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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1902
Page
2
Reported in Virginia a lynching occurred near Leesburg of Charles Craven, accused of murdering farmer William Wilson near Herndon. Craven was seized from Leesburg jail by a mob, dragged along the pike, hanged, and shot as the body swung from a tree.
Secretary Root's arrival in France is described with emphasis on ceremonial honors. The report notes Prime Minister Pistar and other officials welcoming the American secretary of state aboard a steamship and.
The Pet Free Press reports on a new vessel, described as a side wheel craft, being prepared for launch. Officials estimate the craft features a fast speeds and a steep approach to navigation challenges.
Fragmented text mentions transport service, General Stans order of retirement, and an interview denial. Names and places are garbled, leaving minimal可 readable context. The passage hints at a news note on transportation issues and a military or administrative retirement order with no clear events or dates.
A garbled report recounts a murder accusation and a botched hanging attempt. It describes a crowd of about a thousand, a defendant named Hulanson or Golorec, and witnesses noting the rope breaking. An official move to secure another execution followed as the scene drew attention.
Police force conducts raid on secret society quarters in Tanyabas province. Officials seize headquarters and records unveiling a broad actives mobilization and possible organized operations.
Elizabeth Durston Stoddard wife of Richard Henry Stoddard writer and poet died at her New York City home at the age of 56. She was herself a writer of some prominence.
A boiler explosion at a saw mill in Bellair Ohio killed John Shaw and George Wheeler and fatally injured Clarle Supper. The mill was wrecked and leveled in the blast.
Bliss Anna D. Collier a Worcester schoolteacher and Miss Jean Brown of Detroit were drowned while paddling at Hull Massachusetts. Miss Christine Adams of Detroit was rescued unconscious but resuscitated.
Three crackers blew open the Niles Ohio post office safe and escaped with about $160 in money and 2000 grams. The safe and the office were badly damaged in the break in.
A string of blazes and accidents across states causes extensive damage and casualties. Highlights include a Baldwinsville business block fire with 50000 loss, a Clinton prison electrocution, Washington treasury fires from electric cables, a Saranac Lake death of Adirondack guide, and a Shenandoah riot with multiple injuries.
A chaotic summary recounts earthquakes in Los Alamos California amid tremors in Nebraska Western regions and California. It notes a fatal farm accident near Chillicothe Ohio and a coroner investigation into Katherine Graham’s death in Texas amid unclear cause.
A Lynnville postmaster was fatally shot by robbers who escaped with $500 aboard a handcar. Dr. Charles Kendall Adams, former UW president, died in Redlands. Whitecaps whipped prisoners near Excelsior Springs. Grant County sheep were slain by armed men. A Bloomington area beating by white caps injures a woman and stepson. A trolley collision in St. Louis injures several. Fire at Union Stock Yards injures property. Weather bureau tech to install storm detector in Duluth. Court dismisses suit against Milwaukee and St Paul routes. Flood deaths total at least six in Texas.
The report lists a Messer shot killing William Simpson near Barboursville Kentucky. Daniel Farley, colored, hanged in Memphis for his wife’s murder on July 3 1301. Judges Jackson and Keller issue more injunctions against West Virginia mine unionists. Alonzo Secarberry and Faris Castle killed by lightning at Inez Kentucky. Warren Smith kills Calvin Senter and is mortally wounded in a dispute near Mingo Mines Kentucky. Rev S O Mitchell Baptist minister of Louisville struck by lightning near Yelvington Kentucky. D P Dye formerly a barber shoots and kills in a fit of insanity after severe pneumonia.
London Gazette reports a royal proclamation setting August 9 as the coronation date. Reports from Hayti recount Gen. Firmin’s insurgent army routed by Gen. Colin with 2,000 troops. Wu Ting-fong ordered to remain in Washington for an indefinite period. Cholera rises in Cairo with 41 new cases and 35 deaths in one day. Italy’s King Victor Emmanuel and Prinetti plan Berlin visit August 22. Prince Alexander and Ban-hin-gnan collide off Malacas Straits. Prince Alexander sinks, 40 lives lost. Corn beetle devastates crops across Russia and Bessarabia. 200,000 acres harmed. Russian withdrawal from Maninelttria rescinded amid Chinese bands. Cairo reports 124 cholera cases. fountains closed. epidemic vicious. Lourdes fire at famed shrine injures and destroys dwellings. many pilgrims affected.
Report says Dr Russell Wilson of Ohio was captured with a revolutionist party and sentenced to death in Nicaragua. The item notes U S warnings about anarchists from Turkey, and other international turmoil along with various domestic legal and economic items.
A violent confrontation in Shenandoah Pa pitting about 5000 strikers and officials against non union workers escalated into a town riot. A deputy sheriff and several others were beaten and shot as troops were ordered from Harrisburg to restore order. At least twenty foreign strikers were shot and one deputy will die with over a thousand shots fired.
The report describes rising railway stocks to new highs, continued gold exports, and easy money as storms and fuel shortages affect iron and steel. It notes July oats surpassing corn as leading speculative cereal, a 25 percent higher railway earnings versus last year, and a generally optimistic outlook for continued activity amid weather and supply constraints.
Londoners report provisions dearer than in a quarter century with bacon up one third to one half. Hog scarcity in the United States drives the price rise while fixed wages leave the poor unable to buy as much. Dealers note shoppers cut consumption or switch to cheaper jams. Chickens and pigeons also show higher retail prices.
From Far and Near reports Edward Philbrook one of Eastern Montana's largest cattle owners drowned in the Rosebud River near Forsythe Montana. The Madrid express derailed near Guarda Portugal with six killed and twenty seven injured. Secretary Moody ordered construction of a battleship at the New York navy yard per last Congress approval.
Chicago and major hubs report cattle prices from common to prime and hogs from $3.00 to $7.85, with sheep and various wheat corn and oat grades listed. Regional postings cover Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo New York Buffalo and Gates planning a merger of railroads between the lakes and the South.
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