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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1901
Page
8
Trade levels hit a weekly peak as Christmas related goods dominated, with general merchandise strong and transport facing congestion from severe storms. Pig iron and steel saw price shifts and delivery delays, while grain markets stayed steady. U.S. weekly failures rose to 265 versus 292 last year. Canada at 27 vs 18.
John Burke a Braddock Pennsylvania glass blower working at Cicero was slain last night near Atlanta Indiana five miles south of town and his body dumped on the railroad. An engineer stopped a northbound train in time. Burke had been paid and carried cash. Tramps seen near him. a posse of glass blowers pursues the killers and vows lynching. Sheriff and deputies pursue.
Detroit dispatch reports General Alger’s condition improved with pulse 75 and fever under control. Dr Longyear, acting surgeon, said the general felt better and cheerful, with no present fear of a decline.
Rear Admiral Evans, newly back from Tuual Samoa, paid a short visit to the navy department in Washington. He plans to stay in the capital until late February before heading east to command a division of the Asiatic squadron.
Pittsburg market report lists wheat at 72 cents a bushel for 2 red winter, corn shelled and mixed prices, oats and barley varying by grade, portable dairy butter prices from Elgin and other creameries, cheese and eggs values, poultry details, and cattle hogs sheep prices with ranges for prime, good, and common goods. December entries show cattle with choices around 6.20, hogs up to 6.40, and sheep calves at 3.25 to 3.60, reflecting broad livestock and dairy shifts in the period.
A veteran detective recounts how a tailor's error shaped a high profile case. He traced a New England bank cashier who vanished with two hundred thousand dollars, following clues to New Orleans and a German steamer. A poised woman’s buttoning gesture revealed the disguise a missing man wore, leading to his capture.
Studio ad notes new style photography at Clark's studio offering a good gas range. Contact at 436 South Eleventh Street. Listing emphasizes sale of equipment and space with limited details.
Special bargains in candies nuts and fruits for Christmas. Items include 3 ply Old Nut Tobacco 10c tomatoes 10c a can table peaches 25c two cans fancy pears 25c fancy sugar corn 25c one can salmon 10c three pounds mince meat 25c fancy cranberries 10c coffee 10c a pound. Cash customers receive Silver benefits. Call to order and we deliver promptly to any part. All goods guaranteed. Telephone 217.
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