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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1893
Page
2
In Hampstead a man named Snyder fled as police searched his room at 27 Chancery Lane. Officers found two tin cans in wooden boxes containing twenty four pounds of dynamite, prompting authorities to probe a possible dynamite conspiracy.
The conference committee on theological seminaries met in Pittsburgh to finish a report for the next assembly. Chair C Young of Danville Ky said the plan seeks closer church city relations and stronger control without infringing city rights. Rev Dr Barth of Washington DC joined the committee noting any plan must effect Briggs dismissal from Union Theological Seminary or his return to the church.
A brutal double murder occurred in St. Louis when Mrs. James Martin, 25, and her mother Mrs. Christian Iesler were found lifeless by a son returning home. Martin was killed by a crushed skull and throat cut. Iesler’s head was crushed by blows with a poker. The attacker, Harper Whitmire, a son-in-law, fled. about $200 was taken from a trunk. The nursing is dying.
In Hinzelhurst a brutal killing shocked the town as Mayor Hou. I. GC Williamson was slain by Kirby Miller. Miller, once arrested last spring for gambling, is alleged to have armed himself and beat the mayor to death.
In a tense nomination battle at the highest court, advisors expect confirmation despite an opposition led by critics who question the nominee's qualifications. Analysts anticipate party lines to shape committee and Senate actions, with key figures in Congress preparing for a vote on the renomination amid public scrutiny.
Inion mine workers report four missing as rescuers assess a likely total loss from a folding incident. Officials say initial accounts list miners at work with several accounted for and others unaccounted amid hazardous conditions.
A blaze in Luogdon Pennsylvania destroyed six dwellings, four of which were occupied, with one resident fatally harmed and another unnamed individual killed. The fire occurred at Hilmwood and Hansen's grocery basement and overwhelmed several homes, causing extensive property loss and injuries.
Prof Ed Nunn a 30 year old music teacher drowned at Madison Inn while attempting to board a steamer at Madison Marine Railway He leaves a sister living in Elliotsville Indiana as his survivor.
Abstracted rundown lists a series of sharp, often violent, events across several states including familial tragedy in Connecticut, drownings in New York, a prison suicide in Pennsylvania, shipworm arrivals in Boston harbor, a counterfeit case in Pennsylvania, rail accidents and fires in Illinois, legal notices, and financial sector shifts. Multiple named individuals and institutions appear, painting a mosaic of late 19th to early 20th century urban peril and public affairs.
Washington reports a personal friend letters reveal J. J. Van Alen refused to serve as Italian ambassador, citing campaign contributions and potential misinterpretation. President Cleveland asks him to revisit, but Van Alen remains firm. Secretaries confirm the letters' content. rumors tie Van Alen to a $50,000 Democratic fund.
In Elwood a massive boiler explosion at the Fletrc Light and Street Car Power Company injures several workers and buries four in ruins. Names include O B Frazie David Thompkins Joseph McMahon Minnie Mitchell Bert Carpenter and Shivily among others. Minor fires and multiple house and plant incidents follow across the region.
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