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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1909
Page
4
Two men died in a Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton railroad collision near Dayton Ohio when a passenger and freight train collided. The engineer and brakeman were killed. The victims were John Hammond of Lima and J W Sweeney of Lima both freight workers. Several passengers were seriously injured.
William H Baker president of Postal Telegraph Company Texas and ally of Clarence H Mackay is said to succeed Robert C Clowry as head of the Western Union merger plan. Baker previously led Postal in New York and tied to American Telegraph and Telephone Company.
In St Louis on November 17 Henry Hooper of Jeffersonville Illinois married Bertha Gisy creating a complex blended family. Hooper Sr is 71 and his bride 65. Their combined children and stepchildren form a web where Henry Hooper Jr becomes his wife’s stepbrother and the couple’s grandchildren include both families’ offspring.
The report lists wheat, corn, oats, and hay prices with multiple grades and through-bill details. It notes Wheat strong for No 2 red around $1.17 and $1.16 for Wag on wheat, corn weak with several white and yellow grades between 58c and 60c, oats weak with No 2 white at 41c and other grades, and hay as Timothy and clover mixed at prices from $12.50 to $14.5. Inspections show car counts for wheat oats and hay.
Indianapolis livestock market reports show total receipts of hogs, cattle and sheep for the day, with hogs down from yesterday but cattle and sheep selling steadier to higher. Top hog price reached 8.15, most hogs 7.75 to 8.10. cattle and calves strong, sheep and lambs steady to firm, with regional outlets in New York and Buffalo noted for regional price ranges.
Chicago wheat eased slightly this morning while corn rose to open, oats steady for deferred months and nearby months easing. Provisions softened against a steady hog market with December prices listed for wheat at 1.0155 dollars, corn 40 cents, oats 33 cents, pork 11.76, lard 11.90, ribs 20.65.
Fragmentary listing shows goods like corn oats and oats sheaf with prices and vague amounts. Mentions sample wagon items and market notation but lacks coherent details or structured buyers.
The market was quiet yet steady with Crown Reserve rising after yesterday’s drop to 535, closing weaker at 624 bid 525 offered. Cobalt Central led gains up to 3 as Temisking s price fell to 82, Beaver closed at 33% bid, Cobalt Lake at 14% bid. Other stocks held around prior levels.
The curb market in New York shows slight ease with quotes across copper and mining stocks. Notable prices include Standard Oil at 7464% 78, Nevada Cons 28% 2875, United Copper 9 9y, and Paclic Smelters 141%. Other listed names cover Miami Copper, Union Mines, Kerr Lake, and Manhattan Transit with varied bids and fractions.
Pittsburg Pa cattle receipts light market steady with price ranges for various grades led by prime and common fat cattle. Hog receipts 180 with prices for prime heavy to heavy yorkers and other hog categories. Sheep receipts four loads with steady demand and price spread across prime wethers to culls. Calves receipts 156 with active steady market for veal and heavy calves.
Boston opening stocks report shows Smelting at 46 percent, pid 63, North Butte listed with HH Nevada Cons at 29, and Boston VI present. The fragment hints at trading activity and company identifiers in early market listings.
Fresh eggs and country putter priced and turkeys at 26 cents. Ducks live eight hens K. Hotel Bates Barber Shop advertises newest and prettiest facilities in Indianapolis offering first class service with sanitary standards at 7 West Market Street.
The Denison Hotel offers American plan dining with a Sunday dinner specialty. The dining room emphasizes a classic American menu and hospitality for guests seeking a warm, traditional meal on Sundays.
New York November 17 The stock market opened with a strong tone then eased. Missouri Pacific rose about one point to above 73 and leading railroads posted fractional gains while most industrials stayed near yesterday close. Reading jumped 1 4, Ontario & Western up 1. Amalgamated Copper rose fractionally after a dip. Western Union fell about one point. London buyers showed interest in Amalgamated and Amoco.
Mrs. John W. Elmer, 32, told Juvenile Court Judge Bcubbs that her stepfather husband, aged about 52, deserted her and their three children last Thursday after she wed him at 16. Boilermaker Emer earned 125 to 150 monthly, refused money, left home with no funds. Humane Officer Merritt deemed it a sad case as children lacked food, clothing, and shoes. the Humane Society will house mother and kids temporarily. An order for 21 to be paid by Elmer to the destitute woman was issued.
Building permits list shows E. Jones for a house at Fortieth and Grace valued at 3200 dollars. Helen Realty Co. installs bollers at Colonial Theater for 590 dollars. Arthur Jordan to install boilers at Pennsylvan ia and New York for 1300 dollars. M A Potter building 1102 N Capitol with John Wachtel storage house at Indianapolis Southern railroad and Dett street for 34000 dollars.
Thomas Taggart appeared in Indianapolis at the Denison hotel and urged Democrats to stay active after recent Indiana city election gains. He said he is focused on business but will participate as a Democrat when the time comes, and stressed cautious optimism and continued preparation.
In western Kansas automobiles revolutionize hunting with autos replacing slow horse drawn hunts. A wolf or coyote hunt becomes a high speed chase with the auto driver driving and the other shooting. Coyotes are flushed from dens using a gas tube, and rabbits are chased by loop snare or improvised blinds. Autos also enable follow up on duck flocks across ponds and sloughs.
Cherry residents woke to terror after a night of terror as groups of men formed on street corners. Soldiers circulated with loaded rifles ordering distance from suspicious characters amid open threats of bloodshed if miners were interfered with. Miners bitterly resented troops saying no disorder had occurred and the move insulted grieving residents.
Cincinnati hog receipts totalled 3 813 with prices 5c lower as lights stayed steady. Pigs and cattle receipts 591 and intermediary demand showed strength across sheep and lambs with 983 head on hand and a strong market tone.
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine promises to remove the cause of colds and headaches. Call for details and look for this remedy advertised as a universal cure.
A burglar forced a window at 8S Roberts flats Monday night and took six scarf pins and a valuable Scottish Rite pin from Charles Stona and the Roberts flats.
Spokane story on Edith Smith and Mary Harleol, daughters of Florence Ore Company manager J. F. Smith, working in a Grangerville Idaho mine to earn Christmas funds. They assessed a claim, mined ore worth 380 dollars per ton, paid about six dollars per ton to deliver and wages, netting more than seventy-nine dollars per ton, and plan to continue hauling ore from properties owned by Florence company.
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