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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1901

Page

8

Louisville Cyclone Faces Columbia Club Pet in Clean Fight

The Louisville Cyclone will meet the Columbia club pet in a Marquis of Queensberry rules bout promised to be free of brutality. Preliminary rounds feature Fred Blackburn versus Sherod and Kid Blackburn versus Jim Watts, with Shine Russell as the Louisville opponent. Whitney Reported to Acquire Rancocas Farm from Lilian Allen in New York and Tarry Kentucky forces to develop it into a leading estate.

Louisville Cyclone George Ross Columbia Club Pet Whitney Rancocas Farm New York William C. “Whitney Lilian’ Allen Pierre Lorillard Kentucky

Jeffries Sharkey Three Rsub Fiasco Recalled in Fight News

In a November dispatch from San Francisco a terse boxing note recalls the Jeffries Sharkey three rounds bout as a fiasco. The article mentions plans, a manager named Alex, and compares the event to the Rubin affair with only fragments readable.

San Francisco Cal Prent - Indigetons Jeffries-Sharkey Rsub Alex

Fragmentary OCR Patient Note From an Unclear Case

A garbled medical fragment describes a patient experience with pain relief after a procedure. The text references tenpenny nail and Powell, mentions inverted rake, and notes five minutes of pain subsiding with no further suffering. Context and subjects remain unclear due to transcription errors.

J--N Powell

English boxing championship bid from McGovern unsettled

New Adelphi club of London offered Terry McGovern 5000 dollars purse plus 1500 expenses to fight Ben Jordan or Jack Roberts in a 20 round bout across the Atlantic. McGovern will cross only in April, turning down an immediate bout. Jack Hamilton heads to Newcastle to face Jack McClelland in a featherweight matchup, with a victory set to renew a challenge to McGovern.

New- “York New -Adelphi London Terry Atlantic Ben Jordan Jack Roberts McGovern Troy N. Y Jack Hamilton Jack McClelland Pittsburg Newcastle Battle Ground Hamilton McClelland

Derby Winner Waddell Improves After Shoulder Strain

Robert Waddell, the American derby winner, is improving at Chicago from a strained shoulder and is not believed to be seriously injured. In Washington only two favorites, Tour and Andy Williams, won, while Oakland saw five favorites prevail out of six. Races near season end signal a break in the pool as talent takes a vacation until spring.

Robert Waddell Chicago Tour Andy Williams Washington

Pugilist's Son Preaches in San Francisco and Boxing News

Alfred Mace son of Jem Mace preaches in San Francisco under Ply mouth brethren. Marvin Hart may meet George Gardner before the San Francisco athletic club next month. Harry Corbett rules that throwing in the sponge equals a knockout to avoid one. Indianapolis university football versus Cincinnati university set for Saturday at Washington Park, Indianapolis, kickoff at 3 p m. hot contest expected.

Alfred Mace Jem’ Mace San Francisco The Plymouth Brethren Marvin Hart Louisville George Gardner San Francisco Athletic Club Indianapolis University Cincinnati University Washington Park Grounds Indianapolis

Amusements Delights at the Grand and Park Theatres

A strong Grand program earns praise for Sisson and Wallace in My Wife's Presents and Parrons Lancaster Co, with a singing dog and the Tips. At Englishs Opera House Walker Whiteside stars in Robert of Sicily but cold air and lighting trouble mar a weak play. Humpty Dumpty at the Park delivers spectacle and laughs with Rise, Gindelle and Powell, while Empire features New York Stars with Burke Glocker and La Belle Parsons. Clara Morris speaks at the Propylaeum about women temptation and stage life.

Sisson Wallace Parrons, Lancaster & Co Sench Boyce Wilson Burke, Moller and Teller Shattuck Stingein Merton Silvers Opera Walker Whiteside Robert Sicily Klon Robert of Whiteside Mobert Morr Goodrich Gindelle Lynn Powell Humpty Dumpty Humpty New York The Empire Sousa, Gris Wm. Mchvay Nat Brown Allie’ Burke Anna Glocker Belle‘ Parsons Raisy Daisy Alio Carlin Brown Burke McBroy Georgie’ ‘Cunningham Bill Clara ‘Morris Propylaeum Indianatelis Miss Morris Assembly Hall Soxy Morris Clara Harriott

A Day's Odd Tales Ottawa Nov 19 Mayor Elected

Ottawa Alderman James Davidson was elected mayor to succeed W D Morris who was disqualified after conviction for buying liquor after hours. Colorado counties elect women to county offices including 22 school superintendents and two county clerks. Chicago plans raffle offering a fox terrier to aid burial for Richard Ballard. Reading adopts Daniel Brandon as son and heir to Daniel I Saul. Kansas City hypnotist Carl Athena buried alive in a public spectacle, to be underground a week.

