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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1908
Page
6
Daily market update from Bishop Elevator Co quotes figures on grains and produce. Reading appears as a brief market stub with scarce readable data and no clear prices or entities beyond the company name.
The daily quote sheet lists hog prices by grade from light to rough packers ranging $4.50 to $5.95 and calf prices from good to force $5.50 to $6.04 and $4.00 to $5.00. This reflects current trading ranges.
Brief notice listing corrected daily rates for hides and wool by D. Cook & Co at No. 1 Nigos with scattered unreadable notes indicating item classifications and prices.
Charles E. Bamford a West Point graduate who resigned as a second lieutenant in 1906 shot himself in his Regent hotel room in Washington. Letters indicate a Trenton New Jersey address and a plea to Adjutant General Ainsworth for reappointment suggesting army reinstatement. In Kansas City George P Case 26 a Pullman company storekeeper from Cincinnati killed himself.
The sole survivor of the Gunness household is reported to have escaped the burning house and now follows the police around the farm as investigators pursue the ghastly case involving Mrs Gunness and her children.
Laporte detectives pursue a gang tied to Mrs. Gunness killings by tracing six men's watches and one woman's watch found at the ruins in Laporte. The posts include forged matrimonial letters, and authorities believe later victims were chloroformed while earlier ones were shot. Bessie Conklin is held as a witness.
Washington May 11 a shifting engine derailed an obstruction placed on the tracks by would be wreckers for an east bound Panhandle flyer from St Louis to Pittsburgh between here and McDonald late Saturday night. The obstruction was discovered in time and the switching engine ran into it and was ditched avoiding a serious disaster.
Police theory holds Mrs Gunness used a crafted matrimonial act to lure men to her home. Visitors were welcomed warmly then murdered robbed and dumped in graves on the farm. The account suggests a chilling pattern tied to the famed residence.
A playful verse notes an Easter egg tempted with varied tints and a greedy child who overindulged, leading to neglect of hen fruit since.
Loganport directory explains ad opportunities with alphabetical arrangement. It notes printers appear under Pp and invites businesses to advertise at moderate cost. The item highlights categorization by initial letters and broad advertising potential.
The advertisement notes an office of Carl J. Horn in the Stettiner building with telephone number 700. It states plans and specifications are carefully prepared for client projects.
Local business listing for 7 Flour and Feed Co at 515 Market Street offering flour feed and hay with telephone service at number 87.
In Chicago on May 11 Charles W. Fairbanks vice president led ceremonies for the dedication of the new St Stanislaus Roman Catholic parochial school at Noble and Bradey streets hailed by about 20 000 Polish attendees as the largest school in the United States.
In a New York tenement blaze on May 11 Annie Bates aged 19 a domestic suffocated. A patrolman helped evacuate tenants from the burning building saving many lives as most occupants escaped in their night clothes. Three others injured including a policeman.
The advertisement asserts rheumatism causes the most pain and claims Chamberlain's Pain Balm provides relief that helps rest and sleep. It notes temporary relief may become permanent for some, while chronic cases from dampness and weather may not be curable, but relief is worth the cost. W. H. sells 25 and 50 cent sizes.
Brewer and Columbia Brewing Co makers of the famous Columbia beer advertise a family trade solicitation and provide telephone number 40 for contact.
A compact advertisement from 422 High Street for Merrill and Son offering coal oil and gasoline. The copy proclaims they are not in the trust and urges readers to give a final order.
Ed F Leonard at No 222 Heath Street advertises coal and coke sales with the motto the best coal for the least money and a telephone listing 1632 for orders and inquiries.
Co. L. Dilley & Co advertises at 515 Market Street offering high grade coal, horse feed, lime, cement, and sewer pipe. Telephone number 87 is listed for inquiries.
Local shop Merrill and Son advertises high test gasoline and coal oil that resists gum on stoves. They state they are not in the trust and offer gasoline at 14 cents and coal oil at 10 cents with a prompt trial order by card.
Ed Osborne of 122 Sixth Street successor to John M. Thompson advertises expert horseshoeing with prompt and satisfactory work guaranteed.
Peek and Kandler offer carriage and wagon building painting and repairing general blacksmithing at 514 North Street phone 573 with reasonable prices and good work.
Old reliable dealer Young and Custer advertise honest goods at reasonable prices with showrooms at 310 Fifth Street and 318 Market Street along with phone contacts 728 and 948.
Insurance ad for Co I Knouff offers fire life accident and casualty coverage with prompt settlement of claims and contact in room 1 Spry block phone 1240.
H Weber at 310 Pearl Street offers clothing cleaning repair pressing and tailoring services.
Advertisement lists D C S dental services by F M Bozer at Fourth and Broadway corner over City National Bank with telephone office 363 and residence 1463.
George H. Gise advertises 5 percent money loans and complete insurance services. Contact office at 482 or residence 238 for details.
Advertisement lists D. E. Delzell with office at 404 Market Street stairway east of Kay's tracery and residence at 1918 North Street. Provides phone numbers 253 and 622 and a generic slogan Entire satisfaction.
S Lumber Parker Johnston advertise specialty in interior finishing and store fixtures. They report highest grade of work. Yard mill and office located at corner Spencer and Berkeley Streets. telephone 112.
Ip rear interurban station at 315 Court street supplies granite and marble monuments. Manufacturer offers artistic work at reasonable prices and invites estimates for customer projects.
A brief notice locates the Misses Hendersons School of Music at 1317 Market Street, describing its music instruction venue and address for prospective students.
The Reporter Office at 525 Broadway lists all kinds of job printing including letter heads envelopes statements business cards dodgers and invitations. Prompt service and samples available by telephone call.
D. C. Mathews offers bargains in new and second hand house furnishings and high and low grade bicycles with sundries at second hand prices. Highest prices paid for second hand goods. Motto emphasizes satisfaction, many sales, and small profits. 207 Sixth Street. Phone 636.
H Weber merchant and agent tailor offers spring and summer patterns ready for inspection. Suits start at 15 dollars and up, trousers at 4 dollars and up. Come and see.
H J Trah offers slate tin and metal roofing guttering spouting flue tops furnace repair and general repairs. Located at 311 Fifth Street with prompt careful service and best work.
John Mehaffie offers galvanised iron cornices skylights tin iron slate and iron repairing roofing and spouting at 218 Fifth Street with telephone 59 and mentions aids of Gs in a compact trade card style notice.
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