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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1886
Page
1
The article surveys Bulgarian turmoil after Prince Alexander’s deposition and a suggested return amid Russian and German interests, while Ireland's Home Rule debate continues. It notes evictions in Galway, land acts progress, and political maneuvering across Britain and Europe with figures like Parnell, Gladstone, Chamberlain, and Bismarck shaping the balance of power.
The British House of Commons discusses Irish unrest and government plan to deploy Sir Redvers Buller to Kerry to quell outrages. Critics claim martial law and brutality, while supporters praise Buller’s bravery and Victoria Cross record in Zulu battles and rescue actions.
Reports from Athens and Zante describe a powerful earthquake with western Morea towns Pyrgo and Philiatra nearly obliterated and hundreds killed or injured. Aftershocks reach Naples and other Italian cities, while Egypt reports terrors but no major damage. Telegraphed details show widespread fear and evacuation.
Welsh agita tion widens as tithe conflict ties to a broader push for disestablishment of the English church in Wales. A Welsh parliamentary party may advance Welsh interests, especially agriculture, amid rising tenant radicalism. French workmen's delegation lingers in London, aligning with Socialists. Hyde Park protest plans target Williams and Mainwaring. Flood reports from Mandaley, Burmah shift from high death tolls to minor losses. de Roulde’s banquet signals cross border agitation. Dublin Express notes trouble in Parnellite camp.
Louis Juhl a tailor Henry Batzel a stonemason and William Kloth a cooper were seized by Lieutenant Shepard and officers at noon yesterday and jailed on conspiracy charges. Police found two stands of Australian firearms in a hidden compartment but no explosives. Kloth admitted anarchist ties and past involvement with Haymarket linked figures. the trio offered no plausible explanation for the arsenal.
Dora Rodenburg of Union Hill New Jersey and companions entered Jacob Ambers orchard near Givernaud's silk mill Saturday to steal fruit. Farmer Lambers shot with a double barrel, injuring Rodenburg severely. he was arrested after hiding in his house and bail was posted. Public sympathy splits between the accused farmer and the injured girl’s supporters.
Algernon Dangerfield of Harrisburg Va and Miss Tete Thomas of Richmond eloped after visiting Harrisonburg. They obtained a marriage license and minister, faced parental opposition, and attempted a midnight elopement after Dangerfield was briefly jailed. Both come from prominent families.
Kumbra New York August 25 Rev James Beecher of Cos Cob Conn brother of Henry Ward Beecher and Rev Thomas Beecher shot himself through the head with a small rifle at the water cure. He had suffered mental troubles for years and was under treatment at Middletown Asylum earlier. He came here recently with a special attendant and appeared in fair health.
A quake was felt in Cuarunston DC at 4 48 this morning extending north to Summerville about twenty five miles away. The tremor caused alarms and is the latest in a series of shocks reported recently across the area. Authorities catalog the event as a minor seismic disturbance with no immediate injuries or major damage noted.
A lightning like blast from Ratlin Rand dynamite magazine near Archer road hurled fragments across Chicago ten miles away, killing Miss Carrie Ahernworth and injuring several others. At Holy Family church on Blue Island avenue mass was disrupted as crowds fled, while the blast shattered windows, toppled a statue, and caused mass confusion. The explosion released about 140,000 pounds of powder and 600,000 pounds of dynamite in nearby stores. no major fires or injuries were reported beyond the listed victims.
Washington August 26 The new 4000 ton cruisers will bear Newark and Charleston names with Baltimore honoring Baltimore as United States steamship. Baltimore is designed by White of England for Spain and may become the fastest and finest vessel in the navy.
Ex Governor St John did not attend the event and Senator Hale faced temperance speakers led by General Neal Dow. Dow told 600 listeners that the Republican party allies with the saloon and warned that only a Democratic blunder could bring Republicans back to power. He quoted a Blaine confidant admitting little chance of GOP return without Democratic errors and claimed the party is bidding for the rum trade.
Three New York youths John Jaegler Robert Ross and James McDonald returning from fishing near Grassy Swamp confronted by rattlesnakes. McDonald tries to catch a five foot yellow rattler alive with a minnow net. snake bites through trousers, is killed, and McDonald faints. Investigator Eugene Weaver reports horse activity nearby.
In New York Sun style narrative, a rattlesnake coiled in the road struck at a horse as Weaver leapt from a wagon and killed the four foot long serpent with seven rattles, preventing injury to the horse and rider. The incident illustrates quick action and danger in rural travel.
In Winsor Vermont on August 25 Senator Evarts Charles C. Perkins of Boston and Miss Jeannie Matthews rode from Senator Evarts lake property. A bit breaks, horses bolt, coachman falls, Perkins is killed by striking a stone wall. Evarts Matthews and the coachman Watts sustain injuries as local doctors aid them.
Elizabeth Rodgers is named master workman of District 24, succeeding the late J J Murphy. At 30, wife of George Rodgers, mother of eleven, and a noted labor reformer, she previously served as supreme judge and has influenced national precedents. She plans to oppose anarchist tendencies within the organization.
Governor Ireland of Texas plans to press Secretary Bayard on Caleb George a Texas citizen and ship captain unjustly seized in Mexico His vessel crew and cargo were taken, he served sixteen months in prison, and he has received no redress despite seeking aid from the State Department and the Mexican governor’s disavowal of the act.
