Prominent Figures and Riches Stir European Circles
Bonnat the French portrait painter is said to earn 100000 dollars annually. The queen of Italy has ordered dresses from Dublin. Senator Payne allegedly holds a five million dollar check at sight. Frep DovnGlass and his wife frequent the senate gallery and plan a summer trip abroad. Mazzantini, noted Spanish bullfighter, is a leading parliamentary candidate.
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Bonnat
Italy
Europe
Dublin
Frep DovnGlass
Senate
Henry Irvine Invited to Lecture at Oxford
Mr. Henry Irvine has been invited to lecture before Oxford University. The subject of his address will be Our Old Actors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Irvine
Oxford University
Captain Cannon awarded one cent in libel suit
Captain Cannon, the prosecutor in a libel suit for twenty thousand dollars against The Baltimore American, has been awarded one cent damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Cannon
Baltimore American
Davis Seen as Possible Candidate for Camden Seat
It is said that ex Senator Henry G. Davis is likely to be a candidate for the seat now occupied by Senator Camden of West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Davis
Camden
West Virginia
Prof Max Mourtier Takes Goethe Society Presidency
Prof Max Mourtier has accepted the presidency of the Goethe Society and will deliver his presidential address shortly after Easter. The transition marks a new chapter for the literary group as it plans events and readings under his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Mourtier
Goethe Society
Abbe Liszt To Visit London Speaks Only German French
Lion Hunters in London plan to meet Abbe Liszt who is preparing a capital visit and will use his German and French language skills, as he speaks only those tongues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Abbe
Liszt
Duc Aumale Seeks Moorish Castle Sale in Lisbon
Tue Duc d' Aumale negotiates to buy the late Dom Fernando's Moorish castle at Lisbon to house himself and Comte de Paris if expelled from France.
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Tue Duc d' Aumale
Dom Fernando
Lisbon
Himself
Comte de Paris
France
California millionaire James Irvine passes away estate valued at eight million
James Irvine, a California millionaire, dies leaving one son who is now 18. The son will inherit the entire estate valued at about eight million when he turns 25. The will or probate details are not provided.
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James Irvine
California
Keely’s Etheric Force Yields 2700 PSI From Water Pint
The experiment reports a pressure of 2700 pounds per square inch achieved with one pint of water under Mr. Keely’s method. Skeptics are said to be paralyzed within a month or two as the claims gain traction.
Dobbs of Castle Dobbs Remembered as Exmouth Ally
The late Conway Richard Dobbs of Castle Dobbs County Antrim was among the last survivors who fought with Lord Exmouth at Algiers. He entered Parliament for the first time with Mr Gladstone in 1832.
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Conway Richard Dobbs
Castle Dobbs
County Antrim
Lord Exmouth
Algiers
Mr. Gladstone
Benjamin Crosby Died in New Canaan Grandson of Enoch Crosby
Benjamin Crosby died recently in New Canaan Connecticut. He was a grandson of Enoch Crosby the original of Harvey Birch, hero of James Fenimore Cooper's The Spy. Tie lay in Carmel New York, the native place of his grandfather.
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Benjamin Crosby
New Canaan, Conn
Enoch Crosby
Harvey Birch
Cooper
Tie
Carmel
N. Y
Marriage Record Noted for 1821 Great Barrington Clerk
The 1821 marriage of William C Bryant to Frances Fairchild is recorded by town clerk William Cullen Bryant who served Great Barrington Massachusetts sixty one years ago, noting the solemnization date January 11.
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William Cullen Bryant
Great Barrington
Mass
William C. Bryant
Frances Fairchild
Senator Joe Brown's Washington Scrapbooks Highlight Career
Senator Joe Brown of Georgia owns a vast collection of clippings about his sayings and doings. His wife acts as chief editing editor, shaping the senator's scrapbooks with expert newspaper shears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Brown
Georgia
Washington
Sarah Bernhardt Models Marble Group From Seaside Madwoman
During a seaside visit Sarah Bernhardt observed a madwoman feeding bread to the waves to soothe hungry fishes that might devour her drowned son’s body. The actress noted the case and has since created a marble sculpture illustrating the scene.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Rubinstein Funds Global Piano Contest Proposal
Rubinstein plans a twenty five thousand rabies fund to establish an international competition for pianists and composers of instrumental music. Prizes of five thousand francs awarded to top candidates. Entry open to all nationalities aged twenty to twenty six.
