Pratt to resign captaincy of Shortridge team
Captain Ryland Pratt of Shortridge basketball will resign due to injury from the Wabash College game in Crawfordsville. Walter Gipe likely to be elected captain of the Shortridge football team to replace him, with McKinney a probable next-season choice. Shortridge practiced at the YMCA gym with the first team defeating the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryland Pratt
Shortridge
Pratt
Wabash College
Crawfordsville
Walter Gipe
Gipe
McKinney
Shank
Oree
Eester
Shortridge Girls Triumph 10 to 1 Over Manual Training High
The Shortridge girls basketball team defeated Manual Training High School 10 to 1 at the German House gym. Captain Louise Hupp and Rachel Baker starred, with Baker scoring all three field goals. Spectators numbered about five hundred as the blue and white dominated the final period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shortridge
Manual Training High School
German House
Louise Hupp
Rachel Baker
Miss Baker
Louise Schulmeyer
Elsie Leachman
L. Schuimeyer
A. Grothaus
G. Emmerich
Lichm
Eee
Sess Rownh
Rachel
Raffensperger and
Pritchett
Kell
Two New Men Against Y M C A In Tonight’s Game
Manual Training High School prepares for a league clash with Y M C A today. Two new players Gaston and Diddle will start at guard in the first half while wind limits may limit their late play. Captain Louis Bohnstadt notes shaky prospects but the hotel windfall from Y M C A’s ten point league advantage could aid the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manual Training
Louis Bohnstadt
Gaston
Diddle
Blacksmiths
M. MC. A
Orchards Organize Basketball Team In Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Orchards a basketball team of Shortridge athletes was organized yesterday to play as free lances for the remainder of the season. Plans include games with local high schools Butler College the German House and Y M C A with four monogram men on the roster. Jesse Cline is manager and Hezlep Clark is captain. The lineup lists Cline Leathers Palmer Clark and Conner.
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Indianapolis Orchards
Shortridge
Butler College
German House
Shortridge Monogram
Jesse Cline
Hezlep Clark
Clark
Cline
Paul Leathers
Palmer
Conner
Purdue to Meet Minnesota Five in Lafayette Polo Rink
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Purdue arranging a January game in Lafayette against Minnesota University five. The contest, set for the polo rink, is billed as Purdue's most important tilt to date. The season opens January 9 in Lafayette against Manual High School. The City Basketball League continues with Y M C A gym games and Shortridge against Butler tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Lapayette
Ind
Cutts
Purdue
Minnesota University
Manual Possies
Indianapo
Shortridge
Butler
Isaar Brown
Michael Venport
Representative in Rider New York politics reported
New York dispatch notes Representative in Rider, a Democrat from the Sixteenth district, is in the news as the term begins and his service in Congress extends into his first term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Newn
Rider
Six Day Riders Paid Near Twenty Thousand Dollars
New York December 18 Near twenty thousand dollars was paid to six day bicycle race competitors. Walthour and Munroe earned 1500, Leander and Butler 1000, Floyd Krebs and Peterson 310, Bowler and Fisher 9900, Newkirk and Jacobson 350, Contenet and Breton 0, Keegan and Moran 100. Riders received train expenses and daily bonuses. French entrants had expenses paid and extra bonuses. Total race costs approach 5000 dollars. Madison Square Garden organizers share profits with Powers and Kennedy. Big Jim Kennedy said Walthour and Musroe earned about 800 from the race profits. Many riders will race soon in Itoscogia and Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kennedy
Powers
Bartholdi Hotel
Walthour
Munroe
Leander
Butler
Floyd Krebs
Peterson
Bowler
Fisher
Newkirk
Jacobson
Contenet
Breton
Keegan
Moran
America
Pe Ie
Madison Square Garden
Messrs
Big Jim Kennedy
Musroe
Itsco Gia
Baltimore
Uture
Tin Plate Merger Consolidates Two Pittsburgh Firms
Announcement details the consolidation of the American Tin Plate Company and the American Sheet Steel Company as part of a retrenchment program. The merged headquarters will be in Pittsburgh and the entity may be renamed the American Tin Plate and Sheet Company. George G. McMurtry becomes chairman of the board, while W R Graham of the Tin Plate firm remains president and leads day to day operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
American Tin Plate Company
American Sheet Steel Company
Bi Corporation
United Concerns
American Tin Plate and Sheet Company
George G. McMurtry
Sheet Company
Two Men and a Boy in a Burning Mine
