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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1902
Page
9
Vital statistics for Oct 10 list births at 125 Windsor and 1309 Fayette among others, with several residents named and locations across Blaine, Concordia, and South Adams. Included are multiple funerary and monument entries, church services, and business directory items across Meridian and Kentucky-era terms. Public notices include funeral directors, florists, and legal-advertising sections with several named firms and addresses.
Legal notices announce stockholders meeting at Third and Smith streets Cincinnati Ohio on Oct 29 1902 plus multiple sheriff sale calls in Marion County Indiana including parcels in Avon Dale and Morton Place tied to Railroadmen's Building and Sav ings and State House Building associations with dates Oct 7 and Nov 1 and November 18 1902 and related properties and decree sums up to 1743 41 238 14 530 10 and 53 15.
Sealed proposals from bidders for furnishing six hundred thousand tons of coal at 42 000 pounds per ton bituminous Hocking lump or equal, delivered f o b Home grounds. Bids over 5 percent certified check required. check forfeited if bidder refuses contract. Proposals indorsed Proposals for Coal. to Treasurer John Q Adams. Governor Justin H Chapman as governor. Also storage and other notices appear in adjoining text.
Notice lists stove repairs and fittings with phone contact Black 5231 and addresses 39 Kentucky Ave and 114 116 Virginia Ave. Kilick Joseph Gardner and Runch-Nullyn Hawkins Heating specialists promoted. Also loans by C F Sayles & Co Indianapolis with mortgages, and five percent city property loans offered. Business chance for dry goods stock in Washington st area.
Montpelier Ind Oct 10 Special to the Indianapolis Journal shipments of crude oil in September totaled 1 079 666 barrels with an average daily of 35 989 barrels the greatest monthly total in state history total runs were 567 992 barrels daily 26 104 barrels slight drop from August tables show Indiana Pipe Line Company and other lines with varying daily shipments and runs Nine month summaries show steady shipments totaling 905 919 44 for September and overall oil field totals reaching millions in valuation and production
Central Passenger Association meeting in Chicago adjourned with a setback to the proposed protective bureau to curb ticket scalping. The plan will be broached at the American Association of Passenger and Ticket Agents in Portland next week, though some lines fear it benefits the strong roads. Chairman Donald has several potential measures ready, and if the general meeting fails he will push forward with one. Ticket brokers insist their business remains legitimate and helpful to travelers.
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans a special train for the Crown Prince of Siam, using a four-car Pullman consists including the private car Columbia, bound for a long US tour ending in Vancouver. A souvenir itinerary with route map and portraits accompanies the journey.
The report notes long service milestones at major lines with Rayburn at the Pennsylvania ending twenty years as wreck master after a fifty year career. Toledo sees the death of Edward A. Severance, Wabash veteran since 1856 and former passenger conductor. Wrecks on Vandalia reveal heavy damage to two locomotives. Big Four buys Crawfordsville property for a new station but faces council obstruction. West Virginia rail expansion by Wabash and B&O. coal roads lend engines to B&O and Pennsylvania. soft coal motive power rises in New York. Cincinnati to Connersville depot upgrades planned, and depot improvements for the Hoosac Tunnel line. Reorganizations split Allen’s territory with Memphis and Cincinnati headquarters. Robbins eyed for Wabash Buffalo division. friction grows between Milwaukee & St Paul and Northwestern in new territory. Monon shows strong five-year gains in earnings and efficiency. rail transport share climbs.
The October monthly crop report notes oats yield per acre at a record high, with 344.5 bushels per acre projected for major states led by Illinois 23.2, Iowa 29.8, Minnesota 31.1 and Nebraska 19.9. Other grains show mixed October yields and quality scores, while potato and apple conditions drift from month to month across states including North Carolina, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan.
Army orders posted in Washington note Capt Edward D Sinks assistant surgeon San Francisco to Fort Bayard New Mexico for treatment Leaves of absence granted Maj James A Irons inspector general three months and fifteen days with permission to go abroad Capt George M Wells assistant surgeon three months Capt Hugh D Wise Ninth Infantry two months First Lieut Lytle Brown assigned to duty at West Point Military Academy
Local wholesale trade notes softening in provisions and staple groceries with prices easing. Coffee profits and shipper costs cited from Dumont Estates, while fruit and vegetable stocks remain ample. grain market dull with light receipts and unchanged prices. wagon market reports easier tone across cereals and hay.
A dense listing of wholesale rates across poultry, produce, hides, fats, and assorted goods. Prices cover turkeys, chickens, ducks, beeswax, candies, nuts, fruit, berries, oysters, beans, seafood, coal, coke, and a wide range of groceries and textiles with numerous figures and trade terms.
A dense OCR list shows fruits and provisions with varied prices and origins. Apples, oranges, beans, corn, onions, cucumbers, and potatoes are noted with multiple regional prices, while meats and cured hams appear under Provisions. The text includes currency signs, unit measures, and inconsistent spellings across items.
Instruments filed for record in Marion County Indiana show transfers for Oct 10 1903 including a suite of parcels in McCarty Windsor Park Brightwood and Arsenal Park adds with totals noted and hundreds of dollars in consideration. Building permits list frame structures at Bellefontaine West Eugene and 1717 North Senate with costs from 1 500 to 1 700 dollars and a warehouse project for Corick warehouse West Walnut.
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