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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1898
Page
2
Quiet Week Seen in Trade Amid Election Calm
Bradstreet notes a quieting Gown of new business in iron and steel with steady wheat prices. Demand abroad and improved weather ease quarantines. Western and Southern markets show distribution gains and favorable October bank clearings. Business failures last week totaled 183, down from 219 the prior week and well below earlier years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Prominent Boone County Farmer Ends Life in Suicide
Atkinson, a wealthy Boone County farmer in Indiana, died by his own hand after taking an overdose of morphine and then shooting himself twice in the abdomen. The incident is attributed to insanity. his father also died by suicide. Atkinson, 40, left a wife and one daughter and was a leader in the Christian Church. He served as Treasurer of the State Conference, President of the Conference Mission Board, President of the Fund for Superannuated Ministers, and chairman of the State Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fund For Superannuated
State Conference
Vincennes
Madison
Father Munschins
Lanesville
J. J. Bussey
Muncie
A. S. Brown
New Castle
Anderson
Sarah Walker
Joseph Schmeltz
New Albany
Boone
Noblesville
Albert Fox
Plymouth
Emma Breevort
Walesboro
W. T. Carmichael
James Winters
Wabash River
Terre Haute
Lieut. Marsh
Admiral Sampson
Israel Minnie
Peru
Frank O. Foster
Jeffersonville
Tom Anderson
Martin Luther
Chicago
Logansport Presbyterian Church
Chaplain Biederwolf
One Hundred and Sixty-ninth
Indiana
Alexander Meharry
Lafayette
Frank Rector
Ingalls
N. W. Rector
Indianapolis
Robert Crooks
Mishawaka
Sweeney
William Thornburg
Charlies Brown
Hemingway Glass Factory
Thornburg
Brown
Alabama
Loachapoka
W. W. David
Indianapolis man kills wife then fatally wounds himself
Martin Tyler of Indianapolis shot his wife after she refused to reconcile, then turned the revolver on himself. He died from his self-inflicted wounds while the woman survived the initial injuries. The incident occurred at her home in Scottsburg Indiana after the couple’s failed reconciliation attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsburg
Lnd
Martin Tyler
Indianapolis
Tyler
Tyjer
Countess Schimmelman
Denmark
Detroit
Jerusalem
William
Mount Zion
Money Found At Late Home Of Akron Murder Victim
A special from Akron says investigators discovered a large sum, up to 10000 dollars, at the late home of Oscar Osborne who was murdered in Richfield weeks ago. Neighbors recall Osborne confiding the hiding place of funds and a search recovered the money. The strap found around Osborne’s neck is thought to have been used to force disclosure of the stash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Oscar Osborne
Swas
Richfield
Osborne
Explosion Kills Two Machinists in Oil City Boiler Test
A boiler test by machinists in Oil City Pennsylvania triggers a violent explosion. Machinists McCloskey and Feawley die, an employee McMahon dies en route to hospital, and many workers are injured. The blast tears the roof off the building sending debris over the crowd of about two hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil City
McCloskey
First Cuban occupation assignment announced in general orders
General Miles issues orders assigning the first troops for the Cuban occupation. Six companies of the Eighth U S Cavalry and Third Georgia Volunteers, with six troops of the Eighth Cavalry and Fifteenth U S, reach Purio Principe. Brigadier General Carpenter of the U S V is to command from Neuvitas with headquarters there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Eral Miles
U. S
Georgia
Vital
Eighth Cavalry
U.S
Gen- Carpenter
U. S.V
Neuvitas
Navy names John F. Lewis as Naval Constructor Chief
The Navy Department selects John F. Lewis for the post of Naval Constructor Chief, overseeing design and compliance with naval regulations amid organizational adjustments. Lewis brings engineering and leadership to the role as part of a broader restructuring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
John. F. Ng
Ter “Lewis Foctelta
Various Local News and Incidents Across States
Bankruptcy assets and liabilities listed for Maudeville interests. Obituary notices for Rev. Samuel White Duncan and Nancy Barker. Accusations of embezzlement against Postmaster Frank Foss. State party vacancy decisions after Col. Waring’s death. Fire and suicide incidents in New York and Pennsylvania. Bank deficiency find in Hanover. Methodist societies' leadership elections and fundraising. A man drowns after pharmacy exam failure. John Reed avoids charges after escape. Bishops plan a bank offering. Deadpan note of Patrick McKenna’s death at a Baltimore dispensary. Pittsburgh woman dies in oil-ignited clothing during quarrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maudeville
