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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1902
Page
9
Vital statistics list births including Minerva girl and Minerva boy, along with several deaths and addresses. Funeral notices follow for J W Bradshaw with private burial, and a long directory of funeral directors and services including Adams & Krieger and Blanchard. The column also advertises services from embalmers, gaut repairs, and multiple farm and sale notices, with recruiting ads and real estate listings.
A dense list of local church services across multiple congregations. Describes morning and evening worship times, pastors, sermon topics such as The Greater Blessedness and The Prodigal Son, choir or oratorio performances, Sunday school, youth groups, and midweek meetings with welcome to all attendees. Contains numerous church names and street locations.
Certified decrees from Marion Circuit and Superior Courts list public sale dates. Multiple lenders plaintiff Celtic Saving and Loan, Connecticut Mutual Life, and others seek rents profits or fee simple titles on properties in Indianapolis with seven year terms, various lots and additions. Sales set for December dates with deeds, costs, and relief from valuation noted.
Railway freight officials debate rate guarantees to attract industries. Plans to raise commodity and iron rates spark contention among Eastern Central and Western lines. Reports cover pension plans at Southern Pacific and related rail developments, including station receipts and new lines across Indiana and Ohio.
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe submit a proposal to raise livestock rates from the Missouri river to Chicago from 12 cents to 15 cents with most lines willing to accept but not below 23 cents from Kansas City to Chicago The Santa Fe will apply 18 cent rate from Kansas City eastward The recent hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission is under advisement Other railroad moves are noted including wage cost rises and resignations along with belt road congestion affecting Indianapolis deliveries and westbound passenger traffic to California and Colorado.
Joseph P. Byers, superintendent of the Jeffersonville Reformatory, will file his bond today with the secretary of state. The $9 surety bond lists W R Bowers D G Gray and R H Platt of Columbus H E Ramsay of Cleveland ex Governor Asa Bushnell of a field Ohio H W Miller of Indiana and T E Ellison of Fort Wayne as sureties, aggregating a wealth of several millions. I A Gorman, formerly a detective with the Pennsylvania Railroad, has been offered the traveling agent position for the Reformatory.
The Hague hints Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry may tour Europe next summer. Rostoff riots leave twenty workers dead as troops fire on crowds. The Pope and Archbishop Chappelle part in farewell. Cuba and Porto Rico praised. White and Mrs White depart Berlin for Alassio while Choate heads to Egypt. Belfast lord mayor notes King Edward’s likely Ireland visit in 198. Italy’s divorce bill stalls in committee. Hiram Maxim plans two years in the US for health and experiments. Prince Dolgoreukoff of Soud subjected to five years of police supervision after revolutionary acts. Soud district town grants him freedom briefly. Europe records severe weather and heavy snow, including frozen Dutch waters.
The German government pressed to pass the tariff bill quickly to counter Russia’s plan to denounce the commercial treaty before year’s end, and to secure ratification before the Reichstag session ends. It aims to finish the treaty issue before the June general election, removing it from politics. The Spanish cabinet crisis continues with the King hearing leaders and preparing a decision. In France, Combes suspends salaries of bishops over a manifesto urging Concordat principles. the council of state finds the signatories abused authority.
The remains of actress Kate Hassett killed in Philadelphia arrive in Aurora Illinois for the funeral. Other items note the American Society of Mechanical Engineers meeting in New York with J T Wilkins presenting on Rotary Pumps. George Bear an Indian is hanged at Sioux Falls. John Dillon leaves Mercy Hospital to return to New York. Richard Cole released in Washington murder case. Albert Patrick's new-trial motion discussed in New York. Sothern set for Welsh estate purchase. Naval moves as Rodgers relinquishes command. Casey to receive New York as flagship. Panamanian peace efforts and Central American diplomacy mentioned. Snow slide kills two near Baker City Oregon. mine damaged. Yale forms British club for graduates. Ella Gallaugher indicted for perjury. Minnesota land suit involving Russell Sage decided for Sage. Raphael Bove funeral draws 15,000. Progreso oil causes explosion investigation. Cattlemen urge Congress on fences in Nebraska. postal case ends in acquittal. Ohio governor denies habitual-crime pardons. Choctaw migration to Indian Territory under enrollment drive continues.
Bristol stood as manager and secretary of Surety Guarantee and Trust Company and allegedly swindled John R. Prime and M. J. Adams for 4500 and 1000 dollars. J M Knight, ex-German National Bank leader, seeks reversal of a federal judgment after four embezzlement convictions. Miss Bessie Dismukes of Gallatin Tennessee was found unconscious in Memphis, later claiming she was drugged on a train, with a young man from McKenzie cited as a companion.
Grocers and commission men report busy wholesale streets as cooler weather spurs trade. Sugars firm with near term advance forecast. California dried fruits heavy to markets while prune supplies tighten. Eastern markets barely steady. prunes large sizes short as packers buy at higher prices. Fruits vegetables and dairy show active movement with stable to higher prices. South Meridian stores cater to holiday demand. confectioners report best trade yet and three large candy makers ship heavily. Flour remains active with easier prices on most grades.
The local grain market yesterday remained steady across cereals with light receipts. Wheat was mostly rejected on No. 3 red. Corn showed varied grades with higher activity, and track bids reflected steady to firm prices for key lots. The wagon market offered liberal supplies with corn at 40 to 43 cents per bushel and Timothy hay rising to around $12 per ton with other forages also traded.
Wholesale and retail price list covering poultry meat such as turkeys ducks geese and hens, various fats and waxes beeswax feathers hides and suet, also canned candies nuts coal coke and groceries. Includes specific per pound per dozen and per bushel rates for meats dairy eggs produce and seed products with numerous named items and market figures.
A Rome issued instrument like a receipt from Pope Leo XIII was filed in St Louis Probate Court. It shows St Boniface Parish owes 4 000 lire with Francis Holman as creditor. a portion of 65 dollars or 3 135 lire was willed to the Pope. Executors seek Pope aid to settle the estate and obtain a receipt. The Pope’s receipt of 3200 lire was filed.
German warships Slay and ae and the German tra Stosch arrived Curaces in the Caribbean, Dec 5, amid tense naval movements near Willemstad.
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