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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1905
Page
6
Panorama of the World reports a fatal stage accident at the Coliseum London during a derby scene on a revolving stage. Jockey Dent rode the outside horse but the animal stumbled on ironwork and rolled into the orchestra. Dent was hurled headfirst, died soon after in hospital. A second fatal accident occurred during rehearsal before the opening.
Miss Muriel Byram a wealthy Chicago heiress known for beauty was found dead in her boudoir from a gunshot wound to the neck. Officials say the wound resulted from an accidental explosion of a weapon she was cleaning for a hunting trip to California. She was related by marriage to JL N. Perry, former Bank of North America president recently indicted for arson. The coroner ruled death accidental.
The jury in the Gill murder trial at Nising Sun Indiana found the defendant guilty after a three hour deliberation. The panel, including foreman Robert Lee and Oliver Mellenry, split on the first ballot but ten jurors joined the guilty side. The judge will pronounce the punishment, imprisonment to be determined.
Dispatch from Trosen Arizona says Governor Jafwel Ysabel led a force of men to clash with the Cerí Indians on Tituron Island in the Gulf of California. The fight ended with ninety seven prisoners carried to Guaymas aboard the Teckrata gunboat. Twenty Mexicans were killed and many wounded in the island engagement as heavy arrows from the savages and the chaotic fighting deterred the Mexican force.
In a unclear report a collision occurred between two entities described as Twentieth Century Li and Chicago Piosteonated Neo Lan. Three were slain or injured and the scene mentions weins roani toa hetties gnaw starn follows tru algnal.
John Watts, clerk of Marion Indiana, was tried on a charge connected to saloon license graft. The verdict followed a lengthy deliberation and he was found guilty of accepting money from William Dagan, a saloon keeper, in return for license actions he did not account for.
The Waren Electric Company's Sandusky Ohio plant suffered an explosion during a turbine test that lasted about twenty minutes. Two workers were injured and damage was estimated at 12000 dollars. The generator was intended for the United States government.
A rear end collision on the Ninth Avenue L at Horatio and Greenwich Streets in New York City killed electrician Cyrus W. Metz and injured eight passengers, with three seriously hurt. Three trains were involved in the crash.
A franchise has been granted to the Interstate Interurban Company to build a line from Marion Indiana to Anderson Indiana and to complete the road by May 1, 1908.
Representatives of the postal department visited South Bend Indiana to evaluate establishing mail delivery on electric interurban lines to Niles Michigan Elkhart and Goshen Indiana. The review aims to gauge feasibility and potential routes and schedules for a new service.
A wreck on the Pittsburg division of the B and O near Glencove Maryland sixty miles west of Cumberland kills all five crewmen. Forty two derailed cars blocked tracks and halted traffic along the line.
Lodge No. 15 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of Washington DC signed a deed with Cardinal Gibbons and recorded ownership of property for a new club house valued at $300,000 to be built soon.
Port Arthur capitulated at 9 o clock Sunday night after months of bombardment disease and heavy losses. General Stoessel requested terms and General Nogi accepted after a mine explosion toppled forts and Japanese storming parties entered the shattered works. Few defenders survived as the fortress fell ending a dramatic siege in the Russo Japanese War.
A list of sieges with dates and outcomes, including Alexandria 1882 two day capture, Jadhajoz 1811 1812 French surrender, Delhi 1857 British capture, Ladysmith 1899 118 days English defense, Paris 1870 surrender to Germans, Port Arthur 1905 two days after Surrender, Sebastopol 1854 1855 fall, and others with varied durations and casualties.
Governor Durbin in his annual message to the Indiana legislature warns of widespread political corruption. He cites large vote-buying schemes, calls for tougher penalties, voting machines, and new laws regulating private banks autos and a state fire marshal. He also warns of powerful lobby influence and big-money pressures on lawmakers.
Fragmented wartime dispatch outlines STOESSEL S surrender offer and NOGI S reply. It cites a Japanese post in Jerff and references capitulation terms and a meeting with Major General Opie to discuss ceasefire and surrender conditions. The text is garbled with OCR errors but centers on negotiations and authorization for surrender procedures.
Tokyo erupts in spontaneous celebration after news of Port Arthur surrender. crowds fill streets as aerial bombs and daylight rockets light the night sky. bands march, processions move through central avenues, and fires burn as residents praise Japan’s perceived wartime gains.
Sixteen torpedo boats and destroyers and a gunboat were reported tied up on August II. The Czareviteh is at Tsingebei, the Askold at Shargonai, and the Diana at Salgen.
The article quotes that Japan began the war for a principle and will pursue it until achieved. The Mikado’s government maintains this stance with no change anticipated, though the imperial interpretation of the principle may shift following the fort’s surrender.
A garbled 祥rst draft lists five causes tied to Boxer disturbances and Manchuria, noting Japanese concerns over Russia absorbing Korea and restricting Japanese commerce in Asia. It references Russian occupation plans, strategic points, and growing tensions as diplomacy faltered.
A large quantity of Russian ammunition was seized in China. Japan sent scoutships to find the Russian Baltic fleet and will mobilize the Port Arthur fleet to meet them. St. Petersburg papers blame anti foreign sentiment in China and the Russian ministry plans to spend about 800 million on a new navy while war continues. Stoessel’s surrender draws no criticism in Russia and his defense of Port Arthur is praised as heroic.
A concise wartime motto emphasizing duty and sacrifice. It frames patriotism around honor, national service, and protection of home and loved ones.
Tokin officials and Nichi Nichi denounce General Stoessel for destroying Russian warships and failing to press surrender after offering to capitulate. The paper argues the blow to the fleet and harbor assault stain his military reputation and sincerity.
Officer reports Port Arthur a smoking ruin with chaos and destruction from Kitese artillery. Fire, collapsed buildings, and burnt ships fill the harbor while streets show debris and starving animals with missing limbs, evidence of extreme hunger during the siege.
Following Admiral Wiren's orders the disabled battleship Sevastopol outside the harbor was blown up while large Russian warships inside the harbor were destroyed. The vessels Retzi van Poltava and Pallada were set ablaze as detonations continued near the harbor entrance. Japanese losses during the siege are estimated to exceed the fortress defenders' total."
Reports from Che rno describe negotiations for Port Arthur surrender. Gen Stoessel accepts Russian sick and wounded under Russian medical care and Japanese transfer of non combatants. Russian demand to march out under arms sparks controversy with Gen Nogi.
The ramesia, a strange Sumatra plant named for Sir Stamford Raffles and Dr. Arnold, is described as the largest towerlike flower. It has five brick red petals, a wide cup with a fleshy disk, and a strong tainted beef odor that lures flies.
A humorous scene unfolds on a downtown car where a fat man and a newspaper reader tease each other about rain. The punchline reveals the newspaper reader is the local weather guesser, adding a playful twist to the encounter.
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