Sun and Community Notes From Dunkirk Region
Local notices recount a delayed train excursion, a Sunday school picnic postponed to Thursday, and a Germania Society trip to Glen. Obituaries and funeral arrangements for Stephen Madison Gigh and Tro. Duff Brown are announced, with Masonic services planned. Legal and tobacco notes include intro of a German newspaper and tobacco purchase by Geo. P. Isham.
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Inquirer letter on public contracts scrutiny
A citizen named Inquirer submits a candid letter criticizing public contract letting. The writer makes deductions that could reflect on certain contractors, but the council bears no blame for a subcontractor's potential wrongdoings.
Challenge at the Driving Park: Fat Men vs Lean Men
The Lean Men are challenged to play the Fat Men in a base sale game at the Driving Park Friday at 2 50 P M for any stake. The Fat Men must weigh at least 200 pounds and keep the same nine. Signed by Loch Murray Hagzett Rngsell Schneider Nagle Brady Brooks and others.
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Personal notices and city social mentions in Bradford paper
Numerous social items list visits and guests in the city, including Randall, Miss Nellie Shaw, Miss Mary Pierce, Dinlee A. D. Scott, Miss Adelaide Morton, Mr. Lee Warner and wife, Miss Laura Miller, and various hotel arrivals. Also notes on Mayor Zimmerman's return, oyster season, a suspected harness theft, and a snippet about the Chronicle of San Francisco.
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The Champion Game The Fat and Lean Contest
Yesterday at Driving Park a baseball game between the fat and lean teams drew about five hundred spectators. The lean team won nine innings to two, with Md Brady umpiring and Charles Zimmer scoring. Julius Siener led the lean men and Prof Krafft coached the hosts. The match sparked renewed interest as players sought to shine in the familiar contest.
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Adam Fink remembered by Dunkirk residents at his late home
Citizens gathered at the late residence of Adam Fink on Bennett Road to honor the oldest local resident who settled in 1841. The blacksmith built a notable life, famed for making superior axes and owning prime Center Street property. Survived by four of seven children, including Thomas who died young. Rev Dr Bullman officiated, noting Fink’s long life and burial beside his wife in Forest Hill cemetery.
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No Flagmen on Crossings After Railroad Wreck
A Nickel Plate crossing incident near the city when a northbound train struck a reaper and thresher, scattering machinery over the track. The driver Mr Win Miller escaped injury while the engine suffered boiler damage. Councilman Randall notes the train traveled at least fifteen miles per hour and calls for flagmen at crossings.
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Vast Wild Beasts collection dazzles at Forepaugh show
The Forepaugh exhibition in Wild Beasts claims the largest foreign animal display in the New World. Among 25 elephants and hundreds of species are giraffes rhinos orangutans lions bears and exotic birds. The show proclaims a quarter century of labor and over a million dollars invested to assemble this world class menagerie with daily audience demonstrations.
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Waterford Fatalities and Chautauqua Lake Race Talk
In Chautauqua County news a Waterford accident leaves many bones in the streets and two intoxicated men, Daniel Carroll and Martin Crum, capsize near Chant Lake but are rescued by Captain Wilcox. Rumors of a Chautauqua lake rowing duel emerge between Boston and Queen City Rowing Club crews. Postmaster salary changes reshuffle western New York offices including Olean and Dunkirk. In Erie, Va, William Sauter is killed by Frank Welsh after a dispute. Welsh fires twice, dispersing a bullet into a book and a second shot crippling Sauter’s arm. the killer remains at large as locals search the countryside.
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Grand Excursion on Lake Erie From Dunkirk
The steamer Albert J. Wright of Duffalo will run a grand excursion for Dunkirk citizens on Wednesday, Aug 20, for 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. The 3 hour lake trip promises a low price and scenic comfort, with return planned in the afternoon.
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