The Presidents Return and Civil Service Power Plays
Washington discusses cabinet plans to purge clerks via civil service lists, boosting Republican favorites. General Field defends neutrality while exposing Stockton faction pressure and federal patronage battles in California. Navy yard tests engines for steel cruisers, detailing 10 to 1 inch guns and production steps. General Sparks touts land protections against railroad grabs. President returns to Washington amid New Orleans Exposition talks and government exhibit funding.
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Navy Yard
Bureau of Ordnance
Department
Annapolis
Bureau
Little Girl Pleads to Spare Her Papa at Pension Office
A 14 year old girl writes to Commissioner Black asking him to retain her father, a Western board president and veteran with lingering illness, from being discharged. Black replies he will consider the request when reorganizing the board, praising the father if he is a good man and faithful officer.
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Washinatox
Commissioner of Pensions
Black
Board of Examining Surgeons
General Black
The Future of the Indian. Treatment of Freed Slaves
United States Senator Ingalls with Dawes and Morgan report from the Indian Territory on treaty compliance. They say freed negroes are respected and there is little class feeling among Indians. The tribes favor forming an Indian State and opening lands for settlement, with Oklahoma as the remaining unoccupied area. The Indians insist lands belong to them and seek self rule in a future Union.
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General Sparks
Land Office
Interior Department
Southern Pacific Railroad
Rhode Island
Northern Pacific Railroad
Arizona
Eralto
Washington
New York Express
Baltimore & Potomac Railroad
Vilas
McMichael
Kansas City
United States
Ingalls
Kansas
Indian Territory
Dawes
Morgan
Congress
Pan
Oklahoma
Tragic collision sinks French bark George Jeanne
A surviving City of Rome passenger recounts the sinking of the French bark George Jeanne after a fogbound collision off Grand Banks on May 26. Twenty two lives were lost, four men remained in the sea until rescue attempts. Names given include two rescued sailors Jose and Albert.
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City of Home
New York
George Jeanne
City of Rome
GLOBE
City of
Rome
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Munroe
Fianat Jose
Albert
Man and Boy Die in Carbonic Acid Gas Well Accident
Isaac Doyle aged 30 and George Smith 12 suffocated in a well on a vacant northwestern Arapino Penn lot used for building foundations and garbage dumping. Smith descended to retrieve a knife, was overcome, Doyle tried to rescue him and both died. Doyle leaves a wife and two children including a newborn infant.
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Smith
Isaac Doyle
Doyle
Destruction of H. Herman & Brothers Furniture Factory
Fire at Margin and Tompkins streets in New York destroys the H. Herman & Brothers factory. The blaze forces nearly 100 families from their tenement homes, with 300 workers left jobless and losses estimated around 500000 dollars. Firefighters redirected efforts to save surrounding properties as extra alarms were sounded.
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H. Herman & Brother
New York
H. Herman & Brothers
Margin
Tompkins
Singer Sewing Machine
Electric Freak Struck by Lightning in Massachusetts
Uncle Daniel Stone a longtime Otisfield resident survived a lightning strike at age 33. As he walked home with cloth in a peck basket, a thunder shower drove a bolt through his umbrella, ripping the cloth, burning his arms and legs, and tearing the basket into strips while his shoes remained intact.
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Oxford
Mass
Daniel Stone
Otisfield
Unrepentant View of U S Future From Jefferson Davis
Washington May 30 Dr A Y P Garnett, visiting the ex Confederate president, quotes Davis on the country’s political state. He says the cabinet is acceptable but not hopeful, that respect for the Constitution has departed, and Republican rule has weakened safeguards, with disintegration and obsolescence of fundamental principles.
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Washington
A. Y. P. Garnett
Jefferson Davis
the Star
Garnett
United States
Four Die as Tenement in Jersey City Collapses
A Colgate Street four story tenement in Jersey City collapsed at 6 30 AM trapping residents. Patrick Anderson the owner lost Mamie Ella and Barney eight months eight years and ten years respectively and Michael Webb seventeen. Injured include John Coyne Patrick Coyne Mary Coyne Lizzie Hussey Maggie Anderson and others. The disaster is blamed on rotting piles under the building.
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Jersey City
N. J
Patrick Anderson
Colgate Street
First
Mamie
Ella
Barney Anderson
Michael Webb
John Coyne
Patrick Coyne
Mary Coyne
Idget Coyne
Hugh MecGurty
Mary Ann McGurdy
Lizzie Hussey
Maggie Anderson
Peace Likely Between Britain and Russia After Talks
Foreign affairs report signals peace appears assured between Great Britain and Russia with a proposed Anglo Russian frontier commission to settle Afghan boundaries. Penjdeh to stay Russian, Herat to host a British resident, and a broader defense scheme includes Cape Town, Singapore, Hong Kong and Port Hamilton as bases. Paris funeral of Victor Hugo draws mass turnout and security concerns as Pantheon measures spark controversy.
