Notable European Figures and U S Notables Travel and Health Updates
Personal travels involve Prince Bismarck and Count Bis marck heading to Kissingen while Sir Lyon Playfair and Joseph Chamberlain will sail to New York on the Teutonic. General Spinner sinks toward blindness. FE Phelps shows interest in the national game. Explanations of planned travels, marriages, rescues at Cape May, and Gladstone’s curtailed October tour are noted with various social and political ties.
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Prince Bismarck
Count Herbert Bismarck
Kissingen
F. E. Spinner
United States
FE. J. Phelps
England
Sir Lyon Playfair
Joseph Chamberlain
New York
Duke of Clarence
Avondale
Balmoral
Germany
Denmark
Manlio Garibaldi
Liberator
Mantegazza
Dimmick
President Harrison
Miss Hazzard
Philadelphia
Cape May Point
Buck
Mme
Laurin
Edmund Yates
New York Tribune
Gladstone
Midlothian
Edinburgh
Midcalder
Dalkeith
Lord
Lady Rosebery
Valmeny
Sir Andrew
Lady Clark
Dalquiharran Castle
Ayrshire
Supreme Court
Bushwick Railroad
Brooklyn City Railroad
Prodigal Randolph Churchill and New York politics analyzed
The Saturday Review weighs Lord Randolph Churchill joining the Conservatives amid mixed signals and questions over his reckoning with Tammany Hall. It notes New York Republicans debating mayoral power, cites Hewitt and Grant outcomes, and warns of machine influence as Western bills stall. It discusses Sault Ste Marie canal delays, Speaker Reed's stance, and fiscal contests including a costly pauper pension bill. It highlights farm enlightenment and protected markets influencing 28th district politics amid a rise of secret ballots and protectionist doubt.
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House
Senate
Sault Ste. Marie
Chamber of Commerce of
Duluth
Reed
Remp
Rexrp
West
Keemmler Faces Uncertain Execution Under Humane Law
York voices condemn a law that lets the prison warden choose the exact death date during the execution week. The piece argues the rule prolongs the prisoner’s torment and defeats humane aims, leaving Keemmler in cruel uncertainty while awaiting formal timing.
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York
Kemmler
Keemmler
Durston
The Metal Schedules and Central American Affairs
The piece discusses tariff disputes hurting New England iron and steel industries, calling for fair treatment and noting Senators Dawes and Hoar could advocate for Massachusetts. It then reviews Central American tensions with Guatemala and El Salvador, criticizing Guatemala while praising Salvadoran ties to the United States, and ends with a court note on stock dividends and missing shares, plus a police conduct critique in Back Bay.
Guatemala Eyes A Five Republics Union Collapses
Central American reports suggest Guatemala cannot soon form a union with the other republics under its control. Salvadoran forces win repeated victories on Guatemalan soil, driven by discipline and enthusiasm rather than sheer numbers, while Guatemala faces danger if Honduras joins the conflict.
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Central America
Guatemala
Salvador
The Tribune and McKinary bill debate on imports
The New York Tribune grows hysterical over Senate inaction on the McKinary bill and warns workers that every dollar of imports costs a dollar of work. It condemns political agitation and recalls the invention of the black shirt as a grim fashion meant to shame.
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The
New York Tribune
Senate
Current Comment A Shining Illustration
The Boston Post criticizes Mr Blaine for his handling of the Kehring Sea matter. The Denver Times notes the piece as another illustration of the perverting influences of Mugwuimpery.
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Boston Post
Blaine
Kehring Sea
Denver Times
Davenport Lodge Bill Prompts Bitter North South Debate
The article argues the Davenport Lodge bill aims to inflame old resentments and that northern residents in the South should be heard on the law. It notes unprecedented press bitterness north and south and urges listening to northern citizens as competent authority on the law and its effects.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Plumb Attacks Tariff Bill Reflects Voter Feedback
The Providence Journal reports Senator Plumb continues his criticism of the tariff bill and seeks budget trimming, saying Republican leaders misrepresent Western and national sentiment. He anchors his stance in constituent input and laments the party elite’s disconnection on tariffs.
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Plumb
Congress
Jame
Providence Journal
Ind
In Regard To Mr Wanamaker Censorship Debate
A Chicago Tribune editorial mocks postmaster general censorship and urges against regulating reading matter. It argues the government should not control what Americans read or morals of homes while noting Volstoi and other authors. It warns of a dangerous precedent set by government action.
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Wanamaker
Volstoi
Edgar Salins
Zola
Daudet
Pittsburg
Post Office Department
Brother Wanamaker
Chicaso ‘Tribune
Rep
Would-Be Train Wrecker Confesses in Police Jail
Frederick O Simonds, 13, son of a police officer, confessed to placing a sleeper on the rails to wreck the Flying Yankee last week. He acted alone, set stones on rails to “see the sun,” and watched the train strike the obstruction from the Broadway bridge. The boy faces Police Court tomorrow for punishment.
