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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1896
Page
1
A chronicle of deadly incidents and misfortune across communities. Reports cover accidents, crimes, and disasters with emphasis on impact on victims, responders, and local aftermath. Details are concise and non-graphic.
News brief notes a group of thirty Chinese boys arriving in the United States to study American customs and education, reflecting cultural exchange and immigration trends. The item appears amid a slate of international and domestic news items.
A man fired at President Faure during a review at Longchamps. The shots were blank and the assailant was arrested after being restrained by the crowd. President Faure and his aides remained unharmed as police intervened.
The Southern Pacific brings over thirty boys from Canton and other Chinese cities to New Orleans under the guidance of Kev ile kin, a Presbyterian minister. They will study and prepare for college, aiming to adopt modern methods. The initiative follows China’s wartime reevaluation of education, inspired by Yale graduate Wing who returned to oversee railroads.
M A Hanna as RNC chairman appoints an executive panel including William M Osborne of Boston as secretary, with Gen Powell Clayton of Arkansas, Charles G Dawes of Illinois, W T Durbin of Indiana, Cyrus Leweland of Kansas, Joseph Manley of Maine, MR Quay of Pennsylvania, ER Paine of Wisconsin, and N B L Scott of West Virginia.
A chaotic report describes a large religious event where hundreds were converted amid a campaign led by a figure named Bomeroy and attendees including Wilson and Hales. The account mentions significant zeal, chants, and symbolic acts, with some violence and shots fired during the scene.
A passenger train between White Paven and Parerton, Pa., toppled from a high embankment after a collision. The engineer died from injuries, the fireman was severely hurt, and over twenty passengers suffered serious injuries with several expected to die.
Robison Park in Fort Wayne Indiana advertises free attractions for visitors. The program features Norwood Brothers and the Mmoniarehs of the gymnastics world with a graceful triple hurdle act, plus Professor Muck's Wonderful dog and monkey acts.
Hayne Roberts a wealthy eccentric farmer near Aurora Neb struck his wife then killed himself as police closed in. The act was sudden with no known motive and followed an attempted escape during the confrontation.
The page reports a mix of obituaries, appointments, and legal and political items. It notes the death of Gen Merce MLB Yanns, the Elks grand exalted ruler election for Meade Deitweiler, and a Youngstown city commissioner appointment after a deadlock. It mentions Cuban insurgent activity, a Philadelphia pardons board hearing for John Bardstey, and Maryland Governor Lowndes offering rewards for lynching suspects. It also covers a New York Sun editorial backing McKinley and Democratic platform notes.
A series of early 20th century calamities includes a Deadwood Minn elevator collapse with 23,000 bushels of grain lost, a fire in Mirengo Morrow County nearly consuming the town, and a Chicago freight incident that killed 28 and wounded 51. Legal actions involve Northern Pacific Railroad creditors seeking postponement of sale and reorganization delays. Police boards weighed custody of business funds after hours as city officers faced new duties.
The St. Louis police investigate a sensational murder at a saloon on Washington Avenue. A woman sitting with three men was shot and died instantly as five shots rang out. William Jenkins, son of riverman Benjamin Jenkins, is arrested and claims the killer is not his wife.
The treasurer lists silver bullion holdings under the 1890 act at 141 841 424 ounces costing $198 006 4358. The coining value in silver dollars stands at $170 441 402 with 11 457 491 standard dollars coined since 1503. Officials warn monthly silver dollar output could rise to 2 000 8 000 000 after are.
The French government will suspend contracts with the Diannd Mateh Company for sixty days if the Continental Miarteh Company sends ste aplots within that time. President Barber of the Dianend Mateh Company aims to draft the Comtipentad system. Edwin son of the latua company agrees to ship machinery to Paris. A severe storm drives three ships ashore near Pensacola Bay as northeast winds of 72 mph shift to the northwest.
Court holds slip owners not obliged to forward wrecked Mariposa passengers. Allan liners Saredivian and Austridn rescued crew. other items note Indiana silver service exhibit with grand pieces and gold trim. Also reports a Toronto wedding and varied grain market notes and tariffs.
A Greensburg widow Mary A. Smiley dies of heart disease at 80. Liberty man Christopher Masters dies at 75 after returning home. Brazil teen John Auman, 18, held on robbery charges against Rev. Alexander Turner. Shelbyville saloon robbed. bloodhounds lead to a citizen's home. Windfall farmer James Holloway loses left leg while driving for scales. Shively falls from hayloft. skull fracture, hopeless. Elwood Glass plant resumes after stock sale. Warsaw young man Dean Russ vanishes. likely self-harm suspected. Greensboro dry-goods dealer S. O. Morris faces Bennet debts. creditors listed. Lee County incident: Richard Castle, 16, injured by train. recovery aided. Spiritualist camp grows near Anderson for Indiana meeting. German youth mangled in accident near Ingalls. Ex-Judge Ferdinand Rand dies in Indiana after kidney illness. Train wreck near Danville narrowly avoided. 40-minute delay. Patent filings listed for Indiana inventors in Indianapolis and surrounding areas.
The Pensacola area suffers severe quake-like ruin as downed trees block streets and wires. The Merchants’ Row on Palafax Street and most basements are unrented while telegraph service is out of commission. the Louisville and Nashville line is washed out with damages estimated at $250,000.
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