LABOR SHIFTS AND PARLIAMENTARY TACTICS IN IRELAND
The piece reports Liberal dissension over the Irish leadership, Balfour’s closure threat, and the government’s push on the Home Rule bill. It notes organizing efforts by Metiadstone and McCarthy allies, opposition to temple funding terms, and the Irish land congress’s stance. It details Labour fears on the new Labour Commission and divides between labor and capital factions. It mentions Archbishop’s remark on Parnell and O’Shea divorce cases, plus Churchill betting on a City handicap race.
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Metiadstone
Saeeting
Denounced The Prince By A Liverpool Clergyman
A Liverpool clergyman at a Bolton Temperance Union meeting denounced the Prince of Wales accusing him of immorality linked to gambling and turf controversies. The sermon stirred applause and backlash, with his Liverpool congregation petitioning for his resignation while he vows to defend his remarks from the pulpit.
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Liverpool
Liveroon
Prince of Wales
Bolton
Manchester
Akin
Cambyses
Cyrus
Prince
Powder Magazine Blast Kills Thirteen and Wounds Twenty
A blast occurred today in the powder magazine adjoining the Sultan's palace. Thirteen people were killed and twenty injured in the explosion, with emergency crews rushing to the scene.
Haggard Returns Home After Pleasant Voyage
Mr and Mrs Rider Haggard arrived in Earl's Court London after disembarking from the steamship Germanic at Liverpool. In a brief chat he said he regretted leaving the West Indies and Peru and ending his first American tour. He praised the warm reception and enjoyed his time in the United States and Mexico.
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Liverpool
Rider Haggard
Earl’s Court
London
Outbreak of influenza on Himalaya troopship homeward
April 10 report notes a serious outbreak of influenza aboard the Himalaya troopship during its homeward voyage from an overseas posting. Medical staff reportedly restricted movement and isolated affected sailors as authorities assess the impact and potential delays.
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Lownes
Himalaya
Irish Land Bill Sparks Debate Over State Aid and Guarantees
In the House of Commons committee on the Irish Land Bill, Mr Labouchere argued that extending £30 million in guaranteed land stock could cover land purchases and urged broadening State aid beyond agriculture. He warned of British mortgage risk to home rule, while Balfour defended the bill’s financial soundness as closing debate proceeded. The vote upheld the guaranteed stock wording, rejecting Labouchere’s amendment.
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Loxspor
House of Commions
Henry Labouchere
Labouchere
England
Balfour
Timothy Hesly
Arthur O'Connor
Mr. Balfour
Mr. Labouchere
A Society on Trial The Initiation of Mala Vita Exposed
The Bari trial of Mala Vita members reveals initiation rites and secret dialects. Applicants must prove they are not police, swear to abandon kin, and stand one foot in an open grave. Punishments for betrayal and disobedience are described, with booty from brigandage to be divided by rank. Tattoos denote the Camorista grade, which maintains contact with prisoners.
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Aprir
Mala Vita
Bari
Tari
Water discovery in Sahara boosts El Goles caravan trade
In Onax North Africa on April 10 a water reservoir 120 feet below the surface was found at El Goles while sinking a well at E Golea. The shaft yields 40 gallons per minute with potential to rise. This first deep water find in the Sahara promises to expand caravan routes and supply at the El Goles stopping point across the desert.
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Onax
North Africa
el Goles
Sahara Desert
E Golea
Sahara
Census Troubles in London Courts
Registrars press charges under the census act as Lord James Douglas faces a summons for allegedly false returns. A submitted paper described his wife as a crossing sweeper and a lunatic and his son as a shoe black, both said to be born in Darkest Africa, prompting magistrate action.
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Duslap
Lospos
West London
Kensington District
James Douglas
Africa
Parnell Won't Pay in Divorce Settlement
Lospex April 10. Since the divorce decree, O Shea's solicitors have demanded £800 settlement from Mr. Parnell but he has not paid. If not settled a writ will be served and bankruptcy proceedings will begin.
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O'Shea
Dunlaf
Lospex
Parnell
O’shea
Victory Confirmed in Battle at Loxpox April 6
A dispatch from the Viceroy of India reports Lieutenant Graston repulsed 4,000 Manipuri natives with guns on April 6. Fourteen British were killed and sixty seven wounded in the engagement, marking a great loss of life. An explosion at ZanZibase also noted on April 10.
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Viceroy of Indias
Grast
Shameiken Suspect Tied to Kharkoff Club Plot
St Petersburg reports Shameiken the arrested suspect linked to the Sesevola club of Kharkoff. Members reportedly vow to murder the Czar, with many club members and Kharkoff students arrested. Fears of riots at Kharkoff University rise amid mystery around a Hussar officer’s death tied to the plot.
