16 Apr 1885
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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1885
Page
1
Millinery Parlors advertises wide assortment of hats and bonnets with pop war style and extremely low prices at the Erie Store on Center Street.
Secretary Manning returns to Washington as New York Democratic organizations plan appointive pressure. New posts include New Orleans Collectorship and possible removal of internal revenue agents. Garland’s opinion reportedly finds General Lawton not politically disqualified. A new one cent postage stamp for newspapers will be issued, effective July 1.
Autopsy on C Arthur Freller of London reveals poison in stomach, with chemist to analyze remains found in a hotel trunk. Suspect Maxwell tied to theft, murder motive, and possible flight to Australia. police pursue clues and await relatives' guidance.
Fifth Quadrennial Congress of the Loyal Legion of the United States opens in Chicago. About 100 delegates attend at the Grand Pacific Hotel as ex-President Hayes and Generals Logan Hawley Bragg welcome the assembly. Banquet by Illinois Commandery precedes meetings focusing on order business.
News from Cork covers the Prince and Princess of Wales touring the city under heavy guard. A rowdy mob jeered the royal party, stones and an onion were thrown, a detective fired to deter the crowd, and arrests followed. The visit drew vast crowds and official welcomes despite nationalist opposition and later rioting reported in Conn and Cochin China.
Reports from Montreal detail a wide array of French-Canadian opposition to government actions in the Northwest. Riel and Dumont push for justice, threaten resistance if officials delay reforms, while white settlers rally in Calgary and Quebec voices denounce military suppression. Ottawa reports no settlement yet as Sir John Macdonald pledges to quell rebellion first.
A small boat carrying Mrs. Admiral Reynolds age sixty Miss Reynolds Miss Knowlton of Washington Mrs. Clara D Senseman of Philadelphia and a two month old infant capsized near Hampton on the return from Old Point Comfort. Mrs Reynolds died from exhaustion after being brought ashore while two oarsmen swam to safety and other occupants were rescued. Also notes the Ohio Central Railroad sale at Torino Ohio with bids submitted after noon.
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