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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1908
Page
6
UCAL market reports quoted by Bishop Elevator Co and Logisport Union Stock Yards show daily ranges for hogs calves and hides. Hogs medium to heavy 4.25 to 4.35, calves good to choice 5.40 to 5.90, hides daily on No 1 unspecific due to damaged text.
Chicago and New York markets show wide price ranges for flour wheat corn oats butter eggs and potatoes. Chicago notes mixed futures and spot bids with export bags and various grades while New York reports quiet steady flour mixed grain prices and spot oats and corn with nearby contracts.
South Omaha Nebraska January 7 cattle market shows slow to lower tones with steers $3.50 to $5.50 and cows $1.50 to $4.25. hogs uneven with heavy at $4.35 to $4.50. sheep market strong with yearlings $5.00 to $5.75 and lambs $6.25 to $6.50. Prices reflect assorted classes including native western and Texas cattle and various hog categories.
Mendota resident Foster E. Percy dies by own hand in Chicago. C. Snider and wife killed in their burning Carbondale home. George L. Chase, head of Hartford Fire Insurance, dies in Hartford. Prince Stanislas Poniatowski dies in Paris. Richard A. Ballinger resigns as U.S. land commissioner. Fred Dennitt named successor. Klaus Spreckle accuses American Sugar Refining of misleading assets. U.S. District Attorney seeks higher bond for Standard Oil of Indiana. Four men foil an attempted Katy flyer robbery in Kansas City. Armenian revolutionary leader Hemartzoonian Boyadjian visits New York to organize armed groups.
Cleveland mayor Tom Johnson faces liability for a debt he guaranteed. The issue centers on municipal responsibility and the potential financial impact on city governance. Officials weigh legal options as the case proceeds in Cincinnati courts.
A home recipe using Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla is promoted as a safe treatment for rheumatism and kidney issues. Sufferers are advised to mix and take one teaspoon after meals and at night, with druggists ready to supply ingredients. A separate court ruling concerns a $20,000 coal bill involving Charles D. Norton Company and the Philadelphia traction line, with Johnson guaranteeing payment.
Chicago scene described as 100000 unemployed men roam the streets seeking work as charity workers provide nightly hot coffee and rolls. Malcolm McDowell and three friends start a relief movement delivering cups of coffee to the long line on Jefferson and Madison, drawing gratitude from the crowd.
A historic note explains that all businesses are organized alphabetically, with examples showing Pranting House under the letter P. The page describes the directory’s arrangement method and indexing system for readers seeking local trades.
Carl J. Horn advertises an architectural office located in the Stettiner building with contact by telephone 700. Plans and specifications are prepared carefully for clients seeking design services.
Brewery advertisement for Columbia Brewing Co makers of Columbia beer invites patronage and lists telephone number 40 in a concise local notice emphasizing a family trade and a boast about the beer being peerless.
Richardson and Ball on Fifth Street supply flour corn oats hay chopped feed and stock feed with right prices and courteous treatment. Prompt delivery and valued patronage are solicited.
Ed F Leonard at 222 Heath street and L Dilley & Co at 515 Market street advertise coal and fuel products. Leonard promotes best coal for the least money and sells wood and coke. Dilley offers coal and related building materials, including horse feed lime cement and sewer pipe.
Osborne at 122 Sixth Street succeeds John M. Thompson offering expert horseshoeing with prompt and satisfactory work guaranteed.
This week Young and Custer advertise special prices on blankets robes and winter goods highlighting the old reliable harness and wagon fittings for seasonal needs.
Horseshoeing and general blacksmithing offered at 514 North Street with carriage painting and related services. Phone contact listed as 573 for inquiries and orders.
Peek and Kandler offer building, painting and repair for carriages and wagons at 514 North Street with horse shoeing and general blacksmithing. H Weber at 310 Pearl Street provides clothing cleaning and repair, tailoring, and pressing services.
