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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1908
Page
6
ORB 1558 indicates hog prices at 5.45 to 5.55 with heavier hogs at 5.55 to 5.60. Calves range from 3.00 to 5.50 with common to frair grades. Market notes show dampened movement and typical spread between classifications.
Local correction notice from B. V. Cook & Co appears with fragmented lines about gases and dates. The readable text notes a correction and a deadline related to a prior entry, referencing Se Baa and a sequence of unclear figures.
Chicago reports weak flour with mixed wheat and corn futures. Prices listed for spring and winter wheat, patent varieties, rye flour, oats, eggs, potatoes, butter, and live poultry with spot ranges and future quotes across Minnesota and New York markets.
Chicago and Omaha reports show cattle prices across grades with steers cows and heifers quoted, plus stockers and calves. Mongrel ranges span from canners at 1.75 to prime heavies near 6.00 and lambs around 5.30 to 5.50, reflecting regional market activity.
Mrs Laura Thompson dies after a 40 day fast guided by her husband Adam Thompson head of the Thompsonites cult. Police investigate as he fled Chicago. Mary Hunter and other followers continue fasting amid prophecies of disaster and the earth shock prediction.
Readers are invited to experience a lake trip on the palatial steamers Eastern States and Western States between Detroit and Buffalo. The service promises romance and seclusion with reasonable rates, staterooms and parlors reserved in advance. Send no-cent stamps for an illustrated booklet. Detroit and Buffalo Steam Ship Co. 5 Wayne Street Detroit Michigan.
National League games yielded mismatched line scores with Pittsburg over Cincinnati 4 to 0 in runs seven to one in hits and errors. American League lists Cleveland over Philadelphia 9 to 2 with 17 hits versus 0 errors. Other leagues show Detroit at Chicago 4 to 1. Kansas City over Indianapolis 23 to 5. Evansville and South Bend 5 9 1 and 2 10 6 respectively. Des Moines 17 21 3 over Omaha 1 2. and several Cedar Rapids, Rock Island and Terre Haute matchups with varied runs and hits.
An explosion of fire damp at a St Etienne coal mine on Monday left nine men dead and authorities investigating the cause as rescuers searched for survivors.
Special Correspondence reports a pilot lunch program in Manhattan's tenement district transforming mornings for 250 hungry students. The free or five cent meals of eggs hot milk coffee and occasional cake curb faintness and fatigue, enabling full participation and brighter school days across a 24,000 pupil district.
A special photographer’s images from fleet maneuvers near Puget Sound counter critics of US battleship design. The pictures show Nebraska and New Jersey exposing their armored lower belts and low free board as they ride heavy swells, risking unprotected sections and hindering forward turret operations.
The photographs show how a battleship with its wide beam rolls and tumbles in rough water rather than remaining steady. The image highlights both defects and advantages of naval construction in heavy seas, contrasting size with instability.
A playful exchange features Chollywad boasting wealth yet avoiding ostentation and Miss Keene complimenting simplicity. The line suggests a humorous misalignment in how the traits are perceived by the two speakers.
London June 22 Great Britain builds the Poudroyant a gas driven battleship costing 12 250 000 with twelve 13 5 inch guns and twelve inch armor. The vessel will be 550 feet long speed twenty three knots and will shed coal smokeless making stealthy approach possible.
The item describes a navy blue lawn dress for a tiny girl with a body and sleeve cap in one piece and embroidery on the skirt forming the square neck. A white linen frock for an older girl features large pale blue embroidered dots. Accessorized with a white chip hat and pale blue bows.
The report states that the vessel will be prepared for combat duties eighteen months after her keel is laid down, with plans to have her ready for the fighting line.
A brief report notes John A. Johnson remains reticent about gaining delegates amid a crowded field. The article suggests his support is smaller than rivals but ongoing campaign activity continues.
An advertisement letter from J. N. Patterson of Nashua Iowa lauds Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough and lung medicine after failing with other remedies and medical treatment. W. H. Porter, a local druggist, corroborates the product's efficacy.
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