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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1896
Page
2
In Boone County a saloon near a new Methodist church 300 feet away triggers a legal clash. Arie, owner of the saloon, argues the 800 foot rule bars church construction, while opponents seek an injunction or closure after the church is completed. A court ruling is awaited.
Mrs. Louisa Smock sues Rev. Charles Berry and the church board for 10000 damages claiming unjust excommunication after tenure as a Sunday school teacher. She alleges improprieties by the pastor and seeks redress for religious sanction that harmed her reputation.
Reports describe a chaotic incident with heavy damage and paramilitary actions including insurgent forces in Crete defeating Turkish troops Saturday. Four guns and 200 Martini-Henri rifles reportedly captured amid steep losses.
George W. Latimer, first slave hunted in Massachusetts in 1842, dies at 76 in Lynn. Mrs. Maud Lascelles wins an absolute divorce in New York from Sidney Lascelles alias Lord Beresford. Miss Blanche Rockwell Cowles of Utica and Frank Hitchcock of Youngstown marry in Utica. Mrs. Barnes of Trenton secures a divorce in Oklahoma City from a foreman connected to Magowan's interests. Austin Corbin, NY banker, fatally injured at Newport New Hampshire while driving unruly horses. his grandson Edgell and others injured. Jardner dies shortly after.
The Western movement in St Louis seeks a $250000 relief fund for homes lost to disasters with an initial $35000 from prominent businessmen. Also reported are a young Ohio teacher, a Missouri Supreme Court ruling on conduits, a family shooting incident in Randolin, and Stockyard era city scenes including railcar violence and Armour filings.
The House approved the Phillips bill creating a national industrial commission and also passed the river and harbor bill over the President's veto by 220 to 60. The Senate ended its bonds prohibition debate with a 32 to 2 vote while other measures and proclamations from Congress and international news fill the page.
Vancouver syndicate buys ten rich claims discovered by a half-breed hunter near Cayuse creek in the Lillooet district. The vein reportedly runs 8 feet wide, with assays from samples at 505 dollars per ton. A. W. Smith calls it the richest yet seen in the area.
In Havana Finnigan, held since April, was expelled after leaving the city against orders. A strong guard tried to keep him from sending a message while the Saratoga missed a Sunday departure. Pretoria officials debate leniency for reform leaders as tensions rise. John Perez, Cuban cattle dealer, fled to Baltimore after narrowly avoiding execution for arming insurgents. He had faced a June 14 shooting order but gained provisional freedom and left Cuba.
The bulletin from the U S Department of Agriculture reports generally favorable conditions across most states with notable exceptions from storms in the Missouri and Mississippi valleys. Corn planting nears completion in northern states while wheat harvest advances in Texas Oklahoma Indiana and Ohio.
Senator Chandler plans to introduce a bill in the U S Senate to erect a monument over the graves of the Jeannette expedition in Woodlawn Cemetery New York. The design calls for wood and stone by George Melville chief engineer and a bronze cross replacing the original timber cross. Bodies of De Long and most companions were buried or reinterred in winter 1881.
In Washington the eldest daughter of Vice President and Mrs Stevenson, Julia, wed Rev. Martin D. Mardin son of Mr and Mrs Watt Tardin of Davyville Kentucky. The ceremony at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church began at 8 o clock Tuesday evening with Rev Wallace Radcliffe officiating. Attended by President and Mrs Cleveland, cabinet families, foreign diplomats, and many congressmen and relatives.
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