Triangular diplomacy in Annam crisis and Franco Chinese rift
London dispatch surveys the Tonquin dispute where France backs down on some claims but China presses for recognition of its suzerainty and Annam’s vassalage. Tseng’s diplomacy, troop movements, and brinkmanship push Britain to mediate as war fever grows and Paris seeks peace terms.
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London
Tonquin
France
China
Tseng
Folkestone
Russia
England
M. Cuallamel Lacour
Paris
Lacour
Ching
Yasaslaga
M.tricon
Hung Chang
Shanghai
Annam
Haidoung
Hue
Annamese
Tonguin
Song Kai
Rio River
Europe
Marquis Tseng
Ferry
Lord Lyons
Earl Granville
Marquis Tien
M. Ferry
M. Lacour
Lora Lyons
Ans Time
Jeanpey
Black Flag
Red River
Ina
Granville
Canton
Chatham
English brig Joseph Clark saved after sinking voyage
The Deerhound arrived from Swansea with Captain C L Whitney and a crew rescued from the American brig Joseph Clark which sailed from Rockport with ice and was beset by a hurricane. The crew endured muting seas, dismastings, and near wrecks, signaling many ships before help arrived. Captain Whitney and his wife, on their wedding trip, expressed gratitude to Captain Atkinson for rescue and passage to Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Deerhound
Swansea
England
C. L. Whitney
Joseph Clark
Whitney
Waldoboro
Rockport
Pensacola Ice Company
Pensacola
Florida
Wiitney
Atkinson
Drunken Man Jumps From Seventy Foot Railroad Bridge
Baltimore. The death of Mrs. Crudden prompts an inquiry as investigators reveal her fright as a cause. Charles Simpson, a drunk stone cutter, fired at an express locomotive on a Western Maryland trestle near the city. He jumped forty feet? no seventy feet from the bridge and was rescued. He is fatally injured with a broken shoulder. the engineer fled, fearing the attacker before the train could be stopped.
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Baltimore
Simson
Approgenies
Simpson
Not to be Deceived for Nothing at Castle Garden
Fritz Miller, a German immigrant from Hamburg who arrived Wednesday, charged Charlotte Walze with taking 1300 marks and his baggage and breaking a promised marriage. Walze admitted taking the property and sailing at his expense to marry him but found he was already married. She kept the goods to punish him and was allowed to go.
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New York
Fritz Miller
Hamburg
Jackson
Castle Garden
Charlotte Walze
Battery Place
President and party camp in Yellowstone’s wilds during holiday tour
New York Herald correspondent describes President Roosevelt’s Yellowstone trip from Mammoth Hot Springs to the Grand Canyon area. The party, led by General Arthur with Lincoln and Sheridan, camped in wall tents near geysers, kept regular hours, fished, and attended planned divine service which was canceled by forage shortages. The President praised the scenery, rode daily, and noted gratitude for health and safety on the rugged itinerary.
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New York
New York Herald
Mammoth Hot Springs
Yellowstone Park
United States
Rocky Mountains
America
Europe
General Arthur
Robert Lincoln
Michael Sheridan
General Sheridan
Senator West
Crosby
Montana
Hell
Rufus Hateh
Sheridan
West
Missouri
Frank Girard
Arthur
Grand Canyon
Falls
Great Canyon
Yellowstone
Delmonico
Lincoln
Mike Sheridan
Little Phil
Associated Press
Mammoth Springs
Notel Hosts Mendelssohn Quartet and Rufus Hatch Party
Guests at the Notel were serenaded by the Mendelssohn Quartet Club attached to Rufus Hatch’s excursion party. Later the party visited the hotel and, with Hatch and his staff, enjoyed hospitalities described previously by telegraph.
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Mendelsshion Quartet Club
Rufus Hatch
Judge Black Responds to Davis in Philadelphia Interview
Philadelphia September 10 The Press prints a seven column interview with Judge Black in reply to Jefferson Davis recent attack. It defends secession stance, criticizes Southern leadership, and covers Buchanan era cabinet crisis with full ultimatum details and Buchanan’s position on secession.
