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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1904
Page
2
The Tacoma special reports that midwinter dances led to burying alive female offspring. Shamen inflamed by emotion and superstition guided a council before two infant girls were buried, amid whites noting the events but not fully grasping their severity.
A major blaze swept Toronto's wholesale district Tuesday night, starting in a Ellington street factory and destroying an entire block. Firefighters received help from surrounding cities as losses are expected to reach millions. Abner McKinley is described as delirious after illness at the Tampa Bay Hotel. Captain W Phillips faces trial at Fort Sheridan over alleged misappropriation of funds. David Rothschild, former Federal National bank president, is arraigned in New York on embezzlement charges.
In Carlivie Kentucky a failed escape attempt ended when six prisoners tried to burn the jail using bed clothes. They acted in Jater Bowen’s absence and were held at bay until the fire was extinguished.
Michael and Benjamin Ludes, truck farmers near Chicago, stored $3800 in their house cellar to trust the bank. They attended a funeral, and on return thieves had taken the money. The report notes a Coming Attraction theater listing and a York State Folks program on May 2.
Ten year old O Fred Fillock died after hazing at the Rawson school in Findlay Ohio. He tried to escape by older boys forcing him through a sprouts course then was slammed to the ground hitting his head on a stake. A pile up on top left him unconscious with broken ribs and brain concussion. His mother is dying of nervous prostration due to the tragedy.
A special Senate committee found Senator Dietrich of Nebraska not guilty of any statutes violations or corrupt conduct concerning Jacob Visher’s Hastings postmaster appointment or the Hastings post office building lease. The five member panel Horn, Platt, Spooner, Cockrell and Pettus reported unanimously with three Republicans and two Democrats.
Articles of Incorporation for the National Farmers Exchange show a 50 million dollar capital with Pierre South Dakota as the state of origin and Chicago as an office location. Incorporators include W N Gaines O W Payne O W Strandsburg A Van Patten and TL Stephens B J Binford.
In New York a tentative pact among principal Protestant denominations aims to prevent a divorced person from marrying in church. Attending bishops Doane, McVickar, Greer, and Dr Jol Fulton led a conference with delegates from Presbyterian, Methodist Reformed, Lutheran, Baptist, Congregational and Reformed Presbyterian churches.
Andrew Carnegie creates a hero fund of 500 000 to reward peaceful heroes and aid families of those who sacrifice for others. Other items note naval disasters at Pensacola and Port Arthur, oil refinery losses, and Russian and Japanese actions in the war.
Geological survey figures show 1902 world petroleum production at 185 151 089 barrels with the United States and Russia accounting for 1.44 percent. US output rose 19 377 722 barrels while Russia fell 4 628 515 barrels, moving the US to lead global production.
Peter Niedermeyer, leader of the Chicago car barn bandits condemned to die, made two suicide attempts in prison. He swallowed matches and attacked his wrist with a pencil, then ripped veins in his arm before guards intervened. A second attempt followed as medical care arrived.
A tramp in a stolen car roams Montgomery County Pennsylvania terrorizing residents and storekeepers. The vehicle owned by John Doescher of Barrens Hill was taken while he visited relatives. The thief uses the auto to stash loot and has fired blanks at pursuers.
A gasoline explosion at the Cadillac automobile works on Cass and Amsterdam avenues Detroit started a fire damaging the plant by about 200 000 dollars with insurance covering the loss Four employees were injured and many of the 500 workers fled by sliding down telegraph poles or jumping from windows Several machines under construction were destroyed but the company warehouse across the street remained uninjured
The London Times reports from Ciyangtse Tibet that during Col Younghusband's expedition further clashes occurred at Red Idol gorge. British guns silenced Tibetan defenses and the Thirty-second pioneers opened the passage. Tibetans suffered 200 killed. British had ten wounded, none killed.
William Hour, a diver, spent almost a day beneath the surface trapped by a leg in Boonton New Jersey. Rescue efforts failed despite trains from New York and a rope tow, leaving the body stuck between a two ton water plug and an outlet pipe.
The Senate and House gavel through major bills on Panama Canal government and railway franchises. The Senate debated and the House passed the Philippine and civil service measures while critics warned of scandals and executive overreach. A conference on the army and deficiency bills followed but no decisive shifts occurred.
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