Notable figures amid travels and honors noted abroad
Down Cantos expresses greater hopes of returning to Madrid in triumph. Dom Proiro's Brazilian midshipman grandson will visit Cuba and New Orleans with a possible trip to New York for public acclaim. Pron Pron is warmly received in Rome by his brother in law King Humbert with a grand dinner. He plans to study archaeology in Athens upon return.
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Madrid
Dom Proiro
Cuba
New Orleans
New York City
Pron Pron
Rome
Humbert
Athens
Helvetia
Orangeman
Australia
Ireland
St. James Hall London
Ashmead Bartlett
Salisbury
George Hamilton
Lewis
Ham
Limerick
Burr
Sidmouth
Braburne
House of Commons
A. B. Corward
Lawrenceshire
Lord Salisbury
United Kingdom
Berlin
Potsdam
Christinia
Infanta
Virgin de la Paloma
Elizabeth
London Dispatch
Frederick Russell Nourse
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
New York
Lloyd’s
America
Nourse
London
Liverpool
Senator Gen Waitt TierNne of Tennessee
Gen Waitt TierNne, appointed senator from Tennessee, is a 61 year old former presiding officer of the Tennessee House and has served five terms in Congress.
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Waitt TierNne
Tennessee
Congress
Yachting plans rise from Montreal restaurant profits
W H H Murray built a yacht in Burlington Vermont to showcase Lake Champlain boating with ideas of voyages to Chicago and New Orleans. Henry Taylor died suddenly after lunch at 86, found dead at table. Berlin leaders Dr Stevens and Postmaster General Stephan promote widespread electric lighting, funded by a private company and light city taxes.
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W. H. H. Murray
Montreal
Burlington, Vt
Stevens
Stephan
Berlin
Notable speakers slated for New York hotel men banquet
Col. R. G Ingersoll Chauncey M Depew Gov Hill Roscoe Conkling and F P Schoonmaker will attend a major New York hotel men banquet on May 11. Ingersoll calls it a chance to even the score with those who have kept him poor all his life.
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Col
R. G Ingersoll
Chauncey M. Depew
Gov. Hill
Roscoe Conkling
F. P. Schoonmaker
New York
Col. Ingersoll
Goethe society president to give inaugural address after Easter
Prof. Max Murer plans to deliver his inaugural address as president of the English Goethe society soon after Easter with help from several London German choral societies. In America Prof. Calvin Thomas has raised $1,000 by subscription to expand the Michigan university library with the finest Goethe literature.
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Max Murer
Goethe Society
Atlantic
Calvin Thomas
Michigan University Library
Stephens photo shows him seated with crossed legs feet on floor
A photo of the late Alexander H. Stephens in the possession of Maj. Lamar Cobb of Athens Georgia shows the southern statesman seated with legs crossed and the bottoms of both feet resting on the floor. It notes this was Stephens favorite pose and claims no one has matched it.
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Alexander H. Stephens
Maj
Lamar Cobb
Athens
Mr. Stephens
Murray Removal Praised Over Utah Suffrage Plot
The Woman's Journal hails Mr. Err H. Murray's removal as praiseworthy, crediting him with plotting to strip Utah women of suffrage. It is alleged his stance mirrored influence from a Mormon with multiple wives controlling many votes.
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Err H. Murray
Utah
The
Woman's Journal
Murray
Wright
Neillsville
Wis
Daniel Allen
Alen
Allen
Jones
Jamison
Obstruction debate sparks quip between Reep and Beach
Tom Reep, leader of the Republican side in the House, teased Beach during a stroll in front of Beach, questioning whether his objection practice came from fellow members or directly from the Almighty. Beach stood dazed and silent.
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Tom Reep
Beach
New York
Portrait of Dr McCeiu Captured in Lifelike Alexander Work
The new Alexander portrait depicts Dr McCeiu in an easy chair with a life like canvas. He appears absorbed in thought, head forward, eyes on the floor beyond the frame, against a plain greenish background.
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Dr. McCeiu
Alexander
Wagner memoirs delayed by personal character concerns
The memoirs of Richard Wagner, long anticipated worldwide, will not be published soon due to their highly personal content. Although printed under Wagner's supervision, the proofs remain with his closest confidants who will guard them until a suitable time.
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Richard Wagner
Wagner
Parisbound French actor Bressant flees Russia after royal fine
The famed French stage actor J B F Bressant was abruptly ordered to leave Russia after being accused of poaching on imperial preserves. A czar household officer delivered 10 000 silver rubles and ordered immediate return to Paris with belongings already sent ahead.
