Stock market opens with gains then weakens on rumors
United Press reports New York stocks opened with a majority gain led by Atchison and Northern Pacific but soon weakened as selling intensified. Steel common and other leaders fluctuated. Amalgamated and American Smelters rose while Reading and Detroit United Railways fell on dividend news.
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New York
Atchison and
Northern Pacific
Steel
Southern Pacific
New York Central
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Anaconda
San Francisco
Detroit United Railways
Union Pacific
Shorts
Erican Smelters
Amalgamated
Ad Ct
City Grain Prices and Inspections Summary
Market report lists steady wheat and corn with various No numbers and through billing figures. Oats, hay, and straw prices shown with multiple grades and car totals include inspections for wheat and car counts for corn and mixed grades.
New York Prices for Pork Meat and Creamery Butter
New York market listings show pork mess at 16.75 cents per pound, lard Western steam spot 9.45 to 9.50, tallow city 6 to 6.4 cents, butter creamery extra 2 cents, eggs white fancy 34 to 36 cents, western firsts 24 to 26 cents, cheese full cream 16 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Press
Western Steam
Western
Vegetable and Fruit Prices Listing from Local Market
A detailed price list for vegetables and fruits including onions, cucumbers, cabbage, cauliflower, beets, celery, radishes, sweet potatoes, potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, lima beans, popcorn, lettuce, navy beans, oranges, coconuts, apples, figs, bananas, watermelons, pears, cantaloupes, lemons, plums, and Lombards. Prices shown per unit, crate, bushel, or box with various regional varieties and sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Valencia
Duchess
California
Anjou
Indianapolis Produce Prices Report
Indiana market items list dairy eggs poultry and other goods with varied pricing. Butter spreads Elgin prints 34c tub 2c state cream 3lc country Wc cheese from New York 11c Wisconsin 164 11c eggs dangled 20%6c at mark 19c poultry prices include turkeys live 10c ducks Nvc ic geese 5c hens 10%4c spring chickens 10c roosters 5c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Elgin
Country
New York
Wisconsin
Nvc
East Buffalo Live Stock Market Report
East Buffalo New York October 15 cattle receipts 700 active and steady prime steers 6 16 6 25 light steers 5 25 6 00 heifers 3 25 5 00 cows 2 75 4 50 feeders 2 40 4 25 milch cows and spring calves 20 00 75 hogs receipts 9 350 lower Yorkers 6 25 6 60 pigs 6 00 6 15 mixed medium and heavy 6 90 7 05 roughs 5 50 6 00 lambs 5 00 7 23 yearlings 6 00 6 45 sheep 2 75 5 50
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East Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Upwata
Neesveerseeres Eithais Onien
Adehinsestend
Pittsburg Live Stock Market Listings
Pittsburg Pa October 1 cattle supply light market slow. Prime heavy and heavy yorkers 7.19 7.45. good 5.40 6.70. prime, six to five and six dollars. Sheep and lambs supply light market slow. Prime wethers 5.40 5.50. good mixed 5.00 5.30. lambs 5.00 7.00. Hogs receipts light steady. Pigs 4.00 6? roughs 5.50 6.40. stags 4.50 5.10.
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Pittsburg
Chicago Live Stock Report Touches Mixed Prices
United Press reports Chicago livestock trading mixed on October 1. Cattle receipts around 14.90, prices ranged from 3.95 to 6.90 for various grades, with primes at 5.30. Hog receipts about 2,000, prices 5 to 10 cents lower. sheep receipts 26,000, steady with native and western sheep and lambs priced from 2.00 to 8.75.
Cincinnati Live Stock Cattle and Calves Market Report
Cincinnati stock market update reports cattle at 450 head steady, beat calves bringing up to 8.9, receipts around 2,000 down 10 cents, good cattle about 200 steady, lambs discussed with limited details.
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United Press
Cincinnati
Chicago grain market report notes price climbs and closes
Wheat bulls pushed prices higher with December at about 1.0544? and May near 1.1079. Corn rose to around 63 1/2 cents for December and 64 4/4 cents for May, with oats and oats options showing gains. Provisions improved with January pork near 13.16, lard at 9.15, ribs around 8.27. No. 2 red wheat closed at about 1.0614 to 1.075. December corn closed near 63 1/2 cents, May around 61 1/2.
