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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1902
Page
3
Miners in Wilkes Barre and the northeast plan Mitchell Day events as the strike commission heads to Scranton on Thursday to begin hearings. Operators protest idle crews while Markle & Co and Pardee & Co resist signing agreements pending the commission’s guidance.
Dr. Daniel G. Hughes longtime chief physician at the Philadelphia hospital and almshouse died after contracting tuberculosis from food prepared by a cook also afflicted. The Philadelphia Press reports a broader expose alleging unsanitary conditions and multiple tuberculosis cases among staff and patients due to budget cuts and use of a patient cook. Hughes was a prominent immigrant advocate whose control over 1,500 patients was noted.
The treasury department has released nearly 100 million dollars in five weeks to ease the money market. Breakdown shows 20.5 million in additional government bond deposits, 14 million added to national bank circulation, 40 million released from reserve against government deposits, and 5.3 million in interest rebates, totaling 95.8 million.
Four masked men robbed the Prairie City bank of 3700 at 4 am on Tuesday. Dynamite was used to blow the safe and the robbers fired shots to frighten bystanders before escaping. Local authorities investigate the crime and seek tips.
Justice Harvey B. Stout criticizes The Sun for backing Clarence Tucker, noting voters can support Tucker and vote for four justice of the peace candidates without scratching his name. He explains ticket alignment places his name opposite Tucker’s on the ballot and urges clear understanding of voting options.
Mayor says Indianapolis street railway officials and the Board of Works will meet soon to discuss extending service on College avenue over Union traction tracks to Thirtieth street. A loop or Y is planned, with the current College avenue loop retained to run every other car to the extension.
Edward A. Caylor president of the Coonse and Caylor Ice Company died Monday night after a six month illness. He was well known in Indianapolis business circles. Survived by widow Amanda E. Caylor and daughters Mary B. Coonse Helen Purvis and Ida Caylor.
The case of Lewis Lamb against John P. Elger man over possession of a petrified man body found in the river was tried on Monday afternoon and dismissed. Lamb claimed he earned the body by helping remove it from the river.
Susan B. Anthony arrived from Rochester to attend Elizabeth Cady Stanton's funeral in New York on Wednesday, despite fatigue from travel.
Berlin reports on Mme. Sarah Bernhardt's first appearance since 1870 in the city. Morning papers praise her great artistry but say the performance did not fully meet expectations. Critics note she commands stage presence and drama, yet some doubt linger.
On the sixth and seventh pages of The Sun, readers encounter a Real Estate column alongside Sale Miscellany listings. The pages emphasize bargains and opportunities in property, with brief notices for parcels, houses, and various listings. Local agents and prices appear among concise descriptors aimed at quick decisions.
In New Orleans on Monday Coroner Richard's office faced a scandal as Lee Halliday, morgue keeper, was arrested for petit larceny after cashing a pool ticket for zero dollars alleged stolen from H. W. Barton. Halliday claims orders from Assistant coroner A G Maylie, who denies the charge. Further thefts linked to the coroner’s office include missing money cuff buttons and railroad marriage books from Barton, with prior losses tied to Mrs. Mattie Glover and a billiard player William Gluck. An extensive investigation is promised, promising a major sensational display.
The Indianapolis stock exchange, formed by leading city brokers, will move to the fourth floor of the Union Trust building on November 5. Two rooms will house the secretary and the trading boards where bona fide quotations will be chalked for all to see. Members pay $200 for a certificate and daily hours run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Transactions occur in the rooms with fixed quotes, eliminating unreliable bids and offers.
The text mentions John McGregor as the Republican nominee for County Commissioner and notes he will be fully satisfied, inviting readers to share what they know or ask others about it.
The new W Washington street bridge will not be ready by the January 1 contract date due to high water labor shortages and steel shipments delays. Contractors would hire 30 to 40 more men if available. only five of fifty applicants appeared. First pier finished. excavation for the second pier and west abutment underway. stonework cut and ready to place.
President Roosevelt will release his annual Thanksgiving proclamation two to three days after the election. The document will praise coal strike settlement prospects, national prosperity, and peace with major powers. He expects the strike commission to narrow differences but doubts a future halt to all strikes.
City hall reports bids unreturned for Genate avenue stone curbing as materials and labor remain scarce. Officials warn bonds may be forfeited and fear many promised projects will not finish before winter. Contractors say profit is disappearing and city work is nearly at a standstill.
A Big Four passenger train at Terre Haute Indiana on the Wabash bridge jumped the track as it left the end of the span. The engine ran on the ties on the first span and three cars left the tracks. The engineer slowed the train before it could plunge into the river. Recent accidents at this location include a derailment two weeks ago with three lives lost.
Admiral Dewey has accepted the presidency of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association and will soon name vice presidents from each state and territory. He drafts a proclamation urging patriotic citizens to aid the effort to erect a suitable memorial in the national capital for the great statesman.
