Parnell Faces Irish Party Split and New Nationalist Move
Dublin reports Mr. Parnell refuses to acknowledge his deposition as leader of the Irish party and plans to travel to Ireland at Christmas to rally public opinion. The majority elect McCarthy as interim chairman while funding is raised for a new nationalist paper. Bishops issue a letter urging unity as factions realign with divides over Home Rule.
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Ay Canse
Lospos
Parnell
Irish Parliamentary Party
Ireland
Gladstone
Mr. Parnell
William Vernon Harcourt
Justin McCarthy
Dickson
Murphy
Barry
Murrough
Healey
Sexton
Messra
Barry and Webb
America
Milton Sd U'iirien
Hoffman House
New York
Healy
Chance
Molloy
Mma
Messrs
Dillon
O'Brien
France
Gilheoly
P. O'Brien
Carew
Mahon
McCarthyites
Parnellites
National League
Schism at St Colmans Cathedral and Cork Leader Dispatch
The report describes the schism at St Colmans Cathedral Queenstown where priests read a manifesto at mass and urged parishioners not to act on it. Cork Mayor dispatches Ireland will not accept England choosing its leader and rejects Gladstone’s dictation. An enthusiastic Parnell meeting in Phenix Park denounces Healy and backs Parnell with resolutions and a large, cheering crowd.
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St. Colmans
Queenstown
Cork
McCarthy Party
John O'Connor
Ireland
England
Gladstone
Parnell
Duplin
Phenix Park
T. M. Healy
Dublin
Healy
Loyalty of Alsace Lorraine Peasants Questioned
A Berlin report cites a physician active in Alsace Lorraine stating that peasantry loyalty to Germany is overstated. He observes satisfaction with French rule fading after capital withdrawal, with limited German investment and rising socialism not seeking re-annexation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Muelhausen
M. Carnot
Kaiser William IL
Kochs lymph treatment debate stirs Berlin medical scene
Dr Dixon of Philadelphia denies asserting priority over Kochs method and praises Koch after a meeting in Berlin. Foreign doctors arrive as American physicians warn Lupus cures may recur and question the large case results. The first clear cure reportedly achieved for an Englishman in recent days.
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Benwin
Koch
Dixon
Philadelphia
Berlin
Dr. Koch
Realism in Berlin Theatres Draw Large Crowds
In Bernin on December 7 observers note the Zola school of realism dominates Berlin drama. Sudermann at the Lessing Theatre wins praise while Dostoyevski’s Raskolnikov and Daudet’s La Lutte Pour La Vie Run provoke cynical amusement at the Residenz Theater. The trend draws crowded houses as fashion and virtue mingle in the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernin
Berlin
Lessine
Sudermann
Trime
Ben Vivants
Cotettes
Dostoweski
Hebrews Not Numerous In German Army Revealed
Berit reports official figures showing Germans with a 600,000 Hebrew population have bankers equal to a 12 million base, lawyers proportional to 10 million Christians, and Hebrew soldiers far fewer than expected for 90,000 Hebrews in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berit
Germany
Bayreuth season program announced for 1991
Refurm reports the Bayreuth festival schedule from July 19 to August 20, 1991. Twenty performances are planned: Parsifal ten shows, Tannhauser seven, and Tristan und Isolde three.
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Tannhauser
Tristan
Isolde
Truntz of Ebingen Elopes After Franks Theft
A well known immigrant trader named Truntz from Ebingen Württemberg won 200000 francs at Monaco days ago and eloped with a friend's wife, traveling with her to New York aboard a passage steamer.
