Institute Subscriptions To Be Collected At Once
The board of appraisers report on the arsenal site will go to Washington soon after completing a typed version. The War Department likely will invite bids shortly after, with estimates around 135000 to 150000. Trustees plan to raise up to 150000 by subscriptions led by M B Wilson and four bankers, to support a fixed annual income of at least 50000 beyond tuition. Trustees meet Saturday to decide collection details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arsenal
Washington
War Department
Technical Institute Committee
Brown
Institute
Indianapolis
M. B. Wilson
Capital National Bank
Chas. Latham
Fletcher National Bank
John Perrin
American National Bank
A. A. Barnes
Columbia National Bank
J. Gavin
Commercial Club
S. C. Dickey
Bowling Leaders Plan Chicago Trip For National Meet
Mayor Charles Bockwalter and bowling enthusiast Robert Bryson will travel to Chicago next Thursday to promote the national bowing congress meeting in Indianapolis on February 16 and to negotiate contracts for bowling alley construction in Tomlinson Hall where the congress will convene. Chicago expects about 250 bowlers to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bockwalter
National Bowling Congress
Robert Bryson
Chicago
Indianapolis
Tomlinson Hall
Congress
Noted Pacific Coast Editor Dies by Own Hand
San Francisco on November 7 reports the death of C. O. Ziegenfuss, a widely known Pacific Coast newspaper man. He had just returned from Manila where he contracted chronic dyspepsia and took his life by suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
O. Ziegenfuss
Pacific
Tursday
Manila
Street Car Workers Win Big Pay Increase in Chicago
A Chicago arbitration board ruled for employees of the Union and Consolidated traction companies, granting pay raises of 10 to 20 percent and recommending abolition of Union No. 2. The decision is binding, covering sessions from Sept 15, 1902, to May 31, 1904, when the current agreement expires.
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Chicago
Union
Consolidated Traction Companies
Board of Arbitration
Devery Attacks Hill With Odd Dem Political Jabs
In New York on November 7, Bill Devery mocked Mr Hill calling him a human refrigerator. He ridiculed Hill as reactive and untrustworthy, joked about markets and fish, and quipped about Hill’s claims of being a Democrat and setting a better table than Benedetti.
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New York
Bill” Devery
Mr. Hill
Hill
Benedett
Yaqui Attacks Stir Mexican Frontier As Mine Official Is Slain
Advices from Sonora state say Yaqui Indians remain undefeated and trouble Mexican army authorities. Tuesday afternoon J. E. Sullivan, superintendent of a mine near San Marcio, was pursued by 20 Yaquis and murdered along with several Mexicans, alarming Americans nearby.
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Tucson
A. T
Sonora
J. E. Sullivan
San Marcio
Duel Ends in Double Fatal Shooting in Grandin Mo
In Grandin Missouri on Thursday Joseph Farrow and Marion Gunn killed each other in a street duel after an election dispute. Eleven shots were fired with eight hits. Gunn died before the last shot. Farrow survived about an hour. Both men were married with grown children.
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Grandin
Joseph Farrow
Marion Gunn
Gunn
Farrow
Bread Baking Contest For Flower Mission In Indianapolis
A charity event organized by Mrs. Haffner invites Indianapolis women to bake two loaves each in one pan. Breads are due at L S Ayres & Co store the day before Thanksgiving. Prizes include store materials valued at 25 dollars, 20 dollars in gold, a gas range, 100 dollars in gold, a carving set, 100 pounds of flour and cake pans.
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Flower Mission
Same Old Joke Played On Mr and Mrs Milton M Cord
A brief snippet reports a lighthearted prank targeting Mr and Mrs Milton M Cord, noted with a playful tone and minimal details. The item emphasizes the recurring joke rather than any broader event, reflecting casual society coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. and
Mrs. Milton M’cord
Newlyweds Discover Practical Joke On Door At Home
Milton N McCord and Cora Murray wed Thursday night in secret by choice to avoid a joke. Friday morning they found old shoes tied to the front door knob signaling their marriage as neighbors gathered to view the prank at 215 Detroit Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton McCord
Cora Murray
Bradley resists city land seizure over $1 million property
Asbury Park reports James A Bradley will not surrender land the city claims. He has engaged counsel and will fight every move by the city. The property is valued at about $1,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park
N. J
James
A. Bradley
Treasury chief ends use of bonds for deposits
Secretary Shaw returned from Iowa and after talks with Assistant Secretary Ailes decided to accept no more state or municipal bonds as security for government deposits. He said the monetary emergency has passed and only government bonds will be used as collateral henceforth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SHAW
Washington
Secretary-of The-Treasury
Iowa
Ailes
Astor Gives Up Patents For Public Use On Marine Turbines
Col John Jacob Astor declares his marine turbine patents open to public use in Scientific American. He highlights twin screws in tandem, lighter weight, improved steam and mechanical efficiency, reduced friction and leakage, and potential for central station electricity and gas engines. Only prototypes exist so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Jacob Astor
Col. Astor
Scientific American
Mad Investor Seizes Calumet Judge Office as Sailor Impostor
In Niles Michigan a man claiming to be J Pierpont Morgan entered Justice Iacola s office in Calumet with a knife and announced a world tour while seizing the coal strike and posing as a money king friend of the people The judge spoke with him for an hour before an officer removed the lunatic to jail It was later revealed he is a sailor named Mur ony dropped at Hancock for mental illness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mur‘ony
Hancock
Violinist Kubelik Ordered to Play at Sandringham Event
London report states violin virtuoso Jan Kubelik is to perform Sunday evening at Sandringham during the royal family celebration marking King Edward's birthday. The event is described as a royal family observance with national significance.
