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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1903
Page
6
Diplomatic circles report an imminent Turko Bulgarian war after an extraordinary ministers meeting at Yildiz Kask. The military faction urged occupation of frontier points, causing a brief panic among the sultan’s entourage before prices recovered.
The War Department orders four coast artillery companies withdrawn from Cuba. Eighteenth and Twenty-first move from Cienfuegos to Fort Schuyler New York and Fort Mott New Jersey. Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth depart Havana for Fort McKinley Maine, ending Cienfuegos post. Remaining in Cuba are Seventeenth and Nineteenth at Santiago and Twentieth and Twenty-second at Havana to garrison future coaling stations.
The body identified as Edward Delehanty, right fielder for Washington in the American League, was recovered from the Niagara River at the lower gorge Friday after he fell from the International Bridge last week. Relatives confirmed the identification.
The leather workers' strike that began April 1 1991 at the Studebaker harness factory department in South Bend Indiana has been settled through intercession of international officers and Chicago branch secretary. The union will be recognized and all controversies settled by arbitration, with the labor ban lifted from Studebaker factories.
Westbound Pennsylvania train No 81 from Columbus hit a wagon carrying nine people at a crossing near Redcomb Junction eight miles east of Cincinnati. Four were killed three fatally injured and two seriously hurt. The engineer blew the whistle but could not stop in time.
Police have arrested Edward Doyle Mike Barrs and Stob Hughes alias Charles Mc Manus on suspicion of robbing the Michigan City post office on August 11 1901. They claim Detroit as home and give conflicting stories of their movements. Hughes was seen in town the day before the robbery.
The Studebaker Bros. carriage and wagon depository at Market and Tenth in San Francisco burned, causing about 200000 dollars in loss, partly insured. An oil and paint stock exploded, floors gave way, and a vast stock of vehicles tumbled into the basement.
Burglars entered the post office building at Tontogany Ohio and forced open the safe taking seven hundred dollars belonging to Postmaster J S Phillips who runs a grain business. They left silver and postage stamps untouched.
St Louis honors Capt. Edward T. Herndon a retired river pilot and captain who died at 74. Born in 1829 in Sulphur Springs Greenbrier County West Virginia he came to St Louis. River steamers fly half mast flags in tribute to his memory.
Eighteen miners entombed forty eight hours after a gangway closure at the Reading company's mountain mine near Shamokin Pennsylvania. A rescue party breached the slope to reach them and found all miners alive and uninjured.
William J. Bryan and his elder daughter Ruth plan an extended tour of Europe sailing from New York in September and staying abroad until just before the holidays.
A. P. Cardwell, prominent Evansville businessman, became the first citizen indicted by the grand jury over recent riots. He was arrested arraigned pleaded not guilty and released on a $500 bond as jurors continue hearing testimony.
Warren P. Noble, the oldest member of Time bar, Ohio, and a noted congressman, is reported dead. Details on his service and the circumstances of his passing are limited in the readable text.
Mrs. William Baxter, about 30, killed her three year old son Goodson and daughter Gladys and then hanged herself with a clothes line in their Le Roy New York home. The husband found the scene after returning from work and a possible drugged wine bottle is to be analyzed.
Senator Hanna will devote all attention to public life. He has disposed of steamship lines iron ore mines coal mines and street railways so as to vacation for ten years or more without worrying about business conduct. The only tangible asset now is office furniture in the Perry Paine building Cleveland. He has long sought freedom to pursue public duties without business detail.
The Minnesota Supreme Court declares the 1902 inheritance tax law unconstitutional in a ruling affecting the estate of actor Sol Smith Russell. Russell's wife, executrix, sought distribution to herself as sole devisee, but the probate court refused due to a $575.55 tax. The district court’s mandamus and the probate judge appeal are resolved in favor of invalidating the tax.
John E. McGowan of the Northern Pacific Duluth division, known for helping avert disaster during the Hinckley forest fire, was killed when his engine overturned after jumping the track at Dellwood. He aided Engineer James Root by dousing the locomotive as flames closed in, saving many lives.
Sisters of Charity from the House of the Good Shepherd helped fight a blaze that destroyed the sexton’s house in Mount St Marys cemetery Kansas City. Some sisters entered the burning building to save furniture while others sprayed water on flames. Sexton and his wife escaped. B J Donnelly sustained a slight burn.
Prof. Cooley of Montana State Agricultural College reports grasshoppers have stripped a 70 mile by 50 mile area near Forsythe leaving range conditions the worst he has seen. Cattle dot the plains starved to death as raids continue.
