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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1905
Page
3
The hog market was steady to down six cents with activity in Indianapolis. Cattle and sheep markets varied little from last week with steers around 5.10 and top hogs near 5.10, while Chicago receipts showed firm wheat, higher corn, and steady to mixed hog and cattle prices across regions.
In Chicago a special plea filed Monday on behalf of all indicted members of the alleged beef trust asserts the United States has no jurisdiction and that no law provides for conviction under the interstate commerce act. The plea also denies guilt on all counts and seeks remand from custody.
The Ida B Gibson mutiny left two men shot and several stabbed with one crew member missing. Captain Bradley and cook Correy faced violence as mutineers attacked officers on board, Bradley later jailed for assault and Correy kept in custody.
George Warner, who murdered Pulaski Leeds, master mechanic of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, has escaped from the Hopkinsville asylum. Warner, previously convicted and sentenced to death, was deemed insane after labor unions failed to save him. He said Leeds refused to return to him, leading to the killing. Warner formerly lived in Logansport, Indiana.
A Tuesday meeting of the Commercial club's board will vote on a resolution backing President Roosevelt's railroad rate regulation stance. Delegates to the Interstate Commerce Law convention in Chicago Oct 1-2 will be instructed to support Roosevelt's recommended legislation. Samuel Hobbs, a California fugitive, was arrested in Redington Indiana and jailed in Indianapolis to await transfer to San Francisco for pension fraud charges.
Henry C. Schroeder and other petitioners asked the Board of Public Works to order an extension of the streetcar line on State Street from Prospect to Minnesota Street and on Minnesota to Shelby Street. The notice outlines the proposed route and requests review of the extension.
John De Armond claims after marriage to Maud he learned she corresponded with men in Philadelphia and was seen with another man in Indianapolis. Elia Staples accuses husband Zacharia of denying food, beating, choking, and threatening her life. Anna Roberts seeks divorce from Charles Roberts for abandonment of her and their children three years ago.
Washington dispatch notes Taft's Akron speech denouncing Cincinnati and Hamilton county machine led by George B. Cox. Analysts weigh possible Roosevelt influence and potential impact on Taft’s hold in Ohio politics as he backs the state ticket and Gov. Herrick. Critics question motive and effect on party unity.
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