04 Oct 1884
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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1884
Page
1
Blaine party reached the site when a premature explosion killed three men. George Hamilton had both arms blown off and is dying, another man lost part of his head, and other injuries are reported amid a string of local incidents and notices from Kentucky to Connecticut.
Peter Mueller and N Petersen, two Danes, arrived at Victoria B C from the Island of Kodiak Alaska in a seal skin canoe after a 105 day voyage of about 1500 miles along the coast. They battled capsizing near Cape Spencer and reached Behring Bay before continuing toward San Francisco.
In a Currier like note from Waverly October 4 a Greely Arctic expedition era feature is recounted. Cape Howgate Mount Howgate and Howgate Lake were renamed after Howgate fell from grace for embezzlement a relief party later erased his name from charts. The Meridian Conference debate shows Britain United States and France at odds over Greenwich due to France objections.
Ualne's Programme-le WHI Visit West Virginia and Michigan. Blaine travels October 4 to 17 through West Virginia and Michigan, rests October 18 19, then Indiana from October 20 for four days, Danville Illinois reception October 24, with General Logan visiting Indiana in late October.
Reports from Oxbridge and cities across Europe describe a devastating Icelandic hurricane on September 11 causing many shipwrecks and loss of life. Dispatches note France seeking mediation with China, American minister in Tianjin, and tensions with Li Hongzhang. Other items cover German and French political maneuvers, cholera outbreaks in Naples Genoa and Venice, Makart’s death, and the destruction of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen.
Front Legislature in Montpelier Vermont adjourned until Monday at two pm to allow Speaker Batchelder to finalize committees. The only notable Senate bill proposes raising Supreme Court salaries from 3500 to 3300 per year and bans judges or families from using railroad passes.
A construction train of twenty five men and three flat cars struck a washout near Pike's Creek Wisconsin killing two workers and injuring several as steam and scalding water hosed the cab and tender. The wreck delayed service for days and a funeral nearby drew rescuers to the scene.
A fire in Braddock Pennsylvania destroyed twelve frame dwellings early yesterday. Three buildings housed saloons or boarding houses and most others housed workers from the Edgar Thomson Steel Works. Losses total about $30,000 insured. Conner, 40, his wife and ten children, was killed when a wall and iron hook fell during demolition.
A strike among Mopom gahela River miners near MosoxsoaweLa City Pa appears near end as about forty men return to the American mine. They accepted ten cents per bushel, a sign that most miners may accept the cut as well.
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