Pease Beats Gibson In 15 Mile Indianapolis Bike Race
In a crowded Newby Oval event, Pease and Gibson dueled for 15 miles with Pease finally taking the lead after Murburger struggled at 11 laps. Gordon surged late but finished a lap behind in the big race as Gibson showed slick pacing and no fast enough bursts. Other winners included Roeder, Bowler, Walther, and Steinmetz in various sprint and handicap events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newby Oval
Harry Gibson
Cincinnati
Murburger
Pease
Gordon
Gibson
Indianapolis
W. C. Roeder
Chicago
Mummenhoff
Baird
J. B. Bowler
Charles Porter
George Walther
Dayton
Jacob Steinmetz
City
Matt
Porter
Mott
Taylor
the Oval
Hoosiers Edge Teebeauts In Columbus Battle
Indianapolis tops Columbus 7 to 5 in a game marked by seven errors and Waddell’s wild pitches. Hoosiers tally three small hits and three runs off Waddell in the eighth as Gillen’s grounder error helps and McFarland drives in two. Genius paces Columbus with a three base hit and two runs, while Buckley and Sullivan spark the scoring with key hits and double plays. Attendance around 600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Indianapolis
Hoosiers
Rube Waddell
Flynn
Tebeau
Allen
Motz
McFarland
Waddell
McCauley
Genins
Bierbauer
Gillin
Newton
Kellum
Buckley
Genius
Pickering
Hoghever
Rf . Ree
Sullivan
Eustace
Gillen
JI Flynn
Stewart
Hickey
Kahoe
UL Newton
Local Battery Listings and Marks from Minneapolis to St Paul
Fragmentary data shows battery makers and retailers in Minneapolis and St Paul including Menefee Fisher Rettger Reidy Speer Stricklett Wilson and Spies. References to Kansas City and numbers suggest product codes or stock entries within a dealer record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Menefee and Fisher
Rettger
Reidy and Speer
Ree Kans
St. Paul
Stricklett and Wilson
Fishers and Spies
Fragmentary battery pair listings across Indiana towns
The text shows scattered battery pairs and teams by town, listing names such as Fisher and Ryan, Grimore, Jarvis and Montgomery, Kellner, Warrener and Mitchell, with locations including Mattoon, Danville, Wabash, Muncie, and Terre Haute. Reads like OCR fragment of police or electrical supply notices with scattered numbers.
IT league thrills and trades ripple through Indiana towns
Kokomo gains Anderson's spot in the IT league as a performer rises from last to second place after three weeks. Detroit Free Press notes a mascot incident at Bennett Park with Indiana’s spellers in the mix and teams eyeing trades. St. Paul ships Geier to Boston for Jimmy Stafford while Lehr may get a try by Boston and Chicago. Cincinnati touts Phil Lips as top in the squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Anderson
Columbus
Rube Waddell
Jimmy Manning
Bony Viox
Madison
Pittsburg
Viox
Indiana
I-1
Franklin
Buffalo Town
Crooks
Pickering
Eustace and
McAuley
Halt
Indianapolis
Loycott
Hossier Park
Detroit
Dillard
Tigers
Detroit Free Press
St. Paul
Geier
Boston
Jimmy Stafford
Chicago
Lehr
Michigan University
Cincinnati
Phillips
Boxing and track incidents dominate sports notes
Herbert Foltz narrowly escaped harm crossing the track at the oval. Dutch Neal suffered a suspected fatal brain hemorrhage after a sixth round KO by Harry Peppers in Chicago. Nellmond? A Chicago heavyweight lost to Nlondike after a floor skirmish. Matty Matthews stopped Charley Burns in Youngstown. William A Brady sailed to Europe to prepare Jim Jeffries' England reception in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Foltz
National L. A. S
Oval
Foltz
Neal
St. Louis
Harry Peppers
Chicago
Joe Goddard
Nlondike
Adelphi
Siler
Matty Matthews
New York
Charley Burns
Cincinnati
Youngstown Athletic Club
William A. Brady
Jim Jeffries
Europe
Jeffries
England
Wells Trial Ends with Not Responsible Verdict
In Crawfordsville Indiana on June 22 the jury found Alfred Wells not responsible for his actions when he threw his four sons into a well killing two. A lunacy commission was held the same day and Wells will be sent to an asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Alfred Wells
Wells
Lightning Strikes Cause Fatal and Severe Injuries Across Counties
