Sticks and Stones mark Irish party clash in Kilkenny
Kilkenny witnesses a day of heated politics as Parnell and Healy Davitt factional rivals ignite crowds with bitter rhetoric. Police quell clashes at Tipperary and Kilkenny meetings as Parnell seeks broader support amid bank fund disputes and a third candidate enters the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilkenny
Ireland
Stephen
Cambridge University
Munroes
Paris
J. F. O'Brien
Davitt
Canon Cahill
Father Humphreys
Messrs
Condon
Patrick O'Brien
Mr. McCarthy
Henry
Kenny
Tancer
John Hennessey
Parnell
Parnell Loyalty Surges in Irish Meetings and Denunciations
A Waterford procession of 490 torchbearers carried a banner as Par nell failed to appear at the railway station. Town hall speakers praised him and a resolution in his favor passed. Across Mayo and Cork, bishops and churches denounced Parnell while National League factions debated loyalty. Newry and Youghal meetings urged support or denouncement, and Clonakilty guardians halted tenant rent funds.
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Parnell
Mr. Parnell
Paris
O'’Connor
Monroe
Parliamentary Fund
National League Fund
Messrs
McCarthy
Fan
Kensey
America
Ireland
Westport
County Mayo
Creine
League
Central League
Oblin
Templemore
Parnellites
Arwell
Carrick-on
Maurice Healy
Leamy
Morrogh
Seuspenta
Paradis
Dupentree
National League
Middleton
Cork County
Newry
Justin Huntly McCarthy
Youghal
Cave Kelley
Clonakilty
German School Reform Gains Immediate Impact
Emperor William praises reform moves and German language emphasis as Education Committee wins unanimity. Changes include replacing Latin with German in lower classes where gymnasia exist, adding Latin where absent, shortening seven year courses to six, and adjusting fees for real-schools to extend upper realschule study. Berlin Friday teachers already favor Monday noon dismissals to boost winter sports access, signaling the Emperor’s direct interest in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BT Dunlaf
Brewis
Kaiter Wilhelm
Sob
Grmassia
Berlin
Colonizing Criminals for German African Possessions
Berlin reports a proposal to settle Germanys African colonies with criminals from the Fatherland. The plan mirrors British practice and would feature convict colonists receiving land and tools to build a future German empire there. Archives reveal a 152 treaty to deport criminals to Siberia, a scheme halted by European events.
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SY Dunlaf
Berlin
Germany
Great Britain
Reichstag
Czarter
A Novel Experiment at Thorn Balloon Flight
A Beetta company report from Thorn, West Prussia, describes a balloon ascent with an army officer. The 1h by 13 metre craft required 1000 cubic metres of gas. during ascent the car linked by telephone to the fortress, allowing the commandant’s voice to be heard at 600 metres. The German war balloon departments near Russian and French frontiers are well developed, offering scientific hints if military aims serve science.
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Beetta
Thorn
West Prussia
Back to Berlin Emperors Welcome in Open Carriage
The Emperor and Empress with imperial children returned to Berlin from Potsdam for the winter season. A large crowd lined Unter der Linden to cheer them as they traveled in an open carriage. They paused 30 minutes at the Empress Frederick's residence before continuing to the castle.
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Besrxis
Neue Palace
Potsdam
Berlin
Unter der Linden
Frederick
Castie
German Reichstag Debates Lose Bitterness in Budget Talks
Berlin reports that the Reichstag adjourned until January 12 and that budget debates have been notably free of the prior party bitterness. Observers say German home politics appear peaceful now, contrasting with the turbulent pre-Bismarck era and the unsettled foreign outlook.
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Dunlaf
Berlin
Prince Bismarck
Cain Eich
A Youthful Terror Attacks Women with Needle
From Mayence a boy armed with a large saddler's needle has assaulted 71 women and girls outdoors after dark. Wounds were inflicted as the assailant moved through the streets. A special detective force is active to capture the perpetrator.
