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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1909
Page
4
The article profiles H. H. Rogers, vice-president of Standard Oil, who began as a newspaper delivery boy at sixteen and drove a grocery wagon for five years earning $3 weekly. His savings funded his entry into the oil business, leading to immense wealth, with a savings plan pitched by the company. Capital is listed as 1 900 000 and surplus earned 475 000.
Thousands from Indianapolis and across Indiana attended the $600,000 Masonic temple dedication at Illinois and North streets Monday evening. Gov. Marshall could not enter due to a crowd jam. reception teams failed to reach the drugstore in time. Frank E. Gavin gave the welcoming address. Filias J. Jacoby spoke as president of the Indianapolis Masonic Temple association. The event featured a Masonic quartet, organ music in six lodge rooms, punch and carnations for women, and remarks by Isaac P. Lerden and Rev Joshua Stansfield.
Pittsburg Pa May 2 cattle receipts light market steady with ranges from 3.00 to 7.15 for various classes. Hogs receipts six loads. market higher with heavy and prime ranges from 7.20 to 7.55. Sheep receipts light. market steady with prime clipped ewes and lambs in the 4.00 to 6.25 area and veal calves around 5.50 to 6.00.
Ladies choosing gowns can select affordable fabrics for graduation dresses. Available options include 50c batiste mull, 60c Irish swiss mull, 75c Paris muslin, 35c Persian lawn, and 60c Persian lawn. The display highlights dainty, sheer materials suited for formal wear. -2nd floor east aisle.
Receipts today 7 500 hogs 1 400 cattle and 450 sheep show increase from a week ago and a decrease in hogs but rise in cattle and sheep from a year ago The market cleared at about steady prices with top at 7 60 and demand from outside sources steady local packer inquiry Chicago grain data follows with mixed corn oats and wheat prices and classifications
New York May 2 There was no clear direction at the open as price changes were mixed. Trading showed little activity from major interests with London selling modestly and favoritism toward the tracing element on the floor. Reading Atchison Baltimore Ohio and Missouri Pacific declined fractions while American Car Foundry remained in demand.
Hogs receipts 13,000 market strong to higher mixed and butchers $6.95 to $7.60, good heavy $7.90 to $7.62, rough heavy $7.00 to $7.15, light $6.35 to $7.32, pigs $6.10 to $6.15, bulk $7.25 to $7.40. Cattle receipts 3,000 steady eyes $5.75 to $7.20, cows and heifers $2.50 to $8.40, stockers and feeders $3.75 to $6.50, Texans $5.25 to $6.50, calves $5.50 to $6.70. Sheep receipts 12,000 strong $6.40 to $6.65, lambs $6.40 to $9.25.
The curb market opened quiet in New York on May 23 with prices including Standard Oil at 6.76 to 6.74, American Tobacco at 4.08 to 4.15, McKinley at 88 to 90 cents, Otis at 4.4, and Goldfield Daisy at 34 to 45 cents. Other items show varied quotes such as Cobalt Central around 40% to 44 and Chicago Subway near 2 cents.
Wheat prices show strength with No. 2 red track at 1.53 and related bids for No. 3 red. May and June wheat contracts feature 1.49 to 1.37 in first halves with July around 1.16 to 1.09. Corn and oats quoted dull with No. 2 white 59 14 cents. Hay values rise for timothy and clover varieties. Inspections list Wheat In-Sample one car, total one car. corn, white and yellow lots totaling 32 cars. hay five cars total.
Hogs receipts 1,800, market closed firm. Cattle receipts 225, steady. calves strong to 2 cents higher at 6.00 to 7.25, extras to 7.50, bulls slow but steady. Sheep and lambs receipts 993, sheep strong, lambs 25 cents higher at 6.00 to 9.00.
The Daily Grain Letter notes ruling nerves with a broadly bullish tone and headlines of demand despite bearish news. Liverpool cables faltered early on but support steadied prices, with Barrett Patten showing mixed activity and commissions favoring September and December. Northwest markets strengthen as Missouri reports improve and continental markets rise, with light receipts adding bullish pressure.
At the police and fire station s, Earl Duncan could have been a professional ball player with a noted wing. Harry Voshell enjoys gardening during vacation while Wade Hull shifts from bicycle patrol to fishing. Fire station No 15 staffs poultry yard with fine chickens as they prep for a parade and restock horse feed for duty.
Shelled oats and oats types show prices ranging from 12.00 to 17.00 per unit. Timothy and mixed hay quoted at 12.00 to 17.00 and 14.00 to 15.00 respectively. Wheat straw and oat straw listed from 6.00 to 7.50, corn at 4 cents per unit.
An advice note warns against liquid medicines and cathartics which irritate and weaken the bowels. It promotes Cascarets as a remedy that strengthens the bowels and tones the muscles to restore healthy function and proper results.
Joe Asabon, laborer at Riverside park, was caught by the cave in of a bank of gravel on Tuesday. He was buried waist deep but escaped serious injury.
Cash grain quotes list wheat No 2 red 1.50 1.52 No 3 red 1.0 1.48 No 2 hard 1.32 1.99 No 2 hard 1. %1 1.32 No 1 northern spring 1.32 1.34 No 2 northern spring 1.20 1.33 No 3 spring 1.23 1.32 Corn No 2 Tic No 2 yellow 1W15%c No 3 74%c No 4 4c No 5 yellow 75cc Oats No 2 white 62 3% No 3 white 61% 62c No 4 whites 59 60 1c standard 62 4 48c
East Buffalo New York May market activity lists cattle receipts at 50 with prime steers cited 36.5 to 7.15, choice call around 6.00 to 8.50, sheep receipts 50 with lambs 4.00 to 9.00 and yearlings 7.00 to 7.
Poultry and butter items listed with prices and descriptions from an Indiana exchange page. Reads like a market briefs snippet noting 1 percent milk and assorted poultry including turk ducks hens geese, with a price of 15 cents for country fresh dairy.
City birth record lists multiple families with newborns including Haller, Dennemann, Bauer, Hall, Coffin, Bean, Heidergott, Adams, Gallagher, Rau, Bibbs, Pierce, Schooler, and others. Entries note parent names and street addresses with several boys and girls, one stillborn birth, and a wide geographic spread across city streets.
A list of residents with ailments including malarial fever bronchial asthma pulmonary tuberculosis and cerebral hemorrhage, along with 3 marriage licenses and multiple building permits. Names include Fannie Lehman Palmyra Chestnut Mabel Pentecost and James Stinson. Properties at 2107 N Pennsylvania 922 Davidson 831 Grove 1338 Dearborn and others are noted with permit values including 2500 and 8500 dollars.
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