Zanzibar Tragedy Deepens As Missionaries Slain
An English missionary Brooks and sixteen followers are murdered near Saadani by Zanzibar coast tribes amid rising tensions over German East Africa Company actions. Reports from Zanzibar detail Sultan of Zanzibar abuses, financial strain, and refugee support while Berlin cites coast distress and blockaded trade as cause.
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Paris
Zanzibar
Madagascar
London
The
Times
German East Africa Company
Kilwa
Bagamoyo
Francis DeWinton
Emin Pasha
Jackson
Mombassa
Wadelai
Dr. Peters
Francis D. Winton
Brooks
Saadani
Ssaadani
England
Berlin
Dar es-Salem
East Africa
Carrick-on-Suir Trials and Aides In Ireland News
William OBrien absent at Carrick-on-Suir trial, convicted and given four months with hard labor. Father McCarthy found guilty and jailed four months. About eighty wounded in Carrick-on-Suir disturbances. OBrien reportedly dined with friends after fleeing police. Midland Tribune editor Powell jailed three months for illegal article. appeal granted but seven days added. Collision at Clonmel between police and crowd, many injured as protesters react to detention of National League official.
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Carrick-on- Suir
O’ Brien
Powell
Midland Tribune
Birr
Tullamore
Clonmel
Meaning
Waterford
National League
Order appoints Harrington as new collector amid fisheries talks
The order in council appoints Mr Harrington as collector and signals a hard line in fisheries negotiations. The government is unlikely to yield concessions to American fishermen and may drop the modus vivendi if Washington delays reopening talks.
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M. A. Batson
Harrington
Moore Tells His Story to a Reporter Meady to Face the Consequences
Joseph A Moore, a Connecticut Mutual insurance agent, discusses his long running irregularities with insurers and his 1880s bankruptcy and stock speculations. He asserts he remains to face consequences while detailing how debts and failed loans contributed to his downfall. Abbott and a professional accountant investigate the defalcation believed to exceed $500,000.
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Moore
Meady
Jnva
City of London
Imperial of London
Connecticut Mutual
Insurance Company
Abbott
New York
Weather Indications For New England And New York
Weather indications from Washington report fair skies across New England and eastern New York with slightly warmer temperatures and variable winds for the next twenty four hours.
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Washington
New England
New York
Boston Weather Report From Observer's Office 1889
The entry records Boston weather from January 25, 1889, with early morning and afternoon readings. It lists barometer around 30.14 inches, thermometer near 39.0 F, dew point about 26.0 F, relative humidity 72% morning and 56% afternoon, wind from the southwest at 5 mph, skies clear, and daily means: barometer 30.16, temperature 37.0, dew point 26.5, humidity 66%, with max wind speed 17 mph and total precipitation noted as zero.
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Boston
Observer’s Office
Signal Service
U.S.A
C.ceeeeseee
Atlantic Coast
Halifax
N.S
Yarmouth
Montreal
East Mort
Northeld
Portland
Massereenee
Nantucket
Mass
Block Island
R.I
Albany
New York City
Philadelphia
Washington City
Lynchburg
Norfolk
Serene Ae
Hatteras, N.C
Wumington
N.C
Jacksonville
Fla
Gulf States
Montgomery
Ala
Seeee
New Orleans
Ouenene
Shreveport
Cessees
Fort Smith
Ark
Galveston
Jex
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Memphis
Tennere
Knoxville
Tenn
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Penn
Lake Region
Rockliffe
Ont
Oswego
N. Resores
Buffalo
Cleveland
Ae Ceese
Detroit
Mich
Maronette
Mich Coves
Green Tay
Wis
Grand Haven
Chicago
Duluth
Minn
St. Paul
Des Moines
Missouri Valley
Leavenworth
Kan
Huron
Dak
St. Vincent
Bismarck
Fort Buford
Rocky Mountain
Fort Assinaboine
Mont
Helena
Fort Custer
Rapid City
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Wyo
Dodge City
Fort Sill
Santa Fe
N . Mex
el Paso
Steamers Arrived at Major Ports with Mixed Atlantic Traffic
Shipping notices list arrivals December through January at Boston Philadelphia Bremen Liverpool San Francisco St John s N F St Jago Hong Kong Harlingen and New York with ships from Liverpool Jamaica New York Mediterranean ports Baltic and Canadian routes. Key vessels include Norseman Aquan Dorset Yoxford Indiana Regulus Libe Pavonia Britannic Wisconsin City of Sydney and more. Multiple routes connect Europe and the Americas with cargo and passenger movements.
