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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1902
Page
3
A testimonial style piece from Minneapolis and other locations promotes Peruna as a spring tonic for nerves and catarrh. It cites letters praising nerve relief after taking Peruna, urges readers to seek Dr Hartman’s guidance, and notes spring as optimal for treating catarrh with the remedy.
A nervous man in a tall cap with conductor lettering sought permit from Supt. Taffe and the mayor to run a Sunday merry-go-round on the Westside. He was refused while the street car company’s ride at Fairview operates on Sundays.
Controller Breunig will request 567 dollars to complete fire engine houses 15, 22 and 24 at Monday night’s meeting and 200 dollars for decoration day instead of 100. Health department funds for smallpox fight may also be requested, with cases rising.
The department says funds are not decreasing but may run out in a month if no appropriation is secured. An ordinance, possibly for $1,000, could be introduced at the next meeting to avert a financial gap.
Judge Vincent Carter ruled in favor of the city allowing license fee collection from transfer companies. The city controller will levy the special tax for street maintenance, with police enforcing payment. The companies may seek a new trial or appeal, but the controller remains confident in enforcement.
The mayor received word from Yer Uncle Sam that Earl Prentice Shoemaker of Indianapolis, formerly in the navy, is a deserter and has been disfranchised for life. Frederick Corkin, son of a veteran, traveled to Chicago to face desertion charges, while Maj. Macklin considers leniency due to youth. Wyatt Weatherland enlisted at Evansville and went to the bases.
Health department officer O Re ar and Mayor Bookwalter launch a citywide probe into dairy cleanliness after a sample from a dirty dairy sickened the inspector. Cows and milking areas are described as filthy. dairymen face 24 hour cleanups or license revocation. All dairies will be tested for tuberculosis.
A caller to The Sun complains about police presence around the Washington Street bridge after traffic was halted for a premature opening. She alleges overstaffed enforcement and demands a thorough inspection of the structure before it is used again.
Indianapolis hosts a strictly invitational piano recital by Herr Richard Werner of Berlin at the Propylaeum on Tuesday night. He is joined by Mrs. John Holtzclaw and violinist Miss Berths Schellschmidt. the program is engraved, with invitations as art. The 8 p.m. recital promises a rare musical treat from a young virtuoso son of a Berlin piano manufacturer.
A long delayed elevator project at the courthouse is nearing finish with final material on site and workers finishing tasks. A bystander remarked the end is near, and a laborer replied that it has not been worrying him.
Seymour gas and electric light company in Seymour reports an amount of 76000 dollars, indicating a financial figure or settlement related to the utility.
Special arrangement with manufacturers offers Indianapolis Sun readers a free trial bottle and pamphlet of medical advice for kidney liver bladder and related complaints. Send full name and post office address to Dr David Kennedy Corporation Rondout N Y and mention the paper. Benefit shown includes many who then buy larger bottles.
The Virginia avenue viaduct is in worse condition than people realize says Ed Logsdon of the Board of Works after inspecting the structure. City engineer Nelson will inspect further though no date is set. In Nashville, Tennessee, on April 19, the Goodlettsville Bank at Goodlettsville was robbed of $2000 Friday night.
The report from New York on April 19 notes Chicago drives the steel chatter with Illinois Central seeing sustained demand and trading likely around 150 to 155 due to higher buying limits by absorbing parties. Reading stock is the subject of much unconfirmed talk.
The report lists Belt and various Indianapolis banks and utility stocks with prices. It also covers cattle hogs and sheep receipts and quotations at Indianapolis Stock Yards and Interstate Stockyards, including ranges for steers, heifers, cows, veals, hogs, and lambs, with specific weight-based price ranges and special notes on bulk items.
Cincinnati April 19 cattle receipts 19 shippers price ranges five to six dollars for good to choice cattle extra calves six to six fifty. Hogs receipts 1117 with choice packers seven twenty to seven thirty five and mixed six ninety to seven fifteen. Sheep receipts 38 with wool clip nine and a half dollars to four dollars seventy five cents and lambs four sixty seven twenty five.
The Indianapolis clearing house shows a sharp rise in weekly clearings with totals reaching sixteen million four hundred thousand dollars. Financial officials note stronger consumer activity and investment inflows contributing to the surge, with merchants and banks reporting higher volumes across key sectors.
On April 19 in New York stocks opened irregular but generally firm with gains in U. S. Steel, Reading issues, Tennessee coal and iron, Canadian Pacific and Missouri Pacific. Sugar weakness followed a congressional tariff amendment. Chicago “L” and Amalgamated Copper showed mixed to weak results. Government bonds unchanged amid active trading and foreign buying in several staples.
Receipts total 200 cattle and 12,000 hogs with a slow market and generally unchanged prices. Hog top at 7.35, bulk 6.90 to 7.10, pigs 5.60 to 6.45. natives lambs 3.75 to 6.25, western hogs 4.25 to 6.20, native lambs 5.50 to 6.90, western lambs 5.75 to 7.60.
East Buffalo market summary shows cattle receipts of 10 cars with unchanged values. Hogs receipts 3 cars with Yorkers 7.10 to 7.30, mixed packers 7.35 to 7.45, best to medium 7.50 to 7.55, roughs 6.75 to 7.00, pigs 6.80 to 6.85, stags 4.50 to 5.00. Sheep and lambs receipts 29 cars with sheep 3.50 to 6.40 and lambs 3.25 to 6.65.
Wheat steady at No 2 red with several milling and freight figures. Corn steady with multiple white and mixed grades plus No 2 yellow and No 4 white. Oats steady across No 2 and No 3 white and mixed. Hay steady for No 1 and No 2 timothy with price ranges. Inspections list cars by grade and quantity for wheat corn hay and overall totals.
Kansas City on April 19 reports cattle receipts at 100 head and a unchanged market. Hog receipts total 1,500 head with ranges from 6.00 to 7.74 for various grades and packers listing 6.80 to 7.15. light and medium lots also shown. Sheep receipts none and market nominal.
Chicago trading summary shows wheat futures higher with May at 74 and July at 75, corn May and July modest gains, oats May and July up. Provisions list July pork at 17.00, lard near 9.55, ribs 9.35. Eggs and butter prices mixed, cheese varieties varied, and live poultry ranges noted including hens at about 11 percent and turkeys around 12 to 14 cents.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe poultry trading and price movements among shippers. Mentions hens spring chickens and various lots, with stray references to turkey and old toms, indicating a market brief on live fowl and produce pricing.
A dense price sheet lists choice young turkeys, ducks, cheeses, butter, hides, tallow, flour and bran, fruits and vegetables, oysters fish and game, coffee sugars raisins and canned goods. It includes specific prices for many items such as strawberries, cabbages, oranges, lemons, beans, molasses, beef and pork cuts, lard, sausage and canned peaches.
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