Market Moves Rally as Union Pacific Gains Lead
U.S. stock market shows mixed action with Union Pacific pushing higher after opening at 155% and later reaching 256% amid expectations of a 7 percent basis at November directors meeting and a 34 percent semiannual dividend. Other rails like Pennsylvania and Southern Pacific advance modestly while U S Steel and Brooklyn Rapid Transit slip slightly. Commodity and bond markets hold steady as traders weigh potential actions and dividend plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. s.Gontent & Co
Taylor Livingston & Go
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Livestock Market Slows as Hogs Lead Decline in Indianapolis
August 9 reports show hog receipts at about 11 000 with prices dropping to 8.40 top and most sales between 3.25 and 6.00 as supply outpaced demand. Cattle held steady for top grades but dullness rose in common stock while sheep remained steady with strong demand for prime stock.
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St. Louis
Scrippa-McRae Prenn Association
Texas
Chicago
Serigo
Cincinnati
Scrippa-McRae Press Ansociation
Scripp-McRae Preyn
Bart Buffalo
Indianapolis
WagOn Market and Body Taken to Boston
Old Timothy Hay and other for sale with prices listed in a garbled market column. The body of Virginia Hester, who died in the prior day, was removed from her parents' home at 217 Broadway to Boston for burial. The report notes the event without graphic detail and preserves the local notice tone.
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Boston
Virginia Hester
Sher
Broadway
Mass
Ashe Tn
Tariff Not an Issue in Campaign Says Republican Leaders
Special to The Sun reports Oyster Bay talks set tariff revision aside as a campaign theme. Manager James Sherman vows to frame votes on last winter laws the rate bill meat bill free alcohol consular reform and other statutes. Former Senator Chandler credits Roosevelt Tillman for shaping a strong party line and railway regulation victory.
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Sun
Washington, D.C
Congressional
Oyster Bay
Congress
James Sherman
Roosevelt
William E. Chandler
Waterlow
Theodore Roosevelt
Senator Tillman
Tillman
Republican Party
Senate
Man Falls Sixteen Floors to Death at Bank Building
Edward Westerland, 40, Otis Elevator constructor, fell from a scaffold on the sixteenth floor to the basement of the First National Bank building. A landed elevator struck him. nearly every bone was broken. He lived in Dayton, Kentucky.
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Sancermiion
ATI
Edward Westerland
Otis Elevator Company
First National Bank
Westerland
Dayton
Baptist preacher dies of rabies in Monristown
Rev. James Brady of Monristown Tenn was bitten by his own rabid dog and later died after developing rabies. The dog was killed ten days after the bite, Brady became ill and was captured and jailed before his death.
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Eename
Monristown
Tenn
James Brady
Brady
Chicago grain prices drift lower on Aug 9
Chicago wheat fell about a half to one cent with September at 72 cents. December and May futures slipped while corn and oats posted small losses. Pork and lard prices moved higher. pork near 169.5, lard at 8.70, ribs 9.05. Local receipts showed 37 wheat, 150 corn, 208 oats cars. No. 2 red winter and No. 3 yellow traded at nearby discounts.
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Chicago
Wkemwc
Bank President Linked to $530000 Forged Notes Collapse
Testimony shows Stensland pressed hidden debts and a $530,000 note to the bank, while Hering shifts blame to Stensland’s real estate ventures and a failed cooperative store. Bank examiner says $1.6 million in securities may be challenged in court as the receiver moves to unwind the bank mess.
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Hering
Stensland
Los
Arenaland
Jones
Bngua
Isue
Fetzer
Prank of Girls in Thaw Murder Sparks Legal Move
Details describe a prank involving roses sent to a New York woman tied to the Thaw case. The note and card reportedly amused the recipient who returned after a request from Mr Jerome. Attorneys report consignments of important Thaw papers from several firms and potential court action to force turnover. District attorney readiness grows as Justice MacLain delays decision on a writ preventing witness examinations. Detectives stand ready for action if the writ is lifted.
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White
Aftiar Ana
New York
Jerome
Clifford W. Tridge
Black
Olcott
Gruver
Bonynge
Panera
Justice MacLain
Hartridge
May Fight Unions Scrippa-McRae Presa Association
Detroit Employers association representing five million dollars in investment issues a proclamation threatening to discharge every union member in its employ in Detroit Michigan on August 8.
