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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1899

Page

8

Training School Triumph Over High School In Muddy Tilt

The Manual Training high school defeated by 11 to 0 on Newby oval amid festive crowds and school colors. The South Siders showed superior teamwork with Corbett Jeffries to be decided next Tuesday for a potential rematch.

South Siders Corbett Jeffries Manual Training High School Newby Oval Walter ‘Eckhouse Howe School Yooting am‘Phitheater M. T Pel Shepard Coral Diddel Minor Walterhouse Dean Ogle Coffin

College Football Scores From Weekend Games

Princeton 6 Washington Jefferson 0. Columbia 22 Dartmouth 0. Wisconsin 10 Minnesota 0. Michigan 29 Case 5. Chicago 235 Beloit 0. Purdue 10 Notre Dame 10. DePauw 17 Rose Polytechnic 0. Northwestern 11 IA 6. Culver 18 Worgan Park 6. Vincennes 12 Owensville 0. Earlham 28 Miami 0. Muncie 25 Richmond 5.

Princeton Washington-Jefferson Columbia Dartmouth Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan Case Chicago Beloit Purdue Notre Dame DePauw Rose Polytechnic Northwestern I. A Culver Worgan Park Vincennes Owensville Earlham Miami Muncie Richmond

Butler to face DePauw in Indianapolis Thanksgiving game

Butler plans to secure a Thanksgiving opponent in Indianapolis at DePauw if possible or failing that Vincennes university. Seven players were injured in the Tay lorville I game with Litchfield high school with one serious injury. The Orchard team, which beat Woodruff place 20 to 0, will travel to Franklin next Saturday to meet Franklin.

Butler DePauw Indianapolis Vincennes University Taylorville Litchfield High School Stillwell Litchfield Orchard Woodruff Place Franklin

Corbett Jeffries Bout Date Likely Open In Summer

William A. Brady announces that a fight between James J. Corbett and Jim Jeffries is under discussion with no fixed date, aiming for June or July. Both fighters sign articles with managers Mallor Rublin and McCoy. Sharkey's next bout remains doubtful and Julian Martin attends the meeting to push Jeffries’s next match.

New York Wm. A. Brady Jim Jeffries James J. Corbett Maller, Rublin McCoy Sharkey Martin Julian Brady Corbett Will Jeff Fitz

Loftus to Manage 31900 Baseball Team and Signings

A report states Tom Loftus will manage the 31900 baseball squad, with outfielder Osteen and Foley among recent signees for next season. scattered fragments reference matches, arrests, and travel between Chicago and Louisville, plus unclear remarks about McCoy, Maher, and others.

Stus Tom Loftus Itcher Foley Osteen Danapolis Shamrock Maher McCoy Ster the Mater New York Anderson Eddie Indianapolis Chicago Louisville Roberts Weston Oilly

Wireless Telegraphy Syndicate Forming in New York

A wireless telegraph and telephone company is in formation in New York with plans for a 12 500 000 capitalization. Charter filings are expected in New Jersey or Delaware midweek, backed by a syndicate of New York Boston Chicago Philadelphia and San Francisco capitalists. The group cites Marconi patent infringements and recent experiments between Providence and Boston as support.

New York New Jersey Delaware Boston Chicago Philadelphia San Francisco Providence Graham Marconi United States

Ovation for Schley at Metropolitan Opera House concert

Rear-admiral Schley attended the Sunday night Metropolitan opera house concert in New York. Mme Emma Nevada chose to honor him by singing the Star-spangled Banner, and the audience stood and then joined in as the anthem began. Cheers followed as Schley acknowledged the ovation.

New York Sehley Metropolitan Opera House Mme Emma Nevada Madrid Schley Mme. Nevada

Rough Experience at Sea Off the Pacific

The barkentine Jane A Falkenberg ran adrift for six days with a leaking hull and no water. The Walla Walla rescued eight crew members led by Captain Marden near Puget Sound after a fierce November storm left them half naked and nearly unable to speak due to dehydration.

