England's Destruction and Irish Rebel Plans Revealed
Paris dispatch describes a covert Irish organization funding agitation and dynamite to secure Ireland's independence. Captain Alfred Aylward, linked to Boer actions, is named as a key organizer and officer, with claims of international conspirators targeting Britain across colonies and nations. The piece details Aylward's past in Ireland and the Transvaal, arguing a broad, violent strategy to cripple British rule and unite Ireland.
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Paris
Ireland
Great Britain
France
England
Aylward
Transvaal
Australia
South Africa
India
Europe
Aylward’s Return and Irish Links in Prewar Proposals
The report traces Alfred Aylward returning from the Transvaal to Natal then sailing to England as a representative to the colonial office of Bour Kenna. He lectured for Boer interests in multiple British cities and planned private business trips to America, with Paris consultations planned in months ahead. In Ireland, the Tubbercurry inquiry resumes with Patrick Delaney’s testimony tying Tynan and other prisoners to the Phoenix Park murders and Fenian activity. Moran adds Birmingham ties to Daly. the inquiry adjourns.
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England
Transvaal
Aylward
Lord Beaconsfield
Edinburgh
Aor Colpeteht
Natal
Natal Witness
Pomeroy Cuelly
Tro
Bour Kenna
S— S
Western
Africa
London
Liverpool
Manchester
Glasgow
America
Alfred Aylward
Paris
Sligo
Tubbercurry
Patrick Delaney
Phoenix Park
Tynan
Phonix Park
Brennan
Fenian Council
Dublin
John Moran
Birmingham
Daly
Tubbercurry Society
Death of Dean Henry Thoms Edwards at Bangor
Very Rev Henry Thoms Edwards dean of Bangor reportedly killed himself at his Ruabon residence between last evening and 8 this morning. A servant found him hanging from a bed post and life was extinct. He had suffered insomnia for weeks and authorities suggest temporary mental aberration.
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Bangor
London
Henry Thoms Edwards
Ruabon
England asks Turkey to send force to Sudan to relieve Khartoum
The Pall Mall Gazette reports England has urged Turkey to dispatch a strong force to the Sudan to relieve Khartoum and crush Mahdist forces, with Turkish success enabling withdrawal of British troops from Egypt and favoring the Sultan's suzerainty.
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London
The
Pall Mall Gazette
England
Turkey
Khartoum
Gordon
Egypt
Senate to reorganize Chamber of Deputies reforms
Paris May 24 report that a bill will be introduced to reorganize the Senate abolish public prayer at opening and grant it origin of legislation on appropriation measures. Also twelve miners suffocated in Midday colliery fire near Edinburgh as smoke and gas trapped workers.
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Senate
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Edinburgh
We Midday
Negotiations Fail Over Abyssinia Neutrality Try
London May 24 negotiations between Admiral Hewitt and King John of Abyssinia collapsed after Maddi promised a large coast district including Massouih and several harbors if the king stayed neutral. Manchester May 24 the American lacrosse team defeated the North of England team five goals to none.
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King John
London
Hewitt
Abyssinia
Massxouih
Manchester
North of England
Spain Aims to Sell Cuba for 50 Million Dollars
Washington report says Minister Foster has worked with the State Department to negotiate purchase of Cuba from Spain. Spain would sell, price not fixed but likely near 50 million dollars. Previous attempts by Buchanan and Fish hinted at similar terms, with Spain currently holding Cuba at a loss and the administration weighing the move as a strategic gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Foster
Spain
State Department
Cuba
Frelinghuysen
Buchanan
Aba
Hamilton Fish
Fish
Senate
Judge Poland’s Wardrobe Metamorphosis in May Fashion
In Washington on May 22 the long familiar blue swallow tail coat and gold buttons of Judge Poland were replaced by a Prince Albert coat in diagonal black fabric and light-colored close fitting trousers. The change drew attention as the judge appeared fashionable, causing mild enthusiasm among colleagues.
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Washington
Poland
West Shore wreck kills and injures thirteen near Savannah
A West Shore train eastbound collided with another on a branch line near Savannah at 9 48 p m. The wreck destroyed two cars and caused thirteen fatalities or injuries. Among the dead are John Wright of Savannah A Waterbury of Newark New York and Joe Davis of Rochester. Seven others are reported injured with broken legs and bruises in a nearby hotel.
