Tottering Thrones The Socialist Victory in Germany Creates Panic
Royalists fear a Berlin led shift as Social Democrats gain seats in the Reichstag and threaten the Cartel majority. Bismarck risks a new working majority with clericals and Windthorst backing, while Kaiser Wilhelm faces personal mortification and stern public suppression of demonstrations.
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Europe
Paris
William
International Labor Congress
Berlin
Te2 OraTor
Lownpos
Paria
Reichstag
Pover
Bismarck
Herr Windthorst
Kaiser
Russia Extradition Pact Viewed Through Siberian Prison Lens
At a literary reception in February Ivan Stepniak praised Kennan's Russian writings and warned that U S adoption of a Russian extradition treaty would worsen Siberian prison horrors. He cited corroboration from Bold observer and noted a December incident in Karn Eastern Siberia where two women died and a prisoner escaped.
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Lowpox
Ivan Stepnink
United States
Siberian
Kennan
Stepniak
Karn
Siberia
Mesdames Bitads
Kovolivakaia
Palais de Justice
Paris
Movements of Royalty and London Drawing Rooms
Queen Victoria plans two London drawing rooms next month with the first on the 5th signaling a bright season. The Prince of Wales and family travel to meet the Queen and will stay until Monday. Prince Henry of Beaberg is to be greeted to repair relations, while a recent Llanerch colliery explosion blamed worker imprudence.
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Victoria
London
Prince of Wales
Prince Henry of
Beaberg
Llanerch
American Youth's World Tour Interrupted by Portsmouth Imprisonment
Joshua Warren Lawler of Boston, son of naval constructor D. G. Lawler, was released after two months in Portsmouth prison. He had sailed the 30 foot Neversink with Ignatius Murphy to circumnavigate the globe, but rival agent B. J. Black seized the vessel in Paris and sent it to Cherbourg, leading to Lawler's brief jail term before pursuing title to the yacht and continuing the voyage toward the 1892 World’s Fair.
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Boston
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Neversink
Norton Naval Construction Shipbuilding Company
Jersey City
New York
Lawler
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Brooklyn
Edison
Murphy
B. J. Black
Paris
London
Seine
Black
Cherbourg
Russell T. M. Hoadley
Norton Company
Portsmouth Harbor
Parnell Commission Sparks Newspaper War of Opinions
February 22 report notes papers trade blame over coverage of the Parnell Commission. Tory supporters push parallel columns to counter opposing views while readers form judgments from the commission's findings. W S Caine hails the Times inquiry as aiding Parnell, though others claim bias and sensationalism.
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Parnell Commission
W.S. Caine
the Times
Pucnall
Er Ag
Releancu
Thea Times
Iibels
Parnell
Czar Enjoys Court Splendor Amid Nihilist Suppression Myth
A dispatch from Lopwox reports the Czar relaxed at a winter palace ball with a forest of palms and roses on the tables. Another room featured Arab-style decorations and attendants in saris. The article also notes a unverified claim about the Prince of Montenegro and subsidies from Russia.
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Winter Palace
Sar
Prince of Monten
St. P
Russia
Austria
American Hotels Welcome United States Guests in London
Loxipox reports from February 22 that London hotels including Grand Victoria Metropole First Avenue and Savoy court American patrons. The President will occupy Waterloo House site and cater to Americans. new hotels advertise exclusively for American guests with luxury facilities.
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Dispatch
Loxipox
London
Grand Victoria
Metropole
First Avenue
Savoy Hotel
Waterloo House
Albemarle
Portugal's General Election Set for March 30
Cable report from Loxpon dated February 22 notes Portugal plans a general election on March 30 with the Cortes to assemble April 19. Patriots have calmed, agitators absorbed into electoral work, and talks of uniting six Portuguese candidates in Lisbon face quarrels and candidate shortages.
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Loxpon
Lisbona
Lincoln boy remains in danger after failed operation
Not out of danger after surgery on young Abraham Lincoln last Thursday. The boy is better today and Minister Lincoln has visited the delegation, showing unusual cheer. Doctors hope he will recover despite ongoing risk.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Stanley Prematurely Old in Egypt Visit Delayed
Henry 8 reports Stanley in Cairo sending news that his health is broken and he cannot travel to London. The great explorer will stay in Egypt for now, guarded by curiosity seekers, his photograph showing a careworn, prematurely old appearance.
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Pale
Berlin
Herr Weermann
Prince Biswarck
Hamburg
Dietz
Egypt
Fet Canle
Lowpox
Henry
Willcome
Stanley
Cairo
London
Democratic Leaders Rally for State Campaign in Philadelphia
Philadelphia reports that Chauncey F. Black and Democratic societies plan a comprehensive state campaign to elect a governor and other officers. Leaders promise unified support, ballot reform as a major issue, and broad organization to mobilize members across counties including Pittsburgh Lancaster and Reading.
