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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1909
Page
4
Chicago on July 19 shows the wheat market opening easy and off about 1 percent due to favorable weather and higher receipts in the southwest. Local traders remain bearish but hold back on selling. St Louis reports 200,000 bushels of new wheat received this morning.
The listing from Rouse Bros at 230 Kentucky Avenue shows prices for oats hay and straw. Shelled oats 55 18c per unit, sheaf oats 310 13, timothy 15 to 16, new Timothy 10 to 12, new Clover 9 to 11, mixed hay 13 to 14, wheat straw 6 to 7, cats straw 1.00754.
Receipts for hogs and cattle varied with hogs at 420 sheep noted, market quiet with prices near Saturday levels. Hogs 14 to 22 lbs sold around 8.0 to 8.2 per hundred, cattle incl steers bulls and calves steady to firm, sheep and lambs largely down from prior weeks. Regional reports from Union Stock Yards and other cities show mixed demand and price shifts across states.
Market note from Indianapolis Produce Exchange listing fresh eyes 18c country butter ice and live poultry items including turkeys ducks and geese reflecting routine commoditized trade in early 20th century Indianapolis commerce.
The Rev Lester and the Wipworth League of Mapleton M E church conducted a religious meeting Sunday in the Ehirtwis Valley assembly for aged people at 2543 East Washington Street.
A launch carrying John Clancy, James S Hess, Frank J Alexander, and Marshall Congl capsized in the White river Saturday night near the county line. Alexander and Hess escaped by grabbing a tree limb while Clancy and Congl swam to shore.
The author argues the tariff remains a central issue separating parties. Democrats defend revenue taxation and equality, while Republicans cling to protectionism. Roosevelt’s reform efforts failed within his party, and Beveridge is portrayed as a wiser protectionist. The piece endorses an income tax and criticizes Taft’s and Aldrich’s positions, suggesting a new party alignment toward fair dealing.
In San Francisco area, Young Corbett defeated Tecry MM. Gevern yesterday as part of a match. He wed Miss Daisy Merserer in a ceremony conducted by Rev. J. M. Cutting in Billy Shannon's San Rafael parlor. Sweet peas decorated the room.
About 160 of 240 workers reported for duty at the Standard Steam Car company trotz today as a strike wave spreads. At two subsidiary plants about 63 workers were present. the rest stayed home amid warnings from leaders guiding peaceful abstention. Placards reading Smoky Hand Strike On Keep Out appeared in town as clashes with strikebreakers were feared.
Navy officer Sutton recounts after hours car ride with officers Uteley Petts Shearer Osterman and Sutton to Carver Hall and Spar Creek bridge. The group argues and fights until Sutton is punched and knocked down. Osterman also strikes him. Major Leonard allows the testimony.
The New York market opened with activity near two thirds of Saturday’s two hours. Union Pacific hit a new high as St Paul climbed nearly two points on heavy volume. Hill stocks Chesapeake Ohio Consolidated Gas Canadian Pacific led gains while Amalgamated Copper and Smelting lagged on copper stock concerns. London bought Union Pacific Steel Southern Pacific and M E T bonds held steady.
John Brooks of the Pennsylvania Railroad suffered a painful back injury Monday after falling from a box car his back hit a brake beam He works in the shops and was removed to his home at 1518 North Dearborn Street for treatment.
City council to discuss measures regulating automobiles and train speeds at Monday night session. The auto ordinance would require licensed drivers and set rules for vehicle operation. Aimed at improving safety, the proposals seek to curb speeding and traffic violations.
Ambrose Pullmann awoke to a long-distance telegram from his Cincinnati home and rushed there, arriving by 11, and at 4:30 p.m. a baby boy was born. The Pullmann family already has two daughters and a son.
W H Whittaker who collapsed shortly after resigning as superintendent of the Indiana reformatory is out of danger and improving. He is conscious and steady in improvement at Norways Stern sanitarium in Indianapolis.
The Salvation Army Fresh Air Farm in Indianapolis is ready to host 25 sick children and their mothers for a week starting Tuesday. The eight room camp on Carl Fisher farm near New Augusta will operate for two months with free wholesome food and outdoor facilities. A sick mother and her child may join if a tent is donated, and local supporters including Carl Fisher and Charles W. Fairbanks back the effort.
The Longfellow Indian epic is being performed at Fairview park with simple, truthful staging. The native players show freshness in each performance and audiences fill daily where dances and the war cry echo college yells, proving a strong hit with youth and vigor.
Frank Graham, a Republican with ten years of party service, seeks his party’s nomination for city council in the Sixth district. He has lived in the district 25 years, born in Marion county, and works as a foreman at Indiana Tinware. He resides at 1302 Linden Street and has strong local backing.
The United Republican club passed resolutions endorsing W. N. Harding for the Republican nomination for mayor. A copy of the resolutions bearing the names of A. Herzberg, president, and M. Yanowsky, secretary, has been received at the Indianapolis Sun office.
Police will erect a danger sign at a Fall Creek location below Capitol Avenue where George Altland aged 19 drowned Thursday afternoon. A 25 foot and a 38 foot deep connected hole run to a site where the drowning occurred, found only after divers recovered Altland's body.
The Elsie Williams Musical Comedy company launches a new combi nation at Wonderland Air Dome Cleveland this summer. The cast includes Tom Arnold William Lee Abe Fried land Helen Clark Fred Judd Miss Williams Mona Branscomb and others. Performances run 9pm nightly rain or shine with the show Wanted A Wife.
Coroner Blackwell ruled a plain death by own action in the case of Mrs Elizabeth Adams wife of Frank Adams. She chilled herself in her Pasadena flats apartment. The coroner stated there was sufficient evidence even without the testimony of Mrs James Hugh Campbell who could not be located.
John Lee, 32, of 919 Prospect Street, confessed to detectives that he stole a sardiniere from his front porch and various other items over more than a year. He said the thefts were to fund marriage plans and noted most kitchen supplies came from C Koehring and Company where he worked, with other items from different employers.
The Rev. Robert Morris Kemp indicted on charges from St Chrysostom's Episcopal church choir director and a Congress Hotel bellboy was dismissed by Judge Kersten in Chicago Illinois on July 19.
Mrs. George Lambert tried to rescue a horse from a burning barn behind her home at 116 W Raymond Street on Monday but the fire had gained headway and she gave up. The horse belonged to Mr Lambert who owns a gravel wagon. The husband was away at work. Fire likely started from spontaneous combustion in new hay recently stored.
Dr. W. F. Cleveger receives a $5,500 permit for a house on Talbott near Sixteenth. Mr. Grover gets a $2,000 permit for a house at 145 N. Meridian. W. F. Nelson obtains a $2,000 permit for a house at Fortieth and Graceland. Henry Emrich lists a wrecked house at New Jersey and kicking costing $159. M. W. Flaig files repairs at 1632 Fletcher for $150. Dyer Bros. remodel at 234 Massachusetts avenue for $455.
The Ha Gingies case was sent to the jury in Judge Kersten's court after lunch. The jurors began deliberations following a post lunch recess in their room.
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