Precarious Condition of the German Emperor and European Affairs
Notes from across Europe discuss Prince Bismarck's view on maintaining peace, the Russian crisis, and potential French disturbances. The Vatican decree provokes mixed Irish reactions, with comments from London and Dublin papers. Reports cover Gladstone, Parnell, Arabic and Catholic tensions, and a German expedition attack with casualties.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Ireland
England
St. James Gazette
Gladstone
Vatican
Drelan
Ne Stindard
National League
Times
Walsh
Ublin
the Freeman’s Journal
Pariament
Ofublin
Russia and Europe Brace for Tense War Winds
London reports show Russia with three quarters of its armed forces on the western frontier and a strengthened navy. Germany's leadership appears divided while Britain plans for swift action. Austria indifferent and France allied with Russia as European powers anticipate renewed tension. Russian finances falter amid ongoing efforts to seize new territories and foment unrest.
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London
Russia
Germany
Ngland
India
Bismarck
Austria
France
Ussia
Daily Losing Strength
Bern, May 8. The general dearth of news about the Emperor is not seen as a good sign. Fever has diminished and temperature is normal, but the Emperor’s strength and overall condition have declined, raising fears of a relapse. Signs suggest the disease’s standstill is temporary as suppuration increases and surrounding attendants brace for possible acute stages.
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Bern
The American Exchange Trouble in Europe
London May 5 The court adjourned the hearing to liquidate the American Exchange in Europe with a view to reconstruction The Exchange prepared a scheme to reconstruct and raise funds believed sufficient for all creditors Counsel said creditors agreed to the plan provided liquidation would resume if reconstruction fails at the next hearing.
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American Exchange
London
Europe
Exchange
Protests Planned Across West Clare Over Papal Rescript
Dustin May 5 meetings will be held throughout West Clare to protest the Papal rescript, arguing the Pope is ignorant of Clare's sufferings and seeking public attention to the issue.
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Dustin
West Clare
Clare
Mount Etna Regains Activity Yet Eruption Not Severe
The Mount Etna region shows renewed activity but the eruption remains non severe. A Rome dispatch notes the Pope allows Archbishop Walsh to continue leading the Dub archdiocese. Major Popoff, convicted of embezzling Servian war funds, is sentenced to four years. Additional reports cover Austro Hungarian credit requests, Turkish-Macedonian unrest, Boulangist sentences, Buenos Aires failures, and other international matters.
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Rome
Walsh
Dub
Major Popoff
Servian War Office
Beeun
Vienna
Porte
Monastir
Macedonia
Nancy
Buenos Ares
Bud
London
Europe
Streetsel
United Sates Legation
Madrid
Angier
Washington
Lewis
Foreign Office
Russa
Douai
France
United States
Mocelsh
North Adams Pioneer A B Wilson Dies After Sewing Machine Fame
A B Wilson of sewing machine fame dies at North Adams Mass recalling his early struggles. He joined Wheeler & Wilson after years of trial and built a palace hotel in North Adams costing 165000, a monument to his success. The tale recalls 1848 49 beginnings with a primitive cabinet shop and a dream.
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A. B. Wilson
North Adams
North Apens
Mass
Wilson
Ingraham & Adams
St. Francis Church
Eagle Street
Earl Orning
Peeler
Wheeler & Wilson
Main and
Holden Streets
Boston
Ester
A Desperate Expedient from Puck
A harried parent urges a bold ruse to appease landlords strict about children. The speaker jokes that May Day may see them out with the darlings in ulsters to outwit the “no children” rule and secure shelter.
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Puck
Paper bottles and their rapid production shown in New York World
The New York World notes extensive use of paper bottles for ink billing shoe dressing glue and similar substances. They are formed by rolling glued paper into cylinders cut to length with tops and bottoms added and an inside coating of a water resistant compound. Dr Prerer's Pellets are advertised at 26 cents a box with one dose per pill.
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New York World
A Kansas Cloudburst Drowns Family Near Maize
A cloudburst near Maize Kansas swept the Rockby family home into the Arkansas river. Rockby his wife and two children drowned as floodwaters demolished buildings. The disaster followed a night of rain with a breaking roar washing away homes and livestock losses reported.
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Wienra
Kan
Maize
Here
Rockby
Arkansas River
Tongueless Woman Recovers After Complete Tongue Removal
A 60-year-old Maine woman who burned her tongue with lye lost her tongue and underwent removal at Massachusetts General Hospital by Dr. H. H. A. Beach. The operation used a chain saw instrument to sever the tongue, avoiding blood loss and a tracheotomy. The patient now speaks and swallows with no tongue, explaining how speech is formed in the throat and mouth.
