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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1903

Page

3

Market summaries from Pittsburgh St Louis and Omaha cattle reports

Cattle receipts light to 4,000 with mixed prices across cities. Pittsburgh notes steady to higher bids on select cattle and hogs mixed. St Louis reports slow steady tones with beef and steer ranges. Omaha shows active hogs and steady cattle, lambs strong at times and varied calf and sheep values.

HOSS Bate Pittsburg BT. Louis Nec Texas A Tntian Atockers Hood Wis Omaha Texas Eeen Heen Dee

Real estate transfers filed in Marion County records

Instruments for 24 hours ending Dec 2 18%, listing transfers by Oakland Lele, John Bush, Walter J Roth, W H et ux, Dietz, Hanna, Cline, Frank W, Margaret Bruce, Austin Smith, Delmer Hogshire, and others. Totals show 51 635.00 in consideration plus 1654.00 transfers.

Recorder’s Marion County Indiana Oakland Lele I. Oh. OO Hannah Fred Omer of Odd Fellows John Bush Pa. C. Harris Mount Jackson Emma Roth Walter J. Roth H. H Dietz Bub Hanna Osk Hill Indianapolis C. Liebie Bil Coombs Lot SJ Lander Blake & Ray Mutual Home and Savings Assn George G. Swain Lot MU Hamlin Johnson's Floral Park Union Chapel Cemetery David Vance Brock Chapel Cemetery Cline Lot & Lippencost Frank Wit Delfla A. Kingoem Robert Correct Margaret Bruce Livingston Austin M. Smith Belle’ S. Ilgiehart Smith Square West Seeeyes B. Powers Et Ux Delmer T. Hogshire Boatright Charles Mueller- Bchoen Sophia A. Warnke Henry Kathe McCarty Wth West Shoe Anna Sanders Charles F. Eimon P. Ervin Albert C Aeanen A Pleasant Runado epddedel'Velsebey Cqac CNR Jackson Park

Unclear Item From North Weet Street Listing

Fragmentary OCR notes mention a frame cot and medical terms with a location on North Weet Street. A price of 155 dollars appears, but readable details are insufficient to identify the item, seller, or exact context.

Thomas Schuller Ore Fen Rhealers Lore Larmines North Weet Street

Prompt Service in Restaurants Helps Satisfy Haste

The piece argues for replacing waiters and prompts better prompt service in dining rooms. It compares the situation to a prophet seeking the mountain and notes the difficulty of getting a waiter to attend to hurried patrons.

Self-Working Arrangement Lets Diners Help Themselves

A restaurant plans a traveling railway around the table with chairs on rails so patrons reach dishes without waiter service. Dishes sit at fixed points and the moving chairs enable self service. The effect on digestion is not explained in the patent filings.

Trinadian Merchant Dies in Chicago Store

Ralph Hammerslough of Trinidad California entered a Chicago store claiming sudden illness. He collapsed and later died. Police found several valuable rings on the man, suggesting possible foul play or foul circumstances.

Chicago Ralph Hammerslough Trinidad Cal Hayenness Hammerslough

The Caton National Bank solicits your facilities second to none.

The notice announces Caton National Bank inviting applicants for loan facilities. minimal context mentions leadership and service tone, implying strong customer focus and reliable terms. The brief phrasing suggests a small local banking promotion from a regional institution.

Caton National Bank Wil

Vanderbilts Seize Control of Western Railways

The Vanderbilt interests select T. P. Shonts as president and general manager of the Toledo, St. Louis & Western, replacing Benjamin Norton. A voting trust led by Gen. Thomas H. Hubbard and Edwin Hawley holds control, with Shonts set to assume jan 15. The move precedes broader consolidation plans involving five western railways and key figures Harriman Gates Hawley Mitchell in a network that may include the Clover Leaf and Alton systems.

T. P. Shonts Indiana, Illinois & Iowa Railroad Lake Shore Toledo, St. Louis & Western Benjamin Norton Thomas H. Hubbard Edwin Hawley New York Shonts Chicago Chicago Daily News Chicago & Alton Clover Leaf Western Railways Kansas City Southern Town Central Minneapolis Harriman Messrs Gates

Seaboard Airline Railway Denies Pending Staff Changes

John Skelton Williams, president, said no resignations have been offered or will be. The annual officers election will occur within thirty days by the board of directors. No changes are expected before that meeting, and board harmony is emphasized. Reports of hitches with Ryan-Coolidge interests are unfounded and negotiations are proceeding smoothly.

