Drawn bout ends in no contest between Jackson and Corbett
San Francisco reports a lengthy prize fight that stretched over 60 rounds with little real fighting. Jim Corbett and Peter Jackson appeared evenly matched, drawing a no contest verdict after referees ruled the bout over. Injuries included Jacksons dislocated left shoulder and Corbetts bruised hands.
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San Francisco
Jackson- Corbett
California
Jackson
Negro Jackson
Corbett
Coon
Cook
Jim Corbett
Peter Jackson
Good Bird Shooting at Local Tournament
The shooting tournament closed Thursday afternoon with fair results. Event winners included Polster, Spencer, Scott, Beck, and others in events featuring pigeons and sparrows. Morning extras highlighted by Polster, Beck, and Smoke. Erb's dogs notably retrieved well as pigeons were plunked at 2 p.m.
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Britton
Comstock
Gaskill
Scott
Skinner
Polster
Spencer
Beck
Dr. Britton
Wilson
Erb
Fire in Brooklyn House Endangers Family of Five Children
A Friday morning blaze damaged a Brooklyn residence housing a family with five young children. The mother panicked and resisted rescuers but emergency crews freed the family with great difficulty. All five children and their mother escaped, wearing only night clothes as they were rescued with serious burns likely sustained in the ordeal.
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Brooklyn
Indiana teachers meet in Muncie June 23 24 25
The Indiana music teachers association convenes in Muncie on June 23 24 and 25 with Laporte presenting 62 business men from Streator and Kankakee Illinois to attend the event.
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Indiana Music Teachers’ Asso
Muncie
Laporte
Streator
Kankakee
Boiler blast scalds two in Columbus factory death reported
A tubular boiler exploded at the Columbus buggy company's building Friday morning. Fireman Thos. Montgomery was enveloped in steam and died within twenty minutes. Another fireman was badly burned and ran naked to the street. he is expected to recover. The deceased was 44, colored, and married.
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ColumBus
Columbus~ Buggy Company
Thos. Montgomery
Deail
Train Derails Near Lafavette on Moreno Route
A Chicago-bound passenger train on the Moreno route derailed near Lafave tte Indiana early today. The engine and one car stayed upright while the first three cars tipped. Forty passengers were shaken and injured lightly, with no serious casualties reported.
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LafaveTte
Ind
Moreno
Hereeany
Oil on the Troubled Berries Provokes Controversy
Sanitary officer Sabborn condemns 60 quarts of strawberries Sunday at the Delaware coast commission houses. Merchants argue over the right to condemn fruit not fit for table use. Officer vows to act. berries deemed unfit for table are unfit for preserving or vinegar.
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Sabborn
Wul Teo
Presbyterian assembly ends without revision contest
May 22 Dorrigan There is no prospect of a contest in the presbyterian assembly over the revision of the confession of faith. The report of the committees on revision was referred to the presbyteries and the committee continued for a year. No discussion occurred. President Pai to of Princeton hoped some recommendations would be adopted and some rejected. He thinks some revision necessary.
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Dorrigan
Presbyterian Assembly
Paito
Princeton
Two deaths in Cincinnati after falls and suffocation
Cincinnati reports two tragic deaths on Friday. Reorgie Evarhart, a religiously devout individual, fell or jumped from a third story window at 378 West Fourth Street and was crushed. Nearby Charles Baker, a vault cleaner, fell into a vault at Pearl Street and suffocated in its contents.
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Cincinnati
Reorgie Evarhart
Forth St
Charles Baker
Isu
City Life Fire Damage and Local News Notes
A sparking cupola caused a fire at Ewald Overs foundry 215 S Pennsylvan ia st with about $50 damage. Reports mention councilman Stechban's potential bid for school commissioner and funeral notices for Deloss Koot and others. Police exam results, carpet replacement in the governor's office, and several births, deaths, marriages, and business notices are listed among district items.
