Political Turmoil and International News in Brief
A roundup reports Liberal coalition tensions in Parliament and attacks on Parnell and Gladstone. It notes fires destroying an Irish woolen mill and a proposed Irish manufacturing venture. Also covered are Afghan night attacks on Ghilzai rebels, papal rulings on Knights of Labor, a Posen trial of 24 socialists, and the Czar canceling a Cossack capital visit amid rising unrest.
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War Office
Aec
Kilmarnock Station
É ‘ Chamberisin
Parnell
Gladstone
Homerule
Rome
New York
Knights of Labor
Cardinal Gibbons
Canada
Holy See
Posen
Novo Tcherkask
Multiple Brief Notices Across Politics War and Personal News
A mixed summary notes a proposed two woman suffrage constitutional amendment advancing, Whitney weighing a naval reserve plan, Jordan to return from Europe with a likely successor, Blaine gaining telegramborne strength, Rev Gerstman a Floridian war veteran granted $8000 pension arrears, James Gleason Chicago legislator jailed for drunkenness in Springfield, President Cleveland planning a Western Southern tour, Charles Lax estate valued around 20 million dollars to be distributed in Illinois, three men killed in a boiler explosion at Huston’s saw mill in FM Fonda, Central Railroad chief shot by Savannah lawyer Abrams, Chief Justice Cartter of D C died at 74, Waterloo veteran Martin Schneider died aged 102 in Indiana, ex-Congressman A J Weaver died in Nebraska from pneumonia and brain inflammation, Dr James Jewell Chicago neurologist died in his fiftieth year.
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Whitney
Jordan
Europe
Blaine
Fort Gideon
Rev
Gerstman
St Louis
James F. Gleason
Legista
Chicago
Springeld
Sr Don
Cleveland
Charles Lax
California
Macon
Pratt
Illinois
Huston
Fonda
Central Railroad of Georgia
J. J. Abrams
Savannah
David K. Cartter
Court of the District of Columbia
Washington
Martin Schneider
Waterloo
Fort Warne
Ind
A. J. Weaver
Falls City
Neb
Weaver
James Jewell
United States
Wisconsin Legislature Moves on Liquor License Fees
A Republican legislative caucus with fifty members formed a committee to draft liquor license fees. Proposed taxes vary by locality from 200 for cities over 10,000 to 300 for townships, 400 for incorporated villages. Drug stores would pay the same as saloons, no difference between wine and beer. Enforcement by a state constabulary favored by most. Also Senator Coke supports prohibition but avoids tying it to the Democratic party. Senator Reagan supports prohibition. The President appointed Lawton, McConnell, and George & Peters to advisory posts.
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Lansing
Wisconsin
Alexander R. Lawton
Georgia
Austria
Newton W. McConnell
Tennessee
Supreme Court of
Montana
George & Peters
Ohio
United States
Coke
Texas
Reagan
Prohibition
Fluctuating markets and fires hit several cities
Reports describe a discouraging flour trade, large business failures in Chicago and Milwaukee, a Knights of Labor iron and steel assembly forming in Pittsburgh, and widespread fire damage from Maine to Florida. Notable losses include the Baumbach drug house in Milwaukee and multiple towns ravaged by fire or cyclone with deaths and injuries.
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Minneapolis
Goodrich & Wagner
Mulwaukee
Knights of Labor
Iron and Steel
Pittsburgh
Powderly
Qethe Jewelry Firm
Clapp & Davies
Washington Street
Allison
Committee On Appropriations
Finance Committee
Congress
Treasury
Carpenters
Chicago
Barking House of McLennand & Blair
St John
N. B
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Quaker Meeting Reflects Ireland Coercion Debates Across Cities
Interior Department says no statute empowers action on Irish sympathy protests urged by US groups on 14th. Meetings in Washington led by Rep Springer with Crain and Snively, Gen Rosecrans, and others. letters from Sherman, Sabin, Cox read. similar mass meetings in St Paul, New York, Baltimore condemning coercion.
