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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1901
Page
2
Steamer Hudson Believed Lost After Fierce Lake Storm
A dispatch from Sault Ste Marie reports the western transit steamer Hudson with 25 crew missing after a gale on Lake Superior. The Nicol, which reached Duluth then passed the Hudson, eight miles west of Eagleriver, finding her decks awash and pumps working hard. Captain McLean said no rescue was possible and the Hudson’s cargo valued at 100000 dollars plus ship at 200000 dollars likely lost. Moree buggy and harness stolen. sheriff seeks owner after arrest in Fort Wayne with gear matching a listed description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste Marie
Mich
Hudson
Lake Superior
Nicol
Duluth
McLean
Buffalo
Eagleriver
Gilchrist
Geo. W. Stout
Fort Wayne
Allen County
Indiana
M. S. Plumer
A Place For Lodge Rumor Links Senator Lodge to Cabinet
Rumors say Senator Lodge close to President Roosevelt may join the cabinet once a vacancy opens. Lodge would accept Secretary of State or Navy, with a potential shift aiding Senator Calhoun to chair the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge
Senator Lodge
Roosevelt
Lodger
Navy
Caliom
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
British Mounted Infantry Ambushed by Boers at Scheeper's Nex
A Lord Kitchener dispatched report from Pretoria states that on Sept 17 Boers ambushed three mounted infantry companies led by Major Gough near Scheeper's Nex. After heavy fighting the British were defeated losing their guns. Five officers and 150 men were captured while two officers and fourteen men were killed and five officers and twenty five men wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Gough
Scheeper
Nex
Massacre Rumors Grow Over Armenian Turmoil
Constantinople Times correspondent reports Armenians feigning orthodoxy to gain Russian protection. No details yet on events in Armenia. Turks believed to aim at exterminating the Tassoun mountain population, as barracks and protected block houses are rising in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
London Times
Aramenia
Tassoun
Wabash Train Wreck Near Peru Incurred Heavy Losses
A double header freight southbound on the Wabash Railway clashed with an oval freight at a curve three miles north of Peru Indiana. Three engines were wrecked and nine cars ditched. The trainmen jumped to safety with light bruises. Two tramps between the ears escaped death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Ind
Town Burned Out In Ogleham Fire West Of Atchison
Fire wiped out most of the business section of Ogleham Kansas twenty miles west of Atchison destroying Wolverton's general store and the National Washing Machine company factory among more than a dozen buildings. Estimated loss five thousand dollars. Origin of the blaze unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogleham
Atchison, Kas
Avas
Wolverton’s
National Washing Machine Com
Estish
Fort Indiana Track Promises Largest Field This Meeting
Indications point to the largest field of horses ever started on the Fort Indiana track during the meeting on October 9 and 10 with Temple Attractions and notable horses such as Foxy Quiller and Evil Eyed mentioned in race notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort
Indiana
Fortest
Jerome
Day of Mourning Across States for McKinley
Across Illinois and beyond, five minutes of silence marked the nation with grief as McKinley's funeral began. Citizens halted traffic, telegraph lines and commerce paused while churches, lodges, and public spaces held memorials led by clergy and veterans. From Chicago to New Orleans, Kansas City to Columbus, crowds gathered for sermons, choirs, and eulogies praising the late president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Canton
William Messinley
McKinter
Illinois
Chicago
Springfield
Grand Army
Knights Templar
South
Maj. McKinley
New Orleans
Memphis
Chattanooga
Savannah
Mobile
Atlanta
St. Louis
Kansas City
America
New York
Madison Square Garden
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Corrigan
Buffalo
Iowa
Des Moines
Hull
McWhinley
Dubuque
Allison
Henderson
Shiras
Keane
Davenport
Sioux City
Oskaloosa
Detroit
Michigan
Indianapolis
Sousa
Art Notre Dame
Purdue
California
Kansas
Dembére O
Corps of Iowa
Jennie Wade
Gettysburg
William McKinley
Franklin
Jamaica Bay
Long Island
Beach Channel
Washington
Czolgosz
Hmery
Bar Association
Supreme Court
Richard Bartholomew
Hartford Township
Bartholomew
Magie
Jacob S. Rogers
Paterson
N. J
Rogers
Griggs
Parker
Steel Strike Ends After New York Conference
The six week steel strike concluded in New York with leaders of the Amalgamated Association and United States Steel officers signing an agreement. The union reportedly gave up control in several mills while the steel corporation made no concessions. Key figures included Shaffer Tighe Pierce Davis Reed Graham Arms Leeds MacArthur Jenks and Corer. The terms discussed involved return to work and limited disclosure of details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amalgamated Association
