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Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1898
Page
2
Destructive fires threaten Wisconsin forests and towns
A Rice Lake dispatch reports forest fires checked by light rains. Fifty families near Rice Lake lose possessions while Johnson Bros lumber mill near there burns. Almena and a Soo Railway bridge are destroyed. Northwestern Lumber logs burned near Stanley. New Richmond area fires abate after near-destruction. Sprague partially destroyed. No deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwacker
Wis
Rice Lake
Johnson Bros.’ Lumber Company
Almena
Cumberland
Turtle, Lake
Clinton
Stanford
Barron
Oak Grove
Cedar Lake
Eau Claire
Northwestern Lumber Company
Stanley
New Richmond
Clear Lake
Glenwood
Sprague
Omaha
Silverware recovered after train theft near Fort Wayne
Silverware dumped from a Pennsylvania Railroad train between Fort Wayne Indiana and Crestline Ohio was found. The items are new and mostly engraved with a firm name and belong to a single batch. To claim, contact Homer A. Gorsline Superintendent of Police Fort Wayne Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Crestline
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Homer A. Gorsline
New York Democrats Name State Ticket At Syracuse Convention
The Democratic Convention of New York State met in Syracuse and named the ticket led by Governor Augustus Van Wyck of Kings. It includes Lieutenant Governor Xiliot Dansworth of Chenango, Secretary of State Geo W Batten of Niagara, Comptroller Edward S Atwater of Duchess, State Treasurer E P Morris of Wayne, Attorney General Thomas F Conway of Clinton, and State Engineer and Surveyor Martin Schenck of Rensselaer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Fitzhugh Lee Denies Havana Supply Mission
In an interview with The Atlanta Constitution Lee denies reports his corps will be sent to Havana to distribute supplies to reconcentrados. He asserts the Red Cross Government Commissary will handle supplies and that the insurgent government will be established and taught to govern. He warns the United States will maintain control of Cuba while trouble is possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Atlanta Constitution
Fitzhugh Lee
Havana
Red Cross Society
United States
Cervera Accepts Ferrol Seat Promising Truthful Naval Probe
The Heraldo reports Cervera accepted invitation from the Ferrol constituency to sit in the Cortez. He pledges to reveal the Madrid Government’s mismanagement of naval affairs that led to the squadron disaster at Santiago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cervera
Madrid
Heraldo
Ferrol
Cortez
Santiago
Bill Aims to Define Army Commanding General Duties
A bill is being prepared for introduction in the coming session of Congress to outline the duties and privileges of the Army Commanding-General. It is described as a step toward unwinding red tape believed to have caused much suffering among enlisted men during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Trains Collision Kills Three in Indiana Wreck
A collision between two freight trains near Dillsboro Indiana left three confirmed dead including brakeman John Lee and Fred Nichols and his brother plus an unknown black man. Steve Righthouse and several others were injured and a Milan Indiana resident died later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillsboro
Ind
John Lee
Fred Nichols
Steve
Righthouse
Nan
Milan
Fire Destroys Buildings in Clinton Maine
A large fire swept through Clinton Maine causing extensive damage to the Central Maine Railroad Station and many adjoining structures. The town faced a period of threat while flames raged and losses were estimated at fifty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Maine
Hay Reappointed Secretary of State in Friday Ceremony
John Hay was reworn into office as Secretary of State at 1 o'clock Friday evening. The ceremony was administered by the Justice of the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme ‘Court
Train Wreck Near Dallas Leaves Multiple Injured
A severe railroad wreck near Dallas sent at least twenty people to injuries with one fatality. Judge G W Davis of Oak Cliff died. L A Daffan suffered severed fingers and head injuries. R D Berry pinned under water survived after an unknown woman pulled him free. B T Moore lost both legs and suffered internal injuries. Wounded were taken to Ennis for treatment as a trestle collapsed under the train, tossing sleeper and chair car into the stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Ing
G.W. Davis
Oak Cliffe
L. A. Daffan
R. D. Berry
B. T. Moore
Ennis
Woman's ax blow shocks Kenton area
Near Kenton Ohio George Charlton was found with a crushed skull after his sister, believing a thief attacked him, struck him with an ax. The sister, who acted in fear, learned the man on top was her brother. Charlton lies critically injured as authorities detain a suspected burglar, a junk peddler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton
George Charlton
Favor Nicaragua Canal Survey Engineers Return Home
The United States canal commission survey team for the Nicaraguan canal has arrived in New York aboard the steamship Altai. Engineers include Andrew Onderdonk, Harvey C. Miller, Louis Hawkins, Ben S. Wheeler, William D. Thomas, Richard B. Post, Percy J. Bruce and Horatio H. Trundle. They will report to the canal commission in Washington once feasible and low-cost construction is confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Canal Commission
New York
Altai
Andrew Onderdonk
Harvey C. Miller
Louis Hawkins
Ben 8 S. Wheeler
William D. Thomas
Richard B. Post
Percy J. Bruce
Horatio H. Trundle
Canal Commission
Washington
Deposed Wesleyan Treasurer Guilty of Misappropriation
The Nebraska Methodist conference found Rev. C. M. Elienwood, late Wesleyan University treasurer and acting chancellor, guilty of misappropriating 20 000 dollars of university funds after a three day trial. He is deposed from the ministry and expelled from the church. No criminal case has yet been initiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan University