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Syracuse
Savannah
West Shore
Jobn Wright
A. Waterbury
Newark
N. Y
Joe Davis
Rochester
Nihilism and Dynamite at Nashville Jail Plot Uncovered
In Nashville on May 24 a Russian Nihilist prisoner Meyer Moscourtz prompted alarm when a jailer opened a package found to contain a dynamite cartridge two inches in diameter and four inches long with fuse caps at both ends. Local fears grow that Nihilist supporters may resort to extreme actions rather than see him hanged.
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Nashville
Davidson County
Meyer Moscourtz
Nintilst
Rich Strikes in Silver Ore at Rabbit Mountain Mines
Rich excitement follows reports of rich silver ore discovery in Rabbit Mountain mines north of Lake Superior. Quartz shipped to Newark mill yielded about $5000 per ton, enhancing claims the mines are among the world's richest. Disclosures trace back years to Oliver Dounais after local Indian contacts.
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Wrynipeg
Man
Rabbit Mountain
Lake Superior
Newark
N. J
Oliver Dounais
The Gig Gridge Open Just a Year
On Queen's birthday flags waved from the bridge towers all day. The bridge marked its first year of operation with 6,083,100 foot passengers and 587,024 vehicles crossing, plus 6,151,220 car passengers. Receipts totaled $391,770.
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New York
Largest Yield from a Single Whale
New London Connecticut May 26 C A Williams & Co report the sale of a whale caught by the Lizzie P Simmons crew. Whalebone sold for 12230 dollars and oil for 3490 in Scotland making the total value 16720 dollars the largest yield from a single whale on record. The monster was taken off Berland Isles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Conn
C. A. Williams & Co
Lizzie P. Simmons
Scotland
Berland
Ward Arrested as Ward & Grant Partner Faces Restitution
Ferdinand Ward is arrested at the Metropolitan Hotel on a claim the firm owes $535,000. Bail set at $300,000. Ward declines to speak, says he will consult his attorney and seek a bondsman. He admits wrongdoing and seeks fair restitution while implicating others only as required by law. Ward’s examination reveals memory issues, with testimony to resume tomorrow.
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New York
Ferdinand Ward
Metropolitan Hotel
City Chamberlain
J. Nelson Tappan
Ward
Stillman White
Brown
Trinity Building
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Cole
Fish
Mr. Stillman
Warner
Alythong
Peache
Grant & Ward
Egally
Rant & Ward
Tappan
Ward Held in Ludlow Jail as Grant News Swirls
New York May 23 Ferdinand Ward is confined in the Ludlow street jail in the same room Tweed died in. Judge Donohue weighs arrest for James D. Fish. Grant family details and rumors about Ward’s escape to Europe surface as United States District Attorney Boot plans to indict Ward Fish and Eno. Mrs U S Grant denies son Ulysses fled to Canada and declares the thief must be caught.
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New York
Ferdinand Ward
Ludlow Street
Tweed
Ward
Donohue
James D. Fish
A. S. Grant, Jr
Morristown
N. J
Grant & Ward
Europe
Green
John ©. Eno
McGonigle
Park Avenue
Windsor Hotel
Second National Bank
Wall Street
Amos R. Eno
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Fifth Avenue
United States
Boot
United States Grand Jury
Ward, Fish
Eno
U.S. Grant
General Grant
Ulysses
Grant
Ramis
Canada
Hin
Kenn
Anis
Gould
Vanderbilt
Grant & Wardetropolitan Bani
Doubts frame Gould statements amid stock drama in Louisville
A reporter learned that the pool in Louisville and Nashville formed by C. C. Baldwin has not liquidated, while Baldwin claims he personally moved 80 shares. At Gould's entry there were 25,000 shares in the safe, but 6,500 went missing before Baldwin’s resignation. Restitution was demanded and the securities were returned. Henry Villard, with D. O. Mills and Horace White, appeared on Wall Street. A broker said Drexel, Morgan and Co. pressed a large loan on Gould, who requested time to cover it.
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Gould
Louisville & Nashville
C. C. Baldwin
Baldwin
Bala- Win
Henry Villard
Wallstreet
D. O. Mills
Horace White
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Ex Marine National Bank President Arrested on Fraud Charge
James D. Fish former Marine National Bank president was arrested on Broadway amid reports of large scale misapplication of funds. Affidavits allege irregularities involving Grant & Ward, with Fish claiming he held documentary evidence and a May 1883 letter from General Grant supporting the contracts.
