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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1892
Page
2
The piece argues against pleuro-pneumonia in the United States and discusses agricultural policy. It cites costs of cattle losses in Britain, wheat production versus European crops, and farmer acreage shifts. Secretary Rusk criticizes artificial rain experiments while urging domestic silk and cotton seed exploration.
A blast at the Blanck coal mine west of Colliers, West Virginia, killed three miners and seriously wounded eight others, with three of the wounded feared dead. Names of the dead include John Tiosky, Wesley Anderson, and Michael Cubo-. wounded include several colored workers and John Gillespie. The mine, owned by L C Smith of New Hand, has been in operation since May 1891 and employed about 20 men. The explosion occurred as workers returned from dinner, with a ground-shaking blast resembling an earthquake.
Blackstone cotton manufacturers announce December wage increases with no immediate figures. Lowell Carpet Corporation follows a 7 percent raise from December 5, while Baltimore & Ohio telegraph workers gain a $3,000 yearly raise, slightly above the demand. Manville Company Providence announces December 3 wage hike for about 15 workers, with no amount stated. Separate outage follows a three day strike at Standard Wheel Works Indianapolis. Fatal boiler explosion hits Jain Kirsch Irean Rosebud mill. five killed in Boone county cyclone. Supreme Court session at Washington denies writ in Cooke case. Sanitary fight against smallpox continues in New Haven. a shooting in Alexandria, La leaves two Black men dead.
The Homestead strike nears end as a large mechanic and laborer meeting votes to quit the Amalgamated Association and seek work directly. About 2400 workers, with 2700 non union others, face limited openings while the company preserves existing staff. A final vote signals the lockout ending, but tensions linger among striker factions and Beaver Falls episodes.
Readers note a mix of international and domestic items. A Welsh tin plate district rejoices over Mr. Cleveland’s victory while a committee monitors American tariff changes. Reports include a German priest’s arrest, Ottoman army marriage limits, a Salamanca wedding party tragedy, a Mexican National train wreck, and a Alsace murder involving a Mrs Hern and her four children.
Reports recount fires in Illinois and Michigan with heavy losses at the Christian county poor house and the Grand Rapids Folding Chair and Table Company. Fatal train collisions occur near Popularville Mississippi and Grand Rapids Nebraska. A yacht voyage from Everett to Marysville ends with a capsized boat and missing party. Chicago thieves’re caught using a portable fence device. Washington floods claim many deaths and farm losses. The Homestead advisory board is formally dissolved with remarks of regret.
At the St Louis convention of the Knights of Labor on Monday, T. W. Powderly was elected General Master Workman J. W. Hayes became Secretary and Treasurer and Hugh Cavanaugh was named General Worthy Foreman The body adopted a resolution on the Homestead strike deploring its outcome yet noting its wide repercussions and called for an appeal for aid to needy workers.
A historical account details the 1892 Homestead lockout and battle at the Carnegie mill, with Pinkerton confrontations, casualties, and subsequent trials. It notes National Guard deployment, state costs, and political fallout including Democratic tariff critique, plus related lawsuits and sympathetic strikes in Beaver Falls and Lawrenceville.
A severe snow storm hit Kansas and Missouri on Thursday and Friday, breaking telegraph lines and halting wire communications east and west of Kansas City. Snow depths ranged from one to six inches with strong winds and blocked streetcar traffic, while reports say a heavy snowfall saved winter wheat crops and pastures in parts of Iowa.
The Secretary of State in Columbus reports the official Ohio presidential vote by party. Danford Republican leads with 405,187. Sewani Democrat 404,113. other Republican electors 402,711 and other Democratic electors 401,461. Prohibition electors 26,017. State total 850,165, up 9.8 percent from four years ago. Immigration in October shows 36,48 arrivals with Germany and the United Kingdom among top sources.
The sixteenth Knights of Labor assembly in St Louis opened substantive work with General Master Workman Powderly delivering an hour long annual address. He praised growth in membership, warned of capital consolidation, urged ballot reform, and advocated immigration restrictions to ten years with self sufficiency proof. He linked strikes to centralized wealth and urged unity with other industrial groups.
A house and greenhouse owned by Hiram Danahower near Sharpsburg Pennsylvania burned completely. The Danahower family Mr and Mrs Danahower and their young daughter perished. Fire started in the greenhouse with heating furnace. Neighbor Charles Grubbs found the blaze at 1 30 am and alerted others but water was unavailable. The charred remains were recovered by the Sharpsburg Fire Department. The article notes ages of the couple as 36 and mentions the child deceased.
Alerman Siegler, labeled insane, killed Henry and Caroline Siles, then wounded his wife and three children in their home at 728 North Paulina. Police officer Simonson was shot and later survived after Siegler fired repeatedly with a shotgun. A separate court decision by Judge Fisher involved a hotel overcoat dispute at the Southern hotel, noting a porter’s duties at the dining-room entrance.
Special telegrams from trade centers across the United States and Canada report varied conditions in general trade. Cotton goods demand remains active in Boston Providence and Fall River with price increases. New Bedford and Lowell see advances in cotton units and raw cotton rises. Southern cities show a brighter tone with higher sugar and rice activity and improved distribution post strike.
Floods across western Washington create vast lakes in Duwamish and Stretching valleys. Five deaths reported, farm buildings swept away, and thousands in property loss. Bridges fail on Grays Harbor line. Great Northern, Seattle line disrupted. steamers move passengers to Whateeme for East connection. Grain in storage and afloat shows wheat up, corn and oats down.
The Shinnis Steel Company will shut down its rail works for three months starting December 18 due to tariff legislation uncertainty. About 63 workers will lose jobs, and a new line will remove 41,500 dollars in annual payroll while another modernization reduces helper roles.
The article lists values for live stock including horses cows sheep and cattle with totals and per-item worth. It also reports statewide fertilizer purchases totaling about 5.6 million dollars. A Lancaster grand jury investigation into election betting is described with bets running into thousands of dollars and potential indictments feared.
A drug clerk mistook acetate of magnesia for Epsom salts at Morrison's drug store in Newton, killing 21 year old Mrs. Peter Bowman within hours. The clerk is grief stricken and watched closely for possible self harm. The incident follows a century of local history with Williamsport’s growth and name changes.
At a Democratic election celebration in a Mountain View schoolhouse Arkansas two powder kegs exploded wrecking the building. Four people died including a young man and a girl named Graham Berry Snerrod and an unknown man. Fifteen were injured, some fatally, and fire broke out among the ruins, burning some victims beyond recognition.
A mother left her 9 year old child alone in a Tecumseh home to fetch a field with her husband away. The house burned and the child died before the parents could rescue him. The mother attempted to jump into the flames but was restrained by her husband.
A massive California redwood trunk installation arrives in Chicago for the government building exhibit. The first 80 foot high, 78 foot diameter trunk weighs about 50 tons and required five flat cars for transport. More cars move from the Pacific coast with remaining sections.
Michael Bitti and his wife locked their two children, aged two and six months, in their Chicago home while away. The elder child pulled coals from the stove, starting a blaze that burned both youngsters to death. The mother is grief stricken.
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