Crusade on gaming ends with limited gains abroad
The clipping reports a British and Russian clash over Asia orders, a Christmas party for royals, and a sweeping note on gambling. It cites £30,000 seized from missing word competitions now in chancery, notes anti gambling efforts, Monte Carlo carnage, and temperance signals from the Prince of Wales, with casino disorder and American visitors cited.
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Dispatom
Loxpox
Anti-Gambling League
League
Aebauch
Monte Carlo
Norfolk
Mrs. Maybrick Not In Danger After Self-Harm Attempt
Medical officer reports Mrs. Maybrick at Woking prison shows no serious constitutional disease. The recent severe hemorrhage came from self inflicted injuries with a tin knife. Though weak, she has gained strength and doctors see no medical reason to suspend her sentence. The officer suspects a possible attempt at self destruction to gain release.
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Lexpos
Woking
Home Office
Marbrick
Mra Maybrick
Victoria's Christmas Party Shrinks to Royal Family Only
The Queen's Osborne Christmas gathering is smaller this year, consisting solely of the royal family and about six courtiers who are also friends. During the week, the royal almoners distributed Christmas doles to over 1,000 aged, disabled and meritorious people, as recommended by parish clergymen, though the money details are incomplete.
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Cansa
Lornes
Osborne
Royal High Almoner
Sol Almoner
London
Royal Christmas gifts on private estates
The Queen and Prince of Wales distributed year end charity at Osborne Balmoral and the Norfolk estate. The Queen gave gifts to the poor on private estates with no official almoner involved. The Prince of Wales handed out large beef portions and groceries to laborers and humble families on his Norfolk estate.
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Osborne
Balmoral
Prince of Wales
Norfolk
Tied to Ma s Apronstrings Divorce Case in Scotland
Osgood Hanbury Mackenzie, eldest son of a Scottish baronet, fails to win back his wife Minna Moss after his mother Lady Mackenzie seizes control of the home. Minna seeks divorce on desertion. the Outer House rules for the wife and the dowager maintains dominance, leaving Mackenzie bound to his mother’s apron strings.
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Osgood Mackenzie
Loxspos
Osgood Hanbury Mackenzie
Minna
Thomas Edwards Moss
Lady Mackenzie
Oagood Mackenzie
Lancashire
Mrs. Mackenzie
Tlao
Osgood Mckenzie
Court of Session
Edinburgh
Terday
Mia Mackenzie
Osgood
Regulation of Cheap Labor in the Pacific
The British Government probes the hiring and alleged kidnapping of Gilbert Islanders by Guatemalan planters amid concerns over a revived Pacific labor system. Reports suggest British and American cooperation may be sought to curb the inhuman traffic and regulate colored labor practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queensland
Tennyson Left Estate Totals and Noted Wills
The 19th century figures detail Tennyson's personal estate above 250000 with other authors like Browning Hugo and Arnold listed with estates ranging from £1041 to £92125. Wills are described as personal handwriting and occasional dictation. Lord Lytton's estate totals £75270 though likely not earned by Owen Meredith.
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Difpaton
Loxpon
Tennyson
Robert Browning
A. Tennyson
Palgrave
England
Victor Hugo
Charles Mackay
Liza Cook
Matthew Arnold
Frances
Lucy Browning
Lord Lytton
Owen Meredith
British Move to Reopen Talks on Guiana Boundary
London reports say the British Foreign Office is urged to reopen negotiations with Venezuela over the Guiana boundary. Lord Rosebery seeks a solution but officials insist Venezuela must first accept Britain’s conditions and then send a special envoy to London to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guiana
London
British Foreign Office
Venezuela
Lord Roseberry
England
Republic
Fregeh section to manage exhibit at Chicago Fair
A detachment from Callors will travel to C1 to oversee the exhibit. Paris December 74 reports the Fregeh section has been assigned to manage Chicago Fair proceedings.
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Paris
Dev
Naval detachment to depart Brest under Lieutenant Balincourt
The force will leave Brest on January 1 under a French squadron led by Lieutenant Testy de Balincourt. In Chicago the crew will receive an extra ration allowance of $1.10 per day, and warrant officers will see pay from $230 to $150 depending on rank.
