Death and storm rage over Philadelphia region
A severe electrical storm with cyclonic winds hit northern Philadelphia after 6 p m causing destruction and deaths. The Tacony area suffered major damage with a railroad tower and station blown down, telegraph and trolley lines down, and one unidentified man killed in the debris. Many factories and churches were damaged, with outages to communications and transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Holmesburg
Tacony
New York
Trenton
Pennsylvania
Vacony
Kensington
John Blood & Bros
Allegheny Avenues
Enterprise Cooperage Company
Germantown
St. Michael’s Church
High
Boynton Streets
Jones Hall
Germantown Avenue
Sharpnack Street
American Metal Company
Herman Street
Jersey City
Morrisville
Women Lead Fight Against Contagious Disease In City
A talk at Library hall on Home Economics and Pure Food stressed sanitary living to prevent a deadly infection. Prof. H E Barnard urged wives to vet milk sources, groceries, and butchers, noting dirty help and delivery can spread illness. Deputy inspector F W Tucker joined a tour of markets to gather health information and promote safer practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Pasteur
H. E. Barnard
Library Hall
Prof. Barnard
Mr. Barnard
F F. W. Tucker
Health Week opens with simple food adulteration talks
Prof H E Barnard Indiana state food and drug commissioner speaks at Library Hall as Fort Wayne launches Health Week. He warns that housewives must lead pure food efforts, demonstrates detecting milk dirt starch in sausage and other adulterants, and urges reporting unsanitary conditions to city deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Barnard
Indiana
Barnard
City Health Board
Gillie
Library Hall
Chicago
G. W. Butler
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Union Printers
Colorado Springs
International Typographical Union
Evans
W. A. Evans
New York City
Fort Wayne
Eric A. Cruil
Ths
Fort Wayne Anti Tuberculosis 50 Society Meeting Notice
The Fort Wayne Anti Tuberculosis Society clarifies that all meetings are held at Library Hall, not the Public Library. Meetings occur each afternoon and evening during the week, and organizers hope for broad attendance.
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Fort’ .Wayne
Library Hall
Wheat price history and market factors in past years
The article recalls wheat trading at 83c yesterday and traces price fluctuations over decades. Mill owner Christian Tresselt discusses past highs and lows from 1858 through 1864, noting war times and commodity movements, and describes old canal era shipments to eastern markets.
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Christian Tresselt
Mr. Tresselt
H. R. Schwegman
Wheat and grain futures rise on European supply drop
Chicago opens with wheat active as European visible supply declines. May wheat climbs to near 88c with gains mirrored in corn and oats. Hog prices push pork and lard firmer while cash grain desks report mixed North American receipts and prices.
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Chicago
Australia
Liverpool
Great Britain
Petroleum Market Steady. Coffee Spot Quiet
Market reports show petroleum trading steady while coffee and hay markets remain quiet. Mol market also steady amid subdued activity and overall market calm in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayarket
Livestock markets report from East Buffalo and Chicago
East Buffalo market reports hog receipts 1,600 head ship ments 380 to New York with heavy demand. hog prices range 6.90 to 7.65 with various lots. Sheep and lambs receipts 3,800 head demand slow top lambs 6.85. Cattle receipts 75 head steady. Chicago market cattle steady with beeves 2.50 to 6.90 and hogs 6.80 to 7.25, sheep steady with natives 3.00 to 5.30 and lambs 5.00 to 6.50.
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East Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Chicago
Texas
Western
Gearlnce
Regional live stock prices and receipts report
Indianapolis hogs totals 3 000 head cattle 1 250 sheep 50 calves veal 4 4 7 15 to 15 butchers and other hogs quoted from 6 75 to 7 30. Cincinnati cattle 38 head hogs 1 675 head sheep 109 head lambs 4 50 to 6 50. Pittsburgh cattle light receipts veal calves 7 00 to 7 50 sheep prime wethers 4 85 to 5 00 lambs 5 00 to 6 75 hogs prime heavy 7 00 to 7 25 mids 7 45 to 7 50 heavy workers 7 50 to 7 55
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Dairy and Poultry Markets Across Cities in Late March
Chicago and New York market notes show butter steady to weak with varied creameries and prices from 12% to 23c. Eggs mixed with receipts around 24 000 to 45 000 cases and values mainly in the 14 to 20c range. Cheese and potatoes quoted steady, poultry prices mixed for dressed and live birds with turkeys at 15 to 20c and hens around 15 to 44c.
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Chicago
Ill
Toledo Market Prices Reported From March 28
Toledo market page notes North Lima price at S2e, South Lima and Indiana at 77e per unit. Prices reflect regional grain and produce trades as of March 28 in Toledo, Ohio.
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Toledo
Lima
Indiana
Wall Street Gains Momentum as Markets Open Higher
The New York stock market climbed at the open led by American movers in London with Union Pacific, Canadian Pacific and International Harvester up about a point. Midday prices showed broad gains, with United States Steel rising to 79 1 4 and notable surges in Lehigh Valley and Western Pacific. The day ended strong as speculation increased and several leaders advanced despite some large realizations.