United States Steel Corporation
Crescent
Irondale
Chester
Star
Monongahela
Demler and Monessen
American ‘Tin Plate Company
Canal Dover
Hyde Park
Old Meadow
Saltsbury
Dewees Wood
Wellsville
American Sheet Steel Company
Painter, McCutcheon and Clark Mills
American Hoop Company
Joliet
Milwaukee Mills
Federal Steel Company
Tin Plate
Daniel G. Reed
W. T. Graham
Warner Arms
W. M. Leeds
M. MacArthur
American Steel Hoop Company
I. W. Jenks
S Mills
W.E. Corer
Carnegie Steel Company
Economic outlook after McKinley prosperity amid stock market shifts
A cautious assessment notes that prosperity rests on robust exports of manufactured goods, crops, and rail efficiency. It warns of stock market dullness and potential delays for new enterprises, with Wall Street plans to unify rail systems affected by recent crises. The steel strike settlement reduces market uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
McKinley
Wall Street
Secretary of the Treasury
New York Bank Reserve
Railroad Notes and Safety Signal System Update
A Wabash train traveled from Clark Junction to Detroit covering 242.4 miles in 250 minutes with engine changes and water stops. Western lines curb homeseekers excursions amid industry concerns. Chicago and Eastern Illinois tests Miller safety signal system on the Chicago to Momence stretch to replace semaphores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Junction
Detroit
Jines
Chicago
Eastern Illinois
Momence
Miller
Weather and crop reports across the south and plains
The survey details varied conditions across many states with drought on the south Atlantic coast and moisture aiding crops east of the Rockies. Temperature is favorable in most regions, though frost and cool spells affect Missouri valley corn and tobacco in Kentucky, while rains boost pastures and late forage crops in Missouri and surrounding states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anata Calles
South Atlantic Coast
Rocky Mountains
Missouri Valley
Pacific Coast
Nebraska
South Dakota
Corn Belt
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Alfalfa Crop in Arizona Reaches Record Size
Drought boosts hay value as Arizona reports the heaviest wheat and barley harvest and two unprecedented alfalfa crops stored. The alfalfa exports extend to northern Mexico, parts of New Mexico, and shipments to California and the northern states, highlighting Arizona’s shifting agricultural emphasis toward alfalfa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Mexico
New Mexico
California
Fatal train accident near Hill Grove Ohio claims Jacob Fentz
A deaf mute named Jacob Fentz aged 21 was killed by a Dayton and Union Railroad train near Hill Grove Ohio. The incident follows a string of diverse 19th century city and regional incidents including burglaries fires wrecks and strikes across Illinois Michigan Minnesota Indiana and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Fentz
Hill Grove
Ohio
Dayton and Union
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Chicago
Pontiac
Mich
O. J. Beaudert & Co
A. Henderson
Saginaw
Maccxbees
Denver
Co v
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Eggleston
Minn
Spiceland
Ind
Michigan
Henry B. Whipple
Protestant Episcopal Church
Faribault
Toledo
H. Burnham
Grand Army of the Republic
Albert Lea
M. Koch
Lyon & Healy
Paganini
Genoa
Stella Cook
Harry
Thurston
Major events of 1901 proceed amid political and naval milestones
Union leaders settle the steel strike on terms offered by Schwab. The Amalgamated Association loses mills yet remains organized. The Illinois battleship is commissioned by the U S Navy with Captain G A Converse in command. Prince and Princess of Wales visit Canada. Peary relief steamer Erik reaches North Sydney. An assassination slows plans for Alaska operations. stock markets recover after a crisis. US manufacturing grows. corn marketing and ship exports rise, while weekly failures edge lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schwab
Amalgamated Association
Illinois
United States Navy
G. A. Converse
Gov. Hur
San Juan
Porto Rico
McKinley
Quinonas
Supreme Court
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
York
Dominion of Canada
Quebec
Peary
Erik
Cape Sabine
Ellesmere Land
North Sydney
Conger
Lieut. Peary
Greenland
Fioe Berg
R. G. Dun &Co
Atlantic Seaboard
United States
Canada
Market price ranges for cattle hogs and more across regions
Regional market report lists cattle hogs and sheep prices in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit with grains and dairy values. Prices cover No 2 wheat 69 to 71 cents corn 56 to 58 cents oats 33 to 37 cents rye 53 to 57 cents butter 19 to 20 cents eggs 14 to 16 cents and potatoes 80 to 90 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States Corporation
Jennie Chance
A. Chance
Kokomo
Davyson City
Alaska
James Younger
City Hospital
St. Paul
Younger
Western
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