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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1903

Page

9

Births listed in Vital Statistics August 10

Vital Statistics column lists numerous births with names and addresses across Indianapolis and nearby areas. Entries include Ida Ferguson Irvington boy, Lena Buerz Indianapolis boy, Mary Thompson Indianapolis girl, Pearl Carter Indianapolis girl, and several others. The section also notes deaths, medical conditions, and several funeral and undertaker notices.

Ida Ferguson Irvington Lena Buerz Indianapolis Mary Thompson Iniianapolis Bella Kuleen Calhoun G. Griffith Pearl Carter McCormick Jennie Thomas Spruce Haus Chicago Bellefontaine Lillian Martin East Tenth

For SALE Indiana maps and other items advertised

Classified items list sales offers for maps by George F Cramp and stock Indiana visual maps. Also offers wanted ads for paper ruler and a recruitment notices for U S Army and Marines with addresses in Indianapolis. Rates stated as five cents per line.

Treewiis G. M. M Agt Law Building Indiana George F Cram the Journal Indianapolis Ind

Wanted Women Earn Money Selling Essential Family Item

Ladies can find profit in spare moments by selling a daily essential to families on a good commission. Commission continues as the product is used, offering a fine opportunity to fight parties. Address Box 74, care the Journal.

Care the Journal

Freight prospects boost railway activity for months ahead

Rail traffic is expected to be heavy through year end and into 1904 with abundant freight from iron, steel, coal, lumber, brick, provisions, and produce straining yards. Labor issues and incomplete yard upgrades pose the main risk, while Lake Erie & Western shows strong July earnings and Evansville & Terre Haute gains via St. Louis & San Francisco connections.

New England

Canadian Pacific declares half year dividends on stock

At a Montreal meeting of Cana dian Pacific Railway directors a 2 percent dividend on preferred stock for the half year ended June 3 was declared and a 3 percent dividend on common stock for the same period. Fiscal year results show gross earnings of 43,957,375 with net income 17,123,6s after expenses and charges, leaving a surplus carried forward of 3,978,200 after all dividends.

Canadian Pacific Railway Company Montreal

Santa Fe opens grain transport to Kansas City system

The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway will open its facilities to grain transport via Kansas City. It will deliver cars to Burlington, Wabash, Missouri Pacific and Kansas City Southern lines after rescinding a recent order. J Q Van Winkle returns home today from a ten day Colorado trip. New book on Western sales and department of maintenance of way issues noted.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company Kansas City Santa Fe Burlington, Wabash, Missouri Pacific Kansas City Southern Railroad J. Q van Winkle Colorado Lake Ws Western Department of Engineer of

Rail traffic notes and executive changes in 1900s era

A wide-ranging transport roundup reports on Lake Shore traffic management, planned double tracking projects on the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago line, and rolling stock orders. It notes pension actions at Southern Pacific, water supply upgrades at North Washington, and leadership shifts at Northern Pacific and Pennsylvanian lines. It also covers Erie electric operations, Big Four track work, and reactions to proposed export grain rates affecting Atlantic and gulf ports with emphasis on key executives and lines.

Hocking Valley Road Ohio Central Zanesville & Western BE. F. Kearney St. Louis J. A. Winnedge Big Four Juniata Baltimore F. S. Longstreet Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Is Preparing For Large Passenger Business To Wingne Creatore Columbus & Hocking Valley Columbus Vanderbilts Southern Pacific Pension Board Rea The North Washington W. L. Daving Northern Pacific Rock Island C.S. Mellen E. J. Pearson Mr. Pearson Livingston Mont E. A. Ford Pennsylvania Lines West Mackinac Island General Passenger Association Protective Bureau Association Erie Dayton, Springfield & Urbana Electric Railway Company Springfield Durbin Ohio Pana Indianapolis Illinois Central Wall Street West Middle West Joe Green A. J. Cassatt Philadelphia Mr. Cassatt Green Frank Thompson Pittsburg Thompson Chicago Bar Harbor Atlantic Gulf Ports Central Traffic Freight Association Missouri Pacific Liverpool Galveston Central Freight Association Trunk Line Association Gulf Port Lines Lackawanna Lee Lake Erie & Western

Bids Received for Vermont Street Cement Walks and More

The Board of Works field bids for cement walks and curbs along Vermont street from Oriental to Arsenal, Parker avenue from Roosevelt to Twenty-third, and Tenth street from Brookside to Arsenal. Central Construction, Marion Caldwell, and Francis M. Lackey appear among bidders. Final assessments approved for High Street area works and private Holton Place properties.

