Gladstone protests over Simons mission to Rome
Gladstone denounces Sir John Simmons mission to Rome published in the blue book. Salisbury accused of using Malta canon law to empower Vatican control over British subjects and to place future Irish bishop nominations under government oversight.
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Vatican
Salisbury
Bnzlard
South America
United States
Rome
John Lintorn Simmons
Malta
Sir John
George Errington
Simmons
Papal Court
Lord Salisbury
Ireland
National Liberal Club
Simmons’ Mission
Parliament
Foreign Office
Royal Austrian Royal Wedding in Simple Quiet Ischl Ceremony
Archduchess Valerie wed Archduke Francis Salvator of Tuscany in a ceremony marked by minimal military pomp and deep emotion. The Empress mourns her son, the bride sheds tears, and the couple retreat to Ischl's nearby chateau Offensee amid restrained pageantry and a royal guest list.
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Europe
Ischl
Valerie
Francis Salvator
Tuscany
Austria
Viens
Titian
Rudolph
Chateau St Offensee
Turkish Prison Horrors Reported by A Lesdon Correspondent
A Daily News special correspondent exposed overcrowded cells and brutal punishments in Macedonia’s prisons at Uskub, noting 149 cells housing 1,811 inmates and crowding that harms inmates. The piece cites ant bites as torture and criticizes the sultan’s failure to fund reforms.
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Loxpox
The
Daily News
Macedonia
Greece
Turkey
Uskub
Ascueta
Britain and Argentina Invested Ties Kept Safe From Foreign Interference
Paris reporters spread a false tale of an Anglo French pact to intervene in Argentina by fleets and landings in Buenos Aires. The story is denounced as fabrication. Britain holds about 150 to 200 million pounds in Argentine investments and says interference would not aid security or value. Argentine politics face pressure as calls mount for Celman to resign or be deposed.
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England
France
TER Disratch
Lorpor
United States
Buenos Ayres
Celman
Missionaries in Africa forecast conflicts and rail plans
Stanley in Loxpox predicts Protestant and Catholic friction as converts rise in Africa. He doubts Islam will spread south of the Equator within five years and urges a railway from Mombasa to Uganda to accelerate inland access.
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Stanley
Africa
Equator
Central Africa
Mombasa
Uganda
Half a Million Affected by Welsh Transport Strike
In Wales a vast railway dock and colliery strike is set to begin next Wednesday. Both sides stand firm as factories push a reserve of 170 thousand workers, with families, into a widespread disruption impacting about 0.5 million people.
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Lorpox
Wales
Kaiser Wilhelm receives mixed reception in Ostend during European tour
August 2 report from London timed to the Continent describes Kaiser Wilhelm's Ostend arrival with King Leopold and Crown Prince. Belgian guards accompany him while demonstrators hiss ministers. Plans include a tattoo, a torchlight procession, and a royal landing at Cowes ahead of a state banquet at Osborne House with Queen Victoria hosting.
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Loxpor
Kaiser Wilhelm
Ostend
Honer
Leopold
Potsdam
Kaiser
Beernaert
Devolder
Count of Flanders
Prince Bandoin
King
I Nore
Ater
Hohenzollern
Wight
Cowes
British Gatchtmen
Prince of Wales
Battenbergs
Osborne House
Queen Victoria
Owever
Windsor Castle
Heroine of the Hour Lady Danlo Sparks Society Stir
London, August 2. Lady Danlo leaves divorce court as the day’s heroine in polite society. She attends two music halls with sister Jo, sits in a stage box to loud cheers, and Mademoiselle Filo’s ballade prompts wild applause. Augustus Harris signs her for the next Christmas pantomime. Lady Dunlo’s father-in-law Earl Clancarty offers no support, and she must earn a living on stage. She praises Sir James Hannen as a dear old chap.
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London
Danlo
Mademonelle Filo
Augustus Harris
George Lewis
Bunlo
Earl Clancarty
James Hannen
Lord Dunlo
Abolish a Sinecure for the Duke of Cambridge
The Duke of Cambridge, honorary colonel of the Grenadier Guards, banished for insubordination, earns about £1000 yearly. A Radical MP asks War Secretary if he bears responsibility for regimental indiscipline. The Secretary replies honorary colonels are not responsible. A push to abolish sinecures follows.
