In Foreign Lands and Irish Coercion Debate
The Times dispatch outlines a slow coercion bill progress in Britain, Irish political tactics, and ministerial bets. It reports Canadian views on Lord Lansdowne, Russian-German tensions, and possible alliances while detailing Parisian reprisals and French pride over an 1889 Exposition boycott.
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Two Healys
Arthur O’connor
Courtney
Parnell
Bournemouth
Trish
O’brien
Canada
Tory Times
Standard
Lord Lansdowne
Russia
Boundary Commission
St. Petersburg
England
Germany
Odessa
Adriatic
Poland
Balkans
War's Stern Alarms Between France and Germany
A 1887 column discusses a tense Europe with signs of war between France and Germany. The writer quotes a diplomat who rejects sensational alarms yet notes dangerous, escalating tension over Bulgaria and broader European alignments, predicting volatility ahead.
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France
Germany
Coppyright
Europe
Bulgaria
London Theatre Gossip and Plans for 1887 Season
Mary Anderson opens as Bianca in Fazio in London. Alhambra ballet Dresdina planned for America. Prince of Wales tours Princess and praises Teld by the Enemy. Geraldine Almar praised for Rose Maybud in Ruddy Gore but noted for archness. Mrs. James Brown Potter closes Haymarket season with poor performance and may tour America. Drury Lane opera season to open with Aida with De Resske. Maurie to be heard. Randigger discussed as joint conductor with Mancinelli. Christine Nilsson arrives with Count Di Casa Miranda. Beethoven aria rumored discovered in Gratz archives. Committee to welcome Barret from America. Irving absent. Kendalls announce 1888 American tour. sentiment mixed on prospects.
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London
Mary Anderson
England
Bianca
Millman
Fazio
Bolossy Kiralfy
America
Alhambra Ballet
Dresdina
Sardou
Kiralfy
Prince of Wales
Princess Theatre
Gillette
Geraldine Almar
Rose Maybudh
Savoy Theatre
Savoy
James Brown Potter
Haymarket Theatre
Anne Sylvester
Harris
Mancinelli
Christine Nilsson
Count di Casa Miranda
Beethoven
Musical Association
Gratz
Midland
Barrett
Irving
Wyndham
Kendall
Ameri
Tifled in America Narrative Fragment
A fragment notes Mrs Kendall and her husband. he is described as an ordinary walking gentleman whose success in life remains only moderately achieved. The line conveys a quiet domestic vignette without broader context or events.
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America
Queen Opens People's Palace in London Jubilee Visit
London greets Queen Victoria as she opens the People’s Palace at Mile-end in a grand royal progress. The route from Paddington to Mile-end is lined with banners and arches while the Lord Mayor and city officials escort the Queen. She receives the gold key, the Prince of Wales proclaims the palace open, and the ceremony includes a blessing and the first stone laid for a technical school. The procession returns via a longer city route to the Mansion House.
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Ondon
Lee
Duke of Connaught
India
Commons
London
Conybeare
England
Smith
Westminster
People’s Palace
Mile-end
Royal Progress
Paddington Station
Whitechapel Road
City of London
Mansion House
Rae
Holborn
Aldgate
Prince of Wales
Marquis of Lorne
Duke of Cambridge
Archbishop of Canterbury
Mme. Albani
Burdette
Weavers Strike in Kensington Over Wage Cuts
A large hand-loom weave strike affects about seven hundred workers plus three hundred in bobbin winding as Kensington manufacturers reduce wages. Some shops hold to old pay rates while others shut for summer, with a mass meeting planned for Monday at Enterprise Hall to decide further action.
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Kensington
L. ©. Kresler
William Judge & Bro
Samuel White
Enterprise Hall
Kensington Avenue
Haunting Street
TALLY HO IN TOWN REVVED 102 MILES IN TWELVE HOURS
The New York Coaching Club four in hand with four bays and the famed Cunard coach arrived at the Lafayette after a 102 mile journey in twelve hours. Notables including Frederick Bronson Hugo Fritsch Theodore Havemeyer and Colonel William Jay rode in and the party was greeted by hundreds along Chestnut Walnut and Broad streets. A planned punctual finish missed only by a railroad crossing. a celebratory supper followed then the return trip is planned for the next day.
