Maybrick Case Looms Over British Mercy Debate
The Maybrick plea stalls as Home Secretary Matthews weighs mercy. Reports quote Lancet and medical experts on guilt, with four of six doctors leaning toward Mrs. Maybrick’s conviction. Observers worry about jury influence by judges and call for possible reprieve or life imprisonment.
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Maybrick
Home Secretary
England
Kassou
Ther Dispatch
Loxpox
Matthews
Justice Stephens
Pro
Can
Lancet
Lord Fitzgerald
Mr. Matthews
Letter Advocates New Trial for Mrs Smith
A correspondent signing as Frank and Arnold argues for justice and a new trial, stating involvement as counsel for Mrs Smith and detailing defense preparation in a concise,pevoked note.
Paris to Host Record Dinner for 15 000 Guests
London dispatch reports Paris plans the largest banquet ever, with 15 000 invited guests at Palais de l Industrie. Officials say 95 to 100 workers prepare meals all day and night, with 80 000 plates and vast quantities of fish beef and poultry.
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Paris
SBY
Distatoh
Loxnox
Palais de l’Industrie
Ballet Girls Vindicated at Loxpox Theaters
J P Winterbotham faced public scrutiny after criticizing ballet girls in Parliament. He admitted ill chosen words and held to his objection to loosened protections for children under ten in theatre work. The debate touched the prevention of cruelty to children and stage ethics.
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J. P. Winterbotham
Alhambra
Empire
Pavilion
House of Commons
Winter
Winterbotham
Belva Lockwood Tours Whitechapel in London
Belva Lockwood, visiting London, went alone into Whitechapel to see Jack the Ripper sites. She described a Castle Street fracas where a man punched a woman, and a policeman took two men to the station as she expressed disgust and returned to civility.
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Whitechapel
Belva Lockwood
London
Jack the Ripper
Lockwood
Castle
All Eyes on Berlin As Emperors Toast Peace
Bern August 17 Berlin draws European attention with the meeting of two emperors. To theistsasting armies and mutual compliments mark the event while Moltke receives a military distinction. An official warning hints at war if peace collapses, a sentiment publicly echoed with censor approval for the telegram.
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Bern
Berlin
Europe
Francis Joseph
Germany
Count von Moltke
Sadowa
Seas
Aly
Triple Alliance
Judicial murders in Ireland haunt jail ward
Two peasants jailed in Londonderry for resisting eviction on the Olpherts estate in Falearragh are released only to die of typhoid fever. The author notes overcrowded prisons, rampant fever, and a government response blamed for the deadly conditions during eviction campaigns.
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Loupow
Ireland
Londonderry
Olphert
Falearragh
Robert
Easson to Wed in Russia Reported in Samoa
London cables report John A. Easson, a Samoan commissioner, is to wed a minister in Russia. The item notes Easson’s engagement and connections to Thombdike ties amid Samoa turmoil.
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Easson
Rnssia
Disratca
Lowpox
John A. Easson
Russia
Vies Thombdike
Exile Bou langer plans Paris return amid political upheaval
Bou langer, a guest in Sussex, faces a nonpolitical finance crime alone under English law. A Paris follower sketches a dramatic seized Paris scenario, with Bou langer leading a sudden assault on government institutions, while detectives monitor the coast for his entry. The Count of Paris lauds Bou langer with cheers at a Paris banquet.
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Loxspoyx
General Boulanger
Lord Delaware
Buckhurst Park
Sussex
France
Boulanger
Paris
High Court of Justice
Times
de Lyon
Heen
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Hotel de Ville
Sleso
Dover
Folkestone
Aruist
Gladstone Libel Case Spurs Tory Attacks on Home Rule
A Conservative MP faces trouble after a libel claim published in the Allahabad and Morning Post accuses a popular House member of dishonorable acts. The controversy, tied to home rule tensions, centers on a figure named in the Allahabad Post and echoed by the Leeton newspaper with disputed details.
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Loxpox
Gladstone
Orveek Eres
Herbert
Phish
Leeton
Suneen Sane
Lewis
Rny
Allahabad Post
Coe
Man Jennings
Reeeg
Civil Service India
Seusiiagsi
Dickens Manuscript Purchase Says Edmund Yates
Edmund Yates alleges George W. Childs bought Dickens manuscript of Our Mutual Friend for 250 pounds after Dickens showed it to a Times staff member who praised the work. Yates cites a brisk Atheneum discussion with Anthony Trollope on whether such gifts influence reviewers.
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Edmund Yates
George W. Childs
Cause Totes
Philadelphia
Charles Dickens
Yates
Dickers
Childs
Gladstone Encounters American Politics Plutocracy and Law
Reverend Theo L Oingler reports to Mr Gladstone in England during summer talks on American politics. Gladstone warned that plutocratic influence and lax marriage and divorce laws threaten the States while expressing affection for John Bright and recalling memories of the past three years.
