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Newspaper

Evening Observer

Location

Dunkirk, New York, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1885

Page

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Church Directory Listings for Local Congregations

Directory of churchs with addresses and service times including First Presbyterian First Methodist First Baptist Join Episcopal German Mission German Evangelical Free Methodist Tabernacle Baptist and Catholic services plus Sunday school and prayer meetings. Regular times vary by church with morning and evening services and weekly classes.

First Presbyterian Church Jorner Eagle Ker. Win. UN Pia First Methodist Church Elk and Buffalo J H. Bates L A. A First Baptist Church Buitalosta A. Lekor B. Mi Episcopal Church North Vnet Commer Magle Sts FW. Jiarkes Deer Fourth St J. C. Gnoth Sale Bath German Evangelical Church Etk GP. Spreng Freeand I. i Tabernacle Baptist Church Ter.e. Stone Wa. M

Erie Store Offers Underwear Hosiery and Gloves

Erie Store promotes bridal and mourning goods in a listed clearance area. The ad urges customers to visit before buying elsewhere, noting Erie Growth and Monroe Block branding.

Erie Monroe

Destructive Fires Hit Water Works and Mills Across Several Towns

A string of fires reports from Bradford to Bennington, Marquette, and New York recount substantial property losses. The Bradford water works, Glen Woolen Company mill, and Horatio Seymour Jr residence suffered major damage, with a man named James Crowly killed in Saxon, and other losses including barns and shops. A New York tramp saved a team, earning a purse, while autopsy results muddy the cause of a teenager’s death. Additional items cover a cock-fighting raid near Greensburg and a public note scam in Illinois.

Bradford Horatio Seymour, Jr Branonp Nort AnAaws Mass Glen Woolen Company Marquette Mich James Crowly Conry Phenix Hill, Limited Hammond & Co Washington Street Bennington D. G. Barney Arlington

Earthquakes devastate Andalusia towns Alhama Antiquera

Dispatches report fresh earthquake shocks across Andalusia with Alhama population about 7,000 left standing houses collapsing and Antiquera city of 28,000 inhabitants rapidly dying. People flee as distress, food and medicine scarcity mount. searches hindered by cold, crowding, and fear.

Andaleocs Andalusia Alhama Antiquera Owig Captain Webb Niagara Falls New England Chaddock Gladstone Hawarden London Cabinet Council

Decrease in National Bank Notes Outstanding Reported

The Comptroller of the Currency notes a decline of 71 104 250 in National bank notes since January 1, 1884 and an increase of 3,851,515 in deposits of legal tender notes. The Post Office’s J S Crawford and Judge William T Otto are named for Lisbon’s International Postal Convention, while a rumor of Paul B Armstrong absconding with public funds is officially denied. Paymaster W H Smyth surrendered in Washington after fleeing Savannah with 5,500 in government funds, claiming a holiday spree and later returning funds with his December pay.

Washington J. S. Crawford Foreign Mail Service Post Office Department Willian T. Otto United States Grosvenor War Department Hazen McKeever W. H. Smyth Savannah Smyth New York

New York City Political Turmoil Over Corporation Counsel Appointment

In New York City on January 8 municipal politics heated as Adolph Sanger claimed Acting Mayor status and appointed Lacombe as Corporation Counsel. Lacombe refused, saying he remained the legal incumbent. Mayor Grace vowed to make no new appointments without two Commissioners of Accounts. Rollin M. Squires was appointed Commissioner of Public Works, with ceremonies and handovers proceeding. continued legal contest expected. Separate reports from St Louis note General Hancock attending his son Russell Hancock's funeral. A Philadelphia death-row case in Harrisburg saw the pardon board refuse to commute Alfred G. Goersen's death sentence.

Grace Saya Rollin M. Squires Legal New York Adolph Sanger Board of Aldermen Lacombe Sanger Colonel Wood Kirk Thompson Squires Grace Edson St. Louis General Y Hancock Barber Nicholas Gwynne Russell Hancock Southern Hotel Eliot Washington University Leltfontaine Cemetery Tancock Ancock Russell Mancock Ada Gwynne Myra Laura Foster Ada Gwynne Harrisoune Alfred G. Goersen Philadelphia

End of the strike nears as mining returns to work

In Nelsonville Ohio on January 3 the Newa reports the first notable break in a long mining strike. About forty to fifty miners returned to work for L. Poston & Co and others, with output expected to meet demand. Rebound could boost trade and mills in the valley, though total earnings may be lower per day due to more workers. The upheaval has caused widespread economic strain and delayed property values for over a year.

Hucking Nelsonville Newa L. Poston & Co Brooks & Johnson Bros Patterson Standard Coal and Iron Company

Wage Cuts Hit Pittsburg Bessemer Mills and Weavers

A Pittsburgh Bessemer Steel Company notice reports wage reductions of 33 percent for rail mill workers, 20 percent for converting mill workers, and 10 percent for laborers, affecting about 1,000 men. Across other plants, similar cuts provoke strikes by weavers in Massachusetts and reductions for workers in Ohio. Multiple towns report looming or actual labor actions.

Provspurcae Pittsburgh Bessemer Steel Company Holmestead Carnegie Bros. & Co., Limited Bessemer Steel Morty Adams Mass Johnson Company Gingham East Hamos Gussett Glendale Elastic Fabric Company Cosnocton

Weekly US business failures and Kokomo bank suspension

The week saw 306 failures in the United States, up from 273 prior. New York City's failures totaled 528 for 1834, a six year high. The First National Bank of Kokomo, Indiana, closed in voluntary liquidation after deposits declined about 100000. J P Cooper of Nottingham PA and Whittlesey & Beach of Toledo also assigned.

New York United States Bradstreet New York City J. P. Cooper Nottingham Whittlesey & Beach Toledo Ohio First National Bank of Kokomo Ind

The Nations Finances and the December Debt Statement

The December debt statement shows an increase of 1,641,561 in December. The cumulative decrease since June 20, 1884 totals 31,501,863 with cash in treasury at 432,475,176. Receipts for December 1831 versus 1830 show internal revenue, customs, and miscellaneous totals. six months to December 31, 1884 receipts reach 161,129,662 with expenditures 145,213,387. Secretary McCulloch links the rise to Alabama awards, New Orleans Exposition payments, customs drawbacks, and river harbor and public building outlays, anticipating better January results.

United States Internal Revenue Alabama Court McCulloch Mantis

Bristol Tunnel Fire Aimed by Striking Miners Near Junction City

A Bristol Tunnel on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad three miles from Junction City is ablaze. About 150 Straitsville strikers suspected. 300 feet of tunnel collapsed and fire rages beyond reach, threatening Shawnee coal region. Reports mention 300 feet of tunnel collapsed and a heavy explosion after shots fired at a tunnel watchman.

Greensburg Derry John Stump Alcorn Humane Society Cline Bristol Baltimore & Ohio Newark Junction City Baltimore & Obie Shawnee Ohio nCse Straitsville

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