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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1890
Page
1
Samuel G. Stodhart, a Carnegie Steel clerk, shot his sleeping wife in Pittsburgh and then killed himself, citing insanity from religious quarrels and business troubles. He was 45, married 16 years with seven children. their age gap and religious differences fueled tensions.
Emperor William of Germany arrived at Hetzendorf and was greeted by Emperor Francis Joseph at the Southern railway station in a downpour. The two Emperors kissed twice in cordial fashion and, despite the rain, proceeded to Schoenbrunn for deer shooting expeditions at Laiz and Thiegarten.
In Tiffin Ohio the Tiffin Agricultural Works, a major local manufacturer, has fallen into the hands of receiver Charles J. Yingling a noted dry goods merchant. The firm holds a large stock of ham not easily turned into cash but is otherwise financially sound. No assets and liabilities list has been released yet.
United States officers learn of a plot to rescue Henry Starr and Wilson, members of the Starr gang, now encamped at Port Sith for reprisal crimes. Mrs Starr has offered a large reward for their rescue of her son.
Crestline Marshal Daniel Hartman was fatally shot by three tramps after approaching them in Olio. Hartman was struck in the crest and remains unconscious while the assailants fled.
Two car loads of non union men from New York and nearby areas passed through Pittsburgh en route to Louisville where they will replace striking shopmen on the Louisville and Nashville road. The cars were guarded and entry or exit was prohibited.
Applications have been made to the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons for the release of Hugh Pompsey and Robert Beatty, imprisoned as leaders of treasonous interference of non union workmen at Homestead. A warrant is issued at Ta Forte Indiana for Herbert Tompson over a wreck death.
Frederick Maryland reports a wife beater was sentenced to thirty nine lashes on his bare back. Also note none bit American citizens will not be employed at the National Rolling Mill in McKeesport Pennsylvania. Henry C Cochren watchman at the Philadelphia Mint is in Moyamen sing prison on $17 500 bail. A tramp called the much sought for Tascott killed himself by stepping in front of a train at Easton Maryland. Rev S B Halliday Beecher's assistant suffered apoplexy in Plymouth Church Brooklyn. A Philadelphia firm imported lacemakers who arrived as first class cabin passengers to avoid immigrant scrutiny and now face job loss and possible deportation.
A long article notes the Oklahoma National Bank of Oklahoma City that suspended payment on July 19, 1893, has been permitted to reopen. It also covers train robberies, including two men posing as conductors gathering nearly $1,000, a failed Mississippi River frontier theft, and various other crime and politics items from the era. It mentions King balloon flight over Chicago during the World’s Fair and a deadly Wabash train crash near Kingsbury Indiana with many deaths and injuries.
Three of seven crewmen from the schooner Windermere survive nine days aboard the overturned hull off Mobile with meager sustenance and rainwater. A lynching occurs in Homnoke Va as Tot Smith is seized. authorities fail to protect him and the mob burns his body. Texas Governor Hoag rejects a ruling limiting convict farming funds, warning of idle prison costs. A Roanoke Va robbery ends in a mob attack on jail, gunfire kills nine, and a later federal elections bill advances to the House after Carrie Kirby Smith’s memorial recognition.
Ingar Olsen of Milwaukee receives a gold life saving medal for rescuing James Miller from drowning during the crib disaster in Lake Michigan on April 2. The report also notes eruptions at Colima near Guadalajara and crop destruction threats from ash and lava, plus National League standings and a Haytian war vessel sinking with eighty drowned. R. G. Dun & Co. reports gradual economic recovery, with improved production, liquidity, and consumer demand amid lingering financial strain.
Washington report says a truce between silver and anti silver factions in the Senate sets daily sessions 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for at least a week, easing fears of all night sessions. Senators Voorhees and Stevenson are central figures with rumors of a potential vote move, while cloture and rules debates unfold in the House and Senate.
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