Thibaudin Seeks Deputy Seat Over France China Attitude
The report outlines Thibaudin's resignation as war minister after cabinet tensions with Ferry and Grevy. It cites his push to expose perceived cowardly concessions to China, opposition to recall of General Bouet in Tongaln, and hints of a warlike mood in the French Chambers. Bismarck comments on a Franco Spanish episode as an insult to Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday Globe
London
M. Thibaudin
M. Jules Ferry
M. Jules Grevy
Marquis Tseng
China
M. Ferry
M. Thibauain
Grevy
Alfonso
Bouet
Tongaln
Thibaudin
Courbet
Peyrou
John Bright
Martin Luther
Germany
Mr. Bright
Luther
General Booth
Salvation Army
Bismarck
Prince Bismarck
France
Bloody riot in Belfast ends in police clash
In Bel Fast October 7 a large Orangemen march led to a violent riot near Nazareth convent. Catholics countered with force, pistols and clubs were used, three policemen were badly wounded, many injured, and arrests made. The shock killed the convent's lady superior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bel
Nazareth
Black Flags Withdraw From Tonquin Conflict
London report says Civil Commissioner Harmand may hire the Black Flags for the future Franco Annamese army. If Sontay is evacuated the French will attack Bacnuh and move gun boats up the river to intercept retreating Chinese troops. A Tonquin accord with the King of Annam ends Black Flag interference with commerce. Admiral Courbet commands the fleet at Along Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Standard
Hong Kong
Harmand
Sontay
Bacniuh
Tienzene
Tonquin
Annam
Black Flags
Blac
Courbet
Along Bay
Death for the Czar Nihilists Proclaim Doom in St Petersburg
Reports from St Petersburg and London describe a spate of posters declaring the Czar doomed as Nihilists revive activity. Exile of Mme Naskow to Siberia linked to socialist ties fuels rumors of internal splits. A courier to Copenhagen carries police dispatches said to reveal Nihilist movements.
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St. Petersburg
Petersburg
Mme. Naskow
Siberia
London
Copenhagen
Astounding Frauds in the Territories Exposing Public Land Grifts
Salt Lake City reports Colonel James Tullis, a government land agent, detailing widespread frauds in the Territories. Descriptions include false desert land entry, improper timber culture claims, and homestead abuses, with thousands of acres fenced by wealthy interests while real settlers lose grazing rights and legal protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
James Tullis
Ohio River
Montana
Largest mattress sunk to firm the Memphis riverbank
In October at Hopefield the government works lowered a colossal 1082 by 145 foot mattress made of willow poles and stone. A Loat and another barge moored at ends added stone until the mattress sank, then it was covered with earth and willows to form a firm basin to resist the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Government Works
Hopefield
Peculiar Pulsating Exophthalmia Strikes Chicago Man
A Chicago youth at Michael Reese Hospital suffers from pulsating exophthalmia, a rarified disease with only about twenty cases worldwide. The condition follows a skull injury from a robbery sandbag blow, driving skull bone into vessels and disrupting brain and heart blood flow. Dr. Baxter plans an operation as records warn half of similar patients die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Michael Reeese Hospital
Baxter
Red Men of the Kanawha Confession and Trial Details
Hoffmann one of the Barbour county Red Men on trial at Clarksburg has been convicted and sentenced. The article traces the group's founding after the War by Marion Howse, details the mail robbery scheme and division of loot, and describes the tribe’s grips passwords and signs used to identify members while outlining the broader pattern of criminal violence attributed to the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Hoffman