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Scrippa-McRae Presa Association
Detroit
Mich
Detroit Employers* Association
Bigamy charge nets Bellevue bartender Benjamin Sherman
Bellevue Kentucky. Benjamin Sherman a bartender is jailed on a bigamy charge and to stand trial next Friday. A woman claiming to be wife No 2 recounts meeting Sherman on an excursion train from Cincinnati to Indianapolis. She says they married four or five years ago and have three children. Wife No 1 learned of the relationship and Sherman sent her to Indianapolis to visit relatives while he tried to resolve the matter. Wife No 2 then reported the union and prompted the warrant leading to his arrest.
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Benjamin Sherman
Bellevue
Clara Schmidt
Sherman
Charles J. Wiley
Richard R. Dowell
Allen Laney
Earl Laring
Benjamin Harrison
Julius Kaminsky
St. Charles
Stretah
T. A. Winterrond
Kaminsky
Hubert Seckinger
Germania
Meridianest
Biegelemen Schlangen and
Woolward
Walter M. Rowland
Rowland
Turnkey Mathey
Alpha Home
Dorman St
Capt
Knights of Pythias
Thieves Steal 3500 In Gold From Foote Home
Mount Vernon area residents report $3,500 in gold stolen from Mrs. Matilda Foote’s residence last night. Entry occurred while she left in charge of her grandmother Betsey Foote. The burglary happened in a remote area north of town. locals are suspected.
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Schippa-McRae Preas Association
Mount Vernon
Matilda Foote
Betsey Foote
Balustrades for Monument Bid Awarded to Blake & Co
The Morton monument commission opened bids for the balustrade and awarded the contract to Charles C. Blake & Co of Chicago. Four plans were submitted with plan D accepted. other bids came from Co-Operative Granite of Indianapolis and Paoli Monument and Stone Works. The granite balustrades will span 40 feet long and four feet three inches high with bronze inscriptions to be decided later, foundations start immediately, and completion set by January 1. Total contracts to date amount about 31,000 of an appropriation 38,000.
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Morton Monument Commission
Charles C. Blake & Co
Chicago
Co-Operative Granite Company
Indianapolis
Paoli Monument and Stone Works
Favors More Laws Stephen A Clinehens Runs for State Rep
Stephen A. Clinehens announces as a Democratic candidate for Marion county state representative. He aims to gain delegate votes at the upcoming convention next Tuesday. He is an attorney with Joan W. Kern and Joseph Bell and backs a reform platform including tighter primary laws, stricter public funds rules, public depositories, and stronger insurance company and banking oversight.
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Stephen A. Clinehens
Marion County
Clinehens
Joan W. Kern
Joseph Bell
Noth
Welch Not the Man Involved In Stolen Rooms Case
A group sought to identify John Welch aged 7 as the man who rented a room at their place on Thursday and then left with various articles of value. All were positive that he was not the man in question.
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John Welch
Gov Hanly Speech Plan in Maine Campaign
In the city Gov Hanly will speak in Maine as part of his campaign. venue details are not yet informed. A list of local incidents includes a theft arrest, car accident injuries, a wrist fracture from a fall, and several community events such as a cream social and a lawn fete hosted by local groups.
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Hanly
Maine
Wiliam Schumaker
Ernest
Martial
Grice Finney
S. Elder-st
Ralph Gilmore
Kenward-ave
Fiza Curry
Blake-st
Hilnols
Washington-stes
Martindale-ave
Reventeenth-st
Ald Society of
Fred Herer, Jr
Hoffbauer
Ornstan
Births and deaths in city record amid feuds and fatalities
City Record lists births for Aaron and Nellie Sheridan and many couples with addresses, followed by deaths including David Beeman typhoid fever and multiple other ailments. A separate note mentions a fatal shooting of John Trivike and a report of a Christian Steele dwelling permit and various local building activities in Whitesburg Kentucky.
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Whitesburg
Christian Steele
N. St
Nine Fork Creek
Joe Paul St
Davis
Perry County
PK. Huey
Washington St
John Trivike
Harry Hubbard
Harmiiston St
Henry Mootz
Howard-st
SLAIN BY BAYONETS Scandal from German raid in Africa
Berlin reports a German scouting party in southwest Africa seized five native women and bayoneted the prisoners to prevent attracting locals with gunfire. Five German men stood before and five behind the captives as the atrocity occurred.