John Skelton Williams Seaboard Airline Railway Ryan-Coolidge

Western rail freight rates to rise on January first

The Southern Pacific and its connections with the Santa Fe will advance eastbound freight rates on January 1. Green apples increase to 1 per 100 pounds and Chicago 1.25 and New York 1.00 on other deciduous fruits unchanged. Hay and New York rates rise to 75 cents and 1 respectively. Machinery cattle horn honey sea shells whalebone wool and dried fish also up. Some items including quicksilver canned fruits lumber wine hops and mutting undecided for increase.

Southern Pacific Santa Fe Chicago New York

Pan-American Halfway Company Chartered in Guthrie Oklahoma

The Pan American Halfway Company based in Guthrie Oklahoma with 2600 capital stock was chartered to build a line from Port Nelson Bates Bay in British America. The filing notes the proposed route and capitalization, reflecting early 20th century transportation ventures.

Pan-American Halfway Company Guthrie O. T Port Nelson Bates Bay British America Eatare Pen Nal Erduy. Y Prom

Transcontinental Route From Manitoba to Argentina

The proposed line would run from Manitoba through North and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Indian Territory Texas Mexico Central America Panama Colombia Ecuador to Peru with a branch from Peru to Chile and Valparaiso totaling about 10 000 miles. Incorporators named in the charter include W. He Davis G. R. Davis C. D. Farmer H. C les and Edward Hillman of Arlington O T.

Temper Manitoba North South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Indian Territory Texas Mexico Central America Republic of Panama Colombia Ecuador Peru Argentine Republic Chile Valparaiso W. He and G. R. Davis C. D. Farmer H. C.les and Edward Hillman Arlington O. T

Railroads compact, personnel shifts and new ventures noted

The report lists changes across major lines including the Baltimore & Ohio creating a third grand division, the Northern Pacific adding in car cloth pressing on the North Coast limited, and executive moves such as E. O. Brown becoming commercial agent in New York and M. E. Ingalls sailing for England. It details retirements, appointments, route extensions, terminal construction in St Louis, and tech ideas like wireless collision alerts.

Baltimore & Ohio Northern Pacific North Coast Limited E. O. Brown Theeneral New York New Haven & Hartford M. E. Ingalls Big Four England Ingalls Fay Charles M. Browning Louisville & Atlantic H. R. Smith Frank Brainerd Wabash Peru Odum L. D. Wright Fort Wayne W. D. Bishop, Jr New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Bridgeport Conn Stickney Chicago Great Western Omaha Denver Sioux City Perry Griffin Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Philadelphia St. Louis San Francisco Griffin Rock Island Newark Louisville & Nashville Florida Queen & Crescent James F. Higgins Arkansas Valley & Western Railroad Enid O. T Tulsa I. T Alva Denver & Southwestern Railway Company B. Cotter E. A. Robbins Buffalo Cotter Robbins Vandalia Mellen New Haven Road Isaac Bromley Peoria & Eastern Duquense Way Pittsburg, Chicago & Western Pittsburg Pittsburg, Carnegie & Western Pennsylvania Chicago William B. Leeds Leeds Union Avenue Clover Leaf Railroad Toledo William A. Reed Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad Benjamin Norton Norton Ard O. P. McCarty Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern United States Loree New York City Baltimore Rocky Mountains Wall Street

Price of cotton 100 high for factories

In Philadelphia on December 2 the high cotton price has left 4440 textile workers idled indefinitely. The idle period follows Christmas for thousands more as mills and machinery are repaired. Narrow loom operators, about 40 percent of their group here, face suspension amid costly raw materials for Frankfort and Kensington districts.

Philadelphia Frankfort Kensington

Firemen Quitting Chicago Unions and Wage Cuts Across Cities

Chicago Chief Musham threatens union withdrawals or retirement for fire department workers with a strict deadline and possible charges for noncompliance. Meanwhile Franklin Pressmen’s Union faces a $13 weekly scale, down from $15, as a wage cut fuels a strike. Notices of wage reductions also surface at United States Steel plants in McKeesport, and John F. McNamara of Columbus is elected editor of the Firemen’s Magazine.

