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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1908
Page
4
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Real estate transfers and offerings noted with multiple buyers and properties. Names include Cy Heller, Wheat Tucker, Samuel J. Clearston, Ernest Backer, Barry He, and others across various parcels and locations. Prices and specific plot details appear, with references to additions and dates in 1875 era listings.
A shaky market note from a rural trading center describes yesterday's wheat price surge and the ensuing uncertainty. Traders discuss demand, supply hints, and small lots in the wake of the abrupt rise, with prices varying across outlets and buyers awaiting clearer direction.
An OCR fragment from Toledo reports volatile wheat and clover seed markets with heavy selling and price shifts. Mentions September futures, cash bids, and notes weather impact on yields and harvest timing. Difficult to parse but indicates broad market movement and crop concerns.
Wheat rose two cents and corn one and a half cents as crop damage reports circulated. The article details market activity from Minneapolis, Duluth, and Chicago with strong buying, weather concerns in the northwest, and futures closing firmer for September delivery amid shifting supplies and harvest conditions.
The report details a tense dry goods market with sparse activity and shifting prices. Traders note narrow margins and cautious buying as May Day approaches, affecting daily readings and overall market performance.
The readable text hints at a discussion of ads and their necessity to read and answer ads, balancing the idea that advertising is essential for merchants. Names, places, dates, or clear events are not provided in the legible portions.
Financial news notes Wall Street watchers seeking early indicators of market direction as the week begins. Commission houses report mixed outside interest, with wheat and copper moves shaping sentiment while bonds remain steady and money rates edge up from recent lows.
A dense listing of wholesale and retail market items including potatoes, apples, lemons, pears, pineapples, various poultry and meats, dairy products, vegetables, grains, and breads. The notes mention specific prices and vendors, with references to farm goods, eggs, butter, and regional market figures.
Chicago live stock markets show steady to heavy receipts across cattle hogs and sheep with active trade at lower prices for some classes. Buyers and sellers adjust bids as market reports cite slow demand in several classes and shifts in buyers interest at major yards.
Garret Indiana August 3 arrangements completed for another excursion to Lake Wawasee next Sunday over the B and O railroad and the T and C interurban special train will be run from Garret leaving at 8:15 and returning at 5:20 giving ten hours at the lake. The T and O interurban will run extra cars from Fort Wayne Kendalville and Waterloo to connect with the B and O special train at Garret. Cars leave Fort Wayne at 7 this morning and return at 9:10. The rate from Fort Wayne will be 1 50 for the round trip instead of 1 30. The fare from Garret will be 60 cents from Auburn 75 cents from Kendalville 85 cents and from Waterloo 9 cents.
A Milford barber John Martin owned a horse that bolted through Syracuse's business district with Harry Martin and Miss Hower aboard. Miss Hower suffered a severe leg fracture with the bone crushed. Dr. Hoy attended her before she was returned home. A separate runaway Friday night on Huntington and Malin streets unseated two occupants who escaped unharmed.
The funeral of Will Stafford, an elderly Scott County resident, was held from his late home. He died at the residence and was buried in South Scott cemetery. Stafford served in Civil War era roles and traveled abroad as a young man. He married and had six children. he was about eighty years old.
A Lake James gathering in Angola Indiana drew Ohio relatives for a week’s outing at Lone Tree point. The group includes Mr. and Mrs. Short and son Donald of Payette, Mrs. Elizabeth Hummel and daughters Irma and Catherine of Bevan, Miss Myrtle Arning of Defiance, and Mr. and Mrs. Grass with wife and daughter. Prices and market quotes for livestock and farm goods are listed from local suppliers.
In Indianapolis on August 3 Judge Whallon discharged Aute Wat Bhebich, a Massachusetts Avenue grocer, for selling Tonica a nonintoxicating beer produced by Folin Apothe Brewing Co. Evidence showed Tonica was marketed as nonintoxicating and sold in public parks. The defense argued it was nonalcoholic and not subject to alcohol sale laws. prosecution pressed against the sale near hearing areas.
Miss Mary Rudy twenty, daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael Rudy of South Whitley died this morning at 9 31 o clock after a three week illness with typhoid fever She was a devout Catholic and leaves brothers and sisters besides her parents to mourn her death Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
In Kendallville, an intruder entered Charles Bickle's residence at 244 South Grant Street and stole $43.83. The victim had just returned from a visit and reported the break in to neighbors, noting the missing money and disrupted table items.
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