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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
6
Daily market notes show quotations for livestock and grains with price ranges. Items include oats, corn, hogs, calves, cows, old sheep, and butter fat, corrected by W. Routh and Bishop Elevator Co. Prices range from 30.00 to 5.50 per cwt for calves, and 2.00 to 4.50 per cwt for cows, with hogs and sheep quoted per cwt.
Daily stock market notes from Logansport Union Stock Yards Ltd show ranges for hogs and calves. Prices list medium to heavy hogs at 4.40 to 4.55 dollars, tough parkers 3.90 to 4.30, and calves from 4.05 to 6.19 dollars depending on quality.
Chicago commodities show flour and wheat strength with spring wheat prices in the 5.90 to 6.90 range and May wheat near 94 95c. Corn steady around 1.67 a bushel while oats and butter price ranges drift, eggs and poultry values mixed, and potato quality spreads noted. New York trades echo quiet flour, rye, and cornmeal activity with No 2 western and red wheats quoted and futures uneven at session close.
Chicago and Omaha market snippets show cattle hogs and sheep prices for March 2 and 3. Cattle include steer and cow categories with varied bids, hogs list heavy packing sows to barrows, and sheep note fleece futures and lamb quotes across regions.
Gov Hughes did not save Chester Gillette from execution for Grace Brown’s murder. May Thompson, 32, committed suicide in a St Louis hospital while delirious. Milwaukee Democrats nominate David Rose for mayor. Middleville fire destroys half the business section causing 75000 dollars in losses. Rev Dr Charlies Cuthbert Hall dies at Union Theological Seminary in New York. An anarchist Paul Bingham arrested in San Francisco for threats against Roosevelt. Magistrate Garrett sentences Dr Stanton Coit to a month in jail for assault in London. Congress subcommittee censures Judge Wilfley over Shanghai court charges but stops short of impeachment.
Prince Helie de Sagan admitted his identity in New York after arriving from Philadelphia where he used the name Bertrand Dufresne. He was met at the Jersey City station by several followers and proceeded to a hotel for a stay.
Word circulates that New York senators have lined up to defeat Gov. Hughes race track reform, creating a bipartisan bloc to oppose his bills. The piece notes multibillion dollar stakes, Belmont Park as the premier facility, and widespread bookmaker activity fueling a high‑stakes gambling economy and personal ruin stories since the reform push began.
Two young pitchers popularized new feats in pitching the knuckle ball and dry spit ball. Eddie Cicotte of Detroit and Jimmy McGuire's Boston Americans showcase the knuckle pitch while Somers of Detroit impresses with a controlled spit-like “dry” spitter.
Reporters questioned the Prince de Sagan about his marriage to Madame Gould and whether he is indeed the prince. He claimed his title and refused to answer why he came to New York so soon after Madame Gould's arrival.
Durham W. Stevens died after surgery and an anaesthetic this evening. He was shot by a Korean who accused him of supporting Japan's protectorate over Korea. Stevens served as adviser to the Seoul government.
Rear Admiral Evans commends Seamen J. A. Gorhan J. L Holley J. F. Goodwin and J. F. Bierler for bravery off Sandy Point Punta Arenas Chile. They manned a leaking boat and rescued Midshipmen Starr and Osburn after a dinghy capsized and they were thrown into the water.
German ambassador Baron Sternberg accepted an invitation to speak to the Milwaukee chamber of commerce about the first of May as part of ongoing diplomatic outreach from Washington.
The piece argues against exploiting past presidents Washington and Lincoln as liquor figures to honor them, noting that their legacies lie beyond alcohol myths and reminders of their policies and leadership.
A line from the New York Mail recalling Bill Harris reporting a lean vernal robin at Bowling Green on February 17 in a poetic note.
Diseases of the skin including eczema tetter and barber’s itch cause intense itching and smarting. Quick relief comes from applying Chamberlain's Salve which allays itching instantly. Many cases cured. For sale by W. H. Porter, druggist.
A quirky collocation of maxims on prudence and behavior. The fragment blends humorous mispronunciations with lessons about study, industry, patience, caution in law and judgment, and the value of timely action. It presents a playful but cautionary view of everyday wisdom.
A playful verse piece features a batter and runner in a humorous at bat. The action centers on signaling to Start for the plate and a failed squeeze play, with exaggerated gags about a “bone fork pate” and an infield collision. The quip ends with a question about autumn leaves gathered for decor.
A note suggests that this year’s garden should be simple, likening planning to rolling off a seed catalog. It uses a casual, promotional tone to imply ease and accessibility for readers starting to garden.
At Boston Red Stockings training camp in Little Rock Cy Young, tall and brown skinned, jogs in uniform as Captain-Manager Jim McGuire notes he will start his nineteenth season and be 41 on March 29. The veteran ace remains among the game’s finest pitchers, aging like fine wine while batter after batter tests his skill.
John J. Lynch secured a license to retail intoxicants in Bedford Indiana after a change of venue moved the case to Jackson county. Temperance forces failed to appear in court, and Judge Shea ruled by default in Lynch favor. Lynch then compelled the county auditor to issue the license and opened his saloon promptly.
March 24 Baltimore Md. The modified toxin for tuberculosis is rapidly gaining acceptance as an adjunct to fresh air and dietary treatment. Used at Johns Hopkins Phipp Dispensary it helps resist the tubercular germ and shows promise especially in early cases. Strong emphasis remains on hygiene and nutrition alongside toxin therapy.
The piece notes Natal's unusually clear air enabling visibility up to thirty miles, then questions the value of traveling there just to see that distance.
The text states Maggie cannot plant canned peas and notes ordinary peas can be sweetened with sugar to become sweet peas.
The speaker states that spring won’t arrive until the fruit crop has been killed to prevent damage. The remark frames agricultural risk management as the gatekeeper of seasonal change.
Washington reports organized labor regards the resignation of Representative Charles E. Littlefield of Rockland Maine as a decisive win. Littlefield, 57, opposed the eight hour law and the anti injunction bill. He was first elected in 189? succeeding Dingley and faced a hard 1906 campaign with Taft Cannon and Beveridge backing.
A jokey local exchange follows an ad for a boy to work. A man asks if the applicant is such a boy. The respondent says he knows one who is the brother, who wouldn’t come. The caller wonders why the ad was answered, thinking there was a reward.
A witty exchange notes Mme Warbielitzka observing Lent by eating fish and singing scales. The quip implies a lighthearted, musical approach to fasting with a humorous tone.
In the heart of Detroit's theatre shopping and business district the Hotel Tuller presents rooms with bath and European plan rates. Public cafe service features club breakfast and table de hotes for dinners. Music nightly from 6 p m to midnight. Rates listed at 1.56 per day on L. W. Tuller proprietor M A Shaw manager.
Colonial Country Club offers Ameri can Plan rates from $2.50 to $3.50 per day with private baths and special weekly deals. The ad touts year round operation and mineral water cures for kidney liver stomach ailments. It invites readers to send $2 for five gallons of mineral water and physician guidance for home use.
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