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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1899
Page
2
A compact weekly chronicle of crimes accidents fires and minor affairs from across regions. It records notable people places and happenings with brief notes on outcomes and significance.
From Seattle a dispatch reports Congressman Daleil returning from Alaska defending the current boundary. He denounces Canadian demands for a new line and says the United States will not concede even a quarter inch of treaty territory. Congressman Heatwool echoed the stance.
US transports Newport and Ohio bearing Oregon volunteer regiment from Manila arrive off California. Ships are hailed by steam whistles bells and cannon as the first returning soldiers reach shore. Medical officers must inspect the troops before landing amid cheering crowds.
Citizens at a mass meeting subscribed 75000 for stock in the Ohio Centennial Company which handles plans for the 1892 Ohio Centennial Exposition. The event seeks 500000 to secure a 500000 government appropriation while Mayor Jones and five others commit 5000 each. The remainder is expected to be raised promptly.
At the Kentucky Republican State Convention Attorney General W. S. Taylor was nominated for governor by acclamation after the state platform was adopted. Rivals Capt. 5 H. Stone and Judge Clifton J. Pratt withdrew from the race and backed Taylor.
Dan Coughlan famed for involvement in Dr Cronin murder failed to appear in Chicago court. He and partner William Armstrong face bribery and conspiracy charges in a damage suit against the Illinois Central Railroad. Armstrong was absent as well and both bonds totaling 20000 dollars were forfeited.
From S reemartle West Australia a storm has wrecked the British steamer Carlisle Castle off Rockingham with all hands lost. Other vessels, including the City of York, were wrecked with twelve fatalities among them the captain as fierce weather endangers more lives.
Wreck of a C. and A. freight train near Glendale Missouri killed three tramps and seriously injured five others. A man believed missing lay among ten loaded cars of merchandise hogs and cattle. A woman in male attire was among the car passengers and escaped unharmed.
The American line steamship Paris was towed into Falmouth harbor by five tugs and preparations are under way to beach her in the tide harbor.
The Japanese camphor steamer Kawaoke Warne caught fire in the Thames. The fourth officer and a seaman died from suffocation and ten others were seriously injured.
A massive fly wheel burst at the Elkhart National Paper Works in Mishawaka Indiana killing Engineer Dunbar and wounding three other workers. The engine room was demolished in the blast.
A fire in a crowned five story tenement on Monroe Street New York caused five deaths and left eight others overcome by smoke. Fire officials investigate the blaze and evacuate residents as crews battle the stairs and smoke.
A lightning strike destroyed the No. 12 coal breaker at Plymouth Pa owned by Hadiock and Shank. The fire caused a loss of 90000 dollars and left about 460 men and boys jobless until the plant is rebuilt.
A Choctaw Indian from Goodlands I T named William Goings was executed at Alikichi I T under a Choctaw court murder sentence and despite a stay by the federal court.
R G Dun and Co weekly trade review shows first half 1899 failures including banking at 4 884 with liabilities 49 664 661 commercial failures 4 853 liabilities 42 062 938 16 723 353 manufacturing 23 011 364 trading. Second quarter records the smallest in twenty five years with average per failure 7 165 and per firm 12 20.
A desperate robbery attempt on the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha line between Duluth and Chicago near Chetek Wisconsin fired three shots at the train. Bullets pierced a coach window and roof. two women were struck by glass. Mrs J W Spohn of Cadett Wisconsin had an eye injured. A third gunman fired through the cab but missed the engineer as the train sped away.
Simon Lake's submarine boat Argonaut was launched at Robbins' yard in Erie basin Brooklyn. The 60 foot craft, lifted into the water by the Monarch, carries three rollers for bottom movement and will be crewed by eight men for recovering valuables from sunken vessels.
The state claims half of Cass Lake town site for a school section while the Interior Department has upheld the land office ruling that the state has no claim on ceded Indian lands. Minnesota plans to appeal to federal courts for an early decision.
Dick Williams, an African American accused of killing two white men, was lynched by a white mob in Alma Kansas. He was left hanging from a telegraph pole, then cut down by the town marshal and taken to the county jail where he regained consciousness but authorities say he will not survive.
A midnight blaze at the Lindell Hotel in Lincoln Nebraska destroyed the four story brick building. Guests escaped with only the clothes on their backs as smoke filled corridors and panic ran high.
A tornado swept Union Wisconsin striking the township at the western edge and carving a six mile long furrow and a width of fifteen to forty rods. The storm destroyed nearly everything in its path with damage estimated between fifty thousand and seventy five thousand dollars. No fatalities were reported.
