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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1901
Page
2
Fear, Vessel is Lost in Fraser River Salmon Voyage
English underwriters suspect the Ardnamurchan or the Machrihanish have been lost. Both ships sailed from Fraser River for Liverpool with salmon. Ardnamurchan overdue fifty eighty days. Machrihanish twenty six. Salmon cases with a unique mark washed ashore on the Oregon coast last week. Reinsurance rate set at 15 percent for both vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Ardnamurichan
Machrihanish
Fraser River
Liverpool
Oregon Coast
Finest of Their Class Bids Opened for New Protected Cruisers
Bids were opened at the Navy Department for three protected cruisers described as among the most formidable in their class. They would resemble second class armored cruisers and could be mistaken for such. Congress authorized vessels with the most powerful ordinance, high speed, and long cruising radius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Not Many Convert in the Philippines
A Manila special argues that Protestant growth is exaggerated. Methodist missions report about four hundred members across four societies after two years, while the Presbyterian mission counts native members at thirty in a thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Manila
Government Troops Win Decisive Victory in Caracas Region
Reports from eastern Venezuela describe heavy fighting near Caránano in Bérmudez state and near Los Cuevas. Government forces claimed a decisive victory with heavy casualties among insurgents and many government troops killed or wounded. Allegations circulated of atrocities by government troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venézuela
Caranano
Bérmudez
Los Cuevas
Train collision near Port Clinton claims lives and injuries
A passenger train rear ended a coal train near Port Clinton Pennsylvania due to signal misunderstanding. Brakeman S Fornwald of Reading was killed and brakeman Lew Lengel of Reading was injured. Fireman Michael Callahan of Philadelphia was slightly hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Clinton
Trin S. Fornwald
Reading
Lew Lengel
Michael Callahan
Philadelphia
Seven Thousand Killed in Abyssinian Battle Dispatch
A Cairo dispatched report to the Paris Francaise states 7000 soldiers were slain in a great Abyssinian battle. Authorities think chiefs rebelled during King Menelik's absence at the Egyptian frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Francaise
Cairo
Abyssinia
Uring
Menelik
Price Advances on California Wines
Announcement of a general price rise for California wines with sweet wines up by 9 to 12 cents per gallon. Clarets and white wines quoted at an advance of 5 to 6 cents per gallon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
McKinley Eyes Extra Session Over Cuba and Philippines
President McKinley has informed Senators and Congressmen he will call an extra session to consider the Cuba and Philippines issue even if the subsidy bill passes. The move signals urgency on foreign policy and potential legislative action beyond the current term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
McKinley
Cuba
Philippines
Fatal Wreck Telescopes Train at Wallace Junction
A Bessemer passenger train collided with a Nickel Phitesreit at Wallace Junction Pennsylvania. Freight Conductor Peter Donahue was killed. About twenty passengers suffered minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Wallace Junction
Peter Donahue
Quit Boers Hold on as Pretorius Surrenders
Dispatch from Pretoris reports that Pretorius, a leading Boer, has surrendered. He asserts Boers remain determined to continue fighting despite the surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoris
Pretorius
French torpedo boat sinks after boiler explosion
The French torpedo boat No. 24 sank two miles from the harbor following a boiler explosion. All crew were lost except for one unidentified survivor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Noted Sport Dead Steve Brodie Dies in San Antonio
Steve Brodie known as the bridge jumper and racing figure died in San Antonio Texas from consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Brodie
San Antonio
Texas
Bert Wayne Masonic Temple Attraction Heads to Opening
The Bert Wayne Masonic Temple showcases a sale of items by Hons. Efley and Woods and the Davidson Stock Company as part of a local event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Wayne Masonic Temple
Attrac
Efley & Woods
Davidson Stock Co
Beaumont Oil Boom Sets Depths Records and Lakes Form
Captain A W Lucas drilled a Beaumont well producing unprecedented flows of 16 000 to 40 000 feet per day with a 120 foot high petroleum column. A lake of oil encircles the site as iron tanks rise to curb the vast output and teams rush to Beaumont to expand containment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toney
West Virginia
Beaumont
A. W. Lucas
Hay's Orders to Conger on Chinese Question Policy
Secretary of State Hay directed Ambassador Conger at a cabinet meeting to pursue a balanced policy on the Chinese question. Conger is urged to avoid forcing China to execute high officials over indemnity and to seek agreement on the demand amount and distribution, with a referral to The Hague court if no accord is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Adinister Conger
Conger
China
Hague
Lucas Struck Oil at 600 Feet with Backing and Faith
Captain Lucas, backed by capital and trusted men, drilled through salt water after several holes and finally hit oil at about 600 feet. The announcement highlights his experience and the strong belief of his supporters as he achieved strike oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucas
Capt
Oil boom exceeds early estimates with vast production
The source describes an oil strike surpassing initial expectations. Early gauges suggested 5,000 barrels daily, but estimates rise to 20,000, implying wealth for owners far beyond initial projections, while labor and tanking costs largely limit net gains. The well’s gas pressure is described as enormous though not precisely measurable.
