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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1903
Page
6
May Call an Early Session May Be Sought
The article discusses a possible extra session of Congress in October or November. President Roosevelt supports an early session and leaders in the Senate share the view. Critics argue November would waste time for important legislation, while October could allow timely action. Ohio campaigns influence whether to delay until November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Senziars
Ohio
Fire destroys Coleman, Tempkis & Co. warehouse. deaths reported
A third story blaze at the Coleman Tempkis & Co. wholesale house 31 Broad street Nashville Tenn. swept to adjacent firms Broad Street Steel and Tin Wire Co Harley Furniture Co W H Smith druggists and Wall Murray meats. Loss near 50000 with 35000 borne by Coleman Tompkins Co. Walls at 311-313 and 315 collapsed burying a dozen men. two civilians dead and several firemen seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman, Tempkis & Co
Broad Street
Nashville
Tenn
Steve and Tinwire Co
Harley Furniture Co
W. H. Smith & Co
Wall& Murray
Coleman, Tompkins & Co
Carload of Powder Bursts on Frisco Siding Near Beaumont
A freight crew failed to control a powder load on a Frisco siding near Beaumont Kansas. The train rolled miles toward Winfield colliding with a departing train and exploding. Two killed and two injured. Tracks torn up and a locomotive dismantled. The explosion shook ground for miles. Residents fled Eldorado in fear of an earthquake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Kas
Whulth
Winfield
Ohio Bank Closes With Debts of 1 000 000
The Kink of Willoughby Ohio failed to open Friday and a public suspension notice was posted on the door. The Mexican Manufacturing company owes about 1,000,000, with the bank holding much of its paper. No asset or liability statement has been issued. The Citizens Savings and Trust Co of Cleveland was named receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willoughby
Ohio
Arseeiver
Citizens’ Savings and Trust Company
Cleveland
Judge Haker Hesitates in Extradition Case for Singh Suspect
United States Circuit Judge Francis Baker heard arguments in the extradition case of James Lyncheham, known as the Singh fugitive. He reserved decision, troubled by whether a warrant issued by a U S commissioner in the Southern District of New York could be valid for service in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haker
Indianapolis
United States
Francis Baker
James Lyncheham
Singh
New York
Indiana
Secretary Hitchcock names new Cherokee townsite commissioner
Secretary Hitchcock announces the removal of John A. Sterrett of Ohio from the office of townsite commissioner for the Cherokee Indian nation in Indian Territory. Tywight Tuttle of Connecticut is appointed as his successor amid charges against Sterrett’s administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
John A. Sterrett
Ohio
Indian Territory
Tywight Tuttle
Connecticut
Sterrett
Sheriff McCord for Reward in Marcum Assassin Case
Judge Osborne certifies Clark county Sheriff Woodson McCord eligible for governor Beakham’s 50 reward for arresting and convicting J. J. Marcum’s assassin. McCord arrested Curtis Jett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthiana
Osborne
Woodson McCord
Clark County
Beakham
J. J. Marcum
McCord
Curtis Jett
Judge Baker Rules For Irish Fugitive Habeas Corpus
Judge Francis E. Baker of the United States court sustains the petition for a writ of habeas corpus for James Lyncheim, the Irish fugitive arrested at Indianapolis, as argued by his attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis E. Baker
United States Eirourt Court
Habeas Corpux
James Lyncheim
Indianapolis
Four Men Die Repairing Duluth Elevator Scaffold Fall
In Duluth Minnesota a scaffold sixty feet high gave way while four men repaired a break in the Peavey concrete elevator. All four were instantly killed and one more was seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Gravel Train Plunges Through Bridge Near Hugo
