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Newspaper

Evening Observer

Location

Dunkirk, New York, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1883

Page

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Grain market notes and price levels across cities

Buffalo reports flour steady with modest demand, oats dull yet affordable, private terms cited for 10 000 bushels from Duluth for July, 14 000 bushels at 120 dollars, and 7 900 bushels No 1 at about 117 1/4. Detroit lists prices for No 1 white and red varieties, Cincinnati shows mixed meal and flour pricing, Toledo notes higher bids for No 7 red and various grades.

Wimler Lhard Duluth Tampa Toledo

Local court rules in favor of plaintiff in Jamestown dispute

Referee W Johnson awarded Capt. T E Grandin against O E Jones over the Jamestown engine and boiler from the burned propeller Jamestown. At Meadville a 14 year old girl, Jennie Roberts, drowned herself in a canal after a quarrel with her father. Raspberry rust fungus threatens vines and advises removal of affected livery hill plots. Kit Hathaman, about 40, killed at Peau Lumber Co. mill in Albion when a felled tree limb struck his head. Drainage laws allow costs allocated to adjacent landowners when ditches cross ridges to drain property.

Or. W. Johnson Redonia T. E. Grandin O. E. Jones Jamestown Capt. Grandin Jones Meadville Jennie Roberts L. J. Roberts Eric Kit Hathaman Peau Lumber Co Milneu Albion Hall Ohio

Elmira in open clash with Lackawanna railway over tracks

The Elmira mayor and Lackawanna & Western Railroad clash in July over track laying on State Street. Police and officials arrest multiple parties for tearing up rails during a volatile dispute that pits city leadership against railroad interests. A separate fire at the Elmira almshouse destroys most buildings, with 150 homeless and a missing pair of insane patients.

Exanta Arnot Delaware Lackawanna, & Western Railroad City of Elmira Lackawanna State Street Fifth Street Tuc Stonau Ltheackawanramen Peters Seventh Ward Brown

Doubtful About Elam in Virginia

Harnisoxanna reports Lieutenant Governor Lewis uneasy about Elam. Dr. Wheat fears complications from a wound. ten days could bring recovery or death. Sloughing and clogging of the wound threaten death as no tube exists to drain. Beirne with a second arrives by train and is expected to surrender tomorrow.

Beirne

Bill banning tobacco to minors takes effect in state

Protecting the Boya- Tressox reports that the bill prohibiting tobacco in any form to minors under sixteen years went into operation yesterday. The rule applies statewide and marks a shift in enforcement starting July 2.

Tressox

Violent Storm Hits East Aenona NY Severe By Rain And Wind

A violent rain and wind storm swept East Aenona New York today at about 1 PM. Torrential rain and hurricane force wind lasted about 30 minutes with thunder and lightning. The area reported unprecedented rainfall but only minor wind damage occurred.

Aenona N. Y

Liberal Giver Enoch Pratt Deed and Gift to Baltimore

Enoch Pratt executed a deed of the Pratt Free Library property on Mulberry Street to the city of Baltimore and presented a check for 832000.23 dollars to support the library. The gift is noted this afternoon in Baltimore.

Battimore Enoch Pratt Pratt Free Lbrary Mulberry Strget Baltimore

Buffalo Victory in Three Round Barn Fight

Dan Me Carthy of Buffalo defeated Mike Me Gavin of Chicago in a three round prize fight in a North Side barn. Me Carthy claimed victory with the win reported from Crneaco.

Crneaco Dan Me Carthy Buffalo Mike Me Gavin Chicago Me Carthy

McGeech Offers to Settle Debts at Fifty Cents on the Dollar

Special to the Associated Press reports McGeech offering creditors fifty cents on the dollar to settle. The bid has been accepted. Also dated July 2 New York notes a dispute between William O Connell and Edward Calishan over five hundred dollars near Newton Long Island. Ansona Connecticut reports Joan Murray saved two children from an approaching train but was fatally injured.

Preas Carcase Associated Press New York William O'Connell Edward Calishan Newton Long Island Oconger Ansona Conn Joan Murray Waa Wiabett

Young Woman Plunges From Six Story Building In Melancholy

A young woman named Stover attempted to throw herself from a six story New York building yesterday in a case of melancholy. Her friends received her.

