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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1901
Page
2
Final Census Report Reveals Nation’s 1900 Demographics
The final census shows 1900 US population by sex nativity and color. Males numbered 33,050,242 or 51.2 percent, with total growth since 1890 of 18,233,631. Foreign born up 12.4 percent, natives up 22.5 percent. whites 16,990,802 and colored 9,312,585, including 8,340,785 of negro descent, colored population up 17.8 percent since 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Union Veteran Legion Holds Annuled Session at Gettysburg
The annwid session of the Union Veteran Legion was held at Gettysburg Pennsylvania with speakers Gen W W Dudley ex commissioner of pensions and Corporal Tanner. Chicago chosen as next meeting site. Officers elected National commander J Edwin Browne Washington senior vice commander Thomas J Maginney Philadelphia junior vice commander Wim B Tracey Butler Pa chaplain in chief Rev Wears it Conden quartermaster general Thomas J Wabbard Baltimore surgeon general C W Stowe Salina Kan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Veteran Legion
Gettsyburg
W. W. Dudley
Corporal Tanner
Chicago
J. Edwin Browne
Washington
Thomas J. Maginney
Philadelphia
Wim. B. Tracey
Butler
Wears It
Conden
Thomas J. Wabbard
Baltimore
C. W. Stowe
Salina
Kau
Freight Train Blown Up Near New Albany
A rear end collision on the Southern Railway at Georgetown ten miles west of New Albany Indiana wrecked fifteen cars and burned them. An engine was demolished. Three men were injured and one fatally. Property valued at thousands of dollars was destroyed. A car loaded with dynamite exploded and caused vast burning wreckage as powder cans flew about the town beside the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Georgetown
New Albany
Ind
Abby Green Aldrich
United States
N. W. Aldrich
Providence
R. I
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
New York
Warwick Neck
Aldrich
Pittsburg and Western Railroad
Pittsburg
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Reading
Liebel
Erie
Hays Manufacturing Company
Alleheny
Connecticut
Little Town
Albert Ryan
Twenty-second Street
Marion
Ohio
J. Q. Adams & Co
Minneapolis
Robert Clark
Bast
Converse
Clinton Buchanan
Thomas Wilson
Bailey's Harbor
Wis
Wilson
South Chicego
Escanaba
Contracts for Austrian government railways in Columbus
Rig Chane and Carl Redich as super vising engineer for the Austrian government with assistant Argust Braund and secretary Tallowin Falk operate in Columbus Ohio to set contracts up to 13000 dollars to fund railway construction trials and public highways. They plan 1500 miles of railways and widening canals with underground roads in ancient cities with some contracts to be let in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rig, Chane
Carl Redich
Argust Braund
Tallowin Falk
Columbus
Ohio
General Cise Urges Reestablishment of Canteen
Major General Otis reports from the Dakota department noting Major Philip Reade Inspector General proposes chaplains oversee post exchanges and urges reestablishment of the canteen for morals temperance discipline and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cise
Otis
Department of Dakota
Philip Reade
Fourth Infantry
Department
Chapiing
Freight Trains Collide Killing Four Men Near Lom bard
Four trainmen and two unknown men probably tramps died in a head-on collision on the Chicago and Great Western Railroad one mile east of Lombard Illinois. Three others were slightly injured, engines and fifteen cars were ditched. Injured men were able to resume work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and Great Western Railroad
Lombard
Iil
Railway passes not abolished by year end plan halted in Chicago
Western railway executives met in Chicago to kill the immediate move to abolish passes. Officials say the abolition scheme will likely be revived about a year from now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western Roads
Santos Dumont Fails Dutch Prize Flight
Paris special reports Santos Dumont, the Brazilian aeronaut, again attempted the Dutch prize flight but an accident to the rudder of his flying machine forced him to return to the starting point after fifty yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Santos Dumont
Blasoni Temple Attractions in Wayne Indiana Schedule
The listing shows events at Blasoni Temple in Wayne Indiana with performances including Put Me Off at Buffalo on Oct 19 starring H Reeves Smith in A Brace of Partridges on Oct 21 and Henrietta Crosman appearing on Oct 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
H. Reeves Smith
Henrietta Crosman
Two Men Killed in Chemical Works Near Bay City
Two men were killed and three badly injured in a chemical works in Essexville, a village near Bay City, Michigan. Authorities investigated the accident and the cause remains under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essexville
Bay City
Mich
Roosevelt to outline Cuba self government and canal plan
Washington correspondents report President Roosevelt will in his first message to Congress address Cuba self government and the island's future, include the timetable for troop withdrawal, and urge early construction of a canal after reviewing the Isthmian commission report. He may also transmit or urge ratification of the new U S Great Britain treaty depending on its satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
Isthmian Canal Commission
United States
Great Britain
Auto Mile In A Minute Demonstrates High Speed
Henri Fournier of France drove a Mars racing machine six miles in 6 minutes 47 seconds on an Empire City track in New York. He expressed confidence in beating the 47 second mile mark, noting speeds above 53 mph during the run and linking the feat to his Paris to Berlin race machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire City
New York
Henri ‘Fournier
France
Albert C. Bostwick
Winton
Fournier
Fort Erie
Buffalo
Paris
Berlin
President's message outlines war debts and navy boost
The forthcoming message to Congress will report civil government progress in the Philippines and troop withdrawals from Samar. It notes plans for the Transpacific cable, U.S. influence on China settlements, and a navy growth to match Germany and Russia. Also covered are domestic measures against anarchy and reciprocity debates. Vanderbilt rides highlight a racing record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
C Cvil
Congress
Vlans
War Department
Samar
United States
Roosevelt
China
United States Navy
Germany
Russia
Senate
Navy Needs Witeless System
A partial clipping notes the bureau of equipment led by Rear Admiral a atat ee nerd seeks a wiser system for military needs. The fragmentary text suggests organizational concern with modernizing or improving equipment management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atat Ee Nerd
Dhas de
Unutilized U S Land Spurs West Region Drainage Talk
The piece notes 600 million acres of unused U S land, highlighting irrigation as a solution to congestion. It contrasts Europe with the arid western United States and suggests vast irrigation could ease crowding by expanding usable areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Mississippi
Cape Colony Placed Under Martial Law by Proclamation
The British government declares martial law in Cape Town Wynberg Simonstown Port Elizabeth East London and surrounding districts following a royal proclamation issued in the gazette. The measure reflects a stern response to unrest amid a recent colonial visit and emphasizes military governance over the colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Colony
Cape Town
Winberg
Simonstown
Port, Elizabeth
London
Prentier
Es Sty Col
Wrecks, deaths, and trials fill broad sweep of news
Widespread incidents report rail wrecks near Oriskany with four killed and one injured. Flood of items covers weddings, big donations to colleges, auctions of rail lines, church collapses injuring worshippers, factory fires, and criminal cases across Ohio and New York.