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Boston
Norseman
Liverpool
Aquan
Jamaica
Gibraltar
Dorset
Mediterranean
New York
Yoxford
Philadelphia
Indiana
Regulus
Bremen
Libe
Pavonia
Britannic
Wisconsin
San Francisco
City of Sydney
Hongae
Suez
India
Hoderah
St. John’s
N. F
Nova Scotian
Baltimore
Halifax
St. Jago
West Cumberland
Galveston
Hong Kong
Batavia
Vancouver
Yokohama
Kinsale
Michigan
Harrogate
Carthagena
Olbers
Rio Janeiro
Amalfi
Hamburg
Victoria
Manzanilla
Cienfuegos
Pennland
Antwerp
London
Richmond Hill
Harburg
Paula
Late Ship News Arrives as Michigan Dispatcher Reaches Brow Lead
Loxpon January 26. The steamer Michigan arrived off Brow Lead today, bringing late shipping news. The report notes the vessel's arrival and the ongoing traffic updates, detailing the status of maritime movement in the area.
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Loxpon
Michigan
Lostem
Brow Liead
Weather in City Warmer Air Today
In the city today the weather is warmer with a mild breeze noted. No precipitation is reported and daylight temperatures are rising toward the afternoon.
Fires Cause Heavy Losses Across Several States
The fire record reports Tuesday blazes in multiple towns with substantial insured and uninsured losses. Geuthner Whitmore jewelry stock $1100, W F Norcross & Co druggists $3500, Miss N E Sleeper millinery $2400, Rose Bros tailors, C H Berry furniture—losses unsettled. Stafford's polishing mill Barre loss $10000. Stedman & Co $22000 fully insured, W Whiting dry goods $5000, Byron Lemley drug $4500, Phenix of Hartford $5500 included in total $45000 insured. Isaac Small Jr Buzzard's Bay stock destroyed. Janitor's sons die from oil blast in Belvidere block. Bank in Athens Tenn. losses $30000, insurance $20000. Fire started in shavings, five-story building No 8 Blackstone St. damage $300.
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Rockkland. Me
Geuthner & Whitmore
G. W. Kimball
White & Wilson
W.F. Norcross & Co
N. E. Sleeper
Rose Bros
C. H. Berry
BurLand
Herald
Barre
Stafford
Stedman & Co
W. Whiting
Byron Lemley
Phenix
Hartford
Sandwich
Isaac Small, Jr
Buzzard’s Bay
Milwacker
Belvidere
Who Will Get It Chauncey C Churchill’s Successor
Norfolk County politicians debate a successor to Chauncey C Churchill as county commissioner. The post pays 1200 per year with a 50000 bond. Henry Bunton of Hyde Park and Warren E Adams of Quincy decline. Appointment delayed until Tuesday. Democrats Consider F Favor or Daniel R Beckford as possible picks.
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Depuam
Chauncey C. Churchill
Norfolk County
Denry ‘I. Bunton
Hyde Park
Warren E. Adams
Quincy
F. Favor
Daniel R. Beckford
Prize Drill and Dance in Curtis Hall Jamaica Plain
Last evening a prize drill and dance in Curtis Hall Jamaica Plain drew about 600 attendees. 260 competitors from the Boston school regiment competed for seven prizes including a charity award. George Leonard of the English High won the first junior prize as Captains Terry Pepperill and Hunneman judged the event.
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Curtis Hall
Jamaica Plain
Boston School Regiment
George Leonard
Terry Pepperill
Hunneman
State Militia
Paris Election Fears Prompt Strict Sunday Order
Paris authorities plan strict Sunday control with arrests for shouting Vive Boulang er. A cavalry patrol will cover day and night as General Boulang er promises aid to registries and amnesties, but cautions reliance on his power.
