Stocks Boom and Prices Skyward
New York May 5 The stock market showed unexpected strength in the first hour with large gains in leading issues. Flower & Co. bought heavily in Southern Pacific pushing it to a new high for the year around 33 1 2, St Paul rose one and Reading gained about one, with Pennsylvania up about one. Amalgamated and Smelting led the industrials while Brooklyn Rapid Transit and steel shares also gained modestly. Bonds were irregular and London steadied on frontier news. Wheat rose slightly and cotton was flat.
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New York
Flower & Co
Southern Pacific
St. Paul
Reading
Pennsylvania
Amalgamated
Brooklyn
Indianapolis Seed Market Prices and Wholesale Figures
The listing shows wholesale and retail seed prices in Indianapolis. Seed types include Clover common and red at 7.50, Timothy 1.75 2.50, Orchard Grass 2.00 2.25, Blue Grass 2.25 2.00, Alsike 14, Alfalfa Clover 9.00 13.00, Miller 1.00 1.26, and Rape 7 8e per pound. Retail prices per bushel cover lim othey seed, clover red, alsike clover, alfalfa clover, and various grass seeds with ranges from 11.50 to 13.00 for clover types and 2.50 to 3.00 for premium grasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Meat Prices From A Local Market District Listing
A historical price list shows a range of cured and fresh meats with per unit figures. Sugar cured hams and bacon varieties carry varying percentages and cents while English style and smoked options appear with distinct rates. Fresh beef, veal, mutton, and hog products list carcass or per pound prices, alongside lard and dried beef.
Fragmented Anthracite Goods List From Ohio Mines
Readable fragments show prices and types of coal and coke from multiple mines and places including Jackson Ohio Pocahontas Kanawha Winifrede Hocking Valley Luhrig and Linton with itemized weights and amounts such as lump gas coke and crushed gas coke reflecting a damaged OCR coal goods inventory.
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Pocahontas
Jackson
Ohio
Winifrede
Pittsburg
Hocking Valley
Luhrig
Caniel F. Bosteoes
Brazil
Grain Prices and Inspections Reported in Bulk Marketing
The bulletin lists steadies and price quotes for Wheat No 2 red through No 4 red and yellow mixes, Corn No 2 white through No 4 white and mixed, Oats No 2 white through No 4 white, and Hay including timothy and clover mixed with billing notes. Inspections record cars by grade and status, noting rejects and totals for Wheat, Corn, and Hay across several lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Timothy
Fish Dinner Honors Mrs J Walk Amid Local Social News
A fish dinner at the Palmer house on Lake Maxinkuckee honored Mrs Julius Walk on her visit, marking her fortieth wedding anniversary with Mr and Mrs Walk. Hosts were Mr and Mrs Frederick Cole of Culver, with guests from Indianapolis including Judge A C Ayres and J A Gohen. The article also lists upcoming social events and gatherings across Indianapolis, Culver, and surrounding areas, mentioning alumni events, sorority initiations, barn dances, club luncheons, and dances planned for May.
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Palmer House
Lake Maxinkuckee
Julius Walk
Frederick Cole
Culver
Walk
Indianapolis
A. C. Ayres
J. A. Gohen
C. J. Kiefer
Loge Smasher Sentenced In Petit Larceny Case
Joseph Trost was sentenced to one year in the workhouse on a petit larceny conviction for breaking into railroad workers lockers in criminal court on Tuesday.
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Joseph Trost
Trost
Cattle and Hog Prices Reported in Pittsburg Stock Market
Pittsburg May 5 cattle receipts show light to fair demand with prices: extra six ninety to seven ten, prime five forty to six ten, heifers four to five fifty, fresh cows and springers sixteen to six fifty five. Hog receipts eight loads steady with heavy five ninety five to six, medium weights six zero, workers five eighty to six, pigs five sixty five to five seventy. Sheep and lambs receipts light steady with prime wethers five fifty to six sixty five, good mixed five to five nine, culls to common two to three fifty, spring lambs nine to eleven fifty.
