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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
3
Parkerburg West Virginia January 30. M Co c Church inventor of pipeline oil transport once West Virginia’s wealthiest man but now in poverty. Supreme Court decision grants new trial and a compromise likely for 109000 to settle his suit against Standard Oil for 159000 over alleged discrimination and monopolistic practices.
Report says farmer Burkey Wyandootte killed a highwayman after a Wednesday night battle in Tipton County. Wyandotte’s dogs reportedly tore the robber’s clothing from the body.
Charles N Elliott refutes a Sun report that primary ticket applications were given to him at Anderson. He notes ongoing verification of a ring scheme. A Wednesday office conversation with John O Spahr records inquiries about other applications from Ruckelshaus and Clawson and locates their received places at Anderson or Union City.
Ninety bakers were locked out by the Master Bakers' Association on Thursday morning for attempting to unionize bakery wagon drivers. The strike, affecting nearly the entire union, is expected to be stoutly fought though no bread famine is forecast.
A celebrated Indiana physician announces a “marvelous cure” for syphilis or blood poison claiming rapid restoration of health. The ad cites a Buffalo man who allegedly recovered in two weeks and offers free trial packages via the State Medical Institute in Fort Wayne Indiana, with letters mailed in plain packaging.
The Indiana supreme court hears an appeal for a new trial by attorneys for William Buck Whester of Warrick County, who faces hanging for the murder of Elvis Burns. They claim jurors feared mob violence and a venue change would have prevented lynching, citing a December 1900 lynching nearby. The petition asks the court to consider mob sentiment as a fact, unusual for Indiana legal history. The court may stay the execution pending appeal.
West-side patrons report slow progress on transfer arrangements at White River despite Vice-president Jones promise. West-side committee met with the mayor for aid, noting only 3% minutes round trip with no layover, and urging a waiting room on both riverbanks.
County attorney Hugg suffers a swollen jaw and tough ache delaying the W Washington street bridge proposition talks. Officials expect a conference Friday afternoon if his health improves and the two sides can meet then.
A Jersey Central ferry collided with a railroad tug in heavy snow near New York on Thursday morning. About 500 passengers were aboard as panic broke out but there were no injuries reported.
Rear-admiral Rodgers says no hope of finding Privates J Connell D Sanguele G N Foster T Brett J Weeds F F Brown T Murray M Bassett L A Bailey and J Baroni who went missing crossing Samar. Corporal W Slattery and Privates J McBay BE Wit Zell J W Hackler W J Smith BR Desmond J gan and T J Carrey are listed as critically missing.
Charges filed with the Board of Safety by G B Allen, a North Indianapolis streetcar conductor, allege Officer Tanzy assaulted Allen by throwing him and tearing his coat after Allen asked him to shut the car door. Tanzy, previously accused of insulting women, was acquitted after a prior affair that stirred public opinion.
G E Compton of Chicago is named defendant in a $25,000 breach of promise suit filed in East St Louis on Thursday by Mrs Mary Davis a boarding house keeper of the city. Compton formerly served as chief grain inspector of Minnesota.
The strike by varnishers at the Herman Lauter furniture factory in Washington and Harding streets remains on. Pickets have been stationed near the factory, but officials say operations are not disrupted.
In Frankfort Kentucky on Thursday at 11 35 a m the jury found Jim Howard guilty and fixed his punishment at life imprisonment according to the court verdict announced today.
George Harold, 20, a tramp, released from jail in Muncie Indiana, says he started from Oakland California in 1892 and will walk 65000 miles in ten years to win a $5000 wager. He claims Roosevelt gave him a fur cap Bryan provided an overcoat McKinley sent a silk muffler and he carries letters from town mayors. He also has handcuffs revolvers slugs and other curios.
Police Judge Stubbs imposed fines for smoke consumer ordinance violations. Affidavits against 17 firms were read. five defendants appeared. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance, Parrott-Taggart, and Daniel Stewart Co. pleaded guilty and were fined $10 plus costs. Indianapolis Street Railway Co. and Grand Hotel Co. pleaded not guilty, fined $19 plus costs, and appealed. Other cases postponed.
London reports Marconi, inventor of the wireless telegraph, arrived on the American liner Philadelphia and is now confined to his bed with a cold. His condition is not serious.
