William's Army Bill Debate Grips German Politics
Emperors return to Berlin inflames public interest as the military bill topic dominates. Caprivi faces opposition from Liberals and Radicals over a two year term while the Emperor seeks cabinet changes. Berlin plans a national fair independent of the government amid Balkan tensions and a long distance race for officers.
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Berlin
Wilhelm
Breux
William
Bismarck
Capriva
Franz Josef
Oaly
Rustia
France
Moltke
Count Caprivi
Russia
Bulgaria
Germany
Paris
Reichstag
Vienna
Franz Joseph
Munich Allgemeine Zeitung to Move. Policy Change Hinted
The Baden Government plans to oppose taxation vehemently. The Munich Allgemeine Zeitung, once top in Germany, will relocate to Berlin by autumn. It risks losing status as it aligns with Bismarckian factions and may shift policy if the move proceeds. Notable contributors include Trelachke Holtzendorff Holst Nusse and Ebers.
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Baden
Munich
Algemeineng
Augsberg Allgemeine Zeitung
Berlin
Germany
Allgemeiner
Trelachke
Holtzendorff
Holst
Nusse
Ebers
Bismarck
British Weavers and Spinners Vote for Eight Hour Day
English labor problems grow darker as Britain faces a weak labor market. In Preston Lancashire weavers vote 3052 in favor of an eight hour day with 659 opposed, while Blackburn spinners tally 901 for and 201 against. Clyde shipyards suffer layoffs as shipbuilding slows and freight rates fall, reducing new tonnage orders.
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Lexpos
Great Britain
Preston
Lancashire
Blackburn
Clyde
Gladstone Letter Against Alliances Stirs Italy
A Corriere di Napoli publication claims a letter from Gladstone to editor Signor Schilizz i criticizes Italy’s military outlay and African policy. He resists triple or double alliances, urging economy of force and fearing a dark European future, dated Hawarden before the general elections.
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Naples
Corriere di Napoli
Gladstone
Signor Schilizzi
The
Corriere
Italy
Hawarden
General Prince Dies by His Own Hand in Morley’s Hotel
Aug 21 Morley’s Hotel in Loswon reports the death of 83 year old General Prince a retired American army officer and possible Brigadier General Henry Prince. A classmate of General Robert E Lee he is said to have served bravely in the Mexican War and the Civil War. He left ample funds and this death appears not to be for financial reasons.
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Loswon
Prince
Robert E. Lee
Morley’s
Gladstone Seeks Early Consideration of One Man One Vote
Mr Gladstone replies to inquiry about a measure to abolish plural voting. He says government new and cannot pass such legislation in November. He promises earliest possible attention once not hindered by seat redistribution plans or Irish member reductions.
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Gladstone
House of Commons
Morley May Get Left In Ireland Eight-Hour Question
John Morley arrives in Newcastle to seek re election for Parliament amid mixed reaction. The Liberal's stand against the eight hour proposal splits labor support while Unionist rival Raley backs the eight hour movement and publicans votes. Morley's chances are now uncertain.
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John Morley
Ireland
Newcastle
House of Commons
Morley
England
Raley
Russians in Pamirs to Withdraw Within Month
Advices from the Pamirs report Captain Kouznitsof, Colonel Yanoff’s second in command, with three Cossacks entered Afghan territory and vanished. It is believed they were killed. Russian expedition forces will withdraw from the Pamirs in a month to help quell a Ferghana uprising.
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Moscow
Pamirs
Kouznitsof
Yanoff
Ferghana
Vienna Suffer Heat Wave as Sunstroke Claims Lives
Vienna today endures extreme heat with multiple sunstroke deaths reported. Citizens collapse in the streets and avoid outdoor activity unless absolutely necessary, moving about in a lethargic, listless fashion.
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Vienna
Cholera in London and International Railway Congress
A fireman on the British steamer Ellen Dunbar died in Grangemouth Hospital from Asiatic cholera as reports from Hamburg origin. Havre dispatch notes suspected cholera cases are diarrhea. The International Railway Congress opened in St. Petersburg with 75 foreign delegates in attendance.
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Thai City
Ellen Dunbar
Hamburg
Grangemouth
Havre
Eays
St. Petersburg
Women try to burn freight cars as militia guards rail yard
At Black Rock a raid by two women aimed to set fire to a freight car. a sentry spotted the attempt, the match and oily shavings were found but no one was captured. Military leaders pressed for more troops as trains resume, with guards posted on cars and yards clearing backlog.
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Borrao
Roe
Black Rock
Buffalo
National Guard
Porter
Doyle
Central Company
Michigan Central
International Bo
East Buffalo
Central
Erie
Ortner
Central Yard
Lake Shore
Seiba
Carnes
Depew Comments On Buffalo Switchmen Strike
Chauncey M. Depew says the Buffalo switchmen strike came as a surprise while he was en route from New York. He cites no clear cause yet and notes potential focus in the Buffalo yards. He doubts the strike will spread and expects normal operations to resume in a few days.
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Buffalo
New York Central
Lehigh Valley
Typhoon, Landslides, Earthquakes Ravage Japan
Dispatches from San Francisco report a Japanese disaster with typhoon flooding Tokushima and Aka. Hundreds drown as 2 000 houses burn or wash away and 25 000 people receive government aid. Otomura landslides flood a river valley. Two conspirators are sought after sending explosive boxes to Mount Okum and others.
