Explosion at Government Office Shocks Whitehall London
A night blast wrecked the Charles Street government office in Whitehall causing heavy damage and window destruction. A second blast struck the London Times courtyard with a tin fuse box found. no perpetrators identified. Police and troops reinforced as investigations seek the explosive source and motives amid political commentary.
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Londown
Charles Street
Whitehall
London
The
London Times
Times
Pepe
Duke of Cambridge
Globe
Gladstone
Mr. Parnell
Clerkenwell
St. James Gazette
Parnell
Cavendish
Burke
Gazette
Pall Mall Gazette
Ireland
Excitement in London Over Dinamite Outrage
London March 16 Home Office offers 1000 pound reward for information leading to the dynamite outrage perpetrators. Thousands throng the wrecked building as police bar access within 100 yards. Scotland Yard and special officers work to identify a crew. rumors of arrests circulate without confirmation.
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London
Home Office
Scotland Yard
Condemning Rossa Warfare A Testimonial To Mr Parnell
A letter from Alexander Sullivan denounces the dynamite warfare advocated by Donovan O Rossa and other Nationalists in America. He argues against murder and secret warfare, citing moral grounds and the impact on Irish causes at home. The piece notes a national testimonial to Parnell chaired by Archbishop Croke and others, aiming to free Avondale estate of £16,000 incumbrances or an alternative plan, organized by a national committee.
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New York
Mahan
Alexander M. Sullivan
M. P
Oath
Dublin Nation
Messrs
Donovan O'Rossa
America
Cavendish-Burke
Zoe
Croke
Dawson
Dublin
E. Gray
Dublin Freeman
Parnell
Irish Skirmishers React to London Explosion War News
New York dispatch reports Irish skirmishers in the city discussing the London explosion. O'Donovan Rossa voices jubilation saying England is at war with Ireland and Ireland should respond with further action.
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New York
London
O'Donovan Rossa
England
Ireland
Irish Leader Calls for More Dynamite Attacks
In a wartime message, D'Rossa proclaims no accident in the London explosion, branding it deliberate to attack government offices. He vows more dynamite if Ireland remains oppressed by England, and warns not to speak to anyone about the sale of the explosion.
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England
House of Commons
Ireland
O'Rossare
P. R. Horgan
London
D’ Rossa
Sheridan Endorses Desperate Irish Action Amid British Tyranny
New York on March 17 Mr P J Sheridan said he welcomed the 1000 reward for explosion suspects and believed Irish terrorists might be provoked by English rule. He condemned violence yet argued constitutional avenues are blocked and urged leveraging civilization’s tools against Gladstone. He blamed Britain for tyranny and predicted a Irish response. He noted Land League leaders oppose such methods but offered no official stance.
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New York
P. J. Sheridan
House of Commons
Ireland
Mr. Gladstone
Mr. Sheridan
Land League
Sheridan
Explosive Machinery Maker Defends Invention in London Case
George Holgate, a Philadelphia explosive machinery manufacturer living at 1602 South Jumper Street, says the London infernal machine case proves a power far greater than dynein caused the explosion. He reports four machines sold to New York buyers in six weeks, each packing 900 pounds of powder, plus two burning machines. He claims no knowledge of end use and compares his trade to a gun smith or a match maker, arguing malicious use does not justify banning the craft. He expresses skepticism about the czar’s fate and Nihilist threats.
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Philadelphia
George Holgate
South Jumper Street
London
Dynein
Holgate
New York
Dynamite Found In Moscow Opera House Basement
Despatches from Moscow report a large stock of dynamite and explosives found in the basement of the Imperial Opera House. The discovery unsettles court circles and darkens expectations for the Czars coronation as Nihilist activity continues. A second note says an attempt was made to blow up a banker’s house with dynamite at Toganrag on the Sea of Azof in Tekartinostav.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Imperial Opera House
St. Petersspurg
Toganrag
Sea of Azof
Tekartinostav
Woman's Mission Discussed by Mrs Blake in New York
Mrs Lillie Devereux Blake answered Dr Dix's lecture on Woman's Mission. She read Deborah's deeds from Jude chapter four and argued city mothers would improve streets and reform politics. She claimed women's home focus would grant privileges, noting wartime heroines deserved recognition and that influence would humanize men.
