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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1892
Page
3
State Treasurer Morrison reports 34 233 07 paid for election booths out of an estimated 300 000 statewide cost. Meanwhile several counties have yet to file figures as drought and fires affect the region.
A West Shore train near Canajoharie New York struck four men killing two instantly others fatally injured under the influence of Hynor. Hans Nelson a notorious murderer was hanged at Copenhagen after multiple death sentences and escapes. Suffolk weavers strike over pay cuts to 40 and 43 cents. A derrick collapse in Holyoke Massachusetts killed two heads of families Jeremish Birk and Frank Bruce. A cave found near Harrisonboro Virginia rivalling Luray Caverns. A 16 year old Peter Schultz sentenced to death by electricity for murder. commutation to life sought. Yaqui Indians attack Lacy ranch near Sonora Arizona. two killed and 21 forced to accompany band as soldiers pursue. Thanksgiving proclamation by President Harrison honors blessings and urges the nation to observe November 24 as a day of Thanksgiving.
A violent windstorm sweeping from west to east killed one person near Galveston and wounded eighteen across Texas. Wagons were overturned and drivers thrown, with Mr Paschatayen’s farm heavily damaged as his wife and eight children were buried under rubble. A five year old boy was among the dead. Separately Carrie Lathrop found her elderly parents dead at a Bad Axe Michigan farm after a suspected poisoning.
A New York Herald piece recounts two bold women aboard a Texas stagecoach as it faces robbers. An elderly driver narrates near-mythic escapes, notes the female passengers’ wit and grit, and details robberies in Austin and Eureka. The tale ends with marriages, betrayals, and a professor-turned-reckoning.
Prairie chickens face sharper scrutiny as hunting wanes across Kansas Nebraska and Iowa. C M Hargerin in the New York Advertiser notes plummeting numbers due to overhunting, with fewer birds available yet demand and market interest lingering in Western cities. The piece highlights bird behavior, appearance, and the need for stricter game laws and responsible sport. It also touches on Southwestern security via Mexican rail protection and the harsh rail law enforcement of the era.
An Ohio pomologist described packing apples on a long table with six inch sideboards to hold two barrels. He advised sorting into at least two grades, using two tiers of smooth well-colored fruit for Grade 1, filling barrels with good apples, shaking and leveling, pressing tightly, nailing the head, and turning the barrel upside down with a name for a guaranteed No 1 apple ready for buyer offers.
A brief dialogue reveals a family dispute as Little Dick defends tales about giants while Mr Do and a guest debate the truth of legendary stories. The exchange hints at parental warnings and curiosity about tall tale lore.
An American observer praises Mexico's Rurales, the elite cavalry guarding rail depots and border customs under President Diaz. They deter robbers with fearless dash, blending cowboy grit and military ornament, riding with speed and cool composure in danger.
The article recounts the Kaaba and its black stone, tracing its antiquity to Abraham and Ishmael, noting the stone’s supposed journey from Paradise and its later blackening from worship. It details the damask covering funded by Turkish rulers and the sultan’s donation to Mecca, with pilgrims adding Hadj to their name.
A 900 year old tale describes King Edgar demanding wolves heads as tribute, a practice that persisted until wolves were scarce and England felt the king’s power. The text shifts to explorers of the Upper Orinoco, noting Humboldt and Schomburgk’s journeys and a scribal record of Paris, Vienna, and Berlin universities with student counts at the time.
The London British American Journal cites an unpublished report from the Governor General of Turkestan on an outbreak of black death after cholera in Ashabad last September. It killed 1303 of 30000 in six days, with rapid decomposition and no satisfactory post mortem possible. The disease, deadly and unusual, may spread to Europe after cholera in Hamburg, alarming physicians.
The whaling bark Helen Mac was crushed by ice off the Arctic coast on October 6 after a whale cut. Captain Thaxter and most of the crew perished or were drowned. five were saved, including the fifth mate Ward and two sailors. A steam whaler named occa later rescued the survivors after forty eight hours.
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