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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1905
Page
3
The Board of Public Health votes for an immediate drive to stop spitting on sidewalks, doors, street cars, theaters, and public buildings. Health department workers and police will gather information and assist prosecutions of violators, with theater patrols and arrests planned to curb the habit and curb disease spread.
The Indiana Teachers' and Young Peoples Reading Circle board met at Claypool Water Friday and selected reading for the year's course. Teachers will use The Basis of Practical Teaching Essays on Application. Pupils will study a mix of fiction and non fiction including The Magic Forest and Little Men among others.
The Behwegman Dry Goods company of Fort Wayne has been incorporated to engage in general business. It will operate in dry goods and men’s furnishings with capital stock of 500. Incorporators include Paul Schwegman Gustav Schwesman John F Schwegman Clara Schwesman and Rudolph Slewon, all of Fort Wayne.
A police desk station recounts a scene Saturday morning at a local station where about 90 boys applied for Christmas overcoats and shoes distributed by Saks & Co. Ten coats and 1,000 pairs of shoes are to be allocated after home conditions are checked. Burne Bundy was severely injured Saturday when thrown from a wagon in a collision with an interurban car on Washington Street. He was helper at a New York store and taken to his home at 340 Grover Street after treatment.
Governor J. Frank Husty traveled to Evansville on Saturday to greet the board of trustees of the Southern Trojan Hospital for the Insane. He planned to address the Y.M.A. at a later event. In other news, James Hazen Reed was sentenced to a harsh eternity by an eastern minister after serving several months.
A benefit event for orphans is scheduled for Thursday afternoon at St Josephs Training School located at 248 Aldbama Street. Tepulser de invited to attend the nation party supporting the cause.
In Red Lake Falls Minnesota on December 16 a tragedy left Prier Martell, his wife and three children dead after a fire of unknown origin burned their home in the early morning. The incident, confirmed by local authorities, sent officials to investigate the blaze and determine its cause.
A draft ordinance to raise the pay of councilmen from $1 to $100 per year was reported as recently passed and awaiting the mayor's action. The mayor declined to comment Saturday morning, though observers believed he would veto or alter the measure.
A tunnel collapse near here on a Queen and Crescent route caused alarm as reports swirled about possible loss of life. Latest word states one man was buried but survived with injuries. details from local authorities remain uncertain.
A morning blaze at a Chile Center residence left Mrs. William Pharrer, 75, and her son Fred, 1, dead. Neighbors reported the fire started in the early hours, with authorities investigating its cause and noting the tragedy as a fatal house fire.
Grain prices ease slightly with Dec wheat and Dec corn figures down, oats also off modestly on Chicago Board. Reports from Chicago Produce and related firms note fractional declines across items with limited volume and several price lines fluctuating, while livestock and poultry quotes appear steady to firm in late trading.
Market news from Scripps-McLelland Press highlights a strong session with specialties leading gains while other sectors mixed. Amalgamated Copper and Great Northern preferred among winners. some rail and grain shares underperforming as government bonds traded. Chicago markets report higher volume, with cattle and hog receipts steady and mixed pricing for livestock, while retail and bond movements show varied activity.
Market report lists Hatcher steers and calves priced around seven dollars per hundredweight with extras. Sioux Receipts show mixed goods at five to five dollars ten cents, steady. Local cattle and stock trades noted with limited readable data.
From the New York Produce market a daily listing shows mixed prices for pork, lard, tallow, and dairy items. Notes include heavy demand for certain pork cuts and steady to varied pricing on beef and dairy products across regional suppliers.
Phbpphtes governor Chuke K. Wright plans to resign after returning from Manila to home duty. He succeeded WoL Tait about 15 months ago as culary of war, with duties spanning the islands and reporting lines unclear.
A garbled obituary sketch highlights Archibald Wright a Tennessee chief justice educated at the University of Minnesota who served in the Confederacy then practiced law in Memphis. He led the state’s legal ranks, fought yellow fever, and allied with notable lawyers like W. J. Turley, producing three sons and holding posts under Taft. He was a Democratic loyalist mixed with gold standard views and married Admiral Raphael Semmes's daughter. A medicine advertisement for Laxative Bromo Quinine Cola follows.
Hogs up 10 cents and cattle market notes show brisk activity with top quotes rising. demand driven by locals, some supplies exported east. Receipts include 7140 cattle 450 sheep 160, with prime stock in demand and prices often 3 to 10 cents higher than yesterday. overall market described as unsettled with varied results across stock types.
A corrected listing of cured meats and pork products including sugar cured hams English style hams bacon smoked bacon dried beef hams pork sausage fresh pork loins and fresh shoulders with various spellings and abbreviations indicating packaging and origins. The entry references California Sac and MOLI and notes pricing per barrel and per pound.
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