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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1896
Page
2
Brief global intelligence and domestic events summarize notable fires accidents crimes labor notes and political happenings with quick pointers to personal and local implications drawn from diverse sources.
Eighty year old farmer Tom Brown killed his wife, mother in law, and baby with an ax near Clay eight miles west of Providence Kentucky. He wounded the mother in law and baby, while the wife died. Brown confessed to neighbor Mr Muir and asked to be shot. He is in custody in a wrecked, deranged condition and unaware of the crime.
A Cleveland special reports that a sympathy strike is unlikely amid Brown Company troubles. Eight central labor leaders across trades were interviewed. all but two oppose a sympathy walkout, arguing it would be unwise and not help Brown strikers. A decision may come at a meeting in a few days.
Laura High employed at the Welsbach Incandescent light works in Camden New Jersey placed a card in a lamp box sent to Chicago William Lincoln found the card and began correspondence with Miss Tigh Photographs were exchanged and they were married at Camden by Rev OC Stuield They started for Baltimore on their wedding trip.
Reverend Henry Lewis, a noted mine star in Letcher County Kentucky, was attacked by unseen assailants while traveling along the road near Coon Creek. A ball struck his abdomen and entrails. doctors say his prospects of recovery are bleak.
Two Black men, accused of attempting to kill Cal C. D. Hunter two weeks earlier, were hanged near the crime scene in Selma. Their bodies were found hanging from a bridge, riddled with bullets. The act is described as a dastardly crime.
John Jingling, a veteran with a noted war record, died in Evansville Indiana after suffering heat. During Civil War fighting at Champlin Hall in 1863 he lost both eyes. He was the last of four men with both eyes shot out, two Federal and two Confederate soldiers.
At the Blue Hill Observatory in Boston a kite set new records by reaching 18000 feet aloft, vastly surpassing Mount Washington’s peak. About fifty Appalachian Club members observed the demonstration.
Rhodes & Bros shuttered their Philadelphia textile malls leaving over 600 workers unemployed. The closures deepen woes in the local textile trade as production and livelihoods suffer amid the downturn.
A grand stage spectacle titled Pains' Last Days of Potoeou will be presented at Kurt Waynu on August 7 and 19 19 and 20 with full scenery music and bullets specified as part of the production.
Indiana Populists at Indianapolis adopt a platform similar to St Louis utterances and name a full slate. Governor Thomas Wadsworth from Daviess County leads, with A P Innna Montgomery as lieutenant governor and N M Jennings Johnston as state auditor among others. The Democratic faction endorses the ticket to avoid a split and argues the Populists cannot sustain a state committee or payroll.
Four year old Charles Monk wandered outside as a storm hit Jersey City. Blinded by rain, he fell into a posthole three to four feet deep near 6 Baldwin Avenue and drowned. Neighbors and his mother searched the area until the body was found the next morning.
Six individuals attempted suicide Thursday amid personal despair and domestic trouble. Names include John Carecington Frederick Coss Michel Oppelt and va Skadaps. A major incident involved Mrs. Amit Musil Vadete with her infant daughter nearly leaping into a river before police intervention. Mrs. Musil's husband faces jail after recent accusations of bigamy. Others include Nellie Davidson and Tillie Weyher in a related case of attempted self harm linked to marital strife and a confession-like note chain. Separate report covers postal law dispute with Lake Shore railroad over carrying mail and possible government prosecution.
Report cites fog and a bewildering series of whistles as the Pacific Mail steamship Columbia neared rocks. Captain W. 38 of Birmingham and San Francisco inspectors note night fogged the danger, leaving救 the vessel unable to avoid disaster.
William Stoffelt, a Webster County farmer, unearthed an iron box in a pasture containing eleven thousand six hundred dollars in gold coins and part of a human skull, likely an Indian grave. The find prompts theories it may stem from a long past robbery by the Kickapoo Indians or an army payroll lost en route to the Texas Territory era.
Herbert B. Spencer of Lawrence Kansas arrived home after months of amnesia in Philadelphia. At Kansas City depot he recognized a brother while his sister and sister-in-law were unknown. The sight of home revived recollections of his mother and old homestead though he did not recall his parents as such. He remains mentally clear except for missing memories from March.
