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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1907

Page

8

Wall Street Stocks General Advances At Open

New York March stock market opened with broad gains as Missouri Pacific, B O He Pennsylvania, Northern Pacific and Colorado Fuel rose. Amalgamated and Union Pacific advanced, Reading and others climbed, then market drifted, turning nervous with dull, desultory buying and late-day minor recoveries.

New York Missouri Pacific Pennsylvania Northern Pacific Colorado Southern Pacific Missouri Kansas Texas Steel Union Pacific Reading Nerous

Pork and dairy prices at New York market plus Cincinnati cattle results

Scrippin McRae press dispatch notes New York spot prices for pork lard tallow butter and cheese with ranges and state dairy tubs. Cincinnati market reports cattle receipts at 229 with steers up to 5.35 and calves to 9.00 while hog receipts at 1.9 show price bands from 7.06 to 7.10 with mixed packers around 7.00.

Scrippin-McRae Press Association New York Pork—Mess Western Steam Ohdale

Chicago March 2 Live Stock Market Report

Cattle receipts total about 19 000 with prices mixed and steady. Prime cattle and stockers show varying bids and ranges. Hogs receipts around 30 000 with light to heavy weights trading unevenly. Sheep receipts near 6 000 with prices steady to lower. native and western lambs priced up to 17.00.

Grain Prices and Carrying Charges Ledger

A scanned commodity price list details wheat corn oats rye and hay grades with numerical bids, car counts, and billing notes. Entries cover No 2 red wheat through No 4 white corn and hay timothy and clover, including mixed grades and total car counts with through billing annotations.

C. Oats Timothy

Witnesses Testify in the Leslie Trial at Chicago

In Chicago Judge Bail's court the trial of Leonard Leonard and Howard Nicholas continues with testimony from Mrs Leslie's parents and others. Witness William Crozier, palace hotel salesman, recalled knowing Mrs Leslie since August 1900 and her jewelry on Oct 17, while details of the room, gas odor, and discovery of her body are described amid emotional testimony from the actress's mother.

Scrippa-McRae Press Association Chicago Mareh W Argaret Jessie Indianapolis The Palace Hotel Bail Leonard Leonard Howard Nicholas Martin Woody Leslie George Nicholas

Live Stock Market Report From Indianapolis

Indianapolis stock market notes for March 20 show hogs sought with prices 6.80 high and 30 to 75 cents above yesterday, moderate demand, active trade, cattle steady with strong demand for first grade stock, dull for common and medium, and sheep steady with better grades moving smoothly though thin lots slow.

Indianapolis

Local Securities Trade Stagnant As Market Slips

Local linen traction common shows weak demand with the bid dropping on the call of the local stock exchange. The issue stands at 32, the lowest since last fall. Vaneulia Coal preferred declines while the common holds. Bond demand remains strong with several offers for renn bonds but no transactions occur.

Stock Exchange Jowest Vaneulia

Chicago Grain Declines and Rises in Mixed Trade

Chicago grain markets show oats and corn edging higher while wheat slips early then recovers. May and July contracts feature scattered gains. Provisions market totals for pork and lard are reported alongside local receipts of wheat, corn, and oats.

Chicago Ofarch

Jennie C Benazier Co opens Indianapolis branch at Hotel English

Jennie C Benezier & Co a Louisville caterer opens a new Indianapolis branch in the Hotel English building at Monument Place. The shop features elaborate candy and cake displays, Easter novelties, and a complete bakery with delivery wagons. The firm promises full catering for events, handling all preparation and service.

Louisville Indianapolis Wedusday Monument Place

Dresses for Easter at Ayres Store Reveals Fashion Art

A Ayres store tour through its fashion departments showcases Easter gowns and lingerie waists with heavy lace trims, satin and silk fabrics, and intricate hand embroidery. Paris gowns on wax figures highlight trends like princess tailor-made lines, linen crochet trimmings, saxonia lace, and mushroom shaped hats. The children’s dress department claims to be the largest in the state, while Oriental rugs from Constantinople are added to the lineup. The store’s artful display features a fireproof paper flower decor theme.

