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Newspaper

Evening Observer

Location

Dunkirk, New York, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1883

Page

3

Train and Sperial Reporter Us Saturday Nov 17

A meeting at Cherry School house to raise funds for a cheese factory was held, with cordial support and subscriptions. The community mourns Charles Moore, 18, killed in a railroad accident at Millers station. Funeral held here, burial at Blackville. Rev Babcock preached a poignant text.

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Brave Iowa girl Kate Shelley saves train in flood

Kate Shelley, an 18 year old from Boone Iowa, braved a violent July storm to rescue an engineer after a Des Moines River flood toppled a bridge and sent a freight train into a chasm. Her heroism has earned a legislative medal and widespread celebrations planned with music speeches and a banquet.

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Brave girl braves storm to cross collapsing bridge

A young girl, amid gales and lightning, crawled across a 660 foot Des Moines river trestle after losing her lantern to warn an approaching express train. She reached Moingona station exhausted, told her tale, and earned public praise, gifts, and a commemorative medal ordered by the legislature.

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How Two Estles Spent the Summer Season

Two Brooklyn society belles discuss summer exploits and winter plans in a lighthearted gossip exchange. Tatty and Kate recount engagements, beaus pursued from Boston to Chicago, and schemes to secure winter invitations to balls and theatres while avoiding Brooklyn suitors. The banter preserves period tone with names and places across East Coast cities.

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