An engine and fourteen gravel cars derailed through a bridge on the Arkansas and Choctaw road near Hugo J. T. Four crew members died in the incident with the rest injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo
J. T
Arkansas and Choctaw Road
Not Sell Clay Mines Dorsetshire Devon Shire Offer Declined
The Westminster Gazette reports an American syndicate offered over 260 million for Dorsetshire and Devon shire pottery clay mines, but the owners reportedly refused to sell, keeping control in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Westminster Gazette
Dorsetshire
Devonshire
Grasshopper Devastation Hits Picaris Indians in Taos County
Grasshoppers have destroyed crops of the Picaris Indians in Taos County New Mexico. The government will assist over winter and supply seed grain next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taos County
New Mexico
Nevada Pioneers Face Redskin Outlaws in Desolate Basin
An anti Indian terror grips the Las Vegas Valley as Flutes revolt in a remote Nevada region. Three murders reported and possible wholesale killings feared. Charles Stewart and George Latimer left ranch duties. William Williams found slain and scalped. A Piute suspect named Cocthi captured and said to have been executed. Prospec tors bodies found at Ash Meadows with similar mutilations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas Valley
Nevada
Manuel
Pioche
Charles Stewart
George Latimer
Indian Creek
William Williams
Piute
Tre
Ash Meadows
Fire traps thirty men at Chicago plant. five hurt
A Chicago plant fire trapped thirty workers as all escape routes were blocked by flames and smoke. Five people were injured and the facility was nearly destroyed. The loss reached twenty thousand dollars and was not insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lonstorf Gains Control of Noted Minnesota Iron Claim
Milwaukee financier George Lonstorf has secured control of the 320 acre Section 30 mining claim in St Louis County Minnesota after twenty years of litigation and $3 1 000 000 in fighting. The Supreme Court ruled in his favor last year and he has now bought out the interests of three co claimants. Mining men estimate the district at about ten million dollars in value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lonstorf
Milwaukee
St. Louis County
Minnesota
Supreme Court
Mr. Lonsterf
Frank W. Eaton
St. Paul
Yeonidas Merritt
Richard Fagan
Beavers Surrenders as Postal Indictments Are Returned
George W Beavers former head of the Post Office Department salaries division surrendered in New York with 5000 bail under federal warrants. A Washington grand jury returned seven postal indictments against six defendants with names withheld pending arrest warrants. Indictments allege Beavers received 510 from Brandt Dent Manufacturing of Middletown Wisconsin as a commission for cashiers supplied to the postal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Beavers
Federal Grand Jury
Washington
V Post Office Department
United States
Thitehcock
New York
Gcitr
Hitchecock
Brooklyn
Brandt- Dent Manufacturing Company
Middletown
Wis
Pittsburg Fire Destroys Allegheny Transfer stables
A large stable at Sixteenth street and Liberty avenue in Pittsburg burned after a lantern overturning started hay on fire. The blaze caused at least 205000 in damage across blocks on Sixteenth Seventeenth streets and Liberty avenue with 128 horses in the stable. sixty were killed or badly hurt. Parts of Pittsburg Glass Company storage, three foreign-occupied Spring alley houses, and nearby factories suffered damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Transfer Company
Sixteenth Street
Liberty Avenue
Pittsburg
Sixteenth
Seventeenth Streets
Spring Alley
Pittsburg Glass Company
Comstock Brass Manufacturing Company
Theumber Manufacturing Company
Soo System Merges Rail Lines in St Paul
Articles of incorporation filed in St Paul Minnesota announce consolidation of the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie Railway Company with lines under the Soo system. Capital stock fixed at 2100000? shares with 4000 preferred and 440000 common. details list involved routes including Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie and related lines.
