Grant Birthday Banquet Draws Political Giants in Pittsburgh
The fourth annual Americas Club banquet at the Seventh Avenue Hotel celebrated General Grant’s birthday with Speaker Reed and Clarkson as stars. Governors, senators, and national figures mingled at a formal reception and dinner, where Reed’s speech drew the loudest applause and party hopes for future campaigns filled the air.
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General Grant
Seventh Avenue Hotel
Reed
Clarkson
The
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Buck
Ohio
Maine
Plains of Laws
McComss
Maryland
Philadelphia
Apegter Reed
Lion
Harrison de Pheemake
Harry Paul
Bayne
Kirkpatrick
Paul
James 8. Clarkson
Iowa
Matthew Stanley Quay
W. HK
Samuel Moody
J. D. Littell
John A. Reed
Americas Republican Club
Pittsburg
U. S. Grant
A. RB. C
Flow of Oratory at Banggeet Toast by Dalzell and Schoonmaker
The evening featured Hon. John Dalzell as toastmaster amid hearty applause and letters of regret read by Colonel Schoonmaker. The crowd cheered prominent figures including Harrison McKinley and Reed as they watched reactions to the speeches and telegram from ex Governor Foraker.
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Schoonmaker
Harry Paul
Mr. Willson
John Dalzell
Congressman Dalzell
Paul
Senator Quay
Mr. Dalzell
Colonel Schoonmaker
Gextlemer
Grant
Wan
Harrison
John Sherman
McKinley
Fred Grant
John Wanamaker
Clarkson
Foraker
House of Representatives
Read
Reed
May Day Demonstrations Across Europe and London
The report describes May Day protests and government responses across Europe. It notes strict measures in France and Austria, troop deployments in Paris, and widespread disruption fears. In London, a large demonstration is planned for May 4 under Trades Council leadership, with up to 250,000 expected in Hyde Park.
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France
Austria
London Trades Council
Hyde Park
Social Democratic Federation
Quarrel Reignites Between Parker and Spurgeon in London
In London a renewed clash between Rev. Dr. Parker and Rev. Charles Spurgeon surfaces. Parker accuses Spurgeon of driving youth toward infidelity through extreme Calvinist preaching and warns him against scattering his ecclesiastical harem. Spurgeon prepares to respond amid the controversy.
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the Dispatch
London
Dr. Parker
Beecher
Brooklyn
Charles Spurgeon
Parker
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Spurgeon
Big Conn
Los Metros
Arker
Stanley Arrives in England After Long Absence
Stanley returns from his three year absence to England amid a grand welcome in Dover and London. A large convoy of dignitaries, press and crowds greeted him, but the explorer appeared grave and bored, offering little reaction to the cheers and formalities. Baroness Burdett Coutts, his longtime patron, rode beside him as he greeted the city with subdued politeness.
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Diafatch
Stanley
England
Lord Wolseley
Francis de Winton
New
London
Dover
Ostend
Victoria Station
Baroness Burdett- Coutts
Kensington
Stipley
The Policy of Parnell Advances Ireland Land Reform
Loxpon April 36. The Government laments Mr Parnell s land plan for Ireland opposing its capture by a hostile bill. Parnell insists his policy stand or fall on its own merit with O Brien Dillon and Sexton backing him. He seeks to keep good landlords while removing the bad and envisions an eventual self governing Ireland with a refined landlord class.
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Loxpon
William O'Brien
John Dillon
Thomas Sexton
Parnell
Ireland
Burglary Figure Porter Sees Two Year French Prison Term
An American burglar, William Porter, serves two years in a French prison. Extradition requests from Germany loom after a Munich burglary, with Porter identified by a Scotland Yard photo linked to his associate Horace Hogan called Little Horace.
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Dispatch
London
William Porver
Munich
Porter
Scotland Yard
Horace Hogan
Little Horace
Victoria makes a call upon son-in-law who caused her trouble
Queen Victoria leaves Aix les Bains and stays a week at the Darmstadt palace with her grandchildren. She recalls her late son-in-law the Grand Duke’s hasty remarriage to a baroness and the trouble it caused after Princess Alice’s death.
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Loxpon
Victoria
Aix Les Bains
Grand Duke of
Darmstadt
Princess Alice
England
Gladstone and Salisbury Dine Together Amid Frivolous Rumor
English papers report Gladstone dined at the Grand Hotel with Lord Salisbury and his Cabinet and some American friends. Inquiries identify the American guests as a blind to fool papers, with no political significance attached to the meal.
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Thorsday
Gladstone
Grand Hotel
Lord Salisbury
Irish measures debate draws diplomats to Commons gallery
In London on April 26 Minister Lincoln Secretary of Legation McCormick and Major Post watched the Irish measures debate in the House of Commons from the ambassador's gallery as attentive listeners.
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Lincoln
Legation
McCormick
Major Post
Ambassador
House of Commons
President Harrison orders force to secure federal Florida authority
A note to Florida regulators warns President Harrison will deploy full constitutional power to uphold federal authority. The text describes arrests in Leon Gadsden Madison and Jefferson counties and directs U S Marshal Weeks to execute writs despite resistance, stressing calm firmness to enforce federal duties.