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Os Saddler's Needle
Impany
Mayence
Notable Pamphlet Captures St Petersburg Attention
A pamphlet on Germany's conquest of the Russian western frontier provinces has appeared in St Petersburg. The author urges that all strangers be barred from acquiring land in those regions, drawing much public interest.
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Brewis
Germany
St. Petersburg
Noted German Settlers Face Expulsion Debate in Volhynia
The article describes how in Volhynia Germans own about ten percent of landed property, up from two percent in 1876, and notes that most settlers are Russian subjects, complicating any expulsion remedy. It highlights an underlying anti German bias without overtly naming it.
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Volhynia
Denver Doctor plans large Koch remedy hospital staff
Berlin dispatch reports Dr. A J Neuer of Denver says Germans heed American cautions on Koch lymph treatment for tuberculosis. He plans to bring a Denver hospital staff and clinical adjuncts to establish a large hospital modeled on Koch and Bergmann, with smaller doses after scrutiny of heart effects.
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Denver
Dunlap
Berlin
A. J. Neuer
Colorado
Koch
Neuer
Dever
Danver
Otire
Bergmann
Fran Ebach
Charite Hospital
C .Mercy
Rer
Desver
Prof. Koch
Mnally
Germany
Free Thinkers
Stephen Girard
Rensselaer
Pera Cornell
Braben Springer
George Peabody
Peter Cooper
Dr. Koch
Oestand Theater
Savior
Perjury concern grows in Breslau church post
Dr Kopp of Breslau, a Prince Bishop, urged Advent warnings on perjury in law courts. A public notice in Catholic areas stresses oath sanctity and warns of ecclesiastical penalties alongside civil law consequences for those found guilty.
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SY Dunlaf
Kopp
Breslau
Spreading the Word about Henry George’s Land Theories
Theo Hertzkas, an evangelist of Henry George, garners progress across Germany Austria and Hungary forming societies in Berlin Hamburg Brunswick Vienna Prarce and initiating a Central Africa model colony. Patrons pledge 1 000 000 marks to advance the project.
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Dunlap
Bertin
Henry George
Theo
Hertzkas
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Berlin
Hamburg
Brunswick
Vienna
Bada Pesth
Prarce
Central Africa
German firms back London German exhibition plan
A committee of German commercial and industrial firms in Beem Dec 14 recommends that the commercial and industrial world of the Empire participate in a proposed German exhibition in London next year, effectively settling the question.
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ET Dunlap
Beem
London
Gilbert and Sullivan end quarrel amid renewed talks
In Taxnox report from December 4 Gilbert and Sullivan are not collaborating now but may work together later. Gilbert has formally withdrawn his action against Carte and Sulliven.
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Duxlap
Canse
Taxnox
Gilbert
Sulivan
D'Oyly Carte
Carte
Sallevan
Russia defies calls over Hebrew policy in Europe
Associated Press reports Russia defends its Hebrew policy amid fears of English interference. A London meeting is said to fail in advancing Hebrews' cause as Russia, facing potential foreign pressure, asserts its right to protect national prosperity and rural resources. The dispatch covers Padlewski’s concealment, Armenian church settlement in Constantinople, a Scottish railway workers’ holiday strike, a gate opening in China, and Italian moves toward Kassala in Africa.
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Associated Press
St. Perenssvec
Wvovoe Fremya
Russia
London
Galicia
Roumania
Pomer
Europe
Padlewski
Paris
M. Gregoire
Seleverskoff
Novem
M. Labruyere
Comstantinople
Porte
Scotland
Secotland
China
Africa
Buakim
Kassala
Mintend
Resignation read as Presbytery clash rocks church
The Rev. John F Carson of Willoughby Avenue Reformed Presbyterian Church submitted his resignation after a sermon amid a Pittsburgh Presbytery dispute over voting for public officials. Carson led the 17 dissenters who advocated freedom of speech and suffrage. five ministers were suspended, and the congregation will vote on accepting the resignation at tomorrow’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fcarson
Willoughby Avenue
Mr. Carson
Pittsburg
Luther
Carson
Wilkinsburg
Judiciary Committee
New York Presbytery
Philadelphia
Brethren
East End
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Tom
Covenanter Church
Isbor
Missing Steamer Passenger Ida Oelwing From Bremen Voyage
A passenger on the steamer Trave from Bremen, Ida Oelwing, 2, attractive and accomplished, disappeared during a concert in the cabin on December 8. She was en route to Chicago and was last seen in the cabin as the ship neared its destination. Rescue efforts were unsuccessful.
