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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1909
Page
4
W H A Ballman of N New Jersey street was halted by Corner Policeman Bates on Saturday night. Ballman veered into Illinois street, struck a lunch wagon, scattering sandwiches and hot grease. He faced drunkenness charges and is about 20 years old.
Advertising fragment lists eggs at 1 cent and poultry items including turkeys geese hens and country ice. Mentions live poultry and buttsr unclear.
General strength appeared at the opening with gains across many issues, extending to midmorning trading. Atchison advanced to around 115 1/2, Reading St Paul and Northern Pacific rose, United States Steel held steady, Amalgamated Copper softened on London market cues, and American Smelting and minor Industrials advanced as demand surged.
Births: James and Grace Gilbert 811 Chadwick boy. Otis and Ursula Hoyt 2119 Chestnut girl. John Fa Nellie Gee 2014 Ludlow ir. Robert and Eva Farmer 2350 Gale. Harry and Clara Graham 2927 London boy. Clay and Lenz White 947 Holbrook. Harry and Grace Barth 305 Harris avenue boy. F Hills and Lila Hunter 3431 Salem girl. Otto and Felen Miles 1132 Hoyt boy. Munson and Jennie Peters 4749 E Washington boy. Deaths: Michael J Finneran 22 810 S East tuberculosis. Harvey C Sell 20 164 Holbrook. Rachel Toevica Rafferty 49 505 Holly breast cancer. J George Geiger 7 1733 E Twelfth heart. Luiu M Hudsenl 30 1329 Massachusetts tuberculosis. Ida Reichter 18 2126 Singleton curvature. Emma Dollie Ball 33 1122 Eugene bowel tuberculosis. Marriages: Louis Murphy and Edna C Gordon. Elmer Wrennick and Ruby M Fritts. Jesse F Irwin and Maude E Lauden. James I Meyers and Clara A Bond. Lil Ludwick and Valley F Wright. George Blakley and Mary C Pake. Frederick Clark and Edith Church. Building Permits: George McIntire house Graceland near Fortiet 400. R F Exline shed 827 Oakland 200. C Prader remodel 1523 Madison 75. Sisters of Providence addition 15 S Capitol avenue 150. AGH Passwaiter house 1846 S State implement. Mary J Kirlin house Broadway near Thirtieth 3000.
Chicago June 21 opening piles show July corn at $1.13 and June–July notes. Shaky market terms mention September and ribs as placeholders, with scattered prices and month references in a fragmentary listing.
Indianapolis June 21 receipts show 1500 hogs 600 cattle 150 sheep with hogs down and cattle up from a week ago while sheep rise year ago. Prices ranged from 7.50 to 8.35 for hogs and steady demand limited by outside influences, cattle and calves steady, sheep ample with spring lambs 7.50 and up. Representative sales list hogs cattle and calves with varied weights and prices across markets in Cincinnati East Buffalo Pittsburgh and Petersburg reflecting a broad regional trading day.
Across the South Channel from Camp Algonac on the July 7 to August 3 outing, Walpole Island hosts eight square miles of Ojibwe Potawatomi and Ottawa history. The native Indians, pensioners of Britain, live in tepees in summer, run crafts shops, and offer schools, friendly greetings, and a naphtha launch link to Camp Algonac at five cents each way. Admission to Camp Algonac costs 20 dollars for adults, 13.50 for children five to 12, and 6.50 for under five with board provided.
In San Francisco California on June 1, the bribery trial of Patrick Calhoun, head of United Railways, ended in a hung jury after a month. Ten jurors favored acquittal and two urged conviction over a $4000 bribe offer to a supervisor. Judge Lawler ordered release after no juror could reach a verdict.
New York, June 21. Howard Gould surprised the court in his wife’s alimony suit when attorney Delancey Nicoll said no further evidence would be presented. Clarence Shearn planned a lengthy rebuttal, aiming to clear points, with witnesses possibly out of town. The defense centered on challenges to testimony involving Dustin Farnum.
In Petersburg Indiana on June the tenth marriage within 21 months involves Post Office deputies. Thomas B Fessler of Indianapolis and Miss Agnes L Wyatt of Petersburg wed, marking the tenth union among local post office staff, including two relatives of Postmaster Houcins.
Terre Haute Indiana June 21 Mrs Anna Sanders aged 98 widow of John F Sanders and mother of the wife of W P Blair brick paving manufacturer died from injuries after a fall that broke her shoulder. Sanders was a twice grand master of Indiana Odd Fellows.
Hog receipts total 40 000 with steady to slightly lower prices. Mixed and butcher hogs ranged from 7.00 to 8.17 dollars, light hogs 7.35 to 7.95, pigs 6.25 to 7.05, cattle receipts 15 000 with steady tone, cows and heifers 25.46 to 40, stockers and feeders 5.00 to 6.10, calves 6.00 to 7.75, lambs 4.75 to 66.10 with 6 269.60 reported in the series.
Minnie Meier a 12 year old diver from Riverside wows 10 000 spectators at the beach. She leaps from 50 feet with Baby Neptune Ralph Meier age 6 performing alongside Elma Meier 14 and coach Thomas J Q Meier an expert swimmer who holds water records. The group plans two week engagement showing astonishing aquatic feats.
Vincent Secrest of 315 West Morris street reports a Saturday night assault by two rough young men who knocked him down and stole a watch and some change while he was nearing home. Ralph Blanchard of the Lorette hotel says a female companion in Manninger's saloon at 42 46 West Ohio street stole his purse containing three dollars after she left.
Arthur Bal Four joins supporters including the Earl of Rosebery and Sir Ed Ward Grey in stressing that England's fate hinges on maintaining naval supremacy in home waters.
List of meat products with price per pound includes sugar cured hams English style hams and bacon with figures such as 13 percent 716t4c 154 18iic 2144 22c 16 19c and dry salt lisge Fresh to Fresh 6
The trial of Joseph J. Fournace, city weighmaster at the hay market, resumed as Hallie Sanders testified about crooked deals. Sanders alleged false weights and split proceeds with Fournace, claiming three quarters to Fournace and one quarter to Sanders. Isidor Wulfson testified about disguising to uncover the false weights leading to Fournace and Sanders’s arrest. Wulfson’s testimony prompted sharp exchanges with Attorney Spaan as he pressed the witness.
People in Indianapolis enjoy unusually early and fine watermelons from Florida with fresh cantaloupes from Alabama. James Pinto notes warm southern weather speeds arrivals, with Florida melons leading shipments for weeks before Indiana crops ripen. Prices range from 40 to 60 cents as markets display melons. The Ferns beat the Indianapolis Reserves 3 2 at Brighton Beach and Theaters toppled New York 6 2 yesterday.
State labor commissioners reported to Gov. Marshall on the Evansville carmen strike with no new developments. They aimed to lure peace but found conditions frogen with no car use and stagnant trade as the strike continued.
Miss Anne Morgan daughter of J P Morgan took part in the opening ceremonies marking the completion of a restaurant at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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