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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1901
Page
8
New York reporters note Kid McCoy, the Indianapolis boxer, arrived in Gotham with baggage and left quickly, avoiding questions. Rumors swirl about domestic strife affecting his stay and a possible trip to England to face Jack O'Brien. He denies poker play on these trips.
A local Driving Club announces Friday’s program with $1 entry for each race and purse prizes. Entries include 3:30 trot Willard W. and Nancy Hanks among others, 2:40 trot Harry and Fanny Wilson, 3:30 pace Minney L. and Birth mark, 2:20 pace John R. and Dutch Mary amid a lengthy list of competitors.
John Westhafer of Loogoodtee Indiana calls Chamberlain's Pain Balm a miracle for stiff joints and muscle pain. He says it saved him from being a cripple and would not be without it even if it cost five dollars a bottle. The tonic’s external use helps sprains stiff neck and swollen muscles and has aided many cases. It is for sale at all druggists.
In a fragmentary listing, multiple teams and battery pairs appear with city names like Grand Rapids Wheeling Chicago Boston Detroit and Milwaukee. The text blends scores, player names such as McPherson Quinn Bailey Zalitsky Pfeister Herbert Criger and Yost, and references to clubs, batteries, and standings in a chaotic ledger style.
Shane Russell of Alexandria and Kid Grim of Dayton Ohio have been matched for a 20 round contest for the Indiana Ohio middleweight championship to be held in Richmond. Date to be announced.
Jim Corbett faced a $902 liquor bill lawsuit and settled by paying in full. Wes Stout sold Ross Mason the green pacer to G H Whiteley for $2000. Revenue Jim won the 2 35 pace at Crawfordsville as rain halted remaining events. Rain affected the Valparaiso fair and halted racing. Anaconda won a jogging match against Joe Patchen in Bethlehem Pa. Columbus fair winners included Min ute Bell in the 2 30 trot and Territina in the 2 25 pace. 3 year old stake incomplete. Rain and bad roads stranded cars in the New York endurance race. Charley Mitchell and Tom O Rourke traveled from New York to Frisco to see the Walcott Gardner bout. Mitchell to return to England soon. North-side athletic association seeks games after claiming the 190 football title. Address C R Edmonds 619 Majestic. Kid Hubert, slashed in Meansville, says his wound is not as bad as feared and no amputation. Vincennes university football association organized. officers elected President Thomas J Davis secretary Fred Correll manager Marion Yelton. Dates to be set with Indianapolis high schools.
Old Cy Young limited Washington to three hits while Summer held New York to six and Cincinnati won easily. The Western association says two Toledo forfeits to Wheeling on Sept. 4 do not count. A Washington park game pits the "fats" against the "jeans" of the commercial travelers. Gene Wright of Dayton signs with the Cleveland American League club.
The Chicago Limited express westbound on the West Shore railroad jumped an open switch at Eastwood at 2 30 am Thursday. The engine and five cars tipped and wrecked. Fifty people were hurt, four seriously enough for hospital care: Engineer David Pearsall, Fireman Thomas Toole, J F Uhl, and David Barton, all residents of Syracuse. Pearsall suffered a broken leg and is the most seriously injured.
A London stock ticker dispatch reports a current rumor that General Louis Botha, Boer commander in chief, has surrendered. This unconfirmed news surfaced amid persistent war developments and market chatter in New York.
Mrs George Fowler of Missouri and Fourteenth streets was using a rocking chair when it overturned on Wednesday afternoon causing a fracture to her thigh bone. She sustained the injury as the chair tipped over.
City life items record masons laying the Claypool hotel foundation on Thursday and a wave of local happenings. Free night classes open October first at Shortridge High School, Broad Ripple to be lit with patent lamps, and Meridian Lodge of Odd Fellows passes sympathetic resolutions for McKinley. The Capital City Ladies Club No. 25 plans the emancipation proclamation anniversary at Greenwood Park on Sept. 23. Notables attend the Smith Pettijohn wedding in Noblesville Thursday. The Indianapolis, Plainfield & Western Co awards the contract to build its electric line from Indianapolis to Plainfield, work to start in 60 days. John Wilhelm, whose wife was murdered on the White River banks, is declared insane by Probate Judge Walker. Wilhelm has been in the asylum twice.
