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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1898
Page
1
War Department records show Gen Lawton reporting Cuban encampments near Santiago and resistance to armistice terms. Gen Corbin’s dispatch suggests a misstep, while Secretary Alger indicates U S control of the surrendered territory and its administration by American officers.
W H Karrah named as miner returning from Alaska with John Frey to expose false gold field claims. He reports a net loss of $1000 and says there are few paying mines left. Dawson City is crowded with prospectors facing hard times as the season nears.
A violent tornado struck twelve miles northwest of its place causing seven deaths and extensive property damage. The Dickinson family perished along with Peter Jughn as it devastated crops and buildings in the border region between southwestern Minnesota and South Dakota.
A Cuban thief was shot and killed after being caught stealing in Santia na. the incident involved damaged guards and a sentinel who failed to detain him. Authorities, including Col Hawt, were mentioned but details were unclear due to garbled text.
The Acting Secretary of the Navy advised the President that the Navy has no further use for the revenue cutter and light-house service vessels. He recommends returning them to their regular Treasury Department duties. About twenty such vessels are involved.
A wreck near Old Portage on the Villey Railroad split The Grim in two. Cling Murray the flagsman was killed. Robert Morse a telegrapher in the caboose is perhaps fatally injured.
Brunswick Georgia reports alleged theft of large quantities of Florida ration goods. Wholesalers accuse certain organizers of pilfering and selling annuities to local retail grocers amid growing theft claims.
Deylers in Shoes Aguian and partners of Edwin CBee & Co. of New York assign assets for creditors to Thomas Cunningham of Blauvelt Rockland County New York. Liabilities stated at 60,000 dollars.
Reports recount a series of tragedies and incidents from New York to Kentucky. Notable events include the death of Eastern Goo via paralysis at his New York home, a Worcester girl killed by a fall, a Pittsburg window collapse settlement, and a landslide collision near Pennington Gap injuring passengers. Others note a Missouri senator's critical illness, a fatal reform school guard ambush, and a family murder-suicide in New York.
The text blends scattered reports on Armour & Co. spending plans, ship and property interests, Indian reservations, cavalry orders, thefts, a mink found in a box car, a hotel robbery, a Burlington line train car hold up, and a Berkeley painter. It references Port Hall Adahed reservation, Port thie, and multiple place names with unclear connections.
Henry Brooke is shot dead by Cheeseman after refusing entry at his Oakland home. Miss Katty Payne is wounded in the thigh as the killer fires at her mother and then escapes, later recaptured. Separate item notes Kansas agriculture growth from 18TS to 1884 with rising farm values and crop yields.
A fire at a Bourbon Street Turkish bath in New Orleans spread into several Canal Street stores, causing heavy stock losses estimated near 200000 and leaving high insurance. Separately Dawkins County Tenn. voter John M. Rowan wins sheriff post after sixteen years but dies from overjoy.
Washington sources say Ambassindar Hin is a leading candidate to replace the retiring Secretary of State Taay. Meteorology reports from six of seven observation stations indicate West Indian hurricane warnings may be improved. The West Indian weather service notes daily data reach Washington as cable delays hindered earlier reports.
Reports describe catastrophic damage from storms and floods on Fornosa Island with hundreds killed and large-scale property loss. Widespread destruction follows fires and collapsed buildings at Cortanstown and surrounding areas. officials report a massive human toll and severe economic impact.
Reports detail Russo-Chinese railway contract clashes and Beijing’s stance on indemnity, a Brussels anarchist shootout, US mediation easing Italy Colombia tensions, and a Klondike stampede sparked by a rich gold find near Lake Bennett. Also noted are Seattle arrivals with combined wealth, Sitka mining excitement, and general trade gains in iron, steel, and grains.
Chicago and other markets list cattle at 3.00 to 5.75, hogs 3.00 to 4.50, sheep 2.50 to 5.00, and grains with No. 2 corn around 2.00 to 4.00. Values span Indianapolis Buffalo New York Detroit and Milwaukee regions, with prices for wheat barley rye and butter, eggs, and produce noted across multiple exchanges.
The piece notes South Africa, Klondike, and Australia gold shipments rising sharply this year, nearly doubling the prior twelve months. It also touts booming sales of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, claimed to cure dyspepsia indigestion constipation nervousness and weakness.
A 12 year old West Brattleboro boy named Charles Miper threw a stone at dogs. The stone hit a pet dog causing a head wound and he, struck by remorse, took Paris green. He was rushed to a doctor who gave emetics and he recovered.
A quirky 19th century ad copy notes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. A minister’s wedding question prompts a humorous reply about the groom’s suitability, illustrating light local humor in the Boston Traveler.
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