Gladstone Policy Notes on Ireland Coercion and Home Rule
The document from August 1888 outlines Gladstone's Irish governance stance, criticizing coercion and urging reform. It argues Home Rule would reduce violent suppression, calls for inquiry into justice and public works, questions costly projects, and warns against excessive centralized authority harming Irish governance and taxpayer burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bamarkady Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
Tralanabaya
Iaw
Rapiuo
Ireland
Caron
Bugilah Authority
Dublin Caatle
WDAS
Great Britain
Dragon Drew sinks at Kingston Point and other late notices
Long dispatch notes the passenger steamer Daniel Drew sinking at Kingston Point New York on the 20th with heavy losses. Also reported are a fatal Jamaica Plain wagon accident near Boston. a Grand Rapids man’s carbolic acid suicide. improved health of ex President Arthur. several Florida resort drownings. a Cincinnati pottery fire. arrests for embezzlement in Philadelphia. a drowning of John Murphy at Long Branch. a Cleveland man’s fall from a viaduct. mastodon bones found near Milan Michigan. and multiple incidents of crime, suicide, and misfortune across the country.
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Daniel Drew
Albany Ba
Kingston Point
N. Y
Jamaica Plain
Boston
Ernest Submitschcke
Grand Rapidy
Mich
Arthur
Sumomer Resorts
Florida
Capa May Ard
Atimubia City
Simsay
Queensware
A. J. Hoe
Cincinnati
Ruth Pratt
Philadelphia
Adama Express Company
John Murphy
Thomas Murphy
New York
Long Branch
Charles Eyang
Claveland
Anhart
Milan
Konne Bros
Kearney Spreat
San Francisco
Lawrence Donovan
Brooklyn Bridge
Otea
Ont
Minnesota
Dakota
Port Emerson
Bedford
Jacob Duncan
Jeremiah Plecker
Rome
Willia Station
Ypsilanti
Wells
Siater Eulalie
the Immaculate Academy
Newport
Local News Briefs From Early City Ledger
Jeannetts Larke of Youngstown swam across the river near Tipida, covering about a mile and a half. A. W. and James McElhaney report a man beaten by his drunken son on West Thirty-seventh Street in New York. B Murphy of Chicago, a member of the Fetes circuit, died at home aged 34. Two hostlers Zeigler and Jordan quarreled on Michigan Avenue, Jordan arrested after Zeigler was fatally wounded with a pitchfork. The trial of Dr. S. A. Richmond for killing Col. James W. Strong ended with a not guilty verdict. the defendant was considered insane both then and now.
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Jeannetts Larke
Youngstown
Tipida
Zeigler
Jordan
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
With & Pitchfork
A. Richmond
James W. Strong
The
Herald of
Joesph Pulitzer
Bartholdi
New York
Carnor
Columbia River
England
Texas
Ballinger
Ramela
Rome
Indiana
Tuere
Tezan
Mexico
Graveston
Fort Wayne
Ind
Chicago Times
London
Heigl
Boor
Reighbor
Louisville Courier-Journal
Berlin
Chuops
Pyramida
Hawesdine
Bach Seat
Herr
Quimoy IU
Oxford
N.C
Schapel
Les Camp
Richmond
Tobacco Exchange
Tamanre
Yonaea
Marit
Philadelphia
United States
Sargent
Arkangan
Blue Wood
Georgia
Old State
Swift Nominated for Governor at California GOP Rally
Parcels of political results show John F. Swift winning the governorship on the eighth ballot at the California Republican convention dated the 27th. Swift was one of three envoys to China to negotiate a treaty. Henry George declined to run for New York mayor unless 30,000 citizens pledged support. Ohio Republicans named Gen. James M. Robinson as secretary of state and completed the state ticket with Marsh M. Williams as supreme judge and A. H. Hester as clerk of the supreme court. Iowa Republicans nominated F. D. Jackson for secretary of state and W. T. Twombly as treasurer.
