A Talk With Parnell on Irish Emigration and Land War
Stephen J. Meany of the New York Star visits London and Dublin, interviewing Charles Stewart Parnell about emigration, eviction in Ireland, and the Land League. Parnell argues eviction fuels emigration, critiques the land bill, lauds the League’s role, and cites American sympathy as pivotal to Ireland’s cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen J. Meany
The
New York Star
Ireland
London
Parnell
House of Commons
Irish Land League
Speaker
Mr. Parnell
Gladstone
House of Lords
Forster
League
House of Lorde
Lord Denman
America
Robins and Strawberries A Victorian Pontification
A satirical essay argues against overvaluing berry crops by humans and defends robins as culinary staples. It compares tending strawberry beds with netting and the robin’s foraging, urging acceptance of nature’s balance and a pragmatic harvest approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pese
Land of the Aztecs and American Mexico policy
A Globe correspondent profiles Mexico as a growing republic with rich mineral wealth and rising rail projects. Thomas J. Gargan recounts Mexico’s government structure, social classes, farming and mining practices, and the impact of American capital on wages, industry, and stability. The piece details projected rail lines, climate zones, and optimistic views of steady reform under Diaz and Gonzales guiding peaceful development.
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Mexico
Glont
Thomas J. Gargan
United States
Gargan
House of Representatives
Congress
Gonzales
Champion Knot Tyer Reverend Durborow Ties 2000 Couples
The Reverend Samuel Durborow of the Episcopal City Mission, a noted knot tyer, reports uniting 2154 couples since 1840. His record shows many weddings at his South Tenth street home and reveals humorous and human moments from his half century of service, including gifts for milestone marriages.
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Samuel Odurborow
Episcopal City Mission
Samuel Durborow
Mr. Durberow
Tenth Street
Norristown
Delaware
Mr. Durborrow
Mr. Durborow
Kev
Colorado News Reveals Concealed Weapons Dangers
A Colorado dispatch discusses rising gun use and violence linked to concealed weapons, urging law enforcement action. It notes fires in Gunnison and Durango, water shortages, and mining reports, including Red Jacket and Sultan mines with rich ore. It also covers Denver newspaper ownership changes, the Allison gang, and anecdotes about senator salaries in Washington.
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Boston Globe
Colorado
Gunnison
Durango
Penver
Colorado Springs
Allison
Alamosa
Denver
Puebla
Leadville
Denver Inter-Ocean
Chupb
Cooper
The
Republican
the Tribune
Hersee
Soldene
Clear Ereek
Red Jacket
Pitkin
Sultan
Silver Cliff Mining Gazette
Gilpin
Tilton Family News From Brooklyn Home and Europe
Mrs Theodore Tilton and Mrs Elizabeth Tilton have a newborn granddaughter in London through Florence. The second daughter Alice may wed this summer while the father travels in Europe. Mrs Tilton remains at 681 Macon Street Brooklyn, a lease held for years by her husband's agent. Her mother Mrs Morse, son Carroll now in mercantile work, and younger son Ralph live with her. Mr Tilton has not visited in two years. Mrs Morse recently astonished Beecher by attending Plymouth Church memorial service for Mrs Ovington’s death.
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Theodore Tilton
Elizabeth Tilton
Florence
London
Alice
Europe
Tilton
Macon Street
Brooklyn
N. B. Morse
Carroll
Ralph
Mrs. Morse
Beecher
Plymouth
Ice cream glass shared by crowd at store tale
An old Newburyport Herald anecdote about a countryman inviting two girls into a saloon and a crowd sharing one glass of soda water. A young man and three companions asked for five cent soda and one glass was divided among all. Verily truth is stranger than fiction.
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Mexico
Carlotta
Chepultepec
Newburyport Herald
A. L. Russell’s
Murder Charge After Fire Destroys Andrews Home
In Harrisburg on July 13, William B. Andrews a colored man, after a Fourth of July drinking spree, faced murder charges as a house at Highspire burned. Debris yielded bones and body parts believed to be his wife’s, with skull fragments and evidence of exposure to heat. Police say Andrews rescued a partially clothed child from the window as the blaze began. he remains jailed with a grim reputation.
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Harrisburg
William B. Andrews
Highspire
Here
Andrews
Talbot brothers confess before execution in Missouri
Mayville Missouri July 13 the Talbot brothers Charles and Albert who face hanging July 22 for the murder of their father Dr I H Talbot have confessed Charles says he answered his mother s call for help and found her on the floor with their father kicking her He seized a tin and shot his father in the back His brother urged denial to protect their mother as the wound proved fatal
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Mayville
Charles E
Albert Dr. Talbot
I. H. Talbot
Charles
Propriety to shave for service sparks bizarre policy row
Walters' and Cooks' Weekly reports a feud over dress rules at eateries insisting staff shave. A up-town house reportedly compels full facial shaving, sparking a guest dispute over equal appearance. The owner-defender argues consistency as the proprietor himself shaves when in the city.
