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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
4
Fresh eyes 20c per unit. Country butter 5c. Turkeys 6c. Ducks live 5c. Hens and spring chickens listed with license details.
Boston stocks open with copper and coal names listed. Miami and Butte Coalition advance while Greene Cananea and North Butte show modest gains amid early trading.
In New York on October 28 the Bank of England held rates steady aiding a hopeful market mood. Stocks opened fractionally above yesterday with broad participation and roughly four point gains across active issues. Strong buying in Steel common and other leaders absorbed large blocks, while profit taking trimmed some gains in Reading, Southern Pacific, B&O and Amalgamated. London also bought about 20 000 shares. Government bonds held firm.
Rouse Brothers note market quotations for wheat No 2 red at 1.04 milling sample 95c to 1.02 poor sample 80c to 1. Qid corn 68 to 71 new corn 48 to 50c Shelled oats 35 to 38c sheaf oats 10.00 to 12.00 a ton Mixed hay 12.00 to 13.00 clover 12.10 to 12.00 timothy 14.00 to 15.00 baled 14.00 to 15.00 straw 0.00 to 6.0.
The Grand Trunk System runs a continuous double track from Chicago to Montressal to Niagara Falls under one management. A Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley route via Niagara Falls links Chicago to New York. Descriptive literature and time tables will be mailed free on application to W. B Colkson A G P A Grand Trunk Railway System 15 Adams Street Chicago IL.
Adolph Emhardt Democratic candidate for city judge defends probation, credits 1895 Cox administration, and pledges close investigation of each case. He promises mercy and fairness regardless of politics, aiming to reform rather than condemn offenders.
The net result of Wednesday's market was a decided change for the better. LaRose showed early weakness, opening at 5.95, sold to 5.62, then closed around 6.00. Silver Leaf opened 18, dropped to 17, closed 17.0 with a bid of 18 for 5,000 shares. Beaver rose to 31.5 from 30.0. Nipissing weakest, opening 11.5, closed 10.90. Temiskiming closed at 8.7 with a bid of 8.7. Overall market firmer after recent declines.
Curb market opens steady with Standard Oil at 700 702 and notable quotes across mining and oil shares. Ely Cons American Tobacco Nipissing and Nevada Cons show mixed fractional gains and losses amid broad activity in copper related issues.
regional livestock prices show steady to higher hogs and cattle receipts across Union Stockyards Cincinnati and Pittsburgh with mixed grades. Hogs mostly $7.35 to $9.50. cattle mainly $4.28 to $6.50. sheep lambs and calves varying by market with brisk demand in some centers. Prices listed for hollands and market areas including East Buffalo and Cleveland notes.
Toledo market data shows Wheat cash at 1.23 and December at 1.24, May 1.28, July 1.08. Corn at 63 for cash and 61 for December, oats at 42 large, rye cash at 11c. Bliss Native Herbs advertises at 35 Washington Street.
Local laundry announces family washings and rough dry by the pound with fat pieces scorned. Contact phones 1671 for service.
The Denison Hotel advertises American plan dining with Sunday dinners as a specialty and live music noted for the dining room ambience.
The letter argues the Indianapolis News favors Mr. Shunk over fair issue discussion, citing past silence on Bookwalter policy critiques, Taggart ties, and Shank’s finances. It urges editors to publish candid editorials on Gauss and Shank to reflect community conscience.
Births list many couples with addresses giving newborn sons and daughters. Multiple marriage licenses are recorded alongside building permits for residences and a shop. Some health and death notes appear, noting medical conditions and a fatal self-inflicted knife wound.
The piece defends Charles A. Gauss against brewery influence charges from the Shank camp and calls his denial frank and manly. It contrasts Gauss’s integrity with Lew Shankers admitted political bargain, urging voters to judge by facts and self judgment rather than cartoons or presumption.
The voter opposing Bookwalter policies faces a clear choice in this election. Gauss highlights features of Bookwalterism he wants corrected while Shank nears the end of his campaign and refuses to condemn any aspect of Bookwalter administration. The issue centers on the future actions of Bookwalter’s successor and Shank’s stance.
The piece criticizes Mayor Bookwalter for allocating but not spending funds on track elevation and for neglecting grade-crossing removal while praising rivals. it urges Shank to clearly oppose Bookwalterism and appeal to intelligent voters to demand a plain position. The text uses a biblical allusion to stress the voter’s need for a definite answer.
In Hoolihan's refreshment room Shaughnessy and Hoolihan comment on North Side politics and taxes. They joke about Doc Jimson's transportation tax plan, Lew Shank's missteps, annexation schemes, and the quirks of Bookwalter and Blodgett, with colorful local banter and slang.
Miss Mildred Holland will lecture on Charles Dickens at the Park theater in Indianapolis this Saturday at 11 a.m. The free event invites club women students teachers and all interested in Dickens works. Her husband Edward C. White presents a dramatization of David Copperfield at the Park theater next week.
Charles Ricker aged 17 of Lynn Massachusetts used his dog's collar as a noose and hanged himself from a bed post overnight He tied a belt about his ankles to keep from struggling as death occurred in his home death logged as suicide in a domestic setting
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