Events of Interest Telegraph Tales in Brief Paragraphs
A terse review notes various telegraph dispatches of interest from the period. It mentions casual ties, minor crimes, several fires, and political and religious news items.
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1902
Page
2
A terse review notes various telegraph dispatches of interest from the period. It mentions casual ties, minor crimes, several fires, and political and religious news items.
It was learned that Miss Roosevelt will not attend London coronation events due to travel impracticalities for a private American girl. London court circles debated her status and whether she should be treated as a daughter of the President or as Miss Roosevelt.
An on record court martial discusses the alleged actions of Major Littleton W. T. Walerne Doevutenaunt aboard a vessel near Samar. The proceedings reveal circumstantial testimony and public witnesses. The events describe a sequence of days with arrests and tests by numerous participants.
A chaotic report describes tigers at a mine area feared dead after a siege. Survivors say some were captured or burned. authorities warn more may be at large and fear spread among workers. Aerial sightings and local officials hint at delayed containment and ongoing danger.
A westbound passenger train wreck occurred about miles west of Manses Texas on the line between the Galverom and San Antonio routes. Thirteen injuries were reported including the engineer and fireman. the train consisted of twelve cars with several cars derailed and burned. emergency crews wired in and passengers were moved from the wreckage.
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Fire destroyed stock and damaged goods at Descuherm & Co and related dealers W.Va 7 i Rhthays Sons Furniti.tet Seblen & Co Falken's furnishings Pudson N.Y. Losses were about 290 185 dollars. The report notes affected firms and a Royal Festival event in Faversham with mentions of Temple Attractions Fort Wasgee and Mare.
Indianapolis courier notes that Warr has declined the first assistant postmaster generalship offered by President Roosevelt, as conveyed through Postmaster General Payne.
Two men dynamited the private bank in Essex Missouri and escaped with three thousand dollars. Police search continues as authorities investigate the break in and identify suspects. The incident occurred at the bank’s private vault, prompting a swift response from county law enforcement.
The American steamer Waesland under Captain Apfeld from Liverpool bound for Philadelphia collided with the British ship Harmonides commanded by Captain Pentin from Para to Liverpool off Holyhead Wales. The Waesland sank and passengers and crew were saved.
Constantinople dispatches confirm consular reports of armed bands appearing in several districts of Macedonia, aligning with prior announcements of unrest in the region.
The report notes heavy snow in New York and Pennsylvania causing train delays, a jail escape in Easton Maryland with a deputy killed, and various incidents including suicides, forged documents, and medical curiosities. Also mentioned are labor agreement talks in the tin plate industry and immigrant aid funds in New York.
A chaotic clipping reports various events: a first appearance of an athletic figure in Ivins City. fires destroying the Osttland Hotel in Surtan Nebraska with injuries. missing Alpena Michigan city treasurer Fred W. Hagen located in Mexico with a sizable shortage. rivers flooding the Platte in Nebraska and Missouri. a Burlington bridge threatened. a snowslide in the Sueffels mining district. Names and places include Santa Maria California, Osh, Chicago, Booth & Co, and other scattered references.
Reports detail a proposed 1000 mile eastward connection from Eureka California to join the Northern Pacific Union Pacific and Great Northern systems. Other items note remarriage of G A Murphy and wife in Beatrice Nebraska and a series of crimes and accidents across multiple states with victims and suspects named.
Former City Attorney Lant K Sals bury and Stitson V MacLeod were each sentenced to two years in the Detroit house of correction by the U S Court in Grand Rapids Michigan. MacLeod received the sentence for issuing fraudulent certificates of deposit and Salsbury for acting as an accessory.
An array of incidents from Pass Christian to Kentucky, Georgia, and Alabama are reported. Deaths include Col. Francis W. Parker of the University of Chicago and Dr. William Stoke Wyman of Alabama. A train wreck near Zetella Georgia left four crew dead. A murder in Shrenck’s store near Savannah is noted, along with drownings in Pikeville Kentucky. An explosion of fragmented items mentions Robbers and a ministerial murder in New Orleans. John Powers, linked to the Goebel case, travels to Honduras.
Reports recount a series of varied events from the Arctic Baldwin-Ziegler expedition to violence in Kwang Si and Cavite. A singer in Honolulu suffers a broken arm after arrival. Boer fighting near Lhar-Tismuith and Van Reenen is reported. Abdul Aziz Ben Tewsit gains men and seizes El Riad as Wahabi influence grows.
Reports say United States Steel Corporation directors reelect President Schwab and other officers whose terms near end. Marconi kept steady wireless contact with shore while crossing the sea. Ten men rescued from schooner B. R. Woodside near Palm Beach after it foundered, waterlogged. Mrs. George Brook and her son drown in a Cabaree Ontario creek rescue attempt. Frederick E. Walker arrives in New York after detention on a Colombian rebel gunboat. The British steamer Tiber, carrying coal to Halifax, likely foundered with captain and 19 crew. Life buoys marked Tiber recovered at Golboro.
Senate actions include the omnibus claims bill and a measure for irrigating arid lands passed. The conference report on the Philippine tariff bill was agreed to and the shipping bill moved to unfinished business. House debate focused on rural free delivery classification under the contract system with few speeches before adjournment.
The report notes weather and holiday restrictions curtailing the shortest New York month, with a return to activity in key lines and expectations of heavy spring business. Steel, pig iron, and structural material demand are rising, while coke movement in Connellsville remains hindered by power shortages. Exports stay available but prices lag views.
Mrs. Roosevelt hosted delegates to the Mothers' congress. President Roosevelt opposes civil service provision in a bill for a permanent census bureau. A pneumatic mail tube lobby seeks House post office committee support. Emil Paepke asks $10,000 indemnity over his arrest tied to the Philippine decision. Roosevelt met Charleston exposition delegates and pledged to visit the South. River and harbor bill calls for 60.7 million dollars including 200 thousand for a deep waterway survey Lake Michigan to the Mississippi. House naval committee defeated Schley resolution consideration in a decisive vote.
Market notes list varied prices for cattle hogs and sheep across Chicago St Louis Detroit Buffalo New York and Milwaukee ranges. Wheat corn oats rye barley and butter eggs and milk prices included with district specifics and quality grades.
The notice cites no foundation for Budapest rumor of Count Tolstoi's assassination. It reports a friend of Tuskegee Institute donated 25000 dollars for a girls dormitory and notes Camlin varnish works in New York and a learning ed label.
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