Isle Royale mine in Houghton Michigan is ablaze with two miners and a drill boy trapped north of the burning shaft on Level 12. About 140 workers escaped the shaft, some led to safety by rescuers. Air is pumped to buy time as flames threaten the trapped group. rescue remains unlikely until the fire dies out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton, Mich
Isle Royale
Three Hold-Ups by Masked Men in Knoxville
In Knoxville on December 18 three masked white youths staged three holdups. They assaulted Proctor Coal Company clerk M, stole from him, then shot and killed Corbin White at Broad and Central streets. A third robbery on Clinch street left Charlesers wounded in the leg. Rodgers escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Proctor Coal Company
Corbin White
Broad and
Central Streets
Clinch Street
Charlesers
Rodgers
O'Brien Defeats Fitzpatrick in Six-Round Heavyweight Fight
Philadelphia’s Jack O'Brien won a decisive six round decision over Chicago heavyweight Dick Fitzpatrick. O'Brien controlled the bout from start to finish, landing at will while Fitzpatrick faded and showed weakness in the final rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’brien
Fitzpatrick
Chicago
Jack O'Brien
Philadelphia
Dick Fitzpatrick
Cross Country Run For Short Ridge Track Team
Captain Frank J. Doudican calls Short Ridge track team to a cross country run this afternoon starting at the Central Avenue bridge at 2 o'clock. The 3 1/2 mile course follows Millersville Pike and returns to the start. Reported runners include Gipe Shank Michaels Patton Steep Saltmarsh McKinney Schoen Connor Arondice Adler Joseph Cline Leathers McLaughlin Schuller Adams and Wocher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Doudican
Shortridge
Central Avenue Bridge
Millersville Pike
Gipe
Shank
Michaels
Patton
Steep
Saltmarsh
McKinney
Schoen
Connor
Aronson
Allerdice
Adler
Joseph Cline
Leathers
McLaughlin
Schuller
Adams
Wocher
Oski Wow Team Triumphs Over Orientals
The Oski-Won team of the January 1904 class at Training School won its first game of the season on Thursday by defeating the Orientals 12 to 2. The squad has shown notable improvement through gym practice at School 4 and aims to continue through the remaining schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Newhouse
Stewart Street
Cumberland Gamblers Talk to Grand Jury
J Augustus Rahke and J Jones along with about twenty Cumberland citizens testified before the grand jury regarding the Rahke Jones pool room and gambling house. They asserted the operation complies with Indiana law and cited an acquittal of a similar case in Muncie. Claude L Jones filed a $10,000 defamation suit against Wiese and King over claims of criminal conduct and a house of ill repute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Augustus Rahke
French Lick
Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon Inspires Moral Vision
A Sunday sermon contrasts Solomon’s fame with sacred praise, noting the Queen of Sheba’s religious quest to seek divine wisdom. It likens her journey to Clara Barton’s Armenia trek and extols Jesus as the superior eternal teacher whose words give life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
Arabia
Red Sea
Jehovah
Zion
East
Clara Barton
Armenia
Red Cross
Yemen
Nellie Diy
Queen of
Sheba
Miss Edwards
Nile
Jesus
Earth
Echo of Traction Wreck in Suit for Damages
Otto McCall, a conductor for the Indianapolis and Martinsville Rapid Transit Co, sues for 10000 damages after a Mooresville wreck. He says orders from Henry L Swartz sent his car south to collide with a company car near Newbys switch injuring his spine. The suit cites a May 2 incident during duty and questions line safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis & Martinsville Rapid Transit Company
Otto McCall
McCall
Mooresville
Henry L. Swartz
Newby's
Mayer sues for damages after incident on Indianapolis car
Charles Mayer sues the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company for $10,000 alleging he was thrown from a streetcar at the corner of Blake and Michigan streets on November 8 and sustained permanent injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mayer
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
Blake and
Michigan Streets
Record of the Courts Superior Court Docket Summary
Room 1 Judge McMaster hears Maggie ae versus William Beck divorce with child custody. City Bond Company versus Charles Truby et al dismissed with costs. Rosa Dickerson versus Albert Dickerson divorce partly heard. Room 2 Judge Leathers handles Michael Long et al in contract. Brown vs Lane damages. court to advise. Room 3 Judge Clifford presides Leon Deeffense suit street railway damages. jury verdict for William S. Rements versus Citizens’ Company damages. Circuit Court Judge Allen: Haynes versus Haynes divorce. Nellie Bergman v Daugherty Estate costs. Pettiford cases continued. New suits filed include Columbia National Bank v A Carter. Pettis Dry Goods Co. v Mayer et al.. Schleicher possession suit. McCall v Indianapolis & Martinsville Railway. Mayer v Traction & Terminal. Harrison Bros. & Co. v Davenport. Pattison v Kaminsky foreclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. McMaster
