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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1902
Page
3
A sensational advertorial reveals a beauty cure promising perfect clear skin with a free trial package from M Abiaul 442 BS Ride Cincinnati Ohio. It claims to remove blemishes and disfigurements and cites testimonials from Mrs Alberta Kiley Covington Kentucky and Mme Ribault.
The Missouri River at Chamberlain, D. S. suddenly went dry, stranding a ferryboat in midstream as ice runs and a possible surge form above the city. Couriers were sent to investigate with no report yet, while a rumor places a gorge about 35 miles upstream that could cause vast damage if it breaks.
In Wabash Indiana natural gas supply failed Tuesday morning leaving residents in cold and suffering. Temperatures plunged to zero degrees and widespread winter wheat crop damage occurred.
The Friendly Sons of St Patrick hosted a Monday dinner at Denison House. The ten course spread cost 125. The event closed around 6 pm with lively toasts and amiable Irish camaraderie.
Edward Releford visited his wife at her Kansas City home and after a dispute over reconciliation dropped three dynamite cartridges into the fire. The blast hurled the wife through the house, injured the mother and child slightly, and started a fire before Releford fled and was arrested. A note on him warned of suicide after the act.
Monday night Captain Hyland supervised a raid at Jack Zimmerman’s roadhouse where six policemen arrested five alleged gamblers in five and a half minutes. The detainees posted bail after giving fictitious names. cases scheduled for Saturday.
New York report says heirs of George F Gilman resolved disputes amicably by forming a corporation to run 230 tea stores in the United States and Canada and allotting heirs stock by claim size Mrs Helen Hall of Bridgeport among principal claimants expected to gain substantially from the estate likely not exceeding five million dollars
Elwood Indiana reports a divorce_case tale where Melvin Corey defied his father by marrying a neighbor girl. The father died unforgiving, leaving a will that splits property between two sons if Melvin divorces, otherwise to one child, with an overlooked clause about remarriage and separation leading to a second marriage after division.
James and Laura Gilbert announce a boy born at 1321 Sheffield ave. Oscar and Mary Stehling report a boy at 1610 East Sixteenth Street. Frank and Kate McKinney welcome a girl at 1346 Lee Street. H S and Helen O’Brien note a girl at 1538 Woodlawn Ave. James and Annie Biddinger report a boy at 1907 North Dehournais Street. Harry Flotter, 21, of St Vincent's Hospital, obstructed bowels. Infant McNutt, 19 days, 1623 Bellefontaine St, notation. Infant Antrobus, 10 days, 11 Schiller St, obstruction of foramen. Sadie N Mitchell, 2, 1510 Yandes St, pelvic cellulitis. Alonzo McClellan and Maggie Higdon listed. Louis Schott and Stella Miles listed. John Tuttle and Ivan Hutchinson listed. Jefferson W Wigington and Charlotte M Whiting listed. Thomas Marshall and Lula Wills listed. Willian Moore and Mary Tobin listed. Thorpton McNeal and Anna B Boyd listed. Addie Lassiter and Minnie Collins listed.
Joe Benson attempted to push a White River houseboat into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday. Judge Stubbs fined him $1 plus costs after he forced entry to visit his child aboard Catherine Gasamay's boat. He knocked down the door and the boat’s side, then observed police, the station, and the workhouse within a day.
House and building values reported for residents and businesses. Names: Julius Pohlman Carrie Carlson W K Miller R Pray Jane Strin Horace Ellis Adam Garn Atlas Paper Mills Co Phillips. Addresses span Chestnut Summit E Washington Oxford Meridian Illinois between Thirty third and Thirty fourth streets. Notations include house costs additions sheds barns and repairs with amounts.
William A. Clayton and Benjamin Gentile were declared insane on Tuesday in a court proceeding, confirming their mental health status and triggering further proceedings.
Pension commissioner Evans will sever ties with the pension bureau in coming months to take a substantial promotion. He has the president's confidence and retirement is not being considered until a satisfactory new post is found. No successor has been chosen yet.
