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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1902
Page
6
A historical ad claims Castoria reduced infant mortality in New York City from 1870 to 1900. It credits Dr. Pitcher for popularizing Castoria in the early 1860s and warns against counterfeit imitations since 1897 with Chas. H. Fletcher’s signature as the only safeguard.
Andrew Carnegie announced a “library day” and disclosed 33 new libraries with a compiled list of 42 towns plus four added afterward. The new gifts total nearly 1 million dollars, boosting his 1901 library giving to 14 million from his overall 31 million in gifts that year.
The week centers on Atlas engine works preferred stock offering of 650000, with a firm booking 50000 for sale and predicts quick uptake. Gas bonds rise five points in 30 days. gas meter service could boost the stock. Union traction gains and potential price uptick amid better ties with Indianapolis street railway. A new brokerage may open in the Ingalls block soon.
Hong Kong dispatch says rebels captured Kan-Chau in Kwang-Tung province. Burlington obituary notes death of Russell S Taft chief justice of Vermont supreme court on Saturday.
Rev. Wm. Whittig, leader of a Quaker church in Washington, was granted a divorce from a Chicago woman he wed after three months together. He said he met her through a newspaper ad and she mocked his sermons.
In Elizabeth City North Carolina jury members split eight for hanging and four for acquittal in the trial of James Wilcox charged with murdering his former sweetheart Nell Cropsey whose body was found in the Pasquotank river in Norfolk Virginia.
Birth announcements list Ervin and Annie Thomas, a boy. Charles N Hall, Myrtle Hall, a boy. Harry Klein, Kate Klein, a boy. August Blaschke near the city, a girl.Edward Mueller, Emma Mueller, a girl. Elmer Kern, Emma Kern, a girl. John Schneiders, Anna Schneiders, a boy. W V and Gertrude Anderson, a boy. Thomas McMath, Mary McMath, a boy. Phin Dunn, Mary Dunn, a girl. Rebecca Freeman, a girl. Harry Campbell, a boy. Gilman Fike, Rosie Fike, a girl. Death notices include Anna Mooney, 41, hystero-mania. James H Sullivan, 67, cerebral hemorrhage. Perry M Storts, 30, brushing of skull. Wm Rogers, 851 W Eleventh St, consumption.
Multiple permits listed for city properties including J A Tax at 158 Shelby with an addition costing 150 dollars. James W Kinnick 816 Villa Avenue with a house at 850. Joseph Kircher 725 Minnesota Street with a stable at 75. John M Sims Ruth Street near Ohio with a cottage at 1000. Also Thomas Rodinbough 14 W Thirteenth Street remodel house 1600. George Brown Keystone Avenue near Tenth Street house 1700. L R Henry 3118 Nois Street shed 25 dollars.
NO INCREASE TERRE HAUTE Ind March 22 In diana miners and operators adjourned at 2a m Saturday until next Wednesday The conference did not adjourn in the best of humor Many points agreed yet some matters remain unsettled The principal point is there to be no increase in the cost of production Some minor delegates say they will not come back Both sides are worn out by the long struggle.
Havana aims to erase yellow fever with army board backed mosquito control. From Sept 23 to Feb 15 there were no yellow fever cases, a change noted after long epidemics. Deaths from all causes dropped from 21,252 annually to 5,720 as American occupation nears end. Smallpox also halted, no cases in 18 months.
Augusta Georgia March 22 Lady Constance McKenzie fell from her horse during fox hunting with New Yorkers at Atkeh. She sustained bad bruises but injuries are not considered dangerous.
Brigadier general Leonard A. Wood, military governor of Cuba, arrived in Washington Saturday morning and went directly to the White House. He lunched with President Roosevelt and had a long confidential discussion on Cuba policy, notably the American evacuation planned for May 1.
Official report from Pierre, South Dakota, states the Little Bend gorge went out Thursday night. A ten foot rise occurred at Chamberlain on Friday, yet another gorge formed above the city and the river began to fall. The floodwaters swept the lowlands causing heavy damage.
