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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1908

Page

4

Janitor Inherits Small Fortune From Swiss Brother

Louis Lauby, a courthouse custodian from Washington Indiana, returned from an eight week trip in Switzerland and Italy to learn he is sole heir to nearly 25000 dollars from a brother who was a banker in Gavenstorf Switzerland and died some months ago. The heirship was established soon after the brother's death. Lauby had not heard from Switzerland in over a year and faced difficulty locating him.

Washington Ind Switzerland Italy Louis Lauby

East Buffalo Live Stock Market Report

East Buffalo New York September 4 cattle receipts 200 quiet and steady veals 550 active 50c higher at 5.50 to 9.60. Sheep and lambs receipts 3400 lambs slow sheep active steady lambs 4.75 to 6.3 sheep 2.50 to 4.75 hogs receipts 7980 active 10c higher Yorkers 6.50 to 7.5 pigs 6.00 to 6.25 put and mixed 7.2 to 7.35 roughs 5.30.

East Buffalo N. Y

Toledo Grain Trade Report Fragment

Fragmentary Toledo grain item notes wheat trends and market activity with unclear details but references Wheat and local prices or conditions. The text is garbled OCR, lacking full names, dates, or specific figures.

Five Prisoners Escape From Brownstown Jail in Indiana

Five prisoners overpowered a jailer and escaped from Brownstown county jail. Walter McBride, burglary. George Jackson, grand larceny. James May, forgery. Isaac Jacobs, horse stealing and forgery. Clarence Sass, burglary. The escape marks a second jail breakout in a month as sheriff and deputy were away.

Brownstown Ind Paul Robertson Robertson Walter McBride George Jackson James May van Robertson Michigan City Vincennes

Sullivan Theater and Stores Burn in Indicted Fire

Fire in Sullivan Indiana destroyed the Blume livery barn and the Colonade theater among other buildings causing about 38000 in losses. Weak water pressure and exhausted reservoirs hindered firefighting while electrical lines and telegraph cables were damaged.

J. B. Mullane Frank Douthitt Central Store Company Electric Light Company Western Union

Chicago Live Stock Market at Union Stock Yards

Hogs receipts total 14 000 with market strong to a shade higher. Prices fields include bulk 6.65 to 6.85, light 6.20 to 6.95, mixed 6.80 to 7.02, good to choice heavy 6.50 to 7.02, heavy 6.20 to 7.02 and workers 6.80 to 6.90. Cattle receipts 2 000 with market steady. Beeves 3.60 to 3.65, Texas steers 3.40 to 4.85, western steers 3.20 to 6.80, stockers 2.60 to 4.45, cows and heifers 1.70 to 5.70, calves 6.00 to 6.00. Sheep receipts 6 000 with market steady. lambs 4.20 to 4.20.

Chicago UNION Texas Nneee Western Indianapolis Sesaee Fasogez HOBBS NORG Ebebeiy Pike Peer Hobbs Covsaee Oabeek Wees Eee Ieee Eets

Stock Market Opens With General Recoveries In New York

Stocks rise led by Southern Pacific and Reading as investors digest a corn crop forecast of at least two billion bushels. Union Pacific, B and O, Smelters, and Amalgamated gain while London remains weak and warrants firm.

T. C. Shotwell New York Southern Pacific Reading Union Pacific Smelters Amalgamated London Guggenheim Wall Street Harriman Amalgamated Copper

Demand For LGBT Hogs Boosts Price In Indianapolis

Receipts total 6000 hogs 1700 cattle and 1350 sheep with hog demand rising for light and mixed hogs while heavy hogs lag. Cattle market remains quiet with lower prices for common to medium grades and calves down. Sheep run solid with little further price decline. lambs mostly sold from about four dollars with sheep near that level. Representative hog and cattle lots show varied prices across sizes and types.

Fresh Produce Prices From Indianapolis Exchange

Indianapolis Produce Exchange lists eggs at 18 cents per dozen and butter at 15 cents. Turkeys price 10 cents, live ducks 6 cents, geese 9 to 10 cents, hens 9 1/2 cents, and spring chickens 12 1/2 cents.

Indianapolis Indianapolis Produce Exchange

The Wagon Market by Rouse Braos at 1380 Kentucky Ave

Market prices list corn 85 88c per bushel. shelled Claists 45 52c. sheaf oats 10.00 11.50. old Timothy 10.00 10.50. new Timothy 10.00 11.50. new Clover 6.0 9.00. mixed hay 8.50 10.00. No. 1 baled hay new 10.00 11.50. No. 2 baled hay new 9.00 10.50.

Rouse Braos Kentucky Ave Eeeeee

Pittsburg Live Stock Market Summary

Pittsburg Fa September 4 cattle receipts light market steady with ranges for prime 5.90 to 6.00, fats 3.99 to 4.70, cows 1.50 to 4.00, calves and heifers up to 16.00 to 55.00. Hogs receipts 12 loads market up 10 15 cents, heavy yorkers 7.20 to 7.4, light yorkers 6.40 to 6.90, stags 4.25 to 4.75. Sheep and lambs receipts light market active prime wethers 4.40 to 4.60, ewes 3.28 to 4.75, spring lambs 4.00 to 6.25, veal calves 5.50 to 8.76.

Pittsburg

Meat Trust Gobbles Up Fish Trust In Chicago

Chicago dispatch reports A Booth and Co, identified as the fish trust, has been absorbed by the meat trust. The item lists numerous births and deaths across several Chicago addresses, noting sponsors and locations, including hospitals and streets, with causes such as pulmonary tuberculosis and accidental falls. The notice requests readers use the Sun’s want columns for free ten word advertisements.

Chicago A. Booth & Co Fish Trust Meat Trust THE SUN Gun

Salt Lake City Chosen for Next GA Meeting

The G A R selected Salt Lake City for the forty third annual encampment. Henry M. Nevins of Red Bank New Jersey named commander in chief. Nevins studied law with the late Russell A Alger of Michigan when war began and enlisted from Michigan with the Lincoln cavalry. Other officers named include J Kent Hamilton Ohio C C Royce California J F Spence Tennessee G Lane Tannehill Maryland. The Women’s Relief Corps elected Mrs W L Gilman Roxbury Massachusetts president.

Toledo Salt Lake City Henry M. Nevius Red Bank N. J Col. Nevins New Jersey Russell A. Alger Michigan Lincoln Neving Ffth New York Cavalry Ft. Stevens Gen. Early J. Kent Hamilton Ohio C. C. Royce California Chaplan J. F. Spence Tennessee Maryland Women's Relief Corps W. L. Gilman Roxbury Maves

Governor vetoes bond bill and seeks local option law

The governor reports strains on state finances due to maintenance costs across institutions and tobacco raids along the Ohio border. He vetoed a Vincennes university bond measure as unconstitutional, urges repeal, and backs a county local option bill preserving remonstrance law to curb intoxicating liquor sales. He calls for General Assembly funding authority to meet urgent needs.

Ohio River Kentucky Ohio Indiana General Assembly Commonwealth Vincennes University Board of County Commissioners

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