Americas Club Marks Grant Birthday Banquet Grandly
The Americas Club held its third annual banquet on Grant’s birthday with about 300 attendees. Senators Plumb and Hastings and Congressmen McKinley and Dalzell spoke, plus Matthew Stanley Quay featured prominently in introductions. A large Seventh Avenue hotel dining room scene, floral decorations, and a celebratory mood punctuated the event with mentions of President Harrison’s telegram and a Grant letter.
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Boulanger's Hero and Royal Pretender in London Scene
The article reports Boulanger ceasing to be a novelty in England and Mayor Hewitt awaiting the General. It notes the Duke d Orléans arriving from India, his tiger story, and the royal claimant to the French throne. Emperor Wilhelm’s rapid movements puzzle Europe as Queen Victoria nears society again amid the Paris exposition talk.
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Royal Geographical Society
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India
France
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Eiffel Tower
Allegheny County Court House
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Wilhelm the Active
Berlin report chronicles Emperor Wilhelm II touring Germany this week visiting Berlin Dresden Weimar and Eisenach and engaging in guards maneuvers and public receptions His rapid itinerary showcases his claimed tireless effort to be seen as actively governing the empire.
Athens Prepares for Imperial Easter Egg Hunt
Preparations underway in Athens for an imperial Easter egg hunt. The event features the Empress and her royal children seeking eggs while visiting Augusta and surrounding areas. children are described as muddy from the activity.
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Arlottenburg
Queen returns to Windsor after Sandringham visit
The Queen spent nearly a week with the Prince of Wales at Sandringham and returned to Windsor. She wore a youthful hat in public, attended a private performance of The Bells and a scene from Merchant of Venice, and presented Irving with diamond jewelry.
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Speechmaking Across England Draws Mixed Reactions
London dispatch reports weeks of political oratory with Lord Salisbury at Bristol and Lord Hartington and Joseph Chamberlain at Birmingham, delivering familiar platitudes in fluent tones. John Morley opposed an eight hour day bill in Newcastle, attracting Socialist ire and Tory misrepresentation. A Rochester Conservative chairman claims exactly 12 Liberal Unionists in Rochester.
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Birmingham
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Armais
Lorne
John Morley
Newcastle
Morley
England
Rochester
London Tramway Workers seek shorter shifts and higher pay
London tramcar workers endure 14 hour days with one day off biweekly and fines cutting earnings. They seek 12 hour days six days weekly and 750 dollars weekly, facing dismissal risk and rules on wives’ work. Unions and an upcoming industrial conference in Berne may push for an international limit on seven day weeks.
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Salt Trust workers push for higher pay and shorter hours
In Lospex on April 27 the Salt Trust agitation grows as workmen demand compensation and reduced hours. Local salt district residents unite, and a rival German Salt Union is reportedly formed with capital of 10 million dollars.
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Dinner Mystery at Mrs Mackay’s House with Prince
London dispatch notes gossip over Mrs Mackay’s dinner for the Prince of Wales. A large party was invited but guests found the Prince dining with a small select group in an ante room, while the rest were seated out of sight.
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New Yorker William J. King Wed to Lady Vane Tempest
William J. King, a well known New York figure, married quietly today to Lady Vane Tempest by the Registrar. A few friends attended the ceremony. The couple will sail for Newark on the City of Paris Wednesday.
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Capable of Better Things A London Barmaid Vanishes
Detectives search London for Annie Lloyd described as fair and tall after she escaped a saloon keeper’s restraint by donning women’s clothes and slipping into the matron’s room. A photo circulates as authorities chase the missing woman who once worked as a barmaid.
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Every Inch an American Tr Secretary of Legation White
London gossip notes First Secretary of Legation White retained by Minister Lincoln citing social value. He knows the Prince of Wales and commands large income. Mrs White's entertainments are popular. White, once a mugwump, returns to the Republican fold and is considered a strong American diplomat in tone and bearing.