City attorney Kern and Bell filed in the supreme court briefs seeking to compel track elevation and to force the Indianapolis Gas Company to drill more wells. They argue the city can pass a track elevation ordinance and that public safety outweighs railroad convenience. The gas brief argues the company is a quasi public corporation subject to mandamus. Also filed were briefs for Samuel Harmon about his murder conviction, claiming prejudice from his wife’s house of ill repute and self defense.
Dr Mynter says the president will be in good health in four weeks. London reports a strong Kaffir tone while Yanks show a general advance. Commission houses lament low public interest and a slack London market. Buying of Eries Southern railroad and steel preferred remains steady. Shorts may cover Atchison for a turn. Iron Age says the strike is settled. Corn crop prospects match last month per Price Current. Rockefeller interests hold large Erie stake. Atchison remains the sole in demand in loan markets. Gold import chances appear slim. Government crop report worse than expected. Overall market signals point to selling stocks on rallies.
Moy Kee, a leading Indianapolis Chinese figure, says he will vote for Bookwalter this fall after previously backing Taggart. He meets with the governor to seek a passport for Pang Wah Jung, an American citizen, to visit his home near Canton, China.
The congregation claims ownership of the church bell the organ and pews while Henry L Dollman who has the contract for removing buildings from the federal site argues the bell is plunder he seeks control of the items.
Franklin Landers funeral plans are stalled as his daughter Miss Julia Landers travels from Philadelphia to Columbus to be notified, but the family lacks names or addresses of her Columbus friends to inform her of the death.
Eight youths are in custody in Denver on suspicion of knowing something about the death of 11 year old Homer Reachard who was found slain with a bullet in his brain near his home several weeks ago.
A naval court of inquiry in Brooklyn found Col. Robert L. Mead guilty of drunkenness on duty during an inspection at the Brooklyn navy yard and recommended court-martial.
Seven bodies were recovered from the Port Royal mine in Connellsville Pennsylvania where earlier a collapse had entombed workers. Six remain trapped inside the mine as rescue efforts continue.
Government secret service officers say residents were swindled out of 150000 through counterfeited cigar labels and internal revenue stamps. Ten cigars makers and a printer are tied to the fraud with help from the international cigar makers union. Stamps seized could fool the public but showed 32 defects upon expert inspection.
Marshal F. Cobbler, a Monon yard conductor, died at St. Vincent's after his head was crushed between drawhead plates while coughing at an air-brake. He died at 9 p.m. He was married and lived on East Market Street near Noble. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Friday at his sister Mrs. Henry O. Winslow home.
A New York store promotes a pony drawing contest with hosiery purchases. Each pair contains a weight-guess ticket for a Fort Wayne contest by Wayne Knitting Co. Ten ponies await the first correct weight guesses, judged by four Fort Wayne residents. Envelopes opened November 26, 1901. winners notified by telegraph and ponies delivered. Dr Hudson chiropodist moves to Pala barber shops downstairs.
Allan A Russell of Massillon Ohio president of the Russell wind stacker company and partner in Russell Co makers of threshing and mining machinery died Wednesday evening in Grand Forks North Dakota from typhoid fever.
A Pennsylvania street car rear ended a Frank Bird transfer wagon at New York and Pennsylvania streets on a Wednesday night, capsizing the wagon. Two men on the wagon escaped by jumping. A trunk burst releasing carbide for bicycle lamps onto the wet pavement creating a strong odor, while only minor paint damage remained on the wagon.
The Spanish American War Veterans' Association plans its annual convention in Indianapolis next year aligned with the dedication of a soldiers' monument. At Buffalo on Wednesday officers elected include Commander in Chief Col. J Coryell from Pennsylvania senior vice commander in chief Col W A Kirby of Auburn New York and junior vice commander in chief G E Patterson of Tennessee.
Dr S McMahan 55 of 51 N Delaware St died Wednesday night after a long illness. Survived by widow and two children. Body taken to Rushville Thursday for burial. A concert at Fairview park scheduled for Wednesday night was postponed due to rain and may be held later in the week.
Former Bates parlor now on the fourth floor of the Big Four building corner Washington and Meridian Streets. Entrance from 7.5 Meridian St. Elevator. Features include old-time Bates conveniences, a wide chiropodist in attendance, hydro facial treatment, and bust development.
Knox and Gardner operate the Bates barber shop at the corner of Washington and Menchants. The proprietors are always in attendance to look after their old customers and ensure careful service.
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