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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1900
Page
2
Public records column from Silver Lake Indiana lists notices and publishing details for the weekly Hebd and The Record under the publisher's imprint.
Rk. G. Dun & Co. reports events of interest including casualties fires crimes and political and religious news. Gold moves abroad while iron prices fall and credit tightens abroad despite Treasury bond disbursements.
A tornado struck southern Johnson and northern Hill Counties Texas. Blain town near Dallas was partially destroyed with fatalities. A Dr Harris daughter died from injuries, an 8 year old Yunt girl suffered severe injuries, Lacy Robertson's wife near collapse likely dead, schoolhouse wrecked with two wounded, about a dozen homes destroyed and the Baptist Church in ruins.
Dispatch from Ottawa Ont reports five square miles burned destroying over 2,500 dwellings and many buildings. Loss estimated at 20 million dollars left 12 000 to 15 000 people homeless. The Hull Ottawa blaze caused widespread devastation across the region.
Burglars seized 5000 dollars from the Bank of Coulterville, a private bank owned by J. L. A. Nesbitt. Police pursue a gang said to have operated in Indiana Wisconsin and this state over the past six months.
In Detroit 150 job pressmen feeders and assistants, members of a new union branch, went on strike to unionize all local printing establishments and secure a uniform wage scale for job press work. Employers declined to implement the uniform rate.
George Strown, a farmer near Logansport Indiana, was trampled bitten and kicked by a family horse as he entered the stall. He sustained internal injuries and his right eye was gouged out. The horse had previously been tractable.
The Bombay dispatch reports deadly cholera raging at the great Godra camp where thousands of famine-stricken natives receive relief. One day recently 150 corpses were removed, while 100 more had to be left due to a shortage of bearers.
Eight men robbed the Mas sanutten Bank vaults in Strasburg Virginia blowing three safes and taking about $5 000 in cash. Negotiable papers and securities valued at about $7 000 were left untouched as the bandits fled on a hand car along the Southern Railway.
The Prince of Wales sent Station Master Corcus a scarf pin set with brilliants and rubies shaped like his cornet and bearing his motto as a life saver tribute from Brussels.
The Gramatan Inn in Bronxville was destroyed by fire with guests escaping unharmed. The incident caused an estimated loss of $150,000 and left many personal effects saved.
At the Masonic Temple in Fort Wayne Indiana on May 1 May Irwin will star in Sister Mary and A Wise Woman local programs promise vaudeville style entertainment by the actress renowned for stage and screen work.
A double story frame house on Seventeenth and State streets in Chicago collapsed when a wooden post gave way injuring five occupants. All were colored. two sustained serious injuries while the others were badly hurt. The building was old and stood on wooden posts.
Scouts escaping Wepener report Boers captured Van derhoven a Free Stater who acted as land drop for the British and have sentenced him to death in the Wepener area.
A roll of tragedies and corporate moves includes Bishop Tobias Mullen death in Erie at 82, and Pennsylvania Railroad gaining control of the Western New York and Pennsylvania railroad. Fatal fires, a horse race death at Aqueduct, multiple murders, suicides, and industrial accidents are reported from New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Shamokin, and surrounding areas with wide human cost and property losses.
A midwestern dispatch reports Groveton Texas loses half its business section to a blaze with estimated 50000 dollars in damages. The item notes other scattered incidents including drownings, weather damage, and local crimes across multiple states.
A series of murders and attempted killings across multiple states is summarized. Events include Christy shooting her husband in California, two footpad killings in Los Angeles, a fatal shooting in Terre Haute, and other violent incidents, suicides, and a bank burglary in Ohio.
Maj Evans and Frank Norman, each serving a year for larceny, dueled in Norfolk jail with sharpened corset steels. Norman sustained severe facial wounds and is dying.
In Macon Georgia on March 22 Admiral Dewey and his wife arrived. The day before he reached the city Summey, after a lucid interval, realized his plan and went into the country. He was preparing to kill himself when arrested.
A United press summary notes Russia may assist Turkey if conflict with the United States arises. Other items include Venezuela's Castro facing internal revolt, Filipino insurgents’ heavy losses, Turkish claims to be paid, Boxer violence, and various imperial rumors from Europe and Asia.
Two men tried to blow up lock No. 24 at Port Colborne Ontario with dynamite and escaped. The lock suffered severe damage as fires rage across Manitoba the Dakotas and Minnesota with many lumbermen killed and property losses mounting. Panuca Mexico is destroyed by fire with estimated losses of 2 225 000. Prices of steel products may fall to clear surplus and restart idle mills after talks between American Steel and Wire Company and Federal company presidents. Ontario court upholds ban on exporting logs cut in province and mandates domestic manufacture. Michigan lumbermen plan appeal to the privy council. Bradsread reports mixed trade signals with rainfall dampening activity and weekly grain exports rising.
Chicago to New York markets show cattle shipping and hog ranges from $2.50 to $6.50, sheep up to $7.75, wheat No 2 around 65 to 80 cents, corn 38 to 49 cents, oats 23 to 31 cents, rye 53 to 62 cents, and dairy items including butter 15 to 19 cents and eggs 12 to 14 cents per unit across multiple cities. Prices vary by city and grade, with regional notes from Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York markets.
Indianapolis dispatch details the Indiana Republican State convention selecting W. T. Durbin of Anderson as Governor on the seventh ballot after a protracted struggle among six candidates. Durbin edged out James Griffiths as delegates also chose L. P. Newby for Lieutenant Governor amid lengthy balloting and party unity efforts.
The Indiana Republican platform in Indianapolis endorses President McKinley’s administration, praises wartime conduct, and pledges to maintain the gold standard, reduce interest rates, regulate trusts, expand markets, and support pensions for veterans. It calls for a Nicaragua Canal, anti foreign immigration restraints, and condemns Democratic imperialism rhetoric over the Philippines.
The largest and most valuable nugget of gold ever found was discovered in Australia in 1852. It reportedly weighed 225 pounds 4 ounces and was valued at about $55,000.
The most celebrated battle mounts of the era include Cincinnati Traveler and Winchester, famed chargers of Grant Lee and Sheridan, recognized for their roles in Civil War campaigns.
A loaf of bread 600 years old survives in Ambaston Derbyshire England. It was part of a crown grant during King Johns reign and has remained with the Soar family since. The relic appears in Youths Companies notes.
India's paper manufacture nearly tripled or more, rising from 17 million pounds to 51 million pounds over the last decade, signaling a robust expansion in the industry and potential impacts on trade and domestic supply.
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