Multiple 1900s News Snippets of Crime and Fire Across Cities
A roundup of incidents including San Francisco episcopal bishops ruling on remarriage after divorce, Hebron Ohio fire destroying eight stores and five homes, rival San Diego saloonkeepers killed in a street duel, Rising Sun Ohio post office robbed, Chicago docks and warehouses fire near No Man’s Land, Walter Mecklin missing from Amanda Ohio, McMahon Cracker plant fire in Chicago, Godfrey Winter found guilty in Mexico Missouri for Sunday work, Billy West undergoes cancer operation in San Francisco, D W Dickie jewel theft crisis in Lincoln Park Chicago, Arthur J Van Koran jailed for embezzlement in Salt Lake, Charles Orr fatally stabbed in East Liverpool, Bad Taylor convicted of first degree murder in Kansas City, Charles Loree heir to Kentucky Virginia coal iron ore timber lands, Huntington house named in Ain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Hebron
Ohio
James A. Posey
Andy Quinlan
San Diego
Cal
Rising Sun
No Man's Land
Chicago
Walter Mecklin
Amanda
McMahon Cracker and Biscuit Company
Mexico
Godfrey Winter
Billy” West
Lane Hospital
D. W. Dickie
New York
Great Monument
Lincoln Park
Arthur J. van Koran
Utah
Oregon Short Line
Salt Lake
Charles Orr
East Liverpool
George Linton
Linton
Orr
Kwansas
Bad Taylor
Ruth Nollard
Humboldt
Ned
Charles Loree
Kentucky
Virginia
Py.Huntington
Huntington
Ain
Street duel in Houston ends in a death
Report from Houston describes a street duel between Walter March and Ben Negans resulting in March's instant death and Negans mortally wounded. The dispute allegedly arose from a supposed affair and indicates broader unrest after a local incident. Mississippi is cited as the poorest state by property tax yields with only $92,000 in jewelry and 7,100 pistols on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Walter March
Ben Negans
Mississippi
Union
Ellis
Glenn
Rete Ar
Parkers
Nationwide sports and trade notes from 1890s era dispatches
The report covers baseball standings with Philadelphia in first, Brooklyn third, and a note on surplus freight and trade. It mentions border treaty changes for the Isthmian canal, passes abolished by railroads, and a Montreal smuggling arrest. It notes wheat and cotton conditions and general manufacturing vigor amid wage and jobbing trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National League
Urs
Philadelpha
Brooklyn
Wilson
Tral Traffic Association
Western Pasenger Association
Daniely
Episcopal House of Deputies
San Francisco
Huntington
Post Office’ Department
McKins
Postal
McWinley
United States
Great Britain
al-Amerizan
Montreal
Quebec
White River Junction
Canada
Congress
Pribylof Islands
Gonaventure
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade Co
Market Reports Feeds Grain and Livestock Prices
Market notes show corn No 2 at 4 to 5 cents, oats 35 to 38 cents, rye 53 to 54, creamery butter 20 to 21 cents, potatoes 60 cents per bushel. Cattle at Indianapolis shipping 3.86 25, hogs best light price around 00, sheep ranges. Wheat No 2 69 to 70 cents, white corn 59 to 59e, oats No 2 36 to 38 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
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Wayne, Ind
Uncle Sam
America
KK. Vanderbilt, Jr
His
Automobile
Navy
Cape
Holston Haeus Loektend
Massillon
Bachus
Akron
Mahoning Valley Electric
Warren Electric
Niles
Cal. Shaw
Goodell
Grant County
Albuquerque
N.M
Willow Creek
Mogallon Mountains
Silver City
Charles Staffels
City Hospital
St. Paul
Staffels
Arkansas City
A.k
Paepcke-Leicht Lumber Company
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
A.W. Miller
Sandusky
Havana
Cuba
A. C. Weingates
Henry Hart
Western
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