Rumors of Land League Secrets and Irish Coercion Plans
Loxopoy reports rumors of arrests and secret Land League papers as Dublin braces for coercion measures. Military preparations surge with 27 000 troops, 70 guns, and fortified patrols across Munster Leinster and Connaught. Packers of wagons and ration allocations signal readiness for immediate action amid unrest.
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Loxpon
Munster
Leinster
Connaught
Dublin
Curragh
Belfast
Cork
Fermoy
Limerick
Athlone
Royal Horse Artillery
Royal Engineers
Army Service Corps
Army Hospital Corps
Cavalry
Infantry
Ireland
Bank of Ireland
College Green
Phenix Park
Grand Celebration of Defeat of Land League Leaders
A Cork reader letter describes a January pageant in memory of the government prosecutions against Parnell and the Land League. The crowd hailed Irish unity, denounced landlords, and defended tenant rights amid charges of coercion and propaganda.
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Land League
Cork
Jim
Shandon
Lee
Prout
Parnell
House of Commons
England
Parnell to Come Soon to America from Paris
London reports Parnell remains in Paris awaiting Mr Dillon then likely sails to America directly from France. Also, a Land Leaguer in Ireland Patrick Habon is sentenced to three months for seditious speech and republican aims. Debates arise over parliamentary protection from arrest and a large Hyde Park mass meeting condemns coercion and arrests. Land League funds reportedly move to the continent with plans to invest in the United States.
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Loxpoy
Eng
Parnell
Land League
London
Michael Davitt
Dublin
Vortland
Paris
Dullen
Loxpox
Cailing New Force
Davitt
Ireland
England
League
America
The
Times
Dillon
Land Leaguers
Parnelt
France
Lov Gnareka
Patrick Habon
Manchester Guardian
James FE
T. Rogers
Southwark
House of Commons
Hyde Park
Kyde Park
Daily Telegraph
Continent
United States
Woman with revolver traps burglar in Hamilton Avenue home
Mrs. Addison of No 20 Hamilton avenue surprised two intruders after finding a draft and door ajar. She positioned herself with a revolver, forced the first burglar to surrender jewelry and clothing, while pursuing the second, narrowly preventing a theft estimated at about $1000. She can identify the captured man to police.
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Chicago Times
John Addison
Hamilton Avenue
Was it a British trick how Canima escaped ice near Martha's Vineyard
The Canima, in Arctic ice off Nantucket, refused aid from Monahan sett and slipped free by signaling in a clever ruse. Captain Cromwell and Captain Smith pursued with lines ready, but the Canima forged a path through ice and sailed to open water, leaving observers calling it cunning rather than Yankee aid.
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Cottage City
Martha’s Vineyard
Star
Jonathan
Halifax
New York
Nantucket
Monahansett
Charles ©. Smith
B. C. Cromwell
Line
Smith
John Bull
Manny
Johnny
Ohio Man Admits Bribing Councilmen in Legislature
A Cincinnati court heard a sensational admission by Frank Kirchner, an Ohio Legislator and contractor, that he bribed councilmen to push ordinances and then claimed legislative privilege to avoid arrest. He refused to answer, saying disclosure would eliminate him, and was briefly jailed before release. A Gazette interview had cited grease payments to secure city measures.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Frank Kirchner
Gazette
Baronne Coutts Bartlett Marries In Private London Ceremony
In London at Christ Church Piccadilly Baroness Coutts and Mr William L Ashmead Bartlett wed with a small private service attended by close relatives. Bartlett adopts Coutts name to align with his bride’s will provisions and the Archbishop of Canterbury licenses the marriage. The couple plan a Kent honeymoon.
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Loxpon
Duchess of
Bartletté
Baronesa
House of Lords
Mr. Bartlett
General Colley's perilous position in the Transvaal conflict
Despatches from Durban indicate General Colley faces possible surrender after a fierce Ingogo battle. Boers threaten Newcastle, and Ashantee threats plus fresh Durban reports signal tense times. Kimberley signals possible settlement, while Colley retreats under night cover to avert capture.
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Loxpon
Durban
Colley
Ingogo
Newcastle
Gold Coast
Great Chilean Victory Report Reaches Panama
Tasters from the South Pacific confirm the fall of Lima after a two day gap since the steamer left Chimbote. The Chileans attacked January 1 under heavy fog, bulldozed the Peruvian center with bayonet assault, routed the right wing after two hours, and forced a disorderly retreat toward Charilios.
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Panama
South Pacific
Lima
Callao
Chimbote
Santiago
Attom
Charilios
Cyclone devastates Reunion island reports great damage
A severe cyclone struck Reunion in the Indian Ocean January 21 causing major damage to St Paul and St Denis. The island, part of France, lies southwest of Mauritius and east of Madagascar about 410 miles.
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London
Reunion
Indian Ocean
Isle de Bourbon
France
Mauritius
Madagascar
St. Paul
St. Denis
High Stakes Draw Poker in Paris Club Scene
In a Parisian club near the Opera, five players engaged in a high limit draw poker hand. Four folded after rapid betting as two players held strong combos, one with four cards to a straight flush claim, and the other insisting on a questioned straight flush, amid tense exchanges and keen wagers.
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Spirit of the Times
Paris
Montmartre
Place de l’Opera
Color Organ Promises New Harmony for Deaf Users
New York artist Bainbridge Bishow exhibits a five octave color organ in Manhattan claiming to translate musical harmony into visual color. The device uses ground glass panels and colored glasses to project hues aligned with notes, offering a potential substitute for hearing in deaf education and a novel visualization of musical tones.
