Week’s Events in Brief Telegraph Tales
A condensed weekly digest reports numerous casualties, various crimes, and several fires. Political and religious news items appear amid terse summaries of notable happenings from the past week.
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1901
Page
2
A condensed weekly digest reports numerous casualties, various crimes, and several fires. Political and religious news items appear amid terse summaries of notable happenings from the past week.
A Massachusetts dispatch reports Lizzie Naramore while insane killed her six children at a farm home near Cold Brook. She laid bodies on beds and then cut her own throat but survived. The husband, Frank Naramore, had left for work.
Samuel Hagerty a wealthy farmer living three miles south of Payne Ohio died by his own action using several pounds of dynamite to blast stumps in his field. An inquest found he placed the explosive on a stump lit the fuse and was found dead after the blast by neighbors who hurried to the scene.
Miss Marie Sweet daughter of Major Owen G. Sweet governor of the Sulu archipelago has in Denver two pearls of great value sent with a parchment letter sealed with a royal seal. The letter, the sultan s first to a woman, was carefully hidden with the pearls. Miss Sweet and her mother are visiting Denver.
Washington reports a Russia inquiry into United States naval strength in Asiatic waters fuels speculation of possible war preparation and a bid to buy ships. Observers note expected opposition from United States England Germany and Japan to a secret Russo Chinese treaty over Manchuria.
A four story Rohlfing & Sons piano store in Milwaukee was wiped out by fire causing nearly 300000 in loss. The blaze started in the Rohlfing Store and damaged adjoining property, with full insurance coverage reported.
In the British house of lords foreign secretary Lord Lansdowne announced Russia and Great Britain would withdraw troops from the disputed Tien Tsin area and defer title and proprietary rights for later examination.
A south bound Union Traction electric line car wrecked near Summitville Indiana after brakes failed. Fifty passengers were injured including a conductor Will Trueblood who was fatally hurt when flung against a pole.
Later details show the Cologna flood after the dam broke on March 20 in Verona causing many houses wrecked. Fifteen persons drowned and several were injured and hospitalized.
Paris lawmakers back the commission report urging prosecution of M. Jaluzot nationalist deputy accused of attempting to control Paris sugar market. The chamber of deputies adopts the commission’s findings in a move aligned with the prosecution.
A Fort Walgate Masonic event titled Temple Attraction is listed for March 27. The notice notes an attraction described as “Sores of Satan” and invites attendance at the lodge hall for the event and its details.
The fragment indicates a discussion about adoption of a text related to statehood and appointment processes. It appears to describe how wording is being urbanized or altered during the adoption phase. No clear persons, dates, or organizations are identifiable in the readable portion.
Notes list Charles Limbert's return and death in Grand Rapids. diphtheria outbreak among Kootenai Indians in western Montana. fatal falls at Lima Ohio oil field. McKinley appoints Frederick E. Coyne Chicago postmaster. J I Lawton & Son finances. accidental shooting at Mortonville Kansas. death of Mrs Zerelda G Wallace near Indianapolis. Seiberling Miller factory fire in Doylestown. Cincinnati train collision injures six. mail bag theft in Cleveland. burglaries in Oak Harbor. two foot coal vein struck near Beatrice Nebraska. Manhattan Oil employees let go near Lima. Davis Cade Tom's Cabit car incident near Missoula.
Illness in the family leads Lamar C. Quintero of New Orleans to decline a Supreme Court seat in the Philippines. The report notes a historic Morgan County Ky primary battle and a pistol clash leaving ten wounded. A Nashville firm’s lumber yards burned, with $140000 loss and $115000 insured. A mob hanged Ike Fitzgerald near Tiptonville Tenn after a charged assault case, while a jury reported they could not agree on a verdict.
Reports say five students were killed and many wounded as Russian students clash with police and Cossacks at St Petersburg amid a growing revolutionary mood. The census lists India’s population at 294,000,000. Pope Leo rebuked Cardinal Oreglia who apologized for outburst. A duel near Paris between Boni de Castellane and Rodays ended with Rodays wounded. Castellane unharmed.
Reports show English cotton goods losing ground in Smyrna to American competition while Alberta province is planned for Canada with Calgary as capital. Venezuela tensions involve Consular Agent Baiz. naval costs, wheat stocks and shipments, and a New York liner disaster mix with market commentary on iron and cotton goods. Veterans of empire warn Britain, Germany, and Japan against Manchurian moves as Japan pressures for war funding.
Summary of regional market quotations for cattle hogs and sheep across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo and Milwaukee with No 2 wheat corn oats rye and specialty items such as clover seed. Prices range widely by city with cattle 2.50 to 5.85 and hogs 3.00 to 5.82 depending on region and grade.
British Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain said in the House of Commons that Gen Botha rejected the peace terms offered and would not recommend them to his government. Botha and his officers agree with the stance, leaving guerrilla warfare to continue until Boer leaders are captured.
A pharmacy student from Atlanta, Hamilton, courts Mrs. Wilson a widow who rejects him. Both disappear and are later found dead in an unresolved southern tale of love and tragedy.
In Georgia, Mrs. Wilson and William Hamilton were found in a wooded area near Atlanta. Hamilton shot the woman he loved, then set fire to the woods and killed himself. Both bodies were partially burned by the blaze.
Cruiser New York heads to Manila via Suez. A new steel trust will control 124 vessels on the lakes. The Sultan of Turkey is willing to pay six per cent for a big loan. W C Clark of Denver fell downstairs and broke his neck. Montana adopts a law where the judge's charge guides counsel arguments. The Kentucky Court of Appeals rules that a bankrupt is exempt from alimony. Louise Gibbons of Springfield Ohio, a 22 year old, allegedly became deaf by sneezing. Recent scientific developments noted.
The will drawn April 20 1899 and codicil February 18 1901 outlines trust and fee simple bequests to widow Col. Russell Harrison and daughters Elizabeth and Mary Harrison McKee. Major sums include 125000 to Mary Harrison McKee with income for life and residue to grandchildren, 10000 to Elizabeth with conditions, and 2500 to each grandchild. Provisions cover additional birth cases, names, portraits, and family relics. The article notes public reaction in Indianapolis to Gen Harrison disinheriting his son and subsequent life events.
A fierce blizzard swept the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys and the Great Lakes basin on Tuesday and Wednesday, causing extensive property damage and railroad disruptions. Rail lines and telegraph wires were tied up, vessels faced narrow escapes on the lakes, and communication traffic was seriously interrupted across the stormbound region.
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