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New York
Lillie Devereux Blake
Dr. Dix
Vanderbilt
Jefferson Davis
Fire at Tolman place boarding house in Port- land
Mrs A L Adams boarding house at No 3 Tolman place caught fire about 2 30 am. Her son shouted for the five occupants to escape as smoke filled stairs they slid down a rope from a bedstead tied to a cord and reached the ground uninjured aside from minor injuries. Damage totaled 350 dollars.
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Portland
Tolman Place
A.l.adams
Relief for the Whiskey Interests in Canada Talk
Louisville dispatch reports J T Pratt, secretary of the National Distillers Association, had a Canada talk with Senator Macdonald who may amend the Canadian customs law to allow foreign liquor imports beyond 100 gallon packages, easing whiskey finances. Also an ad for Rovgh on Rats vermin cleaner.
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Louisville
J. T. Pratt
National Distillers’ Association
Canada
Macdonald
Dominion
Prospec
Attack on Lady Dixie Ends With Mystery and Alleged Saint Bernard Rescue
London reports detail an assault on Lady Florence Dixie near Windsor by two masked men. A St Bernard is said to have shielded her, with injuries described as minor. Sir Beaumont Dixie received threats in Ireland. police bolster presence, no arrests yet. Public belief points to Irish malcontents, though some doubt the tale and implications for Lady Dixie’s US lecturing tour.
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London
Lady Florence Dixie
Sir Beaumont
Lady Dixie
Windsor
Lady Florence
Dixie
St. Bernard
Beaumont Dixie
Ireland
The
Morning Post
England
Co Aes
United States
Florence Dixie
Marquis of Queensberry
Alexander Beaumont Churchill Dixie
Zululand
London Morning Post
Cetewayo
Patagonia
Gray
Land League
Marquis of
Queensberry
Tennyson
Talbot
Marquis
Lord Archibald Douglas
America
Gertrude Douglas
Douglas
Florence
Egan
Richard Pigott
the Irishman
Fegan
League
Grence
Lady Florence Dixie recounts life saving assault near Windsor
Lady Florence Dixie describes a daylight attack near The Fisheries Windsor in which two men disguised as women seized her by the throat and stabbed at her, with her St Bernard alerting her husband and brother. She reports no clear motive and notes Irish sympathies yet denies Irish origin.
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Ireland
Leicestershire
St. Bernard
Windsor Road
Windsor
Florence
Towers of
Lady Dixie Lecture Plot Anew After Windsor Attack
London reports heightened public tension following the Westminster blast and an alleged assassination attempt on Lady Florence Dixie at Windsor. The episode stirs Irish political anxieties as discussions turn to her planned lecture tour in America.
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London
Westminster
Florence Dixie
Windsor
Parnell League President Defends Dixie’s Accusations
Michael Gallagher of Soga New York president of the Parnell Land League condemns Lady Florence Dixie as a fraud. He claims the agitation is driven by the British government and suggests the attack on Dixie was manufactured to serve Parnell’s cause.
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Michael Gallagher
Parnell League
New York
Soga
Parnell Land League
Florence Dixie
Lady Dixie
League
Parnell
Forster
Gladstone
United States
Assault on Lady Florence Dixie Sparks Irish Vendetta Debate
In New York on March 19 the Tribune notes the attack on Lady Florence Dixie may reflect Land League vengeance rather than Irish assailants. The Herald highlights long standing Irish-English tensions and mass Irish population in England. The Times suggests revenger driven outrage behind the assault.
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New York
the Tribune
Florence Dixie
Florence
Land League
Herald
England
the Times
Lady Dixie
Papers blame Irish malcontents over Lady Florence Dixie tribute
The Boston Globe reports German and Irish tensions with The Morning Post noting the Invincibles may have shifted operations to England. The London papers reflect outrage over the tribute to Lady Florence Dixie amid Irish malcontents.
