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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1901
Page
8
A large Detroit crowd witnessed the Simms versus Duffy boxing match at the Light Guard Armory. The Akron fighter Simms survived a third round onslaught, fought through ten rounds, but referee Siler awarded the decision to Duffy in the tenth.
Officials from Champaign and Chicago will attend the Illinois versus Indiana clash. Mayor Bookwalter and Governor Durbin scheduled to observe the game with staff. Fans have paid admission of one dollar for the anticipated electric matchup between Indiana and Purdue lovers.
Notre Dame trains multiple squads daily under Coach O'Dea to prep for key clashes. The program targets a state championship repeat and gears up for the Purdue game on November 2 after facing Lake Forest this Saturday. Franklin eyes a rematch with the University of Indianapolis as the team recovers from a recent drubbing. Bilwood gains football laurels while Middletown notches a fourth straight win. Columbia uses trick plays. Haverford falls to New York University 29 to 6. Yale juniors claim a 100 pound Sapolio title with Yost noted as a successful coach in coastal contests.
Report highlights Michigan's strong performance to date as Buffalo papers regret omitting a 128 to 0 score from Saturday. The piece notes skepticism from Buffalo correspondents who doubted the claim before the score circulated.
Jimmy Ryan was knocked out in two rounds by Jack Root in Louisville on a Wednesday night and appears to retire from boxing. Root’s victory ends Ryan’s career and marks a definitive end to his time in the ring.
Ching Fong, calling him dot man, battles Kid Brown in Newport Wednesday night. The Chinaman shows pluck in the third round, bursts back after a seven second setback, and knocks Brown out. Fouls and rule-breaking marked the bout.
Eli Zaring notes the Milwaukee club owners value the AL franchise at $60,000. He doubts a bargain rush to accept Killilea and Gross bid for the privilege of backing the established National league, highlighting expectations of a high-stakes dispute in baseball's market.
Watershed started 25 to 1 and won by a neck in a tight finish. Rolling Beer set a new Lakeside track record for the distance, beating Denman Thompson by a neck with Time 2 01 2-5. Three top picks won at St Louis on Wednesday.
J. H. Sloan won at 15 to 1 in a standout hurdle race on the Latonia track in Cincinnati on Wednesday. The event was the first of its kind seen there in years, drawing local interest as a spectacle.
In Chicago on October 31 Dr. Elmer E. Prescott advertised $600 for a pair of ears for a patient who lost both ears. He has received nearly a dozen replies. If two suitable ears cannot be found he may graft ears from cuticle taken from the patient’s leg.
Fort Wayne Indiana October 31 The defense began examining witnesses in the Dunn murder case Miss Marie Sampleson the Dunn household servant testified nearly all day Wednesday sticking to her earlier story She said she lied at the coroner's inquest after Dunn instructed her and she feared him
Charles Moore Steele a Chicago university sophomore became a campus hero after climbing the 150 foot brick chimney for the power plant to snatch the freshman banner. He descended unassisted and escaped with the trophy amid cheers from the undergraduate body.
Tish-Iblinges fell from the Hoo-Hoos after a six game run on the Marion alleys. Ramblers defeated Prospects as Dewey and Melrose split their contests. City club hosts match play between Charles Gardner and Lee Graff.
The Union Traction Company of Indiana will introduce through train service with limited stops between Muncie Anderson and Indianapolis. Special fast running cars will be used, with running schedules and exact stops yet to be decided. Patronage will determine if the service continues.
William P. Myer sold 139 lots south of Butler college in Irvington to Charles M. Cross for 25000 dollars. The addition features graded and graveled streets with cement sidewalks.
In Fowlerton Indiana James M Kurtz aged 36 died after taking morphine to ease a headache. The item notes Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a superior remedy and includes unrelated advertising lines for trunks telescopes harness and a help line in The Sun's help liners.
City sanitation chief Beuhler endorses old Board of Health methods for smallpox, saying patients should be sent to the pest house to shorten quarantine. He notes hospitals will not take them and calls for a detention hospital as an alternative to Mayor Bookwalter’s pre election stance against pesthouse admission.
Sconce shot 156 points of a possible 160 at the Limited gun club shoot on Wednesday. The first half of the Grand Hotel Cup shoot ended, with the match continuing Thursday morning in ideal conditions.
An agent of Sir Thomas Lipton is obtaining options on thousands of acres across Georgia for an export venture. Farm produce will be shipped to England aboard the company’s own vessels. Noah T. Rogers, former representative, is critically ill in a hospital in Atlanta after traveling south for health. Charles M. Schwab and U S Steel executives wrapped up a tour of Indiana plants following a Wednesday night inspection.
The notice lists dental services by G W Cor Delavraro and Chiosis, accepting patients from 9 am to 3 pm for all kinds of dental work. It mentions a separate station, Bretzman's Photograph studio at 1423 Illinois St, and promotes Real Estate ads on THE SUN'S 6th and 7th pages.
New York on October 31 reports betting favors the fusion candidate Low with ten to nine odds offered on Thursday for the mayoralty election.
New York dispatch reports the Bank of England raised its rate by 1 percent a rare move signaling losses and rising chances of further declines. Copper output may be restricted while London prices show irregularity. Union Pacific St Paul buys strong. rail orders loom as Morgan calls the scene irresistibly bullish. Big interests move into D H and Jersey Central.
A historical excerpt lists stocks and bonds in Indianapolis firms including street railways gas utilities and banks. Entries show prices and par values for Indianapolis street railway Allied firms Citizens' street railway Union traction Broad Ripple traction Indianapolis improvement and new telephone 5s issues with varying quotations.
In Damphol, Elkton Elmore Pryor aged 37 killed Effie Davidson 22 then committed suicide after being rejected. In Hartford City Indiana M J Grady 45 a Racine Wisconsin real estate dealer was found dead in a lake after leaving for Detroit with unclear motive and no indication of self harm according to a Racine message dated October 21.
Ritter attorney for the Civic alliance shows little urgency to charge Capt Kruger and Patrolman Shine for failing to enforce Sunday closing laws. He cites possible department reorganization and welcomes no clear action from the Board of Safety. In Terre Haute district 5 W R C elected officers including Mrs Sarah White and Belle Ephlin.
Muncie Indiana report states all American Window Glass Company plants will restart operations at midnight Thursday after a stoppage. Executives announced resumed production across the network with no anticipated delay in orders.
An editorial note claims appendicitis among Americans rises from worry and constipation. It advocates keeping digestive organs healthy with regular meals and daily bowels, and promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin with a trial bottle offer.
TERRE HAUTE Ind Oct 31 The fine October weather has disrupted coal operators plans to raise prices on Nov 1. It is now said the advance will not occur before Dec 1.
The duke and duchess of Cornwall and York arrive by royal yacht Ophir at Weymouth after visiting colonies. The Dauntless club plans a masquerade party Thursday night at the home of Miss Myrtle Gurney, 1198. Blest.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets candy as a universal health cure, promising liver cleansing pure blood clean skin and perfect health. It lists varying prices from 0 to 25 cents and presents the product as an all purpose digestive aid.
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