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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1895
Page
1
The News Record provides a compact digest of global events in politics religion commerce and industry. Readers get a survey of notable developments from various regions and sectors with emphasis on timely happenings and trends.
A pilgrim excursion from Sherbrooke splits into two sections at Graig's Road station fourteen miles west of Levis. The rear Pullman carries priests and others and suffers the most fatalities as a second train crashes into it. Thirteen killed and twenty-nine injured reported by Grand Trunk officials.
Walter Lowe, employed at American Wire Nail Works in Anderson Indiana, suffered severe burns while cleaning a mammoth boiler as steam surged in. He was trapped inside until pulled out. his condition was listed as serious.
The navy department invites proposals to build three torpedo boats capable of 26 knots sailed on the Atlantic coast if Pacific Gulf and Mississippi bidders fail. Gulf and Mississippi shipworkers already seek bids, with plans and internal construction details offered to aid estimates, underscoring the craft’s complexity and need for top design and material quality.
In the Western League standings the clubs end the week with the following order. The report lists teams in sequence, reflecting the latest results and positions as the week closes.
The eleventh census is nearly complete with only one table and its deductions unfinished. Printing will finish by year end, potentially beating the previous census by two and a half years. The report will span twenty five volumes, costing about $11 500 000, roughly double the 1880 census.
Frederick Hellman and his wife and four children died from asphyxiation after a gas jet opened near the head of Hellman’s bed. Neighbors found the small room filled with gas and the family dead in their beds. The coroner’s jury ruled Hellman deliberately sealed the house and turned on the gas. Michael Cleary of Ballyvadlea Treland was convicted of manslaughter for burning his wife Bridget Cleary as a witch.
An Atlanta man newly departed from the Mant system reports yellow fever in Tampa Florida and says residents are fleeing the city rapidly as authorities investigate the claim.
Dun and Co reports midsummer trade improvement with enlarged workforce and higher wages for over half a million workers. Retail distribution rises while price increases curb some purchases. First half 1895 shows declines in failures across sectors with total liabilities easing versus 1894, and banking failures steady at 63.
Harold G Brown and John Ross were arrested in East Boston and charged with murder after a riot at a parade turned deadly. Brown allegedly used loaded shells while Ross reportedly emptied his revolver into the crowd. both claimed blank cartridges or an empty chamber. Bail was denied pending a hearing as police link the pair to the fatal shooting amid multiple confrontations.
Money owed to taxpayers who paid income taxes before a court ruling deemed the law unconstitutional prompts a flood of refund applications. Officials expect refunds under possible congressional authorization though formal action awaits. The pool of refunded funds likely under $83,000.
American agriculturists annually purchase much worthless seed, says a report by the agricultural department. Purchasers buy the cheapest seed, leading to bad weeds and costly eradication, while U S seed loses its foreign reputation due to quality concerns.
Three Philadelphia residents drowned when a six person yachting party capsized in the Delaware River at Beverly New Jersey after a woman slipped while boarding from the yacht causing the small boat to overturn. The victims were swept away by the current.
Mrs. Leland Stanford plans to travel to Europe to sell her jewel collection valued over a half million dollars including the Empress Eugenie diamond necklace. Proceeds aim to support Stanford University amid estate tax disputes and fund maintenance.
Grid of livestock and grain values lists cattle hogs and sheep by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Buffalo Milwaukee and New York with price ranges for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and potatoes. Notable highs include Chicago cattle 3.75 to 6.00 and Detroit hogs 4.00 to 5.25. butter around 15 to 17 cents. wheat No 2 red around 68 to 72 cents.
The piece reports the annual election of officers for the S. of W. and L. A. S. with names from Franklin to Noblesville and Indianapolis including Commander Frank Martin and Chapman W. W. Hagens. It also notes Ladies' Aid officers led by Mrs. Mary A. Landis and other delegates. Local incidents include injuries, deaths, and property losses across Indiana towns, plus industrial activity at Studebaker, Elwood Oil, and Cowan.
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