Jace Ayres Constantinople Me

St Louis Livestock Receipts Report March 20

In St Louis Missouri on March 20 the cattle market shows receipts of steady to slightly weak. Beef steers and feeders range around 8.50 to 75.2 per hundred weight, heifers about 2.45 to 5.5, Texas steers noted. Hogs Receipts show figures around 6.10 to 6.46 per weight with packers paying 6.45 to 6.70 for best hogs. Sheep receipts steady at 3.25 to 5.25 for natives and 4.00 to 7.85 for lambs.

Mystery surrounds Prescott murder case in Evansville

Evansville police search the Ohio river banks for Guy Prescott, last seen near the Rand Furniture store where clerk Josie Gray was beaten and robbed. Gray lies in St Mary’s Hospital unable to recount events while detectives press for clues and possible motives.

Josie Gray Rand Furniture Company St. Mary's Hospital Ohio Guy Prescott Prescott

Western Construction lands Indianapolis street resurfacing contract

Western Construction won the bid Wednesday to resurface Indianapolis streets for the coming year at 68 cents per square yard, the lowest bid. The Board of Public Works approved the contract and will use Bermudes pitch lake asphalt. If holes are too deep, the street commissioner will handle hole preparation. last year Marion County Construction held the contract at about 0 cents per square yard.

Indianapolis Marion County Construction Company

City Record for a Day listings of births and dwellings

A dated city record lists births for several families with addresses and notes, followed by a long sequence of real estate transactions and remodels. Names include Charles and Luta Goins, Isadore and Leia Solomon, Glen and Zena Tang, and Mrs. Johannah Casey among others. Property actions feature multiple dwellings, additions, remodels, and dollars values across various streets and neighborhoods. The list also notes medical items for a few individuals such as impaction of the bowel and mitral insufficiency with hospital references.

Charles Luta Goins J. A Mary Adams W. Washington Isadore Leia Solomon N. Stinois Delda Young Glen and Zena Tang Minkner-st Johannah Casey Georgia-st Mary A. Kirch Alfree Ave Elien Scott Cushing-st Elizabeth Yeager Ogden-st Tagrippe Elliott R. Nelson St. Vincent's Hospital Catharine Carter Naomist Dorothy Smith Senate Robert Moseler City Hospital

City events and notices from Friday activities in Indianapolis

In the city a card party will be hosted by Mrs. Cobler at 109 E Twenty third St Friday afternoon. Rev H C Clippinger and Edwin Ray M E church will preach Wednesday night at Roberts Park church. G A R Auxiliary No 128 meeting moved from March 21 to 28. Due to J R Ryans death the Ann Arbor Bible class will meet Thursday at 315 E Tenth St. Iota Society club card party at Bellefontaine hall Friday afternoon. Ladies Aid society Edwin Ray M E church social Wednesday night at 1319 Barbage. Ben Tzur lodge entertainment at Piersons hall Wednesday night. Marion and county W C T U Department of Superintendents all day meeting at Broad Ripple Christian church Wednesday. Judge William L Wood to speak to Young men at Bible Investigation club WMC at YMCA Wednesday night as Indianapolis Social Institute holds monthly social at 21 E Christ. Funeral of Mrs Vesta Davis held at Edwin Ray M E church conducted by Rev H C Clippinger.

Ladies Aid Society of the Edwin Ray M. BE. Ehurch Marion W. ¢. T. UL. Department of Superintendents Broad Ripple Christian Church William L. Wood Bible Investigation Club Young Men's Christian Association Vesta Davis Edwin Ray M H. C. Clippinger

Pittsburg Live Stock Market Report

Pittsburg Pa March 20 Cattle steady Choice five seventy to six dollars supply normal Sheep supply light steady Prime wethers one to six twenty four good mixed five ninety lambs four to eight twenty five Hogs receipts light or higher Prime heavy seven ten to seven fifteen workers seven ten to seven fifteen Pigs seven dollars.

