Intense Anglo French tensions and Irish party turmoil
London July 14 reports escalating hostility between Britain and France over the Suez canal deal and maritime policy. Parnell aims to mobilize Irish votes, seeking 70–80 seats. coalition strain in Ireland grows. Gladstone plots emigration changes and land reform tweaks while resisting American cattle bans. cholera fears prompt new port controls and Spanish complaints.
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Boston Globe
Loxton
The
Daily News
M. de Lesseps
Isthmus
Suez
Paris
Telegraph
Pecquez
England
Garfield and Dorsey Pledges of the 1880 Campaign
The Sun prints a Washington dated twelve part exposé on Garfield and the Republican machine. It details Dorsey as brains of the committee, Brady's Indiana ties, star route funding, and Garfield's alleged approvals of large campaign payments. It covers the Fifth Avenue Hotel talks, Wall Street funding, and ensuing political maneuvers, ending with Dorsey’s trips and Garfield’s promises to protect allies.
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New York
the Sun
Garfield
Washington
Stephen W. Dorsey
Sun
Dorsey
Interior
Brady
Republican National Committee
Indiana
Hubbell
Jewell
Arthur
Chicago
Blaine
Grant
Philadelphia
Wharton Park
Barker
National Republican Committee
Fifth Avenue
Levi P. Morton
Treasury
Wall Street
Indianapolis
Seventh
Eighth
Star Route
Mentor
Gould
Elkins
Bosler
James MacVeagh
Conkling
MacVeagh
New York Custom House
Robertson
Whitelaw Reid
Tribune
Garfield-Gould
New Mexico
English consul near Tamatay dying under martial law
A Standard despatch reports Tamatay under French martial law by Commander Pierre. The English consul is dying. An English missionary two other Englishmen and a Norwegian once suspected of communicating with the Hovas have been discharged.
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London
Standard
Tamatay
Pierre
Trouble and Winery at Tamatay
Durban dispatch reports Tamatay bombardment wrecked the Protestant church. British residents suffer in misery as Mauritius sends a refugee steamer. French admiral lowers consular flags and bars rehoisting until accrediation. Dryad captain angers France by landing marines at the British consulate and aiding fugitives.
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Tamatay
London
Durban
Times
Mauritius
Dryad
India instructed to report troop transport shipping now
London July 15 military authorities in India ordered to immediately report ships available for troop movement in potential emergency. The directive underscores concerns over rapid deployment and national defense readiness.
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London
India
Loathed by his wife in a New York cachet tale
John E E Zipp of Lawrence Massachusetts came to New York to meet his son born to a German woman. He arranged marriage to the boy's mother, then forced separation. In Paterson New Jersey the wife fled, confronted by her husband who tracked her with the help of a cigar dealer. A struggle ensued at Becker's store as she fainted and fled.
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New York
John E. E. Zipp
Lawrence
Mass
Zipp
Germany
Paterson
N. J
Emil Meyer
Meyer
Becker
Desperate Threats Spur Domestic Strife and Arrests
A band member reportedly threatened to drown herself if followed by her spouse. The husband pressed assault charges against Meyer, who countered with a complaint against Zipp. Zipp was arrested and held in default of bail, claiming he can win his wife back if she agrees to return.
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Band
Meyer
Zipp
Tragic double murder suicide near Dwight shocks community
Jorer, UL reports July 16 a wealthy Chicago farmer named Andrew White killed his wife and two children at his Dwight area home then shot himself. Escaped asylum days earlier he purchased a revolver and carried out the massacre before dying beside the bodies in the dining room.
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Jorer
Dwight
Here
Andrew White
Chicago
Smith & Wesson
Butler Accepts Honorary Membership in York Jefferson Association
Governor Benjamin F. Butler of Massachusetts accepts an honorary membership in the Jefferson Democratic Association of York Pennsylvania. The lengthy letter, dated June 19 1888, traces his political education to Jefferson and calls for fidelity to equal rights and burdens before the law while warning against monopolies and tyranny. Chauncey F. Black presides at the association.