Candy Makers on Strike Hits Chicero plants
Candy making virtually stops in Chicero as large factories shut down or suspend operations. A few obscure spots keep workers on duty while the rest halt, echoing a bitter strike pattern seen in other industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicero
Panic as Circus Tent Collapses in Anthony
A severe windstorm in Anthony Kansas toppled the circus tent where Jon Robinson’s show was performing. The crash in the metagerie injured over a hundred spectators, with fifty needing medical attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Robinson
Anthony, Kan
Metagerie
Seven Christians killed in Beirut riot report
Washington received a cable from Minister Leishman in Constantinople stating a riot in Beirut left seven Christians dead and several wounded. Two Christian houses were looted by soldiers amid widespread panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
State Department
Washington
Leishman
Constantinople
Powers Differ Over Sofia Action On Macedonian Insurgents
Germany supports a Russia and Austria proposal for coercive diplomatic action at Sofia to sever Bulgaria's ties with Macedonian insurgents, but other powers object and the plan is believed to have failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Russia
Austria
Sofia
Bulgaria
Death Investigated in Suspected Murder Case
District attorney and sheriff in Watsonville California probe the death of Mrs. Elvira Scales Greene heiress of Bill Nye the humorist. Initial reports attribute the death to gas asphyxiation as investigators pursue a possible murder charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watsonville
Cal
Elvira Scales Greene
Bill Nye
Missing Man Reappears for Labor Day Speech
Theodore A. Shaffer president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Workers reappeared in Poughkeepsie New York to deliver a Labor Day speech and then vanished again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore A. Shaffer
Amalgamated Association of Iron Workers
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
United States Warns Colombia Over Canal Treaty
The United States warns Colombia that failing to ratify the canal treaty in its unamended form will provoke measures that may cause regret for the South American republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Colombia
Fire At Burr Wagon Shop Threatens Thirty Alen
A gasoline engine explosion ignited a fire in Bradley Burr’s wagon shop at 21 29 Campbell Avenue. The blaze endangered at least thirty alen workers as flames spread through the workshop. Fire crews battled the conflagration to prevent further damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley Burr
Campbell Avenue
Madman shoots farmer and flees into woods near Macystown
William A Hoffman shot and killed Dr. William Brandt at his house with a Winchester. Hoffman, a farm hand, then told his wife he planned to kill two men before killing himself and rode into the woods. The motive appears to be a dispute over weekly allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Docsor
Wiliam A. Hoffman
Macystown
Lil
William Brandt
Mary
Afonice
Jissiman
Dr. Brandt
Gieffman
New Iron Ore Find on Mesaba Range Reported
A significant iron ore discovery was made on the Mesaba range east of Biwabik Minnesota. The find lies on lands owned by the Longyear Mesaba Land Company controlled by J M Longyear, the Marquette man relocating his mansion to Boston. The ore lies south of the Miller mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesaba Range
Biwabik
Minn
Longyear-Mesaba Land Company
J. M. Longyear
Boston
Miller
Topeka Judge Sends Mine Operators to Jail for Testimony
In Topeka Kansas Judge Hazen sen tenced mine operators John Jack and John Bell to jail until they choose to answer questions in the coal trust inquiry. The men refused to testify fearing self incrimination. The prisoners will appeal to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Iran
Hazen
John Jack
John Bell
Coal Trust
Supreme Court
Fire Wrecks Daniels Block in Piqua Ohio
Large blaze hits the Daniels block in central Piqua causing extensive damage to the city’s largest business building. The Plaza Hotel faced threats amid panic as losses near 150000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piqua
Ohio
Daniels
Santa Fe Announces Two-Cent Wages Increase
The Santa Fe Railroad Company approves a two cent per hour wage rise for bottommakers machinists and blacksmiths at all shops between Chicago and Albuquerque. The move increases the company’s annual payroll by about $100 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Chicago
Albuquerque
Three Drown in Well at Neshannock Pennsylvania
Three men died after falling into a well at Neshannock. Victims were Joseph Spencer 35 a prosperous farmer his son Walter 12 and August Miller 22. They were overcome by black damp and submerged in water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neshannock
Joseph Spencer
Walter
August Miller
Erie Road Discharges Older Employees Under Order
