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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1899
Page
6
In a close showdown Calumets overhauled the lead group as the 1 000 markers finally fell to .917. The leaders appeared set to lose three straight but Calumets surged to secure victory in a tense finish.
After a 21 game win streak the Blue labels dropped games at Turner alleys as Calumets won two of three. Columbias beat Lenox at Marion alleys while Stars beat Meridians at Oneida. Nationals and Standards split at Turner while other matches featured Capitals and school contests.
Capt Kimmel and his Blue labels return to Oneida alleys after a week of illness while Clif Allen tops three game scores totaling 671. Lenox, Marion, and Columbia teams figure in matches as new players arrive. boxing talk includes McCoy Maher delays, Jordan vs Palmer in England, and Jimmy Barry praising McGovern as an ideal fighter.
Policeman Henry Slate and his son ventured to the country for Thanksgiving quail. A dog pointed a covey, but Slate misfired repeatedly as birds scattered. An overhanging bank collapsed under him and he left with no quail, soaking in Fall Creek.
Detective Adolph Asch recalls his early patrol days on the Indianapolis force, including arresting a drunken man with a badge and the ensuing train quandary in Buffalo. A Cleveland ore owners meeting fixes bessemer ore at 5.50 for 1900 with non-bessemer likely 4.25, up from 2.90 and 2.00 respectively, driven by higher pig iron costs.
The clipping lists various local businesses and products such as an undertaker on Meridian Street with a phone, neckbands for shirts, a laundry, a jewelry design shop, a cough syrup advert, and a photography studio. many fragments are unreadable but indicate typical small town ads and trades.
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