Mr James Stevenson executive officer of the government survey corps arrived in the city on the Pennsylvania express. Shortly after leaving Davis station about fifty miles from Chicago, unknown assailants hurled missiles at high speed breaking windows in the smoking car and two Pullmans. No injuries reported and conductors did not stop the train amid wild alarm among passengers. The incident is attributed to possible malicious mischief by tramps.
Miss Jeanette Larke of Youngstown and William Wilkinson swam Niagara River from shore to shore below the Devils Whirlpool, covering about a mile and a half to the Canada shore. The 18 year old girl is hailed as the town belle and is described as well educated and physically fit.
A three-year-old adopted daughter of John Pollard was left in a baby carriage outside Dickhant's market by a servant girl. A gusty wind toppled the carriage into the gutter, and a Grant's milk team horse struck the child, trampling her face and head. The injuries are fatal, with expected death imminent.
Mapex August 26 Dennis Perry, working on a Pleasant street staging, fell fifteen feet when the structure gave way. He swallowed six one inch nails during the fall and suffered stomach pain. Dr. George Lunney says recovery is likely though pain persists.
In AvucusTa Georgia on August 29 Amanda Jones and two young children died in a house fire started after her sister lit a fire and left. The children, left unsupervised, played with coals and perished in the blaze.
A crowd watched the submarine boat Peacemaker on the Hudson river at Eighty-sixth Street. Pilot Holland and Engineer Klyne guided the craft beneath forty feet, surfacing near Weehawken and then under the City of Kingston, showcasing torpedo and diver operations before an intended two week overhaul with electric lights.
Citizens of Victoria Texas convened to aid storm victims in a August 25 meeting. A relief committee issued an appeal to America urging charitable help as drought and famine threaten ongoing distress beyond local relief efforts.
A plea for aid appeals for food and clothing amid storm distress and rising sickness. Contributions may be sent through local bankers to relief committee chairmen H. A. Glenn and Simon Levy. The appeal emphasizes help for both white and black neighbors, funds directed to reduce suffering and support the helpless.
A fire damp explosion at the Fairlawn colliery in Scranton this morning left seven dead and ten men still unaccounted for in the mine. Rescue teams battled the blaze as officials confirmed the figures.
Arnasy August 26 Governor Hill announced he denies a reopening motion and approves the mayor’s removal of Rollin M. Squire from the New York City commissioner of public works. The formal order states the process followed, heard arguments, and grants removal effective August 25, 1886.
A Geological Survey party led by Captain Clarence E. Dutton reports Crater Lake Oregon as potentially the deepest fresh water body in North America. Soundings reach 2005 feet with two large submerged cones, suggesting a postglacial caldera origin similar to Hawaiian basins.
Emma Bloxom of 447 Saratoga Street found dead in her home. The woman, once educated and refined, was disowned by wealthy father William Beach of Acromac County after marrying Thomas Bayley. After years of struggle and widowhood, she cared for five children and worked as a governess and dressmaker before dying of starvation conditions in West Baltimore. Dr George Ogle noted the death and burial occurred in St Pauls graveyard.
Washrion August 24. After the Riel rebellion many mixed-blood followers left Canada for Dakota seeking land under US laws. Hundreds filed at Devil's Lake land office but were told they cannot entry public lands as they are Indians. They may try Manitoba and Northwest lands. Dominion government will not permit settlement on Canadian soil.
The English cutter Galatea visited Marblehead and received a hearty reception from a dory crew of three boys. They cheered Lieutenant Henn, Mrs Hen, and the Hen-coop, drawing laughter from the lieutenant and his crew as the harbor welcomed them ashore.
In Somerville a colored girl Mary Davis faced a Malden District Court hearing after suspected arsenic poisoning at Mrs Elizabeth Blanchards summer boarding house. Eight to nine boarders including Judge Emmons and C A Littlefield fell ill after tea. investigators found arsenic in leftovers. The girl claimed she added only tea and mixed new tea with old, saying it smelled of tobacco. The case proceeds with the girl held on $5000 bond for the next hearing.
Mrs. Sarah J. Robinson and Dr. C. T. Beers were arraigned charged with administering poison to kill Willia J. Robinson and with murder of Lizzie Robinson. Both held in $10,000 bond for further examination. Dr Beers added as an accessory amid alleged confidential ties and frequent visits. Testimony described poisoning methods, ice cream, wine, and domestic witnesses.
A New York City Hall shuttle train of two cars struck a bumper at Bridge station at 10.10 am injuring about twenty passengers. The incident, blamed on a brake failure and signaling lapse, sent riders tumbling and caused shock among many.
The Howard oil mills in the Houston suburbs covering about three and a half acres were completely destroyed by fire at an early hour yesterday. The mill complex employed 180 workers and was the largest in the state. Loss estimated at 275000 dollars with 150000 dollars insured through Northern and European companies.
The handsome steamer Daniel Drew of the Albany day line caught fire at her moorings at Kingston Point in the Hudson this afternoon and was burned to the water's edge. Her blackened hull lies at the river bottom. She had been held in reserve and quartered there for three months.
An explosion at 1 am destroys the office of Dr. C. C. Hall on Main Street Monson. Fire brigades extinguished the blaze, with $800 in losses and cause undetermined. The blast follows a dynamite or quarry powder report in Bangor on August 27.
Democrats propose postmasters promote a 25 cent trial of the Weekly Globe to patrons to gauge its merit. The scheme invites readers to sample the paper at low cost and decide if they should subscribe.
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