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Rubinstein
Russia
Portugal’s Admiral Prince Enjoys Arts and Languages
Kine Luizt of Portugal, age 40, is described as a domestic man who loves wearing an admiral’s uniform with brass epaulets. He is noted for musical talent, fluency in several languages, and patronage of literary and scientific circles. He has translated Hamlet into Portuguese and is working on Othello.
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Kine Luizt
Portugal
Frederick the Great
Bellini Manuscript Found In Naples Chest
A Naples tale reports Carmelo Bellini kept his brother Vincenzo Bellini’s autographs sealed in a chest until his death last year. His heirs, driven by curiosity, opened the chest and uncovered the original manuscript of Ernani, a priceless treasure for Bellini admirers.
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Europe
Naples
Bellini
Carmelo
Ernani
Novel use for bald heads in royal progress tale
A historical anecdote recalls Crown Prince Frederick William touring postwar Germany. Towns competed to honor him and an opera house idea used bald heads to spell Unser Fritz in the pit below the royal box as he entered. The stunt mixed humor with display during the imperial reception.
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Frederick William
Germany
France
Eapelmeister
Iowa News Items Highlight Irish League Convention
The Irish National League of Iowa met in Council Bluffs on April 29 with about 200 delegates from major cities. Resolutions showed Irish American sympathy, and the Iowa Unitarian Association met in Iowa City with 200 delegates, electing Mary A. Safford president.
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Irish National League of
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Chapman
M. V. Gannon
League
Father Flavin
Des Moines
Iowa Association of the Unitarian and Other Independent Churches
Iowa City
Universalists
Mary A. Safford
Arthur M. Judy
Davenport
G. A. R. Post
Osceola
Ackley
Supreme Court of the United States
Col. Henderson
Edmunds
Adverse report on Dakota admission and varied 1870s items
The House Committee on Territories reports against the Senate bill to admit the southern half of Dakota, tieing action to other Dakota measures. Blooded horse auction at Belle Mead grosses 38125. Geronimo raids threaten Arizona. Gen Miles expected to take field. Fire kills child in Erie. two firemen burned. Dep uty sheriffs case in East St. Louis evolves into fugitive from justice charges. Various labor strikes spread through New York City firms and lake region railroads.
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House Committee On Territories
Senate
Dakota Territory
Dakota
House Committee On
Bland
Tanham
Bynum
Felton
Norwood
McCreery
Seymour
James
Little
Belle Mead
Louisville
Bruce
Phil. Dwyer
New York
Corrigan
Kansas City
Col
Clark
G. Harris
Col. Mackey
California
Wm. Eastman
Great Tom
J. B. Haggin
San Francisco
Geronimo
Pima County
Florida
Miles
Arizona
Erie
Ephraim Lawson
John
Maggie
Greece Or Greece Responds To Ultimatum In Turbulent Debate
A sweep of dispatches shows Greece arguing with the European powers over disarmament and the ultimatum. Delyannis resists, while Athens protests powers pressure stretching to possible war. King George reportedly warns of abdication if demands persist.
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London Standard
Athens Dispatch
Greece
France
Bismarck
Herr Pert
Baajjn Tagblatt
Herr Wolff
Berlin
Delyannis
Athens
George
Roseberry
Foreign Office
Dro Ugy
Turkey
M. Delyannis
Congressional Proceedings Reported From Senate and House
The senate swore in Washington DC based Senator Whithorne to fill the Tennessee vacancy left by Jackson. Debates covered prohibition amendments, the interstate commerce bill, and a Staten Island bridge bill. The house discussed river and harbor funding, Monongahela navigation, and shipping laws amid long exchanges over bounties and tariffs. The day ended with an executive session and adjournment.
