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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1904
Page
6
The Weekly Record from Silver Lake Indiana appears as a local notice. Publication by The Records Publishing Co. is noted without further details of action or deadline.
A blast at the Dickson squib manufacturing works near Scranton Pennsylvania killed at least six to thirteen girls and injured many more. The building caught fire and destroyed adjoining structures including a butcher shop and a hotel. A former report says a squib was thrown into a stove triggering the deadly explosion.
A garbled note indicates Grover Cleveland’s political stance amid discussions on presidential nominations. The letter references Mr. Gilder’s convalescence and Mrs. Gilder’s cautious response, suggesting attempts to influence voters without direct endorsement.
The consul general at Cape Town reports dire business conditions after the Boer War. The notice aims to aid American manufacturers and exporters with South African trade.
A dispatch from Nagasaki via Shanghai reports Japan will block Port Arthur. Twenty eight old steamers have been requisitioned and stripped to navigation gear and held for Vice Admiral Pogoa. Six vessels will sail at once to join the fleet.
In Paris, the eighth tribunal's ruling in Colombia vs Panama Canal Co upholds the defense and finds Colombia's complaint not receivable while ordering Colombia to pay court costs. The decision blocks transfer obstacles by dismissing Colombia's case.
A London Central News dispatch from Tokio says Vice Admiral Toro launched another attack on Port Arthur on the night of March Sturt. The purpose was to locate and test soundings and assess the impact of the previous attempt to establish the Russian fleet. No further details are available.
Three masked men held up the south bound Oregon Express of the Southern Pacific at Copely near Kreswick California. Express Messenger W. J. O'Neil was fired upon after refusing to open the safe. Dynamite was used and the car destroyed. Amount of loot not disclosed.
Meinrad Kumely a wealthy manufacturer and philanthropist died at his Laports Indiana home. He was 82 years old and long active as a Protestant citizen, known for generous donations to churches and hospitals.
Berlin paper notes Nicholas II’s pledge to grant amnesty to any political prisoner who volunteers for the front has not drawn a single acceptant. The report frames the absence of volunteers as a sign of defect in the offer and continued unrest.
A Kiel Russia society organizes to raise funds for building a torpedo cruiser named Kiell to be presented to the government. The group aims to support national defense and showcase naval prowess.
Philip Veatch, accused participant in the July Evansville riots, was fined 50 pounds and costs in the Circuit Court. Veatch is regarded as one of the city's best known young men.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company issues a record setting life policy of 1 530 000 to James C Wolgate banker and financier. The company has reinsured all but 253 000 with other firms.
Lieutenant Commander Townsend-Wharburton chief engineer of the battleship Maine died by his own hand in his cabin while the vessel lay in Pensacola Florida. The tragedy occurred as the ship was moored in the harbor.
A log of dramatic events spans theater profits and Wall Street losses in Boston and New York, immigrant arrivals at Ellis Island, fatal crimes in Maryland and New York, devastating fires in Pittsburg and Chicago, a large Belgian levee breaknear Vincennes, and looming political tensions over military appointments in Washington.
Reports recount a man dying by his own hand to hide a wife's removal, a fierce clash with Thibetans where Col Young routed the lama’s forces with heavy casualties, and a Vladivostok note that a Russian squadron returned with prizes including a Japanese warship.
The Senate debated the pension bureau order on disability and the authority of the executive branch. Congress considered the District of Columbia appropriation, a tobacco tax relief plea, and an executive department building bill. House members attacked Post Office Department scandals while surveys into land laws and coast and geodetic issues drew sharp exchanges.
R G Dun notes little net change in weekly trade, with storms and floods causing early damage but weather improving and outlook brightening. Spring trade expanding though still behind, unemployment up due to late controversies, and structural material inquiries outpaced by new permits. Railway earnings for three weeks in March show slight year over year gains, while agriculture, machinery, and tin markets react to big projects and London price shifts.
A railroad incident in Clare Ohio left Engineer Filward Jones burned to death when a locomotive collided with a washout. Cahill & Lampert Lumber Company in Janesville burned as freighters wrecked. Judge H. B. Johnson of Denver died in Excelsior Springs Missouri. Terrey Carpenter and Albert Moore drowned near Defiance Ohio. Prisoners in St Louis jail faced threats over Crecree Collins murder. Nine teamsters leaders indicted over a City Strike violence. Robbers blew the De Graff Ohio safe. Federal Trust Company Cleveland and Ion Trust Boston faced closures amid embezzler rumors. Mother Jones urged support for John Mitchell. Senator Burton of Kansas found guilty in St Louis for influence peddling. California asparagus crop ruined by floods. cannery output will be zero. Detroit rulings target Riverside Club and Plumbers Exchange in a broad Wayne Circuit case.
John W Gates, owner of 20000 acres of rice land, seeks to consolidate rice plantations and mills in Louisiana and Texas into a vast trust. S. J. Spotts pleads guilty to embezzlement as Ladas Bryant is sentenced to five years. Haven College plans Supreme Court appeal over race integration law.
In General Teodolfa aga, a Filipino student, will be sent back to the Philippines due to leprosy. Lady Minto, wife of Canada’s governor general, slipped while skating and broke her leg in two places. E H Harriman threatens legal action against the Hill Morgan plan to distribute Northern Securities assets, asserting Union Pacific’s right to recover its Northern Pacific stock swapped for securities.
President sent Capt. Theodore J. Jewell’s nomination to the Senate for rear admiral and announced executive orders applying civil service rules to the War Department in the Philippines. The foreign relations committee reported the consular reform bill backed by the National Business League. W. T. Nichols named secretary of Arizona, succeeding Isaac T. Stoddard, and chairs the territorial Republican organization.
The bulletin lists cattle hogs and sheep prices across cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo and New York with variations by grade and commodity. It covers wheat corn oats rye and dairy items like butter and eggs with typical ranges and per-unit values.
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