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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1904
Page
7
Victor faces disgrace after being accused of theft as Beatrice, Marsden and a London escape unfold. Beatrice and Kenneth help the hunted pair flee toward London while Victor confronts his family and a looming scandal.
Chapter XI shows Julia and her mistress awaiting a rescuer after preparations for night. A low knock sounded as the door unbolted slowly revealing the figure at the threshold. The rescuer presses a finger to his lips, signaling silence and discretion.
A man from a New Orleans parish recollects a fierce fight between two snakes over a small frog in a Louisiana marsh. The struggle ends with one snake retreating toward the bank and the victor swimming to seize the frog, illustrating a chaotic temper amid a natural contest.
After 179 witnesses, Chicago coroner's jury recommends eight including Mayor Harrison and Fire Chief Musham be bound to the grand jury. Verdict cites origin from a floodlight, violations of theater and fire codes, inadequate asbestos curtain, dangerous top balcony, and blocked exits causing many deaths.
London jury convicts Whitaker Wright of fraud and sentences him to seven years. An hour after conviction he dies in jail of heart disease, possibly suicide, amid fallout from the London Globe Finance scandal which toppled many firms after its 1900 crash. Wright fled to avoid papers, later returned to England.
A blinding snowstorm causes a wreck on the Burlington main line as an accommodation train rear-ends the limited through train near St. Louis. Rescue efforts begin as crews assess damage and coordinate traffic clearance.
An 1890s-era description explains the cotton boll weevil as a chocolate colored pest from Mexico that reached Texas in 1894. It damages cotton, costing Texas farmers millions, with fears it may spread and halve national cotton production. The creature ranges 3 to 8 millimeters, has a long snout, and bores into cotton bolls.
Wealthy Booneville merchant Charles A. Meyer dies of heart failure. Fire damages the Tupey Canning Factory at Muncie for about 40000 dollars. Vandalia brakeman Guy Jones killed while coupling cars at age 27. Ezra Fackler of Fort Wayne severely injured. Other incidents include Orin E. Davis injured in a shaft accident at Alexandria, Harry Sanders losing a leg near Sullivan, and Charles Smith killed crossing a trestle at Lodi. The eagle attack at Cold Springs ends in death of the bird, gas seep near Vincennes hints at larger output, Newcastle debates a city charter, Evansville steam pipe explosion injures Paul Stevens and William Springer, and factory layoffs threaten New Albany employment. A Clark county farmhouse fire prompts life-saving cow, a Frankfort infant perishes in a cradle fire, a Daleville post office robbery reward reaches 800, with proceeds shared locally. Oil and iron wells report productive lines, and several patents are granted to Indiana inventors in Richmond, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Angola, Kokomo.
J. F. Hubbard, a New York YMCA worker, sailed for Havana to set up a branch of the organization. The move aims to extend YMCA services and activities to the Cuban city.
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