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Dunlas
Berix
Truntz
Ebingen
Wurtemberg
Monaco
New York
Bound for the United States Try Dunlap's Cable Company
Berlie reports another doubtful act as December 7 notes assist in the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap
Berlie
Fraudster Karl Echler Sentenced and Fleeing to America
The New World seizes on a case involving Karl Echler who defrauded a Hamburg German bank of 120 marks using counterfeit notes. He is now reported to be en route to America as authorities pursue him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Echler
Hamburg
America
Catholic Church in Germany Opposes Socialism Say Clergy Attend Meetings
A Berlin dispatch notes strong Catholic resistance to Socialist ideas among clerks and clergy. Bishops order attendance at Socialist meetings to counteract the movement while editors withdraw Babel’s Woman edition and Liebknecht’s pamphlet on Socialist flaws. The piece cites conflicts involving the Emperor, clergy, and Eugene Richter amid a lively opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap
Berlix
Berlin
New York
Babel
Socialist Party
Leibknecht
Eugene Richter
Meadville Bank Failure Prompts Inquiries and Debt Angst
The Meadville area reels from Delamater & Co failure with deposits feared at $115,000 in favor of Merchants' National Bank. Liabilities may reach $700,000 to $800,000 as assignees withhold public statements and small creditors suffer severe losses amid uncertain assets and local calls for inquiry. A rumor ties Senator Delamater to the matter while he remains indisposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Distaton
Meadville
Delamater & Co
Thomas Roddy
Merchants’ National Bank
Roddy
G. B. Delamater
Dakota
G. W. Delamater
Meadville and
Linesville Railroad
Conneaut Lake Ice Company
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Steddy
Senator Delamater
Delamater
Emperor William's Health On Parade Evident Vigor
Berun, Dec 7 The Kaiser appeared not as an invalid during a parade honoring the Grand Elector. Of 6000 guards he led the procession atop a charger, moving with vigor in bitter cold. Empress Frederick stood on the palace balcony in black amid a noted estrangement.
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Berurx
William the Second
Frederick
Emperor William education speech shocks German schools
Beewrs Dec. 7 The Emperor Will iam s speech on education echoes across Europe. In Germany it provokes consternation among old fashioned schoolmen while conservative papers admit drastic changes. Liberal organs hail the Kaiser as a forward looking sovereign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beewrs
William
Europe
Germany
Freisinnige
Servia Encounters Fierce Storm On Transatlantic Crossing
The Servia arrived in Queenstown at 4 50 P M from New York after a fierce southwest gale. A tidal wave broke a lifeboat amidships and the davits, injuring six crew members. Three were hospitalized including a man with an arm fracture and another with abdominal injuries. On Tuesday the ship had covered only 262 miles.
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Mparty
Queenstown
New York
Cooper Defends Girl as Two Men Attack Mary Allen
Peter Dempsey, 23, a cooper from 191 Bedford Avenue, was stabbed in three places while protecting 15 year old Mary Allen from two Polish assailants. He hurled himself between the girl and the attackers, the rear-house tenants Andreas Mihaila and Wachalus Wisniskie, were arrested, and the girl’s parents were away at church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peter Dempsey
Bedford Avenue
Mary Allen
Andreas Mihaila
Wachalus Wisniskie
Mary
Boomer Invasion Faces Teton Clearing in Cherokee Strip
Lieutenant Elliott of the Fifth Cavalry with 30 men chased 63 boomers back from the Indian Territory border. The group, including men women and children, were found on Black Bear creek in tents hoping to wait for settlement opening. Officials estimate at least 1,000 boomers remain and expect removal within days.
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Wichita
Kax
Elliott
Fifth Cavalry
Black Bear Creek
Senator Quay Comments on Delamater Defeat and Financial Failure
Washington telegram reports Senator Quay responding to the defeat of gubernatorial candidate George W. Delamater and his financial collapse. He says no apologies are due, vows future victory, and notes surprise at Delamater’s hidden finances. He claims little knowledge of others’ involvement and that Andrews knew nothing of the issue.
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Dispatom
Washindton
Quay
George W. Delamater
Andrews
Delawater
Quaker City Politicians React to Delamater Funds Issue
Representative Richards returned from Philadelphia where he spoke with prominent politicians about the Delamater loan affair. Quaker City leaders criticized the plan to obtain funds while insolvent and questioned Collector Martin’s involvement, calling the episode a bad business and noting reactions from Mortis and associates.
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Richards
Philadelphia
Delamater
Senator Delamater
Martin
Delamatér
Mr. Richards
Mortis
Dela
Quaker City Politicians Weigh Potential Companions
Fragmentary text notes Quaker City politicians proposing potential companions for someone away on vacation or similar travels. The passage hints at suggestions of suitable and interesting people, likely as guests or associates. No clear names or dates are preserved in the readable portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mater
McClure Demands Beaver Enforce Law on State Savings
Col. Alex McClure launches a sharp editorial urging Governor Beaver to invest surplus sinking fund and general treasury money in government or state securities. The piece stresses legal duty, cites Jamison and Delamater failures, and warns Pattison will act to restore lawful investment upon taking office.