Maggie Ae
William Beck
Olive
City Bond Company
Charles Truby
Rosa Dickerson
Albert Dickerson
James M. Leathers
Michael Long
J. M. Millender
Adviseres Brown
Carlin Lane
Mechanic's Hen
Vincent G. Clifford
Leon Deeffense
Een Street Railway
William
Rements
Citizens’ Ande Company
Circuit Court
Henry Clay Allen
M. Haynes
William Haynes
Force Ee
Nellie Bergman
Catharine Daugherty
Homer Fitch
Della Fitch
Daniel Pettiford
Dennis Pettiford
Oneteen Bina Co As
Columbia National Bank
A. Carter
Ses — Va
Ate
Pettis Dry Goods Company
Ber
Boice Et al
Adolph Schleicher Fonmere
Superior Court
Noe McCall
Indianapolis & Martinsville Rapid Ber Conney
Mer
Aes Mayer
Indianapolis ‘Traction & Terminal Cosi
Superior and
Harrison Bros. & Co
Frank J. Davenport
Sarah J. Pattison
Louis Kaminsky
Higher Courts Record in Indiana Supreme Court Decisions
State ex rel Commissioners v Flynn affd in part and reversed in part with detailed rulings on clerk bonds, unofficial duties, sheriff fees, and per diem allowances. Studebaker v Board of Commissioners affirmed. various appellate notes on der and certiorari procedures and newly discovered evidence standards. case citations include Tippecanoe Marion Gibson Pulaski and Putnam counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Va. Flynn
Tippecanoe C. C
Jordan
Preocinas
Studebaker
Board of Commissioners
Wells C. C
Dowling
Marion Crim
Ant
Chase
Benton C. Ci Apellant
Charles Eaton
State of Indiana
Gibson C. C
Aetna Life Insurance Co
Jacob Stryker
Pulaski C. CC
James Hoof
Thomas Affleck
Marion C. C. Appellees
William H. Davis
Thomas Amrick
Union, Etc. Co
Loughmiller
Floyd c
Roby
Redifer
Putnam
Comstock
J.L
Erb challenges Le Compte for Grand Hotel Cup
Fred Erb Jr of Lafayette challenges C O Le Compte of Eminence Ky for possession of the Grand Hotel cup held by Le Compte. The match is set for Saturday afternoon January 20 on the Limited Gun Club grounds in Indianapolis with a matinee shoot planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Erb, Jr
Lafayette
C. O. le Compte
Eminence
Mr. le Compte
Indianapolis
Habit of Early Bedtime for Nervous Health
Helen W. Cooke recommends fixed early bedtimes in Good Housekeeping to protect nervous systems. She argues late hours become habitual, urging a 10 pm curfew to build stored nerve force for daily tasks and to reduce nervous strain overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen W. Cooke
M. D
Good Housekeeping
Train derailed near Northfield injuring four workers
In Northfield Minnesota on the Chicago Great Western line a passenger train was thrown down an embankment near an overpass today. Two coaches overturned severely injuring four trainmen, with no passengers reported hurt. Emergency teams rushed to the scene as rails spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northfield
Minn
Chicago Great Western Line
Vision of World Peace in Amos R Wells Verse
Poetic meditation on Isaiah's peace vision and Howe's challenge. Cites European armament costs, war debts, and pensions, contrasting with Longfellow and the call for arbitration. Notes 1901 Hague court, growth of international legal order, and US interest in expanding the court and forming a global congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah
Earth
Julia Ward Howe
Europe
United States
Harvard University
Longfellow
International Court of Arbitration
Hague
Mexico
International Court
International Congress
Amos R. Wells
Trust and contract principles in old court notes
Fragmentary court entries discuss trust creation by conveyance, statute of frauds compliance, and various appellate briefs. References include Miller versus Julian, Brown versus White, Henderson versus Ashley, and multiple railroad and insurance cases with notes on extensions, amendments, and briefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C
Black
J.—l
Miller
Julian
Casa C. C
Appellee
Brown
White
Marion 8S
Henderson
Ashley
Marion
Va. Martin
Fulton C. C
Real estate transfers filed in Marion County Indiana
Instruments of record list transfers for 24 hours ending 5 p m Dec 18 1903. Names include Ruth J Hoff Central Trust Co trustee Lot 29 Clark and Ist add West Indianapolis. Augustus Leauty estate. B Martindale to Carroll B. Robert Caldwell to Sarah Caldwell. Cynthia E Prior to Frank Hegarty. Sanders part of Lot 16 Wood sub. Gustav Simon to Peter Pfisterer Lot 4 Sq 11 Bruce Baker add. Jacob S Mustard to Thomas P Hessong. Langer Warrenbit. Schmidt Lot 136 Bradbury Co. Dilliner guardian to Richard A Wells. Sam H Shank trustee to Dora Seaton Lot 2 Blk 2 Johnsons heirs. Considerations total 16651.00. Also listed are repairs and property improvements: Bebinger 400. Melvin Allen 350. Henry W Rieman 40.00.
