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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1896
Page
5
A sweeping chronicle of 1895 outlining Armenian massacres and European reforms, Cuban revolt, U S political battles, and a year of fires, disasters, strikes, and notable deaths. It lists major incidents by month, naming nations, cities, figures, and events from January through December.
The keepers trap hares at gates to frighten them into avoiding the passage. They are released, and the hares fear gates so much they leap fences when a poacher bags them. The speaker notes the fiercest battles are those waged within oneself.
In Marion County a mob of about fifty men attacked the house of Mrs T J West and W A Deveres. They fired on her, torched the home, and killed both victims as a frightened child pleaded for mercy. Deveres was previously entangled in divorce proceedings after killing West. The child and a black servant survived, leading to grim discovery of scorched bodies. Also advice warns mothers against strangers kissing babies, citing January Ladies' Home Journal.
The House approved the bond bill 170 to 136 to resume session after the holiday, adjourn three days for New Year’s Day. The vote showed solid support with 34 margin over opposition. The measure amends the resumption act to permit 3 percent bonds redeemable after five years, payable in fifteen, with no repeal of the 1878 greenbacks reissue statute, and first offered at subtreasuries. It also authorizes three-year 3 percent debt certificates up to 50 million dollars to cover temporary deficits.
Wealthy French sportsman Max Lebaudy is reported dead. Miss Hannah Levett dies at Nashua aged 106. Spanish troops in Cuba dying from fever. Ten Gurley Alabama businesses destroyed by fire. Judge W R Bright commits suicide at Corsicana Texas. Danziger Co store in Pittsburgh closed by sheriff. Marshall Bigelow of the American consular court in Constantinople dies. Lucius Wakeley becomes general passenger agent for Burlington in Missouri. William Cannon of Fairfax hanged himself, reportedly due to temporary insanity. Jacob Dowe of Spring Valley Coal Company mangled after a shaft fall. Joseph Cook, lecturer, reaches San Francisco in poor health from the Orient.
Divers survey sunken vessels from the China Japan war, assessing salvage potential. The transport Kow Shing, warningly marked by a British flag yet fired on as a troop carrier, lies in torn and shattered condition beneath the sea.
The advertisement promotes Rock Island playing cards at 10 cents per pack with stamps or coins, offers five packs for 50 cents paid by money order or draft, and 2 extra cents per pack for elegant engraved whist rules. Also notes Paris street sweeping costs and various patent remedies.
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