Post Office Terms Expire for Republicans in Massachu and New Hampshire
List of offices in Massachusetts and New Hampshire with terms expiring in the coming Congressional session. Includes political actions in Washington with Senators and Representatives, court rulings on shops Sunday opening, prison reform talks, sureties rejected in Worcester, and varied local incidents from New England towns.
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Massachu
New Hampshire
Washington
Supreme Court
Frank Dextera
Worcester
Congress
McCabe
Brooklyn Tichborne
Henry Ward Beecher
Harry Hale
Groveland Mills
F. S. Fitzpatrick
Hartford
Conn
Phi Delta Theta
Dartmouth College
Dunbar, Hobart & Wheldon
Whitman
Daniel Crowley
Portsmouth
N. H
Chicago
Armours
Amsterdam
N. Y
Brockton Agricultural
X . Society
Aa Hoge
Princeton College
Peabody
Fall River
Board of Trade
Jack Ashton
Joe Lannon
New Bedford
Townshend
Maine
Fletcher Brook
Plymouth
Butler
Bumpus
S. Setts
Public reception plan for Beecher meets city budget clash
News from New York details Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's hoped for return reception in the Academy of Music. The Brooklyn common council backed the idea but funding caused a dispute with Mayor Whitney who argued city funds should not cover expenses. Beecher declined the honor amid the row as aldermen clarified who would pay.
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New Yor
Sorcrau
Henry Ward Beecher
Europe
Brooklyn
Mr. Beecher
Whitney
Senators and Representatives flood Washington for winter
About a dozen Senators and fifteen Representatives arrive in Washington for the winter session. Key figures include Logan Sherman Edmunds Pugh with Randall and Speaker Carlisle due soon. Morrison plans tariff push. Allison and Aldrich to attend late next week and Allison to chair an imports under valuation subcommittee.
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Washington
Logan
Sherman
Edmunds
Pugh
Randall
Carlisle
Appropriations Committee
Bia
Morrison
Allison
Aldrich
Trains Plan Tri-Weekly Key West Havana Service
Trains will connect with a tri weekly service to and from Key West and Havana.
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Key West
Havana
Riot and boycott ripple through Armour strike era
Caicaco and Puitap Elphia report a looming arms length clash as a Knights of Labor district issues a boycott against Armour & Co. while a riot at stock yards is quelled. Increased hiring next days, with Armour delaying new hires until Monday.
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Caicaco
Armour & Co
General Executive Board
District 57
Knights of Labor
Sheriff
Messrs
Barry, Careron, Marshall
Schilling
Underwood & Co
Armour
Packers’ Association
Puitap Elphia
Washington Butcher & Co
Chicago
That . Jr
Lasters Demand Higher Prices Prompt Lynn Manufacturer Move
A Lynn maker named Flinn faces a wage and price dispute with the Lasters who sell to the New England trade. The Lasters threaten to leave town if local suppliers raise costs, citing competitors P. P. Sherry and John Dono Lynn. Flinn states most orders come from Baltimore and the South and refuses to supply goods north of New York. A notice warns of stoppages after November 1 186, threatening gas and lamp supply cuts, risking a yearly cost hike of about 300 dollars which could push Flinn to relocate his factory.
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Aston
Maurice Flinn
Mr. Flinn
P. P. Sherry
John Dono- Lynn
Flim
New York
Laltimore
Flinn
Weather Indications for New York and Boston
For twenty four hours beginning at am Saturday rain or snow expected across western and eastern New York with gusty winds shifting to the northwest. Signals continue from Sew Laven and Lastport. In Boston the observer notes conditions at ten eighty p m as part of the U S Signal Service report.
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Washington
Greaay
New York
Boston
Observer’s Office
Signal Service
U.S. Ay
Meteorological Record of Yesterday’s Observations
Yesterday’s weather record lists simultaneous observations from all stations up to 10 p m with data captured at the same moment. The report notes conditions and measurements across locations, reflecting a coordinated meteorological snapshot.
Enormous Mediterranean waves scour French coastal towns
Reports describe huge surf hitting Nice Cannes and other French cities causing damage. A separate notice mentions the jockey Archer buried at Newmarket and various political and legal statements from London.
Rainy Day Caution Signals and Court Updates
Weather cautions for rain or snow appear today. Hattie Engley testifies in the Wilson Moon case while George F Hathaway, a Fall River debtor, is released from prison. Dedication of Martin schoolhouse and John Fiske lecture on the revolution are noted. The Maguire court martial continues as Bell Telephone activity slows and Fitchburg shows gains on the home roads.
