McCarthy’s Holiday Sale Opens in Dunkirk
Christmas 1882 ad promotes Bargains across all departments at McCarthy's China Hall. Announcement promises deep discounts well below value, claims to sacrifice over $2,000 cash to balance stock, and hints at a forthcoming price schedule that will surprise. Sold items include books, albums, pictures, and dolls at Henry Weiler's on Third Street.
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Dunkirk
McCarthy
China
James McCarthy
B.S. Tra
Henry Weiler
Third St
Inauguration at Albany Amid Budget Fire and Tragedy
Albany items report the inauguration of Copernl Gropfer Cleveland at Albany yesterday along with the budget and legislature convening. A fire consumes canvass worth 49000 and a coal breaker burns. Hon Edward Stern of New York is dead. Railway car carpenter Brown and several laborers die in a mine or embankment collapse. Dots and Dashes by Cable follows with society rumors about Camee T private life.
Albany Inaugurals Elect New Officers In Capitol Assembly
The State Capitol dispatch reports the assembly electing Alfred C. Chapin as Speaker and Walter H. Bunn Clerk. In Albany crowds gathered before nine for the governor’s inauguration as Lieut Gov Hill addressed the Senate. The ceremony featured speeches by Governor Cleveland and Governor Cornell, with prayers and oath distribution marking the transition.
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Walter H. Bunn
James Delaney Sergant Starms
J. C. Price
Edward Bodie
Spencer C. Rogers
Chapin
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Prominent New York Man Dies on New Year’s Day
Special dispatch reports the death of Edward L. Stern a millionaire capitalist and prominent turf club member who formerly served in the United States diplomatic corps including a term as minister to Russia. He held many honorable positions and was a known figure in New York society.
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United States Diplomatic Corps
United States
Russia
Foot-Pads Fail To Loot New York Railroad Chief
Special Dispatch reports that in Fredonia New York three highwaymen robbed Joseph Brown chief carpenter of the D A V P Railway and another man. They lured Brown out of his home after he was told he was needed at a sick relative’s house. A sandbag was used and Brown’s gold watch was taken though no money was found. The culprits escaped and were not yet located. The incident has caused considerable excitement locally.
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Fire destroys breaker and 500 jobs in Witxesnarre
A blaze at Breaker No. ten of the Pennsylvania Coal Co. in Hughestown, near Noting and Leadville shafts, totally destroyed the structure. The loss exceeds 106000 dollars, and about five hundred men lose their regular employment as a result.
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Fire strikes Miss Gibbons art gallery on Broadway
A fire in the anteroom of Miss Gibbons art gallery on Broadway damaged several fine paintings beyond repair and caused heavy losses. The owner estimates the total at over 40,000, with only partial insurance coverage.
Auburns Sad Accident at High Bank Collapse
Nimrod Owens Michael Longevin and Matthew Nasser laborers in Auburn were killed when earth caved in while cutting down a high bank for a new street. A similar death occurred weeks earlier at the same location.
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Nimrod Owens
Michael Longevin
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Gambetta shot by his mistress in Paris scandal
Paris January reports allege M. Gambetta was wounded by a revolver fired by a very beautiful mistress who had abandoned her husband to pursue Gambetta. Their tumultuous affair reportedly produced a child, and scenes of jealousy followed, with three discharged servants revealing sensational household details.
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Paris
Times
M. Gambetta
Gambetta
Remarkable meteor sighted over East Concord New Hampshire
Telegraph notes report a large meteor seen Sunday night as a ball of fire in the south east that exploded like a rocket. Witnesses described a sudden illumination of homes and streets as if by lightning. The item also covers assorted court rulings, a fatal train incident, a jailbreak-like accident, a suicide in Salem Massachusetts, confessions of multiple murders by a Mount Vernon woman, and a discussion of plant evaporation by Prof C E Bessey. Also included are weather and market brief notes from Duluth and Toledo.
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Clover and soil fertility in farm practice
A letter from Mr. W. J. Chamberlain explains clover acts as a thorough soil scavenger, exhausting and renewing nutrients. It removes more phosphorus and nitrogen than wheat and stores them in roots, yet repeated hay removal without manure return depletes soil. Proper tillage, drainage, and wise use of crop residue and animal wastes can sustain or even raise fertility.
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Vorleker
Probable signals for Washington and Great Lakes weather
Weather outlook from Washington Observation ILM notes fair conditions with easterly to southerly winds and rising then falling temperatures. A falling barometer signals fair weather Wednesday in aid states. Rain or snow expected in lake regions.
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World Market Report from Dunkirk and New York Trade
Market notes show imported goods and local commodities trading in New York and Dunkirk. Prices vary widely for tabs firkins butter creamery products poultry game and meat, with buyers expecting price moves and stock levels remaining high in some categories.
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