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Chensma
SrrciAn
Frederick
Simonds
Shepley
Daniel Polland
Charles Street
Broadway Bridge
Bridgeport Bicycle Road Race Held Today
Brinceroft Connecticut August 5 The twenty five mile race under local wheelmen auspices was won by Soule with a time of 2 hours 2 minutes Settson took second Lebing finished third Twenty starters and large crowds followed the racers course to East Norwalk and return
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Bridgeport
Brinceroft
Conn
Soule
Settson
Lebing
East Norwalk
Malden Democrats organize ward city committees
Malden August 5 Democrats held a meeting and organized with BE. D. Powers elected president M. F. Quinn secretary and H. UH Barrett treasurer.
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Malden
BE. D. Powers
M. F. Quinn
H. UH
Barrett
Boston Heat Sparks Mixed Manners and Streetcar Worries
In Boston heat, observers note irritability and lack of courtesy, extending from people to animals. A livery incident ends with public rebuke, while chatter about a new electric streetcar raises concerns about comfort and safety for riders. A chance meeting with Wendell Phillips recalls Old South slavery.
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Boston
Cynic
Obituary of the Rev Adin Ballou in Hopedale
The Rev Adin Ballou of Hopedale dies at home after a long life of preaching activism and writing. Born April 23 1803 in Cumberland Rhode Island he shaped Milford Mendon and Hopedale communities and led abolition temperance and Masonry efforts. He married twice and left a prolific record of sermons funerals and publications.
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Adin Ballou
Hopedale
Father Ballou
Mr. Ballou
Cumberland
R.L
Universalist Society
Milford
Mendon
United Industry Association
George Draper
Ballou
Masonic
St. John’s Day
Montgomery Lodge
Old Charity Lodge
A. F
A. M
Mt. Lebanon
Worcester County
Worcester
Knights Templars
Abigail Sayles
Smithfield
R. 1
William S Hayward
Boston
Lucy Hunt
Pearley Hunt
Robert Purvis 80th birthday marked by abolitionist impact
Robert Purvis reaches eighty in Philadelphia as one of the era’s stalwart abolitionists alongside John G Whittier. The piece notes his lifelong fight against slavery, his early activism dating to 1833, and his dedication beyond personal gain to the freedom of an enslaved race. It contrasts him with English recognition and highlights his role in the abolitionist movement.
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Philadelphia Times
Robert Purvis
John G. Whittier
Whittier
Rema
Daniel Potter
Essex County
Essex Street
Salem
Ipswich
Daniel Safford
Dolly Newhall Ferguson
Old Salem Artillery
Nawakeag Aes
James F. Carr
Knights of Labor
Coburn Street
Lynn
Carr
Marblehead
Boston
D. A
A Bede
L. A
Lady Stitchers’ Union
Ile
National Trades District 216
Daniel Goodnow
Sudbury
J. D. & G. Goodnow
Tie
D. Goodnow & Co
James ©. Pratt
Republican Party
Pocumtuck
Deerfield
Talbert Austin
Fletcher, Can
Old Orchard
Ontario
John J. Carruthers
Maine
Portland
Scotland
Lie
Silas F. Leonard
Chester
N. H
Red Cedars Of Washington Stand Silent And Immovable
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer sketch describes Western red cedar as a peculiar sturdy conifer of Puget Sound and Gulf of Georgia islands. It notes enormous trunks sometimes eight feet wide, rugged forms, cinnamon bark, and unyielding silence against storms, with trees aging slowly through centuries.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Washington
Puget Sound
Gulf of Georgia
Olympic Mountains
All Sorts and Oddities in Society Gossip
A collage of quirky notes and curiosities from various cities. References range from Armenian Christian tensions to a Rome electric railway, a Prussian baron’s marriage fortune, Chinese sisterhoods resisting matrimony, and a magpie on Fillmore street that whistles for dogs. A Louisville policeman loses two hats to a thief while napping.
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China
Valerie
Vienna
Nursling
Malcolm Townsend
Manhattan
Townsend
Verrazann
Island
Isla Manhatas
Fillmore Street
San Francisco Examiner
Trotting Meet Delayed by Rain in Buffalo Circuit
The third grand trotting circuit meeting in Buffalo was postponed due to rain. Eleven events remain on the program with two time exhibitions by Sunol and Belle Hamlin. Boston, New York, and Philadelphia entrants include J. R. Shedd Miss Alice Katherine 5 and Alicante in the 2:20 race. Breeders and turfmen from across the region attend, promising strong competition this week.
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New York
Philadelphia
J. R. Shedd
Miss Alice
Katherine
Alicante
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Kingdom of
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Henry Hennerman
Louisville
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Potomac
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Broadway
John W. Mackay
William C. van Horne
Sir George Stephen
Charles St Hosmer
Richard V. Day
Albert B. Chandler
Hector de Castro
George G. Ward
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