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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1899

Page

8

Indianapolis Leads the Western League in Fall Series

The Indianapolis baseball club finished the season strong with a sweep of Minneapolis in the final Ohio street grounds games. Chicago tied 5 5 earlier, but Indianapolis won all three concluding matches. Hoghever hit three doubles, Hartzell homered, Newton excelled in center field, and Lefty Davis struggled on the mound before a crowd of about 1,200.

Indianapolis Chicago Minneapolis Ohio St Davis

Big Baseball Men Meet to Discuss New League Formation

Representatives from St Louis Milwaukee Chicago New York Philadelphia Washington meet in Chicago to launch an initial step toward a new league. A C Anson and W H Clough for Chicago. H D Quinn of Milwaukee named temporary president. The platform calls for Honest competition no syndicate baseball no reserve rule fair contracts and popular prices.

St. Louis Milwaukee Offale Chicago Iboklyn New York Philadelphia Ashington Bunday League A. C. Anson W. H. Clough G O. M H. D. Quinn Washington Pittsburg Buffalo Detroit Baltimore

Tammany Outing at Hartman's Grove Draws Large Crowd

A Tammany club outing at Hartman’s Grove near Irvington on Sunday featured beer, dancing, a shell game, a crap game, and a dancing caller. Admission was ten cents per male at the gate. entertainment included two beer stands, a lunch stand, and a police presence. Candidates John F. Geckier and J. H. Mahoney attended. Taggart did not. The crowd was orderly, with singing and dancing dominating the scene.

Tammany Club Hartman's Grove Irvington Shell Johnnie Goodall Jemima John F. Geckier J. H. Mahoney Ward 9 Taggart

Ohio Republicans Plot Ohio Campaign at Waldorf Astoria

A New York dispatch says Ohio GOP leaders met at the Waldorf Astoria to plan the campaign opening. Senator Hanna and Senator Foraker discussed Roosevelt speaking in Akron to help the Republicans. Hobart illness could prompt a different running mate, with Evans and Lodge named as favored alternatives.

Cincinnati New York Waldorf- Astoria J. B. Foraker Maj Dik Charles Ti C. H. Grosvenor Senator Hanna Ohio Hanna Roosevelt Akron McIinley Hobart H. Clay Evans Tennessee Senator Lodge Massachusetts

Illness of German Empress Cited as Cause of Prenatal Complication

Reports from Berlin say the empress fell ill while pregnant and delivered a stillborn child, plunging the royal couple into grief. The Kaiser, said to be furious over political tensions, remains concerned as the empress’s health has declined since Kiel canal events and recent storms.

Berlin Kiel Canal

Pillsbury Dies at 75 in Minneapolis Flour Magnate

Charles A. Pillsbury noted miller and founder of a world leading flour business died Sunday in Minneapolis after months of heart trouble. Born October 3, 1842 in Warner New Hampshire he started milling in 1869 and built a vast flour operation.

Minneapolis Minn Charles A. Pillsbury Europe Warner N. H

Fires Sweep Multiple Hotels and Plant in Rockaway and Dallas

A series of Sunday blazes destroyed three hotels in Rockaway New York and a McGuire hotel in Dallas Texas. Mrs McGuire died from burns after raising the alarm. A Long Island fisheries plant and an oil facility near York also burned with heavy losses.

Rockaway N. Y McGuire Dallas Tex

Rebels Advance Toward Caracas After Maracao Victory

Gen Cipriano Castro pushes toward the Venezuelan capital after defeating government forces and reaching Maracao. President Andrade returns to Caracas to quell any uprising as Maracay lies near Valencia on the road to the capital and a likely bloody battle looms outside the city.

Caracas Venezuela Cipriano Castro Maracao Andrade Maracay Valencia

Marshall May Die After City Collision

Frank Marshall a 75 year old resident of 320 East Walnut Street remained unconscious at City Hospital Monday morning after being struck Saturday night by a car traveling on Massachusetts Avenue and Hast Street. His skull and right leg were fractured and doctors said there was little hope of recovery. Marshall, hard of hearing, did not hear the vehicle. He is the father in law of E S Boardman, a real estate dealer.

Frank Marshall Columbia Indiana-ave Massachusetts-ave Hast-st City Hospital Mr. Marshall E. S. Boardman E. Walnutst

Battleship Kentucky may be ready for her trial trip

On land and sea items note the Kentucky trial date and Kearsarge readiness at Brooklyn for formal tests. Also reported are manslaughter verdicts in West Virginia, a Colorado memorial service, a fatal Mora New Mexico roof accident, and a Denver crowd of 20 000 honoring fallen volunteers. plus claims of cigar firm consolidation and McKinley forecast in Ohio. DeWitt's Witch Hazel praised in ad.

Kentucky Odd Fellows of America Detroit Thomas & Wiley New York United States The Enquirer McKinley Ohio Nash Hanna Pope Dreyfus Kearsarge Brooklyn Navy Yard Elias Hatfield Williamston W. Va H. E. Ellis Denver Philippines Mora N. M Manuel Cordovya Kit Starr A. N. Ackerman Devall’s Landing

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