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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1902
Page
3
A medical expert argues catarrh is a blood disease and local remedies only mask symptoms. Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are promoted as an internal cure cleansing the blood, addressing all mucous membranes and skin, with claims of lasting relief and widespread endorsement from pharmacists. They are sold for 50 cents a box.
Washington sources describe a looming clash with Germany as President Roosevelt faces a staged welcome for Prince Henry. The piece details past Manila incidents, Dewey’s warning of war, and Germany's push to shape U S policy. It notes preparations for a White House reception and naval displays to project peace and power.
A dated births and deaths column lists multiple entries from local households. From 966 West Vermont to 1518 East Be Washington street, births include boys and girls to various couples. deaths note George Hermanny lungs congestion and other cases. Additional names show marriages and couples. The document preserves family events with addresses and ages where given.
The Concordia society will present its Twenty fourth annual masque carnival at Germania hall on February 4. Readable entries list multiple properties owned by individuals and firms with sheds barns and frame houses plus repairs and additions valued from 31 500 to 2100.
Indiana Governor Durbin, guided by Senator Fairbanks, visited the White House to invite the president to attend the May 15 dedication of the soldiers monument in Indianapolis. The president expressed hope to attend but could not promise, and said he would advise later.
L. W. Faust of Fredericktown Ohio trained his dog to smoke tobacco from a pipe, the animal showing evident satisfaction though the weed appears to stupefy him slightly.
A man named Walter Davis was arrested at 125 N Alabama St on a charge of operating a policy game. Police say he has prior similar offenses. A stranger alerted authorities about the game and observed several men exit the premises. Davis faces a police court trial on January 9.
Washington January 14 William E Mason urged in the senate that the pending Cuba reciprocity bill be enacted and argued for broader reciprocal arrangements with Cuba to aid the island.
Arthur P. Gorman was elected United States senator by the Maryland legislature on Tuesday. He received every Democratic vote while opposition Congressman William I. Jackson drew Republican support. final tallies show Senate 17 to 9 and House 51 to 43 for Gorman.
Two men died and a third was critically injured when a scaffold collapsed at the Rialto grain elevator in South Chicago. The victims were Matthew Martin and Patrick Hanrahan. Frank Hollanberg was fatally injured.
The Board of Safety will review the Central Labor Union petition to strip the Indianapolis police dispatch company of police powers. The union argues the charter limits the company to Pinkerton style work. The panel will seek bids on repairing several fire cisterns after previous bids exceeded 400 pounds.
The Chicago steel manufacturing company with a capital stock of 500000 paid Indiana a fee on a 100000 investment at Hammond on Tuesday.
A longtime New York Children's Home nurse offers Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children now sold in drug stores. Marketed as harmless and effective for feverishness constipation headache teething stomach issues and worms. 25 cents. Sample free. Allen S. Olmeted Leroy NY
London apathatic market with no B&O dividend rise and dull cotton trade. gold shipments to Paris seen as likely and sugar outlook cooler. Pittsburg & Lake Erie stockholders vote January 23 to raise capital for upgrades. Atenison debenture issue not lifting bull sentiment. Market weakness tied to rye decline and margin calls rumors. overall cautious, awaiting close.
Inland cattle hogs and sheep quotes for January 14 at Indianapolis union stockyards and interstate stock yards include receipts of around 600 cattle and 6 000 hogs with price ranges for good to prime export steers 1 350 to 1 500 pounds average 6 00 to 7 00 per cwt and similar tiers for heifers cows calves and bulls. Hog quotes show good to choice heavy 6 36 to 6 55 per cwt and lighter weights 5 80 to 6 00 while sheep and lambs fetch 3 50 to 5 65 per cwt with various grades across stock classes.
Cattle receipts 266 with active steady tone on Monday. Hog receipts 5158 market quiet to lower with heavy at 6.46 and 6.30 to 6.35 for good to choice. mixed 5.95 to 6.20. sows 5.75 to 4.90. Sheep receipts 417 active and 2 to 3 higher. extra 4.10 to 4.25 and good to choice lambs 5.40 to 5.85.