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Ewald Overs Foundry
S. Pennsylvania St
Union Station
Tis
Stechban
Tippecanoe Club
Deloss Koot
Grace Episcopal Church
Say and
Alabama-sts
John T
Ruckle
John FE
Ruckle Relief Corps
Brightwood Camp
Sons of Veterans
Third Christian Church
Cor
Ash-st
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of
Indianapolis
Robert’s Park Church
Tim Griffin
Es-senatoer McDonald
Meridian-st
Seventh-st
John Stewart
Robert Anderson
U. S
Anderson
Stewart
John
van Buren
J. M. Thomas
Morris
Clara Scott
Cora McLane
Massachusetts Ava
George Kesel
Tadiana Ave
D. Root
Delaware-st
Charles Heime
Bradshaw-st
Carroll
W. Wighth
Anna C. Wright
New Jersey
John Campbell
Yandes
Buildings in the Case Morgue and City Board Actions
City Board of Public Works approved the street commissioner's payroll of 7311.22. Building inspector Titchey condemned several properties including 66 65 and 70 Massachusetts ave and the corner of West and Michigan. Debates over fencing at the Seventh Street baseball park and plans for paving College Avenue and rapid transit were discussed. Protests against Alabama Street closing due to the Virginia Avenue viaduct were noted. Washington reports Blaine mind speculation being discredited.
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Board of Public Works
Defrees
Titchey
Massachusetts Ave
West and
Michigan-sts
Market-st
Seventi-st
Nerty
Juba Brush
College-ave
J. J. Cochratt
Conduit
Alabama-st
Alabama St
Virginia-ave
Stecihan
Demolition Begins on Lake Front Exposition Building
Work started Friday morning to tear down the lake front exposition building, a once prominent landmark. Despite expected interference, demolition progressed rapidly and the structure is slated to disappear soon.
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Cuicano
Mad Dogs Ravage West Indianapolis and Rabid Canine Shot
West Indianapolis suffers a mad dog scare as Calihan’s large black dog, later killed after showing rabid behavior, spurs panic with nearby dogs and cats attacked. A yellow shaggy dog also caused alarm before being shot Thursday. Local forecast: showers and cooler temperatures in Indianapolis area, with possible rain this afternoon or night.
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Indianapolis
Calihan
Indiana
Prominent Man Dead in Indiana County
Suebelville May 22 Alsx A Pruitt died near Edinburg Friday morning a wealthy man and longtime county resident he was a leading Democrat in central Indiana and one of the wealthiest men in the county obituary notes his prominence and local influence.
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Suebleyville
Pruitt
Edinburg
Indiana
Br Briggs debate divides Presbyterians over orthodoxy
Supporters defend Prof Briggs inaugural address as in line with Presbyterian faith while critics urge strict biblical literalism. Ministers Randthaler Haines and Fianter comment on interpretation, drift toward Catholicism, and the coming church revision. Briggs supporters foresee eventual unity and Briggsites prevailing.
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Briggs
Union Seminary
Arid Idesa
Sus
Randthaler
Pabernacle
Brigg
Im. L. Haines
Hts
Sails
T Belisre
Fianter
Saventh Church
Griggs
Brizgs
Presbyterian Church
Three Men Killed in Sheep Herding Feud in New Mexico
In Valencia County near Albuquerque on Thursday a shooting affray between rival sheep herders left three dead and several wounded. Local authorities investigated as tensions rose over grazing rights and herd movements in the region.
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New Mexico
Albuquerque, I, ML
Vetencia
Covent Garden Manager Sued for Defamation Over Evil Eye Charge
London theater manager Harris faces a 25000 dollar defamation suit after calling tenor the evil eye Jonah during Le Prophete. The quarrel stems from bad luck and a claim that the company’s woes result from employing the man, a dispute tied to dramatic misfortune. Also noted is a physician's remark on the vermiform appendix and a Williamsburg servant girl Kate Donnelly who, after mustard seed use to ease dyspepsia, required surgery revealing seeds in her appendix.
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Harris
Covent Garden Theater
London
Tenon
Tegor
Jonah
Dr. Sands
Sun
Kate Donnelly
Williamsburg
N. Y
Kate
Despondent German Watchman Tries Suicide After Family Tragedy
Karl Heine a 41 year old German watchman at Pioneer brass foundry and father of four faced grief after a diphtheria death of a son and near death of a daughter. Heine attempted to shoot himself Thursday night but was restrained by a brother. Friday morning while near the boy’s coffin he fired at his head but the girl deflected the bullet. the weapon struck the casket. Heine said his mind is clear and he was not insane. He was locked up at the police station for safety.