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Bouth
Executive Department
Harrison
Executive Mansion
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Leon
Gadsden
Madison
Jefferson
Florida
United States
Weeks
Benjamin Harrison
Department OF Justice
Robert Weeks
U. S. Marshal
Jacksonville
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Senate caucus adjourns over silver question to refine bill
Washington April 26. Republican Senators adjourned a caucus on silver until afternoon and reconvened to seek a compromise. The House and Senate committees diverge on bullion redemption and legal tender for Treasury notes, with silver advocates pressuring to strike bullion payment powers and full legal tender still debated. The caucus committee will meet again Monday.
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House
Senate
Caucus Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Evarts
Caucus
Claims of Myra Clark Gaines before House committees
The House Committee on Private Land Claims authorized a favorable report on a bill for the relief of the heirs of Myra Clark Gaines. The preamble states Gaines as legal representative of Daniel Clark of Louisiana was entitled to 35 457 acres from Spanish grants. The bill provides patents to heirs for lands the US finds vacant unappropriated and undisposed of, with patents serving as relinquishment of US title. For lands disposed or lawfully appropriated, certificates of location will be issued as per the act for final adjustment of private land claims in Florida Louisiana and Missouri.
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Wasurmeror
House Committee On Private Land Claims
Myra Clark Gaines
Daniel Clark
Louisiana
Mra Gaines
General Land Office
United States
Florida
Missouri
Reed Faces Quorum Trouble In House Session
Washington April 26. Speaker Reed struggles to count a quorum as he moves to order the previous question on a bill. The House debate focuses on procedural maneuvering amid uncertainty over support.
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Washington
Reed
House
Quorum Clash Delays House Proceedings in Kentucky Scene
A vote for quorum collapse triggered a long halt as 101 members answered names before a call of the House. The Sergeant at Arms endured hours of effort while the chamber debated the prior question. The final tally showed 141 yeas to 20 nays with further teller action demanded.
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Bynum
Indiana
Pio
Hynam
Yeas
Abbott
Breckenridge
Kentucky
Dehayes
Eoloe
Goodnight
All Sects to Unite Proposes National University
April 26 report from Wasumeron notes Bishop Hurst and Methodist leaders rally denominations to back a national university. A committee seeks funds to buy 90 acres for the site and aims to attract Protestant and secular students, countering Catholic institutions. Washington pledges 50,000 for the site.
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Hurst
National University
Washington
Jail Term Ended for Man Held Without Charge
John H. Buchanan, jailed in the Tombs since March 6 on sister's complaint of threats, is discharged by Judge O'Brien after Assistant District Attorney Lindsay finds no crime or grand jury case and the sisters withdraw the complaint. Buchanan's release follows a habeas writ secured by friends.
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New York
O'Brien
Supreme Court
John H. Buchanan
Buchanan
Deborah
Elisabeth
Justice Power
Lindsay
Grease
Justice O'Brien
O’brien
Indian Messiah Rumor Sparks Army Probe in Dakota Montana
An Indian uprising rumor has sparked an Army investigation after reports from Ft Custer and Tongue River agency that a white man some Indians call a Christ will roll the world over on whites. Major Carroll is to examine the claims and prevent trouble.
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Montana
Pav
Ruger
Department of Dakota
Carrol
Ft. Custer
Mont
Tongue River Agency
Cheyenne and
Arapahoe
Indian Territory
Tongue River
Anylog
Christ
Mountaina Hewanta
Shoshone
Hugara Sys
Major Carroll
Ft Coster
Vote of thanks sought by Rear Admiral Walker
Rear Admiral Henry Walker of South Brooklyn has petitioned Congress for a vote of thanks to recognize his naval services. He argues his record shows three or four times more victorious battles and longer blockade duty than many officers already honored, and that merit for key actions has been ignored or credited to others.
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Congress
Digrater
New York
Henry Walker
United States Navy
Reired
South
Brooklyn
Plumber Charged With Grand Larceny In Claret Heist
In Steaocuss N Apl 26 plumber Stephen Heaney, working at W B Bissell’s Florence Block drugstore, was caught stealing wine from a cellar. Bissell and a hidden wall reveal led to Heaney’s arrest for grand larceny in 14 bottles of claret.
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Gram
Steaocuss
W. B. Bissell
Florence
South Saline Street
Mr. Bissell
Stephen Heaney
Heaney
He van Seears
Marie Wainwright Stricken During Harris Theater Run
Marie Wainwright fainted after the final act of Twelfth Night at Harris Theater in Minneapolis. A leading city physician diagnosed hemorrhage of the brain. The actress, who had resisted leaving, was taken home and died that night.
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Marie Wainwright
Harris Theater
Miss Wainwright
Chuon Mek
Man Arrested in Gainesville Murder Case
F D Morris was arrested near Gainesville Texas for the murder of George Roberts and John Moss last Thursday evening. Morris shot the men, robbed the bodies, and buried them in a sand bank. Neighbors reported shots and an investigation led to the discovery of the bodies.
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F. D. Morris
Here
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John Moss
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The Dispatch Directory Highlights A Mammoth Issue
A condensed index section outlines the mammoth issue contents from news and letters to markets, sports, arts, and society notes. It names sections like The Avertous Banquet The Week's Sports Society Gossip and The Fireside Sphinx with references to Beatries The Grand Ane and The Parks of Paris.
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Grand Ane
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Econ Pringle
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