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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1901
Page
3
Heavily armed deseradoes halted a southbound Missouri Kansas & Texas train near Caney I T at 1 30 a m Tuesday. They dynamited the express car rifled the mail car and robbed passengers. Losses not yet known but believed heavy. Marshals and two posse Pursue. Suspects thought to be from the new Oklahoma.
Senator Charles N. Thompson pressed the State tax board Tuesday to reduce Indianapolis street railway assessed value of 4.764 million, arguing bonds and higher rates inflate the tax vs steam railroads and real estate. Company executives defended market values and warned high valuations deter investment while Governor Durbin pressed for equity.
Billy Henry denies a robbery claim stating the drunken traveler was robbed of 110 dollars by Crip Whiteman in his saloon at 461 West Washington Street. He asserts the incident occurred on Pearl Street, some distance away.
J H Schlenker of Matthews reported finding two worms on rabbits and feared they could threaten his sheep. State geologist identifies the pests as bat fly larvae, about an inch to an inch and a half long, with a winged fly stage. The cycle begins when the fly deposits eggs in rabbit skin, hatching into larvae. Death is rare unless vital organs are attacked.
The Lucky Horseshoes seek a Sunday game with the Horuss Capitals. The United Mine Workers executive board plans adjournment Tuesday afternoon as most business is finished. E F Gould notes Indianapolis reputations for wind at celebrations after receiving twelve invitation speeches. Prohis name W R Moore city chairman and Edward W Clark secretary with Patriot-Phalanx offices as HQ. J M Dungan accepts mayoral nomination and urges preachers to join the party. A Michigan sewer project advances toward reestablishing streetcar service east of Highland Ave with ~ feet laid and 50 feet daily progress.
Indiana news from Muncie reports Fred Frusher, a young attorney, just learned his uncle James Houseman died in Durban, leaving him a legacy of 25000. Houseman was worth 5 million, earned in South African mines. Frank White, 23, died after a horse kicked him fatally while he stooped to recover a dropped strap. his skull was crushed.
In Vincennes Indiana a man attempted to kidnap 13 year old Mabel Painter as she slept in her home. The assailant fled in a buggy after being discovered by her parents. In St Louis Missouri May Cupples was arrested as the death of Edward Alexander is investigated with possible murder charges to be sought by the coroner.
Pendleton Indiana reports Oliver Reed was hit on the left ear by a pitched ball during a Sunday game between Huntsville and the Anderson carriage makers. Doctors fear death or lifelong disability as Reed lies in a stupor.
Nora Butts filed suit in Vincennes Indiana on August 13 seeking $5,000 damages from Mrs Anne Huffman wife of a prominent meat dealer for allegedly circulating a remark accusing Nora of flirting and pursuing Negro lovers and meeting them in alleys.
George Meakin aged 35 was instantly killed by a Vandalia freight train near his Turner home Monday midnight. He was sitting on the track likely under liquor influence. He leaves a wife and two children.
A blaze in Vincennes Indiana Tuesday burned a barn and its contents including fifty chickens. Loss is estimated around 500 dollars with no injuries reported.
Reports range from a 1 000 000 slave order in a Greencastle mill to a fatal accident near Sellersburg and a dry grass blaze sparked by a discarded cigar. Other items note a death in Newton Pa and Andrew Carnegie's library gift totaling 20 000 dollars, with drought stress and social disturbances in Muncie and Greencastle.
Miss Blanche Myers of Kansas City and Miss Anna Cramer of New York City praise Peruna as a fast acting remedy for catarrh and colds. Mrs Nellie Underwood of Chicago reports rapid recovery and ongoing benefits from occasional use. The ad urges Peruna for summer colds and offers a free health book from the Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co.
Marion liverymen form a trust and raise boarding horses by $2 per month while Kokomo liverymen discuss a similar move. A Pennsylvania train delayed 25 minutes Sunday night still arrived on time after 53 minutes for the 1 mile run with stops at Edinburg Franklin and Belt railroad. Greensburg Elks street fair committee plans a marriage upfront in front of Merdenhach Spillman’s store during the fair with a 346 range offered as starting capital. Applicants must submit photo and character certificate.
Luke Fitch of 160 N Belmont Ave fired several shots at Sylvester Hatfield of 160 N Belmont Ave near Belmont Ave and Michigan St. Fitch was arrested and charged with shooting with intent to kill. The incident stems from an old family quarrel between neighboring families.
Reports say 1 percent of Parry's buggy plant workers want union membership with more to follow after formation. The Carriage and Wagon Makers union plans a visit later this week to meet the employees. Management, including Mr Parry, is closely watching and discharges any union talk in the shop.
The Hoosier construction company started paving N Meridian street from Fall Creek to 34th street. Work on the concrete base for N Minois street from Fall Creek to 34th street also began. Block paving on E Ohle street from Noble street to Arsenal avenue will be finished in a few days.
