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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1902
Page
6
Boer generals meet with Chamberlain in London
The conference between Boer generals Botha DeWet and DeLa rey and Colonial Secretary Chamberlain occurred on Pownin s street London. They were escorted in an open carriage to the colonial office amid cheers from large crowds. Abraham Fischer held a prior talks with the generals as Lord Kitchener and Lord Onslow joined the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botha
DeWet
DeLarey
Chamberlain
Pownins Street
London
Colonial Office
Abraham Fischer
Lord Kitchener
Lord Onslow
Fatal freight train collision near Keating Pennsylvania
A wreck on the New York Central New West Branch near Keating Pennsylvania killed Ash J. Chapman of Sunbury and seriously injured engineer Andrew Miler of Jersey Shore and another brakeman. The locomotive toppled over a telegraph station, a water tank ignited by coal, and seven cars were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New West Branch
New York Central Railroad
Keating
Penn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ash J. Chapman
Sunbury
Andrew Miler
Jersey Shore
Rushinback
Oletraan
Busewise
Beimgre:hed
Miners End Strike After Norfolk and Western Talks
Unions and operators reach an agreement to end a nationwide strike as miners return to work. President John Matebeil of the United Mine Workers advised workers to resume labor, citing looming food and clothing needs as a key factor in ending the stoppage. In a separate note, five sets of twins attended the funeral of Mrs. Luke Fish in Anderson Indiana, a striking scene at the burial with many relatives present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duntisgtea OW
Vanespeenib
Norfolk
Buikers
Luke Fish
Anderson
Ind
National Letter Carriers Association elects officers in Denver
The National Letter Carriers Association in Denver elected officers and chose Syracuse as the next meeting place. J.C. Keller of Columbus Ohio was re elected as vice president. R.H. G. Curtin of Lynn Massachusetts was named vice president secretary. Changes were made in the insurance department to emphasize a purely fraternal order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associaton
Legion
Denver
Colo
Syracuse
J.C. Keller
Columbus
Ohio
RH. G. Curtin
Lian
Mass
E. C. Cantwell
St. Paul
Destructive Seismic Event Near Mount Nasteck In August
A seismic disturbance near Mount Nasteck in August caused widespread destruction across about twenty villages and resulted in heavy loss of life. The tremor triggered a sweeping wave that devastated settlements in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Specia
Mount Nasteck
Bank robbery attempt wrecks front of Balbank at fermont
Desperate robbers blew open the vault and safe at Balbank in Fremont Indiana. The bank front was wrecked though the thieves failed to seize the cash vault. No injuries reported and authorities seek suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balbank Af Rremont
Ind
Sail vessels run aground near Middle Island in gale
During a heavy gale the coal laden schooner Edward Kelley sailing from Cleveland to Detroit and a consort of the steamer Blanchard went ashore about one mile west of Middle Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpena Miech
Special
Edward Kelley
Cleveland
Detroit
Blanchard
Middle Island
New Mayor Orders Saloon Closures in Hartford City
A mild sensation swept Hartford City Indiana as the new mayor proclaimed closing saloons at 1 p.m. on weekdays and all day Sunday amid early enforcement talks and public debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City
Ind
Coming Attractions at Temple Theatre Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne review of the Temple Theatre schedule for the week of September 15 lists Howard Dorsett Co. in a repertory program and the film A Poor Relation as part of the lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Theatre
Fort Wayne
Ind
Howard Dorsett Co
Italian Cruiser Carlo Alberto Placed at Marconi's Disposal
King Victor Emmanuel orders the Italian cruiser Carlo Alberto to be used by William Marconi for wireless experiments between Europe and America. The ship has long supported Marconi's wireless developments as part of ongoing experimental work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi
Victor Emmanuel
Carlo Alberto
William Marconi
Europe
America
Bank of Sohora Robbery Near Mumfordville