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London
Jan Kubelik
Sandringham
King Edward
A Queer Problem in Life Insurance in Carthage
In Carthage Missouri Mrs Dorinda Randall who was named as beneficiary of her husband R A O Randall s $1000 life policy shoots him when he lunges with an open knife. Randall dies and Randall s sister in law Dan W Keltner and Mrs Randall s lawyer T C Tadlock were present. A coroner s inquest cleared Mrs Randall. The case raises a legal question whether a beneficiary who acts in self defense can collect life insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Missouri
Dorinda Randall
R. A O. Randall
Randall
Ex-President Barillas Dies by Volcanic Gas
Gen Manuel Hazando Barillas former president of Guatemala died at his plantation near the Santa Maria volcano after being asphyxiated by volcanic gas. News reached Mexico City on November 7.
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City OF
Mexico
Manuel
Hazando Barillas
Guatemala
Santa Maria Volcano
Quail Season Opens In Indiana After Quail Law Change
Quail numbers are up across Indiana as the season opens next Monday with plentiful birds reported. The droughty summer and wet finish boosted breeding, and farmers credit the new law requiring hunters to obtain a land-owner written permit before shooting quail on private land, allowing more birds to remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Molineux Trial Hears Alibi Claims Over Poison Package
In New York Judge trial testimony questions whether Roland B. Molineux mailed a poison package from the general post office on December 23, 1898. An elderly witness, Anna C. Stephenson, swears she saw another man mailer. Prosecutor calls Harry Cornish to stand as possible suspect, while defense seeks to undermine the alibi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roland B. Molineux
Anna C. Stephenson
General Post Office
Harry Cornish
Knickerbocker
Cornish
Molineux
Osborn
Stephenson
Old Maids Lose Chance For Matrimonial Bureau
Indiana misses a decade long chance to create a matrimony bureau as Attorney General Taylor doubts domestic bliss and suggests seeking easier divorce laws elsewhere. A C Hughes of Valparaiso proposed the idea, but the AG’s reply implies strong opposition and a blue atmosphere in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Taylor
A. C. Hughes
Valparaiso
Robbers Fail to Loot Lexington Bank Safe
Robbers dynamited a safe at the State bank in Lexington Indiana but fled after being heard by Perry Smith. No damage occurred beyond a broken door knob. In Austin a gang removed a safe from Thomas Hughbanks’ store and blew it open in a shed, netting $20. no crew information available.
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Lexington
Ind
State Bank
Perry Smith
Austin
Thomas
Hughbanks
Cabinet in Session Highlights Roosevelt Message Preview
Washington cabinet met to discuss the president's impending message to Congress. The rest of the report details Friday cattle receipts, market prices for steers, cows, calves, hogs, sheep, and grain futures with receipts and shipments, plus general market activity and hay inspections.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Toledo Grain Market Report November 7
Wheat cash 6c, December 7 74c, May 77c. Corn No 3 yellow or white 65c December 42c May 4c. Oats December 37?4c May d214c. Rye No 2 52c. Cloverseed November 6.87 14, January 97.00, alsyke 8.60.
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Timothy
Toledo
Wheat and corn advance as grains edge higher
Chicago Nov 7 Wheat futures rise with December at 72 7 1 2 cents and May higher. Corn advances about a half to five sixths cent with December near 50 5/8 cents and May around 42 1/2 cents. Oats gain about a quarter to December at 29 1/2 cents. January provisions show pork around 15.47 dollars, lard near 9.40, ribs around 8.15.
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Chicago
Births and deaths in local notices for multiple residents
Birth announcements list Frank and Bessie Wimmer a girl Louis and Louisa Schmoll a boy Fred and Della Voght a girl William and Annie Williams a boy John and Lizzie Horselmne a boy. Death entries include Francis Steckla catarrh James Goodnight one month Charles H Arndt mitral insufficiency Louisa Spears old age Louise Mueller senility Peter Murray general debility Jefferson P. Miller pulmonary congestion Infant Walker laryngeal stenosis Lucy Walker confinement and multiple marriage notices listing several couples.