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Paris
Boulanger
Panama Canal Plans Reports Taken To Shareholders Meeting
Paris Jan 25 Two reports will be presented at the Panama Canal shareholders meeting tomorrow One by temporary administrators detailing negotiations leading to the new company and another by M Ide Lesseps thanking administrators for preventing collapse and noting the chief engineer estimates 450000000 francs still needed to finish the canal
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Paris
M. Ide Lesseps
Readings Begin at Parnell Commission Proceedings
The Parnell Commission resumed in London with reading of speeches. Sir Henry James and Attorney-General Webster supported reading the speeches as evidence. Mr Reid for the Parnellites argued for responses. Justice Hannen noted a ten day estimate, but readings commenced and occupied the court until adjournment.
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Londown
Parnell Commission
Sir Henry James
the Times
Webster
Reid
Parnellites
Justice Hannen
Native Garrison to Command Under Colonel Smith
Suaxin reports on January 25 that the last British troops have departed. The Egyptian garrison command is devolved to Colonel Hailet Smith, signaling a transfer of military leadership and control in the area.
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Smith
Harrington Named Halifax Customs Collector in Canada
Ottawa reports W. D. Harrington, wealthy Halifax grocer, will become customs collector at Halifax, succeeding William Ross who resigned after allowing transshipment of cargo to the United States. Abandoning the modus vivendi may follow. January 25 special memo.
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Ottawa
Ont
W. DL. Harrington
Halifax
William Ross
United States
Phelps Invite To Dine With Queen At Windsor Palace
Lonbon January 25 The Queen invites Mr and Mrs Phelps to dine at Windsor Palace and spend the night though Mr Phelps has not been recalled or resigned. Mrs Phelps held her final reception today with a large attendance.
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Mrs. Phelps
Windsor Palace
Lonbon
Mr. Phelps
Colorado Earthquakes Roar Through Reutt County
Reports from Reutt County describe a genuine Colorado earthquake sequence beginning on the afternoon of the 15th with violent shocks at 4 o'clock. Large rocks detached from mountains, cattle panicked, and Tot Springs near the government bridge expelled three times normal water and gas with a sulphurous odor. The quakes traveled south to north, followed by a riverlike rush as the waters receded.
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Denver
Col
Reutt
Tot Springs
Tie-Up in Brooklyn Strikes Halts Atlantic Avenue Lines
In Brooklyn, a morning strike by about one thousand Atlantic Avenue Railroad employees halted seven lines after President William Richardson’s circular on labor law spurred the action. The lines affected include Jergen and Butler streets, Erdas-town Canary, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, and Fifteenth avenues. The deacon vowed to press the dispute, while the company prepared to operate with new workers and offered returning strikers their old jobs if they report by Monday.
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House Committee On Post Offices
Congress
Vermont
Senate
Pension, Military Academy
District of Columbia
House
Lake George
Secretary of the Treasury
Albany
Little River
N.C
Colorado
Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company
Brooklyn
New York
Atlantic Avenue
William Richardson
Richardson
Jergen
Butler Street
Erdas-Town
Canary
Fifth Avenue
Seventh Avenue
Ninth Avenue
Fifteenth Avenue Street
Old English Sachem Trophy Draws Interest in Providence
In Providence Rhode Island January 25 the Morgan trophy for the Vine Yard to Marblehead race of 1888 draws attention as a rare early English gold cup. Made by Hamlet Goldsmith to the royal family the 18 karat piece dates from 1820 to 1829 and carries a maker’s legend. Valued at about 1000 dollars, experts say its intrinsic worth is far greater due to provenance and interest.
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Provence
R. I
J. Pierpont Morgan
Messrs. Owen and Metcalf
Sachem
Vineyard
Marblehead
George IV
Royal Household
Hamlet
Duke of Clarence
Royal Family
Commodore Morgan
New Streets in Brookline Hearing on Public Highways
Selectmen held a hearing on proposed public streets in Brookline. Plans include a street between Babcock and Pleasant, a line with Freeman street, and a street from Harvard to Vernon (Harris street) formerly private. Abutters mostly supported. vote likely at the next town meeting in late February.
