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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1908

Page

4

Bank Directors Pay Tribute to Mr Herman Lieber

The American National Bank board, in a special meeting on Tuesday, adopted a resolution praising Mr Herman Lieber who helped organize the bank and served as a director from its founding until his death. He combined business success with ethical leadership and inspiring duty as a director, contributing seven years of earnest service.

The American National Bank Daerman Lieber Tle Herman Lieber Y George W. Rauch Marion Ind National Congress Rauch Charles H. Good Warren

Sideline sketches of the party knights

George W. Stout and James M. Robinson detail Indiana Democratic convention figures from Fort Wayne to South Bend. The piece highlights legislators, delegates, local option backers, labor delegates, and candidates for national and state offices including James Rauch, Timothy E. Howard, M. B. Lairy, and J. T. Cox, noting intra party rivalries and election dynamics.

George W. Stout James M. Robinson Ft. Wayne Robinson Labor Union Denison Hotel Resolutions Committee Timothy E. Howard South Bend W. P. McNeill Frank Hering M. B. Lairy Logansport Cass Lairy J. T. Cox Peru Cox

Dollar Basis Adopted by Taxpayers League

The Taxpayers league forms on a dollar-a-member basis after a grocers meet on the telephone issue. Otto Steadhan, a candidate for representative, signs as president in circulars seeking dollar contributions. George Hitz, Prohibition Leader, serves as a director as the league plans to advise elected officials on governance.

Taxpayers League Otto Steadhan George Hitz Prohibition

Purse Grabber Steals $2 Then Escapes Through Alley

Mrs. Della Huggins was robbed of a purse containing $2 on Pennsylvania Street near Michigan Street Tuesday night. A Black man fled down the alley just south of Michigan Street, according to the account.

Della Huggins Pennsylvaniast

Explosion Partially Wrecks Raritan Bridge Near South Amboy

A dynamite blast under the Pennsylvnia railroad bridge across the Raritan near South Amboy, New Jersey damaged the structure as a train passed about a half mile away. Authorities believe discharged workers may have planted the dynamite.

South Amboy N. J Raritan River Here

Hogs and cattle market in Indianapolis show strength

Indianapolis hog receipts totaling 6000 with 2100 cattle and no sheep contrasted with last week and last year. Hogs sold mainly at 5.20 to 5.30 with top around 5.35, cattle trading steady to steady with selective buying, calves similar to yesterday, lambs reaching 7.25 and sheep prices higher. overall market described as strong despite lighter sheep demand and tight selection.

Indianapolis

Chicago Live Stock Markets Report

Union Stock Yards sales show hogs up to 10 cents higher with light bids at 4.90 to 5.25 while mixed hogs trade 4.95 to 5.25 and heavy hogs 4.95 to 5.23. Cattle receipts total 17,000 with strongest demand for beef and cows. western calves and stockers firm at 4.50 to 5.50 and 5.15 to 5.10 respectively. Sheep receipts 14,000 with natives 4.50 to 7.00 and lambs 5.85 to 8.15 for natives and westerns.

March S Texas Western

Pittsburg Live Stocks on March 2 Market Update

Pittsburg Pa March 2 Cattle receipts light and steady with extras at 6.40 to 6.50 for good, 3.75 to 4.50 for heifers, 16.00 to 55.00 for fresh cows and springers. Hogs receipts eight loads up 1c. heavy 6.50 to 6.65, workers 5.40 to 5.65, pigs 4.80 to 4.50. Sheep and lambs few, prime wethers 6.75 to 7.00, mixed 5.00 to 6.16, ewes and wethers 5.00 to 6.00, lambs 5.00 to 13.00.

Pittsburg

City Grain Wheat Prices and Inspections Report

Wheat steady with No 2 red quoted at 97c, No 2 red through billing 98c, No 3 red gage, No 1 rejected track 91c, futures for March 9c, April 9th, May 97c, wagon 9c. Inspections show 3 cars Wheat across No 2 red 2 cars No 3 red 1 car. Corn 4 cars No 3 white 2 cars No 4 yellow 2 cars No 4 mixed 3 cars. totals 19 cars. Oats No 3 white 1 car total 1 car. Cars No 4 mixed 1 car 5 cars rejected total 6 cars. Hay none.

