Young Men's Christian Association meeting echoes Bible defence
A global YMCA audit notes 1,400 associations with 150,000 members and a looming Amsterdam conference. The treasurer's balance improved but funds remain short as receipts of 3,5927 and expenditure of 3,475. Morley MP lauds the work's societal value and Christian unity across denominations. Speakers include Rev Garbett and Rev Allen stressing Christian doctrine, with Lord Shaftesbury urging Bible supremacy. The gathering closes after a late doxology with continued appeal to youth.
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Amsterdam
Morley
M.P
Young Men’s Christian Association
Jesus Christ
Samuel Owen
Missouri
America
Edward Garbett
Christ Church, Surbiton
Henry Allen
Union Chapel
Islington
Lord Shaftesbury
Donald Fraser
Paris plots and arrests shock Emperor Napoleon era
A Paris plot to assassinate Emperor Napoleon is detailed with arrests including a deserter from the Hussars named Baurie and a letter implicating Gustave Flourens. Bombs, powder, and a large number of arrests surface, amid calls for republican action and debates over the plebiscite. Political figures like Guizot Favre Thiers and Louis Blanc are cited on voting stances. Civil unrest and police actions continue at Creuzot with rioters and arrests.
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Emperor Napoleon
Napoleon
Paria
Official
Baurie
London
Belleville
The
Figaro
M. Gustave Flourens
7Th Regiment of Hussars
France
Flourens
Tuileries
Renard
Paris
Folies Bergéres
la République
Folies Bercéres
M. Guizot
Senate
M. Jules Favre
M. Grevy
Committee of the Left
M. Thiers
M. Ollivier
Louis Blanc
M. Louis Blanc
M. Odillon-Barrot
M. Emile Ollivier
M. Odillon- Barrot
Creuzot
M. Assy
Switzerland
Assy
Richmond Court House Disaster Kills Dozens in Collapse
A crowd filling the Richmond Court of Appeals building on April 27 collapsed the floor, killing at least fifty nine and wounding around one hundred twenty five. Governor Walker and several legislators escaped unharmed, while Ex Governor Wells and twenty lawmakers were among the injured. Capitol Square scene with bodies and rescuers followed the disaster.
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Richmond
Virginia
Court of Appeals
Walker
Wells
Capitol Square
Court House
House of Representatives
Washington
Committee of Ways and Means
Penn
Senate currents and Pacific telegraph plan dominate Congress
The article notes the probable defeat of the Funding Bill after House Ways and Means backs a substitute. It reports Michigan steamer sent to Detroit to block Winnipeg expedition via St Marie Canal. Sumner and Field push a Pacific Submarine Telegraphic Company bill for an 8500 mile world link. House speaker Calkins seeks Alabama claims reparations. motion to table failed 40 to 75, referred to Foreign Affairs.
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Senate
Committee of Ways and Means
House of Representatives
Michigan
Detroit
Winnipeg
United States Territory
St. Marie Canal
Sumner
Pacific Submarine Telegraphic Company
America
Asia
Cyrus W. Field
Field
Congress
Calkins
New York
Great Britain
United States
Alabama
House
General Banks
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Canada Invasion Fears Prompt Habeas Suspension And Red River Prep
Reports from Ottawa and Toronto describe Fenian threats to Canada and the suspension of Habeas Corpus. The Red River expedition is being prepared with 10 000 troops, a steel battery, a rocket brigade, and 2 000 Loyal Militia under Major General J Lindsay. Prince Edward Island debates land tenure terms as British Columbia seeks Confederation terms.
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Canada
Dominion
John A. Macdonald
Brotherhood
Toronto Globe
Red River
J. Lindsay
England
Earl Granville
Prince Edward's Island
Lord Granville
Prince Edward’s Island
British Columbia
Foreign Miscellany and Colonial Hints in Brief
Reports include the Porte’s approval of a large Jewish model-farm near Jaffa backed by 2600 denoms of Crown land under Alliance Israelite Universelle. Echo notes severe heat in the Red Sea with a Sunderland steamer’s stoker deaths near Calcutta. Otago’s Chinese population is 2640 with earnings around 30s to 2s weekly, potentially yielding over a fifth of regional gold. Trinity College to join Melbourne University as new cornerstone.
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Palestini
Porte
Jaffa
Alliance Israelite Universelle
Red Sea
Echo
Suez
Sunderland
Calcutta
Curness
New Zealand
Otago
E.caminer
Mel Bourne
Melbourne University
Trinity College
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