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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1902
Page
6
The Welsh style report notes the worst coal wreck on the Ohio near Catlettsburg Ky. The towboat Gleanor led a fleet southward followed by the Fred Wilson with twenty two barges. The Wilson struck a submerged dyke. twenty two barges sank with seventeen boats remaining unrecovered. Carton Suiter of the passenger steamer Grey rescued some crew.
A garbled report describes a train incident with casualties and arrests. Names and roles are unclear due to OCR errors, but references include a Mexican jail and individuals resembling Ed Patterson, a fireman, and a conductor.
Fragmentary text describes an unnamed figure's walk without crutches returning to Washington from a distant location. It mentions a meeting with a secretary of state at a residence on Jackson Place and notes a distance to the president and the secretary, with garbled wording throughout.
The readable parts discuss unclear topics about people and events with many garbled words. It mentions figures like Paus and Goss and hints at a scheduled week with targets and teams but details are obscured and hard to confirm.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions individuals and locations, referencing an event in a place near Deora with unclear dates. The legible terms include Ged Ry Maat, Rautert Plhotopeoned, Gormono Treland, Ceuhty, Saas, and Vasko Veves, but no clear action or outcome can be confirmed.
Fragmentary text describes ongoing battles and political turmoil. Mentions state, minister, and various groups. No clear dates or locations readable.
Fragmentary OCR text reports a violent event and names unclear individuals. The readable bits suggest a death or fight involving a male figure and potential witnesses. Details are garbled and names are incomplete, hindering precise identification.
The New York Times notes former president Kruger appears frail and health concerns loom over his planned stay in the Risiera as observers question his condition.
A fragment lists titles and showings at the Temple Theatre Fort Wayne including Tad Oe us Iowan and Minister's Daughter among titles, with brief venue and schedule cues.
The government plans a marked army increase and the war office will open recruiting stations in various colonies to bolster imperial forces.
J C Bancroft jurist diplomat and author resigns after nearly twenty years as reporter of the Supreme Court of the United States. At six years of age he retires to private life. Born in Worcester Massachusetts the veteran figure ends a long public role.
A dispatch from Uridwreton Barbados reports LaSoaufriere on St Vincent again erupting. Volcanic dust fell so thickly that business had to be suspended.
President Roosevelt, aided by Root and other officials, names Bishop Spalding of Peoria as miners’ representative on the arbitration board. An agreement to submit the entire dispute to arbitration ends the coal strike after tense negotiations at the White House.
Twelve thousand Porto Rican students fill schools on a Monday, seen as key to forging future citizens for an American state. Advocates emphasize education lifts Porto Ricans toward full participation in the American Union and future governance.
Hilingis Central cuminetors receive a Sia menth raise. W. D. Huber is reelected president of the Brotherhood of Carpenters. Fred Atkinson resigns as superintendent of Philippine schools effective January 1, 16%. A bloody clothing bundle is sent to the DTramuernicht Shanks Commission Company in Louis. A Colorado firm capitalized at 2 million dollars is incorporated to build a railroad from Cripple Creek to Pueblo.
Readable numbers include 155 days 183 500 105 000 285 000 511 500 000 433 500 197 390 000 and scattered cents and letters. The garbled text presents a jumble of amounts and placeholders with no clear context or complete figures.
A historical recount of the 1900s anthracite strike details the miners eight hour day demand, union recognition, and the protracted clashes with Reading Railroad operators led by George Baer. It covers May actions, escalations, violence, presidential intervention, and eventual conference with Theodore Roosevelt and Morgan to seek resolution.
Judge Cutting of the Chicago Probate Court will oversee a dispute seeking to recover about 50 000 to 59 000 dollars from Frederick Sutton's estate. Sutton, a New Zealander who joined Dowieites in Chicago, left a will in 1902 and a later codicil providing for relatives. Executors Speicher and Dowie reportedly altered the will, challenging Sutton's mental state while preserving a Dowie benefactor role. The probate matter, filed by Ellen Eldridge of Yellow Bluff New Zealand, now rests with Cook County court after prior Lake County filing.
Henry Clay of Golden reports a rich gold and silver ore discovery near Cass-Fille with ore assaying about 700 dollars per ton, signaling a potential Missouri mining boom.
Gen Thomas Jamison Stewart of Norristown Pa elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic has served as adjutant general of Pennsylvania and led the National Guard. A Civil War veteran he began as private in the 138th Pennsylvania volunteers and has pursued a long public service career. Born in Ireland he was educated in Norristown public schools and is unmarried.
A Wilkes barre dispatch says 140000 miners will report for duty within 24 hours of an official end to the strike. Seventy five thousand tons can be mined and shipped in 48 hours, rising to 5000 tons daily by week’s end. Coal can reach New York and Atlantic cities in 36 hours after extraction, as more coal cars arrive at shipping centers.
Attorney General Knox told the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce that Congress has full constitutional power to pass any laws necessary to regulate trusts. He argued the Sherman Act’s limits and urged nationwide equal terms for corporations, insisting no constitutional amendment is needed to curb harmful combinations and to protect public needs.
The piece notes Rev Sam ail a Georgia evangelist collapsing on stage in Vermont during a drive for a license. It mentions New York Republican platform opposing monopolies and supporting Adirondack lands preservation. Wisconsin Rep Batcock opens campaign HQ in New York with Hull coordinating. Tioga Louisiana shows local option results under new laws, wet despite prohibitionist majority. Reed urges tariff nonrevision and Butler predicts Populist ticket in 1901 with strong presidential vote projections.
Mollie Foxwater an Osage Indian woman of Oklahoma is charged with murdering her four husbands who allegedly pressed her to reveal the secret of a rich gold mine. She admits the killings saying she was threatened and justified to protect herself.
A life size statue of Louis Kossuth was unveiled in Cleveland Ohio before about 50 000 spectators. The twenty foot high figure rests on a pedestal and was sculpted by Andrew Toth of Debre...azin Hungary.
Arthur Hunter of Wattville Missouri aged 17 and Bertha Gorman aged 13 eloped to Vinita Oklahoma Territory and were married. The couple has returned home and received parental forgiveness.
The Weekly Trade Review notes favorable business outlook despite fuel shortages and controversies. Rail congestion and coke scarcity threaten steam power plants while tariffs curb steel arrivals. yet railway earnings rise and commodity prices show gains. Western banks hold funds but expect later money return to New York. corn crops boost stock feeding and rail tonnage, signaling expanded bank and railroad activity and cheaper meat ahead. Northwest remains strongest, though rail capacity limits temper progress.
The report lists commodity ranges from cattle hogs sheep and wheat to corn oats rye and butter across markets in Indianangi Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York with prices per unit and quality notes for each place and item. Notable figures include hogs at 3.00 to 7.75, cattle up to 7.75 and wheat No 2 around 68 to 74 cents per bushel.
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