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New York
Ida Oelwing
Trave
Bremen
Romance of a reunited pair leads to desperate act
A chance meeting between I C Freeman of Terre Haute and Miss Minnie Hackney of Columbus, niece of Judge Hackney, blossomed into love and a clandestine marriage. After the birth of their child two years ago, parental forgiveness followed but a desperate act then loomed in Indianapolis as details unfold.
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Indianapolis
Det
I. C. Freeman
Terre Haute
Minnie Hackney
Columbus
Judce Hackney
Bhalbyville
Chico Lancoh Oitadeog
Coupis
Reunion Ends Bitter Separation At Union Station
A Terre Haute father, returning home, pursued custody, but at Union Station Saturday he confronted his wife escorting the child. After a tense moment, the estranged couple reunited, and the wife reclaimed the child. The scene ended with a reconciliation and a renewed sense of harmony.
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Arase
Terre Haute
Separ
Saturanay Freeman
Union Station
Rory
A Soft Coal Boom Reaches Coal Firms With Record Demand
A special telegram reports unprecedented soft coal demand over the past year with Maryland and West Virginia firms set to issue figures showing shipments surpassing any prior year. Cumberland region output rose 660000 tons. Lambert's Point and Pocahontas field volumes climbed. railroads struggle to meet contracts as soft coal replaces anthracite in mills and grows shipments to Washington and areas along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bantimoney
Maryland
West Virginia
Cumberland
Lambert's
Pocahontas
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland and
Elk Garden
Fall River
Maine Central Railroad
Cumberland, Clearfield
Poelhontsa
Washington
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
West Virginia Central Railroad
Martinsburg
Camberland Valley Railroad
Harrisburg
Pe Vania
SURE OF ACQUITTAL. Woman’s sensational Atlantic City arrival
Mrs Tule Guinan Lippincott arrived in custody and was taken to City Hall amid curious crowds. She faces a forgery charge to be tried at the April term in May's Landing. The forged note is linked to Lippincott and I N Stokes, with a dispute over the Stokes identity. Bail arrangements delayed. she departed for May's Landing after seeking local support and possible bail.
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Atlantic Crrr
Tule
Guinan Lippincott
H Don Hall
Morning Express
Leeds
Halcyon
May's Landing
Second National Bank
Lippincott
Edwin C. Lippincott
I. N. Stokes
Isaac N. Stokes
Medford
Mrs. Lippincott
Anson
Jeruny Baethers
L. N. Stokes
Mra Lippincott
Camden
Charles McG
Mansion House
Thompson
J. Thompson
Clarence L. Cole
Sheriff Lacey
May’s Landing
A Free Fight Between Two City Women Stirs New Jersey Town
In New Jersey this city saw a publicized fistfight between Mrs. Heitz wife of Councilman Heitz and Mrs. Christ a wealthy resident of Philadelphia Avenue. Both were arrested and stood trial before Justice Breeder. Scratches marked the scene as witnesses testified. The judge set bail at 100 to keep the peace for six months, amid a chaotic scene in Mrs. Christ’s stable where the dispute occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eco Hanson
N. J
William Heits
Charles Chrst
Philadelphia Avenue
Justice of the Peace Breeder
Christ
Mr. Christ
Hoe
Heitz
Two Public Buildings Burned in Quebec Town
A parish church in Care, Quebec, was completely destroyed by fire. Rev. H. A. Dionne saved the holy sacrament at the risk of his life. A public hall and a council building also burned. Losses include 55,000 dollars in insurance coverage.
