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Evening Observer in Dunkirk, New York

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Newspaper

Evening Observer

Location

Dunkirk, New York, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1885

Page

1

The Gould System Strike and Militia at Centertown

Reports from Reparta and Centertown outline a nationwide railroad strike by Gould system employees with no freight trains moved. Militia awaits orders in Centertown as negotiations fail. Governor Ireland issues a proclamation defending lawful labor rights and urging enforcement.

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Monongahela Valley Miners Strike Action Report

The Monongahela Valley miners strike continues with slow progress. Operators at the Coal Exchange reaffirm price reductions, while many mines in the district remain idle. Some firms consider concessions if broader support emerges, and scattered protests include a boycott threat over natural gas use. A Primrose mine proposal offers two and a half cents plus house and store price reductions, with miners undecided.

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Backbone Land Grant and Related Nominations

Senate proceedings report multiple items including a resolution to block sales of lands under the Atlantic & Gulf West India Transit Company pending Congress action, and a motion to study wiring the Senate chamber with electricity. Also notes trials and punishments in Louisiana, a bandit incident in Reapers, and a Missouri mayor refusing to swear in Pinkerton detectives.

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Congressional Committee Reorganization Set for Forty-Ninth Congress

Senators adopted the caucus committee report on standing and silent committees with few changes. Sewell will chair Military Affairs, Conger Post Offices, Yeller Mines and Mining, Pike Claims, Palmer Fish and Fishing, Wilson Revision of the Laws. Evarts to Foreign Relations and Judiciary. Treasury named Eugene Siggins as Chief of the Appointment Division. Delegations urged the President to recommend appointments including J. Miller of West Virginia as Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Justice Harlan, Minister Foster, and Senator Voorhees visited.

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Watching the Dynamiters and Menace Letters in Ottawa

Sir John MacDonald told the Public Accounts Committee about $3,000 spent on secret service after receiving threats from various quarters. Public buildings were to be watched, with warnings from U S and British authorities. only the Quebec Parliament was attacked. Police in the U S report information from Canadian agents stationed across the country.

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Boomers in Oklahoma clash as troops stand firm

General Hatch blocks the marching boomers while Captain Couch vows to arrest 5,000 colonists. Warrants issued for 27 boomers as federal courts prepare for September hearings. Cabinet weighs troop withdrawal amid unresolved Oklahoma invasion, with Weaver and Clark among invaders’ representatives.

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War Clouds Over Afghanistan Stir Global Markets

Reports from London and St Petersburg describe a tense Russia Britain standoff over Afghanistan and Turkestan borders. Diplomatic optimism fades as troop movements, market declines, and fear of war spread, with India’s defense measures and Soudan railway urged for strategic leverage.

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