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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1908
Page
6
Daily market sheet from Beyer Bros lists prices for chickens geese capons turkeys and butter per pound. Bishop Elevator Co quotes daily prices for wheat corn and rye with ranges indicating market movement and receipts.
Daily livestock update shows hog prices for light, medium to heavy and calves at regional ranges. Market corrections list hides values and overall cattle notes, reflecting a snapshot of the live stock trading scene.
Sunday results across the major leagues show multiple doubleheaders and varied runs. Notable tallies include Chicago and Pittsburg in the National League and several American Association and Western League matchups with high and low scoring games.
The National Prosperity Association canvassed employers in late May to recognize June 1 as Employment day for rehiring workers laid off in the recent downturn. Hundreds of employers responded favorably and the payrolls in St Louis and east of the Mississippi grew, with about 17 500 names added by June 1. Some firms expanded workforces immediately without waiting for the day.
Billy Nolan arrives in Chicago with plans to pair Packey McFarland and Joe Gans and to stage six round trials in Oakland and longer San Francisco bouts. He seeks eastern contenders like Abe Attell and Jerry Driscoll for featherweight titles and brings a diamond belt for a champion, signaling a resurgence after recent unsatisfactory cards.
Faithful servant securities company and Jim Hill are referenced as the article profiles Senator Philander Knox. The piece describes Knox as a compact, focused lawyer and political figure born near Pittsburgh who rose from attorney general to a trusted trust buster. It notes his exacting work ethic, clubs, and restrained interview style as he returns to his desk.
Philadelphia report states William Fidelman, 38, Elizabeth 37, Anna 17, and William 7 of West Pensauken N J were drowned when their small rowboat capsized Sunday in Pensauken creek below Riverton N J. They were celebrating the father clearing the mortgage on their home.
A cloudburst flood west of Columbus Montana swept away a bridge over Deer creek around midnight and carried away over a mile of Northern Pacific track. Train service into Billings from the west is at a standstill.
A Vermilion Illinois pistol duel ended in the death of Constable Bruce Northup 35 killed by Constable Charles Crawford 21 following a quarrel from a friendly wrestling match in Vermilion. The St. Louis dispatch reports the incident occurred Sunday.
Teheran reports 700 well armed Afghan fighters crossed into Persia and seized Regan, a town around 180 miles southeast of Kerman. The incursion signals heightened border tension and raises regional security concerns.
A Tennessee mother credits Cham berlain s Pain Balm with curing her daughter's badly sprained ankle after two days of suffering. She used the product at night and the next morning the child could walk with no trouble. 25 and 50 cent sizes available from W H Porter druggist.
The piece describes George Bruce Cortelyou, secretary of the treasury, once a rising political figure. It notes his attempts to win the presidency by guiding visitors to Washington to him, boosting his own image, while the president remained unaware of these actions.
Cortelyou carries a portfolio as he heads toward a cabinet meeting when a photographer catches him in transit. The image captures the moment of arrival for the official, highlighting a routine political scene.
American artist Edwin A Abbey, about to depart for the United States, notes thirty years of transformation in London. He recalls Dickens era drawing rooms with literary giants like George Eliot and Browning and says a new, markedly different atmosphere and school now prevail in the city.
Special to the Reporter New York June 1 Hetty Green one of the world's wealthiest women undergoes a beauty parlor regimen on Fifth Avenue paying 300 for a course of twenty one treatments. She is seen at the Plaza and later shuns old friends while adopting directoire fashions and a Parisian style.
Topeka reports Free Employment Agent Grow issues a call for 21 500 men and 1 195 teams to aid Kansas wheat harvests with a daily wage of 5 dollars per man and per team. Harvests begin June 10 to 15 in the south central edge, July 1 in the north.
A reflective remark questions whether the graduation speaker faced the same recurring problems each year, noting that such issues have been settled for decades by earlier, esteemed predecessors at the commencement rostrum.
Plans and specifications carefully prepared by Carl J. Horn in the Stettiner building. Telephone number 700 provided for inquiries.
L Dilley and Co at 515 Market Street advertise flour feed and hay with telephone number 87. Durable general merchant presence offering supplies for farms and households.
Columbia Brewing Co makers of the famous Columbia beer solicits family trade. Telephone number 40.
Local retailer Merrill and Son advertises high test gasoline and coal oil that resists gum in stoves. They state prices of 14 cents per unit for gasoline and 10 cents for coal oil and invite trial orders by mail. They also claim not to be in the trust.
A vintage ad from Merrill and Son at 452 High Street promotes coal oil at 19 cents and gasoline at a low price with a boast of not belonging to the trust and inviting readers to give a trial order.
Coal seller advertise best coal for the least money motto. Also offers wood and coke. Local business listing with address and contact number.
Co. tL. Willey & Co at 515 Market Street advertises battery satisfaction and contact details via phone 622 as part of a brief local business notice.
Peek and Kandler advertise carriage and wagon building painting repairs and general blacksmithing at 514 North Street with reasonable prices and a phone number 573 for inquiries.
H Weber offers clothing cleaning, repair and pressing at 310 Pearl Street with tailoring services available.
Dr F M Bozer D D S operates at the parlor corner of Fourth and Broadway above City National Bank. Office phone is 363 and residence number 1463.
An old classified listing shows contact details for D. E. Delzell at Office 404 Market Street with stairs near Ray's Grocery and residence at 1918 North Street. It advertises high grade coal horse feed lime cement and sewer pipe with phone numbers 253 and 87.
Expert horseshoeing offered by a successor to John M. Thompson at 122 Sixth Street. Prompt and satisfactory work guaranteed.
An old reliable ad for harnesses buggies and wagons from Young and Custer. It lists locations at 310 Fifth Street and 318 Market Street with phone numbers 729 and 948 respectively.
Insurance notice for Cc i Knouff in Spry block offers fire life accident and casualty coverage from old trusted companies with prompt settlement of claims.
George H. Gise offers 5 percent money and insurance of all kinds from his office and residence contact numbers 482 and 238.
Parker and Johnston operate S Lumber specializing in interior finishing and store fixtures. They offer high grade workmanship with a yard mill and office located at the corner of Spencer and Gerkley streets and can be contacted by telephone 112.
C A Price at 315 Court Street near the rear interurban station offers granite and marble monuments. Artistic work at reasonable prices. Opportunities to get estimates on your wants are solicited.
A city catalog lists The Misses Henderson's School of Music at 1317 Market Street offering instruction and class schedules.
Reporter Office advertises broad range printing including letter heads envelopes statements business cards invitations and more at 25 Broadway. Call 70 for prompt service and a representative will answer.
D C Mathews advertises bargains in new and second hand house furnishings and high and low grade bicycles with sundries at second hand prices. Highest prices paid for all kinds of goods. Motto S satisfaction. 207 Sixth street. Phone 636.
Merchant tailor advertises ready to wear spring and summer patterns. Suits start at 15 dollars and up, trousers at 4 dollars and up. Visitors invited to inspect offerings and place orders.
H J Trah offers slate tin and metal roofing guttering spouting flue tops furnace repairs and general repairs. located at 211 Fifth street. practical timer and prompt service. all work done in best possible manner.
John Mehaffie offers galvanized iron corners skylights tin iron slate and iron repairing roofing and spouting along with all kinds of gas work at 318 Fifth Street and telephone 59.
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