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Africa
Scrippa-McRae
Berlin
Reinische Zel
Garmans
Fatal blast kills mother and five children in Nebraska
In Omaha suburb Seymour Park a gasoline stove explosion fatally burned Mrs. Thomas O'Doonell and killed five of her children. The fire destroyed the house and a nearby barn, which housed three horses and was also consumed by flames.
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Omaha
Neb
Aug
Seymour Park
Thomas O'Doonell
Fames
SMALL AT HIS BEST AT SAM SMALL MEETINGS
Rain kept crowds away for several nights but Wednesday night drew a near full tent. Sam Small delivered strong spiritual truths, provoking loud laughter followed by deep silence as listeners showed interest in leading better lives. If rain ends, the tent may be insufficient to hold all. There will be preaching each evening at 8 o'clock. Saturday features His Majesty the Devil lecture. Sunday services are at 10 am 3:39 pm and 8 pm.
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Sam Small
Mr. Small
Burglars at Lena Foiled in General Store Safe
Special to The Sun Lena Indiana burglars blew open the safe in Omer Whites general store this morning and were frightened away before reaching the money. They took 19 in change from the money drawer and escaped. Officers of Clay County are trying to incite the burglars.
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Lena
Ind
Omer White
Clay County
Earl
Man Sets Fire Attempt at Tobacco Plant Boiler Room
In Richmond on August 9 Edward C. Bolivar of the American Tobacco Company reportedly tried to purify himself by leaping into a furnace under the boilers. He was discovered just as he began the act and suffered slight burns.
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Richmond
Reginua
Edward C. Bolivar
American Tobacco Company
Chicago's great hotel planned by Montgomery Ward Co
Special to The Chicago from August 9 reports Montgomery Ward & Co considering converting the current Michigan Avenue structure into a grand hotel. A tentative plan envisions a 33 foot frontage, a 5 story height, about 1,500 rooms, large ballrooms and a roof garden with an estimated cost near 6 million dollars.
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Chicago
Beekeeper Fatally Stung Near Medale
Special to The 308 reports E. V. Pegg died after being attacked by bees while working in the fields near Medale. The incident occurred on August 9 as Pegg tended crops, with authorities noting the bee assault as the cause of death.
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E. V. Pegg
Indianapolis Board of Public Works approves vacating part of First Alley North of Vermont Street
The Board of Public Works of Indianapolis Indiana announces a proposed vacation of part of the First Alley North of Vermont Street from Arsenal Avenue east to its end. A public remonstrance period ends August 27 1905 with a hearing and final action to follow.
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Department OF Public Works
Ofice of the Hoard
Iacum NY
Court Bonse
Indianapolis
Ind
Board of Public Works
Indiana
Board of Pubic Works
Vermont Street
Arsenal Avenue
Joseph T. Elliott
Preston ¢. Trubler
Fred. J. Mack
City Advertisements Bring Public Works Proposals to Forefront
Notices from the Board of Public Works of Indianapolis dated August 1905 and August 1906 announce plans to open and widen Eastern Avenue from Michigan Street to St. Clair Street, with land appropriations and public remonstrance dates set. Also described are improvements on Leonard Street from Minnesota to Palmer, and a Walnut Street sewer project, with hearing dates and final action to be taken by the Board.
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Board
Court House
Indianapolis
Ind
Board of Public Works
Indiana
Eastern Avenue
Iof
North Street
Buchigan Street
Pridsaiap
Orth Lne
Michifin Street
Exatern Avenue
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Bee
Easteern Avenue
St. Clair Street
Corrock &. m
Ear Board
I amMce
Bose
Joseph T. Elliott
Preston
Trusler
Fred J Vack
Board of Pebile Works
Leonard Street
Minnesota Street
Palmer Street
Walnut Street
Agnes Street
Charlotte Street
Charlotta Street
Board of Pulic Works
Prestame
Prerton C. Trusler
Fred J. Mack
Department OF Public Works
Office of the Board
City of
Illinois Street
Thirty Fourth Street
Thirty-Eighth
Warren
Plana
All
Alice of Raid Board of Public Works
Corfelt
Ent
Oseph Ligtt
Preaitent
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