30 Jun 1883
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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1883
Page
1
Grain markets show a quiet flour market with little change while corn meal oatmeal and millfeed stay fairly active. Wheat is dull and lower with various bids and asks noted on the Call Board and across Detroit Cincinnati and Toledo markets.
Local ads advertise hardwood at Hamilton yards, confectionery and supplies at Lion Brothers, portraits at Gifford’s Art Gallery, poultry and seafood at Jones Selle, sewing machine repairs at Singer, candies at Lvov Brothers, a private family housekeeper job, a handsome Avenue residence for sale, and aggressive price-marking at Buffalo One Price Clothing Store. Also mentions Dunkirk merchants and a news archive note.
A dramatic outline from San Francisco to New York sketches a transcontinental rail project with energetic press coverage and emphasis on trade impact. The notice signals bold transport ambitions and broad economic hopes across the nation.
Alfred Baldwin was arrested for possessing tools to counterfeit coins and base metal. He was arraigned and committed for examination. He said his wife lived at Syracuse. The plant was found by a city marshal while dispossessing him for non payment of rent.
A secret convention in June 1896 organized the People s Railroad Company of America to build two double track narrow gauge lines from New York to San Francisco and Chicago to New Orleans. Capital stock set at 309 million dollars, shares 50 each, with every employee becoming a stockholder and profits distributed accordingly. Earl Kennedy heads the project as California capitalists reportedly ready to fund after 10 million dollars are subscribed.
At Fort Susrt on June 29 Martin Joseph a colored man William H Finck a white man and a Creek named Tauristo were hanged for murder. The executions occurred at the eastern end of the courthouse enclosure with about fifty spectators admitted by ticket. Finch confessed expressing reconciliation with God and remorse for the crimes. Tauristo and Joseph offered no statements.
The war in Biaffato continues as BIERN and ELAM MERT-BIERN suffer thigh injuries in a clash tied to the Trade Cellar dispute. The incident underscores escalating tensions between factions and ongoing strategic risks in the region.
Beirne and Elam met near New Hope in Staustos Virginia this morning. In the first exchange of shots neither man was hit. In the second exchange Elam was struck in the upper thigh while Beirne escaped unharmed. Beirne said he was satisfied and the parties parted in opposite directions.
A special dispatch reports New York bank figures with loans up $2,087,000 and deposits up $1,183,000 while legal tenders fall $403,000 and circulation drops $156,000. Reserve rises $257,000. In Indiana a family of five perishes after a steamer causes a skiff to overturn in the Ohio River.
The St Louis river fell eight inches yesterday making sidewalks on the riverfront visible again and business resumed in most stores and on the levee. In Chicago the city council set the new municipal year to start in April thus delaying the high license law. In Pittsylvania County a quarrel over fowls led to George Grant shooting Manning five times and Manning dying the next day. A schooner reports finding two dead men in a dory off St Pierre on June 20 and both were buried at sea.
By order Collector Robertson twenty eight pauper immigrants brought by the Anchor line will be put aboard the steamship Furnessia to sail tomorrow. The Anchor line agents will take charge an hour before departure for safe transport to the port. A family of six from the Assyrian Monarch also remains at Castle Garden, likely to be sent back to London.
Citizens in Burrs Montana dragged Harry Gundy to a vacant shaft house and administered sixty four lashes for assaulting a ten year old girl. He was severely injured and driven out of the country.
A Missouri desperado named Lane Britton killed Constable Davis and fatally wounded G G Davis during a pursuit in Bland City after Britton opened fire when arrested. Britton escaped on a horse as pursuing citizens hunt for him.
A boy, son of K G Murgaridge in Corny Pennsylvania, dislocated his right elbow during a noon wrestling match yesterday. Doctor Frank Slamilton of New York, famed for assisting in President Garfield's treatment, notes there are only eleven similar cases on record.
