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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1899
Page
2
A palm reading compares the lines of loyalty and warfare on the hands of the prince of Wales and Admiral Dewey. Louis Emile Guizet notes Dewey’s hand shows fighter traits with crossed palm lines signaling many conflicts and loss of his wife.
In Scott Kansas May 29 authorities report Dr. Thomas O'Toole buried as dead but insurance records show a plan by his wife and the doctor to collect an $8,000 life policy. The supposed victim was found alive, and the couple are under investigation for conspiracy and insurance fraud.
The article reports the East taking a lead in major league action while rain helps Indianapolis avoid loss. It notes a claim of a put-up job in the Fitzsimons-def fries business amid slow batting.
Muncie and Kokomo both won Friday with 7 to 6 and 13 to 12, while Danville fell 6 to 7. Terre Haute posted 6 in a high scoring night.
St Pauls victory ties them with Indianapolis for first place while Brooklyn shows strength as Manager Hanlon planned. The Superbas win nine straight, pressuring St Louis as Cincinnati’s Phillips saves bases and walks batters in frigid conditions. Terrestrial league notes show delays and forfeits, with DePauw and Washington–Javian college wins over Nebraska and Ohio State respectively in Friday play.
The Western league favored a clean sweep in opening games as rain and tough play disrupted East vs West matchups. Columbus lost to Minneapolis, St Paul edged a hard fought win, and Detroit’s poor offense limited Milwaukee’s scoring while Milwaukee edged New York in a low offense game.
Critics cry foul about the upcoming match alleging inside betting and fraud rumors. The piece argues the fight will be fairly conducted as in Fitzsimmons’ prior bouts and that skeptics often fade after the event.
Crowds watched Kid Grim of Indianapolis win by knockout over Billy Rogers of Louisville after a 1 am start. Grim, 158 pounds, landed savage blows including an upper cut to finish in the third round. A $100 side bet and receipts boosted Grim’s profits to about $150.
The Kinetoscope New York reports that doubts about postponing the Jeffries versus Fitzsimmons bout due to weather are resolved after a contract was signed Friday with a kinetoscope company to film the match, confirming plans proceed.
Antique advertisement claims catarrh inflames the Eustachian tube causing deafness and promises one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured. It touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with Toledo, Ohio origin.
The article notes plans to photograph the bout with artificial lighting so the roof need not be removed. Though tickets are not on sale yet, demand is strong and the venue is expected to sell out a week before the mill date.
Joe Walcott, the colored boxer, shifts from welterweight to middleweight and defeats Dick O'Brien in 14 rounds in New York on Friday. Earlier, Dan Bayliff of Lima Ohio and Charley Lawler of Louisville fought a 20 round draw in Hot Springs Arkansas, hailed as the hottest contest of the season.
A Washington dispatch to the Tribune reports Cuban sources reveal the insurgent army has about 10,000 soldiers with vouchers instead of 30,000. Generals allegedly push for an agreement with Gen Brooke to pay each enlisted man 190 dollars and distribute the rest by rank among officers.
Havana May 2 The Cuban army mostly refused to surrender arms and uncertainty over Washington action left Gen Brooke’s plans in flux. Cuban bitterness runs high as many soldiers retreat to the woods and American residents fear their unprotected position. A protest to President McKinley against further troop withdrawals is being prepared.
Papers dropped in a struggle between three card monte men who robbed a man of 4009 near Wilmington hint that A. J. Tyler of near Toledo was to be their next dupe. Tyler, described as 51 years old with a long beard, lived east of Toledo and was a director at First National Bank of Tama owning four acres of land.
Samoan correspondent reports at Apia on April 1 British and American troops were driven back by Mataafans while the English and allies fled. The account accuses Capt. Sturdee of the Porpoise and British consul Maxse of firing huts and shooting women and children.
Johnny Schultz, 12 19 Kansas street, was hit in the neck by a missile while passing through the alley west of his home at noon Saturday. A woman in the same alley was struck on the head by a missile hitting her bonnet. police think a robert rifle was used and no gunshot was heard.
The candidacy for the Indiana G. A. R. commandership has closed with only W. L. Dunlap of Franklin and W. B. Campbell of Anderson as nominees. They will open their headquarters in Terre Haute on Monday.
The body of Miss Florence Taggart was buried Friday at 3 p.m. on the east slope of Crown Hill. The private ceremony was attended only by family members, with many flowers laid over the grave.
John Beerbower was selling a bull and praising its gentleness when the animal gored him multiple times. The injuries are serious and he may die. The incident occurred in Huntington on May 20. Police and medical responders attended the scene.
The Indianapolis Fairbanks grounds have been renovated over the off season with six acres of layout enhancements, greenhouses, cactus mound, water lilies, and a night blooming cereus. A New York Ladies Symphony Orchestra will perform under Frank W. McKee as police guard the grounds. Opening May 22 features nightly concerts and free admission with matinees on Tue Thu and Sat.
Detectives Thornton and Kinney pursued Harry Brown from a Malotrave saloon after he fled upstairs to escape an overcoat theft report. Brown leaped from a window but was held by his trousers ready to fall. he was dropped 15 feet into Kinney’s arms.
Arthur Reed and John Pope, two men held to await developments in the Bessie Canady case, were discharged without trial on Saturday. The young girl, once unconscious after a quarrel with Reed, has recovered, and investigators now clear Reed and Pope of guilt.
Police report a Friday night holdup near Whitestown by two men who robbed James Caldwell a produce dealer of 175 dollars. No trace of the assailants has been found.
Indiana market reports Saturday ship ments with steady to higher sales for lambs and mixed changes for cattle and hogs. Good to prime steers range 1,301 pounds and up with prices around 6.40 to 7.40. feeding steers and stockers show varied quotes. heifers and cows priced at 3.00 to 4.50. hogs lightly lower with lighter weights more active. sheep receipts small and prices higher for lambs and medium sheep.
Wheat held steady with No 2 red and various No 3 and mixed lots across 30 cars. Corn showed steady demand with multiple grades including No 1 white and No 3 white, while oats remained dull with several white and mixed categories trading modestly. Hay prices varied by grade with No 1 timothy at 9.25 to 9.75 and No 3 timothy around 8.24 to 8.78 per unit.
May 20 1599 market update shows good receipts and easy trading with prices drifting lower. Quotes include 250 to 250 head at 3.95 to 4.00, 200 to 230 at 3.57 to 3.92, 1609 to 190 at 3.82 to 5.90, with pigs and light workers 3.70 to 3.83. cattle market steady.
The report lists diverse items from a secret peace conference to a wreck near Alaska with four drowned, plus political moves in Michigan and Chicago, a guarded grave in New York, and a trolley ride for Admiral Schley in Omaha.
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