Barbour County
Clarksburg
Randolph, Barbour
Tucker Counties
Martin Howse
Mowse
Howse
Philippi
Kettle
Marion F. Howse
Albert England
Albert Price
Marion
McCutcheon
Hoffmann
Price
Bullington
F. Howse
John Price
James England
Marion Howse
Bellington
Harsh
Watkins
Phillippi
Marion Howes
Tom Brown
Moses Smith
Granville Starmaker
The
Odd Fellows
Fenelon Howse
Laurel Hill
Brownswoods
Worth Tetter
James E
Worth Tester
Worth
Thomas McKahan
Arties
Jarion Howes
Fenelon Howes
Albert Prince's
Phillipp
Judge Warned by Red Men Letter Over Dayton Bail Fight
In Wheeling on October 8, reports detail a violent Red Men letter to Judge C J Stuart of Doddridge County warning him not to return to Robinson Fork before trial for Huffman the mail robber. The note threatens jury bribery and vows a clean county seat, signed Red Men Doddridge County. Stuart replies by declaring he will confront the threat and test whether such men can coerce justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Robinson Park
Wheeling
W. Va
Harrison and
Barbour
Clarksburg
Huffman
Doddridge County
Henry Rice
John Cayton
Cayton
C. J. Stuart
Robinson Fork
West Union
Red Men
Dayton
Conflicting Accounts in Confederate-Era Murder Case
Cayton claims self defense after a confrontation with Rice, a Confederate Army veteran, who was shot in the right breast with a nails-loaded gun. The murder sparked lynching threats and countywide alarm as Rice faced charges while Cayton, aged 45, had a prior tense incident over eviction attempts and a prior shooting incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cayton
Rice
West Union
New Salem
Murder in Dorchester sparks New Hampshire tragedy
In Dorchester a farm man Ed Clement and rival Joli Brooks fought at a district school house. G F Colburn intervened and shot Brooks, then struck him with a hammer. Brooks, wounded, returned home and spoke from a lucid interval detailing the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouuth
N. H
New Hampshire
Dorchester
Clement
Joli Brooks
Ceame
GU. F. Colburn
Colburn
Brooks
G. I. Colburn
Karene Colburn
John W. Brooks
Eugene Colburn
W. Brooks
G. F. Colburn
Eugene A. Colburn
Eugene
Pirates Aboard Proteus Spark Greeley Expedition Row
Washington October 3 The Republican prints an interview with Moritz an artificer of the Seventeenth Infantry a member of the Greeley relief expedition He says the Proteus crew were regular pirates who looted valuables from the sinking ship seized soldiers clothing robes liquor and guns Moritz notes the sailors did nothing in danger and were cowards while the crew fled Littleton Island possibly to save themselves
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Washington
The
Republican
Moritz
Seventeenth Infantry
Greeley
Pike
Lim
Garlington
Littleton Island
Two Hundred Miles of Pipe to Evaporate Salt
A group of Philadelphia and Boston capitalists propose a 2000 mile pipeline from western New York salt wells to the Lehigh coal region to supply brine for evaporating salt. The Lehigh Valley Company offers land for salt works and removal of culm. Experts doubt practicality due to iron rust in brine and high pipe costs around $1.4 million with interest offset by coal value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
N. Y
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Lehigh Valley Company
Mammoth
Mammoth Chicago Literary Venture to Launch Next Christmas
Announcement tomorrow in Curiaco reveals The Current, a weekly literary journal planned for Christmas day. Proprietor Edgar L. Wakeman, longtime Louisville Courier Journal northern rep, has labored nearly a decade on preparations. Contributing writers include Daudet Zin, Zola, Ruskin, Miller, Tennyson, Kipling, and many others amid offers. Subscriptions and advertising already total $60,000 with cash capital over $78,000.