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Babcock
Pleasant
Freeman Street
Harvard
Vernon
Harris Street
Accoene
Western rail lines near agreement on gentlemen's pact
Representatives of Western railroad lines resumed talks at the Grand Pacific Hotel on a binding management for the New York agreement. Progress was favorable, with key changes on arbitration and the executive board, though a representative from Illinois Central was absent and remains a potential obstacle.
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Cmcaco
Western Railroad Lines
Grand Pacific Hotel
New York
Hughitt
Northwestern Railroad Company
Associated Press
Wisconsin Central
Illinois Central
Fort Scott & Gulf Road
United States
Lake George to be stocked with red trout this winter
Arrangements led by General Rh L Banks aim to plant half a million red trout in Lake George this winter. The species, once abundant and prized, has become nearly extinct, blamed on pickerel. Restocking tests will be carried out, while water levels rise seven inches above last fall’s standard after dam changes by mill owners.
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Arrang
N. Y
Sprera
Rh. L. Banks
Lake George
Ticonderoga
Goff Lacked Four Votes In West Virginataer Senator Race
In West Virginia on January 25 the United States Senate election saw Goff with 40 votes, Kenna 25, Governor Wilson 93, Union Labor member Janner 4, and several others with one or two votes apiece. The total 87 ballots fell short of the 44 needed for a choice, and the joint assembly adjourned until noon the next day.
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Goff
West Virginia
Harrison
Senate
Cuarneston
W. Va
United States
Kenna
Governor Wilson
J. T. Janner
Union Labor
W. E. Lively
W. T. Wilson
Hereford
Camden
J. A. McGuffin
General White
J. W. St. Clair
Joint Assembly
Beaten by White Caps in Chateaugay NY
James Cullenton, a Black man from Chateaugay, was abducted from his home and whipped by a band of white capped men after ignoring a notice signed U S Chief of the Northern division of White Caps. Several residents in northern New York and Vermont report similar notices and threats, including a Vermont hotel keeper warned to stop selling liquor in a prohibition town.
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Piarissure
N. Y
James Cullenton
Chateaugay
Helis
U. S
New York
Vermont
South Hero
Harrison and Home Rule in Ireland Signed by Harrison
The Evening News prints an address to Hon. William E. Gladstone in a testimonial album for Home Rule in Ireland, signed by President-elect Harrison. The album, compiled by exile John McBride of Burrap, lists figures like Foraker, Flower, Thurman, Watterson, Platt, Fred Grant, and archbishops Corrigan and Elder. It notes Harrison signed on December 7, 1838, after his election.
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Burrap
Evening News
William E. Gladstone
John McBride
Ireland
Harrison
Governor Foraker
Roswell P. Flower
Allen G. Thurman
Henry Watterson
J. C. Platt
Fred Grant
Archbishop Corrigan
Archbishop Elder
Cincinnat
Leon P. Morton
Welch Not Cowhid ed, Cowhiding Report Declared False
A dispatch to County Solicitor Emery from investigators in Danville reports the Tuesday cowhiding claim against John G. Welch is untrue. Welch has not been harmed by the alleged attack. The clarification came as officials reviewed the incident in Portsmouth, Florida on January 25.
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Welch
Portsmouth
N. FL
Emery
John G. Welch
Danville
Mrs Harrison and Ber Party Enjoy Quiet Day in New York
Mrs Harrison and party spent January 25 in New York quietly. They drove out in the morning, dined privately at their hotel apartments, and later attended a theatre. Only a few intimate friends saw them. they were not at home to callers.
Barrett May Recover From Suicide Attempt
Eugene DeMilton Barrett, a young man from New York, attempted suicide and may possibly recover.
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Barrett
Eugene DeMilton Barrett
New York
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Williams College
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Blackstone Street
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A. G. Smalley & Co
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Panama Canal Company
Ross
W. DD. Marrington
Colorado Earthquakes
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Harrison and Home Rule
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