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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1889
Page
6
The Indiana Progress notes a major US and London labor conflict with a 10 million pound strike cost, plus miscellaneous reports of a boat race rematch, a London strike settlement, a coast storm toll, a 100-year birthday death, and a disastrous St. Joseph exposition fire with substantial losses and continued exhibits despite the blaze.
A Louisville fire destroys Bam berger, Bloom & Co. a major dry goods wholesaler. Losses total about 750000 with 87000 on stock and building for Bam berger Bloom & Co. Five firefighters die in the collapse: Capt Edward Early John Wheeler Pat Foley Lawrence Gleighter John Monahan. Denny McGrath legs broken and crushed heart. Frank Best dies of wounds. No further hotel losses reported.
Armistant Adjutant General Feries arrives in Lafayette with rifles and ammunition for Sheriff Broumard and posse guarding the jail amid threats by regulators to break in and free 11 murder defendants including Keyes and others tied to the Cormier case. About 40 armed guards defend the jail now. Tat ConStorr Robert Laughlin resigns as railway superintendent amid possible replacement by Charles M. Rice who confesses a 5.09 defalcation and offers no further explanation.
The State’s case rests on positive evidence tying Dan Coughlin Martin Burke Patrick Cooney and Patrick O Sullivan to the Carlson cottage on May 4 the morning of the murder. A Nenning s saloon bartender who saw four men including O Sullivan leave the saloon May 3 identifies the quartet later at the cottage and barn and will testify as a principal witness.
A German farmer, Fred Gleim, and a land buyer were lured into a three card monte scheme in Streator Illinois. They bet and win, then the trio flee leaving Gleim to lose 5000 dollars in the fake windfall. The con men vanish, Gleim’s wealth valued around 200000 dollars, and no trace of the victims found.
Fifty American workmen who toured Europe under the Scripps League report American manufacturing superior. They credit longer hours and superior machinery for productivity, praise welcome reception, and say few foreign workers would survive a similar study trip.
A Mormon emigrant train on the Norfolk and Western Railroad wrecked four miles below Lynchburg after a bridge gave way. The 160 passengers were shaken but none killed, though hats and belongings were lost. Elder W P Payne led the party and stated they would continue once the track was repaired. Nine Mormon elders were among the travelers.
J Weiss a longtime Texarkana resident and prominent local figure in banking lumber and business reportedly skipped town with 30 000 to 50 000 in funds. Once trusted due to good address habits and a prestigious Galveston marriage the defection shocks the community and raises questions about his remaining assets and responsibilities.
Mexico's Congress showcases peace and progress in independence day events. The eleventh Congress applauds President Diaz after ceremonial address. Diaz notes treaties with the United States, a boundary commission, and forthcoming arbitration talks. Eighted by a large national turnout, seven thousand soldiers and rural guards parade. Immense crowds cheer the "Apostle of Peace" Diaz.
In Mercer county two miles from Bramwell and near Princeton a mob executed Samuel Garner a colored man who in August attacked a nine year old girl. Garner was captured after a pursuit by a sheriff posse and hanged from a roadside tree amid a fusillade of bullets. The mob included about half colored participants and the act occurred just before noon on Saturday.
The steel cruiser Baltimore returned to Cramp's shipyard after a Wednesday launch test. A broom on both masts signaled success as Captain Sehley reported all engines functioning admirably. The trial logged about 202 knots, with some estimates near 204, making her perhaps the fastest vessel of her tonnage afloat and the fastest man of war in any country. Officials will finalize horsepower calculations in a few weeks.
A Sunday school in a small frame church five miles south of Columbus City Iowa was struck by lightning. Two seventeen year old girls, Mary Hockemier and Agnes Freyer, were killed instantly while other children were stunned but unharmed. The church roof suffered minor damage with a small hole in the roof and plaster. At Steubenville the Panhandle railroad car repair shops burned, destroying five carloads of supplies and several tanks of oil. firefighters saved the office and additional structures. Loss estimated at 410,000.