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Mas. Curiaco
Edgar L. Wakeman
Louisville Courier- Journal
Dr,arker
Alphonse Daudet
Emile Zola
Robert Collyer
Joaquin Miler
John Ruskin
Edward Las
Trial judge times two minutes to shooting in New York case
In a New York trial, Eugene A. Moulle was struck by Chris Moore and later shot. Judge Gildersleeve asked a witness to time the interval, then praised the accuracy after saying twenty seconds had passed. The judge compared two minutes to a horse running a mile to illustrate perception of time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eugene A. Moulle
Chris Moore
Morrine
Moulle
Moore
Gildersleeve
A Woman’s Tempting Lips Accusation at Castle Garden
A young woman who landed at Castle Garden reported to the emigration commissioners that a sailor on her voyage offered to kiss her. Captain Hinzeman prepared to take her affidavit as she described the incident, with the captain remarking that if kissing were punishable many men would be imprisoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Castle Garden
Commissioners of Emigration
Hinzeman
Faithful Skye Nellie Saves Family Then Perishes
New York reports Walter B. Graham of Netherwood New Jersey waking to a burglar alarm and fire. Nellie the blind Skye terrier woke him by licking his face, enabling him to escape as flames engulfed the house. Neighbors aided, Nellie died in the blaze, believed to have warned others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walter
Graham
Front Street
Netherwood
N. J
Mr. Graham
Nellie
Mrs. Graham
Cas
Nelile
Cat Saves Servant From Spring-Locked Fridge Mystery
In Somerville a large refrigerator trap trapped a servant inside while washing it. The cat mewed loudly from upstairs and urged the mistress to help. The door opened and the servant Mary escaped, claiming the cat saved her life. the cat’s noted intelligence is reaffirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Mary
Oil Spot In Gulf Of Mexico Described By Revenue Cutter Lieutenant
Lieutenant Stamm of the revenue cutter Andrew Johnson reports a 2 mile by 0.75 mile oil spot about ten miles south of Sabine Pass in the Gulf. It darkens red and muddies in a gale, with a maximum depth of twelve feet. calm seas reveal a strange bottom soil and no local river input. The spot purportedly emits no troubled water and its Mosquito Olympus hours prevail most of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Stamm
Andrew Johnson
Gulf of Mexico
Sabine Pass
Sabine River
Gulf
Sabine
Model Suspension Bridge Attracts Yankee Ingenuity
At the American fair a model suspension bridge shows a wire and light iron girder construction by inventor Mr Haines. He forms a company to build a series of bridges between galleries claiming support of twenty to seventy five tons with total weight under two tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haines
Invention Bridge Requires No Anchoring to Ground
A description notes a bridge whose unique construction eliminates the need for ground anchorage. Wires are fastened directly to upright columns, a design peculiarity highlighted as a key feature of the invention.
Brief Sketch of His Career as a Politician and Lawyer
Worcester obituary details the long career of Hon. George F. Verry born Mendon 1826. He practiced law in Worcester, partnered with H D Stone, later Verry & Gaskell, served as Mayor in 1872 and Massachusetts Senator 1874 1876, chaired the judiciary committee and ran for Congress and attorney general. He died at home October 6 after a prolonged illness and a congestive chill, leaving a legacy as counsel in notable trials including the James murderers and the Highland street railroad case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
George F. Verry
Mendon
Verry
Jackstone
Woonsocket
Phillips Academy
Andover
Milbury
H. D. Stone
Stone
Stone & Verry
Fem
Cty
Verry & Gaskell
George F. Hoar
Senate
Massachusetts Senate
Judiciary
Democratic Party
Congress
Hoar
Soo
Butch
Rare
Holy Cross College
Buller
James
Richardson and Ryan
Frank Hayden
Highland Street Railroad
Boston
Krakatoa ash covers Herschel voyage home from Krakatoa
The German ship Herschel from Manila arrived in New York after 176 days at sea. Captain P T Wupper reports the vessel passed Krakatoa on May 20 and was enveloped by ash three inches deep. The ash drifted across the Straits of Sunda and settled on deck for three days, with some usable for polishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel
P. T. Wupper
Manila
Philippine Islands
New York
Krakatoa
Straits of Sunda
Wupper
Straits of
Sunda
Bowen plots with criminals in Scituate mystery
October 8 Providence reports Dr Bowen was caught in a scheme to hire men to burn Joseph Esten's mill. He claims the plan aimed to trap criminals who burned his house, and he and a companion waited at the site. The episode unsettles locals and leaves the Scituate affair as perplexing as ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Bowen
Scituate
Providence Journal
Fire obliterates fir PPTure exposition in one night
