06 Sep 1884
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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1884
Page
1
Persons who have not visited the new ERIE STORE ought to call and see the great bargains they are offering in Zephyr yara and fancy work of all kinds.
Telegraph reports United States baseball results with Providence beating Clevelands 6 to 4 and other majors including Philadelphia 5 Detroit 2. Cincinnati 13 Milwaukee 4. Baltimore 6 Washington 5. a game halted at dusk. Also Galveston endures rains easing water fears. crimes, deaths, and notable notices across several towns.
New York Attorney General rules convict labor cannot be assigned or extended by contractors and the state cannot employ convicts under piece price plans. He cites the 1584 law prohibiting the state from renewing or creating contracts for convict labor and aims to end the e labor system.
News from Geneva New York and Washington details President Arthur's response to the death of Secretary James Folger. Flags to half mast, mourning orders across departments, and arrangements for a funeral train. Messages from Arthur and cabinet actions outline a formal national gesture and limited public actions in Washington and New York.
About 1,500 spectators saw Colonel McLaughlin of Detroit defeat Hon George W Flagg of Vermont in a mixed world championship bout at Recreation Park. Dufur of Massachusetts defeated Benjamin of Washington in a collar and elbow match. McLaughlin and Dufur led the way, earning the gate receipts for the tour.
A cave in at the Enterprise colliery near Winkespabne Pennsylvania collapsed twenty seven inches over twenty acres. Props failure under a railroad right of way damaged tracks and halted trains. A later rock fall expanded the area to about 250 acres. Six mule deaths reported. mine likely out of service for a year with losses approaching half a million dollars.
The first train of German car tanks carrying Russian petroleum arrived at Grandenez on the Russian frontier. The new transport method may cut Russian petroleum costs by about twenty five cents per fifty kilotons versus American oil in Berlin. Reports from Belgrade to Casablanca note France probing Moroccan intrigues and warnings to Madrid, while Balkan rail delays spark fears of a disaster.
Nelsonville on September 6 miners at Buchte must vacate their houses by September 10. George Snowden seeks tents from Governor Hoadly, sheriff approval required. Imported miners face resettlement as operators need housing. Arrested strikers defended by General Grosvernor. Longstretch works shooting injures a New Lexington Guards member.
A series of brief notes recounts a poisoning scare in Filmore involving John Bartlett and his daughter after sardine consumption. The mother and daughter exhibit insanity leading to a Probat Court insanity hearing. Separate items report an insurance agent’s absconding in Montreal with suspected premium fraud, a bank cashier found dead from possible asphyxiation, a widow's body found in a swamp, a shooting scare in St Paul, and funeral notes for Secretary Folger with local fashion notes on bonnets.
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