May Allen Captures $5000 Prown in Columbus Trot
May Allen owned by Mike Reardon of Indianapolis wins the 2:23 trot in Columbus Ohio on Monday. Country Jay was the favorite having recent showings in Cleveland and Detroit. The purse totals $5000 with four starters and bets heavily favoring the winner’s connections. Arden bought May Allen for $3000 about three months ago.
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May Allen
Mike’’ Reardon
Indianapolis
Columbus
Country Jay
Eleata
Cleveland
Detroit
Eordon
Arden
Arthur da 1
Ladoga
Batteries and Players Taller Through City Matchups
The fragment lists multiple cities including Detroit Washington Philadelphia Cleveland Milwaukee and Chicago with related battery pairs of players such as Harvey Snyder Young Shreck Cronin Shaw Bresnehan Reidy Donahue Garrick Clark and more. It reads like game lineups or box score style notes across teams in a regional schedule.
Secret Letter From Sampson Suppressed by Navy Dept Alleged
The May 20 1898 letter from Captain Sampson to Commodore Schley reportedly overruled Secretary Long and ordered Schley to proceed to Santiago with most of his fleet. Sampson allegedly hid the letter from navy reports while Schley disclosed it to the Senate naval affairs committee. Secretary Long said he had not seen a copy until Schley sent it.
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Navy Department
Sampson
Long
Schley
Santiago de Cuba
Cienfuegos
Santiago
Brewers Worth to Milwaukee Highlighted by Regional Games
George Hoghever proves his worth in the Three-I league with Cedar Rapids and Evansville stats. Canners win two Sunday games 7 to 8 and 7 to 6 over Broderick Stars and Olives, while Milwaukee manager Duffy eyes improvements after a 47 game stretch. Walter Bartels manages at 838 W Washington Sr. References to Topsy Hartzell and Muggsy McGraw critique and league presidency debates follow.
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Canners
Broderick Stars
Olives
Duffy
Moriarty Indians
Walter Bartels
W. Washington Sr
Topsy Hartzell
Chicago Remnants
Reds
Cincinnati Enquirer
Muggsy” McGraw
Ban Johnson
American League
Charles W. Sommers
Johnson
McGraw
Major Taylor Wins Half Mile and Boxing Sparks
In New York Major Taylor defeats W S Fenn in the half mile. Young Peter Jackson beats Jimmy Handler in Baltimore Monday night. Bob Fitzsimmons writes a book and Jim Corbett threatens similar. Champion Jeffries and Tom Sharkey plan a 20 round fight in San Francisco this September.
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New York
Taylor
W. S. Fenn
Young Peter Jackson
Jimmy Handler
Baltimore
Columbia
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Corbett
Jeffries
Tom Sharkey
San Francisco
Corbett Plans Chop House and Possible Hotel
New York reports Jim Corbett, famed saloon owner, will open a Chop House as demolition of his saloon begins. He may also construct a hotel on the site, signaling expansion in the local hospitality scene.
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New York
Jim Corbett
MISS M F ARLAND S DEATH
Miss Laura Wick McFarland aged 78 longtime Marion county educator died Monday at her home 26 St Clair street after five months illness. She taught across Hendricks and Marion counties and fought for equal pay. In 1855 she and sister Charlotte opened a classical school that served leading county families for 28 years. Charlotte McFarland survives.
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Laura Wick McFarland
Marion County
St. Clair-st
Charlotte
Pathetic meeting as Olive Morgan returns home
Olive Morgan, recently married seven months, was brought home by her husband after a heat induced ordeal at Spencer house. She appeared sunstruck and confused, asking "Where is my home" when asked to go with him. She grew violent en route to the depot, clinging to a passerby for protection before police took charge.
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North Salem
Nolice
Market Garden Display Impresses Shoppers
Tuesday’s open market presented a fresher vegetable display with noticeable improvements in tomatoes and corn. Vendors touted home grown produce and prices ranged five to ten cents for tomatoes with peaches, lettuce, cucumbers and beans also available though beans showed heat stress.
Warner Arms Family Narrowly Escapes Trolley Crash
Warner Arms, vice-president of the American tin plate company, his wife and daughter escaped death when their carriage was struck by a trolley car at their Larchmont summer home. The coachman was severely hurt as the carriage was reduced to kindling wood.
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New York
Warner Arms
American Tin Plate Company
Larchmont
Man flees police in 100 degree heat after window break
In Youngstown Ohio on a 100 degree day James Johnson ran a mile and swam a river to escape the police after a disturbance and a broken window. Officers chased him across a bridge and captured him, nearly drowning in the attempt. Nearby the executive council of the State bankers association scheduled a Denison meeting to choose the site for the annual gathering with Indianapolis and South Bend competing.