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Boston Globe
London
Oxford Over Cambridge In Varsity Race On Thames
The fortieth university boat race on the Thames ended with Oxford defeating Cambridge by about two lengths. Despite Cambridge as favorite at the start, Oxford held the lead after 3½ miles, gaining through Hammersmith, Corney Reach, and Barnes Bridge to finish with clear water.
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London
Fortieth University
Thames
Oxford
Cambridge
Middlesex
Surrey
Duke’s Head Inn
London Boat Club House
Hammersmith Bridge
Corney Reach
Barnes’ Bridge
Cold in New Hampshire Sparks Pemigewasset Alarm
Plymout h New Hampshire March 19 Alarm spreads through Pemigewasset Valley as extreme winter cold thick ice resists breakup. A five foot snowpack and potential warm spell threaten floods and bridge damage along with toll on farms and property. Bridges on the Pemigewasset Valley railroad are deemed near danger. Weather remains frigid with zero to 24 degrees in a week.
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Plymounth
N. H
Pemigewasset
Pemigewasset Valley
Secretary Chandler Invites Proposals for Iron Crusiers and Despatch Boat
Secretary Chandler issues a notice under the March 3 1883 naval appropriation act inviting all American shipbuilders with iron and steel shipbuilding and marine engine facilities to bid on the construction of three steel cruisers and a despatch boat. Bidders should communicate promptly to the Navy Department detailing their facilities and capabilities.
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Washington
Chandler
Navy Department
William E. Chandler
Secretary of the Navy
Proclaimed from the Housetop in Arkansas Floods
Helena Arkansas reports rising floodwaters of the White River reach two hundred miles inland and thirty miles wide. Mrs J H Hanna commits suicide as her house floods near Austin. Drownings include Thomas Brown Aaron Smith at Austin and Adam Bacon at Australia Landing with two men lost at Little Cypress. Clergy preached from church rooftops as floodwaters inundate communities.
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Helena
Ark
White River
J. H. Hanna
Austin
Thomas Brown
Aaron Smith
Adam Bacon
Australia Landing
Little Cypret
Sailboat Seen Off Fresh Pond With Flag at Half Mast
A large schooner anchored three miles off Fresh Pond on the south shore of Long Island last Monday evening. No boats could reach her due to seas. the vessel vanished by morning with only one man aboard and damaged sails visible from shore. Wreck debris was later found two miles east of the landing, origin uncertain.
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New York
Fresh Pond Landing
Long Island
Building Into the Yellowstone Park Contract Awarded
A contract is let for the Yellowstone Park division of the Northern Pacific from Livingstone. Work starts immediately and will be pushed to finish by July 1 to prepare for tourist traffic. The road will span sixty miles.
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Yellowstone Park
Minn
Northern Pacific Railroad
Livingstone
Mysterious murder shocks Watertown Cambridge line on Mount Auburn Street
Mrs Etta B Carlton was found murdered at her home near Norwood Park on Mount Auburn Street, Watertown Cambridge line. A paving stone bloodstains and a torn envelope were found in the hall. Carlton, a restaurant keeper of 149 Cambridge Street Boston, was abroad at the time and later learned of the tragedy. Police and medical examiners investigated. motive undetermined and no suspect identified.
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Watertown
Cambridge
Mount Auburn Street
Norwood Park
Etta B. Carlton
Edward FE. Carlton
Cambridge Street
Boston
Fanny
D. Channey
Carlton Denial Emphasized By Cambridge Street Saloon Owner
Thomas Casey, saloon proprietor at 140 Cambridge Street, and bartender corroborate that Carl ton was present at the saloon in the afternoon and again at 6 o clock and 7 46 pm before leaving to his uncle's in the South End. Casey says Carlton's wife relations were cordial and he is an honest, straightforward man not capable of the alleged deed.
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Carlton
Edward B. Carlton
Newton
Joseph Bird
Aggie Conlan
Mr. Carlton
South End
Hunt
Boston
Tremont Row
C. M. Dutton
Thomas Casey
Cambridge Street
GLOBE
Mr. Casey
Tragic Murder Case In Newton Prompted Property Transfers
Reports describe Carlton’s transfer of property to his wife before a murder at a Langmaid estate hired house. Insanity within Carlton’s parents noted, with inquest pending and relatives restricted from comment. Police traced Carlton to his uncle’s Newton residence. city faces intense public interest as old larceny case records surface.