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Pittsburg
Hogs Higher on Active Competition at Indianapolis Market
Indianapolis May 5 Receipts show 5500 hogs 900 cattle 50 sheep with overall gains in hog prices about 10 cents from yesterday amid stronger outside demand and active competition. Cattle scarce and feeders firm with calves and bulls steady. sheep markets quiet with no quotable changes. Prices for hogs range 5.75 to 6.85 per cwt for best hogs while cattle and calf prices advance modestly against last week.
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Indianapolis
East Buffalo live stock market report May 6 Buffalo NY
East Buffalo New York May 6 stock listings show cattle receipts at 50 with active market. Prime steers fetch 6.75 to 7.00, shipping steers 6. per 6.65, medium butcher steers 5.40 to 6.75, heifers 4.50 to 6.50, cows 8.00 to 6.73, vealers 5.00 to 7.00. Sheep and lambs receipts 3,600 with slower trade. yearlings 6.25 to 6.50, limbs 5.25 to 7.35. Hogs receipts 2,380 up 10 to 20 cents. Yorkers 6.05 to 6.10, pigs 5.85 to 5.90, mixed 6.05 to 6.10, heavies 6.00 to 6.05, roughs 4.90 to 5.10.
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Cece
Ace
Euteseere
East Buffalo
N. Y
The Wagon Market Prices For Grains And Fodder
Market notes list corn oats straw shredded fodder and hay prices. Corn shows price ranges and oats shelled and sheaf values. Straw and hay types include clover mixed timothy baled grades with varying price bands from five to fourteen dollars.
Egg and Poultry Prices From Indianapolis Produce Exchange
Fresh eggs list 14c per dozen. Butter country 1c. Hens 10c. Cocks 6c. Turkeys 13c. Geese 0c. Ducks 6c. Prices appear from Indianapolis Produce Exchange.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Produce Exchange
Chicago Live Stock at Union Stock Yards Report
Chicago market update from Union Stock Yards shows hogs receipts at 13 000 with prices from 4.40 to 6.80 and mixed, light, heavy classes. cattle receipts at 3 000 with Beeves up to 7.25 and cows and calves to 6.60. sheep receipts at 12 000 with natives and westerns around 4.25 to 6.76 and lambs at 5.75.
Market Prices for Vegetables and Fruits Listed
A list of produce prices including oranges, onions, grapes, coconuts, apples, bananas, celery, beets, tomatoes, and potatoes with varied unit measures and per crate or per bushel quotes. Several entries appear garbled or incomplete but show ongoing retail pricing for items like Valencia oranges, Baldwins and Jonathan apples, and Kentucky potatoes.
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Valencia
Jonathans
Florida
Kentucky
Widow's Joy: Feud Leader Ed Callahan Slain in Store
In Breathitt County Kentucky Ed Callahan a former sheriff and Democratic committee chair is fatally stabbed by John Spicer after a feud over a grocery store settlement. Spicer dies after being shot by Wilson Callahan the 17 year old son of Ed Callahan. The scene occurred in Callahan's store southeast of Jackson. Mrs. J B Marcum expresses joy upon learning of the killings. Earlier James Hargis was killed by his son Beech Hargis and Jim Fu gate was shot by Dan White in Jackson.
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Ed Callahan
Jackson
Long Creek
Dem
Ocratic Committee
Breathitt County
John Spicer
Wilson Callahan
Callahan
Judge Hargis
Beech Hargis
Hargis
Jim
James Hargis
Curtis Jett
Dan White
Jim Fugate
Bride and Groom to Uwe on Ranch in Colorado
Chicago May 5 Wealth and splendor marked a Chicago wedding as Miss Clara Herrick married Arthur Havemeyer at 206 Schiller Street in a ceremony read by Bishop Cheney. The couple will reside in Colorado on a ranch where Havemeyer works with Grand River Irrigation and Development Company.
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Chicago
Mamie Heisen
Schiller Street
Clara Herrick
Arthur Havemeyer
New York
Cheney
Herrick Mansion
Miss Herrick
John Jacob Herrick
Pr. Havemeyer
W. F. Havemeyer
New Stork
Sugar
Mr. Havemeyer
Colorado
Grand River Irrigation and Development Company
Gov Hughes Drives Anti Gamblers Plea At Carnegie Hall
Gov. Hughes spoke at Carnegie Hall to about five thousand supporters urging passage of anti racetrack bills in the upcoming special session. He said he would rather face the people than hold office if needed to abolish the gambling “iniquity” and to keep honest government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carnegie Hall
Hughes
Platt Denies Marriage in Divorce Suits with Mae C Wood
New York May 5 Senator Thomas Co Platt faces court over Mae C Wood divorce suit naming his wife Lillian Janeway Platt as co respondent He denies ever marrying Miss Wood and accuses her of attempting to extort money from him The case centers on allegations of a prior marriage and marital infidelity with a public figure involved.
