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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1889
Page
6
A lone horseman enters a Grover bank and forces cash from the till and a cashier. He flees on horseback after removing over a thousand dollars, while the cashier fires unsuccessfully and pursuers close in from Pine Bluff station as a home search narrows the suspect.
An extremely militant and mysterious illness resembling scarlet fever has broken out east of Lincoln Nebraska. About a chosen case report to date all prove fatal. The disease typically runs a course within 36 hours and has confined to children. Doctors are push ed by the situation.
Washington dispatches describe apocalyptic Samoa harbor damage after a March 16 gale. Vessels including the Eber Adler Nipsic Vandalia and Treaton suffered wrecks with near 3 million dollars in property losses. Natives aided survivors and Admiral Kimberly faced anxious scenes at the Trenton after the disaster.
A compilation reports diverse incidents including Fulton Mill owner George Calder’s insolvency with assets about half liabilities of 150000, Daniel Maloney charged over misappropriated store orders, Erie’s W H West fined five dollars for siphoning city water, a 10 percent wage cut at Crane Iron in Catasauqua affecting around 300 workers, and several fatal or near-fatal accidents. Additional notes cover a Sidney-like legislative trip proposal for Washington’s inauguration centennial, capture of Carlo Grande in Scranton, half the Schuylkill Valley furnaces idle, Latrobe Steel denies a company store, a fire destroying J McKelvey’s residence, a strike among Enaville coal miners, attempted suicide by Greenfield postmaster Frank Jones, assaults in Scottdale, liquor arrests in Moravia, coal seam finds at Mountaindale, a civil suit over a McClellandtown robbery, railroad traffic accords at New Castle, a Greensburg shaft accident, and a Chinaman selling bogus passports in the East.
Captain R C Jones reports from Mobus Alabama that at Ruatan last month Joseph Bures killed Rev Henry Hobson his wife and a young Jamaica native in their home after learning Mrs Hobson had money He looted valuables then fled with a watch Bures was arrested the next day and confessed The murders resembled the Whitechapel butcher crimes in London.
Two constables seized three large wagons from a car on the Burlington track on East First street Des Moines. The wagons carried beer in kegs cases and small casks totaling 150 kegs, $200 cash and two barrels of beer were recovered.
The Delaware Legislature considers a law to forbid elopements and halt runaway marriages in the small state. The article notes other national items including war department gun regulations, bank openings, criminal cases, and political moves across several states. Local incidents feature a mix of arrests, lynching, and court actions.
In Lim, C eight to ten boys aged 10 to 17 conspired to steal bras from railroads and factories, selling them to junk dealers. One arrestee Costello confessed, leading to further arrests. Paper mill losses tally in the ban dola ry range and other factories report similar thefts. The junk dealer and the youths are to be arrested.
A new mineral ore, rich in zinc, has been found in several localities across the Galena and Southern Wisconsin mining region. Dodgeville reports especially rich deposits boosting local mining activity. The ore resembles petrifaction with a light brown color and yields about 8 percent zinc.
Phillipsburg Kansas reports John W Lowe an agent for the Equitable Mortgage Co of Kansas City and other firms fled with defalcations totaling about 25000 dollars. The Equitable manager says the company may not lose anything and if any loss occurs it is well under 10000 dollars.
RG Dua and Co report continued business in many quarters with some failures but overall improvement. Interior reports indicate enlarged trade while iron prices stay weak. Sugar coffee butter and oats rise, wheat and corn fall. overall price level just above last week. Money abundant. Treasury disbursements expand liquidity. exports rise. furnaces show near record output with stable or rising production and minimal stock buildup.
The Inmanne steamer City of Chester bound for Liverpool from New York April 2 arrived at Queenstown Friday. She reports that on April 8 in Ingtitude 4% north 37 weet longitude her stern was level with the tea and her bow high out of the water. She appeared to be sinking. The vessel Denmark, 2200 tons, belonged to the Thingvalla Line, captained by Knudson, formerly the Beizian steamer Jan Breydel. Built at New Castle in 1680, 340 feet long, 40 feet wide, 26 feet deep, it was the Jan Ryder of the White Cross Line before being rechristened Denmark. The ship’s first trip under new colors recalls last summer’s collision of the Thingvalla with heavy loss of life.
The famed "woman with the iron jaw" now resides in Ridgeway Pennsylvania. She has traveled extensively, performing around the world and earning a notable reputation in circus history.
Buyers from the East purchased sparingly as interior shipments fade. Last week of Lwt saw weak meat markets. Hog prices hovered around 5 to 5.10 cents for Yorkers and medium-weight Philadelphia hogs with few at 5.15. Pens cleared by noon.
A Detroit Free Press fashion note discusses a revival of jet fons with origins debated by scientists, and traditional rest practices. It surveys rest, embroidery trends in books and accessories, color shifts to rose tones, and new fabrics like camilla and black satins for summer wear, with mentions of Lady Randolph Churchill and Princess of Wales blue.
An old man on Shelter Inland kept a large domestic menagerie of about seventy cats with two maiden sisters caring for them. Each cat knew its name and came to its own dish at feeding times. The sisters fed butcher meat twice weekly and administered catniplex about once a week.
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