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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1899
Page
2
World events wire reports provide rapid updates on political actions, natural events, and social changes from multiple regions. Short items highlight notable developments, leadership moves, and ongoing international tensions without in-depth analysis.
A package sent from Chicago to Mrs. J. W. Hoot in Waterloo Iowa triggered an initial percussion cap blast. The device, a cabinet about a foot long, exploded on a later pull of the knob during testing. It hurled rocks, shook buildings, and prompted police to investigate with Chicago notified.
George Bartie longtime State Department clerk and Keeper of the Great Seal has died at his Fort Wayne residence. He was appointed by Secretary Buchanan in 1865.
Crushing Boer victory near Ladysmith sees three regiments surrounded and captured and eight cannons seized. Gen White with 12,000 British troops and Gen Joubert with 16,000 Boers clash as disaster shocks London. Officers, artillery, and mules captured. heavy losses reported.
Admiral Dewey announces engagement to Mildred Hazen widow of Gen William Hazen. He has moved into a new Washington home amid expectations of a near marriage. Hazen’s daughter is sister to John R. McLean a Ohio governor candidate. Hazen was chief signal officer before his death.
A collision in New York Harbor sank the Pennsylvania Railway Company ferryboat Chicago sailing between Cortland Street and the Mersey depot. Two men drowned in the incident as rescue efforts rushed to the scene and authorities opened an investigation.
A new famine gnaws the Indian peninsula with about one fifth affected. The interior stretches across Punjab with roughly 3,000 square miles and a population near 30 million. The vast suffering ranks India as the hardest hit region. Two causes drive the crisis.
At about 1 oclock Tuesday morning the City of Augusta collided with the Savannah line steamship Chicago as the ferry crossed the North River. The Chicago sank within minutes in 75 feet of water. one drowned is confirmed, John Bryson, while estimates of passengers aboard range from fifty to one hundred.
Chicago correspondence notes rising business confidence rivaling post crisis sentiment, with buyers delaying deliveries in iron and other sectors. Stocks firm on favorable conditions while Isoudon boosts American specialty buys amid British Transvaal news. wheat and corn face mixed demand as foreign orders cap shipments and farmers push supply. Corn price gains uplift farmer income by millions. analysts expect further rises into spring.
Ottmar Mergenthaler died at his Baltimore home from pulmonary disease. Born May 10 1854 in Württemberg Germany he moved to the United States in 1872 and developed the Linotype with Charles Moore after working in a Washington machine shop. He later saw his invention controlled by a syndicate and faded from wealth, earning a living repairing parts.
Gen Young captured Santa Rosa after a brisk clash with Filipino insurgents who held trenches near the Tu Boatin river. American forces crossed the swollen stream and drove the rebels back, with the Laguna de Bay gunboat dispersing another trenching party beyond Santa Rosa. Aguinaldo and the Filipino congress are reported at Tarac with about 600 insurgents before Angeles.
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