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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1885
Page
1
A Victorian promotional snippet praises Harper's Young People for its wholesome juvenile content including humor, illustrations, travel, sports, and life facts. The ad notes a yearly price of 542 00 pre paid and that volume VI begins November 4, 1884 with five members offered by subscribers through Marian Newsparer Archive.
The Senate approved Miller of New York's resolution enabling the Agriculture and Forestry Committee to sit during recess to study forest preservation and pay a clerk from the contingent fund. Opponent Cockrell protested ongoing expense. Miller insisted only per diem was covered. The body also considered executive business and affirmed a nomination for Internal Revenue Commissioner. The executive session also discussed easing secrecy on Central American resolution and a formal preamble about Guatemala and Nicaragua tensions and interoceanic canal interests. General Grant's health update followed in New York reports.
A late 19th century dispatch reports tensions with Boomers near Oklahoma and Arkansas disputes over a line marked by General Hatch. Plans to arrest settlers and possible use of force are discussed amid arrests, oaths, and murder cases linked to New Mexico and Texas precincts.
A terrible mine disaster at Camp Hausen near Berlin claimed hundreds of miners. An explosion of fire-damp caused a cave-in, trapping over two hundred men. Rescue efforts failed as bodies were recovered. many miners were believed dead or suffocated. Separate report notes a drowned man found near St Marys identified by his brother. another note covers a bold love-triangle murder case in Louisville.
Assistant Secretary Priden delivered a Senate list of presidential nominations including Milton Durham for First Comptroller of the Treasury Malcolm Hay for First Assistant Postmaster General Montgomery for Commissioner of Patents and other federal posts. President cleveland marked his forty-eighth birthday amid greetings as senators discuss a possible special-session adjournment.
Fragmented dispatches describe an ice gorge on the Mimeur submerging surrounding regions and causing great loss of life and property along the river. Efforts to blow the ice gorge with dynamite failed as authorities report massive flood damage and looming suffering across Lexington Waverly and nearby towns.
In the House of Commons Sir Hugh C Childers announces a new Egyptian financial convention. A £9,000,000 international loan is created with six powers as guarantors. A sinking fund funded from 115,000 pounds annually and interest reductions on Egyptian bonds and Suez Canal shares are specified. Powers control Suez Canal finances for two years.
The Monongahela Valley miners report mixed action with some pits resuming at reduced rates while others threaten to walk out. Latimore of Yough Stope mines was attacked by striking miners. warrants issued for strikers. At Danville and St Louis areas, hundreds to thousands of miners remain out, with firms resisting price demands and broader districts urged to strike.
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