Bulgaria Bulgaria Crisis and Royal Succession Debate
The piece analyzes the Bulgarian throne dispute with Russia and possible European reactions. It weighs Russia’s likely response to the prince’s acceptance, potential German and Austrian positions, and the possibility of British armed intervention, while also correcting misstatements about President Taylor of the Mormon church and framing the Mormon leadership's stance on laws targeting the faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ticknor Curris
Joan Taylor
Taylor
The Whyos Gang and City Crime Czar Reckonings
The Herald describes the Whyos gang led by Driscoll now on death row, detailing their members and brutal acts from roof assaults to murders. It notes rival gangs, prison terms, and the political protection hindering punishment, arguing for police club use or alternative solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driscoll
the Herald
Poverty Hollow
Thomas Haggerty
John Reilly
John Burns
Frank Fleet
Big Maloney
Fitzpatrick
Francis Meehan
John Oder
John Scanlon
John Trainor
Kye” Davis
Dashher
Frank Maguire
New York
Ex Governor Rice shoots at Blame and Ames in Tribune interview
Ex governor Alexander H. Rice gives a midsummer interview to the New York Tribune. He is the genuine governor this time not the persistent double from a year ago. He criticizes Massachusetts Republican leaders and expresses reservations about Ames and Blaine as suited to lead the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander H. Rice
New York Tribune
Rice
Tribune
Rick
Massachusetts
Blaine
Ames
Georgia Bill Seeks Criminal Penalties for School Segregation
The GLENN bill would criminalize teaching white children in colored schools and colored children in white schools in Georgia. It imposes a $1000 fine and up to twelve months in prison, to be heard next week with anticipated favorable action, drawing strong opposition over its impact on Atlanta University and education for colored youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn
Georgia
Atlanta University
Bulgarian Throne Hints at Prince Ferpinino Arrival
Telegrams suggest Prince Ferpinino of Saxe Coburg may arrive in Sofia at the start of August to assume government of Bulgaria. Officials are told to honor him, while uncertainty over his acceptance could trigger a new, sharper European crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frerpinino
Saxe-Coburg
Sofia
Ferpinado
Europe
Russia
A French View of Panama Canal Financing
An Economiste Francais article reexamines the Panama Canal Company’s loan plans. It cites six years of delays since 1881, with excavation progress far below promises and costs escalating toward 600 million dollars. It argues the project may take decades or impossible timelines, depending on progress, with annual interest near 18 million and required earnings of 60 million to cover fixed charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal Company
Economiste Francais
M. Lteroy-Bravlier
Paris
la Culebra
Economiste
GANG CIVILIZATION IN NEW YORK STORY
A New York Herald investigation profiles urban gangs as violent, parasitic groups led by a few figures. Young men extort beer money, target police, and vent hostility toward women and minorities. The piece calls gangs vile and cowardly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
New York Herald
Debates on Modern Barbarism and Hawthornesque Morality
A critical essay discusses a Sheffield case where a fish dealer bought a wife for five shillings and spent the money on gin. It links this to Thomas Hardy and Hardy’s Mayor of Casterbridge, noting the incident as the novel’s romantic motive and examining public reception. It also reviews Browning scholarship and editions by Hersey and Roure, praising recent scholarly work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Merepith
London Standard
Standard
Sheffield County Court
DrypEn
Thomas Harpy
Casterbridge
Michael Henchard
England
Weydon Priors
Henchard
Sheffield
Newson
Elizabeth
Farfrae
Howell
Robert Browning
Lawrence Barker
The Curious History Of Wife Selling In English Law
The piece traces wife selling as a historic survival from medieval times through the 19th century, citing cases from Edward I to 1853. It notes auctions conducted by husbands or with merchants, naming places like Hereford and Little Horton, and mentions broader instances in Scotland, Ireland, and North America, with a final nod to the Sheffield incident and the odd note that the sale price was spent on gin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tive
Petruchio
Katherine
William Paynes
John Dr Camoys
Lord Coke
Grerce
Hereford
Little Horton
Bradford
New Brunswick
Marblehead
Enoch Arden
Philip
Enoch
Sheffield
London
New York Star Takes Charge of Monument Fund Drive
The Gra Deak NT monument fund totals 6 187 67 collected so far, with a goal of 125 000. The New York Star now administers the fund and expects growth as merchants Isaac Mark of London and Liverpool Clothing, Jupson, Bryan McSwyny, Henry CoHeEn, and Arnstein & Brown join to offer subscription forms to customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luwd
Drumo
Alana
New York Star
Isaac Mark
London and Liverpool Clothing Company
Jupson
Bryan McSwyny
Broadway
Henry CoHeEn
Arnstein & Brown
Ary Goods
Consular Reports on Italy by W L Alpen Produce Facts
The final consular volume from Rome by consul-general W L Alpen is heavy on statistics about Italy with no humor or macaroni note. The writer mocks Alpen, once Newark Times’ famous funny man, calling for him to be removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
W. L. Alpen
Rome
Axpen
Newark Times
Italian Rail Navvies and Emigration Figures
The article notes Italian workers on railroads who save money and return home. It provides 1885 emigration totals: 11,751 for permanent emigration to the United States and 12,4538 for temporary emigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