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New York
Bainbridge Hishop
New Russia
Essex County
City of New York
East Fourteenth Street
Ile
Bishow
Dangers and Delights of Summer Cruising in Polar Seas
English yachtsman Leich Smith explored Franz Josef Land from Lernick in 1878 to August off May Island reporting 110 miles of coast surveyed and abundant wildlife. He noted coal potential in nearby fjords and sighted Wideland in Spitzbergen. Smith plans to return next summer.
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Leich Smith
Franz Josef Land
Spitzbergen
Nova Zembia
Tegethoff
de Bruyne
Koolemans
Siberian
Franz Josef Lana
Thomas Edge
Company of Muscovy Adventurers
Geneva Bay
Mr. Smith
A Mechanical Plan to Clear Streets With Steam Heat
A mechanical engineer proposes a steam heated sheet iron tank with a circulating steam coil to melt snow in streets. Fire department and Police Board would coordinate as cartmen dump loads into the tank, melting snow and thawing street surfaces. He claims the plan is practical, inexpensive, and could be implemented within a week, costing about twenty thousand dollars to clean Manhattan’s business district.
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Fire Department
Police Board
New York City
Jolly Old Fellow Rides Sacramento Streetcar
A Christmas visitor from the mountains deposited a trade dollar in a street-car fare box and, after being told no change without paying the coin, stayed on for twenty trips. He rode with whiskey and crackers, turning the coin into his holiday picnic and outsmarting the railroad's payment rule.
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Sacramento
No blow apple tree of Harwinton fascinates locals
In Harwinton on George Gridley’s farm a tree called the No blow apple tree persistently fruits without blossoming. The fruit tastes sweet but is small, opens at the blossom end to release seeds, and spring buds show no clear sign of blossoms though autumn fruiting mirrors nearby trees.
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Hartford Times
Harwinton
George Gridley
How He Come to be Called Sitting Bull
A writer suggests a tale of how Sitting Bull earned his name from a youth Lame Deer who carried a young buffalo carcass with a white cross on its forehead to the lodge gate. The story, whether true or false, is presented as an old rumor or tilly tale.
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Sitting Bull
Lame Deer
Tilly
Advice from the Experienced on Boston’s Elevated Rail
The New York Sun notes Boston residents discuss an elevated railroad, but argues the plan is a needless nuisance. Steam surface lines already reach the city center, and the narrow streets would be spoiled by an elevated track, making the fashion seem folly without real need.
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New York Sun
Boston
Boston Stocks and Bonds on a Quiet Week
Finance and commerce notes a subdued money market with banks well supplied and few loan demands. New York and Boston rates drift with little change as stocks recover mildly. U.S. bonds hold steady amid minor fluctuations, while local activity remains subdued and prices steady.
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New York
Woceine Exchange
Roo
Oh Frances
Prime Mercantile
New York Stock Exchange
Loana Incteako
Jendevanytiteneeae
Commercial Matters Boston Markets Report
The Boston Daily Globe notes improved trade tone as spring approaches with small traffic. Wool and cotton markets mixed. hides firm, leather steady. dry goods slow but optimistic. Food staples largely unchanged with steady flour, corn, and provisions. beans and apples firm. numerous commodities including coal, copper, and tea show varied activity amid earlier softness fading.
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RUE Ape
New York
Vermont
Choice Northern
Choice Western
Choice
Worcester County
Cumberland
Laltimore
Java
Medha
Maracaibo
Rio
Cape
Flour and Cotton Markets Mixed on Saturday Trading
Grain and flour prices showed fair export demand with mixed futures. Cotton stayed steady with futures around 11.24 to 11.89 cents, while provisions and pork, lard, and bacon moved modestly higher in thin spot demand.
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Jextra
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Southern Shipping
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Midding Uplands
Tio A
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Syed
Antwerp
Baltic
Havre
Bremen
London
Brighton Cattle Market Live Prices Report
Brighton cattle market reports total livestock totals for Western and Eastern cattle, sheep and lambs, swine, veal calves, and horses, with prices for beef cattle, cows, calves, and oxen. Notable sales include Carrolls choice cow and calf at 57.50, multiple cows and springers traded, veal prices quoted, and several buyers including W Scollans and Aldrich & Johnson.
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Boston Daily Globe
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New Hampshire
Maine
St. Mitton
W. Scollans
L ‘Springer
Carrolls
Springer
Aldrich & Johnson
Keenan
Libby
Rackliffe & Howe
W. HH
Toothaker
Weller & Son
Eldridge
G. Wolla
Easteen
LC. Libbey
A.C. Libby
Prices of Northern beef cattle and byproducts in Watertown
Daily price list from Watertown on February 8 reports Northern beef cattle and byproducts. Dressed weights for 100 pounds include beef, hides, and tallow with varied prices across quality grades and types such as milon cows, veal calves, hogs, sheep, lambs, and western beef cattle. Sales notes include Aldrich Johnson, W Scollins, Dowd & Moulton, and others with multiple price quotes and dress weights.
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Boston Daily Globe
Watertown
Brighton
Ox&n
Aldrich & Johnson
Caen
W. Scollins
Ayrshire
Springer
Dresed
Messrs
Mingerson
Turner
Sheen
Averse
J. N. Holt
W. H. Bardwell
E. T. Sargent
Gloucester Fishing Report Notes Bright Week Ahead
Special Correspondence from Gloucester reports 45 fishing arrivals last week with 265 Georges and 550,000 pounds of codfish plus 100,000 pounds halibut. Lifron Banks supplied about £20,000 pounds halibut, with vessels from Grand Manan and Newfoundland. Prices show declines in halibut and varied rates for various cod and herring products, while demand appears to strengthen as the season nears.
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Georges
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Tusk
Hasanek
Hake
Andane
Porgle
Beth
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