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Duke of Cambridge
Victoria
Grenadier Guards
French faster breaks record at Westminster Aquarium
Jacques, a French gentleman who fasts for a living, ended a 42 day fast on the Westminster Aquarium stage. He weighed 138 pounds 2 ounces at start and 423 pounds 13 ounces after. He says a secret powder sustains longer fasts and consumed 2.5 ounces during the 42 days.
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Loxpor
der Jacques
Westminster Aquarium
Aquarium
Seizure of Belten Vessel Triggered Debates in Chamber
In Lisnoer August 2 the Chamber of Deputies debated the seizure of the steamer James Stephenson belonging to the British African Lakes Company. Senhor Navarro called the act patriotic folly as the Minister of Marine said Lieutenant Gontinho breached discipline and must be tried by tribunals.
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Chamber of Deputies
Senhor Navarro
James Stephenson
British African Lakes Company
Gontinho
Dukes of Connaught to Retreat for India Book Project
The Duke and Duchess of Connaught plan to retire to the Highlands to write a book about India. The note mentions budding authors and a published work titled The Conversion of an Atheist by Dunlap, with Germania reporting the Vienna poet Bauernfeld on his deathbed returning to Catholic faith.
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Es of
Dunlap
The
Germania
Vatican
Vienna
Bauernfeld
Census reveals Pennsylvania town growth and mortgage inquiries
The Census Office updates Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio population gains with McKeesport Oil City New Castle and Youngstown figures. It also details a nationwide mortgage inquiry led by Asst. Commissioner Holmes collecting debtor notes and motives including debts for family, crops, elections, and funeral expenses.
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New Castle
Erie
Youngstown
Pennsylvania
Ohio
San Francisco
Mortgage debts and a curious dental bill drive inquiry
A report compiles oddities of debt including a mortgage used to pay for two sets of false teeth and a boast about possessing a wife. It notes a forthcoming farm and home census inquiry by Mr Holmes, focusing on owner occupied mortgaged properties to assess unpaid balances and purposes of debt.
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Bert
California
West
Othe
Congress
Lightner
Steel Rail Tariff Debate Highlights Northern Democrats
In Washington the Senate clash over steel rail labor costs ends with no quorum after a party line vote on West's amendment. Paddock and Plumb join Democrats. discussion touches on trusts, tariffs, and labor movements amid tension between regions. The body adjourns without a decision.
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Senate
Platt
George
Hewitt
House of Representatives
Hawley
North
New England
Jones
Arkansas
Findlay
Bellsire
Columbus
Fostoria
Aldrich
Mr. West
Yeas
Messrs. Paddock
Plumb
Dr Mary Walker seeks Congress relief for $10000
A Senate bill aims to award Dr Mary E Walker ten thousand dollars for her Civil War service. Records say she was nominal acting assistant surgeon with the Fifty second Ohio Infantry and served as a scout in disguise. Her leg injury and near blindness are noted, with earlier capture and prison hardships. Congress has debated similar claims though four War Claims Committee approvals have occurred.
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Washington
Evarts
Mary E. Walker
War Department
Fifty-second Ohio Infantry
Army of the Cumberland
Richmond
Louisville
War Claims Committee
House
Mary Walker
Blair's Motion on Previous Question Stunned Senate Republicans
August 2 Wassreron report notes Blair proposed to instruct the Rules Committee to report a rule allowing the previous question without GOP consultation. Senate Republicans had not secured all their members support. Leaders plan silence while awaiting developments as pressure from House and outside looms.
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Wassreron
Blair
Committee On Rules
Senate
Mayer Reported Robbery Of Stocks From Washington Ave Home
St Louis report states J L Mayer of 1523 Washington avenue had $40,000 in mining stocks and some cash stolen from his room last night. Negotiations on the stocks will be delayed due to the loss.
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St. Louis
J. L. Mayer
Washington Avenue
Possible Insanity Plea Clouds Kemmler Execution
AUBURN August 2 The final fate of Kemmler by electricity hangs on possible insanity pleas and a Westinghouse injunction. Warden Durston fears current miscalibration.Barnes will regulate a switch while an injunction could delay or halt the process. Citizens doubt execution will occur Tuesday despite court losses.
