Best and Cheapest of an Efeers in Market Reform
Fragmentary note notes best and cheapest of offers dealing with frank se or lard in a shop. No clear names, dates, or places readable. Summary reflects uncertain OCR content as a brief market item.
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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1884
Page
2
Fragmentary note notes best and cheapest of offers dealing with frank se or lard in a shop. No clear names, dates, or places readable. Summary reflects uncertain OCR content as a brief market item.
A collection of brief political snippets mentions likely adjournment on May 16, various endorsements, and appointments. It notes Carl Sonorz declining the Emigration Commissioner post, civil service bill passage, remarks by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and reflections on President Arthur and potential independent moves regarding Edmunds and Arthur.
Opinion fragments from Utica and Kingston papers condemn Blaine in a hostile political climate. Tariff reform appears as a Democratic plank, while agricultural prices rise on wheat and corn amid mixed market signals. Immigrant naturalization debates loom alongside reviews of May North American Review pieces and railroad policy discussions.
Receipts and prices for butter and eggs vary across regions. Mayouts shows ninety packages at 22 cents, Suenmas reports 175 packages at 28 cents for prime, and the market trends lower. Livelairville notes 147 tubs at 22 to 29 cents, with fair activity. Norm East records 62 packages at 20 cents and 21 for a few tires of fancy.
New York May 6 Judge Wallace of the United States District Court orders Shipping Commissioner Duncan to show cause why he should not be removed for malfeasance in office. May 6. rail lines cut sugar freight to Chicago and Milwaukee to fifteen cents. lake and tail routes drop to pete cents between Boston and the stated destinations.
A chaotic tale describes eight armed men planning a railcar robbery on a Cincinnati to Chattanooga train. A Maryland passenger, labeled a hard drinker, fires four shots, wounding a robber and defying the gang's bravado. He proclaims himself the boldest drunk in America before leaving for another seat.
A Detroit Tribune item recounts Mary Jane Baldwin and George Bennett's midnight marriage amid family opposition. After Bennett absconds in New York, Mary Jane returns home — sparking crowds who threaten tar and feather or lynching. The report also notes the belated death of Caleb Howard Harris and updates on the Clark murder case proceedings.
May 3 Greenville Texas report: Jenry Harris, 17, son of E W Harris editor of the Banner, shot himself in the right temple. Harris had been in Greenville only a week and worked as a compositor at the paper. The town newspapers note the tragedy amid other brief items.
Kentucky Free Press reports Fanny Porter, a pretty Kentucky girl, aided a tramp who wooed her with notes and later died in the woods. He left a will naming her the beneficiary, with lawyers and suitors seeking the $33,000 claim as the case unfolds. The tale underscores tramp character and moral faith amid legal intrigue.
A sweeping market bulletin notes mixed grains and flour prices in Cleveland and New York, with wheat at No 2 red near 1.02, Minnesota dew process at 7.00, and lake flour market activity. Chicago shows soft winter and spring wheat ranges plus livestock futures. Cincinnati Toledo and Philadelphia wire reports cover live hogs, cattle, and lambs with price ranges, receipts, and shipments, reflecting a cautious, fluctuating midwestern commodity market.
The Nickel Plate New York Chicago and St Louis Railway announces new passenger equipment on the Kew Trunk Lines. Trains provide modern safe speedy and comfortable travel with the latest appliances. Archicago passenger trams arrive at and depart Union Depot Van Buren Street. following timetable in effect December 11th 188? and until further notice.
Prairie timetable notes trains daily between Buffalo and Gil City and Buffalo to Pittsburgh Union and Pittsbille Branch with multiple stop times. Trains run on Eastern time, with through coaches, parlor cars, and sleeping cars advertised. Final details list offices and agents for time-tables and tickets.
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