Pittsbourg Nghe

East Buffalo Live Stock Prices Report

East Buffalo March 21 cattle receipts ease. Veals and calves fetch 5.28 to 9.00 dollars, sheep receipts around 5,000 with lambs at 5 to 8.90, yearlings 6.75 to 7, heavy wethers and ewes near 5.40 to 0.02, mixed sheep 9.59. Hogs receipts 24 cases, prices 7.00 to 7.10 for mixed lots.

East Buffalo Lower York

Market Prices for Grains and Forage Items

Listing of corn oats and hay prices with figures for shelled oats and sheaf oats, straw, miller charges, and prices for Timothy clover mixed hay in various units and price ranges. Includes multiple entries and numerical values across commodities.

Miller Hay Timothy Clover

Remnant Grocery Prices in Fragmented Ad Text

Corrected pricing list shows sugar cured hams and bacon varieties with weights and percentages, alongside boiled and smoked ham options. It includes fresh pork loins and shoulders, tenderloins, beef carcass, veal carcass, mutton, and lambs with unit prices amid typographical errors.

Kingan & Co

Chicago Produce Prices Reported in March Market

Chicago market notes show assorted produce prices with eggs at 18 cents extra, butter creamery extra at 29 cents, poultry items including turkeys at 2 cents, chickens 1 cent, ducks 18 cents, geese at 7 50 cents, and cheese Twins at 144 cents per unit, reflecting daily variation.

Chicago Scripox-McRae Press Association Isc

INCORPORATIONS FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE

Articles of incorporation filed Wednesday list several firms including Price Clothing Company at Alatica with capital stock of 11000 and incorporators Archie Price Jeannette Price and Ka F Shildmyer plus others. Baltimore Clothing House at Laflyette shows capital stock 31000 with incorporators Levi Oppenheimer Julian Oppenheimer Jacob Oppenheimer Hachel Oppenheimer Bernard J Bruns and Burns W Tobias.

Secretary of State Island Club Hammond S. O. Knudsen BF. ¢. Desing BE. P. Deng WS. Branum J. G. Ibach Baltimore Clothing House Laflyette Capital Levi Oppenheimer Julian Oppenheimer Jacob Oppenheimer Hachel Oppenheimer Bernard J. Bruns Burns W. Tobias

Fear of strike quickly allayed by union official

Trouble with Harriman lines not imminent, says Mrs. George F Dunn wife of the union president. A conference of executive heads in Lorain produced assurance no ultimatum to Harriman and associates had been issued. President Dunn in Michigan reported center of shipbuilders strike with 1800 out, and Galvin telephoned Mrs Dunn to ease worry.

George F. Dunn Geo. F. Dunn International Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders’ Union Lorain Dunn Michigan H. Harriman and Associates Boilermakers' Union Boilermakers' and Shipbuilders’ Union Kansas City George I. Dunn Provident Indianapolis J. J. Galvin Galvin

Grain dealers move to new Board of Trade building

Business among grain dealers continues in the old Board of Trade as moves begin. Twenty one firms will relocate to the new Meridian and Olosts complex, occupying sixth floor spaces with Finch and McComb and John L. Green on the seventh. The Board of Trade chamber and secretary Jacob Smith’s office will be on the seventh with the governors room. The eighth floor will host the chamber in double height.

Board of Trade Finch and McComb John L. Green Company Alarg Board of Trade Chamber Jacob Smith Bassett Grain Company Bert .A. Boyd White-Howard Grain Company Indianapolis Grain Company W. J. Riley & Co Cleveland Grain Company John F. Gray & Co BB. Miner Cooper & Oddy Star Elevator Company Ryan & House Ph. A. White H. K. Kinney & Co Indianapoli S Elevator Company

Light sentences for students in brass sign incident

Astrick and Cunningham, students from prominent St. Louis families, were arrested after trying to take brass signs from the Claypool hotel and from Ye Ark saloon. Larceny charge dismissed. fines of 10 and costs for concealed weapons and for malicious destruction of property. Police noted signs of drinking but not intoxication. both claimed wine influenced actions. One attended the Technical Institute, the other visiting.