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Philadelphia
Chauncey F. Black
Democratic Societies
Democratic State Committee
Henry D. Green
Reading
William A. Hensel
Lancaster
James Kerr
Clearfield
James M. Guffey
Pitwburg
Robert E. Wright
Allentown
J. Irvin Steele
Ashland
B. H. Rauch
Mauch Cbunk
A. V. Dively
Altoona
George N. Reynolds
W. H. Howard
Dauphin
Watson F. Shepherd
Pottsville
J. Presley Fleming
John W. Echols
Pittsburg
Eugene Zone
John D. Wormand
This City
Black
Gettys
Wallace
Pattison
Istrate
Explosion at Armour Packing House Kills andinjures Omaha
An explosion in the boiler room of Armour Packing House in South Omaha injures and kills workers. A nine boiler battery burst, tearing walls, with 20 men found wounded. Fire crews and about 100 men clear debris and move casualties as investigators assess cause and damages.
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Nes
Armour Packing House
South Omaha
Soen
Ondabsy
Tee
Foreign legations protest alleged tampering with letters
From London embassies in Loxpoy report rising irritation over supposed interference with official correspondence. The grievance centers on altered letters between their governments and the English government, sparking diplomatic tension and calls for clarification.
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OY Dunlaf
London
Percy Tilgman Facing Trial for False Admission Scams
Living by his wits in Berlin, Percy Tilgman a former U S Consular Clerk, has fallen on hard times after a spree of passing forged checks and borrowing. He awaits trial on charges tied to several fashionable London robberies, having obtained admission by false means.
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Lorpox
Percy Tilgman
United States
Berlin
Fae Gott Cbecks
London
Cys
A PennsylvanIa Plan The Seizure Relayed by Sheriff of Fulton County
A special telegram reports the aim of selling the South Pennsylvania Railroad property by the Fulton County Sheriff to allow the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to gain possession by purchase. The plan seeks expanded trackage to handle rising freight and passenger traffic between this city and Pittsburgh.
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South Pennsylvania Line
Pittsburg
Rich in Minerals Pincer Gold Mines Found in Montana
Reports from Marpex Montana dated February 22 describe unexpected mineral discoveries in the northern state. The Spotted Horse mine near Maiden drives a 20 stamp mill producing about $100,000 monthly in bullion, while over 12,000 mining claims have been located, with around 2,000 fully opened and marketable, many distant from railways and smelters.
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Mont
Piacer
Great Reservation
Belt Mountains
Montana
Spotted Horse
Maiden
Esus
United States Mining Lawa
Anaconda
Drum Summon
Organizing a Colony Near Cherokee Strip
A Kansas City report notes a planned colony centered in the city to move onto the Cherokee outlet lands south of town. Organizers are described as respectable and intelligent, with hundreds expected to join and seek homes in United States lands under government action.
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Arkansas City
Agpransas City
Kan
Cherokee Strip
Aetian
Pacoenenes
United States
Two of the Wreckers Out After Murder Case
Financiers James A. Simmons and George H. Pell left jail after a Friday night hold in a Beesy Carrity murder case. Bernard Cohn appeared as bondsman for Simmons while Claassen’s bail was posted. Pell’s bail was denied and he returned to the clubhouse before meeting counsel and dining, then went to the tomb.
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New York
Dan Driscoll
Beesy Carrity
James A. Simmons
George H. Pell
Burke
Bernard Cohn
Claassen
Cohn
Trouble in an Alms Route at Monmouth and Ocean
Four affidavits presented to the Monmouth and Ocean county alms house board allege cruelty by Jeremiah Newman steward and his assistant Silas Slocum. Accusations include Slocum striking a pauper and Newman forcing an imbecile inmate into a cellar for two hours. Newman denies the charges as a malicious plot against him.
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Aspany Park
Jeremiah Newman
Monmouth and Ocean County Almshouse
Silas Slocum
Israel Auger
Slocum
Charles Parry
Newman
Newman Senpane
Striking case of suspended animation in Lansdowne
Ottawa reports a dramatic case from Sand Bay where Robert Gooke contracted la grippe and appeared dead under two doctors. He later revived briefly, took nourishment, and is said to be recovering, defying initial expectations.
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Gham
Ottawa
Sand Bay
Lansdowne
Robert Gooke
Annie Pixley Recuperating After Stage Fainting
Philadelphia February 22 Annie Pixley who fainted during her M liss performance yesterday is better today though still unwell She insists on performing both matinee and evening shows Dr C Elleworth Hewitt her physician says her nervous system has broken down from overwork and excitement He doubts she can fulfill her Pittsburgh engagement this week.
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Dispatch
Philadelphia
Annie Pixley
M'liss
C. Elleworth Hewitt
Chicago Leads in World's Fair Vote Contest
The World’s Fair site battle centers on Chicago New York Washington and St Louis with early ballots showing Chicago 115 New York 95 Washington 65 and St Louis 55. Delegations from New York and Washington push influence while local leaders push for their cities with debates over cost and sites.