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Marine Bank
General Grant
New York
James D. Fish
Marine National Bank
Broadway
United States
Curtis
Grant & Ward
Fish
Seriba
Bank
Ward
Speicer
Mir
Ferdinand Ward
Warner
Hen
Million in Grant Ward stock notes indorsed by clerks and porters
Report reveals Grant & Ward stock notes with clerks and even a colored porter endorsing over a million in debits. Notes were detached from collateral, rehypothecated by Ward, and some held by Marine bank. Indorsers seek to know if they remain liable as insolvent firm leaves collateral with bank awaiting valuation.
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Grant & Ward
Indorse
Ward
Marine Bank
Fish
West Side Bank Suspends With Promise to Pay Depositors
New York May 24 A notice on the West Side Bank door announced suspension but promised full deposits payment and a prompt resume. President Moore attributed closing to American Exchange Bank's refusal to clear, with examiners to audit books. Rumors swirled over Hinckley defalcation. Moore said likely under 96,000, others doubtfully claim greater loss.
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New York
West Side Bank
Moore
American Exchange Bank
American Exchange
Hinckley
Practical Joking Ends in Fear and Bloodshed in Wheeling
In Nethkinsville, May 24, a prank by young girls using a poisoned pie sickened Arthur Knowlton, a Wheeling clerk. He later whipped a girl, was tarred and feathered by her brothers, and a broker was shot dead nearby. The town fears further bloodshed as factions form.
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Ter
Wheeling
W. Va
Nethkinsville
Arthur Knowlton
Knowlton
Lawless Louisiana Rivalry Sparks Riot Fears
A telegraphic order from Governor McEnerney calls 200 men from the Washington and Louisiana Artillery to St. Martin's parish to quell rising tensions between Fontelieu and Gates supporters over the district judgeship. Both factions claim victory amid fraud accusations as bloodshed is feared.
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Cisimanis
New Orleans
McEnerney
Baton Rouge
Washington and Louisiana Artillery
St. Martin’s Parish
Fontelieu
Gates
St. Martin and Iberia
Fonnelley
Death of Farragut's Pilot in Mobile Bay Battle
John Lawrence Farragut's pilot in the battle of Mobile Bay died in Mobile's poorhouse after months of suffering. He lived in destitution and repeatedly appealed to the Federal government for aid, which went unanswered.
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Farragut
New Orleans
John Lawrence
Mobile Bay
Mobile
Death by own action of judge's son in Buffalo
George Emerson Lowell, Harvard Class of 1883, son of Judge Lowell of Boston and a Buffalo Latin and Grammar School teacher, died by suicide in Buffalo this morning. A Harvard graduate known for intellect, leadership, and kindness, his death is attributed to melancholia. classmates mourn a beloved friend and scholar.
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Buffalo
George Emerson Lowell
Harvard
Lowell
Boston
Buffalo Latin and Grammar School
George Emerson Lowel
Chestnut Hill
Mass
John Lowell
United States Circuit Court
Harvard College
Hils
Phi Beta Kappa Society
The
Athletic Association
Harvard Athletic Association
Blu
Prodigal Arnold Brothers Return to Pawtucket after 30 Years
Cornelius and Nathan Arnold, sons of the late Jeremiah Arnold, return to their Pawtucket birthplace after more than thirty years abroad. Cornelius sailed in 1849 from Narragansett Bay to California, then wandered the Pacific to Australia and Brazil before settling near Valparaiso in 1854 and fathering fourteen children. Nathan left New York in 1851 for Panama and San Francisco, later settling in Tuolumne County, California. The brothers, now aged and reflective, revisit their old home and familiar sites, finding the city grown and themselves as strangers in a familiar place.
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Pawtucket
Cornelius
Nathan Arnold
Jeremiah
Arnold
California
Narragansett Bay
Rhodes
Golden Shores
Chili
San Francisco
Queen Charlotte’s Island
Biy Catharine Brown
Australia
Brazil
Callao
Ilege
Valparaiso
Knalr
Northmon
Curious Letters Reach Professor Ritchel on Bequest
Bridgeport reports a $400,000 bequest to Charles F Ritchel to fund flying machine experiments. In ten days 1765 letters arrived from worldwide correspondents seeking funds and information. Sixteen new inventors visited, while lawyers question Maxwell’s heirs over the will. Ritchel plans a gasless 200 foot lift powered by compressed air through a hose.
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Bridgeport
Willian Maxwell
Charles F. Ritchel
North Pole
William Maxwell
Ritehel
Remarkable Bridgeport Boy Suddenly Calculates Beans
In Bridgeport on May 20 a Polish boy named Paul Zilzisky of East Bridgeport amazed onlookers with rapid mental arithmetic. When his father challenged him with a handful of beans, the youth danced and counted aloud as beans were scattered, prompting comparisons to a trained animal responding to a cue.