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Chicago
Livestock Market Reports From Indianapolis Auction
Receipts show hogs about 6,000 head cattle 2,000 and sheep and lambs 800 with opening hog prices steady to 5 cents lower up to 6.90. Cattle weak. sheep and lambs mixed. good birds steady, others lower. Detailed ranges for cows, bulls, veal, steers, heifers, and yearlings are listed with weights 300 to over 1,200 pounds and varied quotations reflecting feeder and stocker activity.
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Indianapolis
Chicago Market Prices for Eggs Butter Cheese and Poultry
Chicago markets report eggs at 28c for extras and 244 26l¢c for firsts, prime firsts at 24c. butter at 58c creamery extras and firsts per peck. cheese listing Twins and Young Americans at 15% and 15% per pound. live poultry includes turkeys, hens, and chicks with various per dozen and per unit prices, ducks and geese listed.
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Chicago
Americas
City Births and Deaths and Marriages Record Card
City records list births for Holt Kirby Utterback Miller Weathers Swails Wright Dickson Pomeroy Mullins Valdonia Boeldt Romana Laughlin Stribeck Tranter and others. Deaths include Hall Ferrell Brown Jackson Randall Cox Malone Knowles Pointer Wharton Bauer. marriages cover numerous couples and numerous building permits announced for residences and commercial properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel F
Emma B. Holt
W. Henry-st
Katherine E. Kirby
Fletcher-ave
Walter
Nellie Utterback
iMuskingum-st
John Oliver
Grace A. Miller
Ashland-ave
Fred
Ella Weathers
W. Seventeenth-st
Pelkee
Cora E. Swails
Olney St
Antonia and
Maggie Valdonia
Stevens-st
Frederick
Eugenia Boeldt
Prospect-st
John and
Mary Romana
S. Eastst
Loyd B
Carriles Laughlin
N. Chester-ave
Otto Stribeck
W. Twenty-fifth-st
Harry and
Isabel Tranter
W. Talrtieth-st
Mary A. Hall
Colorado Ave
Maria Ferrell
New York St
Morton Brown
Walnut-st
Clifford Jackson
Jerry Wharton
Noble
Mitchell 15 Better After Operation In LaSalle
John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers showed signs of recovery after an operation in LaSalle Illinois yesterday. He slept about five hours last night and was resting easily on Tuesday morning indicating improving condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaSalle
Ill
John Mitchell
The
United Mine Workers
Indiana W C T U asks Roosevelt to end liquor trade
In Lafayette, Indiana, the Indiana W C T U by unanimous vote sent a dispatch to President Roosevelt urging him to use his influence to abolish the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors for beverage purposes. They petition him to include in his message to Congress a recommendation for legislation leading to the final destruction of the liquor traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Roosevelt
Congress
Jack Simpkins Found After Escapes In West
Special to The Sun Spokane Washington October 15 Jack Simpkins Western Federation of Miners chief was recognized on the streets and interviewed He said he did not avoid arrest having been in Denver Seattle British Columbia and other places He brushed past police and detectives but is not courting arrest noting that trial could take years He denied Harry Orchard s confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
Spokane
Wash
Jack’ Simpkins
Western Federation of Miners
Denver
Seattle
British Columbia
Harry Orchard
Physicians uneasy as emperor shows no convalescence
Vienna October 15. Physicians describe Emperor Francis Joseph as not yet convalescent and remain wary. Oxygen is on standby and trains stand ready to rush royal family members to Schoenbrunn if signs of heart trouble recur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Joseph
Schoenbrunn
Moose Begins Session In Local Lodge Rooms
The supreme lodge of the Supreme Order of Moose opened its two day session in the rooms of the local lodge at 208 North Alabama Street Tuesday. About 5,000 members exist in the United States. Morry M. Dunlap of Anderson serves as supreme dictator. A key issue is the creation of a new ritual.