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Butler
Jefferson Democratic Association
York
Massachusetts
Commonwealth OF
Jefferson
Benjamin F. Butler
Chauncey F. Black
Jeffeson Democratic Association
York, Pa
A Mother's Desperate Act in Yorkville Court
Mrs Lena Stenz 27 of Brooklyn and her three children faced arraignment after attempting to drown the eldest at Forty-seventh Street pier. A police officer intervened as she cried she wished to drown them and then end her own life. Bellevue Hospital to treat her mental state. husband Edward Stenz present.
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New York
Lena Stenz
Ellery Street
Brooklyn
Yorkville
Herman
Forty-seventh Street
East River
Gerrity
Chiardi
Society For the Prevention of Senny
Edward Stenz
Bellevue Hospital
Snake Eggs Baffle Owner After Long Boa Lays Eggs
New Haven July 16 crowds visited Railroad Grove Savin Rock to see a 23 foot boa constrictor laying eggs. Owner Frank J. Pilling planned to hatch some eggs and even contemplated turning some into an omelette. He had believed the snake male and now will ship the animal to Philadelphia’s Zoological Gardens.
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New Haven
Railroad Grove
Savin Rock
Frank J. Pilling
Annie Pixley
Calcutta
Piling
Mr. Pilling
New York
Central Park Greens
Zoological Gardens
Philadelphia
Hale’s
Tilden and the Presidency Rumor of Nomination
A New York Times interview with an intimate friend suggests Mr. Tilden may accept renomination if offered and that several of his associates are actively pursuing the ticket. The piece notes his capacity to endure the strain and hints he would not welcome a repeat of the old campaign.
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New York
the Times
Tilden
Wind and hail sweep Iowa and Illinois towns
A series of storms across Iowa and Illinois caused extensive damage. Davenport reports $150,000 to $200,000 in county losses, with Capton and Scott counties hit hard by hail. McDonough county suffered crop and building damage, while a cyclone near Kirksville overturned a railroad car, injuring three. Lincoln and Caro reported additional cyclone activity with property destruction but few casualties.
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Davenport
Clinton
Town
Capton
Scott
Wapsipinacon
Macome
McDonough County
Krokuk
Chicago, Darlington & Kansas City Railroad
Competer Watson
Ashbourne
Garrett
Lincoln
Neb
Illinois
Iowa
Caro
Malden
Destructive Burlington Valley Storm Hits Springfield
Springfield Vermont endured two heavy storms delivering widespread flood damage. Homes barns and stores were carried away or flooded amid collapsing bridges and mud filled lower levels. Total damages exceed fifty thousand dollars with numerous properties listed and a full tally not yet available.
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Springfield
Connecticut River
Valley Street
Alley Street
Adna Brown
Daniel Shaw
Henry Verkins
Proctor
M. W. Newton
Henry Whitcomb
R. T. Johnson
Ellison Brothers
United States
Canada Express
Dodge
Frank N. Norris
Black River Insurance Company
William H. Wheeler
Reporter Office
Adua
Liberty Brown
Henry Perkins
Slack & Brink
N.S. Proctor
H. Whitcomb
Kh. T. Johnson
Ellison Broors
Hart & Dodge
G.O. Henry
Death in a tornado devastates London Ont village
A July tornado at 2 a m swept western London destroying houses and mills, flooding the Thames and washing away bridges. Eight hours of rain halted rail communication, with many residents left on rooftops. Dozens feared dead, including families named Garey Stratford McLean Maryland and Hopkins, as waters receded and bodies were recovered.
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Toronto
Ontario
Terra Firma
London West
J. F. Garey
Stratford
N. F. McLean
William Maryland
Onn
Hopkins
Flood Ravages Harrisonburg Streets and Homes
A severe local flood hit Harrisonburg Virginia last night around eight as Black's Run swelled into a torrent flooding principal streets. Wheat shocks, livestock, fences and small buildings were carried away while pavements and bridges were destroyed and residents stayed out until after midnight. Nebraska crops ruined by tempest near Hastings follow in report from Omaha July 13.
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Tiarrisonburg
Black's Run
Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
Hastings
Death of General Tom Thumb in Middleboro
General Tom Thumb, famed American dwarf, died suddenly at his Middleboro home after a sailing trip on Assawamiset Pond. He was stricken with an apoplectic shock on returning to shore and died shortly after at his residence.
