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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1925
Page
5
Two bandits robbed the Morris Lipkin jewelry store in Chicago's south side, escaping with between $25,000 and $35,000, according to United Press dispatch. Police search ongoing as details of the hold up emerge.
The hog market reversed gains to fall sharply with prices at 14.25 per hundredweight. Estimated 7,000 hogs sold, local packers and older men handling the lot. Cattle trade steady to lower with steers down to telegraph prices around 11.00, cows 3.00 to 7.25, and veals strong at 14 to 18. Also sheep and lambs steady to lower with select stock firm.
March 17 market notes report cattle receipts mixed with steady to higher weights, vealers uneven and mostly lower, hogs showing strong early bids with prices around 14 dollars for heavies and lighter pigs near 12.50. Sheep and lamb markets stay slow with steady to weak demand, receipts sparse and prices varied across grades.
Prices quoted for coal and coke from Indiana mines include Pocahontas run at 16 50 per ton and mine run at Wheeling 50 cents per ton. Also listed are Ma Son at 7 25 and other figures including 9549.7 and a reference to a mine in Indiana.
Laundry list of lake and river fish prices with many garbled fragments. Notable items include haddock fillets 40c, halibut 40c, red snapper 35c, lake white fish 35c, trout 35c, yellow perch 25c, bass 40c, and various shellfish prices. The text is a rough catalog of prices and items with multiple OCR errors.
A garbled listing shows fruits and vegetables with assorted prices from Florida Indian River lemons to California celery and Ohio onions. It notes crates, boxes, and bushels with varied units and inconsistent spellings across items like apples berries tomatoes and greens.
Cleveland market notes show eggs from Ohio dairies priced around 1.15 to 1.20 per unit with butter wholesale at 46 to 47 cents, and cheddar and other cheeses listed. Potatoes sold at 3.50 per sack while onions run about 1.20 to 1.80 per pound. poultry items include ducks hens and roosters with varied per-pound quotes.
Classified listing details tinning supplies including 20x28 bright tin at 14.00 per box 24.00 and IX 20x28 right tin at 27.00 per box IC 20x28 terms at 14.00 and 18.00 per box IC 20x28 old style pees 225.00 per box plus an item described as A in pigs at 65c per pound.
New York March 17 Heavy transactions dominated the session though net changes were small. General Electric fell to 261, General Motors slid to 71, American Can to 175, Maxwell Motors B to 52, Studebaker to 41 1 2. Steel dropped to 120 1 2 while Cast Iron Pipe moved to 204. A Washington shift with John G Sargent named attorney general sparked a midday rebound as St Paul rose to 14 and local bank clearings reached 801000.
Fragmentary price list shows wholesale figures for beef pork and poultry with weights like 140 to 160 pounds and 10160 pounds. Mentions fresh pork skin and cheese products. Values appear in rough OCR form with numerous garbled phrases.
Vague OCR fragment mentions a lease amount of 8.70 and a cleaner named M. Standoling Cleaners. Other readable items include a foggy note and scattered words about tank vapor ores and Solite.
Portlapy Cement cloth bags 85c per bag bal ortar novis prepared 75c per 100-lb bag lime finish 66c each. Sacks 7c Michigan canoe 1 sack plaster paris 31 ap ap 80 h sack stone prepared sacks 60c flooring 1x4 clear S75. Bevel 8 en clear finish clear yellow sand 1 poy tee pee Huinch at
Wheat at Chicago's Board of Trade tumbled in a sensational session with May contracts trading from 1.61 to 1.55 and a drop to 1.54 after an 11 cent loss from the prior close. July and September slipped while reports of European breadstuffs glut and US wheat shipments hitting weak demand fueled the sell off.
Chicago grains and fats report shows March 17 values for Wheat May Lard Rib Rye with highs lows and closes listed. Data includes prices like 1.35 1.18 for various wheat months and May 16.80 to 17.07 for Lard plus Rib and Rye ranges with percent moves.
Clifford Red Douglas a taxi driver from 71 N Warren Ave was sentenced in city court by Special Judge Garrett W Olds for sale of intoxicating liquor. He was brought to Federal Court for examination before Judge Robert C Baltzell as his federal case neared trial.
Lawrence F. Orr, chief examiner, received a letter from O. F. Schlensker, automobile parts dealer, demanding return of $50,000 given to the state during an auto parts sale probe. Gov. Jackson and State Auditor Bowman copies were reported. Schlensker threatened “appropriate recourse” if the sum is not returned. the prior overcharge allegation followed by a cashing of a $50,000 check into the highway fund. Shippers forecast in all directions, above freezing.
President Coolidge faced a Senate battle over Sargent’s nomination. Unanimous consent referral to the Judiciary Committee followed urgent requests from Senators Robinson and Reed. A 2:00 p.m. committee meeting aimed to report the nomination before tonight’s adjournment.
Mrs Eugenie Nicholson of Golden Hill sent the Indianapolis Times a $25 check for Mrs Burton R. Davis of Southport widow with four children after her husband was killed two weeks ago by a traction car. A friend added $2. Southport neighbors have nearly raised funds to purchase a home for Mrs Davis.
Four attackers hit the Joseph Le Vine Joan bank on North Clark Street stealing jewelry and cash estimated between 10000 and 25000 dollars in a daytime raid.
Building commissioner Francis F. Hamilton told the board of safety that permits issued last week totaled 477 with construction value of 633,872 dollars. The report highlights ongoing building operations in Indianapolis.
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