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Maine
Jess
R. Beach
Mr. Dana first essay as a paragraph ist New York Sun
A fragmentary New York Sun item shows a dialog where a woman breakfasts a tramp and asks him to pay, while the tramp responds that the breakfast was cheap and hints at offering more information in exchange for payment.
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Mr. Dana
New York Sun
Saabs
Not Exactly a Fish Story Found in Pond
A Grant County Wisconsin man drained his fish pond and found four silver watches with chains and many silver spoons knives and forks at the bottom. Police suspect a burglar stashed valuables there to hide them before escaping.
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Savannah News
Grant County
Wisconsin
Sultan of Turkey and the dry goods ads in bedlam
A Lewisville Courier-Journal note jokes about the present Sultan of Turkey having a large tender heart yet harshly keeping out morning papers, as he allegedly prioritizes dry goods advertisements over press freedom.
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Lewisville Courier-Journal
Turkey
A Lesson in Etiquette in a Buffalo Doorway
A Buffalo Express item notes a scene Saturday evening where a young man called to Mary and a companion paused. The incident shows social behavior as a bystander and the interaction near a doorway, reflecting etiquette of the period.
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Buffalo Express
Mary
Street Etiquette Sparks Embarrassed Exchange
In a crowded street a man’s greeting to a woman led to questions about motives and social norms. The exchange centered on whether onlookers would interpret the interaction as inappropriate or as a family greeting, highlighting tension over public behavior and propriety.
Trenton Ex-Judge Rutgers Dead in Suspected Suicide
Charles J Rutgers former New Brunswick District Court judge and locally prominent figure died by his own hand in his East Hanover street room. Found with a white silk handker ief at the throat, his body showed no criminality. The Williamson divorce case, featuring his name among co respondents, loomed over his later years and contributed to his despondency.
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Trenton
N. J
Charles J. Rutgers
New Brunswick
Middlesex County
East Hanover Street
Pang
Williamson
Sims Sens
Rui
New Runsch
Colleges
Rutge
Bate
New York
Wallane
New Brunswick City District Court
Court of Chancery
Bandit Chiefs Shot After Cuban Clash Near Matanzas
Key West May 4 Cuban dispatches report Guardia Civil troops near Matanzas halted five disguised bandits at Buriet calca Pueblo Nuevo. A volley killed Manuel Martinez Marrero, chief of a feared gang. Alberto Alfonzo was mortally wounded. Alado Myranda Gonzalez captured in critical condition. others under arrest in hospital.
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Key West
Fla
Cuba
Guardia Civil
Matanzas
Matanza
Buriet Calca Pueblo Nuevo
Manuel Martinez Marrero
Alberto Alfonzo
Apd T
Alado Myranda Gonzalez
Sasnons
Commercial Matters. Quotations of Staple Goods in Three Cities
New York Chicago and St. Louis report mixed commodity prices with cotton steady up a fraction and flour and grain markets showing receipts exports and sales for week totals. Wheat corn oats barley rye and provisions move irregularly while prices for lumber oils and fish products fluctuate across markets.
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New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Minnesota
City Mills
Rio
Kurbank
Bermuda
P. T
Western
City
Agetad
Continent
Liverpool
Lake
Catcago
Dry Goods Trade Shows Quiet Week And Steady Prices
A muted business week in the dry goods trade sees prices mostly in buyers' favor. Spring cotton goods and prints show moderate demand while cottons are dull. Dress goods move modestly. woollens quiet. No stock on hand, orders slow, and industry eyes a potential rebound with higher prices if conditions shift.
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Boston Journal of Commerce
Bostoy
Butier
Northern
Choice
Franklin Co
Extra Northern
ingSea
Liverpool
New York
Cape
Atooutook
Onl Verinone
Firate
Libya
Estern
Canadan
Yan
Rae
Bush
Baldwin Dle
Sioe
Hebrons
Regent
Bermuda
Food Supplies Steady Trade For May Markets
Grain and provisions show a quiet market with steady prices. Beef and lamb short supply with no near uplift. oats demand moderate. corn and vegetables steady. butter receipts clear. hay markets firm. rye and straw prices listed. seed and clover supplies described with mixed demand across regions.
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Boston
Gloucester Fish Market Receipts Light and Prices Low
May 4 Gloucester reports a quiet fish market with light cod and halibut receipts. Cod plentiful on Grand and Western banks. weekly and April totals show strong cod and halibut supply with prices stubbornly low. Butter, cheese, coffee, and other market notes follow typical midyear patterns.
