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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1901
Page
8
Four masked assailants held up a Barnes Company watchman Saturday, bound him and blew the safe. They escaped with an unknown amount of money and were last seen fleeing, leaving the watchman secured until morning.
Chicago July 6 report lists 25 killed and 1813 injured in July 4 accidents. Fireworks injuries include 750 toys guns 2 toy cannons 244 firearms 290 spark gunpowder 253. Runaway horses injure 38 persons.
Cleland of the school submitted his annual report showing receipts of 855716, expenses and balance 178332, total assets 905,588, total debt 3896,153 with a further debt figure 148,424.92. Fire calls include 3329 Spital Ave at 4:55 p.m. by Joseph Miller’s barn with cleaning beds fuel, a fire on Delaware St in W. H. s’ barn causing 100 loss, and 2214 N Illinois St for Mrs. M. J. Hanway’s barn prompting 100 loss. O H Collins’ stable next door burned and sustained 75 damage.
Charles Schultz of Indiana avenue was in police court Saturday charged with stealing $60 from his brother Edward a druggist at Park avenue and Twenty third street. His case was continued until July 12. Detectives Gerber and Dugan who made the arrest say the brothers roomed together and that Charles took the money there.
Obituaries note the death of Vv. P. Evans 50 of 307 N New Jersey St at Deaconess Hospital from paralysis. Archibald Carroll 51 longtime Marion County resident died Thursday and funeral held Saturday. A third death, Miss May Harding, occurred Thursday with funeral plans for Monday at a grove home site and Mt cemetery interment.
The Senators played a hapless yet lively game on Friday. Donnelly and the outfield offered flashes of quality while the locals’ defense faltered. Indianapolis outhit Columbus but fell short as errors and timely hits swung the result in Columbus’s favor.
In Marion a string of costly missteps hit the operation with failures attributed to Namemaker and Killner plus Ames and Fox. the incident impacted Wheeling and related battery placements.
Toledo report notes a close bout with names Joss Graffius Daniels and Fuller mentioned among the participants. The fragment references Wayne and a measurement 2 Ft, plus a string of numbers. The readable text is sparse and lacks a clear outcome.
Grand Rapids batter hits and pitching woes marked a game featuring Chappel in the mound. The Dayton lineup and a sequence of batters tested the home team as Chappel and teammates Zalusky, Dunham, Wicker, and Blue faced stiff resistance.
Murphy pitched well for St. Louis but errors by Heidrick hampered defense as St Louis beat Philadelphia 83 to 6. Batteries Murphy and Ryan vs Donohue and Jacklitch. Pittsburg defeated New York 7 to 2 with Phillippi Zimmer Phyle Warner Batteries. Boston edged Cincinnati 4 to 3 with Cuse Bergen Dineen Kittredge in the battery.
Chicago cricket scorecard fragment lists Batteries Hughes and Kahoe, Mc James and Farrell as players with Umpire Nash noted. Place Brooklyn appears as venue tag with sequence numbers 600201020 5114 22 11 0015 01220.
Interest remains high as Independence faces Columbia and Constitution in Saturday trials. If successful, sailors predict a revolution in American yacht design. Shamrock J. defeated the current challenger twice on Friday.
The White Sox finally solved Siever in the eighth inning and rallied to win after a puzzling start. The contest featured solid pitching by the Sox bullpen and a late offensive surge to seal the victory.
Cleveland Milwaukee and two lawyers listed by name in a ledger style entry. The fragment notes Batteries Moore and Wood along with Husting and Maloney in a period tone suitable for a legal or business notice.
A compact meet summary lists team results across Bloomington Evansville Rockford Cedar Rapids Decatur Terre Haute Davenport Rock Island with line scores in runs hits and errors. The columned lines show ROH BE EB E and final tallies for each pairing.
Saturday at 2 30 the Hoosiers face a stronger Senators lineup with Fleet Sweet Flynn Guese and Allo way pitching. The Marioans seek games with All Kentucky and Richmond. They beat Danville Indiana 1 0 Thursday, while Green ville Mississippi and Chester Ohio groups schedule Sunday bat crossings.
Albert C. Bostwick of Boston ran three miles in 3 minutes 52.4 seconds with splits of 1:18.4, 1:16, and 1:17 in a Friday effort. The Great Western Handicap is set for Chicago Saturday. Kokomo races drew a good crowd Friday. Ralph J. Bloomer of Cincinnati, a Yale football contributor, failing exams, has quit college.
Giant William Lewis, ex commissioner of Hendricks County, escaped Friday afternoon from Central Insane Hospital. He traveled to Plainfield on a Vandalia train after slipping past a guard and over back fences. A guard resigned after the escape. Lewis was later returned home without incident. He has been insane for months and is described as sometimes violent.
Harvey S. Wolf and Mrs. Charlotte Harding 21 a widow of Indianapolis were married in Jeffersonville Friday by Justice Prewitt. Harding, previously married at 14, widowed after seven months. Wolf boards at 228 Dearborn and is a well-driver. Harding had been boarding at 1426 W Washington. Local residents possess blank checks drafts and deposit certificates with revenue stamps, sent to Washington for redemption, and destruction of blanks causes substantial losses.
Raymond Albers in Albany shoots Emanuel Kohler then hangs himself after a quarrel. Kohler’s 12 year old brother witnesses. Tramps kill Jas. Reyburn in Bloomington. Nine of eleven escape federal prison. posse recaptures nine in Guthrie. Edward McKenkey kills John Bryant and his son, then kills himself. Nita Lemon defends against a tramp with a sword. Roy Powell jailed 20 years for murder. F A Brackett kills wife and self.
Berne reports the death of Clodwig Carl Victor Prince Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst former German chancellor. Born March 31 1819 at Rothenburg he held Bavarian Parliament membership and served as foreign minister, ambassador to Paris and Rome, and imperial chancellor from 1894 to 1900. He died Friday night at Ragatz Switzerland while seeking health benefits.
W H H Shank, a livestock dealer of Irvington, advertised in newspapers after losing a cow. Four days later H A Martlage, a fairyman at 29 Raymond St, returned the animal after reading the ad found by his daughter. The girl found the paper while playing along the road.
A dry goods store advertises a July sale with dozens of waist styles from $0.69 to $12.50 and wash suits discounted to as low as $2.69. Great reductions in muslin underwear and hosiery are offered. Also seeking a bookkeeper with strong references.
Pennsylvania and C H D have run extra sleepers on northern summer resorts. On the Louisville division 3500 tons of steel rails weighing 85 pounds to the yard are being laid and 1000 tons 70 pounds to the yard. July 4 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Missouri Pacific founding.
Several business houses in Wilbur Washington Mansfield Texas and Warrensburg Missouri burned causing losses totaling about 222,003. Ritman's carriage shop in Warrensburg was among the structures destroyed in the blaze.
Special trains run Sundays July 7 and 14 from Indianapolis at 7 30 a m to Madison returning at 6 00 a m Madison Chautauqua Assembly operates the service. Ticket price 1 25 each way.
Fare notice announces $1500 round trip priced at $15.00 to Atlantic City via multiple carriers. Valid for travel July 11 and August 1 with tickets good for 12 days. See ticket agents for particulars. R. P. Algeo, drawer.
The Sun promises guaranteed returns on any want advertisement of ten or more words run for three days under proper headings. If nothing is secured, the ad will be extended three more days and continue until success. Applies to small transient want ads not business notices.
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