20 Jun 1885
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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1885
Page
1
Ladies will find Big Bargains in parasols and sun umbrellas at the Erie Store Fancy Goods Millinery and Toy Place on Center Street Dunkirk. The newly opened department advertises a wide range of parasols umbrellas and related accessories for the season.
June 20 dispatches Lieutenant Stevens states there are no boomers in Oklahoma. The Naval Advisory Board plans to seek a court of inquiry over Dolphin construction. Other items note Post Office clerks hours change, hospital cases of Judge Bartley, and numerous federal appointments and regulatory reforms.
Perry and William Melton father and son were hanged in Union parish for murdering old farmer John M. Cherry on April 15, 1864. Details recount the brutal assault, Cherry's pleas, and the men’s flight to Texas before capture and ultimate execution despite parole efforts. George Schneider was hanged in Hawkinton, D. for another crime.
Knott County Kentucky reports a continuing feud between the Hall and Jones factions with nine killed so far. A Jones ally returned from Cincinnati after spending 400 dollars on sixteen shooters and a Wednesday clash left Woodberry dead. Macham died from earlier wounds and Fairhall remains hospitalized with doubtful recovery. Both sides recruit daily as residents fear further violence and possible suppression by authorities.
Flags profusely decorate the city as the Barthol di statue Liberty Enlightening the World arrives for a formal reception. A naval parade along the bay includes US and French vessels, with speeches by Mayor Grace and French officials. The day ends with reviews at City Hall Park and a banquet schedule for visiting French officers.
Reports from Coshocton detail a mob scene at the jail where masked men hanged Howard the Regro ravisher after his confession. Earlier, a Black assailant attacked Miss Phillips and Miss Bache while berry picking near West Lafayett, leaving Bache unconscious and Phillips aided by bystanders as pursuit ensued. Deaths and injuries are reported with official reactions ongoing.
From Lespaix to Paris june twenty reports show Lord Salisbury delaying cabinet formation with adjournment sought until Tuesday while Gladstone discusses crisis. In Liverpool Senator Payne toasted at a banquet and the Pope criticizes Paris church rulings and Pantheon security actions.
The article reports General Grant's condition as better per doctors and his own note about mountain air, with Dr Newman encouraging cheerfulness. It describes visits by Pastor Newman and Judge Hilton, Grant’s quiet engagement in his cottage office, and his writing on memoir work while resting in bed elsewhere.
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