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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
4
A string of local incidents includes a fatal farm quarrel ending in shooting near Waterloo and a head on Rock Island collision injuring work crews. Notable deaths include conductor Charles A. Gibertone and city officials in Farmington. Residence and arrest details tied to the Bunge case remain unsettled.
Iowa State Auditor Merriam returned from New York amid accusations by insurance firms that he conducted unnecessary examinations and charged high fees. The matter was reviewed by the state executive council and referred to the attorney general for opinion. Merriam fully denies the charges saying examinations followed regular notices long past and only two firms objected.
Keokuk Iowa December 23 Judge McPherson of the federal court issued an opinion in United States v Adams Express Company holding the carrier acted as an agent for liquor vendors rather than a dealer. The ruling aligns with Iowa Supreme Court precedent and analyzes where the sale occurred and who bears charges.
Two large sheep barns at the Union Stock Yards in South Omaha burned to the ground on December 26. About 993 sheep were in pens. 500 were saved in alleyways, the rest suffocated. Loss near 50,000 dollars, with 3,000 for sheep fully insured. Cold wind hampered firemen. rebuild planned at once.
Fire at the Arbuckle Bros sugar refinery cooperage near the East River falls in Brooklyn. Four firefighters perish as a building section collapses burying men beneath bricks and wreckage. Battalion Chief Thomas Coppinger dies after transport to hospital. Michael O Toole Thomas Jeffries and Thomas McCarthy are among the injured.
Fire at W. A. Nicolaus & Co. and near miss to C. W. Kiem caused about 260000 in losses. Nicolaus stock valued 75000 wiped out. Kiem stock 300000 damaged by smoke and water. Assistant fire chief Charles Abrams fell from a ladder and was injured.
Four persons died in a Piercefield house fire that gutted Julius King’s home. Mrs. M J McGovern and her three children on the lower floor perished, King and his wife escaped by jumping from a window, and a man was seriously burned.
Des Moines reports President Mc Lean said the university's riot probe neared closure. Many sophomores were investigated. six remain to be punished by suspension if they fail to improve. The sophomore class agreed to pay about $500 in damages.
A head on collision on the Grand Trunk railway near Battle Creek Michigan last night killed Engineer James Kerwin and Fireman Theodore Schlaubert of a light engine. Engineer Brown and Wireman Burkhardt of a freight train were fatally injured. The light engine was sent from Battle Creek to assist the freight toward this city.
Duluth reports George Plydell aged 55 collapsed near his harbor front confectionery and cigar store while carrying Christmas gifts. Exhausted by the cold and a 90 degree below zero wind chill, he died last night after felling within two feet of his home.
In Wimbledon North Dakota December 16 Jesse Forsyth and Henry Sinclair were perhaps fatally burned in an air that destroyed Frank Arceneau's restaurant and an adjoining building. The owners Andrew Juns James Leffel and Frank Arceneau were seriously burned but expected to recover. The fire was caused by a gasoline explosion.
The International Society of Inquiry of North America will be incorporated today after months of correspondence across the country. It aims to unite farmers stockmen horticulturists and related workers, promote organization, secure fair prices, build elevators and cold storage, encourage crop reporting and legislation, improve transport rates, and foster education and irrigation, with officers including J A Everitt Indianapolis as president and Sid Conger Shelbyville as organizer. President Everitt says a crop reporting system will set equitable minimum prices guiding yearly market rules.
The remaine of Mrs Ulysses S Grant lay in state at Riverside Drive mausoleum New York with 600 invited guests including federal state and municipal officers and army and navy officers. Services conducted by Bishop Andrews and Bishop Smith opened with Lead Kindly Light and closed with The Land Beyond the Sea.
Funeral services for General Wager Swayne were held yesterday at St. Bartholomew's Church New York. The Rev David H Greer presided and the body was later sent to Jersey City for transport to Washington. Services will be held today in St Johns Episcopal Church Washington and interment is planned at Arlington.
News from Bearcy Arkansas dated December 24 reports a fatal shootout at a general store in West Point. Partners Mesars Miller and Mehan reportedly quarreled over business, Mehan died instantly and Miller died later. no witnesses were present.
A rear end collision between the Stockton local and the Oakland Owl near Byron Hot Springs killed twenty five people and injured many more. Firemen, doctors, and volunteers aided victims as debris and scalding steam filled the cars. details include identified dead, hospitalized survivors, and eyewitness accounts.
President Roosevelt has not received a formal request to act as arbitrator in the Venezuelan controversy and prefers The Hague tribunal if arbitration proceeds. European powers reportedly seek his role, but he remains reluctant yet willing if required. Caracas reports say a blockade harms American trade as imports pause and food stocks thin. The Miranda and Falke continue to elude Allied pursuit near Lake Maracaibo.
Rome Dec 28 Italy will hand to Ambassador Meyer the government’s reply on President Roosevelt arbitrating the Venezuelan issues. The communication states views identical to Britain's and Germany’s and formally invites Roosevelt to act as arbitrator.
Dresden reports crown princess of Saxony fled from Salzburg on Dec. 11 amid mental distress. Court says domestic discord and husband’s affair with a theater actress triggered the disappearance. police across Europe unable to trace her. Rumors of elopement and a French tutor accompany the Princess Gouttiess case.
Official report from Syracuse describes a fire aboard a fast mail car from New York to Chicago. Only about twenty of 700 to 800 pouches were saved, with the loss affecting Chicago and western destinations. Fire started between Peekskill and Highland and the crew left the burning car at Highland.
Ottawa Kam Dec 23 a Missouri Pacific train No 14 known as the Colorado flyer left the track east of Rantoul and plunged into a ditch. The sleeper car was the only one spared as the rest of the train at about 40 miles an hour crashed. One person was killed and six injured. escaping passengers count as miraculous.
New York December 22 Cornelius Van derbilt shows notable recovery with a one degree drop in temperature. He rested well through the night and his condition continues to improve aboard.
A Jefferson City dispatch reports Mrs. M. DeAere, wife of the governor, was taken ill yesterday after noon and is said to be suffering from heart trouble. Her condition is considered serious.
Caracas reports President Castro has accepted a proposal to submit Venezuela’s disputes with European powers to The Hague for arbitration. The move, urged by the allies, seeks cessation of the blockade and the turning of the fleet away from Venezuela, with Washington undecided on accepting or pressing for The Hague arbitration. Officials refuse to comment while a decision is anticipated.
The Lokal Anzeiger cites a German government statement excluding a 1,700,000 bolivar claim from arbitration in the Venezuelan dispute and demanding cash payment before arbitration. It notes an indirect guarantee by President Roosevelt and growing confidence that Roosevelt will accept no-arbitration.
Willemstad Curacao December 26 The steamer Caracas has delivered the last of her cargo here Allied warships use searchlights to guard the coast amid tensions with Venezuela Forty vessels are detained at La Guaira awaiting further orders or clearance.
The Times correspondent in Fez Morocco says the situation is very serious as government troops cannot attack a growing rebel following. Tribes wavering in support may join the pretender if government defeat occurs, with rebels prepared to establish a new sultan and promise to keep fighting Christians.
Fragmentary report details a collapse at Ashen city hall in the midnight disaster. Only a portion of department records were saved with a $100,000 ledge and Michiel O'Brien among two men trapped under debris, ending tragically.
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