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New York
Thomas Co. Platt
Mae C. Wood
Lillian Janeway Platt
Platt
Miss Wood
Market Closing and Opening Prices for Grains and Pork
Chicago May 5 market report shows opening and closing figures for wheat corn oats pork lard and ribs with May, July and Sept maturities. Prices move across grains with wheat near 1.02 to 1.08 and corn around 70 to 70 3 4 cents, oats about 53 to 53 5 cents. pork near 13.34 to 13.40, lard around 8.45 to 8.70, ribs about 7.10 to 7.57.
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Chicago
A. W. Thomson
No Fraud Claim Over Night Work by County Officials
Wayne township assessor William L. Rice asserts he did not defraud Marion county by employing two men already on the county payroll. Auditor Sahm is prepared to issue warrants for pay to Richard Waldren and Mathias Turk, who worked nights at the assessor’s office in March and April, with Turk serving as interpreter and Waldren assisting at night. Rice calls the affair unfortunate but insists there was no crookedness, noting Turk’s work helped assess 800 foreigners and potentially over $2,000 in poll tax gains for the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Rice
Wayne Township
Marion County
Sahm
Ment
Richard Waldren
Mathias Turk
Turk
Waldren
Rice
Mount Etna Eruption Triggers Panic Among Villagers
May 5 Cantana Mount Etna erupts again causing fear among residents on the mountain slopes. Those who remain seek saints for aid while many flee for safety as smoke clouds darken the sky. Cinders rain down and two lava streams creep down the mountainside toward nearby villages.
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Cantana
Mount Etna
Java
Passenger Train 15 Wrecked in Indians Sparksville Washout
East-bound Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern passenger train derailed after a washout near Sparksville Indiana. Engine, mail, express and baggage cars plunged down an embankment. Engineer Benes Humphrey of Washington and Fireman Harvey Paul seriously injured. no passengers hurt.
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Seymour
Ind
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Sparksville
Benes Humphrey
Washington
Harvey Paul
Man Locked in Car Burned Dies in Celina Assault
Bellefontaine Ohio May 1 Charles Keating of DeGraff died from injuries after a few days earlier being assaulted by thugs and locked in a hay‑filled boxcar which was set on fire. He could not escape the fiery trap.
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Bellefontaine, Q
Charles Keating
DeGraff
Celina
Keating
Auditors Work on Grand Army Books in Indiana Statehouse
An auditing committee worked Tuesday on the accounts of the Department of Indiana Grand Army of the Republic at the department headquarters in the statehouse.
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Grand Army
Department of Indiana
Grand Army of the Republic
Department
Statehouse
Horses Burn in Morley Livery Barn Fire at Martinsville
Fire in Martinsville Indiana destroys J C Morley’s livery barn causing total losses about 4 900 with three horses cremated and several owned by others including O T Jordan W D Curtis county superintendent J G Swain Myron Dickson and two horses owned by Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company plus the Hill cottage burning and its 1 500 insurance.
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Martinsville
Ind
J. C. Morley
Mr. Morley
O. T. Jordan
W. D. Curtis
J. G. Swain
Myron Dickson
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Hill Cottage
Newport Wedding Sets Fashion and Grows Gifts to 300000
Miss Pauline Leroy French married Samuel Wagstaff in St Johns church Newport amid guests from New York Washington Boston and Philadelphia. The ceremony featured a princess gown and large bouquet, with gifts valued at 300000 guarded by private detectives. the couple departed for a monthlong honeymoon.
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Samuel Wagstaff
New York
Washington
Boston
Philadel
Newport
Carlos City Demands Stops By Big Four Trains
Citizens petition the Indiana Railroad Commission to force Big Four trains to stop at Carlos City despite current timetable. Locals allege 2000 dollars funded a passenger station, yet westbound trains allegedly race through without hesitation. Big Four cites 37 mph schedule and too many existing stops.