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Supreme Lodge of the
Supreme Order of Moose
Alabama St
United States
Morry M. Dunlap
Anderson
Powder Explosion Near Mill Kills Three Rescuers
An explosion occurred about an eighth of a mile from the main mills and three rescuers lost their lives while responding to the blast. The incident underscores the danger faced by workers and emergency crews in industrial sites.
Fontanet Explosion Levels Fontanet Village in Fontanet Disaster
Fontanet, Brazil, Oct 15 reports show the Dupont powder mill explosion ruinous. Three blasts destroyed most of Fontanet, with women and children killed and many injured. Rescue efforts continue as telegraph lines and roads are damaged and relief is organized from Indianapolis and Brazil.
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Brazil
Ind
Fontanet
Dupont
Pupils Strike Over Bar rington High School Teacher
Chicago October 15 65 pupils walk out of Barrington high school demanding the return of teacher Olive Hurlbut after she was asked to resign. The dispute centers on allegations of flirtation with older students which both sides deny.
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Hy United Press
Chicago
Olive Hurlbut
Barrington High School
Unite? Press
First National Bank Dresden closed by Comptroller
The First National Bank of Dresden Ohio was closed today by order of the comptroller of the currency based on insolvency findings by National Bank Examiner Robert Lyons who is named receiver. Assets and liabilities as of August 12 1907 stood at 394969.70 each.
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Tional Bank of
Dresden
National Bank
Robert Lyons
Pupils Strike Over Teacher Return Allegations
A group of six pupils walk out demanding the reinstatement of their popular teacher Miss Hurlbut. They accuse her of improper conduct with older students, a claim denied by Miss Hurlbut and the boys. The Unite? Press reports the dispute as a stand over classroom harmony and leadership.
Crawfordsville Shaken by Morning Earth Tremors
Crawfordsville Indiana reported three distinct shocks at 9 10 this morning. Windows and doors rattled across the city while downtown workers rushed from offices. The Somerville block electric light office saw the strongest tremor with marble tiling sinking an inch and two two foot cracks appearing on the building front. Many residents felt the quake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
City Electric Light
Governor Sends Relief In Fontanet Disaster Action
Governor Hanly orders militia from Terre Haute to Fontanet to assist after the deadly explosion. A relief train with 100 tents 100 flys 100 cats 100 bed sacks and cooking outfits is rushed to the scene with Maj. Kerschner in charge. Big Four provides cars and coordination with Mayor Bookwalter and Gen. Powell as state aid moves toward Vigo county emergency operations.
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Terre Haute
Hanly
Indianapolis
Big Four
Maj
Kerschner
Fontand
Orren Perry
Bookwalter
George W. Powell
Vigo County
Powder Explosion On Big Four Trains Injures Engineer
Eyewitness recounts a dynamite blast near Fontanet as a work train engine at Pirth is toppled. Passengers quieted, the Big Four line shook, and windows shattered at Carbon nine miles away. Engineer J. W. Curzan injured by shock near Indianapolis route.
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Pirth
Fontanet
Indianapolis
Carbon
Greencastle
J. W. Curzan
Cured William of Deafness and a Loitering Case
William Clemenceau, charged with loitering, was fined 50 dollars and costs in police court. Arrested by Patrolmen Ford and Rowe he feigned deafness and silence during trial. Captain Bray warned of 30 day sentence increments for talking, prompting a surprised reply about the court sentence. He had come from Chicago and stayed at a saloon near Peoria and Van Buren.
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William Clemenceau
Ford
Rowe
Capt. Bray
Indianapolis
Chicago
Peoria and
van Burensts
State Wins Tax Suit Against Pullman Company
Federal Judge Van Fleet upheld the state's right to collect taxes totaling 100000 from the Pullman company in San Francisco. The assessment was raised from 63000 by the State Board of Equalization earlier this year.
