Salisbury comments on Russia Afghan frontier policy in Lords
The Marquis of Salisbury told the House of Lords that the government remains bound by Earl Granville's pledge over Zulfikar paie and Meenantuk, while Russia shows little agreement. He noted Afghan and Russian holdings Penjueh and Maruchak, and said no plan to occupy new positions in the ameer's realm. Papers cannot be published now due to ongoing negotiations.
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Marquis of Salisbury
Duke of Marlborough
House of Lords
Russia
Earl Granville
Zulfikar Paie
Fikar
Afghanistan
Fufferin
India
Prass
Maruchak
Penjueh
Ray
Pensheh
Pishen Valley
England
Recent Appointments and Postmaster Nominations
The president appointed William C. Jones of Kansas as marshal for the district of Kansas. Jones, educated at Wisconsin University, served in the Civil War and later as warden of the Kansas penitentiary. Postmasters named include Walter H. Danley at Antigo Wisconsin and Fayette Johnson at Lexington Mississippi. Additional appointments include Richford McKay as United States consul at Nueva Laredo Mexico and various clerical and mint positions in New Orleans Jackson Mississippi and New York City. Government directors for the Union Pacific railroad were named Frederick R. Condort Marcus W. Hanna and others, with several declines noted.
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William C. Jones
Kansas
Jones
Wisconsin University
Tenth Kansas Infantry
Eighteenth Kansas Cavalry
Kansas Penitentiary
Glick
Iowa
Walter H. Danley
Antigo
Wisconsin
Henry Smith
Fayette Johnson
Lexington
Mississippi
A. Alexander
Richford McKay
South Carolina
Nueva Laredo
Mexico
Men Thomas
Orleans
Wallace McLusin
Jackson
Sas D. Stewart
Divorce Case Sparks Shootout Tone in San Francisco
In Hill v Sharon now Sharon v Hill in the U S Circuit Court a master in chancery heard testimony amid a dramatic scene as Miss Hill drew a revolver at ex Senator Stodart after critics called photographs unreliable. The master adjourned the hearing and a warrant was sought.
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San Francisco
Dispatch
Hill Vs
Sharon
Whh
Hill
United States Circuit Court
Panthee
Miss Hill
Stodart
Sawyer
Wentworth Buys West Burial Plot for Monument
The Rose Hill Cemetery company of Chicago sold the largest West burial tract to Hon. John Wentworth. He paid $10,000 for bare feet and plans to spend around $60,000 to erect a mammoth granite pedestal statue, hoping it will endure as his lasting monument.
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Rose Hill Cemetery Company
Chicago
John Wentworth
Obn
Wentworth
Terrible earthquake devastates towns in Asiatic Rus region
Dispatch from Tashkend reports a great earthquake striking Risherzeck Sulak and Belyoodsk. A church collapsed in Belyoodsk, many killed, Belvoodsk fissures swallow residents. Later figures: fifty four dead and sixty four wounded. Shocks persist as panic spreads.
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Tashkend
Risherzeck
Sulak
Belyoodsk
Belvoodsk
Berlin Notes on Unter der Linden and the Kaiser
A Berlin correspondent critiques Unter der Linden street life lime trees and plazas, reports on emperors health and German manners, and describes Berlin cuisine, social scene, and the American colony. The piece contrasts urban scenery with the emperor’s strained condition and calls Berlin a city of work.
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Berlin
Unter der Linden
New York Evening Pot
Thier Garten
Allerlwechst
Switzerland
Cafe de l
Pendleton
Paris
Pergamos marbles prize of classic Greek sculpture
In a discussion on Greek sculpture the Pergamos marbles are praised as a major scholarly treasure. The piece is linked to Giulia Romania and is said to rival Elgin's era in richness. A Yale anecdote about pronouncing Elgin or Elgin stirs wit and closes the tale.
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Berlin
Giulia Romania
Palazzo del Te
Lord Elgin
Yale College
Elgin
Elg
Western Men Have Ideas in Up-Town Barber Shop
Two Chicago men visit a New York barber shop and debate weather and cold while barbers keep their dignified routine. The boss praises Western visitors for their ideas and conversation as the two patrons endure the shave and heat banter.
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Chicago
Toby
New York Sun
Water flow at Teddington weir tracked over seventeen months
The Royal Commission on sewage discharge records reveal seasonal and rainfall driven changes in Thames water volume at Teddington weir. Observations from June 1883 to October last year show variances from 213 million gallons daily in August to a November peak near 4.19 billion gallons, with June drought and October averages reflecting climate impact.
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Teddington
London Globe
Diverse notices stir early 1900s social scene
A parade of short items notes Ole n elwiss and Senator Ingalls kinship quips, landowners, a Boston professor to quit a post, Katharine Bayard traveling to Wilmington, Coox managing a Cook farm in Ticonderoga, ARTHUR’s son praised yet lacking ambition, a Japanese seaweed glass paper, Paris flower fete gates drawing about 40 000, Mrs. Joan Moore touring U S, Marie VAN ZANDT linked to a Russian noble, Paris lion tamer selling cage trips, London police franchise restriction, London church plate givings, Frink joining Amherst chair, and Greece seedless currant grape production vast for US imports.
French boot imports exceed US yearly footwear exports
During the first three months of this year French manufacturers imported boots and shoes worth $4,500,000, about six times the United States annual footwear exports. Sin Jvutius Voce, the colonial treasurer of New England, reports his financial statement with an estimated revenue of $20,650,000 and expenditures of $20,500,000 for 1835-86.
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United States
Sin Jvutius Voce
New England
Chinese Gov Turns To French Aid for Railways
A French assisted plan emerges as China prepares to build railways and other structures after Chinese ships and works faced destruction. The remark notes building rails is preferable to wrecking them and suggests trade with China is better than conflict.
Inconveniences of personal assurance in court cited
The prosecutor told the jury he felt great certainty the man was guilty and left them the responsibility of a dramatic trial. The jury could hardly avoid finding the prisoner Pel guilty.
Population and religious makeup of Persia data
The shah of Persia governs 1,647,070 square kilometers with about 7,653,070 people in 99 towns and 3,780,000 rural residents. Nomads number 1,909,800. Creeds include Sheeahs 6,860,000 and Sunnis 700,000 with Armenians 43,000 and Nestorians 23,000. Armenian male share is 62.8 percent versus 37.2 female. Muslim gender split 49.5 male and 50.5 female.
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Mussulman
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