Bloody Bareknuckle Fight Near Bridgeport
A brutal 11 round bareknuckle fight between Shine Stanley and Fred Blackburn occurred in a lonesome barn near Bridgeport Marion County. Blackburn won by knockout in the 11th round after Stanley showed severe injuries and was carried from the ring. Stanley was hospitalized in Indianapolis following the bout.
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Blackburn
National League Games In New York And Brooklyn Results
Baseball scores from New York and Brooklyn with runs hits and errors. Van Hylren drove in the winning run for New York. Garvin struck out eight for Brooklyn. Chicago beat Brooklyn. Boston won in the tenth. Orth earned his first victory since May 31 for Philadelphia. Breitenstein and Kahoe pitched for Cincinnati. Interstate League games include Youngstown 4 Wheeling 0 and Columbus 6 Dayton 1.
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Crowds hiss Root and Ryan in tame draw at Tattersall's
In Chicago on Tuesday night a crowd hissed Jack Root and Tommy Ryan after six rounds at Tattersall's. The fight was declared a draw as early rounds featured a knockdown by Ryan and a return by Root, but the later rounds resembled a subdued bout and many spectators shouted fake.
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Chicago
Tattersall’s
Jack Root
Tommy Ryan
Ryan
Root
Ball Player Drowned in River Near Jeffersonville
Fred Zartner, famed catcher for the Louisville team in 1895, was drowned late Tuesday evening in the river near Jeffersonville Indiana. He and a friend started in a skiff toward Louisville when waves from the city of Cincinnati rocked the boat, tossing Zartner into the water.
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Ind
Fred Zartner
Louisville
Zartner
Cincinnati
Hoosiers face tough path if Minneapolis game slips to Friday
Guese of Indianapolis, released to the Youngstown Interstate League team, won again Tuesday over Wheeling. Terry McGovern, the small featherweight, umpired a Poughkeepsies versus West New York field club game with quick, satisfactory calls. He calls his vocation a pipe. James A. Brady plans return from Paris next week. Champion Jeffries' next fight will be announced then. Jeffries left Mt. Clemens Wednesday to begin training. Kid West, a Philadelphia pedestrian, aims to cross America on foot starting August 1 in New York, hoping 165 days to beat Leon Nebure's record. International tennis opens at Newport August 14. Reagan defeated Forbes in New York Tuesday, a long welterweight bout. Reagan was to fight Harris, Forbes to fight Leon, but both matches fell through. Coney the black gelding clocked 2:02 in the second heat of the 2:06 pace at Cleveland, fastest mile paced in hopples. The Lucas-Advance Guard match race at Detroit was canceled due to rain. Fitzsimmons trains hard for August 1 bout with Ruhlin, ditching prior gimmicks for disciplined workouts.
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West New York
James A. Brady
Paris
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Mt. Clemens
Kid West
Philadelphia
New York
Leon Nebure
Newport
Johnny Reagan
Brooklyn
Clarence Forbes
Chicago
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Reagan
Harry Harris
Casper Leon
Harris
Leon
Coney
Cleveland
Hopples
Sidney Lucas
Advance Guard
Detroit
Fitzsimmons
Gus Ruhlin
Bryan to Attend Chicago G A R Encampment
William J. Bryan has accepted the city invitation to attend the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Chicago. He will likely arrive August 30, the last day, about three days after President McKinley leaves.
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Campment
McKinley
Panama Besieged by Fighting as Rebels Press Forward
The fighting between government forces and rebels continues on the outskirts of Panama City. More than 200 killed or wounded since Friday as the city is besieged and business halts. Foreign consuls seek a ceasefire while families take cover and rails disrupt traffic.
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Colombia
Red Cross
Lozado
Herrera
Corozal
Colon
New York
Guatemala
Hoosier Post Office Agent Delinquency Mystery
A rural Indiana country agent trusted the post office despite missing settlements. After several reminders, his local papers were halted. He sent duplicated receipts claiming weekly settlements by money orders. The reply returned the original orders, and he believed the government would forward the funds.
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Postoffice
British suffer another blow in Welsh fusiliers loss
London dispatch reports 200 Welsh fusileers lost with twice as many captured as first stated. Lord Roberts notes rail and telegraph clear, a supply train captured with 20 Welsh fusileers, Baden-Powell scatters Boers near Magato, and Ian Hamilton reaches Rustfontein. French and Hutton flank right, Lieut Mosworth dies. Broadwood nets five Boer wagons as Roberts advances toward Brunkhart's spruit near Pretoria.