Ottawa James Davidson W. D. Morris Denver Col Colorado San Juan Chicago Richard Ballard Medical College Reading Daniel I. Saul Shoemakersville Daniel Brandon Saul Brandon Kansas. City Carl Athena Ofansas City Iesea Athena

Jealous man throws acid at two in New York restaurant

Hart, enraged by jealousy, hurled acid at Miss Jessie Risden and Richard Curran in a Brooklyn restaurant after seeing Risden with another man James Smith. Both victims were badly burned. Hart was arrested.

New. York Hart James Smith Brooklyn Jessie Risden Richard Curran Miss Risden Curran

Irish Royal Visit Hinted for March or April 1902

The Irish Times reports King Edward and Queen Alexandra will visit Ireland in the latter part of March or early April 1902. The plan follows royal travel traditions and signals upcoming formal engagements across the isle.

Dublin The Irish Times Kingdward Queen Alexandria Ireland

Hoosier Fire Destroys Farm Residence and Bakery

A blaze in Wabash wiped out John C. Summersland's $2,500 farm residence and J M Culp's Flora bakery building. Insurance coverage stands at $2,000. The fire originated at the bakery and also destroyed properties tied to E Joe Fitzmiler Relist Co J Be Myers and others.

John.c. Summrland Wabash J. M. Culp Joe Fitzmiler Relist& Co Be Myers

Unclear Local Notice From Indiana Record

Fragmentary text from Terre Haute Indiana on November 7 1978 references Crawfordsville and sworn statements or testimony though details are unreadable due to damaged OCR. No clear action or authoritative entity can be identified from the available words.

Matrimonial Oddity Draws 228 Replies in Indiana

Terre Haute Indiana on November 19 Drew Ruppert 72 advertised for a wife and received 228 responses most of which were jokes. He owns a good farm home and draws two pensions and says he plans to marry someone with property at least equal to his own. He has visited several references and attended two weddings recently, joking about wedding cake as a dream.

Terre Haute Ind Andrew Ruppert

Indian Princess studing medicine at Northwestern University

Princess Sophia Bemba Dhuleep Singh, daughter of the late Maharajah Dhuleep Singh of India, has entered the Woman's Medical College at Northwestern University Chicago and attended her first class as a freshman medic. She came to Chicago to pursue her goal of becoming a physician.

Chicago Sophia Bemba Dhuleep Singh Maharajah

Notable Ages in City Directory Snippet

Fragmentary entry lists several individuals with ages and locations including Mrs Matilda Mote 77 of Portland George Kuhn 75 of Wilkingon Benj F Stephens 70 Elkhart Lawrence Murphy 100 Valparaiso and Dr Omer McGee 44 Rushville.

Matilda Mote Portland George Kuhn Wilkingon F. Stephens Elkhart Lawrence “Murphy Valparaiso Omer McGee Rushveille

Jury cases and local arrests fill Jeffersonville docket

The docket cites John Hawkins and Papil charged with a Sherman killing. Newell Rathbun may go to the February term. Deputy game warden Dittender was arrested for hunting without a permit. Wrecker Rittenbarger injures by a discharged worker. Davis seeks 38000 from gambling losses. Midland railway office furniture seized for labor claims. John W Whetsone Jr. found guilty of betraying Miss Della Leonard. McBrayer nearly kills Shaffer with a stone during a camping quarrel.

Newell "A. Rathbun Jeffersonville Cox RS Co Davis Washington Daviess Knox County Anderson Furnture Midland Railway Company Vermillion John W. Whetstone, Jr Hamilton Della Léonard Atlanta McBrayer Bedford Harry Shaffer Richmond Shaffer Borge

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