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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
6
New York April 80. Stock market notes show a general decline with slight recoveries in some issues. Unusual strength in freight car movements and rising rail loadings influenced sentiment, while copper prices eased and bond trading remained steady as the day closed.
Complex grain activity described with Chicago wheat up one cent and a busy session. Reports cover wheat and corn chatter, May and July futures, receipts, prices, and related market moves across New York and other hubs, noting shifts in lard, butter, and sugar futures and overall market tone.
The readable bits show a dry goods market notice with prices and goods names. It mentions wear, celling, and possible taling items. The fragment hints at a seller listing goods and prices but lacks clear details or names.
The market page lists wholesale prices for wheat, corn, oats, oats, and other grains, with prices per bushel and per hundredweight. It includes dairy and livestock quotes, hogs, cattle, and horses, plus seasonal notes and deliveries from various providers and locations. Several named firms and street addresses appear, alongside city scale quotations and commodity listings for vegetables, beans, and root crops.
Toledo April prices for hay show bids on timothy and clover mixes with figures around ten dollars for Timothy and eight dollars for clover. Market notes include ranges for wheat and oats and indicate steady demand at local auctions.
Special to the Journal. Wheat passed the dollar mark with cash prices at 430 per bushel and futures showing gains in Chicago and Liverpool. Market reports note higher prices for May July and September, with weather disruptions in Argentina and cold in the south. Clover seed and other grains also moved, while export activity appears to be picked up.
Markets show hogs and cattle firming on some days with rising prices for pork products and steady but uneven demand. Sheep supply increases with wool sales quiet as Boston market remains unsatisfactory, while cattle and hogs balance higher bid levels and regional price differences across Cincinnati and Union stockyards.
Myron E Dessauer of Columbia City Indiana resigns as Justice of the Peace in Jefferson Township. Justice Thomas D Watson of the same township notes the resignation and county clerk Yeon has not yet started steps to select a successor.
Mr and Mrs W. and their young son Wille travel to Fort Wayne this morning for an operation to be performed by Dr. Wheelock at a Fort Wayne hospital. Mr Fish plans to return home after the procedure while Mrs Fish will remain with the child for a day.
Governor John A Johnson of Minnesota spoke at a University of Michigan event in Ann Arbor, urging Democrats to adopt a principled platform. He praised democratic ideals, defended the party as the government of the people, and pledged support for a candidate who best represents workers and readers across regions.
Joyful event with Joha J. Lynch featuring The Ladies' Favorite at the Eagles' Charity Bazaar with admission set at 0c. Local charity drives benefit community programs and supplies.
The article describes E Merry promoting a 60 round gun free ride for newsboys and encourages smoking Gold Seal Cigars to improve batting. It notes excitement over a charity program at the Eagles' Charity Bazaar and calls for voting for Robert B. Shirley for state representative while mentioning local entertainment and ticket offers.
Albion Indiana April 30 guests visit relatives and return home. Mr and Mrs Frank Busz of Indianapolis are guests of his parents. Samson Cramer and a companion visit Garrett then return home. J L Cory, previously a guest, heads home to Elkhart. Harry Johnston visits his parents. Belts is initiated into Tebekan stories with a social hour and refreshments.
Readable text notes a wedding dinner hosted at Mr and Mrs Barmon Mosher's Webster home. The event included family gathering and relatives, with mentions of the bride and her family, along with guests from North Webster.
April 1930 report notes Representative Richmond Pearson Hobson of Alabama's Sixth District being groomed for a future Democratic presidential nomination. Political manager L B Musgrove confirms the push. names like Johnson and Davis surface as possible renomination competition, with Hobson’s aggressive style and attention from Ballers underscoring his public prominence.
City evangelist William Maxwell will preach at the Pentecostal Mission on Wells Street near Fourth this evening at 7 43. Superintendent W F Tuckie leads the mission. Police report a young man and two young women arrested on East Columbia Street for roaming in a house. Names given as George Collins and Anne Aller. Cathedral May devotions crowned the statue of the Blessed Virgin with a procession of white clad children and Benediction. Local ad notes a special sale of walnut and pecan creams at 18 cents per pound at Columbia Candy Kitchen.
Sheriff Clay and deputies search for Harry Brunaugh after a new indictment returned in a rarGal report during the April session of the grand jury. The case centers on a missing man statement and ongoing investigation in Tibianapolis.
April 20 in Monroeville Ind Raymond Whitten and wife from Fort Wayne stayed with relatives and friends. Mrs J W Edwards returned from South Bend and reports Mr Reed improving. Lawrence Bauer and John Bauer of K J Bauer & Co visited. A fruit tree shipment arrived last Saturday. Rural carrier Peckham recovered from tonsillitis and resumed duties. Dr Ben Buskirk visiting from South Dakota. W O Sweahy buying the T M May residence for extensive repairs. Eli Bousserman, formerly local, now in Odon, sad news of his passing. Alfred Levenberger returns from trips to Tecumseh Manchester and Adrian. Maggie Connoir recovering from illness. Gtt Ball left for Wisconsin to stay with brother Frank.
George Sutton defeats Jake Schaeffer to take the billiard title amid match forfeits as Schaeffer forgoes the final due to sickness. The Paris and Wallin Tivore events are noted with plans for the 1882 rematch in mind.
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