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Lori Roberts
Roberts
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Baden-Powell
Magato
Ian Hamilton
Rustfontein
Kruger
French
Hutton
Lieut. Mosworth
Col. Broadwood
Brunkhart
Spruit
Pretoria
Middleburg
Murderous Dago Gunman Kills Marine in Brooklyn
Two United States Marines were shot in Brooklyn early Wednesday. Private Pierce of Company C, Fifth Battalion, was killed. James Costigan was wounded. Luigi Lougubuco, an Italian grocer, is accused. Witness Fred Dulwinkle says Lougubuco fired without warning after a quarrel with the marines, who were unarmed. Lougubuco denies the shooting.
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New York
United States
Brooklyn
Pierce
James Costigan
Luigi Lougubuco
Fred Dulwinkle
Lougubuco
Sugar Price Hike Affects Candy Costs Across Shops
Candy shoppers face higher prices as recent sugar advances force confectioners to raise prices. All candies gain a half cent per pound with further increases likely, says Albert Krull, wholesale dealer.
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Albert Krull
Russell Sage Dazzles Wall Street In New Suit Yellow Shoes
New York July 2 1905 Russell Sage surprised Wall Street with yellow russet shoes and a creased new suit. Traders noted changes in his attire and a private secretary called the rumor stock jobbing propaganda while reporting the suit was pressed and not new.
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Russell Sage
Wall-st
Li Hung Chang
Mr. Sage
Western Union
Menzes
Sage
Wrecking Crew Worker Killed by Derrick Crank
William Banks of Brightwood died after being struck on the head by a derrick crank while working at Oaklandon on Tuesday. He died minutes after reaching St. Vincent's hospital. The accident left a widow and six children.
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Brightwood
Oaklandon
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Tigers Rally Wins Narrowly in Minneapolis Ninth
In a tense game in Minneapolis the Tigers edged Detroit by one run in the ninth. McAllister Bailey and Fisher featured for Detroit as the squads exchanged late-pressure hits and strong bullpen work.
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Minneapolis
Tigers
Detroit
McAllister
Bailey
Fisher
Reed Placed On Official Republican Black List
Thomas B. Reed is named on the Republican National Committee’s blacklist and barred from speeches under committee auspices. The move, announced Wednesday, cites his sharp tongue and independence as reasons, with Reed’s Maine origins noted among supporters who see it as preemptive ahead of the coming campaign.
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Chicago
Thomas B. Reed
Republican National Committee
Reed
Maine
Roosevelt to speed ice trust case actions in NY
Gov Roosevelt orders Attorney General Davis to Oyster Bay to discuss DA Gardner's ice trust probe against Mayor Van Wyck. He pledges no delay and prompt action in the New York ice trust investigation.
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Ice Trust
New York
Roosevelt
Davis
Oyster Bay
Gardner
van Wyck
Saving and Loan Officers Elected by Indiana League
The Saving and Loan Association League of Indiana elected officers on Tuesday afternoon with I H C Roysy of Terre Haute as president and others named for first and second vice presidents, secretary and treasurer. Charles A Bookwaiter of Indianapolis was re elected president but resigned due to private business.
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Saving and Loan Association League of Indiana
I. H. C. Roysy
Terre Haute
T. B. Orr
Anderson
John’ R. Welch
Indianapolis
AL Il Guthiel
Shelbyville
A AL . Young
Charles A. Bookwaiter
Burdock Blood Bitters touted for pure blood health benefits
An advertisement claims women seek a clear complexion through Burdock Blood Bitters, promising to purify blood and improve health. It emphasizes purity of blood as a selling point and targets female consumers with reassurance of natural ingredients.
Pants on sale at The Progress for 95c tomorrow
A brief shopper alert notes pants priced at 95 cents tomorrow at The Progress store. The promotion highlights a $1.50 pants line as the sale anchor and uses brisk, promotional language.
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Progress
Removal of Dr B F Bye from downtown office
An OCR fragment notes removal of Dr B F Bye formerly with N titinole ist from a downtown office. The text is incomplete but indicates a relocation or vacancy affecting the physician.
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Down Town
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