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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
1
A compact note reflects on telegraphic reporting methods used to disseminate knowledge during an era of rapid information flow. It underscores the pursuit of clarity and accessibility for a broader audience through concise, timely updates.
At Enderlin North Dakota a passenger train bound for St Paul collided head on with a switch engine after a yard switch failed to clear the track. Ten dead, at least thirty injured, many severely, as wreckage and fire trapped passengers.
Joda Hamilton a 20 year old farmer boy was executed in Houston Mo for the murder of Barney Parsons his wife and their three children on October 12. He had sold his crepe to Parsons and when repaid refused he shot Parsons twice and killed the family. He confessed after arrest.
An explosion and fire at the Northwestern Gas Light and Coke Company plant in Evanston twelve miles north of Chicago killed Isaac Terry and seriously injured three other workers. Terry was thrown into a tar pit and burned to death while others suffered burns in the blaze.
Official dispatch from Huayanfu prefecture confirms famine in North Kiangsu. Taoyuen Actong and Funing townships report near total crop failure. Flooding covers a fifty mile stretch with villages stranded. vast lake forms west of Tsingho. Destitution rises as crops reeds and fuel are destroyed. State Dept cites 15 million people needing aid.
Mrs. Ella Kober loses 6200 to a pickpocket in a crowded Philadelphia store. She had just received 5000 from the Pennsylvania railroad for her late husband’s death and 1200 from selling his junk business. Police search all suspects to recover the funds.
Russia signals progress in Russo Japanese talks on Siberian fishing rights and drying stations. Negotiations no longer expected to collapse and a satisfactory agreement appears possible without foreign mediation. A failure could invite Japanese crews to raid fishing grounds, observers warn.
Washington revokes Interior Department order at Great Falls land office restoring entry rights to millions of acres. Burlingame and Receiver Wilson report lands released from coal entry restrictions, allowing entry of all descriptions previously withdrawn.
Twelve people perished and many were injured when the steamer W. T. Scovil, operating on the Vicksburg and Davis Bend trade, was wrecked by an explosion seventeen miles south of Vicksburg Mississippi. The dead and injured count is uncertain due to the large number of African American passengers aboard.
Reports say Commander Robert Peary intends another arctic attempt with himself as leader. He will guide the voyage from the ship or winter quarters, with the team aiming for the pole in a renewed search. H W Rogers of Standard Oil received a threatening letter from a broker claiming loss on St Paul stock.
In a special message the President reiterates demand for treaty observance and proposes solving the Japanese question by excluding men from San Francisco primary grades, a plan he deems reasonable. A separate report notes a fatal car crash at Tenth Street and Third Avenue South in Minneapolis. George Murphy is dead and J. C. Thielen, owner of a saloon, is seriously injured.
Methodist Bishop Charlea McCabe of Evanston Til died in a New York hospital after an apoplexy on December 12. Profits from lake traffic last season broke all records with wooden steamers earning substantial returns and the outlook for 1907 was excellent.
Bartlett Richards president W G Comstock vice president and Charles C Jameson secretary treasurer of Nebraska Land and Feeding Co along with Aquilla Triplett were found guilty on 36 of 38 counts of defrauding the United States of nearly 500000 acres of public land and of subornation of perjury in Sheridan and Cherry counties Nebraska. They face fines up to 360000 each and up to 72 years in prison with a motion deadline set for February 4.
G F King of Rochester New York appeals to Governor Mickey to allow him to take the place of his younger brother Harry King, a convict in Nebraska for robbery, who is visiting a sick mother. The governor pardons the brother, who soon leaves for Rochester, while the ex convict develops tuberculosis and learns of their mother’s illness.
An underground lake was discovered in Tructson township Ohio during construction of the Lake Erie and Pittsburg line from Lorain to Pittsburg. The marshy site had a sunken 18 foot crust with water 73 feet deep in places. Crews plan to fill the lake with earth after investigation.
Willam Anderson, assistant teller at the First Nation bank, was brought from Austin Texas to Kansas City. He denied stealing as much as $60 000 and denied involvement of a woman in the case. Bank officials claim a $1 000 shortage and dispute higher figures reported.
Citizens' bank in Felicity Ohio was blown but burglars fled before completing the job. A Dig safe outer box held $300 in cash and securities totaling about $10000. A hole was found drilled below the combination. No one was hurt.
In Kaposak City the federal court reserved action on an application for a writ of habeas corpus for Mrs Agnes Moyers who is under death sentence for murdering her husband. The case contends the County Court erred in calling a venire of jurors during court vacation.
In Payton, Collins Gilman brother of the murdered Doc Gilman was held by the magistrate to the grand jury for complicity in the slaying of his sister. Bayne Gilman, another sister, was discharged at the preliminary hearing.
Fire insurance companies refuse to answer federal bureau of corporations questions about San Francisco settlements, claiming they are not under government supervision. As she
An association of life insurance presidents has been formed in New York after a meeting of representatives from twenty four companies. The group aims to adopt uniform methods and reduce expenses across member firms.
Thirteen thousand employees of the Joliet Iron and Steel Company in South Chicago were informed that Banta Clans would grant a ten percent wage raise. Historic Church Burns in Baldernock Scotland. A parish church associated with historic figures and bygone days burned.
The Society of Italian Immigrants reports massive arrivals in 106, with about 180,000 Italians reaching Ellis Island in six months. It aided 18,313 newcomers and aims to guide them to work centers, creating labor camp schools to foster intelligent, self-respecting citizens. The Italian government subsidies the society based on contributions from this side of the Atlantic.
A strange disturbance near Hague Warren county New York at the lake’s north end has deepened a shallow reef area to over thirty five feet while sinking a 1000 square foot patch. A coal barge grounded on the reef and moved free after the disturbance. Investigators report no other affected areas. The site lies off the shores near American Graphite Company mines.
A Middletown Ohio hotel fire started to conceal robbery and possible murder. Proprietor T Powers was bound near the furnace and saved by firemen after others narrowly escaped. Firemen heard sounds from the cellar and rescued Powers as Earl Albertson perished in his room on the second floor.
George W Harris in Elkhart County jail admits murdering schoolteacher Miss Sarah Schaefer at Bedford Indiana January 21 1904. He says he mistook her for a woman hired to kill and clears a long running regional mystery that affected multiple states and peace officer elections.
Spreading rails caused a collision that derailed Chicago bound passenger train No 6n near Cullison south of Butchinson. Seven people were injured, some seriously, as cars toppled and the engine left the tracks in the wreck.
Gov Higgins commutes the murder conviction of Albert T Patrick to life imprisonment for the Rice case in New York City. Patrick has served nearly five years since his 1900 conviction for killing William Marsh Rice. Two miners die and fifteen injured in a powder explosion at Fidelity Cent mine No 1.
The Senate completed many minor bills including a child labor study by the Commerce and Labor Department and a $1,000,000 loan to the Jamestown exposition. An urgent deficiency appropriation was approved and a Japanese question message read. The House passed a Shoshone settlement extension and adjourned for Christmas at noon.
A summary of congressional resignations and appointments along with foreign and domestic policy notes. Roosevelt hosts Hughes at the White House while Arkansas Governor-elect Little resigns from Congress. bids for the Panama Canal delay. immigration and naturalization issues loom with clerks’ scrutiny and court questions. meat and dairy exports rise. various bills and commissions discussed including anti anarchist clauses and campaign finance actions. Vatican and Indian affairs touched by invitations and anniversaries.
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