Diplomatic strains over New Orleans massacre linger in Rome
Baron Fava recalls by Italy for demanding legal process and indemnities for families of victims. US replies cite limited federal power. Rome sees no rupture, but diplomat tension remains. Porti works to pacify, while some ministers push for restraint ahead of possible settlement.
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Vaasiece Zelsang
Political reaction to New Orleans lynching and Italy
Public figures in Kentucky and Senate denounce mob violence and urge a strong, diplomatic response. International papers from London and Berlin criticize U S handling, warn of potential warlike consequences, and urge adherence to constitutional and legal norms.
Deadly clash at Morewood strikes ends in deaths
In Morewood Pennsylvania near the coke works of H. Frick, 3 to 400 strikers attacked at 3 am, opening fire on deputies who fought back with Remington rifles. Seven rioters died, others wounded, as telegraph wires were cut and guards repelled the assault. Two regiments arrived to restore order with a death toll rising to ten.
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Morewood
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H. ©. Frick Coke Company
Loar
AB A Sonnty
Company E
Mt. Pleasant
Peter Wise
Scottdale
Y Loar
Mary Clay Frick
Coke King
Andrew Carnegie
Connellsville
Coke Company
Canada and United States set start date for reciprocity talks
Montreal April 4. Blaine and Sir Charles Tupper push for rapid treaty shaping with Washington. John A Thompson and George Foster prepare to travel to the capital as the conference begins Monday with Pauncefote and a potential aide. Newfoundland signals indirect representation. Tupper’s trip to England is postponed two weeks.
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Blaine
Charles Tupper
London
Julien Pauncefote
Charles
Ottawa
John A. Macdonald
John
D. Thompson
George E. Foster
Finance
Newfoundland
Herbert E. Knight
William W. Whiteway
Julian
Tupper
Washington
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Great Britain
United States
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England
New York Safe From Italian Ironclads Says Shipbuilder
Charles H. Cramp, head of a major New York shipyard, asserts New York is not at risk from Italian ironclads. He argues coal, recoal points, and ship design limit any potential raid, noting U S naval production delays and the Vesuvius as a key deterrent. The piece discusses navy construction, merchant vessel conversion limits, and coastal defense assumptions.
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Charles H. Cramp
New York
United States
Ironclad Blanco Attacks Valparaiso Harbor Standoff
Private reports from Valparaiso say the insurgent ironclad Blanco attempted to blow up the government tug Florence with a fish torpedo. The torpedo hit a floating dry dock, causing destruction before Blanco escaped under heavy fire. A torpedo boat and Florence pursued, exchanging shell fire as both sides attacked forts and the Higgins.
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San Francisco
Valparaiso
Florence
Higgins
Eavy
Grytelley
Aimel
Gen Albert Pike Dies in Washington Leader of Masonry Sect
Gen Albert Pike longtime head of the Scottish Rite Southern jurisdiction and Royal Order of Scotland dies in Washington after years of illness paralysis of throat organs since March 21. He mentored successors Josiah H. Drummond of Maine and possibly Browne or Dudley. Born 1809 in Boston he studied at Harvard then taught, fought in Mexican and Civil Wars, edited papers, wrote Masonic works and poems, and was linked with Webster Clay Calhoun.
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Royal Order of Scotland
Washington
Pike
Josiah H. Drummond
Maine
Browne
Navy
Thomas H Caswell
Californ
Thomas M. Dudley
Kentucky
Boston
Mass
Harvard
Peneien
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Ark
Spe
Webster
Clay
Calhoun
Restrictive policy pits Great Lakes shipping in port delay
Chicago to Ogdensburg vessel owners plot to keep ore and grain carriers in port until after May 15, with Cleveland fleet and Buffalo owners joining. Winter cargoes only will move after straits open, lumber fleet excluded. The move threatens thousands of jobs and worsens a weak grain and ore market.
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Curcaco
Chicago
Ogdensburg
Cleveland
D. Whitney, Jr
Detroit
Frank Perew
Buffalo
Ashtabula
Fragmentary note on vessel Beleffo of Stycemee delay
Fragmentary OCR mentions a Beleffo of Stycemee and delays affecting steam craft. It references demands, crew, freighting meat, and a port with boats tied up, but details are incomplete and unclear.
Weather and Trade Tensions Amid Newfoundland Fisheries Debate
The report notes heavy moisture in the wheat belt hindering spring work with little progress this week, while Kansas shows partial clear weather aiding seeding prospects. Ottawa protests Newfoundland policy blocking Canadian bait purchases and fears harm to fishermen and reciprocal trade under the 1818 treaty.
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Kansas
Minnesota
Republicans Sweep General Assembly and State Offices
Providence reports Republicans have won control of the General Assembly both houses and will hold a GOP majority of about 30. Newport will elect the Republican slate for Governor Herbert Taft Lieutenant Governor and other statewide officers with several named incumbents and appointees slated for promotions. Blair in Washington defends his China policy, saying misrepresentation of his stance occurred in papers and he will stand by his record.
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Chic Joe
Durfee
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China
Brockton Shoe Factory Fire Devastates Multiple Buildings
A Thursday dawn blaze in Campello Brockton Mass destroys Whitman Keiths three story shoe factory and damages Mitchell Millett workers structures. Total loss about 150000 with 110000 insured. Fire department faces strenuous hours as roughly 400 workers lose employment.
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Campella
Brockton
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Whitman & Keith
Mitchell & Millett
Brazil US reciprocity treaty goes into effect April first
The United States Brazil reciprocity treaty becomes effective April first. Brazil imports exceed 20 million dollars annually with minimal US share. The pact ties many US products to duty free status and cuts duties on numerous manufactured goods. The agreement is expected to boost US shipments to Brazil significantly.
