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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1908
Page
4
Alfred F. Potts tells the Sun that a misread paragraph suggested he favors a labor union incorporation law. He proposes a law allowing wage earners in groups like carpenters bricklayers or plasterers to organize with capital stock paid in installments to guarantee contracts and profits. He seeks discussion and says wage earners deserve a choice like business firms have.
James C Wright and Miss Mayme Scott of Cambridge City Ind were married in Newport Ky by Squire Donelan. Immediately after the ceremony the groom’s father sent a telegram asking that a license be withheld since his son was not of age.
City notices report multiple births with families named and addresses for Walters Moon Barton Cherry Weaver. Deaths list include John Wendershott 51 at city hospital chronic nephritis James Rinard 40 at 4018 Meridian st acute gastritis Ernest Kincaid 24 1517 S Olive st broncho pneumonia Allison South 53 1631 N Capitol ave angina Dixon Hunter 57 1503 N Senate ave chronic nephritis Francis McNutt 15 Belt railroad near Prospect st railway injuries Henry Barneck 57 838 Park ave pneumonia Myrtule Judkins 19 New Commercial hotel carcinoma of throat Robert Seely 21 Deaconess hospital appendicitis.
John Mendenhall announced on Tuesday that he will not seek another term as county commissioner. He cited reasons for not pursuing candidacy and indicated plans to step back from future races.
William Driftmeyer sues John Fredericks for a $170 horse sale dispute. The case unfolds in superior court after a disputed refund and a long stay in Mann's stable on E Wabash Street. The jury must decide if the hoss swap was fair.
In Washington on April 14 Senator Foraker addressed a packed gallery in the Senate on the Brownsville affair. The audience was the largest in years and included many colored spectators, drawing members from the House who left their chamber to hear him speak.
Majors Nicholas and Paul von Palkowich, Hungarian aristocrats and imperial army officers, were found dead in their Budapest suite. One had a brain wound, and they apparently planned mutual death after killing the other. Letters reveal debt burdens and shared love for the same woman.
Sixteen workmen were severely injured and three feared fatally when a loaded coal car on the Pittsburg Harmony Butler New Castle street railway ran away on a steep grade near Evans City. Twenty one men rode the car before couplings broke and brakes failed.
Stocks were quiet but fairly strong in Wall Street today with low-priced specialties most active. Cotton fell to another season low amid brokerage worry and a southward move against options, while New York Airbrake rose over three points on bond-subscription gains.
Prices from the Indianapolis Produce Exchange list eggs among core offerings. Market notes show daily quotes reflecting supply and demand dynamics for buyers and sellers in the region.
Union Stockyards Illinois reports hogs receipts 12 000 weak to slightly lower prices light 6 55 to 6 50 mixed 5 56 to 6 10 heavy 5 45 to 6 05 pigs 4 50 to 5 30 workers 5 95 to 7 00 cattle receipts 2 500 steady beeves 4 60 to 7 25 cows and heifers 2 95 to 6 6 Texans 4 50 to 5 40 calves 4 50 to 5 25 westerners 8 50 to 5 50 stockers and feeders receipts 11 000 steady natives westerners 5 00 to 6 40 yearlings 6 40 to 7 25 native lambs 6 00 to 7 75 western lambs 6 26 to 7 75
Pittsburg Pa April 14 cattle receipts light and steady with extras at 6.85 to 17.00 per head heifers 4.00 to 5.75 fresh cows and springers 16.00 to 65.00 hog receipts eight loads with varying weights heavy 6.40 medium 6.45 workers 6.00 to 6.45 pigs 5.40 to 5.55 rough to common 5.00 to 6.60 sheep and lambs receipts light steady prime wethers 6.05 to 6.15 good mixed 5.00 to 5.9 fair mixed ewes and wethers 4.75 to 5.25 calls to choice lambs 4.50 to 7.25 spring lambs 9.00 to 12.00
The Barbers Union presented the Sunday closing law complaint to Marion County grand jury seeking an indictment against J. H. Weiss owner of Union Station barber shop. Trials for Joe Pritchett Nelson Marshall and Joe Watkins were postponed to a later date in criminal court.
Washington April 14 The president vetoed a bill authorizing a private corporation to build a dam on Rainy River Minnesota for power. The veto cites insufficient public protection and cites the bill introduced by Representative J Adam Bede.
Hammond Indiana April 18 parties arranging Hobart Gary electric line promise to begin actual construction by the middle of May.
A German publication notes a kidney focused remedy claimed to ease rheumatic symptoms. The formula blends buchu, barrenwort, and sarsaparilla in syrup, to be taken after meals and at night, with a pharmacist confirming fillability and suggesting many cures are accident derived.
About 5,300 hogs and other livestock arrived, with hogs up and cattle and sheep down from a week ago. Prices ranged lower by day’s end as outside demand was weak, with hogs selling mainly around 6.15 to 6.20 and top hogs near 7.15, while cattle and sheep prices held steadier for local trade.
East Buffalo New York April 1 cattle receipts quiet and steady veals five to seven dollars lambs three twenty five to eight forty yearlings seven to seven thirty wethers seven to seven two ewes five seventy five to six fifty mixed sheep eight hogs receipts two thousand five hundred fifty nine slow at a slight lower Yorkers six twenty nine to six forty five pigs five forty to five sixty mixed and heavy six forty nine roughs five twenty five to five sixty stags eight seventy five to four fifty
Miss Katherine Johnson reports Charlestaritt Staritt took $14 from her Sunday night. He allegedly used the money to buy wearing apparel. Detectives Campbell and Smith arrested him on Tuesday.
Grain bidding details show Wheat, Corn, Oats, and Hay with multiple grades, through billing notes, and car counts. Totals indicate 78 cars in for corn and various through billing entries across commodities, including unmerchantable wheat and mixed lots.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana spoke to Harvard College students as the guest of the Harvard Indiana club. He urged public men to study and master national problems, warned against trusting politicians, and said officials who focus on party fences rather than people's welfare should be relegated to private life.
A short weather note suggests nature is preparing for showers on Easter Sunday with rain likely across the area. The tone implies preparation or anticipation of wet conditions affecting plans.
In Chicago on April 14 firm cables and light northwest receipts, with minimal rain in Kansas and Nebraska forecasts for dry weather, pushed wheat prices up briefly before liberal offerings sent them down. Opening bids show May wheat at 1.47 1 5s. Early quotes cover corn, oats, pork, lard, ribs, and pork futures with varied highs and lows, while close figures list mixed results across May to Sept contracts.
A conference of coal mine operators and United Mine Workers of America is in session in Toledo Ohio on April 14 to reach an interstate wage scale agreement. The participants include operators and union representatives seeking a unified wage framework across states.
London April 14 Willie Edouin comedian died here today. He hailed from England and belonged to a gifted theatrical family famed as The Edouin troupe whose popularity spread across Europe and America.
Passengers aboard the Aki Maru bound for Japan include crews of the Zust and De Dion automobiles from the New York to Paris races, sailing from Seattle on April 14.
If you were to stop and take an inventory of all you possess how much would it amount to over and above your debts Perhaps not a great deal and yet think of all the money that has passed through your hands in the years past and how little of it has remained with you A small amount of what you received each pay day saved and deposited in a savings account with this strong company it would have amounted to a handsome sum It is not too late to begin better make the start today Your savings account large or small welcome here Capital surplus
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