The piece argues rising living costs require careful budgeting and promotes Pyramid Pile Cure for piles. It claims the suppository medicine relieves and cures with immediate effect, contrasts it with ineffective salves and ointments, and urges readers to request a free booklet from Pyramid Drug Co. Marshall Michigan.
The United States circuit court of appeals in Chicago on Tuesday held that Western Union has a property right in the news it gathers and that right continues after publication on tickets rented to patrons. The decision affirms lower court rulings and bars National Telegraph, Illinois Commission, and others from using Western Union quotations.
Rev W B Rainsford of St George s Church in New York wrote to Anthony Comstock, secretary of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, criticizing him for harassing Ida C Craddock who died by suicide last week after serving a three month sentence for distributing obscene literature.
Berlin dispatch reports Field marshal Waldersee and Prince Henry will not attend the St Louis exposition, according to the Hanoverscher Courier.
Alfred Petersen New York reports a suicide Berlin plans an underground railroad. Gen DeWet sails for South Africa Nov 1. Prince of Wales may visit St Louis fair in 1904. Fatal stabbing in Waterloo Iowa. Self defense. Boiler explosion Talladega Alabama injures seven. Three Pa regiments return from anthracite fields. Labor wages rise ten percent in South Side Pittsburg. Col E J Sanford Knoxville railroad dead. Hunting accident Columbus Loomis Lafayette Hall. Three boys killed by train near Oklahoma City. Body of W M Wade found in sewer near Upper Sandusky murdered for money.
Pacific Mail led gains with a sizable first-quote increase while most equities declined. Baltimore & Ohio and Reading held steady with no change, Texas Pacific rose on large block trades, American Cotton Oil and Virginia Caroline Chemical moved up, and St. Louis & San Francisco advanced about 2 percent. Government bonds unchanged. Noon quotes list several issues with mixed results and total volume at 209,300 shares.
Chicago grain and provisions prices rise and fall with Wheats steady to higher in December and May contracts. Corn slips in October with mixed Deferred figures and oats ease in October. January pork and lard advance while ribs show modest gains in early trading.
Cincinnati Ohio October cattle receipts 335 with shippers paying 5.00 to 5.55 for good to choice. Extra calves 7.15. Hogs receipts 3,123 with selects 6.75 to 6.50, good to choice 6.55 to 6.10. Sheep receipts 3, extra 3.20 to 3.35. Lambs 3.25.
The Indianapolis live stock market shows steady cattle prices with 200 shipments noted. Steers and heifers range from good to prime, with varied weights and classifications. hogs, sheep, and lambs are listed with receipts of thousands and price ranges. Grain quotes for corn, oats, hay, and wheat accompany the market snapshot.
East Buffalo New York October 28 cattle receipts twelve cars prime steers traded 7 300 dollars per head for shippers to top 8 75 8 50 for stockers hogs receipts twenty two cars mixed 6 10 to 6 80 heavy 7 25 7 35 workers 6 00 6 70 roughs 0 50 6 75 pigs 6 50 6 55 sheep and lambs four cars top lambs 4 00 5 00 yearlings 1 00 4 25 mixed sheep 1 75 3 50
Union Stockyards report for Oct 3 shows cattle receipts 7000 with prime beef 6.79 to 6.80, cows 2.45 to 4.80. hog receipts 29000 with price ranges 6.10 to 6.75 for various lots. sheep receipts 28000 with sheep 2.30 to 2.90 and lambs 2.75 to 5.50.
East Liberty PA October 28 cattle receipts light with prime prices $6.40 to $6.60 and best cows at $40 to $55. Hog receipts 15 cars with prime heavy $6.80 to $6.90 and mediums $6.70 to $6.75. Sheep receipts small with best wethers $3.50 to $3.70 and lambs $5.00 to $5.25.
Chicago reports mixed farm goods prices with Cheese Twins and Butter Creamery listed among dairy items. Poultry and eggs show varied rates for chickens turkeys geese and ducks with per unit or dozen figures.
New York market summaries show pork prices at 18.25 to 18.75 dollars, lard at 10.00, and creamery products from Rutter Creamery and Elgin with varied cents per pound. Cheese large at 10 to 10.5 cents, eggs 26 to 27 cents, dressed poultry including turkeys 7 to 14 cents per pound, chickens 9 to 20 cents, fowls 9 to 13 cents, ducks and geese 16 to 22 cents, with springs at 20 to 22 cents.
The jobbing trade for poultry and produce shows prices for cows and fowls with buyers and shippers listed. Ry shops and spring markets feature quoted rates and dealer activity.
A dense list of prices for oysters fish and meats including New York oysters bulk options, various hams bacon and fresh pork and beef cuts with per unit and per barrel pricing. It also inventories wholesale drugs and chemicals with unit prices for alcohol camphor morphine and other compounds and ends with coal and coke retail prices across multiple regions.
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