Chicago Musham Chicago Fire Department Fire Department Chicago Typothetae Franklin Pressmen’s Union Wegen Franklin Press M'Keesport United States Steel Corporation Peoria Ill John F. McNamet Columbus The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Firemen’s Magazine Ohio State Legislature

Waterworks on the farm by windmill and airtight tanks

W. W. Stevens writes that a simple water supply for house and barn is easy and cheap. A windmill pump can lift water to an airtight cellar tank, with pipes to all rooms. a ten to twelve barrel boiler iron tank costs about five dollars, plus a pump and piping around ten dollars. A large tank provides reliable pressure, allows lawn irrigation, and avoids leaks from attic tanks.

W. W. Stevens Ohio

Rye for Early Pasture in the Philadelphia Record

The Philadelphia Record describes rye as valuable for grain and straw while offering superior late fall and early spring pasture. It notes green food benefits for stock, milk yield improvements, and the need for careful recovery after grazing. It suggests rye supports forage before other crops and can be grazed or cut to meet cattle needs.

Philadelphia

Reward of 600 for arrest of a wrecker

A derailed west bound passenger train near New Castle was attributed to an attempted wreck. Five day coaches two Pullmans and a spike driven into a switch caused the derailment. A reward of 500 was offered for the arrest of the criminal who opened the switch and tampered with a pad lock. No serious injuries reported.

New Castle Pittsburg Lake Erie New Castle Junction Youngstown J. B. Young

Brakeman Bartley to be prosecuted for manslaughter

Fort Scott Kansas December 9 W P Bartley the brakeman who failed to flag the Meteor train wrecked last Monday with twelve deaths will be prosecuted for manslaughter A warrant for his arrest has been issued

Fort Scott Kan Frisco

Vital Statistics Dec 29 Obscure Names and Addresses

Vital statistics column lists numerous names and addresses including ante and Esther Merkel 307 West Vermont, Bertha Thompson Ti Harrison wa Annie Sanders 8 Prospect Street, Grace Petty 1504 Arsenal Avenue, George B. NT Warner, Mittie Brickhaus 1201 Lexington Ave, Mamie Rayburn 158 Sauley Street, Mary Sweeny 127 Blake, Frank and Margaret McCarthy East Germantown Street, George and Rose Howe Sir North Shemerd, Theodore and Stellna Lowwell 210 Drover Street Palace, Stella Hulse 642 Belmont Street, among others.

Ante Esther Merkel West Vermont Bertha Thompson Ti Harrison Wa Annie Sanders Prospect Street Grace Petty Arsenal Avenue George B Warner Hogue Indianapolis Mittie Brickhaus Laxington Avion Mamie Rayburn Sauley Street Mary Sweeny Blake Frank Margaret McCarthy Germont Street George and Rose Howe North Shemerd Theodore Stellna Loawell Drover Street Palace Stella Hulse Belmont Street

Untitled list of names and addresses in a newspaper notice

A jumble of personal names and addresses appears, including Kim Tracy Mary Helle Ford Harley Walker Florence Greely Carl Mack Ethel Kitterman and many others with ages and ailments or occupations. The fragment also lists monuments funeral directors florists and classifieds including WANTED notices and sale ads for chairs and a physician location in Indianapolis Journal style.

Kim Tracy Mary Helle Ford Harley M. Walker Florence B. Greely Carl Mack Ethel Kitterman Snares E. Browntack Catherine C. Merl George W. Bell Nora Hell Easley Thomas Shannon Ida Mansfield George Stearns Alpha Engies Isaac Stocker Princess Shears Janes HB. Young M. Gertrude McConnell W. D. Allison CO Alabama DR. C Care of Indianapolis Journal

Storage and hauling ads from Indianapolis column

Storages, trucking and packing by Hogan Transfer and Storage Co. with contact details and neighborhood locations. Notices for furnaces, tinwork, and iron works. Classified ads include rental offerings, financial services, and a note on cow psychology from Everybody's Magazine.

Hogan Transfer and Storage Co Indpls

Erie train explosion kills fireman near Hawkins

Port Jarvis New York December 29 Frank Loven a fireman was killed Engineer Ira Wallace probably fatally injured and three other railroad men badly hurt by a locomotive explosion on a west bound Erie train near Hawkins today

Galesburg Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Denrock W. C. Badger W. J. Long E. B. Nealy Port Jarvis N. Y Frank Loven Ira Wallace Erie Hawkins

American Accused of Forgery in Vienna Arrest

Berlin reports an American named Paleer arrested in Vienna for forging and feans 8 coma for $10,060. Authorities pursue charges related to this 10 thousand dollar case with international commerce implications.