Gold Mine Frenzy Grips Josephine County
Professor McNevin from San Francisco investigates a huge gold quartz vein in Josephine County Port Lane Oregon. The discovery sparks intense excitement and McNevin is confined to his Grant hotel due to the frenzy.
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Porttlane
Josephine County
Rae
McNevin
San Francisco
Yay Ledge
Goluartz
Grant’s
English War with Russia Seen Inevitable Says Prof Vamberg
London May 28 Professor Arminius Vamberg predicts an Anglo Russian war is inevitable but England will not be ready for one to two years until Indian railways and military roads are completed He expresses strong faith in England’s defense and foresees Central Asia eventually coming under English control A Vienna paper mocks Russia’s plan to publish an Afghan book noting the lack of parliament in the country.
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London
Earl Granville
The
Daily News
Russia
England
Europe
Lord Granville
Times
Standard
Hari Rad
Zulfikar Pass
Murghab
Perth
Maruchak
M. Lessar
Fmn
Gladstone
Viedomosti
Herat
Jin
St. Petersburg
Baku
Arminius Vamberg
Central Asia
Vienna
Abyssinian King preps large army at Adowa area
A London despatch says King John of Abyssinia is rapidly gathering thousands of armed warriors at Adowa to block Italian forces advancing from Red Sea ports into Egypt. Officials fear conflict if Italians are not withdrawn.
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London
Massawah
John
Abyssinia
Adowa
Red Sea
Egypt
Senheit
Beet sugar overproduction cuts European acreage
Experts warn that beet sugar overproduction shrinks cultivated areas by 25 percent in Holland, 20 percent in Germany and Belgium, 16 percent in France, 10 percent in Russia, Denmark, and Sweden, totaling a 100 million tons drop impacting the American market. Separately Vienna reports four anarchists convicted under the new law trial without a jury, with sentences ranging from three to ten years.
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London
Holland
Germany
Belgium
France
Russia
Denmark
Sweden
Vienna
Wiener Neustadt
Sappho Fragments Translated Headlines Stir London Culture
London May 30 The first full translation of Sappho fragments sets cultural tones as poets Byron Moore Swinburne and Gladstone are linked to the work. St Peterspurg May 27 The Czar offers General Komaroff 5000 roubles yearly for ten years, who asks for a lump sum. the Czar responds with 100000 roubles.
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Sappho
London
Byron
Moore
Swinburne
Gladstone
Weekly Academy
St. Peterspurg
Komaroff
Senate rejects Pantheon secularization censure in Paris
Paris May 30 The Senate votes 189 to 67 against censuring the government over the Pantheon decree. Also reported deaths include the Duc de Noailles, member of the Academy.
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Pantheon
Paris
Senate
Man Watches Hen Hit by Rock in Garden
A Pall River Advance snippet humorously describes a man learning about boomerang-like mischief by standing behind his wife as she throws a rock at a hen in the garden. The brief quip evokes rustic domestic mishap with a playful tone.
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Pall River
Esther Mabel Lewis's Cross-Dressed Fraud Case in Newark
Esther Mabel Lewis, 21, appeared before Justice Roder in Newark charged with fraudulently obtaining a $65 typewriter from Barnes & Co. She spoke of a life of schemes from Bridgeport to New York, having worn male attire to mask her travels and avoid arrest, and admitted guilt to clear her case, remanded to a Special Sessions court with no bail.
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New York
Esther Mabel Lewis
Miss Lewis
Southford
Southbury
New Haven County
Conn
Esther
Etta
Annie M. Booth
Southford Village
Peter Parley
Booth
Bridgeport
Port Chester
Fairfield County
Mount Vernon
Washington
Roder Youteras
Ether M. Lewis
Dr. Warner
Hartford
Twenty-third Street
Tenth
Eleventh Avenues
Civil Service
Wyman
Treasu Department
New Britain
Bristol
Waterbury
Albany
Syracuse
Buffalo
Slocum’s School of Ste
J. M. Fuller
the World
Chatham Street
Tion
Hers Street
Bowery
Brooklyn
Hote Everett
Newark
Sne
Cowboys threaten train ride to Theodore Thomas troupe
The Theodore Thomas concert troupe reached San Francisco after a special train was boarded at Coolidge New Mexico by cowboys who drew revolvers and forced the musicians to play. They demanded Arkansas Traveller and fired a volley as the train moved away.
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San Francisco
Cal
Theodore Thomas
Coolidge
N. M
Materna
Sweet Home
Whole families drowned in Waco flood
A Texas flood swept Waco creeks and homes last night. T Dininghadt and family perished when their house washed away, joining Howard Lewis and relatives among eleven victims. Property losses reach 840,000 with county crop damage over 250,000 amid widespread rains and railroad harm.
