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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1903
Page
6
Anti-Austrian demonstrations grow across Italy with riots at the university and in Genoa Turin Milan Parma Padua and Genoa. The government halts cipher telegrams and vows to crush protests to avoid Austrian complaints.
General Woods reports the Moro expedition back at Jolo after destroying the last fort in the hills north of Taglibi. The engagement slain two privates while Private Martin Kennan of the Fourteenth Cavalry was killed and another wounded. Moro casualties were reported at seventy five.
Five Aetna Powder Company workers in Lake County Indiana were killed when a large nitroglycerine explosion destroyed the tank house. The blast rattled Crown Point and nearby towns sending residents fleeing. One victim was John Henstaw of Hobart with few details available on others.
A blaze gutted the Smith Moers Selnider & Co. five story brick plant in Cincinnati. Seven workers were injured and six or seven perished, all on the second floor when upper floors collapsed. The fire’s cause is listed as unknown and the loss is estimated around six hundred dollars. Robbers Operate Under Lights as Four Masked Men Enter a Sandyville Home Rob Cash.
George Smith of South Pwaron Street Grand Rapids is reported dead after a house fire. A woman occupant perished in the blaze and was identified by investigators as burned beyond recognition.
Ajeet initiates of the Soldiers Pleme at Piste fell ill recently after suspected poison meat served to veterans. Several men were admitted to hospital and are reported improving as investigators probe possibleptom poisoning pathways.
A daylight theft occurred at the Big Four railway ticket office in Indianapolis as the cashier was distracted while counting money. Upon returning to the desk, the cashier found $634 missing from the cash drawer with a crowd present in the office.
Representative James D. Richardson of Tennessee was thrown to the ground after misstepping from a streetcar. He sprained his right hip and was severely shaken but is reported in stable condition.
James Brown of Lonaconing Maryland and two Polish men, John Gyntver and Joseph Bernecky, were killed when an explosion tore Century coal mine near Phillips West Virginia. Twelve men were injured in the blast.
Police Captain A C Starkweather former superintendent of Detroit Police Department died after long illness. He was about 62 years old.
Dispatches from Puerto Plata report San Domingo capitulated to revolutionists and President Westy Gil with his ministers fled to a German warship. Enthusiasm runs high across the country per latest des patches.
The Chicago City Council passed the ticker ordinance to curb use of the transmitter for batting purposes and to regulate pool saloons and hand books amid local concerns.
Reports from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh describe a smallpox outbreak, labor strikes, mine and railroad disasters, and large fire losses. Incidents include Silk mill layoffs in Hazleton, railroad shop cuts in Harrisburg, mine explosions in Dunbar, and a fatal fire in Curwenville, with other crimes and deaths noted nationwide.
Ravia bank robbed of £5000. Windsor Missouri fire kills 43 horses and $20000 loss. Kokon iron works in West St Louis suffers $350000 damage. San Francisco electrocution of Clark Yarrick in water touched by live wire. John W. Duke found guilty of embezzlement in Portsmouth Ohio. McCormack and Beck killed at Cripple Creek mine. Drake dies in Centerville Iowa after diabetes. St Louis contemplates restoring ducking stool for burglars during world fair. Minneapolis plant fire destroys factory warehouse and four homes with $100000 loss. Bankruptcy proceedings against Owen T Jenks Company in Cleveland with $40000 liabilities. B F Keith to enter Cleveland. G K Kohl eyeing Star Theater. Beulah Thomas abducted in Arborville Nebraska. no trace.
A wide-sweeping roundup reports a murder case with a key prosecuting witness, a miner found dead in a desert cabin, a sea wreck with missing crew, a charity soup house opening in Butte, a robbed bank, top boxers signed for a San Francisco bout, graft probes in Milwaukee, and multiple fires, accidents, and legal actions across cities from Saltese to Chicago.
Reports from Skieriowice claim the Czar’s niece died from poison and a royal family poisoning attempt. Victor Emmanuel and Edward VII’s Windsor visit yielded a banquet for 86 guests. arbitration talks and various coups, elopements, and wars ripple through Europe and Asia with numerous tied to Italy Britain Russia and Turkey.
Dun's review notes rising orders in many trades and Bradstreet reports rail earnings up 6.1 over 1902 as cold weather boosts trade. A Cuba Porto Rico controversy draws derision from Porto Rican press. Labrador expedition faces ice and heavy snow. Grand Army encampment plans in Boston set for August with a two mile parade and at least 75 000 veterans expected.
Senate lobbyed for a Dames of 1846 petition seeking $830 monthly pensions for Mexican War survivors while noting current pensions at $12. House backed Cuban reciprocity, and Senate debated New Grenada treaty references and Panama questions, with executive sessions and postmaster appointments. Carrie Nation appeared as a notable incident.
Weekly review finds labor unions accepting wage cuts reducing conflict, steel demand weak for 1904, construction down but permits up year over year. Mild weather limits distribution and apparel mills slow, yet foreign markets show persistence. Chicago retail improves, grain shipments rise 30 percent, livestock up 14 percent, bank clearings slightly down with 6 percent money rates.
The text notes the mayor removed Deyton Olio, chief of police, amid mentions of Manchuria as grain producer. A San Juan Puerto Rico federal court quashed indictments for smuggling involving Alonzo Cruzen, the collector of customs, Captain Andrew Dunlap U.S.N., commandant of the and Robert Giles, a for-
Telegraphic advices from correspondents of the International Mercantile Agency summarize the week. Readjustment and price curbs in industry offset rising agricultural prospects while European gold flow improves finances. Mercantile collections vary by city with Philadelphia and Cleveland firmer, St Paul slower, Montreal steady, Toronto buoyant on cold weather, and Quebec shoe and leather strike looming.
The report lists mixed agricultural and grain prices by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo New York and New York price ranges for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and hay butter eggs potatoes and clover seed. Entries show bid ranges and quality descriptors such as No 2 red No 2 white No 2 mixed and standard white for oats with several regional variations.
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