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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1892
Page
7
A wide array of brief items notes Senator Carlisle praising public life, claims about government editors, famine theories, geographical naming trends, Texas and New York developments, battle casualty studies, English marriage markets, sleeping cars economics, and a January 31 1892 public debt report plus a snow weight fact.
President Harrison transmits final correspondence on the Baltimore incident with Chile. Chilean Minister Pereira replies condemning October violence, offering arbitration and urging peaceful resolution while reaffirming friendly ties and willingness to submit disputes to the Supreme Court or an arbitral tribunal.
Reports from Paris London Aurora and Vienna describe a deadly grip epidemic with about 1000 cases in Aurora and 46 per 1000 inhabitants in London. Clergy Rev David Lats shaw dies of grip with pneumonia while hospitals fill and schools close.
In Elton, seven miles southeast of Johnstown, Samuel Kring aged 79 and his wife aged 83 perished in a house fire sparked by an overheated stove. Their bodies were found amid a blaze that spared $90 in gold hidden in bed clothing, while nearly all other money, mostly in paper, was destroyed.
In Memphis on February 4 Alice Mitchell and Lillie Johnson were arraigned in criminal court on charges of murdering Freda Ward. Johnson fainted during the indictment as she proclaimed not guilty, while Mitchell did not speak. Counsel then moved to plead guilty for Johnson and claim insanity for Mitchell. They were returned to jail. A New York man released from a hospital died after dancing in joy.
An illustrated portrait explains Eskimo snow houses built from carefully selected single-storm snow blocks. Two builders form a spiral vault to create a dome, then seal joints with snow mortar. Winter cabins rise ten to twelve feet, with attic benches, skins lining, a window of ice, and a snow bench bed.
A New York professional rat catcher described his career high point, recalling a large hotel in North Carolina where rooms and especially the kitchen were infested with rats. He spoke to a Tribune reporter about notable catches and methods.
A Chicago Herald summary notes Madagascar has two climates two native classes and two florafauna groups. Interior highlands moderate climate with smaller lighter people who govern. Antananarivo capital houses Queen Ranayetona. Roads scarce and transport by porters and ponies. Malagasy language written by Protestant missionaries and a prominent congregational church. A separate piece describes the Prince of Wales involuntary facial tic causing brief winks that resemble a deliberate gesture and amuse onlookers.
A column mixes a spice ball fashion tip with essays on old dresses and attire for women. It cites various newspapers on style, advises on fringe and basque updates, critiques tight tailor made gowns, and notes spring trends including ribbon, moire, and hat styles while warning that extreme silhouettes may distress younger readers.
The Internal Revenue report lists 104,510,889 gallons of spirits in distillery warehouses as of September 3, 1891, and 152,945,773 gallons in U S bonded warehouses as of October 1, 1891. Total registered distilleries 4049, operating 3819, down from prior year. The commissioner proposes weighing instead of gauging distillates for tax. The data imply high spirit consumption despite temperance efforts. Also notes Milwaukee beer output and temperance quips and a Wyoming case of a jailed multilingual husband.
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