Widespread World News in Brief From Far Off Lands
The itemized blur covers editor changes in Ireland and Britain, fires in Guerneville California and Minneapolis Minnesota, a Parisian charity ball in Baltimore, a life insurer agent in Indianapolis, a New York steamer voyage, political shifts in West Virginia and Scotland, a new Civil War veterans society in Vicksburg, and assorted naval and imperial political notes from Europe. It also notes floods of public receptions at the White House, Polish language rights at Posen, and a San Francisco magnate’s death abroad.
Legislative actions recap from Fiftieth Congress session
The record notes Senate and House activities on the Direct-Tax bill, territorial admissions for North and South Dakota, Montana and Washington, and various appropriation bills. It covers conference reports, committee actions, and a pension bill for Irene Ruder plus the retirement of William Rosecrans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
West
House
Congress
Michigan
Lewis Casa
South Dakota
North Dakota
Clere
Montana
Washington
Santry
Sherilan
Lamisil
Irene Ruder
Wm. S Rosecrans
Wasureotox
Springer
Dakota
Stour
South
Tunaketa
Biong Falls
Morerniment
Dale
New York
Tracy
Tiega County
Cabinet Dinners Mark Last Formal Evening Of Season
The President and Mrs. Cleveland hosted a dinner for Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Vilas on the 11th, closing a series of cabinet dinners. Guests posed with large photo carts showing cabinet members in two-person groups encircling the couple at the center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Vilas
Justis Jones
Harry Hazel
Bostrom Helena
St. Groggetows College
Washington
D. C
Jacob Schoop
Antoine Schilling
Philadelphia
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Riegeleville
von Waldersee
Perth
Bismarck
Rome
James Canzn
M. P
Kilkenny
Ireland
Tus Duke
Newcnastle
England
Candy
Ninth Lancers
Larrabee
Iowa
Des Moines
Indianapolis
Robert Garrett
Cardinal Newman
London
Rex Richardson
New York City
Ives
Stayner
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Sewmaar
Hartford
Conn
Neiidof
Abdurrahman Khan
Afghanistan
North
South Dakota
Montana
Turmoil and Legislation Reach Across Nations
A sprawling 19th century dispatch notes moves from Montana to Belgium, Cuba to Canada. It reports governors signing gambling bills, Greek officials plotting into Ottawa, a Mexican secretary wounded, and a Belgian village hit by typhus amid broader political shifts in Ottawa Washington and Montan.
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Zist
Leslie
Montana
Kilkenny
J. L. Carew
WM. P
Jacon Rosemas
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Ind
W. W. Dudley
Washington
Wheeling
W. Va
Nelson C. Hubbard
M. Polak
M. Bestegul
Paris
Huppaye
Verviers
Belgium
Flathead Lake
Flathewls
Praxtea Mopesto Rete
Remides
Cuba
Sonn
Richardson County
Neb
Sac and Fox Indian Reservation
Council Bluffs
Wasatyverov
Act Ireland
Brien
Pittsburgh
Stewart Maharneke
Columbus
Jeoez Duprez Kexsxepr
New York City
Butte
Mont
Wiilra Kreck
Lauras Station
Cumminsville
Turmoil and incidents sweep the South and beyond
Reports from Alabama Tennessee and Kentucky recount a series of violent events including lynching aftermath in Pratt Mines Alabama a fatal shooting in Lansing Tennessee and a cavein disaster in Central City Kentucky Also noted are political moves in Florida battlegrounds in Georgia and national figures weighing cabinet positions and state health measures.
