Ken tucky Whirlwind shines in year’s grand blowout boxing card
About 400 preliminaries preceded the two main bouts. The Kentucky Whirlwind dominated an early match as his smaller foe tired and surrendered. L. Smith impressed as the Columbia pet in a two-man display before a ten-round main event that ended in a draw between Fred Blackburn and Shane Russell. Referee Sieger judged Blackburn slightly better, but the result stood. The hall closed around 1:30 a.m. after the club’s swell exhibition.
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Kentucky
L. Smith
Ike Upshaw
Fred Blackburn
Indianapolis
Shane Russell
Alexandria
Sieger
Blackburn
Boxing Exhibition Hype The Big Four Schedule Fights
Ringside chatter notes Hughey McGovern vs Tommy Wilson for a $100 forfeit as part of a boxing club show. Cullen and Chill open a boxing school near Pennsylvania and Courists while Young Corbett’s Eagle theme and dog behind the scenes provide local spectacle. Johnny Corbett doubts another theatrical engagement.
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Hughey McGovern
Tommy Wilson
Cincinnati
Jack Cullen
Ollie Chill
Pennsylvania’ and Courists
Young Corbett
Charlie
Hoboken
Devs
Johnny Corbett
Track Talk on Charleston Races and Wet Weather Track
The Charleston races on Thursday produced mostly long-shot victors with one notable exception and all the long shots were heavily played. The State Agricultural Society executive board visited the state fair grounds Friday to finalize plans for a new wet weather track inside the mile track, aiming for use by May first.
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Charleston
State Agricultural Society
State Fair Grounds
Gets Pay For Fingers
Gustave Horn, a Chicago machinist who lost two fingers in a Chicago bicycle plant accident, won $3,500 from his former employers and $800 from an insurer after a coercive settlement attempt. A higher court held the insurance company liable for damages, marking a first of its kind in the United States, aligning with a British Lords ruling years earlier.
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Horn
Chicago
Arnold, Schwinn & Co
London Guarantee and Accident Company
Insurance Company
House of Lords
Baseball League Adopts Buffalo Rules in Detroit
The American league meets in Detroit and adopts Buffalo conference rule changes except the foul strike rule. Indianapolis roster near completion with two remaining unannounced players. An injunction suit against Manager Tebeau and the Louisville team awaits a Saturday decision, with objectors hoping to block gameplay on site.
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Detroit
Buffalo
Indianapolis
Tebeau
Louisville
Unknown gunfire hits interurban car near Brazil Ind
In Brazil Indiana March 7 unknown parties fired on an interurban car near the city Thursday night bullets hit the car and window panes no injuries reported The crew fired back and scattered the attackers Strikers deny any involvement and say the strike is not near settlement.
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Brazil
Ind
Law Challenge over 20 Percent Street Tax Penalty
In superior court Judge Carter hears the Barrett Law penalty challenge on delinquencies for street improvements. Arguments claim class legislation and unconstitutional penalties. The county treasurer holds about 365000 dollars in collected penalties awaiting court ruling with potential return to the city if the law is struck down. The New York investment company supplied the salt.
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Carter
New York Investment Company
Deaths in Aroma and Knights Town Community
Mrs Lydia Lamb 33 of Aroma Dr Andrew J Bowers 7 of Moore s Hill died of pneumonia Mrs Eleanor D Ellsworth longtime Lafayette resident Frank K Steele druggist Knights town died suddenly of hemorrhage of lungs Hart died at the Soldiers Home cancer of stomach listed in this death notices roundup Of various causes and ages in local obituary column
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Andrew J. Bowers
Moore's Hill
Eleanor D. Ellsworth
Lafayette
Frank K. Steele
Knightstown
Hart
Marion man found dead at soldiers home basement
Marion Indiana March 7 John Kennedy was dropped from the Marion soldiers home rolls January 6 and was found dead in the basement of the barracks Thursday. Police are investigating and it is not known how long his body had lain there.
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Marion
Ind
John Kennedy
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