11 Jan 1883
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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1883
Page
1
A panoramic summary notes the Milwaukee horror, debates its cause, and adds updates on Polk the Nashville Verlain, a five million dollar snap, a council robbery, Aberdeen tragedy, Niagara Falls post office robbery, Jersey City bank failure, changes at the Associated Press, and William Henry Smith named new superintendent.
Witnesses recount a hotel blaze with floors burning and dense smoke. Some rescued guests attribute the fire to the elevator, others insist the basement sparked the inferno and spread upward before alarms rang. Authorities note a rear stair area aided escapes for upper floors while panic hindered many.
Special Dispatch to the Evening Observer reports in Citaurigio Pa on January 11 that the Clearfield Bituminous Coal Company was organized with C J Langdon elected president. The working capital is five million dollars, most already paid in, and officials call the prospects flattering.
Wilson verifies his new shop at Talcott and Ruggles in Dunkirk and vicinity. He invites customers to view his carriage and wagon work including a flexible platform spring special.
Jan 11 reports identify nineteen dead with eight unrecognizable bodies after a blaze at a Milwaukee hotel housing Minnie Palmer company members. Mrs John Gilbert confirmed among the dead. several missing and seriously injured victims listed. Fire started near Michigan street, rapid spread trapped occupants as responders fought the blaze with confusion over possible arson.
Tennessee treasurer Polk travels to Austin with two U S marshals as Governor Stoneman is inaugurated. a New York Sun quip mocks a poet. New England tobacco convention backs a duty on eastern tobacco. a Buffalo night watchman shoots an associate. New York grand jury indicts a customs appraiser for bribery and fraud. Norristown Herald notes a Chicago case and a stage rumor.
The notice advertises a house and lot on Railroad Avenue for sale. It promotes Hequembourg’s store with daily holiday goods and a promotion offering a chance to win a piano with every five dollars spent. It mentions poultry oysters meats rubbers overshoes loggins and rubber boots and includes a photo credit to Gifford for a Picture of George Isham at the P O.
Special dispatch from Piapenella dated January 11 reports a crookedness in the People's Passenger Railway management traced to the Receiver. The scandal suggests liabilities may total about 3,300,000 for the corporation, prompting great local excitement.
Special dispatch reports the Niagara Falls post office broken into last night and over one thousand dollars in money and stamps stolen. No clue identifies the culprits, but authorities suspect the same group behind prior plots. In Nashville a separate dispatch notes Treasurer Polk’s books revealing startling items and a box of receipts and drafts from $3 to $25,000 totaling about $125,000.
Famine looms in Pesth Austria as floods on the Danube worsen conditions for residents. Officials urge prompt aid to avert starvation while another dispatch from Verona BC notes rising Indian depredations and requests U S government protection for settlers along the frontier.
Special dispatch from Maprin on January 11 reports the Cortes have reconvened. Sagasta says the new ministry will follow the state minister of finance’s financial policy, with no sale of state property altered. Ifealee adds he does not desire changes to government policy.
Special Dispatch reports Davitt in Loxpoy England last night denouncing futile legislation and urging Ireland to fight for freedom. He labeled Ireland a mendicant in the world and drew uproarious cheers from the Barrehenad audience.
Brief telegraphic notes report the smallpox like epidemic growing in Baltimore with about three thousand cases treated outside the post hospital. Washington health authorities prepare measures to curb spread in the capital.
The search for bodies began this afternoon, with about fifty believed to remain in the ruins. The morgue shows dozens of charred, unidentifiable bodies laid on the stone floor. In Jensky Crey the Fifth Ward Savings Bank closed after suspending the City Bank, its president likely involved, as the City Bank wreck unfolds. Nearly $2,000 came in before close, and crowds press other banks. In Sunevestorr a sheriff’s posse captured Wiring near Bayon Sara, and Morgan the Anthony, a known killer, faces possible lynching by ill informed locals.
Samel Scott, a middle aged married man, today insulted his nineteen year old niece by making a vile proposal. Her brother protested but Scott killed him, blowing out the uncle's brains with a revolver in a fit of violence.
Special dispatch reports William Trenry Smith, formerly Western Associated Press general agent, poised to become general superintendent of the United Press Association. A separate item notes Ballard, a wealthy local citizen and current invalid, robbed of 3700 dollars in jewelry and silverware today while alone at home. thief escaped before aid arrived.
Weather bulletin notes cloudy conditions at Wasixarox and lower lakes with occasional light snow. Winds northwest, temperatures stationary or lower, higher pressure. Markets roundup titled Corrected by Telegraph for this Evening listing Dunkirk markets and Chaut. farmer reports. January 1 1883.
Markets and stocks report from New York highlights show trading activity on major exchanges. The session features shifts in price for blue chip equities, with daily highs and lows noted alongside bond yields and currency movements. Investors monitor economic data and corporate results shaping the market tone.
The market for sour grain and provisions is quiet with nominal changes. A car of Duluth No 1 lard sold at 4.20, up 2 cents, while 10 cars of mixed corn moved at 58 cents on track. Wheat, corn, oats show steady to firm quotes across grades with varied monthly pork and hog figures.
Oil City market report by broker J. K. Winliams notes steady activity with prices holding as trading resumes. Traders focus on supply updates and regional demand signals, while storage levels and refinery output influence daily moves.
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