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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1900
Page
2
Lightning struck a barn near Montpelier Indiana during a Friday morning storm. Patrick Pender was killed and the Rev Polly and Riley Somerville's son was severely shocked. a horse was also killed. barn and contents burned with losses over 1000 dollars.
Tallow Dick Combs swears he did not kill William Goebel and does not know who did. He alleges Mason Hockersmith was offered 1200 dollars to shoot from Caleb Powers' office and says Henry Youtsey made the offer. He claims he told his lawyers but they advised silence.
The governor admitted at his Elizabeth New Jersey home that steps were taken to investigate claims of a plot to kill King Humbert and other monarchs. He said if evidence is found and conspirators remain in state they will be prosecuted, while deeming Paterson and West Hoboken not serious.
The Prince of Wales the Duke of York and the Duke of Connaught travel to Coburg for the funeral of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Admiralty representatives include Admiral Sir Frederick Richards and Captain Sir Archibald Milne signaling royal sympathy amid the Astor dispute.
At a Friday cabinet meeting Secretary Way Gege Smith Root and President McKinley reviewed the Chinese situation. A participant said war would be declared if imperial troops attack the legations. China insists rebels caused the trouble.
A terrible forest fire at Sopy farm White Bay near St Johns Newfoundland wipes out a large sawmill and several million feet of lumber. The settlement of 120 houses is destroyed while a coal schooner ferries residents to safety for the mail steamers.
A coal chute failure at the Boyd Coal Co facility near Carnegie station Pittsburg Pennsylvania caused two tons of coal to crash onto a train. One coach was crushed, one man died and many passengers were seriously injured.
A major blaze in Buffalo New York destroyed seven business buildings. Loss estimated at 150000 dollars. Fire Captain Chas Besancon and Fireman R R Reid were injured during the effort. Six of the structures were owned by the Jacob Dolde estate.
Secretary of State Hay delivers a message to China asserting that American protection is a right not a favor. The note states the United States will defend its citizens and that China must prevent harm to Americans on its own responsibility.
Three people died and four more were seriously ill after eating toadstools mistaken for mushrooms at the home of J A Norris near Harvey. The tragedy highlights a deadly error in identifying edible fungi.
Ilresci, who assassinated King Humbert, faces treason charges with the penalty of death by shooting possible. The case centers on treason rather than murder, reflecting wartime or political legal norms of the period.
Southern Illinois reports over a million dollars in losses to broom corn due to recent heavy rains. The weather impact affects farmers and regional agriculture. No further details provided in the excerpt.
Rome dispatches carried to New York claim Antonio Lana, an arrested accomplice of Bressi, confessed to a conspiracy to assassinate King Humbert I and Queen Margherita. The report states the plot planned simultaneous killings.
St Petersburg correspondent reports Prince Voditosky to depart for America to negotiate a new loan for Russia with U.S. financiers.
The 20,000 strong international relief force led by Admiral Alexieff advances toward Pekin with 170 guns. General Chaffee commands the American contingent while Gen. Chaffee advances from Tien-Tsin. The plan aims to install a government that can meet international obligations, despite Chinese warnings.
Police Captain Day and Officer Lamb were killed in New Orleans by Robert Charles during an attempted arrest. The killings sparked deadly riots and widespread bloodshed.
The State Department rejects Chinese demands for conditional talks and insists on free intercourse with its minister. The President will not recall troops in China as they advance toward Pekin to rescue Minister Conger and other Americans. Reports say fifty missionaries killed in Shan Si, while Japanese forces suffer losses near Tien-Tsin. Chinese forces reportedly hostile. Prince Tuan implicated.
Lady Randolph Churchill formerly Miss Jerome married Lieut George Cornwallis West after a troubled courtship. She is 53 and he 26, both favored by the Prince of Wales. The ceremony occurred at St Pauls Church Knightsbridge, London. The two front pews had been re-
The Cornwallis West family did not attend as the ceremony proceeded with the Duke of Marlborough giving the bride away. The register was signed by Mrs Moreton Frewen the Duke of Marlborough Winston Churchill and best man Lieut H C Elwes, a Scots Guards officer.
