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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1925
Page
3
United States President Coolidge’s radio pledge of tax cuts by the next congress halted a selling wave from the prior session. Wall Street welcomed the stance and bought standard stocks, countering bearish professional pressure as call money rose to 4 percent.
Debits were 5.3 billion dollars in clearings reported by the local bank sector. The figures reference values for the recent period and reflect activity across related financial institutions.
Chicago June 23 grain futures opened with a strong undertone as wheat saw short covering and rust fears cycle through the spring wheat area. Corn offerings absorbed better on lighter receipts with favorable crop news, oats lagged, and the provisions list advanced with hogs and cables.
Trade reviews note crude rubber nearly doubles in months with plantation rubber at 73 cents per pound, up from 15 cents in 1924. United States consumes about 70 percent of world rubber. British East Indies holds over 70 percent of production. Global stocks fell through 1924 from 73,000 to 32,000 tons in England and from 73,000 to 55,000 tons in the United States, with current stocks around 5,456 tons.
In the Sugar Market by Thomson and McKinnon the market shows weakness from heavy liquidation of the July position. Two thirds of yesterday’s futures business switched from July to distant options as National City Bank reports production not to exceed five million tons. Portelains and nelippi eo une neutralize Cuban firmness. The session before first notice is expected to focus on completing July Nausda on.
New York equities show gains as receipts rise yet fail to reverse the market's overall upward trend. Investors monitor industrials and financials amid mixed volume and cautious sentiment.
The June 23 Washington report notes that while wholesale food prices fell 0.8 percent in the month to May 15, consumers paid higher for steak and potatoes. Retail prices rose countrywide in line with wholesale decline, with Salt Lake City up to three percent and many cities showing one to two percent increases.
Hog run of 8,000 at Indianapolis Livestock Exchange clears early with top price 13.90. Local packers buy about 3,000. remaining hogs absorbed by outside buyers. Cattle and sheep sections show steady to higher trends with various price ranges and totals for calves, steers, heifers, sows, and lambs. receipts estimated at 1,300 for cattle and 750 for sheep.
The Mayflower, a 3000 ton yacht 325 feet long, sails to Swampscott Mass for weekends with President Coolidge and guests. Captain Andrews reports about 600 dignitaries have been entertained on weekends, with cabins for the President and Mrs. Coolidge and space for guests, including beds once used by Wilson and the Belgian king.
Reports show varied poultry prices in Indianapolis and Chicago with hens at 22c, leghorns 15c, springers 4c, and young turkeys 0c. Butter and cheese values appear steadier, while New York and Cleveland markets list mixed fowl rates and commodity prices for meat, dairy, and eggs.
Chicago markets show cattle and vealers up modestly with strong demand for calves. Buffalo Toledo Pittsburgh and others report steady to active trade on steers cows and lambs with varied receipts and upper ranges noted for top fat cattle and lamb prices.
A garbled OCR listing various produce items with inconsistent spellings and prices. It mentions oranges Valencia lemons from California Florida pineapples and carrots with prices, plus home grown vegetables like lettuce kale mushrooms and onions. Some items show approximate weights and per box or per pound costs amid faded figures.
Eighteen Indianapolis boys depart for a ten day YMCA outing at Camp Bedford Indiana. C C Isaac leads the group with J H Ehlers and Dr A Terebaugh assisting. Transportation provided by Jones Whitaker Auto Sales. Listed travelers include Charles Voorhis George Conrad Edward Grindle Robert Lawson Wayne Mendell Roger Edwards Paul Stanley Thomas Woods Bevis McCallum Charles Terebaugh Bennie Gouker James H Prescott Ware Clemens James Hurt Ray Custer A G Alexander Merton Kennedy Ray Dorsett.
Warrants for the return of Clinton Simms from Indianapolis to Logansport to stand trial for the Galveston State Bank robbery were issued. Prosecutor Merl Wall filed charges. cashier Charles Gephart identified Simms in Indianapolis jail as one of the bandits. Lester Isaacs sits in jail in Indianapolis on complicity charges. George Marshall and Charles Kereick were released after not being identified.
Do not let salads stand long after preparing them. Avoid wilted or mushy appearance and ensure crisp, vibrant greens and fresh ingredients for best texture and flavor.
The body of Senator Edwin F. Ladd of North Dakota, who died in Baltimore, will be brought to Washington to lie in a vault until Mrs. Ladd can travel to North Dakota for final interment according to family plans.
The Indiana Democratic Club relocates from 22 E Vermont St to 518 N Pennsylvania St for two years due to War Memorial Plaza construction. A citywide reception will present Walter Myers for mayor and outline the party slate. Joel Baker cites renewed party power with the club’s support.
George W Freeman of Kokomo was chosen chairman of the rural education committee appointed by Governor Jackson at a meeting in the office of Dr Henry Noble Sherwood state superintendent of public instruction Charles A Greathouse of Indianapolis former state superintendent was named secretary The committee of fourteen members formed afternoon subcommittees to supervise a state wide survey of rural education
The notice lists numerous newborn girls and boys with associated parents and hospital wards including St. Vincent's Hospital City Hospital and Methodist Hospital. Names appear with partial addresses and family links in a fragmented birth record.
In Omaha on June 23, 1500 disabled World War I veterans were paraded through the streets with guides of small children. Women cried as veterans, guided by children, called for adequate compensation and support for incapacitated soldiers at the sixth national convention of the Disabled American Veterans.
The Patent Office will dispose of thousands of patent models collected since the republic’s start. Commissioner Robertson says 15 July deadline looms. $200000 has been spent since 1884. Dr Walcott of the Smithsonian and patent lawyer Henderson lead a commission to sell give away to museums or destroy the surplus.
A fragmented death notice style list reports multiple individuals with ages and causes of death. Entries mention Herbert L Whitehead 18 atelectasis at 1805 Lockwood, Margaret Jane Pate 79 arteriosclerosis at 232 Brecking, Edna Duran 2 ileocolitis, Osama Tucker 35 hyperthyroidism at city hospital, James F Liddy 34 carcinoma at St Vincent Hospital, and other ages with diseases such as cerebral hemorrhage arteriosclerosis chronic bronchitis and mastoiditis across addresses and hospitals in a municipal area.
Indianapolis board of safety debate over safe cracking, police staffing, and district protection follows recent robberies. Officials discuss appointing policemen, funding stop and go signals, and continuing eight hour shifts while residents plead for mounted patrols and stronger protection.
The conservation department reports a sharp rise in stock fish demand since 1919, with applications increasing from 274 to 1180 this spring. Applications come from eighty four counties, aided by the Avoca hatchery, delivering seven species including bass bluegills crappies rock bass yellow perch and channel catfish. Pike perch cannot be supplied due to egg procurement issues from the Great Lakes.
The Macca bees seek a wild eagle to lead their quadrennial convention in Washington on July 20 but cannot obtain one as the bird is nearly extinct in the United States and Canada. Suprem e Commander A. W. Frye says they aim to return the bird to its native haunts after the convention and seek a free bird rather than a zoo specimen.
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