A Big Four passenger train struck a survey party vehicle carrying William Reinhard and six relatives in Columbus. Only one family member survived with serious injuries as the car was reduced to splinters.
A vast deposit of copper ore of remarkable extent and richness has been located in the Parry Sound district about seven hours by rail from Toronto. The discovery is credited to an American mining expert named Forbes.
Engineer BH. A. Weatherford was killed in a passenger coach in Tus cumbia Alabama. Bloodhounds traced the scent to the home of his son John Weatherford, who was implicated as the killer.
The New York Central and the Pennsylvania railroads announce a landmark agreement creating a working federation. Under the compact their systems cooperate as a single integrated network for practical purposes, signaling a major shift in railway operation and management.
Elias Hatfield son of Devil Anse Hatfield surrenders in person to Governor Atkinson at Gray West Virginia. The Hooded feud figure faces state authority after decades of notoriety linked to theHatfield McCoy conflict that claimed many lives.
Washington reports Secretary Russell A. Alger has submitted his resignation from the war portfolio and the document is now with President McKinley for action.
A five story Monroe Street tenement fire in New York left five dead and eight rescued after smoke overload. The blaze began in the fourth floor apartments of Max Press and a boarder named Jacob Ioplan. investigators say a lamp may have been left burning and occupants smoked before sleep.
In Dallas Texas Prof William Libscom principal of Central High School was mortally wounded at the First Christian Church by John T Carlisle cousin of the former Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle fired from the front of the pulpit Libscom died at the altar as bystanders restrained the gunman Carlisle had been recently removed from Central High as head janitor and is said to have acted in motive days after the incident vows to press charges against Carlisle by police investigation continues
Detroit grants a thirty year franchise to the Municipal Street Railway Commission Company led by Gov. Pingree Carl Schmidt and Elliott Stevenson by a 19 to 14 City Council vote. The plan allows purchase and operation of street railways, setting 5 cent fares or six for a quarter, to bypass a Supreme Court ruling that the city cannot own its own roads.
The sale transfers over 50 000 acres of premium timber land in Skagit and Snohomish counties to a Michigan Minnesota group for about 500 000 dollars. Principal buyers include David Tozier of Stillwater Minnesota James Dempsey of Manistee Michigan and D P Simons leading a syndicated group of capitalists. The deal averages 12 dollars an acre.
A. Kramer of Dayton Iowa leapt from a Southern Pacific train near Bur bank California in a heat driven act of self harm. He attempted to slash his throat with a penknife but the train halted and he was taken aboard. He suffered only a loss of blood and is believed to be temporarily insane from Mojave heat. He carried money and a return ticket to Dayton.
The Red Cross steamer Portia sailing from New York to Halifax with seventy five passengers ran aground on Flinn Island near Sambro light in dense fog. All passengers and crew, totaling 117 people, were landed safely on the island.
Senator W. E. Sanford a Hamilton Ont clothing manufacturer drowned when his boat capsized while fishing on Muskoka lake. A visiting woman was in the boat with him. Two girls heard cries for help and rescued the woman as Sanford disappeared.
Orders have been issued for the resumption of all idle coke ovens in the country and ovens on five days a week will be put on full time. Thousands of ovens idle for years will restart and thousands of men will gain employment.
The United States government refused Austria-Hungary's request to arbitrate damages for the deaths of Austro-Hungarian subjects during the Hazleton Pennsylvania riots of September 1897.
A freight train hauling six horse cars derailed at Moors Nevada after a horse kicked open a front car door and fell onto the track. Four horse cars left the rails and most animals were killed in the crash.
One thousand workers at the Omaha and Grant smelter are idle due to furnace closures blamed on a coal famine tied to strikes by Illinois and Iowa miners. The shutdowns threaten local operations and employment in Omaha.
A two year old girl Helen Leersch died three days after a kissing bug left fatal stings on her arm and leg in Trenton New Jersey. The premiere causes distress and fear in the community as authorities investigate the insect related death.
A large steam bakery in Roxborough Pennsylvania owned by Henry Wanklin was completely destroyed by fire causing about 75000 dollars in losses.
At the Jagirs fontein diamond mine in South Africa a collapse buried many workers as thousands of tons of earth fell. The incident occurred at the new mine and casualties were reported.
Three prisoners escaped from the county jail at La Junta Colorado after overpowering Jailer Lewis. Frank Bohanon accused of murdering his father William Moran charged with burglary Emerson Hunt charged with forgery. Sheriff Barr and his wife were disarmed as shots rang out. officers pursued and recaptured the escapees within a block.
