Gladstone Irish home rule plan dominates British debate
The article notes William E Forster's death in London at 68, cholera in France, cabinet opposition to home rule, and a Cork petition of 8,000 women against Irish home rule. It describes Gladstone's bill setting up a Dublin parliament with two orders, local powers, and no Irish MPs in Westminster, plus temporary constabulary control and fiscal arrangements. Reports from Belgium, Paris rabid Russians, and U S mint silver output are included alongside strike tensions in Parsons and Fort Worth with militia, and Jay Gould's stance on the Missouri Pacific.
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William E. Forster
Ireland
London
France
Mr. Gladstone
Lord Hartington
Queen Victoria
Cork
Belgium
Paris
M. Pasteur
House of Commons
England
Scotland
Dublin
Great Britain
Gladstone
Ilinois
Congress
Kansas City
Parsons
Knights of Labor
Fort Worth
Knights
Jay Gould
New York
Hoxie
Missouri Pacific
Gould
Notable obituaries and court tales from Indiana to Maryland
Items report Mrs. Hardesty's death in Earl Park Indiana. Dr Mary Walker sued a 12 year old boy after a brick strike and injury in Washington Police Court. Dr Brinton H Warner died after hydrophobia contracted from a dog bite in Baltimore. Yale Professor Thomas A Thacher dies at 71 or 72. Butler and Butler collect 123000 in Farragut prize funds. Maj Gen Terry takes command in Missouri with Chicago ties. Erie Pennsylvania reports poisoning a family of six with three critical.
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Thomas A. Thacher
Yale College
Benjamin F. Butler
Terry
Military Department of the Missouri
Chicago
Erie
Pennsylvania
Illinois and Missouri Strike Turmoil Shocks Rail Yard
Financial notices report Ratten & Hamburgher and J M Spratt & Co failing in Decatur and Galena. Joliet Steel doubles capital to 3 million. East St. Louis strikers clash with deputies near railway yards. some disarmed as leveled rifles deter workers. Montreal bootmaker M Mularkey & Co. fails for 100000. Winter wheat in Illinois looks promising. Knights of Labor dispatch says strikes continue on Gould Southwest system and Missouri Pacific. workers urged to quit. East St Louis switch engineers join stoppage until settlement.
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M. Mularkey & Co
Montreal
Illino’s
St. Louis Dispatch
Knights of Labor
Gould Southwest
Knights of Labor Executive Board
Turner
Knights’ Executive Board
Missouri Pacific
National Committee
Hoxie
National
East St. Louis
Chicago and Alton
Railroads and Patents Prominent in Washington Notes
General Johnston says associates never used official influence for company gain and notes Senators Garland Harris wrote opinions on patent validity. May 1 service improves Chicago to St Paul in thirteen hours. Interior Secretary revokes April 1885 suspension on public land entries. Chinese Minister complains about San Francisco customs treatment. Mexican raid rescue of Lieutenant Maus involved six mules. San Francisco customs deny discourtesy to new Chinese Minister. Many papers endorse Gladstone Irish policy while English Irish reactions vary. House Commerce Committee orders favorable report on livestock inspection bill. Stilson Hutchins claims he offered to buy Senator West Pan-Electric stock. West refused.
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Joseph E. Johnston
Telephone Investigating
Garland
Harris
Baxter
St. Paul
Northwestern
Chicago
Secretary of the Interior
Sparks
General Land Office
Washington
Secretary of State
San Francisco
Denver
Crawford
Maus
Custom House
Gladstone
House Commerce Committee
Representative Dunham
House Telephone Investigating Committee
Stilson Hutchins
Washington Post
Senator West
Pan-Electric
Witness
Dr. Rogers
Political shifts across states and city elections in 1900s
Washington foresees Gen Mc Clernand as Utah Commission head. Rhode Island voting keeps Republican ticket with prohibition amendment, thrilling outcome. Dallas municipal race yields Knights of Labor sweep. Fort Worth and Kansas City show GOP and Democratic gains. public printer post in turmoil as Congress adjourns.
