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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1908
Page
6
Daily market notes list poultry from Beyer Bros and Bishop Elevator Co with prices for geese turkeys and butter. Hog prices show steers heifers calves cows and sheep figures per hundredweight and per head with assorted ranges.
Quoted daily by the Logansport Union Stock Yards Hoge. Hogs light bring 5.15 to 5.25, hogs medium to heavy 5.25 to 5.00, calves common to fair 4.00 to 5.59.
Washington reports a dispute between Admiral Robley Evans and engineer Henry Reuterdahl on battleship armor belt height and deck protection. Evans backs higher decks and new masts, while the board remains broadly in agreement but cautions on free board and broadside guns.
Interview with Dr. Albert Woods highlights the boll weevil’s unexpected role in driving agricultural reform in the south. The program trains 12,000 demonstration farms, 20,000 cooperating farmers, 143 field agents, and 3 general agents to teach value of diversified crops and independent farming. Funds come from private subscriptions and foundations including Rockefeller, General Education Board, Salter fund.
London reports John Frederick Spencer a Sunday school teacher and local citizen arrested after confessing to robberies carried out with a mysterious opium dust powder. He claimed to be the famed Mr Raffles, aided by disguises and gloves to avoid fingerprints and left tools buried in a back yard.
London mourns the death of golf figure Old Tom Morris at 88. Longtime St Andrews fixture and Open starter for decades he helped shape the game. He won three Open titles in the 1860s and guided the course in later years. He died after a fall at the St Andrews clubhouse.
Chicago and New York reports show flour markets weak and steady wheat futures with July and September bids. Corn and oats hold firm with mixed bids. butter eggs and live poultry prices listed. regional variations noted across grades and packaging.
Live cattle, hogs, and sheep price ranges reported for Chicago and Omaha markets. Cattle include native steers up to 7.06 and western steers 3.00 to 5.75, hogs mix heavy to light 5.32 to 6.50, with sheep yearlings 4.75 to 5.28 and lambs around 4.50 to 5.60. Market notes show gains and rate ranges across categories.
National League games headline results with Chicago Pittsburg Cincinnati St Louis and Boston New York Philadelphia Brooklyn all listed with runs hits and errors. American League show St Louis Chicago New York Boston Detroit Cleveland Washington Philadelphia and other pairings. Minor leagues Central and Three I leagues also report scores and standings.
Chicago June 2 The inventor and pioneer barb wire manufacturer Herman E Schna bel shot himself dead in his room at 411 Dearborn avenue. He was an old friend of Johan W Gates and Isaac Hilweed and once a millionaire.
Mothers with experience of this distressing ailment may find a cure by applying Chamberlains Salve as soon as the child finishes nursing. Wipe it off with a soft cloth before allowing the babe to nurse. Many trained nurses use this salve with best results. For sale by W. H. Porter.
A fragmentary note mentions Josh Wise and a summer vacation effort. The text hints at a relaxed period and ideas for time off, but specifics are unclear.
Bath New York June 2 Professor Alex Bell aged inventor of the telephone personally piloted his new aero plane the White Wings with Lieutenant Selfridge of the United States Army Signal Corps. The tetrahedral kite design uses mathematical flight units built from two equilateral triangles set at nine degrees. The twenty horsepower engine drives two propellers as the machine flies over Hammondsport.
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