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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
4
Bathroom sets priced at 65 cents each with nickeled soap glass toothbrush holder and towel bar on an enameled board. Belgian chambray offered in brown and white checks and plain colors. Women’s lisle garments feature high necks long sleeves and ankle length drawers. Plain white fabric at 40 inches wide.
County Commissioner John McGregor did not call at the courthouse Friday morning and only visited the commissioners' room on Wednesday and Thursday without participating in county business or being consulted by other commissioners.
The item lists rail timetables for Teast Hound Indianapolis Muncie divisions and Naritn Bound Logansport Peru division with multiple departures across the day. It notes limited trains and direct connections at Peru to Fort Wayne along with phone numbers for information.
Trains run hourly from Indianapolis to Lebanon Frankfort Lafayette Crawfordsville Greenfield Knightstown Cambridge City Richmond New Castle Danville Greencastle Brazil and Terre Haute with cars for Mooresville Martinsville and other intermediate stations ten minutes before the hour Last cars depart 1120 pm Limited trains to Crawfordsville New Castle Lebanon Frankfort and Lafayette Greenfield Knightstown Cambridge City and Richmond offer morning and afternoon slots Through trains to Dayton at 820 am 220 pm and 720 pm All trains connect at Richmond for Dayton Columbus and Zanesville Ohio and for other connections.
Receipts show 6000 hogs 1500 cattle and 50 sheep with hog demand slower and prices about 5 cents lower. top hogs at 8.40 and most 6.15 to 6.30. Cattle receipts small but demand steady with active trade near yesterday’s prices. Sheep and lambs arrived in larger numbers and sold promptly at steady prices, best wool lambs at 37.50 and sheep 5.50.
Union Stock Yards Illinois reports receipts of 16 000 hogs mostly 10 cents lower with light to heavy classes priced from 5.75 to 6.15 for hogs and 4.60 to 7.30 for cattle. Sheep receipts 6 000 with natives 4.75 to 6.80 and western 5.00 to 6.80. yearlings 6.25 to 7.40. lambs native 6.00 to 5.85 and western 6.25 to 7.85.
The Gary baseball club is incorporated to operate a pleasure resort with hotels gymnasiums bath houses and clubhouses. Capital stock is $10,000 with Philip Casner and six other Gary, Indiana residents as incorporators. Chadwick to write history of the Spanish American War announced.
Erie officials delay in discussing upcoming obligations caused a mixed stock market opening. Amalgamated dropped while Steel and Union Pacific rebounded. Goldfield led, aiming to produce at least 30 million dollars yearly. Wheat rose about half a cent, cotton up 3 to 4 points. Government bonds unchanged.
Pittsburg April 3 cattle receipts show direct active bids with improved prices for better cows and springers. Hogs receipts include 12 loads with gains across heavy to medium weights and assorted pigs. Sheep and lamb receipts mix light gains with ranges for wool and bales and round-out the market activity.
Chicago wheat opened stronger on Liver pool buying but eased as Kansas rains and winter belt forecasts cooled futures. May prices opened at 98 1/4 to 98 1/2 cents and closed at 92 3/4 to 93 1/4 cents, with other grains and meats showing mixed moves and bids noted for pork and ribs.
Historic market report lists live stock prices by weight and grade including steers from 900 to 1,300 pounds with values from 3 50 to 6 65 per cwt, heifers from 3 50 to 5 85, cows 2 50 to 4 35, calves 4 00 to 6 50, hogs with lights 6 00 to 6 15 and best heavies 6 00 to 6 30, plus lambs yearlings and sheep with several price bands.
Richard Parker a former Indiana avenue employment agency head is discharged in criminal court after a trial in which Hungarian laborers accused him of taking 50 dollars by promising work. Parker testified he told them to go to the interurban station and the State failed to prove lack of intent to furnish work.
East Buffalo, April 3 cattle receipts about 150 steady veals 5 dollars sheep and lambs 8000 with lambs 5.50 to 8.50 yearlings 7.00 mixed and heavy hogs receipts 7140 up 5 to 6 cents Yorkers around 9.50 to 10.10 mixed and heavy 6.45 roughs 5.50 to 5.85
Rev E A Campbell of Indianapolis will preach at the M E church in Metamora on Sunday. The church will be reopened after remodeling.
Shelbyville Indiana April 3 William Smithers died suddenly last night from apoplexy at age 60 He was a painter by trade and longtime resident of the city His death leaves his widow and several children to mourn the loss in a community familiar with his work
Rome reports a general strike as mercantile and industrial circles react to yesterday’s street clashes. Three rioters were killed by soldiers and several others wounded are in serious condition today.
Miss Virginia Curtis of 1280 Bridge street Paterson New Jersey received a black hand letter threatening to blow her up with a bomb if she refused marriage. The letter was turned over to police.
Frank Francis, a Black man, struck by a street car, died Thursday at the City Hospital, according to local reports. The fatality occurred after the accident, with authorities investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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