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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1909
Page
7
The weekly review reports rising demand for factory output and stronger willingness to commit to future orders. Iron and steel output compares well with prior records, construction firms see gains for railroads and housing, and government crop data boosts confidence across productive and distributive sectors.
New York reports broader activity in trade and industry with a conservative mood limiting large single sales. Railroads improve as idle cars disappear. iron and steel loading rises and equipment purchases increase. Building is active and collections show modest gains though not yet tied to new crop marketing. Business failures: US 21% higher than prior week. Canada 24. Bradstreet's notes overall improvement with favorable crop reports and stronger money markets.
Price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Cincinnati and New York with grain and dairy figures. No. 2 wheat corn oats rye and hay values shown alongside butter eggs and potatoes in a compact regional market update.
The Rev Hiram W Thomas long noted Chicago clergyman died in De Funiak Springs Florida after a long illness. His body was brought to Chicago for burial with funeral services led by Jenkin Lloyd Jones. Thomas once faced expulsion from the Methodist Episcopal Church for heresy before founding the People’s Church in McVicker’s Theatre and later serving with his second wife Vandalia Varnum at the church.
Charles Franklin of West Hamond is sought after warrants sworn out for his arrest on an alleged act of tail cutting to test its resemblance to a bulldog. He fled to Chicago after the warrants were issued. Fort Wayne opens its first public playground drawing many children to swings and slides.
A famous singer informs Henri Duray she will not sign a contract or sing publicly. She chooses another life on the plains with a distant lover, savoring freedom, prophecy, and a new world beyond applause. The journey by sea and train fuels visions of marriage at sunset and a future far from her former stage.
Report details the high cost of a special session to pass tariff law. Mileage payments alone reach about $400,000 for members traveling from home to Washington. House costs include roughly $154,000 in general pay and $100,000 for extra staff, while the Senate incurs about $47,000 in travel expenses and $73,000 for additional senate staff. An emergency deficiency bill allocates $20,000 for general expenses and $10,000 for official reporters and extra clerks.
Two youths armed with shotguns robbed Valley Bank of Santa Clara early Friday, taking about $7000 before fleeing in a waiting car. They were captured two hours later seven miles from town without resistance. The suspects, under 19, were well dressed and from affluent backgrounds.
Argentine president rescinds embargo on American cattle imports after congressional action placing hides on the free list is believed to influence the move. The policy shift ends the embargo and signals renewed trade ties between the two countries.
A romantic invitation to follow a path into Arcady where dreams come true. The speaker urges leaving grief behind and weaving a garland of daffodils as they journey together along hopeful hills toward Arcady. Succcess Magazine credits the verse.
The London Chronicle notes tongue position reflects character. Right sided tongues belong to orators and reliable people while left sided tongues indicate parsimonious or impractical natures. A protruding tongue signals a trustworthy but talkative speaker and extreme tongue thrust warns against sharing secrets with such a person.
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