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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1903
Page
6
Local wholesale trade and retail stocks were reduced as Decoration Day closes shops early. June opens with promising trade. May was satisfactory with good prices and large distribution. Grain receipts remain liberal but below merchant expectations. wagon market shows light offerings and steady to weaker prices on corn oats hay.
A dense OCR price catalog lists coffee, flour, sugar, spices, canned goods, textiles, and farm supplies with per unit costs. It includes grain bags, coffee blends, sugars, syrups, leather, iron and steel items, nails, horseshoes, linseed oil, and pork and bacon pricing. Also shown are produce items like apples, bananas, cabbage, cherries, lemons, and potatoes with crate, per bushel, and per pound rates.
The Irish National League convention in Liverpool closed after a one day demonstration by about thirty thousand Irish supporters. T. P. O'Connor presided and credited Irish votes with saving the government over the London Education bill, declaring that if England can rule Ireland then England can rule itself.
Summary of opinions discussing felonious assault with a concealed explosive device sent across states, assault and battery definitions, physician malpractice with a July to Saturday timeline, and labor organization injunctions against interference with business. Also notes passenger injury liability for street railways and related cases.
Banks in the New York clearing house report changes in reserves with figures showing increases and decreases excluding United States banks. The brief notes movements among several institutions and references to reserve requirements.
Receipts were light with small shipments and mixed changes across cattle hogs and sheep. Hogs showed a steady tone with best prices near 5.10 for fat steers and 4.75 for feeders. cattle faced mixed results amid light supplies and softer cow goods. sheep and lambs remained steady to lower with spring lambs leading at 6.00 and yearlings near 5.50. The week closed with prices near where they began and demand described as weak to indifferent overall.
Turpentine prices and spirits market details appear in Savannah notices. May readings show a firm at 31.05 with related material on turpentine and spirits.
To the Editor the Indianapolis Journal reports Charles W delivers an address before Indiana Law School students. The remarks cover legal profession themes and guidance for aspiring lawyers in a formal campus setting.
A May article from Indianapolis argues lawyers should be judged by their own records rather than as a class. It criticizes collective blame for professional misdeeds, noting there are over 9,000 lawyers in the country and urging accountability of individuals.
Washington May 31 Capt John H Beacom Sixth Infantry to Fort Riley Kansas for tests of the 24 inch barrel experimental rifle Capt Charles T Baker quartermaster to San Francisco for temporary duty First Lieut E Z Nowlen Eleventh Infantry to duty with Twenty sixth Infantry Second Lieut J A Moss Twenty third Infantry to temporary duty at Fort McHenry Maryland Capt C C McCulloch Jr and G C M frey assistant surgeons relieved from duty in the Philippines and ordered to San Francisco First Lieut Harry A Woodruff Seventeenth Infantry appointed adjutant second battalion Seventeenth Infantry at Vancouver Barracks Washington Capt Lloyd M Brett Second Cavalry to this city to assist in inspection of seventeen artillery horses fifteen cavalry horses and one draft horse to be purchased under contract Leaves of absence for First Lieut Fitzhugh Lee Jr Twelfth Cavalry one month extension Second Lieut Bertram P Johnson Twenty fourth Infantry three months Lt Col Charles A Williams United States Infantry inspector general of the Department of Dakota and St Paul Lt Col Frank West United States Cavalry inspector general of the Department of the Colorado at Denver Relieved from the Philippines First Lieutenants John B Schoeffel Ninth Infantry and Walter T Bates Seventeenth Infantry ordered to examination for promotion
A letter to the Indianapolis Journal argues for $1 per bushel wheat through market expansion and price safeguards. It quotes James J. Hill on opening foreign markets, discusses the American Society of Equity, and contends farmers can secure equitable prices without waiting for new markets.
Editorial notes Mr. Jefferson’s finances citing Congress buying his library for 23000 dollars after his presidency and state legislatures handling his debt after death, reflecting debates on his financial legacy and public funding decisions.
The advertisement promotes the Perfect Gas Range as economical and durable and introduces the New Vulcan Water Heater. It invites readers to call and inspect the exhibited household devices, asserting high efficiency and confidence in the products.
The letter recalls Thomas Jefferson dying childless but leaving an only daughter, Martha Randolph, in dire straits. South Carolina and Louisiana gave $10,000 each for her relief, while Virginia offered no aid. Jefferson sought a Virginia lottery to cover debts, which was refused, and state-backed loans failed. Contributions came from distant friends, but not from Virginia or its citizens. Isaac Jenkinson, Richmond, Ind., May 31.
Sunday’s Journal reports a North Topeka flood disaster with sixteen drowned cotton workers near Memphis after two skiffs capsized. A Dover NH bank official lost 15 452 dollars from a 5 cent savings bank. Welsh singers contest in Pittsburgh drew 22 000 attendees with 4 000 in prizes. Decoration Day observed nationwide amid rain. Roosevelt spoke in Cheyenne after a 60 mile ride. Indiana updates include a 6 million gallon Lafayette pump, police and military notes, suicides, accidents, and local events.
Schedule details list street origins at Pennsylvania and Washington and Kentucky Avenue stops. First car from Indianapolis to Martinsville at 6 a.m. and hourly thereafter on the half hour, with limited runs to Mooresville after 5 4 p.m. Final car to Indianapolis at 11 95 p.m. with Mooresville to Indianapolis trips starting 6 36 a.m. Special express and combination services to Greenwood noted, with numerous intermediate stops and trip tickets sold at local drugstore.
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