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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1898
Page
2
The record provides a broad sweep of weekly news across politics religion commerce and industry with dispatches from multiple regions. It reports on diverse topics and includes summaries of events and developments shaping global affairs.
The Miles report released by Secretary Alger outlines campaign plans wartime preparations the Santiago campaign and Miles operations in Porto Rico. It notes organizational changes to strengthen army effectiveness while avoiding direct criticism and relies largely on quotations from official dispatches.
A Toledo Special report states Charles Barnes Fred White Hugh Hopper Mary and Fannie Hopper drowned when their yacht set out from Peele Island against friends advice. The craft sank after the spars and sails vanished leaving the boat adrift and capsized on breakers. One body recovered, others missing.
Frank Hostetter of Clay City Indiana was blown apart during an election celebration when a dynamite stick he waved in the air exploded. He and several companions were nearby as the blast tore his head from his body and wrecked the corner of a building.
A gas explosion at Schooley Mine near West Pitston Pennsylvania seriously burned four workers. Miner Anthony Branke died before rescue crews reached him while laborer John Valvens regained consciousness. The blast was caused by ignition of an unknown gas in a chamber.
Luigi Luchenni, the Italian anarchist accused of stabbing Empress Elizabeth of Austria, faced trial in Geneva on September 10. The courtroom was crowded and the prisoner was heavily guarded, but the atmosphere remained subdued. He was sentenced to life rigorous imprisonment.
In Morganstown Indiana John Locke a barkeeper shot two men named Whittaker and Haggard. Haggard an innocent bystander. Locke and Whittaker reportedly had prior trouble. Both targets shot in the legs. Locke is at large.
A chaotic report from San Francisco mentions the Chinese Consul needing confirmation that at least thirteen Mongolians are drowned in a forward cabin. The muddy flats and unclear details suggest several more may have perished.
An alert from Earlsboro Oklahoma reports widespread fires along the eastern reach toward Tmahaka. No casualties or official statements yet. Firefighters and local volunteers mobilize to contain the blaze and protect nearby homes.
Citizens recall the city’s founder noted for his pioneering work and role in water development. The tribute highlights his leadership in early growth and civic projects shaping Pioneer City.
A jumble of late 19th century items: Burke and Jost die in a Niagara River boat mishap near Grand Island. actress Leslie Carter files for bankruptcy with liabilities of 63 773. Rev H L Wayland dies in Wernersville Pa. Rev W W Steel linked to St Mary’s Philadelphia. boiler explosion in Oil City Pa kills McCloskey and Frawley, injures twelve. a man registered as John Jones found dead in Cleveland. Clarence Mackay's Westbury estate burns, loss 50 000. two coal and ore steamers collide near Buffalo and sink. economist David A Wells dies in Norwich Conn. Rutland and Canadian Railroad bill passes Vermont legislature. Harvey Smith’s son dies from lockjaw after a splinter. seven killed in Exeter colliery accident due to loaded car mishap.
Movements and misfortunes fill a long list: Fifth Ohio volunteer regiment mustered out at Cleveland. lawyer Charles Offut dies by his own hand in Omaha after illness. Claude Branton in Portland is sentenced to hang for murder. James McDowenl of Marblehead kills his wife then commits suicide. William F. Mink fatally injured by a falling brick in St. Louis. fire devastates Little River Kansas and nearby properties. Toledo figure William Beck arrested for systematic express car theft. incendiaries destroy farms and mills in Ohio. miners killed in Joplin Missouri. Nebraska Supreme Court upholds occupation tax on railroads. numerous deaths, bankruptcies, and arson cases. banks liquidating. town fires. military and police actions including curfew measures and special constables.
Ohio incidents include a $100000 loss from a fire on Fourth to Firth streets. Other items report Buckeye Pipe Line charter suit, Kinney guilty of second degree murder, a deadly Detroit theater collapse with eleven dead, a father killing his family then himself in Oklahoma, child labor crackdowns in Ohio, jail prisoners’ attempted escape, Sacramento railroad shop fire, and international disputes with Chile Argentina and a naval mishap near San Salvador.