The document lists several incorporated companies with capital stock figures including Matthew steel casting company capitalization, the Richmond automobile and cycle company with 10 000 dollars, and the Evansville heating company offering hot water steam heat and electricity with 100 000 dollars. Directors named include John W. Spencer H. P. Ben ninghoff Henry C. Murphy Newton Kelsay Charles C. Genung Walter A. Legeman and M. A. Sonntag.
New York stock dealings started quiet but moved to a firmer tone with fractional gains shown by Union Pacific St Paul Missouri Pacific St Louis Southwestern preferred and Norfolk and Western. Trading remained moderate at noon with narrow fluctuations as prices for several issues recovered and others held steady.
New York market prices list mess pork at 16.59 to 16.50 per barrel, lard 9.9 cents, butter 26 cents, Elgin 25 16 cents, cheese large 7 104 cents, small 7 104 cents, eggs Western 27 1 vic, tallow 614éc, dressed poultry turkeys 12 cents, chickens 9 22 cents, fowls 7 1lc, ducks 9 lic, geese 7 10c.
Union Stock Yards Illinois reports cattle receipts at 6500 with a mostly steady market. Prices run from 1.25 to 7.25 for various cattle grades, fat cows to stockers. Hogs receipts near 3000 with Wednesday estimates around 36000 and top around 6.55. Sheep receipts light and lambs cheaper by about one cent to twenty five cents.
Cattle receipts 6000 with 20 Texans. market strong up to 10 cents higher. Native steers 4.79 to 6.60, Texans 3.75 to 5.25, cows 2.40 to 4.25, stockers 3.50 to 4.90, bulls 2.40 to 4.50, calves 3.56 to 6.10. Hogs receipts 16000. market 5 to 10 cents higher. Packers 6.15 to 6.45, mediums 6.00 to 6.40, lights 5.40 to 6.20, yorkers 5.25 to 6.0, pigs 4.50 to 5.25. Sheep receipts 2000. market strong. Mutton 8.78 to 4.25, lambs 5.00 to 6.00, western wethers 4.00 to 5.65, ewes 3.75 to 4.25.
East Buffalo New York reports a quiet cattle market with 10 carloads and prices from 5.50 to 8.50 for veal. Hog receipts of 56 cars show steady trading with heavy hogs at 6.45 to 6.55, mixed 6.30 to 6.40, and pigs around 5.75 to 5.85. Sheep and lambs, 10 cars including Canadian lots, show top lambs at 6.20 to 6.21 and assorted ewes and yearlings priced from 2.50 to 9.25, with typical ranges for wethers and mixed sheep.
Chicago opening shows wheat steady after initial drop as markets recover. wheat values range May 804% to 88c amid milling freight and milling grades. Corn and oats slide modestly with May pork and lard firm. butter and cheese prices mixed. live poultry and eggs steady with varied regional bids.
The Jobling trade lists turkey and poultry pricing. Old turkeys 6 cents per pound, old toms 5 cents, young turkeys 5 to 6 cents, ducks 7 cents, geese 4 1/2 cents, fowls 7 8 tenths cents, spring chickens 7 cents per pound.
The list shows Elgss-Fresh eggs at 28c, storage eggs at 20c, cheese varieties including New York creams and Swiss, butter at 12 12c, hides and tallow details, a broad coffee section with Java and Santos options, multiple sugar grades from Domino to confectioners, canned and packaged coffee brands with city prices, assorted flour and grain terms, beans and molasses with per bushel and per ton figures, and rice varieties from Loeisiana Carolina.
Readable fragment lists per unit prices for cabbage onions oranges lemons beans honey potatoes strawberries celery apples and other items. Entries show per ton per bushel per crate per 100 units and vary by variety and origin with California Florida and local vendors noted.
The page lists numerous grocery items with prices including corn, peaches, berries, pineapples, beans, tomatoes, and lobsters. It also covers coal types, slack smokeless coal brands, and Kingan & Co. meat prices, plus assorted drugs and chemicals with per unit or per barrel pricing.
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