Foreign Affairs and the Whitsuntide Parliament Break
The British Parliament enjoys Whitsuntide holidays as ministers face a looming coercion bill. T. P. O'Connor critiques the government’s method, predicting harsh measures to push the bill after vacation. Ireland's evictions and funds dominate the talk, with Dillon and Land League figures shaping the debate. General Boulanger’s stance and France’s political turmoil color the international outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
T. P. O'Connor
Tom Glone
Ieee
Ratal
Mae O'Brien
Land League
Australia
Ireland
John Dillon
Mr. O'Connor
Ryan
Parnell accused of tenant coercion by Dublin Express
The Dublin Express charges Charles Parnell with cruelty to Kennedy a longtime Avondale tenant, alleging coercion into an inferior land exchange and refusal of a 35 percent rent cut. The Freeman’s Journal denies the claims, noting Kennedy’s attempts to secure fair terms and a disputed eviction campaign in Bodyke and Sheen amid tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Dublin Express
Conservative
Parnell
Avondale
Kennedy
Express
Pride Freeman
Foots
Sheen
Sirela
Vatican
Ant Pethy
Coal Pit Disaster in Blantyre Leaves Dozens Entombed
A devastating explosion at Udston coal pit in Blantyre Lanarkshire traps seventy miners underground with the death toll expected to rise. Rescue efforts amid a crowd of mourners continue as workers from nearby collieries converge to aid, amid reports of many killed and at least seventy entombed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainscow
Udston
Blantyre
Lanarkshire
al ‘ Patel
Andy
Mets
Crisis in France rofits Boulanger return to power
Paris reports Henri Rochefort claims the French ministry will last only days and General Boulanger will be restored to power. He says the Rouvier ministry may offer a diplomatic mission to Saint Petersburg to win him over, but Boulanger will refuse and wait. War party moves to overthrow the government amid a turbulent outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Henri Rochefort
General Boulanger
Rouvier
St. Petersburg
Boulanger
Seasay
Imperial Bank of Germany
Tallon Chamber of Deputies
Ameer
Afghanistan
Cardinal Gibbons
Cloyne
Queenstown
Satur
Ae Ppeer
Eph
Prussia
Jenesberg
Bonn
Austria
Aspension
Beaucaire
Tarascon
Vas
Nobels
Rothschilds
Petrone Egts
Batoum
Mpive
Cambridge
Eng
Harvard College
America
la Lanterne
Army Corps
Algiers
St. Perme
Hebburn
Durham County
Count von Munster
Germany
France
Tosti
Vatican
Italy
Papacy
Nsoon
Elgian
Premerernaert
Russels
Ee Galimberti
Papal Pris
Ns Humbert
Depretis
Maidie
M. de Frey Pet
Bank Grevy Ps
Cockerill
Charleroi
Belgium
Boussu
Inault
Mons
Duco
Hornu
Reo Lancers
Novoe Vremy Aof
Russia
Turkey
Saled
Hetbume
Coas
Viena
Tagblatt
Dessa Rae
Petersbom
Don Cosop
Herkas
Pee
Oland
Sara Ais Jeans
Congress
Vance
Kink Wee
Hs Reece
John Macdonald
Newark
Turbulent World News Cables Stir Europe and Asia
The report surveys disparate events from around the globe. It notes Germany's bank gains, Afghan and Turkish political tensions, a royal jubilee, and a bridge collapse with fatalities. Multiple nations face strikes, diplomacy shifts, and unrest as parliaments consider military and fiscal measures.
