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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
6
Corrected daily figures from Sever Bros and Bishop Elevator Co show poultry items like chickens ducks capons and turkeys with butter per pound. Grain prices list wheat corn both white and yellow with regional quotation ranges and cattle and sheep values per cwt or per pound.
Chicago May 22 reports Burns and Johnson expect to meet for the world heavyweight title perhaps at Goldfield Nevada on Labor Day with a $35 000 purse and Burns to receive 30 000 regardless of result. Curley lists six possible referees and assigns payment terms and forfeits to guarantee the match.
Daily market summary shows hogs at 5.40 to 5.55 with Hogs rough packers at 4.50 to 5.00 and calves trading from 4.00 to 6.09 in mixed quality ranges. Reader sees bids and price bands for hogs and calves across several grades.
A fragmented notice lists corrections for a dairy advertisement by D V Cook and Company. Readable portions indicate a correction or update to previously printed text.
Chicago May 21 steady flour markets with spring wheat around 6.00 to 6.10 and Minnesota hard patent 4.90 to 5.10. Wheat futures show July 90 ¾ to September A 5 7P8ic. corn quiet July 664 CM%e. oats lively May 4 Sige. butter and eggs with varied price ranges. potatoes and live poultry priced by type and weight.
May 21 rapid report shows flour subdued with weak rye and cornmeal, wheat spot firm at No. 2 red 1.05, No. 1 northern Duluth 1.74, No. 2 hard winter 1.13, May close 1.07, July and September futures mixed. corn steady at No. 2 78 nominal, oats steady to easy with mixed varieties noted.
Market notes show mixed cattle values with prime steers around 6.50 and cows 4.00 6.00 in Chicago. Hog prices range from 5.40 to 5.70 for heavy and mixed classes, with pigs at 4.00 15.25. Omaha benchmarks list native steers 4.75 7.0 and hogs steady around 5.57 to 6.12, while sheep improve only modestly with lambs 57 to 56.50.
National League games showed Chicago beating East St. Louis 14 to 11 with 1 error. St Louis edged New York 6 to 4 in Chicago. Cincinnati won 6 to 5 at Philadelphia. American League totals included Philadelphia over Philadelphia 81 to 1, Detroit beating Washington 4 to 0, and New York routing Chicago 9 to 38. Association play featured St Paul beating Minneapolis 18 to 3. Central League saw Evansville defeat Fort Wayne 5 to 2. Terre Haute topped Terre Flante 7 to 2. Zanesville won 3 to 1 over Grand Rapids. Three I League results include Rock Island 5 to 3 over Bloomington and Clinton 9 to 1 over Peru. Western League records Lincoln 5 to 2 over Denver, Sioux City 10 to 7 over Pueblo.
Annie L Manley sues Philippe Pelhap Marcell former Harvard Romance Languages professor for 25000 breach of promise claiming weekly affair payments totaling about 3150 monthly gifts of six diamond rings a watch and 500 for earrings and letters signed Your Old Man He is alleged to have proposed Paris marriage and witnesses include Beatrice Hall widow of a killed Black pugilist who testified Marcell caressed Manley in her presence and spoke of Paris nuptials
Albany May 22. Gov Hughes faces a fierce battle over race track betting bills with a corruption fund reportedly up to 1 000 000. He seeks anti betting passage via an extra session while bosses of both parties back the race track interests hoping to sway legislators.
Purdue seniors plan a campus circus on Saturday June 6 with a 4000 seat tent. The event, first of its kind at Purdue, features contortionists aerialists clowns wild beasts and Western show acts. Hundreds of tickets sold and posters up in Lafayette amid gala week festivities.
The annual meeting of the Indiana post office clerks will be held in Ander son on May 30.
An American visitor jokes about Versailles Garden as an acre property ripe for purchase on a blanket mortgage and development into a subdivision at front-foot prices, while a guide introduces the famed site. The exchange frames a humorous contrast between wonder and speculative real estate talk.
Gatti-Cazazza criticizes his own Metropolitan Opera director salary terms while public buildings bills in Congress draw the pork barrel description and critics mock the end seat fellow.