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Kemmler
Westinghouse Company
Durston
Harold P. Brown
Disputcs
Rochester
R. Barnes
Auburn Prison
Jetn li
Kemumler
Barnes
Westinghouse
Fertilizer firm in trouble over debts at Newark
New York creditors of S S Miller & Co. manufacturers of fertilizers at Newark, N J, are called to a meeting Tuesday next. The firm is said to be temporarily embarrassed for ready money. Liabilities are reported near 400000 and nominal swetw largely exceed this sum.
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New York
Miller & Co
Newark
N. J
Heatwave Claims Dozens as City Sizzles Under Furnace Sun
A devastating urban heatwave sweeps Chicago with temperatures near 99 to 118 degrees as hundreds suffer sunstroke and horse fatalities. Firefighters and health workers move bodies and carcasses, while thousands sleep outdoors in the furnace breeze as the city endures a night of record heat.
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Carcano
Chicago
San
Mechanics
Warren Avenue
Joe
Joseph Rudkowski
Health Department
Fifth Avenue
Died of a broken heart cited for consul post snub
An Indianapolis dispatch reports Colonel Bridgeland, former Consul to Havre, died of a broken heart after being denied the Paris and Havre posts. He recalled supporting Harrison, giving funds and labor from his Chicago convention efforts, then receiving rebuffs from the White House. Witnesses say Bridgeland wept as he finished his tale.
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Indianapolis
Colonel Bridgeland
Havre
Harrison
Chicago
Paris
White House
Brigeland
President Harrison to reside at Cresson summer home
The Harrisons will leave Cape May Point on August 15 and move to the Parke Cottage at Cresson for the rest of summer. President Harrison may run the office from his cottage with Washington access only for urgent public business. Private Secretary Halford and his wife and daughter have stayed nearby, with Mr Halford expected to join soon.
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Harrison
Cresson
Cape May Point
Washington
Parke
Halford
Beaders' Convenience Issued As Classifieds Packed
The Dispatch issue presents three parts with news and features on outings in Pittavarg, society notes, summer resorts, and a bustling wants column. It lists pages for Beoret Societies, Gossip of Gotham, Summer Society, Local Trade News, and a wide array of notices and advertisements across departments.
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the Dispatch
Part IL
Pittavarg
L. E. Stopifs
Marquise DE Bergeot
Beoret Societies
Summer Society
Telegraph
England
McDowell Victory Stirred Lawrence County Meeting
Lawrence county Republicans held a lively session over Major Alexander McDowell’s nomination in which McDowell supporters gained a county chairmanship and a committee to investigate possible bribery. The session heard strong opposition from Beaver and Butler counties and saw heated debate as a resolution urged proof before support.
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McDowell
Lawrence County
New Castle
Republican County Committee
E. S. Phillips
T. W. Phillips
B. W. Cunningham
Wayne Township
J. A. Gardner
Battery B
M'Dowell
D. Keast
J. F. Liken
Liken
H. W. Griggsby
Shenango Township
Benet
Alexander McDowell
Congress
Renee Beaver County
Major McDowell
Republi Party
Major McDon Rane
Cna
Majon McDowell
Cues Comnisters
al Martin
Yeas and Pays
Cunningham
Sharon
Mercer County
Major Mowell
Beaver
Butler County
Mercer County Democratic Committee selects Stranahan chair and Gillespie for Congress
A dispatch from Mercer reports the Democratic County Committee elected Hon. J. A. Stranahan as Chairman to put the party on a war footing. E. P. Gillespie of Greenville was named Mercer county's candidate for Congress.
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Mercer
Democratia County Committee
J. A. Stranahan
Stranahan
E. P. Gillespie
Greenville
Mercer County
Wonderful spectacle in the lake for Odd Fellows' demo
Chicago August 2 arrangements are complete for the Odd Fellows demonstration to begin tomorrow on the lake front park. A grand stand nearly half a mile long will seat 40 000 with electric light poles along the park. The ceremony includes a grand finale with Siveles and Pr igimo and a dramatic electric eruption. It is estimated 50 000 Odd Fellows will be in Chicago by Tuesday.
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Chicago
Odd Fellows
Lake Front Park
Siveles
Kreutser Counterfeiters Caught
A gang of counterfeiters flooding Austria with spurious florins and kreuzers has been captured in an alley in the city. Authorities report the suspects seized include several alleged ringleaders as investigations continue.
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Kreutser
Preacve
Austria
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