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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1904
Page
3
In a melodramatic scene from CHAPTER NNV, Beatrice comforts Victor during sleep and asserts her love, while Marsden confronts Count Bozell about Beatrice Albenson’s identity. Bozell scorns the accusation and plots, as Emily questions a false church name marriage, hinting at a looming reckoning. the chapter ends with a dramatic cliffhanger.
A former prosperous St Louis businessman seeks a loan from a Western millionaire friend after a fall from wealth. The millionaire refuses five dollars but later sends five hundred dollars in new one thousand dollar bills and a travel ticket to St Louis. The grateful supplicant tears up and begins anew in life, while the benefactor resumes his own business success.
In Vermont a squire’s daughter and a new minister face a town scene. Children ask what an marriage is as a girl quips that only a miracle would stop the minister’s match, prompting nervous humor from the crowd.
The article notes cotton presses compress a bale to forty five pounds per square foot, enabling one ship to transport the output of 40,000 acres of average cotton land. It also mentions safety matches igniting from a quick rub on glass and includes quotations about hope and endeavor.
The Port Arthur fleet has been reduced by Japanese action with the Petropavlovsk sunk by a countermine and Admiral Makaroff killed. The Baltic fleet is expected to sail for the Orient, while Admiral Togo presses coastal attacks and harbors. The Russian navy faces heavy setbacks and panic amid continued bombardments.
Japanese forces under Vice Admiral Togo deploy counter-mines to lure Russian ships from Port Arthur. Rear Admiral Dewse directs a decoy squadron of unarmored cruisers while battleships led by Togo close in from thirty miles out in a swift, coordinated assault. Weather aided the night operation as heavy rain and darkness concealed miners and searchlights.
The article discusses northern Ixorea road conditions delaying land moves and Japanese forces on the Yalu not yet crossing. It weighs strategies to push into Manchuria or reach Tarbin or Mukden, notes Russian retreats after a battleship squa d ron sighting, and praises Vice Admiral Makaroff and Commander Ogasawara for their roles in Port Arthur actions and mine countermining efforts.
The Russian government warned that wireless telegraphy journalists will be treated as spies and shot. The notice was delivered to the State Department in Washington by Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador, with similar messages to other foreign offices. Reports say Russians employ trained dogs as messengers and couriers.
Officially denied reports say United States Ambassador McCormick had been instructed to make representations to the government of Russia concerning anti Jewish demonstrations at Eastertide. The statement clarifies no such instruction was issued.
Mr. Conger cables the State Department that Mr. Miller, the U S consul at Newchwang, has been notified by Russian authorities that mines are placed in the river but neutral shops will operate in and out safely.
The imperial palace at Seoul was burned the other night in what is described as incendiary origin. Emperor Yi I h Young and Empress Om eiped to the American legation as Japanese, French, and Italian soldiers helped force entry and dismantle adjacent structures. The palace cost about 250000 to build with unknown contents value. Suspicion falls on banished guild members recently returned, amid pro Japanese officials. Imperial guards and troops now protect the legation and imperial enclosures.
A dispatch from ien tsin claims the Japanese army in Korea delayed movements because more than 12 percent of its troops suffer a malignant sickness described as beri-beri. The report notes the illness as a key factor affecting operations and troop readiness.
The Economic Military Society arranges branch stores in detachments’ posts in the far East to supply officers with personal items at cost. The initiative aims to support troops by providing essential goods locally.
Hoosier readers get a snapshot of general and local matters including marriages and deaths, along with incidents and personal notices relevant to Indiana residents. The column highlights changes and events affecting individuals and communities across the state.
A flood of incidents fills the page. Hobson Mackey of Hob falls between moving trains at Millers Station with both legs severed. Lester Johnson at Kants Station ignites a powder in an old cannon and dies. Franklin college President Scott receives 10000 and a life policy from an alumnus, name withheld. Farmer Fred Roller, 55, is injured when a tree falls on him near Bright De born County. Enos Hatter, 29, is killed while operating a buzz saw near Knox. American Rolling Mills at Mun plans to restart operations after months idle. Fire damages a barn at Mr. and Mrs. Edward Har living near Hiltham. child perishes. Alexand City awards $100 for highwayman arrest. Grant Nordyke, 59, Monticello merchant dies. A new Elkhart State bank with 1000000 capital is planned by Col. T C Sn of Illinois. Monticello high class of thirty three graduates. Wolcott pupils face costly schooling. Rev. Vernon Stauffer resigns to join Tri-State Normal College at Angola. Mrs. Dennis Connell dies after a gas explosion in Elwood. Fire returns to the Bradfield mine near Petersburg. Mrs. J J Sumpter of Converse receives an unsigned letter about old overcharges. Mrs. Anna M Garrett sues for divorce from James Garrett after years apart. Newcastle hosts a banquet with strange bill items including carbolic acid and nitro glycerin. Charles Aker of Man Pulp Mills injured by boiling acid. potential amputation. W H Stanton of Elkhart receives a priest’s refund of fifteen years old fraud.
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