Vermont Street South Side Oriental Street Arsenal Avenue Marion Caldwell Central Construction Company First Alley New York Street Francis M. Lackey William M. Ostermeier Tenth Street North Side Brookside Avenue J. D. Hoss High Street McCarty Street Prospect Street J. K. Te" Cooper Irty-Second Street Meridian Street Central

West Street Sewer Petition Referred for Dawson/Prospect area

Petition and referred action for catch basins on West street from North street to ninety feet north of tenth street. Includes plan to connect Dawson street catch basins from Prospect street to Woodlawn avenue with sewer in the first alley north of Prospect street.

West Street North Street Tenth Street Dawson Street Prospect Street Woodlawn Avenue G. A. Schnuil Meridian First Streets Jacob Metzger Capitol Avenue Hamburg Street Beit Napoleon Street Iowa Street E. R. Bladen Pratt Street A. Morris East Nineteenth Street Simon Hoffmark Pleasant Four Fame Co A. Richards L Tornett Anderson Street

Senator Ulrey Leads Indy Tipton Oil Lease Plan

A preliminary meeting in Indianapolis and Tipton discussed forming an oil company to develop a Adams county lease. Senator Lew W. Ulrey of Fort Wayne was absent. another meeting is set for tomorrow at the Grand. Ulrey holds a 420 acre Geneva area lease to be taken over by the new firm.

Indianapolis Tipton Adams County Lew W. Ulrey Fort Wayne Senator Ulrey Geneva

Fair Monday Trade Boosts Liberal Arrivals and Steady Prices

Fair Monday’s trade shows vegetables plentiful and prices low with brisk demand. Merchants and traveling salesmen predict a strong fall trade as raw trade remains active. Eggs butter flour and meats show steady to firmer prices. corn and oats priced in line with district reports. wagon market lists modest gains and steady supply amid improving but cautious demand.

Ile the Board of Trade Hay Timothy Prairie

Italians Clash Over Tiny Debt In Justice Court

In a local justice court a three-way dispute over nine dollars and eighty-seven cents tangled Alexander Friese the second hand furniture dealer and Adam Mack an Italian laborer. Mack admitted owing seven dollars but testified he paid through the wife and installments. Mrs Mack corroborated him as their small son cried aloud in court. Friese’s bill totaled twenty two dollars with eight eighty seven due. Judge Smock reserved ruling for the next day. Also a colored barber from California Robert Dodds was fined for loitering and carrying a concealed razor in Police Court. He claimed the tool was for his trade. The judge doubted the rusted instrument and noted a barber would carry all or none.

Smock Alexander Friese Adam Mack Adam Mack Friese Fieje Robert Dodds California Sandman Hostetter St. Louis Whallon

Muldoon Declared Insane and Committed to Central Hospital

In Justice Stout's court yesterday John Muldoon was found insane and committed to the Central Hospital for the Insane. He claimed to possess a vast fortune, saying he owns a million aire, and told the court he was elected Pope last Sunday with six of his brothers as cardinals.

Rosina Stoner Seeks Divorce and Name Restoration

In a Circuit Court filing Rosina Stoner accuses husband Charles Stoner of cruel inhuman treatment and failure to provide She requests restoration of her maiden name Rosina Knox in the petition filed yesterday.

Rosina Stoner Charles Stoner Rosina Knox

Foreclosure and Quiet Title Actions Listed in Court

Eugene Sheehan and Margaret A Williams face a foreclosure in Superior Court Room 1. John Fellenzer sues James Burns et al for quiet title in Superior Court Room 2. Frances Fellenzer also sues Burns et al for quiet title in Superior Court Room 2. Rosina Stoner seeks divorce from Charles C Stoner in Circuit Court.

