Wall Street Stocks Rise and Fall in Opening Session
The New York stock market opened fairly active with a firm tone and strong gains for Hill issues Reading Southern Pacific Union Pacific and Copper. Smelting dipped slightly Canadian Pacific surged 1 . After an hour trading market softened with many stocks down fractionally though government bonds held steady. Afternoon strength emerged led by Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Amalgamated aiding broader buying across active issues including Harriman and Hill stocks.
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New York
Reading
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Copper
Canadian Pacific
Southern Railway
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Amalgamated
Harriman and
Hill
Chicago Produce Prices Reported by United Press
Chicago produce prices show Egg extra prime firsts 22 4 cents per dozen. Butter creamery extra 29 1/2 cents. Cheese Twins 124 1/2 cents. Young Americas 14 1/4 cents. Live poultry lists turkeys 3 cents, spring chickens 12 cents, ducks 10 1/2 cents, geese 7 per dozen.
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United Press
Chicago
Market Report From Pittsburg Cattle and Hog Prices
From Enited Press Pittsburg on October 4 cattle prices mixed with steady supply. Seeads Choice bids around 6.35 to 6.50, Erkine 6.00 to 6.30, prime wethers 5.60 to 5.79, lambs around 5.00 to 7.75. Hog receipts limited at 15.0 and prices lower. prime heavy 6.80 to 6.90, medium heavy 6.90 to 6.95, pigs 6.00 to 6.40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Seeaads
Chicago cattle and hog market receipts and prices
Cattle receipts 3800 steady with prime cattle around 35.45 to 7.50, medium 4.20 to 5.40, cows and heifers 2.95 to 6.40, canners 1.60 to 2.70. Hog receipts up to 10c higher, light 6.10 to 6.85, rough 5.65 to 6.0, mixed 6.05 to 6.75, heavy 6.10 to 6.70, pigs 5.15 to 5.50. Sheep receipts 7000 steady, native sheep 3.0 to 6.65, western 3.5 to 4.70, native lambs 4.75 to 7.50, western lambs 5.40 to 7.60.
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Chicago
Rebsce
The Wagon Market Prices for Grains and Fodder
Market list shows corn 68 to 73 cents per bushel and oats shelled 52 to 54 cents. Straw price 6 dollars per load. Hay types Clover 13 to 14 dollars, mixed 15 to 15.60, Timothy 16 to 17 dollars.
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Timothy
Kellogg Exposes Standard Oil Ties to Railways and Directors
New York October 4 Kellogg outlines how Standard Oil steers rail rates and enters railroad governance. He names directors William Rockefeller John D Rockefeller Jr Charles M Pratt H M Flagler and others as railroad directors. Tarbell witness details oil market conditions and independent companies as the era's backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Standard Oil Company
Frank B. Kellogg
Transportation Systems Federal
Dish
Standard
Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
Harry H. Rogers
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Charles M. Pratt
H. Clay Pierce
F. T. Gates
Henry M. Flagler
W. W. Tarbell
Philadelphia
Ida Tarbell
Standard Oil
The
Pure Oil Company
United States Pipeline Company
Standard Oil Grand Jury Finds No Indictment
Chicago October 4 Special federal grand jury investigating the charge in Standard Oil's pamphlet of defense reported to Judge Landis that despite claims the Standard Oil Company of Indiana was only one of many big shippers receiving special rates from the Chicago and Alton, President Moffett of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana could not name a single specific instance to support an indictment.
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United Press
Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Standard Oil
Landis
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Chicago & Alton
Moffett
For Single Statehood in New Mexico
Special to The Sus. HIS Tenn Oct 4 Gov Curry of New Mexico aboard with President Roosevelt secured a promise to support single statehood for New Mexico. He said Roosevelt authorized him to announce he favors statehood for New Mexico alone though concerns exist over a broader statehood bill.
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Sus. His
Tenn
Gov. Curry
New Mexico
Roosevelt
Chicago Grain Market Slips As Prices Fail To Rally
Chicago traders report wheat prices failing to rise as December wheat trades near 1.00 per bushel with May around 1.06. Corn slips fractionally with December near 58.5 cents and May near 59.5. Oats rise modestly with December about 52.5 cents and May near 53.0. Provisions steady as January pork sits near 15.10 and bird near 8.75. No. 2 red winter and No. 3 yellow and white grain prices listed for December and May contracts.
