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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1895
Page
2
A widow Mrs Hester Curtis aged 68 was found dead in her Lafayette home between Saturday night and Monday noon. Her skull was crushed and a bank book clenched in her hand suggested robbery as the motive though silverware and a gold watch were not taken. Police made arrests that were later released.
Four people perished after sinking through an air hole while skating on a frozen stretch seventeen miles from Denver California Charley Jones his brother Robert and sister Maggie aged six and twenty respectively and Ids Ball attempted a rescue and all four drowned A Halifax dispatch reports the schooner Views gone down with all aboard The overdue J V Dexter from Boston to Liverpool arrived at Halifax delayed by rough weather A dispatch from Madrid notes a victory amid news of Matanzas battle outcomes
At the North River dock the American Line steamship St Paul suffered a steampipe blast shortly after 7 am. Five crewmen were killed and six injured in the explosion in the fireroom and engine room as workers prepared for salting at 11. The pipe failure blew out a stop valve and caused severe scalding. several injured were carried to the deck for aid while others perished in the engine-house aftermath.
Prospecting miner Rafael Villegas discovered a cave ten miles south of Rincon containing sacks of gold and silver once taken from a wagon train attacked decades ago near Rincon. The 40 year old haul, believed hidden by outlaws, was recovered after the bandits and their loot were killed in a later pursuit.
The House approves a bill allowing the President to appoint a Venezuelan commission and allocates 100000 for related expenses. Senate action focuses on arming the military with 1000000 infantry rifles 1000 field guns and up to 5000 fortification guns with a 1000000 appropriation. Missionaries in Turkey report severe massacres and aid efforts amid widespread danger.
A severe trading collapse in Wall Street and London induced a money panic with stocks and bonds plunging from 1 to 8 points and call money jumping to 73 percent. Three NYSE failures reported, only one of major financial impact, while rail and miscellaneous bonds suffered declines up to 15 percent. Recovery appeared around noon as selling pressure eased and bonds stayed active.
In Minneapolis the alleged confession by Harry M Hayward is challenged as a tissue of lies. Hayward's father W W Hayward says the statements were designed to sensationally victimize and that Harry warned his parents not to trust the content as truth. He claims Harry admitted to weaving facts with falsehoods before his death.
A. C. Butler of South Africa arrives with a letter of credit for 15 million dollars from renowned financiers. He is welcomed by President Diaz and plans invest in Mexico City drainage, water works, and a 7 million dollar option on the city street railway system. The parties target copper properties and anticipate further investment of Kuatir money before review.
A section of the Palace Clothing Company's Minneapolis store on Nicollet avenue collapsed from the fourth floor to the basement just before noon Friday. Clerk Gale Walters is dead, with others believed trapped in the ruined right half of the double-front building.
Palisades commissioners from New York and New Jersey push to create Palisades National Military Park with a 500000 dollar appropriation. A national commission under the Interior Secretary would lay out the park, ceded land to the federal government, and govern offenses in federal courts.
In Buenos Aires both official and business circles respond to President Cleveland’s Venezuelan boundary message with enthusiasm, while outside the English colony many see it as a threat. Mitre and Argentina’s acting president Roce align with the Monroe doctrine, and major papers urge South American republics to back the United States.
Felice Delong and Giovanni Destaccio, two Italian men in love with the same woman, fought with stilettos in Pittston Pennsylvania. Delong died from back stabs after a clash, and Destaccio fled after mortally wounding him. Also noted is Capt Isaac Hoxsett’s death in Washington and Bassett’s legacy as the Senate’s “father of the Senate.”
December rainfall shattered records in Chicago with five inches from Tuesday through Thursday night. Suburbs flooded as basements filled. in Yuma Arizona a saloon brawl left two men dead when Johnson Randolph felled them before escaping and recaptured later.
Market table shows city by city quotes for cattle hogs and grains. Prices are listed for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Buffalo Milwaukee and New York with ranges for beef pork and sheep and for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes and clover seed.
President Grover Cleveland sends a message to Congress urging a complete change in the financial system and asks lawmakers not to recess until reforms protect the gold reserve. He warns of depletion due to speculative finance and calls for decisive action to uphold national credit and public lands.
The United States Senate and House backed a Venezuelan commission measure with unanimous support amid pressure from British financiers and Wall Street, as defenders said the president stated the will of the American people. The vote occurred on a viva voce basis with no amendments, while concerns about international money powers allegedly seeking to create panic were raised on the Senate floor.
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