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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1905
Page
6
Market notes from Indianapolis April 1 show hog prices climbing with midweek gains near 6.00 per hundredweight. The bulk of business stayed between 5.45 and 5.70. cattle remained strong on good to choice lots while sheep were quiet and steady.
Canvassing of the Strasse decision and constitutional amendment proceeds at the Carpenters and Joiners union hall with 1797 members voting. Two ballots per member must be tallied, but only about half the votes for both measures have been entered and results likely not announced before early next week. Significant appointment places Privy Counsellor Rosen as German minister to Tangier, signaling firmer Morocco policy. Rosen, a noted orientalist and Moroccan dialect expert, is a trusted confidant of the emperor and Chancellor Von Buelow.
The Fisher Automobile Company will hold the first automobile opening of the season next week at their garage 330 S Union St. A display shows power-driven vehicles from light runabouts to heavy delivery cars. The Fisher line includes Winton Pope Toledo Cadillac Pope Tribune and Buick models.
Bloomington April 7. Charles McAlice dies after a fall during initiation into the Modern Woodmen lodge at Arrowsmith. Plaintiff seeks 35.00 damages from the lodge claiming permanent injury and death linked to the incident involving a merchant goat.
Mire Euphemia Casey, daughter of James Casey a carriage manufacturer, was killed at her home in Watertown Wisconsin on Thursday when a chimney fell. The incident was reported as a fatal accident with no known witnesses.
Ivan Shaw was arrested by Bicyclemen Morgan and Samuela for allegedly biting the lower ear of William Dipple at 10% Nelson Street. Shaw appeared in police court Friday. case continued to Tuesday morning. Dipple was later arrested on a warrant for assault and battery on Shaw after the incident.
The Scripps-Howard press report from Washington notes that Senator C. H. Platt, recovering from bronchial pneumonia, was much better on Friday morning. The Connecticut-based condition had shown improvement after the illness.
London April 7 via Scrippe M Rae Press Association reports Western Australia immigration commissioner proposes establishing two Jewish colonies in the region. He cites a vast fertile area ready for cultivation and settlement.
A Salvation Army inquiry reports a mother seeking her son Collins who left home in 1917 and was last heard in Indianapolis where he reportedly worked at a railroad station. Ensign Underwood leads the case, with a demand of 50 000 by the mother. Also noted is Cincinnati defendant Charles J. Banford in a breach of promise suit filed by Ella W. Farnham of Chicago claiming a marriage promise years ago.
Rome dispatch says Secretary John Hay arrived at Nervi and taken apartments at the Hotel Eden. He will remain a fortnight as the U S envoy handles duties. In Marion Indiana a boy named Lawrence Bhlanahan was struck by an Indiana Northern traction car and badly hurt. doctors amputated his left leg.
A young woman who used the name May Wilson died Friday morning at the Hotel Lawrence from a frightful wound. James Boyne, a Beach Democratic club official, was held for questioning after revealing no clear identity for the victim who appeared about 20. Blood on Boyne’s hand and clothing spurred police to detain him for further examination.
Anderson Ind April 1 Elva Cimford, eight years head of the superior court marriage bureau, who solemnized more than 1000 marriages, was forced to resign Friday by Judge Greenive after a complaint by the Inca prenubers.
A brief city record lists births and deaths with names and ages including Mike and Laura King, Lillian Johnson, J.B and Lith Spragne, Thomas Meenan, Eula Adams, Richard Eagar, Augustus Hirzovn, David Richardson, Jay Brewer, Clara Britames, marriages like Oscar Van Meter with Anna Van Meter and several others. It appears as an unfinished archival roll of inhabitants, with scattered addresses and familial ties, in a historical city register style.
Henry Thienes residence in Central valued at 3300 dollars. Leno M Southard residence in Park valued at 52500. Mary F Stevens cottage on 02 N Hamilton valued at 1470. Urbana Building Co repairs at 218 N Alabama cost 2500. John P Binks dwelling in Walnut valued at 1490000? John C Echeler cottage Evelid valued at 100. John Cacheler cottage Euclid valued at 31000. Ed C Shearer double house Laure valued at 45000? W McNathara storeroom at 21 Belle Fontaine valued at 0.
In Chicago on Friday morning grain prices edged lower with wheat futures easing. Corn and oats saw small declines while May contracts for wheat and corn showed modest drops. nearby New York market figures also reflected softer tones across commodities.
A garbled East Buffalo and Pittsburg live stock market summary shows receipts of cattle and sheep with prices for light calves, heifers, steers, yearlings, and various grades. Mixed figures indicate bids and sales across categories, including choicest and common grades, with notes on sheep and hogs market activity and related quotations.
Alva Henderson age 19 and Harry Wade age 3, both city residents, turned themselves in at St. Louis on Thursday night claiming they deserted from the training ship Kenesarge at Key West a year ago. They said they saved money to spend it, spent it all, and now, facing the music, agreed to return to serve their terms. Henderson has eleven months and Wade two years remaining in their terms.
Edward arrived at Marseilles Friday morning to a warm reception by the prefect and the British consul. He boarded the royal yacht Victoria and Albert where Queen Alexandra and other royal family members awaited him on deck. Bad weather likely delays the vessel's sailing Friday.
The Wabash College Glee and Banjo Club arrived Friday from Hartford City after a muccematitt concert on Thursday night. The group plans a concert Friday night at One Voured Presbyterian church and then continues a two week tour. W D Funk Houser and H I Brout are members of the organization.
The market opened active with buyers eager to repurchase shares amid the official abandonment of further litigation over Northern Securities. Strong United States Steel and St Paul readings, high steel preferred prices, and broad buying marked a buoyant session. Live stock and other commodity sections show steady to higher tendencies with gains in cattle, hogs, and sheep projections for Saturday.
Andrew Steffen, a cigar manufacturer and longtime Democratic precinct leader, is mentioned as a likely mayoral candidate. Though not a South Side resident, he has strong ties among Abdeelion workers and could face Mayor Holtman. Campaigns organizers feel he would perform well if he runs, with strong support in the canteen district and Meridlan wards.
Miss White daughter of W. J. Waite a millionaire chewing gum maker married James L. Bancroft a Brookline hotel keeper at Hot Springs Ark. The couple met on the golf links at Daytona Beach Fla. The bride resides in New York and in Cleveland. Both parents approve the match. Bancroft comes from a well to do family in Massachusetts.
William R. Hastings, a retired minister, died of heart failure Friday evening at his home in South Bend Indiana. He leaves two sons George H Hastings and Herman C Hastings and a daughter Mrs Charles Norton of Denver Colorado.
In Bloomington the circuit court will begin impeachment proceedings against Prosecutor Robert Z. Miller. April dates are unclear. Separate items report multiple local incidents including a series of suicides, a robbery, and a bank closure affecting Goodland.
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