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Hattie Engley
George F. Hathaway
Fall River
Boston
Robinson
Martin
John Fiske
Bell Telephone
Fitchburg
Captain and Mate Arrested Over Seaman Death
Haxirax Nova Scotia November 2 The captain and mate of the bark Ivy were arrested at the urging of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty charged with causing the death of seaman George Pierce on October 8 1835 off the Java coast. The inquiry follows crew statements while others remain at large. Captain Glenn was dismissed by the ship´s owners.
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Haxirax
N.S
Sprcrax
Wil- Thomas Gorde
Ivy
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
George Pierce
Java
Joseph Gobie
Pictou
Philadelphia
Ek. Arnoldus
Bay of Islands
N. F
Glenn
Hale Denies Abusive Conduct in Groveland Mills Case
In HavreHhill November 12 Colonel Harry Hale trustee of Groveland Mills rejects charges of ill treating J R Pike and James H Stiman of District Assembly 80 Knights of Labor. He says employees were heard and claims wage demands came from outside agitators while arbitration was unauthorized and a circular seeking wage increases originated with workers, not the office.
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Haverhill
Harry Hale
Groveland Mills
Messrs
J. R. Pike
James H. Stiman
Knights of Labor
Messrs. Pike
Stillman
Hale
Colonel Hale
State Board of Arbitration
Groveland
Board of Arbitration
Corporation
Elliott Wins Seventh District Race In Charleston
Official tally in the seventh congressional district shows William Elliott Democrat defeating Smalls Republican by 238 votes in Charleston.
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Charleston
William Elliott
Smalls
National Convention Debates Butter Egg Packaging and Oleo Margarine Law
In New York City the National Butter and Eggs and Cheese Association discussed shipping eggs in cases versus barrels with New York and Boston dealers favoring cases. Delegates urged Congress to fund enforcement of the oleomargarine law. The body adopted a resolution against supporters of illegal oleo margarine trade and re elected officers led by President Gurler and secretary treasurer Littler, with eight vice presidents named.
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Curiaco
National Butter and Eggs and Cheese Association
James Anderson
New York
Bates
Boston
Philadelphia
van Valkenburg
Congress
H. B. Gurler
DeKalb
A. M. Littler
Iowa
Charles Utley
National Grange Faces Resolution on Farmers Welfare
The National Grange this morning received and referred a resolution urging Congress to enact laws aiding farmers. In the afternoon the sixth degree was conferred on members from across the country, with about 2000 total to receive the degree. work to resume this evening as the convention plans to adjourn next Thursday or Friday.
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Lena
the Patrons of Husbandry
Congress
Senator Elect Asa T. Newhall Congratulated in Ward 1
Friends of Asa T. Newhall gathered at his father’s Ward 1 home for a congratulatory meeting. Speeches were given by A. A. Mower Asa T. Newhall and other prominent Democrats.
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Lywn
Speciau
Friends
Asa T. Newhall
Senate
Fifth Essex
A. A. Mower
Failure of a boot and shoe firm in Worcester
Fitch Cox Staples boot manufacturers assigned to Thomas Rice Co of Shrewsbury with liabilities about 60000 dollars and unknown assets. A meeting of creditors will be held in Boston next Wednesday.
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Worcester
Fitch
Cox & Staples
Thomas Rice & Co
Shrewsbury
Boston
Princeton considers elevating itself to university status
Princeton College reports higher enrollment this year and increasing admissions from New England. Two new curriculum branches pedagogy and archeology were added with calls to transform the college into a university, while medicine and law remain out of scope. Alumni groups push the plan and a committee was formed to study representation and curriculum adjustments. The LL D degree was conferred on Rev. William C. Roberts.
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Princeton
N. J
McCosh
New England
Th College
William C. Roberts
Lake Forrest University
Chicago
Vermont Senators Pass Gettysburg Monument Bill and wage bill
The committee on federal relations reports a bill to settle Vermont debts to the general government for arms issued in advance of the quota. A monument bill for Gettysburg has passed both houses. A Sunday trains bill was defeated in the Senate. The governor is to provide a pedestal for Jacob Collamer’s statue in Washington. A new license bill may go to a public vote next March. Rutland division debate postponed. Both chambers spent the day with windy remarks and many private bill defeats.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
House
Currier
Troy
Rutland
Platform of the Farmers Alliance Adopts Broad Reforms
The Farmers Alliance at Chiaco on November 12 approves a platform calling for union with labor organizations to ease shared harms, police under state control in large cities, a graduated income tax, and tight government supervision of railroads. Tariff and prohibition issues remain noncommittal. Officers elected include A J Streeter as president J J Milton George as vice president Burrows as treasurer and Arnold as secretary. The next convention is set for Minneapolis.
