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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1901
Page
2
A compact列 roundup notes varied happenings with brief items on fires religious news and social events. Casualties and incidents are mentioned in terse summaries reflecting a slice of daily reporting.
Emperor William issues strict orders to exclude newspaper reporters from public and semi public functions where he speaks. His entourage and police will block stenographic reporting of his speeches. The ban takes effect at the unveiling of the Bismarck monument on June 3.
East Tawas Michigan dispatch reports the wooden steamer Baltimore foundered in Lake Huron near Au Sable. Twelve of her fourteen crew were drowned, two men survived after hours adrift on wreckage. George McGinnis went insane. Thomas Murphy of Milwaukee survived and described the disaster.
Chicago coroner's jury finds Dowie H W Judd and two women Mrs Preecher and Mrs Bratsch hold for grand jury action over alleged criminal responsibility in the death of Emma Lucy Judd wife of Zion official. Women attended Judd before her death.
A Batavia dispatch reports Kelot volcano eruption endangering Blitar coffee plantations and Kediri. The district darkened, with heavy lava flow and widespread loss of life feared as six districts including Samarang, Kediri, and Surabaya are blanketed by ash.
Former Governor John R. Tanner died suddenly at his Springfield hotel. An afternoon paper suggested death by his own hand, but Dr. Dixon stated that while the exact cause is not determinable, death was due to natural causes, likely a cerebral blood clot or brain rupture.
A message found in a bottle picked up at Granton reports that the British steamer Croft of the Arrow line sank in the mid-Atlantic with all hands. The Croft sailed from New York January 25, 1899 bound for Lett and Dundee with a crew of twenty five and was never heard from again.
William Woodhoul, a Laurel farmer, shot neighbor Martha Williamson then killed himself. The motive remains unclear though reports say Williamson gossiped about Woodhull and a Sayville engagement with a young woman.
Mrs. August Holden of Warren Ohio a noted Scientist believed she had a divine command to sacrifice a child. Four strong men restrained her and took her into custody as authorities intervened.
The Highland Light Infantry attacked a Boer laager near Branford in the 3 River Colony. In the engagement twelve Boers were killed thirteen were wounded and twelve were captured.
A major blaze in Amarillo Texas destroyed two solid business blocks causing substantial losses. Officials say the burned district will be rebuilt immediately and work will begin soon.
Durbin ends scheduled boxing match promotion in House rental listing in Indiana. Officials halted event plans citing venue concerns and licensing. No contest occurred and organizers redirected promotion elsewhere.
Notices report wage increases at American Round Steel Works in Lebanon Pa. Ayres shooting ruled self defense by Mrs L I Bonine in Washington. Attorney Percy L Johnson pleads guilty to $50,000 embezzlement. sentenced to six years. Harvard student Charles E Starbuck vanishes after overwork. body later found in Shawseen river. Texas Siftings editor Alexander Edwin Sweet dies in New York. Pan American Exposition dedication in Buffalo with Roosevelt address. Peter Anderson shoots son Gustav in Astoria after bad terms. Maud Wright of Vassar ill from overexertion. Philadelphia quarter sessions jury convicts Geo B Whitney of $4,000 embezzlement. Wanamaker Meadow Brook home struck by lightning, $500,000 loss. Cambridge Fort National Bank explosion injures cashier W H W Rose. John Brown homestead sale to John Brown Association led by Dwight C Kilbourn. Robert Gibbs found dead by asphyxiation in New York. death likely accidental.
A roundup of varied incidents: jockey Thomas Britton died by own hand in Cincinnati. Daniel St Dittrick perished in Cleveland from traumatic weningitis after neck slap. NCR factory in Dayton area shut amid labor unrest. Rev Ernest Stires to move from Grace Chicago to St Thomas New York. Frank Greipel shot in St Paul by brother-in-law Henrys Mingers in presence of 6-year-old. Yopeka under dry rule as J W F Hughes upheld as mayor. Rob inson child drowned at New Paynesville, Minn in ice cream freezer water. Santa Fe freight house at Wichitas burned, $60 000 loss. Hamlet Hawthorne inherits $2.5 million at Dayton Soldiers Home. Dr Magene Andruss drowns in Lake Washington. Allen Cole found dead in a Wharton barn, body walled in barrel. foul play suspected. William Whalen fined $500 in Kansas City for mashing. Ernest Winkter freed in Omaha over kidnapping charge. federal law cited. Fire causes heavy loss at Armour grain elevator in Kansas City Kan and Merchants Elevator. Marseilles IL fire damages W D Boyce Paper Mill. Prentice Tiller and Edward C McDowell referenced.
A wide-ranging digest notes a string of violent incidents and calamities across the United States and abroad. Highlights include familicide in Missouri. a youth’s suicide connected to a romantic breakup in Brazil. arrests in Kansas City linked to streetcar investigations. a large fire in Stoutsville and heavy property losses. legal and corporate maneuvers in mining and rail sectors. various homicides, arsons, and accidents. and international events such as Korea-Japan land leases and Crown news from England and the Philippines.
France and Portugal face strained relations after Paris apologizes for the violation of foreign mail bags. Three Russian officers receive six months for mapping Nagasaki harbor as German authorities reject a plan for a government armor plate plant due to cost concerns.
Kipling loses copyright suit against Putnam's Sons. L'Aquitaine and Mesaba report dangerous derelicts. Savona crew killed by huge wave. Klondike king knighted by St Gregory. Pettigrew denies NP railroad offer. Episcopalians plan US provincial archbishop system. Woodmen of the World expels liquor traders. Chicago to host 1904 Olympian games. 50 000 machinists strike for nine hours. Grant wreck near Vancouver Island. Large Lakes fleet sold to US Steel. price $1. Bradsread reports modest upheaval and strong crop prospects. cotton growth hampered by spring and rains. Industrial activity remains active.
The report notes frosts and variable rain across regions with overall favorable weekly temperatures. Drought persists in western Texas, southern Louisiana, parts of Alabama and Florida, while rainfall improves Southern crops and western Pacific states see benefits. Corn, wheat, oats, cotton, and tobacco planting progress varies by state, with some areas needing rain and others nearing harvest.
The article warns small investors about oil stock schemes in Texas eastern fields. It notes promoters’ bonuses and officer salaries while oil prospects look bleak. Large gusher failures and market limits threaten small firms as big companies control output and profits.
The market sheet lists Chicago cattle 3.90 to 5.85, hogs 3.00 to 5.90, sheep 3.00 to 5.75. wheat No. 2 red 73 to 74, corn No. 2 41 to 47, oats 7 to 30, eggs 10 to 11 cents. Indianapolis and St. Louis price ranges follow, with Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo notes and various grain and livestock quotes.
Mrs Lola Bonine admits shooting James S Ayres a census clerk found dead at the Kenmore Hotel Washington in a struggle in his room. A coroner s jury bound her over to the grand jury stating she acted in self defense.
The 1904 Olympian event is awarded to Chicago after a Paris meeting presided by Baron Pierre Coubertin. Delegates from England France America Holland Belgium Sweden and Hungary favor Chicago with a $100000 pledge. President Harper of Chicago University helps secure unanimous support amid competition with St. Louis.
Fragmented report mentions Mary Rendeee at West Point and a dismissal of cadets amid unclear details. No dates or concrete actions are verifiable in the text.
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