Earthquake Devastates San Jose Costa Rica City
A dispatch from Costa Rica reports San Jose leveled by a sequence of earthquakes beginning December 29. Two hundred killed and about 1,000 injured as streets and buildings collapse amid fires and dust. The capital’s 20 churches and the Banco de la Unión are ruined. rescue tents rise in plazas as authorities plan rebuilding and safety measures.
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New York
Costa Rica
San Jose
Republic
Rara
Boas
Americs
Paris
Central America
Pompeii
Parque Central
Alstulla
Carillo
Atlantic
Banco de la Union
Cail del Comercio
Hotel Frances
San Vicente
San Isidro de Alajuela
George H. Latham
Don Lesmes Jimenez
Ublic
Soe Os
Indignant Southern Ladies Telegram in New York Hotel Controversy
A letter from an Episcopal clergyman recounts two Southern Indies leaving St Stephen's Hotel after three colored guests of the Methodist Book Concern were hosted there. The three men, Dr. Edward W. Peck, Isaiah B., and Aristides Elphonso Peter Albert, attended a Book Concern conference. hotel owner consented to accommodate them and Rev. Dr. Hunt supported their stay to counter prejudice, with the guests dining and sleeping there during the two day gathering.
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Dispatch
New York
The
Sun
St. Stephen’s Hotel
Methodist Book Concern
Edward W. 8. Peck
Washington
Isaiah B
Marshall District
Texas
Aristides Elphonso Peter Albert
Southwestern Christian Advocate
New Orleans
C. H. Payne
Methodist Board of Education
St. Stephen
Hunt
Book Concern
Harrisburg Convention to Gather Prohibition Support
The State Convention of the friends of the prohibitory amendment meets in Harrisburg Opera House Tuesday. Notable attendees include ex-Chief Justice Agnew and John Fulton. Delegates include Senator Showalter who forecasts strong party backing for prohibition from Butler County.
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Harrissours
Prohibition State Committee
Senator Showalter
Butler County
Natural gas strike at Presque Isle well in Erie
In Erie, a gas well at Presque Isle, abandoned after sinking to 4500 feet and $15,000 spent, was torpedoed by brewery owner C. M. Conrad. The shot reopened a gas vein, producing 75 to 100 pounds pressure, with more expected.
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Conrad
Cotton Merchant Charged With Forgery in Macon
Capital Bank issued warrants against John L. Adams of Adams and Son cotton merchants and warehousemen in Macon Ga. Charged with uttering forged notes and altering. Adams jailed on $5,000 bail and waived preliminary hearing.
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Macos
Capital Bank
John L. Adams
Adams & Son
Cotton An
Adams
Real Estate Boom Tied to Oakview Amid Cleveland Presidency
A sensational report claims Oakview, President Cleveland's country villa near Washington, was boomed by a real estate syndicate to boost nearby land values. It alleges a $1 purchase, later improvements, and a secret price around $50,000, with brokers betting on Harrison’s political impact to drive further sales.
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Cleveland
Oakview
Washington
Blaine
Seward
Massachusetts Avenue
Mrs. Cleveland
Cameron
A. J. Drexel
J. ©. Bullitt
Philadelphia
Kalorama
Dicate
Harrison
The Last Reception at White House for Mrs Cleveland
Washington February 16 The last reception for Mrs Cleveland drew a vast crowd a week ago yet rain kept many outside while others waited along the avenue to Seventeenth Street. Inside Mrs Cleveland appeared charming and was surrounded by a brilliant company including Mrs Dickinson and Mrs Coleman.
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War Department
Seventeenth Street
Cleveland
Dickinson
Coleman
List of social guests from New York and Boston names
The passage lists attendees including Mrs Folsom Mrs Lamont Miss Wilus Mrs Charles Cleveland Mrs Lockwood Miss Kennedy Misa Thoron Mrs Lucien Warren from New York Miss Wood Miss Mason and Miss Sears from Boston Miss Litchfield Misa Howe Miss Gorman Mrs Parks and Mrs Standiford as part of the rear group.
