The Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company Ad
The Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company urges Indiana businessmen to choose their home company for fire loss protection. It highlights local investment, domestic management, and trusted Indiana leaders JOHN H. HOLLIDAY as President and JOHN Mr. SPANN as Secretary at 148 East Market St with telephone 133 New or Old.
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John H. Holliday
John Mr. Spann
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East Market St
Hoosiers Defeat Kansas City In Tight Baseball Tilt
The Indianapolis Indians beat Kansas City 3 to 0 in a nine inning game. Summer started on the mound for Indy and drove in the decisive run. Hickey and Dungan produced two base hits apiece as Indianapolis held the visitors to a lone errorless effort. Attendance around 1,000 as the club also announced bowling league elections and league expansion plans with new teams Volunteers and North Siders under consideration.
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Kelly
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Clingman
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Magoon
Hogriever
McDonald
P. A. Havelick
Charles Field
Volunteers
North Siders
Taylor and Kimble Face Off at Newby Oval Races
Thursday night at Newby Oval features a marquee match qualifying heat between Major Taylor and Owen Kimble as part of the program. Indianapolis enthusiasts anticipate a grand event with the two rivals set to duel on the track.
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Newby Oval
Indianapolis
Major Taylor
Owen Kimble
Taylor
Local racetrack attracts top amateurs and pros
Amateur champion Leander of Chicago and Willis Coval of Indianapolis return to a strong field as Gardner brothers Anderson, already beating rivals in the state, prepare to ride. Taylor arrives Tuesday with most professionals present for the event.
Baseball doubleheader recap with scores and errors
Minneapolis and Buffalo split the first game as Minneapolis bunched hits and mixed errors while Cleveland and Milwaukee also split with errors deciding the outcome. In the second games Milwaukee and Cleveland won with stronger hitting and notable errors. Detroit failed to solve Patterson of Chicago as Chicago won.
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Chica Cisspeccsee
Milwaukee
FOL
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Detroit
Kansas City
Cleveland
Buffalo
Minneapolis
Brewers
Patterson
Windy City
Chicago
National League Club Standings and Game Results
The National League standings show Brooklyn leading with 64 wins and 40 losses and a .615 pace, followed by Pittsburgh 61 48, Philadelphia 55 51, Chicago 53 50, Boston 55 50, Cincinnati 58 40, St. Louis 58 53, and New York at 50 63. Brooklyn rallied for four runs in the ninth but fell just short in their win loss tally. Chicago beat Brooklyn 8 to 7 with 15 hits. Philadelphia defeated St. Louis 18 to 8 in a high scoring affair. Cincinnati beat New York 3 to 4 in the opener and New York won the second game 5 to 0. Pittsburgh won the first game 4 to 7 against Boston. second game Pittsburgh 6 to 5, with Boston totaling 3 runs.
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Seeveesees
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Cceeas
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Aly
Chicago
Boston
Scccee Savne
AG Cincinnati
St. Louis
New York
Fort Wayne and New Castle baseball scores clash on league night
In the Interstate League games Fort Wayne won 8 to 3 over New Castle after trouncing BE 6 to 2 with Mansfield earning a 4 2 victory while Dayton suffered a 0 to 2 defeat as H L and HL provided the night’s scoring highlights.
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Fort Wayne
New Castle
Mansfield
Dayton
Richmond Triumphs Over Anderson Interstate 4 to 2
Report lists Sauter’s Stars, age ten, seeking two games at 1521 Shelby Street as Eastern Stars arrange a match with Melrose. Notes on Magoon and Geier fielding, Elberfeld’s Chicago absence, Ralph Seybold possibly joining a national league, Hickey’s stellar hitting, and upcoming doubleheaders. Mention of University of Chicago Stage using pitching gun, Central Illinois league disbanding, Bloomington-Decatur title decision, Western league claim by Des Moines and Denver, and President Hickey’s dispute over Denver’s pennant award.
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Shelby St
Eastern Stars
Melrose
Magoon
Geier
Bloomington
Decatur
Des Moines
Denver
Hickey
Iowa City
Johnson Seeks 73 Cent City Levy in Budget Plan
Controller Johnson releases a report to newspaper men showing a 73 cent tax levy to run next year and fund police pensions, with 72 cents plus one for police pensions and notes that temporary loan payments remain undetailed. Mayor Taggart withholds his full financial recommendations citing courtesy. President Crafl to call a special council meeting Thursday night.
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Johnson
Police
Crafl
Quorum Fails At City Council Special Meeting
Mayor Taggart and President Crall skip the special council session Tuesday night leaving no quorum as Republicans Megrew Negley Billingsley Evans Kaiser attend with Democrats Wiggins Moriarity. A $54 000 loan ordinance is the only item Gregory Geckler notes in his files and Williams holds messages to deliver but does not speak. Next meeting expected to be called by Crall or the mayor for weed cutting funding.
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Negley
Billingsley
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Wiggins
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Geckler
Wm. R. Williams
Williams
Fonso the famed 2% stallion dies after long career
The legendary racehorse Fonso is dead. In Hartford Connecticut a 2:30 trot is praised as a daisy. Annie Burns completes eight heats to reach the finish. Shelbyville fair opens as good races unfold. Corbett and McCoy fake their New York fight for a moving picture company in Philadelphia. J E Madden buys a bay colt, brother to Central Trust, for 3000 dollars.
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Hartford
Conn
Annie Burns
Shelbyville Fair
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McCoy
New York
Philadelphia
Moving Picture
J. E. Madden
Central Trust
Orman to resign after big meet at Newby Oval
John B. Orman plans to resign as manager after the upcoming big meet next Thursday night. He has opened a Massachusetts avenue restaurant and lacks time for the races. Newby, the principal owner, will return from Europe this month and choose Orman’s successor, though it is believed he may press him to stay.
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Newby Oval
Massachusetts Ave
Orman
Newby
Europe
Mr. Orman
Two German Students Vanish in Rome Catacombs
Searching parties scoured the Domitilla catacombs for two young Americans from Ejichstadt University who disappeared after becoming separated from their guide. Names not known. Awaiting further word from authorities.
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Domitilla
Ejichstadt
Germany
O Dell Nominated for Governor by Republicans
Saratoga N Y Sept 5 The Republican state convention nominated B B O Dell for governor. The session convened Wednesday morning with O Dell presented as the party’s choice for the top state office.
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Saratoga
N. Y
B. B. O'Dell
Committee probes firehouse upkeep and paint needs
The special council panel, with Chief Barrett and a committee of insurance men, is inspecting all houses and apparatus and will report at the next regular meeting. It found many living rooms in need of paint and some firemen offered to paint them themselves.
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Garment Workers Union Accepts 143 New Members in City
The Garment makers union enrolled 143 new members Tuesday night at Mortixon's hall. Of these, 116 came from Lewis Meter & Co and 33 from the Lion Manufacturing Co, marking the largest single class ever initiated into the Indianapolis union, now about 400 members.
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Mortixon
Lewis Meter & Co
Lion Manufacturing Company
Indianapolis
Ers
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