The Bank of Sohora twenty miles north of Mumfordville Kentucky was broken into and robbed. The robbers secured considerable booty and escaped. A pursuing posse of citizens followed the robbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sohora
Mumfordvile, Ky
Various 1903 incidents and deaths across the United States
Edward Eggleston dies at Lake George New York. Two soldiers killed at Fort Wright during a mock engagement. Governor Odell narrowly escapes a train accident in Dunkirk New York. Ruth Cleveland saved from a runaway pony by Fred C Small. President Roosevelt warns against radical action on combines at Fitchburg Massachusetts. Asbury Dixon hanged in Snow Hill Maryland. Stratton D Brooks named Boston school official. Edgar V Einstein & Co faces liabilities and assets in a major Pittsburgh store assignment. Prohibitionists nominate Partridge and Gobb for Massachusetts governor and lieutenant governor. Vermont election issues leave McCullough to legislature. Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang escapes stone attack on his car near Binghamton. North German Lloyd ship sets travel record to New York. Fire destroys Grove House Park summer resort in Pennsylvania. A shooting and fatalities follow a family tragedy in Texas. Various accidents, burglaries, and political developments across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Eggleston
Jones Lock
Lake George
N. Y
Fort Wright
Higginson
Gov
Odell
Dunkirk
A. J. Cummings & Co
Pittsburg
University of Wiinwis
Boston
Mass
Edgar V. Einstein & Co
Morrisburg
Massachusetts
William H. Partridge
Newton
Oliver W. Gobb
Easthampton
McCullough
Vermont
Repubicans
Wu Ting Fang
Binghamton, N. Y
Wasser Willelm der Grasse
Lloyd Line
New York
Metin
Minnesota
PourtofsUnited
Foresters
Dearth
Ralph Watson
Anoka
Minn
Walter C. Eaton
George Ehrhant
St. Louis
OG. W. Case
Kirkwood
Pacific Express Company
Kansas
Hartwell
Nebraska
Graf and
Vesta
Neb
Charles M. Chamberlain
Tecumseh Bank
Mary Rogers
Greenup
Washington
Bessie Lucile
Houston
Centerville
Ark
Overland
Northern Pacific
Trout Creek
Montana
Owen
Denver
X Society
Diamond Match Company
Duluth
Gen. Alger and Smith & Co
Mitchell & McClure Lumber Company
William Frantman
Snyderville
Utah
Hercules
Louisiana
Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Meriden
Mim
Masonic Temple
Willams
Wheeler, Hoy and Healy
Wheeler
Wagner
Union Pacific Railway Company
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Colorado
Postal Telegraph Company
Union Pacific Railroad
Wabash
Peru
Ind
C. A. Brown
Frankfort
Ohio
Jamestown
Richardson
Spokane
Wash
Simen Johnson
Chas. N. Sheiden
Cleveland
Afr. Sheidan
Johnson
East Cleveland
Ghie
Democrats
Tom Johnson
Maikes
Cleveland Mavor
Wisconsin
David SS. Rose
Milwaukee
Iowa
Florence
Colo
Evergreen Avenues
Five Die in Rock Island Freight Wreck at Randolph Missouri
Five men were killed when a Rock Island freight wreck occurred at Randolph Missouri. The report notes unrest among Yankton Indians at Napper Neb and a mayoral request for gubernatorial aid. Remaining items mention Judge Hazen denying a restraint on the American Book Company and a hangings and labor actions elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Randolph
Naper
Neb
Provernor
Hazen
Topeka
Kan
American Book Company
Wilson
Stephens
Ark
Carmen
Union Pacific
Omaha
Strate
Arkansas
David P. James
Muskegon
Mich
John
James
Crys
Immorality case vindicated. multiple wartime and crime reports
Rev J C Murray of Gammon Seminary is cleared by a Richmond trial board. A Virginia court martial sentences Lieut John W Starke to dishonorable discharge and two months in jail for insult. Robbery and killings include Robert Foy hanged in Wise Virginia after a fatal shooting. Manny Price and Bob Scruggs lynched near Newberry Florida. A Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe train wreck near Brownwood injures thirty. Texas border cattle injunctive action against tribal tax. a Berry Alabama excursion derailment kills thirty, injures seventy two. Two masked men rob Louisville Nashville express car between Nashville and Franklin. Gus Hyatt linked to the escape from Tennessee penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Murray
Gammon Theological Seminary
Atlanta
Richmond
Ind
John W. Starke
Seventeenth Virginia Regiment
Robert Foy
Dayton H. Miler
Crane’s Nest Coal and Coke Company
Tom's Creek
Wise
Manny Price
W. F. Brunson
Bob Scruggs
Price
Newberry
Fla
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Brownwood
Texas
Nashville
Franklin Tenn
Louisville
Perth
Iis
Gus Hyatt
Tennnessee
Jon Press
