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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1902
Page
9
The article describes a special 12 inch by 8 inch perpetual trophy for the meet at Tomlinson Hall on Friday night. It features engraved winners on one side and a simple inscription beneath a wreath on the other, with Saks trophy name mentioned. The loser this year can attempt to regain it next year, continuing annually.
Bangor Maine March 21 The toll bridge and the Maine Central bridge between Bangor and Brewer over the Penobscot were swept away by the flood. A jam of ice and logs broke the center pier, destroying the railroad bridge and sending debris and flooded sections toward the city. Dozens possibly perished while onlookers feared for many others as the river rose and merchants moved goods from flooded streets.
In Albion Nebraska on March 21 George Thompson lay fatally wounded at his hotel and James Horey was wounded at his home. Mrs Patterson, wife of a Browers county stockman, was arrested after a street duel with Thompson following a divorce suit and alienation action. Six shots were exchanged. Thompson died, Patterson unhurt, bystander James Forey severely wounded.
New York report details Frank Conger, a Brooklyn iron magnate who died in a Detroit hotel, leaving 6 million dollars to a girl he saved from a Hamburg New York rail wreck a dozen years earlier. The rescued child, now 14, was believed to be related to the Cowpers until probate revealed the bequest. The girl’s income is projected at about 350 thousand dollars annually.
The special committee on sewage irrigation, formed from Board of Trade, State Board of Agriculture, and others, appointed a subcommittee. At Thursday’s meeting they examined Brockton, Massachusetts irrigation methods, noting satisfaction and crop healthfulness. A bill to be drafted for the next legislature.
Amusements notes at the Grand Empire announce a strong vaudeville program with a famed mind reader and the Perkins duo. The Park presents Secret Service with Thomas M Reynolds, later praised Pike company's war drama, and a praised Thoroughbreds burlesque. Don Caesar de Bazan fails to impress in Engilah's venue. Leo Meyer, injured in a train crash near Muncie, faces possible blindness.
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