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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1906
Page
8
The market shows buoyancy with broad gains on the New York Exchange. Investors pushed major indices higher amid positive economic signals boosting confidence across sectors.
New York stock market opened buoyant with wide gains. Union Pacific and Amalgamated Copper moved higher, Colorado Fuel and Iron rose, and many specialties climbed up to one percent. Government bonds held steady as the broad advance continued through the first hour.
The Indianapolis market report shows cattle, sheep, and stock prices with steady demand and fluctuating quotes. Notable notes include traction securities steady, Climax Coffee and Baking Powder stock up, and Marion & Western stock reaching a new high. extensive listing of banks, rail stocks, and commodities follows with varied bids and asks.
Unclear OCR text references Geresaatr Og and closing of one unlisted security on January 1. Details are sparse. the record points to a minor action concerning a single unlisted security and an entity name that appears garbled.
Cincinnati stock yards report cattle with steady prices and calf sales at 18.73, hog receipts nine weeks higher, sheep steady with lambs at 2.10 to 3.50, overall market activity moderate and receipts around 400 lambs and 48 hogs.
A list of incorporators and companies appears, identifying Lafayette firms and individuals such as Henry J. Kessener Lumber and The Central Laboratory Supply Company, with various names including A. Dale Houff & Co and Edward W. Smith among others. The text shows capital stock figures and multiple personal names, though legibility is limited.
A mixed report from Chicago markets notes May wheat trading around 864 cents and strong demand despite early offerings. Concurrent dispatches describe French naval activity near Trinidad and tensions with Venezuela over a blockade, with Caracas denying forced actions and Paris forecasting Venezuelan resistance to external pressures.
A long list of individuals including Parker E Albus William Elbles Mrs W G Uasenberger Miss T Shave HB Peterson NM Peters and many others appears as a continued memorial or docket entry. The fragmentary item reads like a roster of names connected to a legal or public notice, with partners and spouses indicated among the lines. The text shows scattered surnames and initials, suggesting partial posthumous or administrative documentation rather than a full narrative.
Mrs Ann Morgan woke to a man with a revolver in her room and grappled with the intruder to protect her four month old. Steve Taylor, living near her, was identified by Morgan and neighbor Mrs Mary Fisher as the prowler. Taylor denied wrongdoing. his wife testified he slept through the night. He faced jail terms, lien on his property, and a $13 bond was set.
Briefs in the cigarette case Willan T Lawry appeal from Marion criminal court to the Indiana Supreme Court. Question whether cigarettes shipped from another state remain interstate commerce or fall under state law when the original package is opened. Judge Leathers ruled Lowry could not be held for possession of a cigarette brought from another state.
Independent Order of Bachelors to stage a public entertainment at the Teent Opera House Friday night. Proceeds go to the Plainfield Library. Fifteen people drowned in Naliland flood as Mountain streams surged near Medwood town, flooding Fairmont. Business paralyzed.
Investigators traced a spree of violent attacks by a mysterious man in women’s clothing across St Louis. Dozens of victims reported stabbings and assaults last night, as patrols girded streets and corners to catch the perpetrator. Authorities describe the suspect as a pervert type, with the public warned to remain cautious.
In Versailles Kentucky Hamphrey ThotkVod Miseash Pare wed at the bride’s home near Midway. The ceremony was performed by Fey Kleani. Nashville guests included Martin Polk and Joseph W. Fob as visitors and relatives prepared to travel to Missouri for other family events.
Special to The Sun from Reaver Pa reports a security incident at a female college dormitory where a male intruder used a fire escape to gain access and loot lunches. President station announces charges against about a dozen male students for burglary.
John Lathaway succeeds Boone as internal revenue collector for the district. Hathaway, once a clerk in Indiana, has risen through the ranks to secretary of CGA and Shideler. Boone’s retirement draws criticism from civil service reform advocates who seek to place the IRS under civil service control and restore traditional appointee practices.
