A Long Step to World Peace Taft Leads Arbitration Pact
The United States Great Britain and France sign general arbitration treaties requiring all unresolved differences to go to the Hague peace court or a special arbitration tribunal. The plan rejects war and could pave the way for further accords with Britain France and Germany, marking a historic achievement of Taft's administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
France
Taft
The
Hague
Germany
Europe
Interesting mess in agricultural department probe
The house committee probes reveal the machinery aiding manufacturers amid Benzoate of Soda battles and the Remsen board’s leveraged influence. Solicitor McCabe testifies he reviewed Wiley cases and that his recommendations guide the secretary, signaling a broad, troubling entanglement in enforcement and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee
Agricultural Department
Wiley
Remsen Board
Indianapolis
Indiana
Government Bureau of Chemistry
McCabe
Dr. Wiley
Secretary of Agriculture
House
Steel Trust Origins and Monopoly Debate
Testimony portrays the early steel group as not seeking monopoly but steady market conditions. Charles M Schwab claims United States Steel began as a venture to adjust trade, while critics argue the Tennessee Coal and Iron seizure fueled financial panic and rival looting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Trust
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Company
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Credulous magnates cling to fading belief of a starting era
A fragmented quote reflects lingering faith among credulous magnates that a new beginning remains possible, despite fading reality. The passage hints at an echo of optimism about a movement or initiative presumed underway, even as evidence suggests otherwise.
Fate of the Tariff Bills and Tafts Veto Decision
Taft faces fate of free list and wool bills likely vetoed. Proponents urge immediate tariff relief to curb Payne Aldrich burdens. Bills aim to supplement reciprocity and correct iniquities, presenting non partisan reform with practical lessons for the tariff board and Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
House
Senate
Proctor Law Aims to Curb Saloons Yet Fails to Diminish Them
The Proctor law seeks one saloon per five hundred residents and slows license-based cutbacks via transfer rules. Voluntary retirements, forced abandonments, and fear of prosecution keep numbers high. Prosecutor Thomas claims blind tigers outnumber licensed saloons, keeping total steady or rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Indulgence to steel trust seen as patriotic yet extra legal
The Colonel defends his special privilege for the steel trust as heroic during a crisis, but inquiry shows a cloudy link to the facts. Absorption of Tennessee steel by the trust may have helped the coal and iron belt, yet the broader point remains that the steel trust gained more from the move than any other party. More testimony is needed to prove the 1907 panic and the southern industrial lift were only casually connected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Trust
Committee of Inquiry
Tennessee Concern
South
Indianapolis to Probe City Market Costs
Indianapolis will form a commission to study living costs at the public market house. The inquiry aims to determine if middlemen are taking undue margins, with thorough examination expected to benefit producers and consumers and possibly illuminate broader regional conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Expert engineer praises Tennessee Coal and Iron wealth
An engineer testifies the mineral territory of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company is the richest in the world with iron ore deposits near coal. He notes the property is valued in the billions and discusses the 1907 panic and merger shaped by negotiations with the White House, Morgan’s influence, and steel trust philanthropy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Steel Trust
White House
Morgan
Great Southern
Great Corporation
Washington cabinet speculation on agriculture secretary successor
Washington ponders a cabinet change as rumors grow over who could replace Hon. Jimison, long serving government chief farmer. If the agriculture secretary retires, a vast field of potential successors emerges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jimiison
Secretary of Agriculture
New Haven Bridge Opens Replacing Fifty Year Old Structure
The Maumee river bridge north of New Haven on the New Haven road is completed and opens to traffic tomorrow. Built by Attica Bridge Co. at a bid of 9990, the 342 foot two span bridge replaces the old wooden crossing, with a wide driveway for two teams. The project finished within four months after an April award, and its dedication includes local figures such as F S Bolyard and Mary Cholgin. Sister Clementine, longtime superior of St John’s parochial schools, may depart for Two Rivers Wis., with no successor yet named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sentinel
New Haven
Ind
Maumee River
Attica Bridge Co
F. 5
Bolyard
Fort Wayne
Mary Cholgin
Father Wiedau
St. John’s Catholic Church
St. John’s
St. John’s Catholic
Clementine
Two Rivers
Wis
Sentinel
Sisters of St. Agnes
East Side Civic Group Plans 600 Person Park Site Tour
The East Side and Maumee River Civic Improvement association invites about six hundred East Side residents to join city officials for a Sunday park-site inspection. The delegation will start at 3 o clock from Paul E. Wolf's Canal Street home, with leaders stressing the civic beautification effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Maumee River
W. F. Bergman
C. H. Brown
W. E. Cook
A. K. Fahlsing
Joseph Haley
W. A. Bayer
Henry Franke, Jr
Timothy McGrath
Nicholas Keltsch
Theodore Geller
Hummer
Paul Stoeppelwerth
Robert E. Kelly
M. G. Flagle
C. J. Steiss
Otto F. Strodel
Bloomingdale
Nebraska
St. Mary’s River
Wells Street
North Side
Fruit crops surge as prices rise for potatoes butter and eggs
The year brings a bumper fruit harvest across apples peaches plums and more with abundant produce in local markets. Potatoes show a bad year with higher future prices as markets display 1.60 to 1.80 per bushel and butter ranges 28 to 30 cents while eggs stay plentiful at about 21 cents per dozen. Oats lead cereal gains due to poorer harvest quality with wheat and corn steady.