In Keichi township near Wichita Kansas a heated contest over the school treasurer position led to a riot injuring more than twenty people. John Cooley won by three votes over Arthur Sullivan as the clash ended after about thirty minutes.
George O Fall, a Lynn Massachusetts delegate to the St Louis silver convention, and his daughter Tala were found asleep in a vacant lot near Ninth and Pine Streets after wandering due to money exhaustion. Balb was taken to city hospital for observation as to sanity. Lulu accompanied them.
A new life-saving boat for the Boston Bay station is finished. Shaped by a flatiron with a square stern and a 30 by 17 foot opening on the main deck, the vessel sits on a 100 by 33 by 6 foot hull. It costs 7000 dollars excluding furnishings and includes a 6 foot wide walk for hauling boats.
John Evans of Homer City died at Presbyterian Hospital Pittsburg from heart trouble. He suffered periods of unconsciousness and was described as the living dead man. His wounds from the war were cited as the cause of his strange condition.
Rumors in London claim Queen Victoria plans to retire in favor of the Prince of Wales. Court circles are unsettled by reports that the queen’s condition may force a change. Saieh notes inconsistent official statements but now hints at possible foundation for the claims.
Wabash River and tributaries breach banks causing extensive flooding around Lafayette. Roads and bridges damaged. property losses projected at fifty thousand dollars with farms engulfed and widespread inundation reported.
Edward M. Clark and Harry Sanford, on a six week prospecting tour from Banning Cab to Yuma Aziz, were believed lost in the Colorado desert after reaching Volcano Springs. A prospector reported finding two decomposed bodies matching their description near a wagon and dead horse twenty five miles from Volcano Springs.
Miss Zenie Bigley of Springdale saves train passengers by axing a large blown down poplar across a railroad curve. With no time to warn the engineer she splits the eleven inch trunk and rolls it off the track as the local accommodation train nears, preventing likely death and injuries.
Dora Mueller, praised for bravery, blocks a vault door to stop three Chicago thieves from stealing a large rent of funds for the Concordia Cemetery Company. She is knocked unconscious by one thief before help arrives as funerals pass outside the gate where the office sits amid bustling workers and cortege processions.
Reports from Western Pennsylvania recount four more drownings and a Sugar Grove accident victim not expected to survive. The death toll rises to fifteen with seven killed at Cecil, as stories of weather devastation pour in.
The Greek government imposes strict limits to stop volunteers or arms from leaving for Crete. A new clash is reported between Greek bands and Turkish troops in central Macedonia.
John Coleman, condemned for murdering his wife and another woman and to be hanged at Dardanelle Arkansas, will now serve a life term by order of Governor Clarke.
The United States demands the release of Givorge Wy Agniree, an American citizen suspected of espionage, who is currently under arrest in Pavan.
Chicago to New York listings show varied prices for cattle hogs and sheep, with wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs and other farm goods quoted by city. Highlights include Indianapolis cattle 3.00 to 4.50, Detroit cattle 2.50 to 4.50, Milwaukee wheat 50 to 60 cents, and New York butter 11 to 16 cents per pound.
Telegraph reports from major cities show extreme heat with many prostrations and some deaths. Cincinnati and St. Louis saw numerous heat-related cases and several fatalities, while Chicago and Quincy recorded near record temperatures. Louisville tied a fifteen year high and Illinois faced widespread suffering as temperatures reached the hundreds in places.
Storms hit south Wells County with hail on Tuesday and a cyclone on Wednesday causing widespread destruction. Orchards barns and residences were ruined including a large Gavin barn buried cattle and unroofed Methodist Church at Liberty Center. Crop losses were severe with wheat corn and potatoes damaged across the region. A Vandalia washout near Walnut Fork Creek killed two workers and injured others.
Democratic campaign HQ in Washington reports a flood of literature requests with no silver material supply and plans to expand mailing and folding staff. Republican committee notes a larger document push including tariff and grand literature and sets up temporary silver headquarters to run parallel operations.
The editorial argues for Populist support of William J. Sewall as vice presidential candidate, praising his standing and advocating a party autonomy. It states withdrawal is not offered by Watson or the Populists, framing Sewall as the decisive figure to carry the ticket.
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