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New York
Maltby
Baker
Lafayette
Sanaam Street
Chestnut
Walnut Streets
Union League
Bellevue
Gsaid
Shaw
Sandown
Frederick Bronson
Jersey
W. P. Douglass
Hugo Fritsch
Theodore A. Havemeyer
William Jay
F. R. Rives
R. W. Rives
F. K. Sturges
N. Griswold Lorillard
Pierre Lorillard
J. R. Roosevelt
Paig
Man Rogers
Mr. Rogers
West Rittenhouse Square
Mr. Bronson
Mr. Douglass
Mr. Havemeyer
Colonel Jay
B. F
R. Sturges
Newark
New York Coaching Club
Fairman Rogers
Madison Avenue
de Laney Kane
Ossie Edward
Brunswick
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Canal Street
Jersey City
Grace Church
Broad Street
People’s Hotel
Rahway
Metuchen
F. R. Sturges
Lawrenceville
Trenton
Trenton House
Cunard
Fredérick Bronson
Hulmeville
Red Lion Inn
Seven Stars Hotel
Frankford
Jay
West Jeise
Hecline Railroad
Creesing
Callowhill Street
Rogers
Bronson
Fritsch
Lorillard
Reading Railroad
China
Princeton
A. J. Tt
Lafayette Hotel
Hotel Brunswick
New Brunswick
Fires rage across Marquette region and beyond
May 14 reports describe widespread forest blazes across the Marquette peninsula with towns like Parsas Soo Juxerron and NeGAUNER affected. Fires threaten timber lands near Cascade and the old Marquette Road while Soo branch lines burn and rail service is disrupted. In Wisconsin Birswoon sees a mill and several structures lost to fire, with insurance unclear. A distillery fire in Hammond Indiana destroys multiple buildings, causing extensive losses to Stowle, Williams Brothers, and Laws & Son.
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Marquette
Parsas
Soo Juxerron
Soo
Newskrry
Cascade
Baraga
Houghton
Ontonagon Road
Chicago and Northwestern
Menominee
Farwell and Coleman
Plint
Pere Marquette
Grand Rapids and Indiana
Carenco
Hammond
Ind
W. N. Stowle
John Laws & Son
William N. Stowle & Co
Williams Brothers
Missing Norristown Assessor William Ellis Rumored Absence
Norristown Assessor William N Ellis remains missing after a late Tuesday visit to a magistrate and early Wednesday trip to Philadelphia. Investigators review Ellis finances including loans to partner J S Atkinson and a $2,500 loan related to his wife’s aunt. Spiritualism notes and possible mental strain are mentioned as factors in the case.
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William N. Ellis
Norristown
William A. Evans
Seventh Ward
Ellis
Hiser
Atkinson
Europe
Paris Cabinet Crisis Looms as Elections Unnerve City
Paris notes an uneasy mood as municipal elections surge toward a potential ministerial shake up. Climate of distrust grows among Radicals and conservatives alike with talk of tax reforms and army changes. Millets exhibit draws crowds, while Paris notes recount a Brussels lawsuit involving the Count of Plinders.
Goodbye message before suicide by A B Chladek
A B Chladek told his ten children good bye and asked his wife to come to the window before he killed himself with cyanide of potassium. He had heart disease and gout, despondent over political changes, and had previously attempted suicide with a knife. He was active in local Democratic politics and had served as town clerk twice.
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CaicaGo
A. B. Chladek
Mamma
Antonette
Republican Primary and County Convention Dates Set
The Republican county committee met in Blair to fix primary election and County Convention dates. Primaries are scheduled for June 11 and the County Convention for June 18, with the latter electing delegates to the State Convention.
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Blair
Houipayenura
Republican County Committee
Verdict of Involuntary Manslaughter in Petersville
The jury in the Isaiah Jones case found involuntary manslaughter for fatally stabbing Stephen Adams in a Ma hanoy bar in April. They recommended mercy in the verdict announced today in Petersville.
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Petrsville
Isaiah Jones
Stephen Adams
Mahanoy Mess
Marcy
Griffin Murder Inquest Details in Duval Case
The inquest into James B. Griffin's death, a colored barber, by gambler George W. Duval, was held by Deputy Coroner Powers. Witnesses from the M. 8. Quay and Tuesday Night Clubs described quarrels over cards, a barroom confrontation, and a shooting outside Bettencourt's saloon, with Williamson identifying Duval as the shooter.
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James B. Griffin
George W. Duval
Powers
M. 8. Quay
Warren Williamson
Duval
Williamson
al Bettancourt
Griffin
Crawford
Bettencourt
John Price
Edward J. Johnson
Burton Street
Fatal Shooting Involving Griffin and Duval At Twelfth Street
Witnesses described three shots as Griffin fell, with Duval fleeing after a struggle. George Fisher recalls hearing three impacts while others heard two. The jury found Griffin died from a gunshot fired by George Duval. Burial set for Haddonfield New Jersey with Masonic rites. Detectors have not yet located Duval’s hiding place.
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Batlet
Duval
Twelfth Street
George Fisher
No. 1133
Lombard Street
Griffin
George Duval
Haddonfield
New Jersey
O'Brien in Canada on Irish visit sparks tensions
William O'Brien arrived in Montral aboard the Montreal with Kilbride the evicted tenant. He faced police attention and mixed reactions as rumors of threats and guard offers circulated. He refused armed escort while Quebec and Toronto demonstrations loom, and disputes over mayoral dispatches and telegraph forwarding were clarified.