Nebraska Methodist’ Conference
C. M. Elienwood
Daring Flora Bank Robbery Ends With Escape and Gunfire
A bold Flora Indiana bank heist ends with $10 000 to $12 000 stolen and the robbers escaping by train. Proprietor W H Lenon is critically wounded after firing on the robbers who respond with a shotgun blast. The bank building is wrecked by dynamite as the gang flees toward the Vandalia tracks with a handcar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora
Ind
W. H. Lenon
Lénon
Lenon
Dun's Review of Trade Highlights European Money Ties
R G Dun and Co notes Europe should heed American money needs as US control of world money markets grows. US bank lending shifts, breadstuff exports decline versus last year, wheat from Atlantic ports totals 3 963 204 bushels, Pacific 543 417, three week sum 10 203 941. Corn exports remain heavy. prices up about four cents weekly. Western trade activity is strong in Chicago St Paul and St Louis. Weekly U S failures total 173 versus 209 last year and 16 in Canada vs 28 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun’s
Review of Trade
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Europe
Atlantic
Pacific
Chicago
St. Paul
St. Louis
United States
Canada
Omaha Mayor Ousted. Court Declares Ineligible
Nebraska Supreme Court rules Omaha Mayor Frank B. Moores was ineligible when elected due to a technical accounting point as District Court Clerk. A new election must be held while predecessor W. J. Broatch asserts claim to the office as the elected interim successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska Supreme Court
Frank B. Moores
W. J. Broatch
Moores
Lynching in Tennessee Town Reported Near Mountain Cuy
A Mountain Cuy Tenn dispatch says a mob of about 100 men overpowered a man named John and killed him in theearly hours near the town. The incident followed tensions in the community and drew attention from local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Mountain Cuy
Tenn
Three Women Fatally Injured in Nova Scotia Train Wreck
A third story window collapse led to a fatal train wreck in Nova Scotia. Reports indicate three women died from injuries sustained in the incident as emergency crews responded to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quickis
Nova, Scotia
Explosion At St Louis Store Kills And Injures
A powder explosion in the McClain building at 410 North Fourth Street in St Louis caused a fire that destroyed the store and injured multiple people. Firemen rescued three women on the third floor, two of whom later died from injuries, as bricks and glass rained onto crews and bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Fourth Street
St. Louis
C. & W. McClain
McClain
Fourth Street
Maggie Dinkel
Kate Weldon
Kate Gault
Florence Higbee
Major regional strike shuts Southeastern Massachusetts shoe lasters
A broad walkout by Lasters' Protective Union members in Brocton and across southeastern Massachusetts follows an ultimatum to withdraw agents. Factories report widespread abandonment of lasting machines as the general strike expands beyond initial targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Massachusetts
Lasters’ Protective Union
Brocton
Mass
Massachusetts
Bold St. Louis Robbery Hurts Poseyville Politician
Edward Pfeister a Poseyville Ind. politician was robbed and assaulted in front of the Fifth Ward Republican Club in St. Louis. Two well dressed men grabbed him as he neared the entrance. he fought back and was struck with a sandbag by a third man. The robbers took a gold watch and $50 before fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Pfeister
Poseyville
Ind
Fifth Ward
Republican Club
St. Louis
Pfeister
Excursion Train Crash in Nova Scotia Kills Five
A special excursion train en route to the Halifax exhibition from Pictou collided with a working train near Stelfert on Nova Scotia rails. Killed were engineers James Sproull and M. O'Brien, firemen W. G. Henderson and John R. McKenzie, passenger William Cameron. Passenger John McMillan injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
Pictou
N. S
Stelferton
James Sproull
M. O’brien
W. G. Henderson
John R. McKenzie
William Cameron
Scotch Hill
Pictou County
John McMillan
Collision Sinks British Steamer Rheubina off Cape Villano
Spanish steamer Cartagena and British vessel Rheubina collided off Cape Villano on Spain’s northwest coast. Rheubina sank with all hands aboard except the captain and one seaman, who were landed at Gibraltar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ise
Cartagena
Rheubina
Cape Villano
Spain
Gibraltar
Fortune in Banks Linked to San Francisco Doctor De Freye
Several thousand dollars deposited to the credit of Dr. G. B. C. De Freye, who died in Vienna on July 4, remain unclaimed as heir searches fail. De Freye was a pioneer physician of San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells Fargo
G. B. C. de Freye
Vienna
San Francisco
Ranch Fires Threaten Morgan County Colorado Pastures
Prairie fires burned thousands of acres in Morgan County Colorado. A 5000 head cattle herd was surrounded by flames with no escape. Residents of Red Cliff organized to defend their town as the blaze neared within ten miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Morgan County
Red Cliff
Rough Rider Fatally Shot in Trenton Accident
William Shields of Dayton Ohio, visiting Trenton, dropped his revolver from a traction car. An explosion followed and Shields, a member of Roosevelt's Rough Riders, was fatally wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rough Rider
William Shields
Dayton
Ohio
Trenton
Shields
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Curzon Elevated to Baron Curzon of Kedlaston
