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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1899
Page
2
A compact telegraph style roundup of notable incidents and foreign dispatches. Quick notes cover recent crimes, casualties, fires, and other timely events with emphasis on key details and locations.
San Francisco reports rapid dispatch of transports to the Philippines with troops and horses. The hospital ship Renef sails September 15 with surgeons and nurses. Other vessels incl ude Tacoma Morgan City Senate City of Sidney Siam Puebla and St. Paul carrying horses and cavalry units.
President and Mrs McKinley arrive in Canton Ohio from the special train at noon to be greeted by a large crowd. They will stay with the Barber family and receive warm welcomes as they tour the city and acknowledge the demonstrations with smiles.
The injured are not in serious condition and will recover. In response to the dynamite outrage, many patrolmen are assigned to detective duty in plain clothes along with the police detective force and operatives from private agencies, plus numerous amateur investigators seeking rewards.
Manila dispatch reports Aguinaldo directing rebel generals in Cavite to close on Imus with troops massed around the town from the lake country. Rebels hold 700 men near Dasmarinas road and an equal force at Anabo while Americans entrench Imus and anticipate no fearsome attack.
A second story blaze at E. F. Saginetti's merchandise store in Yuma Arizona destroys the building and stock. Fire fighters arrive quickly but cannot control the flames due to lacking equipment. A crowd aiding evacuation is struck by the collapsing second floor, costing six lives and injuring many others.
A cablegram to the Navy Department from Capt. Longnecker of the cruiser New Orleans reports Wenceslao Figureo, former Vice President and new President after President Heureaux's assassination, has resigned. The development signals the revolution's complete success.
Telegram to Dr. J D Peters announces the death of Frank Ives born in Plainwell Michigan. Cause listed as consumption. Ives died in Progresso Mexico and his remains will be brought home to Plainwell for burial.
A freight train on the Kansas City St Joseph and Council Bluffs Railway wrecked near Barnard Missouri. Engineer Gross was instantly killed and Fireman Harry Thornton died from injuries soon after. The wreck was caused by cows binding on the bridge.
George F. Shippey and Henry Schurek were arrested in Chicago for allegedly using the mails to defraud hundreds of business men nationwide, signaling an extensive swindling scheme.
On the recommendation of the military academy superintendent the president ordered the summary dismissal from the U S service of Cadet Philip F Smith third class for hazing a fourth class man Smith entered the academy from Nebraska's fifth district in June 1897.
The Red Cross reports that Aguinaldo agrees to release all sick Spanish prisoners held by Filipino forces. The decision signals a humanitarian gesture amid ongoing hostilities and tensions between Spanish authorities and Filipino insurgents.
Ex judge Henry Hilton dies at Woodlawn Park in Saratoga County. Yale to receive 75000 from Dr Charles J Stille for political economy at Penn. Greenwich Point and Hempstead men drown in Hempstead bay. St Anne’s convent at Sparkill destroyed by fire killing many children. Concord New Hampshire shaken by an earthquake. Wedding of Julia Deat Grant to Prince Michael Caracuzene announced for Newport. Post Wheeler rumored to have joined a Northwest tribe. American Automobile Company organized in New York to control kerosene gasoline autos and overseas sales. Baltimore western Maryland railroad price offer to Manhattan Trust. Astors linked to road development. Reverend Charles Grandison delirious at Bellevue. Women attack Kate RisDick in New York. boy Joseph McDermott dies. Lima stockholders sue for bank robbery losses. Milwaukee robbery at First National Bank. Alameda treasure room robbery cases advanced. Ohio youth Albert Scheuer shot. Duluth divorce witness Padgett confesses perjury. Springfield horse rescued from culvert by Mrs Britten. Fort Scott letter says Funston in Manila awaiting orders. Keats fire train wreck in Illinois injures eight. Naponee doctor J H Hubbell missing. St Louis actress Mrs Van Studdiford returns to stage. Grain elevator tour finds strong yields in North Dakota. Philippines crimes by Americans cited. Moroccan sultan narrowly escaped thunderbolt. Acre declares independence. Brazilian-Bolivian claimants. St Petersburg report on M Vonderweiss. Thatcher swindling cases drive him to attempted suicide in London.
