Aden Harbour in June Heat and Historic Trade Hub
The Red Sea voyage passes Suez to Aden where heat ranges 87 to 98 degrees. Aden, an ancient but vital trading outpost, hosts English and native troops, a growing steam-ship service, and coaling water facilities. Eight steamers call daily, with Dutch troops en route to Sumatra housed on shore.
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Sues
Red Sea
Suez
Aden
India
Suez Canal
Hiram
Solomon
Cochin
Malabar
Judea
Europe
Zanzibar
Cape
Sumatra
The Capture of Khiva and Imperial Rescripts
The article reports on Russian forces under General Kaufmann capturing Khiva. It notes an imperial rescript praising his leadership and awarding him the Knight of the Second Class of the Great Martyr and Victor St George. It mentions a June 11 dispatch from Khiva and casualty figures: 21 killed, 92 wounded.
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Kaufmann
Khiva
Russia
Victor St. George
Order of St. George and Vladimir
Daily Telegraph
New York Herald
Slavery Abolished in Khiva by Khan and Russian General
After Khiva hostilities a decree issued with General Kaufmann’s backing frees all slaves in the Khanate. The Khan Seyd-Muhamed-Rahim-Bognadur proclaims liberty for women and men, permits settlement or emigration, and pledges equality before law while enforcing strict penalties for disorder.
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Nicolas Constantinovitch
Eugene of Leuchtenberg
Khiva
Khanate
Russia
Central Asia
Kaufmann
Seyd-Muhamed-Rahim-Bognadur-Khan
Frightful Railway Accident at Wigan Station
A Scottish Express on the London and North Western line derailed near the down platform at Wigan Station. Eleven killed and about thirty injured as cars and a guard’s van surged into a siding. Notables named include Sir John Anson and Andrew Wark. Inquests opened. Board of Trade to hold a public inquiry led by Captain Tyler and Mr Ravenhill.
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Wigan
Euston Station
Sir John Anson, Bart
Portland-place
London
Thomas C. Wark
Andrew Wark
Old Hall
Highgate
The
Stock Exchange
Maggie R. C. Wark
Mr. Wark
Alice Minette
John Phillips
Lord Murray
Aberdeen
Fife
James Fagg
John Anson
Martha Alert
Miss Anson
Thomas Waddle
Ayr
Zachariah Roberts
Morrall Hill
Carlisle
Mary Roberts
Daniel Roberts
Weymouth
John Foster
Oxford
Woodman
Glasgow
Joseph Paulett
Aberdare
Wark
Borough Court
KR. Darlington
Elizabeth Roberts
Louisa Elizabeth Ann Anson
Sir John Anson
Rugby
Edinburgh
Elizabeth Georgina Anson
Witness
Board of Trade
Tyler
W. W. Ravenhill
Three Rail Accidents Reported With Many Injuries
Three railway crashes leave numerous passengers injured. At Clayton Bridge near Ashton a London and North Western express collided with a shunting coal train amid fog and rough rails. In Glasgow a Wemyss Bay service collided with a pilot engine, smashing two carriages and injuring twelve. At Redhill an up Tunbridge train and a London and Brighton goods engine derailed, rails torn up but no serious passenger injuries.
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London and North-Western
Fecit
Leeds
Liverpool
Lancashire and Yorkshire Company
Clayton Bridge
Ashton
Alderman
Redhill
South-Eastern Railway
Tunbridge
London and Brighton Railway Company
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