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San Francisco
van Fleet
Pullman Company
State Board of Equalization
Woman editor in Russia shocks officials with union paper
St Petersburg report says Mme Tchekoff leads the Women's Union paper in this city. The Women's Union is the official organ of the Russian Union of Defenders of Women's Rights. Her remarks target government and male officials, astonishing the autocrats.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Mme. Tchekoff
Women’s Union
Russian Union of Defenders of Women's Rights
Toll At Fontanet After Brazil Plant Blast
Messages from Indianapolis report 125 to 150 killed in Fontanet and surrounding village after a blast at a Brazil plant. Four workers died at the plant. many more deaths in the village. Glass shattered two miles away as shock rocked the area. Relief teams moved toward Fontanet as communications with the town were disrupted.
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Brazil
Gambling Paraphernalia Seized In Hammond Raid Restored
Attorney General James Bingham agreed not to destroy about 11003 dollars worth of gambling machines taken during the Hammond raid last May. The owners pledged not to use the equipment for gambling again.
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James Bingham
Hammond
Corporations Formed Across Indiana This Week
Secretary of State records show incorporation filings including Jupiter Packing in Anderson with 10000 capital stock and D. E. Stanley among directors. Asbury Mining in Clay City with 5000 stock. Peerless Selling in Evansville with 25000 stock. Durham Tie and Lumber in Border with 10000 stock. Austin Hardware in Terre Haute with 30000 stock. Conemaugh Natural Gas in Riverside Rush County with 8300 stock. Glendale Coal in Terre Haute with 50000 stock. Directors and incorporators named for each venture.
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Jupiter Packing Company
Anderson
D. E. Stanley
Albert Harper
S. L. Brooks
Asbury Mining Company
Clay City
W. W. Ray
R. C. Browning
W. L. Wiliams
Peerless Selling Company
Evansville
Capital Stock
H. F. Weaver
F. W. Kingsbury
J. B. Henn
Durham Tie and Lumber Company
Border
Capital
J. C. Durham
C. E. Bierly
S. W. Burns
W. L. Waggoner
Austin Hardware Company
Terre Haute
C. A. Hansing
Arthur Jobe
E. J. Kadel
N. Kadel
W. EB. Schuh
Conemaugh Natural Gas Company
Riverside
Rush County
William Nelson
Charles Winslow
Ezekiel Jones
Glendale Coal Company
A. B. Bement
J. W. Thompson
H. A. Thompson
A. A. Bement
Panic on the Train Near Fontanet Powder Mills
Conductor A R Dickson of Big Four train No 2 told how passengers at Fontanet panicked as explosions rocked the area, shattering windows and causing a frenzied rush for doors while trains trembled on the tracks. The sequence included a first massive blast lifting cars from their trucks, followed by two more powerful explosions.
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A. R. Dickson
Big Four
Indianapolis
Fontanet
Market Report From The Wagon Trade
The wagon market lists corn at 68 to 73 cents, old and new. Oats priced at 17.00 for a load and 13.00 for shelled oats. Straw and hay rates vary with quality, with mixed hay at 15.00 to 15.50, timothy around 15.00, and other figures noted as 12.00 to 13.00 for cloven hay.
Explosion at Fontanet Felt Across Indianapolis Area
The massive Fontanet powder mill blast sent a violent shock through Indianapolis area homes, rattling windows and startling residents. Reports describe a muffled blast followed by a distant roar, with observers noting debris and dust in the air after the explosion.
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Fontanet
Wanted Boys to Distribute Circulars at Schrader China Co
A small classified note seeks 25 boys to distribute circulars for Schrader China Co at 112 E Washington St. G W Groves & Co advertise the job opportunity and provide a contact point for applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schrader China Co
Washington St
G. W. Groves & Co
Death sentence upheld in case of Prof Haul
On Oct 15 the supreme court denied Prof Haul of Washington DC his appeal in the murder of his mother in law Frau Moliter. Convicted in Carlsruhe, Hau faces execution unless the Kaiser intervenes. Hau declares himself the victim of a monstrous judicial error and hopes for clarification.
