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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1925
Page
7
Police investigated a whisky ring tied to stolen cars. A Ford coupe with no plates or title was found in a garage at 133 W Twentieth St. A man named George Taft of 1727 E Market St admitted involvement and was held on a $5,000 bond.
New York November 5 United Press trading on the New York Stock Exchange slowed in the afternoon as heavy selling cooled forward momentum. Totals at 2 p.m. 2 178 800 shares versus 2 188 500 yesterday, with U S Steel leading the list and reaching 134 1 2, near its 1917 high. American Smelting rose to 121 1 4 and 122 1 2 in later trades as other industrials gained buoyantly and Allied Chemical jumped 81 2 to 108 amid expectations of higher dividends.
Indianapolis today shows clearings totaling $4,432,000 with bank debits at $10,968,000. The figures reflect the day’s financial activity across local banks and present a snapshot of liquidity in the market.
Markets report mixed dairy and poultry prices with eggs at 21c for hens and 18c for springers. Butter prices vary by grade up to 54c, cheese and Swiss loaves noted, eggs firm with receipts around 14,531. Poultry bids show fowls 26-27c, ducks 18-30c, and geese 21c, while turkey prices range 20c-50c depending on grade.
In New York on November 5 Thomson and McKinnon report forward buying by refiners after sharp raw sugar advances. British refiners' second rise in two days suggests Cuban drought effects are felt abroad more than locally. Despite some losses, the market edges toward the constructive side of futures with any small setback limited.
A detailed commission row lists wholesale prices for a wide range of fruits and vegetables. Items include apples such as Grimes Golden and Northern Spy, bananas, cantaloupes, grapes, melons, pears, citrus, squash, greens, potatoes, and more with varied 40-pound baskets, boxes, and sacks and prices per basket, box, or hundredweight. Specific vendors or origins include California, Florida, Michigan, Idaho, and the South, with prices ranging from about 1.20 to 9.20 per unit.
London reports that six young Englishwomen who won the Brussels international sports contest are all pronounced blondes. The surprise comes as England notes the victory amid surprise at the entrants' appearance and national pride.
At the Indian Livestock Exchange demand slackened with 223 hogs and 400 sheep plus 500 calves. Hog top $12.10 for choice light matured. pigs $12.25-12.50. lambs 14.50 top, 50 cent drop. cattle slow with steers 6 to 13.50, cows 4 to 6, calves strong early at 13.50, easing to 12.50-13.50.
Grain futures opened mixed with wheat trading both ways. Short covering boosted spot options while distant futures softened under selling by eastern interests. Corn rose on higher receipts and husking resumed. oats stayed inactive and provisions held firm.
Chicago price report shows No 2 Wheat at 1.70 and oats around 4s 3, with barley and clover cash values listed. Toledo market details include Wheat No 2 at 1.70% and various cash and futures figures for November and December deliveries.
Prices for native steers cows and heifers listed by weight and carcass figures. Ranges include native steers 500 to 800 pounds, hinds over carcass, native cows 400 to 700 pounds, veal carcasses 70 to 200 pounds with eating parts priced. Also notes on mutton spring lambs and tongues and sweetbreads priced per unit.
Mrs Jennie Shipley was attacked in her rear yard at 742 BE McCarty Sr early today. The assailant fled after being captured by her husband Rob ert Shipley, who turned him over to two nearby men and then to police. The men could not hold him.
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning for Mrs. Anna Mc Laughlin 81 of 1853 N Delaware St formerly of Louisville Ky and Madison Ind High mass of requiem will be sung at SS Peter s and Paul Cathedral Burial at Holy Cross Cemetery. Mrs Mc Laughlin born in County Galway Ireland came to this country as a child Survived by seven children and five grandchildren.
A small supply of kumquats was seen today at city market. Kum quats sell for 25 cents a pint box. Prices also included southern grown eggplants at 35 cents each and eggs at 60 cents a dozen. Florida coconuts two for 25 cents and grated coconuts ten cents for 3.5 ounces.
A list of marriage licenses shows Sylvester Coffer and Emma O Daniel among several couples, with ages and addresses including 1637 Nowland and 1036 W Thirty First. Other pairs include Harti Daniels and Rebecca Crow, Porter Taflan and Stella Bair, Temple Williams and Nelle Gooter, with varied occupations and hometowns such as Clermont Indiana and Southport.
A long list of newborns with parents and addresses followed by numerous patient names and ages. Hospitals named include Methodist and city hospitals. Medical conditions include chronic myocarditis, broncho pneumonia, arteriosclerosis, brain tumor, pulmonary tuberculosis, and acute heart issues. Additional lines note deaths and old-age ailments as part of the registry.
Chicago reports cattle receipts near 10,000 with feeding and weighty steers steady, lambs firm to weak, hogs up to 25 cents higher with a typical range around 11.00 to 12.75. Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh and others show varied receipts and prices for cattle hogs and sheep, with steady to higher tendencies in hog markets and mixed cattle demand.
Thirty two prints from a large collection contributed to the Art Association of Indianapolis have been selected for the initial showing at the John Herron Art Institute. A private members’ preview Friday at 8 p.m. will precede a reception where the donors, the children of Thomas E. Hibben Jr., speak.
Ed Rink of 33 North Illinois Street reported a $400 diamond brooch missing or stolen. Detectives are investigating and have not released further details.
Times staff report describes the Indiana circuit court proceedings as the State rests in the Stephenson Gentry Klinck murder case. Detective Jesse McMurtrie identified the arrest affidavit referencing Madge Oberholtzer, while Dr H O Mertz testified the March 22 consensus among physicians predicted her death from the illness.
The Buyers and Executives' Club of Goldstein Brothers department store held its first dinner at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. Principal address by W F E Balch of the Merchants' Association. other speakers included A E Goldstein and A H Goldstein of management and I H Osborn, a buyer. James Dinehart presided. Harry E Weiland is president.
Capt J A Hutsell of the Fire Company 21 Udell and Rader Srs entered his forty sixth year with a party surprise at the engine house. He has served in the fire department twenty three years.
State gasoline tax collector A. N. Bobbitt announced figures for Indiana showing September 1924 gasoline sales at 27 526 498 gallons taxed at three cents totaling 825 651 23. October 1924 collections were 503 307 18 from 25 165 359 gallons at two cents.
Dr Samuel Dickie, national chairman of the Prohibition Party from 1884 to 1846 and former Albion College president emeritus, died at his Albion home at age 74. He was found dead in bed from what appeared to be a heart stroke.
First National Bank of Seymour cashier pleads guilty to embezzling a month’s pay of 175 dollars. The case centers on the cashier’s misappropriation during his tenure at the Seymour bank.
John H. Keegler pleaded guilty in Federal Court before Judge Robert C. Baltzell to embezzling $10,000 from the bank. He said he sought social ties to attract clients and testified he supported an invalid brother in Louisville. Keegler posted a $5,000 bond.
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