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New Orleeans
Times-Democrat
Waco
Texas
T. Dininghadt
Howard
Lewis
Foreigner May Hold Property in Mexico per Supreme Court
Langpo Tex May 27 The Mexican Supreme Court rulings affirm that foreigners may own property in Mexico. In 1884 New Laredo authorities seized land belonging to Thomas Walsh, arguing he could not own property as a foreigner. A district judge halted the seizure. the Supreme Court upheld that ruling and limited municipal power, restoring Walsh’s property after the decision.
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Langpo
Tex
Supreme Court of Mexico
New Laredo
Mexico
Thomas Walsh
Jude
Walsh
New Lare
Drunken William Tell murder shocks Orange Mass
In Orange Massachusetts Gilbert L Prentiss and his son W H Prentiss, both heavy drinkers, staged a drunken William Tell game. The father shot at the son using a double barreled shotgun, the son fired, killing the father with a shot to the head. Deputy Sheriff Fowler and Medical Examiner Wright investigated. Waters moderated the Board of Selectmen. The incident sparked widespread astonishment and curiosity as authorities prepared to pursue the case.
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Orange
Mass
Gilbert L. Prentiss
W.H. Prentiss
Hen
William Tell
Fowler
Wright
F. L. Waters
Board of Selectmen
Boy Caldwell Tried For Murder Of 8 Year Old Brown
Philadelphia on May 26. George Caldwell about 11 faced trial for the death of Walter Scott Brown age 8 after an April 17 incident in which Caldwell and two companions struck Brown with a walnut sized coal piece, causing convulsions and death. The Commonwealth abandoned the case and a verdict of not guilty was rendered.
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Philadelphia
George Caldwell
Walter Scott Brown
Caldwell
Brown
Commonwealth
Brooklyn Sunday School Union Celebrates Fifty-Sixth Anniversary
In New York on May 27 the fifty sixth anniversary of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union was celebrated. Children met in schools then marched to churches for devotional exercises and anniversary programs. They formed in lines with banners and paraded through city streets after the ceremonies.
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New York
Brooklyn Sunday School Union
Pig Attack Kills Three Children in Cardmnagh Donegal
In Cardmnagh Donegal today a ferocious pig killed three children aged 2 to 7 while parents were away. The children were playing on the hut floor when the pig burst in and attacked them, leaving mangled remains scattered about the dwelling.
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London
Cardmnagh
Donegal
Irc
Grant's Philadelphia Home Sells At Auction
Philadelphia on May 26 auctioneer's hammer fell on the Grant mansion at 2009 Chestnut Street. Frank K. Hess, a young gentleman of fortune, bought the property for $22,590 and will pay in cash.
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Grant
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
Frank K. Hess
Geronimo Rides Again in Turbulent Southwest
Reports from May 30 describe Apache chief Geronimo leading renewed raids across southern New Mexico and nearby territories. Civilians suffer heavy losses including multiple killings, mutilations, and a two-year-old hung from a meat hook. General Crook and General Bradley mobilize forces. Arizona and Mexico border regions brace for further clashes as bands disperse toward Sierra Madre.
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Treeson
Art
Geronimo
Crook
New Mexico
Black Range
Phillips
Magellon Mountains
Bradley
Mexico
Sierra Madre
Sierra Madre Mountains
Lake Valley
Arizona
Stein’s Peak
Cook
Chihuahua
Fort Bayard
N. M
North Wys
Mesalla
Smith
Fourth Cavalry
Silver City
Thumeay
Devil's Park
Bayard
Tenth Cavalry
Gila River
Tucson
Bear Courier
Juniper Iles Fron Quenon
Negro Creek
Madden
Immigrant’s dog haunts him at Castle Garden tale
Christian Augenschlager, a German immigrant, faints at Castle Garden after recognizing his dog Blucher aboard the Westphalia. The dog later surfaces aboard the Normandie with the same master believed to be dead in the icebergs incident.
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Christian Augenschlager
Blucher
Castle Garden
New York
The
Morning Journal
Westphalia
Hamburg
Germany
Auenpeningee
Augenschlager
Ernest Picard
Pickard
Aumenschlager
Ea Garden
Curious Washington Letters To The Agricultural Bureau
Readers write to the Agricultural Department in diverse ways with odd requests and playful salutations. A correspondent asks for squash seeds and expresses interest in live poultry, while another seeks a copy of the commissioner’s annual report. A long inquiry follows about the purpose and sufficiency of information supplied by the department.
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Agricultural Bureau
Washington
New York Tribune
Agricultural Department
Worthy
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