This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1898
Page
2
A compact weekly roundup highlighting fires, accidents, crimes, politics, religion, commerce and crops. It mixes major events with smaller local affairs to give readers a snapshot of the week across communities and industries.
The Navy Department, responding to a State Department alert from Consul John Jenkins, orders the gunboat Marietta then at Mare Island to sail to La Libertad, San Salvador, to protect American interests amid mounting unrest. Arrival is about two weeks distant, with instructions to coordinate with Jenkins on arrival and take protective measures.
A London agency reports Britain's naval reserves will be mobilized. Current estimates place the naval reserve at about 28,000 men with about 10,000 needed to man warships, which require 110,000. Only 100,000 are in service. Authorities warn the reserve is insufficient for war, while a large reserve fleet and merchant cruisers exist.
Superintendent of Police H A Gorsline reports two tramps arrested with a large haul of stolen cutlery from various makes including Southington Robeson Cattaraugus Little Valley Booths Stockholm Fillmore Winsted Atlantic and more. One revolver two crooks jailed for vagrancy hold 24 new knives and other assorted items. If owners not found in 25 days property will be released and returned.
From Kingstree a revolting lynching tale reaches Columbia. A deputy sheriff was killed during a struggle with Sam Turner a black man resisting arrest. Turner surrendered then was escorted to jail when a mob shot him dead after surrounding the wagon.
John Mulholland aged 55 of Columbus Ohio was playing hide and seek with his children when he tumbled down a stairway and broke his neck. He died instantly according to witnesses.
A report from Kingsland Arkansas states that Robert Frederick in charge of the Cotton Belt Railway Walter Tank station was robbed and murdered while at his post by unknown assailants. The incident leaves railway operations disrupted as authorities investigate the crime.
A flood event caused by burst pumps destroyed hundreds of homes in the area. The disaster impacted about 3,000 people, with notable losses including a hotel and the Church of St. al its parsonage. International details mention Havana Cuba and other locations.
James Flannigan Eastern and Patrick McNulty of New York drank corrosive sublimate as whisky. Flannigan died, McNulty fading. Overman Wheel Co of Chicopee Falls Mass files for assignment with liabilities 539000 and assets 1318000.
A series of brief items notes a fatal shooting near Emporia Iran, a near suicide by Judge George Clark in Rapid City S D, and release on bail for Dr. J D Goddard in a murder case. Also listed are a Nevada National Bank authorized to begin with 3 million capital, a library fund push in Youngstown O, a wreck injuring five at Liberal Mo, and unusual death by gas inhalation in Cincinnati. Additional items cover road and post office savings bank proposals, litigation over Bartley Nebraska funds, and related banking actions.
Secretary Alger faces possible pneumonia while Secretary Sherman denies a Spain Cuba loss claim of 8 million. Dyea Alaska town site appeal rejected but revisited after new survey. Washington University women pursue a university plan tied to a half century old Potomac stock bequest valued over 4 million, unaccounted for since 1828. Senator Morgan warns against China partition, urging treaty protection.
The speaker warns that European powers carving zones in China threaten American commerce across the Pacific. If cessions are permanent, treaties must safeguard U S interests. if temporary, mixed responsibility risks. The German occupation and planned moves by others form a cordon against Pacific trade for 600 million people. Immediate State Department action urged.
Across Moravia a gas-pipe bomb exploded in the German Theater at Olmutz causing excitement with little destruction. In London engineers reject a 100 to 1 ballot outcome after a conference over a forty-eight hour week proposal, while a 51 hour week is similarly rejected. Britain publicly protests in Corea with seventeen warships near Chemulpo, backing the British consul against the Russian favored candidate. Pope Leo XII defends church neutrality in politics, affirming Catholics may hold any views unless aligned with anti church platforms, and forbids clergy from swaying electoral votes while urging obedience to government laws.
A report states Lloyd-Booth plans a pair of shears weighing 175 tons. The item appears in a summary of industrial ventures and steel industry talk from the period.
Market notes across multiple cities list prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains. Prices include Chicago hogs 3.00 to 3.75, cattle 3.00 to 5.75, wheat No 2 red around 95c to $1.03, corn 25c to 33c, oats 22c to 29c, rye 46c to 49c, butter 15 to 23 cents, eggs 20 to 25 cents. Other cities show similar ranges for cattle hogs sheep and crops with varying quality grades.
Washington dispatch notes the real work happens behind the scenes in the cloak rooms where Speaker Reed wields dominant influence. House action relies on a small group, while most members rarely consult the Speaker. Democratic minority strategy focuses on future leadership contests as they maneuver among followers.
The passage describes members from both parties exchanging ideas in the cloak rooms to gauge reception, with whispering, shifting groups, and rising leaders. After days of covert talks the majority and minority negotiations end and caucuses disperse to reform into smaller groups.
Fire shatters the Coliseum in Chicago where a manufacturers exposition was held. Origin traced to crossed electric wires at an X ray exhibit run by M. J. Morley and Wm. Robertson. About 300 people inside. rapid collapse caused by arch failures. total loss estimated at 478600 with 370000 building value and 128000 exhibits. Insurance 120000. bondholders paid first.
Lafayette invests in street sweepers and oil drilling near Matthews yields gas. Fatal accidents include August Parsons killed by a falling wall near Winnamac and Charles A. Dooley killed under train cars at Anderson. Multiple drownings, robberies, and legal actions follow in towns from Washington to Crown Point. Notre Dame priest Rev. Corby dies. others face trials, disappearances, and arson losses.
Frank M Genin 35 son of John R Genin heir to 100000 and Charles W Plyer 55 an insurance manager at National Wall Paper Co committed suicide by shooting in New York.
The United States Supreme Court reassigns the argument in the case of the Dnuied jountee against the Joint Traffic Association. The dispute concerns applying antitrust law to the agreement among the great trunk lines between New York and Chicago. The new date is February 21.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.