Wheat Futures Dip Amid Mixed Global Cues
Chicago market reports subdued buying in wheat with notable commission selling. Indian crop news and relaxed Russian damage reports tempered bullish sentiment, while Manitoba weather offered relief. Corn and oats eased as hog prices rose but were offset by selling. early pork, lard, and ribs quotes ranged around 15 cents, 8.8 dollars, and 8.50 dollars respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
India
Liverpool
Canada
Russia
Manitoba
Death of Hartford City resident after bowel operation
Charles W. Ayres 54, prominent Hartford City resident, died at Home hospital in Muncie at 1 30 yesterday after an operation for acute strangulation of the bowels performed Wednesday evening. He was taken to the hospital in the afternoon in a condition requiring immediate surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City
Ind
Charles W. Ayres
Muncie
Ayres
Congregation PICNICS at Ridinger’s Lake near Larwill
The Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal church congregation from Larwill, Indiana, gathered at the church and rode to Ridinger’s Lake in Kosciusko County for a day picnic. About fifty people joined the outing and enjoyed a pleasant day at the scenic lake near North Webster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia City
Ind
Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church
Larwill
Ridinger’ S Lake
Kosciusko County
Wheat and grain markets show mixed receipts across regions
Today totals show Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth wheat receipts at 713 cars, down from 1,033 last week and 861 on the year-ago day. Corn and oats receipts vary, with seed and exchange prices listed for Toledo and Chicago cash grain. Prices span wheat, corn, oats, sugar, and petroleum with steady market tones in New York and Chicago trading rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Minneapolis
Duluth
East Buffalo Market Receipts and Prices Across Regions
East Buffalo market reports hogs receipts 1 929 today with shipments to New York. hog prices range 6 50 to 8 00 with various weights. Chicago market shows hogs up about 5 cents with mixed prices 7 79 to 7 60. cattle and sheep receipts also noted with mixed pricing and steady to firm trends. Cincinnati figures list cattle and hog receipts with price ranges and shifts. overall market activity described as steady to active across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Buffalo
SN. Y
New York
Pittsburg Market Cattle and Hogs Receipts and Prices
Pittsburg market reports hog receipts at 1 590 head with steady prices range heavy 7.70 to 7.90 and pigs 7.50 to 8.00 while cattle and sheep show top values noted for lambs calves and sheep. Indianapolis market reports hogs 5 500 head cattle 2 000 head calves 690 and sheep 1 040 with price ranges across veal calves and various hog classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Texas
West
Pittsburg
Indianapolis
Ind
Fred Eckart Packing Co
Chicago and New York Market Notes August Prices Listed
Chicago reports butter and cheese markets steady with mixed receipts and prices. Eggs show firm demand in New York with detailed price ranges for extras firsts seconds and factory current make. Poultry and veal markets remain steady with various weight categories priced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Turkey
New York
Toledo Market and Wall Street Summary
Toledo market reports North Lima at 82 cents per barrel and South Lima Indiana at 17 cents. The Day on Wall Street opens active with Union Pacific up one point, Bethlehem Steel up, others mixed. Canadian Pacific and Colorado Southern dip while gains fade by noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Lima
Indiana
Market ends heavy as shares fall on brisk selling
The market fell under pressure with short accounts growing bolder as prices declined. New low records appeared across the movement and selling was urgent. Amalgamated Copper lagged the list despite a favorable July output report. By 3 o'clock losses ranged from 5 percent in Canadian Pacific to 2 or 3 points elsewhere. A late brief rally followed but broad support remained weak. The close was heavy with the list sliding again late, though not to the prior low. Short covering then appeared with limited buying and rallies in Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, Great Northern preferred, Reading, United States Steel, and Amalgamated Copper, while Canadian Pacific rebounded about 23 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
London
Union Pacific
Bethlehem Steel
Southern Pacific
General Electric
Norfolk & Western
Canadian Pacific
Colorado Southern
Hill
St. Paul
Cealers
Pennsylvania
Atchison
Harriman and
Amalgamated Copper
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Preferred
Reading
United States Steel
Fort Wayne Markets Wholesale Prices and Retail Listings
Corrected today by C. M. Wiener and by C. L. Hall meats and dairy prices shown. Wheat and corn per bushel, oats, barley and rye quoted, eggs 18 cents per dozen candled, butter 24 to 28 cents per pound, potatoes 1.40 to 1.90 per bushel, poultry prices for turkeys chickens and ducks listed, apples at 65 cents per bushel. Retail street market notes include additional butter and egg variations and local dairy products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Wiener
Wiener & Co
Fanecy Elgin Creamery
Elgin
CC. L. Hall
Megr
Cc. Tresselt & Sons
Prices and Quotations for Hides Seeds Wool and Grain
Corrected by Harry Ba aessh Mayflower Wheat and other grains quoted in pence and dollars. Hides, seeds, wool, and tallow listed with grades, weights, and unit prices. Includes No 1 and No 2 horse hides, green calf hides, unwashed wool and various metal prices. Grain and feed items show per hundredweight and ton pricing for shorts middlings and chop feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ba Aessh
S. Pash & Co
Tse l
Well Bros. & Co
Harlan Happenings a Local News Update
Harlan Indiana notes report social visits sickness and church events. Grace Smith and others returned from Winona and Miss Edith Walters hosted guests. Rev Westhafer left for Indianapolis for hospital treatment. a baptism occurred in the St Joe river at Spencerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice
Marie Reichelderfer
Payne
Ohio
Bevier Cummins
Janet
Charles
M. E. Sunday School
Scipio
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. K Hackett
Tariff Board
Congress
Maumee
Joset
Ninth Ward
Grain and Provisions
Aug. S
Middle West
Muscovado
Rio
Santos
Cincinnati
Stocks and Bonds
Beyer Bros. CO
Ac Ae
Elgin Creamery
Qoais
Corn—asmaye
Elny
Tor
Harlan Happenings
Mrsg
Osse Beitler
Berne
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!