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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1905
Page
1
Fire at the Chicago county building confined to upper floors and the roof. Court rooms damaged while records remained safe in vaults. Three painters injured in an explosion as smoke drives occupants from City Hall and county building briefly.
A fire at the Laporte Indiana plant of the H J Heinz Pickle Company caused $70,000 to $75,000 in losses. Firemen faced extreme cold and a strong gale while battling the blaze. The origin of the fire remains a mystery and insurance covered the plant.
Ex City Treasurer D H Cutshall of Brazil Indiana was arrested on charges of embezzling 7140 dollars 33 cents of city funds. Bondsman Wilson Houck influenced the arrest. He was arraigned and given an 8000 dollar bond. The alleged theft spanned six years starting September 10 1898.
Companions of Kirby Jamerson a Baltimore and Ohio Northwestern brakeman living in Washington Indiana broke his leg to free his foot from a railway frog and save his life. He was dragged from the track as a train sped by and suffered great pain yet survives grateful for life.
J Ben Peeples a former Coshocton County contractor recently paroled from the penitentiary killed himself in Zanesville Ohio as officers prepared to serve papers for his rearrest on a temporary release violation. The report notes a separate Pittsburgh street car wreck injuring twelve riders near Mount Washington Tunnel.
John Miller, 25, a Porter's restaurant waiter, killed his wife and two daughters at Se Lewis street, Chicago. After shooting them, he cut throats with a razor, then killed himself with a pistol to the chest. He had been drinking in North Side bars and returned home moneyless after midnight. The wife, a waitress, scolded him for drinking, sparking the spree. The two children woke as he attacked them in their room. Miller failed to die immediately, later dying in hospital.
A storm wrecked the American steamship Toaxus drei near Southaipien. All hands perished except survivors who drifted for days before rescue. reports detail a chaotic scene and the ship sinking with heavy loss of life.
In Glens Falls Michigan a mine accident killed four men and injured two others when a top skip freed from a rail struck workers. Separately Judge Wing in Cleveland declared the Auluman Company of Canton and the Arctic Tee Machine Company of Akron bankrupt.
District Attorney Jerome vows to seize gambling paraphernalia while warning gamblers to reveal all. Police Commissioner McAdoo joins the crusade as raids intensify and perjury charges loom for noncompliant keepers. Also reports of a Michigan post office robbery with dynamite, a man claiming knowledge of Owen Kelly, and a Jersey prison fire stirring inmate unrest.
The report urges tariff changes on sugar and dairy products, mentions an effort to limit the Dingley rate. A factory fire begun by a lamp accident injures a sleighing party near Altoona. Bristow resigns as Fourth Assistant Postmaster General and a trade commissioner to Washington is named. Overall, trade outlook is described as bright by agencies.
An order from Postmaster General Wynne transfers the entire corps of post office inspectors from the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General to the direct authority of the Postmaster General. The change affects over 200 inspectors nationwide and follows criticism from Bristow who opposes the move.
George L. Wilson an 18 year old from Madison, Kansas drives a gravel wagon in Phainfield while a private detective pursues a $500 reward. His father died in July leaving an estate rumored to be worth over $125,000, prompting searches and promises of fortune before Wilson plans to return home.
Daniel S. Johnson of Lyons Michigan mourns his son Merry Jolson 10 after he returned home from State Agricultural College showing maniatic behavior. Parents blame hazing while college officials cite overstudy as the likely cause. The boy left home two weeks ago in strong health and appeared normal before deteriorating.
Centennial Rhinard of St Paris Ohio was arrested fined 30 dollars costs and given thirty days in jail for aiding two prisoners to escape from the St Paris jail on the night of November 8 He procured a saw and helped two prisoners escape while the other robbers were captured later Rhinard remained in hiding until now.
The House debated the army appropriation bill chair Boutell with Hull in charge, adopting an amendment cutting pay for retired officers who joined state militias. Senate sessions split over statehood and railroad regulation. Swayne impeachment dominated House action. Panama Railway investigation passed. various bills moved. ongoing clashes over civil service pay, and a fast pace for pension and copyright measures.
In the National Capital President Roosevelt has accepted invitations to several important functions where he will deliver speeches. The engagements will showcase his policy perspectives and leadership during this period.
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