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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1898
Page
2
President at Omaha Receives Grand City Welcome
President McKinley and the presidential party arrived in Omaha to the largest crowd ever seen on Omaha streets. King Ak Sar Ben IV and the Enidits of Ak Sar Ben along with the South Omaha Equestrian Club joined officials at the depot. A reception committee of prominent residents accompanied the guests to City Hall where they viewed a parade of forty floats from a temporary platform amid continuous ovations along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exposition
McKinley
Omaha
Ak Sar Ben IV
Enidits
Ak Sar Ben
Equestrian Club
South Omaha
City Hall
Time fixed for end of Spanish rule in Cuba
A Washington special says December 1 is the date by which Spanish control over Cuba must cease. The U S Military Commission will take ports, customs receipts and municipal management in hand, with American troops likely to be stationed before then to maintain order and begin U S operations on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Military Commission
Cuba
United States
Knights Templar Parade In Pittsburgh Enthralls Hundreds
Twenty-seventh tri annual Knights Templar conclave parade drew about 25 000 Knights through Pittsburgh and Allegheny streets Tuesday. Grand Master Thomas reviewed the pageant from City Wall square Allegheny as cool clear weather highlighted lavish decorations in both cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Templar
Pittsburgh
Thomas
City Wall Square
Allegheny
Spain's Power Gone Evacuation of Cuba Progress Reported
Advices from the War Department indicate Spain is evacuating Cuba satisfactorily. Manzanillo threat subsided as Spaniards yield control to American forces. Dispatch from Gen Wade, chairman of the commission, notes Manzanillo evacuation on Tuesday and loss of military control along the southern coast west to Juarez jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
War Department
Cuba
Manzanillo
Wade
Manzinillo
Jucare
Evacuation Schedule for Porto Rico and Cuba Outlined
In Madrid authorities say Porto Rico evacuation will finish next week and Cuba by end of November. The government uses twenty one vessels to repatriate troops. Soldiers have June pay, will receive two months pay on landing, civilian clothing, and mustering out of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saido
Madrid
Porto Rico
Cuba
Spain
African Chiefs Arrested Reported in Sierra Leone Incident
A Sierra Leone dispatch says one hundred native chiefs have been arrested and await trial at Freetown for the murder of American and other missionaries at Kwoll in May last while also facing hut tax charges. Many implicated chiefs have already been convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sierra Leone
Wes Africa
Saya
Freetown
Kwoll
Spanish Press Attacks U.S. on Philippine Leadership Vacuum
Spanish newspapers in Manila condemn American authorities for removing the Spantat oMMginly and failing to appoint successors. The criticism highlights resulting confusion and hardship for the poor population in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Im Manils
Philippies
Big London Failure of Ernst Dreger Lambert
London financier Ernst Dreger Lambert faces a declared collapse with liabilities estimated at £1,000,000. The news outlines the financial troubles affecting creditors and stakeholders in London and mass liabilities totaling a sizable sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ernst Dreger Lambert
N Profit for the Refiners Sugar Price At Five Cents
Sugar refiners report profits vanish as refiners sell granulated sugar at five cents per pound. Rebates to grocers erode net returns, with trade agreeing the current price leaves no profit margin for refining interests.
