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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1900
Page
8
Brief notice lists John M. Spann as secretary and H. Holliday as president connected to an Indianapolis fire organization. Details are sparse in readable text.
Notre Dame and Indiana loom as favorites in the championship fight, with DePauw and Rose Polytechnic outpaced. Wabash was mentioned but failed to join the contenders while Butler is silent and Richmond shows effort but lacks a path to victory. The East groups led by Pennsylvania and Harvard push for the title as Princeton seeks a late surge.
The Louisville H S Cleveland Brown led by a score of 11 to 0 against Manual Training high school at Newby Oval Saturday. Kittle Pickett Krull and Hotay starred in a tough contest. End runs and line backing carried Manual Training to the win as Louisville’s backs were forced to work hard.
The report notes multiple college football games on Saturday with scores and incidents. Highlights include Cornell and Princeton narrowly escaping, Chicago defeating Brown, Penn crushing Columbia 2 0, Yale 38 Wesleyan 0, Annapolis beating George Town, and DePauw Rose Polytechnic 0 0. A fatal football injury to C A D Price is reported from Asheville. Mapleton defeats West Indianapolis Nationals 11 to 6 and seeks more games in the state.
The fragment lists several high school and college teams with scattered scores and ties. Notable entries include Edinburg H S Columbus HS Huntington etc. The text appears to be a rough results snippet with multiple teams and incomplete figures.
The first week shows 27 men averaging high scores as Harry Feuhring leads with 19 1 3. Beecham and Knox gain recognition. C C Indies bowling club grows while plans for national tournament in Chicago unfold.
Louisville golf club wins the tri city championship from Indianapolis at the Country club links. Frank Kleine bowls 268 last week at City club. Dennis Horgan sets new American shot putting mark 48 feet 4 1 4 inches in New York, beating his own world record by three eighths. J. B. Hubinger buys Baron D. for $5,000 via telegraph. Kansas City horse show starts Tuesday amid high expectations. Lord Rosebery plans rapid sale of racehorse stock on Thursday. Kid McCoy reportedly still in New York state preparing for mill with Root.
In Chicago on Sunday Jimmy Michael and Johnny Nelson staged an exhibition 11 mile race after Nelson won the regular event by default. Michael broke the indoor paced record from one to 15 miles with a time of 26 20 and 27 04 for the 15 mile mark. Archie McEachern captured the 20 mile motor paced professional race at Vailsburg track Newark New Jersey. MacFarland declined Paris Sunday race with Jacquelin citing a too heavy track.
Judge Carter rules a man's legal residence is where his family and goods sit, not where he claims intent to move. The case arises in a no jurisdiction plea by Robert L. King against Gustav A. Wurgler over a contract with King's Indiana ties. King's family remains in Indianapolis and his name appears with Marion county polltakers and in Alexandria, complicating voter status.
Dr W T Newton prominent physician dies suddenly Sunday afternoon at his home 2122 College Ave while laughing at a newspaper cartoon with Dr Noble. He had Brights disease but seemed to recover. He once represented Bartholomew county in the 1896 state legislature and later taught materia medica at Central medical college. Survived by widow and two sons Eustace who pitched for Indianapolis in 1899 and Casper an attendant at the Central insane hospital.
Hartford dispatch reports the death of Charles Dudley Warner, editor of the Hartford Courant and author of many books. Born September 12, 1829 in Plainfield Massachusetts, he practiced law in Chicago from 1856 to 1860 before turning to literature. He died suddenly after a two-year pneumonia battle, collapsing on the street and passing at a friend’s home.
Joseph Fitzgerald a young tough confessed Monday to shooting Thomas Griffin a shipping clerk who had protected a young woman from a brutal attack Sunday morning Griffin was returning from a dance when he intervened Fitzgerald shot him through the heart.
Edward S. Dreyer, once West Park treasurer, says if Joliet penitentiary awaits him after the Supreme Court upholds his embezzlement conviction, he will travel in a private car with 50 prominent Chicagoans. The plan, hatched by friends, aims to demonstrate belief in his innocence. He was convicted of failing to hand over about $300,000 in county funds to his successor.
A Nebraska trip report notes a band collapse at Auburn resulting in a boy sustaining a broken leg. The fragment references Hanna and a Nebraska event with dates around October 22. Further details are unclear due to text fragmentation.
Day night by making four speeches drew great crowds. In Auburn a stand collapsed under heavy load injuring a boy and pinning others. A local officer was stoned as chaos followed.
The Board of Works on Monday rescinded all action on the resolution to lay cement walks on Arrow Avenue from Hillside Avenue to Valley Avenue.
An 19th century advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to soothe the child soften the gums allay pain cure wind colic and diarrhoea. Price listed as twenty five cents per bottle.
The Kits Bowling Alloys have been handsomely refitted and occupy the second floor. E. Kitz & Co. props. 127 East Court Street.
An ad notes a sale on cabinets at The Modern located on 16% E Washington pricing quoted as one dollar per dozen. The fragment indicates a discount or bulk price and the store name and location.
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