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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
4
An advertisement lists Good Corsets at 59c and $1.25 values, and girls’ school hats priced at $1.29, $1.39, and $1.69. Hats feature simple trims. corsets emphasize practicality with felt shapes. Also offered India silk or pongee at 79c, Cheney Bros quality, on the 2nd floor east aisle.
Walter Wellman reports from Chicago on the political mood in Ohio and Indiana. Democratic counties claim larger majorities while Republican counties show declines, with local option and labor questions hurting Republicans. The drift toward Bryan appears to stretch to the national ticket, making outcomes hard to forecast.
Covington Indiana October 23 Thomas R Marshall Democratic nominee for governor defends figures he says are correct while decrying opponents as liars He labels the statehouse financial condition extravagant and vows to reserve a stronger word for when state books are opened after his election
A senator rebukes Gov. Hanly in a heated campaign exchange over figures and dignity. He defends his integrity, promises to present fair data, and asserts self control while noting Gov. Hanly’s impact on Mr. Watson and the campaign dynamic.
Democratic bankers plan to pitch the guaranty of bank deposits as sound banking to voters. Secretary Joe Reiley announced interviews with Democratic bankers to illustrate how banking provisions of the party platform support depositor protection.
Mr Reiley says Democratic bankers across the state endorse a deposit guarantee as safe banking policy. He notes Republican controlled banks in the north threaten borrowers with loan calls if Bryan wins, hoping to sway votes for Taft.
Local Democratic meetings announce Friday night starts at 8 p m on Roosevelt avenue and Rural street with A LeRoy Portreus and Henry Seyfried as speakers. Norwood list John J Rochford. Tenth and West Streets features C M Holderman. Haughville K of P building hosts Judge Gavin and Judge Felt. Maryland and West Streets has Thomas D McGee and Frank T Brown. Columbia Hall hosts Early Voters league with Sam Small.
The Merchants' Association argues that between 1900 and 1907 Marion county paid $23,942.50 in extra allowances to county auditor Thomas W. Palmer for work not clearly a duty of the office. It condemns the practice as unlawful and costly to taxpayers, calling for sweeping reform and a law criminalizing such payments.
Lyda Spades, 19, of Columbus Indiana, found Friday on English avenue by Patrolman Deiver. She planned to meet an uncle at a drug store but could not say where. Matron Gregorie suspects mental distress and possible wandering from home. she was taken to police headquarters.
Chicago trading opens with wheat down about c as earlier receipts in the northwest weigh on prices. Markets show some support for declines while frontier contracts list December wheat at 684c and May oats around 498 to 479c, with May pork at 15.27 and May lard near 9.30. Closing figures reflect varied activity across wheat corn oats pork lard and ribs with bids around 1 90s for some months and notable price ranges in the day’s session.
Grain bids listed for wheat corn oats and hay with various grades and prices. Inspections show totals of cars in and out across wheat corn and hay with grade notes and rejected lots.
East Buffalo New York October 23 cattle receipts 175 steady veals five to nine five dollars sheep receipts 10 000 steady lambs four to five and a half yearlings four to four and a quarter wethers four to four and a quarter ewes three seventy five to four mixed sheep seven two five one?
Fragmentary notice states that H Knudsen offers various signs and price ranges for different signage needs. The readable text emphasizes promotional pricing and product variety in sign making.
Indianapolis market report shows day receipts 11 000 hogs 1 250 cattle and many sheep with hogs up while cattle and sheep mix. Top hog price 6 05 with many sales 4 50 to 6 00. cattle demand quiet steady. sheep and lambs active at steady prices amid varied quality. Representative sales list numerous hogs with varying weights and prices plus cattle, steers and heifers details.
Grain price list for Toledo shows wheat cash at 1.021 for December and 1.0514 for May, with July at 983.e and corn cash around 62 3/4 cents for December and 63 cents for May and July, rye No 2 at 7 1/2 cents, Timothy October at 1.64 dollars.
