Coming Pope must be English speaking and move seat of power
An anonymous article from London argues the next pope should think in English and that papal authority should shift from Rome to an English speaking land. It analyzes Leo XIII and contrasts him with Bismarck and the Czar, detailing Persico’s Ireland mission and the rescript on boycotting, while warning Italian influence in the Vatican and predicting a shift to a modern, English speaking world.
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England
Ireland
London
America
Rome
Europe
Alexander III
Prince Bismarck
Leo XIII
Pope
Leo
Nea Palace
Sota
Monsignor Persico
Duke of Norfolk
Hoesten
Papsi
Persico
Monsignor
Secretariat of the Oriental Rites
All Ireland
Holy Father
Walsh
Italy
God Cass
Holy See
Damietta
Vatican
White House Kitchen Row Prompts Employee Diet Demands
Washington dispatch reports White House staff dissatisfied over meals and wages. Madame Pelouard and husband press Mrs Harrison for more food or pay to dine elsewhere. Harrison trims domestic costs and hires Sackville staff, sparking a political labor dispute.
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White House
Theron
Maida
Harrison
Steve Brodie's 60-Foot Jump From Pawtucket Bridge
Special telegram reports Steve Brodie leaped from Pawtucket Main Street Bridge into the Pawtucket Falls area. He landed in the river about 60 feet down and was picked up unharmed, after toying with locals, sending a telegram, and continuing to New York. Sam Patch earlier attempted a nearby jump. Brodie's aim included a future monument for Patch.
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Steve Brodie
Pawtucket
Main Street
Lowelles
New York
Pawtucket Falls
Brodie
Providence
John Conley
Disratcn
Hogan
Boston
Sam Patch
Pateh
Rochester
Mrs. Harrison Opens Nantucket Visit for Sister Nurse
President Harrison arrived at Nantucket to be at the bedside of his sister in New York, Mrs. Scott Lord, ill at the Ocean Hotel. She travels with Colonel Wilson General Rockwell and Mrs. Andrew Pierce as friends gather on the wharf. The stay at Cottage City and Ocean Hotel aims to aid Mrs. Lord’s recovery, with a possible reunion with the President.
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Lord Sackville
Islor
Washington
Mr. Harrison
Marcel Pelouard
Sod
France
Madame Pelouard
White House
Carden
Nantucket
President Harrison
Scott Lord
New York
Ocean Hotel
Colonel Wilson
General Rockwell
Andrew G. Pierce
New Bedford
Lord
Cottage City
Antucket
Daren
Ocean
Harrison
Cleveland Doctor Tests Elixir of Life Trial
Dr H C Brainard of Cleveland has been testing an elixir based on Brown Sequard theory using sheep gland fluid. He reports dramatic patient improvements including a 70 year old man who rose from bed and walked a mile after a single injection, with others set to try the remedy.
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Dispatch
Cleveland
H. C. Brainard
Brainard
Maggie Mitchell Regains Harlem Property Holdings
Actress Maggie Mitchell again possesses seven Harlem lots at the northeast corner of One Hundred twenty fourth Street and Seventh Avenue. Allen H Wood had secured a $140000 purchase deal with a $5000 deposit, but deed delivery waited for final payment. Wood allegedly acted forcefully to claim the property, while Mitchell’s lawyer argues the theater walls add value and the property is up for sale again.
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Maggie Mitchell
Harlem
Sfaclal
Dispatch
New York
Miss Mitchell
The Pastor Wins a Prize in Lottery Drawing
August 8. Rev. Frederick Mayer, pastor of the Evangelical Church, confessed to his liberal views while shocking his congregation by revealing a $5,000 lottery prize from a recent drawing. He is about 27, well educated, and declines speculation on the outcome.
Coke Workers Win 12 Percent Wage Increase Ending Great Strike
A Everson conference between coke operators and workers in the Connellsville region ends a major strike with a 12 percent wage rise. Workers will receive 95 cents per ton mined and 5 cents per 100 bushels for drawing, with wages other than mining to rise proportionally. Operators push for a $150 per ton price to justify current rates, but unions seek at least $125. The six month agreement resumes old positions, with further price strategy to follow amid broader industry impact.
