The Seal Dispute and Pauncefote Correspondence
Public release of Blaine Pauncefote communications details efforts to halt seal killing in Behring Sea while arbitration proceeds. Blaine outlines U S pressure on Lord Salisbury and North American Company duties to Pribyloff inhabitants. Pauncefote replies urging timely British action amid looming parliamentary bill.
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Washincton
Behring Sea
London
Blaine
Pribyloff Islands
Lord Salisbury
State Department
Lori Salisbury
Pacific States
Washington
Lord Saisbury
British Columbia
Pribsloff Islands
T Sury Department
North American Company
St. George
St. Paul Islands
United States
Julian Pauncefote
New York
Adee
Julian Pannecefote
England
Herajesty
Bush
Sealing Islands
Corwin
San Francisco
Pauncefote
Salisbury
Canada
Wales
Fund Raised to Aid Gen Banks in Old Age
Boston taps old soldiers and friends to raise twenty thousand dollars for Gen N P Banks. The plan funds his and his wife's needs with annual interest while preserving the principal for return to contributors after their lives. The move reflects strong esteem for the veteran leader amid modest pensions. In separate notes, G Lewis of ZIGRIREAL, Virginia, assigns cloaks business with about fifty thousand dollars liabilities. Principal creditors are foreign.
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Boston
Gen. N. P. Banks
Zigrireal
Val
G. Lewis
Boy Charles Lease Killed by Lightning in Manion
Charles Lease, a 12 year old, was killed by lightning in Manion on Monday afternoon. The tragedy occurred in the afternoon sun as residents reported the bolt striking near the boy, who was playing outdoors when the storm hit.
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Manion
Ind
Charles Lease
Lght‘ming
Died Together Ada Townsend and Elmer Foster Take Poison
In Galena NL on June 3 Ada Townsend 19 and her fiancé Elmer Foster 23 were found dead in the same room after reportedly taking strychnine. Ada’s parents claimed no obstacle to their match, but mystery surrounds the motive as Ada spoke of dying together and named Foster as dead.
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Galena
Ada Townsend
Elmer Poster
Miss Townsend
C. A. Townsend
Rush Township
Foster
Stockton
Ada
Five Men Die In Sawmill boiler Explosion Near Bowling Green
In Caroline county Virginia five men were killed and eight wounded when a boiler burst at J L Jordan's sawmill near Bowling Green. Workers near the engine room were struck by debris and scalding water. seven colored men and one white man survived but with serious injuries. The blast wrecked the mill and the cause is under investigation.
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Fredericksburg
J. L. Jordan
Bowling Green
Caroline County
Riot at Savona Italy Aborts Police Suppression
A major riot in Savona on the Genoa gulf saw a mob clash with police as crowds attempted to free five detainees. Gendarmes joined by locals fought in the streets, with several officers injured and reports of two deaths amid widespread injuries.
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Rome
Savona
Gulf of Genoa
Windstorm damages Elizabethtown and cuts telegraph lines
Reports say a strong windstorm passes over the city just before noon causing severe damage in Elizabethtown. Communication by wire or telephone to the area is completely cut off, complicating casualty and damage assessments.
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Elizabethtown
Mexico City Report Diaz Orders Romero to Treasury Post
A June 3 report from reliable authority says President Diaz telegraphs Minister Romero in Washington to return to Mexico and take the secretary of the treasury position, succeeding the late Senor Dublan. Romero previously served as treasury secretary under President Lerdo.
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City of
Mexico
Diaz
Romero
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Senor Dublan
Senor
Lerdo
Indiana County School Superintendent Elections Across Towns
Across Indiana towns on June 3 to June 8 elections chose county superintendents. Names include Eli Myers in Covington, Norman in Reproro, George Rose reelected in Shelbyville, L O Dale in Wasasu, J H Redick in Winamac, Marvey Gardner in Logansport, F M Searls in Manton, G W Robertson in Connersville, and Charles Hope in Indiana Outs. varied party affiliations noted. A separate arrest case in Indiana Outs involved a 12 year old boy placed in custody and escaping through a courthouse sewer.
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L. O. Dale
Dale
Winamac
Ind
J. H. Reddick
W. P. Williams
Logansrort
Marvey Gardner
Harry Searight
Max Gordon
Manton
F. M. Searls
Connersville
G. W. Robertson
Farmers’ Alliance
Inpiana
Charles Hope
Rail bandits derail Eastern express and seize passengers
Brigands derailed the Eastern express near Tchereskei and abducted German and English passengers including a Berlin banker. They seized four in first class and the engineer, demanding $40,000 ransom. Chancellor von Caprivi authorized payment. Bandits led by Anastasius fled with captives toward the mountains.
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Constantinople
Tchereskei
Sanda
Berlin
von Caprivi
Herr von Radowitz
Adrianople
Anastasius
Oscar Greger
Herr Israel
Herr Maquel
Siegelsdorf
Bavaria
Oscar Kotysch
Zorbig
Prussian
Saxony
Freundiger
Herr von, Badowitz
Porte
Dedicatory Ceremonies Planned for Columbian Exposition
The Chicago committee on ceremonies outlined plans for the October 1892 Columbian exposition dedication. State troops from Colorado California North Dakota Minnesota Kansas Wisconsin Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania will participate. A civic and industrial parade October 13 will depict American progress from discovery to modern times with floats from trades and industries. The event is budgeted at about 300000. The plan excludes a reunion of ex union and confederate soldiers. Highlanders’ week of gatherings was approved and military features will feature heavily with participation from military schools nationwide.
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Chicago
Curcaco
Culp
Colorado
California
North Dakota
Minnesota
Kansas
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
America
Double murder suicide in Kentishtown suburb of London
Neighbors in Kentishtown report a horrific crime as a family is found dead in their home. The father appears to have killed his wife and child by slitting throats, then took his own life, leaving investigators to untangle a brutal scene with few known details.
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London
Kentishtown
Norei
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