Ichang Riot Destroys Episcopal Mission in China
The Rev J Kimber says the Ichang mission destroyed by rioters belonged to the Protestant Episcopal Board. Established four years, it was led by Rev Herbert Somerby with two Chinese deacons and several laymen. Located about 900 miles from the river mouth, it was the deepest American Episcopal station in the area. English Wesleyans and Roman Catholics also operated missions there.
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New York
J. Kimber
Protestant Episcopal Board of Foreign Missions
Ichang
China
Protestant Episcopal Board
Herbert Somerby
Prince Bismarck Reports A Minor Apoplexy in Berlin
Berlin reports a slight apoplectic attack on Prince Bismarck with confirmation unclear. separate dispatch from Brrurm notes no knowledge of a stroke in Berlin and to date no definitive details available.
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Berlin
Prince Bismarck
Brrurm
Balmaceda era paper money plan drawn for five years
New York dispatches report the Balmaceda paper money totaling 27 million dollars may be redeemed over five years with a return to specie payments later. The Junta may assume full responsibility or defer to the new Congress. Santiago sources note cabinet changes and a coalition forming for the presidency, possible successor Ramon Barros Lucas. United States ship San Francisco ordered to sail to California, while the Chilean cruiser Presidente Pinto captain and engineer head to Kiel to surrender to the Junta’s agent.
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New York
the Herald
Valparaiso
Balmaceda
Congress
Hearald
Santiago
Senor Augustin Edwards
Manuel Alatta
Senor Ramon Barros Lucas
United States
San Francisco
Washington
California
Samoa
Baltimore
Presidente Pinto
Kiel
Paris
Jewish Colonization Association registered in London
The Jewish Colonization Association is registered in London under the Companies Act with capital of £2,000,000 and eight signatories. Baron Hirsch holds 19,900 shares while Baron Rothschild Julian Goldsmid Ernst Cassel F D Mocatta H Goldschmidt Salomon Reinach and Benjamin Cohen hold one each. The plan aims to emigrate Jews from Europe and Asia to new colonies abroad, fund public works, and later operate a trading corporation with mining, banking and other activities. The Times notes the scheme as colossal yet risky and questions Jewish fitness for such a large venture.
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London
Jewish Colonization Association
Baron Hirsch
Baron Rothschild
Julian Goldsmid
Ernest Cassel
F. D. Mocatta
H. Goldschmidt
Paris
Salomon Reinach
Benjamin Cohen
Europe
Asia
North
South
America
the Times
Lohengrin Postponed by Ill Tenor in Paris
The Grand Opera House in Paris postpones Lohengrin due to tenor Van Dyck illness and replaces it with Robert de Diable. Authorities fear Chauvinist threats and consider canceling the Wagner production. managers promise a Monday performance if Van Dyck recovers.
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Paris
Grand Opera House
van Dyck
Robert de Diable
Discontent in Orchestra Over Conductors Leadership
Presence of Mme and Wiese on the scene prompts criticism. Discontent among the orchestra grows as menacing letters are sent to managers about the conductor.
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Mme, Wiese
Menacin
Eight Hours in the Mines Debate at Trades Union Congress
At Newcastle on September 11 the Congress debated factory inspection. Delegates proposed that workers be appointed inspectors of factories and workshops, including those in British India, and that inspectors be penalized for warning employers. The eight hour law for miners was supported but opposed by Northern miners. The 1892 Congress will be held in Glasgow.
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Newcastle
Trades Union Congress
Trades Union Congress of 1892
Glasgow
Scotland
Quiet Honduras election yields Leiba president
A Herald despatch from Tegucigalpa reports Ponciano Leiba elected president of Honduras by a majority exceeding 17,000. The result brings general satisfaction as the vote was orderly with no disturbances reported nationwide.
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New York
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Ponciano Leiba
Peasant Bandits Attack Grain Convoys Across Orel Roads
In Orel province bands of peasants raid grain convoys on main highways even when escorted by soldiers. Fights are frequent and many killed. Crime rises amid starvation fears. jails crowded. Rumor says cereal freight rates may rise. In Constantinople the Porte offers no apology or indemnity to Russia and promises against recurrence.
