Notable Figures and Oddities in Brief Global Notices
Eine Humpert of Italy disdains court balls. Mr. Low, ex-mayor of Broklyn, winters in London. Miss Many Lee, daughter of the late Gen. Lee, travels in Portugal. Dublin bay snuff payoff sparks duty revolt. Burns honored at Ayr. a Burns club forms. France declares Easter and Whit Monday holidays. J R Bopwerk seeks Maine governor nomination. Gov Soares of North Carolina collects governors’ portraits. A boy in Gera dies from cat-related blood poisoning. King Kalakaua lectures on Hawaii’s geology. Lord Wentworth critiques centenary Byron tribute. Ex-Gov Long of Massachusetts eyes Dawes’ Senate seat. Skat congress to meet in Altenburg Aug 14–18. Lorp Shrewsbury retires as cabman. stock to be sold. Duke of Coburg-Gotha to publish poems. Lord Cairns’ engagement rings: three rings set. John the Fearless tower in Paris to be restored at 200000 francs.
Notable Honors and Quirks Highlight Continental Gossip
Lupwic Barnay receives the gold medal of St Stanislaus from the czar after a Russian tour. Senator Conger stands out for wearing a swallow tail coat in all settings. A relief committee lists wages for women in London. A revivalist critique and a perilous quarry photo headline follow. A Crefeld rowing club faces a Paris boat-maker boasting French craftsmanship and a hinted future if Berlin is taken.
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Lupwic Barnay
Russia
Czar
Order of St. Stanislaus
Conger
House
Congress
Industrial unrest swells as workers strike in multiple cities
The text reports widespread labor action across Pittsburgh and other cities with eight hour concessions for some firms, strikes at coal mines along the Pan Handle, Macy strikes, and militia and arrest activity. It notes reinstate ment outcomes, arbi tration results, and related social tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Masons
Pan Handle
Columbus
Third
Liberal split over Irish home rule and reforms across Europe
The London Daily News reports Joseph Chamberlain backing Gladstone's home rule if Irish MPs stay in Westminster. Trevelyan denounces the land purchase plan while supporting reform with safeguards. Rallies at St James Hall oppose home rule. Lord Derby and others call for elector input before any proposal. Incendiary fires destroy Rangoon homes. international concern over Galicia unrest and Greek disarmament. Parliament debates Irish measures, ecclesiastical law, and the Indian exhibition opens in London with royal attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily News
Joseph Chamberlain
Gladstone
Westminster
George Otto Trevelyan
Harwich
Ireland
Duke of Norfolk
St. James Hall
Viscount Cranbrook
Lord Bramwell
Rangoon
India
South Kensington
England
Queen Victoria
Prince of Wales
Beatrice
Buckingham Palace
Lord Tennyson
Mme. Albini
Arthur Sullivan
Canada
Manitoba
British Northwest
British Columbia
David Davies
Cardiganshire
Wales
Lord Iddlesleigh
Exeter
Morley
Glasgow
House of Commons
Pay for Indians Horses Bill Introduced in Missouri
Mr Bland of Missouri introduces a bill to pay Red Cloud and other Sioux Indians 28000 dollars for 100 horses illegally taken by the army in 1876. The secretary must pay the amount to the Indians or their chosen agent as full satisfaction of all claims, under counsel guidance, with disbursement to the Indians or their families from whom the horses were stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland
Missouri
Red Cloud
Congressional Proceedings in the House May I
In the House Findlay of Maryland urged tabling Taulbee’s resolution on substitutes for employed personnel. The vote swung 114 to 113 before tabling. Cox from North Carolina reported a Chinese immigration act amendment with indemnity. Other actions included post office messenger bill and Oklahoma bill discussions. House adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoar
Committee On Judiciary
Post Office
West
Cameron
Avors
Senate
Dolph
Board of Fortifications
HOUSE
Findlay
Maryland
Committee On Civil Service Reform
Taulbee
Kentucky
Secretary of the Treasury
Cox
North Carolina
Committee On Foreign Affairs
United States
Ward
Indiana
Committee On Post Offices and Postroads
Oklahoma
Hill
Ohio
Baker
New York
Morrison
Dunoia
Committee On
Senate Debates Interstate Commerce Amid Cadman Amendment
Senate debates the interstate commerce bill with the Camden long and short haul amendment. Spooner and Palmer oppose. A War Dept note cites 180000 for Fort Hamilton land. Funeral expenses for Winter Smith approved. Veterans bounty provisions extended to widows and navy ranks. House adjourns after recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of War
