Foreign News Reports on Pigott Fraud and Irish Question
London dispatch analyzes the Pigott fraud exposure amid Ireland unrest and Liberal moves toward dissolution. It notes Gladstone’s cautious stance, Parnell’s strategic notes, and rising calls for an immediate country election amid by election gains and government attacks. The piece covers international tensions and domestic political maneuvering shaping the era.
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London
Pigott
O’brien
The
Times
Ireland
Tories
Webster
MacDonald
Walter
France
Star
Soames
Gladstone
Stuart
Joseph
Chamberlain
John Morley
House of Lords
Parnell
Farnell
O'Connor
Not an Apostle Paul is seen in London commentary
The Pall Mall Gazette says Pigott was not the Apostle Paul and that both the Times and government faces a collapsed case. Downing Street and Times staff show dismay as Unionist papers admit the Times case unravels. The Star urges admission, apology, and costs, while the country weighs dissolution of Parliament amid Pigott questioning.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Parnell Commission
Pigott
Apostle Paul
Times
Parnellite
House of Commons
Downing Street
Times Office
the Gazette
Telegraph
the Chronicle
Chronicle
Sir Charles Russell
The
Gazette
Walter
Star
T. P. O'Connor
Commission
Webster
Lord Salisbury
Arliament
Future Policy of France Broad Tolerant and Wise
Paris, Feb 23. The ministerial declaration was read in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. It outlines tasks to pass the 1890 budget and promote a broad tolerant policy to showcase France’s industrious and pacific spirit at the exhibition. It asserts firmness and vigilance to maintain order and republic respect, counteracting or repressing factious enterprises if needed.
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Rupert
Ludwig
Bavaria
Berlin
Samoa
Klein
San Francisco
Martin
Giweedore, Sre
Prince Alexander of
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Lossinger
de Freycinet
M. Meline
Canada
Australia
Henry George
London
Germany
Morocco
Genoa
Fort Said
National Zeitung
Carew
Halifax
N.s
Russia
Urenburg
Starvaton
John Slagg
Burnley
Courtney Stanhope Kenny
Barnsley
Yorkshire
Brussels
Lord Lytton
Paris
Lord Salisbury
England
Opal
New Zealand
South Seas
Panama Canal
Iavernilla
Folkestone
Parnell Commission
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Gradatz
Archduke John
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Ihe
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James Laurence Carew
North Kildare
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Perthshire
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Entre
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Pacific
France
Centre
Queen's Speech Opening Parliament in London
The Queen's speech outlines Britain’s cautious stance after recent Egyptian operations and ongoing issues with Thibet over Sikkim. She hopes to avoid further military action, notes Seren Berlin conference on the Samoan question with Germany and America, and warns of continued warlike expenditures.
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London
Egypt
Suakin
Thibet
Sikkim
Germany
America
Berlin
Washington
House of Commons
All Lovers Once. Marriage and Divorce Rates in U S 1867 86
Carroll D Wright reports to Congress on marriage and divorce statistics from 1867 to 1886 showing divorces in 20 years totaling 828 726 with 65 percent to wives and 35 percent to husbands. New England states vary. Rhode Island and Maine show declines while Connecticut and Massachusetts show mixed shifts. Desertsion dominant cause. laws and registration impact counts in varied states.
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Wasixetoy
Carroll D. Wright
Congress
United States
New England
Connecticut
Ehdsgaees
Rhode Ishiul
New
Tlamypshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Artatiervanze
District of Columbia
Ohio
Rhode Island
District of Copare
New Hampshire
Maryland
Maine
Ormont
Rhode Istune
Colonel Wright
Supreme Court
Phoe
Conjugal Ties in Suffolk County Boston Divorce Figures
In 1870 Suffolk County had 51 181 married couples and 118 divorces while 1880 counted 73 318 couples and 156 divorces. Nationwide trends show higher divorce rates in cities. Wright’s tables compare ratios, growth, and effects of New England laws on divorce frequency.
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Suffolk County
Carroll D. Wricht
Congress
Wright
Boston
Europe
New England
Connecticut
Inventor Unveils Nail Machine Making 12000 Nails a Minute
A local inventor in Haverhil details a patented nail making machine capable of 12,000 nails per minute at half speed, vastly outperforming standard 250 to 1,260 nail per minute processes. The design uses tempered steel dies in two cog-like rollers with automatic clearers and a single lever system to adjust tolerances to a ten thousandth of an inch. The device weighs 1 1/2 tons and withstands 200 tons of pressure, with replaceable dies ground without removal. The Globe witnessed a strip three feet long yield about 500 nails in roughly two and a half seconds.
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Haverhitl
Globe
Ill Advisers Caution From Harper's Bazar
An excerpt in dialect humor warns against meddling in others affairs. The piece features playful admonitions about overreach and the consequences of poor judgment, framed in a humorous, folksy voice typical of the era's periodicals.
Perils of the New Dress Suit in Delmonico crowds
Reformers in New York attend a Delmonico gathering where modern dress codes stir satire. An Texas colonel hands hats and coats to Tom Howard up stairs, causing amusement as bystanders note the martial fashion clash and a matriarch explains the scene.
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New York Star
Delmonico’s
Tom Howard
Texas
Howerd
The Biggest of All Finds
In a Detroit Free Press fragment a narrator recalls finding a half burned shell on a battlefield at Malvern Hill. A local Black man accuses a white digger of deception, recounting prior ploys and a claim of buried gold by General McLellan.
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Detroit
Gineral Mclellani
Best Girl Trust at Adrian College Causes Curiosity
A satirical feature from Adrian Mich reports on a so called best girl trust at Adrian College where male students promise monopolized dates with selected female students for a month under strict rules and fines. The piece also mentions a misleading ad promising a salary from The Am Mfg House with dubious details.
