Activity and Strength in Rail Groups Drive Early Market
Early trading featured strong rails led by Missouri Pacific preferred reaching a new high near 86 percent and St Louis and San Francisco at 9.37. Central Railroad of New Jersey rose to about 2.90, while oils slid on unfavorable news. United States Steel opened higher, General Electric up 1.44, and General Railway Signal up 6.25 to a new high. Pan American fell to a new low, provoking questions about Standard Oil’s profitability in refining and merchandising.
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United Press
New York
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
San Francisco
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
United States Steel
General Electric
General Railway
Pan-American
Pan-Americans
Standard Oil
Bank Clearings In Indianapolis Reach 3 Million
Indianapolis bank clearings for Tuesday amounted to 3 082 000 dollars with a separate reading of 858 000 dollars for Tuesday August 11. The figures reflect daily banking activity in the city.
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Indianapolis
Fruit and Produce Prices in 40-Pound Baskets and Crates
A historical grocery listing shows prices for fruits and vegetables by basket, crate, or dozen. Items include apples, berries, grapes, oranges, pineapples, watermelons, beans, carrots, cauliflower, corn, cucumbers, lettuce, mangoes, onions, parsley, potatoes, radishes, rhubarb, spinach, tomatoes, and turnips with varied regional origins and price points such as $1.75 to $5.60 per unit and per package.
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H. G
Texas
California
N.Y Tel
ABC
Southern
Mixed Live Markets Report With Prices Across Regions
The report lists prices for eggs butter cheese and poultry in Indianapolis Cleveland and New York with varieties such as creamery butter 41c, Swiss cheese 32c, turkeys 19c, geese 1c, and eggs ranging from 38c to 43c for regional lots, plus potatoes in multiple states and flour and hay notes. Trade receipts and market notes accompany the price data across several cities.
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Indianapolis
Eese
New Yorks
de Wisconsin Limburger
Enue
Chicago
St i Ae Ace Americas
Paras Kangas
Missouri Cobblers
Minnesota
New
Long Island
Uiet
Sfite
Wholesale Meat Prices Listed by Weight and Cut
The notice provides wholesale prices for meats including native steers 500 to 800 pounds at 22 cents under carcass, hinds over carcass. native heifers 300 to 450 pounds at 19 to 22 cents under carcass. native cows 400 to 700 pounds at 12 to 14 cents under carcass with additional prices for fores under carcass and hinds over carcass. tongues 22 cents. sweetbreads 60 cents. Pork dressed hogs at 40 cents, and various pork byproducts. veal carcases 0 to 200 pounds at 17 to 18 cents with other cuts. sheep brains 199 cents and tongues listed.
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Ziec
Erie
Local Wagon Wheat shows at Alle tor Sg Ak trade on merits
Local wagon wheat entries competed at a regional venue with traders emphasizing quality and merit in sales. The event highlighted agricultural goods, with buyers evaluating grain lots and standard weights for potential deals.
Electrical supplies market shows strong undertone in Aug trading
Electrical industry trading remains satisfactory with a strong undertone. Electrical World notes second quarter gains by large manufacturers over 1924. Drought hurts Southeastern power firms. Central-station and utility demand persists as New York contractors buy conservatively. An order for 53,000 suspension insulators is reported and wire prices rise five percent.
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New York
Electrical World
South
Sugar Market Slows After Brisk Inquiry in New York
In New York on August 11 following a brisk inquiry for refined sugar a lull formed due to heavier offerings from urban and supply sources. Arbuckle achieved a satisfactory 5.45 while Federal was hard to place at 5.30. Refiners foresee only immediate needs with a hoped renewal of buying later in August to sustain the market.
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Thomson & McKinnon
New York
Uban
Arbuckle
Federal
Chief Accuser Testifies in Wingate Murder Trial
Leonard Wingate aged seven from Fernandina Florida testifies as star witness for the State in the murder trial of Allen Rowe of Callahan Florida. The boy says he saw Rowe kill his father Screven Wingate and grandfather William Wingate.
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Leonard Wingate
Fernandina
Fla
Allen Rowe
Callahan, Fla
Rowe
Screven Wingate
William Wingate
Grain futures finish lower on Chicago Board of Trade
Grain futures ended lower on the Board of Trade as a bearish government report weighed on sentiment. Wheat fell amid government report weakness and selling by commission houses, with some late short covering lifting September slightly. Oats fell broadly and provisions followed with profit selling as grains weakened.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Free Commission House
Commission
Chicago Grain Table for August 11
Grain quotations list wheat, corn, oats, and barley prices with contracts for September December and May. The table shows bid prices like wheat at 1.60 to 1.63, corn around 1.10 to 1.12, oats near 0.42, and timothy and clover seed values, reflecting regional market activity and contract terms.
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Beaty Ee
Aisilkke
Zouis
Yorn
Births At City Hospital List Of Newborns With Conditions
A long list of birth announcements from City Hospital shows many newborns and their families. Entries include names such as L and Margaret Young Ada Monks Cylvanus M. and Ollie Harris and Hazel V. Russell with addresses in Illinois. Medical notes mention premature birth respiratory issues and infections. several babies are listed with ages and health status.