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Chicago
Bird
Indianapolis Hog and Livestock Receipts Hit Opening Prices
Livestock market in Indianapolis on October 4 shows hogs at opening higher with top near 6.85 while cattle stay firm to strong and sheep and lambs steady. Buyers awaited movement across steers and heifers with varied weights and classes, including feed and stocker categories, bulls and calves, and early hog price signals shaping the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Wheat and hay market prices and car load inspections
The report lists prices and through-billing figures for Wheat, Corn, Outs, Hay and related feed materials. It records grading notes, acceptances and rejections, with car totals for Wheat No 3 red No 1 rejected, Corn No 3 white 9 cars and others, plus timothy and clover hay prices.
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C. Hay
Timothy
Hay
East Buffalo Live Stock Prices Report
East Buffalo N Y October 4 live stock market activity shows cattle receipts 14 steady veals and hogs brisk with higher bids. Lambs and sheep receipts around 8 000 slow for lambs while sheep remain active with prices from 2.15 to 5.85 per hundredweight and prime lambs fetching 8.00 to 8.25. Hogs receipts about 10 000 with yorkers 7.19 to 7.15 pigs 6.80 to 6.00 mixed grades 5.00 to 7.50 and heavies 5.50 to 6.00.
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East Buffalo
United Press
N. Y
New York Produce Price Report Summary
New York market update shows pork prices at 14.75 to 117.50, lard Western steam spot 39.10 to 9.20, tallow city 6c, country 614c, butter creamery extra 29 or 29 4c, dairy tubs 25 to 29, factory firsts 23 to 4c, fees white fancy 35 to 35c, cheese full cream lic.
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United Press
New York
Western Steam
Spot
Western
Local Produce Price List for Grocers in This Week’s Market
A dense catalog of produce prices listing onions, cucumbers, cabbage, cauliflower, beets, celery, radishes, sweet potatoes, potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, lima beans, carrots, popcorn, lettuce, navy beans, oranges, coconuts, apples, figs, bananas, watermelons, pears, cantaloupes, lemons, plums, peaches, grapes, Malaga, emceria, and cranberries with per unit or per quantity costs. Currency and measurements reflect regional market terms, including bbls, per dozen, per bushel, per pound, and per crate. Strong variety of fruits and vegetables indicates a bustling wholesale market catalog.
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Michigan
Valencia
California
Duchess
Local Dairy and Poultry Prices List
Butter Elgin prints 38c, Elgin tubs, aNtate cream 3 country 20c. EESE New York full cream lic Witepee full cream 15 16c. EGG8S Candled 20% cat mark 19%. POULTRY Turkeys live 10c, ducks live 6c, geese lic hens 10c, spring chick ens 16c, roosters 6c.
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New York
Dry Room Fire at Laundry Sparks Panic on Third Floor
A blaze tore through the third floor dry room at Progress Laundry in Indianapolis, forcing 110 workers to flee via stairs and fire escapes. Foreman W. P. French kept workers calm as flames spread, with Chief Coots sounding alarms. Hose wagon No. 8 fought the fire, extinguishing it within an hour. losses cited around 5000 dollars. The roof remained intact and water damage affected other floors. Roy Shaneberger runs the Chicago-based laundry operation.
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W. P. French
Progress Laundry
New Jersey St
Mr. French
Roy Shaneberger
Chicago
Yacht Mineola to host 15 friends on 500000 voyage
Fifteen guests of Robert M. Thompson will sail the Mineola, a 1010-ton yacht, on a nine month world cruise costing about 500000. Notables include Lord Brassey and Admiral Sir Charles Beresford who may join after temporary relief from command. The ship will be refitted with a 100 foot ballroom and 15 luxury suites. Route includes Gibraltar, Japan via Suez, and New Caledonia.
