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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1904
Page
6
A reflective piece on camping as a craft, detailing how seasoned campers plan long beforehand, inspect and repair gear, and select rugged spots away from rail lines. It contrasts veteran campers with newcomers, emphasizing preparation, maps, and selecting a trusted hunting or fishing ground for best experiences.
A jumble of errant plays and misreads from Kansan City and Indianapolis altered outcomes in Saturday and Sunday fixtures. Highlights include 14 Kansas City hits, a costly Montgomery error for the Hooplers, and varied scores across major games in Philadelphia Cleveland St Louis Chicago New York Washington Detroit.
Indianapolis 71 beat Kansas City 16 while Milwaukee 8, Toledo unknown. Minneapolis 61, Paul 4 with Columbus 2. Saturday results include Kansas City 8 over Indianapolis 4 and Columbus 4 over St Paul 6. Milwaukee 1 over Lautaville 2 and Minneapolis 2. Sunday Chicago 1 over New York 3. Cincinnati 4 over Philadelphia 3. St Louis 8 over Brooklyn 2. Pittsburgh beat Boston 3 to 5. Philadelphia 30 over St Louis 3. Brooklyn 2. American League standings show Boston leading with 570 points.
A garbled list shows MLB and minor league matchups with cities scattered. Teams include Milwaukee at Minneapolis and Chicago at New York, with several misspellings and unclear venues. The fragment outlines multiple league games across the American Association National League and Central League, plus scattered intracity pairings.
The trotting alibun and sire Director, age 43 at his death, passed away at Locust Grove Stock Farm in New Castle Pennsylvania. Renowned as a racing star and an influential progenitor his offspring include top performers and speed pioneers across the standard paving and racing circuits.
Jack Munroe recalls a brutal freight yard brawl in Washington state. He describes riding freight trains, a conductor’s threat, and a brutal hand to hand fight that left him bloodied and determined. The clash with the conductor and his friends ends with a tense finish as both sides tire.
The piece describes Dun Bushong of the Bu Loula club as a small, white handed figure with delicate hands, suggesting an overstudious demeanor, yet capable of handling McCormick’s fast delivery and Daly’s throws in tough games. He is portrayed as a unique figure in the Tacoball hall of time despite rough playing conditions.
Otto Sexton, 14, suffered a fractured skull and severe injuries after a Saturday accident in Kokomo Indiana. Doctors expect recovery though the boy remained critically hurt as authorities pursued related legal matters involving Miriam Chantier-Kinsolving and attorney H C Soon.
Charles Bench asked police to compel the mother of Margaret Bic to allow him to visit. The acquaintance with the girl and warnings by the mother led to a confrontation in Eter ing, Ill., with authorities saying the case did not lie with them.
Races for love of sport with the harness horse turf honors Senator Horace White of Syracuse New York. A longtime a lover of the horse he runs a high class stable of trotters and pacers and participates in amateur meetings. His horses race for pleasure not professional turf and have won trotting and pacing championships for several years.
Melcore beat Maron Juniors 8 to 2 at Brookside Park on Saturday. Union Reserves trounced Youngs Hingoes 14 to 2 on Sunday. Hawthorne track hosted Chicago derby. favorite Hagiish Lad won a $15000 race. Country club women tied with Alverside. Mrs. Harry New beat Mrs. Charien Judaon 9 up at 3 to play. Mrs. Harry Yammond defeated Miss Haywant 6 up. Gladys Wynn of Country club beat Minx Mogs to Rawls 9 up at 3 to play. Elizabeth Rawls defeated Mira Otto Haudinen 4 up 2 in play.
Philadelphia authorities planned to bring the Liberty Bell through Indianapolis en route to a fair. The route would depend on arranging a display in the city after the fair, with officials promising to move the Bell if a proper sale or exhibition plan could be arranged.
Sunday night at the home of her brother George S Yandes at 328 Michigan Ave. She left three daughters all present. She was a Gullanter of Daniel Yandes and dist ey of the Jute Simon Yandea.
Cromley, the Hoonter twister from Ken yon, pitched Saturday in Kansas City but Hill and Murphy read his curves at critical moments and Kansas City won. Score: 2 to 0.
Willim Penn Spray, former city council member under Bookwalter in Hanapolis, died in Los Angeles California. His career included public service with ties to local Fur Nas street sweeper interests. The report notes his residence and death location with minimal details.
Fairbank presents an opening program led by the orchestra under Mack Hoffman with a medley of selections including Das Herbst overture and popular tunes. The program features notable pieces and featured solos as the ensemble delivers a lively concert with dance numbers and character pieces.
Train service to Louisville and return priced at 31.50 with Sunday May 25 travel. Local Indianapolis departures with intermediate stops at 7 5 a m. Return trip omits stops and arrives Louisville Main Street with limited timetable details.
Decoration Day excursion fare from all stations within 136 miles of the starting point. Add 3 cents for round trip. On sale May 3 2 and 3 good for return until May 31. For tickets and information contact agents or W W Richardson Amt G PA.
In the Lebanon Indiana area the Indianapolis and Northwestern Traction Company lists through cars from Lebanon to Indianapolis with schedules to Frankfort and back. Through car from Frankfort to Indianapolis departs 6:15 a.m. and hourly until evening. returns to Indianapolis by 8:05 p.m. Last through car to Indianapolis leaves Lebanon with arrivals around 9:20 p.m. Express consignments accepted by 9:30 a.m. for same day delivery to points on the line between Indianapolis and Frankfort, with next morning delivery by 9 o'clock.
Lieut Harry Campbell of 217 N Illinois was offered a commission in the Chinese army by Gen English. Campbell, a World War I veteran, is an American War veteran who would likely accept. Commissions are being offered only to National Guard members who served in that war.
The article details a method of extracting sap from wood forming a resinous substance named dancournt. A fire is built in the trunk after an incision, kept for about 35 minutes until sap flows. This tapping can continue for about four years, with plentiful trees near Tokin mentioned.
Fragmentary OCR shows partial schedule details for a railroad line including Richmond New Crate Dayton Cincinnati Greensburg and Greens station hints. Times 4:55 a m 5:15 a m 9:30 a m appear with intermediate stops and route notes, but text is garbled and partial.
Garbled schedule notes from Indianapolis area lines indicate service times with first car at 1 am and hourly thereafter. Last car departs around 8 pm on Saturdays and Sundays with limited weekend operations. Mentions Pennsyranis Washingtonsts and local stops unclear due to OCR errors.
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