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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1908
Page
4
Chicago live stock markets show slow and weak demand with mild losses in some categories. Cattle and calves range from about 4.50 to 6.80 for various classes, with stockers and feeders around 5.25 to 5.98, while sheep receipts total around 14,000 with natives and westerns priced near 6.00 to 7.85.
Meats and lard offered with tax prices for hams bacon and pork products. Items include sugar cured hams, English style hams, boiled and breakfast bacon, shoulders and pork products. Also advertised are English Hotel billiard room under T W Walsh and free chinaware at Concannon's 444 W Washington with fresh meats advertised.
New York April 8 After a brave opening the stock market showed dullness though higher than yesterday. Union Pacific Smelters St Paul and Reading led declines while steel shares remained steady. Yukon Gold hit a new low at 43 percent on the curb market as other mining stocks steadied. Government bonds were unchanged and the Erie financing drew limited influence.
Fresh eggs at 151éc. Poultry prices list Turkeys Hens 18c Toms 18c Chickens Hens 44e Roosters 6c Ducks Geese 5c.
Pittsburg Pa April live stock report shows cattle receipts light to steady with ranges from 4.00 to 7.00 for heifers and up to 355.00 for fresh cows, hogs at 5.00 to 6.50, and sheep and lambs with wool sheep at 4.50 to 7.0 and spring lambs from 8.00 to 11.50, reflecting market variance across categories.
President Roosevelt wrote the attorney general directing action against southern railroads that deny equal accommodations in Jim Crow cars. He cites many complaints from colored organizations and individuals in youth protesting the unequal treatment.
The Rescue Home for Girls at 1231 Brookside Ave hosts an all day reception Thursday with music and refreshments. Mother Barnes of St. Louis, mother of many rescue homes, will be the principal speaker for the occasion.
Report of contagious diseases and the deaths caused by them in Indianapolis for the week ending April 5 1908. The weekly summary lists numbers of cases and mortalities attributed to infectious illnesses and notes health measures or public health actions taken during the period.
Chicago grain markets opened with declines of about 14 percent on wheat amid rains in the winter belt and softness abroad. May prices opened at 49 1/2 to 50 1/2 cents for wheat and closed around 91 1/4 to 93 1/4 cents. Corn opened 66 1/2 cents, closed about 67 1/2 to 68 cents. Oats started 52 cents, closed near 52 cents. Pork and lard futures did not quote at opening. May ribs settled near 97.22 to 49.
In Roosevelt Hospital after an April incident, policemen Bresnahan and Nerney exchanged shots while off duty near Fiftieth Street. Bresnahan, pursuing a suspect with civilian status, was killed. Nerney claims a scuffle preceded the two shots. Neither man knew the other was a cop.
Doc Smock was sentenced to six months in the workhouse and fined $250 by Judge Stubbs of the juvenile court on conviction of failure to provide for three children and his wife. Smock allegedly became infatuated with a woman and was living at 2781 E Pratt St when arrested.
A brief market listing shows cabbage at one domestic unit and onions priced at 85 cents for red and Valencia varieties. Cauliflower is 1.75 per dozen, four for 2.00, with other items priced per unit or per bunch as listed in the receipts.
A fragmentary market note records corn and sheaf price figures with miscellaneous cat and Biraw items. The readable data include prices and unit indicators, but several terms are unclear. The fragment suggests small commodity pricing activity rather than a full market summary.
After a dramatic election, Illinois counties and numerous cities go dry as 1,259 saloons are shut, with 535 cities declaring dry and 22 municipalities in non dry townships. The net dry majority reaches 37,848 while Danville and Springfield retain significant saloons.
Paris, April 8. Maitre Barboux, once again present after illness, contends in the French tribunal that ends the divorce suit of Mrs. A Hart McKee against her husband. He replies to defamation actions by McKee against the wife and her father Gen G M Baxter of Nashville. Barboux’s outline mirrors denials and counters aimed at overshadowing Maitre Labori’s position.
County Commissioners John M. Mendenhall and William H. Roberts visited Springfield Ohio on Wednesday to view an exhibition of road rollers. The county plans a new road roller and will travel to Greenfield Indiana Thursday to meet Hancock county commissioners on a joint road building matter.
