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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1901
Page
3
An $8,000 tray of diamonds stolen from William Washburn & Co. was returned in Anderson Indiana. Father E A Murphy of St Marys Church Chicago received the confession from the thief who handed over the gems. Washburn identified the stones and the priest will not reveal the penitent's name.
In Logansport Indiana on August 3 hundreds of acres of muck ground in the huckleberry marsh are burning. Farms and crops are threatened as the blaze continues to rage with authorities battling the flames nearby unlikely to stop the spread soon.
Wolves in Noble township near Laporte Indiana raid stock from the Kankakee region. Howling heard for miles at night as posses organize to curb depredations. Kankakee influence cited as origin of the pack threatening local herds.
Marion businessman Arthur Norton lies dying while Don Humphrey, a deserter, is arrested. A Spencer reunion for South Bend First Indiana heavy artillery is set for Aug 14 and 15. A 3-year-old Shelbyville child dies after ingesting benzine. Mayor Dunlap Anderson may run for Congress against Cromer. Three-year-old Tipton county native John R Pratt found dead in Sharpsville. Trolley and interurban fairs grow in Terre Haute and Brazil. Sam McCune in Rockville yields 87 bushels per acre from 37 acres. Franklin reports typhoid linked to impure water. Elizabeth Rector buried. 160 relatives attend. Helen Roads, 6, Elwood, found after wandering in sleep. Mrs. Milton Bickel’s Galveston home Fire destroys church and five barns. $10,000 loss. Gas well derrick at Hartford City set ablaze after ignition from friction. Logansport banker John F Johnson pardoned. may start private bank. William Hess of Evansville released on ball. Watermelon sale near West Baden reunions cited. Avilla bank wreck investigations point to R. W. Leach and J. M. Key. Lyford blamed as wide-open town. prosecutor urged to prosecute. Internal Revenue officer E Campbell attends Cloverdale picnic and seizes whisky. Frank Claypool named receiver of Muncie Morning News. Thomas Arbuckle and others linked to typhoid case. Typhoid patient 24-year-old Scottsburg’s peculiar funnel feeding. Court to hear cases against ex Shelby county commissioners Girton and Amos in September. Spiritualists at Chesterfield recount engineer Grubbs witnessing a spectral woman on a bridge near B&O track.
In Kokomo a man who lay on railway tracks was pulled clear by Patrolman Kemp as a Panhandle train approached. He was jailed overnight after the incident. A separate note reports Ed Ash's 14 pound catfish left him with a severe leg infection threatening amputation.
The Union Stock Yards in Indianapolis report cattle receipts of 1490 with tiered valuations for steers and cows, and hog receipts of 5000 with price bands from Good to choice lightweights to heavy packers. The Interstate Stock Yards in Indianapolis show hog receipts of 1460 with prices for assorted mediums and lightweights, plus ranges for common to good pigs and stocker categories.
Market notes show wheat prices firm with No 2 red at 69c and milling freight 684c. corn prices vary with white No 1 at 58b and mixed No 3 at 56c. oats steady with No 2 white at 87c and No 2 mixed 35 44c. Hay prices listed for No 1 timothy at 12.25 and No 2 timothy at 11.56. inspections report multiple car counts by grade for wheat corn hay and storage cars.
Wheat and oats advance modestly while corn holds steady near unchanged levels. Provisions rise with January pork hitting 14.80 to 14.90, lard at 8.70 to 8.75, ribs 7.70 to 7.75. Eggs and butter move higher and dairy products post varying gains. Live poultry prices list chickens hens eight cents, ducks seven cents, turkeys six cents, while geese fetch 8. five per dozen.
The column lists shipper prices for poultry and produce including turkey hens 5c per lb, young toms 4c, fowls 7c, ducks 5c, geese 4c, spring chickens 9c per lb, and cheeses and butters with New York full creams at 11-16c per oz, eggs 9c per dozen. Hides and tallow quotes follow with calf hides and pork byproducts priced. coffee, sugar, and packaged goods shown with various brand prices.
A reading of the latest price list shows varied rates for flour, corn meal, and rice along with granulated sugars and beans. The document lists per unit costs for several brands and bag sizes, including salt, spices, syrups, and molasses, with regional and order-based pricing.
The listing shows prices for various goods including lead pressed bars wood dishes and twine hemp and jute, with multiple sizes and costs. It also lists woodlenware tubs washboards clothes pins and candy kinds, plus a long array of nuts with per pound prices and buying terms.
A compact price list notes various fresh produce items with unit pricing. Cabbage per barrel or crate two dollars, onions per bushel around fifteen cents, Valencia oranges per box five dollars, California lemons around five to six dollars per box, peas one fifty per bushel, beans one seventy five, coconuts per hundred four dollars two cents, pineapples per dozen about one dollar twenty five to one seventy five, watermelons and melons listed with cents per hundred or per unit.
A damaged price sheet lists various fruits and produce with prices in a range from 85 cents to about 3 dollars. Items include corn, peaches, raspberries, pineapple, oysters, beans, peas, lobsters, cherries, strawberries, salmon, and tomatoes with assorted package sizes and discounts.
A fragment lists various coal products with figures such as 800 tons for Kanawha lumps and 400 tons for Bock, plus Green County lump and Blossburg tonnages. Prices shown include 4.50 per ton for lump coke and 18 cents per bushel for crushed coke, alongside foundry coke and soft nut coal figures.
A catalog itemizes various chemicals and commodities with prices per unit. Entries include coal in bags at five cents a ton, alcohol at $2.50, asafoetida, alum, camphor, morphine, opium, balsam copavia, salts, iodide potassium, chlorate potash, borax, cinchonida, and related chemicals with varied price points and units.
The list shows price quotes for hams and bacon by weight and cut. Indiana and California cured hams range from 9 1/2 to 14 1/2 cents per pound with various qualities. Bacon prices include clear sides and bellies, with expected weights and rates around 12 to 22 pounds and 14 to 16 cents per pound.
Meat and seafood prices listed for shoulder lard pickled pork and beef varieties. Include boneless pork, fresh pork cuts, sausage types, leaf lard, and various beef cuts with per pound and per barrel or dozen figures. Oysters fish and game items priced by can, pound, or dozen.
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