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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1907
Page
7
Northern Pacific and Canadian Pacific advance while most list slips persist. Government bonds unchanged as early trading remains brisk. wheat oats and hay prices steady to higher. Cattle receipts rise with beef steers around 3.75 and pigs near 6.30 to 6.50, with natives at 4.50 to 7.25.
Live stock receipts in Indianapolis show hogs at 6,000 head and cattle 1,000 with light Friday supplies. Hogs rose about 5 to 10 cents, top at 6.60, most at 6.45 to 6.55 as buyers accepted terms. Cattle advanced with good stock higher. light sheep and lambs sold steadily. Prime stock remains in strong demand, with a mixed spread across steers, heifers, cows, calves, and lambs reporting varied but steady prices.
Chicago live stock data from January 4 shows cattle receipts steady with ranges for prime beeves from 6.10 to 7.20 and cows and heifers 2.75 to 3.00, hog receipts at 17,000 with 5-cent higher bids, pigs at 5.65 to 6.20, sheep receipts 3,500 with native ewes 3.25 to 5.75 and lambs 4.60 to 7.75, including western lambs.
The report lists prices from the New York market including pork products poultry dairy and produce. Prices for pork mess western steam city country poultry turkeys chickens ducks geese creamery butter full cream and hay and forage show variations with cents per unit and notable high and low ranges.
Traction common advanced 1 percent on the call of the local stock exchange while the ask declined, narrowing the margin on this issue for two weeks. Traction and Terminal slipped 2 points, Vandalia Coal stayed strong, and most of the list remained unchanged since the week’s start. No transactions. market described as healthy with limited stock on hand.
In St Petersburg on January 4 Gen von der Launitz prefect of police was shot dead by an assassin. The Duke of Oldenburg restrained the crowd after the firing and one officer hacked at the assassin before the duke stopped the violence. The attacker killed himself as he fell.
CHICAGO GRAIN Scripps-McRae Press Assesclation. Grain values opened shade lower then rose as offerings declined and demand improved. May wheat 75 3/4 to 75 7/8 cents. July 75 3/4 to 76 1/4. May corn 48 1/2 to 43 1/4. May oats 36 1/4 to 36 3/4. Provisions stronger with May pork 16. ???, lard 9.55, ribs 9.06. Local receipts wheat 50 cars, corn 288, oats 18. No. 2 red winter 72 1/2. May corn 48. No. 3 yellow 39 1/4 to 40. May corn 36. No. 2 white 35 1/2 to 36 1/2.
Reformers plan to avoid deadlock as Gov. Hanly tightens grip and anticipates support from some Democrats. A caucus tops the agenda to choose a speaker candidate amid a push to reorganize the State Tax Board for tax equalization. A mileage fare bill proposes two cent per mile with a 1000 mile book and no signature needed to board.
Dr J N Whurty state health secretary says Indiana would consider a plan to filter Chicago sewage through northern Indiana sand dunes but would object if raw sewage were dumped untreated. In Portland Oregon heavy rain and winds cause rivers in Oregon and Washington to flood, with the worst floods anticipated.
New York gossip says Mme Anna Gould may wed again after leaving Count Boni de Castellane. Rumors tie her to Harry Woodruff, a childhood sweetheart and noted actor. History recalls their flirtation, police warnings, and Boni’s New York arrival seeking an heiress bride.
Emil Kunde, 35, son of widow Mrs. Wilhelmina Kunde, 76, was taken into custody in West St. Paul after his mother was found murdered in her home. The body was found in the basement by her son upon returning from work. The victim was beaten, and $500 stolen from a hidden wall cache.
The day book lists births with names and addresses including Pitcher Turner Jones Rigg Williamson Bason Goritz Stuttle Baldwin Davis Huffmann Dupree Newman King Bowers Walker Hoover Gentile Graham Wesson Werner Richter Winlock Martin McKinna Fling Redman and others. Death notices include Loud Redding Snodderly Eschelding Wade Lewellyn with ages and causes. Building permits show Anna Blythe dwelling at Leighton and LeGrand avenues valued at 3090 dollars. Heavy river rise floods East Carmi forcing several families to move as creeks overflow. Local journalists report on Carmi Illinois January 4 with riverside damage and anticipated water coverage.
In Washington a sister of Rev. Oliver L Daily's first wife identified the second Mrs Daily by jewelry once owned by the first wife. The Daily family suffered multiple losses in the Terra Cotta wreck. Rev Daily and his daughter Thelma died, with remains sent to Indianapolis and Newark for burial as relatives arrived.
Frank Madden a 3 year old mulder from 1017 English Ave was crushed when his left arm was severed by the wheels of Big Four train No 16 after he fell from the engine tender at Union Station. He is in serious condition at City Hospital.
The secretary of state received articles for two corporations on Friday. The State Bank of West Terre Haute reports capital stock of 25,000 with Charles H. Ehrmann as president and Masheim S. Weills as cashier. The Indiana Sewer Pipe Company of Mecca lists capital stock of 40,000 and directors J. H. Haynes D. D. Davis J. Gilvert A. L. Ollais C. M. Madeaff and Lucas Leter.
The Marion County Farmers Institute will meet January 10 at Friends' Church Valley Mills under Purdue University auspices. President J. J. Milhous and Secretary Stella Patton announce an official program with talks on clover crop care, wheat growth, soil fertility, corn growing, chicken and egg production, and soil fertility discussions led by noted educators from Indiana and Chicago.
The bodies of the Rev. Oliver L Daily and another victim were buried in Indianapolis by their relatives. The fatalities stem from a wreck that stunned the community and prompted mourners to gather for quiet funeral services.
Fire in Menominee Michigan destroyed two three story tenements early today. Several tenants were badly burned and 20 persons were rescued from the flames. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars.
In Topeka Kansas January 4 the Rock Island road faults bay operator John Lynes of Voland for Wednesday's wreck. A conference with W S Tinsman general superintendent and G W Rourke division superintendent this morning found Lynes alone responsible.
Mrs Lydia K Commander, noted suffragist, plans to tell American women in her new book that industrial conditions drive small families. She cites impure milk, tenement deaths, and factory work as causes, criticizes idle women, and argues against wives adopting husbands names in marriage.
An announced donation from Andrew Carnegie of 756000 dollars funds a Washington building for the bureau of American republics. The United States and South American republics will buy the site after Carnegie conferred with Secretary of State Root and President Roosevelt at the White House.
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