Paris Strike Expands to Most Building Trades
In Paris the strike by caterers has widened to nearly all building trades and may spread to railroads. About 60,000 workers have joined, halting work on exhibition buildings and underground lines. Violent clashes with choleric “blick-legs” bring police, troops, and mounted guards into daily patrols as rioting spreads, raising fears the movement will drift into politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Aell
Fire at Hankow Destroys City and Government Buildings
A Shanghai dispatch reports a Sunday fire in Hankow consuming more than a square mile, including government offices and a temple. Authorities fear loss of about 1000 lives. Hankow, a treaty port on the Yangtse River, sits with Han-Yang and Woo-Chang as a major commercial center visible across the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hankow
Shanghai
Yangtse-Kiang
Tuw
Han-Yang
Woo- Chang
Yoo-Pu
Police Stations Planned Along Upper Yukon Corridor
Canadian authorities plan a chain of Yukon police stations from Dawson to Lake Bennett about thirty miles apart. Five men per post will man each station, with supplies for two years and multiple dogs. Soldiers will carry dispatches and aid in forwarding mail and orders across the ice to distant posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flac
Canaan
Yukon
Dawson
Lake Bennett
Irelow
Collision in Omaha Dining Car Victim and Conductor Fatally Hurt
A Fremont Elkhorn Missouri Valley freight train collided with an Omaha line passenger train in Omaha yards. The dining car Delmonicé was split, waiter Harry Jones of Chicago was killed, conductor Walter Homedale fatally injured, and several others seriously hurt. The crash was blamed on the freight head engine unable to stop on a downward grade. Engineers Brandt and Smith jumped to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Elkhorn
Missouri Valley
Omaha
Michael Smith
Brandt
Smith
Carnivals Boost Trade Across Western Cities
Beradstreet reports a heavy distribution of goods during a carnival and fair season. Except in southern areas hit by storms and yellow fever, trade appears large with profits narrow on average. Retail and wholesale horse distribution noted, staple offices show irregularity but overall good hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beradstreet
Tridstreet’s
Fire at Clarksville warehouse causes large tobacco loss
A fire in the Grange tobacco warehouse in Clarksville Tennessee destroyed about 4,500 shogaheads of tobacco and damaged the warehouse. Loss on tobacco and building near 500000 with around 30000 insurance. Fire also damaged Gracey Bros con and storage shed Louisville and Nashville depot six freight cars and several cottages over about ten acres. Origin of the fire is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksville
Tenn
Grange
Mill & Turney
Gracey Bros
Louisville and Nashville
Rail collision near Milwaukee leaves death and wreckage
A passenger train and a freight train on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad collided eight miles south of Milwaukee. Passenger No. 25 failed to heed a danger signal, telescoped the caboose, and caused a fire. Locomotive toppled, Fire W ardens killed, engineer escaped. Mail mostly saved. Conductor I. S. Smith led the passenger train. Conductor J. A. Webber with the freight. Nearby in St. Louis, William Strutt, lord-in-waiting to Queen Victoria, was found dead in a hotel tub. Multiple other deaths reported, including a clairvoyant, Mrs Julia Vest, with unclear circumstances. Crop damage noted in Georgia from a recent storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mi'waukee
Chicago and Northwestern
Milwaukee
Thomas Duckwall
Chicago
I. S. Smith
J. AL. Webber
Bath
William Strutt
Lord Belper
Kingston
Derby
England
Earl of Dunmore
Queen Victoria
West End
St. Louis
Herman Alweise
Lottie Fiper
Countess of Grantmore
Mr. Strutt
Bauno
Denver
Julia Vest
Champa Street
Fire and dynamite strike Iowa doctor in Newton
Old Newton settler and wealthy druggist Dr Harrison faced arson when his drug store livery stable and home were set afire by incendiaries. As the blaze raged his residence and private stables were exploded with dynamite, his family escaping injury. Loss tallies to about 15000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ince
Geak
Iowa
de. Clarrison
Newton
Harrison
Sentry Slays Deserter at Fort Slocum
Privates Oliver W. Greenwood and Harvey Stokes of Battery B Seventh United States Artillery attempted to desert Fort Slocum New York. Sentry fire killed Greenwood instantly. Stokes surrendered. Greenwood a Kentucky native. Elsewhere reports describe a Kiev Russia church congress debating Votyak cannibalism with cautious secrecy noted by bishops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escapa
Porto Rico
Oliver W. Greenwood
Harvey Stokes
Seventh
United States Artillery
Fort Slocum
New York
Greenwood
Stokes
Kentucky
Russia
Kieff
Kasan
Chicago gold hunters stranded after Alaska voyage
