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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1905
Page
6
Past and Present Telegraphic Information Gathered by the Few
A compact column presents telegraphic snippets compiled for public enlightenment. The notes highlight quick facts, dates, and brief mentions intended to inform readers about current events and notable happenings.
Fire destroys Vanderbilt main building in Nashville
The Vanderbilt University main building in Nashville Tennessee was totally destroyed by fire caused by a defective door or wiring on the third floor. Loss is about 2.15 million with roughly 100000 in contents and 113000 insurance on building and contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
Thames
Commodore Vanderbilt
Fire at St. Ann convent near Montreal claims thirteen lives
In the St Genevievs area near Montreal a convent fire killed thirteen divers including four elderly women rescuers say may rise to twenty. Sisters and nuns saved children before the blaze spread as villagers and local crews fought to reach the scene by phone and valiantly battled smouldering debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ann
St. Genevievs
Montreal
Quebec
Nane- Jari
Three Men Terrorize and Rob Indiana Town
Three men robbed an Indiana town threatening the life of the lone witness George First. They forced entry through doors, broke into the post office and several businesses, stealing merchandise valued at about Sterwethoof. Merchants Samiimit Cel and Pred Stinirt were among those affected. One store safe was blown open with dynamite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Noestsh
Samiimit & Cel
Stenhardt
Earthquake Strikes Kulu Valley Causing Severe Damage
London dispatch reports a severe earthquake in the Kulu Valleys on April 4. Residents suffered damage and injuries as houses collapsed and roads face obstacles to clear. Local authorities note widespread disruption and ongoing rescue efforts amid difficult conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tabha
Kulu Valles
Kulu
Toa Persoms
Pridlie
Fire destroys Wan Baker farm residence and outbuildings
A large fire swept the Baker farm three miles north of Rensselaer Indiana injuring a resident and causing extensive damage to the main house, sheds, corncrib, and other structures. The tenant, D. N. Ganset, was severely burned, with others reportedly hurt by falling timbers as crews fought the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wan
Baker
Renssehier
Sneoutty
Ganset
Unclear OCR fragment hints ticket sales and event distribution
Fragmentary text references tickets and distribution of meat and seats at a Texas event. Names, places, and exact actions are unreadable, but suggests a public seating or ticketing situation and allocation across a county.
Earthquake Hits Spain Causing Widespread Damage
A Valencia dispatch describes a powerful earthquake causing extensive damage across Spain. Houses and wells overflow, several towns report collapsed or damaged structures, and casualties are feared with multiple lives lost or missing.
Great Courageous Hailstorm Wrecks Property and Crops
A severe hailstorm visited Tafayette and Pod, causing extensive damage to greenhouses fruit trees and windbreaks. Hailstones up to moth ball size struck for ten minutes, leaving runaways and significant material losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tafayette
Elks Temple Plans Approved for South Bend Site
Frevermuth and Maurer won the contract to draft plans for a Madea Elks temple in South Bend Indiana. The Elks own a central site valued at 310000 with 22000 in cash and stock secured. Building expected to be ready for occupancy within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Frevermuth & Maurer
Madea Elks
Ind
Elks
Escapee Die After Delirium Found on Tracks
Joseph Casey a 33 year old man afflicted with walking typhoid fever escaped a New Carlisle Indiana boarding house while delirious. His mangled body was found on the Lake Shore railway tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Casey
New Carlisle
Ind
Lake Shore
Senator Orville Hitchcock Platt Dies of Pneumonia
Connecticut Senator Orville Hitchcock Platt died at his Washington Connecticut summer home from pneumonia. The longtime U.S. lawmaker served as a prominent Republican figure and was born in his native Connecticut town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Hitchcock Platt
Connecticut
Washington, Conn
Bed Blow for Indiana as Electrician Quits Over Liberty Claim
