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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1908
Page
4
Tailored hats feature coarse colored straw blending with tailored suits and neat quill ribbon trims. Styles vary for face shapes and travel use. Trimmed hats in straw and brail come in white and colors with ribbons wings and flowers in tasteful street or dress wear.
The city council approved 40000 for maintaining the asphalt repair plant and 20000 for immediate street repairs. There was no dissent on the ordinances, though debate had delayed passage. Mayor Bookwalter will oversee immediate asphalt repairs now that funds are available.
Thirty three Albanian laborers were evicted Monday from a lodging house at 842 Missouri street by Constable Frank Gass. Suit had been brought for possession of the house. The foreigners claim the constable took food given them at Easter service. He moved their trunks to a storage house and said they can retrieve them.
Anderson Ind April 21 Judge Mc Clure rules Second ward remonstrance valid, removing 19 saloons in Elwood. Corn price 10.00 to 13.00 oats shelled 2.55 to 3. Shraw 4.00 6.00.
The Maennerchor clubhouse hosted a grand Easter ball by the Women’s Society with lilac arrangements palms and music in a spring setting. Notables and guests from Milwaukee Scotland Edinburgh Pittsburg Chicago and New York attended. events included a grand march and a popular barn dance.
New York April 2 The Guatemalan consul-general in New York says an assassination attempt on President Estrada Cabrera in Guatemala City yesterday caused a blast as he entered the palace to meet American minister William Heinke. The president escaped with a severed finger.
John Glover of Indianapolis and Martha Blair of Columbus were wed in the clerk's office by Justice Kinney. They asked for a secrecy period and boarded the next car to Indianapolis after the ceremony.
A historical piece argues against irritating physic and laxatives. It warns that harsh treatments injure the bowels and thicken the lining, creating chronic conditions. Cascarets are praised as gentle, natural, and curative with a single tablet sufficing for regular movement.
In Indianapolis April 21, hog receipts reached 14 500 while cattle and sheep totaled 1 200 and 150 respectively. Hog demand was slow with prices 10 to 15 cents lower than yesterday and finishes weak. Fancy hogs sold 6 65 and good kinds 5 05 to 5 90. Cattle trading active 10 to 15 cents higher than last week’s close. bulls steady and calves down 10 cents. Sheep and lambs sold at current market levels with lambs up to 7 50 and sheep 5 00 as a normal supply moved through representative sales including many hogs and cattle lots.
Kings receipts reach 10 000 head with prices down about ten cents. Light and heavy cattle range from 5.35 to 6.85, mixed 5.40 to 5.75, roughs 6.30, pigs 4.20 to 5.10, Yorkers 5.75 to 5.80. Carlot receipts 2 500 show gains with Beeves 6.60 to 7.50 and cows 2.26 to 4.40. Sheep receipts 14 000 with western lambs 6.00 to 7.75, western yearlings 6.00 to 7.75.
Dullness marked May day trading as professionals dominated activity shifting quickly for small profits or losses. Initial prices were irregular with Union Pacific up 4.4 points after a drop to 127.44, Reading up then about a point, and GE down 2 points. London stocks weak. wheat rose 0.40, cotton fell 0.50. Government bonds unchanged.
A price table lists cabbage Holland seed per barrel and per pound, dry onions white red and yellow, Valencia crates, fancy grapefruit per box, coconuts, Baldwins and other apples, greenings russets jonathans, bananas straight hands, celery Florida, beets, tomatoes, sweet potatoes Kentucky Illinois, potatoes per bushel, parsnips carrots turnips navy beans popcorn and more with varied weights and prices for fresh produce.
Wholesale Clover seed and grasses list with quantities and bulk pricing. Indianapolis retail prices include timothy, red clover, alsike, alfalfa, and various grasses with choices from prime to fair grades. figures show per bushel and per unit costs across seed types.
East Buffalo New York reports cattle receipts at 500 with active, firm market. Veals bring 5.26 to 7.25, sheep and lambs 40 head with wool lambs 5.28 to 4.0, yearlings 7.00 to 7.25, mixed sheep 3.75 to 7.25. Hog receipts 1,360 down 15 cents. Yorkers 6.00 to 6.50, pigs 4.50 to 6.65, mixed/heavier 6.25 to 6.25, roughs 5.00 to 6.40.
