06 Jan 1883
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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1883
Page
1
A jumble of旧 ads and brief items includes a tone of diverse offerings from luxury hairdressing to eyeglasses and poultry, with notices on real estate, books, and instruments. Historic headlines reference bank statements, executions, murders, forgeries, and indictments reported in brief.
Samuel Dorling of New York leaped before a Long Island Railway locomotive at this place. A poison package was found on him, motive unknown, with an envelope addressed to him at the New York post office. In New York, the prosecutor moved to nol. pro. against the indictment for manslaughter of conductor Hanford in the Spuyten Duyvel wreck, easing public demand for a conviction.
Special Dispatch to the Evening Observer Westmero N Jan 6 John Clark a well known business man and superintendent of the canning factory died here of apoplexy this morning aged 67 He leaves a family He was formerly connected with the East Hamburg canning factory Funeral will be Sunday.
Special dispatch reports J Hamilton Wilcox was tried under the new penal code for skating on Sunday. He defended on necessity and was acquitted. The case stirred considerable excitement as a test of the law. Wilcox was a man of respectability and high connections, seeking only to test the validity of the statute.
Seneca Bros., Broadway wholesale and retail fruit dealers in New York filed papers for an assignment. Sworn liabilities are estimated at 75000 dollars, with assets over half that amount.
In Port Huron Michigan on January 6 a flowing oil flow was struck near Sarnia township. Drillers had only reached about 56 percent depth when the strike occurred at the second sand.
Special dispatch from Nasuvitwk Nebraska dated January 6 reports Guy Treasurer Polk a nephew of the late President Polk has caused the city funds to be defrauded by speculative losses totaling over 200000 His whereabouts are unknown as he fled before arrest His aunt the widow of the ex president is overwhelmed by the disgrace The portion also notes Carson and Ebner county officials convicted of embezzlement sentenced to prison and fines.
Special dispatch from Watertown, January 6 reports Mrs. Kodiseh, recently buried, murdered by her three children John Anna and Louise who killed for property. Suspicion led to exhumation. authorities found a fatal wound. Children arrested and jailed.
The bank statement reports loans up $6,248,000 and deposits up $11,217,000. Specie rises $2,526,000 and legal tenders gain $1,740,000 while circulation falls $98,000 and reserves increase $1,262,000. The statement is described as very favorable.
Ten day George Vernor a branch tender on the New York Central Railway was run over by cars and terribly mangled. It is believed he cannot live and he pleads for attendants to shoot him and end his suffering.
Special Dispatch reports that Robert Rose and Jack Moore were asleep near an open fire when their clothes ignited. They burned to death before anyone could put out the flames.
In Punsapewma Pa on January 6 George Seymour a Black man was arrested by police while pawning a diamond breast pin valued over 3000. He was identified from police descriptions and is linked to a prior robbery at a Long Branch hotel where a woman lost valuable diamonds last summer.
Fire at Ovenington Bros. wholesale China store in Brooks New York gutted the building and heavily damaged the nearby VanDeren id Go photograph gallery and New Jerusalem church. Loss exceeds 200000 dollars with partial insurance. early morning blaze averted greater casualties among over 150 clerks. Henry Stevens collection on Benjamin Franklin handed to Minister Lowell Wednesday.
In a murky foreign affairs note a Russian bank collapse prompts unusual chatter about press freedom. A commentator named Vambetta is referenced amid a funeral procession in a fragmented report.
Special dispatch reports Wen axp Ontario June 6. Son and fellow Wood were tried for victimizing a passenger on a Grand Trunk train. Both found guilty and sentenced each to one year.
Dispatch reports Sapojok municipal bank failure with 3000 residents. Assets, excluding furniture, around twenty roubles. liabilities run to millions of roubles. Municipality to prosecute a director, seen as evidence against municipal banking.
A Loening Observer report notes a subscription drive for a monument to Overdonk has been warned that the journal will be sequestrated if the subscription list is published. Subscribers face penal action. The government tells prefects they will enforce anti-Austrian directives vigorously.
Special Dispatch to the Evening Observer reports the Commissioner's Court sentenced 2 individuals to seven years penal servitude at hard labor for arson after a jury disagreed on the case. The decision has sparked great excitement locally.
Paris January 6 funeral for the late M. Leon Gambetta cabinet minister. Civic and military honors marked the service as over 200000 people joined the procession including senators deputies legates representatives soldiers and citizens. The Press and President Grevy held top seats in the college. No more imposing event has ever been known in France.
Brief notices record John Burns a Troy tramp arrested at Utica for rape of an eight year old girl. Payne remains shipped from Tunis to the United States. Vanderbilt elected president of Nickel Plate railroad, replacing Devereaux. Eva Wood discharged at Hamilfton assizes after shooting her seducer. Canada legislation petition for Niagara Falls park incorporation. June White wins breach of promise case against George Spofford in Boston. A Muncie package from Indianapolis bank contained five one dollar bills and stuffing. The thief is one known.
Summary of local crime and legal proceedings including poisoning: Alijo Garcia died from poison allegedly placed in his food by his wife and her party. both suspects jailed. A man killed crossing railroad tracks near Columbus, Ohio. A Newark inquiry into county official actions and assessments authorized. Mrs. Pave’s poisoning examination concluded. she was discharged. Memorial plans for Gen. A. J. Ayer at Forest Lawn. Estate dispute claims and heirs in Pittsburgh and Baltimore. papers and power of attorney from 1882 found. Probabilities: weather forecast for Washington and surroundings with cloudy, light snow and warmer southerly winds.
Markets from Dunkirk Toledo and Petrograd show mixed but steady trends. Wheat and corn prices shift slightly while provisions and pork stay weak to firm. oils and butter firm with light supply, dried fruits rise modestly in price. foreign rates and futures for February through May show cautious activity.
Report covers the day’s oil market activity at Oil City with price movement, trading volume, and notable bids. Key producers and buyers are listed alongside regional supply dynamics and nearterm outlook for crude prices.
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