Gattle receipts total $5,000 including 1,000 Texans with cattle prices rising 0 to 0.0 cents. Native steers $6.00 to $6.25, Texans $4.60 to $5.65, cows $3.25 to $5.25, stocks $3.25 to $4.90, bulls $3.25 to $4.35, calves $4.50 to $6.50. Hog receipts 9,500 with market 5 to 10 cents higher. bulk $6.15 to $6.55, heavy $6.45 to $6.60, packers $6.20 to $6.55, medium $6.25 to $6.45, light $5.80 to $6.25, workers $6.10 to $6.25, pigs $5.00 to $5.50. Sheep receipts 4,000. muttons $5.25 to $5.75, lambs $6.15 to $6.50, ewes $4.50 to $5.25.
New York market chatter on March 18 cites J P Morgan planning a late week return and investors shifting into steel, sugar, and railway shares. Gould groups and high priced stocks like Lackawanna and Northwest forecast further gains, with Wabash and Pacific Mail seen rising on subsidy news and favorable tax decisions. Trading notes show Pacific Mail firm on subsidy passage, Amalgamated Copper up early, with varied moves across sugar bonds and rail names. commodity and drug prices listed.
East Buffalo market reports cattle steady with hogs 10 to 15 cents higher on active receipts of 14 cars. Best hogs bring 6.70 to 6.89, mixed 6.60 to 6.70, workers 6.30 to 6.55, pigs 6.15 to 6.20, roughs 5.80 to 6.10, stags 4.00 to 4.56. Sheep and lambs supply 8 cars. lambs stronger with tops 6.65 to 6.70, choice sheep 5.60 to 5.65, wethers 5.77 to 6.00.
Rev Geo W Browback and Mrs Brewer of Hartford Conn say they have a perfect understanding and he will visit six other correspondents in various parts of the country before choosing. Browback reports letters from clergy seeking introductions to the remaining wealthy women after his selection.
Berlin reports Prince Vladimar, eldest son of Prince Henry of Prussia, is bound for Lahmanns sanitarium near Dresden. He suffers general weakness and has great difficulty walking, per Anzeiger.
Receipts totaling 600 cattle and 2,500 hogs with quotations for Good to prime export steers 1,350 to 1,500 lb average around 600 to 650, fair to medium export steers 1,200 to 1,500 lb around 550 to 575, heifers and calves priced, hogs listed from 6 to 6.60 for heavy to mixed weights, lambs and sheep quoted from 2 to 5.75, market notes from Interstate Stockyards Indianapolis on March 18.
Chicago market summary shows May and July wheat and corn futures with mixed adjustments and higher pork and lard values. Oats advance, with eggs and dairy prices listed. butter, cheese, and stock yields noted, alongside storage and packing terms for dairy products.
Cattle receipts 3500 steady with choicest at 6.50 to 7.10 and good to choice 5.75 to 6.90. Hogs receipts 16000 with market 5c higher. top 6.75, night shift 5.95 to 6.40, rough packers 6.15 to 6.30, pigs 5.00 to 5.75. Sheep receipts 16000 steady. natives 3.50 to 5.50, western 3.75 to 5.40, native lambs 5.00 to 6.80.
New York market notes list fresh pork at 15.50 to 16.50 per unit, lard at 9.65, and butter at 21 2%c. Dairy prices include imitation creamery at 18 24c, factory at 17 22c, eggs cited as isise, and cheese with large at 7 12c and small at 7 13c. Poultry prices show turkeys 8 13c, chickens 11 27c, fowls 7 11 4c, ducks 9 4c, geese 10c.
Cattle receipts 151, market active and firm. Shipments 4.90 to 6.00 dollars. extra calves 6.75 to 7.00. Hog receipts 863, market active. good to choice 6.55 to 6.60. fancy 6.65. light shippers 5.80 to 6.25. pigs 4.65 to 5.75. Sheep receipts 1. strong market. Extra wethers and yearlings 5.25 to 5.50. extra lambs 5.65 to 5.75.
Wheat prices vary with No 2 red and No 3 red quoted on milling freight from 8c to 8%4c. Corn shows steady with multiple white and mixed grades around 61-65c. Oats steady with No 2 white at 46c and No 3 white around 45c. Hay steady with No 1 timothy at 12.00 and No 2 timothy at 10.50 to 11.00. Inspections list 28 grain cars and 1 hay car with totals by grade and type.
A compact market listing for poultry and produce items with prices. Hens and spring chickens, old turkey hens and toms, choice young turkeys, ducks and geese, cheese varieties, butter, hides and tallow, flour and bran, fruits and vegetables including strawberries cabbage onions oranges lemons and more with unit prices and measures.
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