Pay to Federal Prisoners Charged in Case
A report notes funds paid to federal prisoners were charged in connection with an ongoing investigation. The brief highlights the alleged scheme and involved parties, with authorities pursuing the matter.
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1925
Page
5
A report notes funds paid to federal prisoners were charged in connection with an ongoing investigation. The brief highlights the alleged scheme and involved parties, with authorities pursuing the matter.
Initial trading showed broad strength with several leaders at new yearly highs. General Motors hit a year high of 122 percent while United Cigar Stores rose to 99 and International Nickel touched 387 percent. U S Steel advanced to 1237 percent and American Can to 244 percent. The market surged in late morning as many stocks set new highs and U S Steel traded heavily at 125 after 12 000 shares changed hands. Indianapolis bank clearings Thursday were 3 295 000 and bank debits 7 562 000.
Chicago and New York market summaries list Butter receipts 6,216 with creamery 49 to 45 cents, Eggs 3,054 with firsts 40 to 41 cents, Cheese prices for Twins 23 ¾ to 21 ¼ cents, American 21 ¼ cents, Poultry receipts 8 cars with fowls 20 to 30 cents, turkeys 20 cents to 30 cents, Potatoes Minnesota Wisconsin whites $2.40–$2.60, Red River Ohios $3, and various meat and dairy prices across markets.
A list of seller commissions and basket prices for various fruits and vegetables including Kraus Apples Maiden Blush Jonathan Golden Pearl Northern Spys Bananas cantaloupes berries pears oranges lemons limes grap es grapes tokays Michigan Concord Bartlett Prunes oats and other items with prices per basket crate or hundred. Also notes vegetables such as beans cabbage carrots cauliflower celery corn cucumbers eggplant lettuce okra parsley potatoes spinach and tomatoes with regional origins including Michigan California Colorado and Jamaica.
Local wagons and grain elevators in Indianapolis quote prices for No 2 red wheat at 1.55 dollars per bushel. Other grades vary by merit as mills evaluate stock.
In New York on December 15, sugar futures resist selling pressure despite soft demand. Analysts say measures to curb the next Cuban crop will be key to lifting prices above cost, with support seen on any drop.
The list shows prices for Native steers 500 to 800 lbs at 24c per lb with various carcass cut values, native heifers 300 to 450 lbs at 22c per lb, cows 400 to 700 lbs at 14c per lb, pork dressed hogs 140 to 200 lbs at 17c per lb, hams and tenderloins with multiple items priced per unit, veal carcasses 0 to 200 lbs at 20c and beef brains and tongues priced per lb, and mutton items priced by cut.
Dressed rabbits sold at 60 cents each as the city market opened with new arrivals including Anjou pears at 10 cents a pound. Sugar corn scarce at 50 cents a dozen, shell-out beans 50 cents a pound, cauliflower 85 50, tomatoes 10 cents a pound, mushrooms 1.10, bananas 15 20 cents a dozen, cranberries 15 20 cents a pound, peaches 30 cents a basket, green beans 20 cents a pound, lima beans 60 cents a pound, quinces 10 cents a pound, butter 60 cents a pound, eggs 50 53 cents a dozen, chickens 40 cents a pound, sweet potatoes five for 25 cents, blue grapes 1.45 for a fifteen-pound basket, and celery 5 15 cents a bunch.
Times Special reports a pretend arrival at Victoria Station as a rehearsal for the real prince’s Friday visit. Thousands are expected to greet Wales on his return from travels to South Africa and South America, with palace officials staging a smooth royal pageant.
Chicago reports a firm grain market with buying support in wheat and corn. Bears liquidated on rumors of Northwestern mills purchasing Canadian wheat. oats unchanged and provisions advanced on short covering.
A Federal Court of Inquiry convened at the Charlestown Navy yard to investigate the S-51 submarine disaster and the loss of more than thirty lives.
Funeral services for George Fred Mueller age 65 of 525 Udell Street will be held Friday at 2 p m at the home. The Rev Frederick R Davies pastor of Zion Evangelical Church will officiate. Mueller an employee of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company for over twenty five years was found dead in the transfer vault on the ninth floor of Traction Terminal Big Wednesday afternoon. Liver trouble was said to have caused the death. Mueller served as a conductor for several years and recently was in charge of the transfer vault leaving a widow and three married children.
Trading on the Indianapolis Livestock Exchange shows sheep and lambs easing with a 50 cent drop on choice lambs while calves decline by 50 cents. Heavy hogs steady to higher with lights at top, cattle offerings largely steady with mixed loads and improved stocker quality.
Chicago and other cities show mixed livestock receipts on Oct 15 with cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs varying by weight and class. Cattle demand weak in Cincinnati and Cleveland while hogs move slowly in several markets. lambs and sheep mostly steady to lower.
BALBOA Canal Zone Oct 15 business returns to normal following the end of street car worker strikes and other labor stoppages. American troops summoned by President Chiati over rent protests may be withdrawn before the weekend.
Sustan Mason forfeited a 1000 dollar bond as bondsman for Alva Guy and Charles Middaugh forfeited a 700 dollar bond as bondsman for Leona Hines after defendants failed to appear for Minor trials in Criminal Court.
The article notes France liberated its enslaved population in 1848, more than a decade before the United States issued emancipation. It contrasts the timelines of abolition in France and America and reflects on the broader movement toward freedom.
This notice highlights leading canned goods suppliers for hotels and institutions in Fayette and J P Brands. It identifies major distributors and brands catering to culinary operations and bulk orders.
Mrs Catherine M Hester national president of the Woman s Relief Corps and Mrs Edna E Pauley will be honor guests at a Federated Patriotic Societies dinner atop the Severin roof garden. Reservations listed for national and state G A R leaders and auxiliary officers from Indiana Illinois and Michigan.
Lincoln Neb Oct 15 It will be a hard winter if Nebraska corn growers speak for authority The corn husks are thicker than usual signaling a long winter according to corn belt proverbs The old timers also note the corn is making early this fall
Attorneys for Peter Hoffman and Wesley Westbrook prepared appeals after a federal court found them guilty of contempt. Hoffman noon sentenced to one month in DuPage County jail and fined 500 dollars, Westbrook to four months in DeKalb County jail.
Edward Fitzgerald, sought for the murder of Thad Fancher, Crown Point lawyer, was arrested in Chicago after an eighteen month hunt. Fitzgerald refused to sign the waiver to return to Indiana and will seek a writ of habeas corpus. John O’Reilly serves life in Indiana for involvement. Alex McCabe was acquitted.
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