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Georges Cod
Groverstgr
Troni
Rom Bank Quereau
Wwe
Ipswich
Quereau
Gors
Haddock
Scotia
Arrivals of Livestock At Mggh and Watertown Week End
Weekly cattle and sheep totals report Western cattle 2408 head and 2400 Western sheep and lambs plus 1 035 veals and 28 034 swine. Prices show Western cattle dressed weights from 4 50 to 7 50 per hundred pounds. Skins and hides prices listed with various regional markets and styles.
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Mggh
Watertown
Chris Dont Be Too Impulsive
A Bay City boy in a wheelchair is pictured by a passerby who claims a kiss caused the child’s crippling. The remark ties a Staten Island incident to the boy’s lifelong disability, reflecting a harsh view of misfortune and disability.
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Chris
Rochester Democrat
Centre Avenue
Bay City
Staten
Checker publications and pricing listed for readers
A notice from The Checker Editor invites readers to obtain published checker and chess works. It lists titles and prices such as Paisley 25 cents, Single Corner 25 cents, Ayrshire Lassie parts 1 and 2 at 25 cents, Alma 1.95, American Draught Player 5, Game of Draughts 1.65, American Checker Player edition 2.25, Barker on martins match games 26 cents, and blank position diagrams at 30 cents per 100.
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Schaefer and Kelly
Paisley
Chess Problem Column From Boston May 9 1988
The item presents a checker review from E T Baker with thanks to readers and contributors. Names include K Price W W Hant and J Marker with a solution note for Position No 1355, author unknown. It mentions players by color and several move notations amid a cryptic puzzle discussion.
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Boston
E. T. Baker
American Checker Review
K. Price
W. W. Hant
J. Marker
Ana Heywood
Solution of Position No 1356 by BE Q Lawrence New Haven
The contest entry by BE Q Lawrence of New Haven Conn titled Hodge Podge earned first prize for stroke problems in the New York World problem tournament. The text lists various figures and fragments indicating scoring and outcomes, with references to Black men and White players and multiple numbers amid unclear phrases.
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BE. Q. Lawrence
New Haven
Conn
New York
Graytown
New Zealand
Guese
Otago
Blindfold Match Games Campbell vs M Kelvie
West Lothian Courier prints the first instalment of blindfold match games between Campbell and M Kelvie. The piece, Game No 2332 from Edinburgh, includes four games played with notes and variations by D G M Kelvie.
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Campbell
Checker News sparks disputes over originality and title matches
The piece discusses checker game journalism debates with claims of copied material from "aster WEEKLY" and "San dusky Register" reports. It notes unruly clipping by editors, named players like G. Merry, Snow, Reed, Fitzpatrick, and H. Davis, and hints at upcoming championship matches in Vermont and at other venues.
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New York World
Aster Weekly
Fran ‘E
H. Davis
Jes G. Merry
Iy Tani
Ie Beret Hnakip
Rhode
Nd Bat
A. B. Snow
Cket
La.t
Falcahy
Snow
A.J. Heffner
P. Reed
Pitts
Wee Te
Boston
F. A. Fitzpatrick
Leavenworth
Kan
Chicago
Vermont
H. W. Shannon
M. Stearns
Checker
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Ivy News
Sandusky Register
Eld
Wheelcraft
Gree Mountain State
Manis
Sonne Justiy
I. P. Kenham
Madison
Wiy
Altoona
Labor Notes Reflect Union Struggles and Labor Gains
A digest of labor news notes from The Alarm of Chicago highlighting union advances such as 50 cent daily wage gains for Indianapolis painters, a national convention for grocery clerks in Pittsburgh, and boycotts against pool rooms in New York and other cities. Reports cover railroad telegraphers charter, bakery labor actions in Buffalo, wage reductions in Reading Iron Works, strikes and wage-hour disputes, and unity calls from British and American unions.
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Alarm
Chicago
Indianapolis
Emile Zola
Pitsburg
Pool” Leer
New York
New Haven
The
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Buffalo Anion
Reading Iron Works
Stoneboro
Penn
Knights of Tabor
Association of Iron and Stent Parkers
Woot
J. G. Ray
ORAD
New Roe City
Knights of Labor of China
Tras
Comele
Gates
Joneymen Bake
National Union
Engish
London
Daniel Webster
Skeenna
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BF One
Stk
Iystem
District delegates seated at Isley convention
Territorial delegates from the 50 district and two districts of Columbia attend the convention. Delegates are seated as part of the Isley event to establish representation for the district. The session sets procedures and confirms nominated individuals for subsequent proceedings.
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Marie
Isley Gates
District of Columbia
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