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Newspaper

Evening Observer

Location

Dunkirk, New York, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1883

Page

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Sunday Church Directory Listings with Multiple Congregations

A church directory lists First Baptist at Fourth and Regular Sabbath services at 11 a m and 730 p m with Sunday school at 1230 p m and prayer meetings. Hirst Presbytard at Ka le and Fourth with services 11 am and 7 pm. St John s Episcopal at Fourth and Eagle with services 11 am and 730 pm and Sunday school at 12 20 p m. First Methodist at Fourth and Hair and Buffalo with services 11 am and 5 pm. German Evangelical Church at Elk between Fourth and Finch with services 10 am and 7 pm and Sunday school. space request for pastors to call office.

First Baptist Church Be, P. Crane Hirst Presbytecad Church Kale Hey. W. L. Austin St. John's Episcopal Church Nn. E. Comer Fourth and Eagle Streets F. W. Raikes Reactor First Methodai Church Hair Buffalo C. L. Mead Lla. m iGerman Evangelical Ohwreh Elk N. B

Inundation Strains Louisville Gas Works and City

Latest telegraphic items report Louisville in gloom as floods threaten the town and gas works struggle with moisture. Buffalo suffers inundation with freight car theft noted and tariff tensions rising. Cincinnati waters a crisis, and a fatal CCO railway collision ends the scene with scant details.

Louisville

The Submerged City Special Despatch to Frenang Observer

Fears rise of widespread business panic after new suspension of business and aftermath. Banks offer temporary relief, railways resume, and United States steamer Lily ferries supplies upriver. Local committees pledge citizen aid and outside contributions, with relief events hosted by Mrs Langtry and Freddie Gebhardt at Robinsons Opera House. Cash subscriptions reach 12000.

Frenang Observer Cineixxan United States Lily Ber of Commerce Committee

Cooning Car Thieves Caught in Nil, New York Dispatch

Detectives arrest several thieves who raided freight cars near Delaware avenue. Four silk pieces reported. $700 worth of stake taken. John McMahon and John Kreger charged with burglary, Jam Manis and Jonnie Seger with receiving stolen property and accessories after the fact. All jailed awaiting afternoon hearing. In Louisville, gasworks outage caused by river flood, widespread darkness and high winds.

Railway Horror Near Galion Claims Several Lives

Cinverasy Feb 19 Train No 1 on the Cleveland Columais & Indianapolis railroad derailed near Galion at about 11. The engine and eighteen miles of track overturned after a straight stretch. Two killed and several wounded. Names include H. G. Guthrie and L. Foust among the dead, plus multiple injured crew and passengers. Conductor Daykin and brakeman Hugies are listed among the injured.

Lapecaal Cinverasy Cleveland Columais, Cinelamati & Indianapolis Bereses Daykin Galion

Buffalo Flood Blocks Buffalo Creek Valley Rail Line

Special dispatch reports Buffalo, Burraro Feb 17 that the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia railroad is blocked by flooding in Buffalo creek valley. A temporary bridge collapsed, floodwaters inundated Ward areas, four feet deep near Puffer Street, forcing evacuations and rescuers wading to save children. Damages include livestock losses and several buildings submerged until water drop after Gebhardts dam breach. Malaga dispatch notes twenty people in Spain infected by trichinosis from Americas hams.

Burraro Buffalo, New York Puffer Street Scajacquada Creek Nine O'Elock Gebhardts Brewery Walton Avenue Malaga Spain

Insane Woman Drowns Baby, Police Probe

A dispatch from Hieraco reports Lizzie D. Cotter, wife of Alonzo Cotter, confessed to taking her seven month old child and drowning it in the river. Authorities consider her story possibly credible as police investigate. Also notes wood seasoning tips and mentions the largest windmill in Geneseo, Illinois, a multi-purpose mill with a thirty foot wheel.

Hieraco Lizzie D. Cotter Alonzo Cotter

Carey the conspirator turns informer in jail

In Boesus on February 17 Carey a conspirator and corporation member has become an informer. He was hissed by fellow prisoners as he disclosed his links with the Fenians and the conspiracy. Authorities feel elated and expect a swift termination of the affair amid strong excitement.

Carey Boesus Corporation

Prison sentences for harassment and intimidation in Kilmainham jail

The report from Kilmainham jail confirms two defendants received two month terms for intimidation against landlords and a third three month term for similar conduct. Davin Healy and Quinn are placed in solitary confinement for 22 hours daily with two hours of exercise.

Esx Gillooly Kilmainham Davin Healy Quinn

Senate debate on expulsion bill ends in adjournment

A reading of the committee report to the Senate shows criticism of the expulsion bill. It notes that the concessions urged by the chambers of deputies sanctioned arbitrary steps. The committee recommends rejection. Debate was adjourned.

