Wall Street Opens Higher Then Sags Amid Decline in Key Stocks
New York trading opened with Paul leading gains while Anaconda and B and O were lower. Smelters Colorado Fuel and Iron and Rock Island fell. Northern Pacific unchanged. Interborough and American Car Foundry slipped as steel shares rose briefly then fell. Bears held control as many issues dropped, with Consolidated Gas and Smelting among the heaviest decliners. After an initial rally, noon selling pushed prices to day’s lows.
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Scrippe-McRae Press Association
New York
Paul
Anaconda
Colorado Fuel
Erie
Southern Railway
Rock Island
Northern Pacific
American Car Foundry
Interborough
Steel
Union Pacific
City Grain Prices Report Wheat and Corn Movements
Wheat trends show firmer values with No 2 red and No 3 red bids and through billing notes. through billing terms apply to several lines. Corn prices rise modestly with No 2 white and No 3 white at about 55 cents, through billing. mixed and yellow grades show varied sub 60 cent quotes. Oats and hay entries indicate firm to steady values for white oats and Timothy hay at around $18 to $20 per unit, with mixed for hay and car counts totaling 34 cars for the grain lots and six cars for hay plus several batches of mixed stocks.
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Timothy
Hay
Chicago Market Reports Cattle Hogs Sheep May 21 1905
Chicago market news shows cattle receipts at 2300 with prices from 4.30 to 5.40 for common grades and 5.50 to 6.55 for prime beeves. hog receipts 12000 with mixed 6.00 to 6.60 and heavy 6.30 to 6.45. sheep receipts 10000 with native and western sheep 4.50 to 6.20 and lambs 6.50 to 8.65.
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Scrippe-NeRae Preas
Chicago
Cincinnati Live Stock Prices Report May 21
Cattle receipts 147 steady. Butcher steers extra 5.40 to 5.60, good to choice 4.75 to 5.35, common to fair 3.50 to 4.50, calves extra 6.50. Hog receipts 9,709 strong to higher. Good to choice 6.56 to 6.55, mixed packers 6.50 to 6.55. Sheep receipts 231 strong, extra 5.00 to 5.25, lambs extra 7.65 to 7.75.
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Cincinnati
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Dare Seeker Makes Balloon Ascent Above Belleville
Miss Louise Smith of New Haven rode in a balloon at Hillside park Belleville after daring companions egged her on. Aeronaut John Mack coached her as the balloon rose above 1300 feet crossing the Passaic river and she deployed a parachute during descent amid onlookers' relief.
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Belleville
N. J
Louise Smith
New Haven
Hillside Park
Miss Smith
John Mack
Mack
Passaic River
Ris Smith
Northwestern Miller reports wheat gains and futures up
The Northwestern Miller special edition notes decreased sowing and higher grain prices. July wheat at 1 33 1 3, September at 94 38 1 2, December around 1.01. Corn and oats edges higher, with May corn at about 54 1 2, July 54 3 4, September 55. Hog products firmer with pork at 16.70 and ribs at 9.09. May wheat 99 1 4, July 1.01 1 2, Sept 1.03. May oats 48, July 47 1 2, Sept 41 3 4. No. 2 red winter corn and No. 3 yellow prices listed.
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Scripps-McHae Press Association
Chicago
Northwestern Miller
Live Stock Market Report Indianapolis May 21 Hog Cattle Sheep
Receipted hogs 10 000 cattle 1 800 sheep and lambs 150. Hogs steady top 6 60. Cattle steady to strong. Lists prices for steers heifers cows bulls calves and sheep by weight class with ranges from 45 to 6 60 per hundred weight and notes best heavies and light pigs. Includes breed and verse terms.
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Indianapolis
Boilers Blast Kills Two In Clay City Plant
A boiler explosion at the Clay City Electric Light company killed fireman Ralph Travis an 18 and teamster John Swinger along with his horses. The blast damaged nearby residences and Nickey Machine shop with total losses around 10000 dollars. Bricks and boiler fragments were hurled across rooftops in the dawn incident at 830 this morning.
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Clay City
Ind
Clay City Electric Light Company
Ralph Travis
John Swinger
Nickey
Ecctric
Temperance Question Dominates Presbyterian Assembly
The Presbyterian church assembly in Columbus, Ohio, debates the temperance issue. Overtures favoring the anti-saloon league were moved from the temperance committee to polity, signaling possible failure of endorsement. The matter was transferred and a rule change requested to define duties of the temperance committee, with reports slated for later.
