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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1907
Page
8
The treasury department’s relief measures and optimistic banking signals sparked a feverish opening with readings jumping 9 to 11 points from prior close. Gains appeared across major rails and industrials before mixed selling trimmed gains, signaling renewed market confidence after initial volatility.
London reports a disastrous day in Wall Street with American stocks plunging at the opening. Union Pacific nosedived to 2054 points, St Paul and Reading fell sharply, while Atchison slid before partial recoveries. Officials struggled to restore order as New York prospects unsettled traders.
Washington reports President Roosevelt plans no invitation to J P Morgan rail chiefs and other railroad presidents. Officials say he will not be swayed by stock market turmoil as McCrea Newman Mellen and Hughitt seek a meeting, while Wall Street bears claw profits. Citizens await whether leaders will request talks.
Scrippa McRae Presa Association Chicago reports eggs extra 28c per dozen, butter creamery 28c, cheese Twins 14 15c, poultry prices for turkeys five, chickens 14i, ducks 12 1 6c, geese 5.00 7.50 per dozen.
Shelled oats four cents per unit, heap oats one dollar and eighteen cents. Straw at eighty six dollars per ton. Miller thirty dollars. Timothy hay fifty dollars twenty cents, clover thirty dollars seventeen cents, mixed thirty five dollars sixty nine cents. Prices reflect local grain and forage market rates.
The Northwestern Fire and Marine Insurance Company of Minneapolis has been licensed to conduct business in the state. The capital stock stake is noted but full details are incomplete in the filing.
Indianapolis March 15 Hogs receipts 5 500 cattle 1 500 sheep 100 The hog market braced up this morning with prices 5 to 0 cents higher than yesterday Demand came largely from local sources with some outside inquiry The top moved above the 7 mark best at 7 43 Most business between 6 50 and 7 00 Trading active leading to an early clearance Cattle market steady with strong demand for good to choice stock and first grade feeding stock Sheep and lambs sold at unchanged figures mime stock demand remains strong but thin grades near bottom prices
Market table lists bacon pork values from 5.95 to 6.95 with grades from best heavies to common light mixed. Steers and heifers priced by weight ranges from 3.25 to 5.50 for various classes. Cows and bulls show prime and butcher figures up to about 4.00. Sheep and lambs sections offer prime lambs and best yearlings with stocker and feeding categories.
Cattle receipts reached about 1,000 with steady prices. Beef steers traded around 4.04 to 6.73. stockers and feeders 3.50 to 6.50. Cows and heifers 2.65 to 3.20. Texas cattle 8.05 to 6.60. cows and heifers 4.05. Hogs receipts 5,000, up 5 cents. Prices for hogs ranged from 6.50 to 8.10 for packers and best heavy hogs 6.85 to 6.95.
New York March 15 prime market quotes list Muvess at 18.00 18.75 lard Western spot 9.40 tallow City 64c country 14 7r butter Creamery extra 20 31c state dairy rules finest 29 30c Eyes White fancy 2 22c western 175c Cheese Full cream 143 1ic
Cincinnati market report shows cattle receipts 750 slow with ranges for butcher steers good to choice 4.75 to 5.25 calves 8.50 extra. hogs receipts around 1100 up 10c with good to choice 7.15. sheep receipts 230 steady with lambs up 10 to 15c and extra 8.15.
Market bulletin lists Wheat No 2 red at 76c and No 4 red at 70c with several rejected lots. Corn prices range from No 2 white 44c through billing to No 4 white 44c, with mixed lots at 46c. Oats seen dull with No 2 white 44c through billing 43c. Hay prices include Timothy at 18.00 and 17.13 for No 1 and 2 respectively. clover and prairie values noted. Inspections tally 34 cattle cars and 5 grain cars with various grades and rejections.
Chicago cattle receipts 1,500 steady with prime beeves around 5.75 to 6. a5, cows and heifers 3.00 to 5.25, hogs 18,000 receipts down 5 to 10 cents with light at 6.60 to 6.90 and heavy 6.75 to 6.87, sheep receipts 7,000 steady natives 3.90 to 6.10, westerns 4.25 to 4.35, natives lambs 5.25 to 8.00, western lambs 5.60 to 8.00.
Chicago grain market opens firm with slight gains as Wall Street mood improves. May wheat up to 76 and July 75 1/2, May corn 45, oats higher with May at 44 1/2 to 43. No. 2 red wheat 75 1/2, No. 3 white corn and No. 2 white oats also noted. Local receipts listed for wheat, corn, and oats.
Local stock activity shows American National Bank and Capital National Bank advancing while Street Railway and Traction and Terminal slip. Ex-dividend issues and a flood of bonds follow, led by Indiana Hotel Co and Union Traction, with prices quoted from 50 to 200 plus shares. No broad market shift occurs as most changes are fractional and liquidity remains tepid.
Mount Washington Pittsburgh suffers a devastating early morning blaze that destroys sixteen structures. Firefighting power is hampered by river floods halting pumping capacity. Dynamite blasts at 57 Shiloh Street and John Swinebank’s 42 Wyoming Street fail to halt the flames as still more houses burn.
Gen Frank S Streeter, counsel for Mrs Mary Baker Eddy, says Eddy at Pleasant View is handling her own business and will proceed with equity suit as nominal petitioner but actual defendant. He asserts Eddy is fully able to decide and will not accept service or seek an accounting, despite public reports.
Miss Jennie Elrod and Miss Margaret Crim resigned from state library posts amid a failed bill to consolidate library interests under one commission. Elrod, who opposed the measure, says resignation was voluntary and not due to fear of loss. Crim plans a short vacation before moving to a new position, also voluntary. Brown notes replacements are not decided as resignations take effect April 1 and Saturday respectively.
