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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1912
Page
2
A garbled column blends notes on currency, fashion, science, and crime. It mentions a New York born swindler, a robbed necklace worth 30000, and discussions of aging, technology, and etiquette, all set in a collage of 19th century curiosities and street observations.
Captain Hobson, lauded for halting Cevera’s fleet in Santiago harbor, was formally removed from a Denver luncheon program after hotel proprietors protested and officials cited chamber policy against political topics. Hobson lamented the snub and defended his pending remarks on maritime trade and national defense.
A troubled captain questioned about withdrawal options discusses politics and Europe while a fireman, Christian Kledelin, age forty five, dies by suicide by leaping into the Niagara River at Prospect Point and going over the falls.
Asa M. Wallace issues a Fairfax Standard souvenir edition recounting the 1862 Fort Ridgely clashes near New Ulm Redwood Agency. Articles draw on Minnesota participants including Lieutenant Bishop Captain Marsh and Colonel Flandrau with illustrations and officer reports. The piece notes a deadly conflict that influenced control of southwestern Minnesota.
Gunners along the Susquehanna note a visit by swans near Long Level. A count reached seventy seven birds spread over about a eighth mile stretch. Two birds were killed by the Lucas brothers and three swans were shot by John Shank, ferryboat pilot, totaling forty pounds.
In Muncie Indiana Judge Frank Ellis hears Sarah Williams versus Charles Williams over wife duties for fifteen boarders and a sixteenth. She claims she would care for fifteen and roomers alone, but the addition prompted rebellion as the husband allegedly cursed and abused her. she seeks divorce.
Mrs. P. H. Thrash paid the Rowan County board $500 in cash to hire her husband from jail for one month. Thrash, valued at $50,000, had been convicted in the prohibition case with a $2,000 fine and 30 days imprisonment. Judge Long allowed the hire if the board accepted the highest bid, with no less than $500, and the husband was awarded to the wife after the bid came in.
In Minneapolis James Fenton, a delivery wagon driver from Greenock Scotland, sues J C Wilson in federal court arguing violation of the immigration act. He seeks deportation and $1000 judgment, claiming Wilson induced his move to the United States with promised work at $12 a week and repayment of transportation costs from wages.
Eleven year old Robert E Berg of South Bethlehem Pa died from tetanus after falling on a rusty nail at the local brewery. The nail pierced his hip and the wound seemed to heal before sudden onset of lockjaw ended his life at home.
Connersville Ind clubwomen will reveal their exact ages at a colonial tea party hosted by Mrs Essie Shively. The event makes age disclosure obligatory for each guest.
In Bloomsburg Pennsylvania six boys aged about adolescence became gravely ill after eating yellow duck roots they mistook for artichokes. Mothers initially blamed smoking but doctors treated the children as their condition worsened, with fears of multiple deaths. The affected boys include Raymond Fox Irwin Whennan Harry Whennan William Lawless George Follmer and Rutter OHL.
In Salida Colorado W J Burrows became trapped in a mine pit with snakes. Rescue crews worked to free him as he remained unable to move. Authorities reported injuries unclear but life not in danger.
The twelfth annual report of the director of education covers the school year ending April 1, 1912, noting strong gains in English instruction, expanded industrial training, and rapid construction of permanent school buildings. It details standard unit plans for classrooms, widespread use of concrete reinforced with steel, and a high share of students engaged in industrial work across the enrollment of over 372,000 pupils.
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