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Washington
Mc Clernand
Utah Commission
Rhode Island
Dallas
Texas
Knights of Labor
Merchants’ Exchange
Fort Worth
Henry C. Krumpp
Kansas City
8. P. Rounds
Ilinois
Rounds
Congress
Series of Devastating Fires and a Fatal Shooting Reported
Casualties from a hunting accident in Spring Grove Wisconsin occurred when William Hercer was shot by his brother and died within hours. A large La Crosse Wisconsin fire spread from John Paul mill to Colman yards and a soup factory, drawing aid from multiple cities and causing about 1 million dollars in damage. Savannah Georgia railroad warehouse fire destroyed forty five carloads of corn and damaged cotton with substantial losses. Napanee Canada fire leveled the Percy Block Opera House and several dwellings with losses near 75 thousand dollars. La Crosse Wisconsin Gantert block fire cost 42 thousand dollars, lumber fire losses reported at 560 thousand with only 60 thousand insured. Fitchburg Railroad wreck near West Deerfield Massachusetts left thirteen bodies recovered and many injured. fear others in river. Quincy Illinois Gem City Flour Mills fire caused about 150 thousand in losses. Marinette Iron Works Florence Wisconsin branch shops burned totaling 60 thousand. Carroll Town Court House burned but records saved. Socorro New Mexico saw ten stores burn.
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William Hercer
Spring Grove
Wis
la Crosse
Wisconsin
John Paul
C. S. Colman
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Sparta
Winona
Central Railroad
Savannah
Napanee
Canada
Odd Fellows
Gantert
Fitchburg
West Deerfield
Mass
Gem City
Quincy
Marinette Iron Works Company
Florence
Carroll
Socorro
N. M
Candidate Ward perishes in blaze saving dog
The passage reports the death of Mr. G. E. Ward while fighting a fire to rescue his small dog. The incident caused a loss of $52,000 and involved a U.S. Marshalship candidate.
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G. E. Ward
United States Marshalship
Robberies and killings reported in several cities
The Attica post office was robbed of 1500 dollars in money and stamps. In Philadelphia Gottlieb Lentz killed his wife and shot himself. In Milwaukee Isadore Leidenbaum killed Annie Rosenstein and himself. the girl slept nearby. In New York a book bindery fire is linked to William J. McNicholl. Robert G. Phillips was hanged in Indianapolis. An officer arrested James A. Richmond of the Broadway Surface Railroad Company following Alderman Waite’s confession.
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Attica
Ind
Philadelphia
Gottlieb Lentz
Milwaukee
Isadore Leidenbaum
Annie Rosenstein
Rosenstein
Charles Lowell
New York
William J. McNicholl
Robert G. Phillips
Indianapolis
Court of General Sessions
James A. Richmond
Broadway Surface Railroad Company
Alderman Waite
Multiple Incidents Highlight 19th Century News Roundup
Fires in East St. Louis rail yards cause $50 000 in losses as eight Illinois militia companies restore order. In Malden bonds are set at 5000 for Albert Richardson and father on swindle charges. Philadelphia sees death of John Welsh former minister to England. Civil unrest in London ends as Hyndman and other socialist leaders are acquitted. President Arthur is gravely ill with no improvement in three weeks.
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East St. Louis
Illinois
Malden
Massachusetts
Albert Richardson
Nathan French
John Welsh
England
President Hayes
Philadelphia
Deerfield
Henry C. Couillard
Charlemont
Judge Garnet
Edwin Lee Brown
Cook County
Jefferson
National Department of Agriculture
California
Waterloo
Iowa
Treasury Department
Baltimore
Chicago
Schiller
Bremen
Lincoln Park
Joseph Pulitzer
Congress
New York
Joan A. Logan
Washington
Garfield Hospital Fund
Asury
London
Hyndman
Hyde Park
Trafalgar Square
Roger Brothers
Bristol
Penn
Tur
Fort Wayne
Senate
Washington Gas Company
Effingham
H. B. Kepley
Chester A. Arthur
Eloy
Albany
George A. Peters
Senate Passes Washington Territory Admission Bill
In the Senate on the tenth, the Washington territory admission bill passed with no major amendments. Mr. Morgan offered a concurrent resolution urging the President to press Nicaragua for just claims of U.S. citizens and full satisfaction. The House reported a Kansas railroad land grant adjustment bill with land forfeiture provisions, printed and referred. Objections blocked action on Alabama flood relief and on a resolution for Hennepin canal consideration.
