Blackmail Plot Grows in Hurlburt Case Amid Revelations
London dispatch reports a widening blackmail conspiracy against William Henry Hurlburt linked to rivals, writers, and prominent figures. Detectives probe Wilfred Murray and related letters as tension rises over possible sensational disclosures about society and politics.
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Bints
Loxspan
William Henry Hurlburt
Hurlburt
Ireland
Hurlbut
London
America
Wilfred Murray
Photographer dies in distressing circumstances this week
The article notes the death of a photographer who had earned a modest living for two decades. He is identified as the great grandson of Don Alberto Catiste di Borzia, with no additional details on location or cause provided.
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Alberto Catiste di Borzia
TORIES JOYFUL AS RANDOLPH RANDOLPH CHURCHILL LEAVES LONDON
Old fashioned Tories rejoice over Lord Randolph Churchill’s absence from London as he travels to Mashonaland. The trip aims at travel and sport but offers hints of land, mineral concessions, and potential Mashonaland boom. Financial backing includes Rothschild relatives and a £500 stake from the Prince of Wales.
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Lord Randolph ChurchiLl
London
Africa
England
Churchill
House of Commons
Balfour
Lord Salisbury
Cecil Rhodes
British South Africa Company
Cape Colony
Mashonaland
Optir
Lord Randolph
Liopola de Rothschild
Lord Churchill
Prince of Wales
Dartmouth
Paddington
Islanders on Tristan d Acunha Receive News and Pictures
Loxipox April 25 report describes Tristan d Acunha’s 80 resident colony receiving newspapers from England and books of photos showing landmarks in England America France and Germany. Two former residents returning after 35 years aboard an American whaler have sparked excitement about the wider world.
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BT Dunlap
Loxipox
South Atlantic
Tristan d'Acunha
Peter Green
England
America
France
Germany
Napoleon
Candidacy Closes Quietly in Dingwall School Board Race
Fourteen candidates for seven vacancies sought to avoid a contested election by privately selecting the seven to represent ratepayers. The electors oppose the method and may seek a court decision on its legality as April 2 reports.
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Lowpos
Dingwall
Byron Title Tst Duflap Cable Company
News brief notes that Lord Byron’s titles are not extinct after the poet’s death and explains the current holder is a distant descendant with a cousin relationship. Ada Lovelace’s line is mentioned, with references to the Lovelace connection and succession questions.
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Loxpox
Lord Byron
Missolonghi
Byron
Gron
House of Lords
Ada
Earl of Lovelace
Ees
Viscount Bam
Saasidel
Wilfred Seanen Nat
Keeping It Up The Opposition To American Cattle
London report notes the British Minister of Agriculture remains opposed to importing American cattle. A recent false report of diseased cattle landing at Deptford is cited as aiding critics, though later proved incorrect.
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Tue Diaratoe
Deptford
British Cattle Policy Remains Protectionist Under Chaplin
The piece argues that British restrictions on live cattle imports aim to protect domestic farmers. It claims petitions favor relaxing rules, urges striking the pleuro-pneumonia bogeyman, and asserts Mr. Chaplin will keep controls in place, regardless of American effort, until Liberals regain power.
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Chaplin
America
Goschen Budget Sparks Liberal Tory Clash on Education
The Goschen budget disappoints allies and displeases foes as Liberals and Tories oppose free education. Temperance forces threaten to defect over liquor tax promises, while a rising liquor party groups to contest seats. The Standard denounces free education, with Conservative letters demanding resignations over funding for others' children.
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IBY
Lexpos
Goschen
Joseph Chamberlain
Church of England
Tory
Liberal Party
Standard
Persecuted Protestants in Russia Harassed Again
A Kiel report says police and soldiers raided a house outside the city where twenty worshipers, including two women, gathered for Protestant services. They were charged with unlawful meetings and jailed for two months. The movement of detachments into the Caucasus and distant districts continues to harass Protestants.
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Kiel
Tvo
Caucasus
One Forced to Close
Genoa based Lavarello Company failure saved rival Veloce from collapse. As exchange losses and cutthroat competition drove up consignments to New Orleans and South American ports to 75 to 80 francs per head, far below earlier 200 to 250 francs. Veloce receipts fell by a million francs from 1889, with an 800000 franc deficit for the year.