Samuel White
Duncan
the American Baptist Missionary Union
Brookline
Mass
Newburg
N. Y
Bentha Veach
Mabel S. Warren
Frank E. Foss
Hull
N.H
Citizens’ State Party
New York
George B. Waring
Kate Munday
Nancy J. Barker
Center County
J. L. Gracey
Philadelphia
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
William Lerch
Danielsville
John Reed
Napoleon
Green Goods
Worcester
Methodist Episcopal Church
Springfield
Methodist Church
Patrick McKenna
Baltimore City Hospital
Pittsburg
Psa
John Cassidy
Transmississippi Exposition closes amid financial success
A long list of late 19th to early 20th century notices covers the Transmississippi Exposition ending in Omaha with financial success, along with obituaries and legal items. Notable entries include journalist William Hyde’s death, a 1903 St. Louis world's fair plan, and varied local incidents across Ohio, Wisconsin, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
William Hyde
St. Louis
Louisiana Purchase
Toledo
William Sugar
San Francisco
Farragut
Second National Bank
Springfield
Ohio
Cripple Creek
Cincinnati
Gibson House
Gibson House Company
Los Angeles
National Educational Association
Clem Wise
Toledo Traction Company
Massillon
James Robinson
Lake Delavan
J. K. Mertz
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Adam Hammer
Beaver Dam
Wis
Portland
Ore
George A. Steele
United States Court
LH. Fielding, & Co
Kansas City
Chicago detective confronts Delphos rail plot partners
A Chicago detective tracked men who planned to wreck a train near Delphos Ohio to rob the dead. Police planned to arrest them at the scene, but concern over potential killings led officers to confront the conspirators and order them out of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Merritt
Delphos Ohio
Delphos
Fire Devastates Tuskegee Business District in Alabama
A large fire destroyed most of Tuskegee’s business district including thirteen shops, the telephone exchange, and the opera house with an estimated loss of 50000 dollars and only 1600 dollars insured. The report also notes other 1890s incidents such as divorces, suicides, burglaries, and political-religious updates across multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee
Ala
Telephone Exchange
Opera House
Henry Wehmhoff
Louisville Jockey Club
South
George 8S. Lieber
Watson & Co
Maysville
Grand Union Hotel
New York
Lieber
Shreveport
Crawford, Jenkins & Booth
Morris, Dickson & Co
Louisville
Solomons
Augustus Brown
Nottoway County
Washington News in Brief October Debts and Appointments
Public debt rose by 43 487 717 in October. Gen Joseph Rodman West dies at 76 in Washington. Oregon and Iowa battleships reach Bahia. John W Lutz named consul in Arica Chile Edward E Garrett appointed Boise money receiver. Baum assigns in Washington with assets 217 400 liabilities 175 000. Pensions losses total 2906 war deaths up to Sept 30. list to grow. Maine wreck offer from Acme Wrecking Co. Dewey light-draught ships requested. Helena to Manila via Suez. Yorktown to Philippines. Brooklyn sails with recruits to Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Rodman’ West
Washington
Navy Department
Bahia
Brazil
Oregon
Iowa
John W. Lutz
Ohio
United States
Arica
Chile
Edward E. Garrett
Boise
Idaho
Charlies Baum
H. Clay Evans
Spain
Maine
Acme Wrecking Company of
San Francisco
Dewey
Buffalo
Helena
Manila
Suez Canal
Yorktown
Pacific Coast
Philippines
Brooklyn
Cyclone damages Camberwell as London scenes rage
Reports describe a cyclone at Camberwell causing ruined roofs, wrecked cabs, broken windows, fallen trees and lamp posts. Other items note Argentina accepting United States Minister Buchanan as arbitrator in the Panama question and various diplomatic and official measures in Paris and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camberwell
London
Argentina
United States
Buchanan
Chili
Peck
Admiralty
Gibraltar
Charles A. Schott
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Academy of France
Henry W. Lawton
Santiago
Second Army Corps
Graham
Julian Pauncefote
Smith
Trinidad
Horace Porter
Ferdinand W. Peck
Paris
Faure
Fraulein
Pecka
Herr Barisch
Nethnagel
Costs and conflicts loom in early war era headlines
The piece notes total U.S. war cost around 160 million dollars. It reports yellow fever deaths in Monterey and rising sickness, a mine sale in Rat Portage for 1.2 million dollars, and extended quarantine rules on Southern ports. It also covers strikes in London Ontario, Gloucester fishing losses, arctic whaling news, and Canada’s prohibition vote results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Spain
Monterey
J. F. Caldwell
Sultana
Rat Portage Man
Atlantic
Savannah
