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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1902
Page
2
A fragment notes Rae Xeconn Publishing Co operating in Silver Lake Indiana. The incomplete line references publishers in the Indiana town with no further details about activities or dates.
A weekly digest reports on crimes, accidents, fires and notable incidents from the North, South, East and West. It highlights unusual events and minor affairs in a concise roundup.
A Malayan crewman reports his shipwreck off Cape Wilberforce in North Australia, saying all ten aboard were murdered by Indigenous people except him. He was rescued after severe injuries. Another vessel, the Dutch bark Ceertruida Gerarda, was abandoned at sea after a collision, with only three crew saved by St. Mary and the rest missing.
Reported 1,225 Boers have surrendered to date near Pretoria. Many are boys as young as eleven, with most under thirty and some elders in their seventies. Surrenders show increasing friendliness among burghers. Bitterness centers on France and Germany. War prolonged by optimistic press claims.
A large blaze in Alexander City wiped out both residents and businesses. The Joss reached F750 000 while insurance would not cover it. The Centrates Georgia railway depot and telegraph office were burned along with hotels post office balloon inn stables and eight residences.
Jumbled report notes a horse racing accident at a fair event Saturday. Jockeys Donegan and Matthies were thrown when two horses collided. Donegan died soon after the incident alongside another horse rider identified as Matthies.
Ayme dispatch from Basseterre reports the American consul sailed to Washington to file a personal report on the St Pierre catastrophe. He was the first U S official to reach Martinique after the destruction and oversaw distribution of relief funds.
Capt Robbins of Port Norris New Jersey and Mrs Pirina Hammes of Camden New Jersey drowned opposite Chester Pennsylvania in a sudden high wind. Henry Scribgins with oyster shells, Miss Liarie Jones of Carden, Robert Reed and Charles Burton of Port Norris were rescued by the U S launch Cadu.
The American squadron in European waters arrives at Gibraltar led by the flagship with cruisers Chicago Albany and the gunboat Nashville. Admiral Crowninshield sails from Portsmouth to represent the United States in maneuvers.
Paris sentence reports Ted Sloan, an American jockey, to two days in prison and a fine of ten francs for speeding in an automobile. He also paid five francs each on two minor counts and had a prior eight franc fine last year for a similar offense.
Lilah Young aged L1 was killed instantly by lightning in an open field near Richmond Ohio. Milton Young her father watched the event from his doorway about two hundred feet away as the tragedy occurred.
The Lord Mayor and City Council of London presented congratulations to King Edward on the Boer War termination. In the speech the king paid tribute to Boer valor.
The house committee on naval affairs votes to postpone the retirement bill for naval constructor R. P. Hobson due to his defective eyesight. The measure will await the next session.
A wreck on the Nashville route between Hooker and Summit near Chattanooga killed five men and injured about fifteen, two of whom died from their injuries. The crash involved fast mail No. 1 from Nashville and the Jasper accommodation train on the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis line.
A feud between two Italian factions in New Orleans left three dead and two wounded, one of whom was likely fatally hurt. Police are probing the motive and tracing suspects.
Obituary notes including John Hamilton of New Castle dislocating a shoulder. Commodore Albert Clarey of U S Navy dying at Bonnebold Massachusetts. Dr. Patton resigning Princeton presidency to Woodrow Wilson. Panama hat poisoning in Baltimore. charity fundraising for New York area agricultural school. Erdenheim farm fire destroys three buildings and kills five horses. telegraph fineman John Wink electrocuted at Draysbury bridge. Kron Prinz Wilhelm sets Plymouth record. record steel building erection at Philadelphia. heirs claim Leonard Case via Ossining. various crimes disasters and civic events across the nation with names and places unnamed in OCR fragment.
Reports from multiple states describe tornado damage near Lake Park Minnesota killing ten and destroying farms. A Chicago sanitarium fire killed ten in Wabash and Chicago. Arkansas Democrats nominate former Gov Clark and Gov Davis. A Denver high school wagon accident injures students. Swain appointment funded by Swarthmore College.
A Nashville picnic party in a tallyho was struck by a trolley car injuring fifteen. A lynching unknown corpse found near Norfolk, coroner’s jury confirms hanging. Pearl Slemmons files secret divorce against High Slemmons in Chicago. Jobo Laffoon kills wife at Walter View New York. Four die and fifteen hurt in Nashville to Jasper railway crash. Livingston schoolhouse fight leaves Philip Northern mortally wounded. Renner and Spoor mmere fatally beaten. Capt. C W King, ex Fort Morgan quartermaster, pleads guilty to bribe before Mobile court, sentenced to thirteen months and $5000 fine.
In Cumbulata a landslide toppled a large tent and devastated the village and nearby farms though residents escaped unharmed. Elsewhere reports mention a first ascent of La Soufrière and a massacre of caravan couriers by desert tribes. German ships Gazelle and Faikse dispatched to La Guayra amid a revolution and bombardment.
Hermosillo reports say Yaqui trouble is largely settled and travel is safe across Sonora. Steamship lines extend the recent rate agreement beyond June 16. Auction sale set for Grant and Sedgwick steamers. Grant at San Francisco Sedgwick at New York.
The Senate focused on the canal bill and a $1,042 payment to Frank C. Darling of Minnesota for Sioux Indian damages. Private pension bills advanced while the House debated the anti-anarchy bill and heard a sharp rebuke by Mr Richardson of Alabama over Lincoln and Grant references in a Memorial Day speech. The day featured votes on executive protections and various forest and land measures.
A New York summary notes peace in South Africa improving foreign markets and aiding gold mining, with indirect benefits to monetary circles. Domestic labor disputes limit earnings, but overall orders rise. Rail earnings up 6.8 percent from last year, 17.4 percent from 1900. Industry details cover steel rails, pig iron, coke, coal, and wheat exports.
Washington notes report Ragtime barred from Marine Band concerts in the capital. Senator Harris calls the Panama route engineering difficulties insurmountable. The amnesty bill signed by President Palma frees Estes G Rathbone C F Neely and others convicted of Cuban postal frauds. Roosevelt opens the national convention of American military surgeons. Spanish war quinine pills and first aid packets tally over 26 million and 250 thousand respectively. A $20 million omnibus public building bill funds architects and builders nationwide.
The report lists prices for cattle hogs and sheep by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee New York and Buffalo. It also provides grain prices for wheat corn oats rye and barley with varied No. 2 and No. 3 grades and ranges for butter eggs and creamery products.
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