Fall Festival Draws 8000 At German Home Benefit
The German General Protestant Orphans Home held its 42nd annual festival drawing over 8,000 attendees. Al hchamp Sahm and Joseph Keller led the event with Rev. H. P. Bitz delivering the sermon. The home houses 48 children. total receipts reached 38,111.5 with 24,566.65 disbursed and 544.65 in balance. Officers include Meyer president Lahm secretary Willhoff finance secretary and Russe treasurer. Trustees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alchmart Sahm
Joseph Keller
Allied
Indianapolis
M. Roos
H. P. Bitz
St. John’s
J. P. E. Meyer
Henry “Ensmann
Albert Lahm
Lawrence Willhoff
Henry Russe
H. E. Prange
Joseph H. Schaub
F. I. Mack
H. I. Meyer
Wi Nam Maschmeyer
Henry Pauli
Louis Brandt
H. E. Bakemeyer
F. A. Gansberg
Henry Lichtenberg
John E. Aldag
Fresh eggs and poultry prices from Indianapolis Produce
The Indianapolis Produce Exchange lists fresh eggs at 22 cents, country butter at 18 cents, and live ducks, turkeys, and hens with quoted prices including hens at 134 1/4 cents.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Produce Exchange
Coffee as national disease cure claim prompts letter tale
An Arkansas doctor touts Postum as the remedy for coffee induced dyspepsia and weight gain. He cites a patient who improved after switching to Postum, and notes a Illinois woman who gained weight and regained vitality after using it. The letter ends urging readers to try Postum for health.
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Arkansas
Illinois
Postum
Wellville
Mining and Oil Stocks List From New York Market
New York curb trading opens irregular with listings across several firms. Prices shown include Standard Oil at 69 700, American Tobacco at 450 460, Cobalt Central at 3644 37, and others such as Nipissing 10% 10, United Copper 10y 10y, Ely Central 74 15-16, Tri-Bullion 11-16, among numerous minor entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Tobacco
Cobalt Central
Rawhide Coalition
Butte Coalition
Nevada
Goldfield Daisy
Chicago Subway
Miami
Boston
Nipissing
United Copper
Greene Cananea
Giroux
la Rose
Kerr
Ely Central
Tri-Bullion
Cobalt Market Notes and Montrose Progress
The Weekly Mining Letter from Sept 13 1909 reports Silver Leaf leading activity with Crown Reserve’s control shift, a possible market decline then rebound, and notes on Cobalt’s bullish outlook. Montrose drift advances at 110 feet with rich vein connections to Wettlanfer Keeley, urging purchase now. Professor Miller cites deep high grade ore potential in Crown Reserve and Lawson, with projected huge values and strong speculative appeal for Cobalt stocks.
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New York
Harriman
Silver Leaf
Crown Reserve
Montrose
Wettlanfer
Keeley
Montross
W. G. Miller
Ontario
Cobalt
Lawson
Kerr Lake
Lawsoo
la Rosa
Tao
Price of hogs hovances over Saturday mark
Indianapolic market reports receipts of hogs cattle and sheep with mixed changes from four weeks prior. Cincinnati closes steady on hogs and cattle with calves weaker. Union Stockyards totals show higher hogs and steady cattle and sheep with varied classes and prices across regions.
WezLvers Strike Shuts Down Seven Mills in Fall River
Fall River Massachusetts September 13 191? The Iron Mills Works company owned mostly by M C D Borden closes all seven print cloth mills due to a weavers strike. About 6000 workers are out of work with wages totaling $35000 weekly.
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Wezlvers
Fall River
Mast
Iron Mil's Works Company
M. C. D. Borden
Indianapolis Grain Market Report Narrowed by Quality
Wheat shows strong demand with No 2 red track at 1.17 per bushel and September/October/November at 1.07. No 3 red 97c. Wagon wheat No 2 red 1.03 milling sample 8571.02 poor sample 75c. Corn weak across grades with No 2 white through billing 70c and No 3 white 69 14c. many grades and lots listed. Oats strong with No 2 white around 38a 39c through billing. standard 38 9c. No 3 white 9c. No 4 white 37c. mixed oats vary. Hay quiet with No Kids. Rye No 2 rye 3c through billing. Inspections list cars by grade and lot totals.
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Indianapolis
Sample
Hay
Timothy
Union Workmen Strike Over City Hall Painting Firm
Union workmen on the new city hall project walked out after Fertig & Revers, painting contractors, assigned nonunion workers. The strike, led by the Building Trades council, drew in other trades and affected about seventy five workers with Westlake Construction opposing the move. Henry W. Jensen of Westlake said the firm wants to hire union men but the contractor refuses to unionize its shop.
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New City Hall
Fertig & Revers
Jensen
City Hall
Building ‘Trades Council
Fresh Oysters Daily from Oyster Frenk
Oyster Frenk at 113 North Alabama Street advertises daily fresh oysters for sale.
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Alabama Street
Wall Street Opens With Large Drops Then Steadier Recovery
The New York market opened with heavy selling led by Union Pacific and a 2% drop from Saturdays close as London cables influenced trading. By midmorning a firmer tone emerged with most issues slipping briefly but then recovering, aided by stronger readings in Western Union and selective buying by J. J. Dana & Co. Reading regained losses while government bonds remained steady and London shifted to buyers after initial selling.
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New York
London
Lberal
Union Pacific
Reading
Western Union
J. J. Dana & Co
Npuyer
Meat market cattle and hogs move higher in Pittsburg and East Buffalo
Pittsburg opens with cattle receipts showing gains on best heavy stock and steadier on mixed. Hogs rise 5 cents with heavy mixed and yorkers posting gains. East Buffalo reports slow to steady cattle with prime steers at 6.25 to 6.75 and sheep and lambs firm to higher, calves steady amid varied3 price levels.