Victim’s Assailant Tries to Commit SaN ANTONIO Tragedy
In San Antonio on December 14 Louis Evers went to Richter’s house and killed him with a revolver. Evers then attempted self harm but the report ends with unclear text noting he was...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Louis Evers
Richter
Silver's the thing that engages national statesmen
Washington dispatch notes push to pass the elections bill this week or switch to financial legislation. Senators demand rule changes or concession on free coinage, with a conference set for tomorrow. A broad push by financiers and anti silver forces shapes a likely battle over a compromise or a veto risk by the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASTAFY CORRESF _DENT
Washington
Dispatch
Reed
House
Senate
Congress
Senate Caucus Committee
Finance Committee
Sherman
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Itahobe
Harrison
Farmers’ Alliance
Son Elected to Succeed Him in Fifty Second Canyon
A Democrat member chosen to follow the late leader in the Fifty-second Canyon faced a wary mood as Lawson’s defeat by votes was noted. The article discusses framing assertions about France amid the transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifty-second Canyon
Lawson
France
Sorghum Sugar Project Outlined by Agriculture Dept
Washington December 14 The Agricultural Department reports a sorghum sugar production method after lab experiments. It notes losses under five percent, near half the product can be converted to alcohol, and calls for a $20,000 appropriation for full trials under department supervision.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
Chemical Division
Department
Tve
Rosk
Reapportionment Bill Up Next In House Schedule
The House may advance the reapportionment bill with Mr Dunvell of Minnesota giving notice to call it up. Delegates expect discussion of census methods in New York as the session unfolds and the District of Columbia appropriations bill may also reach consideration. A friendly Rules Committee stance could allow the shipping bill to follow later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caa
District of Columbia
Rules Committee
Ex pugilist murdered near Chillicothe
Peoria reports a brutal killing of P. B. King a former prize fighter from England. Found near an elevator his body showed a fierce struggle with a heavy iron bar blow from behind. His wife and five children live in Manchester. King had recently reformed from drinking. No suspects yet as the case unfolds and the body was dumped in a ditch near the C R L P depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
P. BE. King
England
Manchester
King
Chillicothe
Revision of the Methodist Constitution Session Ends
The Commission for revising the Methodist constitution met at Robert's Park Church. A committee including Bishop Merrill and Revs D A Neeley and Kyne will pick the next meeting place, likely in Minneapolis or a Western city, with June as the target. A rough draft is hoped to be completed then, with finishing touches at the final session before the conference.
Killed At His Own Door In Night Shooting
St Louis police report Harry Hartman left home at 1 am for a neighborhood saloon. After two hours he tried to reenter via a rear door and four shots fired in rapid succession hit him, causing near-immediate death. His sons Henry and William Hartman and John Brenner were jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Harry Hartman
Hartman
Henry and
Wiliam Hartman
John C. Brenner
ERASTUS WIMAN ADVOCATES CANADIAN RECIPROCITY
Wiman visits Waston to push Canadian reciprocity legislation and supports Brooklyn Staten Island tunnel funding. He cites a Foreign Affairs Committee resolution urging closer ties, expects Senate action soon, and notes Canada’s upcoming elections as the sole constitutional path to a verdict on unrestricted relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasterton
Erastus Wiman
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Wiman
Ptt
Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Senate
Canada
Conasaarai
Lars
Germans Oppose Prohibition at New York Meeting
The Personal Liberty League meeting at Mannerchor Hall drew 35 German society representatives in opposition to the proposed state prohibition amendment. Resolutions denouncing the plan were adopted and a monster petition against the excise laws' stringency is to be sent to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Personal Liberty League
Mannerchor Hall
Railroad collision kills two near Sumerset Ky
A wreck on the Cincinnati Southern Railway at Elko station near Sumerset, Kentucky, left brakeman J. G. persmeny dead and engineer fatally injured. Inadequate signaling and unclear orders contributed to the tragedy, with Pine Knot cited for miscommunication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumerset
Cincinnati Southern Railway
Elko Station
J. G. Pesrsemeny
Pine Knot
Heavy robbery at Washington nets bonds and cash
A residence in WasnineTos was robbed while the family attended church. Bonds of railroad and bank firms valued around 84 000 were taken along with cash. A defaulter, Emil P. Wolff, a Milwaukee bookkeeper, reportedly died by suicide.