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Recorder’s
Marion County
Indiana
Ruth J. Hoff
Central Trust Company
Clark & ‘S Istadd
West
Osgood
Augustus Leauty
August Uihlein
Terry & Innee
Eity
Inidiannee T Nan Ees Nas
Teicnaneessentreces
Charles Pettit
The
Clark & Eeeasss Ist
West Indianapolis
B. Martindale Et Ux
Carrol B. Eos
Ak Ramos Ip
Danasie Sig Biudes
Robert Caldwell
Sarah Caldwell
Peter Pfisterer
Bruce Baker
Jacob S. Mustard
Thomas P. Hessong
Con Parkada
Langer
Warrenbit
Erates
Erates — el On A E Oo Schmidt, Lot 136, A Bradbury Co
Brower Et al
Richard A
Jerome
Dilliner
Guardian
Richard A. Wells
Sacestatiansate Lane
Sam H. Shank
Dora
James A. Seaton
Johnson
Six Arrests for the Columbus Shooting
Columbus Indiana December 18 Weber Smith Irwin Patterson James Foley and William Stewart, with Asa Foster when he was shot last night while trying to break into Lillian Tull's house, along with Lillian Tull and a Russell woman, were arrested in connection with the shooting. All held for trial with bonds. The Russell woman charged with assault with intent to commit murder. others with simple assault. Foster shot through the throat with a ball lodging in neck back, likely to recover barring complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Columbus
Ind
Weber Smith
Irwin Patterson
James Foley
William Stewart
Asa Foster
Lillian Tull
Russell
Foster
Negro lynched after killing white man in Tennessee
In Ripley and Ashport area an angry mob of about one hundred seized Joe Brake from the county jail and hanged him to a tree after he was arrested for killing Chester Conner, a white man. Masked leaders led the mob and the scene ended with gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Commercial Appeal
Ripley, Tenn
Joe Brake
Chester Conner
Ashport
Vital Statistics December eighteenth births and deaths list
A garbled Vital Statistics entry lists births and deaths with numerous names and addresses. It records a girl named Mary Sullivan, a girl for Mrs John Lewis, and multiple others at various streets and hospitals. Causes include convulsions fever cancer and glaucoma with ages ranging from four months to eighty eight years. The fragment mentions St Vincent's Hospital and several individuals such as Cornelius Sheridan Nettie Sheridan George and Emma Coultis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius
Nettie Sheridan
Addison Street
Eennice
Mary Sullavand
Chadwick Stree George
Emma Coultis
Congress
Stans
Clara Judson
New Jer Street
John Lewis
City Hospitalius
Bertha Gilbert
Dart
Selle See
Ida Stumph
Twettie Street
Geotes
Mary Browder
Park Avenue
Ellen Eliza Williams
Woodruff Place
Freda Kc Elder
Petty
Ma Hooker
Wisconsin
George Reed
Pain Avenue
Hubble
St. Vincent's Hospital
Meningitia
Mra Ruany Pangborn
Rochester Post Express Thru Next Week For Key Matters
Rochester Post Express reports that numerous important matters will be threshed out next week as representatives prepare to discuss and decide on pressing issues affecting the city and its institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester Post Express
Representa
Proselyting of Prep Athletes Raises Debate at Western Colleges Meet
Leaders at a Chicago gathering weigh rules on amateur athletics and the practice of colleges aiding prep school players. Officials acknowledge the pervasive, covert propping of working students into programs, while critics urge a universal ban to safeguard clean amateurism and fair competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tives
Chicago
United States
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Denison Hotel Company
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Lew Wallace
Henry 8. Lane
Charles Mayer Sues
Igher
ERB
LE Compte
Isa
Hi von Miller
William A. Julian
Cass C. C
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W. Michael Et al
Cass C. C. Appellees
Ont
Triste
St. Louis & Western Railroad Fenstenaker
Grant S. C. Appellant
Toledo, St. Louisa Railroad Co
Henry N. Parks
Southern Indiana Railway Co
Andrew J. Fine
Lawrence C. C. Appellee
George
Green
William McGrew
Huntington C. Appellant
Union Traction Company A Indiana Ve
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C. P. Bebinger
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Ereeiee Melvin
Allen
Delaware Street
Tage
Neue Calhoun Street
Henry W. Rieman
South East Street
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Louis W. Jones
Methodists of
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Gateway of the City
Department of Sports
Frank H. Spearman
Franklin Fyles
New York Financial Letter
W. G. Nicholas
Ernest Harold Baynes
Panama
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