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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
6
Daily elevator notes list capons and turkeys prices, butter per pound, wheat at 92, corn varieties near 90 and hogs trading from 3.00 to 5.50 per unit. Bid ranges reflect mixed commodity values from Bishop Elevator Co. and regional markets.
Hog prices show range from 5.15 to 5.25 for light hogs and 5.25 to 5.50 for medium to heavy. Calves bring 3.00 to 5.50. The report is a daily feature listing quoted figures for hogs and calves.
Market notes show corrections by Cook & Co No 1 and No 2 hiding in the daily listings with Wad skies mentioned. The fragment hints at market prices or items obscured by stray characters. No clear dates or entities beyond the vendors are legible.
Market notes show weak flour demand in Chicago with various wheat prices for Spring and Winter grades and export bags. In New York steady spot wheat, corn, oats, butter, eggs, potatoes and live poultry values listed, including No 2 red wheat around 1.00 to 1.02 and corn near 78 cents.
Chicago markets show mixed cattle and hog prices with steers ranging from around 5.25 to 7.60 and cows up to about 6.75, while Omaha reports higher cattle activity with alive steers around 5.00 to 7.10 and hogs down sharply. sheep keep a steady tone with yearlings near 4.75 to 5.25. Bulls and calves also noted with variable values across categories.
A letter from the Portland Sun, in verse, questions the town going dry and foresees impacts on water, police, fires, finances, and jobs. A counterpoint argues prohibition will fund public needs and spur growth, ending with a pledge that Portland will thrive when the town goes dry.
Seattle June 4 Dr B F Roller the western wrestling sensation set to meet Frank Gotch world champion on July 1 is a pure love of the game wrestler height six feet weight 210 pounds thirty two at facing Gotch roller a DePauw and Penn medical graduate has weight throwing records and a brief two week training claim
A reader questions the fate of the town as Saturday’s Sun ponders the future of the community. The note hints at concern over local change with a hint of nostalgia for days past.
A roundup of scores across major leagues with team matchups and results. Also note Indiana bank closure as Kosciusko county bank shut by order of State Auditor Bilheimer citing bad loans.
The rule banning pitchers from soiling the ball promptly quickened games by about ten to twenty minutes. Umpires say hitting did not rise as expected. pitchers remain masters of the sport. Batters lag in strength and training compared with pitchers, and no new great hitters have emerged this season. The article notes long practice by pitchers while hitters spend little time perfecting hitting. The Little Old Man.
In St. Charles Missouri on June 4 Pete Roller defeats Gotch with a decisive throw after years of rivalry, amid claims of near returns. Ed Boston nails a $5 brick-carrying feat under storm and church lightning, drawing cheers. Pete contemplates a political run as Orth and Will Stockton reply.
Advice for mothers cites Chamberlains Salve as a remedy to apply after nursing. Wipe off before an infant nurses. Many trained nurses report best results. For sale by W. H. Porter.
The annual drawings show a Mark Twain caricature by Max Beerbohm, drawing crowds in London. The noted humorist Mark Twain refuses interviews, declaring he saves his wit to sell rather than give away.
In Scranton Pennsylvania on June 4 two masked men with revolvers abducted Mrs. Jane Cirrino from her home as her husband worked at a mine. Authorities and hundreds search woods aided by state police and local constables. two suspects arrested in Carbondale but not yet identified. The motive remains unknown and the crowd pursued the abductors toward the mountains.
The piece laments rising lawsuits against European monarchs as exposing a peevish urge to fault rulers. It predicts demands like taxes and public humiliation may follow, reflecting growing scrutiny of royal privilege.
Mrs Lawrence Schillling, 73, of Warsaw, was thrown from a buggy and seriously injured. It is feared she will not recover.
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