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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1905
Page
8
We present a practical gift range for men and boys featuring dainties and refined dress items. Prices aim to be lower when quality matches, and a broad, sensible assortment promises reliable merit for Christmas shoppers.
Businessmen met at the Commercial club rooms on Thursday evening to discuss rising insurance rates. Remedial plans were proposed with aims to cut rates, including stronger building inspections, expanded water mains, and fire drills. Reports compared Indianapolis with other cities while proposals for a high pressure independent water system were outlined.
Philadelphia board of directors of the Trades league unanimously voted to end the monopoly held by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company and to secure competition and three cent fares for the public. The action, taken last night, aims to reform the streetcar system and benefit riders with lower costs and better service.
New York Dec . engineer Walter Reehard of the Erie railroad bankers express faced a dangerous blast when a steam valve blew at high speed in a Jersey City tunnel. He climbed to the platform, deployed the emergency brake, and stopped the train despite severe burns. He later received treatment and returned to duty.
Grace Yoager testifies against her husband describing repeated abuse. She says he kicked her wrapped her and once threw coffee grounds in her face when she did not move quickly to quiet the baby. She accuses him of jealousy and neglect.
Sunday night a Wall will be given at Turner Hall to support persecuted Jews. A reception for MEPOE football team was held at the school auditorium. A card party is planned Friday at Piersons Hall hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary. December meeting of the Federation of Auxiliaries is Friday at Third Christian church. A monthly luncheon of the Indianapolis Anvrokation Phi Kappa Pat occurs at noon Friday. The Commercial club hosts a prelude night for United Hebrew services where Reb Charis Hoffman will speak on Security and Saturday morning about Resourcefulness.
Town sanitation experts from Indiana towns gathered at the Clay pool hotel for a health officers school. A night session featured five minute town reports on conditions, with papers on polluted water, airborne diseases, and insect transmission. Tuberculosis deaths highlighted the need for prevention amid broad public health warnings.
J M Payne, a restaurant worker in Mt N, cut his finger with a knife. Blood flowed from his ear as he fainted, and he nearly bled to death before Dr Erhart of the City Dispensary arrived. He was carried home to 39 W Henryet and treated at the Dispensary.
Birth notices list Antonine and Dominea Caidarune and others with parent pairs and addresses. Death notices include Louis Frech Levi M Jones and Samuel Northcott with ages and causes like pneumonia and paralysis. Building permits show filings for Haeberly block 121 Warman, Stevenson price building, and Wabash Beatty Co stable projects with addresses and costs.
Chicago December 13 report shows butter creamery and dairy items with varied prices and grades. Includes references to packing stock, fresh meats, eggs, and poultry products with multiple grade indicators and price quotes.
Indiana hog and cattle prices show a dull market with prices barely steady for good to choice stock. Friday trading was slow with limited demand from local sources and cattle prices weak as bulk supply skewed toward common and medium grades.
The Chicago wheat market showed an easter footing this morning with other commodities holding well on the Board of Trade. Trade volume was mainly for immediate delivery, with May wheat at about 96 cents and December corn around markets. Pork prices hovered near $1.00, with hogs trading firm as current quotes surfaced.
Dec. 13 York reports a heavy overall stock market with active liquidation in Hock feland issues. Amalgamated Copper and Reading fell, while Amoco and Metropolitan Street Railway saw declines. numerous shares traded at high volumes as bulls and interests dominated the session. Government bonds remained unchanged.
Market list shows mixed grain quality with No 2 white and No 4 white lots, costs around 14 dollars, and frequent billing terms. Cattle receipts at St Louis stand about 3,500 with beef steers sold around 5.60 to 1.00, hogs at 4.40 to 6.50, and sheep around 1.50 to 9.70, with Texas and native stock noted.
Chicago markets show cattle receipts around 4000 with steady to strong demand. Hog receipts near 5000 with prices ranging from 5.00 to 5.20 for various weights. Sheep receipts about 10 with native and western varieties trading higher, reflecting robust activity.
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