Washington March 15 W J Oliver of Knoxville Tennessee, once the Panama canal bid winner who was "whangdoodled" out of the job, has been elected second vice president of the United States Trust company a new financial institution in this city.
The piece blames railroad interests for spreading fear about the Roosevelt rate bill and the market panic. It argues investors sowed trouble by threatening harsh actions and notes the market closed strong, with a later liquidation pullback. Hariman and Morgan are cited as central figures in the blame game.
Reports from Chicago and Washington claim J P Morgan gained control of the Union Pacific while Standard Oil interests move against Harriman. Concurrently James J Hill is said to have acquired the Southern Pacific, triggering market flurry and urgent note of a major coup with details awaited.
Washington March 15 official admission that the financial situation was discussed at length by the president and his advisers. Secretary Cortelyou stayed 15 or 90 minutes after others left and said no appeals for further relief were received today.
Five baseball players, thought to be Giants members, were killed in a Southern California train wreck. The report came from a Tumor circulation in New York this afternoon, citing the tragedy on Tuesday.
The Board of Public Works approved two track elevation plans. Morris street tracks will rise 5.5 feet with a subway 10 feet below grade. Washington and Decatur streets see 14 feet elevation and a 3 foot deep subway. Hearing on remonstrances set for April 1.
Hollister Hive No 52 L C T M will give an Easter fair on March 30 at Pierson's Hall 135 N Delaware Ave. Afternoon and evening programs planned with activities and stalls for community attendees.
A rear establishment at 442 N. Pennsylvania Ave faced eviction after rent defaults. J. S. Cruse filed suit in Justice of the Peace court. Constable Phillip Meyer broke into the empty stable and seized a torrel horse valued at $16 to satisfy the claim, with officers noting the horse’s many defects and negligible worth.
Indianapolis health officials warn that thousands of wells supply water with variable safety and typhoid risk. Dr Eugene Buehler says well water analysis cannot guarantee safety and urges abandoning driven wells, boiling water, and relying on city filtration improvements for safer supply.
Special to The Sun from Lafayette Lug March 15 reports the Monon railroad posted notice granting engineers a wage increase of percent.
L. Vanlaningham of Des Moines City arrived Thursday night and met with State Life Insurance Co directors Friday. He may be called to testify before Auditor Bitlheimer regarding State Life investigations. Renewal of contracts with Vanlaningham was discussed but no action taken.
William Geake, four years deputy in the attorney general office, ends his service and will practice law in Port Wayne, his former home. Attorney General James Bingham has not chosen a successor. Geake, popular and politically active, plans to support politics but not run now, though Congress may appeal later.
Hugo Kelly, middleweight trainer, arrives to oversee Freddie Cole’s preparation for his bout with Matty Baldwin. He will cut Cole to 126 pounds at his Madison Avenue club, introducing new training methods and taking him to a Turkish bath to weigh in. Baldwin’s side, manager Mack, wired from New York that they would depart.
Mrs Mary Speer Jackson of Atlanta Ga wife of Renfro E Jackson is in Indianapolis consulting counsel about potential divorce. An Atlanta rumor claiming she eloped is false and intended to harm her reputation. The divorce action has not been filed and her husband has not sought a legal separation.
Bertha Agal accuses Verlin Agal of domineering temper and deceitful behavior and prays for divorce after threats and burdensome conduct. Robert West claims Susie West flirted and caused him trouble, including workhouse involvement and mortgage of furniture. Minnie Stoneburner says Clarence Stoneburner spent most time and money with other women, asserting it as ground for divorce.
Friday filings at the secretary of state include Home Light and Power company of Anderson with $5,000 capital and directors Carl Endicott James Ielsey and Ed Taylor. Queen City Gun club of Marion with $1,500 capital and incorporators H M Creviston Frank Howard W A Brown H C McClellan and H H Wigeer. Citizens New Telephone company of Billetaville with $2,500 capital and directors F I Owens John S Cowan James H Mateon J R Phipps and T B Mute.
The Rev Thomais A Travers of Fairmount Ind will deliver a St Patrick day oration in Tomlinson hall Sunday afternoon instead of Rev Joseph P F Byrne of St Anthony s church who has contracted a serious illness and cannot speak
August Shank, 14, is held on charges related to forgery and petit larceny after passing a worthless $14 check to saloonkeeper McCorkle. DetectivesHouser and Dugan tracked him for a month. The case involves a needy widow and three children cared for by the Charity Organization Society, with Grand Jury indictments anticipated.
Bulletin from Fussett A Cotton state superintendent urges teachers to push for better conditions. Voices from press pulpit and all classes favor higher wages, signaling a broader uplift in respect and support for teachers despite partial gains this year.
The State Board of Education spent most of Friday reviewing the new educational acts from the legislature. Key measures include Act No. 28 classifying and regulating minimum teacher wages and Act No. TR authorizing the board to regulate normal schools in the system and designate system components. The board remained engaged with its assigned duties and adjourned Friday.
William Jennings Bryan arrived in Boston on March 15 and, before noon, visited the Quincy House where the Democratic state committee hosted a banquet in his honor. He then spoke to the Massachusetts Legislature at Tremont Temple and later addressed the Harvard Union in Cambridge.
Mayor Bookwalter told the Board of Public Works that Crown Hill Cemetery land from Illinois Street to Senate Avenue fenced in blocks alley access. He urges the city engineer to open the alleys through Lovers Lane to restore pedestrian access for residents north and south.
William Thomas Jefferson Smith aged 19 and Rose Napier aged 17, fled Kentucky before Smith completed divorce from his 16 year old wife. Police hold them pending word from Kentucky authorities. They were found at 14 F. Chrest. the couple did not know that Gralth would have to indeute ik.
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