Logan Fund Closed with 63034 Subscriptions
Subscriptions to the Logan fund are closed with a total payment of 63034 dollars. The record notes that all subscriptions are accounted for except 1000 dollars linked to George W. Murray, tied to a Massachusetts beer concern, leaving the total unsettled amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Logan Fund
George W. Murray
Robbo
Deaths and Notables in the Great Majority Burial List
Obituary notice from May 29 reports Major Ben Perley Poore’s death at 12:45 am. The piece chronicles Poore’s long career as journalist, editor, and author, including his Boston Journal correspondence, roles with the American Sentinel, Congressional Repository, and Prov idence Journal, and his reminiscences and literary works. It lists fellow obituaries and notes prominent figures such as General Isree and Baron Brabazon among those who have died, reflecting a broad roll of notable individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wastmeron
Ben
Perley Poore
Benjan Perley
Vos
Perley
Bonttoch
Pilesiles
Pub
General Isree
Es Point
Brognespects
Worcester
Mass
Andrew Jackson
Athens
Uniteed States
Boston
Europe
Holy Land
Assachusetts
Washington
Boston Journal
New England
Providence Journal
Boston Budget
Nis
American Sentinel
Vaile Ed
Tos Agricoultural Society
Reqtory
Lastear
Sazy
Apa
Christopher Columbus
Aimee
Mideast
Major Poore
Alste
Vanis Ore
Ben. Perley
Lawrence Leader Tarbox Dies in Boston Residence
Massachusetts official and Lawrence native Tarbox died in his Boston home on Saturday. Born May 6, 1888 in Lawrence, he pursued law after early schooling and work with Whitne Co. He held roles in politics and banking, served as mayor of Lawrence, and was a three times married political figure with Democratic ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Tarbox
Massachusetts
Boston
Mr. Tarbox
Lawrence
Methuen
Emmy
Dover
Tis Whitne Co
Tuagists
Agrece
Connee
WV Iatson
Lawrence Sentinel Ioe
Union 12 Five
Envi
Piymaster
Coun
Uisiana
George
Toeiment Wa
Tarbox
Everal
Obituary of Mrs. Sarah L. Moffatt in Boston Era
The obituary notes Mrs. Sarah L. Moffatt died at East Boston on the 22nd. She served two years as a city missionary in Boston and worked as a nurse at the military hospital in Annapolis, Maryland. The fragmented text references various civic and educational efforts, including an intended building project, an initiative for colored children, and a university connection dating to 1836, with mentions of early life and movements to New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah L. Moffatt
Boston
Annapolis
He University
O: Ea
New
Four Killed and Seventeen Injured in Natchez Factory Explosion
A Natchez cotton factory boiler exploded destroying the engine room and upper floors. About 450 workers were present. four were killed and seven seriously injured, with many others injured. Rescue teams removed victims as hours passed. Company losses estimated around 40000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natchz
Miss
Natchez
Henry Mullens
George A. Mireal
Errge A. McNeal
R. Foster
Dessie Ala
Earnest Alexander
Mullins
Maggie Welch
Ian Roott
Nelly Sims
Patron An
Seers
Y. Evanseakins
Sinnteco
Treasury to Build World’s Largest Silver Dollar Vault
The Treasury Department plans a vault in Washington to hold 100,000,000 in silver dollars. It will occupy the north court of the building, 89 by 50 feet, 11 feet 9 inches high, with 4.5 foot thick walls, two internal corridors, and eight cells per section. Completion targeted for mid September with iron doors and secure access guarded by Treasury personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Department
Congress
Vith
Yeu
Treasury Spopartmanse
Aes
Treasury Watchmin
Two Men and a Boy Instantly Killed by Lightning Near Saratoga
In Saratoga County New York a storm caused three fatalities yesterday afternoon. Morris Harris perished in his wagon house at Greenfield around 5 30 p m while Charles Warren was struck dead in a Mechanicsville barn Hartford Washington county and Henry Warren a 15 year old youth was killed at the same time by the electric fluid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoca
N. Y
Morris Harris
Greenfield
Mechanicsville
Charles Warren
Hartford
Washington County
Henry Arren
Election results show party wins across counties
In Kenandoah Senator Riddleburger's home party the Democrats made a clean sweep. In Folk County the Republican ticket was elected by a large majority over the Citizen's ticket. Portsmouth city elected the Democratic ticket by a large majority. Augusta and Frederick counties the Republicans carried some minor offices but no general Democratic ticket was successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenandoah
Riddleburger
Folk County
Portsmouth City
Augusta
Frederick
Reublicans
Six killed and eight injured in Horse Shoe Bend wreck
Portsnure Pennsylvani a May 28. The latest reports from Horse Shoe Bend wreck state six dead and eight injured. A train with 90 passengers arrived at 4 30 this morning. Miss McMahon, a Beaver Falls schoolteacher, described the catastrophe in detail, noting shattering impact and widespread injuries. A list of the dead and injured followed, with names from Allegheny, East Liberty, Louisville, New York, Wilkinsburg, Beaver Falls and Alexandria among the victims. Officials say two deaths remain unconfirmed. The Altacus Beetal and Pitcairn hospitals treated the injured, with railroad officials citing a broken axle as the crash cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsnure
Penn
Horse Shoe Bend
Pennsylvania
Miss McMahon
Beaver Falls
Hetland
Dale B. Graham
Allegheny
Sanydor
Shamewin
John Dorisied
East Liberty
John H. Stauffegh
Louisville
Charles Biedleman
Noble County
Ind
Charles E
Nudea Abert
P Youn
Edith G. Wily
Altacus Beetal
Ate Ohent Pitcairn
Canadian and American Tugs Share Privileges at Sea
Washington reports a Canadian government understanding to extend to American tugs the privileges Canada grants in its waters. A British minister complained that section 4, 870, Revised Statutes, did not cover Canadian tugs in American upper lakes harbors. The Treasury issued a circular directing customs officers to permit Canadian tugs full privileges when visiting American harbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasmington
Male
Upper Lakes
Treasury Department
English financial influence grows in Mexico City mint move
Orry of Mexico May 26 A report says a syndicate of English capitalists will acquire the Mexican mint contract for 1 500 000 dollars to include machinery. The Bank of London Mexico and South America directors plan branch banks throughout the republic as English financial influence expands.