The Second battalion of the Fifth United States Infantry under Maj. Borden sails from Santiago aboard the transport McPherson bound for New York. Companies from Guantanamo and Baracoa ship along, with officers ordered to brace for a hard winter campaign as troops express enthusiasm for service in China.
A report states the Cuban Constitutional Convention elections will be held about November 15. The notice emphasizes upcoming political participation and the timing of the national constitutional process.
Dispatch from Pekin dated July 21 describes the siege of foreign legations. Baron von Ketteler killed and secretary wounded on June 20. Austrian Italian Belgian and Dutch houses burned. British legation damaged. US Marines hold a key city wall position.
A national statute requiring all interstate railway cars to have automatic couplers and air brakes becomes effective on Aug. 1. Offending companies face a 100 dollar fine per violation. The law aims to cut 40 000 to 50 000 yearly injuries and 6 000 to 8 000 deaths from rail accidents.
Report from Shanghai says Boxers attacked missionaries and native Christians at Paojing on July 8. A foreign physician and 2,000 converts were killed. General Li Ho Neh is marching toward Pekin and has ordered troops to exterminate Christians. Already a French priest and 2,000 to 3,000 natives were slaughtered.
Seventeen foreign war ships now lie in Shanghai harbor as United States consul Goodnow urges the municipal council to entrust Shanghai's defenses to the senior naval officer of the allied fleet guiding the city security amid international presence.
A well preserved peat bog find at Damen dorf Schleswig is believed to be a Viking corpse placed in the Wiel Museum. The remains show red hair and worn coarse wool clothing with sandals. Wiel experts estimate burial about 1600 years ago.
Dr. Bellingham of Brazil reports success with a yellow fever serum trial at Vera Cruz. In Alaska, W. I. Metcalf, treasurer of Skaguay, kills himself amid health concerns.
A would be killer lunged at Shah Muzaffer-ed-Din in a Paris landau, using a cane and a knife as detectives and the grand vizier intervened. A revolver was found after the scuffle, with reports about ownership disputed. About 500 bystanders watched as police restrained the attacker and moved him to the station. The man gave no name or nationality.
Alexander Jester was found not guilty of the murder of Gilbert Gates in 1871 near Paris Missouri. After 206 witnesses over decades, jurors delivered a verdict of innocence in New London. The case tied to Gates’s father Azel Gates and Chicago investor connections.
Victor Emmanuel III succeeds his father King Humbert as ruler of Italy Born November 11 1869 he is described as liberal scholarly and soldierly A general in the Italian army he is a patron of art and literature He is a knight of the Golden Fleece and the Garter His wife Queen Helena daughter of Montenegro prince born 1878 In Rome on October 24 1896 their wedding was celebrated with royal pomp.
Mary Yardley of Chicago dies at 105. Chinese in Mexico reportedly return home to fight. South African mine owners fear war taxes. Russian army maneuvers halted due to Chinese trouble. Chicago plans a $2,000,000 exposition building seating 20 000. Jacob Yanpolski and family rescued from suffocation. Miss Bessie MacDonald to Baron Rudolph de Hirsch announced. Mrs Bryan to accompany husband on campaign tours with stops in Cincinnati and Cleveland.
Reports say Bressi shows no remorse for killing King Humbert and planned the murder as a strike against anarchists. In New York some applauded, while Italian arrests in Paterson and Ivrea strengthen fears of a wider plot.
Iowa Central orders 300 steel cars and automatic warning bells go to every Santa Fe grade crossing. Rock Island links Poeshontas with the outer world. White Pass and Yukon issues folders to promote Alaska gold fields. Santa Fe and Rio Grande reportedly near a union. Nebraska rains lift crop prospects with an expected above average yield. North west farms seek 2,000 harvest laborers via Great Northern and Northern Pacific. Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul reports passenger earnings up 14 percent to 7,698,513.51 from 8,677,822 passengers.
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