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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
6
James Loreymer a farmer near Jenesville Ohio planned suicide by hanging but died of apoplexy before he could complete the act. Police report he was placing a noose around his neck when he collapsed and died Thursday.
Chicago markets report flour firm with varied wheat grades and export bags. prices for spring and Minnesota hard patent show tight ranges. Wheat steady to active with September and May quotes. corn and oats mark steady to firm values. Butter and eggs display mixed retail and dairy pricing. poultry and eggs describe standard market movements in New York listings.
Omaha Neb August 6 cattle market shows lower overall with native steers 4.3 to 7.0 while cows and calves vary. Hogs trend higher with heavy packers around 6.4 to 6.6 and mixed lots near 5.60 to 6.10, bulk sales around 5.50 to 6.25.
Railways hauled 873,905,133 passengers in the last year, reflecting a significant volume of traffic and strong mobility across routes. The figure highlights sustained demand for rail travel and service usage.
New York reports Henry Farman, the Scottish-French aviator, performing a full range of aerial movements in a real flying machine at Brighton Beach. The craft rises and falls with precise control, circles the race track at about fifteen feet, and then Farman and his wife plan a nationwide tour.
Local market report corrects daily Beyer Brothers poultry prices. Butter and eggs per unit listed. Chickens and spring chickens available with price details unclear due to OCR errors.
A corrected daily notice from a local elevator company shows unusual spacing and scattered price figures including a 1.09 per unit note and references to multiple codes. The fragment hints at a retail or service listing with unclear context and partial company identifiers.
Daily market quotes list steer heifer calf cow and sheep prices with per hundredweight figures and a note of correction by W C Routh. Prices range from 2.50 to 6.60 for various livestock and 0.09 to 0.58 dollars per pound for wool or garb depending on item.
Hogs mixed to heavy range from 6.20 to 6.60 per pound with various weights quoted. Calves, common to fair, bring 3.00 to 5.50. Market data supplied daily by the Logansport Union Stock Yards.
Notice from B. W. Cook & Co correcting errors in a prior issue regarding hides and wool. The item highlights printing inaccuracies and provides corrected terms for the related trade notes. No names of buyers or specific lots are listed in readable text.
Real estate transfers include Anna Fehrer to Alexander M Flanging for parts of lots 158 and 159 in West Logan at Mi ami and Vine streets for 700 dollars. Frank M Kistler to Thomas Little for lot 14 and part of lot 13 in Ambrose Zerfis add Onward for 800 dollars. Mary Bond to Clarrisa D Stevenson for lot 71 Woodlawn add city on Toledo street between 17th and 18th streets for 900 dollars. Also noted are two real estate mortgages filed for 1 16, four chattel mortgages for 742.71, and fourteen releases of mortgages totaling 3 472 dollars.
New York August 7 Eva Fanguay vaudeville star at the Alhambra theatre offered a Salome spoof with scant costume and bold gyrations. Harlem audiences found her dances brisk but not particularly stirring, though her finale with the song I Don’t Care drew strong applause.
The Panhandle employees plan an annual picnic at Lake Maxinkuckee on August 25. Many entries have been made for athletic contests and shopmen are spending spare time practicing for the events.
Brooklyn pitcher George Bell shuts out Pittsburg as visions of his fragile baby in Knoxville Pa haunt him. He faces each batter with resolve, allowing few hits, then leaves for home amid teammates’ support and manager Donovan’s urging to pray for the child’s life.
A column argues that great hitters who also learn to field become valuable stars, while natural fielders who cannot hit falter. It cites figures like Wagner Cobb Hamilton Gore Anson Glasscock Latham Burkett and others as examples of players who improved fielding to match hitting power.
The Logansport directory states businesses may be advertised via a moderate cost listing. Entries are alphabetically arranged with examples such as printing mouse under the letter Pp. The note emphasizes affordability and systematic placement for readers.
Columbia Brewing Co makers of the famous Columbia beer solicit family trade. Telephone No. 40.
Ie c. L. Dilley & Co advertises flour feed and hay at 6515 Market Street with telephone number 87. The simple business notice lists goods and contact for customers.
Merrill and Son at 432 High Street advertises coal oil at ten cents and best gasoline at fourteen cents claiming they are not in the trust and inviting customers to place trial orders.
C L Dilley and Co offer high grade coal horse feed lime and sewer pipe at 515 Market Street with telephone service 87. Local customers can order coal and related supplies from this supplier.
Carriage and wagon building painting and repairing offered by Peek and Kandier at 514 North Street. General blacksmithing with good work and reasonable prices. Local shop supplies strong metalwork and repairs. Located at 514 North Street with contact via phone 573.
H Weber offers clothing cleaning, repair, and pressing services at 310 Pearl Street with tailoring available for alterations and custom fittings.
F M Bozer D D G Dental practice located at corner of Fourth and Broadway near City National Bank. Office phone 363, residence 1463.
Incomplete OCR entry lists D E Deizell at 404 Market Street with stairway east of Ray's grocery and phone 253, plus residence at 1918 North ree with phone 622. Includes unreadable phrase Guiire satisfactica.
Mervill and Son at 432 High Street advertise high test gasoline and coal oil that does not gum stoves. They claim non affiliation with the trust and offer gasoline at 14 cents and coal oil at 10 cents with a trial order by card.
Ed Osborne successor to John M Thompson offers expert horseshoeing at 122 Sixth Street. Prompt satisfactory work guaranteed.
Local merchants Young and Custer promote honest goods at reasonable prices. Listings show shop locations at 310 Fifth Street and 318 Market Street with contact phones 729 and 948.
George H. Gise announces available 5 percent money and offers all kinds of insurance. Office phone 482 and residence phone 223. Located near Corner room over Bowen bank.
Parker and Johnston specialize in interior finishing and store fixtures. They operate a yard mill and office at the corner of Spencer and Berkley streets and can be reached by telephone at 713.
Reporter Office at 525 Broadway advertises all kinds of printing from letter heads and envelopes to invitations and business cards. Call 70 for samples and prompt service.
H. Weber offers tailor and merchant tailoring services at 310 Pearl Street. Spring and summer patterns are ready for inspection. Suits start at 15 dollars and up, trousers at 4 dollars and up.
H J Trah offers slate tin roofing guttering spouting flue tops and furnace repair at 211 Fifth Street. General repair work done in best possible manner.
John Mehaffie lists galvanized iron cornices skylights tin iron and slate roofing spouting and general repair services at 213 Fifth Street with telephone number 59.
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