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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1928
Page
2
Financial desk reports show Indianapolis bank clearings at 3.47 million dollars with 6.20 million debits. Treasury balance for August stands at 257.9 million with customs receipts through August 20 at 33.28 million. Foreign exchange notes irregularities with major currencies, while rail shares rise to new highs, signaling strong market bullishness.
Hog market holds steady with 160-280 lb hogs at 12.40 to 12.85 in local yards. Receipts total about 7 000 with 400 carryovers from Tuesday. cattle and sheep markets show mixed steady to lower trends across weights and classes, with top hog bids around 12.60 to 12.85 and beef steers up to 16.25 in spots.
United Press reports Aug 22 in New York that Packard and many issues hit new records as the market opened higher. Industrials averaged 228.79, rails 141.38, bonds 95.87 with gains across sectors including American Smelting, Sears Roebuck, National Dairy, Corn Products, Postum, Loft and Union Pacific.
Bearish sentiment dominated the Board of Trade in Chicago as wheat opened lower and corn eased on favorable weather. Oats held steady while provisions remained unchanged. Traders expect lower receipts and ongoing pressure on prices with frost danger easing in prairie provinces.
Special trains and Pullmans begin arriving in Indianapolis for the twenty ninth national encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. 20 000 veterans expected. delegates join from Massachusetts Connecticut Pennsylvania New Jersey New York New Hampshire Rhode Island Maine Vermont Detroit Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Ohio Central Illinois autos and caravans. Government officials to attend by airplanes. Smith speaking invitation under consideration. Financial drive for 12500 dollars is 3900 short.
The stock market shows rising volume and faster price gains as public sentiment shifts upward. Enthusiasm is linked to stronger banks and rumors of improved end month credit, though sustained gains depend on money conditions normalizing.
A long list of fruits and vegetables with assorted regional sources and price ranges. Items include apples, grapes, lemons, limes, melons, pears, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, potatoes, and more from California Indiana Jamaica Virginia Kentucky Michigan and Florida with crate and per dozen or basket pricing.
Bond quotes show August 21 close levels with varied bid and ask figures across several maturities. Prices range near 99.10 to 105.27 with occasional 101.5 readings, reflecting a fluctuating trading session for Liberty bonds.
Col. George Harvey editor publicist and former ambassador to Great Britain will be transported by a special train from Dublin New Hampshire to Barnet Vermont for funeral services and burial near Peacham where he was born. Harvey died suddenly Monday at his summer home.
A special Big Four train from Indianapolis to Greensburg for the fifth annual I. O. O. F. homecoming will run Sunday. Depart Union Station at 9 a.m. and Greensburg at 4 30 p.m. J N Lemon says ample room and special low fares with half fare for children.
Births include multiple pairs and individuals born at St. Vincent’s Hospital with names such as John and Elizabeth, J. John and Agnes Graesch, Jence and Bernice Kaschnick, and others. Also listed are patient ages and ailments across city hospitals including Methodist Hospital and hospitals at 685) Peter and Mary Murt, and various residences. Medical conditions noted include mitral regurgitation, chronic myocarditis, acute cardiac dilatation, and arteriosclerosis among patients.
In New York on August 22 Thomson & McKinnon report a Tuesday advance that many respected, but buying was weak as much activity was short covering. Weevil damage is now a tangible factor to price, weather reports may turn bullish, and traders remain uncertain on the crop size behind large swings.
Market notes list prices for butterfat cheese and groceries, with wholesale and retail values. Poultry prices cover hens leghorns ducks geese and turkeys with receipts of cars and per pound ranges. Potatoes, corn and cereal items shown with regional price spreads and freight notes.
Lawrenceville Illinois August 22 The death toll from the August 1 oil still explosion at the Indian Refining Company plant reaches twenty seven with the death of Sylvester Plough.
Conductor John C. Neal of a Southeastern traction car bound from Indianapolis to Greensburg was seriously injured in a head on collision at Fairland Indiana. Several passengers were slightly hurt as the crash tied up traffic on the Indianapolis Greensburg line and bus service was substituted. Officials said trains would be routed over the line later today and Neal was taken to Methodist Hospital after initial treatment in Shelbyville.
Miss Pearl Chambers age 16 of 254 Minkner Street is hospitalized with a cut head and several teeth knocked out after a street car rear ended her while she hurried to board at Blake and New York Streets. Motorman Holland Morris of 1220 East Washington Street says he did not see her crossing the tracks.
Robert Beinburg 72 of N Dearborn St is in critical condition at city hospital with a skull fracture from a Tuesday night auto crash on Allisonville Rd near Keystone Ave. Four others, including three girls, were hospitalized. Driver Thomas Cassidy 19 fought to control the car after bright headlights forced a swerve into a ditch. Also injured in a separate collision at New York and West Sts were Gus Cuiffre and Joseph Galluggo both hospitalized.
Twelve men working on a new store at Forty-Sixth Street and Boulevard Place, built by Ostrom Realty Company, were arrested on charges by William F. Hurd, city building commissioner, for lacking a valid permit. Hurd said warnings were issued and the company had permit renewals in 1922 and December 1927, while the city plan commission later rescinded zoning for the site.
At New York port customs officials exposed lapses by returning US travelers. Joseph E. Widener of Philadelphia failed to declare a foreign watch valued at 835 dollars, triggering 2147.50 dollars in duties. Ralph H. Booth of Michigan faces potential 18000 dollars penalties for undeclared clothing and valuables worth 9000 dollars aboard his party.
Edward Glassey and his brother were in a car when four youths allegedly hurled tomatoes from a truck. A tomato shattered the windshield. Glassey suffered a badly cut face and is hospitalized. Driver Marshall Walker of the truck is charged with speeding and reckless driving. Two men and two youths face additional charges including vagrancy and assault. Evansville man killed wife after prison term in separate case.
Announcement of F R Moore as agent of the Advance Motor Transport Company with offices to be at 340 S Delaware St. Moore previously served as traffic manager for Crescent Paper Company.
A field of names and notices includes funeral directors and parlors such as George Grinsteiner and W. E. Krieger, plus listing of services, transit, and hotel ads. Scattered rewards ask for missing items and pets with contact numbers across several districts.
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