Intract- Porte and World News From August 31 1882
The item reports President Arthur on a security trip and Yellow fever havoc at Port au Prince. Arabi Pasha builds earthworks in Egypt while British forces hold Suez. Civil unrest in Ireland and Missouri. Finances, forests, and prohibition loom as elections and conventions unfold across Kansas Iowa and New York.
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Arthur
Syria
Egypt
Arabi Pasha
Chicago
Omaha
Kellogg
New Orleans
American Forestry Congress
New York
Cornell
Tripoli
Bi Pasha
Raddi Pasha
Kafr-El-Dwar
Leahy
Killarney
Ireland
Suez Canal
Iene
Secretary of the Interior
Arabi
Congress
Logan
Cass
Tex- Mul
Kansas
Iowa
Union Pacific Railroad
William Sexton
Ae Bleecker
Street KR. R. Co
Capt. Webb
Thomas Riple
Webb
Denver
St. Louis
Grand Lodge of Good Templars
Utica
Porte
Turkey
Lord Dufferin
Thompson McCarthen
Sweden
van Buren
Denver & Lo
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Prohibition Convention Reconvenes In Chicago
The national prohibition convention reconvened this morning with new state representations. A telegram from the Knights of Temperance in Atlanta greeted delegates as reports on temperance conditions across states and territories were presented. The platform urged nationwide prohibition of alcohol, tax and license repeal, women’s enfranchisement, abolition of polygamy, and universal public schooling with alcohol education.
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Chicago
Knights of Temperance
Atlanta
Sioux plan confederation feared at Pine Ridge
Agent McGillicuddy reports no immediate danger but cautions that trouble may come. He cites evidence of a Sioux confederation plan to crown Red Cloud as chief and says decisive government action is needed to prevent future trouble. He fears for his life and considers resigning amid another petition from white men.
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Omaha
Neb
McGillicuddy
Pine Ridge
Crook
Red Cloud
Trevelyan Receives Warm Belfast Welcome on Ireland Visit
Ireland and London notes report Trevelyan chief secretary for Ireland arrived in Belfast to a hearty mayoral welcome. He warned of personal danger in governing Ireland and urged a trusted tribunal to deliver justice, pledging a firm fight against outrages. Kevelyan then visited ironworks as flags honored the visit.
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London
Trevelyan
Ireland
Belfast
Kevelyan
Dublin
Lawson
Outrage and retribution report across regions
Reports from Little Rock, Vienna, Brownsville, and Mazatlan describe a white woman assault attempt resolved by a disguised party fatally shooting the assailant. Hungary faces poison trials with thirty five proven. Mazatlan attacks leave a son dead and a killer shot by locals. Arkansas horse thefts spark a chase with two thieves killed and another jailed for sixteen years. Tennessee Congress nomination splits among local delegates.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Smith
Vienna
Grossbeckskerek
Hungary
Brownsville
Texas
Mazatlan
Mexico
Francisco Ascina
van Buren
General Crook wary on Sioux trouble and agency letters
Gen Crook returns home and warns that Sioux unrest could grow if not promptly addressed. A 52-chief letter demanding removal of agent McGillicuddy within 60 days is in circulation but not yet public, sent to the Interior Department. Dr McGillicuddy is due in Omaha tomorrow from Pine Ridge agency.
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Omaha
Crook
Department of Arizona Territory
McGillicuddy
Interior Department
Dr. McGillicuddy
Pine Ridge Agency
Indians pledge to respect customs officers in Pem brona
Col lector McMurtin reports from Pembrona mountains that Little Shell Little Ball and Red Thunder led seventy five Indians and half-breeds to a peace talk. They pledge not to interfere with customs officers hereafter and admit past interference.
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Pembrona, Dak
McMurtin
Little Shell
Little Ball
Pembrona Mountains
Red Cloud Plotting for Chief Role at Pine Ridge
Omaha reports McGillycuddy the Sioux agent consults General Cook on a decisive action as Red Cloud pursues leadership. He quietly organizes a confederacy and would resign rather than risk assassination, a move seen as harmful to the service.
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Omaha
McGillycuddy
Pine Ridge
Cook
Red Cloud
Murder After Card Game in Alma Township
At Mountainburg in Alma, three men fought during a card game. Frank Lane stabbed David Pope in the abdomen and fatally wounded Tom Sincoe, who died or was dying as reported. Pope died within an hour, Sincoe remained alive the next morning, and Lane was seized by a mob and believed lynched.
