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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1908
Page
4
New York February 18 Stocks opened firm with gains across multiple rail names. Copper rose after opening with strong activity as traders noted a year’s supply on hand in European and American storage and linked strength to expectations of potential war with Japan. The curb market was dull and cotton and wheat edges higher.
BKogs Receipts total 26 000 with strong to 10c higher. light to heavy varying in prices. Cattle receipts 4 000 with beef cattle and cows and heifers trading up to 4.75. calves to 7.00. stockers and feeders around 24.75. Sheep receipts 12 000 steady with natives and western grades from 3.25 to 6.30. yearlings 5.40 to 6.30.
A historical price list details sugar cured hams pork and beef cuts with rates per pound and per barrel. Items include hams bacon shoulders dried beef lard pickled and fresh pork and veal with varied prices and measures common to a 19th or early 20th century market.
Receipts: hogs 8,005 cattle 800 sheep and lambs 400. Hogs steady to 10 cents higher, top $41.00. Cattle market steady, steers mostly 4.75 to 5.95 per cwt, feeders 4.25 to 4.60, cows 3.00 to 4.50, calves 4.50 to 6.00. Bulls and calves report: bulls 4.50 to 5.25, calves 2.50 to 8.00. Lambs 8.50 to 7.00, yearlings 5.25 to 6.00, sheep 4.00 to 4.50. Best heavies 210 lbs and up 4.55 to 4.60, light pigs 4.45 to 4.50. Bulk of sales around 4.50 to 4.55.
Chicago open sees broad selling as weak cables and rising European supply push prices lower. May wheat quotes slip to 92 3/4? and 91 1/4 cents, corn to 59 1/2 cents, oats to 52 1/4 cents. May pork 11.70, lard 7.30, ribs 6.40.
Cattle receipts light and steady with prime cattle at 5.40 to 5.50, good 5.10 to 6.20, heifers 2.76 to 4.85, fresh cows and springers 25 to 54. Hogs receipts about 1000, strong demand with prime heavy at 4.65, prime medium 4.75, workers 4.80, pigs 4.50 to 4.80, rough 3.00 to 4.10. Sheep receipts light and steady, prime wethers 5.65 to 5.85, good mixed 4.85 to 5.50, fair 2.50 to 4.39.
Wheat markets show varied prices for red and white track wheat across No 1 to No 4 grades with February to April figures. Corn and oats prices listed with through billing notes, plus hay Timothy bids. Inspections report multiple car counts by grade and status with totals for Wheat Corn Oats and Hay.
Mrs. Ed ward Lutzenberg died and her son was mortally injured when a blaze destroyed the Lutzenberg residence two stores and two other dwellings in Barnesboro Johnstown Pa The property loss reached 4000 indicating extensive damage across multiple buildings.
A Tuesday afternoon gathering at 106 N Delaware hosted by Abs. Augustus Lynch Mason transported guests to wartime days with antique furnishings, period attire, and traditional service. Attendees brought old jewelry for judging, winning a gold thimble.
Contributions to aid the unemployed in Indianapolis were received by the Sixth Presbyterian church from 10 oclock Tuesday morning until 3. The donations will be turned over to the Charity Organization Society for distribution.
The newly formed Building Trades department of the American Federation of Labor will open its headquarters in Washington before April 1. It embraces all the building trades in the country.
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices dated February 18 list Patrick Curry Minnie D Motto Lou Schewe Nellie L Tol in Dennis J Manley Charles E G Merrisfield and others. Include viewing at Renihan & M Blackwell, Sacred Heart church service, and A O H members urged to attend. Official notices signed by Balsley Irwin and Rollin C. Irwin.
John Lawler, saloon keeper at 112 Madison Ave, was fined in police court and ordered to serve ten days in Marion county workhouse after police mistook his companion for a burglar. Lawler appealed to a higher court citing Nicholson law section 3. He said he instructed the bartender to close at 11. The incident occurred after 1 o clock Sunday morning when officers saw two men exiting the saloon.
