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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1907
Page
8
New York February 8 The stock market opened generally higher with strength in leading issues and urgent demand pushing prices up in the first hour. Canadian Pacific and Anaconda fell earlier while most other shares gained. government bonds remained unchanged and later session gains were modest fractions.
Livestock receipts at Indianapolis show hogs 6 000, cattle 1 600, sheep 400. Strong demand lifts prices about 5 cents from yesterday with best hogs at 7.20, the top since spring 1903. Cattle trading dull but demand fair for fat stock. sheep steady with better grades in demand while thin stock sells slowly.
On Friday night around 22 o clock near Pratt and Delaware, a would be highwayman confronted Ice Devine who struck the gun aside and escaped. Police pursued leads from Meridian to Hill districts but could not find the assailants, who wore masks in the alley between Meridian and Hill. Mrs Kutzleh reported a startled intruder in her kitchen at 2031 N New Jersey while burglars failed to take valuables from 614 Meridian Street.
Special dispatch reports E Jesse Conway city editor of the Cincinnati Post and former Indianapolis journalist is on trial for alleged criminal libel from the last political campaign. Jurors were drawn from a second venue and the trial began at 1 o’clock. Conway pleads not guilty.
The city awarded liability coverage to Franklin Marine Accident and Insurance for accidents involving 40 drivers 30 horse drawn wagons 10 sprinkling carts five street Huskers 14 street sweepers and 9 mules. Liability per person up to 5000 and per accident up to 1000000 with a premium of 999.25, lowest of four bids.
Nick James a Macedonian received a prison term and fine for taking twenty dollars from Nick Zanazkey a boy. Under pretense of buying a ticket he asked for a pocketbook then bought a ticket to Danville and kept the rest of the money.
A quiet session at the local stock exchange produced few movements with Farmers' Trust reaching a new high and no declines among pressured issues. A three member committee will meet with Hugh McGowan and Gov. Hanly to discuss establishing a transfer office for Indianapolis Street Railway stock in Indianapolis, with transfers currently sent to Philadelphia.
Market tally lists Wheat and Corn prices by grade with track through billing and through billing notes. Hay timothy prices shown, rye values, additional totals for inspections and car counts across No. 2 red No. 8 red No. 4 white and various mixed lots.
A suit charging conversion of funds was filed against Millard Cox and Charles E Cox of Cox and Cox. Mary B Hougham, beneficiary under James L Bradley will, alleges $2000 was entrusted to the firm by executors BR F and George N Cattergon but was never returned to her.
The McKinley club at 249 Michigan street schedules a talk on Abraham Lincoln for next Tuesday February 12 Lincoln birthday. The speaker is Hon J. H. Ferris a state senator from Benton and Jasper counties in 1897.
All employees are earnestly requested to meet at G Ittenbach & Co office 916 Harrison Street at 12 30 p m Saturday to participate in the funeral of their fellow workman the late W Scott Thomas
Fire damaged the residence of Dr Henry W Moore shortly before noon on Friday. The blaze originated from a fire and caused about $100 in damage.
Long grain opened weak with softening prices. May wheat at 80% 79%c, July near 79%c. May corn 4739 to 5ixc, July around 465sc. Oats down %c. Hog prices rise with May pork 17.82 and lard 10.00. Local receipts show wheat 8 cars, corn 373 ears, oats 7 cars. May wheat 8c, May corn 46%c, May oats 41 40%c. No. 2 red winter at 75 84c. May and July contracts listed with shifts in spot quotes.
Prohis leaders Felix T. McWhirter Edward Clark and B F Watson testified before the house committee on public morals on Thursday against the $1 000 liquor license bill that the senate had passed Superintendent C N Kendall of Indianapolis schools spoke urging that if the bill is reported the $600 to teachers fund from the license not be disturbed The committee took no action at the afternoon session.
