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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1884
Page
4
A broad steam of political notes details May 5 Chicago delegates for the Democratic convention, tariff debates, and potential Republican candidates. Mentions Tilden Hendricks escalation, Sherman’s fate, Blaine prospects, Grant and Blaine ownership, and foreign payoffs abroad.
An Utica Republican convention result haunts Blaine hopes, elevating Edmonds as possible nominee while doubting Arthur or Blaine winning New York. Lincoln, favored for vice president, could unite factions. Sherman would boost GOP chances. Indiana’s split resisted Gresham influence. Arthur backed by some, while New, Harrison, and others sway.
William Brown of Baltimore is a popular speaker on industrial questions. Delegates representing 4,000 workers at a Providence meeting move toward amalgamating Rhode Island unions. George Eastman, inventor of the first percussion caps machine, resides in Kalamazoo Michigan at 70. Rutland Vermont employs about 2,400 marble workers earning $1,200,000 yearly with 500 carloads shipped monthly. The Telegraphers Advocate notes scrub operators replacing Brotherhood men are being discharged nationwide. Illinois labor convention adjourns to Springfield February 2, 1885, backing a memorial to Congress against foreign labor, condemning convict labor, and demanding equal pay regardless of sex. A motion praises Pittsburg grass-blowers for organizing across Europe and America. Street car workers condemn aldermen, senators, and congressmen who act as monopolies’ employment agents. A New York Senate bill would require new freight cars to be safe for workers to couple. injuries or death would trigger $500 damages, nullifying prior waivers. The bill is praised as sensible if enacted.
Baseball games played yesterday include New York Providence 14 over Metro Polis, Brooklyn Buffalos 18, and Brooklyns 3, with a roundup of local and regional results.
A mixed column blends aphorisms on love and fate with theatrical news. It cites Goethes eye saying good in people, notes Musial gossip from London and New York, and reports on actors Salvi ni Byron Ellen Terry and Miss Anderson while detailing industry chatter, engagements, and conflicts.
A sermon exhorting believers to be filled by God before pouring out praise and service, trusting in God’s will in all states. It compares the soul’s obedience to a flower following the sun, remaining content in all conditions, while worldly wealth fades and spiritual things endure and brighten daily.
A humorous fragment describes difficulties of riding unconventional vehicles like a wheelbarrow at night. The narrator compares the challenge to riding a bicycle and notes how a stranger’s sudden movement can cause the wheelbarrow to deflate and topple, highlighting odd, playful observations.
The article describes spring fashion: gloves worn long, stringless bonnets, owl feather fans in, feather trimming on wraps, and little girls' dresses shorter. It highlights coquelicot red, white dresses, striped silks, and new materials like duchease. mantelets, chenille pelerines, and chenille gauze for ball gowns. and ornate bonnet and hat decorations with feathers, beads, and metallics.
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