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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1900
Page
2
Circling the Globe Intelligence Roundup
A concise survey of foreign affairs and domestic happenings from across the civilized world. The column offers brief notes on international events and notable home occurrences, reflecting a global outlook and daily life updates.
Marsh Convicted in State Military Procurement Case
Lansing special: Arthur F. Marsh former Inspector General of the Michigan National Guard is convicted of feloniously conspiring with fellow officials to defraud the state. The case involves a $65 000 inventory of clothing and equipment sold for $10 500, shipped to Chicago then to Kalamazoo and repurchased by the State Military Board for about $40 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Arthur F. Marsh
Michigan National Guard
Jess
Marsh
Chicago
Kalamazoo
State Military Board
Five British Companies Captured Near Reddersburg
Lord Roberts reports the capture of five infantry companies near Reddersburg east of Bethany railway station close to Bloemfontein. Three companies of the Royal Irish Fusiliers and two companies of the Ninth Regiment of Mounted Infantry were surrounded by a stronger enemy force with four to five guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Roberts
British War Office
Royallish Fusiliers
Mounted Infantry
Reddersburg
Bethany
Bloemfontein
Topeka Meeting Launches Million Bushels of Corn Drive
Stanley presided at a Topeka mass meeting launching a Movement to raise a million bushels of corn for India famine relief. Rev. C M Sheldon led as principal speaker pledging $1000 from his Capital profits. Gov Stanley chairs a committee to organize statewide canvass. $1500 and a car load of corn were pledged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Topeka
Kan
India
Rev
C. M. Sheldon
Sheldon
Gov. Stanley
Court of Appeals Rules for Democrats in Governorship Case
The Kentucky Court of Appeals issues a ruling in the governorship dispute siding with the Democrats. Six justices signed the opinion: four Democrats and two Republicans. Judge Durelle dissented, while Burnam and Guffy issued a separate opinion agreeing with the Democrats on the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort Ky
Court of Appeals
Durelle
Burnam
Guffy
McLean Secures Elegant Quarters for Dem Convention
Kansas City dispatch reports John R. McLean brother-in-law of Admiral Dewey has taken premier rooms at a leading hotel for the July Democratic convention. The suites are described as very choice and there is speculation they will be shared with Admiral Dewey. McLean reportedly announced the rooms would be occupied by himself and a friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLean
Kansas City
John R. McLean
Admiral Dewey
Burlington
Omaha
Rhodes Arrives in London Backed by Caution from Madeira
Cecil Rhodes lands in London in good health and spirits but keeps a lower profile. He has adopted greater discretion after discussions with Dr. Rutherford Clarris, former secretary of the British South Africa Company, and Alfred Bell, a South African financier, who met him at Funchal in Madeira and urged caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Rhodes
London
Rutherford Clarris
Alfred Bell
Rhodes
Funchal
Madeira
Train Wreck Near Channing Texas Kills Several
South-bound Fort Worth and Denver City line wrecks near Channing. coaches burn except one. Six or seven dead including express messenger Mr Chapman. Fireman and another messenger believed burned in the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Denver City
Channing
Texas
Chapman
Fire destroys the Spies building in Menominee
Fire razed the Spies building, the largest block in Menominee Michigan. The loss on the building is 0,000 dollars, insured for 12,000. No firm loss estimates are available but total losses are believed to reach 200,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menominee, Mich
Found Money in Garden at Quincey
Charles Schellbacher found a copper kettle with 2000 in coins while digging his Quincey garden. It is believed his late mother buried the coins, part of her savings she kept out of banks despite having 8000 in bank funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincey
Charles Schellbacher
Jury Cleanses Sapho Case with Not Guilty Verdict
The jury in the Olga Nethersole case found defendants not guilty of maintaining a nuisance by staging the Sapho play in New York. The ruling centers on charges alleging impropriety in performance and public offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Nethersole
Sapho
New York
Eldon's Comedians at Masonic Temple Fort Wayne April 16
The Fort Wayne Masonic Temple hosts Eldon's Comedians on April 16 as a scheduled stage entertainment event. The listing notes the venue and date with no further details on times or ticketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Fort Wayne