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Senate
Washington DC
Whithorne
Tennessee
Jackson
Collector of
Internal Revenue
Blair
Republican Party
van Wyck
Plumb
Camden
Harris
Platt
Brown
Wilson
HOUSE
Gladstone Irish policy critique on Hartington leads to political tension
London reports criticize Lord Hartington for opposing Gladstone's Irish measures without offering alternatives. Salisbury's stance remains unclear as he may lead conservatives if Gladstone falls. Other items note Fort Madison to Anamosa convict transfer, bond failures by LeMars permit bondsmen, Cornell College honorary member, and Tipton Cedar methods jubilee.
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London
Lord Hartington
Rosendale
Gladstone
Hartington
Salisbury
Pal Mall
LeMars
Cleveland
Adelphian Literary Society
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Methodists of
Tipton
Payne charged unfairness in Ohio election committee report
In the Senate on April 27 Senator Payne of Ohio attacked the Ohio legislature committee report on his election. The session covered an interstate commerce bill and a Camden amendment on short and long hauls. Several senators spoke as the House adjourned after personal explanations from Foran and ONeill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Ohio
Senate
Camden
Beck
Call
Harris
Cullom
Sherman
Conger
Miller
HOUSE
Senate Passes Bridges Across Mississippi and Des Moines
In the Senate today a bill authorizing bridge construction across the Mississippi at Keithsburg Illinois Winona and Red Wing Minnesota and across the Des Moines in Iowa at a point chosen by the New York and Council Bluffs railroad company was approved. The House considered a butter definition bill and an oleomargarine tax. At session end the river and harbor debate continued with Hepburn’s criticism of Missouri river expenditures and the Missouri commission. The House adjourned at 5 40.
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George Brown
Hamburg
Missouri
H. M. Garlish
Spirit Lake
St. Joe
St. Louis
Hoffman
Dubuque
Twelve Mile House
John McMahon
Arthur Wardick
McMahon
Wardick
Illinois Central
Knoxville
Iowa
Baptist Church
Colonel Henderson
House
Mississippi River
Struble
John Henley
Margaret R. Cline
Conger
Annie
Wilson
Senate
Cizens
Albia
United States
Secretary of War
Green and Barren River Navigation Company
Kentucky
Monongahela Navigation Company
Bayne
Penn
Mississippi
Keithsburg
Winona
Red Wing
Minn
Des Moines
New York & Council Bluffs Railroad Company
Morgan
Rock Springs
Mitchell
Oregon
New York Methodist Episcopal Church
Post Office
Hatch
Committee On Agriculture
Hiepburn
Missouri Commission
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Willis
Grosvenor
Ohio
Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Hepburn
Bland and Dockery
Mae
Brown
McPherson
Plumb
Senate Advances Fourth of July Claims Bill and Post Office Aid
Senate granted unanimous consent to take up the Fourth of July claims bill, with the reading of the 94 pages omitted before passage. The session then moved to the post office appropriation bill as Beck spoke, denying accusations of attempting to inject tax and commerce questions.
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Senate
Pike
Beck
Sen
Senate Debates Tariff and River Bill Actions
Senate passes private bills then tackles post office appropriation bill and tariff questions. Debates over Mississippi River improvement involve war department control and commission funding, with amendments approved and rejected. House adjourns after committee of the whole on river and harbor bill and a quorum issue delays further action.
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HOUSE
Hatch
Department of Agriculture
Warner
Ohio
Secretary of War
Mississippi River Commission
Hepburn (Jr
Congress
King
Hiscock
Lafollette
Wis
Labor unrest grips Chicago as eight hour demand spreads
The Chicago Times reports about 25 000 workers quit in Chicago shops on April 30 seeking eight hours pay for ten hours worked. Furniture, lumber and iron industries face lockouts while manufacturers form an executive committee to dictate terms. Railroads and packers brace for impact as both sides balance unrest and potential concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times
Chicago
Manufacturers’ Association
Indictments Return in St Louis Grand Jury Case
The St Louis grand jury returned twenty to thirty indictments in criminal court. Named defendants include Martin Irons A C Coughlin George M Jackson and D M Nicholas for tampering with telegraph wires. Others named McGarry Burdett and Chase plus three strikers for obstructing Missouri Pacific railroad. Five or six men face dynamite charges on streetcar tracks during the October strike. All deputy sheriffs who fired on the mob in East St Louis are indicted for manslaughter in the third degree in the death of C H Thompson on the bridge while crossing the river to reach this city after shooting in East St Louis.
