Boxing Showdown Set for Empire Theatre June 2
Empire Theatre management schedules a boxing card for June 2 headlined by Kid Blackburn Indiana colored lightweight versus Kid Bradford Chicago. Both fighters begin training at once Bradford at Beverly Howard's place and Blackburn on Indiana avenue. Promoters plan to import Kansas zephyrs to cool the interior as fans attend.
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Empire Theater
Kid Blackburn
Indiana
Kid Bradford
Chicago
Bradford
Beverly Howard
Blackburn
Indiana Ave
Purdue Beats Indiana 11 to 6 In Midweek Tilt
Purdue defeated Indiana 11 to 6 on Wednesday as teams in the city ready for upcoming contests. Notre Dame reserves, formed from those not making the varsity, plan to open their schedule with Culver on Friday. The Indianapolis Milwaukee game was rained out, and the Hoosiers travel to Kansas City on Thursday. High school and training school rivals prepare cheers for Saturday's Washington Park clash.
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Notre Dame
Culver
Milwaukee
Hoosiers
Kansas City
San Francisco
Washington
Park
Baseball Scores and Batteries Across American League Showdowns
Reports from multiple games show Brooklyn defeating Cincinnati by 3 to 4 with batteries Hahn Pietz Kitson Farwell. New York 4 Pittsburgh 3 with Matthewson Taylor Bowerman Tannehill Smith. Chicago 4 Philadelphia 3 with St Vrain Kling Dugglerby Daklisch. Washington 8 St Louis 4 with Orth Drill Powell Sudgen. Philadelphia 12 Cleveland 11 with Husting Powers Wright Bemis. Detroit 4 Baltimore 2 with Mercer Bensow Hughes Robinson. Chicago 25 Boston 1 with Platt McFarland Winters Criger.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Hahn O
Pietz
Kitson
Farwell
New York
Pittsburg
Matthewson, Taylor
Washington
St. Louis
Orth
Drill
Powell
How They Stand American Association Clubs
Standings show Columbus Indianapolis Louisville St. Paul Kansas City Milwaukee Toledo Minneapolis with wins and losses and percentages. Detroit Chicago Philadelphia Boston St Louis Washington Baltimore Cleveland round out the league tallies and team records.
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American Association
Pet
Columbus
Indianapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
Kansas City
Cccescsnese
Milwaukee
Ccssesecseeus
Toledo
Eid
Minneapolis
Soat
Detroit
Cscovseesesseveres
Chicago
Ccccseennesenseee
Philadelphia
Cscccoress
Boston
St. Louia
Washington
Baltimore
Cleveland
Horse Talk at Churchill Downs and Toronto Racing Opener
Four favorites and two seconds won at Churchill Downs on Wednesday as O A Hickok the California trainer announced plans to train the group at the state fair grounds for a few days. Toronto opens Friday with the King plate as the feature of a nine days meet. The purse stands at 33 000 plus 50 guineas from the king, a decision hailed by Canadian bettors. Henry Zeigler, Cincinnati turfman and Shafe’s brother, returns to New York from abroad aboard the same steamer with Nasturtium the Whitney colt who went abroad for the blue ribbon but will not race again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Henry Zeigler
Cincinnati
Shafe
Zeigler
New York
Nasturtium
Whitney
Blue Ribbon
Kid McCoy Undergoes Arm Surgery and Nearby Talks
Kid McCoy’s arm was operated on Wednesday. He recalled fighting the last four rounds of his match with Kid Carter as if in a dream. The Indianapolis athletic club is negotiating a match between Kid Ashe and Kid Blackburn with Ashe tentatively agreeing to a Decoration Night contest if no better offer arrives.
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Kid McCoy
Kid Carter
Indianapolis Athletic Club
Kid Ashe
Kid Blackburn
Ashe
Jeffries and Fitzsimmons Heavyweight Title Fight Planned
Final arrangements are under way for a Jeffries versus Fitzsimmons heavyweight world championship bout in San Francisco. Although the date and contracts are not settled, the two were seen talking in the city on Wednesday, suggesting a summer showdown with a $2,600 forfeit posted. July 4 appears the most favored date.