The annual oratorical and declamation contests of the Union academy will be held at the Friends church tomorrow night. Winners in each division will represent the academy in the inter academic contest later, where the four academies Westfield Plainfield Spiceland and Fairmount will also hold their annual field meet.
The When Building is leased for 30 years at a net annual rent of $25,000 by the When Clothing Company. Spann Realty Company and Mrs. Fannie T. Sayles are joint owners. John Spann and company negotiated the lease.
The Citizens Savings Deposit company seeks court approval to rename as Citizens Trust company. The Stilz Miller agency at 15 E Market St transfers its rental and insurance business to Citizens, adding a real estate department. Fred Stilz and Willis K Miller will join Citizens. Stilz & Miller, founded 12 years ago, built a solid real estate and insurance business. Stilz notes the consolidation reflects a trend toward agency concentration to cut costs on larger operations.
Lena Mellette sues Roland Lionel Mellette sporting editor of the Indianapolis News in Superior Court No 1 for divorce after a brief marriage begun in Anderson. She seeks $15 weekly alimony and restoration of her maiden name Lena Alen. She accuses him of temper, pressuring her to abandon society and trends, and says he believes she should help contribute to the family income.
The Indianapolis Street Railway company held its annual election on Wednesday electing Admiral George Brown as president and naming J A Lemecke Joseph S Neff Henry Jamerson W F Mikholland and C E Morgan to top posts. Directors also created an office in the Traction building for stock registering and transfer set to open Thursday.
Alfred P. Potts of Indianapolis will address the Richmond Commercial Club and guests on The Drift in England. He will discuss paternalism English corporations and general affairs with entertainment chaired by Strattan Poundstone and Dill.
Shelbyville Ind April Republican delegates from the Sixth district began arriving for the congressional convention opening tomorrow. Six candidates will bring large delegations: Campbell of Richmond, Barnard of New Castle, Hough of Greenfield, Moore of Connersville, and Stivers of Liberty. Barnard showed a lead today.
The larceny case against George Fulkerson was postponed Wednesday when a key witness and an associate failed to appear. A search for the missing witness is underway and the case will be held over until the witness is located. Fulkerson formerly served as a police sergeant in Muncie and later worked as a Big Four detective.
Charles A. Gauss a Democrat denied Tuesday’s published report saying he would run for the legislature. He stated he is not a candidate and does not hanker after the seat.
A man described as insane fled around Cedar Lake near Crown Point, running clothing free and evading multiple barriers. Sheriff Carter and deputies pursued through ditches and barbed wire until cornered, tied in a hay wagon, then taken to the county poor farm after medical aid arrived. The man, believed foreign born, bore the name Stive Coppo found on his coat.
Mrs Clara Louise Von Herrman of Hamilton Mass brings a sensational divorce action in Salem naming Julia Marlowe actress Maud Thorburn Backus as co respondents alongside William Stephen Von Herrman a foreign newspaper man and magazine writer The case was filed late yesterday afternoon and centers on alleged marital discord involving prominent figures in the arts and media in Boston Mass and nearby areas.
Dr. H. G. Stalnaker displays an antique wooden clock in his Stettiner building office. The dial clock, owned by Ora Ward from south of town, is sun-dial patterned, runs with a single hand, and serves as a curious timekeeper in good condition.
George W Pierce of Jefferson fell from a bicycle and broke his right leg on Wednesday morning while being wet on Washington street.
A daily city birth notice lists numerous parents and newborns with addresses across streets such as Preas pect, El Gta, Tar ris, Heoiton-price, and Wisconsin. Names include William and I da Ecksteine, Charles and Michel Lauler, Henry and Ilda Brandt, Walter Linder and Edna Honfert, and many others, with a mix of boys and girls. The section ends with medical notes on conditions like arterio sclerosis and tubercular arthritis and mentions pneumonia diagnoses for newborns.
A group of notices state applicants will seek licenses from Marion County authorities in Indianapolis to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premise drinking rights. Locations include Northwestern Avenue ward 3 in Cain's addition, West Street area ward 12 on South West Street, and Gelsendorff Street ward 7 in Lander's addition. Pool table privileges are also requested in some entries.
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