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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1902
Page
6
Mrs Wm Sears, said to be on a month long spree, is locked up in Kokomo Indiana following a sharp object incident with her children. Four stout men needed to restrain her as she fought officers leaving their flesh blue and black.
STEUBENVILLE June 4 alleges Zadoc Burris 72 a farmer was hypnotized to sign a 2700 note for lightning rods. he agreed to pay 270. His brother William Burris allegedly lost 5000 in a farm deal 15 years ago. In Washington a German inventor Manh after offered to carry US mails across the ocean in four days by airship.
Indiana items report plans for a Montpelier street fair June 24 through 27. Other notes include a Wayne county taxables increase of 266000, Parke county illegal hunting arrests, and various local incidents from across the state.
Birth notices list Lester and Augusta Horton a boy Emil and Paulina Shorwronek a boy John and Margarette Rikhoff a boy Franklin E and Miriam Brown a girl. Deaths include Leonard M Foltzenlogel one month old whooping cough Christian Jacob forty one ayataymic convulsions Elsnora Roembke thirty eight meningitis. Marriages named many couples including William E Helms and Edith Wolf Richard A Coleman and Edith Crowle Joan Stenz and Rosina Miller William Gang and Maggie Sebastian William Strebe and Beatrice Hagedon Matthew Klein and Mary Kinnala Frank Obergfell and Lulu Bartlein Albert Rabe and Elizabeth Viewegh William Morris and Mary Walsh Ida Dell Hawkins Luke Noone and Mary Hayes Ada Huston Luther O Watson Nellie Kis sell John L Goddard and Alice Eckfeldt William Kane and Elizabeth Schubert Charles Sellers and Edith Carver Richard Krieger and Gertrude Loy Samuel Co O Banyon and Cora Crowdens Fletcher Hawkins and Jeanette Woolhunter George Elliott and Mary Se wall William Crone and Nellie Rich Building Permits listed Louis Defful 1215 Polk repairs W H Rugenstein 602 Weghorst frame house 1500 W Millikan 1923 25 Hovey double frame house 800 1927 29 Hovey
At Wells and Kenziest a wagonload of dressed meat was dumped into the street by workmen after a nonunion man sat on a seat. Police and stockyard wagons moved through downtown, crowds jeered, wires cut. Two colored drivers were assaulted with ice hooks. Injuries suspected fatal. Also in New York a British ship Lena carried volcanic dust from Barbadoes and La Soufrier, seven tons shoveled into the hold for ballast.
The Richardson Kothe company of Indianapolis has been incorporated with 50000 dollars in capital stock to conduct a general real estate and insurance business. Directors are B E A Richardson Henry Kothe and N H Richardson.
An officer estimates the Wabash Railway extension to Baltimore will cost about 25 million dollars with around 5 million for terminal facilities at Baltimore. The piece also notes tobacco industry activity including Cuban cigar business consolidation and Havana stock action, plus various market summaries and inspections data.
A dense list of bonds and stocks from Indianapolis ledgers including Belt, American National Bank, Capital National Bank, Central Trust, Merchants National Bank, Indiana National Bank, Marion Trust, Union Trust, and many others along with notes on fire insurance and gas holdings. The report also covers cattle, hogs, and sheep quotations at the Indianapolis Union Stock Yards with receipts and price ranges for steers, heifers, veals, pigs, and lambs.
Cattle receipts five thousand with native steers at 5.10 to 7.40 dollars cows 2.90 to 6.00 stockers and feeders 3.00 to 5.50 bulls 3.50 to 5.00 calves 3.25 to 5.75 Hogs receipts thirteen thousand with bulk seven.00 to 7.25 heavy 7.35 packers 7.10 to 7.35 medium 7.10 to 7.35 light 6.50 to 7.10 workers 7.00 to 7.10 pigs 6.00 to 6.85 Sheep receipts four thousand muttons 4.40 to 5.85 lambs 7.00 to 7.25 range wethers 4.15 to 6.00 ewes 4.60 to 5.75.
Cincinnati Ohio reports cattle receipts 784 with shipper prices from 5.65 to 6.50 for extra fat and 7.00 to 7.23 for extra calves. Hog receipts 2940 with Select 7.25 to 7.30 and mixed 6.55 to 6.90. Sheep receipts 3076 with extra at 6.60 and best lambs 5.10 to 5.25.
East Buffalo New York June 4 cattle seven cars market steady prices 5.00 to 7.00 for cattle hides hogs receipts 20 cars yorkers 6.90 to 7.15 mixed packers 7.20 to 7.40 medium and heavy 7.45 to 7.55 pigs 6.75 to 6.80 roughs 6.10 to 6.90 stags 5.25 to 6.00 sheep and lambs receipts 12 cars fair to best lambs 6.90 to 7.50 best sheep 5.00 to 5.25
Reports show cattle heifers at 2.50 to 7.00, bulls 2.50 to 5.50, calves 5.50 to 7.00, Texas steers 5.00 to 6.40, hogs receipts 35,000 with bulk 7.05 to 7.40 and variations for light rough and good to choice. Sheep receipts 17,000 with ranges from 4.50 to 7.15, grain futures in Chicago mixed with wheat up fractions and corn and oats down little, provisions higher with pork near 17.20 to 17.40, lard 10.20–10.30, ribs 9.90–10.25.
Prices paid by shippers for poultry and produce including hens ducks geese and turkeys with egg cheese butter and fat details. Hens 8 1 4 c old turkey hens 6c old toms 6c choice young turkeys 7 3 c ducks 8c geese 9c to 14c per lb eggs 14c butter 1 5 4 l 8 l c f r o b i g h g .
A dense price list shows fruit vegetables meats and staples with varied regional offers. Includes oranges Florida and bloods prices, lemons imports, fish oysters clams and canned goods, plus coffee sugars molasses and drugs items with unit quotes and per unit or per bag pricing.
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