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Philadelphia
the Press This
Judge Black
Jefferson Davis
F. A. Burr
Davis
Mr. Buchanan
Judge Buch
Buchanan
South Carolina Commission
Frost Wrecks Corn Belt Crops Across Regions
Reports from Northwestern points show widespread frost damage to corn, cereal crops, and tobacco with severe losses in Minnesota Michigan and Wisconsin. Iowa Nebraska Ohio Indiana and Missouri face varying levels of injury while Ottawa Glencoe Caldwell Houston address local frost impacts and crop yields.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
I iMnios
Iowa
St. Louis
Missouri
Nebraska
Indiana
Ohio
Ottawa
Glencor
Caldwell, O
The Way of the Transgressor and the James Gang
A historical ledger of the James gang crimes recounts Frank James and companions’ raids across Missouri, Texas, Minnesota, and beyond with arrests, killings, and long prison terms. It lists members like Jesse James and Dick Little, describes betrayals, equates the gang’s violence with border ruffianism, and tallies stolen sums near 260,000 plus 50,000 in other robberies.
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Frank James
Jesse James
Jesse
Frank
Dick Little
Dick Litt
Saddle Gang
Hite
Jeff Hite
Missouri
Little
John Younger
Captain Lull
Bud McDaniel
Winston
Kansas
Tom McDaniel
Kentucky
Bill Barry
Mexico
Pinkerton
United States
Joe Collins
Bill Hedren
Buffalo
Kaw
Arkansas Johnson
Denton
Tex
Tom Bass
Iround
Rock
Henry Collins
Sherman
Billy Collins
Marshal Anderson
Minnesota
Youngers
Bill Posdwed
Charley Pitts
Clel Miler
Ka Miller
Pipes
Herndon
Albany
Texas
Jack Keene
West Virginia
Jett
Lucker Bashaw
Billy Ryan
Arthur McCoy
Columbus
Elizavethtown
Huntington
W. Va
Liberty
Corydon
St. Genevive
Vegeley
Corinth
Hilt Muncle
Mahonestes Might Lose Votes Over HQ Move
A Virginia Republican in Washington warns the Richmond Internal Revenue District headquarter move to Petersburg could cost Mahonettes support in Henrico and Chesterfield. He argues district consolidation saves no government money and predicts Republicans may split from Mahonettes if coalitions ignore Republican partners, with potential effects in Norfolk and nearby areas.
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Washington
City
Richmond
Mahonrtes
Norfolk
$20 000 House Put in a Paper Box
A New York Times note describes a diamond trade where a broker swapped twenty thousand dollars of gems for a house owned by a society lady. The jewels were placed in a small paper box in the broker’s safe while the deed was prepared. The woman, upon seeing the gems, exclaimed she would not show the deed, though she finally signed after persuasion.
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New York Times
Plunge Through Bridge At Ashland Feeds State Tents
A five ton load of State tents with Worcester men A Jackson Ralph Trainor and G H Wilson fell fifteen feet through White bridge on the way to a Worcester camp fire. The leading horses crossed safely while the pole horses and men plunged into the debris but escaped with minor cuts and bruises as granite loads had recently passed the bridge.
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Ashland
A. Jackson
Ralph Trainor
G. H. Wilson
Worcester
White Bridge
South Framingham
The Protracted Drought Strains Massachusetts Water Supplies
Massachusetts endures a severe drought as cities warn of a water famine while Cape district rain gives brief relief. Fires burn across forests, reservoirs fall short, and Boston Cambridge Lynn worry over limited drinking water. A city report is due outlining new water supply measures as farmers await further rain.
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Massachusetts
Commmon
Belus
Boston
Cambridge
Lynn
Water Board of
New England
Cape District
Mount Washington
Massachusells
Water Board
Florida
Wale
Ita
Equitable
Renee
Tornado Survivor in Minnesota Describes Narrow Escape
Rochester man Mr. Williams recounts a near fatal tornado near Zumbro across Cole mill area. He sheltered in a hazel copse while a young boy cowered in a hen coop as boards and debris hurled them apart, the boy later found de mented and far from the original site.
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Minnesota
Rochester
St. Paul
Williams
Zumbro
Cole Mill
Sonny
Illinois' New Style Pilgrims in Rushville Story
In a Citizen interview published by THE GLOBE correspondent, W J Larsh warns of a sect in Erwin led by two renegade Methodist ministers Rayburn and Obenshain. He describes their worship as blasphemous and their practices as immoral, linking Peter Rayburn to self proclaimed divinity and claiming their songs omit the name of God. He cites Obenshain’s alleged spiritual wife Mary McGhan of Atlanta Illinois and details from Obenshain’s wife about tensions at Erwin.
