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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
2
The grand lodge in Salt Lake City bans street fairs and carnivals held under Elks auspices. Opposition argued the events followed the order’s rules, and the prohibition passes decisively. The rule takes effect January 1 after many lodges already planned events.
Dispatch from San Jose Costa Rica says revolutionists in Agua Dales captured the government schooner Bovaca after a naval engagement. Three hundred soldiers and Generals Ortiz and Henao were taken, along with munitions and provisions. They also reportedly seized a gasoline launch in government service.
A tidal wave devastated the lower portion of Altata on the Pacific coast near Curisacan. At least thirty people are known dead with the toll possibly higher. Property loss is heavy as several coastal houses above Altata were washed away and many small towns suffered great damage.
Announced that Terry Met Goovern and 'Young' Corbett will meet in New London on Sept 1. Representatives at a recent Saratoga meeting confirm the two featherweights will box under Southern Athletic Club of Louisville. All forfeits stand for Sept 15.
Excitement surrounds a new gold reef near Johannesburg with claims it spans a large area. Geologists speculate it may extend the Witwatersrand main series, while the discoverers insist the find will rival the Witwatersrand in size and significance.
Dispatch reports Mr and Mrs Fair Americans linked to Mrs Vanderbuilt and Dr Virginia Parrs killed when their automobile swerved near Evreux France. The driver allegedly suffered a mental breakdown due to the shock.
Roy Streeter, noted local heavyweight boxer, was shot and killed on the street by John Goran known as Kil Hogan after a renewed quarrel. Goran is under arrest as authorities investigate the fatal incident.
The annual Postmaster General report shows 875 C53 pounds in undelivered mail during the year. It notes up to ten million letters awaiting unloading and 745 nine hundred missives delivered, averaging about 68.9 items per person in the United Kingdom.
The Fort Waxgue in Fort Wayne presents West's Minstrels and Sandy Bottom on August 26 and August 27 shows. A Millionaire Tramp starring Karl Gardner plays September 20. The Burgomaster opens September 3.
Indiana Attorney General Taylor rules that Governor Durbin cannot interfere in boxing contests. He says municipal police departments must regulate prizefights and enforce local laws.
In Indianapolis the price of anthracite coal has risen to nine dollars per ton and estimates place available stock under one thousand tons for sale in the city.
U S Senator J B Foraker visited Toledo on his way home to Cincinnati and denied any truth to rumors he would be Roosevelt’s running mate in 1904. He stated there was nothing in the report as far as he was concerned.
Fireman J W Miller on the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad collapsed at Silven Lake Akrot Ohio and died of heart failure while on duty. He was reported as a longtime railroad worker and was found by a fellow crew member near the lake. Funeral arrangements were pending with local services.
The agricultural outlook notes lavish grain harvests despite June and July rains and drought in some areas. Corn condition Aug 1 stands at 51.5 percent, with improvements in Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Wisconsin and other states. Winter wheat production is estimated at 588 million bushels, around 13.8 bushels per acre, though final figures may adjust with northern area thrashing still underway.
The Rev Walter B Calley of Boston has been chosen general secretary of the Baptist Young People's Union of America and will establish headquarters in Chicago. Born in Dover Delaware to Quaker parents, he prepared for publishing but entered the ministry after attending services in New York led by Rev Isaac M Haldeman. He graduated from Crozer Seminary in 1880 and his first pastorate was Bethlehem Pennsylvania, followed by three years ...
The report notes fluctuating crop conditions and yields across states with Minnesota North Dakota and Nebraska above ten year averages while others show declines. It lists estimated crops by state including Illinois Missouri Minnesota Nebraska Wisconsin Ohio Indiana Kansas and South Dakota with figures for wheat corn and oats. It also reports Richard Croker negotiating to rent a house on Carlton House Terrace London.
Mrs Annie Bartholin is found dead and buried under her house at 4310 Calumet Ave Chicago with a jagged wound and possible strangulation. Police intensify search for son William Bartholin, a suspect in the Minnie Mitchell case found at 74th and State. Authorities weigh debt related motives and fear Mitchell connected suspicions about Bartholin.
In a party reaffirmation, Republicans of the Nineteenth Pennsylvania District renominated Congressman Alvin Evans. Other notes cover a Niagara Falls convention, fires and accidents in New York and New Jersey, shipyard transfers, a prison of notable figures, and various local incidents.
A broad roundup reports Rep E S Minor’s conservative win in Wisconsin, libel charges against Gov Gagener, arson and embezzlement cases in multiple states, pardons, a Chinese immigrant’s death in custody, clergy moves, and major infrastructure and strike news across the Midwest and West.
A scan of the page reports the Australian woman franchise bill has passed both houses in New South Wales. Also noted are items on a fatal car race near Evreaux France, a Berlin bank report, Paraguay’s recognition of Cuba, Queen Victoria’s palace Osborne House gifted for a sanatorium, Guam’s effort to shine at the St Louis fair, and the German crown prince’s Bonn university pause and royal discussions.
The Williamstown post office was robbed with $800 taken and a registered letter stolen. A Paducah officer killed Frank Buckner during a suspect escape. Jacon Burk uncovered巨 skeletons of giant proportions in sand pits east of Cincinnati. A Supreme Court suspense over Jim Wilcox’s murder case continues in Elizabeth City. A chemical explosion in Princeton caused extensive fire and $100,000 losses. Jerry Logan in Knoxville sold himself to Gerald Stuart for $1,000 to cover debts.
Washington advices indicate President Roosevelt plans an extraordinary Senate session in early November. Other items note Bryan declining a current candidacy but open to a future call, and Canadian judges freeing contractors on faulty papers amid broader war era updates.
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