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Wall Street
New York
London
Union Pacific
Pacfic
International Harvester
Erie
Reading
Norfolk & Western
Minneapolis
St. Paul
United States Steel
Canadian Pacific
Manhattan
Atchison
Lehigh Valley
Western Pacific
Atchison, Reading
New York Money Market Reports March 28
Prime mercant tile paper quoted at 4 to 4 1/2 percent. Sterling steady with bankers bills at 484.25 day and 486.15 demand. Commercial bills 483.54. Bar silver 12 1/2 cents per ounce. Government and railroad bonds steady. Money on call 2 to 3 1/2 percent. time loans dull 60 to 120 days 2 3/4 to 4 percent.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
A Als
Fort Wayne Markets Wholesale Prices Report
Fort Wayne wholesale market sheet lists grains and staples with updated prices. Wheat 83 cents per bushel, corn 43 to 44 cents, oats 29 cents, barley 60 cents, rye 10 cents. Butter Elgin creamery tub 23 cents per pound, prints 26 cents, process 22, country 12. Eggs 16 cents a dozen, honey 12 to 14 cents per pound. Potatoes 15 cents per bushel, beans 2 to 2.10 dollars per bushel, chickens 10 to 12 cents per pound. Cheese varieties priced from 15 to 20 cents per pound.
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Chicago
Local Market Prices for Dairy Produce and Groceries
Prices from Elgin creamery and country sources list butter at 20 cents per pound for tub and 31 cents for print, lard at 23 to 26 cents per pound, honey at 12 to 14 cents per pound, potatoes 15 to 16 cents per pound, apples $1.25 to $1.75 per bushel, chickens 10 to 11 cents per pound, cabbage 60 cents per dozen, with other items including eggs and onions at varied rates. The list enumerates general supermarket items with per unit and per pound pricing for regional sale.
Market Quotations From Mayflower Mills and Tresselt Sons
Quotations list winter and spring wheat and various flours with prices per bushel or ton. Reads like a historical grain market listing showing rye, Graham, corn meal, and feeds with multiple price points and units.
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C. Tresselt & Sons
Graham
Grain and feed price list from local market report
The bulletin lists feed and grain prices such as bran at 4.20 per ton, middlings per ton, screenings per bushel at 60 cents, cracked corn at 1.60 per cwt, cornmeal fine at 1.70 per cwt, and street bid prices for wheat 83 cents per bushel, corn 40 to 43 cents, oats 20 to 29 cents per cwt, rye 70 cents, and barley 60 cents per bushel.
Quotations for Hides and Seeds From Quotation Pages
Quotations from S Bash and Weil Bros show cured hides at 9 44 cents per pound and 8 to 13 cents for various hides with No 1 horsehides at 3.75 to 4.00 dollars. Tallow and brass figures listed. city scales retail prices include hay 13 to 17 dollars per ton and oats 29 to 32 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Bash & Co
Weil Bros. & Co
Prices for Poultry and Dairy Products from Geo H Crouse Co
Quotations for chickens at 10 lb dressed chickens at 13 cents per lb ducks 7 cents per lb turkeys 16 to 18 cents per lb country butter 11 to 12 cents per lb process butter 22 cents per lb eggs fresh gathered extras 14 cents dirties 18 cents per dozen potatoes 30 to 25 cents per bushel honey 12 cents per lb packing butter 12 cents per lb creamery butter 25 to 27 cents per lb onions 1.25 per unit
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Geo. H. Crouse & Co
Walther Leagues Set May 7 Convention Here
The Walther Leagues district convention will be held in this city on Sunday May 7 at Zion Lutheran church. About five hundred delegates are expected for devotional services at 10 a m. the afternoon will host the annual business session and the evening social event. Committees include Arrangements headed by Fred W Buesking and others, Reception chaired by August Bicknese and colleagues, Quartering led by Ervin Rose and team, Ushers led by H C Rose with William Hawke and others.
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Walther Leagues
Zion Lutheran Church
Fred W. Buesking
William Huer
William Kramer
Henry Gerdom
Reinhard Gehle
Millie Schmidt
Minnie Brandt
Mathilda Kramer
Hannah Berning
Bertha Hoffman
August Bicknese
R. F. Kramer
Edward Klein
Paul Meyer
Ervin Rose
Edward Gerding
Fred Martin
H. F. Gerdom
Louis Kramer
Oscar Junge
Quartering
William Gerding
Helen Wermuth
Clara Schroeder
Clara Schwier
Births at 328 East Lewis and Eckart Street
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. G. Luebben at 328 East Lewis Street. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Revert of Eckart Street. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Meyers of Wabash Avenue.
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G. Luebben
Jans
East Lewis Street
Edward Revert
Eckart Street
Ernest Meyers
Wabash Avenue
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North Phila
Delphia
F. W. Tucker
Crull
Miller
Duluth
Alsike
Timothy
Northwest
Middle ‘West
Muscovado
Anon Srik
Kago
Pat
Chicago Market
Pittsburg Market
New York Market
Hennery
Stocks and Bonds
Money Market
Suit Department
Fancy Elgin Creamery
Tub
H. L. Bell
Fret Eckart Fucking Co
S.s
Walther
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