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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1895
Page
2
Telegrams from Raleigh report a mob of black workers at sawmills attacking Bath town. Four deputy sheriffs were wounded, stores and bars looted, residents sheltered in fear. Militia arrived from Washington and a boat assault on prisoners failed. ringleader Thomas Benner remains at large.
Weather bureau notes cool conditions limit growth in the South while central regions need warm rains. Corn and cotton planting progress across states including Iowa Nebraska Texas and Wisconsin. winter wheat mostly good except severe KOs in Wisconsin and Oklahoma. Fruit prospects favorable. In Indiana Tom Talmage, a prominent agricultural figure near Anderson, suffers fatal injuries after a harrow accident when horses bolted.
An electric car at Providence KR Iowa struck a furniture wagon returning from Pontiac injuring five actors, one fatally. Motorman uninjured. party cites car’s carelessness. Also decapitation in Etihad Indiana of Louis H Ley, 60, NS&T official. James M Hoyt dies in Cleveland. Roosevelt resigns from civil service post to take New York job. Norfolk & Western bridge wrecks towboats Onward and I N Bunton near Kenova West Virginia, sinking 190000 bushels coal and costing about 30000 with crews missing.
A three hour blaze at Lampher Pinch and Bkinner wholesale hat and cap house in St Paul Minnesota caused $110000 in losses on 175000 worth of stock. Insurance stood at 160000. In Nyack New York burglars entered the postoffice stealing about 1500 in money and stamps as the safe was blown open.
Couriers reach Guthrie from Tishomingo reporting a deadly clash between Governor Moseley and 200 insurgents. Six killed eight wounded as Sheriff deputies converged on the house. Moseley fled to nearby homes and called a special legislature session amid mounting disorder and fears of another assault. The conflict stems from disputed sheriff elections and long standing political strife in the Chickasaw Nation.
J Henry Doyle a Chicago inventor shot himself in sight of a large crowd at Twenty second street and Michigan avenue Thursday morning driven by fear that rivals were pursuing him over a patent he believed would make him rich. Pedestrians scattered as the scene unfolded and Doyle looked back to check for pursuers before his final act.
Charles Coles the stage driver who was said to be held up between Norman and VPraepton, Cote, confessed to looting Wells Fargo treasure. the currency plunder was recovered by others. The article also notes a broader financial distress in North Dakota milling firms and a fatal double suicide in Ida Grove Iowa, plus local church leadership changes and a train wreck near Florence North Carolina with minor injuries.
The Chicago Times-Herald notes the meat price rise drives the poor to fish along Lake Michigan. Families fish by the lake for meals as meat costs bite. a South Hildsted street dealer laments a drop in trade and customers turning to cheaper cuts.
R G Dun & Co weekly trade report criticizes speculative demand driving cotton, oil, and wheat above export prices. It notes oil and wheat not worth current gains, urges production and distribution rather than further speculation, and questions alleged Standard Oil Russia price-fixing rumors as not accounting for petroleum pricing.
A London issued papal encyclical urges unity between Anglican and Roman Catholic churches. The text states a long studied desire to address English readers and expresses hope that dialogue could help reunify Christian faith and bring peace and eternal salvation.
Fifty worshipers were injured when a roof collapse at Moody Tabernacle in Fort Worth Texas occurred during an evangelist Dwight L Moody service on Sunday night. A crowd of about 8 000 earlier prayed for rain as storms drenched the city.
Ex governor Albert G Porter fell unconscious in Indianapolis while walking Friday evening. An acquaintance helped him home where he revived. doctor says the vertigo episode is not fatal. At 73, Porter’s health had been good and recovery is not expected to be hindered by his age. Meanwhile Chicago Times Herald owner Kobtsaat bought control of the paper and pledges independent policy. A Pekin dispatch notes China refused Japan’s port opening demands and Li Hung Chang remains feverish.
Flora Adams Darling of New York, a war letter writer and Daughters of the Revolution founder, seeks grand jury indictment of Dr Francis Xavier Spranger and his wife Mrs Edward Irving Darling over allegations Edward Irving Darling died of slow poison on February 13 1894 in Mount Clemens Michigan The dying statement accusing his wife and the doctor led to a cremation without autopsy and the motive is linked to Spranger later marrying Mrs Darling in Baltimore on March 26 Darling was a noted composer and poet with works including Echoes of the Lake The Viking Jolly Bachelors and Gentleman Savage
A Guerrero state sheep herder discovered a cave near Quechultenango filled with human remains and skulls, believed to be from bandit attacks on caravans over past decades. One account cites a wagon train ambush by the rebel Tuan Vargna faction, with bodies reportedly taken by the attackers.
The report notes Mrs. Willie K. Vanderbilt and Mr Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont wed near London. It recalls Justice Barrett's recent ruling granting Vanderbilt an unconditional divorce and custody of Consuelo, William K. Jr., and Harold S. Vanderbilt. It mentions social ambitions and a chivalrous motive attributed to Willie K. Vanderbilt. It also cites finances of the Ancient Order of Foresters in England, mining fever in North Carolina, a large nugget discovery, and a Canal Fulton merchant's insolvency.
A compiled list of wholesale prices for cattle hogs and sheep across multiple markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Buffalo Milwaukee New York and Western regions. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes broom corn and pork product ranges with no single trend stated.
The article surveys how single men faced penalties and taxes from ancient Rome to colonial America and French Canada. It cites examples in Sparta and Athens, Augustus era offices, Canadian settlements, Eastham Massachusetts, Maryland, and English peers, arguing prosperity hinges on marriage.
The Worcester Gazette recounts a sharp comeback by Mrs. Stevens to a social snob. An opulent guest pressed about a young woman, Mrs Stevens responded that she could not reveal Miss., noting she could not identify the newcomer any more than she could identify the critic when first arriving in Newport.
A remarkable instantaneous audience shot was taken at the Metropolitan Opera House New York during Wagner Siegfried on March 31. The process used magnesium flash fired by electricity, with a one forty fifth of a second exposure. The image appears as a two page cut in Harper's Weekly.
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