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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1905
Page
6
A second attempted dynamite strike targeted the Grand reservoir east bank in St Marys Ohio. Explosions damaged upper and lower gates, tearing lower gates from their fastenings and injuring fisherman Thomas Carper slightly. State authorities have been appealed to.
The Bureau of Statistics reports a growing drinking habit across the United States. Per capita spending on stimulants rose to 18.59 annually, equivalent to one beer per day for every person, with whiskey and wine consumption also increasing during the year.
An eastbound boilerer on the Baltimore & Ohio locomotive exploded near Warren Ohio. Fireman was killed and engineer M M Kelley was seriously burned in critical condition. Conductor Asher and another worker were injured. Kelley and Waldron were found sixty feet from the wreckage as the engine was destroyed.
Incendinaries burned the Hoopengardner and Ruinmitt general store in Sheldon Indiana. The front post office was saved but the stock and wilding were a total loss totaling around $1200 with insurance. Police suspect arson and believe the coal company may be involved.
A fire at the Avenue Hotel in Dahith Ming killed five people and destroyed the structure. Three bodies were recovered, two remained missing, and one recovered body belonged to the suspected attacker. Unknowns persist among the remaining victims and circumstances.
A fragmented report describes a miniature Coxey army forming in England to march on London with striking boot workers and bands. in the U S, violent clashes erupt in city streets amid wagon guards and military reinforcements as the Express companies seek protection of money wagons and labor leaders vow fight in a broader strike.
Violent clashes erupt in Chicago amid the teamsters strike with deaths and many injured. Police estimate hundreds wounded, including clergy and a Presbyterian minister. injunctions against strikers outlined. governors and deputies call for troops as business leaders demand crackdown.
Mob violence erupted across downtown Chicago on Tuesday as unionists and independent drivers fought amid the teamsters strike. Four men were shot and dozens injured, with police overwhelmed as hundreds of strikebreakers entered the city to guard wagons and confront the crowds.
A Chicago feature describes a vast underground tunnel network beneath the city’s streets. Electric freight locomotives move coal and ashes, haul thousands of tons of freight, and redirect mail to a new post office system via tunnels. By June 1, 1905, the plan includes mail chutes and pneumatic tubes, promising the world’s most advanced underground facilities.
The New York jury in Nan Patterson's murder case against Caesar Young failed to reach a verdict and was discharged. Patterson remains in custody at the Tombs as DA plans no fresh trial after the deadlock, with the jury allegedly split three for acquittal and nine for first degree manslaughter.
The report notes rising railway freight activity with strong movement of staple commodities and raw materials. Grain and live stock receipts increase though prices soften. wheat futures decline while flour trades shrink. Overall, domestic and export demand steadies amid ample food supplies and steady financial markets.
Telegram from Chengta, China, states the Amban who negotiated the Anglo-Tibetan treaty with Col. Younghusband has been massacred with his retinue at Batong, per source.
The commentary rails at Taft pressing on Venezuela while the beef trust faces a new indictment. It notes reactions of Mrs. Chadwick to Hyde and cites farmers paying high prices for flour but earning good money for wheat as a dated political snapshot.
The article lists wholesale prices by city for cattle hogs sheep and grains. Cities include Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and Toledo with various grades and price ranges for wheat corn oats rye barley and butter eggs and pork.
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