Fire and a gas ignited by a plumber’s use of a firepot at Capt. Dickins’s Washington residence killed his wife Mrs. Dickins and injured others. A loud rumble preceded the blast that blew out the third story front. Firefighters found the burned body among debris.
A thief stole an iron box with 2611.30 from an express agent in Sher rodsville Ohio. The money, sent from Cleveland to pay coal miners, vanished minutes after the box was left in the office. A stranger, about 35, who arrived on the same train, disappeared with him. The local theory is the man followed the cash from Cleveland and seized the box.
The slayers of Gen. Luna are acquitted after testimony suggests Luna plotted to murder Aguinaldo and seize power. The court ruled the defendants acted in self-defense amid a claimed conspiracy by Luna and other officers.
Secretary Hitchcock announces there will be no suspension or modification of the June 22 order directing removal of all trespassers on Leech Lake Indian reservation lands in Minnesota within thirty days.
Otto Wolf of Canton aged 17 says he was bitten by a kissing bug while after coal. He felt a sting and his lip swelled, despite remedies. This marks the first Canton resident to claim a bite from the insect.
Michigan Pottawatomie Indians who once lived on 2,000,000 acres in Iowa announce they will push their claim to the lands. They contend the value should be paid to them without legal recourse.
The Y bridge at Zanesville Ohio spanning the Muskingum and Licking rivers has halted traffic after a serious break in its ponderous beams. The floor sank six inches, delaying transit on the historic structure.
A deadly blaze at a New York painters supplies and wallpaper store probably caused by turpentine flare killed Abraham Sinkelstein and his wife and son. Investigators assess blast and fire damage, with authorities focusing on store materials and ignition source.
George WW Julian, noted anti slavery leader and prominent politician, died at his Irvington Indiana home at age 82. His long career shaped abolitionist causes and political action locally and nationally.
Market brief lists cattle hogs sheep in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with price ranges for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes and pork. Highlights include Chicago cattle 3.00 to 6.00, hogs 3.00 to 4.25, wheat No 2 red around 1. from multiple cities with varying grades and regional figures.
The thirty eighth annual National Educational Association convention opens in Los Angeles with Gov. Gage and city officials welcoming delegates. Attendance reaches about 10 000 as sessions feature educational policy talks and remarks by educators from Peoria Columbus and Birmingham. The treasurer reports 28 561 10 in expenditures and 2 556 10 cash on hand with 8 000 to 10 000 more available for transfer to the permanent fund.
Washington dispatches say Secretary of War Russell A. Alger may resign, with a decision said to rest with President McKinley. Alger denies any direct intimation of departure and cites plans to sign the December war report, while friends suggest a delay for a long vacation if kept on until then.
Charles Harvey 38 of North Lewisburg Ohio drowned. Joseph Bach drowned while on a picnic trip in Dayton. Sam Cruese of Princeton New Jersey killed by John Larkin. Breech pin from a gun caused Charles Banks 2% of Cincinnati to be killed. Louis Cohen 30 found murdered near Charleston West Virginia. Adelaide Bischoff of New York fatally burned when her dress caught fire. Nickolo Kirkie of Cleveland placed a cap on a street car track and was killed. In a mine explosion at Port Oram New Jersey Kid Miles William Martha and Fred Shiffer were killed. Marcus Daly denies selling his copper interests and leaving Montana. West Thompson of Ashland Kentucky killed James Howell and escaped. Scott Baker fatally shot in Richmond Kentucky during a spree.
Reports from corn districts show Indiana tentatively set for a record crop this year due to heavy rains. Benton Tippecanoe and White County yield claims include fields up to eighty bushels per acre. Despite hopes, temperance efforts challenge the Nicholson law as commissioners in Windfall grant licenses to three saloons and plan appeals to the Supreme Court if needed.
Mrs James Huffman near Jeffersonville gave birth to female twins joined by an eight inch flesh link face to face. With rare exceptions their organs are reported as perfect. The case recalls the famous Siamese twins and has drawn wide attention.
Mrs Hadley of Brazil and Mrs Barton of Chattanooga Tenn were separated as orphans in Hamilton County Ohio forty seven years ago and later adopted by different families. Mrs Barton recently wrote confirming they are biological sisters after a long period of no contact.
The Fowler sailing between Evansville and Paducah struck Highland rocks breaking forty timbers. The vessel listed and reached shore in distress as deck hand George Mariable suffered fatal scalding injuries.
Town of Oolitic plans incorporation while Goshen probes oiled streets. Notables include Mrs. Malinda Myers amid family troubles, ex legislator Orson L. Woodruff dead, and a spate of incidents across Indiana from rail accidents to postal and railway disputes.
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