Six people were seriously hurt when a vehicle rolled over in South Bend. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene, transporting the injured to area hospitals for treatment and observation. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.
A Walcott Vermont resident credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing a severe dysentery attack after obtaining it from druggist M. J. Leach. The product was purchased through W. H. Porter.
A reader guide notes that all businesses are sorted alphabetically with printed references such as printing under P. The notice underscores the directory’s organization for locating services within the Louisa city area.
Carl J. Horn lists office in the Stettiner building with telephone number 700. Promotes plans and specifications carefully prepared for projects and inquiries.
L Dilley and Company operate flour, feed, and hay business at 515 Market Street with telephone line 87 serving local customers.
In Pittsburg on May 22 11 year old Ralph C Barr died after being struck in the chest by a hard hit ball during a Hazelwood baseball game. He fell and died almost immediately with spectators and players in shock.
A brief reflection from Josh Wise praising resilience and a positive outlook despite challenges, highlighting his stubborn optimism and belief in better days ahead.
Columbia Brewing Co makers of the famous Columbia beer solicits family trade. Telephone number 40.
Merrill and Son at 422 High Street advertise high test gasoline and coal oil that won’t gum stoves. They claim not in the trust and offer best gasoline and coal oil at 10 cents, inviting readers to drop a card for a trial order.
The Merrill and Son coal oil and gasoline ad at 422 High Street offers best coal oil at 10 cents and gasoline at 14 cents with a note they are not in the trust and inviting trial orders.
Ed F Leonard of 222 Heath Street advertises coal at the best price and offers wood and coke. Telephone 1632 is listed for contact.
C L Dilley & Co at 515 Market Street lists coal high grade horse feed lime cement and sewer pipe among its offerings with telephone number 87 for orders and inquiries.
Peek and Kandler offer carriage and wagon building painting and repairing general blacksmithing at 514 North Street with reasonable prices and good work. Phone 573.
H. Weber offers clothing cleaning repair and pressing services at 310 Pearl Street. Tailoring available.
F M Bozer D Dentists located at corner Fourth and Broadway over City National Bank. Office phone 3637 residence 1463 listed for dental care services.
Advertising blurb for Young & Custer selling harnesses, buggies, and wagons. Promotes two store locations at 310 Fifth Street and 318 Market Street with phone contacts 728 and 948. Emphasizes reliability and reasonable prices.
Insurance listing for Cc.t Knouft in Spry block Room 1 offers fire life and casualty coverage with a claim services emphasis and prompt settlement sought from old and trusted companies.
George H. Gise promotes five percent money supply and a full range of insurance services. Contact the office at phone 482 or residence at 238 for assistance.
Listing provides an office address 404 Market Street stairway east of Ray's grocery with phone 253 and residence at 1918 North Street with phone 622. The note says Entire satisfaction.
Parker and Johnston advertise as specialists in interior finishing and store fixtures. They operate a yard mill and office located at the corner of Spencer and Berkeley streets and can be reached by telephone at 112.
Co A Price offers granite and marble monuments from 315 Court Street near the rear interurban station. Artistic work at reasonable prices invites customers to obtain estimates on their memorial needs.
The Reporter Office offers all kinds of job printing including letter heads envelopes statements business cards invitations and more. A telephone call will bring the man with samples.
D. C. Mathews offers bargains on new and secondhand house furnishings and bicycles. Highest prices paid for secondhand goods. Motto emphasizes satisfaction, many sales and small profits. Contact at 207 Sixth Street or phone 636.
Merchant and agent tailor H. Weber advertises spring and summer patterns for inspection. Suits start at 15 dollars and up, trousers at 4 dollars and up. Customers invited to come and see.
H J Trah offers slate tin and metal roofing guttering spouting flue tops furnace repairs and general repairs at 311 Fifth Street. All work done in the best possible manner by a practical timer with reliable service.
John Mehaffie offers galvanised iron cornices skylights tin iron slate repairs routing and spouting at 218 Fifth Street telephone 59 all kinds of tty services listed with contact details.
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