Destructive Fires Destroy Parisian Stable and Tenements
A massive blaze on Tenth Avenue in New York destroyed the Belt Line stables housing 1800 horses and the adjacent six story tenements. Firefighters sounded the alarm bells to bring engines from far districts as flames spread rapidly, causing extensive loss and forcing residents into the streets. One elderly occupant, Elizabeth Walsh, survived but many others perished or lost homes. total damage estimated around 1.3 million dollars with insurance not exceeding 500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tenth Avenue
Fiftythird
Fifty-fourth Streets
Eleventh Avenue
Fourteenth Street
McCabe
Harlem
Fifty-third
Ninth Avenue
Fifty-third Oestom Tenth
Elleventh Avenue
Fiftywird
Whitsurth Street
Fifty-fourth Ed
Elizabeth Walsh
West Fiftycurth Street
Death in the Fire at Brown Howard & Co Shanty
At Meruzitts Conners New York May 29 a fire swept through one of Brown Howard Co. shanties at shaft two in the new aqueduct. About 75 workers slept inside with two dying from burns James Connelly and an unnamed man. Michael Baller escaped but risked his life for a pocket book with $80 under his bed. James M Sen also badly burned. Cause thought to be a lit cigar or gasoline lamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Pba
Ashington
O Trumbied
Ion
Su Pgriand
Ing
Tima
New York
Salacob Maurer
William Brabagon
Brabazon
Ardee
Font N Kanobe
Waltham Free
New Hampshire
Leonard Woolsey
Savannah
Bacon
Wiliam F. Davidson
Vigeon
Assatiat
St. P
Mississippi
Meruzitt
Conners
N. Y
Brown, Howard & Co
Shaft Two
New Aqueduct
James Connelly
Michael Baller
Ars
Jamea M Sen
Murderer Confesses Fifteen Years After Brother’s Death
Wallace Christian of Fisherville Indiana confessed on his death bed to murdering his brother Isaac sixteen years ago over shared property. He buried the body under their home hearth. Isaac’s remains were found yesterday and reinterred, causing shock in Louisville and Evansville amid earlier alibis of Florida travel.
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Louisville
Wallace Christian
Fisherville
Ind
Wallace
Isaac
Florida
Erville
Havana cigars and brandy seized from Nautilus in San Francisco
Customs officers seized the German bark Nautilus from Hamburg and found $3000 worth of Havana cigars and French brandy aboard. Brandy was labeled Salt pork in boxes. Search continues and several arrests are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cisco
San Francisco
Hamburg
Paris Opera Comique Fire Claims 150 Plus Victims
A devastating blaze at the Opera Comique in Paris last Wednesday caused heavy loss of life and widespread panic. Officials report varying tallies, with at least 60 bodies recovered and 150 more believed missing amid collapsed walls and flooded floors. Rescue efforts continue as the Chamber votes a relief credit and authorities consider closing theatres with poor exits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera Comique
Paris
M. Reveillon
Chamber of Deputies
Chambers of Deputies
General Boulanger
Aussier
Thibaudin
Joblet
M. Berthelot
Erronays
Echt
Phiip
le Lanterne
Theatre fires and loss of life through the ages
A compiled record lists deadly fires in theatres across cities and years from 1772 to 1881. It details victims per incident such as Amsterdam 25 in 1772 and Paris 1100 in 1881, noting figures vary by source and some entries differ from other authorities.