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Adrian, Mich
Adrian College
Oae
Currents of Commerce for Boots and Leather Markets
Market reports quiet at times with new business slower than expected. Factories near contract ends, others busy for weeks. heavy boots in strong demand and Western jobbers placing orders. Buff and split goods active, calf goods selling well, rubber boots dull. Prices steady. fall trade prep underway. Vegetables and fruits show mixed activity. coffee and sugar firmer. flour and grain firm with higher prices. overall tone cautiously optimistic for late season trade.
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Loxtoer
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Palembang
Malong
Ankola
Maracaiba
Lagnayra
Ligeia
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Manila
Raisina
London
Muscatel
Srttana
Leghorn
Ford
Lemona
Sicily
Florida
Bright
Messina
Sielly
Banania
Rapinwall
Port Limon
Jamaica
Dry Goods Market Shows Steady Demand Across Regions
The dry goods trade remains fairly active with no major price changes. New England buyers attend, Western and Middle States place liberal orders. Print cloths ease mildly, brown sheetings uneven, and woollen goods show rising demand as stocks tighten. overall market firm with solid activity in ginghams and textiles.
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New England
Western
Middle States
Trevor
Prices in leading markets show firm wheat and steady corn
New York Chicago and St Louis report mixed commodity tones with firm wheat prices around 1.01 to 1.06 a bushel for No 2 red and white, No. 2 corn ranges 43 to 44 cents, oats near 25 to 29 cents, flour sales totaling tens of thousands of barrels, and pork and lard values steady to firm, while various meats and oils show quiet to steady movement.
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Minnesota Bakers
Michiana
Michigan Roller
New York Roller
Ohio
Induana
Ily
Atral’t
Sane
Hess
Winall
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Rio
New Orleans
Continent
Liverpool
Cuienco
St. Louris
Boston Markets Butter Cheese Eggs Beans and Fruits Report
Boston market report from February 25 shows butter prices steady with lower grades easing. oleomargarine dull but firm on trade prospects. Cheese quiet with limited demand. eggs well stocked yet trading improves. Beans market firmer amid rising demand. Domestic fruits steady with Baldwin apples priced as indicated. Describes prices for various regional creamery and dairy products, beans, and fruit supplies in Boston.
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Franklin Co
Mass
Western Dairy
Fort Washington
New York Extra
Vermont
Western Extra
Ohio
Cape
Aroostook
New Hampshire
New York
Fall
de Sevise
Auction Art Galleries Scene From Puck Parody
A fragment shows Mrs Gookendall apologizing at an auction while the Kardinee dismisses the concern, noting that everything goes here. This brief exchange captures a lighthearted, stagey moment from a period cartoonish publication.
New England chess and checker rooms offerings 1889 price list
Edwin A. Durgin announces mail order sales for numerous chess and draughts works and related supplies. The list includes Schaefer Kellys Paisley, Ayrshire Lassie parts, Alma, Draughts titles, Barker and Martins matches, Gould books, Strickland British Draught Player, and more. Subscriptions to the American Checker Review offered. Boston address and date Feb 27 1889 provided.
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Edwin A. Durgin
Boston
Mass
New England
Washington Street
Schaefer & Kelly
Paisley
Sweet
Barker
Martins
McCulloch
Gould
Anderson
Wre
J. J. Yates
James Wyllie
Strickland
American Checker Review
Robertson
Lyman
Endgame position described in a chess style recap
The article recounts a late game scene titled The Twentieth Game. Barker holds black against Smith who uses the Crescent 26 2% line while Barker chooses the 4.8 variation. The writer notes Smith’s stubborn defense and risky attempts to trap the cautious opponent as play resumes in the evening.
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Barker
Smith
Chess problem notes from New England room draw states
Position discussions by Robert M Culloch and M H Brennan. White to play and draw in one, Black to win for the other, with commentary on sequence and moves at the Durgin Bugbee room. Includes evaluative labels A through F and notes on originality and potential book play.
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Icurckker D
New England Chess and Checker Rooms
Messrs
E. A. Durgin
G. LD. Bugbee
Durgin
International Match Ninth Day's Play Ends With Barker Victory
Crowded crowd witnesses eighteenth game of the International Match. Barker dominates the final phase on Wednesday forenoon, forcing Smith to resign in a tight position with eight men apiece, Barker securing the win as the only game so far where Barker led throughout. Local spectators praise Barker's scientific skill and strategy.
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Barker
Smith
Black
Severe illness of Uncle Billy Susby noted in brief
Regret is expressed over Uncle Billy Susby's severe illness, confined to bed for a week with liver and dropsy troubles, with best wishes for a speedy recovery. The item also covers publication notices for The American Checker Review and The International Draughts, plus remarks on a recent draughts match and upcoming articles.
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Billy Susby
American Checker Review
Madison Street
Chicago
J. A. Kear
Haversham Street
Stapleton Road
Bristol
England
New York World
Isaiah
Jim
Charley
Nanly Pars
Yorkshire
Barker
Unes
Turkey
Asia
New England
Constanse
Talking machines promise phonograph future in newspapers
The piece foresees phonographs surpassing typewriters for business dictation and news writing. It notes wax cylinder mail reading, printing via phonograph output, and editor and reporter use with speech-triggered playback. It discusses legal evidentiary issues, musical reproduction, and future accessibility by 1890 with improving devices.
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rAtlantic Monthly
Wealth for Others in a Busy Home Scene
A fragmentary dialogue shows a person planning home repairs to improve a room with painting, carpentry, and cleaning. The speaker mentions hiring painters and paper-hangers and buying a new carpet, while discussing a dyer and cleaner and the need to visit a store. A brief advertisement invites readers to send name and address for treatment.
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New York Weekly
Rence
Aioe
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