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WasnineTos
E. N. Jay
Avon Saarmani
Neve F Bonds
Mulwaukee, Wie
Dec
Emili PF
Wolff
Gross 2 Co
Ahse Bo
Bowden Says He Had Large Majority in Virginia District
Representative Bowden of Virginia’s Second District claimed he held a large majority in a Dec 1 message cited by Waterxerox. The remark sparked discussion on electoral support amid cost concerns and political momentum.
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Bowden
Waterxerox
Virginia
Census Chief Porter Letter to Dalzell Reveals Rostering Delays
Caldwell Ohio December 14. Census Superintendent Porter writes to Dalzell detailing that the roster of Civil War survivors cannot yet be published as records are still being verified. He notes many records are deficient due to faulty data collection and memory gaps, but aims to supply complete survivor lists and individual histories in forthcoming bureau publications.
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Caldwell
Dnlzed
Porter
Tom Disratce
Corker
Dalsell
Corporal Tanner
J. M. Dalzell
Ohio
Sitr
Rupert P. Pontes
Censuz
Saloons to Close as Brewers End License Financing
City breweries decide to stop funding saloon licenses, likely forcing up to 1,000 saloons to shut early next year. The policy shift will affect downtown and neighborhood venues as brewery‑backed credit ends after years of aiding license procurement and related expenses, trimming the city’s saloon count from about 6,000 to an estimated 4,000.
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Carcasco
Deco
Iany
Pengatlae
Ana
Death of Thomas Kennedy prompts city and Pittsburg memories
Special Telegraph dispatch reports the death at 75 of Thomas Kennedy of 134 Spring Garden Street. Born December 2 in Philadelphia, he moved to Pittsburg as a boy, built a career in business and manufacturing, organized the Spring Garden Fault, and served on the Board of Education. A Presbyterian communicant for 20 years, he leaves a widow, three sons, and three daughters. Funeral is scheduled for Tuesday at 1 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Thomas Kennedys
Spring Garden Street
Pittsburg
Tegrettoali
Kennedy
Spring Garden
Board of Education
Mennnedy
Presbyterian Cl
Guatemala Suffering From Smallpox Plague Record
New York journalist Joseph Moidellin reports Guatemala overwhelmed by smallpox with hundreds dead in seven weeks and hospitals strained. The San Juan brings grim word of rising deaths and a cholera report as conditions worsen in the republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lan Francisco
Guatemala
Pacific Mail
San Juan
Joseph Moidellin
New York
Republic of Guatemala
Theoty
Guate
Co-education at Lake Forest University ends dorm crowding
Co-education has become established at Lake Forest University as Lake Forest College students share Ferry Seminary dormitory. Henry C. Durand endows a building of $50,000 to be used exclusively by the college women with a reading room cloak rooms and a large drawing room on the main floor and living quarters in the rear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laks Fourst
Lake Forest University
Lake Forest College
Ferry Seminary
Thas
Henry C. Durand
Costly New York Fire Destroys Canal Street Stores
A fire at 8 Canal Street in New York damaged a brick building owned by the Roosevelt estate. Losses totaled about 76,000 dollars, affecting stock such as cloaks hosiery and related goods from Harman and others. Fire origin and exact circumstances were under investigation.
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Youk
Canal Street
Roose- Tell
Harman é + etna
Srzuedn
Hes
Dalai
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