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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1900
Page
8
The bout at the Niles athletic club featured Philadelphia’s Zeigler facing his opponent for the sixth time. The former secured a decisive second round knockout with a body shot and a left hook to the jaw as the fight remained even until the finish.
The column rails against bluffing fights by Fitzsimmons and Ruhlin with Sharkey and McCoy, noting failed forfeit posts and likely postponements. It also covers Charley Frank’s Indianapolis crew and Rochester games, and reports on Bid McPhee’s retirement rumors and manager Brush’s push to keep him in baseball. Louisville Derby entrant Oscar Gard is mentioned in a separate note.
New York March 27 Ernest Roeb er has posted one thousand dollars for a return contest with Bec Olsen the champion wrestler. Olsen’s manager says he will accept.
Lawton Brin kmeyer led with 204 while Gardner’s Monitors struggled in four games on Marion lanes. Gardner 111 Beck 144 Wickard 169 Dicks 189 Hilgemier 136 totaled 791 for Monitors versus Lawton Briggs 210 McGrew 163 O Partlow 180 E Partlow 143 Baker 164 totaling 860 in the series.
The police pursue Terry Moore for a new badge while West Washington street merchants push to hire him as a special officer. Saloon owners oppose, merchants clash with警 police, and a plan to seek board approval for official powers is expected, amid claims Moore already uses constabulary authority with little credit.
In Bradford on the Olean Rock City Bradford line a trolley car broke its brake chain on a steep grade and plunged down an embankment. Oil man J. C. Marsh was killed instantly. Harrie died from a crushed skull. Six others injured include J T Wheeler and J R Reardon. Car demolished. Nearby fire at 945 N Illinois St caused over 100 dollars damage to J B Root residence.
Grand trustees led by L F Barnett Dan ville and John W Franks of Alexandria with Grand chancellor J E McDonald reject a 70000 bid for property at the Massachusetts arenaPennsylvania street area. They decide to lease long term with plan for improvements. The offer was from an Andramapota group.
Read about women wear including cheviot serge skirts in multiple colors and trims, priced around 8.59 dollars, and new jackets, box jackets, and tailor suits in covert velvet, serge, and cheviots. Heavy taffeta silk waists arrive in bright shades, with prices near 5 dollars to 10 dollars, offered midweek.
In New York on March 27 Lord Salisbury apologized through Lord Pauncefote to the United States for the censor in Durban opening mail addressed to ex Consul Charles E. Macrum at Pretoria. Secretary Hay cited international-law violation as the basis and the apology aims to close the Macrum charges without a congressional probe.
Bishop McCabe spoke at Central Ave M E Church on Monday night about Libby prison. He described unexpected able bodied Union soldiers, their sorrow and good times, urged no retreat from duty and supported pensions for veterans.
F L Torres manager of the Ubero plantation in Mexico visits Indianapolis and will call on the daughter of a prominent Indiana politician in Covington amid gossip of an engagement. He praises Mexico's bright prospects and speaks on his homeland.
The Merchants National Bank of Rutland Vermont shut its doors on Monday with D D Muir named receiver. The institution had capital of 100000 and debts totaling 351549. The cashier C W Massey is jailed and admits embezzling 145000.
Miss Elizabeth Dowe, a Peoria cashier, confessed stealing 1800 from her wholesale grocery firm. She sent the funds to her fiancé in Chicago. His parents repaid the firm and the case was dropped. Dowe may have fled to New York.
Mary Murphy, a missing girl from Sherrodsville, was found in a resort and taken to a Good Shepherd house. On Tuesday morning she plunged toward the ground from a fourth story attic window but was halted by the sisters who held her until a fire truck arrived. A 50 foot ladder saved her from certain death.
Frank M. Springer as assignee of the Mutual saving and loan association is ordered by Judge Allen to pay 36 percent of the claims. It is probable another 26 percent will be paid, then the association will throw up the sponge.
Mrs A F McIntosh of 819 Bradshaw Street says kidney trouble plagued her for a year until reading Dean's Kidney Pills. Her husband bought a box from Henry J Huders drug store and after use the weakness disappeared and she felt much improved, expressing satisfaction with the remedy.
Rabbi Isaac M. Wise, a prominent reform leader, died after a stroke of paralysis that struck him in Cincinnati. His death ends a long notable career in Jewish religious life and scholarship.
The Central labor union resolves to stand by the street railroad men’s new union and to prosecute company officials for allegedly obstructing union formation. Signatures were said to be obtained by threats, with prosecutor Pugh to be notified. A $100 fine and imprisonment await employers who break up unions. Casper Orebaugh of Muncie formed the group after talks with assistant manager Grant. Also, Charles C. O’Boyle of 1014 N. Pennsylvania St. died of typhoid pneumonia after a cold, after 14 years with the Indianapolis weighing and inspection bureau and prior service as assistant pay master of the I B & W railroad. he was from Terre Haute and married Nettie Dietrichs five years ago.
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