Few Sheep on Sale in Indianapolis Livestock Market
February report from Indianapolis shows receipts 3000 hogs 800 cattle 50 sheep with losses across lines versus last week and year. Hog prices rose to 9.40 9.50, cattle and calves firm to higher, sheep scarce with prices steady. regional quotes from Union Stock Yards East Buffalo Pittsburg reflect varied demand and mixed gains across hogs cattle and sheep.
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Indianapolis
Kina
Ss Sri
Eae Ag
East Buffalo
N. Y
Pittsburg
Wexus
Petine Los
Boston Stocks Rise Amid Mixed Market Moves
Boston stock report dated February 17 lists price quotes for Wyandotte 3% Arizona Commercial 39 14 Mass Mining 7 Nevada Cons 23 4 Utah Cons 30 Butte Coalition 24 and Quincy 89 with modest gains and declines across several miners and utilities.
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Boston
Wyandotte
Arizona Commercial
Mass. Mining
Nevada Cons
Utah Cons
Butte Coalition
Quincy
Mayfield Eyes Freak Clash With Dillon in 142 Pound Limit
Mayfield seeks a freak contest with Jack Dillon using 142 pound gloves, noting Dillon must make 142 pounds or risk disqualification. Interest grows in a Marion club boxing show on February 2 though the originally planned Young Anderson vs Dillon bout was not honored. Other card details include Young Donnelly vs Kid Brown and Pat Lark vs Tommy Dillon in eight rounds.
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Marion Club
Ough
Young Anl-derson
Jack Dillon
Marion
The Wagon Market Report by Rouse Isros
The market notes details for wagon sales and milling samples, listing erasure-fed pricing at 1.18 and related milling samples. Likely a brief commodity update from the era, naming Rouse Isros as the author.
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Rouse Isros
Wall Street Opens Higher on Tax News and Rail Gains
Trading in Wall Street opens with moderate activity led by Reading, Steel, Union Pacific, and Rock Island as gains appear across the list. Gas stocks rise, copper shares lag due to Butte mine shutdowns amid the engineers' strike, while London buyers push up several rail issues and Standard Oil and Tobacco decisions loom in May.
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New York
Wall Street
Reading
Steel
Union Pacifics
Rock Island
Consolidated Gas
Oas Point
Brooklyn Union Gas
Butte District
London
Teel
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
London Houses
Washington
Standard Oil and Tobacco
Chicago Grain Market Report Faces Upward Wheat Trend
Chicago and Indianapolis grain notes show wheat advancing with investments leading buy orders. Corn oats and hogs respond to the broad advance with May and July futures listed, while wagon market bids in Indianapolis detail price ranges for red, white, and mixed grains, hay, and rye.
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A. W. Thomson
B&e
GRIZ
Indianapolis
Timothy
Sample
Hay
New York curb market closes with mixed copper listings
The curb market in New York on February 17 shows quiet but steady trading with numerous copper and smelter shares quoted. Notable quotes include American Tobacco 395 410 and Chino Copper 12% 12% with many minor changes across smaller issuers such as Nipissing 10% and Gila Copper 84% 8.
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New York
Standard Oil
American Tobacco
Miami Copper
Butte Coalition
Nevada
Cobalt Central
Kansas City Mex
Orient
Boston
Rawhide
Chino
Nipissing
Cons
Ariz
Union Mine
Ely Central
Wealth and social power define Washington society
Washington society notes that winter hostesses blend charm, tact, and wealth to win favor. Mrs Ballinger, wife of the interior secretary, and Mrs Knowland, California representative’s wife, are highlighted for influence and polish. Mrs Loftus and Mrs Gordon are praised for sociable leadership and broad connections amid ongoing political shifts.
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Washington
D. C
Ballinger
Secretary of the Interior
Interior Department
Land Office
Mrs. Ballinger
West
Eastern College
Seattle
Knowland
California
Morgan Fled to Evade the Phone Inquiry
New York February 17 The departure of J Pierpont Morgan for Europe was to escape aiding at the inquiry on behalf of minority stockholders of the United States Telephone company of Ohio and other independents into the sale of lines to J P Morgan Co The hearing ended abruptly as Morgan left counsel could not explain the discontinuance Prominent witnesses Henry Davidson of J P Morgan Co and Theodore Van Paul of the American Telephone and Telegraph company were set to testify.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Europe
United States Telephone Company of Ohio
J. P. Morgan & Co
Henry Davidson
Att Theodore van Paul
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Two Die in Lehigh Valley Wreck Near Jenkintown Junction
Scranton, Pa., Feb 17 Two men burned to death in a rear end collision on the Lehigh Valley railroad near Jenkins Junction. The dead are Bowman Shea conductor Maud Chunk Edward Bennett brakeman Fairview. Two freight trains collided in a cut off causing cars to pile up and debris to catch fire, a caboose consumed.