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Wealth Joins Great Beauty in Duke Portland Betrothal
The Prince of Wales congratulates the Duke of Portland on his engagement to Miss Dallas Yorke and signals he will attend the wedding with the Princess. Society buzzes over the vast wedding splendor and the forthcoming Duchess’s many gifts, including silk stockings from Sutton, Ashfield knitters.
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The Last Straw Came in Lonxpow Court
Alfred Roberts the actor appeared in Police Court charged with assaulting his wife, an actress at Drury Lane Theater. Evidence showed the couple quarreled over household duties as the wife returned home late while the husband read dime novels. He helped with meals at first but ceased when washing her clothes became needed.
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Shutting Up a Critic by a Patrician Verse Writer
Lonpos April 27. The Honorable Roden Berkley Wriothesley Noel, aged 55, formerly uncle to the Earl of Gainsborough, has begun writing amorous verses that society people claim are poetry. A Scottish critic dismissed them as doggerel, prompting Noel to denounce the critic in newspapers as a common British viper an ignoble creature a clown an old fool and a toothless dotard.
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Laughing at Lord Lonsdale in Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society mocks Lord Lonsdale for claims of geological discovery. His assertions are dismissed as a dreary self-satisfaction and a joke among scientists, with little information gained or valued.
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Lospex
Royal Geographical Society
Lord Lonsdale
Ennui
Violet Samaras
Sean Haps
Poe
Ten Men Die In Oklahoma Soldier Colony Attack
A border rumor reports an attack on an old soldiers' colony in western Oklahoma. A fight lasted about thirty minutes with six settlers killed. the scene involved cowboys using horses as barriers and firing in the air. Officials say claims of widespread bloodshed and Cherokee invasion are unfounded. no Wichita natives were killed.
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Stepheneen Paris
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Oklahoma land rush charms settlers into Seward quarter sections
Special telegram from Younestown reports B P Holmes guiding a party into the Oklahoma territory to claim quarter sections near Seward. The group hurried onto the land before offices opened, securing fertile soil, abundant water, and an opening for farming. many anticipate later settlement as Indians relocate and government moves to open the region.
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Gloat About Italian Emigration In South America
A Tory paper in Lowpox on April 27 gloats over a rising Italian presence in Argentina. It suggests Italy could challenge the United States and Europe as migrants move to South America, inviting England to claim a share of future riches.
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Claim for German Fortune Stirs Edgefield Heirs
Colonel W. W. Brooker of Edgefield begins proceedings to recover a claimed $10,000,000 fortune in Germany for heirs of Jacob Brandenburg who fled Germany and settled in Lexin county Southlina. He seeks German ministerial advice before formal Berlin action.
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Indians unlikely to revolt after invasion reports
An Army War Department observer said there will be no general uprising among Indian groups after invasion efforts, noting Indians in Oklahoma have high stakes and would refrain from large-scale rebellion. Henry George arrived in Glasgow and was greeted with an enthusiastic laminated address.
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Oklahoma
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Grant and Whitstar Leave Postal Service on Division
April 27 report from Younestows says postal clerk Grant Whitstar, appointed two years ago, was notified his services are no longer needed and he returns home. He was the last Democrat in the division. his guardian is D W Millinger.
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Infantile Murder Shocks Malvern As 8-Year-Old Shoots Cousin
A tragedy from Castox Malvern reports Charley Dickman a 5-year-old shot and killed by his 8-year-old cousin Johnny Hexamer during a quarrel over stopping play. The shotgun blast struck the victim in the head, and the younger boy died shortly after.
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Oklahoma elopement ends in Colorado tale of romance
Denver reports the Garfield county sheriff James Kendall deserted his wife and four hundred dollars. deputy Clarence Martindale urged elopement with Mrs Kendall. They fled to Oklahoma City where Kendall confronted them, ending in a friendly meeting and trip back to Glenwood Springs.
