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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1908
Page
2
A brief political note reports Prouty defeating Hull in a July delegate vote by five percent within the congressional contest. Details are sparse, but the outcome marks Prouty as the stronger contender in the nomination process.
Philadelphia plays Chicago and Washington vs St Louis tomorrow. In Chicago, July 24, the wheat market rose on firmer cables and reports of northwest crop damage. September wheat up 1.44 cents, corn and oats each up, provisions down 12 to 17 cents. September options set at 9 54, 9 14 for wheat, 7 85 4 for corn, and 4 50 for oats.
Market reports show corn and hay prices with ranges for multiple grains and dairy products. Cattle and sheep markets are steady to strong with prime and good grades noted, hogs active and higher on lighter receipts.
Western Pennsylvania and Ohio expect showers Saturday and Sunday with fresh gusty winds. West Virginia also faces weekend rainfall, with windy conditions likely across the region.
Fragmentary OCR item shows erratic text about times and a cat reference. Mentions first and last cars on each, a Sunday note, and a nonstandard phrase about not being run on Sundays. Content is incomplete and uncertain.
After thirty-two years of autocratic rule Sultan Abdul Hamid II grants a constitution. A chamber of deputies is to be assembled, restoring the 1876 framework. The Young Turks pushed the change, winning broad support in Macedonia and among army officers, leading to a mutinous atmosphere and undermining the sultan's grip.
News notes three troopers killed and many injured at a Pennsylvania National Guard encampment struck by lightning. Names Bart Barbo Waynesburg Clyde Morrison O11 City Milton Garbor Washington were killed. 100 guardsmen injured. Military services held, bodies sent home, brigades shipping out. governors and officials departed. Also reports Governor Hughes willing to run again and a Birmingham strike incident with fire at a coal company barn near mine No. 8. Strikers seen nearby. some strike breakers quit to join strikers.
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade reports gradual gains in active machinery boosting wage work and retail demand while crop progress strengthens business confidence. Steel orders rise. some collieries restart. Cotton jobbers face restricted operations. exports stagnant though South America and Manila show inquiry. Twenty Five Workmen Drowned in Swiss tunnel collapse. Italians among the dead as water and mud flood the Berne Alps tunnel.
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