Isaac A. Briggs broker Wesley Lyon lawyer and Emil Bric lawyer all of New York with accomplice arrested on forged Missouri State bonds sale to Edwin Kirk jailer. Kirk was induced to buy bonds valued at 271000. Briggs previously jailed for blackmail Astor. Lyon had prior arrest for forged bonds but bailed. Forger Eric ranks among the group.
Parsons W. Guernsey of Spencerport, a New York Central railroad employee, fell while trying to board a caboose one mile west of the station. The rear wheels crushed his right leg below the knee, and an amputation was performed at the Albion house by Dr. Cochrane. He died at four o'clock from the shock and blood loss, leaving a widow and baby.
A Kansas City Telegraph item notes river levels about two inches lower and steady. Cornwall Ontario reports Richard Wagner died after a neck stab from a tramp he confronted. the assailant fled. Milan Tennessee records Mrs Pope dying minutes after bee sting. Paterson New Jersey = five Chinese men sentenced to 400 dollars each for conspiring to lower laundry prices. Montreal reports Carillon dam piers carried away. water so low boats can pass. Vienna notes talk of a permanent European sanitary board. Quebec Civil Service Commission recommends cutting deputy heads’ salaries and dismissing clerks. New Orleans circulation sees counterfeit dimes and nickels widespread. Jackson Georgia reports a man named Kelly killed by his stepfather Slagle over abuse of Kelly’s wife.
In New York on June 29 the movement against the trade dollar gained ground with merchants and workers ready to refuse the coin after July 1 or take it only at a discount. Many employers will not accept it and toll collectors refuse it, amid warnings of expected unrest from workers paid in the coin. Brokers are blamed for pushing the depreciation while a bank official cautions holders to wait out the panic.
President Arthur appoints Frank D. Conger postmaster at Washington son of Michigan senator aged thirty. Ingalls to retire July 1 after forty years service. Holabird Sexton and Perry as leading candidates for postmaster general. Elmer releases Star route cost data for Pacific region ten and one tenth cents per mile this year versus fifteen and one tenth last year. Indian Affairs reports smallpox outbreak at Mohave agency with Chinamenu selling whisky and opium. vaccine supply to be sent. Arthur shifts internal revenue district consolidations to four fifths in several states. Willamo? Charge dAffaires of Russia presented. letter from Czar praising Hunt delegation to Moscow. naval dispatches to Russia. Baldwin to attend ceremony. Government expresses thanks for goodwill on coronation occasion.
An OCR fragment points to a banking item involving The Metropolitan Bank with readers noting strong, perhaps mixed, results or status. The readable text hints at an internal statistic or control matter, suggesting financial performance or a management note. No clear event date or explicit outcome is verifiable from the fragment.
The June Oil Report notes 228 wells finished, yielding 8 425 barrels daily with 19 dry holes, up from May’s 227 wells and 3 563 barrels. Bradford and the lower field rise, while Warren Forest Allegany fall. new work totals 874 wells drilling, down from 885.
The Evening Observer reports special disputed notes as banks refuse trade dollars in concert with New York. The city is abuzz as banks again decline them and brokers offer about ninety cents.
A special dispatch from Dasuerta dated June 80 reports 118 deaths from cholera yesterday, marking a severe outbreak in the region and prompting health officials to issue warnings and call for extraordinary measures.
A man matching Miss Slocum’s description of her assailant has been arrested in connection with the attack. The arrest follows a special dispatch from the Evening Observer dated June 8. Further details are unavailable as investigators proceed.
A man named Tecker and his son argued over who should ride the reaper. The father struck the man with a club, breaking his skull during the confrontation in Ky. The incident is reported as a fatal argument with lethal outcome.
A warehouse fire last evening caused a powder explosion tearing the building apart and injuring about twenty people. Windows of nearby stores shattered as the blast sent debris into the street. several are expected to die.
Light rain and partial cloud cover prevail over the Lower Lakes area. Winds shift northeast to southeast with a higher barometer and a steady temperature around the pears stationary range.
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