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Margaret Young
City Ey
Ae H
Helen Enners
N. Nau
Vergie Scott
Robert
Alice Rhodes
Hoso Ouenan
Farilla Brown
Earl
Clara Thompson
Ind
Beaves
Pearl
Hardwig
Buchanan
Alph
Frances Hesler
Rose May Creamer
Carson and
Lena Richards
W. Morris
Cattle and Hog Prices Slide as Large Receipts Flood Market
Indianapolis Livestock Exchange reported a flood of cattle and hogs with receipts around 1200 cattle and 1500 hogs. Prices eased across the board with hogs mostly 13.77 to 14.50 per cwt and cattle mostly 4 to 13 per cwt. calves and sheep showed steadier trends amid active selling.
Live Stock Markets Mixed Receipts Across Regions Aug 11
Cattle receipts varied as markets remained mostly steady to firm across Chicago Cincinnati and East St. Louis with feeders and vealers showing selective demand. Hogs and sheep faced uneven results with top hogs near 14.25 dollars and lambs steady to higher amid regional activity.
Mme Laid the Bearded Lady World Champion
The champion bearded lady Mme Laid from Flombieres France defeats rivals by a hair in a world title showing. She sells embroidery and pound foil here as part of the act.
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Mme. Laid
Mme
Laid
Flombieres
France
Market Notes From Yorkers and Stalls
Erratic OCR fragments describe prices and items like pies and stags, with references to market activity and receipts. Mentions of Toledo, Mia, and various figures hint at a general retail or livestock market summary in a historical newspaper brief.
New Rail Line Opens Empire in Northwest
Scobey Montana reports the Great Northern funds 800 farmers to build a $325000 extension expanding Montana wheat regions. Twenty miles of track this fall with rest next year will boost grain and livestock marketing across a vast area doubling Rhode Island in size and aiding Canadian sections. Five new towns are planned to serve as modern centers attracting these markets.
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Scobey
Mont
Great Northern
Montana
Rhode Island
North America
Northwest
Iowa
Minnesota
Lip peeling touted as new beauty science in 1900s
Chicago report quotes Nellie Buchanan Cooper of the American Cosmeticians' Society describing lip peeling as a modern cosmetic breakthrough. The procedure removes outer lip skin to reveal a natural ruby tissue, eliminating lipstick needs and requiring only soothing lotion to prevent chapping.
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Times Special
Chicago
Science
Nellie Buchanan Cooper
The
American Cosmeticians' Society
Dr. Cooper
No Suits Is Charge At White River Bathing Bust
Sheriff Omer Hawkins and deputies broke up a back to nature swimming party at White River. Two men were arrested for bathing while wearing no suits according to Ravenswood officials.
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Omer Hawkins
White River
Ravenswood
Dog Bites Milk Boy. Observation Set for Peppered Dog
Virgil Chew, 14, of 2307 North New Jersey Street, was treated for a swollen hand after a dog bit him while delivering milk Monday morning at 442 Centennial Street, the home of Christian Carlson. Police ordered the dog kept up for ten days for observation.
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Virgil Chew
New Jersey St
Christian Carlson
Centennial St
Posters Play Large Part II Chinese Riots
United Press reports in Peking that recent anti-British riots spurred student artists to create posters and pamphlets in Chinese and English. The posters mix crude art with strong anti-foreign messages and phrases like Shoot to kill and Down With Imperialism, reflecting rising patriotism and calls to boycott foreign goods.
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United Press
PEKIN
China
Peking
Shanghai Settlement
Everson
Shanghai
Boy shoots mother in accidental rifle discharge
In Kendallville Indiana an eight year old boy fired a rifle wounding his mother Mrs Nicholas Burwell 33 in the head. Doctors report her condition serious. Family members were unaware the rifle was loaded.
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United Press
Kendallville
Ind
Nicholas Burwell
Attacked and Murdered Near West Orange NJ
The battered body of Frances Agnes Wickham, 41, mother of four, was found in a ditch along a lonely road in the Orange Mountains near West Orange New Jersey. Police say she was attacked and murdered by a moron.
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Frances Agnes Wickham
Orange Mountains
West Orange
N. J
County council asks state to take over Julietta Insane Asylum
Cassius L. Hogle president county council asked the State board of charities to assume immediate responsibility for 254 insane wards at Julietta county asylum for the insane. He threatened to block further funding while state care was sought. Marion County officials backed the move and offered to transfer the buildings if the state would assume patient care.
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Cassius L. Hogle
County Council Today
John A. Brown
State Board of Charities
Julietta
Hogle
Marion County
John Kitley
Charles Sutton
Hoyle
Busses Popular Among United States Transit Systems
Motor busses are widely used by 184 street railways in the United States, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California.
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United States
The
Automobile Club of
Southern California
Bulletin of home arts and domestic guides for women
A long catalog of household topics including hair care and beauty, cooking, poultry, child management, career choice, etiquette, gardening, and many how to guides. It lists bulletins on catsups relishes and pickles, chicken raising, English errors, World War history, investments, menus, money, moving pictures, names, palmistry, sex education, and more for home instruction.
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Washington
New York
Palmistry
Aft
Uncle Bam
M. D
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