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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1883
Page
1
Washington reports 48,065 post offices in the United States with a two month gain of 203. The South shows education-driven growth, Dakota vaults to 150 post offices, and rail and river routes face steamboat overcrowding concerns.
In Omaha on Sept 16 the Dakota Commission arrives to present a memorial seeking opening of the Great Sioux Reservation. Judge Shannon defends the treaty, while Moody argues benefits to both Indians and whites. The issue centers on the 13 million acre ceded lands and unsettled signatures amid claims of misrepresentation.
Paris dispatch reports both France and China seeking a peaceful settlement to the Tonquin question. Mar Marquis Tseng says Chinese troops were misrepresented and only precautionary moves occurred. The Times notes potential European impact if war looms, with Britain and France relations strained and Lancashire mills at risk.
On Saturday afternoon two serious wrecks occurred on Kenosha Mountain on the South Park road in Thayer County. Seven employees were injured and three likely fatally. Conductor Livingstone and others were among the casualties as a freight train split and telescoped on the grade. Bodies were brought to the city. the train reportedly failed to stop before the sharp curve, causing a catastrophic wreck.
In Lockport New York on September 10 old Niagara County resident Arthur Connolly aged ninety nine years ten months five days died after a long life of moderation and sickness free until the end. Nearby Orleans County resident Mrs Catherine Farnham aged ninety nine years five months sixteen days also died retaining faculties and recalling events from ninety years ago.
Montreal September 10 mills across Canada will run only forty hours per week as production is trimmed. The Catton Association has been left with Senator McInnis as president, reflecting organizational changes amid the industry move to reduce output.
A telegram reports a wrecking steamer and boat flotilla near Lidian Harbor failing to locate a sunken wreck. observers suspect drift debris. The Lily ran aground fifty miles below Winnipeg with unknown passenger status. Ninety Italian rail workers strike in Wilmington seeking a 15 cent daily raise, a clash injures a worker. Burial of William J. Melvin follows the Manchester rescue legacy. Texarkana notes six million feet of lumber burned at Bemis mill on Sulphur River, with ties and a bridge catching fire. demand for aid sparks special trains.
The report notes a sharp temperature drop across the Northwest with many farmers fearing damage to the corn crop. Temperatures fell as much as forty degrees Friday night impacting harvest prospects. In St Louis on Sept 19 Bishop Ityan received a $6000 purse from city Catholic parishes to fund his delegation to the American Bishops conference in Nome. the College of Christian Brothers also gave a round trip ticket. In Harteonna Conn Sept 10 Mrs Julia D Smith a noted novelist was killed when her husband’s horse bolted at their New Hartford summer residence.
A roundup of late items notes banquets for Lord Chief Justice Coleridge in Boston. Frost damages verops in New Brunswick. Delegates in Pittsburg form a state organization amid Liberal laments. Fire destroys Harvist Queen Flour Mills in City Platte River. loss insured. About one hundred attendees in Boston discuss strategy for independents. Saw mill boiler explosion near Alamavelta kills Charles Palmer and Martin Eisen. two injured. Milford fire destroys 8 Green & Son’s wheat. loss 345000 with insured. Seluvinger shoots groin. prognosis poor. Hog cholera outbreak hits Jamadia. hogs sick widely. Atchison wheat threshing heavy. up to 35000000 bushels, corn crop largest yet in state. New Jersey Grand Army encampment at Camp Olden ends. financial loss 2000. Frost in Minnesota Dakota and northern Wisconsin damages corn. Knights of Labor elects Powderly Grand Master Workman and Coffeen as Worthy Foreman. Mayville prohibition convention set for October 2 1889 to nominate county ticket.
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