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Loxpow
Lavarello Company
Genoa
Veloce Company
New Orleans
South American
Veloce
Lavarellos
MANIPURITES SUE FOR PEACE IN ARTILLERY CLASH
A dispatch from Sra reports British forces moving on Manipur engaged about 1000 Manipuris on April 23. The insurgents opened fire, the British answered with field artillery, and the enemy withdrew in disorder. Several tribesmen messengers arrived at the British camp seeking peace.
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Sra
Manipur
Newfoundland delegates to visit Paris for possible interview
A telegram from Paris states Newfoundland delegates will shortly visit Paris and be received by M. Ribot, the French Foreign Minister. No confirmation has reached the Foreign Office about any scheduled interview, though British subjects await developments in the matter.
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Newfoundland
Frances
Paris
M. Ribot
Foreign Office
Rae
Loss for Marchioness in Bedford Hotel theft case
In the Queen's Bench division today judgment for the defendants with costs was delivered in the action brought by the Marchioness of Huntsley against the Bedford Hotel Convent Garden to recover £1000, stating the value of jewelry stolen while the victim stayed there.
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Davlaf
Loxpor
Queen's Bench
Marchioness of
Lured to Death in Hungarian Family Intrigue
A seventeen year old, Albin Moressi, is arrested for the murder of his father's coachman Sassevale in Battaszek Hungary. The case unfolds a Vienna based romance between Estelle Dumond and the impoverished aristocrat Sassevale, driven by a mother’s schemes and a promised reward, ending in tragedy as the son carries out the plan.
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IBY Dunlap
Bupa Pests
Albin
Naclai Moressi
Battaszek
Hungary
Sassegale
Moressi
Vienna
Dumond
Estelle
M. Moressi
Mme. Moressi
Prater
Battaaseto
Sasvevale
Fclon
Ostelle
Mme, Moressi
Coshman
Sassevale
Mme
Mame. Moressi
Artful French Agent Wins Abyssinian Favor With Wigs
London reports Italian papers claim the Abyssinian court favored a French agent who wept for the Empress and secured wigs and cosmetics. Messengers to Egypt delivered lavish offerings, boosting the agent’s influence at court, a tale Italian sources call dubious.
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London
Abyssinia
Antonelli
Traversi
France
Egypt
Euch
Doomed to Failure in European Strikes
London reports a Rhineland and Westphalia miners strike judged unjustified and doomed to ignominious failure. Authorities fear clashes on May 1 as 5,000 carpenters in London and other workers show a tendency to provoke authorities amid broader labor unrest overseas.
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London
Rhineland
Westphalis
Joiners to Strike May Day for Shorter Hours and Pay
Joiners will strike on the 1st of May for shorter hours and better pay, but conditions are very unfavorable to the success of the men.
Influenza Grip Reaches Across Nations
A Dunlafs Cable report from Loxpon on April 25 laments America's gift of disease while praising American courage. The piece notes influenza in a lighter but persistent form, causing sadness and temper, affecting public men and forcing withdrawals from the public arena including Sir Edward Clark and Mr Noble Wilson.
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Dunlaf
Loxpon
America
Niobe
Edward Clark
Noble Wilson
Hastings
Italy's bad conduct rumors rile Austrian ally
In Lexpos April 25 dispatch Italy's conduct since Crispi's downfall draws sharp Austrian ire. Marquis Rudini allegedly lends support to France and leniently handles the Irredentist agitation seeking Trieste retrocession. Critics point to Radini's Chamber speech about Italian provinces under Austrian rule and his pro-Irredentist press ties.
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Lexpos
Crispi
Italy
Austria
Marquis Rudini
France
Trieste
Chamber of Deputies
Radini
Kingdom of
Nice
Irridentist
Irridentist Party
Queen's Riviera cure boosts health for England return
The Queen, greatly strengthened by her Riviera sojourn, plans to return to England next week. Report notes her spirits high and health improved, with only complaint about Grasse's bouquet omission on Princess Beatrice's birthday. Attending two drawing rooms next month is expected, despite minor dissatisfactions.
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Viera
Dira Lowpow
England
Riviera
Grasse
Beatrice
Trouble for Natalie
The Servian Government plans another attempt to expel Queen Natalie. Rumor says she will be forcibly moved to the frontier. The queen has armed her household and carries a small revolver. King Alexander is under regent control and unlikely to intervene.
