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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1903
Page
15
In Darrey Pennsylvania a black Malay cock owned by Charles Crumbach battled a blind sewer rat in a dramatic yard bout. The rat targeted a chicken, but the rooster thwarted every advance, spurring an eye before the rodent died in its hole. The bird was only mildly mussed.
The Omaha Daily News urges using soldiers and sailors for productive work. It proposes the navy builds ships and the army forges weapons, with pay drawn from suitable appropriations. It also suggests seaborne targets for idle shore workers and efficiency in resource use.
A Kansas City Journal note describes a bed with a foot spring that starts a music box. The mechanism plays soothing lullabies to induce sleep, promising a safe alternative to sedatives like chloral morphia and opium for natural rest.
Indiana Republican leaders organize a special excursion to Cincinnati for Taft notification, changing travel from 6 30 to 8 00 a m to allow business men aboard. Indianapolis backs Fairbanks, and a large enthusiastic turnout would ease fears about Indiana as a pivotal state for Taft. Organizers aim for nonpolitician support and a strong, neighborly show.
Residents on South East Street applaud the city for fixing rough asphalt but urge repairs to the brick pavement at Prospect and East streets for full satisfaction. The note reflects local concerns over street conditions and ongoing infrastructure needs.
A man previously convicted of stealing clothing appears for sentencing. He shows sorrow and fear, while the judge expresses sympathy and delivers the sentence, remarking that the man is about to be imprisoned for the first time.
A Scots shepherd refuses to part with his collie Jock, saying he cannot part with him because the dog cannot swim the Atlantic. An American had offered more, but the shepherd shorts him and sells to a tourist instead. The exchange highlights the shepherd choosing sentiment over higher bid.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes Kipling Canada hosts a blooming town with Shakespere as a single exception in Shakespere, Oregon. It observes the United States houses many Milton, Goldsmith, Dickens, Scott, Byron, Tennyson variants but no Browning names despite Browning clubs.
Independence party national convention begins in Chicago at Orchestra hall with over 900 delegates from all states. Key names include Charles A. Walsh Howard S Taylor M W Howard Thomas L Hisgen and potential backing for Hearst Graves. Temporary officers expected Hearst to chair with De Ford as secretary and Rust as sergeant at arms.
John Gallagher a Philadelphia saloon keeper has stayed in Indianapolis a week spent largely in drinking. Described as the hardest proposition the police have faced in years he resisted arrest and was sent from the police station to St. Vincent's hospital with two bicycle policemen accompanying the ambulance crew. He later tried to disrupt a Volunteers of America meeting, requiring two officers to quell him.
Shelbyville Indiana July 24 Mrs George B Huntington wife of County Auditor Huntington died yesterday from typhoid fever at her home in Shelbyville The passing removes a prominent local figure and follows a season of illness in the Huntington household.
Indiana faces a tight House map with seven unclear districts. Democrats hope gains in the Eighth and Eleventh amid temperance tensions, while Republicans rally around incumbents like Adair in the Sixth and Cox in the Third. Voter independence grows, making outcomes uncertain across districts from First to Eleventh.
New York opening sees broad declines in American stocks led by a point drop for Union Pacific with later recovery. Indianapolis hog and cattle receipts rise over last week while hogs show weakness at the open, cattle and sheep mixed. Lambs steady. steers and heifers priced across several weight classes with typical spreads.
East Buffalo New York July 24 cattle receipts 150 slow and steady prices for yearlings 3 25 to 6 25 sheep and lambs receipts 1200 steady spring lambs 5 40 to 6 59 yearlings 4 00 to 5 20 sheep 2 75 to 4 40 hogs receipts 6800 5 1 2 c lower buyers Yorkers 6 40 to 6 50 pigs 6 10 to 6 95 mixed and heavy 6 90 to 7 05 roughs 5 50 to 5 80
Chicago reports hogs at 15 000 receipts with mixed results and high end bids from 6.15 to 6.77 per cwt. Cattle receipts 3 000 with Beeves in a 5.00 to 8.00 range and Texas steers around 5.90. Sheep receipts 8 000 with native offerings from 2.60 to 4.80 and westerns 2.75 to 4.95 per cwt.