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Testy de Balincourt
Brest
Chicago
Collapses and Frauds Shaking English Building Societies
A cable report details the Liberator Building Society collapse and related prosecutions. More than 35000000 in working people’s savings vanished with thousands of tradespeople left destitute. The scandal threatens the credibility of English finance and may prompt government scrutiny and tighter oversight. Mr Gladstone is expected to support stricter measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Panama
France
Liberator Building Society
Gladstone
Forgers in High Society Face Split Punishments
From Lospon dated December 24, Dr. Scott Sanders founder and Secretary of the Lyric Club is jailed six years for forging Earl Londesborough’s name to fund the club. Dr. Collins Grenadier Guards surgeon faced judgment for forging a friend’s name. Both from elite circles, yet penalties differ. Readers question the unequal sentences and the Lyric Club’s revival efforts loom amid heavy costs and rent.
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CALLE
Lospon
Scott Sanders
Lyric Club
Earl Londesborough
Collins
Grenadier Guards
Jist Ace Ie Yieris
Swiss Council approves subsidy for Chicago fair
The Swiss National Council voted 60 000 francs for a Chicago fair subsidy. 45 000 francs will fund workmen delegates to visit the United States and report on Switzerland s industrial condition. Socialists debated the plan calling it a holiday for labor aristocracy though one dissenting member offered to go at state expense.
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Dispatch
Berne
Swiss National Council
United States
Chicago
Crisis Approaching on India Russia Frontier Says Anglo-Indian Officer
The Dispatch reporter cites two long interviews with an Anglo-Indian political officer on furlough. He warns the moment of a crucial struggle between England and Russia in Asia nears, noting swift railway and road work, with both sides preparing for emergencies. The officer says Russia cannot win the mountain passes, though this is the view of a senior English official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpox
Disratcon
Las This
India
England
Russia
Asia
Disratch
Admiralty to Use Harveyed Armor Plate in New Warships
Sheffield newspapers report the admiralty will employ Harveyed armor plate in forthcoming warships. A final decision hinges on upcoming tests, but the American inventor is said to have achieved unprecedented armor resistance to projectiles. Another trial will be held in the United States to confirm early impressions of the process.
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Lospex
Sheffield
Admiralty
Sheffield Tols
Doctor Nash Named Health Officer Deputy for Hamburg American Line
New York December 4 Dr George Nash recently appointed health officer for the Hamburg American line sails for Hamburg on the Suevia to serve as deputy to the port of New York health officer. He will personally examine all passengers outward bound on these steamers.
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New York
George Nash
Hamburg
Nash
Tricks of the Trade Merchants to Be Shown Why They Fail
A feature event titled Tricks of the Trade will demonstrate common errors that cripple merchants in South America. Industry speakers will outline misjudged markets, pricing pitfalls, and supply-chain gaps to help attendees avoid costly mistakes.
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South America
World Exhibit Highlights Light West European Packages for South America
W. P. Tisdel outlines a Chicago World Fair display of foreign made goods for South American markets. He argues U S manufacturers fail to tailor packaging sizes weights and styles to Latin needs and urges shipments in lighter wraps on tar and oil paper with 125 pound limits for certain regions.
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Bureau of American Republica
W. P. Tisdel
England
France
Germany
Tisdel
United States
Europe
South America
Chicago
South Africa
South Amer
Ecuador
Columbia
Bolivia
Ahi Per
Acquittal in Idaho Gem Mine Guard Murder Trial
Webb Leasure, accused of killing Ivory Bean, a guard at the Gem mine in Cour d Alene district, is acquitted after a weeks long trial. The defense argued Bean was killed by a companion’s shot and offered an alibi. the jury deliberated two hours.
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RatHoreum
Nano
Webb Leasure
Leasure
Ivory Bean
Cour d’Alene
Leasore
Bean
Daxon
Imprisoned in the Ice at Nauvoo Inn Rescue of Two Men
On December 24 Racey and Horton of Montrose Ta attempted to cross the river in a fragile skiff amid drifting ice. The craft sank, they clung to a cake of ice as rescue efforts failed. After an hour of drifting and cries for help, Lige Parker Fred Wilhenry and others finally retrieved them in a skiff. Both men were exhausted and chilled with one unable to speak.