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Tom Thumb
Mippleeboro
Middleboro
Assawaimset Pond
Child Born With Full Teeth Prompts Clairvoyant Claim
AMSTERDAM N Y July 16 Francisco Curello father of the child born with a full set of teeth says an alleged clairvoyant informed him of the unusual birth reported in the village authorities and medical circles not yet confirmed by doctors.
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Amsterdam
N.Y
Francisco Cureillo
Infant of Beauty and Bonded Pair in Italian Setting
A fragmentary 19th century notice describes a newborn boy weighing about fifteen pounds amid remarks on his mother and sister. It notes the infant’s unusual dental features including an extra tooth on each jaw side and wisdom teeth beginning to erupt, with reference to plans to return to Italy and raise him in a refined manner.
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Lisa Chae
Itwy
Tornado Destruction in Soldier Kansas Kills Five
A cyclone struck Soldier Kansas sixty miles west of Leavenworth last night wrecking the business district. Fifteen homes were scattered east of Mato Street and four more were damaged. Five persons were killed and several injured including Mrs A Watters Mrs Hr Channel and Mr Harper. Five railroad cars were blown from the tracks and property loss totals about $100 000. Crowds traveled to the scene from the countryside as rescue and recovery began.
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Kansas
Mire
Gwens
A. Watters
Hr. Channel
Harper
Mr. Channel
Watters
George Simpson
T Hlarper
Mock Marriage Victim Misled by Brothers in Wheeling Case
In Wheeling on July 14 the mock marriage scheme involving Miss Mary Hanover ended with the younger Clayton brother jailed for three years and the elder fined 3500 after a court verdict. Miss Hanover, 20, faced mob threats as the ruse collapsed, revealing a painful tale of deception by two Clayton brothers.
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Wheeling
Ruchle County
Mary Hanover
Ritchie Court House
Clayton
Hanover
Makie
Cholera Advances Up Nile Toward Cairo
Alexandria reports cholera spreading along the delta toward Cairo with confirmed deaths in Ghizeh and multiple new fatalities at Menzaleh Talka Chobar Damietta Mansura and Shirbin as quarantines curb travel. European visitors frequent Ghizeh near the pyramids amid the outbreak.
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Alexandria
Nile
Cairo
Mediterranean
Ghizeh
Here
Menzaleh
Talka
Chobar
Damietta
Mansura
Shirbin
Cholera Death Toll Rises Across Egyptian Cities
Alexandria and surrounding towns report dozens of deaths from cholera with Damietta Mansura Samanoud and Menzalah among the hard hit. Fear drives residents to flee as two suspected cases appear at Bulak and Cairo reports indicate widespread outbreak.
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Alexandria
Damietta
Mansural
Samanoud
Menzalah
Bulak
Wagsa
Drunken Naval Officers Fail Ashuelot in China Rocks
The Naval Court findings show Ashuelot wrecked off China due to officers intoxication. Commander Muilen found guilty on three charges and dismissed. Lt Wyckoff acquitted. Entwistle and Leach sentenced for neglect of duty. a fireman asserts the ship left him not vice versa.
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Washington
Naval Court
United States
Ashuelot
Navy Department
China
Muilen
Areek
Lars
Wyckoff
Entwistle and
Leach
French Chamber Votes Confidence in Government After Debate
In Paris the Chamber of Deputies discussed Cochin China with M Challemel Lacour stating troop levels in Tonquin are sufficient and France must press a policy of fighting to protect interests. Paul de Cassagnac attacked the government causing brief chaos before a confidence vote passed 371 to 82.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Cochin
China
M. Challemel Lacour
Tonquin
France
Tudue
Tonguin
Paul de Cassagnac
School House Struck by Lightning in Underhill
In Underhill Vermont the Church Street School House was struck by lightning causing near total destruction. Ten or twelve children were present with non fatal injuries. A girl was rendered deaf and a boy had his shoes torn off as plaster and timbers fell. Nearby trees were struck and the ground ploughed by the bolt.
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Underhill
Church Street
Navy officer criticizes proposed uniform change
A venerable rear admiral voices disgust at a planned naval officer uniform change. He says the current uniform is distinctly American and fitting, while the new design imitates English styles and is inspired by officers with limited sea service. Others share concern though some note evolving dress norms may be acceptable.