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St. Petersburg
Orel
Constantinople
Porte
Nelidoff
Secretary of War Proctor Visits Western Posts
Secretary of War Proctor arrived at Curcaco with Governor Page of Vermont and friends to tour western military stations before his resignation. He predicts fewer Indian troubles this winter due to General Miles policy and supports enlisting Indians as soldiers. The number of western stations remains near a minimum. he will retire November 1.
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Curcaco
Proctor
Page
Vermont
Miles
West
Minnesota
South Dakota
Montana
Nebraska
Ramel Confesses Dynamite Plot Aboard Train Near Bethlehem
Louis Ramel, arrested in Easton, admits placing dynamite on a Lehigh Valley line at Kennedy's station on Aug 18. He says he sought simple amusement, bought cartridges from Hecla Powder Co in Rahway, and watched the blast from a distance. He denies intent to wreck a specific train and claims no malice toward the railroad. The crime occurred in New Jersey and he was jailed there after transfer.
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Easton
Penn
Louis Ramel
Lehigh Valley
Bethlehem
Kennedy’s Station
Hecla Powder Company
Rahway
Kennedy's
Tirsman
The
Valley Company
New Jersey
Ramel
The Spock Priestess Vera Ava Mystery
Sept 11 CricaGao. No trace found of Vera Ava the alleged wealthy English woman linked to reclamation work for fallen women who vanished Wednesday evening. A New York spook priestess, Ann ODelia Dies Debar, is identified as Ava with matching description. An NY journalist says Die s Debar has traveled the country swindling gullible church people using wigs and disguises.
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Vesa Ava
Chicago
Ann O’delia Dis Debar
Proctor
West
Louis Kasnel
Searles
Gorman
New York
Fassett
Newport
R. L
Springfield
CricaGao
Vera Ava
Ann O’delia Dies Debar
Shea
Gorman for President Gains Silent Mississippi Support
Washington dispatch reports Representative Catchings praising Arthur P. Gorman as a strong potential Democratic presidential candidate. He cites Gorman’s stainless personal record and unquestioned ability, noting quiet enthusiasm among solid thinkers and contrasting with other leaders blocked by events in New York and Maryland.
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Washington
Mississippi
Arthur P. Gorman
Catchings
Gorman
Mundie
New York
Maryland
Coadjutor Planned for Cardinal Manning
London report says Cardinal Manning’s physicians ordered rest and a coadjutor will be appointed by the Pope. The item also notes Messrs John Hi Pray Sons Vo sell carpets to churches and public buildings at manufacturer’s prices.
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London
Cardinal Manning
Messrs
John Hi
Pray, Sons & Vo
Crapo supporters form committee to seek Haile option
A Boston Parker House meeting of Crapo backers pledged loyalty to William W. Crapo while weighing Lieutenant-Governor Haile as a possible compromise. A full-power committee was appointed to secure a harmonious nomination, with discussions about unity to avoid a party split before the Massachusetts convention.
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William W. Crapo
Parker House
Mr. Crapo
William H. Haile
Mr. Haile
Crapo
Allen
Lowell
Haile
A. H. Chapman
Boston
Barrett
Mass
Senator Hoar
Joan D. Lona
Wil F. Craver
Burdett
Republican State Committee
Isaac N. Keith
Bourne
William A. Nye
John W Candler
Brookline
James A. Lakin
Westfield
John Reed
Cotuit
KF. O. Barnes
Chelsea
Frederick W. Bliss
John Conners
Joseph B. Maccabe
Laban Pratt
Dwin Wilbur
Charles Snow
Jeremiah J. McCarthy
Albert W. Clark
Home Market Club
G. W. Warren
Monroe Murphy
Decham
Selwyn Z. Bowman
Somerville
Willard Howland
G. O. Goss
Barnstaple
Howes Norris
Cottage City
W. ©. Clifford
William Gordon
E. C. Milliken
New Bedford
G. D. Paige
Southbridge
A H. Evans
Melrose
W. H. Powers
Hyde Park
David Hall Rice
E. W
William F. Draper
Mr. Long
Dawes
W. ©. Clifforn
Europe
G. H. Griffin
Springfield
Morse
Candler
Jere J. McCarthy
Henry 8
The Bicycle Tourney Opens With World Record Chase at Hampden Park
Springfield crowds witness the Springfield Bicycle Club meet with 15,000 on hand as riders contest the mile safety for the world record cap of 2:23 2-5. Windle wins the main event while the two mile tandem sets a new mark. Windle Berle and Zimmerman place in key heats amid close finishes and mixed sentiment over the record decision.