London announces George N. Curzon former parliamentary secretary for the foreign office will succeed the Earl of Elgin as viceroy of India and has been elevated to the peerage as Baron Curzon of Kedlaston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Curzon
London
George N. Curzon
Foreign Office
Earl of Elgin
India
Baron Curzon of
Kedelston
Will Build New Steel Works in Sharon Pennsylvania
The Bessemer Furnace Company plans a $2,000,000 steel works at Sharon Pennsylvania. The plant will house eighteen furnaces located in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys owned by the company to utilize its products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer Furnace Company
Sharon
Mahoning
Shenango Valleys
Seal Herds Thinning Out Reports Special Agent Murray
Special Agent Murray in charge of the seal islands reports that during the past season 18047 skins were secured. This shows a decrease of about 3000 from 1897 and indicates a general decline in the seal herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Seal Islands
Missing Miss Eloydee Beriath Plans Flight to Philadelphia
The article states Eloydee Beriath Miss Wing planned her disappearance and traveled to Philadelphia without telling relatives or fiancé. She stayed at times in YWCA rooms and later with a clergyman. The maid’s account of Miss King's drowning is claimed to be a fabrication to avoid blame for losing sight of her mistress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eloydee Beriath
Wing
Philadelphia
Young “Women’s Christian Association
Miss King
Passengers' Narrow Escape After Spike Traps Train
Northbound through passenger train on the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad hit a spike wedged between rail ends and blocked on a fifteen foot embankment. A freight train on a special schedule crashed into the rear of the passenger train. No injuries reported. Property loss to the railroad is considerable. It is believed local youths placed the spike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad
St Louis
Verdict in Boyd Case Narrows to Man Slaughter
ER C. Clark, a Reno County attorney and writer on economics, is found guilty of second degree manslaughter in Hutchinson Kansas in the first trial of the Boyd murder case. The May 19 restaurant slaying of W. C. Boyd involved Mrs Nellie Postlewait and alleged accomplices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd
ER. C. Clark
Reno
Hutchinson
Kan
W. C. Boyd
Nellie Postliewait
Harry
Postlewait
Clark
Financial firm New England Loan and Trust goes to receiver
The New England Loan and Trust Company of New York, long seen as a leading financier of Western mortgages, has been placed under receivership with Otto F. Barnard, president of the Continental Trust Company, appointed as receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Loan and Trust Company of
New York
Otto, FF. Barnard
Continental Trust Company
Wheat Shortage Grinds Mill Activity in Kansas
At Topeka four mills have ceased work due to wheat scarcity and about fifty more mills elsewhere in Kansas are idle for the same reason. Farmers statewide hold wheat awaiting higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Hold Up and Murder Reported on Dalton Trail
Seattle men H. Frazer and EB Tolner were held up near Haines Mission by two men while traveling from Alaska. They were robbed of 4800 dollars in gold before the assailants fled. Police in Seattle and Alaska investigate the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Seattle
Dalton Trail
H. Frazer
EB. L. Tolner
Haines’ Mission
Davenport Actress Fanny Davenport Dies in Massachusetts
Fanny Davenport wife of Melbourne MacDowell and famed actress died in Doxbury Massachusetts after months of illness from enlargement of the heart. Her death ends a long stage career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Davenport
Fanny Davenport
Melbourne MacDowell
Doxbury
Mass
Thos. F. Bayard Dies at Dedham Residence
Thomas Bayard died at Karlstein the summer home of his daughter Mrs. Samuel D. Warren in Dedham Massachusetts after a six week illness. His death was painless and peaceful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. F. Bayard
Thomas Bayard
Karlstein
Samuel D. Warren
Dedham
Mass
Pattison Declines Congressional Nomination
Ex Governor Robert N Pattison declines the Sixth Pennsylvania Democratic nomination for Congress after acceptance a few days earlier. He withdraws from the race, leaving the field to other candidates in the district race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pattison
Robert N. Pattison
Pennsylvania
Mail Thief Caught in Jacksonville Clerk Confesses
Thomas Miller, a mailing clerk, arrested in Jacksonville Florida after two years of robbing the mails. He has confessed to the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Miller
Jacksonville
Fla
Roosevelt Nominated for New York Governor Claim
The text notes Col Theodore Roosevelt is the Republican nominee for Governor of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy
Col. ‘Theodore Roosevelt
New York
French Cabinet Announces Revision Of Dreyfus Case
The French cabinet voted to reopen and revise the Dreyfus case. Officials indicate a fresh review seeks to address disputed evidence and ensure a fair determination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revision Iu
Dreyfus
Multiple city market prices for cattle hogs and grains
Chicago to New York and other cities report bids and price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains. Commodities include No 2 red wheat 6Sc to Ge corn 29c to 31c oats 24c to 28c rye 47c to 49c butter 19c to 21c eggs 16c to 18c per dozen. Prices vary by city and product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Hogan
Cincinnati
Detroit
Gattle
Toledo
Milwaukee
Mesa
New York
An Interesting Summary of Our Neighbors News
Brief items from state notes cover weddings deaths crimes and casualties. The column highlights local families, new marriages, and notable incidents reflecting community life with concise summaries.
