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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1903
Page
6
The excerpt signals a 18th century ethos of speedy news gathering for public knowledge. It reflects a press climate where telegraphic tidbits were compiled to inform readers about distant events and scholarly advances.
Twenty passengers including sixteen men and four women fled a burning Pullman sleeper near the rear of a New York New Haven and Hartford train at Upton station Connecticut. A gas pipe ignited after arrival, a small explosion followed, flames filled the car and smoke forced an exit. A woman sustained minor injuries, an elderly man nearly suffocated but survived with help.
Treasury dispatch from New Bern North Carolina says immigrants from the wrecked bark Vera Crozill are aboard awaiting inspection. Officials have not reached New Bern yet and blank manifests were sent as ship papers were lost. A Boston telegram notes the New Bedford firm named as consignee denies responsibility for the vessel.
Three masked men battered the door of Laurence Gregory’s home five miles northeast of Monroe Michigan. They bound him and robbed 356 in cash a CD for 20 and a 340 check. The 69 year old bachelor was struck with a blunt instrument and left for dead. His hands were burned by ropes and his right side injured.
The Southwestern Limited passenger train No. 11 crashed head on into a switching crew after passing an open switch at Ivorydale going at high speed. Engineer James Linley of Sharon Ohio was killed and several others seriously injured. Con Cummings escaped injury. The Southwestern Limited is among the world’s fastest trains.
Cardinal Satolli asked the pope to confer a noble title on Martin Maloney of Philadelphia for his large church offerings and pro Catholic work including a parochial church in Kenton New Jersey. After review by the Philadelphia archbishop and Trenton bishop the pope issued a brief recognizing Mr Maloney as a marquis.
Horace P. Taylor president of Oakland National Bank urged modest funeral plans as he died at bedside. The bachelor stockbroker, 75, left about 300000 to be divided among four or five Chicago hospitals.
The commonwealth case against B Linder Wade Mcintosh and others for the Joxtown miners killing, two years past, is called at Madisonville New York. Sheriff orders 160 jurors to be drawn from various parts of the county and about 150 witnesses are to be heard.
Special report notes a dry spell devastating Woodland tracts along the Cape Cod peninsula. Backfiring has saved several villages, but further rain is needed to prevent widespread timber destruction and possible obliteration of Cape Cod woodlands.
Tom Burrows, an athlete from Cape Town, has broken all records for swinging Indian clubs. He swung the clubs continuously for forty and a quarter hours, a feat previously deemed impossible.
A report notes famine gripping Afghanistan with widespread distress as famine prices prevail countrywide. The Amirj has temporarily cut import duties on food to ease the suffering.
Deserter from the French War Paul Martin was arrested in Glasgow and charged with murder in Paris. The victim, Aiadame De, a well known person, was reported dead in the incident.
Major John Mills of the corps of engineers is designated to oversee a new road into Mount Rainier National Park Washington authorized by the last session of Congress. The report notes related public works and political appointments across multiple states and institutions.
Forty five German farmers touring U S to study agriculture arrive in St Louis. Other items include a Cincinnati court filing seeking a receiver for McSadden Weiss Oil and Gas Company, and A D Davidson of Duluth closing a 3 000 000 acre Canada land deal for 12 000 000.
Reports detail Stansley’s 110 years in Ohio with seven weeks illness and long widowhood, the Sherman Act case convicting a Salt company, and lightning kill of John Guttmann in Minnesota. Oberlin College inaugurates Henry C. King as president. J Bert Smiler’s body found with a gunshot near Kendallville. Fire at Shollenbarger livery barn and Bijou Theater in Hamilton destroys horses and injures actresses. El Dorado murder case sentence upheld against Jesse Morrison.
The Virginia Senate moves to oust Judge Campbell of Amherst on misconduct charges. An incident near White Pine Tennessee left engineer Robert Houdman dead after a train derailment. Armed men forced a black mail carrier near Gallatin to resign. A Georgia collection supports Louise Hadley, an Indianapolis hotel maid dismissed for refusing a bed assignment by Booker T. Washington. A prison kitchen fire at Flat Top Mines, Alabama enabled nine inmates to escape and rob a railroad station operator.
Reports from multiple regions describe political tensions and military actions. Russia reopens Manchuria to travel, Moros engage Pershing’s guard with few injuries, and Turkish and Bulgarian tensions rise amid Salonika unrest. Panama Canal Company negotiates with Colombia over US property payments as labor unrest grows in Chile.
The Weather Bureau notes a cool week across the Ohio valley and southerly states, with rainfall benefits in the lower Missouri and central Mississippi valleys. Corn planting advances slowly amid hard ground. winter wheat improves in some states while damaged by insects in others. oats and spring wheat show uneven stands but rising stands northward. cotton region receives rain. apples and other fruits show poor prospects overall.
A Dun and Co Weekly Review reports steady factory output and rising railway earnings in April with strong orders for steel, hardware, and textiles. Pig iron contracts advance toward normal levels while shortages of billets persist and print cloths remain stagnant. Wheat and corn exports for the week and fiscal year track higher totals.
Regional price listings show Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee values for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs potatoes and pork. Prices span ranges from beef $3.50 to $5.25 and hogs $4.00 to $6.85 with grains like wheat No 2 red 70s-78c and corn No 2 white 43-45c, reflecting daily commodity trading.
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