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Washington
Telegraphers Seek Higher Pay and Shorter Shifts
New York July 16 The Brotherhood of Telegraphers demands increased pay for all operators nationwide seven hours for night work eight for day and extra compensation for Sunday work. Walter Phillips of United Press says standard salaries will be paid based on ability. Western Union action pending with potential concessions. risk of a lockout if no agreement by Wednesday.
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New York
Brotherhood of Telegraphers
Walter ?. Phillips
United Press Association
Western Union
Sthle
Western Union Won't Be Bulldozed Says Official
In Cariaco July 16 a Western Union official close to Jay Gould says the company has no knowledge of any employer grievance and none has been presented. He asserts the company will not be bulldozed and notes new rules will go into effect nationwide on July 15. He cites many Calenso office operators who will not strike or resign, enough to keep business going.
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London
Egypt
Suez Canal
East London
Parnell
Monaghan
J. Parnell
St. Stephens
America
Australia
Healy
Ireland
Belfast
de Lesseps
Gladstone
England
de Aeneas
M. de Lesseps
John Bull
Rt. Honoseph Chamberlain
Board of
Jade
Chamberlain
Utis
Childers
Boston Globe
Cariaco
Western Union
Jay Gould
Rnuie
Brotherhood
Calenso
Circular urging cooperation in coming telegraphers struggle
A circulated note from a telegraphers body urges outside operators to refrain from interfering with any Brotherhood of Telegraphers actions in the United States and Canada. It states sympathy and voluntary pledge not to hinder upcoming efforts, signed by an individual identifying as employed and witnessed at an address.
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Gladstone
Parnell
Lord Derby
Lord Hartington
Sir William Harcourt
Earl Spencer
Canada
B. of T
U. S
Brotherhood of Telegraphers
United States
Connecticut death by own action floods Danbury with shock
In Danbury Connecticut a young girl Mary O'Deil was found dying in a vacant lot after an evening with Elroy Bowdy who took her from Main Street to Elmwood park. She died amid reports she ingested strychnine she bought with an excuse she feared being sent to Randall's Island. The coroner ruled death by own action.
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Danbury
Conn
William Smith
Mary O’deil
A. E. Adams
Elroy Bowdy
H. C. Cables
Spring Street
Mr. Cables
Main Street
Elmwood Park
F. G. Holt
Miss Ree Seeks Acquaintance With Waits and Pistol
Washington July 16 a pretty young woman Mamie Ree from Thirteenth and I streets NW appeared in the Navy Department carrying a large pistol and bowie knife in a belt. She told of seeking a clerk in the building and vowed to kill any villain she found. A clerk persuaded her to surrender the weapons and depart, though she protested and threatened to spring the knife or pistol again.
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Washington
Navy Department
Mamie Ree
Thirteenth and I
Miss Roe
A Wonderful Monstrosity Born in New York
In New York on July 16 a Italian mother Maria Anoni gave birth at 38 Millberry Street to perfectly formed male twins joined from the center of the body upward. The two bodies share a single set of vessels and organs but have two faces and four limbs. Dr Ten Eyck of Mott Street attended the case, the mother is doing well, and the coroner was not invoked.
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New York
Millberry Street
Maria Anoni
Ten Eyck
Mott Strees
Thunder Storms and Tornadoes Expected
The Democrat and Chronicle notes rapid sun spot activity with two more additions in the sun's rotation. It reports a coming sun storm with a rear area showing rapid changes and warns of violent thunderstorms and tornadoes this week in the Northern region.
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Rocnester
N. Y
The
Democrat and Chronicle Observer of the Sun
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Lord Lyon
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Madagascar
Gaboon
Tunis
Karl Granville
Lord Lyons
M. Challemel Lecouer
Chaplin
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London Times
Spain
Madrid
Gibraltar
Halifax
Leeds
Staffordshire
Commons
Fort Granville
Newfoundland
Garfield and Dorsey
Republican Party
Iby Cable
Ana
MR. Tilden
Connecticut
Vermont
Ont
Harrisonburg
Death Riding the Wind
GLOBE
Newark
Western Union Company
Mary O'Dell
Randall's Island
Miss Ree
Waits
Pistol
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