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Frank
Bessie Wimmer
Elliott St
B. L
Minnie Bernhardt
Senate Ave
Louis
Louisa Schmoll
New York St
Fred
Della Voght
Walnut St
William
Annie Williams
Patterson St
John and
Lizzie Horselmne
Francis Steckla
S. Meridian St
James Goodnight
Geisendorff-st
Charles H. Arndt
E. Seventeenth-st
Louisa Spears
Missourist
Louise Mueller
Maple-st
Senil
Ity
Peter Murray
City Hospital
Jefferson P. Miller
Bright-st
Infant Walker
Hadley-st
Lucy Walker
Building Permits Filed for D E Kenable and Others
D E Kenable 1007 St Peter addition. Jessie Hitz 1845 Arra cottage 800. E C Steewers Udell between Rader Clifton cottages 900. Belle Kaiser Sheldon near 23rd frame barber shop 100. G C Mack Orange near Dawson cottage 900. L Mehring 1516 8 Meridian repairs.
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D. E. Kenable
St. Peter-st
Jessie Hitz
Arra~st
E. C. Steewers
Udell-st
Rader
Clifton-sts
Belle Kaiser
Sheldon-st
Twenty-third-st
G. C. Mack
Orange-st
Dawson
L. Mehring
Meridian-st
Chicago Market Report on Dairy and Poultry Prices
Chicago practice market reports current dairy and poultry prices. Butter sells at 24 1 4 to 24 3 4 cents per pound, cheese lists Twins and Young Americas varieties with small fractions, Swiss and other items priced. Live poultry and eggs quoted with hens at 9 to 10 cents, turkeys 12 cents, geese around 5.00 to 6.50, ducks at 1 1 2 cents.
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Chicago
East Liberty Livestock Market Report
East Liberty Pennsylvania reports cattle receipts light with prices from 3.4 to 6.40 for various grades. Hogs receipts include heavies around 6.70 and middlings near 6.55 while pigs and troughs trade around 6.25 to 6.45. Sheep receipts show best lambs at 5.10 to 5.35 and good to common weights from 3.00 to 3.85.
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East Liberty
Wwe
Cincinnati Live Stock Market Report
Cincinnati cattle receipts totaled 920 with shipments listed and prices for good to choice cattle, best calves, and various ranges. Hog receipts reached 4,775 with price bands from good to choice and mixed categories. Sheep receipts were 777 with extra, lamb, and related pricing.
Chicago Live Stock Market Report at Union Stock Yards
At Chicago Union Stock Yards on November 7, cattle receipts reached 3,000 with prime beef likely between 6.00 and 7.25 per cwt and stockers from 2.25 to 4.85. Hog receipts totaled 28,000 with prices for light hogs 6.10 to 6.70, rough and mixed 6.15 to 6.85, heavy 6.40 to 6.85, and pigs 5.50 to 6.40. Sheep receipts were 9,000 with sheep 2.50 to 4.00 and lambs 8.50 to 5.50 per cwt.
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Union Stockyards
New York Stock Market Opens Higher on U S Steel Copper Sugar
Opening quotations drifted above London. U S steel rose 44 3. gains sugar 1 and copper 73. St Paul opened higher as canal stocks gained 14. Norfolk and Western unchanged. London sentiment apathetic to railroad gains. Noon prices show Missouri Pacific 109 1 2 percent St Paul 186 1 2 N and W 72 Erie 373 Midland sugar 117 U S steel 3944 Manhattan 137 Pennsylvania 139. Total sales 190300 shares.
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New York
London
U. S. Steel
St. Paul
Norfolk & Western
Missouri Pacific
Erie
Sugar
Manhattan
Pennsylvania
Market Report East Buffalo Receipts by Class
East Buffalo New York market summary records receipts for cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle top steers 8.55 to 8.50 dollars per hundredweight shippers 5.00 to 86.50 stockers 2.75 to 4.00 and top yearlings 8.25 to 8.50. Hog receipts fifty cars show mixed 6.56 to 6.05 heavy 6.75 yorkers 6.40 to 6.20 four roughs 6.00 to 6.20. Sheep and lambs five loaded receipts top lambs 6.00 6.15 yearlings 2.90 4.00 mixed sheep 3.00 to 2.40.
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East Buffalo
N. Y
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Selby
God’s Make
Stout’s Factory
Mass
Arbitration Board
David Hill
Panien
Mrs
Milton N. McCord
John J. Astor
Will
Crank
Himself Morgan
Jan Will
the. King
Mrs. Stephenson
Gress
Doug
Cereeeusnes
City Grain Market
John W. Black
Willie Hider
John W. Tullis
Alice E. Fields
William F. Mullins
Hattie E. Austes
Sylvester E. Snow
Annie Ebey
William Roberts
Gertie Kinnard
Clifton M. Waltman
Luella Styers
Conrad
Massachusetts Ave
Melton
Monte Carlo Coats
Monte Carlo
East Liberty Livestock
Cincinnati
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