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Springfield
Hampden Park
Springfield Bicycle Club
W. W. Windle
P. S. Berle
A. A. Zimmerman
Bull
Fuller
Herman
Banker
Brinker
Cloely
F.A. Landry
M. J. Umrill
Smith
Zimmerman
Taxis
Githers
C. W. Dornine
F. (. Graves
C. M. Murphy
Berle
Donnelly
Bilven
P. J. Berle
J. W. Robertson
L. Forster
H.A. Githens
F. C. Graves
Dts Haraden
K. A. Nelson
G. F. Taylor
W. H. Penseyres
E. A. McDuffee
P. Jd. McDuffee
Daniel Moriarity
Pape
Hodgdon
Casey
Boston
Springfields
Banks
Succeeding Fassett as Collector of the Port
The New York collector appointment is under dispute as Fassett seeks release to focus on the gubernatorial race. Supposed candidates include Syracuse Senator Hendricks, while George W. Lyon is ruled out. Observers expect the appointee to be a resident of upstate New York, amid grumbling that city men have captured many federal posts.
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New York
Seecraal
J. Sloat Fassett
Custom House
Fassett
Hendricks
Syracuse
George W. Lyon
Lyon
New York City
Appointment speculation and a nod to Erie county fate
The text hints at political maneuvering around Senator Hendricks and a possible appointment to a position, noting it could favor an Erie county man. It also recalls Gustav Mellin’s infant food twenty years earlier, credited with banishing colic and indigestion for babies.
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Gustav Mellin
Steamers Arrived and Sailed From Major Ports
Shipping notices list arrivals and departures on Sept 11 across ports including Baltimore New York Rotterdam London Bremen and Hong Kong. Steamships Sobraon Germanic Bohemia Panama Obdam Otranto Sedgemore Etruria St Ronans Werra Parthia Columbia Fulda City of Peking and others are noted with routes from Liverpool New York Hamburg Bordeaux Yokohama and San Francisco among ports.
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Baltimore
Sobraon
Liverpool
New York
Germanic
Bohemia
Hamburg
Panama
Bordeaux
Rotterdam
Obdam
London
Otranto
Sedgemore
Brow Head
Etruria
Crookhaven
St Ronans
Bremen
Werra
Shanenuat
Parthia
Victoria
Yokohama
Hong Kong
Hlamburg
Columbia
Southampton
Fulda
City of Peking
San Francisco
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Dorchester
Cambridge
Metropolitan Sewerage Commission
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Ruggles St
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Main St
Cambridgeport
Oakgrove Farm
Stereo-Relief Decorative Company of
New England
Ap v
Balmaceda’s
Prince Bismarck III
JUNTA
Tenoris
the Trades Union Congress
Turkey
Spock Priestess
Miss Vera Ava
Ann O'Delia Diss Debar
Paines
Canal St
South Side
B. & M. Depot
Crapo Men
NEW Bedford Man
Pregent Vhauman Joseph Os
Boss Platt
Erie County
Hetherston
Go.’s
Kentucky
Pierce’s Discovery Hire
Thayer
C. E. Woodward & CO
Bromfield Street
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Xantippe
Socrates
Thiat
Nat'l Lepe
Ley
Bostem
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