Indianapolis Public Works invites bids for street and alley upgrades
The Board of Public Works of Indianapolis announces sealed proposals due August 31 1908 at 10 o'clock a m for asphalt street work on Boston Street Walcott Street and several sewer projects including First Alley East of Ringgold Avenue Eugene Street to Annetta Street and First Alley West of Rural Street Plans require six to fifteen inch pipes manholes drains and water gas and sewer connections with marginal stones. Bids must include a certified check of at least 2.5 percent of the engineer's estimate and liability insurance amounts of 5000 per person and 10000 per accident. The city reserves right to reject all bids and a performance bond is required.
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Department OF Public Works
Board
Majestic Bidg
Indianapolis
Ind
Board of Public Works
Indiana
Boston Street
Pennsylvania Street
Talbott Avenue
Aley
Walcott Street
Washington Street
Michigan Street
First Alley
Ringgold Avenue
Annetta Street
Eugene Street
Northwestern Avenue
Rural Street
ST. Clair Street
Tenth Street
Wake Said
Joseph T. Elliott
Preston O 'Trusler
Fred J. Mack
Department OF Public Parks
Saks
Board of Parks Commissioners
City of
W Welock
Board of Park Comissioners
Fall Creek
Twenty-third Street
London Avenue
Board of Park Comm
General Assembly
State of
United States
Board of Park Commissioners
Henry Jamison
John 7 Appat
A. OA. Downing
Chas
FE. Coffin
Denison Barber Shop Offers Latest Haircuts and Trims
Local Denison barber shop advertises modern hair cutting styles and whisker trimming services. Manicuring is also available, promising up-to-date grooming for men.
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Denison Barber
City Grain Prices and Yard Inspection Notes
Grain bids show wheat and corn grades with through billing prices, several No 2 red through billing at 9 1 44 cents, No 2 red 92c, and various No 3 to No 4 reds. Corn bids list whites and yellows with through billing values around 7 5 to 9 4 cents. oats and rye bids noted. inspections report cars in and out with grades, no bids for hay, and mixed lots under scrutiny.
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Ryre
Timothy
City Births and Marriages Listing For Local Area
City record lists births including William and Mazie Luppensatz girl at 343 N Arlington Ave and others with several addresses. It then catalogs marriages among Chester Padgett and Cecelia Kennelly and multiple other couples such as Henry Nelson and Grace Fritts, August Cahill and May Marquis, and more.
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William and
Mazie Luppensatz
Arlington Avenue
Enos and
Georgia Snyder
S. Ilinois Street
William Pearl Hackelman
Lowell Avenue
Richard and
Emma _ “Sylvester
Barth Avenue
Herman and
Emma Smith
Raymond and
Mary Thompson
Division Street
Chas
Kate Carter
New Jersey
Ora and
Ethel Conner
Broadway
Frederick and
Daisy Wirt
Alabama
Frank and
Anna Green
Ashland Avenue
W.W. Arthur
Mary Clawson
Woodlawn Avenue
Hay
Chester A. Padgett
Cecelia HE. Kennelly
Henry Nelson
Minneapolis
Grace R. Fritts
August J. Cahill
May Marquis
William E. Boyd
Mattie L. Arthur
Howard B. Crowe
Nellie Reis
William Clark
Elizabeth Curry
John Marmon
Mary V. Arnold
Jesse J. Garfield
Etta Brazee
Clifford R. Hofer
Emily F. Sweeney
Lois Lovizek
Evanka Lovizek
Peter Cerle
Anna Marianio
Newlyweds Marry in Irvington and Elsewhere Happenings
A roundup of today’s nuptials and marriage plans. William Jervoise Church wed Catherine Bennett at the bride’s home in Irvington. Harry Rieman and Bertha Pflueger married with reception to follow. Gertrude Gottwalles and August Dieter Jr. wed at St. Anthony’s with breakfast. William Lohss and Flora Rugenstein touring the East, and Willis Littleton escorting Elsie Pfeifer to Braddock. Northeast WCTU to hold mothers’ meeting hosted by Mrs. George Arnold on Columbia Avenue Friday afternoon.
