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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1908
Page
3
Rome December 1 The pope's gout worsens with rising pain and need for strict diet and water therapy. Dr Lapponi, his physician, reports increasing severity and warns of potential necessity to leave the Vatican if condition continues to deteriorate.
In Chicago undertakers and drivers held talks to end a strike amid claims of many unburied bodies. Darkness and secrecy surrounded funeral notices as more than a dozen bodies were moved to cemeteries. An ambulance wedding party was attacked by pickets, with revolvers repelling the assault during a bride’s procession.
The Treasury Department issued a circular declaring new duties under the Cuban reciprocity bill will take effect at 12 00 a m Sunday December 2.
Judge Alan B Parker of New York plans to enter the presidential race with full Tammany support. Capt. Smith, brother of Hoke Smith, says Parker is the single candidate who can unite the party and lead it to victory. Smith recently returned from a northern trip as Parker’s guest.
Terrell 51, found guilty by jury for murdering his son in law Melvin Wolfe. Sentenced to life in prison with possible temporary release. Town residents complain of mud and stalled steam boat traffic due to ice. A works board meeting set to address sidewalk repairs amid local controversy.
Elkhart Indiana report notes Rev W W Wenham of the First Christian Church scolding dancing as sinful with 2500 Indiana girls affected last year. Other items include Willam Smith and W M Vaughn competing for a brick alley project on S Delaware Street. an outsider drew the ticket letting Vaughn win the contract by the Works Board.
Alexander Haff, who faced January trial for stealing money from registered jetters, died by his own gun Sunday night. He had served as superintendent of foreign mail until his arrest two months earlier amid the case.
In Duluth on December 2 C. J. Chapman and youth Frank Perry faced a wolf pack in Minnesota. While four miles from Backus five wolves trailed as Chapman urged the team, the pair tossed food from a lunch basket to slow the chase. At Backus edge the wolves quit, but one hare is doomed.
Report describes newborn twins cared for on the third floor of the city hospital. Their mother is Mattie Turner and attendants note pride in the babies. The two infants weigh six pounds eight ounces and six pounds five ounces at birth. the elder is identified by measurements. Both girls look alike and were named later.
Following President Roosevelt directives, the federal justice department bans gambling in Nome Alaska. Locals oppose restrictions and plan a casino three miles offshore with a theater saloon dancing pavilion and hotel. About 3,000 residents in Nome and nearby areas.
A dispatch of terse notes from Peabody Georgetown Worcester and beyond reports deaths fires and crimes. Notable items include G W Brown and Georgetown figures among the dead and a fatal shooting in Chicago area linked to a family dispute. Refugees from Santo Domingo arrive in San Juan Puerto Rico amid anticipated U. S. intervention. The piece notes hotel rate fears for the Republican National Convention in Chicago and a Danish Swedish suspect in a murder at James Slip New York.
Norfolk Va December 21 The United States government is in the market for an airship built by Orville and Wilbur Wright. The Wright brothers recently achieved a successful test at Kitty Hawk North Carolina and government officials have engaged them in negotiations similar to those with Proof Langley who failed in prior attempts.
The Academy of Science plans an upcoming meeting at the state house on December 28 with an address in Shortridge high school's auditorium. President Blatchley urges attendance, highlighting notable speakers and the high school program.
A freight train on the Indianapolis and Illinois Central line wrecked near Ben Davis Monday morning. Traffic was halted until 9 a.m. No injuries are reported and the cause is under investigation by local authorities.
East Buffalo stock market notes December cattle receipts show 125 head moving, prime select steers priced 65 to 35 dollars, medium 50s, fat cows around 40s, export bulls to 50s, feeders near 1 to 3 dollars per pound. Veal demand active with choicest calves around 2.15 to 6.00, lambs steady with strong export demand, weight and grade noted, mixed lots price ranges documented.
Cincinnati live stock market notes cattle receipts 1 quit shippers 3.06 3 604.50 calves 65676.50 hogs receipts 4732 good to choice 1 6Gbs sheep lambs steady extra 6576.00 a special sale of rockers at D Sommers Co Tuesday you can select your own price rocker from 175 to 8 bee advertisement on pace B today.
A New York dispatch from December 21 reports weak American mocks in London trading near parity, with expert opinion noting steel trade conditions sounder and November gross showing a decrease. The piece covers railroad and coal shipment movements, bank borrowings, and commodity quotes across wheat, corn, oats, and pork prices amid a broad market scan.
From Indianapolis live stock and Chicago produce markets. Beef, dairy, and cheese quotes appear with mixed pricing. live poultry and geese values listed. Toledo grain futures show December wheat at 8 cents, May at six. corn and oats also noted with bids and bids. John Vestal, 68, Hendricks County rural resident and former state representative Baxter Vestal's son, dies.
The New York market showed irregular turns as London news and eastern tensions influenced activity. Delaware Lackawanna & Western led gains late, while steel preferred slipped sharply at the open before some recovery. Bond, railroad and industrial issues moved with shifting mood as trading total reached about 290,000 shares.
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