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Bridgeport
Paul Zilzisky
Zilzisky
Frary & Son
Paul
Boy Prodigy Paul Solves Puzzles For New York Gentlemen
A boy named Paul amazed spectators as he quickly calculated counts of beans oats and water after his father posed the questions. Each answer, shouted with certainty, drew gasps and a doleful expression, attracting interest from several New York men who plan to care for him.
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Paul
Aninner
New York
Adjournement outlook tied to appropriation passage
Washington May 23 The prospect of early adjournment rests on passage of all appropriation bills before next month’s end. Republicans expect Senate contests over consular diplomatic naval and sundry civil bills, while Western and Southern lawmakers push to curb land grants and monopolies. Overall aides foresee adjournment after mid July, with campaigns looming.
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Congress
Washington
Randall
Senate
House
Eee
Cause of Crowley Arthur quarrel tied to Miss Crowley’s death
A Washington special ties ex Congressman Dick Crowley’s quarrel with President Arthur to the death of his daughter Miss Crowley in Lockport New York. The engagement to Allan Arthur, the President’s son, allegedly caused a rift when broken, prompting Crowley’s resignation as special counsel. The piece notes the Crowleys’ White House closeness and claims the match’s collapse sparked the dispute, with family members denying public reasons.
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New York
Washington
Lockport
N. Y
Dick Crowley
Allan Arthur
Crowley
South Carolina
Crowleys
White House
Miss Crowley
Arthur
Sunday Services Advocated by Rabbi Gottheil at Hebrew Temple
A New York meeting on Hebrew Temple Emanu-El discussed Rabbi Gustav Gottheil's letter urging Sunday services and vernacular prayer. He argued ritual has outlived usefulness and proposed reform with minimal Hebrew, new congregational music, and attendance issues. A committee of fifteen and prominent Jewish figures debated the plan while some press warned it could threaten Hebrew religion.
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Gottheil
New York
New Yor
Hebrew Temple
Emanu-El
Fifth Avenue
Gustav Gotthei
Rabel
Gonhtee
Emuanu-Ki
Jesse Seligman
Lazarus Rosecfela
Seven of the Jury to 70 as John Brown trial jurors live on
In DuFrriero West Virginia May 23 an investigation shows seven of the twelve jurors from the John Brown trial are still alive. Foreman John C Wiltshire died at 68. Eldest Isaac Dust is 87. Others include George W Boyer 62 and Jacob J Miller 67 lingering in county life.
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George W. Boyer
Jacob J. Miller
Sreeenes
Thomas Osbourn
William Kightstine
Richard Timberlake
John ©. McClure
Potter son refuses will over spouse choice
Charles B Potter of Schenectady, son of Henry Potter of Rochester who died worth 2 000 000 000, disputed his father’s will. Experts testified the elder Potter was senile and incompetent to will. The case, heard in Rochester, centers on the survivor’s preference for his wife over the large bequest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Charles B. Potter
Schenectady
Henry
Potter
Fire sweeps Chicago seed house injures workers
May 26 Chicago fire at the Hivan Sibley & Co seed merchants building on Northwestern track causes total loss for Sibley and a dozen firms. About 30 people fall from a roof exposure while watching the blaze as smoke fills streets and trains and streetcars are crowded. Loss estimated near $200,000 with heavy insurance.
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Chicago
Northwestern Railroad
Om Weiss
Kenzie
Hivan Sibley & Co
Oge
Sibley & Co
William H. Calvin & Co
Hiram Sibley
Mammoth Pen
Precious Ball Well Caught by Cincinnati Hero
Nora Oberly five, daughter of Edmund Oberly, escaped a fatal fall from a third story window on Liberty and Pleasant streets. Louis Kunzman caught her as she plunged thirty five feet, saving her life and earning the crowd's praise for his quick, brave action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Nora Oberly
Edmund Oberly
Liberty
Pleasant Streets
Pleasant Street
Louis Kanzman
Leasant Street
Mr. Kunzman
Sife
Death From Tooth Extraction In Leominster
Leominster May 24 Arthur P Silver about 30 and a widow died after a dental operation in which five teeth were extracted under gas. Doctors say profuse bleeding followed from a glandular cut and deep excavation, and the pulling was attributed to a preexisting weak condition.
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Silver
Leslie
Young Silver
Leominster
Arthur P. Silver
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