At a Broad Ripple meeting with over 100 property owners, a five cent year round street car fare was pressed but rejected. A town board compromise offering 20 fare ticket books at five cents per ride for five months was also refused. The area, under an injunction blocking canal bridge approach grading, demands the five cent fare to Indianapolis before removing the injunction.
Special to The Sum reports that Geo Williams, an Indianapolis negro, was hanged at the Michigan City state prison after shooting Patrolman Edward Petticord in Indianapolis on September 29. Williams claimed he did not intend to kill Petticord. Jesse Coe, his companion, evaded capture and is believed hiding in Kentucky hills.
The men who will lead a whirlwind canvass to raise 250000 for the new Y M C A building meet Friday night at 8 in the association rooms. Active soliciting starts Saturday under C. Ward. Campaign headquarters are at 22 N Meridian St where they will noon lunch together daily.
The house insurance committee reported two bills favorably on Friday. The Joyce bill bans campaign contributions by insurance companies while the Daily bill outlines what must be included in insurance contracts. Judge Harlan and the Interstate Commerce Commission heard early complaints in Indianapolis over railroads for excessive freight rates on shipments of sulphuric acid and cement for burial vaults, the first such hearing in the city.
The senate committee on Indianapolis affairs endorsed a bill allowing Board of Public Safety appointees, excluding police and firefighters, to engage in politics. It also backed Senator Martin Bouge's measure to raise the deputy city controller’s salary from 1500 to 1800 dollars.
The house committee on public morals reported favorably the Hays bill the first measure introduced this session. It bans liquor sales and saloon licenses except in incorporated towns or cities. The blind tiger bill advanced to second reading triggering a spirited house debate.
City record notes multiple births with addresses across Maple, Gale, Wabash, Prospect, Lafayette, East Twelfth, Central, North West, Williams, Georgia, and Ohio streets. Includes hospital patient entries for mitral regurgitation and lobar pneumonia, followed by marriages among Huffman Barross Botts Sells Anderson Buskel McCarty Robertson Miller Boyce Thompson Mitchell Herbets and others. notes repairs and dwellings by Barbara Herbets and G G Sommer in Brighton and nearby.
A Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul westbound passenger train collided with an eastbound suburban train at Elizabeth Street, killing one and injuring twenty. Officials say a block signal may have been missed. In a separate incident on the Chicago Lake Shore and Eastern at Ewingave, three switch engine crew were seriously burned: Daniel P. Murphy, Alfred Ounsley, and George J. Judd.
Ollie Chill, local umpire and pugilist, accepts terms from President Carson of the Central league to umpire in that organization next summer. He turned down a favorable offer from the Western association seeking a nearer league, but Carson offered a higher salary than President Shively of the Western association.
The senate votes to reconsider a temperance measure that would shift proof burdens to saloon keepers in remonstrance cages. Amendments may pass and the bill could mark the last temperance registration debate in the chamber.
The United States consumed nearly six and a half billion pounds of sugar last year, averaging seven pounds per person. About one fifth of the sugar was produced at home, and another fifth came from foreign sources, with the remainder imported.
In St Petersburg, Gaev. Alexandrovsky of Penza, a Russian commissioner general at the St Louis Exposition, was fatally wounded by a terrorist in a theater last night. Four men attempting to capture the assassin were killed, and the attacker died by suicide.
The Bloomstown bowling team travels to Indianapolis on Saturday to challenge the Grand Prize Düsseldorfer five. Bloomington footballer Bunny Hare, an IU player, is on the team as a leading bowler.
The Chicago and Alton railroad began a strike at seven this morning after rejecting a voluntary raise to 211 per hour on January 1. Workers demand an additional three cents, warning of serious riots as the company plans to import labor.
Miss Eva Graham daughter of Mr and Mrs Alonzo Graham died at her home on S48 EB Georgia street Thursday evening February 7 funeral arrangements pending authorities said she suffered a brief illness in the residence local family and friends expressed their condolences
London Feb 3 James Bryce the new ambassador from England to the United States will sail for New York Feb 13 on the White Star Line Oceanic.
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