United States
Fourth of July Toilets at Paris Reception
At the American minister and Mrs. Phelps Fourth of July reception, Mme Emma Nevada wore heliotrope peau de soie with white silk revers and an underskirt with heliotrope velvet bands. Mrs. Phelps wore black lace over silver ray with silver gray trim and pink rose bouquet. Mme Minnie Hank appeared in black and red changeable silk with black lace. Mrs. John Sherwood wore white embroidered muslin over mauve with a mauve beaded bonnet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galignani
Paris
Mme
Emma Nevada
Phelps
Miss Daisy Hampton Sets Pedestrian Record for Distance
Miss Daisy Hampton daughter of General Wade Hampton walked from her home to Charleston a 145 mile journey making a record of twenty five miles in one day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Hampton
Wade Hampton
Miss Hampton
Charleston
The August Forum review and reminiscences on reads
The article surveys the August Forum issue, praising essays by Dr. Hale and others, recounts the author’s first meeting with Washington Irving through a Virginia school library, and reflects on language flexibility, legal oratory, and a Boston Boylston Market demolition scene with onlookers and a dime museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boylston Market
Washington Street
Dime Museum
Boston
South Cove
Fragmented 19th century miscellany quotes and quips
A jumbled collection of satirical lines and brief notes includes remarks on Mr Blaine returning home, humorous sayings about honesty and humility, references to mummies and watermelons, and snippets about ships, snakes in fruit, and public figures. It surveys social scenes and literary quips with a light, ironic voice.
State Interference in Social Forces in The North American Review
The August North American Review features W G Sumner on state interference with social forces and a critique of Boucicault and Coquelin on drama. It discusses Adrienne Lecouvreur and Beatrice Cenci performances by Bernhardt and Rachel, notes about Italian travel art copies, and previews Esmond Kirke and Dr. McGlynn and Leavitt pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Review
W. G. Sumner
England
Moncure D. Conway
Henry M. Field
D.D
Colonel Ingersoll
Bob
Boucicault
Irving
M. Coquelin
Adrienne Lecouvreur
Sara Bernhardt
Irl
Rachel
Italy
Florence
Rome
Beatrice Cenci
Barberini Palace
Western Reserve
Esmund Kirke
Wong Chin Foo
McGlynn
Samuel Leavitt
W. S. Searle
Boston Bar Examiners Report Stricter Admissions Standards
In Boston the committee on examination of applicants for admission to the bar reports thirty-nine qualified and eleven unqualified. The shift from lax rules to formal examiners and prepared papers tests legal knowledge, reducing sham entries and improving courtroom quality. The bar association aids in purifying the profession and enforcing higher standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bar Association
Marrantine
Mbuea Af Thaiy Neivileawas
Germanizing the Northwest a Silly Bugbear
Dr McGlynn calls fears of Germanizing the Northwest a silly bugbear. He notes Germans migrate here to become American citizens and adopt U.S. customs more readily than other Europeans.
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Dr. McGlynn
Time for relief on American shipbuilding and tariffs
In a persuasive Albany Argus editorial the writer urges Congress to relieve merchants by allowing favorable tariffs to build ships in U.S. yards. The piece argues for American shipowners to form corporations and sail under the U.S. flag, boosting domestic shipbuilders and national pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Mexico
Congress
Albany Argus (Dein
Republican delegates and the party’s future at stake
The Providence Journal argues the Republican national convention should honor respected statesmen and avoid risks, stressing the need to consider both principles and the character of delegates. The piece cautions against assuming forgotten leaders and calls for intelligent, fair selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Providence Journal
What Chance for Him John Sherman Indorsement by State GOP
A Democratic World wire dispatch questions John Sherman's odds of winning a Republican convention endorsement in his own state and asks what chance he has for a national nomination from a convention of all states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sherman
Dem
WANTED A SQUARE TARIFF FIGHT
The Chicago Herald notes Ti Randall favors a square tariff clash unfettered by party lines to renew citizen respect at the polls. The plan aims to keep tariff politics focused on policy and avoid partisan entanglements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ti Randall
Mr. Randall
Chicago Herald
Dem
Ohio Republicans Back Tariff to Fund National Projects
The Ohio Republicans urge raising the wool tariff to fund canal and educational national schemes, claiming they can handle any surplus the treasury might show. The stance reflects a push for expansive federal spending despite fiscal surpluses elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
United States
Oho
Manchester Union
Notable Maryland Senator Leads Democratic Governor Run
Senator Eliza E. Jackson, about 50, a Salisbury resident, is the Democratic gubernatorial nominee for Maryland. A married father of five and president of two national banks, he once led the Maryland Senate and is known for Southern hospitality and business acumen. The piece also notes aging figures and other political and social details from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza E. Jackson
Maryland
Salisbury
Nationa Banks
Maryland Senate
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