Fort Hamilton
New York Harbor
Winter Smith
Navy
Marine
Senate sets specific orders on immigration and riots
A communication from the supervising architect of the treasury was read and referred. The senate agreed that the anti Chinese immigration bill and the bill to indemnify the Chinese for losses in the Rock Springs riots be a special order for May 11. Consideration of the interstate commerce bill was scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Supervising Architect of the Treasury
Rock Springs
House battles over private calendar and boy drummer bill
In a spirited debate the House sided with private business over the military academy appropriation then moved to the private calendar. A bill to pay F W Haldielian $200 drew discussion about a boy who joined a war effort at age 12 as a bugler and scout. Members quarreled over war depictions and officer roles, then adjourned to 7:40 p m with pension bill considerations looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker
Virginia
Judiciary
House
Everhart
Pennsylvania
Stone
Missouri
Monongahela Navigation Company
Hepburn
Iowa
Galveston
Lower
Mississippi
Secretary of War
Mississippi River Commission
Yeas
Missouri River
Sioux City
Missouri River Commission
Military Academy
F. W. Halhielian
Haldeman
Bragg
Wisconsin
Weaver
Greenback party platform and nominations at Cedar Rapids
The Greenback state convention met in Cedar Rapids on May 5 and named J. O. Lanks as Secretary of State, L. F. Eilsworth as Treasurer, J. W. Myers as Auditor, and James W. Brown as Attorney General. They adopted a platform denouncing political machine alliances, urging independent ballot action, monetary reform, abolition of banks, and graduated income tax with strict enforcement of laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
J. O. Lanks
Dallas County
L. F. Eilsworth
Mahaska County
J. W. Myers
Linn County
James W. Brown
Cass County
Labor
Greenback Party
Republican Party
Congress
United States
Ex President Arthur Improves Amid Graver Illness Reports
New York special reports Arthur is much better today and condition is more encouraging after a long crisis. A friend says the danger has passed and expects a full recovery with improving weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur
Atee
Riot and Sedition in Chicago Desplaines Street Clash
Chicago dispatch reports a May 4 riot near the Desplaines street police station as 3 000 anarchists confronted police with dynamite and firearms. A hundred stars and a thousand brass buttons formed a line as Lieut Ward read the riot act, then a bomb exploded and chaos followed with police and anarchists exchanging heavy fire. Dozens of officers and socialists were wounded or killed, martial law imposed, and ambulances ferried the injured to hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Stemmers, Legget & Myers’ Tobacco Factory
St. Louis
Detroit
Michigan Car Shops
Peninsular Car Shops
Peninsular
Desplaines Street
Lieut
Ward
Parsons and
Fielden
Crane Brothers’ Manufacturing Establishment
Lake Street
W. F. Bramner
Fulton Street
Desplains Street
Cgt
Violence Spreads in Austrian Galicia and Greece Crisis
Reports say another village and two towns burned in Austrian Galicia. The Belgian labor commission opens, M. Primes presiding. The powers reject Greece’s reply, demand unconditional disarmament, and will keep the alliance fleet in Greek waters to enforce terms. The North German Gazette notes worsening Greece sentiment. semi official papers warn Germany’s patience may wear thin.
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Galicia
Greece
Germany
Liberals Push Irish Settlement at London Gathering
A crowded National Liberal Federation meeting in London backed a permanent Irish settlement based on domestic self rule and the government bill as its foundation. It voiced confidence in Gladstone while seeking amendments to unite liberals. Chamberlain’s supporters tested strength, but the motion won by twenty five votes.
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National Liberal Federation
London
May Ltd
England
Chamberlain
Gladstone
Strogguard
Dublin
Irish National League
Landtag
Windthorst
Prince Bismarck
Vatican
National Liberal Federation of
Great Britain
Riot at McCormick Works In Chicago Strike Clash
May events at McCormick's plants drew police by 4 25 pm with 150 officers on scene. Windows were riddled by stones and bullets as the mob clashed with patrols. Casey and other officers faced a mob to protect wounded strikers and escort workers. An incendiary circular urged workers to take up arms.