Eugene Sheehan Margaret A. Williams Reii John Fellenzer James Burns Frances Fellenzer Superior Court Rosina Stoner Charles C. Stoner Circuit Court

Higher Courts Record Supreme Court Minutes Index Entries

Appellate and state court briefings and records listed for multiple cases across Delaware, Allen, Miami, Wells, Huntington, Montgomery, Morgan, and other circuits. Includes appellent briefs, appellees’ briefs, replies, petitions for time, and assignments of errors. notes numerous parties such as Henry H. Peele, James E. Stafford, Cyrus B. St. John, Charles Leer, Emma Robinson, and Ohio Oil Company. entries span various counties and courts.

James E. Stafford Cyrus B. St. John Delaware C. C. Appellee Indiana Natural Gas and Oil Company Charles Leer C. C John Christman Maurice Howe Miami The Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Association of Allen County James Pennsylvania Company Catherine Dickson Morgan C. C. Appellees George Godfrey John W. White Allen C. C. Appellees

Prices Paid by Shippers Trading In Various Goods

Prices paid by shippers for poultry cheese butter and other items listed include tom turkeys 7c hen turkeys 9c hens 9c cocks 1c young ducks 7c springs 9c geese 3 50 per doz. Wisconsin cheese 2c New York full creams 1c Swiss 16c brick 1c limburger 2c butter 1c. Hides and tallow prices show No 1 green salted hides 8c No 2 7c calf 1c 2 calves 6c tallow No 1 442c No 2 4c. Candies and nuts list multiple varieties with prices per pound and per assortment. Various anthracite and cannel coal prices for different towns and buyers, plus coke prices. Bags and handling surcharges noted. Alcohol and chemical prices included for wholesale buyers. Dry goods prices for bleached and brown sheetings from multiple brands and weights.

Wisconsin New York Lacaers Payli Wester

The Rose and the Dream: A Henley Verse Note

A fragmentary verse excerpt by W E Henley contrasts fleeting summer with looming winter and the persistence of time. The speaker laments lost dreams and unfulfilled deeds, while contemplating love and laughter against fate. The passage echoes themes of memory, longing, and the inevitability of change.

Provisions and Produce Prices from Local Market List

A historical market listing details sugar cured hams and pork cuts with weights and prices, alongside a broad array of produce such as apples onions lemons peaches and pears. The catalog notes per bushel and per crate costs, home grown items, and various seed mixes with unit prices and bulk amounts.

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Real Estate Transfers Recorded in Marion County

Instruments filed for record in Marion County Indiana for the 24 hours ending 5 pm Aug 10 1908 show multiple transfers including William L Rice to James E Oy Lot 276 Sec 3 West Patt. Arthur W Brown to Elmer Catt aoe 1% Bik 5 Tuxedo Park. Clarence R Rhodes to Charles Burris Lat 67 T B Elliett sub city Indianapolis. John E Osborn to Evansville Real-estate Building Company Lot 32 Bik 4 North Indiana. Mary E Florence Louise Dryer to Walter Becker West Washington St. and other entries for numerous lots, cemetery plots, and small property repairs noted. Premium prices range around 1 600 to 4 200 dollars with various parcels listed.

Recorder’s Marion County Indiana William L. Rice James E. Oy Arthur W. Brown Elmer Catt Tuxedo Park Clarencé R. Rhodes Charles Burris T. B. Elliett City of Indianapolis W. Dietz Dietz Washington-tt Jeanie Noble Whaley Thomas A. Fletcher John E. Osborn Evansville Real-estate Building Company Bik North Marea Hare Ny “Jackson Hare’g Missouri-st. Add Sarah Grabhorn Wil H. Schroemer Baker's Walker Lewis W. Peer Minnie Indianapolis India Grima James R. Harle Menett Lot West Park Hooker Fe Deesdianapolis

Train Schedule Fragments From Martinsville Martindale Route

Southeastern Traction Co provides timetable snippets for a daily shuttle from Indianapolis to Martinsville and back via intermediate stations. First car departs Indianapolis for Martinsville at early morning hours and runs hourly to late afternoon. return trip starts from Martinsville with first car at 5 00 p m and hourly service to 4 30 p m. separate Mooresville to Indianapolis leg also noted.

Franklin Building Meridian Georgia Richmond Greenfield Knightstown Seta Kentucky Washington Indianapolis Martinsville Greenwood Shelbyville

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