John T Brush Buys New York National Team
John T Brush of Indianapolis purchases the New York baseball club in a deal estimated around 100000 dollars. Andrew Freedman exits the business with Brush becoming the main factor and McGraw staying as manager. Brush plans to move his family to New York after this winter and pursue a winning team. Indianapolis manager W H Watkins says he knew of the transaction for some time.
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New York Baseball Club
John T. Brush
Indianapolis
Spalding
McGraw
Brush
New York
Cincinnati
W. H. Watkins
Rain Delays St Louis and Hoosiers Games Parade Banquet Set
Rain postpones the rooters parade and ball games between the St Louis National league team and the champion Hoosiers, both slated for Tuesday. The Grand hotel banquet Tuesday night will still occur as planned according to the program.
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Rooters
Hoosiers
Grand Hotel
National League Action Noted In Fragmentary Text
Fragmentary OCR mentions a National League context with scattered numbers and letters. Details about teams dates or outcomes are unclear in the readable portion.
Amelia Bingham stars in A Modern Magdalen at Englishs
Amelia Bingham led her company in A Modern Magdalen at Englishs, with a strong supporting cast including Henry Dixey, Wilton Lackaye, and Joseph Holland. The production, though praised for performances, is condemned for its immoral premise but drew a sizable audience. The Grand bill featured French acts Torcat and Clara Ballerini, plus Zelma Ralston, Bryan, Nadine, and others, with rain delaying The Village Postmaster at the Park.
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Katinka Jenkins
Henry Dixey
Wilton Lackaye
Katika Jenkins
Joseph Holland
Vera King
Lew Hawkins
Torcat
Ballerini
Clara Ballerini
Zelma Ralston
Bryan
Nadine
Gratz Wins Steeplechase at Gravesend in 50-to-1 Upset
Howard Gratz, a 50-to-1 shot, captured the Gravesend steeplechase on Monday. The report notes other sports items including the Giants finishing the season in New York, Notre Dame versus Michigan set for October 18 in Toledo, and Jack O’Brien defeating Joe Choynski in Chicago.
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Oakley Track
Cincinnati
Jack” O'Brien
Philadelphia
Joe Choynski
Chicago
O'Brien
Choynski
First Victim Remembered in Sioux City Football Season
Barry Jordan of Sioux City played football and was involved in a mass play last Thursday. His funeral is scheduled for Wednesday marking him as the first victim of the season.
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Barry Jordan
Sioux City
Pretty 12 year old saves grandmother at Turkeyfoot lake
Akron, Sept 30. Bina Newberry a brave 12 year old from Chicago jumped into Turkeyfoot lake to hold her unconscious grandmother Mrs Ellen Hobbs’s head above water after she fell during a boat landing. Fire and rescue arrived, saving the elder woman who near death. Bina leads a Chicago girls club that funds hospital wards for sick children.
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Akron
Bina Newberry
Ellen Hobbs
Chicago
Stewart
Mrs. Hobbs
Bina
Pension rolls stay under million despite gains
Washington report shows July 1 enrollment at 999,446 with 260,683 widows and dependents. In the past year 50,128 old soldiers died but only 27,043 were pensioners. Total pensions paid in the year amounted to 137.5 million dollars. The program has cost nearly 2.99 trillion since its start. Pending files total 339,436 as officials work to clear accumulated work. Hanner may announce Senator Hanna’s Indiana campaign speech soon.
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Comizeear
Merchants Urged to Decorate for Indianapolis Horse Show
Manager D R Mills of the Indianapolis Horse Show urges merchants downtown to decorate with green and white, using flowers, vines, riding crops, spurs, and horse heads. Cash prizes totaling 300 are offered for best decorations, with 1200 stands prepared outside the city and about 1000 eight sheet banners. The festival field work advances as contracts require completion before the event opening.
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D. R. Mills
Indianapolis
Washington
Milla
Festival Field
His Fool Friends Worked A Fool Joke In Kenton
Frank Thomas and Miss Edna Converse planned to wed with guests and ministers present in Kenton, but the groom did not appear until half an hour late. Friends had sewn shut every opening of his wedding clothes as a prank, including pockets, forcing him to rip the seams during the ceremony.
Riot at Olivet Baptist Church in Chicago over pastor's resignation
A riot of 2,000 people divided into two factions erupted at Olivet Baptist Church in Chicago during a harmony gathering. Police arrived but could not stop the clash until the lights were extinguished and the crowd finally dispersed.
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Chicago
Olivet Baptist Church
J. F. Thomas
Cottage Grove Ave
Troops Stay in Cuba Until Platt Demands Met
The United States will not withdraw troops from Cuba until the Platt Amendment provisions are carried out, triggering panic selling among Spanish residents and alien property holders. Banks liquidate sugar bonds to invest in insular stocks and city realty as Palma presses for evacuation. Political observers fear the move could affect reciprocity talks with Washington.
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United States
Palma
Palme
Cuba
Washington Administration
House
Senate
Washington
City Life and Local Notices From Indianapolis Paper
Swell doin s reception and vaudeville at the Indiana club Tuesday night. Republican rally in Tomlinson hall Oct 8 with Alexander McDowell Sherman and Vreeland speaking. Pomroy druggist sells store for 7500 to Benjamin Miner and takes vacation. Police confirm Tide thief Thomas Dudley is son of Thomas Dudley Sr. Nordyke and investors plan a cereal plant independent of the trust. Addison Harris forms sub committee for primary reform work to report next Monday night.
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Alexander McDowell
Sherman
Vreecland
Will
Pomeroy
Henry C. Pomeroy
Pennsylvania and Market Srs
Benj. D. Miner
Thomas Dudley
Cincinnati
North St
A. HB. Nordyke
Indianapolis
Illinois
Addison C.‘Harris
Eoeipehe
Freight wreck on Baltimore & Ohio injures five near Chicago
A late night freight train wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio line at One Hundredth Street killed engineer Samuel McKinley of Garrett Indiana. Wireman Bally was only slightly hurt and five others escaped by jumping from the cab as the engine and four cars derailed into a ditch.
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Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio
Samuel McKinley
Garrett
Ind
Bally
Eminent US Specialist Promises Cure for Nervous and Vascular Ailments
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