13 Feb 1883
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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1883
Page
1
A collection of telegraphic items notes a Nevada copper mine investment, a naval judicial ruling, and a disputed interview. An Pittsburgh area story covers a judge who died, while a court decision frees parents from mortgage liability due to lack of free agency.
The Whelan Copper Milling Company of Nevada chief, Whelan, was arrested this morning on fraud accusations. Reports state he duped several prominent Utes and investors in the copper region, with ore samples sent to Boston for examination. A circular at the firm lists details and circulars at the offices of Ruggles and Talcutt.
A garbled blend of legal notice style adverts, distressed sales offers, and sensational reports. The text cites stock sales, drug warnings, and various job ads, alongside reports of copper mines, a Nevada report, fires, evacuations, and a false currency rumor involving Hartman and Hert. It notes arrests, a hotel hotel incident, and a large displacement crisis in Indiana and New York areas.
The eastern Louisville dam gave way at midnight allowing sixty feet of water to flood twenty blocks. The disaster drenched the district, with over thirty people drowned and property damage mounting as business and navigation halt. The flood reaches a record level while weather remains clear and warm.
A broad Washington update reports on the Mexican indemnity fund payments, Creek nation memorials against allotment policies, and court actions affecting railroads and estate purchases. It notes adjustments to sugar duties, tariff debates, and looming votes as the Senate negotiates revenue reform and protective measures amid ongoing fiscal debates.
Paris dispatch reports the entire cabinet resigned amid senate pressure over a capitulation bill. The president urged returns to office for a time while talks of compromise continued. Senate members opposed the move, while ministers pledged to abandon earlier proposals, with debates centering on royalist risks and state safety.
Flooded streets and crowded markets in Dunkirk are reported as the corrected weekly summary notes rising prices for pork and lard while rail lines and the pier face disruptions. Judge Willign Lewis oversees manorial events as wholesale dealers Mulholland & Co list fish and cement prices, with general market instability tied to weather and transportation delays.
Fragmentary notes describe a series of incidents including highway robbery with a killed assailant and a wounded partner, a poisoning attempt linked to a Savatian Army family dispute, and a banker's will allocating $17,009 to religious societies with remaining shares to colleges Yale Harvard Williams and Amherst. Additional reports mention a Louisville assault leading to a fatal throat wound, a Warsaw land purchase for a soda ash plant, Peter Cooper's 93rd birthday, Red Bank panic and planned incendiary arrests, and assorted commercial and social items with unclear details.
A condensed report lists weather outlooks for light rain or snow Wednesday, alongside scattered grain and flour price updates. It cites market figures from Little Falls and Detroit, with notations on wheat, corn, and oats, plus various pork and whisky prices and railroad stock listings.
A fragmented listing of church notices cites Ebuch Directory entries for Bed Rapist Church, First Presbytective, St Jologs Rypacepad, First Methodert Chuett Fourth between EL and Buffalo, and Ra ernan Feaugelial Church Elk between Fourth and Frith. It notes regular Sunday services, Sunday school times, and weekday meetings with strangers invited to all services.
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