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Everson
Connellsville
H. C. Frick & Co
J. M. Schoonmaker & Co
McClure Coke Company
Pennsylvania
Cokers
General Boulanger Trial Opens Before Senate Court
Paris August 8 The trial of General Boulanger began today before the high court of the Senate. A military guard surrounded the court as the Procureur General accused him of attempting to be a Viceroy and of associating with immoral characters. He also charged that as Minister of War Boulanger had his portrait taken as Cromwell and showed it to others.
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Paris
General Boulanger
High Court
Senate
Procureur
Boulanger
Cromwell
Maybrick Case Witnesses and Liverpool Links Revealed
New York attorneys Roe and Macklin, longtime counsel for Mrs. Maybrick’s mother, gathered evidence for her defense as Liverpool authorities prepare for further action. A Liverpool solicitor returned with witnesses, Archy Davis refused to testify in England, and deposition material heads to Home Secretary Matthews as U S actions affect the case.
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Evidosus Paverabie
Maybrick
Tee Mach
Ber
Perseteer
Epezoual
New Yor
Roc& Macklis
Broadway
Baroness von Roque
Liverpool
Arnold Cleaver
New York
England
Roe & Macklin
Macklin
Catskills
Archy Davis
Church
Matthews
Gri
Brooklyn
Gy Haa
tumult in the house Irish uproar over police comments
In the House of Commons debate on Irish estimates Mr Balfour faced a tumult as two magistrates refused to subscribe to a race meeting after Ted Harrington denounced the police as cowards and bloodhounds. The uproar lasted about an hour with interruptions and insults.
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Londorn
House of Commons
Balfour
Ireland
Ted Harrington
Jeinsonan
Healy
Trial Preparation Grows as Edgefield Court Sees Crowd
The Edgefield court anticipates a large turnout for the trial of John Yeldell alias Parson Flemon with about 1500 Negroes and 40 to 500 Whites expected from the countryside. Witnesses are mostly present as Briggs relatives return from seeking Josh and Lige Stee.
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CoLtumsata
Josh
Lige Stee
Missing ranchman Robert Burnett found with cremated bones
Special telegram from Laramie reports the disappearance of Pole Mountain ranchman Robert Burnett solved by bone discovery. Indications point to murder followed by cremation linked to land troubles. Investigators are pursuing further leads as in the Sweetwater lynching.
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Dispatch
Laramie
Wro. T
Robert Burnett
Pole Mountain
Cers
Petroleum discoveries reported in Tabasco and Guerrero
Rich petroleum deposits are reported in Tabasco while coal mines are said to be found in Guerrero. Engineers excavate at Coyoacan near Montezuma's palaces in search of hidden Aztec treasure as part of the broader mineral find.
Tampered Mails Ex-Clerk Arrested and Confesses
Washington August 8 Inspector Rathbone of the Post Office Department reports a former clerk John H Gale recently in custody for tampering with mails. He confessed to the crime and is held pending further investigation and charges.
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An Glohie
Washington
Inspector Rathbone
Post Office Department
Bas Ee Ee Een Een O
John H. Gale
Mapatag Ak Teen Sal
Barks Now in the Ceunty Jail
Oniaso and Officer Collins acted as extradition messengers for the President in bringing the crooi sus ava and a seemer oe to the county jail.
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Barks
Ceunty
Oniaso
Collins
Harrison's Holiday Arrives in Maine with Warm Bar Harbor Welcome
President Harrison and party travel from Boston to Bar Harbor aboard the Tippecanoe locomotive, making brief stops at South Lawrence Haverhill and South Berwick. A large Maine welcome greeted the President, who dined quietly with the Blaine family before rest.
