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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1902
Page
3
Washington reports oleomargarine producers plan to exploit the new law effective July 1 by using pure white oleo with a consumer added yellow coloring to avoid the ten cent per pound tax. Armour seeks court defense while palm oil varieties may bypass most taxes, coloring oleo yellow and sparking a tax reduction.
Seattle dispatch reports Bandit Tracy’s boat seen near Whidby Island at 2 am Monday with him alone aboard. He is suspected of killing Anderson or marooning him on wooded shores as he sailed past navy yards and forts. The revenue cutter Grant joined the chase but found no trace by 9 am.
A Monday blaze in Plattsburg, New York, destroyed the blocks of W. W. Attings, Wm. M. Levy, Catharine A. Foy, James Haney and the warehouse of Perley H. Barber & Co. The estimated loss stands at 125000 dollars.
Marion Indiana reports a Sunday fire causing extensive damage to the Kellar chair factory, with losses estimated at twenty five thousand dollars. Fire crews battled the blaze through the afternoon but the building suffered significant damage.
T W Robinson a Justice of the Peace from Loomis Michigan says Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets are the best for his stomach. They regulate the liver and bowels, are easy to take and pleasant in effect. Price five cents per box. For sale by all druggists.
In a warm circuit court day Judge Allen and lawyer Evans Woollen shed coats and suspenders amid the Schafer liquor license dispute. The Civic Alliance counsel Charles Orbison kept his coat, while the judge urged wives to obtain their husbands' authority before signing papers.
Secretary Moody designated the Brooklyn navy yards as the construction site for the battleship provided by Congress. The decision sets a government factory build for the vessel.
The steamers Cumberland and Admiral Farragut collided in fog near Boston on Monday. The Cumberland suffered a large hull hole but no injuries were reported. the ship bound for Sportland Lubec and Eastport returned to the wharf with a large passenger list aboard.
Washington July 7 Attorney general Knox is likely to travel to France to discuss transferring the Panama canal route to the United States. Senator Spooner of Wisconsin will probably accompany him to assist in the negotiations.
American amateur C.8 Titus edged Canadian champion L. F. Sholes by a length and a half in eight minutes and 32 seconds to win a preliminary heat on Monday afternoon on the Thames.
LISBON July 7 report notes the Spanish express derailed near Guarda Portugal Monday. Six persons killed and 27 injured in the accident.
Jessie Carson has filed a bond of fifty thousand dollars as administratrix of the estate of Helen P Carson. The filing secures administration of the estate and compliance with probate requirements.
Colonial Secretary Lord Joseph Chamberlain was severely cut on the head in a London cab accident on Monday. He was taken to Charing Cross hospital on a stretcher and will remain overnight. Doctors say the wound is not dangerous.
Births list ten couples with newborns including Ernest Bradford girl and Otis Woolen girl plus several others. Deaths report many ages with causes such as cholera infantum cancer and pneumonia. Marriages include ten couples across multiple households.
Ed L May on Station Street near Thirtieth Street lists house and barn for 600 dollars. Henry Brinkman on Rural Street near Eleventh Street lists a house for 700 dollars. German Baptist church at Iowa and Singleton Streets lists a house for 1385 dollars and a church for 1903 dollars. Frank Meier at 1429 Marlowe Avenue lists a house for 1400 dollars.
Bargains announced for slightly used upright pianos at Baldwin’s. Sale highlights include affordable models suitable for beginners and small studios. Limited stock available. visit the Baldwin showroom to inspect and compare instruments.
In South Bend Indiana prosecutors gather new material in the Mrs Aileen O Malley murder case. A trunk left behind after her eastward elopement with William Hearin holds a photo of the couple in a loving pose taken at Coney Island. Prosecutor Clarke hints at a possible first husband from Omaha linked to the case.
Simon Pokagon Jr., seven, grandson of Chief Pokagon, was admitted to the Indiana orphans home in Mishawaka. Fellow inmates regard him with awe as a full-blooded Indian from the Michigan reserve, raising questions about state care and tribal heritage.
Mrs Lulu Smalley of 617 North Senate Avenue died at 10 30 p m Sunday from sarcoma following a lengthy illness. Her remains were taken to Parsons Kansas for burial.
Fortville Inquirer reports Indianapolis local taxation at 1.95 per dollar of assessed value with no exemptions. It lists the Local building and loan fund and association in Princeton with 100000, South Bend cooperation telephone company with 4000, Holt House Drug Company in Decatur at 5400. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad claims radical root-cure for disease.
Pennsylvania Vandalia Lines announces special round trip fares to Colorado Utah South Dakota Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota and to San Francisco Portland Providence Tacoma Salt Lake City St Paul Minneapolis Omaha Des Moines For particulars contact agents or W W Richardson DPA Indianapolis
On Friday July 18 the Pennsylvania Lines will run a personally conducted excursion to Niagara Falls. The route passes Columbus Akron Cambridge Springs Chautauqua Lake and uses through sleepers and coaches from Indianapolis at 7 15 p m return limit twelve days. Low rates from other points available. for details contact agents or W W Richardson D P A Indianapolis.