Cerealine Mills plans to sign the proposed union scale before it becomes effective. The signing is expected to occur by Saturday noon as the workers prepare for the new terms.
B F Gresh of 315 Ohio Street is slowly recovering after a prolonged critical illness. The funeral for Dr J C Pearson is set for 3 PM Wednesday, from the residences on New York Street, with burial at Crown Hill Cemetery.
A. A. Young may face a reappointment obstacle as surveyor of customs and Senator Fairbanks could meet resistance on travels over large billboards on government property at Pennsylvan ia Street north of Ohio Street. The signs advertise out of state cigars and are linked to nonunion workers. Labor representatives urged removal, but Young and Fairbanks reportedly had little response. J. W. Hurty, who approved the objectionable display, paid no heed, leaving the boards in place and unionists ready to press further.
WABASH Ind Aug 13 A B Newell general manager of the White Pass and Yukon railroad in Alaska writes to railroaders here offering good positions on the W P Y if they desire them Conductors earns 5 4 month and brakemen 200 Newell was formerly division superintendent of the L S M S.
In Tampa Florida on August 11 the Resistencia cigar makers union mainly of Spaniards and Cubans shows near total collapse as two soup houses close due to inability to buy food. The international union refuses to aid the strikers.
Chicago wheat futures close mix with September at 53 1/2 to 53 3/4 cents. Corn down about a half cent. oats little changed. Provisions rise with pork around 15.30 to 15.55, lard near 8.85 to 8.92, ribs 7.90 to 8.05. Eggs and butter mixed. dairy products and fresh cheeses priced. Live poultry varied by type with hens roosters and spring chickens listed.
Wheat and corn futures show firmness with No. 2 red wheat around 7 le to tle and various red, white, yellow, and mixed corn quotes. Oats hold steady with No. 2 white at 38 cents. timothy hay ranges $11.50–12.00 for No. 1 and $10.00–10.50 for No. 2. Inspections list 25 wheat cars and several corn and hay cars in totals.
At the Union Stock Yards in Indianapolis in August cattle receipts and shipments show rotations from good to prime export steers averaging 1,350 to 1,500 pounds at 85 to 40.6 per cwt. Medium export steers 1,200 to 1,400 pounds average 5 13.3 to 5 40 per cwt. Good to prime butcher cattle 1,100 to 1,250 pounds average £75 6s 16d. Good to choice feeding cattle 4 B 4.
The listing shows feeder weights from 967 to 1 100 pounds with mixed grades for cattle and hogs, including primed heifers and export cows, plus calves and bulls in varied conditions. It notes stockers sheep and receipts at roughly 6 500 shipments, with prices for sheep, cattle, hogs, and produce across items from Louisiana fruits to California citrus.
At the Interstate Stock Yards in Indianapolis on August hogs receipts were about 700 shipments. Prices ranged from good to choice medium and mixed weights with some higher values for select lots. Common to good lightweights and pigs sold at varying levels from around 5 quarter to 7 each with rough averages noted.
Prices paid by shippers for poultry produce and groceries. Lists for turkeys chickens cheese butter eggs hides tallow coffee sugars flour molasses and syrups with grade ranges and per unit costs. Items include fowls, ducks, geese, cheese varieties, eggs, hides, tallow, coffee types, sugars, salt, flour, rye, bran, spices and beans with unit prices and quality notes.
The listing catalogs prices for corn peaches California blackberries pineapples oysters strawberries and other produce. It notes weights like 1 lb 2 lb and 3 lb and prices ranging from under a dollar to about two dollars with several items in the 60 to 90 cent per pound area. Variants include standard and choice grades and regional origins such as California and early June harvests.
A dense price list shows coal items including lump coke anthracite and foundry coke with prices per ton or per bushel, soft nut coal 25¢ ton less, bag-delivered costs, plus a lengthy drug and chemical inventory with unit prices for alcohol, camphor, morphine, oil, and other chemicals. Names and places are unclear. the entry reads as a mixed goods catalog from a historical market page.
A price list from Kingan and Co details hams sugar cured, bacon clear sides and bellies, lard, pickled pork, sausages, and fresh pork and beef cuts with varied prices per pound or per unit. It lists brands Reliable Indiana, California, and Fancy Douniness pig as references and includes figures for roasts, tenderloins, and spare ribs.
Oysters New York counts a can 46c I S F Co selects a can 35c White fish 10c per lb trout 94c per lb Cat 1c per lb boneless herring 8 peg Ie dressed herring 514c per lb Clams Little necks ste 100 Lobsters selling at 2ic a lb Frog leg $1.50 to 2.00 per dozen Shrimp a gallon 1.2
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