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Chiaco
Farmers’ Alliance
A. J. Streeter
J. J. Milton George
Burrows
Mr. Arnold
Minneapolis
Townshend Fire Destroys Stores and Homes in Vermont
A village fire in Townshend on the Brattleboro & Whitehall railroad began at 10 PM in RE J Knapp's store and quickly spread to the post office and several residences on the west side of the street. With no local fire engine, officials feared total destruction if flames crossed the street. aid from Brattleboro was refused due to freight delays on the line.
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Royal Howe
Porter
Simpson
Stoddard
Marsh Martin
Brattleboro
Townshend
Alarmed Fire Damages Shawmut Ave Home of Mark Cunningham
An alarm from Box 87 at 3 PM yesterday reported a small fire in the dwelling of Mark Cunningham at 570 Shawmut Avenue. The cause was an overheated stove and damage estimated at $20.
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Mark Cunningham
Shawmut Avenue
Fire gut Moody's Church in Chicago basement
Chicago Illinois November 12 fire discovered in the church basement at Moody's Church interior gutted stained glass windows destroyed pastor Rev Goss estimates loss at 50000 with insurance coverage the fire is suspected to be incendiary the Moody founded church in 1899 Norpham also reports George E Eaton's barn burned by an incendiary on Chestnut and High Rock streets loss about 1000 with small insurance
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Chcago
Ill
Chicago Avenue Church
Church Society
Dwight L. Moody
NorpHam
George E. Eaton
Chestnut and
High Rock Streets
New York Alderman McCabe Remanded to Wife Care
Alderman McCabe of New York is placed under his wife care after bail is set at 20000 dollars for his appearance in court. The judge fixed the amount and conditions for the prisoner's release pending further proceedings.
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McCabe
New York
Aspirants for Post Offices in Worcester Arlington and North Adams
Washington November 12 The only applicant for the Woburn post already filing a petition is Dr Cyrus F Long Others include Chief of Police Conn and Kenney active canvass manager in the Democratic ranks Kenneys friends expect him to accept if offered Hayden supports both candidates Arlington has no filings North Adams contenders include Droz Rice and Leroy Rice about 50 a former Kentucky army hospital patient Leroy about 60 a grocer and New York militia title holder Fitchburg filings Andrew Sprague and Festus Currier The President will likely act after Congress reconvenes due to other duties and the pending message
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Washindton
Specia
Woburn Post Ofice
Cyrus F. Long
Conn
Kenney
Congressional
Hayden
Arlington
Charles Scannel
North Adamsandidates
Droz. J. Rice
John J. Leroy
Rice
Kentucky
Leroy
New York
Fitchburg
Andrew Sprague
Festus C. Currier
Congress
Whiting
Adams Arranges Accounting Details With Pacific Railroad
Charles Francis Adams Jr visited Washington at the Interior Secretary’s suggestion to finalize government Pacific railroad accounting items. He notes the main issue in Congress is extending the period for Pacific roads to pay their indebtedness. Adams is not tied to this matter, as committee members are not in town.
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WasHincTon
Charles Francis Adams, Jr
Secretary of the Interior
Pacific Railroad
Adams
Congress
Committee On Pacific Railroads
Silver dollar circulation totals and coinage figures
The Treasury reports Nov 10 standard silver dollars at 61.85 million from 244.77 million total coinage, with 49.44 million outstanding on Nov 1 1885 from 165.82 million. Efforts to reach 65 million silver dollars appear unlikely as trends reverse. Net gold holdings total 159.87 million versus 142.26 million on Nov 1 1885.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Post offices to become vacant in New England districts
Massachusetts Maine and New Hampshire offices to be vacant as four year terms expire. Incumbent postmasters listed with offices, expiration dates and salaries across Abington Arlington Auburndale Ayer Clinton Easthampton Fairhaven Fitchburg Marlboro Millbury Nantucket Newton North Adams Palmer Pittsfield Reading Stoneham Turner's Falls Watertown Winchendon Worcester Belfast Bangor Bucksport Dexter Ellsworth Lewiston Mechanics Falls Wiscasset Claremont Laconia Littleton Plymouth Tilton with salaries ranging from 1100 to 5000 dollars and expiration dates in February March and December.