The report describes multiple lightning incidents: Lewis Wean fell from a ladder at McClain's barn and suffered severe burns and head wounds. James Cook was injured when storms felled trees and flattened corn in Grant county. Dr. George C. Wood narrowly escaped harm as a lightning bolt destroyed a telegraph box and office door, with buildings struck and bystanders stunned. Marl Furgeson died after sheltering under a tree. Ray Nash partially recovered from shock. Mrs. Ed Snitcher was paralyzed by a lightning stroke. Fairmount zinc works buildings were damaged. Albert Brown was killed in a field and Helen Miller was severely shocked at a doorway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Me ‘McClain
Lewis Wean
James Cook
Marion
Grant County
George C. Wood
Marl Furgeson
Tipton
Ray Nash
Nash
Ed Snitcher
Kempton
Fairmount
Albert Brown
White County
Helen Miller
Fragmented Indiana Notes of 1890s Local Life
A collage of brief items from Indiana towns reports misse d persons dead and missing. Mentions include Mrs Margaret Lee Brookville and Miss Anna Bocock 18 missing since Saturday plus deaths of Ascham Jackson Whitewater and others. Local notes cover street fairs in Petersburg labor day plans Terre Haute and Toledo Jones, and various small incidents involving accidents crime and business. predictions of electric road Converse to Rochester. companies closing for summer. court cases and divo rce actions. a river fish trap found in Columbus and a deer of local lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Jonah Thompson
Walkerton
Harry Paver
Winchester
Terre Haute
Toledo Jones
Sam
George Douglass
Hebron
Lafayette Mad Stone
Nny
Warren-Scharf Asphalt Company
New York City
Marion
Local News Bits Reflect Troubled Tales and Tiny Crimes
Col Durbin keeps a note of a replevin suit he did not know about until it surfaced. A country paper jokes about hats and marriages urging frugal weddings. A Bedford man, Joseph Frowning, is arrested as his sister attacks officers with a club. Dobbins intervenes and a brother strikes him. A youth in Columbus fires at a brakeman, wounding him. A claim of warrants fails as the suspect avoids arrest. Frank Rupert elopes with a foster daughter, then is released after she consents to return. he vows to wed in North Manchester later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Bedford
M. Dobbins
Browning
Frank Rupert
North Manchester
Columbia City
Goshen
Rupert
Kendallville
Cure for Tobacco Habit Promises Free Trial Package
An odorless tasteless remedy called Tobacco-Specific claims to remove nicotine from the system and cure tobacco use. Free trials mailed prepaid from Rogers Drug & Chemical Co. Cincinnati. Mrs. R J Geettle attests it renewed her husband’s health after covertly dosing his tea and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers Drug & Chemical Co
Fifth and
Race Sts
Cincinnati
Ohio
Judy
R. J. Goltle
R. J. Geettle
Winton Place
Hamilton Co
J. W. Haines
Glenn Ridg
Cincinnnati
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Cincinnatian
Battle OF the Giants
R. H
Philadelphia
Frazer, McFarland
Hawley
Avood
Aiaeeias Cog Eavenses
One
Nichols
Killen
Bersen
R.H. Ellowisvisho
Baltimore
Phillippi
Powers
Hill
McIhenna
Robinson
Crisham
R. H. E. St. Louis
Washington
Cuppy
O’connor
McGuire
Butler
EL Brooklyn
Cleveland
Kennedy, Grim, Hughey, Schrecongost
Balore
Pittsburgh
PerCt
Minneapolis
ATL
Ceeveee Wees
H. E. Detroit
Buffalo
Cronin
Buelow
Amol2
Diggins
Ational
Lus. PerCt
Brooklyn
Delph
R. H. EE
Ixokomo
Mattoon
lFisher and
Ryan
Wicker and Grimore
R. HH. E. Danville
Wabash
Jarvis and
Montgomery
Willis and Bowen
R. H. EE. Muncie
Bruner
Kellner
Warrener
Mitchell
Indiana Inklings
Margaret Lee
Brookville
Hannah
Temple
Portland
Fred Rubens
Milan
John ix. Anderson
Boomington
Lew Wallace
Old Country
Converse
Rochester
Peru
Anna Bocock
Ascham Jackson
Whitewater
Hannah Slobs
Sweeney
Brotherhood of Trainmen
Peoria
J. HW. Madden
Asia
A. J. Dan
Monroe Township
Kosciusko County
Telephone Company
Helen Shaw
Elkhart
John Richards
Clinton County
South Bend
Sexton
Rush County
The
Salem Democrat
North Anderson, Victoria and Union Glass Companies
Trust
DePauw
Alexandria
Bert Bell
Connersville
Robert Miles
John Watts
Miller
Rushville
W. J. Onahan
St. Mary's of the Woods Academy
Girs
Cadel Coal Company
Daviess Courty
Warsaw Times
Worthington Times
Otto Kolb
Warrick County
Union B.hunt
Theodore Johnson
Arlington
Tipton County
Republican Party
C. C. Shirley
Frieghner
Valparaiso
Matt Whisker
Col. Durbin
Durbin
Walter Herrold
William Fisher
Fisher
Vanguard
Saks’ Corner
Washington and
Pennsylvania Streets
Salks & Company
E. Wash
Stalnakerington Street
Majestic
Gregory & Appel
Indianapolis Gas Co
Parrott-Taggart Bakery
State Fair Grounds
Kahn Tailoring Co
Ice
W. H. Messenger
E. Wash. St
Via
Indianapa
Denver
Union Depot
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