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Interior Department
Washington
Ireland
United States
Washington City
Springer
Masonic Temple
Crain
Texas
Snively
Indiana
Rosecrans
Broderick
Virgini
George A Sheridan
van Wyck
John Sherman
Sabin
5. & Cox
McGill
St Paul
Wilson
McDonald
Platt
C. K. Davis
Knute Nelson
New York
Baltimore
Minneapolis
San Francisco
California
William Dresbach
John W. Mackay
Nevada Bank
City of
Mexico
Diaz
Henry Willie
Jamaica
Rochester
N. Y
Chicago
Commissioner of Agriculture
Peoria
Interstate Commission
Lawrence Donovan
Brooklyn Bridge
Interstate Commerce Commission
Traders and Travelers’ Union
William J. Allen
Southern
Ilinois
Notorious Boston Bank Robber Fleeing with 50000
Sarah E Howe the Boston bank robber is alleged to have fled with 50000 amid a broad theft inquiry. Authorities note multiple arrests pending and US actions against thieves. A Pittsburg bus list hides stolen Panhandle goods valued over 100000 now largely recovered.
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Sarah E. Howe
Boston
Pittsburg
Panhandle
United States
New York
Union City
Tean
John Thoms
Delaware high license reforms pass in House vote
The Delaware House approved licensing changes 15 to 6, setting liquor license fees from 40 dollars in Wilmington to 20 in villages, and limiting druggists to sales on physician prescriptions only, with one sale per prescription. Other global items include rail lines, a lynching, a cyclone in Virginia, and the death of Alexander Mitchell.
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Delaware House of Representatives
Wilmington
Lincoln
Nebraska
Union Pacific
Denver
Portland
Manning
Cabe
Ameer
Afghanistan
Hite
Union County
Ontario
Virginia
Isle of Wight County
New York
New Aqueduct
Furniture
Newaygo
Michigan
Boston
Louis & Co
Cincinnati
Morris, Ill
Watt
Schwartz
Express
Nichols
Pedro Garcia
el Paso
Texas
Paso del Norte
Mexico
Chihuahua
Garcia
Alexander Mitchell
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul
Scotland
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Marine and Fire Insurance Company
Milwaukee and St Paul
Congress
Wisconsin
Martha Red
Johan L. Mitchell
Messia. Armour
Chicago
Plankinton
St Paul Road
Mitchell
Garrick Debuts in Richard II at Goodman’s Fields 1741
Davin Garrick made his London stage debut in Goodman’s Fields Theater performing Richard II on October 19, 1741. The notable appearance marks a early career milestone in 18th century theater.
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Davin Garrick
Goodman’s Fields Theater
London
Discharged jury cannot agree in Arensdorf Haddock murder trial
The Sioux City jury in the John Arensdorf murder case failed to reach a verdict after weeks of testimony. Eleven jurors favored acquittal and one urged conviction, despite extensive examination of witnesses and claims of perjury. A retrial, likely in May, remains possible.
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Joseph Burch
Lima
Daniel Jewell
St Louis
Ben Brown
Frank Arnold
Nashville
Tenn
Dhan
Creek Jim
Christie
McCoy
Dennis O'Connell
Lewis
O'Connell
Coshocton
Ohio
Amanda Murphy
E. F. Clum
Cassville
Ella Bone
Patrick J. Egan
F. T. Ledergerber
Congress
St. Louis
John Arensdorf
Sioux City
Iowa
George C. Haddock
Juror OConnell Defends Verdict Amid Courtroom Turmoil
Judge Lewis admonished jurors after a trial in Sioux City with closing arguments by Judge Pendleton for the defense and Hon. M D OConnell for the State. The jury deliberated briefly before being discharged amid comments on a stubborn juror and alleged bribery offers.
Water Tank Collapse Kills Five At Palatine Station
A Sunday accident near Palatine on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway killed five men and injured four after two freight trains collided and a water tank burst. Spectators beneath the tank were crushed as timbers and water descended onto them, with about 50,000 gallons released. A wrecking crew from Chicago cleared the scene as villagers gathered nearby.
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Chicago
Palatine
Chicago and Northwestern
London Parliament row over charges against Parvellites
In a late night debate on the crimes bill Major Saunderson accused Parvellites of links to crime naming Patrick Ford P J Sheridan and Egin. Healy called Saunderson a liar and was suspended after a House division. The clash drew fierce exchanges with Sexton and Saunderson, amid chaotic parliamentary scenes and fiery rebuttals.
