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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1901
Page
2
In San Francisco on May 10 the Twenty Ninth Infantry unit personnel were mustered out at the Presidio. Corporal Frank H. Ed t of the Second Infantry is noted among the discharged. May 2 was recorded for Intantry Howard L. Martin and Nine q Corporal.
United States consul notes Germany ships plows to Porto Rico. A Cleveland plasterers strike ends in gains at 33 cents daily. Argentina sugar tariff rises by 10 centavos per kilogram. Finishing lumber prices rise due to demand and scarce logs. Kenton Hardware Toledo hit by strike. superintendent Ribert’s nationality sparked manning disputes. Edward Atkinson urges freer trade. Chicago Edison stock vote to raise capital to 30 million. Federation of Musicians meet in Denver to curb union vacancies. Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen debates insurance class changes. proposal rejected for two years. Albany motor men must have 21 days experience, not operative for three weeks. Chicago Appellate Court denies striking workers right to picket. Winston Brothers injunction appeal in contempt case. Buffalo exposition carpenters strike over nonunion lumber. Nova Scotia Steel Co option to North American capitalists may shift plant to North Sydney. Isaac L. Elwood says feud with steel trust ended. Berlin reports German Central America investments. German business houses influential in Nicaragua and related regions.
A fragment from the Detroit Journal presents a poetic line about war and personal feelings. The fragment mentions a person who identifies as sveliethus or similarly spelled, reflecting a personal voice amid wartime discourse.
Forecast from Washington on May 10 expects fair and warmer conditions in Ohio for Saturday, followed by fair Sunday with cooler temperatures and brisk southern winds turning northerly. Indiana and Milnoir show fair, cooler Saturday and Sunday with fresh to brisk westerly winds. Observations note cloudy skies and a maximum around 70 and a minimum near 32.
Indiana edged Marion 2 to 0 at Washington Park as rain-soaked field slowed play. Barnes pitched a masterful nine innings for Indianapolis, while Wassbinder struggled for Marion with four errors by Viox and flukes on key plays. Crowd stayed despite mud in a brisk Western Association action.
De Pauw University defeated Shortridge High School of Indianapolis in a May 10 baseball game at Greencastle. De Pauw had 16 hits to Shortridge’s five, Pulse allowed five, final score 4 6. Also, Wabash beat Butler 9 to 1 on the Butler campus, with Smith pitching six strong innings for Wabash. Other notes describe Indianapolis and MarionWestern Association clubs, upcoming games, and standings including Detroit Chicago Cleveland Milwaukee ties in the American League.
In Marion Indiana on May 10 the four school field meet among Marion Wabash Kokomo and Fairmount produced a Marion victory with 38 points to 26 for Wabash 24 for Kokomo and 20 for Fairmount. Bert Thomas of Marion broke the state hammer record with 12 feet 11 inches off a 107 foot standard. Eddie Gardner and Gus Bezenah box at Alexandria later that night in a fourteen round bout ending with controversy over a foul. Lincoln Nebraska hosted a windy shooting tourney with a twenty five bird handicap. Gilbert Powers and Burke tied for first with twenty three hits.
New York May 10 The National Trotting Association review board adjourned after issuing pivotal rulings. John A McKerren owned by Harry Devereaux Cleveland had its Readville 1909 September record deemed matinee only. Wilkes Patchen fined for performing on member grounds while suspended. Westfield Driving Park Association fined ten dollars for permitting a suspended horse to perform after notice from the secretary.
The page lists odds and entries for races at Newport-Black Vigil, Louieville-Stuyve, Worth, Oakland-The Miller, and St. Louis-Samivel. Notable runners include Richards Annie Lauretta Iris Lady Kent Pas saic Moses Jordan Lee King High Jinks L-Guy H Lissome Minerva Leo Newell Bran Lad Birdie D Yellow stone Bryon Rose Meehanus Wardman Dave Som mers Huntress Miss Aubrey Echo Dale Zanone and others with varying win odds from 2% to 15 to 1 across venues.
The piece notes Troy Budget Boston as the headquarters of the anti imperialists and as a center for a Jacobin faction arguing a German princess is the rightful ruler of Great Britain. It also mentions that many impostors are members of the Anti League, with Boston cited as a base of activity.
Boston Herald notes the spread of free delivery by malls as a popular expansion. A June item from Clermont Indiana highlights a new service as a sign of growing access for a small population, reflecting broader retail changes.
The Gila river on the Sacaton reservation has run dry endangering crops. Indians face destitution, requiring government relief. Other items note Mohican arrives in San Diego for ten days before a Hawaii cruise, Harvard German chair to UC Berkeley, Omaha mayor tightens Sunday laws, and various legal cases.
The Philadelphia Press reports from Buffalo that Pennsylvania has no exhibits but leads all states in commissioners and plans a $10,000 building as part of a $35,000 appropriation for representation. The funds are allocated to construct and exhibit yet details are unclear due to abrupt text cut.
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