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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1905
Page
3
Fragmented report lists grains and commodities with uncertain spellings. Mentions September and December terms, with hints of prices for wheat corn and lard ribs. No clear event or figures due to OCR errors.
James B. Fore, secretary to broker Charis Gates, resented after his mother was arrested following threats to demand money. Lawyers say Fosa wrote from Saratoga offering a pension of 312 a month if she stays in New York, or 4 if she leaves.
Deputy Coroner J F Robertson inspected the sunken steamer Sunshine at Broad Ripple park after it was raised. He found no major hull openings but noted water in the hull at sinking and said findings will be communicated to Coroner Tutentier before becoming public. Most testimony on the sinking has been gathered, with a verdict expected soon.
A multi county reunion for Jackson Jennings, Jeferson, and Scott residents now in Indiana is set for next Sunday at Brookside Park. Officials expect over two thousand attendees with more than a thousand invitations issued. Varied program includes music and speaking led by Thomas Jones of Seymour. Attendees urged to bring baskets and join old friends.
Reported impersonators visiting North-side streets posing as city inspectors from Indianapolis Gas. They gain access to cellars where underground tunnels and vaults are alleged to exist. Police say investigators have no solid evidence of actual thefts but warn residents to be vigilant and note suspicious activity.
The executive committee of the Indiana Conference of Charities fixes October 8 9 for the next meeting at Vincennes under President Hanna. The program includes inaugurations baptisms and seven sessions on juvenile and county charities with speakers from South Bend Indianapolis Fort Wayne and other cities. A strong turnout is anticipated as Round Tables offer informal discussion of charity work and the governor and attorney general will address attendees.
Geologist Blale Geologiat W. Blatchley recently returned from the southern part of the state with a walking fern specimen from Harrison county. The plant earns its name by its habit of dropping a leaf that roots and forms a new plant each year, allowing it to spread in a chain of successive steps.
New York markets opened active though irregular with Missouri Pacific Atchison Canadian Pacific and Southern Pacific heavy. Steel and Reading issues attracted attention as traders and outsiders influenced early turnover. Grain prices showed mixed movement across wheat corn and oats while livestock at Buffalo and Chicago reported steady to higher trends for select categories amid receipts and bids.
The Park Board appropriates 3160 for entrance posts at Garfield park on Southern Ave and Ghelbyst. Posts to be stone and cement. Bids for Brookside park roadway construction were rejected.
Widespread doubt about curing diseases vanishes for those using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Testimonials claim the medicine revived hampered patients labeled consumptive by doctors, restoring strength, energy, and health. Also touts Dr. Pierce as a longtime expert in chronic illnesses and praises Pleasant Pellets for constipation relief.
Aug 1 hogs in Indianapolis show strong start with prices up to 6.28 per hundredweight and gains through the day. Cattle advance, sheep steady to quiet, with prime steers and hogs commanding higher bids while feeders and common grades lag. overall market activity active with buyers present. Cincinnati and New York reports echo higher hogs and firm cattle, while dairy and produce markets show mixed movement.
George J. Smiths sues Indiana Union Traction Company for three dollars alleging he was insulted on a car entering Indianapolis on Ming Street and pushed from the car by the conductor. The incident harmed his feelings and damaged him financially.
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