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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1905
Page
2
A mixed dispatch from Berlin reports a large strike of Westphalian miners and union activity as negotiations break down amid advancing coal prices and industrial curtailment. Beatrice area killings, a double duel, and a ballroom pistol attack are noted alongside other local crimes and accidents.
Four masked robbers gagged Thornton a wealthy retired farmer and his wife at their Elkhart Indiana home. They forced him to open a safe from which money was stolen. Mrs ton freed herself later. the robbers escaped.
A Oswego corn products factory previously rebuilt after a prior fire was completely destroyed again by fire. The plant had cost about half a million dollars to reconstruct after the last blaze.
Bettina Girard dies in a New York hospital. J D Rockefeller lectures on diet. Buffalo scientists claim a cancer serum in mice. William Spencer, colored, electrocuted for a 1903 NYC killing. Philadelphia theater fire causes heavy damage. Fire trucks hit by a train injuring crews. Philadelphia seeks a $10 million loan for Market Street subway. Fire damages Farr Batley plant in Camden. Powder works explosion in Wayne NJ. Atlantic Refining plant fire costs over $100,000. RR crash near Riverside Junction injures one. Levi Morton donates $600,000 to St John Cathedral project. Mrs Astor hosts largest private NY ball. Franz Von Vecsey debuts at Carnegie Hall. Braddock nail plant opens with two machines. Hotel William Waltham burns guests. Insurance records show large single-life policy in Philadelphia. Jewelry recovered after Bishop Potter wife theft case. The east coast debates projected catastrophes and bridge plans.
A jumble of incidents: a pipe destroys a building in New Albany and a death. a Chicago charity ball raises substantial funds. a real estate dealer Campbell kills a robber. musician Atherton held in an asylum after a concert incident. Arkansas City business district briefly in danger from fire. Colorado Blees four stories burned. Gov Adams inaugurated in Pueblo. Arizona Supreme Court rules on Santa Fe railroad track in Gila Canyon.
Reports cover Governor Deneen's inauguration in Illinois with Chief Justice Ricks administering the oath. Missouri's Joseph W. Folk delivers a reformist address. Chicago child Dorothy Deneen's appendectomy is successful. Fires destroy Bemidji saloons. casualties rise. Multiple rail and industrial accidents yield deaths and injuries across Michigan, Arkansas, and Illinois.
Reports from multiple fronts outline a push for immediate peace talks with Japan. The czars admiral signals openness while negotiations may begin soon to end hostilities.
The Senate and House- floor actions cover statehood bills, opposition to territorial union, and a ton of committee work. Key figures include Bard Tillman Newlands and Bailey with debates over currency, rail regulation, and the inaugural ball. The impeachment case against Judge Swayne dominates the House session amid political turmoil.
The Indiana inauguration of J Frank Hanly as governor and Hugh T Miller as lieutenant governor took place in the Senate chamber. Hanly urges a railroad commission with power to fix rates, combat discrimination, and regulate carriers. He also calls reforms to liquor licensing and a ban on passes from railroads.
In the National Capital Porto Licu plans a civil service system mirroring the Philippines. Congress considers empowering the Interstate Commerce Commission to fix freight rates on complaint, with rates held pending Supreme Court appeal. Senator Stewart proposes salaries of 100000 for the President, 20000 for Vice President and Speaker, and 10000 for each Senator Representative and delegate.
Around the Capitol Senator Smith Askren of Moberly says he will likely introduce a bill to move township officer elections away from the general election. The issue recalls a ten year old law aligning these votes. The piece notes four Senate deaths since the last session and mentions R B Davis of Tippecanoe starting as Senate clerk. It also reports calls for penalties to curb alias use and a proposed crime making name changes illegal.
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