Various Global Updates and Local Notes From 19th Century Press
Yaxes new gymnasium costs 225000 with 123 manufactories noted in the U. S. Oregon and Washington emerge as hop states. Turkey bans Emile Zola works. An Atchison streetcar is painted black for a funeral. Mrs. Leland Stanford endows charitable causes with 600000 yearly. A world walk by M. Droz is planned. Tim eyes a move from Africa to England. A St Louis justice rules a rejected lover’s gifts may be returned. Reichsrath opens with Evans on peace. A Bristol Pa Baptist sociable features a mail driving contest. Reciprocity talks set for Blaine and Canadian commissioners. Nassau prince seeks bride in England. Missouri gets tax share for state university endowment. Montana grows wild flax. farmers profit. Epstamps buys a D.C. home to spend winters there. Oakland teacher investigated for dunking a student. A Cedar Bluffs boy shoots a wolf before breakfast. Atchison woman refuses books for color mismatch. Georgia peach crop safe. watermelons expand. A Marion Iowa girl nears blindness. Ban on New York papers stirs Eta. An Atchison woman forces husband to sign abstinence pledge with revolver. Gen Albert Pike notes relocation to Washington due to paper noise. P.T. Barnum questioned on sanity after will. Corpus Christi cattle deal claims one of largest Texas orders. Grand Rapids man claims record for laths and nails in hours. New York assembly considers nude art ban. Railroad accident: brakeman survives five-mile drag. A milestone to erect William Tell statue in Uri, Switzerland.
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Yaxe
United States
Oregon
Washington
Turskey
Emile Zola
Atchison
Leland Stanford
M. Droz
Threo Tim
Africa
England
St. Louis
Emrernon Franc i Josern
Reichsrath
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cleveland
London
Europe
Michigan
Cini
California
Union
Duke of Wellington
Bristol
Ocronen
Blaine
Prince of
Nassau
Missouri
State University
Montana
Epstmps
Atken
D.C
Oakland
Cal
Avery
Mira
Cedar Bluffs
Neb
Georgia
Recesine
Marion Lerca
Middletown
Irl
Ami
Banon
New York
Kas
Tur
Albert Pike
Alexandria
P. T. Bausem
New York Assembly
Altdorf
Switzerland
Blaine Tells Italy Indemnity Only If Murdered Italians Were Lawful Guests
The exchange between Secretary Blaine and Italy’s government centers on indemnity for Italian victims and the demand for prompt judicial action. It compares U S and 19th century precedents, notes that the treaty provisions grant remedies but do not grant special protections beyond standard courts, and discusses the New Orleans mob case and how it informs current policy on foreign residents and redress.
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Royal Legation
Italy
Wasrington
Fava
Stuimister
James G. Blaine
Department OF State
Washingtoon
Rudini
Unti
Marquis Rudini
State Department
Baron Fava
Rome
Washington
Rubpini
Marquia Rudini
Marquis Hudiui
Baron Fare
T 9
United States
Marquis Hudini
Raltas
Webster
Fillmore
New Orleans
Havana
Alertive Lopez
Mod
Don Calderon de la Parca
Spain
M Laborde
Blaines note on Italian victims of New Orleans mob violence
James G Blaine argues that if Italian residents killed by the New Orleans mob were law abiding and protected by officers who connived or failed to act and if such negligence is proven a case should be sent to Congress for relief to the families.
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New Orleans
Italy
United States
Louisiana
Congress
James G. Blaine
Unspoken Speech Ends With Jail Term In Ireland
A Land League messenger sent to arrange a meeting in Ireland ends up jailed for a speech that was never delivered. He reported the non occurring meeting while a friend printed the speech posthumously, leading to a four month sentence for delivering a speech that never happened. Luke Sharp notes the tale in Detroit Free Press.
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Ireland
The
Land League
Dublin
Land Leaguer
Leaguer
Luke Sharp
Detroit Free Press
Young English Tourists At The Palace Hotel
A Chicago Times report recounts a British traveler named MacArthur at the Palace hotel San Francisco. He paid 3600 dollars on arrival, stayed five days, and when he sailed only 1300 dollars remained, totaling about 2300 pounds in five days of travel and dissipation.
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Palace Hotel
San Francisco
London
MacArthur
Australia
Chicago Times
Mrs Y Answers Visitors With Clever Technique
A humorous anecdote shows Mrs Y handling callers by discussing herself to urge them to leave or by focusing on their interests to keep them longer. The tale includes a joke about Hans’s math mistake and a quip from Fliegende Blatter.
