Serious charges against Parnell widen rift among Tory organs
Portugal and England refuse arbitration while tensions rise over frontier talks. Salisbury opposes arbitration after Delagoa Bay loss, as Gibraltar squadron massed for possible Lisbon action. Elaine’s involvement in the wetter stirs England, Blaine’s role in European affairs provokes mixed reactions among UK papers.
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Portugal
England
Elaine
Lerper
Lord Salisbury
Delagoa Bay
Balisbory
Serpa Pinto
Lisbon
Gibraltar
Blaine
Ies
As Ial Hb
Mr. Brain
Pall Mall Gazette
Empire
Paris Trials Automatic Cab Fare System For Electric Meter
Paris considers an experiment to regulate cab fares using an automatic electric meter. Seven competing methods will be tested this week to determine accuracy and cost. A dial records 25 centimes per kilometer, revealing the fare at any moment and removing the driver from fare decisions for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lernes
Paris
Gore
Wiltshire Estates of Marquis of Ailesbury For Sale
The Wiltshire property of the Marquis of Ailesbury, called Saveranke Forest estates, is offered for sale. It includes a mansion, forest, and about 40,000 acres of farmland. The Marquis, once a music hall singer, faces court scrutiny and social controversy over past threats and alleged dishonesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lospex
Wiltshire
Ailesbury
Saveranke Forest
Marchionem
Lester
Royals Deny Rumors Of Welsh Princess Marriages
In Loxwpox December 24 report said the Princess of Wales may wed a Russian prince but the claim lacked strong basis. A later note claimed she would marry the German Empress’s brother, a young lieutenant with about £50 a year, but authorities denied it. The chatter about royal matches continues with no solid footing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxwpox
Mouti
Wales
Snaichetlo
Prince of Wales
Gladstone Birthday Celebrations Reported at Hawarden
December 28 dispatch notes Gladstone’s birthday celebrated at Hawarden with post office and telegraph service kept open for greetings and gifts. The edition also mentions a bull fight in Cadiz planned for later in the week and a rescue incident surrounding a fallen bull.
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Silat
SBY
Dispatch
Loupos
Gladstone
Hawarden
Patalicy
Twe Prefarce
Cadis
Gastea
O Shea's Petition Over Parnell Affair Sparks Gossip
In Lorpox Captain O Shea files a petition alleging his wife’s intimacy with Mr Parnell. The charges cover 1886 onward and critics question timing. Parnell’s friends deny the allegations while noting O Shea’s long ties to the family and public appearances with Mrs O Shea and the captain.
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Parnell
O’ Shea
O'Shea
Northbank
Eltham
Mr. Parnell
Captain O'Shea
Richard Pigott
Henry O'Shea
Wizard Claimed by Theosophical Society Faith
General Secretary W. BR Ald of the British Theosophical Society asserts that Edison is an esoteric Buddhist. He claims the Wizard joined in April 1878 and remains within the society, true to its faith, amid statements of his descent and practices.
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Loxpox
W. BR. Ald
The
Theosophical Society
Edison
Vast Clothing Sale at P. A. C. Cor Grant and Diamond
An advertised discount sale on December 30, 1889 offers ten thousand dollars in goods at $18 per suit or overcoat. Real French Montegnac, German-Chinchilia, and Carrs fabrics, full dress outfits, and Prince Albert frocks are promoted as high-quality imports, with prices slashed from $40-$50 to $18. Sold via mail orders to P. A. C. corner Grant and Diamond, opposite the new Court House.
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Suis Beeing
Real Carr
Melion Cromeenie
Cone Son
Bilcoles
Palate
Berkeley
Swallow Nap
Ieee
Battoan
Moner
Ord P. AC
Cor
Grant and Diamondets
New Court House
Obituary notices from an early Pittsburgh area paper
Local death notices list multiple individuals with details on ages, residence streets, and funeral times. Names include Dell and Groxer B McCleland Shaw, Ferdinand Haake, Martha Doxonaldson, Annie Ray Flocker, Gracey, Berr, McShane, and others, with burial or funeral arrangements and church or residence locations within West Elizabeth Sharpsburg and surrounding districts.
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McKeesport
Ferdinand Haake
Moxpar
Johnstown
Morgan
Webster Street
Dell
Reger
Tipe Boogke
Main
Greece
Sharpsburg
Bundat
SP. Mu
Dokraldson
West Elizabeth
Mattha Doxxalngon
Flocker
Annie Ray
Alexander Flocker
Evergreen Road
Gracey
Law Anne Ae
William McMaurray
Euclid Avenue
Nineteenth Ward
East End
Royal Lodge No. 18
Joshua
Keystone District
Arbuckle
Liberty Avenue
McShane
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Harrison
Que
Splendid Property
Dietator
Shon Gbricgs
Dunator
Henry Teerheyden
Smithfield
Wase Industrial Watch Club
Howard
Elgin
Waltham
Hampden
Hendricks & Co
Federal Street
Allegheny
Hood
C. J. Hood & Clo
Lowell
J. S. Waugaman
Smithfield Street
Atlantic
Avausta
Port Royal
8. C
Akeeboen
Acab
James A
Dempsey
Urine
Sixth Ave
Lewis
Shaw—Dold
George W. McDonald
Groxer
McCleland Shaw
Zabe
James A Rear
O. R. West
Seth Pens
Whigalley
McConnell
Gmomen
oConnell
Neo McWoteeersirkee
G. W. Bittridge
River Avenue
Parke
FeRpanicx B
Allen M
Lizzie
Poneral
Sharon Arenas
Friends of the
Ee Cae Swift
Guoree B
Sproul
Adila Sproul
Edward Thomas
Shelley Street
Twenty-seventh Ward
City
Rochester
Sr.u
Friends of the Sme
Pan Teale Dancosh
No, & Kirk
Anthony Meyer
Meyer, Arnold & Co
Lim
James M
Fullerton, Aker and Embalmer
Severa Srasen
United States
Tutt
Scott
P. C. Schoeneck
Wood Street
Gines
Ste
Ag, Campbell & Sons
Penn Avenue
Pern Building
Seventh and
Eighth Streets
deDwen
Himmelrich
Market Street
Uullars
Federal St
Boston Novelty Store
Dod
Wrsa
Seal
Seniskin
Ladies
Newmarkets
Fine J. Newmarkets
Danziger’s
Sixth St. and
Penn Ave
J. P. Smith
Bet
Ninth and Tenth Streets
Det
Wrsu
H. GC. Hayden & CO
McDwin
H. H. Durbin & CO
Fifth Avenue
Ager
White
DE. J. M. McClaren
Smithfeld
Rose Rosenbaurngg
Disratch
Post
Chronicle- Telegraph
Leader and Press
Fleishman & CO
Pittsburg
Employers OF Labor
Benswanger & Zahn
Fourth Avenue
Penns
Employers’ Liability Assurance Corp. OF
London
Eng
Geneva
EK. Smoit
Liberty St
Col. Smithfield
P. S
Anion
Hopper Bros. & CO
Furnishers
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