Press commentary on Anglo American negotiations and reactions
The American press generally approves the recent talks with Great Britain and expects the past discord to fade. Editorial pages deprecate public ovations for O Donovan Rossa and other Fenians as untimely. A New York telegram notes Sir John Rose sailed for England on the Algeria on the 15th and resigns from the joint Commission, amid concerns of conflicts with his role. Some New York journals alarmingly claim the United States may buy all British North American colonies as a feature of the Commission’s deliberations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
O'Donovan Rossa
New York
John Rose
Algeria
England
Joint Commission
United States
High Joint Commission
Dominion Parliament Opens as Governor General Praises Peace
The Governor General opens the Dominion Parliament praising the suppression of the Fenian invasion and Manitoba expedition success. He foresees peace and prosperity, urges extended Canada from Atlantic to Pacific, and calls for railway links and reform while the Fishery Question looms before the Prime Minister's Washington trip. A Nova Scotia protest against conceding treaty fishery rights without local consent is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Columbia
Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
North-West Frontier
Washington
Toronto Telegram
Assembly of
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotis
Foreign Miscellany Reflects European Turbulence Across Continents
The issue reports the Swedish king’s illness easing, a confirmed oath offer to Amadeus, Harvard lectures by B W Emerson, and a court ruling quashing a Massacre at Manatuon. It notes an assassination attempt on President Zorilla in Madrid, Jesuit expulsion talks in Italy, federation debates in Australia, and British naval presence with the Duke of Edinburgh at Falklands. It also covers anti papal protests in Rome, Belgian ties to the Pope, Italian military buildup, and Krupp cannon experiments as Italy arms itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Frangois d’ Assis
Isabella
Amadeus
B. W. Emerson
Harvard University
Manatuon
Athena
Court of Appeal
Noel
Arremprep
Maprio
Madrid
Zorilla
Hernandez
Traty
Florence
Australia
Melbourne
England
Duke of Edinburgh
Falkland Isles
Rome
Belgium
Italy
Somna
Krupp
Italian Royal Pair Face Clerical Resistance in Rome
A Rome letter reports Prince Humbert and Princess Margaret attempting public mass at St. Peter's but denied publicly by canon law. They attended St. Agnes instead as crowds show loyalty while Rome awaits a resolution of the Tunis question and a potential papal restoration. Prince Doria resigns Rome syndicate, amid belief the annexation is temporary and the Pope may regain influence soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral del Carretto
Tunis
Porgaxp
Crown Palace
Italy
Rome
Humbert
Margaret
St. Peter's
Prince Doria
Syndicate
England
Prince Humbert
Education Act debate at London School Board meeting
Professor Huxley urges a national education ladder from gutter to university with technical instruction for workers. The board forms a committee to study schemes for public elementary schools while urging managers to maintain efficiency. public notices on transfers follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London School Board
Professor Huxley
Huxley
England
Italy
Charles Reed
M.P
Reed
Sheffield School Board Votes for Compulsory Attendance
The Sheffield School Board at its fortnightly meeting unanimously affirmed compulsory school attendance for children aged five to thirteen under the Education Act. A committee was appointed to report on the best means to implement the resolution amid local tensions in Kettering over a contested school board election involving Dissenters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Lindsay
William Toller
Thomas Toller
Thomas Lee
Jamaica
England
St. Thomas
Exeter
Miss Temple
Bishop of
Exeter School Board
St. Thomas's
Barnstaple
G. J. Wallis
Mackenzie
Miller and Hall
Lauder
Guppey
Hills
Torrington
Liberal Party
Plymouth
Totnes
W. Barnes
T. Andrews
R. O. Serpell
National Education League
League
Gladstone
Forster
Birmingham
Carr’s Lane
Dale
Memorialista
Henry Manton
Carr’s-lane
Sheffield
Kerrenine
Kettering
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