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New York
Robert M. Thompson
Mineola
Lord Brassey
Charles Beresford
Beresford
Roosevelt Addresses Memphis on Rivers and Resources
President Roosevelt spoke in Memphis stressing inland waterways as national highways and urging federal action to deepen channels and regulate transport. He warned of resource depletion, advocating conservation, irrigation, flood control, and land reform while highlighting the Mississippi valley's strategic role in future U.S. civilization.
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Europe
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
United States
Alleghenies
Rockies
Gulf
Western Hemisphere
Eigs
Inland Waterways Commission
City Record births and deaths listing many families
City Record lists births for numerous couples with addresses in Massachusetts Alabama New York Michigan and other locations. It also records hospital patients with diseases such as typhoid fever tuberculosis organic heart disease tetanus and mitral insufficiency and notes accompanying names of spouses or other related persons.
Stark Consolidated Property Listings
H. W. Bennett dwelling at Fourteenth and Delaware valued at 1500 dollars W J Hubbard dwelling on Senate avenue valued at 2200 dollars Trefy Bros addition at 325 N California valued at 1865 pounds W W B Davis dwelling at Tipton and Pike streets valued at 3900 dollars Op 1 Draper dwelling at Tuxedo street valued at 200 dollars P J Staub dwelling on Shelby street valued at 1000 dollars J E Gilbert dwelling on Buclidave valued at 4500 dollars
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H. W. Bennett
Fourteenth
Delaware
W. J. Hubbard
Senate Ave
Trefy Bros
California
W.W. B. Davis
Tipton and
Pike-sts
Buclidave
Five Miners Killed In Pratt City Coal Mine
Five miners killed and several injured in a gas explosion at Tennessee Coal and Iron mine No. 7 in Pratt City near Birmingham. Official reports from United Press say the accident occurred today with responders aiding the injured and investigators examining the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Pratt City
Man blown apart by nitroglycerin experiment
Owen V. Anderson, 24, was killed when a quart bottle of nitroglycerin he was experimenting with exploded in San Antonio Texas on October 4. The blast left Anderson blown to pieces and investigators were summoned to the scene. The incident underscores the dangers of handling unstable explosives in makeshift experiments.
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United Press
San Antonio
Tex
Owen V. Anderson
Identified Suspect ONeill Involved In Downtown Chase
Bicycle Officer Radamacher pursued Bobbie ONeill through alleys as he fled from 1708 N Alabama to 1701 N Delaware. ONeill halted when a revolver was shown. he had previously assaulted young girls and was linked to saloon incidents. He denied ownership of a bicycle and claimed to have ridden a horse from Beech Grove. He is 27, though he claimed 20. Police later arrested him after a report of an officer being shot.
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Radamacher
O'Neill
Schlangen
Radamuncher
Oneill
Meridian St
O'Neill O Neill
Alabama St
Delaware St
Sarah Campbell
Flo
Deniscon
Jesse Streit
W. Washington St
Hying
N. Capitol Ave
Berch Grove
Indianapolis
Beech Grove
Capt
Asche
Sergt. Boylan
Indian Swallows Acid After Love Spat In Denver
Iron Crow, an educated Sioux Indian and former Carlisle football star, lies in critical condition in Denver after swallowing car bonc acid last night. He cited a troubled marriage to his white wife from Omaha, whom he wed four years ago and ceased loving.
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Denver, Col
Iron Crow
Omaha
Crow
Carlisle
Directors of bank form new People's Bank and Trust
Mount Vernon Ind Oct 4 The directors of the new People's Bank and Trust company have organized by electing officers President Charles A Greathouse vice president William Gonnerman Secretary and Cashier Joseph E Kelley of New Harmony attorney H F Clements
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Mount Viernon
Ind
New People’s Bank and Trust Company
Charles A. Greathouse
William Gonnerman
Joseph E. Kelley
New Harmony
H. F. Clements
Man Claims He Killed Fourteen Men On Trial
D. D. Edwards on the witness stand admitted shooting and, as far as he knew, killing at least 14 men in his life. The murder trial of Samuel Brooke proceeded as the jury was sent to deliberate late yesterday afternoon in Chattanooga Tennessee.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
D. D. Edwards
Samuel Brooke
President Promotes National Projects and Corporate Oversight
The speaker urges winter meetings in Washington, cites the Mississippi river and Panama Canal as national imperatives, and argues for enhanced public supervision of great corporations. He warns against unchecked railway securities and calls for government action to prevent scandals and protect public interests.