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Jeffries
Fitzsimmons
San Francisco
Chain letter for miners' relief spreads in Tennessee mine disaster
An endless chain letter for relief of families of miners killed in the Coal Creek mine disaster began Wednesday afternoon by Eli Hirshfield in the Stevenson building. Within half an hour the first reply with ten cents reached Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers union and seven more followed within an hour. By night letters were in every office in the building and similar efforts started across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Creek
Tennessee
Eli Hirshfield
Stevenson
Wilson
United Mineworkers’ Union
Fragmentary Advert: Mosquito Bar and Cloth Items
A fragmentary clipping notes items including a mosquito bar, remnants of a factory yard, and heavy cannon cloth sold at 12 for 6 cents. Mentions doilies stamped with unclear details in a chaotic catalog-like listing.
Arid eyes hump card and assorted 1900s house goods
Fragmented list of items includes American pina, Adamantine make, soap bars, brooms, shelf paper, glass tumblers, scrub brushes, garden hose with couplings. Prices shown as fractions and cents suggest a catalog-like sale from an old newspaper snippet.
Senator Fairbanks to Preside at Harrison Memorial Readings
Senator Fairbanks will preside at a special Wednesday meeting of the committee arranging entertainment for the Harrison monument fund at English's Opera House. The group plans open readings on May 31 with an auction of boxes at noon Monday. Booth Tarkington and other Indiana writers are expected, with ticket prices set for downstairs 1.50, balcony reserved 1, balcony unreserved 75, and gallery 50 cents.
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Harrison Monument Fund
English
Opera House
Fairbanks
Washington
Indiana
Booth Tarkington
James Whitcomb
Riley
Meredith Nicholson
George B. . McCutcheon
George Ade
Charles Major
Lew Wallace
Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Modus Operandi in Phonograph Patent Case Described
The National Phonograph Company seeks an injunction against C. S. Wachtell & Son to stop selling below contract price. The bill defines the phonograph as a sound recording and reproducing machine with a lathe shaft, mandrel, recorder and reproducer, a glass diaphragm, and a metal soap record blank. Judge Baker will review the petition, and the court will learn much about phonographs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Phonograph Company
West Orange
N. J
C. S. Wachtell & Son Company
Muncie
Ind
Baker
Robbers Enter Tailor Shop for Three Suits Heist
Robbers broke into Dave Schneiderman’s tailor shop at 345 Massachusetts Ave on a Wednesday night. They escaped with three tailored suits and trousers, leaving old clothes behind. Police estimate a $200 loss with no clues found, the entry through a rear window noted.
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Dave Schneiderman
Massachusetts Ave
Schneiderman
Haymakers Elect New Officers After Meeting
The Haymakers concluded their meeting with degree work on Wednesday night. Red Cloud association, No. 18% of Indianapolis won the first prize. In the afternoon session new officers were elected: Past president D. W. Gerard Crawfordsville president Robert Cardle Muncie vice president M. G. Mock Muncie secretary C. E. Nobes Flora treasurer Perry Barr Muncie first farmer HB Campbell Anderson second farmer C. B. Hicks Lebanon guard of hayloft W. H. Thompson Aurora guard of barn yard Harry Shriner Elkhart.
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Haymakers
Red Cloud Association
Indianapolis
D. W. Gerard
Craw
Fordsville
Robert Cardle
Muncie
M. G. Mock
C. E. Nobes
Flora
Perry Barr
HB. B. Campbell
Anderson
C. B. Hicks
Lebanon
W. H. Thompson
Aurora
Harry Shriner
Elkhart
Philippine civil service exams for forestry inspector June 10
Examinations for forestry inspector in the Philippine service and for a manual training teacher will be held on June 10. On June 17 exams are scheduled for an assistant examiner in the patent office photographic assistant and a record clerk in the United States Penitentiary. Cadet in revenue cutter service also listed.
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Civil ‘Service
Philippine Service
Pat‘ent
United States Penitentiary
Aequine
Revenue
Cutter
Boers arrive with peace proposals near Kitchener
Independence dispatch from London on May 2 reports Pretoria officials stating that Boer leaders Botha DeWet Delarey and Meyer arrived in Pretoria with peace proposals. The Boers are said to be lodged next to General Kitchener and reportedly demand territorial independence.