Chinese officials face growing executions and indemnity debate
The article notes that officials foresee four more Chinese to be executed, totaling eight, amid Western powers' influence. It reports opposition from the United States, Russia, and Japan to Britain and Germany’s demand for the execution of Prince Tuan, Gen. Tung Fuh Siang, and Duke Than, and discusses indemnity figures around 100 to 200 million dollars as a Cabinet consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
United States
Russia
Japan
Great Britain
Germany
Prince Tuan
Tung Fuh Siang
Duke Than
Indian Uprising Quelled After Creek Leaders Captured
Special says the Creek uprising has been quelled after leaders were captured. Snake bands laid down arms and returned home. Tom Tiger jailed for posting notices ordering white men out of the country. About 200 full-bloods face treason charges as Bear Trail and others reveal a conspiracy across the five civilized tribes. Discovery prevented wider white-house arson in the Creek country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
I. T
Tom Tiger
United
Statehood Demands Echo at Guthrie Convention
An immediate push for statehood was urged by an enthusiastic convention in Guthrie Oklahoma Territory. Sidney E. Clark of Oklahoma City chaired the statehood executive committee while representatives from every county in both territories attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Territories
Congress
Guthrie
Sidney EB. Clark
Oklahoma City
Statehood
Unknown Copper Strike Report From Allendorf
A garbled wire service note reports a copper find at Allendorf and mentions figures such as Sparke and Euskok with references to theft and terrorizing Washington. Details are unclear and fragmented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euskok Win
Alanka
Washington
Dac
Allendorf
Multiple disasters and labor turmoil across the U S in 190? era
A sprawling recap notes fires in New York hotels and Baltimore zoo losses, fatal boxing, mine trips, a mass steel plant wake up, rail and ship collisions, a deadly boxing match, and new labor shifts amid steel and wire mills. It cites the Carnegie press claims and a Bellamy era energy. It mentions a smallpox epidemic spreading in Kansas and a broad range of incidents across cities, mines, and roads.
Multiple incidents and crimes flood the news digest
The itemized notices report the discovery of L. P. Copeland’s body in an irrigation ditch, a Minneapolis bank consolidation, a fire gutting the Indianapolis Sun plant with $30,000 loss, and Rev. Samuel Andrews killed by a car. Also noted are the McCarty children burned to death, burglars looting Barnes Brothers store in Stewart with $1,000 found, a significant civil suit by H W Pearson, Mrs Carrie Nation’s street fracas, Sheriff Summers shot dead near Virginia City, a grain elevator fire in Greenville, a Toledo probate ruling on detention without trial transcripts, a Kansas City oil office robbery, and patent protest on a mining claim site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paigete
ACN
Ohio
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Wat Ninth
Washington’ Streets
Kansas City
Grant Johnson
Bonnie McIntosh
Eufaula
J.T
Bufdaula
Chitto Harjo
Kansas
State Board of Health
Agra
State ‘Board ‘of ‘Health
Rio Grande
Colorado Springs
Snake
Muskogee
Gary. Nash
Rosslyn
H. Ferrell
Ferrell
Lake ‘Erie
Fremont
John
Henry Rense
Byron
Fouche
George Pangburn
Washington
Illinois
Whitman County
Endicott
Wash
Colfax
Gothenburg
Gothenburg,. Neb
Amos
P. Singer
Fred. Alexander
Dy A- Leavenworth
Kan
Elvenworth
L. P.copeland
Reno
Ner
Flour City National
Security National Banks
Minneapolis
Minn
Indianapolis Sun
Samuel Andrews
Wabasso
S. R. McCarty
Barnes Brothers
Stewart
H. W. Pearson
Duluth
Carrie "Nation
Topeka
James Summers
Madison County
Mont
Virginia City
John Woolf
Greenville
Johnson & Trainor
Toledo
Standard Oil Company
W. B. Irvin
W. E. .Apperson
Jeff Stuart
Walsh Mining
Tolstoy's Eldest Son Dies of Meningitis in Paris
Russia reports dramatist Tolstoy family tragedy as the eldest son dies in Paris from meningitis. Also noted are a Paris duel outcome, confiscation of guns by French authorities, territorial cession gazetted in Madrid, a Philippine Catholic schism, German emperor named field marshal, and the Holland steamer wreck with drownings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Tolstoy
Russia
Paris
Caus “Matato
Damotte
Sibutu
Ongayan
Islands
United States
Madrid
Philippines Bay
Rome
Germany
Order of the Garter
Holland
London
Nieuwewaterweg
Maas
Coast to Coast Tragedies and Trade News Across Canada and Britain
A Grand Trunk train killed M General Omeey ER Rear Admiral Albert Kautz and cousins Helen and Amelia Knight near Cody. Sir Cavendish Boyle named Newfoundland governor succeeding Sir Henry Meta. Walkerville explosion injures several. fire losses estimated at 25000 dollars. Neely jailed in Havana after embezzlement charges. Bradstreet notes broad speculation in hogs coffee and iron with steel exports to Glasgow and May wheat revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert ‘Kautz
Codymand
Pacific
Herbert. Hallett
Whitby
Helen
Amelia
Knight
Bomanville
Ont
Grand Trunk
Cavendish Boyle
Mege
British Guiana
Newfoundland
Henry Edward Meta
Walkerville Ont
William
Brindle
George- Ee
Charles BW
Neely
Fundy
Havana
New York
Cep
Bradstreet
Glasgow
Birmingham
Market Reports and Shipping Prices Highlight Auction Notes
Fragmentary market report references bids for sheep and shipping choices. Indicates price points around 3.00 and 5.00 in unspecified currency and locations, with mentions of fairs and possible shipping terms. Content is incomplete but suggests livestock market activity and pricing chatter.
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Atlantic Ocean
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Lake Nicaragua
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Ochoa
San Carlos River
Nicaragua
Lake
Atlantic
OL West
Beaumont, Texas
Charles
Pressed Steel Car Company
Avork
Jefferson
East Fifteenth Street
West Shore Railroad
Weehawken
Ni Y
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Green Ridge
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George R. Ainsworth
Harvard
Curtis
Crane
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Mass
Cambridge
Charles H. Hodgdon
New Bedford
Amass
Frank C. Bostwick
Western
Market “Reports
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