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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1897
Page
2
A compact digest of global events transmitted by telegraph highlights political shifts, military movements, economic trends, and cultural notes from across continents. The weekly summary emphasizes key developments, timelines, and notable statements shaping world affairs during the period.
Circling the globe intelligence notes a fire at the Ellis Island immigrant station in New York destroying most structures and the government baggage. Estimated property loss tops 781000 with 200 immigrants evacuated safely. no injuries reported. The wooden hospital building housed forty patients who were removed as the blaze broke out. cause remains unknown and Commissioner Dee Seuner cites government losses around 679,900.
Mills running at Oliver Brothers Tenth street plant resume puddling finishing and nail production after a week idle. Three hundred workers benefited as Lockart Tron and Steel add three furnaces and many join the paddoeo department. More men to be hired soon amid strike fallout.
In Detroit a titled count Manfred von Matuschika weds Missella Walker at a private ceremony. Von Matuschika, from Silesia with Hungarian roots, serves in the German reserve regiment Der Gardes du Gearps. Miss Walker is tied to Hiram Walker of Watkerville distillery fame. The Walker wealth is reported in the hundreds of millions.
Dr Viele, chief surgeon of the Cuban insurgent army under Gen Garcia, lands on Divenatia island with eleven Cubans. They fled Santiago de Cuba Province in an apeo boat and carried dispatches for the Cuban junta in New Year. Jamaican officials seized the dispatches.
James Thatcher an advertising solicitor was killed by Hervey Leonard a farmer near Indianapolis after Thatcher and two roller men allegedly rode off with a horse owned by Leonard Leonard pursued and shot Thatcher claiming he believed they were horse thieves in a fatal incident from the vicinity of Indianapolis with the gun used described as a pistol quote from the source remains.
Gen. Nelson A Miles and Rear Admiral N. Miller travel with a U S army and navy delegation to London. They attend a dinner hosted by Whitelaw Reid, special envoy of the United States, at the Jubilee celebration with Mrs Miles joining the party.
A passenger train derailed at Stone Station Indiana on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway. Engineer David Cramer of Fort Wayne was buried beneath the engine and killed. Fireman Levi Cravinl leaped to safety with serious bruises. Baggagemaster Matt Mitel suffered a minor scratch as he was thrown across his car.
An official communication from the Spanish Minister states that Havana to Key West reports claiming insurgent leaders Jus Mivera and Bacallao face death are false. no insurgent leader is under a death sentence.
Deputy United States Marshal William Buckley shot himself in Milwaukee after a career in the government detective service. He was a prominent figure during the whisky ring trials and known for his long service.
Baltimore officials refuse Allegheny reception for Mary Lawson the leper, while veteran actor James Yaylor dies at Downingtown after a life in theater across Philadelphia Richmond and New York. Reports also note labor law debates, shipbreakdowns, and a French assassination attempt near Paris.
Dun & Co reports trade still best moderate, prices rising in some sectors. Cotton and wheat crops support demand while US duties threaten Canadian lumber and pulp exports. Vancouver dispatch notes sectarian violence in Lin Ching and Ching, with Christians killed and missionaries resisting expulsion amid sectarian strife in a divided mission, amid privateers and attacks on Catholic populations.
Foreign leader Barrios proclaimed himself Metator in Gatemania. Dr Wilkens a Vienna professor of annie pli anialogy died by suicide after suffering a terminal illness. Over a hundred perished in Wen-Tsin China during a temple burial for the Queen of Heaven. A festival drew crowds mostly women and children. Argentina informed that Uruguayan Navy pilot Sana rez led troops in a force toward Argentina.
Market summaries show Chicago bids for cattle and hogs ranging from common to prime grades with shipping values fluctuating. Indianapolis Cleveland St Louis Detroit and other hubs report varied prices for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs reflecting regional demand and supply.
The Senate voted 42 to 19 to add raw cotton to the dutiable list at 20 percent ad valorem, marking a first in tariff law. Senator Bacon of Georgia proposed the amendment, arguing against tariff discrimination. Debate touched on sugar schedule, export bounty proposals, and farmer benefits, with limited progress on the tariff bill overall. In the House, James T. Liev took the oath, while procedural votes and a large petition demanding Cuban insurgent recognition also featured as Congress adjourned toward the end of a tense session.
The Washington Post notes Broker Chapman will pursue Havemeyer’s receipt over defying Sen ate interrogation. The Indianapolis News reports Mr Bailey’s harsh remarks about full dress are recalled amid the Logan-McCook dispute.
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