Wall Street Stock Market Opens Higher in Early Trading
The New York stock market opened up with gains of a point or more for Union Pacific Northern Pacific Great Northern American Smelting Consolidated Gas Atchison Brooklyn Rapid Transit and New York Central. Short covering fueled the rally though some weaknesses appeared with Allis Chalmers hitting a new low and Metropolitan Street Railway dropping.
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New York
Union Pacific
Northen Pacific
Great Northern Preferred
American Smelting
Consolidated Gas
Atchison, Brooklyn_ Rapid Transit
New York Central
Shorts
Price
Allis-Chalmers
Metropolitan Street Railway
London
Allis- Chalmers
Commodity prices report from New York market
New York market update lists pork Mess at 17.5 to 18.26 dollars per hundredweight, lard Western at 38.55 and 8.95, tallow City at 5 and a half percent. Dressed poultry includes ducks at 15 to 18 cents and turkeys at 14 cents. Butter Creamery extra 24 cents, state dairy tubs finest 24 cents. Eyes Fancy white at 3 to 28 cents. Cheese Full cream 12 to 1 21 cents.
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New York
Livestock Prices From Pittsburg Market Report
United Press reports Pittsburg Pennsylvania cattle sheep and hog price summaries for August 16. Cattle demand light steady with prime values $6.20 to $6.50 and good $6.00 to $6.25. Sheep supply light steady with prime wethers $5.50 to $5.60 and lambs $5.00 to $7.35. Hogs supply 10 loads with prime heavy hogs $6.60 to $6.70 and other grades $7.30 to $7.40, rough $4.50 to $5.50.
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United Press
Pittsburg
The Wagon Market Prices on Farm Commodities
Sugar the markets report corn at 57 to 62 cents a bushel and shelled oats at 1.53 to 1.53 per bushel. Sheaf oats ranged 9 to 10 dollars, new oats 40 to 42 cents, straw 8 dollars, and hay varying by type from timothy 22 to 23 dollars and clover 12 to 14 dollars. Mixed hay 10 to 11 dollars, new hay 12.49 to 13 dollars, with Miller prices around 11.90 to 11.50.
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Miller
Timothy
Golfers Ask House At Riverside Park Clubhouse Plan
The Board of Public Works weighs erecting a Riverside park clubhouse for golf players after Dr D H Oliver Riverside Golf club president urged damp lockers in the shelter house. The board would consider a building open to all and appointed Downing and Power to report. An executive session on extending Fall Creek Boulevard yielded no action.
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Board of Public Works
Riverside Park
D. H. Oliver
Riverside Golf Club
Charles E. Coffin
M. A. Downing
Supt
J. Cylde Power
Fall Creek
Central-ave
College-ave
Night matron fined after Indianapolis encounter
Mrs. Hattie Thurman a night matron from Detroit and two other visiting women were fined after a fight with peddler Isaac Kleine in Indianapolis. The women, all identified as Negro, faced possible jail time but paid the fines including costs. Kleine was fined for his conduct after being assaulted when he tried to sell dress goods near 232 Lincoln Lane.
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Detroit
Indianapolis
Rens Moore
Lula Martin
Lincoln Lane
Incorporations Filed for Fort Wayne and Union City Firms
Articles filed include the Romadka Trunk company of Fort Wayne Indiana with 6000 capital stock and directors Clement Romadka Joan Wiltmon and Leo Aldering. Also the Fort Wayne Lodge of Perfection Ancient Scottish Rite and the Union City Hand Lumber company with 12000 capital stock and directors from Union City Noblesville Clinton and Aaron Spannuth. People's Coal and Cement Co. listed as successor to Logsdon Cros Fuel Company with both phones.
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Romadka Trunk Company
Fort Wayne
Ind
Capital
Clement F. Romadka
Joan A. H. Wiltmon
Milwaukee
Wis
Leo J. Aldering
Fort Wyne
Union City
Apital
Philip Shrock
A. Neil Hercules
John T. Hercules
Clinton, Ind
Aaron Spannuth
Noblesville
People’s Coal and Cement Co
Logsdon Cros
Fuel Company
Chicago Grain Prices Edge Up On Strong Dusk
In Chicago, Aug 16, wheat rose early by one cent with Sept at 85 64c and Dec 90 91c. Corn gained 3c with Sept 54 54c and Dec 52 62c. Oats up slightly to 45 46c for Sept and 44c for Dec. Local receipts listed Wheat 235, Corn 171, Oats 361 cars. Sept wheat closed 85 4c, Dec 90 1/4c. No 2 red winter 84 3/4c. Sept corn 54c, Dec 51 1/4c. No 3 yellow 56 3/4c. Sept oats 45 5/8c, Dec 44 1/2c. No 3 white 50 52c.
