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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1902
Page
10
Transacts a general banking business and receives deposits subject to draft. Collects dividends and remits them. Acts as fiscal agent for corporations and negotiates security issues for railroads and other companies. Deals in government bonds and other investment securities. Executes commission orders.
Three courts martial have been called by the Missouri commander to try a number of cases. One at Fort Crook will be formed from officers of the only second regiment. the others at Fort Silk and Fort Reno are not yet completed. Steel Corporation Hill Signed. TRENTON NJ March 23 Governor today signed the United States Cooperation 1 which was passed by both houses of the Legislature yesterday.
Listings show transfers of Lots and parcels across multiple additions in Marion County Indiana. Transfers total 11,000.00 with numerous individual property sales and encumbrances including improvements and frame structures valued at 58,308.15 alongside specific entries for houses, a three story brick factory and various frame dwellings.
At Union Stockyards Indianapolis and Interstate yards, steady to higher prices were reported for cattle and hogs. Cattle receipts and quality varied with good to choice steers and fat cows showing strength, while hogs posted advances and lambs remained active. Markets also noted larger receipts week over week and mixed demand across regions.
The New York Stock Exchange posts a revised constitution effective immediately with stocks over $10 quoted in percentages and $10 or less par value quoted in dollars. Most stocks are unaffected aside from mining shares. Banks remain open. other exchanges suspend, with Produce Exchange resuming tomorrow. In St Louis, curb trading is weak with May wheat at 70% and July lower. corn and oats show little activity.
The notice lists numerous individuals with varying sums and locations across Indiana, indicating issued certificates to residents and heirs or widows. Names include Elisha L. Pritchett, Jacob Pishel, G. Harter, Gasper R. Weddel, Henry C. Matthews, John W. Apple, Joshua Cox, Richards Elkins, John McPherson, Samuel Hatten, James Harris, Gabriel B. Durham, Roswell Cowles, Joshua Trimble, Gilbert Harris, John H. Kirby, David A. Ireland, Thomas Straw, Sarah A. Fuller, Martha E. renchen, Ann C. Harter, Isaac H Hall minors, Mary B. Weddle, Rebecca Wise, Elizabeth Denny, among others, with listed sums and places such as Oakland City, Muncie, East Chicago, Monticello, Connersville, Edinburg, Elwood, Valparaiso, Greensburg, South Bend, Winchester, Sullivan, Milford, and Spereaga tee. The notice appears to be a roster of original certificates and related acts or statuses possibly connected to widows, minors, or special acts dated March 6 and March 15.
James Smith, charged with killing Anton Hylinger near Washburn, was captured at a ranch close to the crime scene and brought to Washburn. He attempted to cross the Missouri river to flee but entered cold water and spent the night stranded. He reached a ranch nearly exhausted and asked for medical care. his identity was learned there and authorities arrested him. He is reported in serious condition.
United States revenue agents raided a still at 441 Pleasant Avenue in New York and arrested 22 year old Benny Flovack who worked there. Prohibition officers seized 57 gallons of whisky, mash, sugar, 200 pounds of yeast, a tree and wagon. The still reportedly could produce a ton a day. Flovack appeared before U S Commissioner Shields and was held on $2,500 bail.
A reflective verse fragment by James Russell Lowell extols plain devotedness to duty. It contrasts steadfast service with sought rewards, praising squarely done work and unwasted days as the true recompense. The piece emphasizes character over mortal praise and inner virtue over public accolades.
Chicago observes Good Friday with church services and bank and stock market closures. The Board of Trade plans to resume tomorrow, while stock exchanges stay shut until Monday. Across cities, commercial paper rates, clearings, and exchange figures are reported, with varied activity in Indianapolis New York Boston St Louis Cincinnati Paris and Washington.
The report covers price movements in Butter Cheese and Eggs across several cities. Philadelphia Chicago Kansas City New York and Montpelier list varied gains steadiness and declines in butter and cheese while eggs remain steady at market and dristry shortages noted.
New York March 2 The Barnard College fund toward a $200000 goal has reached $191000. William C Whitney contributed $1008 and $4.0 was given in memory of Jesse Kaufmann. The completion was expected before April 1, the deadline set by John D Rockefeller to trigger an additional donation.
Mrs. Dora Co. Halley, formerly of Camden Arkansas, was burned to death and her daughter was painfully injured when a fire destroyed their Audubon Street home. An explosion of gasoline following the fire is considered the cause of the fatality.
Rain interrupted street trade but Friday proved brisk on commission rows as merchants stocked for Saturday. Green receipts, including vegetables, were large with prices softening, boosting consumption. Fruit prices varied with oranges and berries selling high, while apples waned. Dried fruits and canned goods rising, bananas steady, and South strawberries arriving at premium prices. Potatoes still costly, eggs abundant but weak, poultry selling fast with light arrivals. Leather and hides weak, dry goods slower, Good Friday notes omit grain quotes. Wagon market similar to Thursday with corn and date prices listed.
A garbled price ledger lists iron and steel items, nails, horseshoes, bar iron, and various nails with rates. It includes oils, produce, fruits, vegetables, and dairy items with prices, plus seeds, grasses, and forage like clover and timothy. Items come from mills and stores with unit prices and bulk rates amid scattered OCR errors.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports a surge in Greater Indiana oil activity for March. 225 wells completed, daily production 351 barrels, average 15.5 barrels per well. 36 dry holes, nine additional drilling wells, thirteen more rigs. Grant county centers activity with 82 wells drilling in Van Buren and Marion, while Elwood and Hartford City show gains. Projections hint March daily production near 20,000 barrels, constrained by gas waste laws.
Rev. Father J. H. Brinker, pastor of the Catholic Church in this city, was seriously wounded today by an accidental discharge of a revolver. The weapon is believed to have fallen from a table to the floor and discharged, the bullet penetrating his abdomen.
Providence R I March 25 A draft divorce statute long debated in the General Assembly passed the House today without option and became law.
The notice describes streetcar departures from Georgia Meridian and Pennsylvania Washington streets with varied first and last trip times, plus combinations of passenger and express cars. It also cites Rhode Island law requiring two years residence to file for divorce, noting an unusual number of applicants due to the previous one-year rule.
In Columbus on March 3 the House passed an act recognizing osteopathists. A committee will examine practitioners and regulate their practice, prohibiting surgery and drug administration. The Brannock bill banning trap shooting at live birds passed without opposition, with penalties outlined. The Bracken bill would require railroads to build sheds to shelter car repair crews.
In Denver area reports from Orchard and surrounding counties describe many cattle in pitiable condition due to water shortages. Water holes have dried up after actions by small herd owners and other stockmen cutting off access. Tensions rise over humane society animal impoundments while a snow windstorm in the northeast raises fears of heavy range cattle losses.
Chicago reports Gov. W. N. Staneley of Kansas was elected president of the Western Reciprocity League by unanimous resolutions. The Chicago chapter will host a convention to invite industrial groups to appoint delegates and form a national reciprocity organization.
New York dispatch reports District Attorney Jerome saying he will pursue a second trial of Da Molineaux on charges tied to the death of Mrs Kate Adams. The case involves alleged mailing of deadly powder in mid May and follows prior proceedings amid ongoing court action.
In Stillwater Mina on March 2 Carl Nelson five years old was struck and killed by a four ton bowlder that rolled into a quarry where he played. Thirteen men worked to remove the rock from the body.
In Columbus Ohio on March 3 the city council adopted Mr Wirt as joint grant holder to allow citizens to occupy street entrance space for erecting a McKinley Memorial near Capt grounds. The project costs about 20000 dollars.
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