Technical Institute St. Louis

Debating Team Wins North Side School Showdown

In a Wednesday auditorium debate at Shortridge, a team led by Melville Sehn Robert Armstrong and Paul Lensen defeated Ralph Edenharter Clifford Browder and Scott Brewer by 2 to 1. The group represents the North side school in upcoming interschool debates. The topic opposed subsidizing US merchant marine subsidies. Judges were Rev S C Wicks Demarenus C Brown and Charis W Moores. Earl Holt and Philip Redwine provided a cornet duet.

Melville Sehn Robert Armstrong Paul Lbensen Ralph Edenharter Clifford Browder Scott Brewer Shortridge Northside United States Congress Rev. S. C. Wicks Demarenus C. Brown Charis W. Moores Earl Holt Phitip Redwine

Flood Devastation Presses California Towns

San Jose, Stockton, Chico, Oroville report worsening flood damage. Rail bridges washed out halting traffic for weeks. Oroville damage estimated at 609000 with six feet of water in town businesses. Twenty Chinese drowned in China town. In Chico twenty plus rescued to rooftops. a rescue boat capsized drowning several, including Mrs. J. R. Hogue and two children. Stockton reports receding water, three to four feet in the business district.

Crovodile San Jose Oroville Chinatown Chico J. R. Hogue J. E. Dallis Legallay Stella Legallay Stockton

Notice of Public Works Bid for City Sanitation Contract

The Board of Public Works of Indianapolis Indiana invites sealed proposals for tying, coercion removal and disposal at flushes and sweepings in Indianapolis for a five year period from May 26, 1907. Bids due March 2 at 10 am with certified checks of 5400.00. the board may reject any or all bids.

Department OF Public Works Ron Neo Indianapolis Tne Masceh Notich VO Contractors Board of Public Werke Indiana Court House Ioshes Atal Byedlisnipolis Tiediana Board of Public Works Ity of Indianane Incapols Aranapolis Board of Public Joseph T. Eliot Preston. Trusser Fred J. Mack Ae Iluve

Attorney Hired to Prosecute in Gill Killing Case

Clifford C. Realing has been employed by Gill's friends to aid the prosecution in the trial of Fred Schwomeyer and associates. Henry Spaan is likely to defend Schwomeyer.

Clifford C. Realing William Gill Fred Schwomeyer Schwomeyer Johnson

Young man found dead in wedroom likely suffocation

Chicago report says Calhoun Mason a well known North side society figure and great grandson of a former mayor was found dead in a wed room on the eve ofhis planned wedding day. Officials indicate asphyxiation, noting a gag left partly open. His mother Mrs Mason discovered the body.

Chicago Calhoun Mason

Taken Back To Jail In Malpractice Case

Dr Samuel Longanecker released on five thousand dollar bond for malpractice against Mrs Cecelia Cranor. Rumor of his departure prompted bondsman C N Branch to drop him from the bond. He was rearrested early this morning and taken to jail to await another bondsman.

Cecelia Cranor

Heat Records Shattered as Thermometer Hits 102 in Oklahoma

Special to The San, Guttirie Oklahoma March 20. All heat records in Oklahoma were broken as temperatures rose to 102 degrees in the shade yesterday afternoon. Skies remained clear with a stiff breeze. Oklahoma City reported 97 and Thomas 99.

Guttirie Okla Oklahoma Oklahoma City Mercury Thomas

I Can Cure Any Drunkard Promises Free Trial Package

An advertisement proclaims a “Golden Remedy for whiskey cure” that will save husbands sons brothers or fathers from drunkenness. It pleads to women to act and mail for a free trial in plain wrapper, asserting the remedy cures craving and restores families without harming digestion or organs. It urges sending name and address via coupon.

Siushis Dro J. Wo Hamme Glenn Cinvinnett Ohio

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