Fires and Fervor Mark Caribbean Tensions and Disasters
Leading Jamaican planters press annexation to the United States amid colonial unrest. Earthquakes at Gubbio Italy destroy homes and kill three. Martinique volcanic eruptions claim about two thousand lives and threaten the island. An explosion at Tredegar Colliery traps 112 miners with thirteen dead and seventeen injured. Manila education friction rises. Seventy drown in Algoa Bay storm wrecks. Inchcape Rock among wrecks at Algoa Bay. Morne Rouge and Le Carbet devastated by eruptions and tidal waves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Prinidad
United States
Gubbio
Perugia
Italy
Teiny
Martinique
Tredegar Tren Company
Rhymsley
Monmouthshire
England
Manila
Educational Bureau
Algea Bay
South Africa
Port Elizabeth
Inchcape Rock
Ferguson
Algoa Bay
Portland
Ore
le Carbet
St Pierre
Presidents Narrow Escape After Collision With Electric Car
President narrowly escaped serious harm when his coach was struck from behind by an electric streetcar near Pittsfield and Lenox Massachusetts. Secret Service agent William Craig was killed, driver Pratt and others injured. Governor Crane and Secretary Cortelyou bruised. the party continued toward Lenox after brief treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
Mass
Secret Service
Crane
Cortelyou
Pittsfield
Dawes
Gov. Crane
Wiliam Craig
Secret
Pittsfield Country Club
Dalton
Emi
Madden
Kelly
Pratt
G. B. Cortelyou
Gradual revival seen amid coal and industrial strains
The Weekly Trader Review notes gradual recovery in many sectors but warns coke shortages, rail bottlenecks, and fuel scarcity threaten early-month output. It cites Connellsville coke ovens operating at 250,000 tons weekly, inadequate railways, rising pig iron stocks concerns, and export plans to offset tariffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Connellsville
China
United States
Canada
Bradstreet's
Global News Briefs Highlight Disasters and Political Unrest
Montreal reports the destruction of La Belle Quebec with losses around 100 dollars. A Mexican Central wreck near Bermiejillo kills and injures many. U.S. Attorney General Knox says Roosevelt cannot intervene in the anthracite miners strike. At Cayey Puerto Rico six injured in a political meeting clash. Anglo-Chinese treaty talks proceed after settlements and a new edict. First Lieutenant Henry Wadersen Jr US infantry resigns after pay account duplication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chihuahua
Mexico
Bermiejillo
Knox
Carroll D. Wright
Roosevelt
Cayey
Porto Rico
Henry Wadersen, Jr
Twenty-Ninth United States Infantry
War Department
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Lieut. Watterson
Western Horse Wins Futurity at Sheepshead Bay
Envable the Western colt sired by Salvador wins the Futurity at Sheepshead Bay owned by John A. Drake the Chicago Derby winner this summer trained by Enoch Wishard and ridden by Lucien Lyne. A Moors attack near Ain Delkeli reported with casualties on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Envable
Salvator
Sheepshead Bay
John A. Drake
Chicago
Enoch Wishard
Lucien Lyne
Market Prices Across Cities For Cattle Hogs and Wheat
A scan of U S and international markets shows cattle prices in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and New York with ranges for cattle hogs sheep and various grains including No 2 red wheat No 2 white corn oats rye and barley Also noted are creamery butter eggs and potatoes price bands for each location Reflects a broad commodity snapshot and mentions a Vienna murder arrest of Otto Wolf in the closing lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapalis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Sic
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Weekly Record
Silver Lake
Indiana
N. ML
F.Q. Ark. Mlq Ltd
Corsaitse Boer Generale
Virginia
Thouse Park
Eric
Westing
Eds Awas
Imirdot
Pittfield
Cratz
Fatady Hurt
Certelyou Stunner
J. Te Savabis
Sal- Valur
Sheepsnead Bay
Debou AL Drake
Wau
Chicig
Seettimes
Harvard
University of Pennsylvania
Accert Perrell
Eunnadelphia
New York City
Freda Schreedner
Boris
Uhleeso
Newport
Roosevele
Oyster Bay
Bloomington
Ripley & Strickland
A. Livingston & Sons
Holder, Milner & Co
Frank Parritt
Wakefield Shoe Company
Deventer
Western
Southern
Baca
South Street
Country Club
Craig
Stockbridge
President Hoosevelt
Montreal
la Belle
Quebec
Oran
Algeria
Ain Delkeli
Ree Ark
Alesandra
Westminster Abbey
State and Fees
Otto Wolf
Yersey
Austria
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