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London
Pretoria
Botha
DeWet
Délarey
Meyer
Kitchener
Wreck on Grand Trunk near Mishawaka India
Ten injured severely and about twenty more with minor injuries after Grand Trunk Western passenger train derailed near Mishawaka Indiana. Train ran at 60 miles an hour when seven cars left the track. no fatalities reported. Injured include postal clerks C J Clark and G M Urey engineer Harrington fireman Finch H E Clifford T N Minier G W McDonald Professor Joseph Roach and Mrs H D Young. spreading rails blamed for the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka
Ind
Grand Trunk Western
C. J. Clark
G. M. Urey
Harrington
Finch
H. E. Clifford
T. N. Minnier
G. W. McDonald
Joseph Roach
H. D. Young
Automobiles curb urged by safety board meeting
At a regular Wednesday session the Board of Safety ordered the police superintendent to regulate car speeds. Officials note drivers abuse road rules and fear some applicants seek badges for personal gain. They request six extra patrolmen to cover Irvington and Tuxedo and seek a controller's recommendation for funding.
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Board of Safety
Superintendent of Police
Bruenig
Irvington
Tuxedo
Property transfers in city five thousand to six thousand dollars
William B Hogan bought a southeast corner lot from Van Camp hardware for 5000. Mr and Mrs Isaac W Ruffin sold 28 vacant lots north of Brookside Park to T B Laycock Manufacturing Company for 6000. A vacant lot north of Sherman Ave near 23rd St was transferred to August Wacker by Louisa Kroeckel for 5200.
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William ,B. Hogan
van Camp Hardware and Iron Company
Louisiana and
Alabama-sts
Isaac W. Ruffin
T. B
State Library seeks 3000 to save records and Indian portraits
State Librarian Henry asks the legislature for three thousand dollars to acquire and preserve valuable records and old books papers and portraits of Indian warriors tied to the nation's early history. Without funding these items may pass out of existence as they are brought into state possession and protected for future study.
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Henry
Indiana coal mines face possible cross-state trust
W. W. Hubbard of Island coal company called reports that all Indiana mines and Illinois mines may merge into a trust. He noted the option on Island holdings expired Feb 1 and has not been renewed, and he doubts any current project exists. Island coal company operates about 100 cars daily from southern Indiana, the state's largest operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Hubbard
Island Coal Company
Indiana
Illinois
Mr. Hubbard
Immoral Annenable Tells of Notorious Family
Mrs M J Anenable state superintendent of rescue work of the W C U told New York county temperance union of a single immoral woman who died in 1827. Her descendants number 800 with 300 plus drunkards 127 immoral women and 37 murderers executed at public costs totaling be 000 000 for trials and executions.
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New York
M. J. Anenable
W.C. Z.U
New York County Temperance Union
Local Ads and Notices Run in Loose-Leaf and Services
A collage of 19th century classified items lists photography studios Colorful ads for portraits at Bretzmans and Wilhite and Holloway plus address mentions 237 N Penn and 347 Newton Claypool. Dentist E E Reese and Dr George A Sigler show nearby offices. Baby soothing syrup and old Nun nurse warnings appear among small commercial lines and lunch options at Union Station.
Local Social Notes Mention Weddings and Travels
Mrs Ray Eldon Scott plans a Sunday trip to Louisville to visit relatives. Miss Sue Chipman will spend the summer in the west visiting California and other coast states. Miss Mona Taggart hosts a May 2 tea for Mary Fitch Sewell who will wed George B Elliott next week. Mrs W H Brown hosts flower luncheon at University club for Mrs W C Shryer of Bloomfield. Mrs Charles E Dark hosts a Propylaeum reception for Mrs J Cumming-Smith and Mrs Wilbur W Dark, an April bride. Mr and Mrs A A Stubbins announce their daughter Cora to Layton C Walker.
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Sue Chipman
Oregon
California
Mona Taggart
Mary Fitch Sewell
George B. Elliott
W. H. Brown
N. Meridian Sr
University Club
W. C. Shryer
Bloomfield
Charles E. Dark
Propylaeum
J. Cumming -Smith
A. A. Stubbins
Cora
Layton
C. ‘Walker
Four German Wardogs Berlin May Be Beginning
A partial string suggests a German related item with a potential or upcoming start. The fragment mentions Berlin and wardogs in a context that hints at a beginning or initiation possibly linked to May, but details are unclear from the OCR fragment.