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Digratcn
Philadelphia
Alex. McClure
Beaver
General Treasury
Iis
Fand Commission
Boyer
Treasury
Jamon
Delamater
Jamison
Delamater Am Eeret
Beavers
Pattison
Kalakaua’s Visit Sparks Annexation Rumors
San Francisco dispatch reports rumors of Hawaii islands offered to the United States by King Kalakaua or his officials. Planters back annexation for a $5,000,000 sugar crop gain via McKinley bill bounty, reversing reciprocity. Kalakaua or Chamberlain Macfarlane to Washington to present proposal to Secretary of State.
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Dispatch
San Francisco
KalAkaua
United States
Kelakaua
State Department
Kalakua
MacFarlane
Washington
Plaine
Retired minister dies in church pew before service
The Rev. Lester M. Dorman, retired minister, preached at St. Matthews in Brooklyn this morning. Later he died suddenly in Holy Trinity Church on Clinton Street just before the service, collapsing in his wife’s arms after appearing to suffer chest oppression.
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Dispatch
New York
Lester M. Dorman
St. Matthews’ Episcopal Church
Throop Avenue
Brooklyn
Holy Trinity Church
Clinton Street
Rewards for Rube Burrows Dispute Over Kill Rewards
Birmingham reports a dispute over 75,000 dollars in rewards for the capture of train robber Rube Burrows who was killed near Linden Alabama on October 6. Carter claims the entire reward for shooting Burrows while John McDuffie and two Afro Americans who helped in the capture seek their shares. The Southern Express Company has placed the funds in a bank to pay its portion but requires claimants to settle among themselves who is entitled.
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Diapato
Birmingham
Rube Burrows
Linden
Ala
Carter
John McDuffite
Southern Express Company
Plaza de Toros
Chale
Taurus
Yellow Fever Rumors Rise as Vera Cruz Reports Sparse
City of Mexico December 7 health officials in Vera Cruz withhold detailed reports on yellow fever while rumors insist the disease is spreading. The Bishop of Vera Cruz is reported to be seriously ill, adding to the concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Bloody bull fight at Juarez leaves soldiers dead and convicts at large
A brutal Juarez bull fight ends with a soldier dead and several convicts killed or at large after an escape from the barracks. The arena spectacle features fierce bulls, injured fighters, and frenzied spectators as guards pursue the remaining escapees.
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Paso Pe
Juarez
Botticher Opens Rutherford Store After Return to New Jersey
A Hoboken woman files a complaint against Botticher claiming he married her two weeks before she wed his wife and deserted her after she refused to sign over property.
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New Jersey
Botticher
Rutherford
Hoboken
Desperado Kuhns Captured After Desperate Gun Battle
Mervin Kuhns, wanted in Fostoria for Campou’s murder, was captured after a fierce clash with Sheriff Viberg’s posse from Fort Wayne. Police officer Jobn Connelly was fatally wounded, James Messe captured with a leg wound, and Deputy Sheriff Tom Wilkinson exchanged shots at close range. Kuhns survived, fled to a farmer’s shelter, and was taken prisoner. Connelly and Kuhns were both mortally wounded, and officers prevented a lynching by moving the prisoners to Fort Wayne.
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Mervin Kohns
Fostoria
Campou
Viberg
Fort Wayne
Kuhns
James Messe
Sheriff Wilkinson
Connelly
Kuhas
Fort Wa
Creditors to meet as Meyer & Co seek relief
New Orleans awaits a circular from V. and A. Meyer & Co tomorrow stating liabilities about 1.72 million dollars with a large asset surplus. The firm proposes a time extension to pay all debts and asks creditors to approve administration of assets by trustees at a meeting scheduled for December 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
V. & A. Meyer & Co
A Corner in Apples Speculation In Western New York
A speculator says over 150000 barrels are stored in Western New York with at least 60000 barrels near Buffalo. They were bought in the fall and shipped from Michigan Kansas Missouri and Texas at about 325 dollars per barrel. Large orders have been received from Pittsburgh Philadelphia Chicago and other points. Dealers receive 50 dollars per barrel at shipment.