A Topeka writer praises Grape Nuts and Postum Coffee after a ill cook substitutes a homemade breakfast. The dish proves easy to prepare and improves health, with both writer and a friend noting weight gain and comfort after including Grape Nuts with cream. Name given by Postum Co. Battle Creek Mich.
New York trading day ends with a mixed, professional tone as Amalgamated copper and Independent copper clash over direction. Steel stocks rise on anticipated stockholder report while sugar drags on Cuban settlement delays. Broad market shows conservatism despite fleeting gains. bonds steady and volume at 252,900 shares.
Cattle receipts total about 400 with varied consignments. Prices range from 1,350 to 1,500 pounds for good to prime export steers at 6.00 to 6.30. other cattle categories listed with weights and prices. Hogs receipts around 1,000 with quotes from 4.60 to 6.50 per hundredweight. sheep and lamb figures show light shipments and multiple price points. interstate yards in Indianapolis report similar hog quotations and quantities.
Chicago market notes show corn and wheat futures mixed as May and July contracts move with slight gains and losses. Provisions slide with pork and lard lower while eggs butter and cheese listings vary, reflecting steady but uneven demand. Live poultry and beef prices also trend with modest shifts among several standard grades.
In Louisville on January 30 the severe cold and icy streets forced changes to Admiral Schiley's planned entertainment and parade, disrupting the originally scheduled procession and related festivities.
New York market report lists dairy prices and poultry as well as cattle hogs and sheep at Union Stock Yards. Prices for butter lard cheese and dressed poultry given alongside cattle hogs and sheep receipts and price ranges in Kansas City and Chicago area markets.
Milling and freight prices listed for wheat corn oats and hay with quality grades and numbered lots. Inspections show nine cars across corn No 3 white No 3 yellow No 2 mixed and one car each for others. Prices include No 2 red wheat at 85c and various white and mixed corn values, timothy hay at 11.50 to 12.00 per unit.
Cattle receipts 429 show steady to strong demand with Wednesday prices noted. Hog receipts 1,889 up about 10 cents, best at 6.55, good to choice 6.40 to 6.75, mixed 6.00 to 6.35, stags 5.75 to 6.50, light shippers 5.60 to 6.00. Sheep receipts 108 stronger with extra at 3.85 to 4.00 and lambs at 5.85.
East Buffalo New York January 30. Cattle receipts six cars with strong advance of 10 cents. Best bid $5.85. Hog receipts thirty cars with prices from five to six twenty. Mixed pigs and quotational ranges from $5.90 to $6.60. Sheep and lambs receipts 295 cars with lambs up 10 to 15 cents. Tops $6.15. wethers and yearlings noted with price ranges.
Prices paid by shippers for poultry including old hens and toms, turkeys, ducks, geese, fowls, and spring chickens. Also eggs, butter, cheese, and hides with rates for fresh and cured items. Includes ranges for eggs and dairy products and full cream cheese, Swiss, brick, limburger, and tallow and calf hides.
A cryptic OCR fragment lists various coffee grades and prices including 10 12c and 14 11c, described as prime and strictly prime, with references to fancy green and Old Government Java. It also mentions 5244 and Golden ae, suggesting a market price note or catalog entry with limited legible details.
A listing of assorted grocery and commodity prices including roasted coffee blends, sugars, flour, salt, beans, molasses, syrups, produce, and fruits with various regional marks and per unit costs. The dense OCR shows numerous item names and price figures across multiple categories.
Linqan Co lists beef and pork products with varied grades and cuts, including hams sugar cured and boiled, Bacon clear sides and breakfast bacon, lard kettle rendered, picked pork and sausage options, fresh pork loins and roasts, tenderloins, spare ribs, and fresh beef tenderloin and sirloin cuts with prices per barrel, per pound, and per piece. The ad shows weights, package sizes, and regional references for Indiana and California.
A historical price list shows oysters from New York and Baltimore standards with per gallon and per hundred rates, plus white fish trout pickerel and other seafood. Prices include clams little necks at 75 cents to 1 dollar a dozen and lobsters at 25 cents per pound, plus frog legs and shrimp rates.
A historical price list enumerates drugs and chemicals with unit costs. Items include opium, morphine, quinine, cocaine, camphor, chlorate potash, iodide potassium, and soda bicarbonate with prices per ounce, gallon, or pound, such as opium $3.60 to $3.90 per ounce and bergamot oil $8.00 per pound, reflecting a broad catalog of medicinal supplies.
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