A collection of brief notices describes a Wheatland station burglary with no loss, a family abduction of two children by Gabriel Eyth, cattle fever in Huntingdon Township with $2000 loss, a Cone Potter shop burglary in Washington with $300 stolen, two painters injured in McKeesport, a fatal row among miners in Bramwell, fires in Demmiler causing $3000 loss, and libel suits by Otto and Bode. Additional notes cover Altoona railroad shops producing over 4000 freight cars, a state poor directors meeting in Altoona, an expanded Doyle glass factory in Phillipsburg, a runaway wagon injuring a Swede, a New Alexandria goring, a circus performer injury in Freeport, and the Pennsylvania Sabbath School Association convention in Williamsport.
Cholera appears in Bagdad as Western Persia sees spread. Speculation grows over Prince Albert Victor of Wales visiting India, aiming to boost loyalty. he is due in Bombay on November 9 and will tour Poonah Hyderabad Travancore Mysore and Bangalore. Dutch Parliament opened with King’s speech praising unity and trade progress.
A dam owned by Kennebeck Company in Wilmington Delaware broke above Coatesville Pa releasing a flood down the Brandywine. Water swept away a bridge and flooded streets, though no lives reported lost. Heavy rain from the prior night caused the failure and damage to homes and property along the stream.
The Grand Army post of Los Angeles reports serious mismanagement at the National Soldiers' Home in Santa Monica. It faults improper meat and food for invalids, incompetent quartermaster and commissary sergeants, and civilian hires amid inspection failures and general misconduct by the commander.
A collision between passenger train No. 109 and freight train No. 52 at Tioga Junction injures about 20 people, with several fatalities. Victims include Eugene Daighve, a newsboy, and Harry Oliver of Union New York. Wounded range from broken noses to severe burns as crews work to clear wreckage and assist the injured amid multiple incidents on nearby lines.
The National Association of Colored Baptist meeting in Indianapolis with about 100 delegates. Attacked on a train en route, attendees displayed injuries and debated arming themselves for protection. Resolutions urged federal protection and urgent investigations into outrages, with calls to frontier self defense.
R G Dun reports tentative monetary ease amid government bond purchases and gold export talk. Foreign exchange firm, money rates 5 to 7 per cent, over £20 million absorbed, speculation in stocks rising while bond demand questions how Treasury will secure enough bonds. Market signals show heavy stock sales on foreign accounts, rail conflicts persist, copper and tin prices swing, coal dull, wool firm, weather affecting groceries, and daily business failures total 193 worldwide this week versus 201 prior.
Sunset Cox dies in New York at 61 after a long public career from Ohio to New York City. The obituary details his service in Congress, his works including Why We Laugh and Arctic Sunbeams, and his early life with family ties in Ohio. It notes callers at his bedside and his lasting nickname Sunset Cox after a sunset description for the Ohio Statesman.
A garbled collection of names, dates, and events references politicians, diplomats, and society figures. It mentions Tris Paom, Masao des, and Mrs R B Hayes plans in Washington, plus the Hatfield McCoy trials, Jenny Lind, and a stray exchange about disappearances in a terse, disjointed slice of 19th century newspaper chatter.
The Department of State reports on Mossamedes in western Africa, describing port facilities, limited white population, a Portugal Germany land shift, a monthly Portuguese steam line, and a projected 200 mile railway inland crossing Schella Mountains. It notes schools, a private school by Miss Dectham, and a new rail line proposal. A museum oddity in Washington features Professor Henley famed for lifelike imitations and a claim of creating human cars and men.
The report indicates solid wool demand and expanding price opportunities. Regional fleece outlooks reference Ohio and Pennsylvania markets, with mentions of Michigan and other fleece suppliers shaping the year’s trading tone.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions heavy hogs and weight figures 4.06c with references to light marks and ties. No coherent event or entities clearly identifiable from the readable portion.
A garbled miscellany notes a small island scene in the Maleces, a Berlin tricycle-cab propelled by two ridam carries two passengers, and bells announce the hour before clocks. It cites varied items about Sweden drink laws in Galway fox omens in fishing ports and railway ticket volumes, with other curious anecdotes on swallows, moles and historic pistols.
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