Sir A Moore longtime Dallas Texas city secretary was shot by his son Ernest 22 during a dispute with the father and another son witnessing the incident. The elder Moore was attacked while drinking alcohol and the younger son tried to intervene before the fatal shot.
A severe mine gas explosion at Walshville colliery near Poe caused workers to be blown to safety. The incident, described as one of the greatest and most peculiar explosions, disrupted operations and drew rescue and safety attention.
A concussion blast in the mine pushed dense air and flames ahead, acting as a novel mechanism that saved many miners from fatal exposure. The report credits the blast with creating a protective draft that prevented widespread fatalities.
Report from Pekin via Blagovestchensk cites a Boxer-like uprising feared to be imminent. Legations fortify with stored provisions and guards reinforced while European governments receive disquieting information. The American delegation is said to have sought Washington's assistance. Chinese public sentiment grows volatile with potential for a fatal explosion.
Charles Marco, wanted in California for grand larceny, is reported abducted in Chicago and escorted to Joliet by Detective Sergeant J. F. Dinan. He was to be sent to San Francisco on a Santa Fe Limited as officers feared a habeas corpus writ. Marco was arrested in Chicago about fifteen days ago and released when the case was deemed California crime.
In Dargis City, Iowa, Enoch Burrell killed Frank Thompson after Thompson owed Burrell 50 cents from a poker game. Burrell struck Thompson on the temple with his fist twice, causing instant death. Burrell is arrested and jailed in Lamoni.
A head on crash between a passenger and freight train on the Pittsburg Youngstown and Ashtabula Railroad at Berlin Center Ohio results in the instant death of Fireman Cecil McKnight of Espyville Pennsylvania. Several others are injured and the cause of the accident is not yet known.
A mob of thirty five at Hokeh Minnesota dragged Mrs Ruby Santros and William Beede from their home bound them to the square stripped them naked tarred and feathered them then whipped them from town with a warning not to return under threat of lynching.
The Studebaker Bros. of South Bend Ind burned depot in San Francisco. Firefighters stopped the blaze spreading to adjacent structures. Total loss estimated at $200000.
Police raided Kansas City Kansas where over 300 slot machines were smashed and seven gambling dens were closed. Poolrooms were left untouched in the crackdown on midwestern gambling.
President Roosevelt opened the Pacific American cable with a world spanning message flashed in twelve minutes. Clarence H. Mackay of the cable company replied from Washington with a signal that circled the globe in nine and a half minutes.
Eighteen miners were entombed when a gangway cave in at Reading Coal and Iron Company's Big Mountain colliery in Shamokin Pennsylvania. A rescue party drilled a hole through an upcast slope and reached the men, who were alive and uninjured.
Alarm rises as army worms spread through the northwestern North Dakota wheat fields. Reports to Prof. Waldron of the North Dakota Agricultural College confirm widespread damage and concern among farmers.
8S. N. Wilson prominent lumber dealer robbed of 200 dollars by pickpockets on a Canton Akron electric car. A. J. Renfield of Cleveland relieved of papers and a mileage book.
The Queen of Holland and the Czar of Russia thank Andrew Carnegie in letters for his $1,500,000 donation toward the peace palace at The Hague. The messages praise his philanthropy and international peace efforts.
Mary Creech daughter of the Barnwell sheriff used a rifle to stop a mob and prevent the lynching of Herbert Sanderson who faced murder charges.
The annual postal receipts show a deficit of 4.5 million dollars due to the expansion of the free delivery service. The notice attributes losses to the development effort and the impact on revenue streams.
A fragment notes sculptor Kilis in despair over insufficient commissions and career setbacks. The terse lines mention personal frustration and a feeling of artistic stagnation impacting his wellbeing.
Ed wards County farmers wired Governor Bailey asking protection against threats of mob violence toward Negro harvesters. The governor replied to apply to the sheriff. Reports say trains bring Negro workers into the Kansas wheat belt amid rising tensions and mobilization in Pratt County.
Governor Jelks orders a prosecutorial investigation after the lynching of Andrew Diggs near Scottsboro Alabama for attempted assault on Alma Smith. Warrants were issued for five prominent Larkinsville men accused of complicity in the mob action.
The Navy Department directs the battleship Wisconsin and aging first class cruisers Albany Cincinnati and Raleigh to the gulf of Pechili to augment Rear Admiral Evans. Armored cruiser New York cruiser Marblehead and gunboat Bennington will join Evans squadron at once under Rear Admiral Glass.
