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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1901
Page
10
Banker transacts general banking business receiving deposits subject to draft. Collects dividends and remits. Acts as fiscal agent for corporations and negotiates security issues of railroads and other companies. Deals in Government Bonds and other investment securities.
Chicago and New York traders lift prices as government crop data flag higher demand. September wheat gains about 2 percent, corn and oats rise, while wheat, corn, oats and provisions show further strength on active trading and large visible supplies.
New York reports receipts and pricing for butter and cheese with firm demand in many categories. Philadelphia and Baltimore note steady butter and dull to firm cheese, while Chicago, St. Louis and Louisville track egg markets and petroleum, turpentine, and other commodities with varied demand and prices.
New York reports a depressed opening in railroad shares led by Rock Island Missouri Pacific Union Pacific and Atchison as government crop data weighed. Some recovery followed late in the session with United States Steel trading strong on a rumored settlement and Sugar dipping on illness rumors about Havemeyer, while People’s Gas and Western Union rose on late demand and deal activity. Bonds remained quiet with sales at par around 1 015 million.
New York August twelve market news notes that government crop reports did not shake prices much while labor strike efforts at United States Steel and Carnegie companies faltered. Stocks finished broadly higher on some gains in steel, with limited new buying and a generally quiet sentiment from Chicago buyers for People's Gas.
New York August 12 reports little news after morning trading. After a 106 point decline buyers returned, lifting most stocks above Saturday levels. Louisville & Nashville advanced on August earnings. Southern Pacific and Western Union teased better prospects. Mining profits and financing spark optimism as capital drives Western ore discoveries toward bullion.
Summary of international money markets with rates for Indianapolis New York Chicago Boston Philadelphia St. Louis Baltimore Cincinnati London Paris Berlin and London metal prices. Includes treasury balance totals for Washington and Monday expenditures and an annual saving in interest, noting gold reserve figures and bond purchases and yields.
The list records issued certificates for numerous individuals and locations, including Original-Gilbert Ro Stormont of Princeton with 8 dollars, John Harmon (deceased) of Fort Wayne with 10 dollars, and several others across Indiana and Illinois. Names span Eliza J. Lamsford Indianapolis to Susan Downhower New Haven, with amounts ranging from 8 to 17 dollars and references to War with Spain and widows.
The New York Evening Post reports calls for Americans to tell Britain that horses and mules sold here help its South African war effort. It argues owners may legally sell their property at market price without regard to destination, noting buyers will seek other markets if supplies are restricted.
Livestock trading across Union Stock Yards Indianapolis and Interstate Stockyards sees hogs steady to higher with strong demand for heavy hogs and tighter sheep and lamb trade. Cattle receipts light. steers and cows mostly steady or slightly lower amid quiet market activity. Western and Texan offerings influence prices, with notable quotes for extra prime and good to choice steers and feeding stock.
Real estate transfers list shows numerous parcels in Indianapolis, including Crown Hill Cemetery Lot 441, West Park, Fletcher's Brookside additions, and West Indian avenues. Transfers involve individuals such as Catherine Higgins, Andrew Kraft, Valentine Gerber, and James Galbraith, with sale amounts and lot descriptions across multiple blocks and streets.
A fragmented notice details permits and costs for multiple projects: A Noffke requests an addition at 32 Columbia Avenue with cost unspecified. Thomas Laydon lists a kitchen and porch at 212 West South Street with cost not clearly stated. German Lutheran schoolhouse repairs at 3 East Market Street with an estimated $200. M J Kelly plans a cottage at corner Thirtieth and Nice Avenue with uncertain figures. Grace Church Evangelical Association frames a church at Beville Avenue with nominal estimates. another cottage at 2101 South Avenue with unclear cost. The fragmentary record includes partially legible item names and addresses, typical of a mid‑20th-century municipal permit ledger.
Brokers on the New York curb staged a practical joke by creating a fake stock named Newsey Mosquito Exterminator with capital of 100000 dollars. Traders traded thousands of shares, believing it real, until truth dawned, leaving several large losses and the curb traders claiming a humorous ploy.
The Ambition of Bradford portrays Bradford of Massachusetts as a political moralist wary of imperial policy. He seeks Democratic backing by claiming he can secure a victory. if nominated, he pledges a campaign focused on national questions only as they affect Massachusetts.
The piece discusses whether Indianapolis witnesses can be compelled to testify in the Neely case without an extradition treaty. It notes the Cuban funds angle, the Cuban allegiance issue, and references the Neely decision on extradition and war powers. It considers if the government can force a Cuban citizen back to Cuba to stand trial, and hints at a broader constitutional dispute.
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