Indianapolis Urged to Form Municipal Baseball League
Manager Rabe of Modern Imperials favors an Indianapolis municipal league and has spoken with Moriar, Sauter Stars, and Marotts about joining. Supporters cite larger attendance, more income for players, and cleaner crowds, with Chicago and Brooklyn cited as examples of success.
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Amateurs Denied Sunday Games at Fairview Park
Amateurs lose access to Fairview baseball park for Sunday games affecting the Irvington Stars' grounds and Churchman avenue field. Players lament the move as a moral streak, noting Sunday bicycle racing and gambling venues remain open.
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Chicago Polo and Horse Racing News Roundup
Chicago mourns Patterson as a key loss for the pennant chase. Brooklyn pitcher McGinnity earns a $100 bonus for solid work. Hoke Ferris tops as the country’s best shortstop heading to Cincinnati. Pine for Pittsburg to clinch if Brooklyn falters. At Lexington, Walnut Hill wins the 2 year futurity worth 5000 with $22,000 total for Harkness’ stable. Joe Patchen takes St. Louis race worth 2500 as crowds thrill Marion and New York meets strong betting. London hosts Johnnie Reiff with three winners as St Andrews stars advance in golf. Cochrane sets new record in president’s cup rounds as Elliott defeats Gilbert for the Sportsmen’s Review cup in Kansas City.
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Golf and racing notes from Terre Haute and local clubs
Gilbert scored 97 in a recent contest while Elliott made 99 and Gilbert 58 in the last event. Jack Prince advertised bicycle races for Terre Haute on Sunday. Mrs New and Mrs VanCamp qualified Wednesday at the Country Club golf links for the final championship on Saturday. Mrs New lowered records for nine and eighteen holes.
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Terre Haute
Means Bad Business McKinley Support in Hoar Essay
The Republican National Committee released Senator Hoar's article arguing anti-imperialists should back McKinley. He claims McKinley means business on free coinage of silver and free trade and on reforming the Supreme Court while opposing imperialist policy in the Philippines. He attacks allies of Booker T. Washington and Robert Small and criticizes flag waving over Aguinaldo and Mabini.
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Boers in Debt Sailors Head Home With Partial Pay
A Lorenzo Marques dispatch reports 500 mercenaries allied with the Boers sailed for Europe. They received passage money and part of their war salary from Boer officials and were told the rest would follow after arrival. Many Irish Americans who had threatened Kruger were appeased by this settlement.
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Nelson Rides Hard on Racing Day at Newby Oval
Johnny Nelson, the chief attraction, trains intensely for Saturday races at Newby oval. His wins show steady, hard training. Gibson and Miller depart with key motors, leaving Nelson and two similar pacing machines to face Stone and Dyer. The meet, moved to Saturday afternoon due to carnival, promises top middle distance racing.
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Illinois Skins DePauw 63 to 0 in Champaign
In Champaign Illinois the University of Illinois routed DePauw 63 to 0. The blowout forced a scrub squad to face DePauw in the second half as the result of the lopsided score. Yale and Princeton plan a November 1 game at Princeton.
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Death of Dr William V Morgan Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr William V Morgan 47 chair of orthopedic surgery at Central College of Physicians and Surgeons died at home 622 N Alabama Indianapolis from jaundice after months of illness. He recently returned from Michigan for relief and leaves a widow four children. Born Trafalgar Johnson County he studied Irvington Bloomington and practiced in Julietta before Indianapolis. He was a leading Indianapolis surgeon and Central Christian Church member.
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Kingman asserts bribery claim linked to 16 to 1 plank
Miss Lu Lu Hay identifies herself as the source for Mr. Kingman’s charge that Bryan received 150000 for pushing the 16 to 1 plank. She says they shared a railroad seat after returning from Lincoln, Nebraska, where Republicans allegedly offered 50000 to demand the plank in the Democratic platform. Kingman at Peoria declines to comment further.
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Four Children Born to Greenup Miner Family
Mrs Marian Covaile became mother of four healthy children Tuesday night in Greenup Kentucky. The father is a miner. The four newborns include two boys and two girls. The event marks a notable family milestone in the community.
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Tin men agree on wage scale after long conference
In New York on October 4 the tin plate workers and American tin plate company leaders closed a lengthy conference. They signed the wage scale for the year ending July 15, 1901. Workers receive a small raise but the scale remains largely unchanged from last year, with both sides expressing satisfaction.
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Tin Plate
American Tin Plate Company
Eighteen Days Late Powerhouse Finishes
Smoke poured from the new powerhouse stack behind the jail marking completion of the project. It delivered the work 18 days after the contract deadline, with steam ready to flow into pipes at any time.
Traveling snake handler bitten during exhibition
Thomas L. Carroll, a traveling dispenser of headache remedies, displayed four rattlesnakes in a Circle saloon. As he prepared to place the largest snake’s head in his mouth, it bit his forefinger. He was treated with whisky and revived after hours of care at Dr. Davis’s office on E Market Street. Carroll served in Company C, Thirty-ninth Indiana, and later married an Indian woman in Texas. he has nine children.
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South Carolina GOP Overthrown by Black Delegates
In Columbia on October 4, white leaders of the South Carolina Republican Party lost control at the state convention as BE. H. Deas, a Black delegate, defeated the longtime white state chairman Webster, shifting the committee from white to Black influence amid a sweeping change by war era party members.
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Republican Party
South Carolina
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Twain Claims Anglo American Pact Beyond Writing
The article describes Mark Twain in Europe seeking massage treatment for lumbago he calls private hospital lumbago, allegedly caused by beds in London with prehistorical imprints. He notes nine years with English and continental men have convinced him an Anglo American pact exists in everything but writing.
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London
Twain
Barton Seeks 5 Million More For Red Cross
Galveston Texas reports Stephen B E Barton second vice president of the Red Cross announces a campaign to raise five million dollars more. The appeal aims to bolster relief efforts and fund continuing disaster aid.
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