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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1892
Page
3
A collage of unlikely statistics and opinions covers rail growth in Japan, duel results in France, Newfoundland diet, New York post forecasts, livestock species shares, Russian court life, Mexican tourism, European finances, Portugal and Spain politics, poultry breeding critique, and Yale’s postgraduate policies.
In Carter’s Pass, a corporal leads five men to break through toward camp Sheridan while small scouting bands clash with a fleeing Sioux. A brutal horse stampede erupts, buffalo rush, and the party barely escapes, reaching safety at the Loup fork after a perilous day.
A Durango based effort forms the Southwest Colorado Salt Company to exploit a vast salt mountain near Animas City and the Utah line. New York and Boston capitalists back the project with plans to file mineral claims and develop major mines by June 1, aiming to surpass Russian Poland in scale.
In India travelers note that Europeans sign with elaborate titles. Manager Tom Davis recalls locals preferring formal prefixes and suffixes. He imitates by adopting a grand title to gain favorable treatment in restaurants and hotel service. The anecdote reflects social signaling and self presentation abroad.
A children’s piece celebrates Carlo the polite little dog who sits tall on hind legs and begs with a bow. The tale notes his tidy manners, wagging tail, and grateful “thanks” after treats, illustrated by playful dog antics.
The Sea Bean story traces Captain Haig who traded between Jacksonville and Caribbean islands. He bought beans for pork, sold them to jeweler Damon Greenleaf for a penny each, who polished and mounted them for $2.50, fueling a jewelry fad that earned Greenleaf about $75,000. Sea beans remain used but sparsely today.
A neighbor questions the purchase of a large express wagon as a boy and his father discuss the gift. The exchange hints at underlying tensions and social curiosity in the neighborhood.
Basesats and Pittsburg crowds dominate baseball chatter as top hitters and pitchers are hailed. Stars like Brrowers and Jones draw praise. contrasts emerge with St Louis lack of teamwork and Boston’s Chargson claiming stronger arms. English cricket city Garrebrazz plans baseball leagues across ten districts.
A survey of notable figures includes Sir Epwry Aryoto returning to Japan and Szxaror Sagruay of Ohio defending the Chinese, while William Astor CHAXLER plans an Africa expedition with 200 men. The Pope’s Jubilee prep in Rome foresees millions in gifts.
The House Committee on Post Offices and Postroads authorized reporting a fractional note bill allowing the Postmaster General to issue notes for 81 and fractions, payable bearer at any post office within six months. Another bill seeks $100,000 for experimental free rural mail delivery. A third bill consolidates third and fourth class mail matter as third class at 0.5 cents per 2 ounces.
An evening of heavy rain near Carbondale brought a shower of four inch catfish-like fish to Forest City where residents gathered the unusual visitors. Northern Venango reports a violent measles outbreak with throat and chest complications. Four deaths emerge from Chapmanville vicinity. A Schuylkill farmer accidentally killed his 12 year old son while inspecting a loaded gun. A Pittston man dies in a doctor's chair during a shoulder dislocation procedure. Several robberies occur in California and Derry. A hearing in the South Fork Fishing road case is postponed to May 26. A Balti more & Ohio watchman, Harry Hyatt, is killed by a train at Ohio Pyle. A Scranton woman murders her husband with a hammer during a quarrel. she is said to be mentally unsettled. A Lehigh shoemaker pays damages after a kissing incident. A train wreck at Bell's tunnel kills Fireman Dal Johns. A Washington man shaves his beard after losing an election bet. A Franklin farmer is gored by a bull. A May musical festival near Uniontown will feature 700 singers from Connellsville and others. A man jumps into Oil Creek at Warren and disappears. A New Philadelphia boy encounters a masked man scaring his six year old son. A farmer near Beaver finds a missing bull trapped under a straw stack and fed by it.
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