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Amsterdam
Pohoanbours
Saragossa
Coliseum
Farle
Ofera
Syne
Apo d’ Festiia
London
Covent Garden
Richmon Pre Dee
St. Peters Lehmann Circus
Canton
Ane Ec
Theatre Royal
Carlsruhe
Court Theatre
Peghorn
Ladelphia
Fox’s Theatre
Shanghai
Vigh Ralrooklyn
Conway’s
Sacramento
Abinadaugger
E. 1
Weene
Quebec
Monster Barbecue Roasts 50 Beeves and 100 Lambs
May 26 in Curiaco the National Butchers Association held a beach barbecue at Cheltenham after a street parade. President Armour reported over 40 000 tickets sold as Monster trainloads of people arrived and a crowd of about 25 000 gathered. Fifty beeves and 100 lambs were roasted weighing 31 000 pounds in total with meat served free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
National Butchers’ Association
Central Music Hall
Cheltenham Beach
Armour
Star of Bethlehem sighted by professor in Hartford
Professor Klein of Hartford Kentucky reports sighting the star of Bethlehem Tuesday night brilliant and visible in the northwestern sky. The celestial visitor reappears about every 300 years and has attracted astronomers nationwide who have anticipated its return for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Klein
Hartford
Pnd
Medal strikes at Philadelphia mint honoring Cleveland scene
A medal bearing President Cleveland on one side and an Indian and a settler on the other has been minted in Philadelphia. It will be presented by the secretary of the interior to Tristan, who prove themselves close of recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Tristans
A Clean Sweep for the Democrats in Ricamonp County
Returns from the county and town election in Ricamonp Virginia on May 28 show a comprehensive Democratic victory across races. Voters backed Democratic candidates in key local offices and council seats, signaling strong party support in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricamonp
New Boston Weekly Twentieth Century Promises Features
A Chicago notice previews a forthcoming Boston literary weekly named the Twentieth Century. It hints at contents including poems, sketches, a short story, and critical pieces credited to various authors, all framed as a tribute to a long-deceased figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Boston
Easi
R. Holmes
Seria Howell
Reyle
Tholonion Effastein
Colonel Lowell
Gary Amean Veral
Ition
Colonel Nson
Bean
Destructive St Petersburg Fire Suspected Incendiary Origin
A despatch from St Petersburg reports a large fire on the 24th of the month, deemed incendiary in origin. Placards appeared citywide, and the blaze destroyed multiple buildings, with damages estimated in the millions of roubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Mexico Shaken by Rare Earthquake Early Today
A powerful earthquake struck Mexico City and surrounding valley at 2:60 am injuring none reported. Violent east west lift and north south oscillations toppled furniture, shattered crockery, and disrupted daily life. Governor Caballos reports no fatalities. seismographs confirm a heavy tremor. A further shock is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Mexico
Dogs Deere
Parsons
Ceballos
Cderal
School of Mines
Ugalde
He Wreaner
Names of the committee for church union talks
The Southern Presbyterian General Assembly named a committee to confer with the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United States on union or cooperation. The group includes Revs. M D Hoge J C Wilson T D Wetherspoon and W T Jenkin along with elders W M McPheeters T P Carter R T Simpson and W S Primrose. Five members will form a quorum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church of the United States
M.D. Hoge
Virginia
J. C. Wilson
Nashville, Tenn
T. D. Wetherspoon
Louisville
W. T. Jenkin
Carolina
W. M. McPheeters
St. Lou
T. P. Carter
Texas
R. T. Simpson
Alabama
W. S. Primrose
North Carolina
Counting Uncle Sam's Money in National Treasury Transfer
Acting Secretary Thompson forms a committee to audit the United States treasurer's books as the office transfers from Jordan to Hyatt. The count covers 137 million in paper money, 5 million cash, 10 million in silver dollars, and 25 million in gold coin, with 76 assistants and expert counters. Hyatt to assume charge tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thompson
United States
Jordan
Great Cities Quarantined Pleuro Pneumonia Spurs Precautions
Washington May 26 The agriculture commissioner imposed a strict quarantine on Cook County Illinois and on several Maryland and New York counties. Railroads will be warned tomorrow to enforce the quarantine and rewards are posted for tips. Reports from Scotland prompt Treasury action barring import of neat cattle and hides until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Agriculture
Cook County
Chicago
Ilinois
Baltimore
Howard, Carroll and
Prince George
Maryland
Westchester
New York
Richmond
Kings
Queens
Suffolk
Treasury Department
Scotland
Thompson
Cannot pardon election crimes says Cleveland in rejected clemency