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London
Major Saunderson
Patrick Ford
P. J. Sheridan
Egin
Healy
Saunderson
Ealy
W. H. Smith
Mr. Redmond
Parnellites
Mr. Sexton
Sexton
Maj. Saunderson
Egan
Clan-na-Gael
Murder Society of America
New Rules Tighten Suppression of Contagious Diseases
Washington dispatch reports new rules issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture for the suppression of pluro pneumonia and other infectious cattle diseases. Inspectors must quarantine suspected outbreaks, notify owners, and enforce penalties. The Bureau of Animal Industry can order slaughter and disinfection and arrange for appraisal and payment for slaughtered animals.
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Commissioner of Agriculture
Washington Dispatch
Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
Congress
Origin of Belmont County tornado fixed by witness account
A farmer near Lloydsville Ohio described a dust and leaf column that formed from two subsoil depressions and crossed at right angles. The eddy grew into a tornado moving eastward, its upper end following a near straight path while the lower tail whipped and demolished a house before lifting from the ground.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Belmont County
Ohio
Lloydsville
Historian Bancroft Sees Mrs. Polk in Nashville
The historian George Bancroft arrived in Nashville by train and was greeted by the Historical Society. He visited the Maxwell House for tea and then unexpectedly met Mrs. James K. Polk at the Polk mansion parlor. They shared memories of Mrs. Polk’s youth and Bancroft’s years in Polk’s cabinet.
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White House
Nashville
Tenn
George Bancroft
The
Historical Society
Maxwell House
Bancroft
Polk Mansion
Sparrows Trapped and Used as Food in German Homes
Long troughs under eaves serve as nesting sites for sparrows in Germany. When young hatch, wire screens with large gaps allow feeding but prevent escape. Once plump, the birds are killed for meat, creating a sought after food article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Voters in Washington Territory Cast 15000 Ballots by When
Among 48090 total votes in the last election in Washington Territory exactly 15000 ballots were cast by a certain date. The fragment implies a cut off or deadline but lacks precise timing details.
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Washington Territory
Century-Long Schemnitz Tunnel Completes to Drain Mines
An adit in Schemnitz Hungary, begun in 1778 to drain water from the mines, is reported as the world’s longest tunnel at 10.27 miles. It cost nearly a million pounds, saving about 15,000 dollars yearly in pumping costs, with work finally finished in 1878 after price rises through the French Revolution and long delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schemnitz
Hungary
Grau
Bauzitung Fur Ungern
St. Gothard
Mont Cenis
Iny
Life Made Miserable by Indigestion and Stomach Bitters
A chronic indigestion tale cites dyspepsia with capricious appetite heartburn nervous symptoms and abdominal sinking. It prescribes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters taken with meals to promote gastric juice and relieve symptoms, claiming renewed appetite refreshed body and stronger mind with continued use.
Visitor Say editor quip on writing weekly paper paragraphs
A Somerville Journal exchange notes that writing the weekly paragraphs is easy once thought out, while the hard part lies in thinking them up before writing. The editor replies that it comes naturally to produce the pieces.
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Somerville Journal
Sea of Trouble as a Dyspetic Idea
A remark suggests that what people call a sea of trouble often reflects dyspetic notions rather than objective danger. The statement links collective worry to a bias in interpretation rather than actual events.
Diphtheria Tender Promises From Old Boxed Remedy
Rev. G. A. F. Hampton of Piketon Kentucky claims childhood diphtheria left him with a threat affection. He states he tried many remedies but found no cure until a boxed product named Brown's Broncatan Trocc nes was sold only in boxes.
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Brown
G. A. F. Hampton
Piketon, Ky
Avitia
W. Va
N.S. J. Strider
Rough on Dirt Promotes Tough Wash for Fabrics
An article argues that inferior alkaline soap compounds ruin texture and color in mustlins calicoes and similar fabrics. It urges readers to avoid these products and favors Rough on Dirt as a superior alternative.
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