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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1901
Page
8
Chicago corporations plan to push the revenue law into agricultural areas after a Supreme Court ruling. They will demand that capital stock and bonds be taxed at one fifth of fair cash value, with rich Illinois farmland likely assessed to the limit. Other farm property would be similarly treated, officials say.
Desperadoes robbed the Kan O T post office of 500 dollars Tuesday evening. Four men forced the postmaster and others to surrender holdings then emptied the safe. They also robbed a nearby business of five dollars and rode from town.
Washington plans a national memorial day to raise funds for the McKinley memorial arch. President Roosevelt would proclaim the day and postmasters nationwide would collect subscriptions. With 77,000 post offices, an average $25 per office could yield over 1.5 million dollars in a single day.
In Marlinton West Virginia on Tuesday an attack sprayed shots into the home of Tom Thompson, a Black man, terrorizing his family as gunfire shattered the residence. Police investigate possible motives amid rising tensions in the area.
James O Brién faced sentencing in a criminal case as details remain limited in the readable text. The report notes a court proceeding with a defendant named O Brién and an official determination imminent.
ST. LOUIS Md Nov 13 Four tramps are supposed to have died in a fire that destroyed twenty boxcars on the Southern railroad tracks. No trace of the men has been found.
Reported thefts include six hogs stolen from Daniel Quinn Mear Flora and a robbery at Joseph Stepp's Sims store. Samuel Stanford, a forger, received an indeterminate sentence from Judge Leffler in Muncie. A woman from Van Wert charged with robbing express packages was arrested near Fort Wayne, and $100 was found on her. Gov Jenkins of Oklahoma honored a requisition for C H Hawkins, wanted in Delaware County for grand larceny.
City LIFE notes a successful clean rummage sale at 30 Kentucky Ave hosted by Ladies of Hall Place M E church. Board of works reviewed Brightwood waterworks and urged immediate improvements due to dilapidated machinery. G F Fisher of Boston Aerie No 45 Eagles discussed organizing an Aerie in Indianapolis. Albert Schenk of F Schenk & Bons Wheeling WV speculated on new stockyards here. no confirmation yet.
The notice provides a dense price list for fowls, eggs, cheese, butter, coffee, sugars, flour, beans, molasses, and produce. It includes assorted brands and package names with unit prices, container sizes, and per-bushel or per-pound rates, reflecting a midcentury urban market catalog. Key items include fowls, hides, coffee blends, various sugars, flour grades, onions, lemons, beans, honey, potatoes, tomatoes, cranberries, and canned goods with estate-like pricing blocks.
A matinee at the Ladies of Miccabees Capital City Hive No 88 hall 135 N Delaware st Thursday Nov 14 at 3 pm shows the Pansion Play with illustrations. Public invited. Admission ten cents. Also abundant rental notices and loan ad at Market and Delaware corner offering goods and mortgage loans with easy payments.
Provisions price list shows ham varieties from Indiana and California, bacon, lard, fresh pork and beef cuts, sausages, and pickled pork. Items include sugar cured hams 11 to 14 percent, bellies, shoulders, breakfast bacon, lard in tierces, fresh loins, cottage hams, roasts, tenderloins, and various sausages with per pound and per barrel pricing. Prices reflect 19th or early 20th century market rates and regional origins.
A fragmented listing of seafood and grocery prices, including oysters from New York and Baltimore standards, white fish and trout per pound, lobsters by the pound, and various other staples with per unit or per dozen rates. Also mentions assorted chemicals and medicinal items with quoted prices. Entities include New York, Baltimore, Oystere New York, and I. & F. & Co. Prices range from 10c to 2.75 per unit.
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