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Washington
Srecrau
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Congress
Abington
John W. Sproul
Arlington
Fred E. Fowle
Auburndale
George L. Bourne
Ayer
E. Dana Bancroft
Clinton
Charles M. Dinsmore
Easthampton
Jeremiah H. Bardwell
Fairhaven
Charles H. Morton
Fitchburg
John W. Kimball
Marlboro
John S. Fay
Millbury
Mary I. Jowen
Nantucket
Josiah F. Murphy
Newton
John G. Lotta
North Adams
John B. Tyler
Palmer
Cyrus Knox, Jr
Pittsfield
Thomas II
Learned
Reading
Lewis E. Gleason
Stoneham
Charles E. Horne
Turner’s Falls
Benjamin W. Mayo
Watertown
Samuel S. Gleason
Winchendon
Edwin S. Merrill
Woburn
William T. Graiwimer
Worcester
Josiah Pickett
Belfast
Andrew D. Bean
Bangor
Augustus
Wiscasset
Isaac H. Coffin
Claremont
John M. Whipple
Laconia
Perley Putnam
Littleton
Phineas BR. Goolt
Plymouth
Walter D. Blaisceil
Tiiton
Daniel E. Hill
New Fast Mail From the South Sets Daily Run
The Postmaster General announces a daily fast mail north via the Plant and Atlantic coast line system. The first Tampa departure occurs Saturday at 7 p.m. with Jacksonville and Washington arrivals the next day and New York by Monday evening, linking with the fast mail from the South.
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Washington
Plant
Atlantic Coast Line
Tampa
Fla
Jacksonville
New York
Mrs Lamont Prepares Renovated I Street Home
Mrs Lamont enjoys arranging her fully furnished I street residence next to General Rucker's. She has boarded there since Cleveland's inauguration and looks forward to settling into housekeeping duties with satisfaction.
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Washington
Examining the Sir Roger Tichborne Claimant in New York
The ex amination of the Brooklyn Tichborne claimant arrested for impersonating Charles Curtis to obtain a pension continues. He claims to be Sir Roger Tichborne and says he will present ample proof, naming Ferris and Otton as part of his complex narrative and asserting government involvement in his arrest.
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New York
Speciau
Brooklyn Tichborne
Charles Curtis
United States
Benedict
F. B. Skelly
Brooklyn
Charles Ogden Ferris
Curtis
Moses Williams
Ferris
Williams
Flatbush Avenue
Prospect Park
Mrs. Skelly
Sir Robert Tichborne
Washington
Pension Department
Arthur Orton
Sir Roger Tichborne
Shaving Not A Necessity In Barbers Sunday Case
Worcester reports the Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that keeping a barber shop open on Sunday is a criminal offense. Frank Dextera of the Bay State House challenged the city Sunday closure order after Union and Knights of Labor actions. he argued work of necessity but the rescript affirmed the prohibition.
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Worcester
Frank Dextera
Supreme Court
Bay State House
Journeymen Barbers’ Union
Knights of Labor
Dextera
Central District Court
Superior Court
Phi Delta Theta initiates nine freshmen at Hanover
The Phi Delta Theta fraternity at Hanover initiated nine freshmen in a ceremony tonight. A banquet followed at White River Junction with toast master A P Nelson of Haverhill and welcome by Bill Simonds of McIndoe Falls. Delegates from Vermont Alpha attended.
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E. E. Chalmers
Newbury, Vt
G. E. Miner
St. Johnsbury
CC. A. Eastman
Flandreau
Dek
A. C. Willy
Wakefield
F. W. Porter
Malden, Mass
Vermont Alpha
Williams
W. F. Quimby
PEI election returns oppose government plan to abolish council
Havifax Nova Scotia November 12 special The Prince Edward Island legislative council elections produced a majority against the governments move to abolish the upper house. Only two Conservatives were elected. the government leader and the minister of public works were defeated. The minister will retire, marking a second defeat in months. The lower house remains strongly in government hands.
