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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1901
Page
8
In Memphis on October 24 Audubon Boy set a world record for a half mile pacing at 1:00.4 in a trotters event. The record was not broken by Abnott in the same contest. every race featured strong competition.
President Hickey of the Western league will pass through Indianapolis on his way home from New York in a few days to discuss baseball with Watkins. Shreveport, La. gains a Southern league chance as W. H. Watkins hunts in Cincinnati where he met Fox and Sutphoff. No other baseball actions yet.
Purdue game leaves De Pauw hospitalized again while Farragher prepares to play against Beloit. Pennsylvania defeats Gettysburg 22 to 0 as Princeton and Chicago prepare for a key weekend. Butler struggles to assemble a second team as Memphis Mooney match looms for Franklin. Cincinnati eyes Thanksgiving date with Indianapolis. Hanover meets H S and Butler faces Franklin at Washington Park. Orchards defeats Central Stars 12 to 5.
The Melrose team, led by Teague, powered through six straight games on Wednesday night to secure a decisive victory in the Independent League bowling event.
The message notes travel discomfort from diarrhoea and dehydration and recommends Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a general cure. It states the product is for sale by all druggists and similar outlets.
In New York on October 24, Timothy Foley rider of K L N Anderson fell leading to the death of jockey Alexander Olsen. Three other riders escaped serious injury while two horses died and a third was shot to end its suffering.
Gardner and Graff will bow a ten game match at the Germania alleys on Thursday night.
On Wall Street Meyer and Kiser report steel stocks decline despite favorable trade signals. Railroads show strong earnings with optimistic forecasts for iron and steel rail business. American stocks in London steady. Harsh loaning rates persist. Analysts note unusual price moves in Union Pacific and St Paul amid rumored arbitration outcomes and possible private information guiding prices.
John suggests New York Oct. Emula Jordan testified in supreme court that at 15 she wed John Burt at 16 after a drive to a justice of the peace. She says her parents then took her to Baltimore and she has not seen her husband since. Judge Scott reserved decision.
Huntington Ind October 24 Dynamite Jack French has halted Fort Wayne and Southwestern traction work by occupying a stone house blocking the right of way. He asks 75 dollars more to remove it. On Wednesday laborers approached, he threatened with a pitchfork, vowing to strike any worker who touched his spade. No one began work on his premises.
In Binghamton New York on October 24 Prof Banta and the high school faculty vow to eliminate cigarette smoking among boys. Any boy caught smoking will be barred from athletic teams and ostracised socially.
A historical listing shows bid and ask prices for Indianapolis street railway bonds and related local securities. Notes include preferred belts, trust company stock, gas and power firms, insurance, and transportation issues with varying yields and serial numbers across Indiana firms.
Mrs. Chas. Folsom of North Boscawen was found murdered and likely outraged beside the road Wednesday afternoon after leaving for the North Boscawen station to meet her daughter. A blunt instrument crushed the skull and a bloodstained rock was later found. George Greenleaf, a convict, is held pending inquiry.
A Chicago theater company chased and captured a robbery suspect during a Wednesday rehearsal. The fugitive, accused of stealing 500 dollars in jewels from leading man E. Rothstein, was pursued by actors and an orchestra aided by detectives after a stagehand alerted them to the sale of stolen gems.
Madame Calve of the Maurice Grau company declines to appear in Carmen in Nashville on Wednesday night as the company drew a $15000 house. Manager Grau forfeits part of his fee to the Philharmonic society. The Louisville audience was cold and unresponsive and Calve made no encore citing a cold amid doubts about further Nashville Memphis or Atlanta engagements.
About 50 people fled their apartments at 943 Massachusetts Ave when a fire broke out in the basement of the Weber drug store at 1 30 am. Fire caused estimated losses of 5000 to the store and 1000 to the building, all insured. Smoke filled halls, a woman saved two pups, another returned for pets, and a resident carried a canary cage. Goldberger Bros dry goods store suffered heavy smoke but no fire damage.
In Greencastle Indiana on October 24 James W Ledbetters four year old son found a bottle of carbolic acid among other bottles and drank the acid dying before a doctor could be summoned.
Mrs Lowry entertained the Research club at 2027 Highland. Dr Albert Cole of Indianapolis wed Ruth Schuyler in Pana Illinois. Mrs C W Fairbanks to give a parlor talk next Tuesday. Mrs Joseph L Gasper hosted a card party on N Alabama St. Veronica club held a large first dance at Brenneke's. Miss Edith Smith and T A Tromhold wed Wednesday night. Reception at the bride's home 1201 Hayrade. First Presbyterian ladies plan an Indiana basket sale Friday at Mrs Howard Foltz’s home. Mrs C W Fairbanks reception by Daughters of the American Revolution noted as brilliant in society colors. Miss Martha Pfaff wed Frederick Hines at the bride’s Noblesville home. Rev Hollowpeter officiated. bride pink satin gown. Miss Mayme Beck married Frederick A Rigg at Tabernacle Church with gown details noted.
In Marion Indiana president Denny of New L A 330 accuses Burns of Old L A 300 of aiding contract labor for a trust. If Belgians are hired 300 New L A workers will strike. In St Louis the Order of Railway Clerks adjourned after electing officers with Buffalo named for next year’s convention and appointing a national organizer at 15 dollars a month.
Sam Gray of 308 Indiana Ave ran to police headquarters shouting for help claiming Sam Taylor, a barber, pursued him with a gun. Officers learned Taylor had no weapon and had merely chased Gray a short distance, Gray fleeing in fear while imagining an assassin.
Deputy county clerk Harry K Royse found a chair and many cigars at home Wednesday after noon as a gift from Capital council No 276 Y M I Ski-Hi. The chair was named The sleepy hollow. James W White, crushed under a car at Brightwood shops, will be mourned by a widow, five sons and four daughters. he worked at the shop eight years.
A fire at the Hammond Indiana G H Hammond packing plant caused about 500000 in damage on Thursday. The four story export beef cooler slaughtering houses storage warehouses and offices were destroyed or damaged. About 2000 workers will be out of work until the plant is rebuilt. Origin of the blaze is not known.
In Columbus Ohio students report a fashion clash after a fancy dress ball when girls wore night shirts with costumes. Boys responded with a “hobo party” to exclude girls and passed a declaration of independence with penalties for violating the ban on female company. In Tampa Florida anger grows as Port Tampa seeks to lure cigar factories from the city with free rent and tax relief, straining relations between the two communities.
Martinsville Indiana October 24 Justice Rhea bound over Dr W Stan to the circuit court following a charge of family mistreatment brought by his 18 year old daughter Maude The action places a notable domestic dispute under county judicial scrutiny.
Lyons France October 24 Dr Claude Martin a famed surgeon has successfully delivered a delicate procedure creating an artificial rubber larynx with a perfect glottis. The device produces voice and sound when vibrating and includes an automatic shut off to protect the windpipe.
In Bunser Hill Illinois on October 24 Miss Onie Reno aged 16 attempted suicide after her parents insisted she attend school. She fired a revolver into her chest just above the heart. Doctors express no hopes for recovery.
In Marion Indiana on Wednesday night robbers sand bagged W H Blanzy a hotelman from Van Buren and robbed him of a sizeable sum of money according to police reports and local news accounts. The incident occurred in the downtown area and police are investigating with few leads at this time.
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