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William Jervoise Church
Catherine Bennett
J. Wesley Bennett
Irvington
Mrs. Church
Atlantic Coast
Harry Rieman
Bertha Anni Pflueger
Joseph Pflueger
Lincoln Street
Gertrude Gottwalles
August Diener, Jr
St. Anthony's Church
Lake Points
Willis H. Littleton
Braddock
Indianapolis
Elsie 5. Pfeifer
P. E. Pfeifer
Tacoma
George Arnold
Columbia Avenue
Horsethief Detective Picnic Held by Madison County
The Central company of the Horsethief Detective association of Madison county held its annual picnic at Elm Grove in Anderson Indiana. Madison county has 12 companies of horsethief detectives totaling about 500 members. The group is almost exclusively taeners.
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Anderson
Ind
Horsethief Detective Association
Madison County
Elm Grove
Horsethief Detectives
Taeners
National Lead Makes A Court In Wall Street
Trading opened with broad strength as most issues rose, led by Reading and Union Pacific. National Lead climbed about 1 1/2 points amid talk of a strong move, while Missouri Pacific and traction shares gained, copper issues lagged then rallied. In London American shares rose, with Missouri Pacific and Wabash among movers, bonds steady.
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New York
Reading
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Brooklyn
Interborough
London
Wabash
St. Louis Southwestern
Texas Pacific
National
Lawson
Wheat market closes steady after initial drop in Chicago
Wheat opened easy in Chicago as rains and corn weakness weighed on futures. After early weakness the market firmed, with September wheat at 92 1/4 cents and corn at 7 3/4, pork at 15.20, lard around 9.30, ribs 8.67 as markets closed near yesterday's levels.
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Chicago
Chicago Live Stock Market Report at Union Stock Yards
Hogs receipts 24,000 steady with bids from 5.30 to 6.85 for various classes. cattle receipts 18,000 down 10 cents with beeves 3.65 to 7.15 and calves to 5.70. sheep receipts 16,000 steady with natives 2.25 to 4.15 and lambs natives 3.25 to 6.25.
Pittsburg Livestock Prices and Receipts Update
Pittsburg dispatch reports cattle receipts steady to light with ranges for classes: prime cattle around 6.10 to 6.25, extra at 6.35 to 6.50, good cows at 5.50 to 6.25, heifers near 3.00, and fresh cows and springers around 14.00. Hogs show a 5 to 6 percent rise with heavy and medium 6.90 to 7.00, pigs 5.50 to 6.55, and sheep night prices lower with prime at 4.25 to 4.60, mixed at 4.00 to 4.40, and lambs 3.00 to 6.00.
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Pittsburg
Csc
Hog Market Slumps Amid Poor Demand In Indianapolis
Indianapolis August 13 hog receipts totaled 10 000 with a weak demand pushing prices down 10 to 20 cents. The market closed with about 7 000 hogs unsold as top quotes reached 36.80 with most sales 6.40 to 6.70. Cattle and sheep showed little change from yesterday though cattle remained steady to firm and sheep trading remained quiet.
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Indianapolis
Sheep market prices and sale terms from old ledger
The record lists bid and sale figures for sheep and lambs including yearlings and bucks. Prices are given per hundred pounds and per head, with terms indicating common to medium quality, spring lambs, and associated weights. Details reference assorted lots and price points from 400 to 5 dollars in various line items.
Hides and Tallow Local Buying Prices
Local market prices for hides and tallow show 1 green hide at 6 cents per pound, 2 green hides at 5 cents, 1 salted at 9 cents, 2 salted at 8 cents, 1 green calf at 10 cents, 2 green calves at 12 cents, 1 salted at 11 2/3 cents, 2 salted at 10 2/3 cents, and a horse hide at $3.06.
