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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1898
Page
2
J C Martin and Company operates as publishers in Silver Lake Indiana and Illinois markets. The listing mentions Silver Lake Ohio? No clear details beyond location mentions.
Tersely told telegraph tales recount a week of events across politics religion and society. The summaries note numerous casualties in various incidents with mentions of crimes fires and civic happenings.
The Spanish torpedo flotilla of six torpedo boats and seven destroyers sails from the Canaries toward Porto Rico. The Navy Department informs the President and War Department, stirring intense excitement and urging decisive action to avoid the flotilla nearing Key West.
The Maine inquiry says an outside explosion caused the disaster and the State Department notified Madrid. Spain insists the loss was internal and resists any interference with its naval forces. War preparations surge as bandits veer to plunder. a Goshen train robbery allegedly nets around 50 thousand dollars with disputed gold dust sums reported in the wreck.
Dispatch from Generals Luque and Blanco details a series of engagements in Puerto Principe Province where over 5,000 troops faced heavy casualties. Insurgents employed dynamite bombs while artillery caused severe losses on both sides.
At a cabinet session the proposal was made to present to the United States a plan to compare Spanish and American reports on the loss of the Maine before publication to ensure harmony. If agreement proves impossible the matter would go to arbitration.
The Populist nominee Thomas E Watson asks to be released from the governor race. He states he cannot be elected and announces he is out of politics for good, ending his candidacy and public service for now.
The President sends nominations to the Senate including Maplon M. Garland of Pittsburgh as surveyor of customs, VA Lyons of Georgia as Register of the Treasury, and Leslie Combs of Louisville as a pension agent.
The body of Lieut. Friend W. Jenkins of Maine was found near the torpedo station as hoped. The remains were in a bad state of decomposition and private papers were recovered from his coat pocket.
Dispatch from Marseilles reports the steamer Lydia has been lost at sea with thirty-one persons drowned. The vessel left Constantinople on March 4.
A report notes a deadly incident with a man and his wife drowned while returning home from a market trip north of New Ohio. The Navy publicizes a first class torpedo boat built at McHale for Germany and mentions a lieutenant in command at the naval shore station.
Fragmentary notes suggest debate over pig iron formation in the Cleveland area, including mentions of the Shenango and Cleve districts. The text hints at a possible pig iron trust but lacks clear details or names.
Senator Gallinger described Cuba’s war as starvation and extermination. He cited bodies in Los Fiocas and rail hubs in Matanzas, noting thousands dead from hunger and scorched homes, urging U S intervention to end the misery. Senator Thurston echoed calls for independence and timely action.
The Kentucky and Kearsarge, launched Thursday, embody identical design and armament. Each bears 13 inch main guns, 8 inch secondaries, 5 inch rapid fire, and torpedo tubes while featuring 15 inch armor and 18 inch turrets. They boast ten knot to thirteen knot ranges, 11,590 ton displacement, and near four million dollar costs per ship. Two more vessels of the same pattern are under construction.
The army issues orders to all military posts east of Denver to ship siege and rapid fire guns to the Atlantic seaboard. Commissary dept allows unlimited tents clothing and camp gear from manufacturers for government use. Accouterments for state militia and standing army to be supplied in wartime. Dawson City Klondike gambling restricted to legitimate games.
A dramatic message attributed to Mrs. Thurston declares a call to American women to unite on social reforms. The article frames her words as a plea for civic action and moral guidance amid contemporary debates.
Floods in Indiana and Ohio cause widespread destruction with millions in losses. Thousands displaced, hundreds of homes flooded, railroads crippled, and several towns cut off as rivers rise to unprecedented levels. Lives lost and major infrastructure damaged across multiple counties and states.
A work train carrying officials and workmen plunged through a washed-out trestle one mile south of Columbus Indiana on the Louisville division of the Pennsylvania Railroad shortly before 6 pm Wednesday. Several were killed and many injured as rescuers battled through broken windows and collapsing debris. The engineer escaped with broken legs. a fireman was trapped in a tree in the river. Witnesses reported a crowd flocked to view the wreck and rescue efforts.
Lawmakers spent Friday on the post office appropriation debating the pneumatic tube mail service in New York Boston and Philadelphia and the advisability of renewing contracts. An amendment to curb mail padding was adopted while the main appropriation faced mixed votes and continued to attract contest.
A report notes over 700 deaths from the black plague in Bombay during February. It also details a 7 inch vein of nearly pure silver sulphide found seven miles west of Ahumada Chihuahua yielding 22 000 ounces per ton. Other items include Madrid reports on Spanish nervousness, a clergyman's prayer remarks about Germany, local crimes and court actions, and notable deaths and local developments across Indiana.
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