Wall Street Staggers After Roosevelt Peace News

New York stocks opened lower amid heavy selling sparked by Roosevelt's peace message to Wall Street bankers and brokers. Buyers appeared cautious as the market drifted, with most leading issues down one to four percent from the prior close while Union Pacific and others traded lower. Missouri Pacific and Erie and Southern rails bucked the trend.

New York Roosevelt Fiis Wall-st.ro Yesterdey Union Pacific

Live Stock Prices Narrow Range For Steers And Hog

market listings show varied bids for cattle and hogs with common to choice steers from 4.15 to 6.90 per cwt and weights around 600 to 1,000 pounds. Heifers cows bulls and calves priced across multiple grades, while lambs and bucks per hundred pounds appear with specified ranges and bulk sale emphasis.

Rival of Jail Breaker Houdini at the Empire

Indianapolis man Harry Stamler, famed for escaping handcuffs and strait jackets, debuts as a professional jail breaker at the Empire theater in Muncie on Friday night. He will be placed in a secured cabinet with a padlocked door and released within ten minutes. Stamler, once a Sherman House cook, also has vaudeville bookings in Toledo and circuits in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Harry Stamler Ndianapolis Findle Taddanapolis lMmpire Stanley Sherman House Toledo Ohio Pennsylvania Houdini

Indianap lis Man Serious Injury in Auto Crash

Marion A Meredith of this city was seriously injured in an automobile accident last night. Glen Vin Horn of Indianapolis, riding with Meredith, escaped with a sprained arm after leaping from the vehicle.

Marion A. A. Meredith Glen Vin Horn Indianapolis Meredith

Senator Hemenway Thanks The Sun For Seed Requests

The Sun collected hundreds of requests from Indianapolis residents for garden and flower seeds. Senator J A Hemenway of Washington responds praising the effort to beautify homes and vacant lots and says seeds will be distributed despite a delay in the Agriculture Department.

Senator Hemenway THE SUN the Sun Indianapolis Washington Department of Agriculture J. A. Hemenway

MEN WHO TOOK PANT IN WARM PRIMARY FIGHT

Election boards at the Democratic primaries in Marion county are listed by ward with inspectors judges and clerks. Some last minute changes occurred when regular members failed to appear and were replaced by board members without Chairman Fogarty's knowledge.

Marion County Leroy Portreous William Yates Edwin H. Emrich Chirouce FE West James M. Healy Jacob FP. Boe M. J. Barrett J. O. Henderson George Hanrahan O. F. Miller Alien Mitchell Charles Dannenberg Thomas Connelly Thomas Dodson Michael J. Ford William P. Manion William A. Hungerford Emil Glaser Albert Caldwell John Walsh Edward Davis S. E. Perkins, Jr Ward 11 John Ward Noble Chadwell Lowry Woodson Center Township Charles Gass Hury Wirkhoff Edward Dietz Warren Township James White Seth Ray Thomas Brittanham Franklin Township J. W. Spicer F. P. Portteus J. B. Montague Perry Township Charles 8. Shannon Washington I. Cain Charles Smock Pike Township Toward Todd Manson Nechdlinger Benton Powers Washington Township Fletcher Johnson Marcellus H. Jackman B. I. Blue Wayne Township James Burns John Connors Thomas Wiles Decatur Township Alonzo Hoffman William Parks Thomas Beasley Lawrence Township Thomas

Millionaire Offers 2.50 for Dog in Chicago

Boston terrier Sox, owned by John E. Doheny, became the center of a curious bid when real estate magnate Dr. J Outhet offered 2.50 for the pup. Doheny refused the seemingly absurd offer, noting the dog’s value and his son's attachment.