The Wagon Market Prices From Kentucky Ave
Rouse Brog lists corn meal oats timothy and clover with prices for old and new oats timothy and clover. Indianapolis Produce Exchange provides fresh eggs butter and poultry quotes including turkeys ducks geese hens and spring chickens with live prices.
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Rouse Brog
Kentucky Ave
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Produce Exchange
Chicago Grain Opens Firm as Prices Rise Slightly
Chicago Aug 13 Wheat opened firm up 4 from yesterday's close amid caution among shorts due to low Canadian northwest temperatures. Opening quotes: Wheat Sep 92 1/2 to 94 1/2 cents, corn Sep, oats Sep 47 1/2 to 47 3/4 cents, pork Sep 15.05 to 15.00, lard Sep 9.25, ribs not quoted.
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Chicago
Canadian Northwest
A. W. Thomson
Chicago Live Stock at Union Stockyards Hogs and Cattle Prices
Chicago live stock at Union Stock Yards on August 13 reports hog receipts at 26 010¢ lower with bulk 6.40 to 8.60 and light 6.05 to 6.60, cattle receipts 4,000 steady with beeves 3.65 to 7.10 and west ern calves 0.50 to 7.50, sheep receipts 10,000 steady with natives 2.40 to 4.25 and westerns 2.75 to 4.25, lambs natives 3.50 to 6.40 and western 4.00 to 7.50.
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Chicago
Union Stockyards
Texas
Union
Western
Market Quotes From Toledo Board Show Grain and Seed Rates
Wheat prices ranged with cash at 9434c and futures for September 947ac. December rose to 9735c, May 41.0154. Corn traded cash and September at 80c, December 84%c, May 644c. Oats cash 4814c, September 48c, December 48c, May 50%c. Seed October 7.85, December 37.75, March 7.8. Alsike August 9.40, September 9.06, October 9.20. Rye cash 764¢c.
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Toledo
Grafters At County Fair In New Castle
A large number of grafters are following the county fairs this year and are said to gain privileges on the grounds under false pretenses. Fair managers warn the public not to patronize any games of chance.
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New .Castle
Ind
Man saves for twenty years to buy rival shop
A methodical clerk, after losing his 20 year post to his employer’s son, deposits at least two dollars weekly. He later buys an opposition store for 5,000, using his accumulated savings. The Indiana Trust Company advertises savings with strong capitalization and a paid in capital.
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Indiana Trust (Co. C
SLO
Hotel Man Killed by Black Hand in Brooklyn Ambush
Pietro Barillo a Wood Haven hotel owner was dragged from his bicycle on Lincoln Road and Nostrand Avenue in Flatbush at 1 am. He was stabbed and shot by a group hidden in bushes. Antonio Del Marto, his cousin and saloon keeper, was arrested. Letters found implicate the Black Hand.
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New York
Pietro Barillo
Wood Haven
L. L
Lincoln Road
Nostrand Avenue
Flatbush
Antonio del Marto
Barillo
Hoosier Chosen Elocution Professor at Penn College
Walter R. Miles, Earlham 1908, has been named professor of elocution at Penn College in Oskaloosa Iowa. Miles won the state oratorical contest last year.
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Richmond
Ind
Walter R. Miles
Earlham College
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Miles
Will Wed Linton Girl inLocal Ceremony Next Month
Linton Indiana August 13 George Turner formerly resident engineer of the Indianapolis Southern now in Indianapolis visited friends here He plans to marry Miss Buleah Underwood next month in a local ceremony news item reflecting wedding plans and local social notes.
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Linton
Linton, Ind
George Turner
Indianapolis Southern
Indianapolis
Buleah Underwood
Retained another week at the Grand as feature show
The note credits the act with continuing a run at the Grand theater as a special feature. It lists R. C. Odams as designer of all lyrics music and costumes and credits Arthur Stuart with the dances.
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R. C. Odams
Arthur Stuart
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Chicago Grain
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