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California
John F. Swift
Swift
China
United States
Peenonad
Trades Unions
New York
Henry George
Ohio
Columbus
James 3. Robinson
Marshal J. Williame
Fayette County
Supreme Court
A. H. Hester
van Wert County
Eli T. Tuppau
Gambier
Board of Public Works
W.M. Hudson
Mantel
Iowa Republicans
F.D. Jackson
W. T. Twombly
Eau Caire
Tank Caosse
Northwestern Land Com
Milwaukee County Register of Deeds
Louis A. Shakim
Tongs Cohen
Joseph Friedberg
Joris Worlennbekg
Milwaukee Cement Works
Milwaukee
Axtos Haxaosr
Agasenors
Eau Claire
San Francisco
New Orleans
Bufalo
Lncky
Tus Wisconsin Glass Company
Charles Redustrand
Chippewa
Frey
Paul Dupot
Lon
Stoaxn
E. A. Sloane
la Crosse
Houston
Mins
State Assembly of Knights of Labor
Henry Smith
Spencer Palmer
Fond du Lac
Frank L. Lux
George M. Read
A. Heenes
Knights of Labor of
Wisconsin
Herd
Axton Zmrxx
St. Paul Road
Indiana
Court d’ Orsilies
Big Chetek
Barron County
Pnenerick Tiss
Buttler
Wita
Duane
O. A. Hale
Scott
Val- To
Caippowa
Frank
Empire Company
E Mill
Peerless Iron Company
Ashland
Wis
Seoretary Lantar
Sparks
Wisconsin Farm and Land Mortgage Company
Jalius Kourz
Starke & Co
East Water
Chicago Street
Cutting Is Free After Chihuahua Supreme Court Release
A dispatch from El Paso reports at 11:30 Cutting appeared before Judge Judea Castenadas in the Chihuahua Supreme Court. The court released Cutting after Medina waived civil damages, ending state proceedings. Cutting accepted liberty and asked for a copy of the decree, with Judge Castenadas sending it to Provencio, who promised to deliver it with guidance.
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Chihuahuas Suipreme Court
el Paso
Saya
Judea Castenadas
Chihuahua Supreme Court
Medina
Cutting
Allprame Court
Castenadas
Pro‘vencio
Lightning Hits Powder Magazine in Chicago Disaster
A thunderstorm struck the Laflin Rand Company powder magazine in Chicago at 0:15 AM on the 22nd, causing a blast that killed one person, fatally injured four, and wounded many others. About 140,000 pounds of powder and substantial dynamite exploded, leveling the site and damaging buildings across the city.
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Lieflin Powder Company
Chicago
Carrie Abercanworth
Peter Kenn
John Gubl
Oriental Powder Company
Kelly Brothers
Western Avenue
Madden
Thirty-eighth Street
Philip Bowler
South Union
Joan Lorder, Jr
Canalpors Avenue
John Jung
Archer Road
Mrs. Jung
Misa Kennedy
Johnson Street
Orisutal Powder Company
Warren Powder Company
Hazard
Dupont Companies
Foreste
Laflin-Rand Company
Board of Trade
Palmer House
Union
Associated Press
Absconding Telegraph Company Manager Arrested In Toledo
John A. Henvey, former manager of the United Lines Telegraph Company, was arrested by Sheriff Waite of Lucas County in Toledo. Before Judge Potter he waived examination and agreed to return to Toledo without further formality. Hanley’s indictment and arrest followed the American Surety Company’s guarantee.
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Konawey Maosper
Unitet ? Lines Telegraph Co
Toledo
Na Yerk
John A. Henvey
Cuiled Lines Telegraph Company
Waite
Lucas County
Tudge Potter
Supreme Court
Hanley
American Surety Company
New York
Banley
Notorious poisoning case adds new suspect in Boston
Boston August 1. Dr C O Baars of Boston is arrested on charges of murdering Lizzie A Robinson with poison, in conjunction with Mrs Sarah Jans Robinson. The mother remains jailed, accused of poisoning her son William J Robinson.
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Cinr
Beiog
S Tolevsar
Boston
Masa
Robinson-Smith
C.0. Baars
Sarah Jans Robinson
Lizzie A. Robinson
Pole
William J. Rabinson
Town of Saric in Sonora Destroyed by Floods
News reports Saric in Sonora Mexico was swept away by floods with the town left without a house standing. The population was about 100 and grain fields were flattened. No damage or loss estimates are provided.
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Maria
Sonora
Saric
Mexico
Aoods
Labor Strike Turmoil Eases Across Mill and Transit Sectors
Labor notes report a broad pause as Brockton mass factories idle 39 plants and 5 000 workers end four weeks of stoppage. Pittsburg Shoenburpar mill to resume at 7.5 cent scale following Wheeling and Mingo, with others likely to join. New York belt line and surface road strikes settle with pay per trip. Clothing cutters strike persists as manufacturers agree to hire nonunion cutters after August 17 1886.
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Brockton
Mass
Shoenburpar
Pitts‘burg
Waeka
Pittsburg
New York
Broadway Road
Cattern
Rupest Bros
L.& E. Michaels
York
Manufacturers' Association
Cutters’ Union
Gotil
Ithe
Strikes Halt Broadway Line Traffic On Belt Line Route
Work stoppage affects 20 000 employees as no cars run on the Belt Line and Broadway lines on the 24th. Vast determines to tie up the road while Broadway and Seventh Avenue officials seek new workers after failed compromise talks. Police protection ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway and
Seventh Avenue Company
Broadway Company
Bupb
Newell Xove
Senator Evarts and Miss Matthews Hurt in Windsor Auto Crash
An automobile collision near Windsor Vermont on the 25th overturned a buggy carrying U S Senator Evarts of New York and Miss Matthews daughter of Judge Stanley Matthews of Ohio. Senator Evarts and Miss Matthews were bruised though not seriously injured. The car belonged to Perkins of Boston and involved others including Ey arta of New York.