Pittsburg Pa July 24 cattle receipts light and steady with extras at 6.65 to 6.75 prime 6.25 to 16.50 for best, cows and heifers 3.00 to 5.25, springers up to 5. for hogs receipts light to moderate with heavy and medium 7.10 to 7.15, workers 6.60 to 7.00, pigs 5.25 to 6.40, roughs 5.25 to 6.00. Sheep and lambs receipts light with prime wethers 4.60 to 4.70, good mixed 4.30 to 4.30, lambs 3.00 to 6.50.
The notice lists buying prices for hides and calves by grade including No 1 and No 2 green and salted hides and calves per pound, with No 1 horse hides at $3.00. It also discusses political prospects in districts twelve and thirteen, noting Con gressman Gilbert's resignation, Gilliams winning by 379, and Democratic hopes with Cyrus Cline for the Thirteenth district.
City birth entries list Charles and Gertrude Joy at 1123 McClain Street and others. deaths include Tom Miller at 506 Stevens Street with stomach cancer and infant Pierce at 450 W Wabash. multiple marriages listed such as Claude Laughner to Bess Clinton and James Arnold Jr. to Pearl Johnson. records read like a local roll of life events.
D Rohan of 1011 N Arsenal introduces a new line of stairs grilles and fixtures in a showroom update. The collection includes redesigned columns and multiple model options, with a fresh contact number 27 for inquiries.
The Indianapolis Florists' club hosted a park outing at Germania Park on Thursday with 150 attendees. Events included foot racing and bowling, and the main event was a baseball contest between North-side and South-side florists, won by the South-side team 10 to 6.
A long list of fresh produce and dairy prices from a market bulletin. Items include asparagus two bunches for 5c, home grown beets, wax beans, cabbage, celery, cauliflower, sugar corn, cucumbers, eggplant, green peppers, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, mint, parsley, new peas, potatoes, radishes, squash, tomatoes, turnips, watercress, apples, russets, bananas, blackberries, dates, cantaloupes, currants, huckleberries, lemons, limes, plums, oranges, peaches, pineapples, watermelons, country butter, creamery butter, spring chickens, squabs, and eggs with various price per unit.
A butcher shop advertisement lists sugar cured hams and bacons, English style hams and shoulders, dried beef, smoked and dry salt bacon, lard, pickled pork, fresh pork products, veal, mutton, lambs, and beef with assorted prices per pound or per unit, in a dense price catalog style.
The Wagon Market lists feed and grain prices from Rouse Bros at 130 Kentucky Ave. Corn meal or shelled oats sell for 46 and 35 cents per unit, timothy and clover hay range from 13 to 19 dollars, straw 4 to 5 dollars, with various No. and Old timothy figures noted.
Indian apolis Produce Exchange lists fresh eggs at per dozen prices and poultry items with live turkey at 10c, ducks 6c, geese 5c, hens and spring chickens 15c.
Wheat holds steady with No 2 red through billing at 89c and No 4 red, through billing, at 9c to 9c range. Corn prices steady with No 2 white through billing 80c, No 4 white 78c, No 2 yellow 79c, and mixed varieties around 73 to 79c. Oats and hay quotes appear mixed, with No 2 white oats at 50c, No 4 white 56 1 4c, and No 1 timothy hay at 12.00 per ton. inspections logged across several grades and cars.
Chicago grain markets opened higher with light selling and broad activity on both sides. Wheat and corn posted gains in September futures while oats and pork futures rose, with near term quotes around 9 1/8 to 9 1/2 cents for wheat and 7 1/2 to 7 3/4 for corn amid firm cables and rising demand. In a separate item, 80 year old Mrs. Mary Colescott of Shelbyville Indiana was badly injured after a fall at home.
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