Sterling Martin from Chicago perished in Alaska while ten companions from Chicago were left ashore as their small steam schooner Fortune Hunter ran aground at Golovin Bay. The group belonged to the Alaska and Bonanza Mining and Transportation Company of Chicago. Queen Victoria and the ex-Empress Frederick escaped death in Scotland when a coach accident was narrowly averted as horses veered into the woods to avoid a crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Sterling Martin
Chicago
Alaska and Bonanza Mining and Transportation Company of
Fortune Hunter
Golovin Bay
Eng
Ruier
Queen Victoria
Frederick
Germany
Balmoral
Scotland
Yukon Scandals Probe Authorized by Cunmidian Government
Yukon commissioner William Ogilvie is empowered to lead a searching investigation into Yukon scandals. Gordon Hunter, barrister of Victoria, B C, is named to replace Gold Commissioner Pawoeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yukon
William Ogilvie
Gordon Hunter
Victuria
Grold
Pawoeth
Alfred Willig Convicted of Murder in Lyon 1807
Alfred Willig was convicted of the murder of John Gallo in Lyon on July 22, 1807 and sentenced to death. The report predicts a future where penalties for similar offenses include electrocution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bast Hang Agamn
Alfred Willig
John Gallo
Lyon
Salen
Mass
Massachusetts
Gynearal Day Marries Dora Richardson at Keene Farm
Gynearal Day wed Dora Richardson, once a child wife of Gen Evi Cassius McClay and previously divorced. The marriage followed a prior engagement in a farm setting near Titley Brook, with the ceremony in Keene, NY, about a month ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Richardson
Genevi Cassius McClay
Trea Hin
Keene
Titley Brook
Oregon Elects Two Republican U S Senators
In Oregon, election results announce the selection of two Republican U S Senators. Joseph Simon of Portland was chosen in a joint legislative ballot, securing the full Republican vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Frog
United States
Joseph Simon
Portland
Ex Mayor A Oakey Hall Dies at 72 in New York
Former New York mayor A Oakey Hall has died at age 72 after a period of illness. His death occurred suddenly, ending a lengthy public career and noting his status as a prominent city official in earlier decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Oakey Hall
Oakey Hall
New York
Mr. Sall
Sherman Hoar
Sherman Sloar
Senator Hoar
Concord
Mass
South
Sues on Novel Grounds Blames Pullman Car for Cold
J M Edmondson a San Antonio attorney sues the Pullman Palace Car Company in the US Circuit Court at El Paso for 15000 alleging novel grounds. He says rainwater drenched him through a roof hole while asleep in a Pullman car from San Antonio to Denver, causing a severe cold that led to consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullan Company
Consul
J. M. Edmondson
San Antonio
Texias
Dallas
Pullman Palace Car Company
United States
el Paso
Texas
Pullman
Denver
Panic and unrest sweep Mississippi as state government stalls
A flood of panic spreads across Mississippi with a near halt of state functions. Twelve counties and fifteen towns report distress as self protection becomes the prevailing rule. Communal ties vanish amid sickness fears and closed state house. Counterfeit 5100 silver certificates surface, linked to San Francisco and Klondike circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
United States Secret Service
Lees
San Francisco
Klondike
Portland
Markets News Prices Across Midwestern Livestock and Grains
Chicago cattle grades range from common to prime, hogs from $3.00 to $5.75, and sheep from $2.50 to $5.75. Wheat No. 2 red around 6c to 68c, corn No. 2 about 20c to 30c, oats No. 2 white 21c to 24c, rye No. 2 47c to 60c. Regional notes include Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee, Buffalo, and New York price spreads for cattle hogs sheep and grains with mixed quality indicators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Imley
New York
The Indian War as Mr Dooley Debates Civility
The Chicago Journal column features Mr Dooley and Mr Hennessy discussing the Indian removal era. They joke about Sherman, war, and assimilation while debating how whites should treat Native Americans and their homes, with satire on progress and politics.
Will Not Release Prisoners In Philippine Struggle
The Malolos assembly voted Aguinaldo a civil hat of 75000 but he refused to accept until the army is paid. Paterno failed to insert an office allowance clause and the Spanish seek prisoner releases. Insurgents show resolve to demand favorable terms before freeing captives, insisting on the costly conquests won.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Filippinos
National Assembly
Malolos
Aguinaldo
Paterno
Agricultural News Report on 51 150 Horses Exported and Wheat Yields
The report notes 51 150 horses exported at an average of 120 dollars each. Missouri and Kansas sowed their largest fall wheat crops on record. Utah experiment station finds separated milk fed to calves worth 22 cents per hundred weight, with calves at four cents live. A Western rancher has imported husky wolf hounds to deter coyotes and wolves, with the program described as largely successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misouri
Kansas
Utah
Ranchowin and
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