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Newspaper

Evening Observer

Location

Dunkirk, New York, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1883

Page

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fraternal lodge schedule for dunkirk area Masonic bodies

Lrondequoit Lodge No 301 F A M regular communication first and third Fridays. Dunkirk Lodge No 167 F A M regular communication first and third Mondays. Dunkirk Chapter No 191 A M Stated convocations second and fourth Tuesdays. Dunkirk Council No 35 K R & S M Stated assemblies first Wednesday. Dunkirk Commandery No 40 K T Regular meetings second and fourth Wednesdays. Names: W M W Zinmer mann, W P Mune Wen F W Raikes, Jn IL 1, Seec y Barkes, L Harrison I L M Blood Recorder Wyman Raikes.

Lrondequoit Lodge No L. G. Bisles W.M. W. Zinmer Mann Dunkirk Lodge No Mune Wen Dunkirk He A.M St J. Gibbs Barkes Seec Dunkirk Council L. Harrison M. Charles Blood Dunkirk Commandery No K.T W.il Wyman FW. Raikes

Church Services and Clergy Listings in City

A condensed notice lists weekly worship times and pastors for several local churches. Guard Directorp Hirst Baptist Church announces regular Sabbath services at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday school at 12:30 p.m. First Presbyterian, St. John’s Episcopal, First Methodist, German Evangelical, and German M8 churches are named with their corner locations, pastors, and service times. strangers and young men are invited to attend all services.

Hirst Fourth and Guiffalo E. F Lune First Presbyterian E. Corner St. John's Episcopal Church Eagle Streets Nerv Raikes German Evangelical Church-Elk Fourth Fifth Streets Ter. G. Berstecher Deer Fourtht Streets John Flid Srblush

Local Goods and Services Advertised on Buffalo Street

Peter Hermes offers cleaning and repair of clothing on Buffalo Street near Second. W S Edwards & Co promotes pansy and tomato plants. Hamilton's Coal and Lumber yards advertise salt plaster quick lime cement and soft slab wood with delivery. H C I Smith markets a 5 cent cigar from 3rd Center Street and Isham’s offers imported smoking articles.

Peter Hermes Buffalo Street Second Hamilton

Notable Trials Dunn and Thompson Turbulent Witnesses

May 12 trial of Jere Dunn for Elliott murder features defense witness disclosure and juror concerns. Smith the law student testified Dunn entered a saloon and fired. L M Whitman placed Dunn in the doorway aiming at Elliott. Pinkerton on defense recalled Elliott’s warning to Dunn and Elliott’s gunfighter reputation.

Associated Press Cmvaco Jere J Dunn Elliott Dann M. C. McDonald Ehott Dunn Eliott

Thompson Trial in Kentucky Testimony Hearsay and Theatrics

Special to Associated Press reports in Hakkopspura Kentucky on May 12 describe Mrs Roth of the St. Clair Hotel Cincinnati recounting meeting Davis and Mrs Thompson in Davis’s room, a drunken return to Miss Buckner’s room, and theater plans. Porter Maurer and Conductor Martin corroborate. A colored porter notes a pistol drawing before the fatal shot. Jury appears likely to disagree.

Hakkopspura Thompson Roth St. Clair Cincinnati Davis Buckner

Scholar Amasa Stone Dies By Own Action At Adelbert College

Special to AP from Crewe Laxp May 13. Amasa Stone founder of Adelbert College died this afternoon by shooting himself. He was heavily involved in railway and iron interests and had suffered long illness and financial losses. Insomnia and poor digestion left him with two hours sleep per night and a belief he could not recover.

Associated Press Crewe Laxp Amasa Stone Adelbert College

Rochester Robbery Case Involving Chicago Woman

The Rochester police were alerted to a robbery at the Farmer's hotel after Lillie Daniels, an eighteen year old from Chicago, claimed she was drugged by Kittie Handy and William Handy. She said valuables including a $150 gold watch and $12 bracelets were stolen after a night of hospitality and an early morning escape by the suspects.

Associated Press Rocnearer Lillie Daniels Chicago Kittie William Handy Handy Rochester Billy Central Depot Lillie Daniela

Dancer Earns 2400 Saving Working in Hart Sullivan Show

A ballet dancer accumulates 2400 by performing in Hart and Sullivan's variety show. She telegraphs her father in Chicago seeking relief from a troubling dilemma.

Hart & Sullivan Chicago

Debtors Indicted Former Deputy Marshal in Alabama

Paul Stro bach was indicted on five counts of fraud in Alabama's southern and middle districts related to deputy marshal accounts. Investigations by Justice Department agents probed irregular items including mileage meals guards and arrests. Stro bach, bailed at 2000, seeks trial next Monday amid party he claims a rival plot.

Associated Press Montgomery Ala Paul Surobach United States Alabama Department of Justice Osborne Strobach Turner

A Woman's Shame. Her Crisis Reports to Escape Husband

A woman faces a personal crisis as she seeks escape from her husband. The report notes a family with four children and a hereditary background. An accident involving a falling stone is mentioned as part of the troubling events surrounding the household.