Deputy U S marshal J B Jones was shot and killed near Big Hear in the Osage Nation I T during clashes with the Ben Cravens gang. Officials pursuing the gang believe the deputy's death resulted from a confrontation with outlaws while officers chased the gang in the territory.
Reports from the Brooklyn navy yard state the battleship Indiana is so worn that when decommissioned her machinery will require costly overhaul. Boilers must be rebuilt and turrets need proper balancing, according to officials.
A passenger train traveling from Austin to La Crosse on the St. Paul road was nearly buried by a Hokah landslide. The engineer reversed the engine to avert disaster and the train stalled for eight hours.
The main building of the Hammond packing plant in St Joseph Missouri burned down with a loss estimated at 1 500 000 Three men reportedly perished including fire marshal Charles Miller and three more were injured in the blaze authorities said the cause is under investigation
Twenty four people died and thirty were injured when a Southern Railway passenger train collided with a local freight near Rockfish Virginia. The engine and express car were demolished and the baggage car telescoped into a coach crowded with immigrants.
Gov. Peabody of Colorado orders an extra session to begin July 29 to pass a new general appropriation bill for state institutions. The prior session’s bill was ruled illegal by the courts.
In New York surrogate court a will of explorer and writer Paul B. Du Chailin bequeaths all his estate to friend Henry R. Hoyt. The petition states the testator left personal estate valued under $500.
In Milford Center Ohio a riot broke out between local citizens and Italian laborers employed on the Panhandle Railroad. One Italian was killed another seriously wounded and several citizens stabbed during the clash.
A mob broke into the jail in Evansville Indiana to seize a black man for lynching. Several black residents were killed during the riots and a white boy was shot. The governor ordered the militia to restore order.
True bills have been voted against Alderman John J. Brennan of Chicago and eleven others for alleged participation in election frauds.
A Black man named Garrett and masked assailants fatally wounded Harry Stout with a sharp instrument near Stout's Crossing Mississippi. The incident occurred at or near the scene of the crime, and Garrett died in the related confrontation.
French President Loubet arrives for an official tour in England and is greeted with enthusiasm at Dover, then in London as he conducts state introductions and formal receptions.
Unclear OCR fragment notes escapes from a St. Louis jail with minimal legible details.
A weather summary notes July 2 to July 4 favorable temps boosting corn in central valleys and northern regions. crop conditions vary across states. Winter wheat harvest proceeding with generally lighter thrashing yields. Pacific coast rye ripening. drought impacts on North Dakota and Minnesota spring wheat. California reports some wind and heat damage but strong southern yields. Cotton shows rapid growth with best gains in Carolinas and Georgia, while Louisiana and Texas face wet weather and boll weevil pressure in northern Texas. Tobacco and apples show mixed results. hay crops strong in Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys. rains affect Ohio Valley, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
Kansas farmers faced with scarce men and high wage demands turned to women volunteers. Forty or more Salina girls, many college students home on vacation, wore overalls or short skirts and joined harvest work. The piece notes local women replacing men, their labor efficiency, and wonders about complexion exposure.
Disjointed passages reference European travel by President Harper and Mr. Rockefeller removing leg braces, a proposed inventor clothing men, speculation on gun cotton, a glove contract scandal, and a noted fatality disparity between Evansville and Breathitt County with only one death typical in Breathitt.
A new cargo liner named Dakota will be launched at Elizabeth New Jersey by the U S Shipbuilding Co as a twin of the Minnesota. The vessel will sail at fourteen knots and remain steady in all weathers due to its great size. It measures 630 feet in length 73 feet 6 inches wide and 56 feet to the upper deck with 88 feet to the captain’s bridge and 177 feet to the top of the mast. Rigged as a four masted schooner with pole shafts it carries five continuous decks and four short decks. Cast steel forms its stem stern post rudder and shaft struts. Owned by James J Beill the ship will serve his Pacific fleet.
The heat wave blankets the Middle and Eastern States with deaths and prostrations reported in Chicago New York Boston St Louis and Cleveland. A Montana snowstorm and low temperatures in Helena and Butte contrast with extreme heat. Temperatures listed include New York 74 Chicago 77 Pittsburg 80 Washington 82, as crowds seek cooling in parks and fountains while horses suffer under heavy loads.
The Russian foreign office warns Washington to drop the anti lynching petition. The Czar would decide reception while advising that Americans should not press the matter. President Roosevelt says the protest is necessary and the massacre must be stopped.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow orders no rural free delivery routes to be created if fewer than 100 families use them. He aims to prune routes after prioritizing more important investigations, targeting waste where small mail-handling routes exist in Western states.
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