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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1908
Page
4
Receipts totaled 1,600 hogs and 500 cattle with hogs scarce enough to avoid a formal price range. Market showed strength up to 10 cents higher than Saturday’s top of 6.10, while cattle sold at strong to higher prices amid good demand from local packers. Sheep and lamb offerings were not quoted due to no fresh arrivals. other produce items and prices follow the market report.
Seed prices listed for common red, othy and other seeds, with wholesale figures ranging from $1.75 to $13 per bushel and retail prices including clover, alfalfa, and grass seeds. The Wagon Market section notes oats at $2.65 and other grains with varied quotes.
Stocks opened irregular in New York with fractional changes. By midmorning most issues edged up about a point as Union Pacific and Reading led strength. Traction shares stayed firm while Canadian Pacific showed renewed lift despite London closure. Cotton fell and wheat rose about half a cent.
Chicago price action shows a higher opening as light world shipments and eased passage reduce demand. May wheat traded around 2 and a half, July futures near 42.4, lard and ribs quoted briefly with May values noted. Closing figures are given for wheat and corn with May and July settlements and related pork products.
East Buffalo New York April 20 cattle receipts 2500 active higher prime steers 6.75 to 7.10 1200 to 140 pound steers 6.65 1050 to 1159 pound steers 5.25 to 5.75 heifers cows calves hogs receipts active higher Yorkers pigs 5.60 to 5.69 mixed and heavier 5.40 to 5.90 roughs 5.25 to 5.00 sheep and lambs receipts active higher lambs 5.25 to 7.00 wethers 7.66 to 8.50 mixed sheep 3.55 to 4.50
Fresh eggs are listed with prices from the Indianapolis Produce Exchange. Butter is described as country rollte. Poultry items include turkeys at 13 cents, geese and ducks also grouped in the listing.
Slaughter hogs bring $5.9 per cwt as receipts total about 46, mixed animals steady to higher. Beeves cows and heifers bring $4.50 to $5.40, calves from $4.50 to $76.00, western stockers and feeders $4.50 to $5.50. Sheep receipts around 15,000 with natives at $3.40 to $6.00 and western yearlings and natives at $6.00.
The record lists No. 2 red spring and autumn track grain with April May delivery notes. Wheat No. 2 red shows two cars in and two total, No. 3 white shows two cars in, No. 4 white twelve in, No. 3 yellow two in, No. 4 yellow in two, No. 3 mixed one in, No. 4 mixed two in, none with established grade, one car out, and one car reinserted. Timothy hay appears with six cars total. no other high-level details provided.
Charles Remster states he will accept the Democratic nomination for circuit judge if the party believes his nomination would benefit them. He refuses to canvass for the nomination while duties to the public and judicial dignity restrain him from political campaigning until nominated.
A new state bank opened in Leesburg Indiana with Joel Hall serving as president. The bank began operations on April 20 and marks a financial addition to the town's commerce.
The Sun offers hundreds of seed packages aided by Senator Beveridge from the government agricultural department to encourage gardening. Packages include sets of vegetables with planting directions, excluding flower seeds, and highlight a prior mail distribution overseen by Senator Hemenway.
In Wabarrensburg Missouri on April 19 a temporarily insane man, O Tiawes, was shot and killed by a hotel porter after officers attempted arrest. He shot and killed City Marshal James Ryan and Deputy Basbahan, mortally wound Deputy Pollock, and was then killed by the porter as he tried to flee.
Herman Billik the fortune teller sentenced to death for Mary Vraal’s arsenic poisoning hopes for a reprieve from Gov. Deneen and the pardon board as the execution nears next Friday in Chicago.
Pittsburg Pa Apel w Cattle Receipts Joad steady Fixtra 6 BAO prime 66 56 gsocd 6404 505.75 fresh cows and springers 16 0055 0n receipts 40 loads 5 to 10 cents T heavy 6 80 6 35 medium workers 3 75 0 40 pigs 3 40 to 4 05 4 00 5 40 Sheep and lambs Receipts light steady Prime wethers 5 1 one good mixed 5 50 5 85 fair mixed ewes and wethers 4 75 4 05 calls to choke lambs 7 7 25 springs lambs 30 60 12 00
A dated grocery catalog lists sugar cured hams, English style hams, breakfast bacon, sugar cured and English bacon, smoked and dry goods, English style shoulders, dried beef, lard in tierces, pickled pork, fresh pork sausage and joints, skinned shoulders, and fresh hams with prices per unit or per barrel, reflecting a mid century market.
A garbled listing records multiple family pairs with street addresses on Greer and adjacent streets, followed by medical conditions and patient locations. The items include names such as Alva and Emma Devore on Greer Street, the Cravens on Greer, and others on N West, Blake, Ogden, and Delaware avenues, with several children and adults noted for maladies such as tuberculosis, diphtheria, whooping cough, leukemia, and heart diseases, some linked to City Hospital.
William Clark a black suspect was pursued Monday after threatening to kill a man. Bicycle Officer Trimpe and Kitzmiller chased Clark through alleys and over fences near 437 Massachusetts Ave. They lost sight of him when he vanished into nearby streets, later handing him to a expressman as the pursuit continued.
Coal mine operators and manufacturers in Indiana issued a manifesto defying a new joint tariff from Southern Indiana and Big Four railroads. They refuse the five cent per ton increase and seek a hearing by the Indiana Railroad Commission on a proposed joint coal freight rate schedule from 30 mines to 61 cities along Terre Haute. The hearing cannot occur before April 5 due to legal notice requirements.