A remittance was issued by Gov Hanty to Missouri authorities for Willian Boyd and Joe Davie. Boyd, tied to Vigo County, faced two to ten years for crime and violated parole by failing to report. He is in custody awaiting further action by the board of pardons and will return to serve the remainder of his sentence, roughly eight years seven months.
In Washington a gift for Miss Alice Roosevelt's wedding sparked a diplomatic rift. Ambassadors and ministers debated whether to send a joint gift or personal presents. Some officials favor a united gesture, while others proceed individually. The matter unsettled many envoys amid plans by German and Japanese posts to participate through their leaders.
A distorted dispatch discusses a Paterson New Jersey case of threats against two men, with letters from Chicago Philadelphia and New York, and links to a Washington security plot. authorities anticipate arrests as part of a broader wealth distribution movement. A Kansas City club dinner reports Henry M. White urging equitable distribution and the destruction of privileged wealth, arguing for laws aligning wealth with modern needs and criticizing corporate power.
County Attorney James Healy filed action for the state of Montana against Swift Armour and Hammond packing interests to recover 65000 owed for the sale of oleomargarine butter and imitation cheese during the last year. Alleged nonpayment of taxes and penalties under the existing statutes.
Nathan B. Smith, a mechanic, sues National Biscuit and Wig Luletras in superior court for 315,000 damages claiming an open vat caused a fall that left him injured and unable to work for weeks. The defense contends Smith knew of the vat and was partly at fault. The incident occurred when he attempted boiler repair at a site on Alabama Street, traversing a narrow passage and falling in.
The Terre Haute city council opened the impeachment trial of Mayor Adeh J. Bindman amid charges of hindering law enforcement, saloon restrictions, and vulgar language. Key witness Chief of Police, along with prosecutors and defense, debated governance under a liberal policy and past administrations.
The briefs of the state in the Gillespie case against James Gillespie of Rising Suscenter are being prepared at the attorney-general's office. The case, charged with murdering his sister, has been appealed to the supreme court. A decision is expected in about six weeks.
A blaze in Norfolk due to crossed electric wires destroyed the International Compress company's gin and several warehouses housing Rogers, McCabe & Co. cotton. Hundreds of bales burned. white laborer Jacob Addison, asleep in the gin, is believed killed. Engineer Henry Shumadine narrowly escaped. The loss runs to about 550,000 dollars and threatened the surrounding cotton district along the Elizabeth River.
Paris January reports Lieut Brugere, son of Gen Berugere, has accepted President Roosevelt's invitation to tour the U S military training school at Fort Leavenworth, a facility for infantry, cavalry subalterns and general staff preparation.
Washington J N The preliminary features of the authority report from consulting engineers on the Panama Canal favor a 83.1 foot elevation week canal with two locks on each side. The projected cost is about 145 000 000 dollars and the time for completion seven and a half years. Main work centers on controlling the Chagres River with a dam 95 feet high and 2 fourths of a mile long.
Sevippa McNar Pree Association Berlin reports that Gil villages at the Gland of Savait, part of the Mie Samoan group in Paek eenan, have been destroyed by a volcanic eruption. Some 1,00 native inhabitants are destitute. The group’s land spans about 0 miles in length and miles wide at the widest points. The area is mountainous and wooded, with soil yielding crops and fruits.
A domestic worker named Halle Robinson faced police court on Wednesday for stealing a purse from Tagodurn Steinhert, spending the money and burning banknotes. She claimed Mrs Steinhert urged her to confess and avoid arrest. The court sent her to the grand jury, and she was allowed to wait for the jury after an aunt’s appeal.
Delegate Thomas Burke of Springfield, a national board member from Hirfuls Burke f & the son of the ancient Irish line, recounts his mining childhood in England and arrival in America. He notes not visiting Ireland since age nine yet retains youthful pluck, and comments on a Galveston report of a scale committee open convention. He laments the secrecy while noting a mystery over the outcome.
The W C Jenkins Glass company projects a Kokomo plant with capital stock of 65000. The corporation lists D C Jenkins David Jenkins Addison Jenkins Thomas Onking and David C Davis as corporators. The secretary of state records the filing as part of industrial developments in Kokomo.
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