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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1902
Page
2
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Senator Money of Mississippi on a Teute to the peace monument in Washington allegedly refused to pay the fare on a Pennsylvania Avenue streetcar. A conductor and a bystander attempted to eject him. Money drew a weapon and cut the conductor’s hand. He was not arrested and was reportedly protected by constitutional immunity.
A memorial by Daumai Dida Christians declares loyalty to counter upheaval as suspects linked to Moss Rilen ML and Stone are released. The note condemns violence by Chorerst factions and calls for protection and order amid ongoing unrest.
Gen Sasith Ada faces charge of conduct unbecoming to good order and discipline. Gen Lievd Whaton presides. Col Charles A Woodrutl seeks to ramplify proceedings and proposes obstructions to Major Waller.
Fire wipes out Custar an Ohio town of 590 in Wyandot County twenty miles north of Findlay as wires burn and communication ceases. A high wind hampered rescue efforts and aid from surrounding towns proved futile. Nine stores and numerous dwellings destroyed with losses expected to exceed 50000.
Washington special Second View president JA Holman of the Retail Butchers and Meat Cutlers Association of America says officers will be called to Washington to assist any government beef trust investigation. The beef trust is held responsible for present nearly prohibitive meat prices.
Frank Miller George Moore and Frank Vilalster were found dead from asphyxiation at Petersen's hotel on Coney Island. police say it appears accidental. The men, about 30, worked on the "Trip to the Mount" exhibition and traveled from Manhattan with the show.
Fort Wayne attractions include Irwin's The Widow May on May 12 and Walsh's Slaniee Mer edith on May 13 with Climbers and Viela Allen in The Hunch back listed for May.
James Atwell aged years, prominent in G A K circles and president of the Ex Prisoners of War Association, died at his home 4215 Fifth Avenue Oakland Pa after brief illness. He is survived by a widow and three adult children.
Madrid society reels as reports claim a man calling himself Pierre Naury attempted to kill King Alfonso. He was seized in a city location, armed and without passes, and he remains unknown to authorities.
In Frankfort New York a jury found Berry Howard not guilty of complicity in the Goebel murder. The case centered on his alleged role in the fatal incident and the verdict concludes the trial.
Francis M. Harrison a 52 year old attorney was killed by an electrical current in Kansas City while attempting to remove a wire boys had wrapped around a tree in his front yard after connecting the wire to an electric light cable.
Amsterdam correspondent reports the queen's condition causes no alarm and rumors of peritonitis are not confirmed.
A flood of reports details deaths and disasters across the United States. Ida Hennessey dies after months asleep at Oswego New York. counterfeit postal cards alarm authorities nationwide. a Ridgewood Long Island silk mill striker is shot during a strike. a bridge collapse in Ashtabum Ohio kills a fireman and injures an engineer. a Massachusetts Senate vote blocks rail rate reform. an acid explosion aboard a loaded vessel at Shadyside New Jersey releases fumes over New York. Samuel Andrews suffers injuries in a runoff era link to John D Rockefeller. Fires destroy property in Bellevernon and Lakewood. a plan for a cathedral in Lisztown is proposed. A Lakewood death recalled a former manufacturing firm head and a city gate incident in New York. The Great Monograph plant in Pittsburg burned with losses. A boy’s body is found on Hooper’s Island. a Princeton graduate kills himself in Manhattan. Buffalo and Jersey incidents close the day with burglaries and quarantine plans.
A sequence of tragic and odd events spans several states: George Roberts dies after being struck by railroad cars near Lama Ohio. Henry W Jamison of the Chicago Fair Oaks Association goes missing in Sacramento California. Ohio House adopts sine die adjournment May 5. Rev M Harwood resigns over alleged heresy. Jury deadlocks in Coffelt murder case in Winfield Kansas. Indiana Catholic Benevolent Societies align with national federation in Laporte. Van Buren County Arkansas court house safe robbed of about 6000 dollars. no suspects. Hutchinson Kansas attorney D W Dunnett collapses in Topeka federal court. Chicago postal card plant seized from Louis Smith after illegal fencing investigation.
Railways expand in Indian Territory. John Calhoun fatally shot by his son in Kansas. A Great Northern collision near St. Cloud injures a passenger and four crew. Fire at Cincinnati Moerlein Brewery losses exceed 100000. A 13 year old pleads guilty to killing a 7 year old in Toledo and faces twenty years. Robberies, storms, and accidents strike Ohio Nebraska Illinois Minnesota and Wisconsin with deaths, injuries, and extensive damages.
Southern Mississippi reports Catherine Maude Rice dies laughing in Louisville from a brain lesion. Alexander Woodward is murdered at his Edison Tennessee home with J N Ogle under arrest. Edward Batson found guilty of first degree murder in Lake Charles with death penalty. Rockefeller donates 1,000,000 to Southern educational movement. Four killed and a fifth fatally hurt as an Illinois Central train strikes a wagon at Leone Tennessee.
Fire in Barbican district Isen don damages estimated at 1.5 million dollars. Turkish forces clash with eighteen Bulgarians near Vilindir. eight Bulgarians killed. Rumors of Moros war outcomes prompt diplomatic moves by President. Gen. Chaffee tasked to seek settlement. Severe earthquakes devastate Quesahenango and Amatitlan with thousands displaced and high death tolls reported but not confirmed.
The note from President Roosevelt to Gen. Funston urges him to stop public commentary on the Philippines. Other items report a Kingston inmate denying identity as Luke Dillon, a fatal fire in Hull, Alaska exposure deaths among prospectors, a Mexican silver mine discovery near Yubutama, Sonora, and Governor General Wood's pardon of W. H. Heeves linked to Cuban postal frauds.
The river and harbor bill, carrying about 70 million dollars, passed the Senate after extensive committee consideration. Debate shifted to the Philippine government bill with limited progress and a Tuesday delay. The House moved on military academy and oleomargarine measures while negotiating conference on amendments.
The week notes stronger activity across railroads and manufacturing with freight improving and shipments prompt. Iron and steel demand remains high with premiums for immediate delivery while cotton goods export inquiry rises and grain and meats stay strong amid widespread price movements across regions.
Labor leaders oppose a commerce and labor department seeking a own bureau. Gen Miles opens the second annual automobile show with famed machines on display. Capt Detchemendy seeks official recognition for his command role in papers capture that led to Aguinaldo. Sir Richard Stewart arrives as British government representative to study horse supplies for the South African war.
A compendium of regional commodity quotes lists cattle hogs and sheep prices for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Coffeyville. Grain rates include wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs and potatoes with varied No 2 grades and market ranges. A Kansas chartered gas-boring company with 50000 capital is noted in Coffeyville Kansas.
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