Chicago Dr. J. ©. Outhet Sox John E. Doheny Doheny Dr. Outnet

City Record For A Day Of Births And Deaths

City births listed for Samuel Whitlock, Edward Hall, Karl Ashton, Herbert Lee, Elmer Hill, Elbert Blake, Calvin Ferrell, George Shotts, Garland Statesman, Samuel Cox, James Robinson, and others. Deaths include Helen McClure, Katherine Adams, Stella McClatine, John Glenn, George Ochri, Mary Moors, Myra Thompson, Vera Jones, Ella Mahoney, Sarah Shurroness, and several paired names in obituaries filed at local addresses and institutions.

Samuel and Flossie Whitlock Dalton-st Edward and Mattie Hall Indianapolis Ave Karl and Ivy Ashton W. Washington-st Herbert and Florence Lee Westst Elmer and Mary Hill Pletcher Ave Elbert and Florence Blake Roachave Calvin and Charlotte Ferrell Adellst George and Mary Shotts Helen McClure Roanoke-st Katherine Frances Adams W. Pearl-st Stella Bertha McClatine Missouri-st John Glenn Minerva-st George Ochri City Hospital Annex Mary Moors Chestnut St

Girl Pays the Alleged Debt of Her Father

Miss Marguerite Barton, a cashier in the Los Angeles city assessor’s office, has saved from her modest pay to cover a deficit claimed when her father, T. H. Barton, left the city treasurer’s office in Muncie, Ind. She asserts her father was innocent and persecuted by political intrigue, defending his good name.

Marguerite Barton Muncie Ind T. H. Barton Miss Barton

Man Dies After Mistaking Carbolic Acid

Bloomington Indiana March 3 John Blair aged 81 died after mistaking carbolic acid for medicine. The bottle was given by his five year old granddaughter. He was father of City Councilman Blair and James Blair street commissioner of the city.

Bloomington Ind John Blair Blair James Blair

City Advertisements Public Works Indianapolis 1908 bids

The Indianapolis Board of Public Works issues a notice to contractors for sealed bids due April 1908 to resurface Senate Avenue and Oxford Capitol and Gray Street improvements. Plans, specs, and insurance requirements, bid guarantees, and contract terms are detailed, with an option to reject all bids.

Department OF Public Worrk Board Majestic Indianapolis Ing Board of Public Works Indiana Senate Avenue Sixteenth Street Twenty-First Street Oxford Street Tenta S11 Tenth Street Capitol Avenue Thirty-Ninth Street Fortieth Street Gray Street New York Street Michigan Street Joseph T. Elliott Preston C. Trusler Fred J. Mack

Cancer Cure Claim Promises Home Treatment in 10 Days

An advertisement asserts a guaranteed cancer cure in ten days backed by personal clinics and a sanitarium. It claims hundreds cured after doctors gave up and offers a free coupon to enroll, asserting reliability and at home feasibility.

Lebanon

Free Cancer Coupon Offer From Dr Curry Cancer Cure Co

A pleading coupon ad invites cancer patients to mail their name and address to Dr. Curry Cancer Cure Co at 496 Curry Sanitarium Lebanon Ohio or privately to secretary E W Ramsey Drawer D Lebanon Ohio. It promises an easy home cure with no risk. The Indianapolis address 296 Sun appears as an additional contact.

Dr. Curry Cancer Cure Co Curry Sanitarium Lebanon Ohio E. W. Ramsey Sun Indianapolis

Duke of D Abruzzi to Wed Miss Elkins in October

Rome reports the wedding of the Duke of D Abruzzi, cousin of King Victor Emmanuel, to Miss Katherine Elkins, daughter of Senator Elkins, is planned for October. An official at the king’s court confirmed the information as authentic.

Rome Duke of D’abruzzi Victor Emmanuel Katherine Lkins Elkins

Indiana Auditor Certifies Company Statement From 1907

State of Indiana Auditor of State certifies that the listed figures reflect the company’s condition as of December 31, 1907, with losses, claims, and reserves itemized. Signed and sealed March 9, 1908 by J. C. Billheimer, Auditor of State.

Piacety Indiana State of J. C. Billneimer Auditor of State

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