The Germer Foundry Company in Erie Pennsylvania issued a noon order restricting future employment to non union men. The policy comes after years of thinning union members with only polishers and buffers remaining organized.
Ten year old Frank Jones died after being struck by a car in Cleveland on Tuesday. Bystanders threatened to lynch the driver Joseph Murphy but the father of the victim intervened to prevent violence.
Malcolm McClelland of Beatrice Alabama shot and killed his first cousin Miss May Hawthorne in Pine Apple on Tuesday and then committed suicide. He had proposed marriage and she refused before the shootings.
Do not let a cough or cold become chronic bronchitis or pneumonia. Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for prompt relief. The remedy has widespread sale in the United States and abroad, with many cures noted. Sold by W. H. Porter, druggist.
Dentists F M Bozer D D S operate at the dental parlors corner Fourth and Broadway over City National bank with office phone 365 and residence 1463 D E Delzell at 40444 Market Street near Ray's grocery with office phone 253 and residence 1918 North Street phone 622. Entire satisfaction.
An insurance ad lists C. T. Knouff in room 1 Sprye block offering fire life and casualty coverage with prompt settlement of claims using old and tried companies.
George H. Gise announces 5 percent loans and insurance on mercantile, farm and city property, plate glass and bonds. Phone 482. Residence 238.
Hal B. Smith Co located at 416 Broadway offers the largest stock of jewels watches and diamonds in northern Indiana with special attention to watch and jewelry repairing services and telephone 474 for inquiries.
World boosters tout the Greater New York team to represent the region in the A B C at Cincinnati and in a $500 a side match in Chicago. Captain Lée R. Johns led a 187-game average of 205 with rivals Jimmy Smith Johnny Voorheis John Koster and Alex Duncan among stars. Bowling described as play not work with heavy balls best for exercise and skill, urging beginners to roll on various alleys for balanced improvement.
Detroit comedian Herman Scnaeter praises Elderfield and the Tabasco Kid for their competitiveness. He recalls facing Tabasco Kid and choosing to confront him, noting the appeal of the runs and the game.
Flour feed and hay offered by K Flour and Feed at street location with telephone number 87 provided for inquiries.
Lumber firm Parker & Johnston advertises specialty interior finishing and store fixtures with the highest grade of work. Yard mill and office at the corner of Spencer and Berkley streets, telephone 112.
Philip Voorhees sells lumber hardware and planing mill work and invites patronage at his office and yard located at 4100 Sycamore Street.
A brief notice for Misses Hendersons Scholla Music located at 1317 Market Street. The item identifies a music school offering instruction in a downtown location.
Co A Price displays granite and marble monuments at reasonable prices from the rear interurban station. Call phone 1100 for estimates on your memorials.
Printer service offering all kinds of job printing including letterheads envelopes statements business cards and invitations with neat results from the Reporter Office on Broadway.
Local dealer D C Mathews offers new and second hand house furnishings with about thirty five heaters on display. Visit or call 636 for selections. 207 Sixth Street.
H Weber at 310 Pearl Street offers tailoring and repair services with fall and winter patterns ready. Suits start at 15 dollars and up and trousers at 6 dollars and up.
Tinters H J Teah offers slate tin and metal roofing guttering spouting flue tops furnace repair and general repair service from 311 Fifth Street. All work done in best possible manner. Phone 802.
John Mehaffie offers galvanized iron repairs and skylight tin work at 318 Fifth Street. Services include slate roofing, zinc and iron gutters, and general tin repair and spouting. Telephone contact listed for inquiries and quotes.
A veteran recalls a tense baseball inning in New York with teammates and rivals. The narrator details timing, a near pickoff, and a batter's strategic runs as he maneuvers around hard slides and a fateful throw that alters the baserunning duel.
A Baltimore paper questions presidential campaigns relying on amateurs to run operations. It argues experienced professionals seek elective runs, leaving campaigns with less seasoned staff in key roles.
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