Victory for Veterans to Escort McKinley In Inaugural Parade
The G A R wins an honor guard role for the president and will march from the White House to the Capitol with the president reviewing them afterward. Gen Greene and Gen Sickles agreed to the arrangement after a dispute, while crowds gather and regiments including marines join the procession.
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Pope Leo XIII Reaches Ninety-First Milestone Meets Health
Pope Leo XIII, aged ninety one, remains in good health as of March 2. Reports from Mazzoni and Vatican circles confirm the pontiff’s continued vitality and life in the world.
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Magnates Meet in Indianapolis Shuffle Baseball Future
W H Watkins leads talks in Indianapolis as magnates from Milwaukee Detroit discuss reviving a league after the American association collapse. Possible circuits include western cities with Power possibly becoming president and cities like Fort Wayne Columbus Dayton Toledo Detroit Milwaukee Louisville and Indianapolis touted as core. No final decision yet.
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A clipped historical fragment recalls a sudden shift and a dream becoming history in a single day, with unclear actors or locations but a sense of rapid transformation.
Ball Brieks and Signings Stir Baseball Circles
Ball stars are being signed across leagues. Comiskey lists Clarke Griffith Wallace Heldrick as with St. Louis. Bradley and Garvin join Cleveland. Dick Harley signs with Brush's Cincinnati. Bill Clarke ties to Washington AL. Davenport three league launches schedule of 18 games. Teams include Davenport Rockford Decatur Rock Island Bloomiston Evansville Cedar Rapids. Peoria Jr dropped for Evansville. Season opens May 2. Watkins blames John S. Rogers for the association’s downfall. Brush is cleared of guilt.
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Sloane Beats the Odds in California Spending Spree
Jockey James Todhunter Sloane, arriving in San Francisco, reveals he has blown $20,000 on his California visit. He notes hard luck now but remains upbeat, saying he will ride on, survive insults, and continue racing despite the costly pleasures.
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Madden Fought When Cousin Charsie Could Not Go On
Billy Madden recalls discovering Charles Mitchell in England in 1883 and the early career a clever 145 pound boxer built like a woman. They toured England and the US meeting fighters including Mike Clearly and John L Sullivan. Madden claims Mitchell’s sharp eye brought many victories, including a bout with Sullivan and a fixed western match against John Murphy.
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Sharkey Jeffries Bout Near. Law Threatens Sparring
San Francisco reports Tom Sharkey’s manager says a match with Jim Jeffries is nearly signed, with forfeit money lacking. Carson City fight plans, under Dan Stuart, face law barring sparring, carrying a challenge, or training with fines up to 5000 dollars and prison. The Sharkey Maher bout in doubt, San Francisco may lose the event to legal action.
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Fall of the Association Told by Watkins in Nightmarish Tale
Baseball magnate Watkins returns from the eastern meeting and recounts a troubled tale. Bi Clarke in Baltimore grows shaky while Irwin falters in Boston as events turn uncertain and the association faces a dramatic collapse.
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Jockey O Connor wins five at Tanforan and other notes
Friday reports jockey O Connor rode five winners at Tanforan. Indiana July race dates set. Purdue and Wabash hoop scores noted. Boxing and pool results from Denver Boston Hot Springs Albany and Elmira. Michigan joins Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Yacht topics and Indianapolis league results also mentioned.
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Spin Rolls and Rising Scores Highlight Lane Bowling Night
The Turners struggled as high scores fell short on Friday. Marions Ko We Bas and Capital Citys posted solid straights, while the Crescents promise strong form. The Marions 912 stood as the lone 900, with plenty of 800s. Lenox and Nationals split.
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New School Building and Expansion Plans
The School Board on Friday night voted to add eight rooms to Nortridge High School on Michigan Street and to erect a new $50,000 building at Sheldon and Seventeenth streets. They allocated $10,000 for land for future buildings, with locations pending. No action on enlarging School No. 2 at Fort Wayne and Delaware. Bills totaling $2,172.42 were approved.
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Joss primary bill passes Senate with chemical lab plan
The Joss primary election bill passed the Senate on Friday and heads back to the House for acceptance as the Minturn bill also clears that chamber. The Hurry bill establishing a chemical laboratory to study disposal of factory sewage passed amid some voting reversals. Wood supported reconsideration amid anticipated debate. Fleming and Gov. Durbin, both strawboard advocates, favored the measure.
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City Life notes union pacific souvenirs and local events
The Union Pacific issues handsome booklike souvenirs. Circle 6 of Central Avenue M E church hosts Mrs. Frank Cline’s party. Mrs. George Budd elected president. Fish lectures to Audubon society on Americas birds. Indiana building and loan officers elected. Mrs. Margaret Moffett dies at 75 in Indianapolis. G A R committee led by Irvin Robbins and Carey McPherson plans memorial day with officials invited.
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Miss Hobbs Dies After Gasoline Explosion
Minnie Hobbs died in City Hospital at 3 a.m. Saturday after a February 9 gasoline explosion in a tailor shop on Massachusetts avenue. Her hair and upper body suffered severe burns and she endured great pain with little hope of recovery.
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Small-pox Case Reported in City Resident
A case of small-pox was reported to the health board on Friday afternoon. William Nelson, a 30 year old Black man, of 932 Roanoke Street, is the victim.
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Sixty EV Drivers Strike in Chicago Incident
Sixty electric vehicle drivers in Chicago staged an action and demanded more than one dollar daily. Edad Vendorp of Sewanee Illinois fatally wounded his wife and then shot himself in the side before escaping.
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