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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
2
Springfield reports Governor Itary of State Ross State Treasurer Williamson and Major Johnson discuss moving Abraham Lincoln’s remains from the sarcophagus to a more secure location. Burglar alarms linked to the monument and custodian home.
A Milwaukee Pabst Brewery fire caused totals between 150000 and 200001 dollars and was fully insured. One man, copper smith John Smith, died from injuries after plunging four stories while fleeing the blaze started near the roof of elevator F.7 where four workers were repairing copper and screens overheated.
General Cailles, who asserts succession to Aguinaldo, sent a peace proposal via Senor Daucet in Laguna province. The terms are not disclosed and Cailles seeks surrender through negotiation.
In Napoleon Ohio a 16 year old Leroy Grove killed his 24 year old sister with a stab wound and strangled his 13 year old brother before setting a barn blaze and fatally shooting himself. Authorities suspect insanity from sensational Western novels.
A mob of about 300 white men stormed Carrollton Georgia jail to seize a Black prisoner, 10d Williams. Sheriff Merrill confronted them with a revolver, opening fire and wounding two attackers, one possibly fatally. The sheriff was grazed by a bullet through his hat as the mob dispersed without freeing the prisoner.
Two hundred farmers scour timber twenty miles northeast of St Joseph Missouri in pursuit of an unknown assailant who abducted the 34 year old daughter of farmer George Dixon. The abduction set off alarms among local school children as the mob closes in. The suspect fled and a lynching is anticipated if captured.
Curtis Roberts superintendent of schools of Pair Haven Ohio was accidentally killed during a target practice outing with Mary Alferton and other youths. Aderton fired the first shot and the bullet deflected from a stump striking Roberts in the side, causing a fatal wound.
An Aberdeen Ohio resident reports severe weather effects across the county with Breck noting livestock losses including cattle and hogs. The cloudburst caused widespread damage and disruption.
Fragmentary OCR note states Powderly and others barred by a mandate related to immigration control. No clear names or dates provided.
The well known actor and playwright James A Herne died at his New York home from acute bronchitis and pneumonia after more than two months illness. The report mentions prior attempts to burn the Gellett building and notes various unrelated accidents and events from the era.
Western Kansas storms hail reports and grain losses in Saline County. A murder case in Horton links to a missing husband charged with killing Mrs Klausmire. Grinnell suspends Prof Herron after Congregational council verdict. Cleveland mayor denies railway ties amid a busy news day.
Robbers looted the Jasper Texas post office and county treasurer safes then set the town afire destroying every business house and many homes. A Macon bound passenger train hit by a switch engine near Atlanta killed three and injured twelve. Notorious inmate Willis Cole escaped Memphis jail. John Stewart, crippled and unable to work, shot Faulkner after a dispute.
Dispatch from Pekin reports a great conflagration in the forbidden city with Americans and Japanese barred from access over the quarter involved. Elsewhere Volodovski won the Epsom Derby at the historic downs as crowds gathered. Jamestown Cape Colony garrison surrendered, with Writzsinger’s force estimated at 1,000. British casualties in the Boer clash totaled twelve killed and fifteen wounded. Prussia faces harvest failure and Count von Buelow recommends state aid preparations.
The McPbher son ship ashore at Matanzas has been floated and towed to harbor and will head for New York. Dr Ira Remsen will become Johns Hopkins president succeeding Daniel Gilman in October. China famine relief remittance of 320000 is sent to Rev Arthur H Smith of Tientsin. Burglars Rutledge Rice and Jones killed one and injured others during a Toronto escape. Asphalt deposits found near Salango off Ecuador. Trinidad is main source. Canadian Northern builds Port Arthur elevator for 1.5 million bu. Cotton area up to 27.532 million acres, up 2.111 million from last year. Maximite explosive adopted by the US. secret sold to government. Bradstreets notes unseasonable weather hurting crops and retail trade but expects improvement with sun.industrial climate shows some progress toward resolving labor troubles.
Market notes from Chicago Indianapolis London Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee and more show cattle hogs sheep and grain prices. Prices vary by region with no.2 wheat corn and oats quoted in cents per bushel and ranges for livestock shipping steers and pork.
The week brought cooler conditions east of the Mississippi and frosts in the central Rockies, with drought and heavy rains varying by district. Corn growth slowed nationwide. oat and wheat crops suffered from drought and fly. some states report improvements in Oregon and California yields while northern areas face cutworm and dryness threats.
The unreadable OCR fragment hints at a person described as present wife and mentions leaving, men, and a word alone. No clear names, places, or events are readable to establish a full news item.
George D. Herron is found guilty of immoral and unchristian conduct. He is dropped from the First Congregational Church of Grinnell and removed as a Congregational minister in good standing. The Congregational council, a jury of peers, declares he deserted his wife and children.
The court finds Herron deliberately falsified his marriage vows while a letter from Herron defends his conduct and declares intent to pursue a Socialistic revolution. The council notes Mrs Herron did not initiate divorce as she endured neglect and insult, while Herron’s allies claim the wife pressured proceedings during his student era.
The wedding of Miss Martha Hichborn daughter of Rear Admiral to James Blaine son of a statesman occurred at noon Tuesday in Washington. The small home ceremony took place at the bride’s parents residence Rear-Admiral Hichborn hosted relatives and intimate friends in attendance at 1907 N street.
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