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Cincinnati
Union
Deek
Erie
Gil
Wease Peeve
Pnb
Aewne
Rene T
Nebee Seesesense & Aes
Pittsburg
East Buffalo
N. Y
Venus
Stags
Family held on charges of large furniture swindle
William H Taylor 34 and his wife Cora 34 plus John F and Minnie Taylor and James H Taylor 19 were held on grand larceny and loitering charges after allegedly plotting to buy furniture on installment plans and ship goods to Durant Oklahoma. The women used assumed names and deliveries were sent to addresses in Lincoln. Four children, ages 4 to 19, were taken into custody. Bonds were set for each suspect and the case sent to the grand jury.
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William H. Taylor
Cora Taylor
John F
Minnie Taylor
James H. Taylor
Taytoras
Durant
Okla
W. J. Williams
Capitol Avenue
North
A. J. Miller
Ashland Avenue
Taylors
Lafayette Road
Willam H. Taylor
William Tf. Taylor
Wiliam H. Taylor
John F. Taylor
James Taylor
Canadian Silver Boom In Ontario Camp At Cobalt
Report from Haileybury on Ontario silver fields shows a booming era with 30 million in silver mined and output this year set to nearly double. Cobalt leads world in 1908, with Wetlauffer and South Lorrain camps drawing investors as cross-cutting veins loom and shipments to global markets surge amid prospecting excitement.
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Indiannapolis
Kerr Lake
O'Brien
Nipissing
Temiskaming
Cobalt
Ontario
South Lorrain
Halleybury
Lake Temiskaming
Alaska
Colorado
California
Oregon
Cobnit
Wetlauffer
Jackson and
Jackson Cobalt
Indianapolis
Cripple Creek
Kaly Imines
Montrose
Market notes from a rural supply listing
A terse 19th century style listing shows wagon market items on Kentucky Avenue. Readable entries include new timothy hay priced around 12.00 to 14.00 and clover 9.0 to 11.00, plus oat straw at 6.00 to 7.50, with Shelled oats also mentioned.
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Ege Hall
Apalix
Tucky Avenue
New Timothy
Hotel Bates Barber Shop Opens in Indianapolis
Newest and prettiest in Indianapolis with ten chairs. Sanitary throughout. Located at 7 W Market Street, offering first class service.
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Bates Barber Shop
Indianapolis
W. Market Street
American beer debate urges bottled beer growth in 1907 Hoosier talk
A convention discussion argues that pure American beers are safe and nourishing and predicts a large future for bottled beer as dry territory expands. It cites Prof. Starke on moderate drinking, urges brewers to maintain quality, and anticipates expanding markets and family consumption.
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Starke
Hoosier
Whitney Northward Closes In On Arctic Feat Hoax Tale
The Battle Harbor Whitney story links Commander Peary to a Roosevelt voyage, with Cook and Whitney amid Arctic intrigue. Whitney, living near Greenland, reportedly kept Cook notes and discussed North Pole claims while pursuing bears on Baffin Bay. The fate of Cook's papers remains unclear as Whitney moved between ships Jeanie and Roosevelt.
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Peary
Whitney
Battle Harbor
Sportsman
Roosevelt
Telley
Jeanie
Westenholme Sound
Saunders Island
Dr. Cook
Uppernavik
Greenland
North Pole
Cook
Utah
Europe
Bear
Baffin Bay
Erih
Printing Plant Fire Threatens Block at Market and New Jersey
A fire Saturday night menaced a business block at Market and New Jersey streets causing total losses estimated at 60,000. Hoover-Watson Printing reported nine feet of basement water and 11,000 in damage while Scarborough company in the same building faced at least 59,090 in losses after completing its season’s map output. Work will begin immediately on new maps as the plant resumes operations.
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Market
New Jersey
Hoover-Watson Printing Company
Scarborough Company
Cone
The Bill Toppers Novel Depicts Lily’s Turbulent Rise
A review of Andre Chan taigne’s The Bill Toppers traces Lily’s hard scrabble life from birth to star status in vaudeville. It follows a cyclist father’s push to make her a great artiste, her romantic entanglements, and a daring London theater ascent with Jimmy the inventor. The piece praises its vivid backstage world, graphic aero bike description, and period slang, noting the author’s illustrations and Bobbs Merrill Co. as publisher.
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Bill Toppers
Andre Chantaigne
Lily
New Zealand
Australia
Miss Lily
Jimmy
London
The
Bobbs Merrill Co
Evans Gets All The Golf Honors In National Playoff
Chicago September 13 Charles Evans Jr of Edgewater defeated Robert Gardner of Hinsdale and Tom Sherman of Yahnundasis in a playoff for the low qualifying score honors at the national amateur championship. Evans led late with a brilliant burst over the final nine holes to win by 76 to 77 with Sherman’s score left incomplete in the report.
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Chicago
Charles Evans, Jr
Edgewater
Robert Gardner
Hinsdale
Tom Sherman
Yahnundasis
Evans
Gardner
Sherman
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van Dusen
Bailey
Martie
Lews
Blossbur
Ohio Jackson
Reymond Acetone
Winifre
Vateon Therae
Hocking Wall Eye
Brazil
Ecco
OL Stock List
Jackson & Jackson
Wall Street
A. W. Whomson
South Lorrain Country
Canada
C. W. Kennedy
Haileybury
Ont
Watsow
Cal
Destra
Hoover-Watson Printing CO
Market and
New Jersey Streets
Shellyville
Greensburg
MONON
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