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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1898
Page
2
A compact digest of notable events from across the country and abroad. Highlights include crime reports, accidents, fires, and major happenings from the week, paired with human interest items and minor affairs for a broad snapshot.
A gang of twenty track workers on the Pennsylvania Railway near Jersey City were struck by a local passenger train in fog. Eleven men were killed and six seriously injured when Engineer John Van Ostrand, racing to make up time on the Milltowne to Jersey City run, failed to see the workers until the collision.
Convicts Frank O'Neil and George Atkinson from Cleveland opened fire to break out. Guard Lauterbach was killed. Guard Woods wounded and then clubbed the prisoners. Other convicts had guns. guards rallied, subduing the pair. The source notes the guns' origin remains a mystery.
The telegram to Comptroller Dawes reports irregularities in the First National Bank of Emporia Kansas reserve accounts totaling 50000 with 15000 in cash and 1650 000 invested in doubtful ventures by President Cross. The Comptroller ordered the bank closed and Cross killed himself at his country home near Emporia shortly after.
Admiral Dewey informs the Navy Department that a Hong Kong firm will raise three Spanish war vessels sunk at Manila last May. The project costs about 500 000 dollars and aims to restore the gunboats Isla de Cuba Isla de Luzon and the Don Juan de Austria.
Paris sources say the Court of Cassation will soon order Dreyfus to depart Devil’s Island off French Guiana to France. It cites impracticality and cost of continuing the examination by cable and the resulting delays as grounds for the move.
Three men from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania arrived at Kouts Indiana for a hunt on the Kankakee River. They set out for the day and have not been seen since. Half the village has joined in the search. authorities fear they were drowned.
The Canadian cruiser Petrel patrolling the Lake Erie fishing grounds seized a quantity of gill nets belonging to American fishermen. Canadian authorities claim the nets were set in Canadian waters near Sandusky.
President Brown of the Northern Indiana Normal School forbids football participation after a severe incident in the Crown Point contest. Expulsion threatened for students involved or playing under unfavorable conditions.
Dispatches from London and Paris express belief that commissioners will yield under protest to American pressure. The report notes tense talks and diplomatic signals as panels debate responses.
Fragmentary text claims La Patre says Lord Unberlain returned from America with a treaty in his pockets. Another note mentions a 14 Navy Yard. The readable lines suggest a political or diplomatic rumor without clear context or verification.
A terse note shows the district announcing four teaching positions remain unfilled amid tight budgets. Officials cite funding gaps and attrition as factors shaping staffing plans for the upcoming year.
Ten hours of strain as engines broke and leaks arose. Repairs and return to sea followed with gains on pumps. Lifeboats manned amid fear of boiler explosion. A fight for life ends as ship reaches Hilo harbor then breaks up on shore. Passengers and crew evacuated with discipline.
In near Glasgow Kentucky Robert Brown killed his wife Bertha and her parents Louis McClellan and a mother-in-law, wounded his brother-in-law, then fled. A posse tracked him to a barn where gunfire erupted, and Brown surrendered after surrendering requests and a standoff with over 100 shots exchanged.
The Grand Trunk express from Montreal to Toronto collided with a freight train near the Diamond Crossing two miles from Trenton. Eight persons were killed or fatally injured, three passengers fatally, with about twenty more seriously hurt as the train ran into an open switch and struck the freight.
Chas. Greenwood, nineteen, was found dead in a buggy seat with a bullet wound to the forehead after leaving a country party with a young woman. Police found no robbery attempt. the killing remains unsolved and puzzling to locals.
Bradstreet notes elections and bad weather temporarily curb current trade yet overall trade remains strong. Bank clearings and railroad earnings are satisfactory. Cereal markets steady despite war talk and weaker foreign demand. Spot cotton steady. futures weaken on yield fears. Sugar war continues with one independent refinery. raw refined margin narrows. Wheat and corn exports for the week fall from last week.