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United Press
Berlin
Supreme Court
Haul
Washington, D. C
Frau Moliter
Carl Hau
Carlsruhe
Hau
Hee
Agaim
Race War In Frisco Leaves Injured Japanese And Whites
A Chicago Tribune special reports a San Francisco race clash sparked by Joseph King who drunkenly struck a Japanese laundry window. King slept through the ensuing riot as Japanese shop owner Umke Kube led him to a rear room. The crowd damaged property while police intervened amid a generalized melee.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Joseph King
Chicago Tribune
King
Umke Kube
Kube
Slugged in St. Louis Robbery News Report
William F. Hughey of Springfield Illinois was grabbed from behind while carrying two suitcases in St. Louis. He was dragged half a block and robbed of $71 a gold watch and chain and the suitcases. The two assailants escaped with the loot and Hughey retained only his clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
United Areas
William F. Hughey
Springfield
Ill
Vanderbilt Marriage Not Postponed Despite Count Szechenyi Illness
United Press from Newport Rhode Island reports denial of a postponement for the marriage of Miss Gladys Vanderbilt to Count Szechenyi set for December 4. The count is said to be ill but not seriously, and plans remain unchanged. He was active yesterday and attended social functions with his fiancee this week.
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United Press
Newport
R. I
Gladys Vanderbilt
Szechenyi
Ness
Charles O Cain Found Guilty For Family Neglect
Charles O Cain, 48, was found guilty of neglecting his family by Judge George W Stubbs at juvenile court. He received a $500 fine and six months in the workhouse after a stern lecture. he is noted as a steady painter and blacksmith, but evidence showed long-term failure to support wife and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O’cain
George W. Stubbs
O'Cain
Stubbs
Gambling fines set in police court case list
Albert Jones Lewis Evans John Turner and Forest Hampton were fined five dollars and costs in police court Tuesday for gambling. George Wilson received the same fine for keeping a gambling house. Frank Middleton, arrested at the same time on the same charge, was bound over until Wednesday for further proceedings.
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Albert Jones
Lewis Evans
John Turner
Forest Hampton
George Wilson
Frank Middleton
Will of Indianapolis Woman Probate Granted
The will of Mrs. Sarah T. Woolen widow of William Wesley Woolen was admitted to probate Tuesday. A Morgan county farm was left to daughters Emma W. Hubbitt and Sue W. Applegarth. Another daughter Sadie W. Ritzinger and Mrs Anpiegarth received 4790 in money. The remainder goes to the three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Sarah T. Woolen
William Wesley Woolen
Morgan County
Emma W. Hubbitt
Sue W. Applegarth
Sadie W. Ritzinger
Anpiegarth
Five Auto Victims In Pottstown Collision
Pottstown Pennsylvania October 15 four persons were killed and one fatally injured when a Philadelphia and Reading train struck an automobile at a grade crossing. Victims from Kimberton include Mrs A W Emery Jr Beiva Emery Jacob Reese and Mrs Jacob Reese aged 28 55 48 etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottstown
Philadelphia & Reading
Kimberton
A. W. Emery, Jr
Beiva Emery
Jacob Reese
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Timothy
Hay
United Pres
Chicago Grain
Frank B. Fowler
Edith Kay
Wentheld White
Mary B. Davis
Harry Gross
Rose Gassoner
William Pitts
Pearl Harmon
William D. Hacker
Edith J. Adams
James C. Mathews
Daisy Pierson
Clarence H. Kellogg
Sylvia Christley
Daniel W. Iseminger
Prudence O'Brien
William H. Akers
Dora E. Akers
Philip Adam
Matilda Messeng
John L. Conners
Hortense Fitton
Arthur M. Rice
Myrtle
Katie C. Clift
Bryan-ave
W. G. Schenck
Chester-ave
Capitol Veneer Co
McCarty and Bell R. R
D. F. Smith
Peter Egan
Harding-st
Capitol Machine Works
Dynes Lumber Co
Mitchell
Jack’’ Simpkins
Emperor Francis Joseph
Austria
Vienna
Moose
Suns
Citizens’ National Bank
Evanson
N. Meridian St
Apolis
Frank Clouds
Cherry Grove
Europe
Eloper
Helen Maloney
Philadelphia
Samuel Clarkson
Ohio Bank
Washington
Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville, Ind
William
Czar
Nick
Charles Seifert
Fontanet ‘Es
Prof
Supreme Court OF Ger
Frisco
Santini
Dover
Del
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