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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1889
Page
6
An 8.5 cm bound St Louis and San Francisco train leaving St Louis wrecked three miles west of Sullivan Missouri after the track gave way at a curve. Several passengers injured, no deaths reported. Officials suspect removed spikes and plates led to derailment, possibly by suspected train robbers.
A Port of Spain gazette tale recounts a giant yellow Huillia monster that roamed east and north of Arima, preying on livestock and children. After spread of fear, a hunting party, aided by armed police, tracked it to Guacharo caves near Blue Mountain where the beast was killed and its carcass displayed in Port of Spain.
An essay on heredity argues that while genes influence mental vision and traits, parents can modify constitution and behavior, and children may differ from ancestors. Discovering inherited disease or vice should invite gratitude for guiding physical and moral treatment to weaken or erase taints across generations.
A mob of masked men dragged Albert Martin from Port Huron area jail cells early Monday and hanged him at the Seventh Street bridge. Deputies made no arrests as the mob, believed to be Gillis neighbors, fled after firing several shots.
Early Chicago police believe Dr Cronin was killed in a vacant Ashland Avenue cottage. Blood stains on floors and steps, hurried cleanup, and a suspect Maj Simpson linked to a police officer offer to kill Cronin are noted. A worm-like finger found in sewer sparks rumors of another possible murder.
The annual report by D A Fassett, labor commissioner, includes uncancelled Ohio real estate mortgages totaling 1,640 with debt of $330.99 million and state real estate valuation of $1.220 billion. It records 245,674 workers in 107 cities, with Columbus employing 10,760 men, 9,690 women, and 56 boys, and a product value of $44.91 million from $8.59 million invested.
Dr John Allen of Stanley County, J C, was robbed of $80 by highwaymen on Tuesday night. They beat him with stones and clubs, bound him to a tree with a noose, and left him thinking he was dead after half an hour. He survived the hanging and later told the tale.
A blaze at Rev. F. C. Clarke's home near Virginia Bozeh Virginia destroys the pastor and four relatives. Clarke and two daughters and a son and a niece died in the flames. Mrs. Clarke two other children and the governess Miss Fila Bidgood escaped clad only in nightwear. Authorities suspect arson.
Amine of grephite discovered on J. H. Berch’s Platteburg farm. Vein 4¢ feet wide and 300 feet long, to be mined for stove polish lubricating powders and lead pencils. Major legal cases include Union County New Jersey indictments against General J Madison Drake for criminal libel, bail set at 1590 dollars. Major weather toll from May storm across Stillwater and Comstock areas, canal flooding, crop damage, and rising Hudson River reported. Also: Indiana and Westmoreland counties plan Conemaugh river bridge at New Florence. Several accidents and a fatal horse-related injury reported, plus a series of political and legal notes.
The General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church met in Springfield Ohio. The Board of Publication shows Bible and Psalms sales at 914,154.87 with donations 2,170.50 and yearly business at 59,062.97. Periodical circulation totals 2,653,000. Sabbath School attendance 16,571 with 44,108 average. Proposals include June annual Sabbath, mission day delegates, and Oct 3 Sabbath of prayer for schools. Presbyteries 60 ministers 758 congregations 903 members received on profession 7,055 total membership 101,868 Sabbath schools 945 missionary societies 731 total contributions 1,110,553.
Pittsburgh area has long suffered from a gang of persistent robbers with few convictions in three years. Their latest strike broke into 21 freight cars of the Pennsylvania Company off the Pittsburgh and Erie line on Friday night. Significant property was reported stolen though exact values were not disclosed.
In Chicago circuit court Judge Jamiccum presided over the Carter divorce trial. Mrs. Lealie Carter accused her husband of unenameable offenses while Mr. Carter countered with a cross bill alleging infidelity. The case drew crowds as testimonies touched on Europe, royal prodigality, large checks from a New York merchant, and connections with Kyrie Bh low and a physician. The verdict found Mr. Carter guilty of the cross bill and not guilty on his wife’s charge.
Serious rioting in Belgrade stemmed from anti-Progressist sentiment. A mob attacked ex Premier Garashanine’s home, looted clubs and printing offices, and damaged property. Troops were called, three rioters were killed, soldiers wounded, and a priest assaulted. Deputies flee the country.
Informants report generally favorable grain prospects across the region, with drought ongoing in Ohio Tennessee and Kentucky. Winter wheat conditions hold steady with slight declines in Illinois Indiana Kentucky and Kansas and gains in Ohio Missouri and Wisconsin. Spring wheat remains good in Minnesota and North Dakota while Nebraska shows improvement. Iowa Kansas and Michigan show early gains. reports from Indiana Illinois Ohio and Kentucky dampened by drought. Barley prospects near average nationwide except Dakota markedly below 100 percent. corn sowing continues in Illinois and Kansas with rises in Nebraska Minnesota and Dakota.
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