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San Francisco
Tokushima
Otomura
Hoil
Odayama
Mount Okum
Farmers Rob A Train Near Augusta Kansas
Four masked farmers from Douglass, Butler county stopped a St Louis and San Francisco passenger train near the Santa Fe crossing east of Augusta around midnight. They robbed the Wells Fargo Express car and fled but were captured by morning with part of the loot, not expected to exceed eight thousand dollars. Sheriff Nipp of Cowley county acted on early warnings and pursued the gang.
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Whcarra
Kan
St Louis and
San Francisco
Wells- Fargo
Augusta
Butler County
Santa Fe Crossing
Douglass
Nipp
Cowley County
Jilted at a pistol's muzzle in hospital town
Lancaster Aug 21 George Kitteras a hospital attendant proposed to Mary Flowers a cook at the institution the proposal was refused. Flowers drew a revolver and threatened to shoot but declined thrice. Kitteras fired but the ball missed. An injury to Mickies Sokcol and another unnamed person occurred.
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Lancaster
George Kitteras
Lancaster County Hospital
Mary Flowers
Kitteras
Mickies Sok
Erasan
Texas Fever Epidemic Spreads to Cattle in Indianapolis
Texas fever was discovered among West Indianapolis cattle near the stockyards today. Cattle from St. Louis arrived, raising concerns as the disease appears to spread amid past outbreaks. A second note reports Philadelphia glass firms and the Window Glass Workers Union accepting last year’s wage scale after a wage dispute.
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Indianapolis
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburger Holds Fall River Murder Secret Fearful for Life
A Pittsburger claims Lizzie Borden is innocent in the Fall River murders and describes a killer who moved through New York and Georgia. A letter from an anonymous writer, written at Monongahela House, is read by The Dispatch with a telegram coincidence from Clinton Georgia. Pittsburgh detectives verify handwriting but doubt the letter’s truth while Harvard expert opinion weakens the government’s case.
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Georgis
Borden
Pittsburg
South
Georgia
Macon
St. Louis
West
Gail
Etter
Clinton
Georgia Bird
Jd. L. Lamb
Hur
Thomas Woolfolk
Woolfolk
Wes
Mies Dire
East Tennessee
Rosehill Cemetery
Tow
Tom
Vainland
Coffee County
Sue
Lizzie
Lizzie Borden
Wood
Harvard
Mr. Borden
Mrs. Borden
Man Falls Unconscious Sees Uncle's Corpse in Old House
Dan Greathouse, a horse fancier and local businessman, fainted in an abandoned house on a spree. On awakening he claimed to have seen his uncle Wilson dead in a dark room, and later found the body in the same room from heart disease. He says he does not believe in spiritualism and cannot explain the vision.
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Lesanoun
Tom Corwin
Dan Greathouse
Wilson
Will
Greathouse
Mr. Greathouse
Thrilling Balloon Descent Endangers Mrs Steele at Coltumbus
A large crowd witnessed Mrs Steele, wife of a manager, jump from a balloon at Coltumbus. The worn-out craft caught fire, exploded after reaching about 300 feet, and she fell nearly 200 feet striking a barn corner before sliding into the road. She lies unconscious with suspected fatal injuries.
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Coltumbuas
Mrs. Steele
CostumaBes
Murder at Elk City: $1,400 theft ends in fatal shooting
In Charleston West Virginia D L Samples a prosperous businessman was killed after a masked intruder stole about 1400 from his desk as he and his wife counted money. Mrs Samples identified suspect Phil Russell a prominent citizen but he is not yet in custody.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Elk City
D. L. Samples
Samples
Phil Russell
James M. Staunton
Russell
Lumber Firm Seizes Gambling Houses Over Embezzled Losses
Cleveland August 2 Nine gambling houses raided by the sheriff under a lumber firm attachment suit over 340 000 lost by embezzler John C G Campbell. The move targets recovery of losses caused by the clerk and involves Grey Jenks Seal A firm name and parties copied from the report.
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Cleveland
Grey
Jenks
John CG Campbell
Seven Dead Men and 300 Prisoners in Coal Creek Clash
General Carnes reports nearly 500 prisoners confined in the Coal Creek church after a clash that sent captives and captors plunging into Coal Creek when a bridge collapsed. Dozens of suspects, including Dr. J Atkins, were detained. two dozen dead miners and 15 guns recovered mark ongoing efforts as habeas corpus may be sought.
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Carnes
Coal Creek
Knoxville
George E Irish
J. Atkins
Hightower
General Carnes
Kellar Andersen
Jellica
Creek
Pioneer
Jellico
Cornea
Ofers
Bud Lindsay Lynched in Tennessee Mine War
The town of Coan Cures Texas reports Bud Lindsay a deputy U S marshal and noted desperado who led miners and supported lynching General Anderson was lynched before morning. Arden Gammon warned that trouble may resume as miners plan night meetings to organize a renewed assault.
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Tennessee
Coan Cures
Texs
Bud Lindsay
Anderson
Lindsay
United States
Arden Gammon
Murder of Garibaldi Patriot in Italian Vineyard
A Viterbo area brigand attack near Rome ends in the murder of Signor Marini, a wealthy landowner and Garibaldi-era patriot. He was walking his vineyard when ambushed. brigands fled as the authorities dispatched troops to pursue them.
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Garibaldi
Rome
Viterbo
Signor Marini
Signor
Garibald
Peculiarly Atrocious Italian Murder in Carbon
Last night in Carbon county two men held Pasquella Liccardi while a third stabbed him in the back. Mike Bamegino Antonio Bamegino and Michael Cahuchle, all from Youngstown, fled after the killing. This is the second murder in Carbon in four weeks with the shooters at large.
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New Casine
Carbon
Mike
Antonio Bamegino
Michael Cahuchle
Youngstown
Pasquella Liccardi
Liberty
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