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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1903
Page
9
Vital statistics note Aug 18 detailing several births, including Allee Dinnago girl and Lulu Marshall girl, and marriages and other names. Also lists elderly and middle aged deaths with ages and addresses, followed by undertakers and local funeral services. Small real estate and miscellaneous notices for sale and rent. Local business ads and financial services included.
Sealed proposals for cot covers are requested by Major W. H. Miller in charge at the 4 Pullman building Chicago. Proposals must be received by 11 am Thursday August 103 for delivery of cot covers meeting standard specifications. Government may reject any or all proposals. Preference to production and fair price. details upon request with proposals labeled Proposals for Cot Covers.
Legal notices announce a public auction of Columbus Barracks property in Columbus Ohio, 71 acres more or less with improvements and reservation land. The sale is set for October 6 at noon with bids starting at the appraised value of 290000 dollars, a 29000 dollar deposit, and payment within days. failure to reach the appraised value may lead to parcel sale if bids do not meet thresholds.
Notice provides several expense estimates for the calendar year to be considered by the Marion County Council under the act, detailing salaries and office costs for the Clerk of Circuit Court and other court expenses. The document lists figures such as 22,300.00 and 14,000.00 with various totals and line items for salaries, office expenses, and erected structures, to be appropriated at the September meeting.
Classified items offer enlistment details for pushship service and English requirements along with multiple business chances. Advertisements include male recruitment notes, female help, and cash basis ventures with stock values from 11 700 to 4 900 plus items for exchange. Brown & Co. Kansas City offers stock and property deals.
New York brokers report a strong session with London profit taking. St Paul, Atchison rise two dollars. Rock Island climbs three dollars, eight dollars in two days. Gould stocks and Butler Brothers lead buying as grain hopes lift rail shares. Room crowd trims gains late, signaling a healthy correction ahead. If prices pull back, coalers should attract buyers.
New York August 18 Today's market shows stocks in strong hands with large interests supporting a bull movement. Heavy buying of top issues absorbed offerings, the late session saw some prices retreat on profit taking but buying remained vigorous, aided by a favorable government crop report.
New York August 18 persistent strength and buoyancy dominated most trading with gains in early hours. A late hour reversal saw selling and bearish activity, with talk of a bear pool forming to curb advances. Despite pullbacks prices remained resilient and sentiment stayed broadly bullish.
Indiana agricultural prospects show weekly temperatures 5 degrees below normal with scattered light showers. Corn is generally healthy but late, clover yields vary, tomatoes for canning are good yet slow, potatoes yield light to fair, and late-season crops like cantaloupes and tobacco look decent in the south. Winter apples fall unevenly and overall crop prospects remain modest. Plowing for fall work continues as some wheat and oats await threshing.
Pennsylvania lines warn that crippling competition from Canadian Pacific and S800 lines may force fare matching to protect eastern business. Reports show July and August 1904 earnings gains across U S railroads, with trunk lines expanding, Pacific tonnage up, and freight showing strong demand.
A report says the Chicago Great Western has passed under Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul control, with MG&T to operate jointly with the two lines. If true, the plan would connect MG&T with Chicago and push the Great Western out of St. Paul territory. Doubts persist locally, but East observers expect possible transfer to stabilize rates.
Indianapolis freight handling surges as railroads demand two freight houses per line and depot space nears limit. Plans for New York to Mexico passenger service emerge across multiple lines. Steel rail orders total 1,101,000 tons for next year, signaling heavy reconstruction. Foreign control of major lines declines while Hamburg America eyes Pacific routes, and industry leaders like Hume and the Interstate Car Company accelerate repair and expansion efforts with growing orders.
The American Printing Company with capital of $20000 was incorporated yesterday in Indianapolis to conduct printing and book publication. Directors are Daniel A. Chenoweth, Wirt D. Hord, and Arthur N. De Vore, all of Indianapolis. Also formed in Indianapolis the Hub Club of Indianapolis at 134 North Senate Avenue with aims in social, literary and political fields. first-year directors include George Pickering and others. Fortville Telephone Company incorporated to operate statewide, especially in Hancock, Madison, Hamilton and Marion counties, with capital stock of $10000 in shares of 30 each.
Richard A. Wells sues Nillia Brewer et al for partition in Circuit Court. Ellen Brock seeks divorce from Phillipe et al in Superior Court Room 1. Sarah Marvin seeks divorce from William Marvin in Circuit Court.
Minute and appellate notes list cases: Keiser vs Mills cross errors in Hamilton C C. Life Insurance Co of America vs Haughton petition to modify in Knox C C. Harrison Callicott vs Allen appellee’s answer in Vanderburg C C. Knickerbocker Ice Co vs Gray appellee’s petition for additional time granted sixty days from Aug 17.
A Georgia case held that a city council may suspend a running at large cattle ordinance if weed growth is deemed unattractive, with no action against the city for injuries from cows. The ruling emphasizes council discretion on expediency and public appearance. Also covers railway passenger removal, accident insurance, trespass liability, and crime escape attempts as brief notes.
A Indianapolis Journal reader argues federal liquor taxes fund saloons, urging abolition of taxes and licenses. The letter traces historic licensing to tavern permits, moral tests, and payments to clerks, noting temperance reforms shifted policy yet a system of state dividends kept saloons alive. It highlights rural protests against licenses and hints repeal will be a political issue.
Instruments filed for record in Marton county Indiana show transfers totaling 45 980 00 with buyers including Charles Meyer Mary B Payne and Michael Glaab among others. Listings cover Morton Place Davidson's addition Belmont and Park avenues with multiple lots and legals. A waiting room and station for the Indianapolis Martinsville line is noted with schedule details.
A poem in praise of Greek letter fraternities, contrasting gay college days with lasting fraternal bonds. It lists many organizations from Phi Gamma Delta to Sigma Chi and Theta Delta Chi, noting true friendship beyond worldly gain and expressing pride from the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
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