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Carlton
Langmaid
Holt
Howard
Watertown
Hunt
Newton
Edward E. Carlton
J.M. Simmons & Co
Alpheus Mead
Court action over note settlement ends indictment trial
In a Superior Court proceeding on March 12 he pleaded not guilty. By March 18 he was defaulted, on March 22 the default was removed and the case placed on file. Costs were paid and the bill discharged, the prior note settlement precluding a successful trial of the indictment.
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Gality
Wiggins Reveals Storm Prediction Theory
Ottawa March 19 Dr Wiggins shares the theory behind a recent storm prediction. He argues the storm proves his 1864 idea that tides move from east to west due to lunar and planetary forces. He warns future alignments could flood portions of America if certain celestial conditions recur.
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Ottawa
Wiggins
Gulf of Mexico
Cape St. Rocque
America
London
Gulf of Guinea
China Sea
American
Venus Andrene
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
New York City
Florida
Royal
Earth
After Twenty-Eight Years Mrs Wiggin Finds Brother in Salem
Salem March 19 Mrs Benjamin T Wiggin nee Grace KE Benham learned of a long lost brother via the Malley trial for Jannie Cramer murder. Silas Benham, a juror, triggered letters that led two brothers and a sister in Connecticut to reunite with their sister after twenty eight years, their mother dead five years.
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Salem
Benjamin T. Wiggin
Grace KE. Benham
New Haven
Malley Brothers
Jennie Cramer
Silas Benham
Benham
Grace FE. Benham
Corn and Wheat Stocks Reported by Department of Agriculture
A Washington report dated March 16 shows national corn and wheat consumption and stocks up to March 1. Total corn on hand about 580 million bushels, 86 percent of last year’s crop, with 380 million in central basin states and 166 million in the South. Wheat on hand about 140 million bushels, 28 percent of the crop, with 104 million in the central basin and 25 percent remaining in the South. Overall stock changes are modest versus prior five years, with regional variations across West, Middle, and Pacific States.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Tennessee
Middle States
West
Ohio
Nebraska
Kansas
Ilinois
Missouri
Central Basin
Pacific States
North Carolina
Texas
South Carolina
Georgia
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Disgusted Officials Cite Rail Land Grants Issue
Washington March 19 The failure of Congress to act on railroad land grants angers Interior Department land bureau officials. The General Land Office says Congress shifted the burden to the department and that only Congress can restore lands to public domain per Supreme Court ruling.
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Washington
Congress
Land Bureau of the Interior Department
General Land Office
Interior Department
Department
Supreme Court
Tariff commission payroll and cotton crop notes
Washington reports total tariff commission payments amounting to 69000 dollars since appointment, with 40 dollars per day unaccounted for per member. Cotton crop figures show 5900000 bales moved to market through March 1, by state percentages. Admiral Garcia leaves New York for Europe asserting Peru’s hopeless condition and criticizing ex ministers Hurlbut and Logan.
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Washington
Tariff Commission
Congress
John L. Hayes
Commission
Treasury Department
Garcia
Peru
New York
Europe
Chili
Hurlbut
Logan
Family Tragedy As Diptheria Claims Three Children In Week
Parrsfield news reports a family loss as Patrick and Ann McDermott bury three of their five children in one grave after a brief diphtheria illness. John aged 1 7, Jane 11, and Thomas 4 6 died within a week, leaving two survivors.
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Parrsfield
Patrick
Ann McDermott
John
Jane
Thomas
Dink Davis Wins Big Faro Payout in New York
Dink Davis a Philadelphia player won about 80000 dollars in New York at the Barclay street faro game on March 19 He had previously cleared 17000 that day and his aggregate New York winnings total around 80000 dollars until the bank stopped dealing for him after a big run.
