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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1902
Page
12
A 150 member Garment workers union strike at Lewis Meier & Co. ended after a Thursday conference. A wage scale for the coming year was agreed, most discharged workers were reinstated, four of five were back, while the firm keeps its October wage scale and will not reinstate all. The firm notes it sometimes pays above the union scale.
Mussolino the notorious Italian brigand, captured after a costly pursuit by Italy, expresses a wish to become a United States resident if convicted and pardoned. He claims America will honor him, saying he is not appreciated in Italy and that America shall rise to high station as his trial looms. Precautions to prevent escape are heightened.
J H Weber of Cascade Iowa cites repeat purchasing as strongest endorsement for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. He notes relief when feeling dull after eating bad taste in mouth vilious appetite loss or constipation and says many come back after first use. Sold at all druggists.
vaudeville performer Jim Cook, living near Terry McGovern in New York, praises McGovern and predicts a seven round finish by Sullivan in Louisville. He notes McGovern’s discipline, disputes training costs, forecasts Corbett’s potential comeback, and recalls McGovern’s city popularity and public demand for speeches.
Two more Indianapolis players will be announced as Jimmy Manning signs Jacob Weimer, Tebeau's star twirler, last season. Ball players are arriving in Memphis with training to begin soon. Purdue star Jose Rudy plans to play again, and Ralph Orthwein of St. Louis is elected president of the American League club, though not a large stockholder.
Odds favor Gardner 10 to 8 as boxing buzz spreads. Fitzsimmons seeks 60 percent of purse for Jef Fries bout. Sim Wompkins, known from San Francisco, wooed by offers. McGovern Sullivan bout fuels travel from St Louis to Louisville with 100 Indianapolis fans set for the ring. New York’s Al Herford bets $3,000 on a Corbett Lyons clash. George Green knocked out by Tommy Ryan in Kansas City. Cullen and Furey clinch a match in New Orleans. Bernstein takes a tumble while Herman Landfield is a street pick-up novice.
A letter claims the Prince of Wales and the Kaiser had a chilly meeting in Germany. It says the prince never forgave the Kaiser for calling him a sulky churl. The Kaiser resents being told King Edward did not want him in England for the coronation to avoid distracting the king. The Kaiser allegedly led Queen Victoria's funeral plans, drawing most public attention and prompting royalty to wish him distant.
W H Watkins has signed a new battery with Dick Butler from the Eastern league as catcher and John Moran from the Connecticut league as pitcher. Watkins believes he has two exceptionally strong men forming a solid pitching and catching pair for the team.
The sales at the Union stock yards may total about 40 000 dollars with varied results at Oakland Thursday where only one favorite won. Oakland Baron a ten year old trotter was sold in New York Thursday to Jacob Ruvert for 15 700 dollars, the stake for Latania Sockae.
Theodore De Woelment claims baron title and is jailed in Ludlowst after a legal action by Emil Bru lin and Adolph Sermius of Brussels Belgium. They seek 31500 back pay on a charge of potatoes.
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