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Youngstown
James Johnson
The
State Bankers’ Association
Denison
Indianapolis
South Bend
National Whist Congress Opens in Milwaukee
One hundred top whist players from across the United States gathered in Milwaukee for the national congress of the American Whist League. An executive committee meeting preceded the event to decide whether future league meetings should be held in a centrally located city. Play for league trophies starts Tuesday.
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Milwaukee
Wis
National Congress of the American Whist League
Whisky Barrel Explosion Kills 13 Year Old In Cleveland
In Cleveland Ohio a gas explosion from a whisky barrel killed 13 year old Frank Stadley after his stepfather Edward Masterson lit a match over the barrel hole to inspect contents. The blast blew the barrel head into the boy slicing his scalp severely and he died within minutes.
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Cleveland
Frank Stadley
Edward Masterson
Masterson
New Church of Christ Opens North Indianapolis House of Worship
The Church of Christ on Twenty-ninth street in North Indianapolis begins a protracted meeting after opening its new house of worship last Sunday. Evening preaching at 8 and an invitation to all. Elder A. J. Nance of Illinois conducts the speaking.
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Church of Christ
Indianapolis
A. J. Nance
Illinois
Street Car Victim Samuel Cagley Dies at City Hospital
Samuel F. Cagley, a beaten man, died at City hospital from injuries after stepping in front of a Prospect street car at Virginia Avenue and New Jersey Streets last Friday night.
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Samuel F. Cagley
City Hospital
Prospect-st
Dunns City Votes 50000 Temporary City Loan
The council approved a temporary loan of 50000 to be borrowed Aug 1 with maturity Dec 2 1901 after committee amendment. A contagious disease fund of 1400 and 510.92 for ward 15 special election expenses were also approved. Councilman Wolsiffer from ward 15 took his seat and found a bouquet on his desk.
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Wolsiffer
Ward
Ward 15
Boiled to the Bone and Miscellaneous 1900s Notes
A rapid bulletin of disparate items: a fatal electric shock in Zanesville, a nobleman’s recovery in Italy, J F Grinstead withdrawing a mayoral bid in Louisville, and price hikes for broom and brushmakers. Other brief items mention a dismantled yacht in New York sold for 30000, McKinley attending a funeral in Canton, proposed railway extension to the Pacific coast rejected by government, an armed robbery near Bucyrus, a fatal fall of Lizzie Rosenstein in Newark, and world circumnavigation news tied to W C Crittenden. Additional notes include a New London shipyard winning an order for a long chair, jewel recovery for Mrs. Katz of New York, a locomotive shipment to Paris, and a real estate agency denial of forming a trust company nucleus.
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McKinley
L. Biechele
Canton
Pacific Coast
Acrobat Walker Opens Broad Ripple Park Weekend Shows
E S Walker opened Broad Ripple park entertainments with a 60 foot river slack wire walk and a river crossing on a bicycle supporting a trapeze act for a man and woman. W J Lemper also staged a trapeze act. Shows run each afternoon and evening this week.
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E.S. Walker
Broad Ripple Park
W. J. Lemper
Births Deaths and Marriages Notice List
Births and deaths dated July list names and addresses with spouses and doctors. Notable entries include many city births such as a girl for George and May Huffman and a boy for W Robert and Nannie Walden, plus multiple July deaths from various causes and locations including Deaconess hospital and addresses like 1614 B Ohio St. and 309 Williman St. The list continues with other births and detailed death records.
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George
May Huffman
W. Ray
W. Robert
Nannie Walden
Ohio St
C. C. Lukenbil
Edward and
Martha Raub
Delaware St
T. W. de Haas
E. and Dennis
Arborave
J. S. Hollingsworth
Dayve
Minnie al
Wiliam
Sadie Davidson
Willrman
J. F. Robertson
Bert and Lena Blades
Robert and
Mamie Orr
Irvinston
M. H. Williams
Typhoid, Tuberculosis and Other Fatalities List
A dated health and civil death record lists multiple deceased individuals with ages and causes such as typhoid fever tubercular meningitis and infant cholera among cases on July 27 to 29. Locations include Indianapolis area addresses and orphanage home references with attending doctors noted for each entry. Marriages also appear at the end of the list including Elias Philips Kane L Scott Charles H Shires and Priscilla Donohue.
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Infant Hunt
New Jersey St
Bessie Porter
City Hospital
M. M. Wells
Georgie Hamilton
W. Court St
A. L. Wilson
Deera Warren
Dianapolis
F. C. Stewart
Walley Devenger
Indianapolis
C. Stewart
Essie Hopkins
Mamie J. Watt
F. A. Stokes
Alta P. Upton
Senate Ave
E. H. Katterhenry
Property listings include additions and frames on street corners
Listings show multiple properties with owners and costs: a cottage at near Tenth street priced at 750, a frame house on Sixteenth street priced at 900, and an addition at 1045 Reno street linked to Sarah Fosom, with an SEO note.
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A. Musig
Nkingave
Tenth-st
Sarah Fosom
Reno-st
Seo EK
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