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Chicago
City Grain Market Report Shows Mixed Wheat and Corn
Wheat steady at 81c for No 2 red with through billing and various other grades listed. Corn firmer with No 2 white at 51c and No 3 white at 56c through billing. Hay firm with Timothy and Clover prices, and wheat inspections noting car counts for multiple grades.
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Shige
Timothy
Hay
Chicago Market Report: cattle hogs and sheep prices
Chicago market notes show cattle receipts around 3000 with steady pricing and prime beeves at 4.50 to 7.50, hog receipts near 14000 up 5 cents with light to heavy ranges 5.50 to 6.65, and sheep receipts about 4000 steady with native and western sheep and lambs priced from 3.50 to 7.40.
Cincinnati Live Stock Market Report
Cincinnati dispatch notes cattle receipts around 700 with steady demand. Butchers steers range from 5.00 to 6.00 with top extras near 5.85 to 6.0. calves up to 7.75. Hog receipts about 2,300 with steady prices from 6.40 to 6.60. sheep receipts around 2,600 with extras up to 5.5 and lambs around 7.80.
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Cincinnati
May arbitrate the big strike
A conference led by President Small and AFL President Gompers selected four to manage a general strike, forming a board of strategy. Plans aim to use every tactical advantage with unanimous votes. Quick says he will honor contracts, while confidence rises among Chicago operators facing the strike affecting 150 stockyards workers and Armour & Co. employees.
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Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Briggs House
W. C. Long
Telegraphers’ Journal
D. G. Ramsey
Messrs
Small
Russell
Quick
Perham
Ramsey
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Smalls
Chicago
Armour & Co
New York Union Officials Brace For Extended Strike Action
In New York on August 16 officials at local union headquarters welcomed President Small’s strike order from Chicago. They predicted most chief operators and much of the clerical staff would walk out, disputing company and Associated Press claims the strike was over. The union cites public inconvenience and vows to push the fight, asserting strong financial backing.
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New York
Small
Chicago
Associated Press
McInerny
Clowry
Thomas
Battle of words as telegraph strike ends claims vary
Dan Russell calls the dispute a history making battle while Supt Brooks asserts no operators walked out and the clerical staff are unaffected. Postal head Nally says the strike order spent itself and has no significance. AP and telegraph offices report day forces back to work with delays remaining in message processing.
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Dan Russell
Board of Strategy
Supt. Brooks
Western Union
Nally
Supt. Thompson
Associated Press
Saks
City Record of a Day Births and Dwellings
Birth notices list Ralph and Ruth Hutchins boy. Ennis and Jennie Stinnett girl. William and Amelia Bramkamp boy. Winfield Hyde girl. Stanford C. Rogers girl. Ralph Kaley boy. Carlo Sander boy. Alexander Burkhardt boy. Julius Becker boy. Joseph Mitchell boy. Christ Mullenholz boy. Also listed are Clara Lee aged 43 with pulmonary tuberculosis and numerous deaths and medical cases. Building permits show multiple dwellings and structures with values from $700 to $2,900 and church foundation work. items include Indiana and Germania addresses, plus remodels and various owners. Authorities record dozens of entries for births, deaths, illnesses, and construction activity.
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Ralph and
Ruth Hutchins
Arbor- Rave
Ennis and
Jennie Stinnett
Lexington-ave
William and
Amelia Bramkamp
Dawson-st
Winfield and
Mary Hyde
E. Thirteenth-st
Anford C
Effie Rogers
Etcher-St
Nellie Kaley
Bellefontaine-st
Carlo and
Anna Sander
Charter Revocation Sought Over Telegraph Company
Daniel E Rus sell, chair of the Telegraphers union strategy, charged Western Union Telegraph is unable to conduct business and is sending messages by mail and other means. He asked State Attorney General Jackson to act to annul the company charter.
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United Press
New York
Daniel E. Russell
The
Telegraphers’ Union
Western Union Telegraph Company
Jackson
Quiet at Cincinnati Strike Sets New Tone
Cincinnati August 14 quiet dominates the strike scene as brokers who lease wires and hire operators adopt the union scale and contracts. The mood remains calm with all sides observing restraint amid ongoing labor actions.