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Havifax
N.o
Prince Edward Island
Legislative Council
Crowley arraigned in Portsmouth on murder attempt charge
Daniel Crowley was arraigned in Police Court on assault with intent to murder. He pleaded not guilty and the case was continued as his wife remains critically injured. She alleges he pushed her, poured kerosene on her clothing, and set a lighted match to ignite the fuel. Crowley denies the charge.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Daniel Crowley
Crowley
Bail Brought for Alderman's Wife as Custody Question Persists
New York dated Nov 12 reports Mrs McCabe wife of the controversial alderman offers 20 000 bail for her husband. Judge Cowing and District Attorney Martine rule other bondsman preferable due to custody of icCibe. Metlabe returned to jail and likely bail set tomorrow.
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New York
McCabe
Cowing
Baistiaict
Martine
icCibe
Metlabe
Altercation in Rockland Ends with Knife Wound
Patrick Swasey, intoxicated, stabbed Clara E. Pease in Rockland Maine Thursday night. The pocketknife wound near the heart may prove fatal, and Swasey has been held in custody.
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Rockland
Patrick Swasey
Clara E. Pease
Swasey
Gound
Danish King Declines to Confer Bulgarian Throne
Telegraphs from Sora and Vienna report Denmark’s king on behalf of Prince Waldemar declining any condition to accept the Bulgarian throne. Austria and Hungary reportedly favor other candidates while Russia backs Montenegrian Prince Dlaza Petrovitch. Lord Mayor banquet remarks tie Britain policy to Austria’s East affairs. A Bulgarian ministry member warns regency may yield to General Kaulbars as Russia resists Waldemar.
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Sora
Denmark
Waldemar
Tirnova
Cannes
Vienna
Nicholas of
Mengrelia
Russia
Dlaza Petrovitch
Sp. Peterspurg
Journal de St. Petersburg
Marquis of Salisbury
Austria
East
Francis Joseph
Budapesth
Buda Pesth
London
Kaulbars
Russian Captain Nabokoff Sentenced to Death and Bourgas Uprising
Nov 12 report says Captain Nabokoff the Bourgas revolt leader will be handed to General Kaulbars after death sentence. Rumor claims the Russian party controls Bourgas government offices. A Russian gunboat departed Varna for Bourgas.
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Sorta
Nabokoff
Bourgas
Kaulbars
Varna
Phelps Sees Law as Reflex of Public Opinion at Edinburgh
United States minister to England Mr. Phelps told the Institute of Philosophy in Edinburgh that law reflects public opinion and must be upheld or it will perish in a free country. He argued liberty protects the weak, not the rich, and that security of property depends on universal protection. There is no middle ground. lawful property must be universally protected or lost.
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Phelps
Loxton
Mr. Phelps
United States
England
Institute of Philosophy
Edinburgh
Fred Archer Buried at Newmarket Funeral
The funeral of Fred Archer took place at Newmarket with business suspended. Mourners included Lord Grosvenor Lord Cardross and the Tattersalls. One hundred wreaths adorned the coffin from peers clubs and notable racing figures.
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Fred Archer
Loxpox
Newmarket
Lord Grosvenor
Aaron Alington
Lord Cardross
Messrs
Tattersall
Marquis of Ailesbury
Mr. Lorillard
Hostility to the British in Burmah Tension Rise
Mawpatay Burma November 12 The civic law moves to restore order with repression expected. Dacoits torture natives loyal to the British and spread false reports that the British will restore King Thee baw and then withdraw.
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Mawpatay
Burmah
Theebaw
Will Care for the Poor London Board Replies
The local government board responds to a Social Democratic Federation appeal on London poverty. It cites October figures showing paupers per 1000 people fell from 42 in 1866 to 22 in 1886 and pledges to assist local authorities in relieving the poor and managing pauperism and its evils.
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London
Local Government Board
Social Democratic Federation
Berlin Paragraphs Mention Egypt Reform Proposals
A note from Lord Iddesleigh seeks German assent to revising Egypt’s regime to place foreign press under Egyptian law and move foreigners charged with crimes from consular to mixed tribunals. The Porte supports reforms in Egypt finances and Prince Bismarck is expected to agree.
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Berlin
Brrr
Lord Iddesleigh
Germany
Egypt
Porte
Prince Bismarek
Magdeburg
Enormous Mediterranean Waves Hit Nice Coastline
Enormous waves swept the Nice quays and Anglais promenade, burying the waterfront in sand. Over a hundred people were knocked off their feet as two miles of coast suffered devastation. a fierce storm raged at Cannes, twenty two miles away, with two vessels affected.
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Tedal
Nice
Apis
Lov
Mediterranean
Cannes
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