Foreign News Roundup Highlights Wars and Diplomacy
A long dispatch lists Paris arrests on Christmas Eve, Jesuits expelled to England, French conscription dates, Swiss civil registration vote, brigand captures near Palermo, Pampeluna mass sympathy purge, German maneuvers near Tréves, Carlists criticized in Berlin, Chambord conciliatory talks, Arnim appeal, Naples blood miracle, Orloff honored, MacMahon New Year arrivals, Turkey Roumania trade firman urged, Gold Coast slave emancipation praised, Grand Duke Michael Constantinovitch declared mentally deranged, Canada British Columbia rail and telegraph deal, Empress of Russia visit delayed, Rome statue finds, Turcoman passivity, Jekke prisoners released, coup rumor of Bismarck assassination denial, Garibaldi letters of support, French Assembly adjournment and constitutional debate, Forster in US stressing unity and popular government.
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Paris
Pernambuco
England
France
Palermo
Mirabella
Pampeluna
Republique Francaise
Tréves
Gustav
Berlin
Bien
Frohsdorf
Comte de Chambord
Count Arnim
Naples
Michael Constantinovitch
Constantine
Canada
British Columbia
Russia
Victor Emmanuel
St. Remo
St. Petersburg
Equiline Hill
Rome
Commodus
Attrek River
Funeral of John Bunyan Foster in Huntingdon
The December 21 funeral for John Bunyan Foster in Huntingdon drew many notable mourners including Sir Henry Thompson and Dr. Ringer. The service at Trinity Church was simple, followed by a procession to the grave where townspeople expressed deep sorrow for the young physician’s loss.
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John Bunyan Foster
Huntingdon
Michael Foster
Sir Henry Thompson
Ringer
Dr. Bartlett
J. H. Harding
W. F. Butt
W. M. Cooke
The
Marylebone Court
G. C. Reaney
F. A. Waite
F. R. Fisher
William Foster
Trinity Church
Herbert Lucas
Davies
J. H. Millard
Foster
Freeman
East Africa Slave Trade Still Flourishes Says Missionary
A letter from Rev. C. New, East Africa missionary, reports continued slavery on the East Coast. He notes open markets diminished but private sales persist, with chained groups, manacles, stocks, and rods causing ongoing horrors, despite alleged changes in recent years.
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C. New
East Africa
Mombasa
Africa
Slavery Crisis Exposed Amid English Philanthropy Critique
A speaker condemns British anti slavery rhetoric while detailing brutal slave practices in Mombasa and Zanzibar. He describes children chained and forced to work and notes ineffective treaties and naval efforts failing at river mouths to halt smuggling. England’s proclaimed benevolence contrasted with ongoing cruelty.
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England
Mombasa
Zanzibar
Pangani
The New Forest Shakers Eviction Scene Reported
A Times special describes Mrs Girling and followers accused of harsh treatment and apocalyptic beliefs. Seventy Shakers, mostly women, live in a barn lent by Mr Beazley while Miss Wood leads as Bible Christians. Parish authorities report overcrowding and plan action to quit the barn.
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The
Times
Miss Wood
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Tuk
Prince Bismarck
M. Perrot
Vicardago
M. Bordone
French National Assembly
M. Jules Favre
M. Bullet
Forster
United States
W. E. Forster
M.V
Union Club
New York
South
Great Britain
America
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