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Folsom
Lamont
Wilus
Charles Cleveland
Lockwood
Kennedy
New York
Misa Thoron
Lucien Warren
Wood
Mason
Sears
Boston
Litchfield
Misa Howe
Gorman
Parks
Standiford
Blaine to Lease Seward Mansion for Years
Special telegram reports James G Blaine will lease the Seward mansion and begin extensive renovations next week. Improvements include a new kitchen and laundry, new floors and ceilings, renewed woodwork, decorative walls, and a complete steam heating system to restore the house’s antique character while brightening the exterior. The adjoining Cameron house will be refitted similarly amid ghost rumors.
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Wasutrerox
D. C
Seward
James G. Blaine
Aalent House
Senator Cameron
Mr. Blaine
Blaine
Triple murder near Glenville shocks Mason City readers
At Glenville Minnesota five miles north of Mason City three young women were shot as they left an old gentleman’s house. The killer, Joseph Chemeleke nineteen, was said to be the man who shot the women and then killed the elderly woman inside. A crowd gathered, and lynching threats spread.
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Tre Dis Patcn
Plaza del Merced
la Senora de Merced
Jose
Dispatch
Juanita
Tee
Odda
Don Francisco Maria Iglesias
Mont Agusente
Costa Rica
Limon
Atlantic
Ponta Arenas
Pacific
Mason City
Glenville
Minn
Indy
Lndy
Oloth
Joseph Chemeleke
Sant Chemeleke
Mary
Joe
Senate
Disappointed artist Raubichek vanishes from Mt Vernon
Frank Raubichek, a noted etcher, disappeared from his Mt Vernon home last Tuesday morning. He had failed to sell a master plate in New York and lost money in Wall Street speculation. He left a German letter to his wife’s mother seeking news of his plans to move toward Boston or return after the try.
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Frank Raubichek
Mt. Vernon
Raubiebek
New York
Boston
Raubichek
Wall Street
Graphic
Germany
Munich
Dresden
Young Love Prevails in Williamsport Wedding
A 35 year tale ends in a Williamsport wedding as Peter Bechtel of Hazlin Barry, Michigan, and Mrs. Jane Moyer of Williamsport reunite and wed at the W. Methodist parsonage after decades apart and mutual pasts.
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Willliamsport
Peter Bechtel
Jane Stetley
Columbia County
Peter
Jane
Michigan
Bloomsburg
Williamsport
Ja W
Hazlin Barry County
Mich
Jane Moyer
Fire destroys Pek, Benny & Co foundry and grain elevator
Montrean February 16. Fire at Pek Benny Co foundry on Mill Street totally destroyed. Loss about 100000 insured. Shortly after noon the adjacent big grain elevator owned by James McDougall caught fire. Water pressure failed and upper floors burned. Roof collapsed, two firemen narrowly escaped. Elevator held 75000 bushels of grain, loss about 35000. Total loss around 150000 with two alleged fatalities.
Senator Quay and son head to Philadelphia
Queay on his way north from Jacksonville as Senator Quay and his son depart this morning in the fast mail bound for Philadelphia.
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Queay
Jacksonville
Quay and Son
Corey
Philadelphia
Cabinet Surprises Shaping Harrison Inauguration Team
Indiana report details General Harrison’s likely cabinet picks with Windom to Treasury and J. W. Noble of St Louis eyed for Interior. Windom denies a Toledo rumor while Noble’s private talks fuel expectations. Reports note two confidential meetings, Noble’s past, and preparations for a Washington move on March 4.
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the Treasury
J. W. Noble
St. Louis
Harrison
Interior of Justice
White House
Noble
Beneee
The
Department of Justice
of the Interior
Temporary move to Washington home for climate tests
The presidential family plans a six to eight month stay in Washington to test the climate for their children. They want the Bateses to keep the house heated and ready, so the family can return if the babies take to Washington. The arrangement change follows concerns about Wyton as a residence and the need for a fallback option.
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Harrison
Galgetton
David Harpster
Ohio Wool Growers’ Association
Agricultural Department
Washington
Ord
Mrs. Bates
Mce
Presidentalt
Wyton
Turkish passport rule shocks American travelers in Turkey
Special telegram from New York reports Consul General Baltazzi Effendi warned American travelers to have Turkish Consular visas for passports before entering Turkey. The decree, tied to the new Orient rail route, allows no pre capital stops and can lead to arrest and durance until visas arrive. Notable cases include William Larke of Chicago jailed in Damascus until a visa arrived, with fees demanded. Several travelers bound for Constantinople reportedly sailed without visas.