San Francisco Jane A. Falkenberg Puget Sound Walla Walla Marden Falkenberg

Four in One Coffin as Corcoran Family Is Buried

In Chicago on November 20 the world learns of a tragic family event as Cornelius Corcoran and his four children are buried in a single service. The father killed the children before taking his own life after a murder spree caused by laudanum.

Corcoran Chicago Cornelius Corcoran Hime

Terrible Civil War in New Guinea Thins Villages

Sydney dispatch reports a civil war in New Guinea beginning with a revolt against head chief Juamalaka. Eleven villages were obliterated with heavy slaughter of inhabitants. Missionaries faced great danger but escaped.

New Guinea Juamalaka

Leather prices rise sharply across United States and Canada

Retail and wholesale hides advance about 35 percent as panic spreads through markets. Dealers report widespread shortages of material and rising costs, with buyers seeking stock ahead of winter demand. The surge affects tanners, manufacturers, and retailers nationwide.

Hicago United States Canada Wden

Gompers Leadership and Legacy in American Labor

Samuel Gompers emerges as a disciplined, strategic labor leader who steered the AF of L through continent-wide sympathy strikes and national labor tensions. The English-born American is praised for diplomacy, long view, and steadfast commitment to arbitration over protest, shaping the labor movement. He rose from London shoemaker apprentice to executive head, trading trade wages for influence in U.S. labor affairs.

Samuel Gompers Burns Gompers American Federation of Labor Pullman Gomners Mr. Gompers Federation London

Bonded Financing Planned for Indianapolis and Logansport Line

W. W. N. Gray of a major banking and construction firm has been in Indianapolis for several days completing the financing of the Indianapolis and Logansport electric road. The project is to be bonded for 2,002,000 dollars at 6 percent interest.

WN. Gray Indianapolis Indianapolis & Logansport- Electric Road Cen Gray Wall. Tyim

Ready to Launch Business Initiative

The message orders immediate action to complete preparations and start work at once, stressing up to date readiness and rapid commencement. It signals urgent implementation and full mobilization for immediate business activity.

Assault Report Amid Racial Slur Incident

An assault incident is reported involving a woman identified as Mrs Edith Barnett of 603 North Senate Avenue. The report cites a passerby description and street names Vermont and New York streets as nearby locations. Police investigation underway.

Edith Barnett N. Senate-ave Mi Vaur Vermont Aee York-sts

New Rate Table Sparks Challenge In Knights Of Honor

Secretary Harvey says the dispute stems from a October convention rate table that raises costs for older members and lowers them for younger ones, not from officer salaries. Supreme Treasurer Byrd denies withdrawals, noting members paid current dues in full.

Harvey Chicago Knights and Ladies of Honor Charles W. Harvey George A. Byrd

Royal meeting as Hohenzollerns arrive at Portsmouth

The Prussian imperial yacht Hohenzollern with the Kaiser Empress and two sons arrived in Portsmouth amid dense fog. A fleet of six battleships four cruisers and eight destroyers joined the vessel at Spithead and escorted it to the pier where the Duke of Connaught welcomed them. The party then departed by special train to Windsor.

Portsmouth Eng Hecchenzollern Hoenenzollern Spithead Duke of Connaught Windsor

Kaiser Wilhelm Credited With Divine Responsibility Message

Berlin dispatch cites a written statement attributed to Kaiser Wilhelm declaring the king rules by Gods grace and is responsible to God alone. It argues all citizens share in the nation’s welfare and owe loyalty and cooperation to the crown.

Berlin Kaiser Wilhelm

Governor Indiana’s Unique Personal Flag

The Indiana governor has a distinctive four by six foot white taffeta flag bearing the state seal on both sides. The flag, not funded by state appropriation, is used as a marker when the governor reviews troops and is kept in the governor’s parlor, recently seen at a flower mission fair.

Indiana

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