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Montreal
William O’brien
Kilbride
Mr. O'Brien
Tin & Cab
Orer
Pat” Ryan
Lansdowne
Mr. O’brien
Pat
Limerick
Ireland
Ottawa
O'Brien
Lord Lansdowne
Toronto
United Ireland
Howland
Quebec
O’brien
Grand Central Depot
New York
Saloon Keeper Lorenz Neubauer Ends Life With Shotgun
Lorenz Neubauer a 57 year old German saloon keeper in the southeast city section shot himself through the heart with a double barreled shotgun in a third floor store room at 1301 South Fourth. He left a wife and two children. An inquest is scheduled. the gun was not recently used and no mental distress appeared evident.
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Lorenz Neubauer
South Fourth Street
Neubauer
Third Street
Washington Avenue
Locust Street
Fifth
Old Washington
Blue Lodge of the
Masons
Mary Commandery
Knights Templar
Knights of Birmingham
Pacific Railway Inquiry Reveals Gould Ties to Branch Lines
New York May 14 In hearings of the Pacific Railway investigating commission testimony covered the St Joseph and Denver and St Joseph and Western railroads in 1879. Witnesses included John H Marx and lawyer Charles W Hassler detailing Gould's dealings and stock manipulation practices. Henry Villard testified as a Kansas Pacific bondholder representative with no personal stake.
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New York
Pacific Railway
St. Joseph
Denver
Hassler
Pattison
Wall Street
Henry Villard
Kansas Pacific
Boat Rescue Ends Tragically As Boy Drowns At Dam
Four boys in a May M A boat were pulled into the undertow at Wilson's dam this afternoon. Three were rescued by Edward Ricker and William Moser, two nearby workers. Horace Downs aged 12, son of James Downs, a noted citizen and insurance agent, drowned. His body was not recovered and he was not seen after the boat upset. His younger brother survived by clinging to the boat.
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Easton
May
Wilson's Dam
Edward Ricker
William Moser
Horace Downs
James 8. Downs
Stove Moulders Go to Work in Rochester
Rochester May 14 Foundries resume operations Monday morning after patterns boycott is ended by executive committee of the National Defense Association of Stove Manufacturers led by Henry Cruben of Chicago. Cruben formerly resided here and was a member of the assembly trots district.
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Rochester
National Defense Association of Stove Manufacturers
Henry Crtuben
Chipresident
Asac Bly Trots
Hoodooed Belle Sparks Mount Holly Scandal
In Mount Holly New Jersey Annie Severs, an eighteen year old girl, is said to be entangled with Billy Sutton, a coffee colored barber now jailed for thirty days for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Sutton lured Severs to his home for music lessons over a year, despite parental warnings. Locals blame hoodoo as motive amid scenes of sensational disgrace.
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New Jersey
Mount Holly
Annie Severs
Billy Sutton
Sutton
Centreton
Miss Severs
Annie
Severs
Madison Avenue
Philadelphia
West Washington
Isaiah Severs
Mount, Holly
Virginia
Hendrickson
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
White Street
South
Washington Street
Risdine Street
Backtop
Rancocas Pike
Peter Lynch
Constable Brown
Lynch
Button
Bucktop
Times
Sheas
Agnew
Dry Monopole Wins Brooklyn Handicap in Bold Finish
New York May 14 The Brooklyn Jockey Club spring meeting opened with heavy attendance as Dry Monopole won the Brooklyn Handicap after a long duel with Blue Wing and Hidalgo. Jockey Caldwell injured. owner Sam Emery reputedly earned about 60000 from the win. Other races saw Bankrupt Buckstone Guarantee Exile Fenelon Bonni and Bonnie King. Weather warm with fair winds. tides show high water at 8:42 AM and 9:08 PM.
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Dry Monopole
Brooklyn
New York
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Blue Wing
Hidalgo
Sam Emery
Andrew McCarthy
Free Knight
Caldwell
Bankrupt
Pampero
Lehi Ban
Buckstone
Phil Lee
Greenfield
Guarantee
King Fish
Satisfaction
Exile
Alf Estelle
Boaz
Himalaya
Fenelon
Fondon
Wing
Jatyanita
Bonni
Bonnie King
Bendigo
Tatean
Women fill Opera Haus for Ti Tamings sold-out show
Four hundred women attended the afternoon performance of Ti Tamings of the Shrew at the Opera Haus yesterday with every seat sold. A retirement company was called out to deliver a farewell.
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Opera Haus
Sveniogformance
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Michigan Peninsula
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Birswoon
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Antigo
Clintonville
William Ellis
M. Goblet
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M. de Preyeinet
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Millet
Brussels
Count of
Plinders
Henri Murger
Schanne
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