Chambers of Deputies

Ex Governor Tempelaud dies and other brief items

Ex Governor Stephen Tempelaud of Iowa dies suddenly. Marshall Jewell’s will makes no public bequests and estate valued at about half a million. Joseph Pieffer, 70, killed by a hay mow fall at Elk City, Pennsylvania. There was a fatal fight in Young County over school management. Teacher Redgera killed and three wounded. Martin Parker fatally stabbed Lebke at a Furnesville party, hostess stabbed, Parker beaten and fled. Northern Pacific and Union Pacific harmonize territorial interests in a long-term arrangement. In Lewisville last night a Frenchman, H. A. Willey, killed rival Whitney Sinclair in a jealous rage. Willey arrested. Arkansas legislature bans sale of intoxicants within three miles of churches or schools for two years. Fire at Sherman Brothers planing mill in Jamestown destroys building and stock. losses listed with insurance. High society in New York buzzes over Helen Havemeyer vs Thomas Havemeyer for limited divorce. claimed wealth at two million, contested by defendant and father. Hickory timber rot prevention by sealing with raw turpentine noted. carriage makers advised.

Senate Passes Titus Bill Amid New York Assembly Circus

The Senate backed Titus's act to regulate county supplies and auditing for Erie County. In the Assembly, New York and Brooklyn excise bills dominated discussion with fights over adding Buffalo and other cities. The chamber ordered the excise bill to a third reading, applying to New York and Brooklyn only.

Seites New York Brooklyn Donohue Buffalo Mehens Roesch Spinola Cbili

Washington Watts and Kellogg bill hits eight hundred thousand

Senate introduced an $800000 appropriation for Paw mac improvement. A House military committee member said no further action this session on the Giant pension bill. An investigation is launched into hospital authorities at Cleveland over treatment of marines. The Cook Calls committee recommended seating a contestant in the sixth Fona district by an eight to two vote. The docket now includes contested cases. A shark sent to Prof. Baird proves to be a new species of prendotrakis micorodan never seen before in American waters. About 35000 dollars in eagles coined at New Orleans mint in November were misstruck, with roughly 20000 circulating before error found. Loss about twenty five cents per hundred dollars, assayer to be discharged. The Senate conference report on the Japanese indemnity bill prompted Morrill to urge forgiveness but not return of original sums without title. In Germany windmill rule forbids construction within twelve times the height and breadth of an existing mill to avoid damages.

House Committee Cook Sreenbach New Orleans Senate Morrill Japan Intercat

Weekly Bank Statements Highlight Mixed Weekly Flows

Special Dispatch reports bank activity for the week ending today with loans up by 1.861 million dollars and deposits down by 398 thousand. Specie decreases 2.408 million, legal tender declines 1.104 million, circulation rises 73 thousand, and reserves fall 745 thousand. George Dawson, formerly editor of the Albany Evening Journal, is noted among the observers.

Keening Observer New York

Veteran Journalist George Dawson Dies at Albany

George Dawson former editor of the Albany Evening Journal died this afternoon in Albany. He was a veteran journalist in his seventieth year and had been associated with the Evening Observer. His long career included leadership of the Albany Evening Journal.

Albany Evening Journal

Not Guilty in Blackmail Inquiry Report

Special Dispatch to the Evening Observe from Columans G Feb 17 states the legislative committee has excused the newspaper correspondent and found insufficient evidence. In McKeesport Pennsylvania a Swede named Hans shot a girl named Colum and then killed himself in a jealousy driven incident. the girl is expected to recover.

CouLomans Cleveland Leader Nance Hans McKeesport. Pa Colum

Weather Summary for Northeast to Southwest Region

Weather forecast notes a mix of rain or snow in the Lower Lakes area, followed by colder and cloudy conditions. Winds shift northeast to southwest with a stationary or slight fall in temperature and a higher barometer.

Lakes

Trade and Commerce Latest Markets Corrected by Telegraph

Markets corrected by telegraph for the evening edition summarize price movements across staples with emphasis on grain and commodity shifts and notable changes in the industrial and financial sectors.

Telegraph

Grain Markets in Buffalo and Detroit Fluctuate

Grain markets show firm demand in Buffalo with cornmeal, oats and millfeed steady. Hard wheat sells up to 198 cents and 129 for other lots. winter wheat quiet with slight gains. Corn and oats mostly unchanged. barley steady. In Toledo and Detroit, prices for red wheat, corn and oats fluctuate with cash and future quotes. RVA: mixed grain prices across markets, with firm wheat demand and stable feed commodities.

Toledo Detroit

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