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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1907
Page
16
Dover Del April 20 Dr Marvin of Kitts Hammock reports his 4 year old son disappeared March 4. Police Capt Colson of Gloversville N J telegraphs I am positive the boy I am holding here is your son Horace Marvin. Father notified, relative en route.
Police guard a four year old boy believed to be Horace Marvin, kidnapped son of Dr. Horace Marvin of Kitts Ham Mock Del. Capt Colson asserts positive identification after interview with Marvin’s brother in law. Suspects Mr and Mrs Alexander H Allen detained at their home as officers await further word on Miles Standish arrival.
William Spencer of 2149 German town avenue Philadelphia proposes an endless chain of postal cards offering a $1,000 reward for the delivery of Horace Marvin and promising immunity from Delaware death penalty to kidnappers. Dr. Horace Marvin agrees to trial the plan, with Spencer pledging secrecy and unlimited portal supplies to reach all regions.
The stock market opened dull and irregular in New York with most price changes showing gains. Initial prices rose in Atchison 4 and Brooklyn Rapid Transit 3, while Southern Pacific and Reading declined along with Amalgamated and others. Government bonds held steady while other bonds moved lower.
Chicago April 9 Eggs Extra 1815c Butter Creamery extra 32c firsts 29c 13 14c Young American Poulter Turkers 12c chickens 13c Gueke 1 4c geese 5.00 7.00 per doz Loose data shows varied wholesale and retail quotes across eggs butter poultry and geese with location listed as Chicago and distributed by Veripps MecRae.
AGO April 2 cattle receipts show steady to high bids with light and mixed lots. Prices ranged around 6.45 to 7.0 per cwt for rough and higher grades, with Basin and other regions contributing.
The French steamer La Province, returning from Havre, endured an electrical hurricane off the Atlantic. A midnight cyclone lashed the vessel with monster seas and a blue gray dawn light, flooding the promenade deck and rocking the ship end to end before calmer seas and a resumed course by morning.
Indianapolis April 2 receipts show hogs 3000, cattle 350, sheep and lambs light. Top hog price 6.75, cattle and sheep steady. Cattle include good to choice heifers 4.35 to 5.25, cows 3.75 to 4.75, bulls 3.75 to 4.15, and calves 3.00 to 6.75. Steers and heifers priced across weight bands, with feeders and stockers in mid range. Sheep and wool lambs priced from 5.50 to 6.75 for good to choice, clipped, and common types marked accordingly.
Cincinnati Ohio April 26 cattle receipts 355 steady shippers 185 to 515 butcher steers 450 to 665 good to choice 475 to 550. cattle and sheep market shows 1272 sheep receipts five cents lower good to choice 660 to 665 mixed packers 450 to 500. lambs 670 to 700.
Scrippa McRae Press Association reports April 26 market notes for pork products and lard as Western steam spot at 8.50 to 8.58 a pound. Butter Creamery extra at 24 cents, dairy rules set 32 cents. Eggs White fancy 2 cents, Western 17 cents. Cheese full cream licensed pricing.
Chicago April 10 May wheat sold at ices measure ite islgc July 805gc Corn JgM yc May 4s474c July 484834c Oats inc higher May 43%g He July 4076411 gc Pork lard ribs price hints July pork nomin al Lard 8.774%4 ribs 8.65 Wheat receipts 30 cars corn 209 cars oats cars
City of Indianapolis through the Board of Public Works announces plans to improve Meridian Street Delaware Street New Jersey Street Nineteenth Street Cruse Street Washington Market Wade Street and other city alleys with resurfacing brick paving brick gutters brick sidewalks and new local sewers and drains. The notices detail project scope locations dimensions materials and required private service connections.
Public Works announces plans for sewer and street projects in Indianapolis. details cover Capitol Avenue routes, Norwood and Empire streets, and widening Campbell Avenue from Lowell to Bank Street. A remonstrance date is set for April 29 1907 and bids due April 25 1907 with insurance and bid bonds required.
By virtue of decrees from Hancock and Marion Counties Indiana two sheriffs announce public sales on April 27 1907. First sale covers rents and profits for a parcel in Indianapolis with possible fee simple if needed. Second sale lists four lots in Julian Bradbury Julian’s Spring Garden addition with rents and profits for up to seven years. Both sales occur at the Marion County Courthouse between 10 am and 4 pm. Fees and costs to be added. no valuation relief.
The Indiana clerk advertises a court sale of real property to satisfy a decree against Martin Conley and Francis W Ward et al with a bid date of April 2 1907 at the Indianapolis courthouse. It also details a sale of 100 non taxable livestock show pavilion bonds of 100000 total by the Indiana State Board of Agriculture, with bid deadline April 2 1907, 12 noon, at the Capitol Building Indianapolis, bonds bearing 4 percent interest, with certified checks equal to 2 percent of bid value required.
A crowded listing of rental houses and apartments from J Cruse at 110 E Market St. Includes numerous addresses across the city with notes on baths gas heat and monthly rents and a final plug for Hartmann stoves. The advertisement promises a rotating stock of dwellings from Northwest to Near South with several two to four room units and several flats.
Real estate ads and agency notices describe city property for sale or lease, listings for rooms and apartments, stores and offices, and rental department details. Includes two phone numbers, a savings department rate, and mentions insurance offerings. Also lists multiple street addresses and local business references in a dense 19th or early 20th century classifieds page.
A dense roundup of rental listings in Indianapolis and nearby areas. Multiple addresses on N New Jersey N Delaware N Capitol and Nowland Ave show modern or half modern dwellings with rents from 5 to 25 dollars. Stores, rooms, and stables offered with occasional colored housing notes and shop spaces.
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