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Walters
Letter Claiming Rescue of James Stephens From Richmond Prison
John Harrison of 448 Grove Street Jersey City offers to swear an affidavit that a true account exists of the rescue of James Stephens the Fedan from Richmond prison. He describes Jonn J Bresna and Daniel Byrnes then wardens in New York as in charge of inside arrangements for release. He and thirteen others armed with revolvers and daggers acted under orders and assembled.
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New York Sun
John Harrison
Grove Street
Jersey City
James Stephens
Fedan
Richmond Prison
Jonn J. Bresna
Daniel Byrnes
New York
Rescue at Bleeding Horse Ends British Tyranny Plot
A group planned a night rescue at the Bleeding Horse liquor store near the prison. They hid outside the walls from 11 pm to 1 am and used a pre arranged rope ladder to lift James Stevens over the walls at 1:45 am. After the escape, a guard was posted and several rescuers including Joan Devoy Dennis Dagan and Colonel Thomas Kelly, all now in New York, spoke of the operation.
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Bleeding Horse
Stephens
James Stevens
Joan Devoy
Dennis Dagan
Catalpa
Thomas Kelly
New York City
Ebony Framed Portraits Voted For Ebony Tribe
Detroit Free Press reports at a Ebony Tribe meeting in Ebony HAL Mass on June 14 1881 a vote to spend 6000 for a ball and oil paintings of leading men. The secretary and Rev Penstock joke about portraits while referencing prior incidents with a Philadelphia man and a rooster fed feed affecting a fishin’ tale.
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Detroit Free Press
Ebony Hal
Tostox
Mass
Gardner
Ebony Tribe
Slicer
Penstock
Bradder Penstock
Philadelphia
William
Radder Gardner
Africa
Decomposed body found in Savannah fruit shop
The decomposed body of Stephen Topela, an Italian fruit peddler, was found in an ice chest in a State street store near Drayton after three months. Authorities link two young fruit merchants who fled the country three months ago and prepaid rent, suggesting murder for money.
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Savannah
Stephen Topela
State Street
Drayton
Topela
Ex President Grant on Mexico Resources and Railroad Plans
General Grant in New York says a Mexican Southern railroad concession was granted with minimal amendments, praises President Gonzales, notes rising property values in Mexico City, and foresees strong US Mexican ties. He argues Mexico can supply tropical goods to US markets, with American capital backing a self sustaining republic and mutual trade benefits.
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Mexico
United States
Diaz
Fomento
Gonzales
Pacific & ‘Upolovampo
City of
Table Land
Zacatecas
Durango
Chihuahua
el Paso del Norte
Tula
Mexican National
Jalisco
Michoacan
Colima
Manzanilla
Oves
Puebla
Jalapa
Vege Cruz
Cortez
Stott
Vera Cruz
San Martino
Topolovampe
Liedria Sinegras
Acific
de Ria Grande
Texas
New York
Pacific
General Grant
United States Bank
Mexican Southern Railroad
New York World
Congress
Ali
Mexican
Vale
Emerson Goodnow, 79, dies after rape and death notice
Emerson Goodnow, 79, father of three daughters, triplets now mothers, is reported in a troubling death notice. The fragment mentions a Republican pan and political leanings in the region. An advertisement invites readers to write for summer boarders.
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Glanstone
Land League
Irish National Land League
England
Thousand and Odd Land League
Men’s League
Ladies’ League
Robins
Robin Redbreast
Charles Dudley Warner
White Tower
Republic
Tierra Caliente
Tierras Frias
Gatto
Kam
Colorado News
San Luis Valley
Gothic
Rock Creek
Manitou
David Davis
Lord Roscoe
Washington
Cincinnati Enquirer
Senator Voorhees
Indiana
Senate
Henry G. Davis
West Virginia
Arlington
Don Cameron
Pennsylvania
Don
Illinois
David
Mr. Davis
Roscoe Conkling
Capitol
Seaton
Platt
South
Lam
Sherman
Harpside
Providence
Anthony
Fair
Nevada
Ben Harrison
Call of
Florida
Joe Brown
Riggs House
Vendleton
Daltimore
Plumb
Ingalls
Kansas
Southwest
Reppinas
Russia
Brother Caroner
Ira Brown
Chicago
St. Jacob's Or
Wlyter Street
Grant and the Greasers
Witel
Oaxaca
Atlantic
Acapulco
Luebla
Rio Frio
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