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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1900
Page
8
The Indiana state fair ended Friday with receipts near 16,563 dollars 37 cents and expenses around 25,000. Over 15,000 visitors attended Friday as the event closed on a high note with strong exhibitor turnout and bustling activity. President Jones calls the 1900 fair a success.
In Chicago on a Friday night a homeless boy nicknamed Red Top hanged himself in a barn after a community play titled Red Eric's Revenge, in which he had acted a villain. Spectators cheered his staged death as a real tragedy unfolded when Sammy Steinberg found the body.
A Friday report alleged the Van Camp glass company of Matthews Indiana owned by Van Camp Hardware was compelled to sign the L A 3200 scale under threat to cut gas. The Indianapolis office denied coercion saying the scale was signed voluntarily and no gas threat was involved.
A scattered item blob reports Alice Orr a Chicago girl aged 14 killed by a train on Friday. Chicago theater managers raise 1540 for Galveston. C B Q stockholders to meet in New York November 7. Rail pool lowers steel rails from 35 to 26 per ton. Sam Gray of Mattoon Ill said to have lived 35 years without a stomach is dead. Nash Whitens Co elevator in New York burned Saturday causing 250 006 in losses. Mansfield D threatens a mob if Dochettes hold services Sunday. An Indian wife tied her drunken husband to a wagon and dragged him nearly a mile in a bid to sober him. she was arrested. New York forms a Work Together club to promote harmony between employees and employers. Freshmen and sophomores at Princeton stage college rush Friday night amid contest and clashes.
At the state fair crowds hissed the Searchlight Anaconda race calling it a farce. The big race delayed to about 3:30 from 2 p.m. The track was heavy and times poor with 2:12 and 2:14 heats. Anaconda led then lost footing. Searchlight led early but also faded. The day also featured a 2:17 pace and a 2:25 pace with finishers noted and a list of participants and times.
Local horsemen doubt the Searchlight Anaconda race was fair racing. They cite a slow, soft track and a bad break by Anaconda as factors. Officials acknowledge disappointment and better time could have been made, without alleging a fixed match.
Orchard athletes complain the high school referee favored the opponents, claiming the team was twice allowed touches before the ball was snapped. T. A. Kearns seeks a state game for Greensburg baseball. Indianapolis Marotts claim city title and plan defense. Vanderbilt Rainbow beat Mineola in New York. Brooklyn ball club risks reputation if current pace continues. Logansport blanked Converse Knights 17 to 0. Modern Imperials plan Chicago trip and possible disbandment after that game. Irvington Stars arrangement for a game next Saturday and Sunday substitution.
Kim Corbett plans to square himself with his wife and the public, accusing former friends of influencing her. He hints at a confrontation. Tom Sharkey seeks a bout with Jim Jeffries, though doubt remains. In Chicago, Kenny and Duffy drew in six rounds while O'Brien defeated Walsh in Philadelphia. Cullen and Bradford set a September 27 clash in Chicago. Jeffries reportedly felt stage fright on a Pennsylvania stage debut.
Circuit Judge Allen oversees a tangle of mortgages on property on Southeast Avenue. David Watts and a building and loan association held liens before the property changed hands to Watts, who then deeded to his brother George Watts. George sold to a new buyer who knew nothing of the liens. David Watts now seeks foreclosure on his mortgage.
Rev Barker of Tennessee declared at Ward 1 Republican HQ he would bury Bryan face down, while Bishop Turner’s Lincoln motto drew a harsh rebuke. At Ward 13 meeting, Frank Littleton and others spoke as pamphlets attacked Burke’s labor record. County auditor Harry B. Smith spoke at Ward 15 Durbin club praising county administration.
A Paris court ruled to reinstate the idea colonel who defended Capt. Dreyfus after dismissal from the army. The ruling reflects ongoing debates over the Dreyfus case and military discipline in France.
Testimony notes that an expert inquiry into the books found no discrepancy. N Grant, William Reagon, and Frederick E. Matson also spoke, detailing findings and supporting conclusions of the audit.
John W Campbell of the Hotel Men's Association announces NJ incorporation for a vast Atlantic coast and inland hotel trust capitalized at 15 million dollars. The Atlantic coast and inland hotel company will run hotels in Atlantic City Cape May Long Branch Asbury Park Saratoga Newport Adirondacks Bar Warrior Thousand Islands New York Washington Chicago and more. It plans to operate vegetable farms and secure tea gardens in Ceylon and coffee plantations in South America. Col G G Green of Woodbury NJ is noted as an investor, owner of the Green hotel in Pasadena.
The Tutuila national guard in Pago Pago Samoa has been organized by Commandant Tilley as a regularly organized United States military company. It uses Lee rifles and features wheat singlets blue lavas with red facings red sashes red turbans and cartridge belt accoutrements. The lava is a short skirt once banana leaf now cotton cloth, resembling a Highland kilt.
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