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J. B. F. Bressant
Russia
MM. Bressant
Paris
Bressant
Iowa News Bits Signal Broad Economic and Local Tales
Several Iowa items report rail earnings in April with Milwaukee at 1 764 000 Northwestern at 1 741 000 and Rock Island up 75 000 year over year. Other notes mention a Des Moines fire 4000, creameries paying 13 16 cents, a Stuart railroad brakemen union, and local crime and court cases including Kelley and a Davenport man in forged checks.
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Dubuque
S. R. Marston
Meriden
L. A. Wilson
Marcus
Independence
A. T. Stewart
Cherokee
New York
Milwaukee Railway
Northwestern Road
Rock Island
Thomas R. Sweet
Davenport
Lucas County
Kelley
Chariton
Archibald
Lince
Geo. E. Hugh
Nebraska City
Farrall
Glenwood
Knoxville
Iowa
George Rowe
Burlington
Union Pacific
Papillion
Neb
Des Moines
B. W. Scott
Ottumwa
Cone Nellton
Ind
Iowa City
Bloomfield
Farmer’s Alliance
Aurelia
Fred Rimers
Kansas City
Maxwell Trial in St. Louis Moves Forward With Murder Case
In St Louis H M Brooks also known as Maxwell faces trial for the murder of C Arthur Preller. State witnesses including L E Hunt and porters at the Southern hotel recount the room's baggage and the men’s relationship with Preller. Witnesses describe Brooks as eager to become close to Preller and as sometimes under liquor influence.
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L. E. Hunt
Southern Hotel
W. H. Lennox Maxwell
C. Arthur Preller
Maxwell
Preller
Brooks
San Francisco
Brook
Warren
Worcester
Massachusetts
Jiecmy Arlington
Lincoln County
West Virginia
Margaret Donnan
Kittaninz
Labor unrest and crime sweep across cities in May
The May 20 strike roils seven hundred St. Louis planing mills over a ten hour shift, while Boston carpenters end a mass meeting with pledges to resist longer hours. Reports detail train wreck attempts, trials, murders, arson, and a surge of political debate on labor, crime, and law in multiple states and abroad.
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Boston
Columbia Rink
Master Builders’ Association
Southern Barb Wire Company
Andrade
Vogales
Arizona
Planche de Platte
Sullivan
Moore
Oscar Darwin
Lawton
Huacomia Mountains
Sigelow
Clinton
Mass
Corporation
Henry McShane & Co
Bell Founders
Baltimore
Wayne Iron Works
Pittsburg
Congressional Proceedings Highlight Senate and House Actions
The Senate and House examined and passed multiple measures including a shipping bill, a pension bill with various amendments, and a post office appropriation bill. Conference committees were named on certain items while debates covered veterans pensions and public works. News notes include local obituaries and incidental reports from Washington and Iowa events.
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Nebraska
Committee On Commerce
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Iowa
van Eaton
Committee On
Public Lands
Senate
Dibble
United States
House
Foreign Intelligence Roundup Reflects UK Irish Tensions
Chamberlain thanks Birmingham electors and hopes for liberal party unity. Turmoil on three frontiers sees Turks as aggressors. United Ireland warns Ulster threats amid nationalist strength. Lafayette memorial events draw Americans in Paris. Ward and Payne face German competition with potential layoffs. A huge Scottish petition against home rule is presented in Parliament. Four Commons members back home rule bill after Chamberlain gathering.
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Henry
Ballen Temple
County Cavan
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Ontario
Monroe
St. Peters
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Provincetown
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Louis A. Grant
Hatch
Grand Banks
Ward & Payne
Sheffield
Orange
John Morely
Chamberlain
Birmingham
Liberal Party
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Delares
General Lafayette
Picpus
Paris
Shefield
England
House of Commona
John H. A. MacDonald
Edinburgh
Glasgow
London Standard
House of Commons
Chamberlain's House
Senate Debates Pension Bill Amendments and Treasury Cost
The senate discussed Blair and Van Wyck amendments to the pension bill. Van Wyck would set an eight dollar monthly minimum for soldiers. Blair would set four dollars. McPherson sought recommittal to gauge Treasury impact. Executive session followed by adjournment as the house took up post office bill amendments.
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Frye
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House of Repreentatives
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Dolph
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Hoar
Staten Island
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Viva Voce
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Court of Alabama Claims
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Call
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Point Diablo
California
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Committee On Pensions
Swede Receives First Installment of Family Fortune
A 19 year old Swede, Sandleaf, living in Northboro Massachusetts, found ten money orders for 51000 each. An uncle in Sweden left him 15000 when he was a baby, the interest now growing. The full sum will reach him when he comes of age. Sandleaf had worked at A W Colburn’s piano factory and was fired for being a Knight of Labor.
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