Endowments wound up. receivers named in Boston case
Fudge Bishop of the Superior Court in Boston appointed Joseph J. Bennett receiver of the Golden Grail. This marks the third Massachusetts endowment company to be wound up in court.
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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1891
Page
6
Fudge Bishop of the Superior Court in Boston appointed Joseph J. Bennett receiver of the Golden Grail. This marks the third Massachusetts endowment company to be wound up in court.
Savannah reports a wide range of labor unrest and incidents. Strikes spread across industries from w rights demands to wage cuts, with fire damage and multiple regional events. The piece lists numerous labor actions, accidents, and political moves affecting workers nationwide.
The report cites immigrants arriving at US ports in August 1891 totaling 5 172 against 7 581 a year earlier. It notes Proctor approving army tactics, silver coin supply issues, and large silver coin substitutions. Treasury redeeming funds, pensions payments rising, and a bank charter in Putas'r Tenn. President questions pardoning an Alaskan inmate in a tuberculosis case. Minnesota rainfall and fires threaten pasture and farming outlook with heat.
Governor Pattison calls Pennsylvania Senate to meet October 13 in extraordinary session to investigate alleged misconduct by Auditor General Mecamant and State Treasurer Boyer. Proclamation cites constitutional removal process and demands a diligent inquiry with aid from the attorney general.
A series of deadly railway accidents is reported. An entire family, Joseph Black his wife and two daughters, were killed at Harvey's crossing near Cambridge City Indiana when their wagon was struck by a Panhandle fast mail train. A freight wreck on the St Paul road near Columbus, caused by a misplace switch, killed brake man Spletsteee and fatally injured Albert Gray. A Baltimore and Ohio collision near Cumberland Maryland left engineer Earnest and William Thrope dead, with three others injured. Property losses approximate ten thousand dollars.
A Mississippi town reports four murders in 24 hours with arrests and a sheriff leading a 100-man posse. Victims include Thomas Harris in a dispute with Ann Ward, Cooper Hall killing Sam Mosque, Moses Osborne shot by a gambler, and James Patton killed by a rival gambler. Disturbance also notes fright deaths in Hamburg Connecticut from a chimney racket.
A global survey of calamities and events notes a severe influenza outbreak in Melbourne ending with Justice Webb’s death, fires destroying theatres in Ghent and a Russian Poland blaze wiping out farms. Reports include agricultural shortages in Germany, American pork entering France, killings of explorers in Peru, strikes on the Siberian railway, and a royal death in St Petersburg amid harvest notes.
A string of damaging fires and a corporate failure cross several states. Losses reach 50,040 at Kasola Minnesota and 39,000 plus 16,000 insured at Oak Cliffe Dallas suburb. Springfield Missouri Ramsey building sustains 15,000 in losses with 4,000 insured. S Y White & Co New York collapses amid corn corner speculation. Rea Brothers & Co. lease closed. Clam Falls Wisconsin loses 3,090 in uninsurable destruction. Nashville firm Terry Showcase assigns amid liabilities listed at 45 percent. multiple factories and mills burn across Illinois Minnesota Texas Ontario. 13 houses burned at Oak Cliffe. plant milling and Mansur Tibbets burned in St Louis. Columbus Paper Mill assigns with 49,000 assets and liabilities. Dallas fair grounds stables burn with 65,000 loss. Minneapolis fire destroys Moore Wood carving plant and grain elevators. 17 firemen injured.
A strong quake struck St Louis at 10:55 Saturday night, lasting 20 seconds and frightening many residents. Reports show the tremor was widespread, affecting Louisville and several Midwest and Southern cities, with no major damage noted. Chicago issued a large permit for The Fair building at 184 to 200 State Street, costing 8.6 million dollars, with a 1,400 dollar permit fee.
Pennsylvania news records deadly accidents and losses across towns. A dynamite blast near Garfield by James Darling and Sandy Ferry killed both men and a companion, while other incidents include fatal burns, drownings, and a stampede of misfortune across Butler, Erie, and Greensburg regions. The report also notes hot weather aiding fires and a large postwar gold discovery rumor in Susquehanna County.
In Jamaica Long Island a woman testifies in a petty case yet the article shifts to the rise of female farm workers near cities. It notes many are foreign born Germans or Poles earning about a dollar a day for seven to eight months. It contrasts New Jersey and Pennsylvania practices and mentions silk production trends.
A fragmentary reminiscence traces the Santa Fe Trail from Columbus to New Mexico, noting de Vaca's voyage, a long road of 800 miles with no bridges, and historic figures like Kit Carson and Phil Kearney. It mentions Aubrey's famed ride and the enduring lure for travelers and engineers alike.
A survey of scientific notes covers chloroform purification by a Frenchman, new markings on Saturn, phosphorus production through heated phosphates, and a rapid telegraphy method. It also notes a fresh water lake near the Aral Sea, salt lakes on Mangishlak, Niagara Falls water flow, and a stove from thermic energy experiments.
The passage endorses clear water in a sick room as a powerful absorbent and evaporative humidifier. It claims water absorbs harmful vapor, softens the atmosphere, and can relieve dryness and insomnia by placing an open bowl of water near the bed, noting experiments support these effects.
A dense freight of market items and farm products with prices for butter creamery eggs wheat rye oats corn oats timothy hay and fruits. Entries include chickens turkeys potatoes seeds clover bluegrass mixed hay and other commodities with regional references to Cincinnati New York and dates implied by the column.
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