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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1885
Page
1
A report flags acts of terror in London alongside a distinct incident at the Tower of London. Details indicate conflicting events tied to security concerns in the capital during the period. Authorities emphasize vigilance and continued investigations.
London reports reveal two dynamite blasts at Westminster and the Tower of London wrecking parts of the palace and injuring many. A Canadian seabman and a woman fled Parliament yards, arousing fears of a female disguise as suspects are pursued.
The Weekly Globe in Boston, a leading Democratic weekly, seeks subscribers and agents. It advertises $1 yearly single copies, 18 for $10, and 6 for $5, with larger commissions for agents and aims to push circulation to 100,000. It promises full reports of the Inauguration and Congressional doings.
Cunningham alias Dalton alias Gilbert was arraigned at Bow Street charged with complicity in the Tower explosion. He showed a sinister, uneasy demeanor as police described his inconsistent statements and questioned addresses in Scarboro Street Whitechapel and past work on Liverpool docks. A box and bag from his Scarboro Street lodge were seized. Police traced telegrams about his Liverpool residence but found no trace of him there.
A report from January 21 describes General Lord Wolseley’s victory twenty three miles north of Metemmeh. English forces, outnumbered yet disciplined, repel rebels who suffer 800 dead and 2000 wounded while 65 English soldiers die including Colonel Fred Burnaby.
Description details the Houses of Parliament on the Thames embankment, including the Palace of Westminster site, the 1840 foundation, the Lords and Commons halls, the Victoria Angle, the central spire, the clock tower housing Big Ben, and Westminster Hall. It notes rooms for Speaker, Black Rod, librarians, committees, and the cloister court, with St Stephen's crypt and the restored St Stephen's Hall.
A major blast rocked the White Tower amid crowds of visitors. The explosion shattered the horse armory and damaged a council chamber while fire and dust filled the scene. Police and military quickly secured the area as reports spread of a possible attack and heightened tensions in the East End.
The piece surveys international and American press responses to Irish dynamite outrages. It cites editorials from the London press urging tougher government action, while U S papers condemn the violence, warn conspirators, and condemn ideologies enabling such acts. Congressmen Collins Finerty and O'Reilly critique England as the remote cause and note leaders in the dynamite trade express mixed reactions.
Senator Edmunds introduced a bill to punish the manufacture sale and use of dynamite and like explosives in the United States with felony penalties. Senate Bayard offered a resolution condemning the London Parliament attack and denouncing the crimes against civilization. The resolution passed with one dissenting vote from Senator Riddickberger.
An eye witness describes a desperate hand to hand encounter at Shebacas where Colonel Burnaby was killed by a spear thrust severing the jugular. General Stewart was unseated and remounted as the attack continued without water or food. London reports praise for Burnaby's courage as morning papers echo the death.
London dispatches reveal alarm over General Wolseley’s ability to reach Khartoum amid a battle in Egypt. Colonel Burnaby’s death draws widespread grief in Loudoun. News from Korti claims General Stewart’s force retreated from Metammeh and is encamped in the desert awaiting relief, though officials doubt the despatches’ reliability.
London reports no new intelligence since General Stewart’s desert battle a week ago. War Office staff awaited Wolseley despatches through the night with no light shed on the siege. Despondency grows as reinforcements seem distant and Stewart’s fate remains uncertain. An English European policy debate follows in The Gazette editorial urging firm stance.
Paris January 24 General Lewal has received from General Briere de lIsle a telegram changing the eastern campaign plan. He notes 80 000 entrenched Chinese troops near Lang-Son, forcing a front attack with high losses and little gain. A diversion to the Chinese position is proposed, moving about 12 000 reinforcements to Pak-Hoi to strike Kowang-si from the rear while Negrier engages the front. A war council will study the plan Monday with General Millet returning from Tonquin. A London Times telegram claims a French defeat at Kelung in Formosa, but no confirmation exists.
Rome reports terrible casualties and destructions in the Piedmontese and Hautes Alpes regions. Fires in Frassino kill hundreds, villages buried. troops aid rescue and shelter efforts as funds for relief are organized across Italy.
In St Paul on January 26 Senator O'Brien introduced a bill requiring five dollar permits for adult male residents to prove moderate drinking. A special committee backs passage. Violations incur fines, funds go to county general reserves, and permits aim to label all men as responsible drinkers. The measure seeks to end other taxes by expanding permit revenue.
The Neried, sailing from Singapore to Boston, reached New York after 200 days at sea. A west hurricane forced an early departure from the lightship anchored fifteen miles off. Ice and cold caused frostbite and deck injuries as an anchor chain snapped, a crewman injured, and the tug finally towed the brig to harbor.
A Hartford City revival led by Mrs. Woodworth at the Methodist Church grips the town with cataleptic ecstasy. Attendees report sudden immobility, still bodies, pale features, and faint pulses as minds seize on a single idea and respiration continues. Neighbors watch in astonishment as the frenzy spreads.
Mrs. Mary Sands of Hoboken appeared in Hudson County court after a servant, Minnie Hench, testified that Sands intoxicatedly threw a coal scuttle at her, struck her, pulled hair, and threw her downstairs. The jury found Sands guilty after ten minutes. Sands collapsed with a violent attack of Kyné and posted bail to await sentencing.
In New York on January 22 Madison Avenue Congregational Church members held a tove feast. Deacon Rand acted as moderator J J P Newman sent in his resignation and absolved the congregation from all claims as to payment of his salary from June 1 totaling 6000 dollars. A vote of thanks was given to the late pastor.
Chicago detectives uncovered twelve boxes of dynamite in City Hall along with books stolen from the Public Library. Otto Funk, a 27 year old German descent student, admitted making the device and storing the explosives in a barn before taking them to the city hall area during his thefts. He claimed no socialist ties, claiming despair and love drove his actions.
Indiana town swayed by a female revivalist as crowds flood in for days of prayer. A young man and two women faint into trance like cataleptic states, with observers reporting loss of consciousness and rigid poses while others react with mixed emotion. Day meetings continue amid heightened fervor.
A severe accident on the Canadian Pacific near Smiths Falls Junction caused an axle failure, derailing the mail express into a burning water tank. The blaze consumed the engine baggage mail and express cars, killing three people including a baggage man named MacDonald and two unidentified passengers. All mails and freight were destroyed.
A Boston firm pair on vacation in Virginia met a mountaineer ignorant of the Civil War and slavery who was shown a mock auction of a enslaved man. He returned home with his colored brother, saddened by the changed era.
Another Little Jumbo is slated to arrive at Barnum's zoological collection in Bridgeport. It would be the third elephant born in the country, following the first birth in Philadelphia in 1880 and a second in Bridgeport earlier this year.
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