Train schedule item lists departure from Indianapolis at 12 20 p m and arrival in Detroit at 8 10 p m on the route via Lake Erie Western and Wabash lines.
Special train with through sleepers and coaches to Atlantic City on Thursday July 31. Tickets sold to Cape May Angelesa Avalon Holly Beach Ocean City Sea Isle City N J Rehoboth Del and Ocean City Md. Round trip $15. Return limit 12 days. For part...
Yellowstone National Park offers vast curiosities with a scenic stage ride from Monida. The daily service uses Concord coaches by Monida & Yellowstone Stage Company to reach all park points via Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line routes. For details apply to W H Conner in Cincinnati Ohio.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething children. It asserts the product soothes pain softens gums helps wind colic and cures diarrhea. The bottle price listed as twenty five cents for a small size.
The council will introduce a new ordinance for E. C. Atkins' company switch and review franchises for Merchants' and Citizens' heating and lighting. Shelbyville line franchise is not expected to be discussed. If the weather is clear, Wynne may call up a 13500 pesthouse appropriation ordinance. No safety board recommendation on Irvington police and fire protection yet.
Danville Indiana notes the death of Joseph Schwartz the town’s wealthiest man who owned the largest department store. He died in Hamburg Germany after years of health troubles from a bruise that led to a tumor. He leaves a wife and two children and was traveling with kin to visit relatives.
The City Savings and Loan Association of Indianapolis is incorporated with 100000 capital on Monday. Directors named include Henry Becker H C Vehling C J Fuerst William Spielhoff William Bade Eugene Hoffman Charles Becker and C F Luessow.
New York reports claim crop damage is overstated while markets expect easier money and rising securities. Chicago and national banks show strength with capital growth and favorable trade for iron and steel, as holidays bring generally good crop weather and confidence in prices despite no imminent coal strike changes.
A dense list covers stock quotes from Pons Indianapolis gas to Union Traction and Broad Ripple traction with values for preferred and common shares. The page also lists street railways, Indianapolis improvement stock, and telecommunication issues alongside extensive daily market prices for poultry produce, dairy, meats, hides, flour, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and various imported and domestic coffees, sugars, cereals, and related staples.
Receipts Monday total about 200 cattle and 600 hogs with varied grades. Prime to good export and butcher steers and heifers move at 1,000 to 1,400 pounds, with feedlots and calves priced from 4.25 to 6.50 per cwt. Hogs show heavy to light weights trading around 5.75 to 7.75 per cwt. Lambs and sheep receipts near 100, with spring lambs and yearlings priced in the 3.50 to 6.00 range. Chicago provisions report butter prices with extras and storage costs listed.
A fragmented market list shows live poultry items with prices for chickens broilers springs and turkeys and a section on eggs. Other items include cheese and brick merchandise with varied unit prices.
New York stocks opened firm with Rock Island gains and Illinois Central strength as western operators push prices. United States Steel faced pressure from foreign selling while Hocking Valley and Missouri Pacific showed bullish activity. Soft coal shares rose on strong bituminous trade and sugar prices slipped modestly. Amalgamated copper edged up and government bonds held steady.
Chicago on July 7 reports futures gains across grains with wheat margins up to 4 54c higher and corn July and September up several cents. Oats show minor shifts and provisions rise with September pork about 18 67 to 18 47, lard near 10 80 to 11 02, ribs around 10 77 to 10 87.
Cattle receipts 1,121 with active demand. Shippers 5.00 to 7.80, best to good 5.50 to 6.50 for higher grades. Hogs receipts 2,409 with strong to high demand. Selects 7.80, goods 7.45 to 7.65, mixed 7.15 to 7.40. Sheep receipts 3,693 slow. extras 3.75, extra lambs 7.40.
The report lists grain prices with multiple grades for wheat corn and oats including No 2 red No 3 white No 4 white and mixed varieties with cents per bushel and wagon prices. It also shows hay prices for timothy and inspection totals across car loads.
Readable prices list from New Orleans and other regions for molasses and syrup grades, rice, peaches, blackberries raspberries and other produce, canned corn, oysters, beans and seafood. Notable items include molasses at 28 gc, peaches around $2.25, California standard peaches at $2.10, lobster $1.85 to $2.00, strawberries 90c, and tomatoes 1.45 to 1.50 per 3-lb.
The catalog lists hams and bacons with varied cuts and prices per pound or unit, plus lard, sausage, fresh pork items, and pickled pork. It also includes a wide array of drugs with unit prices for chemicals, fragrances, and medicinal compounds, reflecting a mixed general store inventory.
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