President Cleveland denied the pardon for Je J. Stanley convicted April 1% for fraudulent registration and sentenced to 60 days in the St. Louis jail. He stated refusal to pardon crimes against election laws unless unusually strong clemency considerations exist, calling such offenses the worst of all crimes and essential to the public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasumeron
Je J. Stanley
St. Louis
Thurman declines governorship nomination in illness
Former Senator Thurman, confined to bed by illness in Steubenville Ohio, states he cannot accept any spontaneous or unanimous nomination for governor. He regrets being mentioned, says he has discouraged the idea, and his reasons are well founded and inflexible. He thanks friends for their kindness but will not accede to their wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Thurman
Anamanuenis
Lave
ANOTHER INDIAN OUTBREAK NEAR THE LINE
The Canadian Bloods and the American Gros Ventres are set for a likely clash after earlier raids. The Gros Ventres killed Bloods and took 100 horses, then Bloods struck back into Gros Ventres country, killing several and taking 40 horses. Both tribes wear war paint as police rush to the area to seek a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Gros Ventres
Four Men Killed in Altoona Rail Crash On Fast Line
May 27 Altoona Penn graveside tragedy as a freight car wheel bursts near Kittaning Point. The car plowed into two passenger coaches killing four men instantly and injuring many others. Victims include Dal Graham son of ex speaker Graham of Allegheny Penn J H Stautter of Louisville Ky Wymer Snyder of Shamokin Penn John Dorris newsboy of East Aberty Penn Frank McCue New York City and Charles Beideman Brinfield Noble County Ind. all listed as dying or dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Penn
Kittaning Pont
Dal Grahm
Graham
Allegheny
J. H. Stautter
Louisville
Wymer Snyder
Shamokin
John Dorris
East Aberty
Prank McCue
East Thirty-third Street
New York City
Charles Beideman
Brinfield
Noble County
Tnd
Forest fires in Michigan rack seven million loss
Marquette correspondent reports northern Michigan fires over the past two weeks have caused seven million dollars in damage and forced evacuations. Authorities fear more structures may fall as flames burn through the peninsula, with some lives lost and communities struggling to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincano, Il
Marquette
The
Times
Michigan
Loss of the Ship St Stephen's Off Vancouver Island
A San Francisco report details the search for the St Stephen's which sailed March 29 with 2200 tons of coal. Recovery efforts near Cape Cook found debris and belongings, while crews and Indians searched the coast for bodies and the crew. The vessel, a 1892 ton clipper built in Bath, Me, owned by B. P. Flint, left San Francisco for coal and cattle transport under Oregon Improvement Company charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Port Townsend
United States Revenue Aever Wacott
Vancouver's
St. Step
Beattle
Cook
Cape Sook
St. Stephen's
Klayuqnott Harbor
Cape Cook
Whitehall
Glover
Bryant
Enrock Talbot
Cape Beale
Carrie
Wiliams
Iain Bryant
Hull
Douglass
Vancouver Island
Irene
Gage
Dong
Bath
Chapman & In
B. P. Flint
Hong Kong
San
Oregon Insove
Cholera Ravages Buenos Aires Harbor Slum Area
Chief Officer Gay of the burk MacLeod reports a cholera outbreak in Buenos Aires as ship crews fall ill. The wife of the Golden Rule captain, the chief mate, and several crew members died. bodies were burned on an open lot after removal to a hospital. One wife was saved from cremation by urgent appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Gay
Burk MacLeod
St. John
Buenos Ayres
Golden Rule
Pate
Bremen
Wylo
Mac
Ned
Cleveland's Enemies Speech by Curtis at Commonwealth Club
George William Curtis spoke at the Metropolitan Hotel dinner for the Commonwealth Club on May 23, addressing the political scene. He linked his GOP ties with critical views of the Democratic President, criticizing congressional obstruction and party antagonism amid ongoing difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commonwealth Club
Metropolitan Hotel
George William Curtis
Curtis
Republican Party
J Demperes
MD Yanense
Cong
Athraet
Medea
Explosion at Susquehanna Coal Mine Buries Miners
In Wilkes Barre on May 26 an explosion of a fire lamp at slope No 1 of the Susquehanna Coal Company mine at Nanticoke injured miners. Three men named James Sheehan John Cosgtow and Joseph Zoleski were probably fatally burned. The same mine saw 26 miners buried alive in a past incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Slope No
Susquehanna Coal Company
Nanticoke
James Sheehan
John Cosgtow
Joseph Zoleski
Vise
Isso
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Newsy
Voltaire
Gontauney
Joula
Airs F
Peroyen
Seeman
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Mr. Parnell
Ben Perley Poore
John Kemble Tarbox
Natchez (Miss
Saratoga
Pennsylvania Railroad
Republic
Aqueduct Works
Havana
San Fran
Star OF Bethlehem
Hartford, Ky
Southern Presbyterians
Uncle Sam
Vamecouver Island
Democratic Party
W. L. Douglas
H. Douglas
Rein
Avery
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