Parents Seek Reimbursement for Soldier’s Nursing and Burial
The Assistant Secretary of War weighs a novel claim from Harvey W. Perkins and his wife, parents of Harry O. Perkins of Company F, 147th Indiana. They spent on nursing, transport, and burial after Harry died of fever in Florida camps. They seek about 4060 dollars, arguing that no law forbids reimbursement beyond the usual burial allowance of 85 dollars and occasional rail costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry O. Perkins
Indiana
Harvey W. Perkins
South Bend Tribune
Florida
Department
Army
Alger
Indiana and surrounding regions in brief local notes
A wide array of early Indiana items covers crop records, notable deaths and disappearances, property deals, industrial moves, and local disasters. Highlights include Starke County’s corn record, a Mil ton resident’s death by suicide, Purdue President Smart’s illness, drownings in Worthington, thistle indictments, and a Mishawaka diphtheria outbreak with strict quarantine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starke County
Vincennes Fair
William Thomas
Milton
G. S. Harris
Marion
Gas City
Indiana
Forrests
Rochester
Winona
Chicago
Laporte
James H. Smart
Purdue University
Lawson
Livingston
Worthington
Reel River
Steuben County
M. Meyers
Brazil
Terre Haute
Ingalls
Chance Stewart
Harley
Earnest Hartman
Dunkirk
Daniel Lamar
Mtuncie
Peter Maner
Alexandria
Lippincott Glass Works
Vergil Mills
Paragon
Aforgan County
The Sun Its Size Distance and the Photo Sphere
A historical discussion explains the sun's diameter about 868000 miles and its vast bulk compared with Earth. It notes the sun's density around a quarter of Earth's, and compares scale with a two foot globe and a pea. The article describes the photosphere chromosphere and prominences as seen via the spectroscope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Philadelphia Public Ledger
London Central Underground to Use American Third Rail
The London Central Underground, nearing completion, will run under Oxford Street and Holborn from the Bank of England to Shepherds Bush a distance about six and a half miles. It will use American electric plant with alternating current converted to direct at key points. Motors will imitate Baltimore and Ohio Railway tunnel locomotives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loandgow
Central Underground
London
Oxford Street
Holborn
Bank of England
Shepherd’s Bush
Baltimore and Ohio Railway
Soldier's Escape and Recovery Told in Blue Mountain Memoir
Asa Robinson, a Pennsylvania veteran returnee, recalls severe sciatic rheumatism after Civil War service. He credits three boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with dramatic relief and lasting health restoration, calling the remedy a grand cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat
Mit. Sterling
Richmond
Appomatox
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Asa Robinson
Mt. Ster‘Ting
Lincoln
Dr. Williams
Don't Worry Because You Love Cloth Ing About
Fragmentary line suggests a fashion or textile theme urging calm about wearing or caring for fabric. No clear person or organization identified.
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Gen
Lee Talka
Brother
Re S
Frederick Welde
Prudential ‘Life Insurance Company
St’ Louis
O'Fallon Park
Wagner Glass
Frankton
Robert Clark
Anderson
Jeffersonville
Reformatory
Three
I.’s Railroad
Continenal Trust Company
J. D. Oliver
South Bend
Illinois
William Morris
Harmony
Dawson City
Mishawaka
George E. Thorne
Third Ward
Kokomo
Thorne
War Department
SE Eutye Eerated
Fort Crooked
Sturdevant
Bessie Johns
W. T. Johns
Noblesville
Johns
Miss Johns
William Pailly
Summittville
Mos
Summitville
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