23 Mar 1885
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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1885
Page
1
A brief notice from Harper's Young People features a Wisconsin or Wiskenapee reference. The readable text mentions publication in a youth magazine and hints at a locale named Wisconsin or a similar place. No clear events or names beyond the periodical context are legible.
A blaze at the Langham House on Wabash Avenue and Adams Street fatally trapped guests and staff. Two firemen were buried by a collapsing wall, a fifth floor leaper died after leaping to the street, and multiple victims, including a hotel employee, the Belknap woman, and others, perished or escaped amid chaotic evacuation. Damages and missing persons reported, with many guests in night clothes.
Reports from Arkansas City describe a large Couch camp debate as 800 to 1,000 boomers gather amid General Hatch's troops near the Arkansas River. Coffeyville colonists and Oklahoma prospectors push for homesteads while tensions with authorities flare over crossing routes and camp locations.
Washington reports Secretary Whitney declines to accept the Dolphin built by Me. Roach after a trial failed to reach 2,300 horsepower. Advisory Board says better coal could meet the requirement with another trial. Also notes Postmaster General Vilas seeks resignations of twenty Post Office Inspectors and other assorted federal matters across several states.
News of the Nez Perces led by Chief Joseph preparing to be moved from Indian Territory back to their ancestral lands. Reports say colonists heading to Oklahoma trigger troop patrols, with General Hatch and cavalry pursuing to block moves. Cheyennes on Salt Fork plan war dances as tensions rise in the region.
A midnight eastbound freight broke apart four miles east of Lockport, ignited after collision, wrecking fifteen cars. Seven burned, Engine 426 demolished, Fireman Klubertanz injured. losses estimated between 30000 and 40000 dollars.
Reports from Tamar describe a nighttime attack by several thousand Arabs on a water and supply convoy near Tamar. Berkshire Regiment and guards held the square under heavy assault, with 900 Arab dead and British losses of 170 killed and wounded by dispatch time. Other items note India mobilization and overseas tensions.
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