A grocer’s price list shows various cured and fresh meats with regional style options. Entries include sugar cured hams at 11 14%c, black or skinned hams at 13 164c, English style hams at 124 1dc, breakfast bacon at 19 19%c, sugar cured bacon UW 17c, English style bacon 12 13c, smoked bacon 10 0146c, dry salt bacon 94 1036c, English style shoulders 96 9%c, sugar cured shoulders 914 t7c, dried beef 17 "&c, lard Interl ers 10% 11i¢c, pickled pork 14.50 21.00 per bbl, fresh pork sausage 9% 10c.
Births listed from numerous city addresses include a mix of boys and girls born to couples such as George and Alma Peltier, Grant and Mary Glidden, Arthur and Emma Groat, A W and Elnora Pope, and many others at homes and city locations. Deaths feature conditions like mitral insufficiency, gastroenteritis, bulbar paralysis, chronic myocarditis, and broncho pneumonia affecting residents across multiple streets and ages.
The Indiana Railroad Commission met Tuesday with traction company representatives to discuss interurban steam road crossings and grade separations. The meeting reviewed pending cases and explored a general policy for elevating or separating intersections to improve safety for travelers and the transportation workforce. Expectation of significant action forthcoming as several cases could prompt widespread grade separation requests.
The State Board of Medical Registration and Examination met Tuesday to handle three cases of practicing medicine without a license. Nerman Reiss of Hammond admitted ignorance of the new law and sought to clear his name. EF D St Cyr of Kankakee and Celia M Haynes of Fowler were also questioned, with a possibility for Reiss to qualify under the law.
Indiana physicians who have practiced in Illinois for one year may practice without examination, and Illinois doctors who locate in Indiana may practice there under the reciprocal arrangement. The Illinois Board of Health letter to Indiana ends Illinois exclusive requirements and grants mutual recognition of licenses between the states.
City ordinance grants building inspector expanded authority to regulate nickel theaters for public safety. The measure passed Monday night addresses equipment safety electrical connections exits and other safety devices to ensure proper operation.
Indiana tax commissioners heard testimony from traction company attorneys this Tuesday as hearings extend through the week. John E. Freely represented Indianapolis and Louisville traction. J. H. State spoke for St Joseph Valley traction. M. A. Kelso argued for Louisville and Northern and Louisville and Southern traction firms. W. Irwin reviewed Indianapolis, Columbus and Southern traction company affairs.
City council Monday night refused permission for the Big Four railway to install additional tracks across Belmont avenue, halting the proposed rail expansion in the area. The vote reflected concerns over urban congestion and safety at the busy crossing.
Mrs William Jennings Bryan returns from Europe with daughter Ruth Leavitt and others aboard the Minnehaha. Bryan, welcomed by his daughter Grace, discusses income from lecturing and public work, denying plutocrat accusations while outlining earnings as modest and tied to public support. Five year old Bryan Leavitt causes a scare by hiding on the ship, later revealing the prank.
The Sun urges readers to call at the Sun office for a free package of garden seed. With hundreds of packages remaining, the paper encourages starting a small backyard garden and growing vegetables.
Knightstown Indiana April 21 fire heavily damaged the dry goods store of J. P. Charles & Co. The blaze started at the rear of the building and firemen battled to save the structure. Much of the large stock was ruined by water.
Councilman John H. Hamlet and the city dog catcher faced a dismissive council at Monday’s meeting as members treated the ordinance as a joke and refused to take it seriously.
Pittsburg April 21 reports cattle receipts light and steady with primes at 6.60 to 6.80, heifers 4.00 to 5.78, cows and springs 1.00 to 65.00. Hogs receipts light, market slow. heavy 6.30, medium 1.35, best heavy yorkers 6.50, light yorkers 3.75 to 6.00, pigs 5.40 to 6.50, rough 5.00 to 5.30. Sheep and lambs receipts light, prime wethers 6.00 to 6.25, good mixed 5.75 to 6.00, ewes and wethers 4.75 to 6.64, lambs 4.50 to 3.00.
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