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Brazil
Severe New England Storm Wrecks Telegraphs and Hurtles Coast
Thursday night storm roared through New England with heavy snow, a blizzard and widespread telegraph outages. Vermont saw over 20 inches, Springfield and Palmer areas suffered long service cuts, and a Bradford hotel collapsed causing about 10000 dollars in damage.
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Rochester Mass Meeting Rescinds Labor Ban Moves to Aid Employers
At Germanic Hall in Rochester mass meeting of cutters trimmers and foremen adopts resolutions severing ties with the Knights of Labor and protesting boycotts. They expect clothing manufacturers to reinstate all men by tomorrow morning amid mounting civilian livelihoods concerns. A separate note from New York reports indictments of New Haven Hartford railway directors over a fatal Feb 20 tunnel collision.
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New York
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Grand
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Fitzgerald
Aearies
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E. H. Yaronge
William D. Bishop
Eathasiele Wheeler
Danvers Town Endures Three Fires on Wednesday Night
Three fires burned simultaneously in different parts of Danvers Massachusetts on Wednesday causing panic. Town meetings a fair and lodge gatherings were disrupted. A detective has been hired to identify the arsonist blamed as the firebug.
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Danvers
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Chamberlain Buys Bahama Island Meriguana for Fibre
Joseph Chamberlain bought Meriguana in the Bahamas from the British government to grow fibre plants. Gov Sir Ambrose Shew met him in Canada, and Chamberlain with Austin and Neville spent two months surveying islands before deciding on Meriguana which is 26 miles long and up to five miles wide. A dam above Iowa City burst Friday night sending a flood downstream.
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Bahama Island
Meriguana
Mayaguana
Ambrose Shew
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Canada
Messrs. Chamberlain
Austin
Neville
Bahamas
Coralsville
Iowa City
Crime and political turmoil color a turbulent era
The article notes a murder conviction in New York and ongoing trials while detailing congressional disputes over state versus federal appointment powers. It mentions the International Monetary Commission’s adjournment, a jewelry store robbery, a major fire at National White Lead in Brooklyn, and a deadly dynamite explosion in Idaho. It also covers a tug foundering near Cleveland, a fatal wreck on a ship near St John, and a suicide in Manhattan, painting a picture of crime, politics, and disasters affecting multiple states.
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Edwin A. Durgin Chess and Checkers Meeting Notes
Edwin A. Durgin in Boston on April 7 1891 invites chess and checker players to send communications to lock 5220 Boston Mass. The Chess Divan at 210 Tremont Street hosts day and evening meetings and players also gather daily at C Taylor's No 4 Liberty Square room 3. It includes a solution of Position No 1530.
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Boston
Maas
Tremont St
C. Taylor
Liberty Sq
Solution of Position No 1531 and 1532
John A. Robertson of Perth presents solutions for Position No 1531 and 1532 in the Auckland Chronicle. The note outlines methods and results for two mathematical problems likely from a puzzle or examination column, attributed to the Perth author.
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Perth
Auckland Chronicle
White
Nasmyth Poem Card from West Lothian Courier Entry
The note quotes a position number 1533 and a poem by J R Nasmyth of Donibustle. It references a West Lothian Courier entry and game 2362 Paisley, suggesting a literary or cultural lottery or contest item published in the Paisley segment.
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Donibustle
West Lothian Courier
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Theatre Prices in London Theatres
The leading London theatres set orchestra stalls at 2.60 dollars and the first balcony rows at 2 dollars. Other rows are priced at 1.75 dollars. The text notes ladies must travel to and from theatres in cabs, adding 0.50 to 2 dollars in escort costs.
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London
Variation 29 Move Suggestion Ends in White Victory
The note proposes changing move 10.15 to 19.23 6.15.93 in variation 1 to force a white win. Signed by J. McK from Banaras, the communication asserts the new sequence yields the outcome.
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C. Kelley
C, Kelley
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Wardell
Kings
J. McK
Banaras
Handicap checker tournament draws in slow start at the Divan
Entries for the handicap checker tournament at the Divan trickle in with J. H. Irwin C. W. Bailey H. Z. Wright C. Potter E. A. Durgin W. C G. Parrow among the early entrants. The piece urges younger players to enter for a good handicap and prizes as five or more, noting many familiar names and ongoing chatter about contenders and favorites.
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C. W. Bailey
H. Z. Wright
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W. C G. Parrow
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Buggbee
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Agricola
Eric Checkerista Is
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New Orleans Creoles See Romantic Mystery in Creole Identity
Richmond Dispatch recounts a journey to New Orleans where travelers expect to meet Creoles and learn their nature. The piece explains Creole meaning as foreign-born with local and western ties, noting beauty and dark features, with descriptions of social blends and language use among the elite.
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Richmond Dispatch
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New Orleans
Crescent City
West Indies
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Louisiana
Watertown Cattle Market Arrivals At Brighton And Watertown
Week summary shows livestock arrivals with cattle 3550, sheep 7281, hogs 26216, horses 821. Western cattle 2370 and eastern northern lots noted. prices listed for western beeves approximate 6.2 to 6.9 per hundredweight. Hides, tallow and skins values appear in scattered figures with Brighton market references.
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Watertown
Queen Victoria betrothal tale from Paris letter
A Paris letter to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recalls Queen Victoria’s betrothal to Prince Albert. The anecdote describes her feeling about asking Albert to marry her, noting she valued a match with a consenting partner over lofty rank.
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Paris
St. Louis
How a Tourist Makes Money During Leisure
Tourist writer describes earning five to sixteen dollars daily by selling tableware jewelry and other items to visitors at places of interest. Notes daily water costs and travel expenses while suggesting profit potential and audience interest in the goods.
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Columbus
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