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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1908

Page

7

Girls Auto Race Wager With The Flower Of The Ranch

Nellie Waters and Rosalie Gagodhart two dancers from The Flower of the Ranch will race from Columbus Ohio to Indianapolis to try to finish under eight hours. If successful they gain extra pay totaling $200 each for 46 weeks. A machinist may accompany them for trouble. Marion and Gibson cars will aid to Richmond and Knightstown along the route.

Nellie Waters Rosalie Gagodhart Park Theater Columbus Indianapolis Marion Gibson Company Richmond Knightstown

Coming Champions and Semi-Pro Baseball Schedule

Local clubs announce upcoming games at Morristown and Brook lyn with Indianapolis All-Stars Gwynneville Kahn Reserves and Puritan Eagles details. Listings include dates September 6 13 15 20 Riverside No 16 Prospect 452 and contact notes for arranging matches and player call times.

Indianapolis All-Stars Gwynneville Morristown Compeers Morristown Pall Park Puritan Eagles West Parks Eagles Firates Sourthside Park Wade Miapletons Tir WI Haynes Nap C. C Riverside No Dott Prospect Keapwood Fred Wamlin Brownsburg White Sappherds Brownsburg Ariens Brownebure

National league pennant race tightens after close games

The national commission ruled the Clarksburg Wheeling deal invalid, placing the player with Clarksburg then Cincinnati. Pittsburg edged Chicago 1 0 in ten innings in Exposition Park. Philadelphia fell to New York 7 1 as Fort Wayne shut out St. Louis 4 0. Boston beat Philadelphia 3 2 and 10 1. St. Louis narrowed gap to Detroit in the American race. Chicago beat Cleveland 3 2 in 11 innings. Louisville took the final Toledo game. Kansas City swept Minneapolis 3 1 and 5 4.

National Commission Hoblitzer Clarksburg Wheeling Cincinnati Pittsburg Chicago Pirates Exposition Park Willis Brown Philadelphia New York Fort Wayne St. Louis Nationals Cardinals Charlie Alberts Cardinal Boston Detroit St. Louis Powell Willits Dygert Young Vickers Salve Walter Johnson Washington Louisville Toledo Steen Puttmann Swadina Landreth Kansas City Minneapolis

Swat Milligan Loves Fish Ball Exhibition Miracle

A Florida exhibition at Yellow Fever pits Swat Milligan against Rube Stretchem and the Hickory Sluggers. Stretchem fields a weighted fish ball with a wire reel, delivering a wild pitch that sends Milligan around bases for a string of runs before Rube’s line drive avenges a final tag out. The ninth inning ends tied as trenches plague Hickory Nat Oval.

Poison Oaks Yellow Fever Fla Ilichory Sluggers Hickory Nt. Oval Xsluggers Swat Milligan Florida Rube Stretchem Hickory Sluggers Judea Rube Swat Hickory Milligan Rupe Tangiel Bull Bell Charles Goodman

Overflow contest sees Labor Day crowd at Washington park

The biggest crowd of the season is expected at Washington park on Labor Day. Chairs will be placed before the grandstand and on the roof, with limited roof seating per the building inspector. Morning game starts at 10 30 and the afternoon show at 3 oclock.

Washington Park

Generalship Won for Willie Lewis in six rounds

Special to the Indianapolis Sun from Schenectady New York Willie Lewis of New York City defeated Billy Hurley of Schenectady after six rounds in a fast welterweight bout The New York City fighter showed superior ring generalship gaining the decisive edge as the bout progressed and both men sought a knockout punch

Indianapolis Sun Schenectady N. Y Willie Lewis New York City Billy Hurley Lewis Genership

Seiger Dominates Lowery in Six-Round Star Bout

New York Sept 5 Joe Seiger had an easy time with Jack Lowery at the Roman A C in a six round star bout winning under double wraps. Seiger controlled every round while Lowery spent the bout ducking punishment.

Seiger New York Joe Seiger Jack Lowery Roman A. C Lowery

Moving the Bed Society Note in Iowa Paper

A quirk in a midwestern society column quoted from Harper's Weekly describes Mrs Coulter being confined to bed and absent next Thursday, highlighting the era’s playful personal notices and unusual phrasing in local journalism.

Iowa

Old Testament Water Colors At John Herron Art Institute

Visitors flock to John Herron Art Institute to view James Tissot’s 875 piece Old Testament water color collection. The exhibit, unique to Indianapolis, drew large crowds elsewhere including Cincinnati Kansas City and Washington. The works blend biblical scenes with dramatic realism and color harmony shaping study for Bible readers and art lovers. The show continues through September with ten cent admissions on Sundays and weekdays.

John Herron Art Institute James Tissot Indianapolis Cincinnati University of Kansas Corcoran Gallery of Arts Washington St. Louis Hicago Ciisa Tissot Beng Na Oor Beng Na Oor Des Cases Aoril Avrset Tl Flerron

Park Improvement Plan Expands Budget in 1909 Proposal

Mayor suggests more funds for parks with a 94 cent levy per $100. The 1909 city budget rises from last year's $1,783,983.59 to $1,878,626.61. Proposed increases include street sweeping at 100,000 and higher fire department salaries to 294,933.10, amid overall adjustments.

Fster

Taft versus Bryan portrayed as leader and reformer

The piece extols William H Taft as a proven administrator and statesman, contrasting him with William J Bryan who is praised as a reformer but deemed untested in government. It likens Taft to Pilgrim virtue, noting his experience in bench, governorship, and department leadership, and dismisses Bryan as an unrestful dreamer lacking practical governance.

William H. Taft Bryan William H. ‘Aft Harrison McKinney Roosevelt Mr. Bryan Statesman 2& Cause Aaron Moses Henry Washington Wendell Phillips Abraham Lincoln Plymouth Rock

Notable Leader Passes the Torch to New Steward of Liberty

The text lauds a former leader who steered the state through opposition toward greater liberties. It argues for entrusting the future to the most capable successor aboard the ship of state, urging prudent stewardship as humanity awaits its fate.

The South Wind Returns to Life

A brief comic exchange in Life about a tourist seeking relief from the south wind. The landlord insists the south wind always blows there, even as the guest notes a north breeze, joking that it is simply returning.

Flames Sweep Western Town in Rawhide Fire

Martial law covers Rawhide Wyoming as a devastating blaze wipes out most of the wooden town. About 3000 are homeless with $750000 in property damage. Fire began at Dr. Gardner’s office in the Rawhide Drug building, aided by 500 miners and a dynamite effort to halt spread. Two travelers may be dead but this cannot be confirmed. A Reno relief train arrived with food provisions to last days.

Dr. Gardner Rawhide Drug Company Reno

Engagement Ring Vendetta in Pick Me Up

A dialog reveals a plan to return an engagement ring then sell it to a man named in a terse exchange. The terse exchange includes an offer to sell the ring to a new lover and references a person named Pick Me Up.

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