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United Press
Cincinnati
Lost Cap Becomes Part of Evidence in Burglary Case
Roy Williams faces burglary charges after a cap he allegedly lost during a house intrusion at 335 Madison Ave helped identify him. Phalpell chased the intruder, recovered the cap, and with detective work Williams admitted ownership but refused to say where he lost it. Williams, 24, previously at 37 W Henry St, was located at Union Station. detectives suspect a companion was present.
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Roy Williams
George Pharpell
Madison-ave
Williams
Phalpell
Wiliams
Simon
Slate
Hite
Union Station
Hves
W. Henry St
Complainants Target Rail Rates In Five Indiana Grievances
The Lafayette Gravel and Cement Company filed five complaints with the Indiana Railroad Commission on Friday. They allege that Monon railroad charges are unreasonable for transferring cars to L E W and Wabash tracks and that freight rates to Roachdale, Rensselaer, Lowell, Cedar Lake and Hammond are unfair compared with other lines. Complaints pair Monon with L E W, Vandalia, Clover Leaf and Big Four.
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Lafayette Gravel and Cement Company
Indiana Railroad Commission
Lafayette Company
Monon Railroad
Wabash
Roachdale
Rensselaer
Lowell
Cedar Lake
Hammond
Monon
Vandalia
Clover Leaf
Big Four
Old settlers meeting draws thousands near Carter grove
A crowd estimated at 5 000 to 6 000 gathered at Carter's grove south of Clermont for an old settlers meeting in Marion and Hendricks counties. Gov. Hanly and Otis W. Gulley spoke. John T. Jones oversaw the event. Prizes went to Harrison Barlow, Mr. and Mrs. Miller, and Mrs. Lucy King.
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Marion
Hendricks
Carter's Grove
Clermont
Gov. Hanly
Otis W. Gulley
Danville
John T. Jones
Indianapolis
Harrison Barlow
Brownsburg
Robert Miller
Lucy King
Barlow
Miller
King
Brakeman Hurt In Box Car Fall Likely Fatal
F. M. Compton a Big Four brakeman was badly injured Friday after slipping from a box car. He sustained a compound fracture of the left ankle, torn ligaments in the right arm, and possible internal injuries. He was moved to St. Vincent's Hospital. He resides at 318 E Twenty fifth Street.
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F. M. Compton
Big
Compton
St. Vincent's Hospital
Spitier
Four freight cars derail into Niagara Whirlpool tragedy
At Niagara Falls on August 16 four heavily loaded freight cars were hurled from the Grand Trunk railroad, plunging into the whirlpool rapids. The engine and tender stayed on track as part of the side guard tore away. the cars left the rails after the high ridge gave way.
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Grand Trunk Railroad
Niagarge
Pope Appointed Receiver for Pope Manufacturing Plants
Judge Grosscup of the United States Court of Appeals in Chicago named Albert L. Pope as receiver for Pope Manufacturing Company plants in Indiana. Pope, the company vice president, will have papers related to the litigation filed in the Indianapolis federal court Friday.
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Court of Appeals
Chicago
Indianapolis
Pope Manufacturing Company
Albert L. Pope
Infant found by farmhand near Maron in oats shock
Fred Henson, a farmhand near Maron, discovered a newborn infant in an oat shock and transported it to a nearby farmhouse. The mother was later found wandering the fields in a delirious state.
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Hecatur
Ill
Fred Henson
Maron
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Chicago Grain
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United Crees
D. H. Perham
Secrtary
L. W. Quick
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
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Clara Lee
N. East-st
Henrietta Lewis
Douglass St
Florence B. Corley
S. Sheridan St
Frank Cunningham
John Jones
Holland-st
Helen Thelma Kinney
S. New Jersey-st
Delore Dolle
Walter D. Elrod
Jennie M. Elrod
Noah D. Sipe
Catherine L. Powers
John A. Thurman
Jennie Hodgen
John H. Williams
Hanna Glass
Robert N. Runyan
Celia B. Maywood
William Bush
Mary Heandel
Sarah Nichal
Washington
Ida B. Schooley
Germania
Roscoe Beetley
Euclid
Jenny Jaffe
Indiana
Hope Reformed Church
E. Tenth
Daisy Baker
Hiatt
P. H. Yans
Broadway
Irvin G. Koogle
Hendricks Place
Kate K. Morris
Norfolk
Department
Staple
Blum & Koch
Star
Congress
Manchester
Saka & Company
Washington Street
Pennsylvania Street
West Washington Street
Niagara Falls, N. Y
Grosscup
United States
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