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Loxpor
Natalie
Alexander
Addison Cammack Rumor Triggers London Stock Flurry
Rumor in London on April 25 speculated that Addison Cammack was in the city and manipulating American stocks. The claim caused a brisk rise before it was found he was actually in New York, yet the chatter briefly boosted markets.
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Addison Cammack
London
Gable
THE
Dispatch
New York
Tenants Driven Out on Ponsonby Estates
Evictions on the Ponsonby estates in Ireland ended with ten tenants removed, leaving seven of the original 25. The crowds showed no excitement as the evicted denounced perceived abandonment by the clergy and the National League.
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Ponsonby
Ireland
National League
Monte Carlo to Build Vast New Hotel on site of Paris
Lowpox April 25 report says the casino administration will demolish the Hotel de Paris to erect a massive new hotel project funded by profits from the breaking the bank boom. Also noted stock brokers’ bankruptcy order for Hughes Cameron Co. with no liabilities or assets listed and a medicinal note praising Brown's Bronchial Troches as a popular throat remedy.
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Lowpox
Monte Carlo
Hotel de Paris
Dunlaf
Loxpox
Hughes, Cameron & Co
New Carpet Patterns Arrive at J. H Kunkel & Bro
Five new Brussels carpet designs arrive at J. H Kunkel & Bro. locations 1347 and 1349 Penn Avenue. Mamaux & Seu display Hassover awnings at 599 Penn Avenue.
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J. H Kunkel & Bro
Penn Avenue
Mamaux & Seu's
Coke Struggle Grows as Evictions Spark Violence in Coke Region
In Connellsville April 25 details emerge of riots and evictions in the coke region. Deputies clash with strikers as workers and families endure crowded housing and rising tensions. Italians and Slavs dominate the camps while operators press for last year’s wages amid a widening labor dispute.
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Connellsville
Leisenring No. 2
Morewood
Coke
Hungary
Coke workers confront wage scale and strike risk
Franc A. Parker reports that average daily wage at the Standard last year was 92.14 dollars. Operators say more men than work existed and men shared earnings. If the strike ends, coke wages stay near the current scale, and the union would lose its grip under potential reorganization.
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W. J. Rainey
Fort Hill
Grace
Paull
Rainey
A. Parker
Bones in a Pit at Barnums Hotel Site Raise Murder Rumors
Fragments of East Indian crockery bones and a jaw are unearthed at the Barnum's Hotel site. Doctors deem the remains human, likely long buried. slippers suggest a woman's presence. Local lore links the spot to a former gambling den and possible outlaw activity, with a secret tunnel rumored beneath the wall.
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Baltimogg
Barnum‘s
Stall
Barnum
Preacher Suspended for Divorce and Remarriage
Wirminetor April 25. The Rev. James R. Campbell of Snow Hill Maryland was today convicted before the Presbytery after a fifteen year marriage ended in divorce and his subsequent remarriage. The case involves church discipline and a disciplinary hearing within the Presbytery.
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Dispatoom
Wirminetor
James R. Campbell
Snow Hill
Presbytery
New Castle Minister Suspended Over Divorce Case
The case against a New Castle minister alleging nonministerial conduct by securing a divorce and remarrying has been before the Synod and Presbytery since October 3, 1883. It has been settled and reopened multiple times. an appeal to the Synod of Baltimore is pending as the Presbytery hearing continues.
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Murray
Hurlburt
New York
Italy
Mr. Hurlburt
Philadelphia
Washington
English West Indies
New Castle
Synod
Presbytery
Syn0
Synod of
Baltimore
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Stallor
Morong
Blackmall
Mr. Lewis
Turkey
James McDermott
Red Jim
Victoria Hotel
Mr. Harlbert
J Mes Commission
Distates
Lorpox
Borgias
Tories
Mahonaland
Jay Dunslafp
Cable Company
MR. Goschen
Triple Alliance
Disfator
Queen Victoria
Jpato
League
BT Dunlap's Cable Company
Brussels
Morgan
White Mine
Summit
Sania
Martin Gillet & CO
Exchange Place
Baltimore, Md
United States
Chessman Optical Co
Federal ST
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Smithfield Street
Mithfield
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