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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1891
Page
3
The item mix covers Siberian population notes and exile schools, Sir Andrew Clare on tea preparation, German bread policy for the army, potential grain imports, railway accident casualties and calls for uniform couplers, a French surgeon on fatigue and shoe heels, unaccounted U.S. coins, vanished copper cents, and old versus new New Mexico population data. It also notes cold weather social ideas and Kate Field tax debate.
A late August night test of nerve and skill unfolds as a superintendent and engineer race a steam locomotive from Albany to Saratoga Springs. With a storm, no signals, and a treacherous route, they push a passenger to reach a judge before midnight, succeeding by one minute as the engine stops at the United States Hotel. The driving engineer, who later became a pastor, carries a Testament in his pocket.
A homesick private asked for leave with General Thomas who replied that he had not seen his wife in years. The soldier quipped that he and his wife are different, and the furlough was granted.
The dialogue features Rosalie and Mr. Trotter in a long running court dispute. Mr. Trotter has paid court for two years as the exchange hints at ongoing legal friction. The line underscores the element of surprise in legal matters reported by the New York Herald.
The document quotes Secretary Foster praising William Windom, secretary of the treasury, for receiving a first silver certificate bearing his likeness. It also cites a presidential note on Proctor’s resignation and a treasury statement showing net increases in circulation since November, with detailed asset and liability shifts and a large per capita circulation figure.
Curio from New York items details the severed remains of a dynamite attacker linked to Russell Sage, a suspect Southworth under examination, a badge tied to anarchist circles found, and a Prince of Wales money request noted. Other briefs report Weyrauch’s transfer to Ward Island asylum after violent outburst, Roth charged with assault, and a mob killing in Edgefield County.
Comptroller E S Lacey reports 193 new National banks formed in the year ending October 31 with 20.7 million capital, 127 banks net gain after 41 liquidations and 25 reorganizations. Insolvent banks clustered in two Western states due to four crop failures, with calls for tighter director duties and loan restrictions.
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