Multiple Indiana transport plans and incidents reported
Shelbyville hosts a Five Mile stretch test for the Big Four route between Martinsville Bloomington and Spencer. Spencer sightings describe a large bird convention with unknown cause. Franklin band joins Northwestern group with Lebanon, boosting coffers. Carrie Nation’s former brother, Captain Nation, mentioned. Ex-Brother in-Law note. Greensburg rail talks aim for July 4 entry via Bedford route. Salem line extension seeks Louisville connection. Clinton County pioneer Mrs. Charley Bolt dies.
Mystery Box For Prisoner Held In Franksfort
A box consigned to prisoner John Gibbs was opened with consent of Gibbs after authorities consulted. Inside lay tobacco from a Kokomo sister, the incident disclosed in Frankfort Indiana. Street walkers crackdown announced in Logansport as police launch purity drive.
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Frankfort
Ind
Express
John Gibbs
Gibba
Tobacca
Kokomo
Local items from Frankfort Charlottesville Milton and more
Franksfort relief corps joined a local canning factory for a charity canning session raising funds for One Crop Wasn't Enough. In Charlottesville Rev. B H Hutchins resigns from Friends church to pursue evangelistic work in Kansas and the far west. In Milton a man beaten his wife during a separation. he is jailed. Also Milton traction line plans to connect Greensburg and Connersville with the Hammond and Indianapolis line.
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Prairies
Charlottesville
Ind
B. H. Hutchins
Friends’ Church
Kansas Yearly Meeting
Far West
Heredity and Politics Spark Official Insanity in Indiana
In Warsaw Kosciusko county clerk Scott D Judith, driven by hereditary insanity and political strain, is sent to Loganport asylum. Sheriff linked to opposing ticket in last election. he aided in naming a temporary successor to Judge Biggs. Also notes Loganport's Moon Festival with one Chinaman, Lee Wah Sing. Corn shredder injures Rockfield man. Bedford woman scalded by boiling water in kitchen incident.
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Warsaw
Ind
Scott D. Judith
Kosciusko County
Longe
Logaysport
Judkin
Biggs
Logansport
Lee Wah Sing
Celestial Empire
Brown County Romance Ends In Marriage After War
In Nashville Indiana Francis Watson and Abs Grace Williamson wed after a long courtship that began before the Spanish-American War. Watson served in Cuba and the Philippines before returning to learn she had become a widow. He re enlisted and later married. Also reported Bedford interception of a runaway youth named Jeney Trent from Spencer bound for New York. Cambridge City notes many snails on a sidewalk, believed to have rained them down.
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Nashville
Ind
Get
Francis Watson
Abs
Grace Williamson
Watson
Cuba
Philippines
Bedford
Jeney Trent
Spencer
An Muntis
New York
Cambridge City
Surveyors map route for Central Intense electric railway
West Baden hosts surveyors of the Central Intense electric railway who report a practical, low cost route from Columbus through Seymour Brownstown Campbellsburg Paoli to West Baden and French Lick with deep cuts needed near Campbellsburg. Additional notes cover a cow horn incident injuring a farmer's eye in Tipton, rainfall at Worthington, and a meeting of the State federation of women's clubs in Logansport on October 14 to 16.
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West Baden
Ind
Central Intense Electric Railway Company
Campbellsburg
Columbus
Seymour
Brownstown
Paoli
French Lick
Logansport
Iowa Will Have League Baseball In State
Iowa forms a state league to include only Iowa cities and towns. The effort follows success of independent teams from various towns and aims to add clubs with high-salary players, without interfering with the Three WI leagues. Initial steps have been taken to organize the new association.
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Tews
Cften
Whalt Gosen
Local towns eye new league with diverse teams
Thought streams from Waterino, Fort Dodge Algona, Marshalltown, Webster City Mason City and others indicate they will furnish teams for a proposed league, signaling regional expansion and competition plans. The note lists multiple communities as potential participants and hints at broader regional athletic organization.
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Waterino
Fort Dodge
Algona
Marshalltown
Webster City
Mason City
Farrell Likely President of American Association
Secretary J H Farrell of the National association of minor leagues is expected to become president of the American association after T J Hickey resigns. The association backs a salary limit of 32400 per month and a 14 game schedule. Hickey will move to St Paul after next Friday, with St Louis hosting the decision where M H Sexton had been discussed but Farrell is favored.
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J. H. Farrell
National Association of Minor Leagues
American Psociation
T. J. Hickey
American Association
Hickey
Association
St. Paul
M. H. Sexton
Farrell
Bt. Louis
Post Season Baseball Still On With Mixed Results
A Boston pitcher Young faced Pittsburg on Wednesday as a record crowd watched. Cleveland Americans routed Cincinnati Nationals in Newark, 105. Nationals defeated the Americans in Philadelphia, 3 to 2, while wet grounds stopped play in Chicago.
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Young
Boston
Pittsburg
Grove
Cleveland Americans
Cincinnati Nationals
Newark
Philadelphia
Nationals
Chicazs
Muncie Team Challenges Opponents For Games
The Troquois football team of Muncie seeks matches in eastern Indiana within four miles and invites any team averaging no more than 110 pounds per player. GF Dunn, team manager, sent THE RUN with the request.