Commissioner General Ferdinand W Peck Paul Blackmar and Hugh Thompson told the President the United States will get 203000 square feet at the Paris exposition far more than Russia. Additional buildings are needed and Congress will be asked for 300000 to 500000 more dollars making the total between 1000000 and 1200000.
Steamer Wolcott reports the drowning of a young woman named Crossop and a man named Tankerson in Controller Bay while rowing from the Chilkat River mouth to Kayak Island. The young woman's body was recovered with $114,000 on it. She formerly lived in Minneapolis.
Morris J. Lutz a 44 year old shoe maker is fatally shot in Reading by his intoxicated son Harvey aged about 18. After the confrontation the boy fired two shots into his father's head then killed himself by cutting his throat in a tragic household shooting.
Early morning attack on Chelsea Illinois bank ends in a heavy exchange of fire with deputy marshals and a citizen. Three outlaws Zip Williams J Harry Williams and John Gould die. Four others wounded including Red Bird and two deputies. The robbers had planned to rob the bank then derail a passenger train arriving at daylight.
Secretary Alger after talks with Adjutant General Corbin and Major Shaler ordered armories to complete manufacture of IK Krag Jorgensen rifles so the entire U S Army can be equipped. At war start only regular troops had small bore rifles while volunteers used Springfield. Armories have produced about 9 000 rifles monthly and now stock warrants the wider distribution.
Consul General Bittinger reports Canada plans a three tier postage system starting December 25 with 2 cents to Great Britain and colonies 3 cents to Canada and the United States and 5 cents to foreign countries. If successful Canada and United States letters may drop to 2 cents. After January 1 next the newspaper rate will be half a cent per pound and by July 1 rise to a cent.
The Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City voids the 1894 Julian law that allowed selling public franchises to the highest bidder. The attorney general sought a mandamus to forfeit the West Side Electric Street Railway Co charter in Kansas City for alleged violations, but the court denied the writ, calling the law vague and indefinite.
John Shanley a 52 year old machinist from South Bend Indiana was killed in Leslie Hanson s saloon St Paul Minnesota after he bumped into a billiards player whose cue struck him a fatal blow fracturing his skull in a prolonged spree that ended in murder.
The First National Bank of Emporia Kansas was closed by the comptroller. An hour later Charles S. Cross, bank president and noted Hereford breeder, killed himself at Sunny Slope stock farm. Speculation was blamed for his downfall.
The bill creating a treaty commission failed in the Cherokee Senate at Tahlequah by a tie vote. Cherokees will be governed by the Curtis bill now. The Curtis measure lets tribes choose between Dawes commission treaty arrangements or Curtis bill provisions.
Ira Bullard a 60 year old resident of Wauseon attempted suicide by lying in the path of a Lake Shore train. His head was severed, the act reportedly prompted by his wife’s divorce petition and a hearing scheduled for that day.
The Buckeye tobacco works once Chase Isherwood and Co the oldest tobacco firm in Ohio has permanently closed and retired from business. Proprietors could not compete with the trust and chose to close solvent rather than continue trading.
Dr. John S. White head master of Orkeley School leads a syndicate to acquire the old Columbia University site. The property, among the most valuable uptown Manhattan realty, was valued at about $1,000,000.
Prairie fires devastate rural property as flames spread across fields and structures. Fire crews battle multiple blazes amid dry conditions with reports of property loss and ongoing containment efforts.
The fragment describes a man stepping onto an elevator, starting it with a jerk, slipping, and being crushed between the elevator and the third floor bottom as the car continued to descend until the automatic mechanism halted it. The coroner and family are involved in the aftermath.
Reported gold discovery on M. Q. Leyda's farm near Augusta Ohio claims ore richer than the Malvern product. The find has stirred gold fever and driven land prices to high levels, making land difficult to buy or lease. If assays confirm sufficient gold Leyda will buy machinery to mine.
Col Jared A Smith and U S engineer says Atlantic coast harbor defenses at New York Boston and Portland are far advanced though unfinished. He claims the batteries are powerful and accurate, making a warship hesitant to enter any harbor without permission. Work continues rapidly toward impregnable coastal defenses.
