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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
2
Telegraphic notices report eighteen killed and many injured after a fire scare at St. Pauls Colored Baptist Church in Philadelphia. Panic caused a deadly rush down stairs as smoke issued from a faulty chimney amid crowded services.
Charles F. Ayer killed his wife five children and mother in law Mrs Clara Lakeman before locking the Pembroke home, dousing it with oil and setting it ablaze. He shot himself two hours later near Chichester after being confronted by a neighbor. The murders followed disputes over Isaac Lakeman’s estate and the unsettled executorship.
Governor Edward W. Hock announced a missing funds shortfall of about $78 000 in the Kansas State treasury following an investigation led by Chicago accountant Morris. The probe alleges irregularities in the offices of the State Treasurer and State Auditor, including mutilated records and erased phrases on coupons, covering transactions from Jan 1 1898 to June 30 1908 across Grimes tenure and part of St Kelly administration.
Adrift on a gangplank from Saturday morning until Monday afternoon twelve passengers died after being deprived of food and water aboard the four masted schooner Robert E Stevenson. Karl Sumner, the sole survivor among thirteen aboard, was rescued by the German steamer Europa and taken to Savannah. The vessel carried four women, a captain’s wife, two relatives, and a colored servant bound for Havana on a pleasure trip.
Actress Viola Allen reportedly married Peter Duryea, a noted horseman, in a discreet ceremony held in Louisville last August. The union, kept quiet for four months, has become known through social circles and gossip columns.
The czar attended the annual blessing of the waters at Tsarskoe Selo avoiding St. Petersburg after last year’s near miss from a cross Neva cannon attack. Grand dukes Trepoff Ignatieff and Chalkrabon of Siam joined officials as troops lined the route to Bolshoi Prood lake for the benediction.
In West Farmington, Ohio, wealthy banker and farmer R. K. Lewis aged 70 was found murdered at his home. A carriage stranger visited, stayed about an hour, then left. Lewis was bound and burned with coal oil soaked straw. Account books suggest a business dispute.
Rumors of the kings throat trouble raise anxiety as he consults three physicians at Buckingham Palace. Sir Felix Lemon and Sir Frederic Treves attend the king, fueling reports of his ill health. Also reports of Australian massacres reach Port Moresby with notable casualties and looting. Governor Folk cites graft exposures as signs of better times to come. Captain Taggart seeks custody of his two sons in Ohio divorce filing to gain control for possible relocation.
Augustus Al Busch announces a 8 million dollar tunnel under the Mississippi to link Illinois and Missouri terminals of the Manufacturers Railway, a St. Louis terminal railroad controlled by the Anheuser Busch Brewing Association. Lindsay Cooper of Ohio, a carnival aeronaut, died after a 2000 foot fall from a balloon in Waterloo City. Robo Mathias, 10, caused the death of William Howne in St. Louis by a misdirected telephone prescription message.
William Kramaker of Sheboygan area crushed his wife's head with a piece of wood as children pleaded for mercy. He was arrested. Dr. Swan M. Burnett, noted oculist of Washington and former husband of Frances Hodgson Burnett, died suddenly of heart failure.
Dr. Arthur Smith of Shantung warns the U S must quickly ease tensions with China or risk a lasting boycott and broader trade loss. He cites Chinese grievances over U S exclusion laws and calls for improved relations as China awakens to newfound power after Japan’s rise.
Anita B. McMurrow once known as Countess de Betteaucourt was found dead in Philadelphia after a life of alleged swindles spanning Cuba and the United States. Her son is under arrest amid suspected murder. neighbors heard a scream and finger marks were found on her neck. Prominent victims include John Brennan who lent 2.5 million. other debts include Benjamin Crabtree 65000 George E. Lewis 10000 J H Wagoner 5600 and Senor Bates 500000 whose suicide followed. Her career began as a dishwasher and is said to have caused two deaths including her son’s.
Robbers entered the Dunning Illinois post office blew the safe open and stole cash and stamps. The explosion was heard at a distance and two suspects were chased by an unarmed policeman from the almshouse but escaped. Police learned the haul totaled $15.50 in cash and $20 in 2-cent stamps with many stamps left nearby.
State Treasurer Mathues of Pennsylvania reports a $425,000 deposit traceable to personal bondsmen of the defunct Muter prise National Bank of Allegheny. Total state recovery amounts to $801,755.37 from $1,080,000 on deposit when the bank failed.
Eighteen people were killed and about fifty injured after a panic broke out when a small bias was found in a negro church in Philadelphia. The crowd surged as rumors spread, triggering chaotic exits and resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries.
In Washington, Bacon steers a resolution against US interference in European affairs while the merchant marine bill faces amendments. The House passes a Potomac bridge appropriation, the Philippine tariff bill, and a five civilized tribes disposition bill. Tillman probes the Minor Morris incident. the Senate holds no session.
An oil pipeline across the isthmus of Panama will be built if Secretary Taft's recommendations to President Roosevelt are accepted.
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