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Muncie
Troquois
GF. Dunn
Iroquoia
Indiana
Muncie Game Preview From Weekend Schedule
Partial OCR notes reference a 100 mile trading route and a Sunday game. Mentions Mr Dunn and sixth-sty Muni with garbled tidbits. Incomplete text limits precise details of teams, location, or outcome.
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Muncie
Mr. Dunn
John Cranstone Head Coach Boosts Harvard Crimson Eleven
Harvard athletics committee names John Cranstone head coach of the varsity eleven amid optimism Yale will fall this year. The team trains under his leadership with hopes affirmed by a 17 to 0 season opener win over Whilgins college. Cran ston won idol status at Harvard for his freshman year varsity ascent and key role in the 78 Morward- ala game victory over Yale.
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Harvard University
John
Cranstonne
Yale
Big John
Dasa
Harvard
Whilgins College
Cran~ston
Crimson
Alma mater pulls coach away for rare game cameo
The Prudential Insurance Company reports its coach has consented to spare time for coaching a rare appearance. He cites affection for his alma mater and delight in the game as the reasons for stepping in.
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Prudential Insurance Company
Independent Bowling League Rolls Again
The Independent Bowling League results from Wednesday show Turner alleys final division Ramblers 89 and Rinkey Dinks 82. Marton alleys leaders include Helianeer and Deweys with top scores, while Pastime and Washington alleys feature Royals Alcazars and Prospects. Lee Graff of the Ramblers achieved the season high with 24 pins, and the Alcazars posted the evening’s best team score at 333.
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Turner
Rinkey Dinks
Ramblers
Marton
Firat
Helianeer
Deweys
Ian
Reliances
Dewey's
Firet
Royals
Alcazars
Washington
Prospects
Lee Graff
Uke Ramblers
Wednesday Football Scores and Draft News
Yale defeated Wesleyan 33 to 23 while Harvard beat Bates 9 to 0 and Princeton routed Gettysburg 68 to 0. Columbia trounced Hamilton 29 to 0 and Penn shut Havreford 53 to 0. Amherst blanked Bowdoin 23 to 0 and Dartmouth beat University of Vermont 26 to 0. Hinola’s Physicians and Surgeons also fell 40 to 0. Comiskey drafts Tom Dougherty Frank Smith and F Hulseman to evaluate youngsters for spring trial with the White Sox. Bernard Dreyfuss secured a Cotton States stake on Camnus on Sept 25.
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Wesleyan
Harvard
Bates
Princeton
Gettysburg
Columbia
Hamilton
University of Pennsylvania
Havreford
Williamston
Amherst A. C
Amherst
Bowdoin
Dartmouth
University of Vermont
Hiinola
Physicians and Surgeons
Comiskey
Chicago Americans
Tom Dougherty
Atlanta
Frank Smith
Birmingham
F. Hulseman
Shreveport
Camnus
Vicksburg
Barney Dreyfuss
Cotton States
Illinois Governor Signals Clean Boxing Return in Chicago
Governor Yates loosens control on boxing in Chicago after the Chicago Athletic Association opens Oct 10. South side clubs plan six round bouts for small fighters with bantams and featherweights leading, heavies excluded. Promoters expect minimal opposition as heavyweights stay away and local organizers push new clubs and decisions.
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Chicago Athletic Association
Gov. Yates
Chirag
Kid Howard
Chicago
Friends of the Game
Gardner
Fitzsimmons
Rabimn
Jeffries
California
Rube Waddell Appears in Town as Actor Man
The well known Philadelphia Athletics pitcher E G Waddell visits Indianapolis for the week as an actor under the name Rube Waddell. Known for eccentricities and a 3 strikeout record, he will perform in town while wearing light footwear and selling East Iron Shoes at Stouts 318 Massachusetts.
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Rube Waddell
Man
Himouse Rube
Indianapolis
Rube
Chicago Nationals
Mack
Sines Ren Wanlderf
Ines
Paris
Stout’s
Massachusetts
Chicago Auto Club President Tests Second Recon Trial
C W Gray of the Chicago Auto Club prepares for a second trial of the Chicago Cleveland New York recon. A previous run on Wednesday ended when the rear axle snapped and the front axle bent after striking a three mile excavation near Hobart Indiana.
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Chicago
C. W. Gray
Chicago Auto Club
New York
Hobart
Ind
Featherweights Go at Omaha Match Report
In Omaha a Brooklyn featherweight Tommy Bullivan knocked out Chicago's Clarence Forbes in five rounds. The article notes heated dispute over a Wabash College player Gordon, claimed hurt badly, with Rose Polytechnic objecting to the insinuation, while supporters insist he was carried from the field.
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Wabash Colleges
Gordon
Rose Polytechnic
Rose
Wabasha 60
Omaha
Neb
Tommy Bullivan
Brooklyn
Young Corbett
Clarence Forbes
Chicago
Training School Cancels Marion Game At Logansport
The Manien Up. Menual training high school cancels Saturday’s game with Marion high school and will instead play at Logansport. The Marion team is alleged to be not a bona fide high school group.
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Training School
Marien
Menual Training High School
Marion High School
Logansport
Marion
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