Associated Presa New York Stover Eix Story

Brief Telegraphed Notes From Various Cities

New Haven Dagcott owner of the horse Boston was arrested for animal cruelty after racing against S qatamaraa Sunday from Enet rbark to Btony Creel in about ninety minutes. Omemec Gat Italiana workers on the Midisod Railway near there injure others for $1.50 and faced gun use by both sides with four Italians wounded. Jersey City John Halliard ex President of the defunct Mechanic and Laborers Bank sentenced to eighteen months in state prison after Supreme Court affirmation. he surrendered yesterday. Williamstown tornado wrecks college gym, alumni dinner canceled. $6,000 loss. Binghamton storm damages and widespread destruction. Catholic Church and large buildings badly damaged. White Pisias Benton, suspect in Miss Slocum attack, taken to North Salem then returned to jail after identification doubts. Milwaukee severe storm flattens Oakance County towns. Oakfield chimneys destroyed. Port Washington three men drowned. Nudah damages $13,000.

New Haven Dagcott Boston Jersey City John Halliard Mechanica’ and Laborers’ Bank Supreme Court

Washington Walls Follows Annual Federal Updates

The fiscal year reports 2029 post-offices established and a revived postal business in New York. Mint output reached 93,005,824 pieces worth $65,192,704. The Continental Guard of New Orleans visited the White House without an audience. President appoints William J. Gilbraith to Montana Supreme Court associate justice and Theodore O. L. Poole as Syracuse Pension Agent. U.S. District Attorney Lewis of Virginia likely to be removed. Applications for occasions total 53,411, up 35,606. increases under the 1883 act total 16,738. Philadelphia bidder Joan Honda tops naval cruiser bids. other bidders listed. Frank Raymond named postal notes agent in New York. Joseph T. Brown Jr. convicted of forgery in Arkansas and sentenced to five years’ hard labor plus $1,000 fine. Col. Samuel B. Holabird named Quartermaster-General, with new commissioners to audit Oregon & California line works.

Storms, Arrests, and Damages Across States

A volatile report notes a new tariff activity in New York Custom-house. Samuel Lipman was arrested in Elmira for embezzling 1500 dollars. A fierce New England storm battered Waterbury and Naugatuck Valley with extensive damage. Saybrook cyclone struck Connecticut Valley Railroad, Middletown glass shattered, and lines down. Port Jervis thermometer near 100, Hancock freight-house and local church wrecked, trees and poles down, widespread damage reported.

New Haven Saybrook Connecticut Valley Railroad Middletown Port’ Jervis Delock Hancock Erie Road

Steamboat Susquehanna Explodes at Dock

A steamboat boiler explosion at the Susquehanna dock in Wicxtsparne, Pa on July 3 injures several crew. Fireman John Detwiler is fatally injured, engineer Perry Hughes burned, pilot Charles Miller bruised, traveling agent Edwin Richardson buried nearby, others unharmed.

Wicxtsparne Susquehanna John Detwiler Perry Hughes Charlea Miller Edwin Richardson

Train Collision Injures West Shore Workers in Fog

Special Dispatch to the Observer Utica reports a fogbound collision on the West Shore this morning. Michael Brown suffered crushed legs with doubtful recovery. Morris Butterman had a crushed foot. William Yorman John Ryan Charles Adams and Hamiel Newell were severely bruised but not seriously hurt.

Renting Observer Utica West Shore Michael Brown Morris Butterman William, Yorman John Ryan Charles Adams Hamiel Newell

Steamer Daphne Capsizes on Clyde With Drowning Toll

Special dispatch from Guandow reports the steamer Daphne launched today then capsized mid river Clyde. Two hundred workmen were aboard with about fifty to one hundred drowning.

Boeing Observer Guandow Daphne Clyde

Probabilities Weather Forecast for Lower Lakes

The report notes probabilities for the Lower Lakes area featuring high rain chances and partly cloudy skies. The forecast mentions lower winds and a signal station update at 3 p.m. local time.

Wasurxatos Lower Lakes

Additional Lightning Flashes and River News

June receipts at Sue Custom House totaled 1332 534 dollars. New York Frederick Vollmer a waiter died from an opium overdose provided by an unknown druggist. Auralia a Cunard liner from Liverpool burst a cylinder near Montauk Point on July 1 no injuries six tugs to tow to port. Queen brought 73 passengers 173 of them paupers emigration officials refused admission until legal formalities completed. De la Vergne Refrigerating gas explosion injured office boy and others but soon recovered. Witte a Cincinnati banker broker sentenced to one year in prison and 8500 fine for fraud on a word draft. Milk weight guideline states a quart should yield about 2.15 pounds or nearly 2 pounds 2 ounces.

New York Cunard Auralia Liverpool Montauk Point

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