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Burrawo
N. Y
Disraten
New York
Buffalo
Michigan
Kansas
Missouri
Texas
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Chicago
White Caps Raiders Punish violators in Harrison County
Reports from Jeffersonville describe patrols by the White Caps during the past week in Harrison county. Victims include an elderly couple in Heth township lashed to a sapling and beaten, urged to leave within ten days. David Lowe in Washington township was severely assaulted and dragged from his home, and Fielding Rickard suffered fifty lashes after his door was broken down.
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Jeffersonville
Washington Township
David Lowe
Lowe
Fielding Rickard
Rickard
White
Bratty Drive Turns Fatal As Farm Wagon Strikes Car
In Manisox Wisconsin on December 7 John Oerth a mail carrier let his two children and a neighbor's child under 13 drive the last leg of a trip home. A farmer's wagon struck their car sending the youngsters to the ground. Edward Oerth 8 died from brain concussion hours later. The farmer kept going.
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Manisox
Wis
John Oerth
Montana
Fountain City
Edward Oerth
Edward
Passaic First Baptist Church Destroyed by Fire
A Passaic City church fire gutted the First Baptist Church during Sunday school. The large frame building valued at about 14000 dollars, insured for 12000, burned rapidly before firefighters could contain it. The Sunday school children escaped through the basement, with only pews and curtains saved.
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Paterson
N. J
First Baptist
Passaic City
Links Deepen Theory of Emma Pfitzenmyer Murder
A series of evidence links tie Emma Pfitzenmyer’s death to occupants of a nearby house in Crester Pennsylvania. Investigators note a violent plea for help and a blood soaked dress found under the victim allegedly wiped to hide murder traces.
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Crester
Emma Pfitzenmyer
Harry F. Schmidt
Baby
Photographer Jeans
Death by coal gas claims Aaron Oakley and wife
Aaron Oakley a 60 year old Civil War veteran of the Twenty-Eighth New York Volunteers was found dead in bed this morning with his wife dying beside him. Gas had escaped from a stove in an adjoining room all night. Physicians see a slight chance the wife may survive.
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Lock
N. Y
Aaron Oakley
Twenty-Eighth Regiment
New York Volunteers
Stockmen Bid 10 Million for Cherokee Strip Land
A. J. Snider, wealthy Kansas City cattleman, arrived in Curcace Der and after talks with stockmen sent a message to Chief Mayes of the Cherokee Nation offering 10 million dollars in cash for the 600 gores of land known as the Cherokee Strip. He requests response to any encouragement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curcace
A. J. Snider
Kansas City
Colonel Snider
Mr. Mayes
Tahlequah
A. J. Simper
Two Weeks Apart In Bigamy Case In New Jersey
John Botticher was arrested in Rutherford and jailed in Newark on a bigamy charge. He had married Mrs. Anna Sippel in Newark two years ago, and they fled to Canada after she inherited property left by her first husband.
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Sn the Dispatch
Newark
N. J
John Botticher
Rutherford
Essex County
Anna Sippel
Canada
Indians Steal Horses Scattering Across Bad Lands Report
Reliable information from Prive River indicates Indians are stealing horses and robbing houses north of Cheyenne river. Rumors say the hostile camp broke up and the Indians have scattered through the Bad Lands. Scouts were dispatched to verify.
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Prive River
Cheyenne River
Threats of a tie up shake Pittsburg rail labor action
The city faces a possible general railroad strike as switchmen and yard workers threaten a citywide shutdown if Baltimore and Ohio demands are not met. Large meetings at Glenwood and the Switchmen's Mutual Aid Association depict unity, with support from firemen and other unions as most yards risk a widespread tie up today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Glenwood
Switchman's Mutual Aid Association
Fifth Avenue
Frank Hewley
No. 62
Switchmen’s Union
Dispatch
Eleinley
Harry J. Lenon
Baltimore and Ohio
Mr. Hawley
Lenon
Moore's Hall
Monitor Lodge
Switchmen’s Mutual Aid Association
Smoky City Lodge
Order of
Martinsburg
F. J. Daily
Aniey
Salta Backy
Bat
Salleh
Dieherst
McKeesport
T. M. King
Frick Reports Coke Trade Hit By Baltimore & Ohio Strike
H. C. Frick says yardmen strike on the B and O railway disrupts coke shipments Eastward. Mines along the line face a standstill as Frick cannot secure an estimate of when ties ups end. Demand remains dull with coke contracts being filled but few new orders arriving.
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H. C. Frick
Mr. Frick
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