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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1900
Page
8
Johnson discusses the American league reshuffle naming Indianapolis as a likely drop due to poor attendance and bad weather. He mentions Buffalo Milwaukee and other towns, noting Buffalo’s exposition potential and Milwaukee’s strong Sunday games while stressing uncertainty over eastern cities joining the fold.
John L. Sullivan lies in a New York hospital following surgery for a strangulated hernia and will remain there six more weeks. Doctors say his recovery is possible but hampered by past neglect of health and excessive self-indulgence. The aging athlete, once prolific in the arena, drifted into routine late nights and scant self-care, prompting concern over his fitness and future prospects.
The English bred horse Eager won from Royal Flush in a much discussed English race on Saturday with Lester Reiff aboard. The winner earned about $7,000. The Chattanooga News calls prize fighting a fake with fixed bets and outcomes, limited real knockouts, and intense newspaper sensationalism.
Principal Hufford of Shortridge High asserts there will be no football game between a girls’ team and the high school squad. He vows to investigate the source of the idea and to identify the truth, stating such a notion cannot be permitted.
London records show about 1,200 people were injured during Monday’s parade honoring returning troops from South Africa. The celebration degenerated into pandemonium with many women and young girls severely affected by alcohol.
In Elmira New York on October 19 amid heavy rain crowds greeted Roosevelt Woolley and Bryan supporters. Hoodlums attacked by tossing vegetables during the parade two dozen thefts and seven broken plate glass windows reported. Roosevelt and Fassett tried to quell disturbances with no preplanned plot found.
San Francisco correspondent Bass recounts Pekin relief scenes criticizing Conger for denying care to wounded at the legation. He praises American soldiers as capable but blames the American staff for incompetence and poor transport, noting baggage overload and breakdowns across engagements.
Wm. J. Bryan arrives in Hornellsville New York at 9 30 a m and prepares a grueling schedule through Little Ferry Brooklyn Toledo Cincinnati and Chicago with Mrs Bryan aboard to aid recovery after a heavy Monday. The plan includes 14 speeches on Tuesday and a sustained effort in Chicago as Democrats push for votes in the Windy City.
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