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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1905
Page
1
Telegraphic items from across the globe report a deranged man hijacking a switch engine on the Illinois Central near Ninety-first Street Chicago. He sped to Parkside then leaped off as the engine crashed the train back to the start. No casualties reported aside from engine damage.
Four men blasted the Genoa bank vault fifteen miles east of Toledo and escaped with between 20,000 and 50,000 dollars in cash plus papers valued at 50,000. Police on the lookout pursued them. the robbers fled, abandoning their buggies as they ran.
Kid Herman of Chicago defeated Dave Sullivan of New York in the ninth round before the Whittington Park Athletic Club. Referee was Kid McCoy. The packed auditorium witnessed a hard fought fight from start to finish. Sullivan fought poorly through much of the match.
Unknown persons entered Bleary Fanning's barn near Auburn Indiana and poisoned two horses with Paris Green. The act has stirred the neighborhood to anger. The item notes attractions at the Masonic Temple Theatre in Fort Wayne and a March 20 showing with details about Mrs Patrick Campbell in The Sorceress.
A dramatic battlefield account describes Kuropatkin leading a weakened Russian force through a brutal retreat toward Tie Pass. Russian casualties exceed 100000 with thousands taken prisoner while Japanese artillery harasses the retreating columns and larger numbers clash in the surrounding terrain.
Mrs Cassie L Chadwick was found guilty on all seven counts charging conspiracy to defraud the United States government by procuring certifying checks. The trial in Cleveland drew widespread attention as the accused, linked to Andrew Carnegie’s name, faced jurors while the defense challenged the proceedings. She wept in court after the verdict and during subsequent statements, with the nation watching as the case concluded.
A Flovilla town talk ends with night glare and robberly. Robbers take 100 dollars in cash. Fire wipes out Bank of Monteval in Winnipes, Maine causing heavy losses. Manager Bo Ade and family survive after escapes.
The Senate opened a special session Monday with Vice President Fairbanks presiding. The body met in executive session to address the Santo Domingo treaty, then discussed related messages from the President. Nominations followed, including Charles T. Treat as treasurer and Charles W. Anderson as collector of internal revenue, both from New York.
In Washington reports claim Cornelius Vanderbilt is slated for ambassadorship to Germany while Secretary Hay and Minister Corea sign an extradition treaty with the United States and Nicaragua. The Senate ratifies an international sanitary treaty amid other congressional actions and executive exchanges.
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