Gulf of Mexico
London, Ont
Street Railway Company
Gloucester
Mass
Portland
San Francisco
St. Michael’s
Canada
State Department
Prohibition
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
J. D. Peters
Stockton
Port Costa
San Francisco Bay
Peters
Angel Island
KK. G. Dun & Co
London
Paris
New York
Pacific Coast
Australia
Market Reports from Chicago to Toledo and Cincinnati
The list covers commodity prices across major markets including Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Toledo. Cattle hogs and sheep vary by grade, while grains show No 2 red wheat around 66 to 72 cents, corn 31 to 38 cents, oats 23 to 28 cents, rye 52 to 54 cents, and butter eggs and potatoes listed with regional ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Mt Ga
Britain poised to proclaim protectorate over all of Egypt
London reports claim Great Britain plans to declare Egypt part of its empire to avert European crisis and preempt French action. War office and admiralty activity surges, with Berlin sensing England seeks confrontation. Major Marchand to withdraw from Nyassa. Emperor Wilhelm may have avoided Hermes trip to Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
France
England
Nnd
Egypt
War Office
Admiralty
Ifrance
Paris
Marchand
Nrashoda
British Empire
Europa
Bismarck
Turkey
End of the Exposition at Omaha Crowds Peak
Seventy five thousand visited Omahas show on the last day of the Trans Mississippi International Exposition. Closing hours were brilliant and 2,552,388 had registered by morning to push total beyond 2.6 million. The Exposition shows a financial gain with over 400000 remaining for stockholders. The debt and receipts details include owed 200000 at opening and 390000 subscribed, 90000 unpaid, plus 150000 from corporations. Subscriptions may yield about 80 percent to subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Public Debt Statement Shows October Cash Balance
Treasury report details US debt rise in October by 43 487 717 with interest bearing debt up 36 678 360 and cash down 7 319 228. It lists December 31 figures for interest bearing debt and non interest debt and totals cash by gold silver paper and other items totaling 933 249 397 with outstanding certificates and notes bringing liabilities to 933 238 275 balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Treasury Department
United States
McNey Receipts and Disbursements Reported by Uncle Sam
Official October statement shows total receipts of $39,630,051 and expenditures of $53,982,276. Customs brought in $15,555,234, internal revenue $22,356,511, and miscellaneous $1,718,305. October receipts rise versus 1897 by about $15.25 million, with four month fiscal year gains over 1897 totaling over $60 million.
Wisconsin man wounded nine in gun rampage after prank gone wrong
Adam Hammer of Beaver Dam Wisconsin turned violent after a practical joke. He procured a shotgun and fired at bystanders wounding nine people. Lieutenant Tibbetts was ordered to stop the threat without killing. The assailant was shot through the shoulder and survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Adam Hammer
Beaver Dam
Wis
Hammer
Arthur ‘T
Tibbetts
Chicago to St Louis line improvements completed
Partial OCR notes indicate a transportation update with line expansions between Chicago and St Louis. Details on projects, dates, and agencies are unclear in the readable text.
Indianans Remember Generals and Local Inter Connections
A brief note highlights Indianans connected to generals and local inter relations, referencing deaths and accidents. It underscores community ties and notable longtime residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nwrhat
Dar
Father Drives Into Madness Over Daughter Elopement
A Greenburg area farmer near St. became distraught after his daughter eloped with Clark. The man, described as a raving "farmer twelve" miles west of Greensburg, attempted to intervene and cried out in distress. Neighbors restrained him after his wife, an invalid, begged for help as he bewailed the loss of his only daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W
Noah
Greensburg
Albert
Clark
Covington
Cincinnati
South Bend to Start Rescue Home for Ladies
Local efforts in South Bend plan a rescue home for women. Michigan City reports a female football lean. Several towns note deaths, fires, and civic projects including a new church in Vincennes and a planned Chautauqua near Plymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Michigan City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bradstreet’s
Farmer -Kills
Western
Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga Falls
Rapid Transit Company
Southern
Market Reports
Fashoda
McNey
Uncle Sam
Chicago-St. Louis
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