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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1896
Page
1
A late night fire in Spencer destroys thirty nine stores and houses along the main street, with total losses around 200000 dollars. The asylum across the creek remained safe, while inmates witnessed the blaze with fear and confusion.
London dispatch reports Mrs Walter M Castle of San Francisco who pleaded guilty to shoplifting. sentenced to three months without hard labor at Clerkenwell and released from Wormwood Scrubbs on medical grounds by order of Home Secretary Sir Matthew Ridley. In Findlay Ohio a four year old girl burned her clothing while unattended. a passerby wrapped her in a blanket to smother the flames.
Dispatch from Bombay reports a 5000 strong mob looting 1500 bags of grain in Sholapure, police fired after riots, four dead and many wounded, famine district fear grows as outbreak spreads. A tramp shot on the Baltimore and Ohio track near Washington after dynamite found, train halted with 800 aboard, assailants fled.
Three masked men attempted a safe blow in Artington R 1. Joseph Kingston resisted and was forced to surrender seven dollars. He escaped and was shot, likely to die. Incendiary fire killed James Abbott's daughter Cora 20 in Hamlin West Virginia. Abbott had been acquitted of dynamite arson at Squire Evans' house. Fort Wayne Masonic Temple listings announce show dates for Jessie Mae Hall and Robert Mantell with Thanksgiving crowd. Big Mill Burned in Plymouth destroys douring mill. loss estimated 15000 to 20000 with no insurance and ore unknown cause.
The Liverpool wheat market held steady at open and rose for No 1 northern on the spot. Chicago weakness yesterday gave way to renewed bullish sentiment in America as Minneapolis and Duluth receipts fell to 684 carloads, with Chicago only 97. December wheat opened at a 1 cent rise and quickly moved higher as four cargoes to Australia plus strong cash demand supported gains. A San Francisco report of 300,000 bushels more sold to Australia aided the bull case and Liverpool saw signs of reduced shipments from Russia and Danubian regions. The St Louis market opened stronger than Chicago.
A rich coal deposit was found in Algoma district Ontario four months ago. Lehigh Valley Railroad tested the coal but Canadian capitalists secured a claim before they could buy. A deal to acquire the district is under consideration with a offer exceeding 1.6 million dollars. A Canadian company may be formed with 1 million in capital.
A violent clash in Winchester Kentucky leaves one black man fatally shot and others wounded after a street confrontation with a newsboy and local police. White citizens and a mob battle ensued with gunfire forcing arrests and troop deployment. Separately a Topeka coffin incident reports a man revived in a funeral room after burial was prepared.
Desperado Killa Three at Williamson West Virginia Captain Hatfield of Hatfield McCoy fame is said to have killed Henderson Chambers and John and Wyott Rutherford of Matowan during a quarrel over politics or osca.
Mrs. Mary Louise Vanderbilt widow of William H. Vanderbilt died Friday at the residence of her daughter Mrs. Ellott P. Shepard in Scarboro Westchester County New York. She had been visiting since her granddaughter’s wedding and was noted for charity. Her maiden name Louise Kissam, daughter of an Albany reform minister. Her children include Cornelius William Frederick George Margaret Elliott Sloane Florence Twombly Eliza Webb.
Six men drown when the three mast schooner Waukesha fails in darkness amid a fierce storm near Muskegon Michigan. Frank Dulach the lone survivor alleges drunken captain Duncan Corbett led a wild debauch before the vessel broke up.
The schooner Maggie under Captain William Blundon entering St John’s N F L harbor Friday night with 23 aboard was struck by the steamer Tiber under Captain John Delish. The vessel sank and thirteen perished including four women two of whom were the captain’s wife and sister. Survivors clung to planks until rescued by the Tiber’s boat and pilot toward the port. the Tiber sailed on.
The Western dressed meat jobbers at Newark North Dakota form an association to counter slow paying retailers. They adopt a credit plan of one week with an arbitrator who is also legal representative to certify delinquents and blacklist further credit if bills remain unpaid.
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William orders probe into a secret Russo German conspiracy tied to a high Russian official and the Schongalaff family. Count Herbert Bisuwirek criticizes newspapers alleging complicity in the disclosures.
In Clerkenwell sessions house London Mr and Mrs Walter M Castle of San Francisco faced shoplifting charges. Mr Castle was acquitted while Mea Castle received three months imprisonment with no hard labor.
The Mexican minister informs the Secretary of State that American cattlemen may cross into Mexico to roundup their herds under the same conditions that Mexican cattlemen face at U S border controls. This reciprocity mirrors U S practices and defines cross-border grazing cooperation.
Heavy snow covers South Dakota range counties forcing cattlemen to start feeding. If the current snow persists into spring, vast ranges may face shortages and feeding pressures across the region.
Advices from Cuba describe Antonio Maceo shifting from the mountains to the southern coast of Pinar del Rio with the aim of crossing the trocha. He may be aided by insurgents behind the line as Weyler strengthens forts and moves 10,000 troops to pursue him.
Judge H C Hanford at Seattle awards the Canadian Australian Steamship Line 26200 and the Pacific Improvement Line 20500 for saving the Strathnevis after it foundered hundreds of miles off Cape Flattery in December 1895. The ruling praises the Mionoia crew with substantial shares to officers and men, while the Strathnevis owners receive 12000 and crew shares range from 50 to 1800 dollars. Also reported: four laborers slain near Wild Mark Alabama as a black on white violence suspected.
Oliver Courtney of Wilmington Delaware son of Slenney Courtney and member of Swift and Courtney was killed while driving the Phoenix volunteer firemen engine to a fire near town. The horses bolted into a ditch and the engine pinned him beneath it. He was 85 years old.
William Deighner stepmother Mrs Imma Zim mennan and inmate Ira Koung were arrested in Grand Rapids Michigan for counterfeiting and for raising billy from one to ten dollars. Koung confessed. Springfield Postmaster Charles A Weys appointed replacing Kedrik M Ridgeley for pernicious political activity. The London Limes notes rising against Spain spreads in the Philippine Islands.
Chicago and other cities show cattle prices mainly from $2.00 to $6.00 with varied hogs and sheep values. Wheat No. 2 red ranges around 89 to 76 cents, corn No. 2 mixed and white categories noted, oats No. 2 mixed and white listed, butter creamery about 16 to 21 cents, rye and oats prices fluctuating across markets.
Miss Jeannette Gilder reports a London afternoon at the thirtieth Barnardo's home anniversary at the Royal Albert Hall. The Prince and Princess of Wales attend with five thousand spectators paying modest prices. gifts to the cause reach at least twenty four dollars.
The article distinguishes two stimulant users who never get intoxicated. One uses stimulants with meals, the other between meals. It notes that “nipping” and “pegging” refer to the latter, and warns that taking stimulants without food damages internal organs more than larger amounts with meals.
A New York Recorder piece suggests starting a private frog farming venture by stocking six pairs of flag New Jogues breeders, feeding plentiful hotel scraps, and selling mature frogs at spring chicken prices. The author forecasts a $5,000 annual income within two years.
A French engineer devises a safety device called a safety baller. It uses a nest of horizontal tubes over a furnace where instantaneously evaporated and superheated liquid water remains in vapor form. The design claims tubes do not burn out and that evaporative power is highly remarkable.
A fragment reflecting on justice and mercy, arguing that true justice strengthens character. mentions how respect for mothers can curb fraternal conflict and inspire courage in men. No concrete events or names present.
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