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Karl Heine
Bradshaw St
Pionesr Brass Foundry
God
Bin
Heine
Sun
Elks Debate Sullivan Expulsion Shock in New Jersey
In Krwanx New Jersey on May 22 Elks show inclination to accept the National board’s decision to expel John N Sullivan. Newark lodge members believe his innocence and express chagrin as delegates return from Louisville. Detective John Cosgrove warns reinstatement would risk a yearlong suspension.
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Krwanx
N.J
The
Elks
National Board
Jwhn
Sullivan
Stoyy’s Five Mine Headache Cure Ad
A historical ad offers Stoyy’s Five Mine Headache Cure priced at 1 cent per package for headache relief. The text lists price and product briefly within a vague promotional fragment.
Great Music Festival Promises Notable Talent
A Sun report previews next week’s music festival with a 700-voice chorus and the Theodore Thomas Orchestra led by Prof. Carl Barus. Barus, a long-time educator and conductor born in 1823 in Silesia, has directed numerous Cincinnati festivals and now guides Indianapolis events, including the Mennerchor.
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Theodore Thomas
Carl Barus
N. East St
Barus
Prof
Schurgasi
Brieg
Silesia
Gymnssium
Voerster
Breslau
Thorough Lass
Ernest Ueinrich Richter
Adolf Hasse
America
Cincinnati
Crerman Theater
Ina
Temple Bone Jeshuran
Westeran College
Philharmonic Society
Indianapolis
Woman Against Woman at The Sun Office Smear Climax
Mrs Wasson records her side of the Washington Street smiting case against Mrs Perry Stephenson. She denies provoking the divorce and reveals court remarks while noting Stephenson’s earlier conduct. A public note also mentions a Riley tribute from Chicago Post praising the poet’s nature and humanity.
Convicted agent jailed for immoral purposes case in New Orleans
May 22 report from New York states August Eliogen a dramatic agent was sentenced Friday to five years and 77 months in state prison for sending a girl to a disreputable New Orleans resort under theatrical guise. Gov Hovey Sick has been ill with a stomach trouble but rose Friday morning. Local ad copy from W Miek 66 10 Wasin st promotes ladies styles and sale items ending with a sale note.
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New York
Eliogen
New Orleanas
Indiana Boston elocution school praised for modern method
Mrs Hattis A Prank runs an Indiana Boston school of elocution and expression. She rejects rote stage selections and emphasizes full mind body expression. Pupils include Amelia Platter Georgia Lewis and Maud Dudies, with several graduates pursuing acting or elocutionary work.
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Hattis A. Prank
Lis
Sheresday
Prunk
SUN
Hen
Modern School of Elocution
Sheridan
Barbara Frenchie
Amelia Platter
Georgia Lewis
Maud Dudies
Itauta Not to be Seized by American Navy
Paris May 22 The Neuvieme Siecle asserts a report that an agreement exists between Chinese congressional party agents and U S authorities to hand over the state to the United States rather than have it seized by Charleston or any other American naval vessel pending a neutralities case settlement.
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Paris
Neuvieme Siecle
United States
Charleston
Steele
Reid
Features of Sporting Life Chicago Leads Race
Chicago leads the sporting life feature with references to Boston, Cleveland, and Louisville results. It lists race times for sprints and distance events, mentions a board of appeals expelling Nelson and his stallion, and notes multiple city matchups and batteries among teams like Pittsburg, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, New York, and Cleveland.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Bennett
Boston
Board of Appeals
The
National Trotting
Nelson
Louisville
Red Sign
Palmetto
Huron
Pendleton
Waller
Pat Conley
Atticus
Bankraph
Marmosa
the League
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
King and Berver
Caruthers
Sindow
Cincinnati
New York
Bate
Radbourne and Clark
Sharrett and Park
Tian
Zapher
Arkson
Benneit
Kicego
Whiladelphia
Crime
Kittridge
Esper
Gleason
Clements
Association
Bastau
St. Genis
Waley
Murphy
Neal
Batteries
Chamberlain
Milligan
Crane
Kelly
Washington
Loiz Istillery
Uatics
Snyder
Parad
Byasi
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Br. Haives
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Opera
Stoyy
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Ixiallor
Mrs. Wasson
Brr. Stephenson
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Tit Sun
Poet Riley
James Whitcom Riley
Chicago Post
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Gov. Bovey
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W. Miek
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