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Rushville
W. J. Larsh
Citizen
GLOBE
Erwin
Rayburn
Obelshata
Rayvuru
Jesus Christ
al Hyinns
God
Ringburn
Obenshain
Mary McGhan
Atlanta
Methodist Episcopal Church
Narrow Escape in Canal From Mill Flood-Gate Incident
J H Hutton, former superintendent at Fitton's Cambridge port mill, was found exhausted in Bellows Falls canal after passing through a flood-gate and under a mill wheel. He was rescued from an iron cross rod, claiming he was thrown into the canal by unknown assailants. The event follows a recent saloon confrontation with Fitton, who has been in town this week.
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Bellows Falls
J. H. Hutton
Fitton
Cambridgeport
Steer Stricken by Strange Skin Affliction near Marshall
W H Brown of six miles north of Marshall reports a steer struck by a disease that made its hide unbearably hot and peel off in large strips. The animal still eats and seems healthy though the skin peels away. A veteran cattle farmer has sent details to the State veterinarian for review.
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Marshall
W. H. Brown
Here
Died at 15 of Narcotic Poisoning in Brooklyn
William P. J. Morris aged 15 died at his home 380 Columbia Street Brooklyn Sunday morning of a diminution. No further details given.
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New York
William P. J. Morris
Columbia Street
Brooklyn
Nicotine Poisoning Fatal for Local Youth
The boy, who began smoking about nine months ago after trying raw rice, suffered nicotine poisoning from excessive cigarette smoking and chewing tobacco. A physician linked the condition to tobacco use, noting progression to acute lung congestion and heart failure leading to death.
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Bert
Morris
Mistress of the Navy and the Tallapoosa affair
A Houston despatch reports friction aboard the Tallapoosa over Mrs. Chandler's full-uniform escort demands. Officers complain of servile duties, restricted amusements, and a controversial shore excursion. The Tallapoosa ran aground near Nantucket, sustaining a hull breach and heading to Portsmouth for repairs.
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New Yorks
Houston
Tallapoosa
Lacog
J. Hodis
Nabant
Portsmouth
Miss Anderson Declines Prince of Wales Introduction in London
A Washington Sunday Herald report recounts Mary Anderson returning from London to a warmer welcome than other American actresses. A London tale alleges she refused a royal introduction, citing dignity and self-respect, which led to Princess of Wales inviting her to a garden party and sparked U.S. commentary on American actresses abroad.
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Byrne
Egan
Irish Land League
Mary Anderson
Galatea
Gilbert
Miss Mary Anderson
Pygmalion
George Augustus Sala
Anderson
Ingomar
America
Cape Cod
Golden Gate
Mr. Sala
Parthenia
United States
London
England
Atlantic
Washington Sunday Herald
Miss Anderson
Prince of Wales
Wipatly
Prince of the Blood
Ife
Princess of Wales
Priuece of
Wales
Stowaway Henry Ward's Fatal Inquest Findings
Queenstown inquest reveals Henry Ward, a former American Navy lamp trimmer on Shenandoah, stowed aboard the City of Richmond at Liverpool. He hid under a boiler alkaline to keep aboard but perished when the steam was raised, his body found a day after Liverpool departure.
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New York
Queenstown
Henry Ward
City of Richmond
Denry Ward
Steimship
Boston
England
United States
Liverpool
Richmond
Sane Philadelphia man confined to Morristown asylum
Frederick Haas aged 70 was dragged from his Parish Street home and placed in a close carriage to Morristown Insane Asylum as a pauper patient without a formal certificate. Neighbors allege he is sane. wife and children reportedly opposed his welfare and taunted locals. Doctors signed certificates yet a welfare inquiry followed.
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Philadelphia
Frederick Haas
Parish Street
Morristown Insane Asylum
Haas
Hanacy
William E. Hughes
A. A. McDonald
Nan
Use Asylum
Chase
Advocate for Exodus of Blacks Gains Support in Arkansas
Nules, Arkansas advocate of a new exodus of Blacks to land north of Texas, is gaining consideration among colored brethren. A meeting last evening drew interest as former opponents lent a fair hearing. He plans a Sunday address to white audiences to recruit broader backing.
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Washington
Nules
Arkansas
Texas
Maid of the Mist to Run Rapids for Advertising
Cuirron Ont September 10 announcing the Maid of the Mist vessel to be launched by a patent medicine company agent. The craft’s passage through the whirlpool where Captain Webb died will be used to promote advertising, leveraging the hazardous ride for promotional value.
