Weather and market summary for wheat corn oats and hogs
Favorable fall weather depressed Chicago wheat with prices down fractionally while corn and oats held steady. Bears dominated most of the day as frost damage in Argentina remained uncertain and moisture varied in regions. Cash wheat demand stayed active in the northwest with Duluth export work noted. receipts and clearances figures are provided for the day.
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Chicago
Southwest
Northwest
Duluth
Minneapolis
Gornan
Shorts
Commission
Sharp swings in grain futures amid mixed Argentine signals
Chicago and New York grain markets show quiet, steady to irregular trading. Wheat futures fluctuated on Argentine news while corn and oats offered limited activity. spot prices ranged across No 2 red and northern selections, with refinery and byproduct quotes drifting.
Curtis shifts blame in Morse banking trial
Alfred H. Curtis testifies he tried to oppose Morse led practices harming the Bank of North America. He recounts a $126,000 loan request to Heinze, Morse’s pressure, and a personal check from Morse that endangered the bank. An adjournment follows as Curtis faces further questioning.
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New York
Alfred H. Curtis
Charles W. Morse
United States
Curtiss
Morse
Curtis
Bank of North America
F. Augustus Heinze
Heinze
London
Tragic Decapitation at Steel Plant In Cleveland Mills
Erick Els, a wire drawer at the American Steel and Wire Company mills in Cleveland, was decapitated when a red hot wire broke during drawing. The released wire coil wrapped around his neck, burning through his neck and severing his head within seconds.
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Cleveland, CO
Erick Els
American Steel and Wire Company Mills
Els
Wright Brothers Awarded Gold Medal by British Aero Club
The British Aero Club awarded its gold medal to the Wright brothers of Dayton Ohio for their remarkable aviation achievements.
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British Aero Club
London
Wright Brothers
Dayton, D
New Orleans Cotton Market Shows Mixed Day of Quiet Trade
Spot cotton held at unchanged quotes as sales reached 2,200 bales on the spot with 2,100 bales to arrive. Exporters pressed buys due to October shipment needs amid frosts in the West and rain in the East. Futures fluctuated, finishing near steady with small declines from intraday highs. Liverpool and New York reports influenced prices, while weather forecasts added support.
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Longs
Liverpool
Washington
Atlantic States
Ewe
New York
Manean
Mary
Jorat
Areca
Thastentoe
Caracas and The Saddle How Caracas Rises From Sea to Peak
A 1908 travel sketch of Caracas Venezuela focusing on La Silla the Saddle, the La Guayra Caracas Railway famed for its serpentine tracks with no accidents in twenty five years, city life from Plaza Bolivar to Guzman Blanco statue, climate, and curious governance notes under President Castro.
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Caracas
Venezuela
la Silla
la Guayra
le Guayra
Castro
Roosevelt
New York
Chicago
Guzman Blanco
Military College
Cipriano Castro
Interurban Lines Prosperous Despite Higher Expenses
Ohio rail commission reports electric interurban lines show increased business in 1908 with dividends rising by 179,895.55. Passenger earnings up 537,599.01 and total earnings up 725,796.80, while operating expenses rise 568,965.19. About 97,076,387 passengers carried on nearly 2,500 miles of line. deaths 19 and injuries 718.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Railroad Commission of Ohio
River Departures and Ohio River Stage Report
The Louisville daily river schedule lists departures from Louisville and nearby towns including Pt Pleas ant Maysville and Chile with times from 3 p m to 11 p m. The river stage shows the Ohio River at Cincinnati at 31.3 feet yesterday.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
River News Notes Arrivals and Departures on Ohio Barges
The arrivals yesterday were the Chile from Louisville and the Cricket from Chile. Departures included the Lizzie Bay to Louisville and the Cricket to Chile, with the Greenland bound for Huntington. Forecasts predict a rise between Portsmouth and Cincinnati with a 6 to 7 foot level by Thursday evening. News from other ports reports river levels and departures including the Columbia to Morgantown and the Helen M Gould to Cincinnati amid cooler, clear conditions.
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Ohio
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Evansville
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Village seeks bonds for water and sidewalk projects
Bonds totaling 1338.68 and five bonds of 218.68 and 280.00 each issued under the Municipal Code of 1902 and Ordinances 722 and 723 will be offered to fund water supply extension and cement walks along Rest Avenue Forest Place and Robison Road. Bid for bonds must meet par plus accrued interest, include a 5 percent certified check, and bids sealed marked Bids for bonds. The village reserves the right to reject any bid. WM. C. Davies Clerk.
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Rest Avenue
Forest Place
Robison Road
WM. C. Davies
Hamilton County Sealed Bids for Concrete Bridge 1908
The Hamilton County Board of Commissioners invites bids for a concrete bridge project on Main Street near Deerfield Road in Madisonville Columbia Township. Proposals due November 13, 1908 at noon. bids require blank forms and a $500 bond with two sureties. right to reject any bid reserved.
Notice to Contractors Hamilton County Ohio 1908
Commissioners of Hamilton County Ohio invite sealed proposals until November 6 1908 at 12 oclock for repair work on Wiehe road from Langdon Avenue to Carthage Road in Columbia Township Specifications No 86 on file Bond of five hundred dollars with bid. Attest Fred Dreihs Clerk.