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East St. Louis
Court of Criminal Correction
Grand
Clayborne
Missouri
Illinois
Carew Brothers
Zanesville
Ohio
Irish Rock
Blue Rock
Port Huron
Mich
Henry M. Smith
Columbus Township
St. Clair County
G. C. Weissell
Weissell
Braewell
Mercer County
Ben Watkins
New York
Arthur
McElroy
Montgomery
Ala
Davis
Mobile
Gen. Gordon
Gov
O'Neal
Alderman Watts
Exchange Hotel
Fair Grounds
Gordon
Capitol
Olive Leaf
Potomac River
Swan's Point
Baltimore
Bailey
Gerrett Gault
Fannie Smith
Raily
Harmony
Rufus
Milwaukee
Sinois Central
Cairo
Criminal Court
St. Loui S
C. H. Thompson
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Mazzantini
Spain
Harry Pattee
Ft. Dodge
Poole, Gilliam & Co
J. H. Kavanaugh
Atlantic
Barman
Polk Township
Shelby County
Keokuk
State
State Board of Health
Midway Land and Cattle Co
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Horse and Lard Co
Indianola
Iowa Medical Association
Music Teachers of
Lowa
Akers
Trustees of Normal and Industrial School
Trustees of Normal and Industrial School, the Soldiers
J. D. Ellsworth
Waterloo
Independence
Ellsworth
Washington, D. C
General Grant
Maine
Winterset
Creston
National Association
Geo. Clark
Petersburg
Court of Appeals
Williamsburg
Greenpoint
Forty-second
K. of L
General Assembly
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio
Brant Station
Corry
Peter Rouse
Brooklyn
Carpenters and Joiners’ Union
Arbuckle Coffee
Lanter
William and Ann Streets
New York Chamber of Commerce
Gustav Schwab
America
George F. Emmons
United States Navy
Lancaster
Greenwood Cemetery
Emmons
Navy
Mohawk
Gulf of Mexico
Fort Sumpter
Minnesota
Hampton Roads
Merrimac
Monitor
George Davis
Omaha Lumber Company
Wm. Carlan
Farnham Street
Carlan
Union Pacific
Burlington & Missouri
Wabash
Burlington
Portland
Ollfara Glass Works
Pittsburg
Lake Shore Road
Stahl
Newell
Boston
Rio Janeiro
Lena Daut
Philadelphia
George Daut
Schwartz
Omaha
Frances 8. Folsom
Buffalo
Folsom
John B. Folsom
Folsomdale
Benjamin R. Folsom
Nebraska
Burt County
N. R. Folsom
Nelson Terris
Benjamin Folsome
Benjamin
Ben Folsom
Miss Folsom
Rome
Paris
Ohio Senate
Hamilton County
Coulter
Pringle
Runnells
van Cleaf
Dodd
Crites
New York Sun
Holy See
Holy Father
Prussia
Central Labor Union
Ring of Organized Labor
August Spies
Michael Schwab
Parsons
Smith
New Jersey
Port Monmouth
Northwestern
Northwestern Traffic Association
Foreign News
Suakim
Harran
Associated Press
Epaso
Can
Cusisurira
Chihuahua
Jefe Politico
Irigoyen
The
Chronicle
Irland
Ireland
War Office
India
Ulster
Baron von Schloeser
Vatican
Carolines
Parro
de Freycinet
Grammont
East Flanders
Spanish Sanitary Council
Ferran
Thurles
Thomas W. Croke
Cashel
Panama
Tumaco
Columbia
Congressional Proceedings
Frye
England
Plum
Hale
South America
China
Hall
Weaver-Campbell
Lanham
Texas
Committee On Coinage, Weights and Measures
Massachusetts
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Foran
O'Neill
O’ Neill
Morrison
Hewitt
Reagan
the Tribune
Tribune
Times
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