09 Jan 1883
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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1883
Page
1
A light sentence at Warsaw New York results in the alleged murder of Lord Cavendish. reports mention unrest around mining, and other sensational crimes.
Special dispatch reports a coal mine explosion causing ten deaths and two severely injured. Fire damp is suspected as the cause while families left destitute. Separate item notes Charles Gray’s suicide in Jamestown after a lovelorn rejection.
Special dispatch reports Governor Cleveland and the Attorney General plan to release one thousand convicts nearing parole. The move follows on the idea that good behavior merits greater credit under law. A second item notes railway circles expect President Gowan to resign Reading Railway. Vanderbilt stockholder may succeed him to steer policy.
A man identified as Patrick O Reilly, a recent arrival, confessed before a notary to participating in the murder of Tord Cavendish. He is jailed awaiting police guidance as consular authorities are notified, though the confession is not widely believed by locals.
Special Dispatch reports in Wannaw Jan 9 that Judge Byron Healey presiding, George B Sage was found guilty today at the county court on obscene literature charges.
A man received an eighteen month term in the penitentiary after being convicted on a charge tied to obscene literature. The ruling results from a local court decision with details indicating misuse of printed material.
A condensed roundup reports Gye denying Madam Alhani diamonds were stolen and a cargo value of 350,000 for the City of Brussels. Notes cover political unease in Gladstone’s era, Duplicitous directors, rain on West Shore road, Union Pacific policy, a disaster clock, and emigration from Clare Limerick and Tipperary to America. Also included are deaths from smallpox in Baltimore, Whittier’s brother Matthew, and a Norristown monument fundraiser. A string of criminal and transportation incidents closes the item.
Foreign affairs report notes the steamer British Empire burned with fifteen deaths after a quick blaze. Authorities describe a chaotic evacuation as the vessel sank in rising flames. Rescue efforts continued as divers searched for survivors and evidence of the disaster.
A seven year old named Little Banner Mills was found frozen between two ice sheets this morning in Ontario. He had left home last Saturday to skate, telling his mother he would return, but a strong wind drove him away and he perished in the cold despite efforts to reach safety.
The steamer British Empire is reported lost off Cherbourg with the captain and fourteen crew dead or missing after a fire at sea. Remaining crew reportedly abandoned ship in lifeboats, leaving others to perish.
Sidward Todd explains fowls lack teeth and swallow grain whole. The gizzard containing gravel stones acts like a mill, grinding the grain by muscular action and gravel, aiding digestion as the stomach processes food.
A Cleveland druggist Dr. L H White has reportedly perfected a method and built machinery to manufacture milk sugar, with works linked to Hard’s cheese factory at Aurora station Ohio. Details are complex and patented, but the venture aims to utilize a previously waste product valued at about 100000 yearly. success could create new uses or export demand.
Neighbors discovered three people dead in a house near Davids City Nebraska this morning. Reports vary on whether the deaths were murder or freezing. Officers have the case and will conduct a thorough investigation as details unfold.
Special Dispatch reports in Lierry North Carolina that on a January morning Scott Clayton provoked a quarrel with Arm sted Barksdale over a young baby’s affections. The dispute escalated as Barksdale drew a knife and fatally stabbed Clayton. He then killed himself with two shots. Both men are described as well connected and of fair character.
Special Dispatch reports a severe smallpox outbreak in Sunon Ian Kentucky. Stores have closed and business is suspended as whole families are stricken. The disease is spreading rapidly, causing widespread fear and flight. physicians are scarce and several have died.
In VYaco Texas on January 9 a man named Oberly wounded rival H Ashban while the rival was visiting a young woman Oberly courtshipped. Oberly then shot himself fatally as the father moved to detain him. The incident followed objections by the young woman's parents to Oberly's suit.
Lower Lakes weather shows variable winds and stationary or higher temperatures. Market briefs from around the world are corrected by telegraph for this evening, summarizing latest price movements and notable changes in trade signals and international commerce.
Oil City reports a steady trading session with steady advances in crude futures and mixed activity in refined products. Key players including major oil firms and local traders watched price movements as supply concerns and demand signs influenced sentiment throughout the day.
A rough inventory shows dairy and country produce items with prices for apples, blackberries, poultry, meats, and hay. It lists buyers and grocers, including Louw Heyl and C. Jones, with figures for chickens, pork, mutton, veal, and eggs, plus hay and straw values and miscellaneous entries. The report notes market terms shifting but holders hold views, and regional quotations appear for Toledo Detroit Cincinnati markets with grain and pork figures.
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