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Senate
Washington Territory
Morgan
Nicaragua
United States
House
Anderson
Kansas
Committee of Public Lands
Beach
New York
Forney
Alabama
Cowles
North Carolina
Murphy
Iowa
Hennepin Canal
Gladstone proposes Dublin parliament for Ireland ruling
Gladstone outlines a dual Irish and British system with a Dublin parliament and a vetoed second order. He argues for imperial funds sharing and minority protections, and insists Irish loyalty can match that of England and Scotland. Trevelyan opposes the bill, while Parnell and Gladstone supporters see it as a workable compromise.
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House of Commons
Mr. Gladstone
Gladstone
Ireland
Great Britain
England
Scotland
Dublin
House of Lords
Weill
Great
Britain
Trevelyan
Parnell
Gladstone speech praised and critiqued by papers
London papers react to Gladstone's speech on his Irish scheme. The Morning Post finds the plan crude and lacking vigor, while the Daily News notes possible parliamentary approval but warns of later disaster. The Chronicle reports stunned Liberal benches and sparse applause, and The Times praises detail and rhetoric amid mixed reception.
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London Dispatch
Morning Post
Gladstone
Parnellites
The
Daily News
House of Commons
Commmons
the Chronicle
Mr. Gladstone
Rioting and Firefight at East St Louis Bridge
A large crowd of strikers clashed with Deputy Sheriffs at Cahokia Creek bridge in East St Louis. Deputies fired on the crowd killing several, including Mrs. Pfeiffer and Maj. Ruchmann, as panic spread. eight militia companies were ordered to the scene by Gov. Oglesby to restore order.
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St. Louis
East St. Louis
Sherif Ropiequet
Belleville
Cahokia Creek
Pat Driscol
Oscar’ Washington
John Bohman
C. E. Thompson
John Pfeiffer
Maj. Ruchmann
Louisville
Nashville
Broadway
Louisville and Nashville
Broadway Bridge
Pat Driscoll
John Bonner
Maj. Rychmann
Joyce
Canty
Aing
Chestnut Street
Four Courts
P. G. Hewlett
John Hogue
Sam Jones
John F. Williams
G. Luster
Stewart Martin
George Marnell
W. F. Laird
Louisville and
Ohio & Mississippi
Oglesby
Congress Debates Logan Army Bill in Senate
The Senate on the 5th discussed General Logan’s army bill with Mr. Cockrell opposing and Logan defending. Other actions included nominations to Utah, Nebraska, and various postmasterships, senate confirmation of Trenholm as Comptroller of the Currency, and House moves on postal, war relief, and railroad arbitration issues. The week featured debates on territory acts, amendments, and appropriations as bills advanced or stalled.
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Senator LoGan
Senate
Cockrell
Logan
George
Committee On Territories
Alaska
Caleb W. West
Kentucky
Utah
Edward R. Forg
Peatrice
Neb. Conals
Louis D. Briland
Pennsylvania
Kingston
Jamaica
L. J. Dupre
Alabama
San Salvador
J. Cecil Legare
Louisiana
Taimpier
H. Sawyer
Connecticut
Trinidad
M. Weismantel
Naperville
Dil
Herndon C
Kan
Henry C. Hunt
Delavan
Wis
Samuel Chamberlain
Waupun
Wesley E. Hughes
Fresno City
Cal
James Tyson
Placerville
John McCann
Martinez
G. J. Evans
Hastings
Neb
Frank Abt
Lead City
Dakota
William JT. Trenholm
House of Representatives
San Antonio
Tex
O ‘Ara
North Carolina
Next
Carrollton
Miss
Herbert
Logen
Manderson
Hale
Teller
Blair
Committee of Education and Labor
Post Office
House
Phelps
Vilas
Congress
Messrs. Holman
Randall
Lawler
Ilinois
Committee On Labor
Tex. LoGan
John A. McClernand
Illinois
Territory
Obadiah W. Cutter
District of
Niagara
N. Y
Edwin Warfield
Baltimore
Thmas G. Hayes
United States
District of Maryland
George H. Cairnes
Cyrus P. Shepard
Worthington
Minn
Edmund James
Carson City
Nev
Samuel L. Lorah
Central City
Col
C. 8. Lake
Des Moines
Charles W. Johnston
Roseburg
Oregon
William T. Barney
Oregon City
Charles R. Lauser
Ohio
Yakima Indian Agency
Washington Territory
James I. David
Michigan
Osage Agency
Indian Territory
Voorhees
Montana Territory
Yeas
Kansas and Arkansas Railway Company
Washington
Congressional Library
Dibble
South Carolina
Judiciary Committee
Culbertson
Eustis
Messrs
Beck
Berry
Coke
Gorman
Gray
Ingalls
Jackson
Maxey
Pugh
Saulsbury
Walthall
Edmunds
Board of Arbitration
Hearst
Senato
California
Lawrence Harrigan
St. Louis
William H. Waldy
Board of Indian Commissioners
Forney
Beach
New York
Quartermaster General
McMinnville and Manchester Railroad Company
Tennessee
Editor and Publisher Debate Paper Delay
In the Arkansaw Traveler exchange a country editor pleads for quicker mail to avoid a blank issue. The publisher orders patience for two days, hoping original material can fill space if the mail delays persist.