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St. Petersburg
Shameiken
Sesevola Club
Kkharkoff
Kharkoff
Madrid Reports Broad Sugar Concessions in Cuba Trade
The Times correspondent in Madrid says Spain keeps full reserve on the treaty with America but grants broad concessions on sugar and other Cuban products except tobacco. Negotiations will be with Washington. It is believed General Foster advanced for a Spanish treaty.
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the Times
Madrid
America
Washington
General Foster
Government's Opium Vote Narrowly Passes in Commons
In the House of Commons tonight the annual motion against allowing the opium traffic in India was moved and carried by a vote of 160 to 130. The opposition greeted the Government's reduced majority with loud cheers.
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House of Commons
India
Fair Women at War Over World’s Fair Board Rift
Miss Phoebe Couzins, secretary of the World’s Columbian Commission’s Lady Managers, defends her role amid a public dispute with President Mrs Palmer. Telegrams from supporters follow, while rumors of legal action by Ben Butler threaten to destabilize the board and affect woman suffrage momentum. The Dispatch previews a plan to defend New York harbor against Italy’s navy.
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Betanios Ben Butler
Phoebe Couzins
Mrs. Palmer
New York Harbor
Italy
A Sister's Answer Tells Susan Dickinson’s Daily Life
In Pittston Pa April 10 great excitement followed Anna Dickinson's charge that her sister Susan harbored hatred and had her committed to an asylum after draining funds. Susan denies the claims saying she supported their sick mother, earned money as a newspaper correspondent, and guarded family finances while caring for Anna and others. she vows to sue Dr Seward for damages and malicious libel.
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Pittston
Anna Dickinson
Susan
Anna
Disratch
Dr. Seward
Locust Street
Jessi
Danville
Sanford
Willard
Actors’ Fund of
New York
General Christiansen
Brooklyn
Goshen
Miss Habber
Dickinson Insanity Dispute Denied By Officials
Philadelphia reports deny Anna Dickinson sane at Danville Asylum and challenge claims of illegal commitment. Drs Wetherill and Schultz state she was deranged, while noting possible improvement and that release lacks basis for re-arrest. Officials assert her liberty remains intact if she stays away from Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
Anna Dickinson
Danville
Miss Dickinson
State Board of Charities
Thomas G. Morton
Henry M. Wetherill
Wetherill
Morton
Thomas Barlow
Dr. Wetherill
Rusal
Seward
New York
Pennsylvania
Misa Dickinson
Scaling Them Down by Harrisburg Bills for State Aid
About 90 appropriation bills were reported to the House in Harrisburg, with the general bill proposing roughly 37 million dollars for public schools, judiciary, legislature costs, and liabilities. Many institutions saw cuts, including Western and Eastern Penitentiaries, several hospitals, blind and deaf institutions, and reform schools, totaling 11,014,751 dollars.
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Harreisburg
House
Eastern Penitentiary
Western Penitentiary
Huntingdon
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home of
Erie
Western Pennsylvania Blind Institution
Medico-Chirurgical Hospital
Philadelphia
University Hosital
Hahnemann Medical College
Southside Hospital
Pittsberg
Mercy Hospital
Pittsburg
Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Homeopathic Medical and Surgical Hospital
Allegheny General Hospital
Henry Hatt
Willard questions Anna Dickinson incarceration report
Caicaco April 10 Miss Frances E Willard president of the Worlds W C T U says she has no authoritative information on the alleged incarceration of Anna Dickinson She notes her long acquaintance with Dickinsons sister Susan and doubts the report suggesting Anna may suffer delusions from overwork and ill health while appearing sane
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Caicaco
Anna Dickinson
Frances E. Willard
World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Miss Willard
Susan E. Dickinson
Anna
Burglars Alarm Hazelwood Belleville and Mt Washington
Thieves targeting Hazelwood, Belleville, and Mt Washington burglarize homes on Neville street and nearby areas. L Beinnauer on Mt Washington bored locks and woke residents. watch and jewelry stolen in adjoining house. Several other homes in the neighborhood reported attempts. police have no arrests. A highway robbery case linked by an inspector reports loss of a pocketbook and papers near East Liberty.
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L. Beinnauer
Mt. Washington
Bellefield
Hazelwood
Edward Krebbs
J. W. Maeder
Neville Street
William Houston
J. C. Parkinson
Nineteenth Ward
Hebecca Street
W. G. McGeary
Paisley
East End
Torrance
East Liberty
Colored murderess admits guilt in Jackson homicide
Ann Baker, a 21 year old negro from Terry in Hinds County, was brought to Jackson Mississippi by Deputy Sheriff Burnett charged with murdering her husband. She admits the act and says it was forced by her husband making her fetch breakfast before plowing. She offers to work one month for anyone who will pay her fine, as she believes ten dollars should clear her.
