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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
5
A classified notice advertises papsicieams oratfits emergency satchels medicine cases instrument sets operating gowns cushions physicians pocket knives with spatula and bath cabinets. WM MH Armstrong & Co remain listed as surgical instrument makers at 224 and 26S Meridian Street Indianapolis Indiana listed in the ad.
Dr. H S Hicks and wife set a state road record by covering 161 miles in seven and a half hours in a Winton sedan from Huntington toward Lake Wawasee. They traveled via Noblesville Tipton Kokomo Converse and Marion and planned to continue to Wawasee next morning. The Columbia Club league season opened with the Admirals defeating the Generals three games to none.
People on Pennsylvania Street heard a cannonlike bang Tuesday afternoon. John Wocher explains the Wide Awake Fire Alarm device, a bell shaped unit with a temperature sensitive gas tube and a soft metal fuse, demonstrated by its inventor who claimed it proves practical.
A Kirksville man credits Grape-Nuts Food with curing intense stomach pain gastralgia and constipation after months of suffering. He says weight rose from 120 to 165 pounds and sleep improved as nerves calmed. He urges readers to verify the claim privately.
A man on Washington Street bought a small alcohol lamp and placed it under a fire alarm. When heated it, the alarm fired, causing office workers to react with alarm. People poked heads from windows and onlookers stared, wondering if a murder had occurred. The inventor noted it could wake a dwelling if a fire started nearby.
Terre Haute Electric Company files amended articles expanding powers to construct and own interurban lines and street railways in other cities including Brazil. Directors named William McKeen, Dom as Deming, John McNutt, John Lamb, and John Beasley. Also notes contracts painters association, International Business College, Bradley Methodist Episcopal Church trustees, and Deposit Savings and Loan Association increasing capital by 100,000.
Notable addresses and meetings announced across the city include Hon. A. C. Harris speaking at the Columbia Club Saturday night and a Flower Mission open meeting at Plymouth Church at 10 this morning. Minor incidents report a severe hand injury, a frightened steer breaking through shop glass, a funeral, a fire demonstration, and a hospital patient with impaired memory. Field reports cover a bronze door project for the monument, an unsound mind ruling for Henry C. Gordon, and a regional veterans reunion with several speakers. Local officials note upcoming observances for Flag Day and ongoing civic and charitable efforts.
Cincinnati June 12 Crolius's drive to left was lost in a pile of lumber in the ninth inning, a home run tied the score, Grossart scoring on the same play. After that no one could score, game called at twilight. Nichols wildness and poor fielding favored the visitors. Attendance 1,500. Batteries Hahn Bergen Nichols Kittridge Moran.
Pittsburg moved into first place after defeating New York 9 to 2 in a nine inning game. Phyle issued two bases on balls in the fourth, Clarke cleared them with a two bagger, and a five run fifth inning built the win. Chesbro held in check by Pittsburg bats. Attendance 3,500. Batteries Chesbro and Zimmer Phyle and Warner.
Columbus led 6 4 but Marion rallied in seventh and eighth to win as 492 attended. Egan Wilhelm Zinram and Vasbinder pitched for Columbus while Marion’s bats produced the decisive hits and errors aided the comeback.
Record lists multiple baseball battery pairs and umpires across Davenport Rock Island Cedar Rapids Decatur Evansville Rockford Bloomington and Toole with club abbreviations and scores from games in the Three I League at various Iowa locations in a compact scoreer style.
Southern Association results show Chattanooga 4 Memphis 0 Selma 4 Little Rock 2 Shreveport 4 Birmingham 2 Nashville 2 New Orleans 1. In New Haven Yale 9 Carlisle Indians 5 while Providence Brown 4 Harvard 3. Indianapolis Wheeling game postponed by rain. rescheduled for this afternoon with Alloway to pitch. Tomorrow ladies day with Summer likely starting for Indianapolis. Manager White weighs pay issues as Deacon Ellis with Grand Rapids with salaries undecided. White waits for Meyer.
A large crowd attended Gravesend races with only one first choice winner Vagrant in the third race. Star Bright won the Suburban trial at Gravesend, while Standing broke down. Other highlights include Greater New York steeplechase results and multiple city race cards from Chicago Detroit St Louis Cincinnati and San Francisco with winners like Petra II Frank Bell and Prestone.
Rain disrupted play at the Middlesex Gun Club as the British and American teams resumed the international clay-bird competition. After sixty rounds, Britain led 524 to 476, with Crosby and Heikes top Americans. Tomorrow’s match aims to decide the contest as Americans eye a final victory before travel to Glasgow and then Germany and France. Bedford trap shooters tourney closes with mixed scores across twelve events.
New York June 12. The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York ends gender distinctions in underwriting and now insures women on identical terms to men. The company also will recruit employees without sex bias, reflecting broad liberal policy. The firm has paid policyholders over 540 million dollars in benefits, a sum unmatched by any other company.
In St Paul the Modern Woodmen of America held officer elections amid a protracted debate on allowing cities over 20000 population to join. Chicago was blocked 20 to 28. other attempts were defeated. Northcot to retire. Hopkins, Reilly, Murphy, Talbot, Smith, Saunders elected directors. Indianapolis vies for next meeting as Belle Grand Rapids also competes. other state officers chosen.
At Meusten Station on the Baltimore and Ohio line a locomotive derailed on a lumber track. The engine plunged down a steep grade near a curve and both Mrs Edward Ba ee and John McPeek, passengers, were instantly killed. The engineer lost control, sending the engine and cars down the hillside before stopping.
United States training ship Alliance sailed from Hampton Heads this morning on a extended European cruise. The ship carries 20 green recruits enlisted from the West.
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