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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1903

Page

3

VITAL STATISTICS DEC 7

Vital statistics show numerous marriages addresses and infant entries across Madison area with many individuals named Parker Powers Richwine Hendrixson and others. Death notices list Deaver Sindlinger Woollen and multiple hospital admissions including Johns Hopkins notables and local clinics.

Wanted male help and sales roles in city papers

Classified notices seek male help for a telegraph and phone exchange job, a warehouse or editorial department position, and sales routes for a Sunday Indianapolis paper. Applicants must be able to read write English and be between specified ages or eligibility criteria.

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Submarine Pleasure Boat Advertises Safe Underwater Trip

A sensational ad promises a safe underwater voyage for the timid, describing an inventor’s pleasure craft. Also a help wanted notice seeks a competent female cashier at Knox 3 EB Washington St.

Knox Washington St

Submerged Cable-Powered Boat Promises Illusion of Speed

A novel vessel will be air fed by a dual purpose arrangement and pulled by a bottom lake railway cable. A fast spinning propeller and a towering column of bubbles from the air chamber create the impression of racing speed through glass port holes for passengers.

Cotton Prices Decline on Liverpool Cables and Realizing

New York December 7 Today's cotton market moved lower amid disappointing Liverpool cables and heavy realizing. The local bull clique lent support and attempted to lift prices as talks of mill curtailment and a low government estimate fueled a demoralized goods trade. The reaction is expected to continue if bulls in New York and New Orleans sustain buying.

Albert R. Thompson & Co New York Liverpool Bull Clique New Orleans

Real Estate Sales Recorded in Marion County 1903

Instruments for the twenty four hours ending Dec 7 1903 record transfers in Marion County Indiana. Listings show multiple sellers and buyers including Maria C Lilly Willis P Maine Arthur V Brown Orange Young John J Coopers Northwest addition and Horace Hunt with prices ranging from 25 to 9 000 dollars along with notes of various lot parcels and trusteeships and a personal memoir fragment appears among the legal notices.

Recorder’s Marion County Indiana Maria C. Lilly Willis P. Maine Indianapoli Arthur V. Brown Ax Orange Young Lot John J. Cooper Northwest John H. C Horace Hunt Lot Hubbard Hubbard Albert Hockensmith Harry E. Hockensmith H. Schowe Baall L. Allen Ferguson Hill Place Caroline L. Leonard William H. H. Miller Eaerems Bruce Boswell de of the New Frank M. Millikan Charles’ E. Barrett Lota Sani Chanen Cro Trustee's Clifford-av Mt Atikan Et Ux Charles B Ada Weensobora

Traffic of November Brightens Railroads Across Indiana

In November freight and passenger activity showed strong gains for major lines centered at Indianapolis. Cars totaled 122273 with heavier loads than last year, and passenger ticket sales climbed across the Big Four and connected lines. In court, Judge Thompson denied a government bid to halt a steel bridge project on the Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railway, affirming Congress’s reach over river bridges. Additional plans include a $3 million box signal system between Cincinnati and St. Louis and expanded terminals, plus Monon’s Florida service starting January via Chicago and other lines.

Indianapolis Pennsylvania Lake Erie & Western Monon Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton Union Station Pullman Company United States District Court Thompson Columbus Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railway Muskingum River Dresden State Board of Public Works United States Congress Railroad Supreme ‘Our Condines Teapel John F. Miller Harry Miller Loret B. & O. Southwestern St. Louis Frank J. Reed The Jan. Il Florida St. Augustine Fla Chicago Queen & Crescent Volney T. Malott H. F. Houghton Big Four New York American Railway Association New York & Jacksonville Eee Seaboard Tampa Grand Rapids & Indiana A. P. Garrison Kalamazoo W. C. Fargo Indiana and Ohio American Express Company Familly John H. Hanna Grand Trunk King Edward Hotel Toronto Co. E. Schaff J. Q. van Winkle Gener Willam Garstang Oelour Airo J. H. Jones Illinois Central F. Montgomery George E. Sample Mr. Jones Central G. H. Waldo Hamilton & Yton Wabash Construction Fort Wayne Findlay, Fort Wayne & Western Indianapolis & Vincennes Pere Marquette Belfast Ind Lake Shore Lake Shore Road Toledo Elkhart George W. Weedon Minneapolis Facas Railroad Ieland Mr. Weedon Cr. L. Kimball Pennsylvania Lines George Ars Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Peoria Car Service S. E. Cottera Merit and Demerit Wabash BV Ener

Bloomington to Sullivan rail line pushed for completion

A Blooming ton dispatch reports financial backers urge finishing the Indianapolis Southern line from Indianapolis to Sullivan within one year. Grade may drop to 1.5 percent, net cost around 500000 dollars. Key figures Volney Malott and H F Houghton travel to advance the plan as crews push grading and construction along multiple divisions.