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Alma
Ark
Mountainburg
Tom Sincoe
David Pope
Frank Lane
Lane
Pope
Sincoe
Circular seeks five percent salary contributions in Virginia
The Post reports a forthcoming circular directed by Senator Mahone to Virginia office holders who are Republicans or Readjusters. It demands a voluntary five percent contribution of their salary to support the Readjuster movement. This circular names the recipient’s salary and the amount expected, in addition to the Hubbell circular's levy.
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Washington
the Post
Hubbell
Mahone
Virginia
Five Men Die In Buffalo Elevator Fire Toll
The Buffalo blaze at the New York Lake Erie and Western elevator kills five men: Bonner engineer Kemp machinist Auto bach bin sweeper Lee weightoaste and Criscoe sweeper. Two bodies recovered, charred beyond recognition. Loss put at 410000 with 220000 building 150000 grain 5000 freight shed 5000 lumber and 19000 insured. Cause undetermined though gas explosion suspected.
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Buffalo
New York
Lake Erie
R. R
John ©. Bonner
John Kemp
Charles Autobach
James H. Lee, Jr
Timothy Criscoe
Foresters meet in Montreal as coal strikes ripple
The American Forestry Congress convenes in Montreal while coal miners in Wilkes Barre Pa. end a strike. Reports cite Cohoes New York nearing a settlement with 1600 loom workers returning. Also noted are political nominations, crop reports, and Nebraska fossil and soil riches before the 1867 statehood.
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American Forestry Congress
Montreal
Wilkesbarre
Ira Y. Munn
Ouray
Colorado
Cohoes
N. Y
Aboukir
St Petersburg in Summer Through a London Correspondent
A London Times correspondent describes St. Petersburg in summer as a vast, empty city prone to dust and heat. He notes grand rivers, miles of boulevards, and a palatial skyline, contrasting luxury with hidden poverty and the city’s sprawling, unplanned layout.
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London Times
Russia
St. Petersburg
Hotel de l'Europe
London
Amsterdam
Venice
Princes
Thunder and Churn: Unclear Lightning Echoes and Butter Science
The article muses on thunder’s origin and echoes as a mystery of air movement from electricity. It explains churn science with milk agitation rupturing fat globules to form butter and notes temperature guidelines for summer and winter churning.
Rice Swelling Saga From Forty-Niner Camp
Prentice Mulford recalls a California sand bar cooking mishap with a sack of rice that swelled beyond control. The narrator tries smaller portions, fears never finishing the grain, and finally returns it to the store while the camp crowd remembers the incident for years.
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Prentice Mulford
San Francisco Chronicle
California
The House Fly and Its Odd Charms in Summer
The house fly is praised as a useful scavenger in hot weather while described as a nuisance. It explains the fly’s disease fighting role, its attraction to dirt, and its persistence against windows and ceilings. It notes the fly’s many eyes, delicate perception, and baffling clinging ability on smooth surfaces.
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Museea
A Passage on Patience and Patience Tested by Flies
Lawrence Sterne recalls Uncle Toby letting a fly go and questions patience in dinner time. The piece turns to satire about a hungry diner battling blue bottles and imagined divine temptations to swear.
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Lawrence Sterne
Toby
Devil
Satan
Jol
Job
Troy Lintts
Fragmentary Verse Reflections on Love and North China Traditions
A fragmented prose snippet quotes Tennyson on love and kisses, mingled with lines about domestic life and a note on Chinese tombs and coffins used for gambling. The passage blends literary allusion with broad cultural references.
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Purhich
Merino
St. Domingoepublic
Ling
Nest
Ogni
Arker
Imo
National Prohibitionists
Agent McGillicuddy
Wm. Rule
Tennessee
McHouck
Gen. Crook
Lightfoot
Luxas
Athens
Auburn
N.Y
Independent Republicans
Maine
Warren N. Vinton
Minneeota
Ezeroum
Asia Minor
Oberdallah
Wood
Tenth
Indiana
Indian Territory
Overton
Totten
Main
Vine
Keasville
N. H
Criminal Court
Tucson
Hall
Gray
Hynes
Joycce
Patric Hulsh
Fink
Providence
Rhode Island
United States Treasury
Department
Newport Barracks
Col
Taylor
Beck
Williams
Caylile
J. B. Peabody & Co
O'Neil
Eastern States
Western
Southern
Middle
Pacific States
New England
West
Missouri Valley
Laws
Donaldson
Luther Benson
Nebraska
Lake Superior
Tropics
Sys Bishop Warren
Niobrara
Missouri River
Platte
Nile Valley
United States
Pomological Society
State
Phila
Tennyson
Annie
China
Collins
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