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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1903
Page
10
Knox's Meridian street parlors are among the finest in the state with only the finest artists employed to ensure superior grooming and satisfaction for patrons.
The fragment lists business ads for Denison Fire Kindlers and storage firms in Indianapolis, plus public notices from Marion County Indiana 1903 including bid openings for county supplies and probate actions guiding heirs and creditors to appear in court.
In the matter of Joseph A Swartzel bankrupt No 663 District of Indiana a hearing is ordered for December 2 108 before the court at Indianapolis at 9 o clock in the forenoon notice to be published twice in The Journal newspaper and to all known creditors and interested persons in the district. petitioners prayer should not be denied.
Traffic across major lines shows abundance of freight but uneven volumes. Big Four faces congestion at East St. Louis though relief is expected with new engines arriving. Pennsylvania lines handle more than last year, coal shipments rise, and meat and groceries drive wholesale demand as manufacturers grow output.
In New England rail affairs the Boston & Maine and New York New Haven Hartford are under strong investor influence led by the Morgans Rockefellers and Pratts. Talk of a merger or lease to Pennsylvania circulates, while Charles S Mellen remains a key figure at the New York New Haven Hartford. Belt Line traffic shows robust activity with 19 841 cars moved last week and strong livestock moves at Union stockyards.
The Michigan Central ordered six latest passenger locomotives from American Locomotive Co. Several executives changed posts: Alex More named general agent for St. Louis Route into City of Mexico area. W J Mullin takes Albany HQ as industrial agent. C E Schaff returns as Big Four general manager from St Louis. J Stumpf promoted to Wabash terminal superintendent in St Louis. Wabash reports November gross earnings at 529,400, up 23,270 from 1902. year to date April 1 shows 10,385,000 up 1,234,400. Fort Worth dropped as winter tourist point. Baltimore & Ohio boosts staff with M L Byers as assistant to transportation head. Kansas City bids to lure Missouri Pacific expansion. Illinois Central pays 676, and a 7% gross earnings tax to Illinois for six months 1909 totaling 1,075,789.
London reports a firmer belief that the Bank of England will not need to raise rates soon as stock prices rise on Paris peace hopes in the Russo Japanese crisis. Japanese bonds gain while Russians show less fluctuation. Chilean bond prices improve on news of warship sales to Britain, with Argentines, Brazilians, and Americans strengthening.
John Alexander Dowie presented a settlement plan to Zion creditors and receivers in Chicago, proposing cash payments and a cash basis for future dealings. He claimed Zion's assets exceed liabilities by 1 314,000,000 and cited orders for lace and candy. The proposal aims to dismiss the investigation and allow Dowie to raise funds to settle obligations.
A Washington patent reveals a newly patterned tackhammer styled after a magazine gun. The head of a householder returning from work may enjoy using this refined hammer for tasks like laying a parlor carpet, offering a novel improvement in household tools.
An illustrated unit explains a novel hammering device with a jointed handle and a channel that feeds multiple tacks under the hammer head. The mechanism holds tacks until a strike releases each one into carpet or material below. The piece also contains miscellaneous verse fragments.
The New York Financier publishes a table of New York City banks showing totals and the percentage of reserves. It lists banks and the reserve categories including deposits with non United States associates, noting increases and decreases in totals.
Increased activity grips general wholesale trade ahead of holidays with jobbers and commission men reporting a surge in demand for produce and poultry. Wholesale staple trade remains large, while prices shift modestly with eggs easing and poultry softer. Cotton goods and coffee show minor price moves as manufacturers and shippers price shifts ripple through.
Fragmentary OCR reads include scattered words like bluegrass grass Seagte or bluegrass and names such as Kat Timothy. Other readable items are unclear, leaving the core event undetermined and the article incomplete.
In Room 1 Judge McMaster hears several divorces with evidence heard and costs decreed. parties include Mattie Schafer vs William Schafer, Inez Noel vs Mitchell Noel, Kate Davis vs Joseph Davis, and Tommy mer vs Floyd Brammer, among others. Submissions and advisement noted. a temporary injunction action and a grand lodge matter appear. In Room 3 Judge Vinson Carter, cases include Kendall note dismissed and paid, and Williams et al. verdicts with costs. Circuit Court lists verdicts and new suits filed including foreclosures and damages claims for Home Builders Savings and Lonzo O Hough et al.
Snapshot of docket items including Bak CT and Railway Company versus Barnes administratrix and related appellate matters. Mentions Frank J. Dunn et al. against State ex rel Eakin and notes Board of County Commissioners and various authorities. Proceedings include assignments and errors as listed in the record.
Fragmentary timetable notes show departure and arrival times from Greenfield with intermediate stations. Mentions early morning and afternoon trips, 7 00 am and 3 30 pm style timings, but readable details are incomplete.
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