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Faro
New York
Dink Davis
Elderly Irish Immigrant Ellen Berningham Dies at 107
Mrs Ellen Berningham dies in Louisville at age 107 born in Ireland she came to America forty years ago and has lived here twenty eight years Four months ago she lost her mental faculties
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Louisvville
Ellen Berningham
Ireland
America
Pardoned after life sentence for a crime may not have happened
In Vermont a long miscarriage of justice ends as Samuel Ulman is pardoned after decades in prison for a murder tied to James Estabrook's disappearance. James Estabrook vanished in 1853 after leaving Burr Oak, Michigan. Co-accused Thomas White and George Harding died in prison. Harding recanted before death.
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Burlington
Samuel Ulman
Michigan
James Estabrook
Mary Wood
Leonidas
Vermont
Burr Oak
Miss Woods
Haywood Stillwell
Estabrook
Haywood
Miss Wood
Gilesarding
Thomas White
Harding
Ulman
White
Altman
Son Denies Father Insanity Asylum Plan in Chicago
John Silloway, held for inquiry into sanity in Chicago, claimed by a Norfork Navy Yard worker with a son in Providence. His son William disputed the illness claim, alleging mismanagerment and urging charity asylum. Providence will be compelled to support the father under law.
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Chicago
John Silloway
Ins
Norfolk Navy Yard
Providence
R. I
Pelay
Silloway
Peanty Pauper
William H. Silloway
Navy Yard
Indicated School Boy Not Expelled For Ingersoll Reading
In St Paul, March 19, Attorney-General Hahn ruled that a Spring Valley High School expulsion of Judge Farmer's son was illegal. The boy had chosen an Ingersoll excerpt for a declamation and was expelled for not selecting another text. The decision cites lack of specific speech guidelines and holds teacher bias against Ingersoll insufficient grounds for expulsion.
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Ingersoll
St. Paul, Minn
Hahn
Farmer
Sixth Judicial District
Spring Valley
Lagersoll
Two Maiden Ladies Die in Hartford House Fire
In East Hartford Willow district two single women, Elizabeth and Jane Judson, about 40, perished when their old wooden house caught fire shortly after 1 PM. Neighbors arrived but had no means to stop the blaze. the building burned quickly and the two occupants could not escape.
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Hartford
Elizabeth
Jane Judson
Jesse Judson
East Hartford
Willow
Ple
Omnes
Elopement of White Woman with Hotel Employee sparks shock
Ellen Gorman a white waitress at United States Hotel in Paterson elopes with John Rankin a full blooded Negro and former hotel steward. Rankin leaves a destitute wife. they reportedly fled from Paterson to Boston after leaving the city bars.
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Paterson
N. J
Ellen Gorman
United States
John Rankin
Boston
Rumored deathbed confession ties Boner to Newhall House fire
Milwaukee reports a deathbed confession by Captain Boner, father-in-law of George Scheller, claiming he fired the Newhall House. Scheller and family deny the rumor, saying Boner was unconscious at his death.
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Newhall House
Milwaukee
Wis
Captain Boner
George Scheller
Scheller
Boner
Eight Years for Stealing 209000 in Bank Embezzlement
Ibey E Owen former Third National Bank teller confessed to stealing 209000 all sunk in speculation and was sentenced to eight years in Chester DL penitentiary. Burned to Death While in Prayer Bridgeport Man Dies After Fire Destroys Clothing Mrs Ann Boland Dies. three daughters injured while trying to help.
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St. Louis
Ibey E. Owen
Third National Bank
Chester
Bridgeport
Ann Boland
Fourth Death in One Family in Peabody Mass
Eben A Hooper a well known milkman died from scarlet fever and diphtheria after a severe illness. His entire family were prostrated and three have died. The others remain dangerously sick in Peabody Massachusetts on March 17. The brief item notes multiple fatalities and grave illness within one household.
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Peabody
Mass
Eben A. Hooper
Advertise in Boston Weekly Globe Note
Reader request to mention saw the same advertisement in THE BOSTON WEEKLY GLOBE. historic ad note instructs referencing the Boston Weekly Globe in promotional copy.
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Boston Weekly Globe
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Wyman
Kelley
Morse
Hosmer
Bowdoin Square
Mr. Dutton
Dutton
Mrs. Wiggin
Malley
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