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Theo. L. Oingler
Brooklyn
England
Gladstone
Cuyler
Americas
Marshall
Waship
John Bright
Dinner for Russell B Harrison Hosted by New
Consul General New hosted a dinner at the Langham Hotel in Loypox on August 17 to honor Russell B Harrison. Attending were American officials and prominent figures including Minister Lincoln Vice Consul O BR Johnson Nathaniel Page and J C Phersom of Washington along with military and diplomatic staff.
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New
James E. Been
Willcome
Ric Michael Praig
Charles Basel Jobs
John Bigelow
Francis Voullion
Eviction by Militia Ends Squatter Dispute
August 17 report from Gurren describes J. M. Joy and his wife facing forceful eviction from a vacant lot after a claimant built a house there. A large crowd resisted, overpowering the owner, as a militia detail kept watch nearby amid rising indignation and confusion.
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Gurren
J. M. Joy
Democrats Courting Hope in Bigler Boyer Race
Philadelphia dispatch reports Pennsylvania Democrats optimistic about defeating Republican Boyer in state treasurer contest. Bigler is favored by Allegheny insiders and Philadelphia, while anti Bigler forces push Randall influence and Wallace opposition. Prohibitionists plan to run a separate statewide ticket and boost turnout, with Wolfe and Palmer among potential candidates.
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Bigler
Boyer
Wolfe
Allegheny County
Apaclal
Magee
McManes
Quay
Qua
Randall
United States
Allace
Cleveland
Charles 8. Wolfe
Union
Prohibition
Republican Party
Prohibition Drives Philadelphia Ticket Strategy and Demands
Prohibition forces seek to plant a complete county ticket with Carson as their candidate to boost city interest, while Democrats hope to gain help from excluded workers to counter the spoils system. Critics accuse War Veterans' Association of monopolizing posts and warn younger Republicans about veteran favoritism hindering others.
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Philadelphia
Carson
Harrison
Aunger
Republican Organ
Martin
Internal Revenue Office
Cooper
Customs Department
War Veterans’ Association
Lynching Fear in Georgia After Walter Killing
A race driven murder in Oglethorpe County leaves Colonel Louis M. Walter dead from a blow to the skull. Jim Huff, a white sheriff in pursuit, fled to South Carolina with Huff supporters arrested in the county jail. Whites threaten to lynch Huff if captured as posse chases suspects across state lines.
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Aveusta
Louis M. Walter
Oglethorpe County
Jim Huff
Walter
South Carolina
John
Jim
Saph Huff
Huff
English Lord Pretender Arrested for Forged Check in Camden
A Philadelphia furniture dealer's son, posing as Hon T Harcourt Harbury of London, was arrested in Camden New Jersey for forging his father's name on a 35 check and passing it at John Wanamaker's in Philadelphia. He lived grandly for two weeks, feasting with Camden society as the self styled English lord before his capture by Camden authorities.
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Camden
N. J
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Campen
T. Harcourt Harbury
London
Lord Alton
Devonshire
England
T. Linton Plucker
Schmidt
Pennsylvania
Wanamaker
T. Harcourt
Camden Wheelmen’s Club
Petian
Incendiary Fires Ring Danbury Amid Claims of Insurance Withdrawals
Two more mysterious arson attempts raise alarm in Danbury Connecticut as a woodshed fire in the outskirts is quickly put out. kerosene odor suggests oil was used. The scare accompanies disputed reports about insurance companies withdrawing from the city while Continental Company of New York says it will still take such risks.
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Ioserasco
Danbury
Cons
Telegham
TICE
Dawnbury
Conn
Tinental Company
New York
Gas Explosion Murder Plot Stuns Metropolis
The New York gas blasts are said to be planned with a removed plug from a 1.5 inch pipe at a crockery store. Police expect arrests tonight as investigators probe a deliberate act.
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Metropolis
New York
Crockery
Fru
Station House
Shaw Mills Suspend Operations In Insolvency Talk
The Shaw Manufacturing Company at Wales faces insolvency next week as two of five mills run down. Attachments are filed against the firm which owes about $100,000 with around 200 workers affected. The plant, mortgaged for roughly $40,000, is central to the town's economy.
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Springfield
Mass
Shaw Manufacturing Company
Wales
Emplr
E. Shaw
Spain Hit by Hurricane Sweeps South
A hurricane swept across southern Spain on August 17, damaging several churches and other buildings in towns near Manozro. The Am atee was not damaged.
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Spain
Manozro
WOMAN SUFFRAGE LEADERS AT SUMMER RETREAT
Elizabeth Cady Stanton spends the summer at Hempstead with her son while writing her autobiography. Susan B. Anthony travels between Massachusetts and New York to address Seidl Society events. Anna Dickinson, recently impaired by illness, remains confined to her Philadelphia room under medical care.
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Stanton
Miss Anthony
Anna Dickinson
Dispatch
New York
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Hempstead
Nebraska
Seidl Society
Brighton Beach
Sanan B
Anthony
Massachusetts
Seidl
Philadelphia
West Pittatan
Four Pittsburgers Arrested on Steamer Saab
Inspectors Brown and Donahue found on J Hy Mann a valuable gold ring claimed as a gift for his brother Antoine Hoffmann carried 17 yards of silk and multiple jewelry pieces hidden around his chest L Winglemann and wife had four watch chains seven bracelets and assorted small items All items sent to the seizure room Owners were shocked by the seizure
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Paton
New York
Brown and Donahue
Beattie
Stowe Health Improves as Biography Progresses
Hartford friends report Harriet Beecher Stowe growing stronger and more alert, though her mind remains hazy at times. The improvement is linked to her active involvement in assisting her son with his biography and preparations for her life story.