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Big Four
Carlos City
Big Four Railway Company
Indiana Railroad Commission
Mitchell James and Mitchell enter probate court race
James and Mitchell are candidates for the Democratic nomination for judge of Marion county probate court. Mitchell, 39, a lifelong Indianapolis attorney of notable talent, studied at Indiana University and Ann Arbor Law School. He works at 212 Indiana Trust building and belongs to local and state bar associations and several Democratic groups.
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James
Carman Threaten Strike Over Two Cents to Hour
In Cleveland Ohio May 5 notice served on Municipal Traction president Dupont to appoint an arbitrator by tomorrow afternoon. Failure to comply will trigger a strike by the men seeking a two cent an hour raise and other concessions.
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Cleveland, O
Dupont
Municipal Traction Company
Friends Urge Brown For Superior Bench
A petition filed with the primary election commissioners carries the required number of names to place Edgar A. Brown on the Democratic ticket for one of Marion county’s superior judge nominations.
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Edgar A. Brown
Marion County
Goulds Reconcile and Return Home
New York May 5 reports reconciliation with his wife and return to their home. The Fifth Avenue address is cited as the place of return, marking a resolution after a period of separation.
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Goulds
New York
Fireman fatally shoots wife then dies by suicide in Denver
Burton Koch, a Denver city fireman, shot and killed his wife Louisa this morning and then killed himself. Mrs. Hatley, Louisa's mother, was wounded by a bullet while trying to assist. The incident occurred in Denver, Colorado, as police investigated the double tragedy.
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Denver, Col
Louisa
Paderewski Returns Home From New York Voyage
Famous pianist Ignace Paderewski and Mme Paderewski left New York for Switzerland today on the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Gross. They were accompanied by singer Mime Sembrich, marking a notable passenger list departure aboard the steamship.
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New York
Ignace Paderewski
Mme. Paderewski
Switzerland
Mime Sembrich
Singer
Miner Dies in Tamarack Mine Accident at Calumet
In Calumet Michigan on May 5 a Tamarack mine accident left one miner dead and four injured when a rope broke causing a mine car to plunge down a shaft. Initial reports listed thirteen fatalities.
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Calumet
Mich
Tamarack
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T. C. Shotwell
City Grain
J. Walk
St. John’s Academy Alumni Association
Claypool
Johan E. Lynch
James O'Donnell
B. O’leary
Catherine Creedon
Lillian Manson
Tears, Rice
Regina Greenen
Nora O'Lea
Helen Marley
Teresa Toolhill
Helen Flinn
Mayme Murphy
Gamma
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
Helen Reed
North Alabama Street
Socialer Turnverein
F. F. Randall
College Avenue
Euchre Club of
Columbus
Star Euchre Club of
Vera Donner
Congress Avenue
Frederick E. Taylor
Waldo Rosseter
Margaret Day
Taylor
North Meridian Street
Edgar J. Foster
Hanley
Providence
R. I
Gertrude Gutelius
Illinois Street
Marion
Anderson
Ruberta Friend
North Capitol Avenue
Nell Connor
Miss Friend
Denver
Benjamin Stout
Loge Smasher
Workhouse
Union
Texas
Western
Marcum
Law
Spider
J. B. Marcum
Curt Jett
Uwe
Gov. Hughes
Chicago Grain
Turk and
Waldron
Indians
E. Market ST
Owell
Newport, R. I
Pauline Leroy French
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Phia
St. John’s Church
Charles F. Beattie
Mitchell
Cleveland Carmen
Brown
Woman’s Exchange
K. of
P. Ridge Cor
Pennsylvania St
Wascachusetts Ave
Indiana Trust
Indianapolis Gas CO
WM. H. Armstrong CO
Indiana
Optician
Carl L. Rost
North
Claypool Hotel
Bryce
QD. P. Stirk & Co
N. East St
Mans. Ave
Northwestern Telephone Company
Valparaiso, Ind
Paderewski
Congress
Bradley
Sonmane Paynter
Penrose
Alaska
Colon
Panama
Warner
Missouri
Pennion Company
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