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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1918
Page
10
Chicago market notes show corn futures slipping as traders fret that growth is ahead of normal and heat damage is unlikely. Provisions edge higher on mixed signals while government reports confirm a broad hot wave break, weighing on corn. Prices for June and July contracts drift lower amid weak demand and ample receipts.
The boy Floya Motrin, struck in the head by a truck, is recovering at St Josephs Hospital and expected to leave soon. Lester Smith, who was injured in a facial incident with a horse, remains a patient at St Josephs Hospital.
Wanted experienced waitresses apply at once at a new Summit City restaurant seeking skilled service staff for immediate hiring and shift setup.
Market activity showed a cautious tone with moderate turnover as declines were outnumbered by advances amid a stagnant outlook. War bulletins offered hopeful sentiment and McAdoo’s loan rate statement drew bank reaction. Total sales reached 6,660,000 with Liberty bonds gaining strength and US bonds rising 10 percent in value.
Fort Wayne hay market shows firm tone with receipts above normal and active demand. Prices rise with bids up to 1 per fan on max, while hay wane 10 to 12 per ton on spring demand. market features higher prices and steady receipts, though some weakening noted in limited street activity.
The Fort Wayne market report lists prices for wheat, barley, corn, and flour under various price headings including Running Prices and Selling Prices. It also shows pay prices for wheat and barley, rolling prices for winter wheat, salted goods, hides, furs, and animal products with figures in dollars per unit and per ton, including corrected daily valuations by the Malice Eide and Fur Company.
Market notes from Reading and Reading Steel show mixed demand with a 6 percent funds rate and rising issues. Bulls eye Reading, Steel, Willys Overland, and Anaconda as investors weigh wartime shifts, with discussions on British mortgaged deals and central Europe’s food and postwar prospects.
Cattle, hogs, and sheep prices quoted across markets with mixed results. Receipts totaled around 32,000 cattle, 31,000 hogs, and various lambs. bids slipped for some classes while others firmed as buyers adjusted to supply.
ST PAUL June 18 The long standing dispute between the International Association of Machinists and the American Federation of Glass Workers, which has disrupted bottle production in Toledo and drew AFL tension, moved closer to resolution at the federation convention. A resolution directed machinists to comply, with the glass workers gaining jurisdiction. The Machinists objected, fearing loss of control over multiple crafts. Amalgamation talks between the photographers union and printing press workers faced fire from opposed factions. President Gompers condemned Western Union for opposing unionizing, tying labor policy to war aims. The report also lists commodity prices and market quotes from the era.
Waldo Bussman faced a continuance on a charge of endangering. Barney Pranger was released on a report omission. Johny Raith paid a fine for an alleged drink offense. Rash Sitary Milk Co faced ten days for selling adulterated cream. Tathan Lambrook did not appear for selling mortgaged goods and faces custody. Charles Trogan charged with running gambling hours, Everett Brothers detained for gambling before being released after explanations.
Additional statewide returns received late show Gov. J A A Burnquist Republican incumbent with a commanding lead over Lindbergh and others. From 82 of 86 counties Burnquist 14291 to 195 Rs Lindbergh. Comstock and Nelgon also ahead. Congressional race largely unchanged. Ernest Tammer loses to Newton in Fifth district. five Republicans seeking nomination with Tammer running second.
A meeting of deferred classification men from the twenty-fifth precinct gathered at St Pauls Methodist church on Anthorny boulevard to organize. George Wageman was chosen captain with Hubert Waktehruse and Nick Treiner as lieutenants for south and north parts, Sylvester Laemmerman as secretary treasurer, and Trey Brown as instructor. An executive committee of Roy Brown, John McNulty, and Howard Exner was formed. Meetings are set for Tuesdays and Fridays, with the next gathering at St Andrews school hall on Tuesday night.
The readable fragments report brighter prospects at a local factory and improvements in the market. Names like Re Busch and Park Wayne are noted with a Sunday visit by Teury Rehnaiaer and others, reflecting a social gathering related to the community.
Market notes from Cleveland show buttercreamery and dairy prices, fresh eggs and live poultry receipts, corn and mill feed bids, and steady to weak cattle and sheep demand. Cattle receipts reach around 8,000 with varied prices. hogs and calves show mixed activity. timothy and other feeds listed with per-bushel and per-ton figures.
Chicago markets show corn and oats receipts moderating to meet demand while prices pull back from earlier rally. Spot corn trades near 1.60 dollars, oats and rye show modest gains or steady shifts as traders weigh temperate readings and broader feed demand, with hog and cattle markets showing moderate strength and varied day to day.
Grace Lusk Lane was sentenced to nineteen years hard labor in the Wisconsin State Penitentiary at Waupun for the murder of Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts, wife of Dr David Roberts. The judge denounced both defendants, noting the abuse of Mrs Roberts’s rights, and Lusk collapsed at the verdict, later carried from the room unconscious.
Washington June 1 and 8 Patrick A Powers of Universal Film charges government war photographs are monopolized by Creel restricting distribution via bids. He says Hearst and Pathé control British and Allied war pictures and Creel can veto news reels. Brady Kend and others defend Creel saying awards went to highest bidder and distribution followed private deals.
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