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Dead man's treasure found in family bureau
Ismac Newman of Miami County and his wife died within days of each other. Before his death he told his son Benjamin there was about 100 dollars saved for contingencies in an old bureau. A later search uncovered a false bottom with seven thousand dollars in gold, silver, and paper, now deposited in a bank.
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Ismac Newman
Miami County
Newman
Benjamin
Minnesota
Philadelphia Brigade Sends Flag to Pickett’s Camp
The Philadelphia Brigade Association, after hosting Richmond’s Pickett’s Division in October, voted to send a token of appreciation. They produced a regulation United States flag with 42 stars, silk fringe, and a silver tefoil engraved inscription, presented to George E. Pickett’s Camp in Pennsylvania Volunteers in 1889.
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Duel Prevented in Little Rock Saloon Skirmish
In Little Rock Arkansas on April 27 ex-Senator Powell Clayton confronted A W Webber publisher of a Republican paper. An argument led to Clayton slapping Webber and both drawing revolvers but friends disarmed them. Suppressed in local papers.
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Demand for Pipe as Reading Iron Works Starts Mill
April 27 report says the assignee will start the large pipe mill May 5 to fulfill a heavy pipe order. The operation will take about three weeks and will include two blast furnaces returning to service. A sale of property is planned in ten installments. Mayor Hewitt banquet noted as Liberal Unionists plan in London.
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Civil Service Rules To Extend To The Railway Mail Service
President Harrison orders that civil service rules apply to the railway mail service by May 1. Mrs Harrison has her Centennial dress ready for the quadrille. Her father resigns from the Pension Office to move to the White House. Lyman, Civil Service Commissioner, visits to press for timely extension and says the rules must be enacted Wednesday next. Ex congressman Sowden appears among minority interests, but the President has not indicated further appointments.
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Begging From The President For Charity
A Washington dispatch reports that fully ten percent of White House mail is begging letters. Committees and managers of charities, fairs, monuments, and institutions seek contributions from the President. The public seeks aid, while the President’s private secretary acknowledges with a polite form statement.
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President’s father in law moved to pension office post
The President's father in law Wasursoron is eased from a minor pension post and will move into a White House role upon the city’s return from New York. Mrs Scott Lord, sister in law to Mrs Harrison, will manage the Executive Mansion during the Harrison absence.
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Fixing Up the White House For Centennial Day
Mrs. Harrison has spent a busy week preparing for the Centennial celebration and has made changes to the White House. The southwest bathroom was converted into a boudoir and sitting room with wooden paneling replacing the curtain. New wooden floor stripes and two large windows overlook the White House grounds and drive as she aims to create a bright morning room.
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Senator Cameron Plans Abroad Tour with Daughter
April 27 report notes Senator Cameron preparing for a foreign trip with his young child. They expect to begin the journey around mid May as numerous office seekers loom at his Washington base.
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First Lady's Ball Dress Description from New York Arrival
Special telegram reports Mrs. Harrison’s ball dress arriving from New York for the Contensial Quadrille. A trained princesse robe of white tulle francaise features a silver brocade fern skirt, ostrich feather trim, Grecian embroidered bodice, and high feather collar. Mrs. McKee’s gown follows continental styles in white silk and embroidered mousseline de soie.
President Harrison Reported in Better Health
Special telegram from Washington reports President Harrison appears stronger and healthier than during the campaign. Observers note a waxy pallor and pale complexion, but staff say he looks better and more vigorous than in Indianapolis.
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Republican ward workers urge action after Harrison intake
Philadelphia April 27 Republican ward workers grow impatient for federal office changes under the Harrison administration. Critics label the administration cold and slow to reward party service, with calls for reappointments and swift personnel moves to satisfy supporters.
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Washington Chief resigns over published removal claims
In Washington on April 27 a division chief in the Third Auditor's office Mr BR Williams resigned his position after disputes over alleged unjust statements about his removal two weeks earlier.
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