Bombing at Havana Fireworks Injures Several People
A bomb was thrown into a crowd watching fireworks at Moro Castle in Havana on Wednesday night injuring several people, with iron and nails found in their wounds. The assailant is unknown and no motive is given.
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Havana
E Sons
Moro Castle
Indianapolis Typographical Union Elects Officers
The Indianapolis Typographical Union No. 1 elected officers including President Edgar A. Perkins and Vice President J P Turk. Delegates to the international convention and golden jubilee in Cincinnati were F J DeWarf and H Eithard. Perkins led president votes 163 to 136 for Harry Slough. International President James M. Lynch is seen as likely to win reelection. J W Bramwood faced no opposition for secretary treasurer. The canvassing board expects results by mid June.
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Indianpolis Typographical Union No. 1
Edgar A. Perkins
J. P. Turk
W. W. Davy
C. E. McKee
F.J. DeWarf
Musikverein concert to aid St. Louis fund
A large crowd attended the Musikverein public concert at the German house on Wednesday night to raise funds for St. Louis. The program will be repeated in St. Louis with a chorus of more than 100 voices and an orchestra of 50 pieces conducted by Mr. Ernestinoff.
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Musikverein
St. Louis Fund
St. Louis
Ernestinoff
Loss of Appetite Ad in Local Notices and Services
A collage of old ads and notices mentions Hood s Sarsaparilla to restore appetite, plus local business references Knox s formerly Bates barber shop at Meridian and Washington, Auto Storage and Repair Co and 25 E Ohio, Capitol Cleaning Works, Okey Burial Vault Co, plasterer hiring, and two May excursion trains via C H D and Monon Route with departure and return times and stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Monon
Transit details for Wisconsin and Michigan travel by rail
The note details low fare travel by the Chicago North Western Ray with daily sleepers from Chicago to Watersmeet and Watersmeet to Chicago. Special sleeper departs Saturdays at 5 pm, arrives Sunday morning, returns Sunday evening, with arrival in Chicago Monday morning. Pamphlets available on application from N. M. Breese.
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Eagle River
Conover
Waterameet
Gogebic
Mtrenisco
Tomahawk Lake
Woodruff
Cico Lake
Wisconsin
Michigan
Chicago x North-Western Ray
Chicago
Watersmeet
N. MM. Breese
Cintiard, Oe
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I. Sipe
Savas
Acta Indianapolie, Inc Ind
Carl L. Rost
Sinois Street
Bates
Washington ST
Weddietham OG Wash
HH. Cohen
S. Nnois
Terling
Z. H. Reed
West
Washington Street
Jewelers Members Merchants’ Association
Sporting News
Will
Purdue
Indiana University
Star Store
Archie
Suimmel
American ‘Association
Fox
St. ‘Paul
Cogan and Pierce
Hughey and Klenow
National League
Churchill Downs
O. A. Hickok
State Fair Grounds
The
City
Wasson
Seve
Madras
Castile
Ana Soap
King Cole's
H. P. Wasson & CO
Santa Claus
Sappho
Enoch Morgan
HP. Wasson
Senator Fairbanks
Civil Service Examinations
Holden Comedy Company
Sts A
Ostendorf
Capitol Ave
Gentry Bros
United
Grand Trunk
Dickers
Wilhite & Holloway
N. Penn
Denison Hotel
Bennett's
E. Wash
WM. B. Burford
Barber Supply Co
E. Chiost
George A. Sigler
Newton Claypool
E. E. Reese
Newton Claypool Building
Bretzman
Union Station
WM B. Burford
Burford
College
S. W
Delaware and
Nuree
Vira Winslow
Ray Eldon
Scott
Berlin
McAbee
Grand Opera House
C. I. Fletcher
Martinique
St.Pierre
Perkins
Hood
Capitol Cleaning Works
Okey Burial Vault. Co
Lawbidg
Indianapolis Paint and Color Company
Dayton
Rushville
Connersville
Hamilton
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