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Gram
Jackson
Miss
Ann Baker
Terry
Hinds County
Burnett
Inquest Continued On Braddock Explosion Victim
Coroner McDowell impaneled a jury to hold an inquest into the death of Joseph Reson, one of the Hungarian victims of the Braddock explosion. The case will be continued next Monday afternoon.
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McDowell
Joseph Reson
Braddock
Runaway Boy Ivan Clark Caught With Tramp on Smithfield
Detectives arrested 13 year old Ivan Clark and an accompanying old man on Smithfield Street while attempting to pawn a gold watch chain and a Masonic charm. The boy claimed he ran away from his Oil City father to Shannopin to stay with an uncle, then to the city where the jewelry was taken. The old man gave the name Peter Horan and claimed no parentage. The case will be investigated and the boy's father will be contacted.
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Robinson and
Fitzgerald
Ivan Clark
Peter Horan
Smithfield Street
Smith
Wee
McAleese
Oil City
Shannopin
Horan
Senate Amendments On Beaver Reimbursement Bill Rejected
A staff correspondent reports the House rejected Senate amendments to the Kemble reimbursement bill by 119 to 31. The dispute centered on the preamble defending Governor Beaver's loan of 400000, with representatives debating constitutional and factual grounds before the final vote.
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Senate
House
Beaver
Harrissure
Kemble
Kinaly
Representative Fow
Fow
Riter
Philadelphia
Mr. Riter
Dashed Past the Engine at Rail Crossing
Funeral cortege for Gross from upper Allegheny was halted by railroad crossing gates lowering for an oncoming train. A horse team pulling a carriage driven by Bloedel and family ran wild, breaking the gates and blocking the track. The team surged past, wrecking the opposite gates and dragging the carriage clear of the train. All occupants, including the driver, escaped uninjured.
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Gross
Upper Allegheny
Troy Hill
Sycamore Street
Bloedel
Monthly French Services At Porves Church Chapel
The chapel on Wood street hosts an unusually interesting monthly French service tomorrow. Prof Rollin Parker has issued over 1000 invitations and expects a large crowd. The Western University Glee Club provides music with several soloists. Carl Retter presides at the organ. Rev Dr Holland newly elected University Chancellor will present along with Dr Woodburn and Rev W Robinson.
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Porves
Wood Street
Rollin Parker
Western University Glee Club
Carl Retter
Holland
Woodburn
W. @. Robinson
Increase in Legislators Pay Sparks Approval Bill
Harmrispure, April 10. The Committee on Appropriations seeks 10,250 dollars for general expenses tied to investigating and drafting appropriation bills. A bill was introduced and promptly reported affirmatively. It faces Governor’s scrutiny, as such a large expense implies mileage charges to raise legislative compensation.
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Disraron
Harmrispure
Committee On Appropriations
Anpro
Legislature mileage limits eyed by Governor Pattison
Pristians received mileage at several sessions and some were paid $300 to $400 in addition to salary despite strong passes. Governor Pattison plans to block committee members from getting more than home mileage at session start and end, if possible, arguing extra allowances unconstitutional.
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Pristians
Pattison
Indiana Representative Blocks Anti-Discrimination Bill's Calendar
In Harrisburg on April 10 Representative Seanor of Indiana failed to place the anti discrimination bill on the calendar due to time spent reporting appropriations. Reports on nearly a hundred bills delay action while opponents stall. Other measures include prohibiting armed police employment and mandating safety couplers for rail cars.
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Harrisburg
Seanor
Indiana
Fow
Pinkerton
Baker
Kansas Farmers Alliance Aims to Build State Trunk Railroad
Kansas farmers plan a state constructed trunk railroad about 250 to 300 miles long with county branches reaching key points. Frank McGrath acknowledged the plan is under consideration. Railroad officials call it impractical and visionary, predicting bonds, guaranteed interest, and rate cuts would bankrupt lines before any profit.
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Kansas Farmers’ Alliance
Kansas City
Farmers’ Alliance
Kansas
Frank McGrath
Kansas Alliance
Alliance
F. C. Gay
Santa Fe Road
Mr. Gay
Building Committee Delays Carnegie Library Plans
Carnegie Library Commission will likely delay plans this week. Chairman Scott stated no meeting this week and expects to reconvene next Monday to begin work on plans and specifications.
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Library Building
Carnegie Library Commission
Scott
Train Collision Wrecks Engines in Wasnixetox Iowa
In Wasnixetox Iowa eight miles west of the city a passenger train and a freight collided today on the Rock Island line. Both engines were badly wrecked and a number of persons injured. The crash was caused by a misunderstanding of orders.