Washington April 21 Forester Pinchot chief of the bureau of forestry and the president's chain has been turned down by the senate committee on agriculture and forestry in his bid for a greatly increased appropriation for the forestry service. The house approved 500 600 for the service and 58 46 total for the agricultural bill. the senate committee would add 153 340, leaving a reduced final sum.
Captain Thomas J. Cook, who traveled for the Daniel Stewart Drug Company for 22 years, dies Sunday at his home 2225 Broadway of apoplexy. He had been in the drug business all his life and served in the Civil War. He leaves a widow and one daughter.
In Brantley Alabama on an April day Avers Hardage and his uncle J Westerford fought a shotgun duel after a fist fight. Hardage wounded Westerford with buckshot, killing him almost instantly. Hardage escaped though slightly wounded as a posse pursues him amid threats of lynching.
Mr Steinmetz, an 80 year old lawyer who graduated from Indiana Law School, works in the meat business to fund his studies. He lists offices at 222 American Central Life Building and resides in the Fourth Ward. He belongs to the Indiana Democratic Club and the Y M D A, and supports Democratic platforms. He is described as a champion rodeo rider with many gold medals and is active in various local Democratic groups.
Albert Hanenes, saloon keeper at 20 Virginia avenue, was arrested Monday after failing to display front numbers on his new automobile and clashing with Officer Gibney on Central avenue. Meyer Block, chased on N E Illinois near Thirty-fourth, faced charges for speeding 27 mph. case set for petty court Tuesday.
Charles N. Elliott, former city clerk, was arrested early Sunday for drunkenness after creating a disturbance at a Massachusetts avenue flat. Police found Miss Santa Shipp’s apartment in disorder. Elliott did not appear in police court Monday. The case was continued under the alias John Stucky.
Patrolman Ed Aci confronted Edward Duncan at 488 Cora street Alfred Judkins 77 KM Market street and William Springer 21 N State street near the coffin works on a Sunday afternoon. They fought violently as officers sought to arrest them. Judkins and Springer headed to flee while Duncan was unable to run. Judkins faced assault and battery and carrying concealed weapons charges. The others faced assault and battery charges.
Emer Thompson, described with a banjo and whisky, walked south on West Street as Bicycle Officers Sullin and Stewart found him. Thompson, wanted for assault on his wife, returned to their home on Wilkins Street and struck her with a blunt object. Police were summoned.
The Inland Transit company of Michigan City is incorporated with a crystal stock of 137000 dollars to own and build steamships and carry commerce on the lakes. Directors are J. J. Bardon C. W Ephicke and F. F. Babcock.
Mrs Maria Ross of Greenfield Indiana died at 86. Funeral at Bradley M. E. Church on Wednesday afternoon. Survived by three children including Mrs Emily H Knapp of Indianapolis.
John E. Stlokett president of the Indiana Democratic club states he is not a candidate for Congress in this district. He says he has told friends and reporters he will not run and asks the paper to publish that he is not seeking any office.
Governor J Frank Hanly announced appointments to a conference in Washington DC with eminent figures. Indianapolis vice president Henry Riesenberg of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, South Bend official Joseph Oliver, and Evansville Republican leader Frank J Posey will accompany the governor for events on May 14 and 15.
Commissioners Roberts and Mendenwall toured Chicago to inspect the Monarch road roller bids. They also listened to the Merry Widow waltz and, while the racer impressed them, no contract was awarded yet.
New York April 24 In a runaway today R A McCormick superintendent of electrical equipment of the New York Central railway was painfully injured His right shoulder was broken and a splinter struck his eye destroying its sight The driver William Mahon was also seriously hurt.
New York, April 20 Marion Wan son, years old, was killed instantly this afternoon while crossing Willis Avenue with her twin sister Mabel. A delivery wagon horse, frightened by a fire engine, bolted and struck the girl.
Stanley Skionta of Gary Indiana, arrested two weeks earlier for beating Joseph Wiminski after Wiminski shot Skionta’s daughter and blinded her, died by suicide at the South Chicago police station today.
The article reports President may veto the employers liability bill passed by Congress. Attorney General Bonaparte reportedly argues constitutional issues with the measure. If vetoed, lawmakers may seek to adjust the bill to satisfy presidential objections.
The Senate newspapers note completion of the naval bill by committees and its report to the Senate. Provisions include two battleships with four authorized by the president, three colliers, and a pay increase for sailors. The House preserves Pearl Harbor defense provisions. Bergh discusses Brownsville. Culberson leads a pension bill for Texas border defenders.
State oil inspector Sid Conger was released for a few hours from the hospital following injuries from a wreck on Michigan Road at Prescott Street. He was able to leave the hospital for the first time since the accident.
The state tax board will consider the issue of interurban electric lines with hearings for the traction companies. No board session was held Monday, and the hearing is set for Tuesday.
Thomas Corliss of Brownsburg and Indianapolis was unanimously nominated for joint senator by the Democrat parties of Hendricks and Boone counties at their Pittsboro convention held Saturday.
Peru Indiana April 20 Captain Hiram Bearss of the Marine Corps will be assigned to a navy yard on the Atlantic coast after visiting his family in Peru. He recently returned from service in the Philippines.
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