Ind
Eldon
Sabbath Closures Aimed at Paris Exposition
Dr I W Hathaway reported to the Newark Conference that President McKinley said the United States buildings at the Paris Exposition would be closed on Sunday. The announcement followed Hathaway’s stop in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
M. E. Church of New Jersey
I. W. Hathaway
American Sabbath Union
Washington
McKinley
United States
Indiana postmasters appointed by the President
The President appointed Indiana postmasters including W. S. Hunter of Jasper, H. F. Radcliffe of Pierceton, and H. S. Eshey of Rising Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
W. S. Hunter
Jasper
H. F. Radcliffe
Pierceton
H. S. Eshey
Rising Sun
Disease in Manila shows death rate over forty percent
Census of Manila reports a death rate above 40 percent with 6 205 deaths in six months, including 2 041 children. The tally lists beriberi tuberculosis bronchitis dysentery fevers and stomach troubles as leading causes amid epidemics of smallpox leprosy and bubonic plague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Health Department
Philippines
Luzon
Dagupan
Benn
Thirty-sixth
Teneray
Wing
Tennessee Cans
Tennessee Volunteers
Big Hall in Ruins AfterFire at Democratic Convention Site
Kansas City major fire destroys Great Auditorium the National Democratic Convention was to be held in. roof collapse follows, church and flats damaged. The hall cost about a quarter of a million and is insured. $10,000 subscribed to rebuild, with plans to reopen by July 4 for the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
United States
Second Presbyterian
Aldine
Lathrop School
Rail and freight milestones spotlight late 1890s transport shifts
Report highlights key rail events including Rock Island new Peoria station worth 60000, Union Pacific speed record Cheyenne to Omaha at 517 miles in eight hours, Clover Leaf sale 12200000 to Hartshorn & Peyton, and Illinois Central routes via Springfield. mentions Great Northern ore cut off, Wabash party rates, Santa Fe earnings, and multiple regional line developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Peoria
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Omaha
Clover Leaf
Hartshorn & Peyton
Ilinois Central
Chiceago
St. Louis
Springfield
Northern
Great Northern
Santa Fe
Southeastern Passenger Association
Richmond
Ind
Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie
Cincinnati
Chicago
Mobile and
Ohio
Uniontown
Waynesburg
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Northwestern
Kansas City
College Springs
Blanchard
Des Moines
Winterset
Greenfield
Corning
Clarinda
Elmo
Attempt on Prince of Wales in Brussels
An attempt to assassinate the Prince of Wales occurred at Brussels on Wednesday as he and the Princess descended from a train at station du Nord. A young man fired two shots from a revolver, both missing the target. bystanders seized him and officials surrounded the royals, who were unhurt and en route to Denmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Brussels
Station du Nord
Prince
Princess of Wales
Denmark
Ovation for the Queen as she visits Ireland after decades
Queen Victoria enters Dublin after almost forty years and is greeted by vast crowds. The city decorates lavishly with arches and mottos while dignitaries including the Lord Lieutenant and the Duke of Connaught welcome her during a parade from Kings Town to Dublin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Dublin
Wingstown
London
Leeson Street Bridge
Kingstown
Ireland
Cadogan
Duke of Connaught
Lord Mayoralton
Clever Coup of Boers Rout of Broadwood’s Force
London dispatches recount a Boer ambush that overwhelmed Col. Broadwood’s column of about 1,000 men. Boers used a donga trap as 7,000 attackers pressed, while Alderson’s brigade and the Ninth Division from Bloemfontein halted the pursuit and saved some guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadwood
London
Roberts
Col. Broadwood
London Morning Post
Alderson
Bloemfontein
Condition of Crops on April 1 Reports Mixed Rural Prospects
The Weather Bureau notes the 1st of April shows generally backward farm work east of the Mississippi with heavy snows in the lake region and New England and excessive rains in Gulf States. Pacific slope and Rockies report favorable conditions while winter wheat remains unfavorably reported in Wisconsin Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania New Jersey Missouri Illinois Indiana Kentucky and Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Pacific Coast
Montana
North Carolina
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Ohio
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Texans
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Virginia
Georgia
Misseet
Ilinois
New Jersey
Maryland
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Gulf States
