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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1902
Page
2
Die Information notes 60 Armenians fled to the czar's domain after uprisings. They were driven to the frontier of Sey where they were refused admission and sent back. Cossacks reportedly forced them again, many died in harsh winter conditions.
Feudist Thchard Green allegedly shot at his wife and daughter in Hancock County Ten nes after a feud claim, then killed himself. Police report the family died from the wounds as pursuers describe a rapid revolver sequence and a deadly powder explosion aftermath.
A Pennsyl vana road train crashed six miles south of Indian Qpiets at Saford station where the Greenwoumd inter crosses. Fireman lon Grant of the shine city died. Bricevamaster John B P Chuyton and three passengers were seriously hurt as the train struck a stone gar.
An OCR readable fragment references the treasury and global economic terms with unclear names and places. It mentions the United States and Russia in a historical finance context with garbled names and dates making specifics uncertain.
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A young woman Mrs Cora Dressner was found dead in her home near Penae. A bullet hole was found in her chest while her infant child reportedly nursed nearby. The incident is under investigation with unclear motive and details remaining.
The Fort Wayne Temple YTheatre lists upcoming shows including Yeeh happy Hooligan and The Show Girl with Dee. Lost in the Desert is also featured in the program slate.
Two steamers collided on the Beljan coast recently. Mates named Cotha and Ilans are listed. details are scarce and unclear.
The remains of Herr Kropp a can maker were laid to rest at Essen Prussia with elaborate ceremonies Emperor William followed the hearse on foot and the funeral was attended by almost the entire population of the city
A sixty ton rotary engine at Union Paper Mills in Franklin Ohio exploded. Roy Thayer aged 22 was instantly killed. A piece of machinery was hurled through four brick walls and flew about 100 feet away.
Eastern reports detail Enon Valley post office robbery with cash and stamps taken, Camden mayoral order to close saloons, a Depew knitting mill fire in Lancaster causing major loss, and a Gans Brothers umbrella factory fire in Baltimore. Also noted are the Wilcox murder retrial move, Paul Leicester Ford will estate value, and potential Carnegie Frick university funding in Pittsburgh.
Michigan defeated Minnesota to win the western title as Archer starred for the victors. Augustine Chacen was hanged at Solomonville for Christmas murder. A burglary in West Parmington led to a suspect naming Frank Howells. The steamer Chill of Buffalo sank after a collision near Amherstburg. Cattlemen in western Oklahoma faced fatal violence over a race foreclosure. John Dillard died by his own hand after a shooting incident. The Bancroft Bank in Bancroft Nebraska was robbed with a nitroglycerin blown safe.
Corner stone of Akron City Hospital laid by Ohio Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons with Dr W A Belt in charge. Hospital estimated at 100000 dollars. fundraising details note cash secured up to 4000 and destruction of commercial paper in the process.
Reports include Edgar Means killing his brother near Albany Wyoming, prisoner John Perry seizing a jailer in Tennessee as six inmates escaped, and a $50,000 lumber and machinery fire at Tunis Lumber in Norfolk Virginia. Also noted: old Polk County Florida phosphate plant burned, Kentucky’s Isaac Shelby descendant George Shelby dies by suicide in Lexington, interstate commerce hearing in Charlotte, Gypsy elephant killed a keeper in a circus incident, Texas murder-suicide by County Commissioner C Tierton, Swift Armour meat plants expansion in Texas, mammoth shipyard planned at Sewalls Point, Southern train wreck in Spartanburg, and a white man unconscious at the Mississippi River bridge at Arkansas end.
The steamer Cosnia sank in the Black Sea with about 150 aboard lost. Paris Figaro notes James Gordon Bennett and the Marquis The Dion back a steerable balloon. Berlin trembles at the death of Privy Councillor Strapp, the “execution king” of Essen.
President Roosevelt names Albert R. Morawetz of Arizona as equal at Nogales Mexico replacing James Iv Pearrell of Mentucky. Also notes railroads and express firms unite to curb train robbery with a $5 reward for catchers. Patrolmen wounded and strikers killed in Havana palace protests. Boston contractor C W Johnson sails to Manzanillo to pursue $1 000 600 treasure from the Golden Gate sinking.
Dun and Company reports continued heavy railway traffic and growing purchasing power from wage gains, with holiday trade preparations rising. Freight congestion remains acute nationwide, coal and iron orders surge, but deliveries face premiums and delays. wheat markets show steady prices amid large visible stocks and active exports.
The report lists livestock and grain prices by city including Indianapolis Saint Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and more. Cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and hay values are shown with ranges for varying grades.
A joint bid by major railroads and the United States Express Company to curb railroad banditry grows from midwest hubs to western fronts. Officials cite the Davenport robberies as a trigger and call for a concerted action, including possible use of federal help to deter thieves and protect passengers and trains.
Refugees arrive at Port Barrios reporting a devastating eruption of Santa Afaristr ral cano. The disaster destroys thirty miles, wipes out ten Indian villages, ruins coffee plantations, and triggers famine with 10,000 starving in Quesaltenango. Prices surge as Guatemala suffers food shortages and censorship hides details. Also reported are a farmer from Missouri losing an arm in a threshing accident and a Mexican railroader fatally shot near Cordoba.
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