03 Nov 1883
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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1883
Page
1
A chaotic dispatch from Ports and places reports French reinforcements, a false prophet slaughter mocked, brokerages suspended, and heavy rewards offered for explosions. It notes Admiral Courbet awaiting reinforcements, Hicks Pasha’s defeat questioned, and Nihilist links to Bismarck’s assassination probe.
Nathan Haines, City Market Master, deserted his wife, ran with Clara Fredericks and $15,000, then died in jail in Reading amid remorse and brain strain. Rioters, mostly Hungarians, ferried out from Gibraltar after a wage dispute, while a Toronto steamer fire damaged the City of Toronto vessel. Albertite found in Summit County questioned as a coal substance, New York debt payments and a forger convicted, and Rock River paper firm faces large liabilities.
Louis Dankert, fifty two, longtime caller on the Lake Shore road, was killed instantly yesterday morning when stepping from a track near the tunnel to avoid a west bound train and was struck by a rear moving train. He leaves a wife and eight children, oldest a married woman, youngest two.
Thomas Allen, a resident of Mito River locality, was killed last night after a quarrel with George Oliver a man with a bad reputation. The two fought on the river bank and a knife was used. Oliver fled in a skiff toward Kentucky shore pursued by two officers. Also noted is the death of Pond, late State Senator and anchor of Pond law, from cancer at his Malta home after a long illness.
A devastating fire near Willoughby Ohio swept through the western side of Erie Street early yesterday, destroying barns, hardware stores, a marble shop, a jewelry store, drug store, and numerous dwellings. Losses run into thousands, with many insured and several businesses left in ashes. A night watchman alerted the crowd, but wind drove flames in all directions as nearby engines from Painesville failed to reach in time.
The Nation's Capital reports a gold medal to Lieutenant Frederick A Schwatka for services on King William's Land in 1878 1850. General Sherman reviews the army and Indian policy praising rails and transcontinental lines as keys to peace and prosperity. Counterfeiters gang captured near New Albany Indiana with injuries. nine men arrested after fight. coins include four and two and a half dollar pieces. Mining strike updates from Brockville and Punxsutawney show near end with workers returning and ironclad agreements.
The annual report by Commissioner General N C McParland shows public land disposals totaling 19 030 769 acres and Indian lands 399 285 acres, with receipts of 11 088 47 from public lands and 625 404 from Indian lands. Recommendations call for repealing preemption and timber culture laws, tightening homestead proof, limiting speculative filings, and freeing timber lands for valued reserves. Authorities urge Congress action on private claims in New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona, plus commissions for those territories to settle disputes.
Huxtinerox Indiana November 2 Ajury convicted Charlottes Epps of murdering her husband last June by poison administration The elderly wealthy bachelor husband died two months after their marriage She had earlier worked as a housekeeper The sentence is life imprisonment. An Extraordinary Meteor Seen In Whiteville West Virginia November 2 A bright meteor appeared at 9 14 Tuesday evening exploding eastward toward Taurde Fragments lit the sky and streets The object was about one third lunar diameter and cast a strong shadow Subscribe for the Evening American.
President Soto of Honduras leaves San Francisco for the East via the Burlington route. Des Moines hosts the fourteenth annual executive committee session of the Woman's Missionary Society. Earl Granville seeks consular posts for British subjects in the Rocky Mountains area. John Murphy, a New York yellow fever patient, dies on the San Blas steamer. Coroner's jury blames boiler explosion on negligence by Chief Lovatt. Three Me Clure sisters marry in one Chattanooga church in a single ceremony. Mrs. L Wolfstein falls from a fourth story window in Cincinnati. Riot reported among Pennsylvania Railroad laborers near Gibraltar. Damages awarded in the Alten case against the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. J. H. Ocarvarreas crushed to death near Little Rock while on business. Clarification on James Liberty reports. he has not been seen on streets or in yards. Michigan & Ohio Railroad directors named. Laghta of Cleveland elected president. Dispatch from Jamaica notes a monster political meeting in Kingston opposing current government. Governor appointment to succeed Sir Anthony Musseray causes reaction. George W. Hamilton, world champion jumper, draws Davenport crowds with a record leap. age twenty, height five feet eight, weight 160.
New York reports J Luke Lori, holder of the chess world title in London, arriving in New York. He plans to appear in four states and in major cities, bringing tour plans and public interest to the chess scene.
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