22 Jan 1889
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1889
Page
1
Whitney urges steady US line on Pacific lands as navy shells Samoa dispute w persists. He praises Captain Muten at Latonga and notes Nippon to stay near Samoa, while Vandale and Trenton prepare for deployment. Germany’s actions draw cabinet concern and calls for early congressional settlement.
The discussion centers on the protection and sacred status of national flags during international incidents. Experts argue an attack apology is usually expected, with questions raised about Samoa and American consular property. A judge’s aide asks if the United States could successfully oppose Germany in war, with the answer: yes, we could whip her off the seas.
In New York on January 22 the second trial of ex alderman Thomas Cleary began before Justice Daniels in the Oyer and Terminer term. The case concerns alleged bribes from Jacob Sharp to win Broadway railroad votes over the mayor’s veto. Supporters and reporters filled the court as Cleary attended in formal attire and his counsel Ira Shafer arrived. The panel of sixty four jurors was sworn and examined amid routine delays for a missing associate.
Paris sent officials back to Panama with orders to push the work despite turmoil. The director predicts steady progress and possible completion by late January if French shareholders fund further, while muttered fears of mob action and labor unrest rise among workers and observers.
John McNeil of Shamons Rata to Indian Mts near Mount Holly fires on a man who forced his way into his doorway. James Dallet, his sister's husband, dies from a shotgun blast. McNeil says he mistook the stranger for a highwayman. Neighbors question the account amid claims of possible foul play.
A derelict railroad bridge over Green River collapsed during dismantling after an injunction fighting over track use. Dozens of workers fell, with estimates of five to twenty lives lost as crews struggled to reach survivors and recover the dead.
Report of an early 20th century European intrigue includes claims of an alchemist promising gold from base metals, a Bulgarian throne plot involving Prince Alexander of Montenegro, and a vision of a Greco Romanian Bulgarian Montenegrin confederation under Russia. Also noted are shipwrecks, crimes, and a wide range of sensational dispatches from across the Atlantic world.
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