A historical advertisement claims Hyomei destroys disease germs in the lungs. It promises croup cured in thirty minutes and colds in twenty four hours, coughs in one night, bronchitis in two days, and catarrh within weeks. The five day treatment is free on request from The R T Booth Co. Ithaca New York, and the Hyomei Outfit costs one dollar with a refund if it fails.
Wheat and corn futures mixed with quotes for No 2 red to No 4 yellow grades and oats and hay rates. Wheat steady to firm, corn weaker, oats steady, hay steady with Timothy bids. Inspections and cattle and hog price ranges noted for March at Kansas City market, with receipts around 100 head for cattle and hogs trading between 6.10 and 6.60 dollars per hundredweight.
New York stock market opened strong with Rock Island and St Paul leading gains while rails remained firm despite profit taking. Sugar and copper moved, Amalgamated copper soft, Gould issues lagged. The reply shows widespread commodity pricing including fish, shellfish, drugs, groceries, and numerous sugar grades with mixed regional quotes.
I C Big Four R I listed as favored in a sweeping March market bulletin. Ex dividend on Tuesday boosts sugar outlook and rail shares with bullish mood from Washington, while Rubber and copper sectors show momentum. Indiana markets show varied stockyard quotes and financials across banks and utilities.
Chicago grain and livestock prices retreat or advance with May and July contracts visible. Wheat dips, corn and soybeans show small losses while May and July options post fractional gains. Provisions including pork, lard, and ribs move within narrow ranges. Butter and cheese see modest shifts among standard market grades. Live poultry and eggs reflect varied regional pricing with hens and springs listed and ducks noted in the market tally.
Union Stock Yards Illinois reports cattle receipts of 200 with a quiet, unchanged market. Hog receipts reach 19,000 with Monday’s estimate around 40,000. hogs mainly higher. Top at 6.62, bulk 6.35 to 6.55, rough pack 6.15 to 6.30, mixed and butchers 6.16 to 6.60, heavy packing 6.33 to 6.62, pigs 5.20 to 5.90.
Cincinnati cattle receipts 151 and hog receipts 1,290 on Friday drives show active trade. Prices range for hogs from 6.45 to 6.75 per unit, with mixed grades 5.50 to 6.65. Sheep receipts 204, strong demand with extra wethers yearlings at 5.20 to 5.50 and extra lambs at 6.90 to 7.00.
New York market notes list pork at 15.50 to 16.50 per unit and lard at 9.52. Butter prices vary by brand from 20 to 30 cents, with Creamery offerings at 22 and imitation at 20 to 24 4?4 cents. Cheese ranges A to C sizes, eggs and tallow cited. dressed poultry includes turkeys 8 to 18 cents, chicks 11 to 27 cents, fowls 7 to 13 cents, ducks 9 to 11 cents, geese 11 to 1?4 cent.
East Buffalo N Y March 2 cattle receipts 14 cars quiet and easier cattle not very good. Hogs receipts 20 cars active with prices 30 cents higher top 7.00 for the best, other hogs 6.25 to 6.35, bulk 4.50. Sheep and lambs receipts 30 cars active with lambs locally weaker but best lambs 6.75 to 6.85 and others 4.00 to 6.25.
Price list for poultry produce and wholesale groceries. Hens, turkeys, ducks, eggs, cheese, butter, hides, tallow, flour, bran, fruits, vegetables, and various meats with per unit and per bushel rates. Includes oysters and fish with vendor notes.
Fragmentary timetable notes list services on the Big Four routes including Cleveland, Benton Harbor, St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, and connections to New York and Boston. Entries show various trains and arrival times, with references to express, limited, and accommodation services on multiple lines and endpoints.
Rail schedule fragment lists departures and arrivals for the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton, Peoria, Springfield, Columbus, and Toledo lines. Entries show times for Cin Cincinnati to Toledo Detroit ex and other corridors, with multiple ex services and connections through Peoria Bloomingdale Champaign and Lynn.
Train times show departures and arrivals for Tolled routes to Chicago and Michigan with 10:35 am Tol Det Chicago limit, 12:3 pm, 3:3 pm Mun Laf Lap special at 17:2 pm and 10:25 pm.
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