Domestic Tension Sparks Special Home Scene
A heated domestic exchange centers on Mrs Wagleigh-Well confronting her husband for coming home intoxicated. She accuses him of failing to honor a prior charge and expresses disgust as he slurs words in a consuming night scene. The dialogue hints at strain and conflict within the household.
Why the War Closed Lunts Boy
A fragmentary exchange hints at fathers and sons in war times. Lunt asks Small’s Boy if his father went to war and Small’s Boy says he did not but would have if needed. The piece reflects attitudes toward military service and obligation.
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Hans
Lunt
Small
N. Y.sun
Torpedo misfire sinks insurgent gunboat Pilcomayo
Private reports from Valparaiso detail a government torpedo attack that sank the Pilcomayo, a wooden gunboat of the insurgents, after a mistaken target led the torpedo boat to strike midships. Authorities claim 135 dead, rebels say 30 survivors. In Valparaiso famine and looting worsen as troops repel stampedes on barracks guards.
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Valparaiso
Panama
Pilcomayo
Bianco
Bustle Hideout Nets Nine Thousand Dollars
Miss Maggie Schutt of Derry near Greensburg Pennsylvania died aged 65. After her funeral two housemaids cleaned her room and found a ticking bustle containing nine thousand dollars in gold and silver coins. With no will the money will go to her two sisters and the finders receive a reward.
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Maggie Schutt
Derry
Greensburg
Bennett
Miss Schutt
Jennie Bennett
Indiana State News Highlights From Corunna to Evansville
Reports from Indiana include a petrified body exhumed in Corunna after two years, a counterfeit bill scheme near North Vernon, and a deadly boiler explosion at a Lebanon planing mill. Other items note a Daughters of Rebel kah lodge in Goshen, new postmasters, a Lake Erie and Western Railroad verdict, and oil field developments in Portland and Elkhart.
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Wm. Imes
Corunna
North Vernon
Stewart Bros
Lebanon
David Campbell
Wm. Stewart
the Daughters of Rebelkah
Goshen
A. C. Alford
Maxwell
Hancock County
L. O. Bossert
Williams
Lawrence County
Lake Erie and Western Railroad Co
Frank Mayo
Indianapolis
Muncie
Cor
Mayo
Cou. I. N. Walker
Indiana Department
Irvin Roberts
OG. R. Weaver
W. T. Daily
Pert
B. F. Williams
Bash
George W. Miller
Terre Haute
John A. C. F. Myer
Tue Sickwell
Portland
Indiana
Standard
Cyuas
Genz
Wm. Weihl
Elkhart
Marion
Crosby
Chas. Leich & Co
Evansville
Dixor, Mackey & Co
D. J. Mackey
Kimbo
McKendry
BaiLey
State Board of Agriculture
Benjamin Bennett
Jeffersonville
A. L. Murcar
Cora
Allen’ Owens
Crawfordsville
Lenora Greens
Wayne
Fish
Dennis
Bee
Harrisox
Special Agents Watch Immigrants at Canadian Border
The treasury department has sent special agents to Halifax and other points to help enforce immigration laws. Assistant Secretary Spaulding says violations may be less widespread than some think, but detecting them is hard as immigrants arrive in small scattered groups.
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Halifax
Treasury Department
United States
Spaulding
President visits El Paso with grand cross border demonstration
The President visited El Paso Texas on Tuesday amid a high spirited celebration by citizens of both nations. residents participated with elaborate decorations on public buildings and business houses. Archways bore welcome mottos in English and Spanish praising reciprocity with Mexico.
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el Paso
Tex
el Paseo
Mexico
Cigar Makers Plan May 4 Strike in Chicago
About 1,400 union cigar makers in Chicago notify employers of a wage increase demand set for May 4. If unmet, workers say they will strike, signaling a prolonged dispute ahead.
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Chicago
Illinois Held Up in Direct Tax Payment Dispute
Secretary Foster delayed Illinois payment of the direct tax owed to the United States. Illinois’ share was 074,000 held 317,807 as the amount due for arms advanced by Illinois beyond its quota.
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Llinois
Foster
United States
Thlinois
Illinois
Montana municipal election outcome favors Republicans
In Montana municipal elections Republicans captured every city race in which party control was contested except Butte where Democrats won the mayoralty and gained a council majority.
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Montana
Ines
Butte
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Immigration Laws
Marquis Imperiali
Cuba
Mr. Webster
District of
New Oreans
Maren
Mrs. Y
Indiana State News
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