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Wasnixetox
Rock Island
Failure at Lancaster as coal and lumber firm assigns
Lancaster April 10 Baumgardner Eberman Co coal and lumber dealers of this city have made an assignment. Their liabilities total several hundred thousand dollars. Edwin Eberman of the firm assigned Monday with liabilities of 400000 dollars.
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Lancaster
Baumgardner, Eberman
Wertheimer Pushes Seat Vacancies for Missed Meetings
Samuel Wertheimer of Allegheny traveled East and said he will push a resolution to declare all committee seats vacant when members miss meetings without good cause. He claims councilmen seek election but neglect duties and believes delinquents should be reprimanded.
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Samuel Wertheimer
Allegheny
Wertheimer
Recall of 1845 Pittsburg bonfire rings City Hall bell
Old residents recalled the great fire as 1845 digits rang City Hall bell. Tony Julia, an Italian, was arrested by Officer Boyd for threatening a woman in Rafferty's Court and pulled a stiletto on the officer. The sergeant used a mace, sending Julia to Central station for repairs.
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Tony Julia
Boyd
Rafferty
Julia
Central Station
Fires Hit Mines and Merchants Across Cities
A string of fires reports heavy losses from Michigan to Pennsylvania. The Pewabic mine near Houghton suffers a growing blaze, Cincinnati stockyards burn with losses not exceeding 40 thousand dollars, Heintzman’s Toronto piano warerooms damage set at 85 thousand. Memphis sheds burned at Hill Fontaine & Co with liability of 325 thousand, likely from locomotive sparks. Fullerton forge dept of McKee Fuller & Co car shops ignites by hammer sparks, losses around 20 thousand with seven thousand insured.
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Houghton
Mich
Cincinnati Stock Yards
Toronto
Heintzman
Memphis
Hill, Fontaine & Co
Causa
Fullerton
McKee, Fuller & Co
Barnum Will Read With Large Bequests and Codicils
The late P T Barnum left an estate estimated at over five million dollars. His 1882 will with eight codicils includes $15,000 to First Universalist Church and substantial gifts to Caroline C Thompson Clinton H Seeley and others. Executors Hincks and Fish named, with a new society to be completed, and a $5,000 statue of Barnum planned at his grave.
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Brip¢erorr
Con
P.T. Barnum
Maranna
Barnum
First Universalist Church
Caroline C. Thompson
New York
Clinton H. Seeley
Clinton Barnum Seeley
Barnum and Bailey
Henry Buchetelle
Denver
Col
Fish
Tait
New Historical and Scientific Society
William B. Hincks
City Savings Bank
Jewelry Seizures Tie Fitzsimmons Case to Canada Customs
Canadian customs report seizing gifts of gold watches linked to Fitzsimmons from the Homestead jeweler theft. Watches given by a Pittsburg jeweler to friends were found, with several sold or kept by suspects. Inspector McAleese and Belizhoover forward the letter detailing the burglary tie to the case for further inquiry.
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Belizhouver
Canada
Fitzsimmons
John Schmidt
Finsimmons’ House
Iady
Pittsberg
Beltzhoever
McAleese
Anna High
Millvale
Belizhoover
Grip Attack Triggers Madness as Police Aid Insane Woman
Mrs. George J. Huebner of 1821 Sarah siett suffered a severe grip attack followed by temporary insanity and convulsions. Lieutenant Johnson of the Southside police helped restrain her at home until she calmed when the officer arrived in full uniform, then relapsed after he left.
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Anna
Martha
Garret
Johnson
Southside
George J. Huebner
Sarah Siett
Police Surgeon to Examine Police and Fire Applicants
Dr Thomas Harvard will conduct physical examinations for applicants to the Allegheny police and fire departments. Exams will be held each afternoon from 2 18 to 5 o'clock.
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Thomas Harvard
Police
Fire Departments
Allegheny
Hunting Quarters for the Chiefs in City Hall
An architect has been employed to arrange offices for the new Allegheny chiefs in City Hall. Chief Murphy will probably have the rooms now occupied by the post office. As yet none of the chiefs have been given quarters.
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Allegheny
City Hall
Murphy
Harpy and Hayes Silversmiths Offer New Dresden Assortment
Magnificent Vases and Royal Worcester pieces advertised by Harpy and Hayes Jewel Silversmiths and Art Dealer on 529 Smithfield Street. Art rooms on second floor invite shoppers to view Onyx Wrought Iron Silver Relief Old Ivory designs and Royal Derby wares with Lager beer available. Phone 1156 for inquiries.
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Harpy & Hayes
Jewel
Smithfield Street
Royal Worcester
Royal Stafford
Ioyal Rosabrook
Royal Bone
Crown Derby
Granger Worcester
Copeland
Belleek
Harpy & Hares
Jeenan Silversmiths
Art Deulera
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