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Bar Harbor
Bar Hagson
Harrison
Boston
South Lawrence
Haverhill
South Berwick
Harper
Wan
Mae Mer
Blaine
Cabot Lodge
Halford
Walker Blaine
Hosten
Republicans Rush Printing Campaign Materials in New States
In Washington August 8 the Republican National Committee confirms extensive printing work for Virginia and other new states. The contract involves the International Graphic Union and others, signaling a broad printing push despite claims of no formal campaign in those areas.
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Republican National Committee
Virginia
Saan Deena
Washington
International Graphical Unio Union
Ptative
Howe
Preacher Charged With Fraud After Property Transfer
New York reports Deputy Sheriff McGonigal arrested Rev. George Tompkins who recently moved from Niagara Canada. The arrest follows an order issued for alleged fraud involving property transfer and failure to provide possession.
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New York
McGonigal
George Tompkins
City
Niagara
Canada
McDow Verdict Shadows Palmetto State Violence
A special telegram from Cannutstox South Carolina reports the McDow verdict fueling a spate of gunfire and vendetta clashes across the state. O W Lansford fatally shot Barrett Langston in Laurens County amid ongoing feuds, with both sides linked to earlier knife and gun incidents.
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Palmetto
Caanutstox
S. C
Associated Press
Sciene 9
Laurens County
O. W. Lansford
Barrett Langston
Lansforda
Owen the Ng
Cutting Sera
Child Witnesses Mother's Fatal Self-Destruction at Ocean Spray
A 10 year old girl watched her mother Mrs Alice Clark 43 cut her throat with a razor in Nat Goodwins cottage at Ocean Spray. The tragedy occurred without warning as the widow acted before the child. The scene left witnesses in shock and investigators began inquiries.
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Nat Goodwin
Istrclal
Boston
Ocean Spray
Alice Clark
Jack the Peeper Blamed for Woman’s Death in New Jersey
In Burzasers New Jersey the midnight terror known as Jack the Peeper is blamed for the death of Mrs. John McCarthy of 353 Wall Street. The intruder invaded her home about two weeks ago and neighbors say the fright may have caused her death. Police and residents vow to pursue the unknown offender.
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Burzasers
N. J
Jack the Peeper
John McCarthy
Wall Street
Accident on yacht injures Samuel Fessenden near Chincoteague
On the yacht Manates off Chincoteague Virginia Hon. Samuel Fessenden suffered a compound fracture to his right thigh after a fall in the companionway. The party, including Senator Quay, reached Delaware Breakwater and Cape May where a doctor met them. They proceeded to Stockton Hotel with Fessenden expected to remain a month, while Quay and companions stay three or four days.
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Samuel Fessenden
Senator Quay
Chincoteague
Delaware
Telver
Cape May
Deelock Ten Penty
Stockton
Fessenden
Town Meeting Seeks Liability for South Fork Disaster
In JohnsTownN on August 3 a gathering of businessmen formed committees and planned fundraising to pursue the suit of John Thomas and sons against the South Fork Fishing Club. A 15 year old girl’s body was found on the street, covered with dirt and well preserved.
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Ispeclal
Johnstownn
South Fork Fishing Club
John Thomas and Sons
Arrestee Photo Sparks Doubt Over Tate Identity
Louisville August Governor Buckner received a photo of the man arrested at Scotisborough Als ex Treasurer Tate. Officials say the only resemblance is the mustache and long familiar with Tate doubt the man matches the fugitive. Buckner will notify the detectives if Tate is identified. the reward rests on their judgment.
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Louisville
Buckner
Scotisborough
Als
Tate
Vernor Buckner
Steubenville Official Troubles Spark Election Feud
A local upheaval centers on a school board or city post as voters face disputed 506 vote tallies. Superintendent Davids of Steubenville Electric is referenced amid the political snag and public concern over electoral procedures.
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Eprclal
der Steubenville
Davids
Steubenville
Turkish envoy Chakir Pasha Curbed in Crete Ambush
The report notes Chakir Pasha, Turkish ambassador at St , has been isolated at Secemar Sonnenhof. A 2 fare of 35 600 weldines Sone is mentioned as the related sum or cost.
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Crete
Loupon
Chakir Pasha
Secemar Sonnenhof
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