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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1885
Page
2
The Evening Observer announces a private wire link to the telephone exchange and invites readers to send news with full name and address. It outlines ad matter deadlines, subscription payments, and responsibility for subscriptions and job printing orders. Dateline shows Monday May 11, 1886.
Mr Raines presented the tontine inquiry findings in the assembly last Thursday. The committee urges fearless future investigations, alleges an organized effort to thwart inquiry, and accuses life companies of using a gambling like tontine contract to enrich a few at the expense of many. It details issues at Equitable Life and lists related firms, notes missing minutes, combined accounts, lack of separate yearly classes, and the reliance on actuaries and officers for fair entitlements. It cites large lapsed policies, high expenses, and dividends, argues for surrender value requirements, and urges 1870 law amendments to prohibit waivers and non surrenderable policies. The report is signed by Williams, Raines, Berry, Greene, and McCaine. Niewsparre AL Hive
The Adirondack compromise measure creates three unpaid forest commissioners to oversee state lands, curb fires, and promote reforestation. ItCharge includes forest law enforcement, education in schools, and railroad spark prevention with a $15,000 appropriation. The bill, aimed at swift enactment, would aid fire prevention and forest preservation across the region.
The 1830 outstanding certificates of indebtedness totaling 2,250,000 plus interest, issued for War of 1813 claims, are seen as amounts due from the National Government to recipients. General Curtis urges the State to press Washington for an appropriation while the Legislature prints 5,000 copies of the report for holders, as Navy Department plans for new vessels proceed.
Willard McKinstry, elderly editor of the Fredonia Censor, celebrated his seventieth birthday with a dinner among friends and neighbors last Saturday in Fredonia. Guests included David Barrell, Hon. Emory F Warren, Hon. George Barker, and others who shared recollections, toasts, and a bound birthday book of autographs.
The Baptist congregation met last evening in the Opera House due to rumors about the church wall being unsafe. Builders found no danger but worship will continue there for several weeks while repairs are planned. Rev. Rose aims to make Sunday services more popular and will deliver moral talks, with next Sunday’s lecture titled A Mile a Minute. The Sunday school will meet in the same venue each Sunday afternoon.
The censored fragmentary notes report a Springville to Buffalo milk train starting on the Ist with arrival in Buffalo at 9 am, a demolition plan for the five story Rochester warehouse from which Gov. De Witt Clinton spoke in 1825, and a perjury conviction in Allegany County sentencing R. H. Thornton to five years. It notes a Belmont divorce case, a Erie train 124 incident with swindlers, and warns to beware of smooth talking strangers. The Western New York Orphan Homes Society met at Randolph electing officers and reporting receipts of 8,464 dollars, with sixty two children received and thirty five placed last year. twenty three children are currently at the Home.
On and after Monday Nov 13 1834 a travel schedule lists departures from Fredouis and Dumkirk with multiple daily times. Prices and times appear for various routes. Elmer Wheelock, Sop, is noted.
Daily and weekly train runs list stations from Hornellsville to Dunkirk with arrival times. No. 21 runs from Carrollton via 21 stations to Dunkirk, No. 19 runs daily except Sundays to Salamanca, and No. 9 operates daily over Western Division.
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