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Friends of
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Carlisle
St Louis
Lightner
Attacking the Church Seeks Secular Woman Suffrage Body
Washington reports a schism in the national movement as Matilda Joslyn Gage leads a new wholly secular group to meet at Willard Hall Monday. The movement denounces church influence as immoral and claims to advance women's freedom by rejecting church dogmas and man-made laws.
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Washington
National Woman Suffrage Association
Willard’s Hall
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Elliott Coues
Mra. Stanton
National Association
Tragic Farmhouse Trap Kills Wife in Missouri
In CurmicoTun Missouri on February 23 George Dowell set a shotgun trap in his barn to deter a thief. Mrs Dowell opened the door and was fatally hit by the loaded charge. The couple had married only two months.
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CurmicoTun
Spring Hill
George Dowell
Pinal Act in a Tragedy Ends with Death in Jail
Henry Labos known as the wife murderer died in the county jail tonight after shooting himself. The tragedy left three dead including Mrs Lebos and her father Daniel Fisher who died upon learning of his daughter's shooting.
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Henry Labos
Lebos
Daniel Fisher
Canadians grouse over napkins in Rideau Hall cost dispute
Ottawa reports a Public Accounts Committee session reveals Rideau Hall’s linen costs. Lord Stanley’s household is grilled as napkins priced over a dollar each are questioned. Previous governors used finer linen, with Lord Dufferin’s stock guiding later purchases, including donated chinaware bearing his monogram.
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Ottawa
Lord Stanley
Canada
Rideau Hall
Public Accounts Committee
Lord Dufferin
Eee Eee
Omareis
Rideau
Lord Lansdowne
Somerville
Lord Duufferin
Ideauto
Rioting at Wabash College Leaves Many Injured
In Crawfordsville Indiana on February 22 the Wabash College sophomore class stole flags from freshmen for a parade. A campus fight followed with injuries to Abe Andrews and president Prof Joseph Tuttle who was knocked senseless. Dozens were hurt as both classes clashed and the bell rung sparking police intervention. Expulsion likely for both sides.
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Wabash College
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Joseph Tuttle
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H. M. Vaning
R. F. Greene
Port Townsend Woman to Race World in Telegraph Fund Drive
Miss Regina Rothschild of Port Townsend, aided by local donations totaling 3000 of a 5000 goal, will depart March 1 to race Citizen George Francis Train around the world. Train leaves Tacoma the same day. routes include Vancouver to New York and a voyage on the La Normandie to Havre and Brindisi, then Hong Kong and Yokohama.
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Wagsu
Regina Rothschhild
Port Townsend
George Francis Train
Tacoma
Cape Flattery
Robert Ne
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver
New York
la Normandie
Havre
Brindisi
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Sues
Miss Townsend
Canadian Pacific
Northern Pacific
Miss Rothschild
Sale of Chicago Stock Yards Rumor Denied by Company Official
A sensational telegram from Chicago claimed the Union Stockyards and Transit Company was under contract to sell to an English syndicate for 30 million dollars, with Walter Potter sailing to England. John B. Sherman denied any sale or knowledge of such talks, stating he holds significant stock and knows nothing about the alleged transaction. The report was described as pure rumor.
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Spectal
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Curiaco
Union Stockyards and Transit Company
Walter Potter
Potter, Lovel & Co
Hosts
England
John B. Sherman
West
Armour
Two Sisters Die After Driver Jump Incident
A daytime drive ended in tragedy when sisters Mary E. Tyler and Carrie Tyler were fatally injured near Newark. Mary died of her wounds, Carrie died later. Their sister Lottie and a coachman survived. The sisters fled from a speeding carriage near Trowbridge's Hotel during a Frelinghuysen to Elizabeth trip.
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Lottie
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Trowbridge
Fring Aos Chak Eas Club
Ite
Eee
Forty lives lost as town swept by floodwaters
A catastrophic flood devastates an entire town with forty confirmed dead and many residents displaced. Rescue teams race against rising waters as authorities assess the extent of the damage and coordinate relief efforts.
Dam failure swamps town. Wickenburg's fate uncertain
A large storage dam on the Hassiyamapa river in Arizona collapsed under flood pressure. Forty people are known dead and fears rise for the town of Wickenburg downstream. The Walnut Grove Water Storage Company lost about 1 million dollars. 15 miles of flume and the dam’s services dam were swept away.
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Arizona
Wickenburg
Prescor
Anz
Hassiyamapa River
Walnut Grove ‘Water Storage Company
Western boards of trade urge reforms to inter state commerce law
Merchants' Exchange reports Western boards of trade plan to ask Congress for amendments to the interstate commerce law focusing on rail freight and grain trade. They argue small lines and railroad favors create price advantages, hurting buyers in markets from St Louis to Chicago Cincinnati and New York. Farmers in Missouri Kansas Nebraska and Iowa share the discontent and preparation of a petition widens the scope of the effort.
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St. Lona
Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
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