Mission workers in Indianapolis will hold services at three Presbyterian churches Tuesday night. Rev. FL Higgins from Minnesota lumber camps and A T McAfee will preach at Hume and Sixth churches. EB Washington and Irvington churches host joint services with Dr. B P Fullerton of St Louis. A mass meeting and women's missionary representatives' gathering followed.
A group of 12 to 14 year old boys chased down Al McPherson after witnessing him take a set of harness from a barn on Olive Street. The crowd corralled him beside a wagon until Bicycle Officers Wilson and Alberts arrived. McPherson, recently released from prison, rented a horse and wagon to haul ashes and trash. The youths reported the theft and blocked his escape as his old horse slowed him.
In Port Jervis New York on February 18 Mrs Bertha Crawford states she has left Fort W Crawford’s bed of rough hardwood boards and his board of dry potatoes and ginger snaps with just cause. She claims he stores money away in a trunk while she tends three cows and horses and wears summer underclothing, questioning if a wife has cause to leave her husband.
A blaze broke out in the wireless station atop the Eiffel Tower this afternoon in Paris causing notable damage. Fire crews battled flames as repairs and assessments begin.
Senate debate from Washington reports Senator Stone of Missouri attacking the Aldrich currency bill and urging treasury notes. He denounces stock gambling as endangering banks, blames the Republican party for recent panics, and promotes a Jefferson and Jackson era revival while pledging constitutional reverence.
Rene Calu dius de Serviere, a Berlitz French teacher, was likely fatally stabbed by Otto Filckinger, a German teacher at the school. Serviere suffered nine stab wounds including a punctured left lung and had claimed his job loss stemmed from stories told by Flickinger.
Miss Anne Wallace, librarian at the Atlanta Carnegie library since its founding, married Max Franklyn Houland in Atlanta on February 18. Andrew Carnegie funded a gift of 5060 in 6 percent steel bands credited to the bride for her grant work across the south, though rumors of a $100,000 settlement were denied.
In Altoona Pennsylvania on February 18 seven men played a card game where silence dominated. Hotel proprietor Jacob Lewis who speaks twelve languages acted as interpreter and referee to settle disputes.
A home remedy article explains making a thick syrup by heating granulated sugar with water, then adding 24% oz of Pinex in a pint bottle and filling with syrup. Take a teaspoon every one to three hours to treat coughs, colds, and bronchial issues. claims cost is low and ingredients are readily available.
J A Johnson Nantucket lightship chief engineer boarded the German tank Phoebus from Hamburg to speed to New York after wireless news that his wife was dying. With a small boat lowered, he rode through rough seas, reaching Staten Island only to learn his wife had died.
Articles filed with the secretary of state show Evansville Mount Carmel and Olney interurban company capital stock 10000 with directors C J Seibert E J Lockyeer Simon Laubsher E B Bixler P J Kolb L Seitz J O Smith J F Seibert Aden Knoph J S Hyatt and F N Boyer Also Akin Packing Company Evansville capital stock 50000 directors D J A Ruthe...
The Dramatic Order of Knights of Kaho rassan elects officers for Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 56. Alfred Cook, the imperial nawab, will preside over the installation this Wednesday evening in the lodge room at 121 E. Chiost.
Day by day entries show births to Henry and Hattie Godsey and others at addresses across the city, followed by a slate of deaths with ages and causes, then marriages among local couples. Building permits are also recorded for several dwellings and a business space with estimated costs listed.
County Auditor Albert Sahin reports theft of books around 6 o clock Wednesday evening while defense asserts alibi supported by Mr Huggins at a Scottish Rite meeting from 4 pm to after 6 pm. Grand jury faces difficulty as Huggins, urged by attorney, may not testify. Authorities seek $1,000 for expert graft investigation. county detectives guard records as two forged warrants and missing receipts raise questions about cashing warrants at the treasurer’s office.
Secretary Taft arrived in Concord and was greeted by Governor Floyd. After a luncheon with 125 Republicans he spoke at Phoenix hall, traveled to Manchester to stay with Gov. Floyd, and attended a dinner and reception at the Derryfield club.
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