How to Get Married and a Chicago Man’s Bridal Tale
A Chicago gentleman at the Palace Hotel San Francisco recounts a tangled tale of marriage through divorce and remarriage. He recalls advising divorce for a couple and noting mixed loyalties as the husband objected to calls during proceedings. The man hints at marrying Lizzie after the divorce while his wife plans to smooth relations back home.
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Chicago
Palace Hotel
San Francisco
Jety
Frank
Lizzie
Bob
Lizie
Dog Meat and Odd Tales From the Army Papers
A collage of notes on dog meat among Sioux and army officers with culinary detail, a comic dry goods carriage mishap beside a railway, and brief mentions of figures like Andrew Carnegie, Dr J S Knox, and a British Parliament prospect. Also a health note on rheumatism cures and a warship cost estimate.
Wisconsin Items Rumor Consolidation of Wood Works
Wisconsin notes report Eau Claire business leaders plan consolidating local wood working shops into a single plant for wholesale manufacturing. Other items cover forest fire recovery pine logs, incorporation filings for Northwestern Land Co with $48000 capital, and multiple accidents and local government elections.
Lincoln and Governors in War Era Parable
A long illustrated reminiscence recalls President Lincoln handling governors with humor and resolve. It contrasts civil and military authority, recounting a log-like obstacle in a governor’s demands and Lincoln’s blunt, practical choice to “plough around” the issue. The piece also includes a table of roulette and a humorous typographical misstep.
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Lincoln
Washington
War Department
Stanton
White House
Seon
Illinois
Treasury Department
Bob Lewis
DeWitt County
Bob
Missouri
Lewis
Gimaelf
Answor
Hia
Sleeping car conductors and the art of temptation on the rails
A veteran recalls the life of the Pullman man, detailing how sleeping car conductors juggle complex ledgers, spotters, and temptations. The piece describes spotters who track conductors, brand shoes, inflate accounts, and risk dismissal, while praising grit and discipline needed for a long continental run.
Fragmented items mix politics and travel in odd 19th century notes
A scrambled collage of wine prices, eye test methods, editorials, and odd anecdotes from US and European papers. It mentions a river name misspelled Joseph Pulitzer, Bartholdi statue talk, English markets, a fern mounting recipe, a Dermott stomach case, and various local curiosities with names like Ballinger and Tezan.
Hidden schemes boost by making ham and bank access
The passage reveals a plan where a porter could buy extra ham for Jens money and stash it away, while a conductor could secure a meal and later become a stock holder in a bank with little effort. The operations are described as hard to conceal but already initiated, aiming to run like a gold mine.
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Marshfield
Thomas
Norton
Uangk Nls
Toore
Madison
McCulloch
Pius Pereons
Neb
Mathewson
Nathaniel
Bates
Hagerstown
Calaway
Heart Mite
Uslamer
Beare Ward Beechar
Onage Mission
Kay
Willie Sells
German Evangelical Synod of North América
Buffalo
N.Y
Lina Steamship Company Bank-E
Stemmers
Mediterranean
Frank R. Campbell
James Carruthers
Rhetfeld
Moe
BR. P. Random
Laxington
Niagara River
Beecher
Gimagit
Tee Ray
B. Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Thas
Elmira
White
Middletown Asylum
Othare
T & Target
Rox
Noganns
Ariz
Muskcwa
Geronimo
Arizon
Mexicana
Lawton
Arizpo
Graug Ruperts
Wee
LSU
Miko
Carr
Chalee
Milrolue
Wigan
Bernin
Carolee Daley
Cnet Ayerm
Ik New Nene
Ayer Noralui Oascovatiret
Mnie Aden A
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Sr. Worat
Bath
LO Bic
Coxus
Bex
Tince
Rand Niticant Luagues
American Association
Domtikevenn Lragoe
Keaid Ui Rabsas
Loulev Mu
Mouropotlinn
Ctyauvo
Grand Union Liotel
Grand Central Dypotitz
Jasmoyey
Boctor
Sarried
Stepmother
New Jersey
Munagguan
N.J
Washington Parka
Richard Parks
Alder Parks
Mr. Parks
Pines
G.E. Rearves
Baltimore
Isaacson
Stepney
Eliie
Regent Street
J. 8. Knox
Quincy
Foote
Wisconsin State News
Julian Hawthorne
New York Dock Department
Harper's Weekly
Robert Carter
Appleton’s
Tournal
Harper's Magazine
Central America
Bressact
Anne
Superiag
Wall Street
Pullman Force
Iomséana
Seth
Pullman
St. Louis
George
Spotter
Thom
Connecticut
Richard II
Reusor Gtramree
Hattis Dinkins
Stamper A
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