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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1896
Page
2
A compact survey traces events around a specific hut and its happenings over a seven day period. It highlights daily activities, notable visitors, and evolving conditions affecting the site location and its inhabitants.
An accidental dawn discovery near Mebriee Calhoun County reveals a full counterfeit operation hidden in an old house. The seized dies include half dollar forms bearing the date ES01. The case is handed to U S authorities for full investigation as counterfeit half dollars have circulated in the county over the past two years.
Indiana reports warm weather with several rains keeping crops in excellent condition. Corn grows fast and oats head while pastures and haying progress. barley being thrashed and rye harvest continues. Ohio sees warm days with cool nights and showers. wheat and rye cutting near complete in south while clover haying continues. Michigan notes generally favorable weather aiding crops with improving wheat, slow but healthy corn, and good pastures. oats and rye thriving and early cultivation strong. Raspberries are ripe.
The Washington Post notes Gen Lee’s Cuba letter praising Spanish courtesy and Weyler’s concessions while insurgents gain influence. Two girls and a man drown near Zanesville Ohio after a river boat collapses. a brother dives to save them but misses. The town mourns prominent youths.
Joseph Forest, a veteran journalist and founder of the Chicago Tribune lineage, died at 76 in Louis after a brief witness. He was famed for writings on culture, finance, and the Daily News era.
In Mayaville Kentucky Duke Bulger shot Ben Ramey twice during a partnership dispute. The injuries included a nose wound and a second shot to the abdomen.
The British steamer Drummond Castle from Cape Town to London struck a rock near the French coast on Tuesday night and sank within about three minutes. Of 144 passengers and 108 crew, only two lifeboats were launched, with one believed lost, as witnesses speculate on the cause and potential notable passengers aboard.
The Beecher case opens in New York with Henry Ward Beecher’s son charged with forgery and using another man’s name. His defense includes brother W. Beecher and Francis L. Wells. details touch on insurance applications and prior prosecutions. Separate reports note Ulterior political intrigue and a Newport Kentucky murder conviction of Pearl Bryan’s killer.
The Post Office proposes an experimental scheme with continuous daytime mail collection in city districts. Large two-horse wagons will collect mail, sort in wagon boxes, and deliver outside mail directly to street cars, reducing delays and bypassing the postal offices. The plan, authored by Second Assistant Postmaster General Neilson, aims to speed dispatch to railways.
London police arrest a man in Liverpool aboard the Aurunda mistaken for William Walter Damon, the NY indictment suspect in a tea stock embezzlement. The real Damon, sought for grand theft in stock of United Leather, faced possible extradition. Brown, a merchant from Atlanta, is jailed in Damon’s stead.
Paris dispatch reports Marquis De Mores killed with thirty five in his party. Whitney of New York disputes the claim and vows to publish a statement amid political tensions. Also notes the twenty first anniversary of a founder’s souvenir edition and a suicide of A W Conta of Sioux City Iowa after months of illness.
The piece reports a new party launch with Senator Henry M. Teller of Colorado proposed as presidential candidate. Montana representative Charles Hartman comments on bimetallist impact, while silver advocates walk out of the Republican convention and back Teller as standard bearer for a strong, united bid.
A joint indictment with Scott Jackson led to Alonzo M. Walling being sentenced to death in New Orleans for the murder of Pear Bryan. Testimony claimed deliberate plans to procure an operation poison her and remove her by cocaine and other means. The case details reflect a premeditated motive shown during trial.
A scattered listing of market quotes from Chicago St Louis Milwaukee Buffalo and New York shows cattle prices from 3.00 to 4.50 per cwt with hogs near 4.00 to 5.75, wheat No 2 red at various cents and oats No 2 white, corn No 2 yellow and rye No 2 quoted, butter eggs and potatoes also priced, reflecting varied regional trading activity and quality grades.
A collage of humorous and clipped dialogues from diverse papers recounts flirtations quarrels and social scenes. Snippets feature casual misprints and playful banter among characters and readers from cities like Chicago New York Philadelphia Washington and Boston.
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