The Erie Railroad Company issued an order discharging all employees over 35 who were hired since May 1, 190. The aim of the directive is to protect older workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Road
Erie Railroad Company
Blackdom Townsite Company Incorporated at Santa Fe
The Blackdom Townsite Company was incorporated in Santa Fe New Mexico with capital stock of 310000 to establish a Black colony from the Southern States in Chavez County and name the town Blackdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackdom
Santa Fe
N. M
Chavez County
British protests over North Borneo seizure by US schooner
London reports foreign office representations at Washington regarding the seizure of two or three islands off the northeast coast of British North Borneo by the US gunboat Quiros. The note emphasizes diplomacy following the incident and asserts British interests in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
British Foreign Office
Washington Ane
British North Borneo
United States
Quiros
Two Die in Incendiary Scranton Fire
Two young sons of M Epstein living above a junkshop in Scranton Pennsylvania perished in a fire that destroyed the building. The blaze is believed to have been incendiary in origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Epstein
Scranton
Governor Dole to Retire at End of Term
In Honolulu an interview quoted Governor Dole saying he will not resign but retire when his term ends in May next. He expresses eagerness to resume practicing law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dole
Honolulu
Wisconsin man kills wife and mother in law near Spring Green
George Brandt shot and killed his wife and her mother at a farmhouse six miles from Spring Green Wisconsin. A 12 year old son witnessed and Brandt hid then fled before being found by a posse. Authorities question his sanity while Brandt admitted the murders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
George Brandt
Mary Murphy
Spring Green
Wis
Brandt
Nature and Memory Studies Should Occupy Eight Years
Dr D W Dennis of Earnham College told Vigo County teachers in Terre Haute that graded schools misallocate effort. He argued pupils under 18 should avoid advanced reasoning, with grammar and arithmetic learned by 13 and eight years of nature and memory studies delaying college to 16 rather than 19 or 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Dennis
Earnham College
Vigo County
Terre Hlaute
Perry Heath Finds Record Coal Ledge in Wyoming
Perry S. Heath formerly First Assistant Postmaster General found a coal ledge in Uinta County Wyoming during a fishing trip. The discovery is described as the largest of its kind in the state and valued at about 500 000 dollars with no development yet planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Heath
Perry S. Heath
Uinta County
Wyoming
Hay-Herran Canal Treaty Declared Dead
Reports from Loyola say the Hay-Herran canal treaty is dead and buried in the capital. The United States may as well pursue negotiations with Nicaragua. On the isthmus the people have lost all hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyola
Hay-Harran
United States
Nicaragua
President Shaffer Vanishes From Public View
Theodore Shaffer, president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, is missing. The Pittsburg Dispatch reports he has dropped out of sight for several weeks and his family and local officials cannot locate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaffer
Theodore Shaffer
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Pittsburg
Fall of Grandstand Sparks Panic at Fort Leavenworth
A grandstand collapse at Fort Leavenworth injures about 24 seriously, with up to 1500 spectators thrown into a panic. Police fear more deaths as officials assess the debris and casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Leavenworth
Ian
Earthquakes Felt Across Colorado Cities
Specials from northwest of Denver report earthquake shocks felt in Boulder Loveland Longmont and Fort Collins. Doors and windows rattled and houses shook perceptibly in Boulder as the tremors were reported across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Boulder
Loveland
Longmant
Fort Collins
Colo
Peary Plans Another Trip To The North Pole
Commander Robert E. Peary will make another dash for the north pole next summer. He is granted three years' leave of absence and has hopes for success of new methods in his coming venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peary
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Auto Accidents Claim Two Lives In Detroit And Zanesville
Two people were killed and a number injured in automobile accidents at Detroit and Zanesville. Barney Oldfield narrowly escaped death in the incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Zanesville
Barney Oldfield
Man Arrested in Syracuse for Threat to Shoot President
A Syracuse man was taken into custody by police and secret service officers after allegedly threatening to shoot President Roosevelt. No pistol was found on the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Roosevelt
Syracuse
Secret Service
Disbursing Officer Appointed for St. Louis Exposition Fund
