an insane hospital and another son lives in Brooklyn.
Joe Choynski arrives home from New York nursing a facial cut believed to be caused by McCoy’s right hand punch after the bell in Friday’s bout. He insists the foul occurred as McCoy turned away and vows to fight on with planned bouts in Milwaukee Youngstown and Chicago. Choynski plans to join Corbett’s training staff for the Jeffries bout.
The Knickerbockers story centers on a reform push after Horton law changes. Assemblyman Merton E. Lewis proposes amending penal code 458 to ban prize fights and public sparring exhibitions with admission or challenge fees. The move aims to elevate the state's moral tone and curb boxing activity.
Promoters drew up terms for a ten round middleweight bout between Henry Woodward and James Woodward in Stowes Hall Indianapolis. Weigh in near 160 pounds for Henry and 155 for James. Gate receipts split with 1 percent to winner and 25 percent to loser. each fighter posted a $15 forfeit with the Sun office.
Cincinnati signs backstop Accorsini as Allen plans Reds coaching in uniform. McBride and Hahn join Beckley at Hot Springs while Kansas City faction gains four drafted players. Reds may train at Selma Alabama ahead of the coming season.
Fragmentary notes discuss a lightweight US championship clash with figures such as Kid Dugan Billy Mul McGovern and Tim Callahan. The garbled text hints at a Philadelphia venue and general ring speculation on who holds or will claim the title amid rivalries and timelines.
Kealing Republicans held Saturday night primaries to choose delegates for the district convention and Tuesday plans to elect a district chairman. The result declared Joseph B. Keeling as chairman in a straightforward process.
Allen county urged delegates to back Elmer Leonard for district chairman. Grant county Republicans backed Frank Jones for state committee secretary. Hamilton county mass meeting called the hottest in history with resolutions opposing state school aid and ending per diem pay for county and township officers. Dr A R Tucker and Thomas E Boyd announced runs for Congress. Henry county endorsed Perry Newby for lieutenant governor. Jackson delegation split between Thomas McNutt and W H Willoughby. Monroe mass convention backed Nat A Hill for district chairman H C Duncan for lieutenant governor and J B Wilson for Congress. Vigo county GOP saw a big fight James Mullikan elected county chair over W R McKeen. Wabash county backed Warren Bigler for committees from the eleventh.
Mrs Flora V Smith identifies photograph of Thomas G Hornady as the man who borrowed 400 on a Lewis street lot from William F Lynch. He paid the mortgage and first interest, but the due second payment found him in the insane hospital. Hornady has been in the insane asylum for months and this is his fourth alleged fraud, three for 400 and one for 1100.
A dramatic serialized romance and mystery promises riveting intrigue and suspense as a new tale debuts in The Sun.Readers are urged to watch for the forthcoming chapters and unfolding twists.
The Sam T. Jack burlesque troupe split up after a show in Indianapolis last week. Scenery and costumes are split between an Indianapolis storage house under Squire Lockman and a Peru magistrate. James C. Jack, Sam T. Jack’s brother, reclaimed items from Mabel Hazelton, Sam T. Jack’s widow. Constable Huston and Miss Adkins took possession after a Saturday show, a dispute arose, and a constable later halted the train at Peru and seized all troupe effects before continuing to Toronto. A replevin hearing is set for Thursday in Lockman’s court.
Rev Mr Milburn preached at Second Presbyterian Church on Sunday to a surprised congregation. The organ’s noisy pumping distracts from the service and prompts questions about improving its woodwork and manners. Trustees may address the issue promptly.
In Cincinnati Walnut Hills and Avondale four homes were looted Sunday night valued between 2,000 and 3,000. The largest haul at John Puring's residence yielded 1,000 including diamond earrings worth 225 and a 165 diamond stud. No clues found. police believe a gang ships goods to Chicago for fencing.
Detective Ben Thornton arrives in town after a week in Philadelphia where he attended a national board meeting of the Colored Odd Fellows. He chairs the national finance committee and reports 160,000 members enrolled with a $29,000 cash treasury balance. Police humor him over a circulation rumor that he was assassinated on Indiana Ave. A local ad notes a Dyspepsia cure claims to aid digestion and stomach troubles.
John F Saunders 8, a veteran tailor who made costumes for Joseph Jefferson's company for years, died Saturday night at his stepdaughter Mrs F M Simmonds home 919 N Capitol Ave Indianapolis from apoplexy. Born in London he came to America at age 12 and was a thirty second degree mason and charter member of the Scottish Rite of Indianapolis. Elis widow survives.
Fred Milburn drank carbolic acid Sunday night and collapsed before reaching a doctor, dying after a town car ride. Maj. Robert Emmett, ex Vandalia and Monon agent, died in Kansas City from a five month old accident. Gen. James R. Carnahan travels to St Louis to meet the body party arriving Tuesday afternoon with guards, the body laid in Whitsett chapel until Wednesday morning, followed by a military funeral.
Advertises men's $2.00 shoes priced at 4 cents at Stout's located at 450 Washington Street Tomorrow.
Prof. E G Kenney former Cornell and Johns Hopkins scholar supports Congressman Roberts of Utah. He argues it is remarkable a man with multiple wives faces trouble seating in Congress and claims unmarried women will soon outnumber men, justifying Roberts actions. He calls for public support for Roberts in the face of opposition.
An old-style advertisement hawks DeWitt's Little Early Risers as the modern cure for constipation and liver troubles. The copy touts the pills as effective and urges readers to buy from druggists.
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