James McNerney an Indiana electrician was arrested in New Albany for smoking a cigarette and released. He resigned his job and left the state declaring he would not live in a community that he felt curtailed his personal liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McNerney
New Albany
Ind
Rail strike in Rome eases as transport resumes
A Rome dispatch reports improving railway conditions though the strike remains unresolved. Strikers express confusion at their inability to halt traveler transport as services recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Fire and crimes sweep East with multiple incidents
Fire destroys the West Ware Paper plant in Massachusetts with a $75,000 loss. Three murderers, Laster, Miller, and Parr, are hanged in Paterson, Newark, and Columbia. A Philadelphia warehouse fire damages Stern & Co. and another furniture plant on South Second Street. A court case mentions a trustee sentenced to state prison. A New York charter issue spurs mutualization talks. Other items include a stabbing in Washington and a fatal domestic shooting in New York city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Ware Paper Company
West Ware
Mass
Arthur Laster
Joseph Miller
Paterson
N. J
Marion Parr
Columbia
S. C
Broad Street
Philadelphia
Stern & Co
South Second Street
Charles Mr. Reed
Fuuty
Equitable Life Ne
New Assurance Society
York
Alexander
New York
WN Street
Washington, D.C
Frank Jones
Vast early 1900s incidents spark fires and turmoil
A scattered recall of fires and violence spans the nation from a mill blaze in Illinois to a fatal shooting in Minnesota. Reports mention a Chicago mill owner's loss, a Colorado hotel murder, desertion cases and a Moravian Zion City plan in Mexico, with police and crowds reacting to strikes and false alarms.
Riot Rescue Ends in Four Dead After Stairway Crush
Police from the central station responded to a riot call and began rescuing victims. Four boys were dead when extricated from the bottom of the stairs and others believed fatally crushed were removed amid frantic struggles and entanglements.
Multiple Disasters and Political Returns Reported Coast to Coast
Southern brief reports a powder explosion in Trenton Tennessee killing three and injuring several with extensive property damage. Florida Senator James P Taliaferro is formally reelected for 1911 term by the Tallahassee joint assembly. A fire destroys half of Clindennin Virginia business district after robbers loot stores. Judge Nathan Goff in Richmond dissolves a temporary injunction in a Conehuell Corporation suit. West Virginia magnate Col Py Enarmons dies at 75 after apoplexy in Huntington. An assassination attempt targets Mrs Florence Hogan of Mobile Alabama via poisoned candy mailed to her. An explosion at Cabin Creek Mining near Karyford West Virginia kills five miners and injures three with four escaping, three of the injured not expected to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Tenn
James P. Taliaferro
United States
Florida
Tallahassee
Clendennin
Nathan Goff
Richmond
Conehuell Corporation of
West Virginia
George L. Carter
Col Py. W. Enarmons
Huntington, W. Val
Florence Hogan
Mobile
Ada
Cabin Creek
Karyford
W. Va
Rentgen Considered for Johns Hopkins History Chair
A report notes Prof. Frederick Rentgen of the University of Jena is being considered as a history professor at Johns Hopkins University. Also mentioned is a Belgium discovery linking Schlesinger to the Miller "620 per cent" swindle, possibly guiding recovery of 170000 dollars in stolen funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Rentgen
University of Jena
Germany
Johns Hopkins University
Belgium
Schlesinger
Miller
New York
Canal Zone
Corozal
Panama
J. A. Stewart
Washington, D.C
Flo
Wallace Waldron Stewart
Jola Briggs
U.S. N
Manila
Briggs
Baltimore
Straits of Malacca
Minerva
Labuan
Borneo
Sherman
Newfoundland Fishing Bill Passes Upper House
The colonial legislature upper house approved Premier Bond’s bill excluding American fishermen from Newfoundland waters. A government steamer Scout buoy exploded near Kingston, Ontario, injuring four crew. A Rodney Ontario woman was murdered by a masked assailant after she refused him money. The Presbyterian and Cumberland churches in Erie, Pennsylvania, voted on uniting, with mixed results. The battleship Texas experienced a naval ordnance accident with no injuries. The US Supreme Court ruled the city of El Paso Texas is within the United States, rejecting a large Spanish grant claim. Boundary marking between Alaska and Canada to be arranged by geodetic survey. A party of athletic scientists plans to travel to Vancouver May 1. Frost damaged fruit crops across the south and Midwest, with major losses in Michigan, Illinois, South Carolina, West Virginia, and North Dakota regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huiggle