Robert Fullerton of Des Moines is named disbursing officer for the $5,000,000 appropriation by the government for the St. Louis exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fullerton
Des Moines
St. Louis Exposition
Weekly Weather Review Shows Mixed Crop Outlook Across Regions
The summary notes generally favorable conditions in the lake region and western valleys, with drought severe in the Ohio and Lower Mississippi valleys and much of the South. Rain is needed in Oklahoma and the southern plateau, while the Pacific coast sees relief but Washington still requires rain. Frosts occur in North Dakota to high districts, corn advances with some fields frost free, cotton faces rust and shedding, fruit crops face drought in Kentucky and Tennessee, and apples face drop issues in Ohio Indiana and Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweather Bureau
Lake Region
Mississippi
Missouri
Rocky Mountains
New York
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Florida
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pacific Coast
Washington
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ustrh
Corn Belt
Iowa
Kansas
Arkansas
Ohio Valley
Rocky Mountain
South Dakota
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Middle States
Indiana
Virginia
Michigan
Nebraska
Prison for Danville Mob
Eleven men and one woman were sentenced after a failed attempt to enter Danville jail Alabama on July 25. Adults received indeterminate terms in Chester penitentiary while Thomas Bell a minor was sent to Pontiac reformatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Thompson
Chester
Thomas Bell
Pontiac Reformatory
Telegraphic Brevities From Across The Nation
Cloudburst floods Fort Crook City Nebraska and causes damage along with strong water in Akron Ohio. A dam bursts at Boydstown Butler Pennsylvania flooding the town. No lives lost and several bridges wash away. Main Street Presbyterian Church Lima Ohio struck by lightning for the third time destroying the tower. Continents Creamery buys Mosser ice plant in Topeka for 100000. Ambassador Clayton returns from Mexico in poor health. Cuban bonds redemption eyed. Grand Duke Baden bans monasteries in his state per Germania Berlin. Merchant R T Lynch shot dead in Caddo Indian Territory. no clue. Russian official Alexandrovsky promises a steam engine 100 years pre Watts to the St Louis fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
George Buchell
East
Liverpool
Boydstown
Butler
Main Street Presbyterian Church
Lima
The
Continents Creamery Company
Mosser
Topeka
United States
Clayton
Mexico
States
Junta
New York
Germania of
Berlin
Grand Duke
Baden
R. T. Lynch
Caddo
I. T
Russia
St. Louis
Seth Low Renominated For Mayor Of Greater New York
Seth Low, renominated for mayor, nears end of first term after resigning Columbia presidency in 1901 to oppose Tammany. born in Brooklyn, began in his father's importing house, served four years as New York City mayor, a scholar and educator of national fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Low
Greater
New York
Columbia University
Tammany
Mr. Low
Brooklyn
Farmers to Combine Into National Co operative Association
The advisory board formed at the Grand Pacific Hotel Chicago advances a nationwide farmer cooperative effort. Six initial members from three regional societies plan a recruiting drive to unite every farmers’ society while preserving individuality. Chicago serves as headquarters until December, aiming for fifty allied associations and a system of elevators and warehouses to control distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fians
Grand Pacific Hotel
Chicago
Middle West
Auto racing tragedies at Detroit and Zanesville
At Detroit Gorse Pointe track a tire burst in a speeding car driven by Barney Oldfield, crashing into the fence and killing Frank Shearer of Barberton, Ohio while spectators watched. At Zanesville county fair a car driven by Furl Iiser burst through a fence, killing one and injuring six as twenty feet of barrier collapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Detroit
Zanesville
Gorse Pointe
Frank Shearer
Barberton
Ohio
Barney Oldfield
Oldfield
Cunningham
Furl Iiser
Darton
Gas Well Completion at Pleasanton Kansas
A new gas well was completed at Pleasanton Kansas. A fire damaged Foss Oklahoma in the business district causing about $75,000 in losses. Philippines bonds worth 3 million dollars were sold in Washington at a premium of 1 024. Charles M Schwab reportedly bought a controlling interest in the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company for 800 thousand dollars. The Comptroller of the Currency authorized the First National Bank of Hamilton Kansas to begin business with capital of 25 thousand six hundred dollars. A Guthrie Oklahoma man Harry Hamilton was accidentally shot and killed while handling a revolver. The cartridges were believed to have misfired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasanton
Kaw
Foss
O. T
Philippines
Washington
Charles M.schwab
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Eee
Tenant
Arte
Ale
N. MM
Ohio Bank
SOO Systems
Sheriff
Whitlock
Fort Crook City
Neb
New
York
Seti Low
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