Major A. B. Woodson, Indian agent for the Arapahoes, reports that after new schoolhouses were built, White Shields of the Moon branch of the Cheyennes incited many Indians to keep children from school. By order of the Indian commissioner their rations were cut, forcing adherence to treaty rules.
A Washington dispatch reports Gen Merritt will resume command of the Department of the East on his return from Europe, while Gen Shafter will assume command of the Department of the Pacific in San Francisco, which he gave up at the war's start.
O. C. Barber president of the Diamond Match Company announces arrangements with the German Imperial Government to erect a large new match factory in Germany. The announcement signals a major expansion for the company and ties with German authorities.
Perry O. T. reports a brilliant yet fatal meteor shower near the locale causing alarm. Two children named Henderson are reported killed by a large meteor as residents survey the disaster.
Adelina Patti announces to friends her intention to wed again, becoming the widow Nicolini’s widow and selecting Baron Cederstrom of Sweden as her third husband. The marriage is planned for February.
Miners around Silverton British Columbia rounded up Chinese laborers in nearby camps and sent them out of the district. Mongolians are anticipated to depart for China on the next steamer.
Webb City Missouri miners report zinc ore now commanding $36 per ton breaking the prior peak of $34. Prospectors anticipate prices may rise to $40 as mining continues.
Newark Ohio reports Mayor Atherton fined Mayor Cochran of Frazersburg fifteen dollars for train jumping.
Market report lists cattle hogs and sheep prices in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Toledo Milwaukee and Buffalo. Grain quotes include wheat corn oats rye and barley with varied No 2 and No 3 grades and mixed quality notes.
Report of a forty five minute Paris peace commission meeting shows Spain reasserting sovereignty over the Philippines and proposing arbitration on protocol scope. The United States insists Manila and governance remain under Paris terms with arbitration as a possibility only for framing questions. Spain accuses US of eyeing domination while the US claims exclusive right to determine peace terms and possession.
The history outlines John and Charles Arbuckle rising from Pittsburg coffee roasting to New York expansion, their patent bagging method, and a sugar alliance with the sugar trust. After price drops in 1896 Arbuckle builds a sugar refinery in Brooklyn and Havemeyer counters with sugar and coffee factories, fueling a stubborn, doomed feud.
Joseph Jefferson announces a temporary retirement from the stage in New York. He leaves the theater with an estimated fortune of two million dollars and a record of major artistic and business success. Rip Van Winkle, first performed in 1859, earned him fame and wealth, with about five thousand performances and roughly one thousand dollars gross per show. Other hits include The Rivals, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Heir at Law, and Lend Me Five Shillings.
New York society again approves the annual horse show at Madison Square Garden opening Tuesday night in a blaze of light. Four hundred guests attended as fashion and horses displayed glamour with diamonds and jewels. The first night of exhibition was a great success.
B O Kragness of San Francisco covers fifty miles in 2 13 29 to break the American fifty mile standard and the straightaway mark. He finishes the last ten miles in 22 16, cutting the American course record as well.
United States marshals clashed with moonshiners in Letcher County Kentucky on Monday in a torrid confrontation. The encounter followed reports of illegal distilling and bootlegging activities ongoing in the region.
Representatives of Gen. Aguinaldo and the Filipino Government in Hong Kong present a memorial to President McKinley and the American people. The appeal claims Filipinos were ignored by American officers after Manila was blockaded, despite aided victory, and seeks intervention to end slights toward Filipino leaders and troops.
War Department reports 9,800 Spanish officers and men refuse Cuban service until paid. Mutiny spreads to troops brought by Blanco. fear rises of a broader breakdown in Cuban governance while Americans keep plans intact.
Fragmentary text mentions Chicago water registration, gates, and names linked to Captain General Blanco and anti American sentiment. Indicates meetings about gold and edge related issues, with unclear context and several garbled phrases.
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