Berlin Der Mark Paleer Vienna

Indianapolis and Muncie area train schedule excerpt

Passenger and freight timetable from Northwestern General Offices Lebanon Indiana outlines trains between Indianapolis Muncie Anderson Alexandria and other towns. It notes hourly departures from morning to evening with special express services, through cars for Lafayette Lebanon Frankfort and Greenfield, and last cars from Lebanon to Lafayette and Indianapolis.

Anderson Munele Indiasapolis Ois Yanga Alexandria Wood Indianapolis Andersen Muncie Ville Devery Jonellon Anderson Alexandria el . Tipton Marton Lebanon Ind Telet West Maryland Lafayette Frankfort Lab Indianapolle Fayette Gad Apolia Fort Franklin A Meridian Richmond Castle Agd Eawn Dayton Lima Greesville Columbus Newark Hamilton Cincinnati Greenfield Monoeeres Nightatown Knightstown Knightestown Ta m

Also Mentioned on This Page

Vanderbilts Interstate Commerce Commission Fred H. Clark Company Cleveland Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company Hoover & Allison Comny, Xenia, C Consignee I. F. Loree Rock Island Company New Jersey W. B. Leeds Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company B. L. Winchell J. M. Johnson D. G. Reed Charles H. Warren Robert Mather John F. Stevens George H. Crosby George M. Boggs C. F. Wilson H. E. Yarnell Murray Oscar G. Murray Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company L. F. Loree Newport News C A Seaboard Air Line California Firemen's Magazine Buins Denver Times Colorado Gils Poudre Valley E. H. Bushnell Fort Collins Bushnell Larimer County Wyoming Lance Johnson Indianapolis Journal Bellefontaine, O Bert Johnson Dawson Densmore Grand Rapids, Mich Gerritt Motman United Benevolent Association Hospital Pere Marquette East Paris Motman Grand Rapids Vital Statistics Myrtle P. Bivanty Williams Street Ida Calloway Liberty Street Ellen Cory St. Paul Street Benjamin North Illlinois Street Te Burgoyne Madison Avenue George J. Langsdale Blacherne Flats Loretta “Resley Perry Township Nathaniel J. Wilson Virginia Avenue Glen Diggs West Walnut Street Horatio D. Holmes North Delaware Street A. Diener E. Washington H. Farrell Washington St New C. B. Kregelo Delaware St Fplanner Aawars St Bertermann Bros New No Mass N. del. St. Tel S de Pei Peerless Foundry Mary- Mr Eer Star Ta Pape College Scott, Orth Illinois Coval Washington Virginia Neff Shelby Wais Carl Stevenson VIR_GINIA M'GEE New Jersey St Nadine Haumesser Rey Journal Joseph Gardner Kentucky Hollyn Hawkins Landgraf Etc Pennsylvania St Norbert Landgraf Eee Financial Frank Sawyer Clearing House Association Indianapolis Clearing House Ass'n. Associated of George C. Calvert Mana Everybody's Magazine Technical College Chelmsford P.M BIG Four City Ticket Office Union City Accommodation 3 Bos Knickerbor Benton HA Benton Harbor Express Ton Harbor Tom ST. Loul Ancinnati Express, S Snetwane Cxprew Gindranac Vernon N. Vernon Louisville Tis Peon Droobineton Ong Champaign Feorts Pio Fair Chicago Vestibule al St Lake Erie & Western R Michigan Detroit Lafayte Indianapolis Union Station Nennsylv Ania Lines Central Tin Ticket Columbusdelphia Sud More Ton Springfield Tel Incennes Madison Spencer and Bedford Ace Columban Pittaburs Ites Xen Terre Haute Western Express Shelbyville Southeastern Traction CO Ten Meridian Streets Yicketa Indianapolis & Eastern Railway Compan ERS Traction Company Cere Love Rapid Thansit Co Tucky Machineville Belf-Hour Martinaville Mertineville Mooresvilly Ue Sf Mooresvilin Martipeville Aed & Wat & i. P Aed Coperte Indiana Union Traction Company
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