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Columbus, CO
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
Henry E. Dosker
Polity
Pennsylvania
Edward Wallace
Greensburg
Temperance Committee
Anti-Saloon League
Polity Committee
East Buffalo Live Stock Market Report May 21
East Buffalo N Y May 21 Cattle receipts 3250 up 10c prime steers 5800 heifers 3750 5500 cows 250 485 bulls 325 500 feeders 350 600 milch cows and springers 2000 6000 yeals 6425 4725 Sheep supply 3200 steady choice lambs 800 815 cull to fair 625 785 yearlings 700 725 weathers 625 675 ewes 550 675 mixed sheep 550 600 cull sheep 275 450 Hogs receipts 1700 higher workers pies and mixed medium 530 655 heavy 650 675 roughs 590 610
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
East Buffalo
N. Y
New York Prices Reported by Scripps-McKee Agency May 21
Pork Mess 17? 18.50. Lard Western steam spot 9.30. Tallow City 63 cents, country 64 6c. Butter Creamery extra 24 24%6c. Eggs White fancy 19 cents western 16 16%éc. Cheese New cream small colored best 12%c.
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Scripps-McHaoe Press Association
New York
Pork—Mess
Western Steam
Western
Cattle and sheep market reports from Pittsburgh PA May 21
Cattle supply light and steady with prime cattle at 5.79 to 6.60 and choice 5.90 to 6.60. Sheep supply light and steady with prime wethers 6.15 to 6.25 and lambs 5.00 to 7.85. Hogs receipts 10 doubles and steady with prime heavy 6.60, medium and heavy yorkers 6.75, light yorkers and pigs 6.85, roughs 5.00 to 6.75.
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Scrippa-McRae Press Assocination
Pittsburg
Policeman Delivers Blood Sacrifice For Friend
Patrolman Thomas Goodchild gave his blood to save Archie McLearn, a real estate man, whose drowning sibling and despondency led to a suicide attempt. McLearn died despite 14 minutes of transfusion, while Goodchild remained critical.
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Thomas Goodchild
Archie
McLearn
Goodchild
Western Union Telegraph strike averted amid wage pledge
Western Union directors will not permit a telegraphers strike and may meet to prevent a clash. Robt C Clowry faces peace talks while some directors pledge to honor the 10 percent wage increase. National telegraphers say the policy aims to roll back salaries to old scale. about 90 percent of workers may quit if a strike occurs, risking Portland Telegraph impact.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Robert C. Clowry
Crowry
Ss. J. Small
The
National Telegraphers
Posible
Petroleum association presses case for fair railroad rates
The National Petroleum association, an alliance of firms from Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Canada, testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington on May 21. It charged unjust and unreasonable rates and discrimination by railroads in the Central Freight association as it seeks relief to curb Standard Oil’s pipeline advantage and to prove that rates are not uniform or fair.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Washington
Standard Oil
National Petroleum Association
Sion
The
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New
York
Canada
Central Freight Association
Commission
Abe Hummel Collapses On First Day In Prison
Abe Hummel, beginning a year’s sentence for involvement in the Dodge Morse divorce scandal, collapsed at Blackwell Island prison on his first day. He was found on his cot groaning, with the prison physician called and said his condition was serious.
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Blackwell Island
Dodge- Morse
Hummel
Grain Growers to Meet at Omaha Convention
The American Society of Equity based in Indianapolis with state grain groups calls a national convention for June 5, 6 and 7 in Omaha Nebraska. The aim is to form a permanent grain growers department with officers and committees to represent the interests of hundreds of thousands of producers.
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American Society of Equity
Indianapolis
Omaha
Neb
Robbed Store Confessed Burglary Involving Teens
Samuel Haring’s grocery at 617 East Washington Street was broken into early Tuesday. Harry Montgomery, a former employee, and 15 year old Charles Powers confessed to the theft, stealing $7 in cash and cigars. Montgomery was detained on Washington Street and implicated Powers, found by patrolmen in a barber shop. Both boys faced burglary and petit larceny charges.
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Harry Montgomery
Charles Powers
Haring
Montgomery
Mullin
Stewart
Washington St
Powers
E. Washington St
Kerns
Rowe
Man Arrested Over Liquor Sale In New Jersey Street
Fred Helier Jr. was arrested with Bicy Clem Mullin and Stewart for violating the Nicholson law. Gertrude Murphy, a 19 year old, allegedly procured liquor at Heier’s No 12 S New Jersey street Sunday night. The case was continued to hear the girl and bring evidence.
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Fred Helier, Jr
Mullin and
Stewart
Heier
Conditional pardon granted to Lennon for desertion
The justice department issued a conditional pardon to Marine Private John L. Lennon, imprisoned a year at Ft. Jay, awaiting the president’s condition that he re enlist. Lennon is John L. Sullivan’s nephew, whose intercession helped secure clemency. The pardon would erase the dishonorable discharge from his record. It appears Jos B. Foraker may soon leave the fire department.
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Department of Justice
John L. Lennon
Marine Corps
Ft. Jay
N. Y
Lennon
John L. Sullivan
Burnham Forgery Trial Adjourned Over Diabetes Risk
The trial of Frederick A. Burnham, president of the Mutual Life Reserve Co., for forgery and larceny, was adjourned indefinitely by Justice Greenbaum due to Burnham's diabetes and the danger of death if stressed in court.