A sweep of 1900s dispatches notes William Schnyder shot in Higgins port Ohio, Armona California fire destroying $30,000 in crops, including raisins, and Jonathan G. Arm death in Moline Illinois. Cyrus Brown and Matthew Craig hanged in Muskogee Indian Territory as first white executions there.
The piece notes rising Mormon influence across the South. Mississippi Democrats nominate A. H. Longino for governor. Apache on the warpath against the Zunis over a murder claim. A Ky. mansion near Paris burns, contents lost. A street battle in McKee leaves Clarke wounded and Hayes’s son shot. Cotton crops in the South face about a 30 percent drop due to rain, wind, floods, drought, heat, and rust.
The Navy Department rejects using the historic warship Constitution for the Dewey demonstration in New York. Treasury authorizes condemnation of lot 36 in Indianapolis for a public building site.
A great railway accident in Santiago Chile saw an entire passenger train fall into the Mapocha river and many lives lost. Reports indicate widespread devastation and casualties, with authorities beginning rescue and recovery efforts.
Reports include Frank Ives near death in Havana and a giant $150,000,000 trust negotiating to buy all print cloth mills in the U.S. Also notes Mexican War Veterans meeting in Indianapolis, hurricane death toll reaching ten, Lady Yarde Buller declared insane, a Havana kidnapping suspicion, a Gilbert Plains farmer killing his family then himself, a Galena ledge discovery on Gordon River, Monte Christi fighting losses, Santo Domingo revolution updates, window glass trust abandonment, Brown Brothers financial losses, and the Columbus manufacturers planned reopening. Plus R G Dun statistics on payments, tonnage, and failures.
A Department of Agriculture summary notes drought relief in the South Atlantic states but continued dryness in Texas Oklahoma Southern Missouri and Michigan. Rain is needed in the Ohio valley lower lake region New England and many western districts while Iowa northern Missouri Nebraska and Kansas report favorable weather.
Market tones across cities show cattle trading 2.50 to 6.50 in several hubs with hogs 2.75 to 5.25. Wheat ranges 68c to 70c, corn 31c to 40c, oats 21c to 27c, rye 53c to 60c, butter 17c to 22c, eggs 12c to 16c. Regional prices span Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with varying grades and thin margins.
A large Dubuque crowd witnessed Idolita win the Rich Horse Review Stake in straight heats at Nutwood Park for $20,000. Ecstasy, Rita E, Ima Electrite, and My Trick followed in the final order as 2nd through 5th. First prize paid $9,000 with other payouts totaling $20,000 plus extra nominations. noted benefactor Senator Stanford’s estate contributed $2,000 to the purse.
The patent office reports strong inventive momentum in acetylene and other lighting gas production aimed at cheaper illumination, with notable advances in automobile mechanisms and electrical machinery improvements. A movable district court in Indian Territory travels to serve remote towns, saving money and delivering justice.
The U S transport Grant arrived in San Francisco carrying volunteers from Idaho North Dakota and Wyoming. The ship departed Manila August 1 via Nagasaki and Yokohama, with 1619 aboard including officers enlisted men and patients. Five deaths occurred during the voyage.
Thousands climbed Mont Rocca Melone in the Alps for the dedication of a colossal Virgin statue funded by 10,000 children and sculpted by Queen Margaret. Princes attended as the Pope's inscription asks the Virgin to guard Italy's frontier after a heroic avalanche rescue two years earlier.
An agent for a major French horse buyer appeared near Kansas City Missouri to purchase horses for cab work in Paris. The buyers are alarmed by the Dreyfus case frenzy and are making elaborate preparations to meet any potential emergency.
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