Dr. Perry H. Bencoater of Bloomsdale Pa died of typhoid fever while a contract surgeon at Camp Hamilton in Kentucky. Dr. T D Witherspoon, president of Louisville Theological Seminary, died in Louisville. Private William Kane of Third Kentucky shot two women, Maud McClure, in Lexington. Arthur Williams, a colored man, was lynched in Welborne Fla for Miss Eliza Ogden's murder. Buck James and Monroe Leggitt, also colored, are jailed for allegedly aiding him. Henry Reboul, discharged from the Sixth Cavalry, killed himself in a New Orleans cemetery after grief over reinstatement. A Lexington group called The Service Men of the Spanish War formed to aid Spanish-AmericanWar soldiers, with officers Colonel Leonard, Lieutenant Colonel Banks, Captain Davenny, and Colonel Gunder.
President McKinley issues a proclamation reserving lands in Honolulu for naval docks and wharves. In Texas voters back a constitutional amendment allowing pensioning of ex-Confederates. Col Amos Webster, aide to Gen Grant on the Richmond campaign, dies in Washington at 62. An explosion and fire in the Capitol basement near the Supreme Court chambers causes extensive damage to the law library and Supreme Court furnishings, ignited by gas, with losses around 200000 dollars.
Reports indicate Zola agreed to deliver a series of lectures in the United States. The Russian ambassador to Turkey proposes Prince George of Greece as commissioner general of the European powers in Crete. Fire in Hankow destroys port and 10,000 houses, with 1,000 inhabitants killed or burned. Damage assessed at 5 million dollars. Marshal Yamagata Aritomo forms a new non-sporting ministry for Japan.
The report lists several incidents and developments: Charles Barnes and Hugh Hooker and two sisters drown near Pelee Island Ontario, a Winnipeg man is found guilty of murder, the Northern Belle steamer destroyed by fire on the Magnettewa River with passengers reaching Parry Sound by tug. It notes Hawaiian sugar crop contracted to American Sugar Refining, new Treadwell and Allied stamp mills on Douglas Island total 880 stamps, Nikola Tesla’s claimed warless propulsion discovery, Gran Antilla reports 100 deaths among repatriated troops, bears and panthers invade British Columbia towns, a Peary letter from Etah Greenland, R. G. Dun weekly trade review shows mixed US-Canada business, and cotton and iron market movements with weekly failures.
Market summaries across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee and Buffalo list cattle hogs and sheep trading ranges by city with grains and butter eggs oats rye and corn prices. Notable figures include Chicago hogs 3.00 to 4.00, wheat No 2 red around 64 to 70 cents, corn 31 to 34 cents, and varied livestock prices by market.
The Sampson Schley controversy shows no censure. it details sequence of orders and explains why Congress was urged not to pass thanks. It notes Schley’s five days before Cienfuegos, coal mission, and recall of Sampson. opens discussion on veteran clerks’ wasteful payrolls, civil service issues, and management by Washington departments.
Numerous brief items report deaths from accidents and illnesses across Indiana towns. Notable: Prof. N A Preston of Notre Dame dies suddenly. Alonzo Huckleberry near Vernon may die after a woodchopper accident. Charles Kegelman of Fort Wayne killed by steam chest explosion. Burton Hawkins dies at 87 after a fall. Alva Rosenbarger near Princeton poisons self unknown motive. Robberies stir in Alexandria. post office heist near Gravelton nets $390. Charles Jinks and Gum Sheppard caught breaking into a Swayzee saloon. Hamlet conductor Henry Keller killed. a 5 year old choked by a turnip near Flora. 14 year old dies of blood poisoning from school baseball injuries. Postwar notes include factory activity at New Albany. Havana railroad car inspections. legal action to annul Chicago and Southeastern Railroad franchise. several arrests for infanticide in Anderson. Miss Kate Hefferlin found dead in Ohio River. Beelman jailed after assault on Sam Gilbert near Vevay. Navy veteran Thompson mentioned in passing amid Gloucester sailings.
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