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New York
Hartford
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Stowe
Fire at Chautauqua devastates Otis book store area
A blaze at Chautauqua on the Assembly grounds destroyed H. H. Otis book store and Samuel's optician office, Hart's jewelry shop, two cottages, and several small stores. With limited protection and bucket brigades, losses were estimated at $25,000 or more as of midnight. Guests labor to salvage nearby property.
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Disfator
Charrauqua
H. H. Otis’ Book Store
Samuel's Optician
Hart's Jewelry Store
Gueste
Fight Among Friends Over Early or Late Convention
Governor Hill supports an early convention and short campaign while Tammany backs a late convention and longer campaign. Chamberlain Croker visits Troy to confer with Edward Murphy Jr. about State Committee signs and strategy as factions split on the timing of the party gathering.
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Tammany
Dispatch
New York
Michael C. Murphy
John R. Voorh
Hall
Pera
Hill
Croker
Syracuse
Servention
Denial by Alfred Carr After Alleged Europe Flight
New York reports Alfred Carr, once of Valley Road Orange, has returned home to deny the charge that he eloped with others' money. He formerly ran a stock and bond office until June, inviting friends to Europe and later facing attachments on desks and accusations of misappropriated funds.
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New York
Alfred Carr
Valley Road
Orange
Carr
Europe
Rainy Weather Hits Summer Resorts and Crops Alike
New York August 17. Rainy weather harms summer resort hotels and farmers. Crop damages are widespread with overall losses around fifty percent. Peaches and muskmelons suffer especially. in New Jersey thousands of melons rot in the wet.
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New York
Stortlc
Miscoe
Ong Seco Lt
New Jersey
Chief Harris Traces Ring Theft After Johnstown Flood
In Wilkes-Barre Chief Harris, visiting from Johnstown, identified a $500 diamond ring worn by Mrs. Patalin as the one taken after the Johnstown flood. The thief, Handel, was traced to Mauch Chunk and arrested after pawned the ring in a pawnbroker's shop.
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Wilkesbarre
Harris
Johnstown
Patalin
Hurlbut House
Harria
Mauch Chunk
Handel
World newspaper presses run by 18 as strike continues
In New York on August 17 the present World staff did not return to work after a strike that began at 1 am. A peace committee met with the business manager, who refused most requests. About 18 men are operating presses instead of the full 70, hindering print capacity.
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Macklin
Roe & Macklin
New York
Maybrick
Provinence
BR. L
Mesars. Hoe & Macklin
Yapp
Melvin
Kate Wheeler
Thomas Yapp
Grand Trunk Railroad
Montreal
Margaret Eleanor Wainwright
Yappit
Davy Crockett Birthday Marked by National Pride at Strong’s Springs
In Knoxiviz Texas on August 17 the 103rd anniversary of David Crockett’s birth was celebrated at Strong’s Springs Green County. A large crowd attended military and civic displays and speeches by Geyrune Ssler Congressman Al of Ohio and Col R H Crockett, son of the famed frontiersman. A fund was started to build a monument.
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Knoxiviz
Texas
David Crockett
Strongs’ Springs
Green County
Geyrune Ssler
Ohio
R. H. Crockett
Commander in Chief Warner Reports G A R Membership Rise
The Commander in Chief Warner announces the Grand Army of the Republic grew to 413 223 members, an increase of 59 012 over the year, noting substantial expansion and active enrollment.
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Kansas
Crt
Warner
Earthquake Damages Herzegovina Rail Line
Shocks from an earthquake were felt today across Herzegovina. The Mostar railway damaged, halting service and raising fears of further aftershocks.
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Herzegovina
Mostar
Canibaet Tak Aethone Caiman Take
Trial of John L. Sullivan Ends With One Year Jail Term
Judge Terrell sentences boxer John L. Sullivan to one year’s imprisonment for prize fighting. An appeal for clemency signed by nearly all jurors fails. Referee Fitzpatrick escapes with a light penalty amid motions for a new trial and a lengthy court discussion on juror causes and mercy. The case prompts a petition for clemency and a local show of support from merchants and citizens.
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Terrell
John L. Sullivan
Fitzpatrick
Sullivan
Purvis
Mass
Clune
Enon
John Fitzpatri
Neville
Conection
Drum
Abner
Eighth
W Ness Hinton
Size Cathoun
Calhoon
Een
General Ford
Crand and Petit
Ford
Ems
Cours
Ion Eueletien
Ed Davies
Justice of the Peace
Sat
Elas
Aine
M Tor Sotian
Calhonn
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Robert Morrow
Pittsb Eeao
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Eve
Henry W. Palmer
Prohibition State
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Old Country
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Deny
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