Nonsense and curiosities from the era mix in fringe items
A collection of humorous quips and oddities from multiple sources, including jokes about a Cork man in New York, a physician on laughter lines, and regional anecdotes. The item also notes peculiarities from Pennsylvanian industry, a dog murder case joke, and a 143 year old Braddock expedition bullet found in a pine tree near Shade Mills Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade Mills
Garrett County
Braddock Road
Braddock
Fort du Quesne
Late News Items from Across the Nation
Indictments in Woodruff County allege two seniors named Johnson and Jackson planned the Dr. J. C. Brunson assassination in Augusta. A Reeves Kansas quarantine for smallpox alarms locals. W. E. Hemingway declares candidacy for Supreme Beach. China immigration barred by law in the Republic. Roberts fights with Jack Shaw near Saulsbury Tennessee. Shaw dies after 30 knife wounds. Southern Rice Mill and Veneering Sawmill burn in New Orleans with large losses. Bank of Little Rock opens with initial capital of £40,000. D. Batyeniper of Knoxville admits daughter’s poisoning with aconite. child dies. Wann killed after murder arrest in Aberdeen, Miss, after attempt to assault officer in Elliot, Ala. Western farmers buy plantations near Montgomery, Alabama. large acreage sold. Del Rio Texas infant mauled by a rat. fears for the child’s life. Lafourche parish treasurer notes reserves of $6300 after debts and drainage funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt Mines
Birmingham
Ala
Spe
Darton
Memphis
Tenn
Grand Jury
New Orleans
Etienne Deschamps
Little Juliette Deitch
Lansing
John Burns
C. A. Quins
Bibb County
First Methodist Church
Jackson
Auguste
Atlanta
Georgia
Emery Speer
United States District Court
Esther Reynolds
Louisville & Nashville
Wales Station
Norfolk
Thee
Tunis and
Screpell
Norfolk County
Central City
Henry Reese
Mahone
Crenshaw County
Alabama
Jefferson
Senathh
Jarge O. D. McManama
Prankport
Thomas Buford
Jalge Elliott
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Tlis
London Times
Fleming
Florida
Patten
Chattanooga
United State Treasury
Elvis Ward
N. C
Tve
Warreston
Knights of Labor
inNorthampton County
Northampton
James Gibson
York County
D. C
Sugar Creek
Signe
D. H. Smith
Forrest City
Ark
Artesia
Miss
Arkansas
Obitibbeha County
Lowniles
Joe Adams
Mahlenberg County
Connel
Johnson
Woodruff
J.C. Brunson
Augusta
Newport
Reeves
Kansas
W. E. Hemingway
Pine Bluff
Supreme Beach
Mas
Twowas D. Batyeniper
Knoxville
Sma Wann
Pat Hamilton
Aberdeen
Elliot
New Mexico
For His Wife Sake Chamberlain May Enter Cabinet
A furor in political circles centers on Joseph Chamberlain possibly joining the Cabinet. The Home Office position is noted as a likely fit. His wife’s social ambitions and the Prime Minister’s view that a Unionist should share responsibility drive the discussion, though fellow Unionists may object.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josep’ Chamberlain
Minth
Lexpos
Joseph Chamberlain
Home Office
Birmingham Statesman
Chamberlain
Chamberain
Two Dead After Desperate Fight at Birmingham Depot
At Birmingham Alabama Freight Conductor Joe L Jones of the Alabama Great Southern is killed in a knife attack by Albert Knight ex brakeman discharged days earlier. Knight dies from a single leg wound after the melee. Police report Knight died without giving his account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prewixenau
Ala
Birmingham
Joe L. Jones
Alabama Great Southern
Albert Knight
Jones
Knight
A Fine Moral Distinction
A grocer notes maple sugar production begins in Vermont and plans to reuse last year’s sign “Fresh from Vermont. Strictly pure” for the frost window. The clerk agrees to sand the leftover bricks and display them as fresh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Vermont
Chicago Tribune
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William O’brien
Clonmel
Galway
Guerneville
Cal
Prince of Wales
Mr. Gladstone
Cannes
France
James M. Lane
Pickaway County
Tex
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Parca Albert
Josep W. Moors
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
Father Vissani
Wieland
Jams E. Kenon
West Virginia
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Goff
Tuas
Minneapolis
Minn
East Perthshire
Scotland
Kinlock
Gladstonian
Boas
the “Society of
Vicksburg
Blue
Gasaret Dewest
Louis Riel
Northwest Territory
Riel
Dominion
Prince Bismarck
Geawasthan
Morocco
Parsipest
Mrs. Cleveland
Posen
Ter
Queen Victoria
Taz
Denmark
North and East Seas Cans Company of
North Sea
Katterat
Naval Committee
Shelby County
Aylesbury
Heidelberg
Ust
James C. Flood
San Francisco
Tae
I. G. Evonea
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St. John’s Lodge
Les
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Losananen
Cilwen
Los Angeles
Taaup
Uaslingtom
Wis
City Hospital
Tascott
Sasul
Penn Jameson
David Mas
Elaeworth
Fiftieth
Me Ou Eas
Oneyela
Milaul
Emma Abbott
Jenny Lind
Brooklyn
United States
Franz George Schreiber
Hale and
Hearty
Mark Twain
Connecticut
Henry Ward Beecher
Ellen Terry
Miss Terry
Australia
Springfield Union
Dwight
Yale Om
Yale
Jay Gould
Gould
Woodlawn
Athens
Cork
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Norristown Herald
Johnny Snooper
Johnny
Moses
Harper’s Bazar
Bobby
Binghamton
Chicago Globe
Pennsylvania
Union
Brantwood
Eng
Nantucket
Wisconsin
Castle Garten
Midnight Sun
Montgomery
Macon
del Ris
Texas
Lafourche Parish
Desprrate
Kolve
Brewmingham
Alea
S. Newark
W. Woodruff
Ives & Stayner
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