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Chicago
McCormick’s
Blue Island Avenue
Lincoln Streets
Shepherd
McCormick
Twenty-second Street
Casey
Joe Weddick
West Seventeenth Street
Central Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Weddick
Joseph Hess
Jor Vostik
Anf
McCormick's
Mysterious Nebraska City Death and Long-lived Illinois Man
A Nebraska farmer reports his daughter Nellie Schellenberger found in the cellar with a throat cut on April 29. The death is shrouded in mystery with theories of accident, self harm, or murder. Separately, South Chicago dock workers won a 2 cent per ton wage increase for coal handling. In Illinois, Mark Cook of Champaign, born 1776, celebrated 110th birthday, claiming remarkable vitality and workability.
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Chicago & Alton
Chicago
Kansas City
Delevan
L. H. Gannon
John Wooliff
Twenty-first Street
Chiesgo
Bloomington
Constance Edgar
Col. Jerome Bonaparte
Baltimore
Convent of the Visitation
Nebraska City
Neb
Schellenberger
Nellie
South Chicago
Dispatch
Indiana
Benenman
Ilinois
Mark Cook
Champaign
Chatham County
North Carolina
Geore Washington
Jackson
Missouri
Street Railroad Directors Reducing Driver Hours in Washington
Washington street railroad companies cut driver and conductor hours from fourteen to twelve without wage changes. The new schedule began on the 3d and cars were decorated with evergreens and bunting to mark the event. Employers issued resolutions praising the move.
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Washington
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Eine Humpert
Italy
Mr. Low
Broklyn
Miss Many Lee
Gen
Robert E. Lee
Portugal
Dublin Bay
Robert Burns
Ayr
M. Grevy
France
J R. Bopwerk
Hallowell
Maine
Gov. Soares
State
Gera
King KaLakaua
Hawaii
Lord Wentworth
Byron
Gov. Long
Massachusetts
Senator Dawes
Altenburg
Lorp Shrewsbury
Duke of
Lord Cairns
Adele Grant
John the Fearless
Turbigo
Paris
Burgundy
Broapuvunst
D. H. Morrar
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Colorado
Jehu
Mansion House
London Relief Committee
Chelsea
Moncure D. Conway
Bradlaugh
Angel Gabriel
J. H. Wixiliams
Norristown Herald
Chancelade
Crefeld
Rhine
Tellier
Berlin
Wilcox
Lewis Opera House
Des Moines
Delos Arnold
Marshalltown
Capitol Commission
Anamosa
Penitentiary
Ft. Madison
Keokuk
Dubuque
Atlantic
Charles Higgins
James Landy
Dubuque House
Higgins
Greene
Butler County
Landy
Clinton
Fort Dodge
la Crosse
McGregor
Oskaloosa
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Sons of Veterans
Leonard Platt
Jessup
Buchanan County
A. Williams
Mooreville
Ottumwa
George Parker
Rogers
Marshall County Teachers’ Association
Farmers’ Alliance
Cherokee
R. Marston
Meridan
Independence
Charles H. Wyman
Burlington
W. A. Conley
Avoca
Kehoe
American Express
Murray
Ferdinand Weise
Plaine
Rock Island
Father Slattery
Farley
Fort Madison
LeMars
Cleveland
Adelphian Literary Society
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Methodists of
Tipton
Cedar County
F. Dixion
Fremont County
Hamburg
Springer
Rend
Missouri Pacific Railway
East St. Louis
Wabash and
Ohio & Mississippi
Cincinnati
Knights of Labor
Missouri Pacific
Gould
Powderly
Nebraska
Rochester
Minn
Mellingrie
Pine Island
Newark
John Pippus
John White
Pippus
White
Winfield
Kansas
Herrod
H. Bennett
Lansing
John B. Thorp
Austin
Texas
el Paso
Mexico
J. C. McComb
Presidio County
King
Rio Grande
McComb
Lanahan
O. B. Ficklin
Charleston
D. A. Parsons
Dallas
Waco
W. H. Parsons
Loyal Patriotic Union
Preston
Earl Derby
Earl
Lord Derby
Belgium
Anti-Anarchist League
Tiouse
Richardson
Tennessee
Hannibal
Randall
Lanham (Tenn
Tex
Wm. Irwin
Thomas P. Morgan, Jr
Norfolk Harbor
Cal
Central America
China
Japan
Campbell-Weaver
J. B. Weaver
Butler
Wilson
Miller
Committee On Education and Labor
Congressional Proceedings
Morgan
Foreign Relation Committee
Camden
Messrs
Spooner
Palmer
General Drags
House of Representatives
Association of the Army Corps
Antietam
South Mountain
the Greenbackers
Union of
Liberals
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