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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1901
Page
16
The Indiana Trust Co premises are listed at the Indiana Trust Building corner of Washington Street and Virginia Avenue with a stated value of one million dollars.
A May 25 vital statistics listing names couples and ages including Inez and Bates Secrest and many others at various addresses. Notable deaths include Elizabeth Finn eighty two pneumonia Samuel Coplin eighty one exhaustion Sallie Huderson fifty four tubercular peritonitis Nellie Dennie fifty one heart disease George A Henry thirty six paresis and Robert O Neal twenty seven phthisis.
Certificates have been issued to numerous individuals across Indiana for various categories. Names include Oliver S. Plummer Richmond $12 Marrs Caborns $4 Webster $8 Richey Muncie $8 Harmon Lucas Lafayette $8 plus renewals and increases for several holders such as George W. Bell Andrews $8 David E. Lehman Richmond $12 Elwood F. Stephenson Cartersburg $17 Allen Atkin Richmond $16 Theophilus Osborn Marian $8 Oliver H. Brann Washington $10 Francis M. Hardin Mauckport $17 Martin Poland Mt. Jackson $12 James Megan Linkville $8 Thomas Watrés Campbellsburg $12 others listed with amounts and locations. War with Spain entries and reissues noted.
A Philadelphia Record columnist mocks seven young, influential newsroom staffers nicknamed sacred cows. They sit around a table all day, contemplating and producing ideas while doing little work, fed by Rorg's Disease caused by nervous tension and overwork, their gold fillings flashing when they smile.
A long passage outlines a nation at peace for 24 years, enforcing compulsory education and religious freedom while expanding its military to 38,000 trained soldiers. It highlights modernization across rail, precious metals, exports, capital investments, and rising wages, with government expenses in a strong fiscal system.
New York May 25 market shows little interest with many brokers staying away during the short session. Uncertain moves in tobacco and Southwestern issues mix with lingering Northern Pacific and Union Pacific concerns. Banks’ strong position and ample cash reserves fail to spur broad activity as professional traders push select stocks amid a generally quiet week.
New York May 2 The Associated Banks weekly statement shows loans down 14 639 500 deposits down 19 509 800 circulation down legal tenders up 2 182 500 specie up 3 178 100 reserves up 5 361 600 and reserves excess over 26 per cent rule at 21 288 975 The Financier notes cash gains from interior points totaling 5 361 600 and a loan contraction amid stock market panics. Monetary conditions remain stable with no urge for concern and expectations of lower rates ahead.
New York call money and sterling exchange rates listed with bankers bills at 59 percent figures and deposits around 41.54 to 41.55 with 1.88 for commercial bills. Clearings total 24,511,111 and balances 3,692,097. Chicago posted exchange at 4.59 with May figures and New York premium. Indianapolis commercial paper at 4 percent and time loans at 4.76 percent. Cincinnati money at 4.46 percent with New York exchange premium. Clearings 2,491,950 for Cincinnati and St. Louis mentions New York exchange premium bid.
Clearings and balances listed for Philadelphia Baltimore and Boston with amounts in dollars. London exchange rates shown for short and three month bills along with bullion movements. Paris and Berlin rates noted for short term debt and London exchange checks. New York silver certificates bar silver and Mexican dollars cited. London bar silver quoted.
New York weekly trade figures show exports of gold and silver totaling 1,383,091 dollars, plus dry goods imports worth 10,561,463 dollars. Specie imports include 31,107 dollars in gold and 82,631 dollars in silver.
Trade in the week ended May 25 fell short of expectations with modest volume across lines. Weather cooled business some, but prices remained steady as dry goods, groceries, and hardware saw firms, while provisions stay strong domestically. Futures show wheat red and corn mixed. market receipts lag demand. poultry and dairy stay brisk. wholesale prices list ample quotations for commodities and fuels.
A fragmented listing shows varied prices for groceries and hardware. Items span tea, flour, spices, oils, meats, produce, and farm supplies with numerous per unit rates and bulk quotes. The catalog-like text mixes brands, grades, and units, reflecting historical wholesale pricing patterns.
Joseph B. Gilder reviews Parkman whose health battles included lameness eye trouble and severe nervous disorder yet he produced nine volumes on France and England in the new world plus four other books and many articles. His endurance and will outshone many with sound minds and bodies.
Clara Morris writes of John E. Owens in Cincinnati where a cold leaves him worried. Two strangers behind the scenes wander and frighten. Owens and the audience share a joking moment as the pair are revealed and mocked as two wandering boys from Switzerland.
The article expounds palmistry claims that the thumb divides into three parts representing will logic and love. It describes how variations in phalange length shape personality with examples like Souvaroff Capton Galileo Socrates Newton Leibniz Saint Simon Fourier Owenthese Voltaire and others noted for differing thumb sizes.
The piece explains paprika as a milder stand in for cayenne and discusses pepper varieties. It notes long peppers from East Indies, African chillies, and the aromatic paul pepper. It covers black, white pepper, and methods to improve appearance through washing, drying, and hull removal.
In a Louisville Courier-Journal commentary Mr Carnegie argues that self-made wealth prevails through personal effort. He cites Frick Gates and similar figures, claiming the man behind the trust decides success or failure, and that cohesive syndicates cannot crush the independent.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet the respondent explains that a book cannot be touched without permission from the boss, the advertising man who has driven major successes. The boss may feel saturated and decide whether the book sells, then the matter returns to the author.
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