Irish Crisis and Prison Labor Drive Dublin Controversy
A Dublin meeting adopts strong resolutions denouncing the papal rescript with Dillon and OBrien speaking. They urge a firm stance separating spiritual from political domains, warn the pope against intimidation, and cite Polish-like liberty banners. Discussion also covers prison contracts and convict labor, urging fair employment. The note mentions Cora Fellows in a Chicago exhibit, a Tribune critique of Hayes, and other varied city observations.
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Dublin
Messrs. Dillon
O’brien
Dillon
Vatican
Europe
Rome
Woman Challenging World Beliefs Debate Begins
The Sunishine column mocks changing views on gender by claiming Adam was a woman and attacking beliefs, laws, and Edison for influencing gender roles. It notes Daniel McCartney’s claim to remember every meal and portrays Edison as ignorant of his own invention.
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Zearites
Ohio
Adam
Daniel McCartney
National butchers gathering in Philadelphia amid mixed reports
A jumble of brief items notes 1257 liquor licenses issued in Philadelphia, legal cases across states, including a murder sentence for Hugh Maxwell Brooks, and a string of political and religious developments. Reports mention Gen Sheridan’s illness, a double-egg hen in Abington, a wedding party tragedy, and corruption claims against City Railway officials in Chicago.
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Piladelphia
Philadelphia
Mills
EK. B. Bradley
Chicago
Washington
Gen
Phil. Sheridan
C. J. Hunter
Abington
Hugh Maxwell Brooks
Preller
U. S. Supreme Court
National Bar Association
Summit
Mass
Thomas Wyane
Pennsylvania
Cincinnati
Methodist Conference
New York
J. H. Vincent
J. N. Fitzgerald
General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
Woodrow
Wilkesbarre
Wallace
Europe
Walpole Warren
Holy Trinity Chapel
N.Y
Coffey
Baptist Church
Indian Territory
Parson Cantrell
City Railway Company
S.C. Welch
Wm. Starkey
C. B. Holmes
Political contests blur over vice presidency and governorship
The Washington Post opposes Gov Gray for vice president while Gen Palmer may be named Illinois governor candidate by Democrats. Senator Stanford plans a Europe trip and may decline a Republican presidential bid. The Chicago Tribune challenges the Indianapolis Journal to reprint supposed scandalous Gresham or gans articles the Journal denounces.
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Washington Post
Gov. Gray
Gen. Palmer
Illinois
Stanford
Europe
Chicago Tribune
Indianapolis Journal
Gresham
FOREIGN LANDS. Emperor Frederick and Dom Pedro in peril
Emperor Frederick remains under strain while Dom Pedro is reported near death. Agent Burne in Dublin has departed from the Equitable Insurance Company amid mourning signals.
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Emperor Frederick
Dom Pedro
Agent Burne
Dublin
Equitable Insurance Company
Convict Labor Bill Discussed in Congress
Washington May 23 The convict labor bill was debated in the house Tuesday. Plumb of Illinois argued against it, saying idleness harms criminals and is inhumane and harmful to the state. Rogers of Arkansas opposed the bill citing suppression of free trade between states and its unconstitutionality.
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Congress
Washineton
House
Plumb
Illinois
Rogers
Arkansas
Shortage of Service Vacancies Delays Cadet Commissions
Washington May 23 Spl 1 Despite small graduate totals at military and naval academies this year there are not enough vacancies to commission all graduates. At least half of Annapolis class will be discharged for want of openings while West Point benefits from a new law that adds posts as second lieutenants.
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Washington
Military
Naval Academies
Annapolis
West Point
Dr. Ellis
Ryan's Block
Wm. Eilert
Virginia-av
Mrs. Line
Mass, Ave
Frank Koester
New York-st
M. Carr
E A. Dittrich & Co
Efn
Prather & Hanckel
S. H. Thomas
New York St
Mass
Jom Edwards
J. Edwards
West Market
L N. Perry
Wm. Waterson
Virginia Nv
W. McOy
Alabama-st
M. Shellhouse
E. Wash
Tine
Ipley & Hedges
Sinois St
Massachusetts Ave
Scientists welcome AAAS meeting to Indianapolis in 1889 or 1890
The Indiana Academy of Science, meeting at Denison on Tuesday night, invited citizens to help secure the next American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Indianapolis. Notables including Prof. Mendanhall, A. W. Butler, Mayor Denny, Rev. Jenckes, J. B. Conner, Prof. Jones, Judge Martindale, and Dr. Waterman endorsed the invitation. Committees were named to present the plan to the board of trade, city council, aldermen, and the literary club.