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Scranton
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Jenkins Junction
Bowman Shea
Maud Chunk
Edward Bennett
Fairview
Piper Alleged Forger Caught in Connecticut
George M. Piper of Richmond Indiana, alleged to have obtained about $18,000 through forging schemes nationwide, was arrested in Hartford Connecticut yesterday. Hardware firms nationwide were alerted by a local lawn mower company to watch for him, aided by Pinkertons who had tracked him for weeks. He will be brought to Richmond for trial.
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Richmond
Ind
George M. Piper
Hartford
Severe winter storm cripples Cairo and Chicago regions
A fierce snowstorm and blizzard swept Cairo with high winds and reduced visibility. Streetcar service halted and damage reported as the storm moved from Texas northeastward, with Chicago forecast to avoid the full force as the back of the system breaks.
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Cairo
Chicago
St. Louis
Weather Bureau
Texas
Milk Thief Arrests After Porch Milk Robbery
Bicycle Patrolman Rowe spotted two men on College Avenue fleeing with a milk bottle. Charles Durant of 1007 Fark Avenue was captured and named Oliver Weymeyer as the second suspect. Durant and Weymeyer, both employed, faced police court with cases held under advisement as milk thefts prompted neighborhood complaints.
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E. Seventeenth Street
College Avenue
Eleventh and
Twelfth Streets
Ning
Charles Durant
Fark Avenue
Hig
Collins
Auto Trade Men Meet Boost Annual Exhibit
Members of the Indianapolis Auto Trade association meet to finalize plans for the local auto show starting March 28. They aim for a top regional event, with exhibits in garages and a large upstate turnout, featuring Buick’s state agency and events at the Speedway to draw crowds.
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Auto Trade
Indianapolis Auto Trade Association
The
Auto Trade Association
New York
Chicago
Indianapolis
Buick Auto Company
Buyers Fight For Hogs At Top Notches
Chicago February 17 buyers clashed at the Union stockyards as bulk hog prices rose to 9.17 30, the highest since the Civil War. Prize hogs opened at 9.35 and were expected to climb further. Eastern buyers battled local bidders to secure hogs before leaving the yard.
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Chicago
Union Stockyards
Four Million Spending Planned by Big Four Rail Line
The Big Four railroad will invest about $4,000,000 over the next five months to improve the line from Indianapolis to Anderson and to build new shops at Beech Grove. Plans include a double track to Anderson and completion of the Beech Grove shops begun in 1908. Other projects cover a Mattoon round house, doubling the track from Galton to Cleveland, and a new track between Miamisburg and Middleton. Work starts when weather permits and aims for rapid completion, with thousands of workers expected to gain employment near Indianapolis.
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Trova
Mlianapolis
Anderson
Railrad
Eech Grove
Beech Grove
Mattoon
Ill
Galton
Cleveland
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Middleton
Indianapolis
Indiana Jersey Cattle Club Elects Officers
The Indiana Jersey Cattle Club at the Grand Hotel elected Lewis Moore as president with L G Vannice as vice president W L M Retherford as secretary A P Walker as treasurer O P Jones Peter Soler J B Bradwick and Howard Adams named directors The cattlemen blame creamery middlemen for high butter prices while noting they earn less from milk and cream than 15 years ago due to higher feed costs.
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Indiana Jersey Cattle Club
Grand Hotel
Lewis Moore
Muncie
L. G. Vannice
W. L. M Retherford
A. P. Walker
Rushville
F O. P. Jones
Peter Soler
Shelbyville
J. B. Bradwick
Howard Adams
Franklin
Hoppe Wins Balk Line Billiards Duel in Toledo
Willie Hoppe defeated Ora Morningstar in Toledo Ohio last night by 400 to 91 on the balk line. Hoppe ran high 179 with an average of 57 1 7 while Morningstar averaged 13 and had a high run of 35.
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Hoppe
Toledo. O
Willie Hoppe
Ora Morningstar
Morningstar
Local social notes from Indianapolis life and marriages
Mrs. William Richardson hosted a theater party for Mrs. Mary Blaine of Toronto. Mayor John O. Willson of Marton, Indiana, will wed Miss Elizabeth Steele Dunn of Columbus, Ohio on March 2. Jessie Keith and Edward Bamberger wed at Ida A. Griffith’s home on Walnut Street. reception at 311 East Walnut after March 1.
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Mary Blaine
Toronto
Cam
John O. Willson
Marton
Ind
Indianapolis
Elizabeth Steele Dunn
Columbus, O
Jessie Keith
Ida A. Griffith
Edward Bamberger
E. Walnut Street
Mrs. Bamberger
Federal agents ready for the night riders in Covington
A federal grand jury convened in Covington Kentucky on February 17 to probe the Warley Tobacco Society amid substantial evidence gathered by a secret force in Kentucky. The panel aims to uncover night riding activities and illicit influence connected to the group.
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Covington
Warley Tobacco Society
Kengov
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