Telegraphic World Notes From Across The Nation

Pittsburg coal miners prepare for Inter-State convention as Milwaukee Bay View mills to close on June 1, putting 1200 out of work. Fires kill children in Holly Springs and two men die in Elkhart boiler blast. Executions in La and Pa amid public hangings. Riverside disasters claim workers in Cambridge and Cornwall. Court rulings free murderers. Bradford heirs seek England property. Multiple assaults, duels, and a murder confession mark today's wide array of brief telegraph items.

Mrs Grand death suicided by self dose

Special Dispatch to the Evening Observer reports Mrs Lucian Morse died by suicide yesterday after taking laudanum. The woman was of unsound mind and was the daughter of Nathan Morse of New York who also died by his own hand years ago.

The Evening Observer Ladel Pula Lucian Morse Nathan Morse New York

A Fatal Fall in Rome Affects Young Wife

Special Dispatch reports in Rome Georgia on May 12 that Mrs Saunders a newly married woman of two months died by suicide. A newborn infant was found beneath a brush pile and authorities believe the act aimed to hide shame from her husband.

Evening Observer Rome

Girl Fall Kills Child in Jersey City Rescue Attempt

Special Dispatch reports in Jersey City on May 12 a little girl named Grey was killed when a stone fell from a stoop while she tried to rescue her sister. No other injuries are noted.

Evening Observer Jersey City Grey Stoop

Blaze in Batavia lumber sheds labeled incendiary origin

Fire in Washburn's lumber sheds at Batavia New York last evening was promptly put out. Authorities say it was incendiary and likely caused by youths. Edwin Winn and Thomas Boyd were arrested on suspicion of being the burning operatives.

Evening Observer Batavia N. Y Washburn Edwin Winn Thomas Boyd

Archbishop Croke Conforms on Irish Affairs Promise

Special dispatch reports Archbishop Croke pledging to align with Cardinal McCabe’s stance toward Irish matters, promising future conformity to papal guidance.

Evening Observer Rowz Croke B McCabe

Gen Grant’s Mother Dead Special to AP

Mrs. Grant died in Jersey City at her daughter Mrs Corbin’s residence after a morning of good health. She suffered heart pain before noon and died before the physician could arrive. The funeral will be held today with interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.

Associated Press Jersery City Grant Corbin Spring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati

Bank Statement and Diverse Reports From Across Cities

Special Dispatch lists bank figures with increases in loans deposits and reserves while noting a fatal assault in New York and a jail escape in Franklin LA. Other items include a drowning near Donegal relief trip, a stabbing case in New York, a naturalization speedster seeking aid, and a Baltic monarch’s cabinet letter. Attica New York reports a salt discovery depth promising factory salt output advantage.

Perjury Charge Placed Against Manhattan Fire Chief

Andrew J. Smith, president of the Manhattan Fire Insurance Company, was arraigned on perjury charges over the 1880 report. Superintendent McCall notes unpaid losses at 44,600 are understated by 75,000 and liabilities by 25,000. A company officer allegedly stole 39,000 and altered books to hide embezzlement. Smith waived examination and posted 5,000 bail.

Associated M’ress New York Andrew J. Smith Manhattan Fire Insurance Company McCall Insurance Department Br. McCall Smith

The Pope's Edict Masses for Brady's Soul

The Times editorial notes England's policy friction and cabinet disunity. A postmaster’s disgrace is touched on in a brief dispatch. May 12 from Loxpow reports worsening political mood over three months, with ministry triumphs overshadowed by confusing policy details.

Evening Observer Loxpow the Times England

Postmaster Brown Ends Life After Accounting Dispute

In Williams Pennsylvania on May 12 an agent asked the post master to show his ledgers. Brown refused and went to his barn where he shot himself. Reports say he was about seven hundred dollars short in his accounts.

Evening Observer Williams, Pa Post Office Department Brown

Brady's Masses for Joseph Brady Repose

Liverpool on May 12 reports O'Conner remanded from London on dynamite plot charges. Irish people plan masses Monday for the repose of Joseph Brady.

Evening Observer Liverpool O'Conner London Joseph Brady

Trade and Commerce: Markets Corrected Evening Telegraphed

Markets adjusted this evening with corrections from telegraph reports. Trading activity centers on commodities and securities as financial centers update prices and indices reflect latest data.

Telegraph

Grain Markets and Commodities Across Cities

Grain markets report quiet and steady in Buffalo with flour and oats firm, cornmeal easing, and wheat for milling neglected. Toledo shows steady wheat and mixed corn, Cincinnati notes firm pork and weak whisky, Detroit lists varied futures and cash bids, while government bonds and railroad stocks feature in a broad market snapshot.

Oatancal Dirin Bard Duluth Toledo

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