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Scrippa-McRaee Press Association
New York
Frederick A. Burnheimn
Mutual Life Reserve Company
Ant’s subterranean cows milked by ants in cornfields
government scientist F. M. Webster reports on corn-root aphids living underground in most fields. These ant managed insects pasture, milk, and breed them, with two winged and non winged forms, all females, no eggs. Farmers are urged to note their impact on corn stalks.
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Washington, D. C
F. M. Webster
Underground Cow and Ant Milking Predicament
A fragmentary note describes a bizarre scene of an underground cow nourished by an ant milk source. The text mentions a frostily foreshadowed weather and a surprising spread of cows producing both male and female offspring, plus winged individuals emerging on corn stalks and leaves before vanishing, with unclear fate even to the scientist.
Wings Grow On Cows In Cold Spells A Curious Tale
An old report describes insects that sprout bluish green wings in cold weather. A winged female aphid is carried by brown ants to burrows, fed and protected while laying eggs. The ants winter and spring the eggs, later exposing them to sun, then marching young aphids to roots and young corn as growth resumes.
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Aphis
Aphites
Conductor on Trial in Townsend Killing Case
Nearly 60 witnesses filled the Richmond county courthouse on Staten Island as the trial of John Bell, a street car conductor, resumed. Eight jurors are seated. The state contends Bell killed Dr. Charles W. Townsend on January 2 in revenge. A tombstone Bell placed on his wife's grave bearing the inscription Revenge renews our happy love in heaven forever may be admitted as evidence.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
New York
Richmond County
Staten Island
John Bell
Charlies W. Townsend
Bell
Treasurer says men are honest in Indianapolis
County Treasurer Oliver P. Ensley cites numerous honest men including Charles Kneffler, 69, a bookkeeper who offered to pay taxes though no levy appeared. Kneffler paid a $9.29 tax by money order, was told his name was not on the tax duplicate, and received a receipt after insisting. Ensley says such acts are not infrequent.
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Oliver P. Ensley
Indianapolis
Charles Kneffler
Kneffler
Ensley Sways
Mrs Baker freed after manslaughter charge dropped
Emma Baker walked from police court a free woman after the manslaughter charge regarding her mother in law Mary Baker was dismissed on Deputy Prosecutor Oren Hack's recommendation. The coroner's verdict found her guiltless.
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Emma Baker
Mary Baker
Oren Hack
Coreener
Judge recalls Eddy case hearing to Thursday
In Concord New Hampshire Judge Chamberlain adjourned the Eddy case hearing to Thursday. The judge reported his condition is improved and he hopes to resume duties by then.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Concord
N. H
Chamberlain
Supreme Court
Eddy
Jury hears opening in Argue Hargis murder case
In Lexington Kentucky on May 21 Judge Parker instructed the jury in the murder trial of Judge James Hargis for James Cockrill’s death. Attorney George R Hunt opened for the defense. Each side will present three arguments. The jury is to retire by noon Wednesday.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Lexington
James Hargis
James Cockrill
Parker
George R. Hunt
Acquittal in Loitering Case at Police Court
Joseph Sanders was acquitted by a police court jury after witnesses supported his sober condition while stating he was loitering at McLaughlin’s saloon on Merrill and West streets. Attorney Seyfried denounced police methods as dirty work and persecution, while prosecutors argued Sanders was intoxicated and resisting law.
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Joseph Sanders
Wiliam McLaughlin
Merrill and
West Sts
Sanders
Smith and Merrill
Metzger
McLaughlin
Henry Seyfried
Dawson
Oran Hack
Elliott R. Hooton
Fred R. Bonnifield
Charles Pettijohn
Smith
Seyfried
Pstrolen Smith
Merrill
Nen Tor
Oren Hack
Char Ies Pettijohn
Edward Martin
Walter Garnett
Sherman Welsh
Lafayette Weathers
James Hersely
Max Heiman
W. A. Kersey
Abs Cook
Lon Miller
Jess Mobley
Jonas Brinkley
Pete Bray
Allen
Whallon
Haywood trial halted as jurors sought in Idaho
Haywood trial paused for a second time in Boise as jurors exhausted. Sheriff Hodgin searches outlying districts for six veniremen to report Thursday. Prosecution cites Adams confession extorted by McParland and Wells. Defense says Adams repudiates confession and seeks to undermine state case with Orchard related testimony.
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Boise
Idaho
Hodgin
Adams
McParland
Goodin
Widen Whitney
Wells
Adar
Orchard
Cour
Iss
Caldwell
Western Federation of Miners
Moyer
Haywood
Pettibone
Simpkins
Federation
Minin
Federation of Miners
Foresters in Session Opens in Boston Convention
The annual convention of the Foresters of America opened in Boston on May 21 with Chief Rang Henry F. McMagus of Ritchabore addressing the gathering. The fragmented OCR text shows a formal start and remarks urging preparedness and unity among delegates.
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