Sickness and Regency Rumors Across Germany A Royal Crisis
London dispatch reports Kaiser Wilhelm II's worsening condition prompting talk of a regency for Crown Prince Wilhelm. Observers note possible constitutional reforms and shifting power as Prussia faces health rumors, court dynamics, and a pending coronation set for Königsberg. Empress Victoria pledges care for the emperor while focusing on social duties.
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Bismarck
London
New York Times
Kaiser Frederick
Berlin
Prince William
Macckenzie
Weisbaden Orottsdam
Germany
Alsace Lorraine
Blascer Journal
Zennog
Prussia
Fiedberg
Bey
Prince Bicardi
Kaiser
Moltke
Cierman
Sauléo
Frederick III
Leipsic
Iith
Frederick
Zie
Empress Victoria
Eeviene
Nina Van Zandt Plans Stage Debut With Dramatic Tale
Pittsburg Dispatch reports Nina Van Zandt aims to stage a new play about a worker’s revolt and personal tragedy. The piece follows a husband turned anarchist after wage cuts, his wife’s vengeance, and a fiery finale. the actress may debut in September pending final plans.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Nina van Zandt
Nina
Ile
Miss van “Andt
August Spies
Miss van Zandt
Miss van Randt
Crielly
Locke
Ile Saya
Soose
Chen
Porys
Ells Lormients
Levene
Nina Herslf
Plains
Dput
Wages Worse Than Slavery in London Saturday Review
The piece profiles colonial labor conditions, contrasting starvation wages with forced servitude. It describes Moglish workers in harsh garrets and factories, depicting hunger, degradation, and the precarious path to death or drowning, while noting the paradox of wages that culture a form of bondage.
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Lhe Soudani
Beypt
Wang
Sisley
Gie
Colored Clergy Admission Sparks Episcopal Rift In South Carolina
The New York Tribune notes that the next Master vestry elections may decide on admitting colored clerical delegates to the South Carolina Diocesan Convention. A broader clash could yield vacant rectories and closed churches, pressuring the General Convention to rule on the constitutional rights of clergy and lay members regardless of color. A burglar stole about a dozen watches from Charles Lessitt's Barnwell jewelry shop, four gold pieces engraved with owners' names. A separate article previews Dr. Henry W Ravenel's 1885 study of native and cultivated grasses in South Carolina, outlining pasture grasses and their qualities.
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New York
Episcopal Church
Charles Lessitt
Barnwell
Duncan Bellinger
T. J. Simons
Department of Agriculture
Henry W. Ravenel
State Department of Agriculture
Department
Sensational Texan on Railcar Stand-off at Seneca City
A Missouri Pacific and Memphis Little Neck delegation recount a North Carolina trip tale of a Texan on an Atlanta Charlotte line who refused to unlock a reclined seat. A pistol threat sparked a confrontation with a conductor and locals en route to Seneca City where a posse disarmed him. Gallagher and Williams advise enforcing road rules as the train advances.
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Georgia
Carolina
Macon
Lone Star
Col Lend
Texas
Missouri
Gallagher
Peg Williams
South Carolina
Seneca City
Williams
Gallarder
Pexan
Dover
Pog Williams
Pianos and Organs Offered at Factory Prices
Advertises cash or instalment sales for pianos from 210 dollars and organs from 24 dollars with freight savings and 15 day home trial. Delivers to depots and pays freight if not satisfied. Also reports a fire at Vth and KK in Washington damaging a frame building and injuring a family. a six year old died from injuries.
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N. W
Trump
Columbia
Frarce
Vth and
KK Streets
Washington
Dunit
Millionaire's Start and Senator Stanford's Journey
A mil laments over Stanford's rise from Port Washington to wealth after joining his brother in California. The text notes a Milwaukee law office copyist who helped defeat him and sent him to Frisco, with Stanford's return to Port Washington afterward unclear.
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Stanford
California
Pacific Coast
Frisco
Wealth
Milwaukee
Port Washington
The Rise and Fall of Leland Stanford in Port Washington
The narrative recounts Leland Stanford a young lawyer from Albany who moved to Port Washington amid poverty and social awkwardness. He rented a small office above a frame store, later became a notary, married Miraret Miers Bumford, and facedClients few, a fire destroying his office, and a defeat in securing the county prospecting attorney nomination.
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Ile
Standford
Towers
H. O. Stone
Chicago
Dudge O'Conner
Leland
Wash County
Lielind Stanford
Stanford
Leland Stanford
Notary Pablie
Isis Stanford
Albany
Charles Miller
West Bend
Livland Stanford Dial
Miraret Miers
Bumford
Port Washington
Powers
Lake Michigan
Damo Fortune
Lim
Unusual Kaffir Feast Features Elephant Foot Dish
A colonial era sketch describes Kaffir cooking with elephant foot as the crowning dish, baked in a ground oven and served with other game including locusts and lion meat. It notes travelers praising the cuisine while quoting Gordot Cunning on animal meat toughness.
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Gordot Cunming
Haflir
Kefikhand
Baseball News From The Nineteenth Century Rumors
Notes on Abit Ball players and Philadelphias practices along with signings and unsigned players across teams. Mentions Baldwin, Pete Browning, O Rourke, Buck Ewing, and Ishong, plus umpire selections and Yorks mascot photo. Also reports on a gas well in Zonia Indiana and wind rolled snowballs across the Dakota Wyoming prairies.
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Abit
Johnny Ward
New Yorks
Philadelphia
Roseman
Jey Fogarty
California
Sporting Times
New York
Baldwin
Detroits
Watkins
Pete Browning
Young Chamberlin
Louisville
American Association
St. Browns
Jim O'Rourke
Buck Ewing
Brooklyn
Young
Lynch
Decker
Daniels
Valentine
al Spaulding
Chicago
Australia
Association
Alubs
Otterson
Brooklyns
Smith
Wheeling
Ishong
Worcester
Morrill
Boston
Athletic Club
Gleason and
Welch
Nimick
Pittsburg
Galvin
Miller
Andrews
President Bench
Stoud Andrews
Clarkson
Zonia
Ind
Augusta
Waris
A. Si. French
Kansas City
Santa Barbara
Cal
Terra Firma
Dakota
Wyoming
Armica
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Macken
Deepall
London Saturday Review
Conan
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Pharse
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Mississippi
Swaall Joest Gutass
Vassey
United States
HU. B. Liehards
TaGrange
Benjamin Brodnasx
Toouisiana
Houston
New Orleans
Crashear
Garisima
Carnot
Gen. Boulanger
Council of Ministers
Dian Mia
Barron
N. Y. Standard Pants Co
University Place
New York City
Geents
U.S
Manos and
Ongana
Senator Stanford Kent West IY
Wistesaly
Ban Gall
Africa
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