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Baltazzi Effendi
Turkey
Cook's
Broadway
George Eade
Washington
Vienna
Hungary
Constantinople
Varna
Durance
Eade
Damascus
William ©.Larke
Chicago
America
Tm Oly
Gen
Jug
Gacege Suommey
J. H. McClure
Chester
S. C
H. B. Mays
E. H. Barnett
D. D
H. F. Gr Ti A. Moore
W. W. Anstell
Atlanta
Marriage a Success in Kentucky News Telegram
In Louisville on February 14 1885 Miss Bertie Gardner who had come from Martin Tennessee to attend a seminary lay dying at a hospital. Her fiancé Mr J Wilson stayed at her bedside as family members gathered and the couple married so she could die with him nearby. After the ceremony she revived and doctors hold out hope for recovery despite prior prognosis.
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Tite Dispatch
Louisville
Bertie Gardner
Martin, Tenn
W. B. Wilson
J. Wilson
Miss Gardner
Prontice
St.y
Brou Senephs
Shea
Ex-Senator Wright Opposes Closing Soldiers Orphans’ Schools
Ex-Senator Wright, with large holdings in four soldiers orphans schools, arrives in Harrisburg to oppose shuttering facilities. He criticizes the Kauffman resolution committee’s push to close McCalisterville, urging a site visit and criticizes proposed June 1, 1890 placement under a governor-appointed commission. He prefers no change and seeks action favoring reopening via the Grand Army of the Republic Encampment.
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Wright
Hakkgisburg
House
Kauffman
McCalisterville
Erie
Greer
Grand Army of the Republic
Mary Anderson Depied and Theatre War Sparks Legal Battle
A telegram from Louisville reports Henry E. Abbey claims Miss Mary Anderson will perform at Macauley’s Theater in Chicago after renting the Masonic Temple for three nights. The Bouliers threaten injunctions and lawsuits, arguing a performance contract exists, with possible court action and implications for Miss Anderson’s Boston or Chicago appearance.
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Henry E. Abbey
Mary Annie
Temple C
John T. MacAuley
Macauley
Chicago
Bourlier
Missana
Anderson
Sensation in Wheeling as Two Republicans Arrested
In Wheeling on February 16, M L Eisler and Hugh Hawkins, leading Island residents and Republicans, were arrested for violation of election laws. They were taken in custody on capiases from a grand jury indictment. Both men posted bond.
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Heeling
M.L. Eisler
Hugh Hawkins
Cabinet politics and royal gossip in England and Europe
The Times report notes dull English politics with bills for jurors angering stockholders, the Prince of Wales mocked by an English jury, and black gowns for the Queen's drawing room. It also highlights rumors of Emper or William, a potential betrothal, Floquet and Boulangistes in France, Carnot’s steady leadership, and other foreign news.
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Times
Prince of Wales
William
Czarowicz
France in turmoil as Boulanger posture stalls ministry
February dispatch examines French political could be next move after Floquet ouster. Carnot is named as main hope with his steady leadership while many foresee a business government or broad coalition to run the state. Boulangers fate hinges on a general election and army support, with uncertainties mounting.
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Loxpox
Floquet
Boulanger
Europe
France
Carnot
Bourgeois
Meline
Chamber of Deputies
the Elysee
General Boulanger
Theaties
Prucede
French upheaval tests a Republic under threat
Fragmentary OCR describes the French political climate amid Boulangerism disputes. Mentions Comte D Onrille Hefeu and a government wary of revision, with Paris crowds foreshadowing turmoil as events unfold.
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Comte D'Onrille Hefeu
Macbeth
Paris
Doomed to Hug A Great Deal In Berlin Visits
The dispatch reports that the young Emperor William is set for a flurry of formal greetings and kisses in Berlin. Two emperors and three kings, along with minor royalty, are planned to return visits, forcing frequent meetings at the rail.
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the Dispatch
J Loxpoon
William
Berlin
Prince of Wales heads to France for sixth voyage
Lexpos reports February 146 spelling an odd item about the Prince of Wales sailing to the South of France for continued trips. The note reads as a brief, fragmentary dispatch from The Dispatch.
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Lexpos
Prince of Wales
France
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