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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1901
Page
2
A Wabash passenger train from St. Louis to Omaha plunged seven miles from Council Bluffs into a steep embankment. The wreck left the engine on the edge. nearly a hundred passengers were aboard. Casualties were heavy with three possibly fatally injured and sixteen seriously hurt. many more sustained minor injuries.
Eight men died and seven were seriously injured at the Essex and Hudson Gas Company in Newark when a tank cleaning operation released gas. Foreman Newman Otto and workers Meyers and Kesch were overcome, nine volunteers aided in rescue, a spark ignited gas, and a subsequent explosion sparked a fire that spread as four injured were hospitalized.
Mrs. Percy Curtis, wife of a farmer near Cleveland, threw her three children aged five seven and herself into a well. The father was away. All died. Authorities say Mrs Curtis was likely insane, recently discharged from Massillon asylum.
Funeral services for Jeremiah M. Wilson chief counsel for Admiral Schley and a famed American lawyer were held at the Church of the Covenant in Washington D C. A large crowd including officials and notable civilians attended as Dr Tennis Hrumlin read Presbyterian burial rites and praised his virtues.
The Interior Ministry proclaims famine in Khvatynsky Kamyshinsk districts of Saratoff, Menzelinsky Belebeefsky districts of Oufa, Btarobelsky Izumsky districts of Kharkoff, Laishetsk Mamadyshsky Tetushsky Spassky jajsky and Chistopolsky districts of Kasin and in Simbirsky district of Simbirsk.
Guthrie special reports J R Wood who drew claim No I near Lawton is attempting to fence his farm where 500 squatters are located to remove the intruders near the Unival States court.
San Antonio dispatch notes a bia disaster near the Rio Grande at Presidio ty. Thirteen men, pros for cinibar, lost their lives as waterspout or cloud caused the tragedy.
A fragment notes talks of a Chinese purchase from Russia including three fast cruisers four torpedo destroyers and third-class vessels funded by a 5,000,000 rouble war indemnity. The item implies a naval expansion tied to indemnity funds and mentions the Pei-Yang squadron.
Oct 5 Fort Wayne report notes a man known as the Watchman dies after failed efforts for help as charred bones are recovered. The Evil Eye motif and Keystone drama appear in the Temple Attractions listings.
A fragmentary notice hints at a rumor involving a titled figure named Lord Sneer appearing in a local newspaper. The unreadable text leaves uncertainty about details or publication date.
Leon Czolgosz stood trial in Erie County Supreme Court Buffalo for the murder of President McKinley. The defense pleaded not guilty after an initial guilty plea was withdrawn. Judges Lewis and Titus led defense as witnesses and experts described the Temple of Music and autopsy findings while the government presented key testimony from Field Bliss Moynter Mann and others.
A sensational dispatch says the Leon Czolgosz killing in Buffalo has sparked widespread fear across Europe. It claims monarchs guards and even the Pope fear a new anarchist wave and call for doubled security measures worldwide.
October 28 marked the scheduled date for Leon Czolgosz to die in the electric chair after a brief trial in New York. The jury found him guilty of first degree murder for the assassination of President McKinley, and Judge White imposed the death penalty to be carried out during the week beginning October 28 at an Albany State Prison.
The report outlines key facts about an assassination and the ensuing trial. It notes the accused, the charges, and the courtroom proceedings, including dates and locations involved in the legal process.
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