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Cuirron
Ont
Maid of the Mist
Webb
Farmer Joseph Crane surrenders after fatal attack on wife
In Burlington Indiana on September 7 Joseph Crane a 70 year old farmer killed his wife with a carving knife. He surrendered to avoid lynching claiming his life with his wife had been a hell. The dying woman crawled a short distance before reaching a neighbor for help.
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Burlington
Joseph Crane
Army Men Back Vandervoort Reinstatement Plea
In Hastings Nebraska on September 7 a meeting of 20 000 ex soldiers and sailors passed resolutions condemning Postmaster General Gresham for removing General Vandervoort from the railway postal service over his Grand Army of the Republic ties and urged the President to reinstate him.
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Vandervoort
Hastings
Neb
Gresham
General Vandervoort
Grand Army of the Republic
Horned toad from Wyoming denied in mail handling
A horned toad from Wyoming Territory was mailed to a lady in England but was deemed unmallable by New York Post Office officials and sent to the dead letter office. The incident highlights eccentric curiosities arriving at the mall and the mail service practice.
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Washington
Wyoming Territory
England
New York A
Disasters of 1883 mark deadly year of earthquakes and cyclones
A historical survey lists volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and cyclones as the year’s deadliest forces. It notes Java's catastrophic eruption with over 100,000 lives lost, Ischia deaths, and a string of shipwrecks, factory fires, floods, and mining explosions across Europe and America, totaling hundreds of fatalities.
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Nough
Java
Sumatra
Straits of
Sunda
Ischia
Italy
Fust
Tully
Tabreez
Persia
Mt. Ararat
Minnesota
Rochester
Itaois
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Mississippi
Georgia
South Carolina
Grand Banks
Woodburn
Eddystone Light
Baltimore
Daphne
Clyde
Auruons
Waltaina
Secunderbad
India
Yarmouth
Eaglind
Upa
Donstaffnnge
Aberdeenshire
Navarre
Copenhagen
Leith
Hull
Gypsy
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Kenmore Castle
Bay of Biscay
Ansonia
Tripoli
Australia
Cimbria
Ferkum Island
Heer
Germany
See
Berlin
Stegilla
Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg
Newhall House
Milwaukee
Poland
Sunderland
England
Brooklyn Bridge
Bombay
Sicily
Scutari
Besseges
France
Rome
St. Dizer
Joliet
Oakland
Cal
Death of William I Melvin noted in New York obituary
William L Melvin a prominent Nationalist, died at Bellevue Hospital. He helped in the 1867 Manchester rescue, shot the horses when the driver tried to lash forward, and fled to America. Irish Nationalists plan his burial from 415 West Thirty second Street at 1 o clock Sunday.
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New York
William L Melvin
Bellevue Hospital
Colony Cemetery
William Melvin
Manchester
Thomas J. Kelly
Timothy Deasy
Brett
Melvin
O’brien
Allen
Larkin
America
Thirty-second Street
White Girls in North Carolina Defy Racial Tensions
In Rockingham and nearby counties excitement rises over miscegenation incidents. Two white girls elude guardians and ride with black men, pursued by relatives armed with shotguns. A brother nearly caught his sister at 500 yards. lynching threats emerge as nine similar cases have surfaced in the region.
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Charlotte
N. C
Rockingham
Utah Commission Reports Delayed but Edmunds Law Enforced
Washington reports Hon Alexander Ramsey president of the Utah commission states that full proceedings reports will be delayed. The Edmunds law has been carefully enforced this year as last. no polygamy resident has voted and about 16 000 people have been disfranchised for polygamy.
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Gamy
Washington
Alexander Ramsey
Utah Commission
Interior Department
Teller
Utah
Ted
Locust Plague Worsens in Mexican Regions
Surgeon reports locusts causing great damage around Vera Cruz and San Louis Potosi Mexico. Swarms stretch seven leagues by two and move north destroying vegetation. Few Americans remain at Vera Cruz and commerce dwindles as traders fail to sell each day.
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Washington
Surgeon Main
Brownsville
Texas
Vera Cruz
San Louis
Potosi
Mexico
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le Puy
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Tom Ochiltree
Beard
Ratchie
Bailey
Maurwood
Maine
Hell's Half Acre
Mr. “of
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Mahonestes
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William I. Melvin
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