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Washington
Mississippi River
Panama Canal
Pacific Slope
Gulf
Mississippi
Rhodius Objects To Restrictions In Probate Case
Dr. Albert E. Jerne, Rhodius’s physician, files a report noting the patient’s continued refusal to accept court restrictions through his guardian James M. Berryhill. Rhodius remains outspoken, denies humility, and shows limited understanding of his legal status while progress trends downward. Next week the judge may revisit expert witness claims and a guardian fee dispute remains pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E
Rhodius
Sterne
Merle N. A. Walker
Guardian
Mob Drives Hindus Back Across Border Near Danville
An angry mob in Danville, Washington, last night forced a small group of Hindoos to cross into Canada after they fled from Canada. Shots were fired but no injuries were reported, and the Hindus had sheltered in a cabin at Danville before being driven out.
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United Press
Spokane
Wash
Danville
Canada
Man Shoots Self Fristz Kuechler Cigarmaker
Fristz Kuechler a cigarmaker employed by Andrew Steffin shot and killed himself Friday morning in his room at 944 E Georgia Street. Bystanders found him in a pool of blood with a forehead wound after an apparent suicide following a period of ill health and drinking. He was 32, a member of the cigarmakers union, with no note left. body taken to morgue and then Vetling's undertaking.
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Fristz Kuechler
Andrew Steffin
Kuechler
Louisa Thiene
Georgia St
John Kuechler
Washington St
Kuechier
Wilson
Golnisch
Washington votes against municipal utility ownership
Washington citizens vote to end municipal ownership of public utilities by a result near 8 to 1, deciding to discontinue the city’s control of utility plants.
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Sun
Washington
Ind
KILLED BY A TRAIN NEAR BELMONT AVENUE
Charles Fisher employed by Walsh Construction was killed by a Vandalia freight train early Friday near Belmont avenue and the Vandalia tracks. Last seen Thursday night at 9. He was believed under the influence of a beverage. The crew did not see him. the train jolted and halted after discovering the mangled body. It is thought he fell asleep on the track while heading to a nearby construction camp. His home was listed as 100 Van Buren St, Chicago. He was about 25. The body was taken to the city morgue by the dispensary ambulance.
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Tilford
Tarbell
Wesley H. Tilford
Standard Oil Company
Kellogg
The
Standard
James McDonald
Mellogg
Manhattan Oil Company
Tarpell
Pennsylvania
Mqnor
Fisher
van Burenst
Chicago
Mayer
Traced Wife From Russia Leads to Police
In Hammond Indiana Johanna Codyowski and Joseph Rowaki are held after a worldwide chase that began in Russia. Ivan Codyowski, a former tax collector, pursued his wife who took $2000 from his payroll and fled with Rowaki to Chicago then to Hammond. The trio was jailed as the Russian community joined the hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan
Russia
Johanna
Rowaki
Codyowski
Codyowsi
Chicago
Hammcend
Nine rescued from Leo XIII wreck off County Clare
Kilrush Ireland October 4. Nine of the Leo XIII wreck crew were rescued today by the British battleship Arrogant after the sailing ship ran ashore on rocks off County Clare on Wednesday. The exhausted men face a doubtful recovery from their harrowing ordeal.
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Kilrush
Ireland
County Clare
City council urges arbitration over telegraph strike
Oklahoma City on October 4 reported the city council adopted resolutions urging telegraph companies to arbitrate their disagreement with striking operators and sent copies to President Roosevelt.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Roosevelt
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Bobbie O’ Neil
Sy United Press
Richcreek Bank
DR. Sterne
George Rhodius
Jerne
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Hindoos
Cigarmaker
Charles Fisher
Walsh Construction Company
Belmont-ave
Husband
Hammond
Enite
Hammond, Ind
Joseph Rowaki
Day
Hammond Police
Ivan Codyowski
America
Cory & Sachs Tailors
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