Fire swept the exposition building at Fir PrrTseura on October 3 30 morning destroying the entire complex including machinery and floral halls. Origin traced to a lit cigar stump unknown by watchmen. Loss estimated at 2 5 million. The exhibits included Wilisabie relics and Arabian the first locomotive built in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Onio Railway
Not Allowed to Use the Stars and Bars
Survivors of a Confederate brigade in Norfolk requested permission to use their old battle flags at a reunion soon. The War Department holds several hundred Confederate flags, but Adjutant-General Drum said the request must be refused without congressional sanction from the secretary of war or the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Norfolk
Drum
Secretary of War
Congress
Gave Up $100,000,000 Worth of Coal Lands
State Senator Eckley B. Coxe was ordered by the court to surrender a deed to coal lands valued at $100,000,000 obtained by sharp practice. The case has been before the courts repeatedly and has been twice decided against Coxe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarke
Penn
Eckley B. Coxe
Coxe
Tragedy as Woman Sets Fire After Child Abduction
In Gatesville Texas on October 8 a woman Mrs Shaw reportedly lost custody of her child. She tied to a stone fence and doused herself with kerosene before setting fire to her clothing. She was found dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatesville
Tex
Miners Crushed Under a Slab in West Virginia Mine
Two miners Jubal Carney and William Anderson were killed at Pioneer Coal Company mine in Charlestown when a slate slab twelve feet by four by two fell, crushing them yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
W.va
Jubal Carney
William Anderson
Pioneer Coal Company
Fifty Years Without Seeing the Wharf
SEAKPORT Me October 8 Mrs H D Smith who lived within thirty rods of the shore for over fifty years and mainly near Leach's wharf where she first landed never went down to the wharf until Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaksport
H. D. Smith
Leach
Diphtheria Outbreak Strikes Southern Albany Vermont
Black diphtheria has appeared in the southern part of Albany Vermont and is raging with terrible malignity. Three deaths have occurred and three very bad cases are under treatment, with outcomes still unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Rutland
Alburgh
Cold snap ruins crops in Port Jervis area
Port Jervis New York October 6 The thermometer dropped twenty six degrees last night causing heavy frost that froze to half an inch. Grapes suffered severe damage while buckwheat and standing corn were utterly ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Jervis
N. Y
A Georetn Merchant's Order in Macon Telegraph
A local merchant recounts a quirky customer order requesting one dollar of coffee and one dollar of sugar along with two small nails a baby’s birth announcement, two padlocks and a monkey wrench, highlighting period vernacular and playful miscommunication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georetn
Macon
Tragedy in Northboro Cornfield Ends in Double Death
In Northboro on October 8 a husband William Towle shot his wife Margaret during husking in a field near Chauncy Pond, then killed himself. The couple, recently quarrelsome and drinking, had lived in Millville. Margaret survived, while Towle lay dead with a pistol wound. A razor was found in Towle’s pocket. The affair is attributed to jealousy and intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northoro
Wiliam Towle
Margaret
Northboro
Millville
Richard Elwood
Chauncy Pond
Towle
Elwood
Jewett
Marties
Milville
Towie
How She Vanquished a Would-Be Highway Robber
Bangor dispatch reports Mrs. Amanda Boynton of Pushaw Pond encountering a robber in Glenburn while returning home. After a struggle she restrained him until he offered to flee in exchange for release. A Bangor acquaintance arrived soon after, and the man fled with the team. Mrs. Boynton recalls the description and believes she could identify him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Amanda Boynton
Pushaw Pond
Glenburn
Dramatic Collision Erupts As Express Hits Horse Car
Philadelphia reports a Newtown express tram on the North Pennsylvania branch struck a horse car on the Upton line at Susquehanna avenue and American street. The car tore apart, roof ripped, cushions torn, but both horses escaped injury. Passengers and driver endured injuries, many carried on improvised stretchers to Episcopal Hospital. Dramatic scene drew crowds as responders tended the wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Newtown
North Pennsylvania
Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Upton
Susquehanna Avenue
American Street
Orate
Squires
Jin
Episcopal Hospital
Whale washed ashore in Barnegat with Smithsonian team
A bottle-nose whale specimen has washed ashore in Barnegat New Jersey. Professor True and Mr Valmer of the Smithsonian Institution are on site making a plaster cast and collecting bones. True notes it will be the second prepared specimen, the first being in theearis Museum. The carcass measures 19 feet 4 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnegat
N. J
Professor True
Mr. Valmer
Smithsonian Institution
Eearis Museum
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