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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1904
Page
2
Telegraphic reports from Findlay Ohio say a blast in the drying rooms of the Lake Shore Novelty works killed seven and seriously hurt many others. The plant covered ten acres and employed about 200 people. property loss is estimated at 80000 dollars and three bodies were found 830 feet from the blast site.
A fierce windstorm swept Hartford City and northwest Hart County damaging the Washington Township oil field. Derricks belonging to Southern Qul, Kinger, Co and Phoenix Companies were toppled. Lightning struck the Shick residence injuring Mr and Mrs Shick. Crescent Gas regulator house on South Cherry Street caught fire from sparks. The event lasted about two hours.
An explosion at the Independent Fireworks Company posing house near the city line in Woorlyne killed two men and a boy and injured five workers. The cause remains a mystery though a keg of nitroglycerine may have fallen. Debris and scattered body parts were found over large areas, and the blast occurred before a shift of girls would have been on duty.
A Battle Creek nurse named Elizabeth Bambooragian served as interpreter when an elderly woman, unable to speak English, found her own daughter after being sent west alone by a son detained in New York. The reunion occurred after the elder, long believed dead by the daughter, was identified.
The French Interior Ministry denies that M. De Naverine the first secretary of the French embassy to the Vatican will act as chargé d affaires. The government says the choice would lessen the perceived impact of recalling Ambassador Nisard.
London correspondent cables from Kobe describe Japanese transports moving without escort across the Yellow Sea in the last week. Warnings note many ships may be lost and eighty nine passengers are reported missing. Victoria reports the Corwin wreck found off Vancouver Island after sailing Seattle for Nome with passengers aboard. Colorado floods cause losses up to $500000, ranches and railroads hit hardest.
The Interior Department approves a 27 million dollar appropriation for fourteen arid West irrigation schemes. Projects span Arizona California Colorado Idaho Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Utah Wyoming with current work on Salt River Arizona and Truckee Nevada.
Northern general assembly at Buffalo removes all barriers to an organic union with the southern branch. The action follows decades of war era division and signals readiness for formal conference on closer relations. It notes past separations and hints at ties with Cumberland Presbyterian Church and broader reconciliation.
Special dispatches describe a general trade revival this week with more seasonable weather and increased spring orders. Wheat conditions improved in warmer weather. winter wheat showing strength in some areas. Red River Valley seeding delayed by favorable weather. overall grains harvest later than usual. government reports may show better conditions.
The report lists varied commodity prices across multiple markets including Chicago Detroit Cincinnati Milwaukee and more. Cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye barley and pork prices are shown with bids and ranges for several grades and qualities.
In Indiana, Milton D. Seller is identified as the man killed near Jacksonville, Ill. Relatives believe murder is possible after a postmarked letter from the dead man hinted at wealth and a return from the West. Meanwhile William I. Sonntag plans an Evansville to Rockport electric line, financing soon and starting work next summer.
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