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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1896
Page
2
A compact chronicle of crises with emphasis on crime, casualty, disaster and death. Includes notable incidents, investigations, and safety concerns shaping public worry. Names of victims and authorities appear where readable, with neutral, factual narration.
Two passenger trains the Louisville express and the St. Louis accommodation collided near Coal City fourteen miles from Cincinnati. The St. Louis train was an hour late causing the crash. The fireman of the Louisville express and an unknown man were killed. The St. Louis train’s fireman and both engineers were seriously injured. Express and combination cars telescoped. several other crew members hurt.
Thomas Griest aged 30 a brake man on a Michigan Central freight train slipped and fell between cars at Albion Michigan his right arm was torn from the shoulder left arm crushed in three places and his right leg smashed from hip to knee He lingered two hours conscious and spoke with witnesses before dying in the accident.
In Huntington, West Virginia, early morning, Howard Newson, a Salt Creek farmer, fired through a window killing neighbor Fletcher Wallace. Newson says he thwarted a burglary while Wallace's family says he came to borrow a horse. Both men are well known locally.
In Wapakoneta Ohio a 14 year old son of Mrs George Divkas was shot by fellow 14 year old Werman Schnell while playing Jesse James at Schnell's home. The ball entered the back and lodged in the lung in a case of a gun not being loaded.
In Oaxaca Mexico a pitched battle between Huitzel and San Juan Del Estado over boundary lines left four dead and twenty injured, with state troops deployed and multiple arrests as authorities seek to restore order amid long standing feuds between the communities. The report from Hagelton Pennsylvania details a separate blast at Vanwickler’s Mill where three men died in an explosion caused by a large quantity of dynamite and black powder, with no clear cause.
At Akron Ohio William Atkins and wife left their three children sleeping when a lamp explosion started a fire. Returning at midnight they could not save the youngsters cremated in the blaze. The incident follows a lamp accident. A separate note reports Horace Boyd of Spencer County Indiana losing his son Johnnie 8 to an accidental shotgun discharge. Justice Brewer accepted a place on the Venezuelan commission committee.
Three teenagers Wille Black fourteen Sam Tools fifteen and Addie Clayborn fourteen drowned at Creaton Ohio while skating as ice broke beneath them. Details mention Maconic Temple, Wayne, January six, Beaton Howard paper realty Co., and performances titled Spider and Faust with dates January eight and ten.
Early Havana reports state the insurgent raid ended as Gomez and Maceo retreat into Olenega de Zapata or the Swamp of the Shoe. Gomez moved south to Navajas near Union de Los Reyes, while Maceo went toward Sabanilla. Juarez Valdez advances, unions and rail lines are the targets, Campos pursues with no fixed frontline.
A severe mid Atlantic storm lashed the East with wind speeds up to eighty miles per hour in New York City. Snow sleet and rain swept the Ohio Valley with telegraph and telephone wires prostrated. Long Branch and Sandy Hook reported high gusts while many structures in the city suffered damage but no serious injuries were reported.
A late night blaze at Asher Ledbetter's dry goods in McLeansboro Illinois broke out at 2 45 in the morning amid a heavy snowstorm. Firefighters struggled as flames ravaged buildings with total damage estimated at 54750. Insurance tallies and property losses for multiple claimants are listed. Burglars are suspected.
A four story iron front building in Baltimore housing Deluan Co clothing was destroyed by fire on Thursday night, with adjacent structures damaged by water. Stock losses around 200000 and building losses 100000, fully insured. Fire believed to start from electric light wires. The article also notes political tension as War Lawton and Gen Miles controversy grows.
The piece argues weaknesses of coast defenses and U.S. wartime readiness. It notes Gen. Miles insulted by Philadelphia remarks and central leadership’s tolerance wearing thin. His bid for Lieutenant General is questioned after his controversial statements.
Four thousand pounds of dynamite stored in a small frame shed near the Chicago drainage canal at Romeo exploded at 4 am Friday. The blast rattled windows across a forty mile radius, shook limestone strata, caused clocks to stop, and startled residents miles away, though no injuries were reported.
Fire at 55th street and Mondison avenue Chicago partly destroys a building housing 36 families. Oil trail from William Katzman furniture store led to the sidewalk. owner arrested at Hyde Park station as fire rages before firefighters subdue the flames. Loss estimated at 25,000 dollars. Other brief items note a fatal Burlington freight collision near Seward Nebraska, a rail conductor shot near Chillicothe Ohio, tariff bill passage in the House, and a Missouri State Gee and Banjo Club board incident in Atchison Kansas.
Chicago to New York prices cover cattle hogs and sheep across regions. Cattle ranges from 2.50 to 5.25 per hundredweight, hogs 1.00 to 4.75, wheat No 2 red about 2.00 to 2.70, corn No 2 around 25 to 26 cents, oats No 2 roughly 10 to 11 cents, rye near 1.00 to 1.50. Prices listed for Philadelphia Milwaukee Detroit and others include butter eggs and Clover seed at varying bids.
The House voted 205 to 81 to approve a two and a half year tariff bill aimed at raising about 40 million dollars for treasury relief. The vote followed a tight party line split with two dissenters, and debate focused on authority and urgency rather than partisan fervor.
The Cripple Creek gold boom is described as a massive speculative scheme with hundreds of mines, most unprofitable, boosted by sensational press, and aimed at luring Eastern investors. Warnings from Colorado springs merchants urge diligence before buying shares, noting many mines never profit.
The region sees rampant ex changes and daily stock trading with brokers buying for distant clients. Many investors, eager for quick riches, use their savings on worthless stocks. A conspiracy to defraud is alleged, with top financial experts implicated. mill million dollars reportedly siphoned from the public. John Russell Hind, the English astronomer, is dead.
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