John Butler
John Haddick
Mason City
Neb
Haddick
Butler
Vladdick
Straits of
Mackinac
Chicago
Milwaukee
Lake Haron
Jefferson Avenue
Cass Avenue
Garrison Avenue
St. Louis
South Bend
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Fred W. Jones
Jones
Jacob S. Coxey
United States
Columbus
Elis
Tiis
Coxey Land Company
Massillon
Charles Finch
Cinciinati
Loretta Wrekeier
Liberty Street
Coccaine
Barbee Shook
Tate Les Adseles Traction
W. Shook
Triat
Margaret Birtwistle
Wisconsin Assembly
Administration Railroad Rate Commission
Assembly
Senate
Catherine Clarks
Front Street
James Rider
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Tho
Edmund Duckworth
Reno
Nev
Tonopah
Indiana
Lafayette
Supreme Court
Tobacco Trust
South Dakota
Edteathar
Puaew
Carl van Sant 'Ropeier
Orev
Fom
Hard Faber
Terry
Rfroin
Rae Escrit Wtorn
Lowell School
South Omaha
Sehool
Netuad
Masonic Temple
Indianapolis
Bond
Newfoundland
Scout
Kingston
Our
King
Elian Lowers
Rodney
Vic Topeka
Swan
Cumberlland
Trecrees
Erie
Union
Towa
Pensacolan
Prac
United States Supreme Court
W. C. Warder
el Passo
Texas
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Alaska
Dominion of Canada
London
Washington
D. C
Vancouver
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
Michigan
Illinois
Purdue Experiment Station
South Carolina
West Virginia
Cairo
Northwest
Kansas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Alabama
Week of the War Reports Russian Armada and Land Upheaval
The week ends with the Russian fleet threading the China sea toward possible collision with Admiral Togo's forces near Formosa and the Philippine coast. Land operations show little movement while Russian strikes and agrarian unrest intensify as reforms linger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Togo
China Sea
Strait of Malacca
Singapore
Dewa
Horstburgh Light
Rojestvensky
Lloyds
Associated Press
Anambas
Philippine Islands
Tsugaru Straits
Vladivostok
Rumnor
Formosa
Kelung
Makaung
Pescadores Islands
Lineviteh
War Office
Tokio
Russia
Cold Spell Delays Crop Planting and Damages Early Sown Grains
Crop reports indicate an abnormally cold week nationwide with near zero temperatures in western North Dakota and frosts as far south as Alabama and Georgia. Winter wheat remains promising but some spring wheat and oat seeding are delayed. cotton planting is delayed in Mississippi and Louisiana while Alabama and Georgia show progress. fruit and tobacco plants face variable injury depending on region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Rocky Mountains
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
East Gulf States
Jacksonville
South Atlantic
Central
Gulf States
Missouri Valley
Pacific Coast
Kansas
Missouri
Ilinois
Upper
Ohio Valley
Middle States
Michigan
Nebraska
Dakotas
Minnesota
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Carolinas
Florida
Cotton Growers Move to Sustain Prices Across the South
Southern cotton associations lead a nationwide effort to curtail acreage and withhold up to 2,000,000 bales from the market aiming to keep prices near 10 cents a pound. Wervie Jordan directs the campaign with bankers merchants and planters backing the strategy as conventions press Congress for action. About 60 percent of the normal crop goes to foreign markets while 40 percent is used domestically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Wiliam E. Curtis
Chicago Record-Ierald
Southern Cotton Association
Cotton Planters’ Holding and Commission Company
Wervie Jordan
New Orleans
Washington
Congress
Workmen Lose a Million Over Night-Work Rules
The Yarrow company on the Thames refused time and a quarter for night work and demanded time and a half. As a result the building of 28 destroyers and torpedo boats for Austria will shift to Trieste. The loss to the workers is about 1,000,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Yarrow
Millwall
Thames
Austria
Trieste
Bones of pirate captain Hicks reportedly unearthed
Report claims the remains of Capt Hicks a feared pirate hanged on Bedloe's Island New York were dug up on Bedloe's Island, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Hicks
Bedloe’s Island
Ben
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