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Indiana Academy of Science
Denison
American Association For the Advancement of Science
T. C. Mendanhall
Terre Haute
A. W. Butler
Brookville
Denny
J. S. Jenckes
J. B. Conner
A.C. Jones
Martindale
Waterman
G. W. Sloan
National Association
Indianapolis
Butler
Jenckes
Association
Dr. Sloan
Board of Trade
Council Ard Board of Aldermen
Jones
Literary Club
Arecency of Science
Gov
Gay
Burke's Victory in High Stakes Rail Suit
In CoLumpBus on May 23 the $13,000,000 suit between Stevenson Burke and the Hocking Valley railroad company was ordered to a circuit court rehearing. The Burke faction, formerly officers, claims wrongful diversion of company funds. Burke was once vice-president of the See-line road. Flynn Reiterates in New York on May 23, Maurice B. Flynn told commissioners of accounts that Chamberlain Ivins manipulated bank balances.
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Burke
CoLumpBus
Stevenson Burke
Hocking Valley Railroad Company
See-line Road
New York
Snl
Maurice B. Flynn
Commissioners of Accounts
Chamberlain Ivins
Paris Elections Favor Opportunists in Commune Mayoral Races
Paris on May 23 reported elections for mayors of communes held Sunday generally favored the opportunists. Independent observers noted several contests saw decisive margins and party endorsements shaping local leadership.
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Paris
John L Sullivan Braved Rain Without Umbrella
An Omaha World item notes John L Sullivan trudging through rain with no umbrella while a bystander offers a mumerelle for Mr Sullivan. The exchange hints at protecting the champion's voice against cold and illness.
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John L. Sullivan
Literary figures and rare mementos feature in brief notes
The piece surveys literary figures with quirky facts and sketches. It notes John Ruskin’s output and income from sixty four books, Julian Hawthorne’s Scots Plains table linked to Mary Stuart, Mary Bradford Crowinshield’s serialized tale, and a detailed portrait of Kentucky poet Robert Burns Wilson. It also mentions Will Carleton meeting the pope and Mrs J H Biddle’s Ireland origins and London rise to a tranquil life in Upper Halliford.
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John Ruskin
Venice
Julian Hawthorne
Scotch Plains
N. d
Mary Stuart
Plucky Smalls
United States
Mary Bradford Crowinshield
Crowinshield
St. Mary’s
Robert Burns Wilson
Kentucky
Will Carleton
Vatican
J. H. Biddle
Ireland
County Antrim
London
Upper Halliford
the Thames
Jumbled Quotes and Grim Jokes From Old Newspapers
A collector of satirical quips and grim anecdotes, the page mocks labels and names while citing a string of newspaper snippets. It mentions a hotel clerk, a forecast of an earthquake in California, a self styled fortune builder, racial color allegories, a Kansas teacher prize, and a locomotive accident with a wry twist. The tone blends humor, daily life, and lurid bits from Buffalo Express and others.
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Puck
Wiggins
California
Troy Northern
Pieany
Tennessee
Georgia
Washington
Buffalo Express
Kansas
Burlington Free Press
Noah
Mount Ararat
Courier-Journal
Jacob Walkawal
East Buffalo
Jacob
Photographer’s Bold Attempts to Image Mrs. Cleveland
An article recounts amateur and professional photographers attempting to capture Mrs. Cleveland at the White House. They use rooftops, trees, and even a treasury scuttle to gain negatives, while guards confiscate cameras for gate violations. One photographer recalls a failed close encounter that left him rattled but unharmed.
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Cleveland
White House
Col. Wilson
Executive Mansion
Davy Crockett
Treasury Department
New York World
Mrs. Cleveland
Origin of the bloody shirt from a Corsican wake custom
A correspondent traces the phrase bloody shirt to a Corsican vendetta ritual. Before burial a murdered man’s body lay on a plank with his bloodstained shirt above, while women wailed and men swore revenge. The grisly wake inspired the later political use linking to the southern rebellion. Rooms for rent also advertised in today’s Sun.
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Chaska
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Mr. Hayes
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Hoar
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Platt
Stove Trust
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Decker
New York State
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Lonndon
Birmingham Post
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Chamberlain
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New Forest
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Messenaer
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Pennsylvania Street
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L. N. Perry
Prather and
Hanckel
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Chas. W. Merkel
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