Market report shows hog receipts 20 000 five cent lower with prices from 3 25 to 6 60, best heavy 5 40 6 00. Cattle receipts 2 500 slow with beeves 3 15 to 7 59, Texas steers up to 4 50, western steers 3 00 to 5 65, calves to 473.00, and calves 8 00 to 473.00. sheep receipts 8 0 percent steady native lambs 3 75 to 45 65 western 8 75 5 0.
Pittsburg Pa October 23 cattle receipts light and steady with prices from prime 5.50 to 5.70 and heifers 3.00 to 4.50 while fresh cows and springers range 16.00 to 55.00 hog receipts active with heavy 6.00 to 6.10 and midweights 5.90 to 5.95 writers workers 5.00 to 5.85 and nigs 4.40 to 4.60 sheep receipts light and slow prime wethers 4.10 to 4.25 with good mixed 3.65 to 4.00 and ewes and wethers 3.00 to 3.50 culls 1.00 to 2.00 and spring lambs 14.00 to 16.6
Markets opened irregular with leaders slipping then rallying to near yesterday's highs. Steel climbed to 47% while St Paul and Amalgamated Copper led gains. Northern Pacific may pay a 10 percent extra dividend, disbursing about 15.5 million though unofficial and doubted by bankers. Cobalt Central and other miners showed activity. Brookline Rapid Transit rose after Cleveland vote. Amalgamated and American Smelting remained strong with Arkansas gains. overall arbitrage sellers trimmed positions in major rails and internationals.
The Wagon Market lists prices from Rouse Bros on 130 Kentucky Ave. for corn and oats feed items: New Corn 62 to 65 cents per bushel, Corn-e6 80e, Sheaf Oats 13.00 to 14.00, Timothy 12.00 to 13.00, New Clover 10 to 12 cents, Mixed Hay 9 to 11 dollars, Straw 4.50 to 5.50, Baled Hay No 1 12.50 to 13.00, No 2 10.20 to 12.90.
Indianapolis Produce Exchange lists fresh eggs at 22 cents per dozen and country butter. Poultry items include live turkeys ducks geese and roosters with spring chickens also mentioned. The text shows fragmented entries and scattered prices for various poultry and dairy products.
Police warn custodians to keep hallway lights on at night as sneak thieves raid ice boxes in flats. An ordinance requires light in all apartment and hat buildings.
Winnipeg telegram reports James Oliver Curwood alive after an attack by Lac La Range Indians in Huson Bay country while he hunted for a Detroit publishing house. The novelist, under 30, wrote The Wolf Hunters and The Courage of Capt. Plum, with Strang as a central figure in Beaver Island lore.
City records list births for Amery and Grace White at 42 Downey boy Jiomer and Elizabeth Chillian at 1193 Tux edo girl Carlton and Leona Prichard at 2454 Park boy Martin and Alice Hines at 39 N Keystone girl George and Etta Tracey at 1242 S I nin vis street boy Chester Tilley stillborn at 1588 College Jesse and Flora Tilley rear stillborn Harry and Bertha Nicholson address Hovey George and Bertha Simpson 2311 Hovey street boy stillborn Nathan and Jessie Watson 1439 Alvord street Ko y Deaths Margaret Furgerson 49 515 N Senate mitral insufficiency Susie A Lawson 3 302 McCauley diphtheria William West 40 582 Hadley pulmonary tuberculosis Lucille Parker 2309 W Morris 9 months bronchopneumonia Louise Ann Butler 10 2249 N Rural pulmonary tuberculosis Marriages Page Chapman New York NY and Mary Knippenberg Bergen W Plummer and Anna B Clark Lewis W Ostermeyer and Nellie V Moak
Chicago baseball fans learn the Cubs champions of the world will hold spring training in Shreveport Louisiana. The White Sox will train in Los Angeles while Boston and Pittsburg may return to Hot Springs. Giants not set, likely to skip Marlin Springs Texas again.
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