Freight Rates Hurt Indianapolis Iron Markets and Coalitions
Indianapolis iron manufacturers warn freight-rate discrimination harms the city’s 25 shops. They cite higher carload charges to Springfield and Chicago, noting Indianapolis pays 12. etc per ton more than rivals. Terre Haute is shown as favored in Chicago trade.
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Indianapolis
Indanapolis
Frank W. Lewis
Indianapolis Foundry Company
Springfield
Moline
Rock Island
Ill
Chicago
Terre Haute
Terre Haue
Purdue Fruit Show to Open at Purdue University
Purdue plans the second annual frosh fruit show during the farmers short course week January 11 to 16 1909. Indiana Horticultural Society partners with Purdue horticultural department offering over 300 cash prizes. Fruit must be grown by exhibitor with premium information from C G Woodbury at the experimental station.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Indiana Horticultural Society
Hhorticitural
T He Society
C. G. Woodbury
Governor Hanly calls special Indiana legislature session
The Indiana governor issues a call for a special session starting January 18 to fix alleged blunders in the regular session. He cites appropriation errors, night riders, Vincennes University bond repeal, and a county local option law as aims, while critics blame Republican factional feuding and warn of a $100,000 cost to taxpayers.
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Hanly
Sant
Vincennes University
Indiana
State House
The Usual Mr Harris and the Republican Strategy
The piece cites Addison C. Harris as a trusted partisan adviser to Republican managers. It suggests Harris offers frank, strategic diplomacy while disguising true aims, praising his past service as Austria’s minister. It contrasts Harris with Watson, whose state-finance figures are lauded as extraordinary and manipulative.
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Tadiana
Addison C. Harris
Mr. Harris
Austria
Harris
Waterway convention backs Chicago Gulf ship canal plan
Chicago Oct. 10 delegates from the deep waterway movement urged Congress to authorize digging a ship canal from Chicago to the Gulf. The meeting closed with a pledge to oppose any national candidate not supporting the project. The resolutions define the movement’s 4500 delegates' articles of faith.
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Chicago
Congress
Gulf
Aay
Roosevelt Attacks Railroad Attorneys Seek Congress
President Roosevelt denounces railroad lawyers like Charles W. Miller running for Congress as unfit, urging open and aboveboard business. Souvenirs for ladies mark Ba con Furniture Co. opening. Acorn stoves advertised for fuel savings.
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National
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Charles W. Miller
Lake Shore Railway
Congress
Bacon Furniture Co
Akie Will Sell Cheap On South Main Street
Fragmentary notice indicates property on South Main Street with paving and sewer paid, rooms described as nice and available for rent or sale at a low price. Details are incomplete but suggest a real estate offer with improvements included.
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Akie
Main St. Wes Side
Northern Indiana Railway Timetable East and West Divisions
Eastern division trains run hourly from 6:00 am to 11:45 pm with additional limited services. Sunday last train at 11:20 pm. Three Express and Freight daily except Sunday with specific through car to LaPorte and Michigan City. Western division service from South Bend to LaPorte and Michigan City every 1.5 hours and a late 11:15 pm LaPorte only train. Chas G Lohman General Superintendent.
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Elkhart
Mishawaka
South Bend
LaPorte
Michigan City
Chas. G. Lohman
Passes to His Long Rest
John W. Kerwin foreman of the American Press association stereotyping department died at his Minshing New York home after a brief illness. He leaves a wife and six children. A Chicago native aged forty six he began with the APA twenty five years ago and was regarded as a master of his trade and a leading stereotyper in the country.
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New York
John W. Kerwin
American Press Association
Minshing
N.Y
Kerwin
Chicago
Two More Automobile Victims in Leeds Crash
Auburn Maine October 1 Dr Charles E Williams physician and Mrs Williams of Auburn were victims of an automobile crash at Leeds. Their car overturned pinning them beneath. Mrs Williams died shortly after rescue and Dr Williams remained in serious condition.
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Auburn
Charles E. Williams
Georgia preacher shoots neighbor in Lauderdale County
Athens Alabama October 10 Andrew Jackson a Lauderdale County resident was killed by a local preacher named Livingston. The two men reportedly disliked each other for years and Livingston shot Jackson when they met.
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Athens
Ala
Andrew Jackson
Lauderdale County
Livingston
Ingston
Jackson
Chicago Markets Report From Board of Trade Quoted Prices
The Chicago Board of Trade quotes show wheat futures from December to July with mixed gains and losses and cash grain prices for No 2 red and No 2 hard wheat. Corn and oats prices are listed by sample and class, with live stock and hay prices reflected for Chicago and East Buffalo markets. Cattle, hog and sheep quotations are provided, noting receipts and bid ranges for prime steers, cows, calves, sheep, and yearlings.
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ATM Ath Ath
Chiruga
Ilinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Moat Buffalo
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Elks’ Lodge
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Rosedale
Erre Haute
Clayton
C. A. Allen
Reg
James B. Watson
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Coun
Vincennes Uni
Babcock Insurance
Watson
Owensville
Regular Baptist Church
Matthews
Monecy
Indiana Rapers
Frank Munney
Star League
Terra Haute
Munele
Kiddy Drew
Dropay
Petersburg
Mr. Watson
Pacs
Johnson’s Grain House
Chichester Pitts
Evertm
C. K. Bunyan
Lexington Ave
Wikhart
Northern Indiana Railway
Chicago Grain
Goshen
Brussels
Wilton
Axminster
PTA
Buck's Stove and Range Company
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