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Country Paper
Arkansaw Traveler
Leaven the Scriptures and Family Counsel
A father warns Charles leaving home to pursue independence in the city about avoiding excessive socializing with young ladies as a potential danger to his finances. The son cites love for enemies as a biblical counterpoint. A witness describes a confrontation where a brick was used in a striking incident, noting possible provocation.
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Charles
Ohio Legislature Proceeds Report April Sessions
Gossipy synopsis of Ohio General Assembly actions from April sessions. Bills passed and introduced across Senate and House include railway notices, county treasurer examiners, health boards, and taxation proposals. Governor Foraker warns Ohio faces fiscal strain. calls for property revaluation and higher taxes on liquor and foreign corporations. Senate notes arson penalties, school board tickets, and librarian reforms. Enrolling clerks Grogan and Obl named to fill vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio General Assembly
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Ohio Canal
Ohio State University
Corporation Treasury
Boards of Health
Foraker
Ohio
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Jonathan Avenue
State Board of Health
Boards of Equalization
Wilberforce University
James E. Grogan
J. K. Obl
Toledo
Congress
Ohio House Committee of Finance
Grogan
Thames E Rollerk
Ohio Senate
Sean Memsinnahl
J. K. Ohl
Toledo Bee
Adolphus’s Gentle Nighttime Embrace Startles Household
In a Pretzel's National Weekly excerpt a boy notices Adolphus with his arms around Matilda during a good night. Matilda explains the moment as innocent and says she did repress him two or three times. The mother questions the propriety of the conduct.
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Adolphus
Matilda
Harry
Pretzel
National Weekly
Odd Bottles and Labels Fail to Prevent Drug Dangers
A physician recalls a man who mistook external croton oil liniment in a blue bottle with a red label for his wife s cough medicine in a bottle with raised letters. He swallowed the liniment and became very ill for hours, and a similar case ended in death from a heavy dose.
Natural Bridge in Kansas Offers Odd Arch on Farm
A farmer five miles north of Etna Kansas reports a perfect natural bridge on his land. The arch spans eight to twelve feet wide and six to ten feet high, with a cavernous passage about 300 feet long. A clear spring pours forth from the lower end, feeding cool soft water.
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Etna
Kansas
Power transmission experiment falls short of hopes
French tests on transmitting power by electricity prove less successful than expected. While theoretically feasible, it is cheaper and more reliable to use power at the source. Modern rail facilities render transport of goods more economical than power due to losses and uncertainties.
Humble Retort Tames Lofty Minister in Cottager Visit
An aged widow in a cottage politely urges a pastor to sit when he enters. He declares his status as the Lord's servant, but she retorts that, like his Master, he should be humble and sit down. The exchange reshapes his view of pastoral humility.
Episcopalian Woman Confesses Faith to Pastoral Visitor
A Methodist household hosts a pastor who asks a young woman if she is a child of God. She replies without fear, declaring she is an Episcopalian. The exchange highlights religious identity within a family and local church life.
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Max
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