Sealed Proposals for Rapid Run Road Improvement
Indiana October 8 1908 sealed proposals due November 46 1908 at 12 oclock m for the Rapid Run road improvement from Oltzkemper gate to Langloth east line Delhi Township Specifications No 711. Bids on blank forms with bond $500 and two good sureties. Stanely Struble President Attest Fred Drhhs Clerk.
Executrix Named in Jacob Gilb Estate Case
Margaret Gilb of 997 Hill Street has been duly appointed and qualified by the Probate Court of Hamilton County Ohio as executrix of the last will and testament of Jacob Gilb deceased. Walter Schmitt attorney Atlas Bank Building.
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Hamilton County
Ohio
Jacob Gilb
Said
Margaret Gilb
Hill Street
Walter Schmitt
Atlas Bank Building
Notice to Contractors in Cincinnati Ohio 1908
County Commissioners invite bids by November 20 1908 at 12 o clock for embankments on New Richmond pike at Four Five and High Mile Creeks in Anderson Township Specifications No 817 accompanied by a bond of 1000 dollars. Stanley Struble President Attest Fred Driehs Clerk.
Lorain Road Restored to Owners as Solvent
Judge Taylor in the U S Circuit Court released the Lorain & West Virginia Railway from Wheeling and Lake Erie receiver ship and returned it to its original owners. The Lorain road, previously absorbed in the receivership, is now independent and considered solvent.
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Taylor
United States Circuit Court
Lorain & West Virginia Railway Company
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company
Wheeling & Lake Erie
The
Wheeling
Lorain Road
J Stonewall Kerr Files Federal Bankruptcy Petition
J Stonewall Kerr of the Pendennis Club and Kentucky’s notable figure filed for voluntary bankruptcy in federal court. He lists liabilities at 220 919 dollars with no assets except a share in Walker Moss Ice Co and a 10 000 dollar Equitable Life policy to his children. bankruptcy follows a 1964 assignment for creditors.
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Louisville
J. Stonewall Kerr
Pendennis Club
Kentucky
Walker Moss Ice Company
New Orleans
Equitable Life
Carlie D
J. Stonewall Kerr, Jr
Proposed Ohio constitution amendment read on three days
A historical note reports long proposed changes to Ohio’s constitution in 1906 with sections on bill readings three times, emergency suspensions, single subject rule, governor’s veto process, and passage timing. It cites Co A Thompson and Andrew L Harris as leaders, with adoption dated March 20, 1906, effective January 1, 1909.
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Dhes
Secretary of State
Co. A. Thompson
House of Representatives
Andrew L. Harris
Senate
Ohio
Emer * Harris
Ohio Secretary of State certifies 1908 joint resolution copy
Carmi A. Thompson certifies an exemplified copy of a March 1908 Ohio General Assembly joint resolution. The document is compared with original rolls and is officially subscribed in Columbus on April 2.
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United States of America
Ohio
Carmi A. Thompson
State of Ohio
General Assembly
A.D
Columbus
Eady
I. Carmin. Thompson
State of
Ohio Joint Resolution Proposes Tax Amendment for 1908 Electors
Ohio proposes amending Section Two of Article Twelve to establish an equitable state and local revenue system The measure details taxation power exemptions for bonds and public property and requires publication of exempted value The secretary of state certifies the exemplified copy and dates.
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Ohio
General Assembly
State of
Notice of road repair contract in Springfield Township
Cincinnati Ohio October 29 1908 November 27 1908 12 o clock m for Under Specifications No 824 For repair of Springfield pike between Wyoming and end of brick pavement near the C H D R R Bridge in Carthage Springfield Township The work to be done according to mis plans and specifications on file in hundred dollars with two good or work in case same is awarded The County Commissioners reserve the v order of the Board of Hamilton Stanley Struble President Attest Pred Drbeihs Clerk
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Fred Drbeihs
Wiehe
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Fred Dreihs
Indiana
Rapid Run
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Langloth
Delhi Township
Stanley Strublee
Fred Drhihs
New Richmond Pike
Anderson Township
Fred Driehs
the Commissioners
Springfield Pike
Wyoming
Carthage
Springfield Township
Order of the Board of Hamilton County Commissioners
Drbeihs
Board O County Commissioners
Sealed Proposals Sought for Dam No 37 at Ohio River
United States Office Cincinnati Ohio invites sealed proposals to build a conduit at Dam No 37 on the Ohio River. Proposals due by 2 p.m. November 27, 1908 with full plans obtainable on application to the Ossell, Col. Engr. office.
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Cincinnati
Ontthaeus
Ohio River
Ossell
Col
Engis
Russian patriot Tschaikovsky released from St Petersburg prison
Nicholas Tschaikovsky, aged Russian patriot, freed in St Petersburg after nearly a year of imprisonment. English funds to cover the Russian government bail were received yesterday and deposited in the Imperial Bank today.
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Nicholas Tschaikovsky
England
Tschaikovsky
Imperial Bank
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