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Nauvoo
Inn
Racey
Horton
Montrose
Lige Parker
Fred Wilhenry
Riverside Mills
Wilhemy
Buffalo Port to Build 12000 Ton Trestle for Coal
Borrawo reports a surge in Buffalo coal trade as 4,300,000 tons were shipped last season, 500 tons more than before. The Reading system will construct a new trestle with 12,000 ton pocket capacity and double-ship loading capability. Expected loading rate is 1,000 tons per hour at a cost of $175,000.
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Borrawo
Buffalo
Brase Trust Formed in Brass Industry
Preliminary work on a giant brass trust is completed as brass concerns agree to join. The trust will be formally organized next month after extensive outreach across the industry.
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Watteeavey
Cong
West End Franchise Talks and City Bridge Plans Dominate Meeting
City council eyes quorum after holiday as several ordinances advance. West End Electric proposes overhead lighting south of the Monongahela, Clinton Iron and Steel seeks an inclined plane over West Carson, and a $1.5 million bond for bridges may rise to $4.5 million. Twenty-first Street incline and pan broker restrictions also head to vote.
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Corporations Committee
West End Electric Company
Monongahela River
Castle Shannon
West End
West End Street Railway Company
A. O
Robertson
James Fox
Clinton Iron and Steel Company
Carson Street
Lake Erie Railroad
Free Bridge Committee
South Twenty-second Street
Southside
Twenty-second Street
Pope
Twenty-first Street Incline
Tucadar
Proctor and His Marble Stock Court Sustains Demurrer
New York December 3 The Supreme Court Justice Patterson sustains the demurrer to Edmund Smadburg's suit against the Vermont Marble Company United States Senator Redfield Proctor and others. The plaintiff may amend within 20 days upon payment of costs and the named trustees E J Ormebee J J Grout and Emily J Proctor are not proper defendants.
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New York
Edmund M. Smadburg
Vermont Marble Company
United States
Redfield Proctor
Justice Patterson
Supreme Court
E. J. Ormebee
J. J. Grout
Emily J. Proctor
Rand McNally Sued Over doctored Directory Expenses
Charles E Williams files counter suit against Rand McNally & Co charging they fixed accounts to hide losses on a bank directory project begun in 1875. Williams seeks 400000 as his share of profits and 50000 for salary after alleging reduced pay from 35 to 23 weekly as profits disappeared.
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Chcaco
Rand, McNally & Co
Charles E. Williams
Williams
Chicago
Band, McNally & Co
Rand, McNailin& Co
Greaseer Outlaws On The Move Toward Linares
United States troops pursue several hundred well armed men reported 25 miles west of San Fernando de Pass Tamaulipas aiming for Linares on the Monterey and Mexican Gulf line. Mexican detachment sent to pursue. Linares notified to expect attack with warm reception.
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Mrover
Tex
San Fernando de Pass
Tamaulipas
Linares
Monterey
Mexican Gulf
Border Revolutionary Movement
World of Fire Mirage Shocks Town In Cold Night
A spectacular mirage lit the southern sky showing a world of fire hovering over the town. Snow fell and clouds hung low as observers misread the glow as a conflagration from distant gas well flames. The phenomenon likely arose from light reflected off a gas well 100 to 150 miles away in frigid air.
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Wuirtne, Inc
Canadian Pacific Plans Atlantic Fast Steamer Line
Ottawa reports the Canadian Pacific Railway has a definite understanding with the government to place a line of fast steamers on the Atlantic, with operations believed to commence soon. The move aims to boost transoceanic service.
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Ottawa
Canadian Pacific Rasilroad
Atlantic Ocean
Riot in Chicago Over Suburban Train Service
A large crowd at Dearborn Street station argued with conductor Lewis over a reduced train load on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois line. Doors were bolted, police intervened at Forty-first Street, and one car window was broken as passengers refused to ride without fare collection. The incident followed growing complaints of poor suburban service.
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Curcaco
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Illinois
Theuet King
Forty-first Street
Lewis
Dearhon Street
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Road
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