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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1902
Page
8
A jewelry dealer announces a June sale to reduce stock and raise cash. All cash sales on Diamonds Watches Clocks Cut Glass and Sterling Silver receive 10 percent off. The importer manufacturer states prices on Diamonds and Diamond Jewelry run 10 to 15 percent below competitors and advertises a wide selection of precious stones.
Sporting details capture Babb driving a three run blast to left field in a tight seventh inning as Indianapolis defeats Louisville 5 to 2. Crowd antics include Arch Young’s flourish and a Rev. D R Lucas sighting in the stands. Heavy grounds and a tense finish ride the scene.
Indianapolis and Louisville produced a tight contest as Kellum and Rennin matched zeroes early, O'Brien drove in runs, and Babb doubled. Haskell umpired a clean game in front of 921 fans with a 1 hour 43 minute duration and decent support from the crowd.
Kuhn muttered to himself as fouls sailed over the stands while Fox, the captain, built a notable error record. Coulter delivered a two base hit through third to score two in a lively Monday contest. Kuhns tipped his cap to the bleach ers after a memorable third inning catch. O'Brien absorbed a chin injury recalling corkscrew punches from his father’s barn days.
In the American Association Baltimore defeated Cleveland 14 to 1 while Washington routed Chicago 12 to 0. Philadelphia beat St. Louis 5 to 4 and Boston won 4 to 2 over Detroit. In the National League Philadelphia topped New York 6 to 1 with Iberg and Dooin behind the plate and Dunn and Yeager catching for New York.
Kid Bradford fled the scene at the Empire theater before a ten round bout with Fred Blackburn. George Koerner, an untrained Indianapolis boxer, substituted and fought six rounds until police halted the event amid crowd sympathy for Koerner. The preliminaries drew strong action with a draw between James Lewis and Howard Mayer and a lively bout between Kia Brune and Lawrence Clark.
In a colorful bout between the Kentucky Kid and Fred Elliott, Elliott seemed favored until the Kid struck a solid blow to Elliott’s jaw, sending him to the ropes. The gong stopped a knockout, drawing a large, representative crowd including city officials and police captains.
Board of trade governors considered merging the Board of Trade and the Commercial Club. W B Holton presented a plan to merge the bodies, sell all property, and erect a large Chamber of Commerce building funded by a ten dollar share issue with semi annual dues of twelve dollars. four dollars to the mortuary fund and eight to the general fund. J C Gardner and E C Barrett were elected to the board.
The Merchants' association proposes a cooperative hot water heating and lighting plant with $150,000 capital to reduce downtown smoke and improve the area. The Board of Works backs the project as a step toward cleaner air and municipal efficiency.
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on June 3 a two hundred strong march of miners and youths through Miners Mills showcased union tensions from the 1890s era. They berated nonstriking workers and visited homes of relief or support figures while a local schoolteacher daughter denounced the marchers before being driven inside. Police and mine operators prepared for further trouble as professionals sought to balance employer needs with worker resistance and calls for more predictable hours.
About 200 former policemen sailors and other husky men in New York are ready to work for 2.60 dollars per ...
Quincy carpenters, aged 11, join a Monday strike demanding open shops. Reported sympathy across trades could involve 4,500 workers. A compromise ends the team drivers’ dispute.
Decatur Illinois June 3 J K Boggs a farmer and inventor killed his wife believing she was a burglar. This marks a second family tragedy within a month as his son William, who had killed a black man in self defense on May 1, is noted in the report.
Dr J N Yurty secretary of the State board of health visited Evansville on Monday to review the smallpox situation. He then went to Warrick County where several cases were reported and the county had about 300 cases in the winter costing roughly $15000. He noted Kentucky authorities were involved.
Mother Jones addressed a large meeting of white and colored miners at Keystone opera house in North Fork Virginia. A coal field strike planned for next Saturday is expected but not guaranteed to be general. She arrived late after a rough journey, missing a train at Burke Garden and traveling on foot to join the miners at Keystone.
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