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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1905
Page
2
Panorama of the World reports from Micheavun Mexico that a volcanic upheaval endangers San Luis city and valley. A Cerro Dotores precipice rose and rock masses fell with thunder, accompanied by subterranean noises for fifteen days. Residents flee toward the interior as signs of eruption grow.
A Worcester & South street railway car jumped the Chariton Mass. track at Hammer Lueck curve and plunged down a steep embankment on the Worces ter run. Miss Grace Nelson of Springfield, 25, was killed and about twenty passengers were injured as the car tore apart on the rocky slope. The accident occurred during an attempted record run from Charlton to Worcester. The crowd was shaken by the crash and ensuing wreck. The coal miners plan a nationwide strike looming over an eight hour day and union recognition as key issues.
On a Atlantic City to Philadelphia trip a Philadelphia automobile official Neil Wolfe and Miss Marie Hamill fell from a bridge over the West Shore railroad near Atco New Jersey and dropped sixty feet to the rocks below Miss Hamill died instantly and Wolfe died later A separate report accuses State Senator Harry Bonkers of bribery and hints at a larger graft prosecution by the district attorney including twelve other senators and numerous gifts
A crude OCR fragment claims Frank Riper and others wagered on drinking a large amount of beer. The text is garbled and names and details are unclear, mentioning a quar ter keg and a teamster figure, but no coherent events or dates emerge.
A jumble of stray lines reports a deadly shooting by a jealous lover and multiple thefts near Detroit. Police arrest a suspect named John Mieyee after a train chase and a fire in Adrianople causes extensive damage with large insurance losses.
West bound passenger train No Ss on the Burlington route wrecked near Brush Colorado. Three people were killed outright and ten injured.
A blaze in Gas City Indiana destroyed the Holmes Brothers flour mill. The fire origin is unknown and the damages are estimated at fourteen thousand dollars. The Joss will reach fourteen thousand dollars.
Robert Bacon of New York, Harvard classmate of President Roosevelt, is appointed Assistant Secretary of State to succeed Loomis. A longtime financier with J. P. Morgan & Co, Bacon helped manage Murchison interests in the Northern Pacific corner and the British end of a steamship merger. He will assume duties after arranging private affairs, likely in October.
Henry W. Dennison and Frederick De Martens drew up the peace treaty between Japan and Russia. Dennison, a Vermont native, served over twenty five years with the Japanese foreign office and has held U S and Japanese posts. De Martens, Russia s leading foreign affairs expert, born 1840 in Pernau, governing law and international affairs, chaired the Great Britain Venezuela boundary dispute case, and serves on The Hague court.
Labor Day events unfold in Chicago and Detroit amid weather friendly to crowds. The union parade faced tension over band uniforms and non union participation, triggering brief disruption before a conference resolved the issue.
Society notes report the wedding of Marshall Field III and Mrs. Caton at St Martin in London. The ceremony featured Rev. Shaedred Wirsehmnes and a reception at the American embassy with dignitaries and guests from Chicago. Labor Day observations are noted across St Paul Minneapolis St Louis and Philadelphia with large parades and civic events.
A garbled obituary summary mentions Sylvia Latedon Dauhan of Southington a Dr Sophronia Meteler and Francis Mielwird Lahbeork among others. It notes long life spans from 97 years and a history of voting for twenty three presidents. It references El Paso Glidden Wis Ausdon Texas and Potter Wan.
The treaty of amity and peace between Russia and Japan was signed in Portsmouth New Hampshire at 3 PM Tuesday by their commissioners. Telegraphic confirmation went to President Roosevelt and the Russian and Japanese consuls. The document outlines postwar borders rights and joint railway use in Manchuria and Korea, with provisions on Port Arthur Dalny and Sakhalin, and a 50 day ratification window.
The city hails the president for guiding victory in the Far East with broad gains in trade, markets, and industrial activity. The surge in foreign demand, bank expansion, and new business registrations signals enduring progress and optimism for postwar growth.
Market report lists prices for cattle hogs and sheep in Chicago Buffalo and Milwaukee. Grain futures include wheat corn oats rye and barley with varying bids No 2 and mixed grades cited. Shipping steers hogs and lambs show wide ranges across regions and buyers.
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