Lake Region
New England
Pacific
Rocky Mountain
Wisconsin
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
Telegraphic Brevities of Prize Claims and Quarantine
Captain Chadwick who commanded the New York in the Spanish war filed a prize money claim for five vessels. Attorney C. E. George of Chicago was found guilty of fraud for securing $5,000 from McCormick heirs claiming a large fortune. The British steamer Pawnee arrived from the Mediterranean and was detained at quarantine due to three cases of smallpox aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
New York
Spain
C. E. George
Chicago
McCormick
Pawnee
Mediterranean
Bermuda
Notable Church News and Clergy Moves Across Regions
In Carlisle 112 pupils at the Indian school joined the Catholic Church, out of 162 students. The British Foreign Bible Society plans to provide Dutch Bible editions to Boer prisoners within weeks. Cardinal Vaughan received a papal dispensation to fast only two of Lent's forty days due to influenza. A paper church in Bergen Norway seats over 1,000 people. Rev Francis Edward Carter is named dean of Grahamstown, South Africa. The Churchman's Liberal League issues a monthly on disestablishment of the Church of England. Dover First Baptist converts a social hall into a shirt factory to employ members with 5 percent of wages redirected to church work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
British Foreign Bible Society
Cardinal Vaughan
England
Bergen
Norway
Churchman’s Liberal League
Great Britain
Church of England
Batist
Dover
Senate Agrees to Porto Rican Tariff and Hawaii Debates
Senate completes Porto Rican tariff debate with amendments. passes lands for Alabama education and Puget Sound signals. House advances fortifications bill and Hawaii territorial bill amid heated exchanges over labor, liquor, land limits, and judicial appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Fairbanks
Alabama
Brown’s Point
Puget Sound
House
Shattuc
Ohio
Payne
Secretary of the Treasury
Fort Hall
Oklahoma
New York
Sheridan
Wyo
Knox
Mass
Committee On
Territories
Robinson
Ind
Hawaii
Mondell
Lane
Lowa
Thomas
N. C
Williams
Miss
Boutell
Uil
Pence
Quay
Wolecott
Lodge
Colorado
Spooner
Kentucky
Wheeler
Boering
Lacey
Iowa
Gallinger
Mente A
M. 8
Teimnesieanin
Island
National Capital Notes
Republicans hold an 18 member House majority. Carriers register letters in 307 cities. Banks seek over 5 million dollars in new bank notes. Leavenworth Federal penitentiary seeks 300 thousand dollars for improvements by convict labor. A French paper says America can supply insular possessions 10 million dollars of products yearly. Langston Oklahoma Langston University for colored pupils approved. Mexican scientists favor maguey plant as future fiber for American bagging. Agricultural Department probe continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Capital
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
America
Langston, Okla
Agricultural Department
Waterway canal proposed through Indiana connects Great Lakes to Gulf
Charles H. Peters, representing New York and Chicago capitalists, visited South Bend to discuss a waterway canal from Lake Erie to the Illinois River using Indiana rivers Kankakee and St Joseph. The plan seeks federal aid by tying to a bill enlarging the Illinois River, with Indiana lawmakers aligned. Distance from South Bend to Lake Erie cited as 150 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Peters
New York
Chicago
South Bend
Lake Erie
Illinois River
Kankakee
St. Joseph
Indiana
Atlantic Coast
New Orleans
Illinois
Multiple Plights and Local News From Indiana Towns
Reports across Indiana detail a series of accidental deaths and suicides including Mrs. Welton Howard in Freelandville and Miss Bessie Griffin near Dillsboro. There are church and civic updates, a $12,000 Pyrmont brick church project, a body found in the Wabash, a new coal cooperative in Bicknell, and a city takeover of the Washington electric plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freelandville
Welton Howard
Dunkards
Pyrmont
Carroll County
Bessie Griffin
Logan
Dillsboro
Paris Green
John Holbrook
Jefferson Holbrook
Shelbyville
Claude Campbell
Kokomo
Schindler
Lafayette
Wabash River
William Straw
Fort Orange
C. R. Blake
Biser
Cambridge City
Ray Rummel
Young Biser
Sherritt Henderson
Allegan County
Michigan
Macatawa Beach
Larry Smyser
Mishawaka
Panhandle
Sadie
Stephen Tryon
Connersville
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Canterbury
Grahamstown
South Africa
Indiana State News
Lida Whitesides
Logansport
John Katen
Charles I. Bemenderfer
Goshen
Latham W
G. W. Greenleaf
Terre Haute
Richard Walder
J. W. Adney
Columbus
James O’connell
Bedford
Ast L. Parrish
Elkhart
Sylvester H. Peck
Avoca
William N. Rumely
MceMasters
Goshen Novelty and Brush Manufacturing Company
Messick
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