Journal Bloomington Indianapolis Southern Indianapolis Sullivan Clear Creek Station

Erratic Grain Trade Ends Mixed Despite Bullish Crop News

Spot futures showed initial firmness on bullish crop reports and heavy Argentine buying but later eased under Western pressure and a larger visible supply. Front contracts closed modestly higher while options remained steady. coffee and cottonseed oil markets firmed amid mixed volumes and cautious profit-taking.

Duluth Sige F. O. B Argentina Iatgady Rio Santos Wall Street

Trade in Grain Markets Across Several Cities

Wheat and corn values fluctuated with December and May contracts shown. Major price points include No. 2 red wheat and No. 2 hard wheat, soybeans not listed, and oats and barley varying by region. Shipments and arrivals data accompany price quotes, reflecting a broad, unsettled movement in U S grain markets across St Louis Kansas City Cincinnati Duluth Minneapolis Toledo and Philadelphia with general firmness in some staples and softer tones in others.

ST. Louis Eec Eran U. Kansas City Cincinnati Steee Ste Sale Duluth Ste Minneapolis Sic Northern Toledo Timothy Alsuce Iverpool Milwaukee

Government creates 624 million dollar annual appropriations request

The secretary of the treasury transmitted to Congress the government's annual appropriation estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1905, totaling 624,502,146 dollars. Compared with 569,189,112 dollars for 1904 and 605,286,990 dollars for the previous year, the document lists department by department totals and notable increases and decreases in salaries, public works, and defense programs.

Congress Secretary of the Treasury Washington State Department Treasury War Department Navy Department Interior Post Office Treasury Department District of Colum War Naval Establishment Interior Department Agricultural

Trade and bankruptcy items sweep across markets and ports

Trade news reports reduced wage scales at the American Tin-plate Company in Chester West Virginia with full plant restart on January 1. Boston auto express receiver appointed. Coburn bankruptcy filing with liabilities around 236 thousand. Knight Errant sugar cargo reaches Boston. Bank and stock market notes include Dennett brokers failure and Standard Oil capital increase.

Chester W. Va American Tin-plate Company Henry 8. MacPherson Boston Auto Express Company Colt United States Circuit Court Frank G. Coburn Brookline Mass Knight Errant Boston Java Dennett Bros. & Co The Stock Exchange Dennett, Crane & Blanchard Bank of Ravia I. T Neal Standard Oil Company of New York City Albany New Jersey H. G. Stuffier & Co General Merchandise United States Des Moines Bank of Colfax Sharon (Pa American Steel Foundries Eee San Francisco Moscow Russia le Ae Aea Holt United States District Court New York James G. Monabee Oil Seeds Pressing Company Diay New Bedford Fitchburg Baltic Conn Taftville John M. Egan J. F. Hanson Theodore C. Kline Kline J. D. Callery Pittsby Railway Companies Mr. Callery Justice Holt Peter Alexander Lehman Mercer Street First National Bank of Allegheny Federal National Bank of Itsburg Isis Elegant End Charen 5. Ip En First National Bank of Itis Speer

Poultry Market in Downturn Seen, Rabbits Cut Again

Wholesale and local poultry markets show dull early week trading with signs of improved sentiment by week end. Rabbit prices were cut again amid heavier receipts, while overall wholesale trade reports from across the country indicate stronger conditions and higher activity compared with last year.

Wikely California Staaten

Local Train Schedule Changes Reach Indianapolis Area

Beginning Sunday November 1, Lapine local trains from Indianapolis will connect with Anderson and Mediate points, with hourly service and multiple limited trains to Muncie and Elwood. Direct connections link Alexandria and Marion, with intermediate stops in Tipton and Tat Tipton area. Trains aim to deliver to all points before morning hours.

Lapine Anderson Indianapolis Alexandria Marion Muncie

Indianapolis and Northwesters Traction Timetable Fragments

Fragmented timetable notes several routes and schedules for Indianapolis and nearby lines. It lists waiting rooms, offices, and car departures to Lebanon Frankfort Martinsville Southport Greenwood and more with hourly patterns and last cars, plus consignments cutoff and delivery notes.

Lebanon Ind Indianapolis Livy West Maryland Street Union Po Fort Fort Frankfort Eeapolis Lebassa Indi All Pointe Indirapolis Gerington Southport Greenwood Pranklin Amity Edinburg A. m Thelin Meridian Gary Martinsville

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