Crisis in Spain signals looming uprising over baby king
Reports from London and Madrid describe Spain's royal family amid a crisis as infant Alfonso battles illness. Queen Christina nurses her son while Sagasta seeks stability. Rumors of uprisings by Carlists and Republicans surface as Logastário asserts control and press censorship tightens.
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Spain
Sagasta
Marquis of Hartington
Press News Association
Madrid
Lisbon
Castelar
Logasts
Asturias
To-Iny
Mother Stone
Brazilian minister resigns to old master Dom Pedro
The Brazilian minister at Lisbon resigns not to the Provisional Government but to his former ruler Dom Pedro, still recognizing him as the rightful Emperor.
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Lexpos
Jas
Brome
Republic
Dom Pedro
Lisbon
Pacts About Champagne Supply for London and Paris
A Pittsburg dispatch notes champagne costs four dollars a bottle and reports France’s 1889 wine crop below average while eastern districts show gains. France’s total wine output reaches over 23 million hectolitres, yet a top grower says French champagne last year would not meet London’s monthly demand, dampening Pittsburg interest.
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France
London
Pittsburg
Aube
Mura
Haute Marne
Meurthe
Mosli
Meuse
Yonne
Pittsburgers
Monsieur Tirard Snubbed At Riviera Welcome
French Prime Minister Monsieur Tirard stayed briefly at the Riviera hotel to a rain soaked arrival. Expecting a mayoral speech and flower strewn path, he found no welcome and mistook a German band for a tribute before laughing at the scene with his wife.
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Dunlap
Lorpox
Monsieur Tirard
France
The
Riviera
Mme. Tizard
Sud
Royalty's Joke At The Theater In Corfu
Prince Henry of Prussia visited Corfu and promised a command night at a theater. He slipped in quietly by the stage door and watched from a box. The theater manager, in full court dress with candles, rolled out the carpet and mocked etiquette as the donkey rider reopened the curtain.
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Donlay
Loxpox
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Corfu
DOESNT PAY TO MARRY TURKS
American girls warned about marrying Turks. Nasri Bey, son of Scandullah Pacha, married a Viennese girl under Turkish ceremony. he claims authority to dissolve the marriage, leaves Vienna, leaving wife and child destitute. His father seeks terms, but success unlikely. Nasri Bey previously did similar in Pesth where he died last year, his wife and child not recognized by Hungarian law.
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Lorpox
Nasri Bey
Scandullah Pacha
Vienna
Pesth
Shah and Czar Faces Over Siberia Sentencing
Prince Key En bah Mirza, first cousin to the Shah of Persia, is exiled to Siberia for five years by Russia for distributing base money. The Shah sends an indignant letter to the Czar. Persian ambassador Malcolm Eban faces ill treatment, avoiding Teheran and remaining in London to maintain influence and contribute to literature.
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Loxpos
Prince Key Enbah Mirza
Persia
Siberia
Malcolm Eban
London
Teheran
Empress Augusta Buried in Simple Berlin Ceremony
The remains of Empress Augusta were interred in Berlin with a ceremony resembling prior royal funerals but less pomp. Reports note a long week of European tributes and describe her as a liberal patron with a strong reputation for charity and a strict, reformist image.
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Loxpon
Augusta
Berlin
Europe
Czar’s Heir Marriage Question Draws Attention
Curiosity runs high over whether the Czar will approve the union of the Czarowitz with Princess of Prussia. The princess is described as plain but charming while the Dane reportedly opposes marriage to a daughter of the Empress, hinting at tensions surrounding the Romanoff dynasty.
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Dunlat
Loxpor
Cezar
Czarowitz
Ete
Prussia
Teja William
Goslajihy
Hartington Very Sick Marquis at Mer ton Hall
The Marquis of Hartington lies dangerously ill at Merton Hall the seat of Baron Hirsch after a cold worsened into congestion of the lungs. He has a high fever and doctors in consultation, with Dr. Roose arriving this afternoon. The Queen has sent sympathies as concern grows over his condition.
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Loxpox
Marquis of
Merton Hall
Baron Hirsch
Roose
Marquis of Hartington
Return of Henry of Battenberg and Windsor Calf Edict
Rumor says Henry of Battenberg will travel to London next month. A Windsor calf to be killed and a royal pardon granted by the Queen allegedly follows Beatrice’s pleadings and the couple's renewed affection. The prince’s independent stance reportedly restores his social standing after past excesses.
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Lorpox
Henry of Battenberg
London
Windsor
Beatrice
Prince Henry
British Capitalists Eye Big American Cotton Mills Purchase
A telegram reports that British investors are negotiating to buy three large U S cotton mills valued around 20 million dollars. Two mills are in New England and one in the Middle States, all producing standard cotton goods. Several New Jersey and Maryland mills were also mentioned as potential sales to English buyers.
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Dispatch
New England Spa
Middle States
Newcasel
Eetee
Socouita
Smedhetsiseutee
Glens Fall
Remington
Ragee Secon
Veteran minstrel founders fade from memory in obituary notes
New York wires report the death of William Henry White known as William H. Bernard founder of Backus Birch & Bernard burnt cork ensemble. Birch survives as a member of the famed quartet. funeral seen as discreet. Another veteran, Samus Paternavaharen, dies near Sieatacaetealt at 64, noted for piano and guitar tunes.
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Distaarch
New York
Distarche
William Henry White
San Francisco
Birch & Bernard
Birch
Rotund
Jolly
Bernard
Samus Paternavaharen
Sieatacaetealt
Fin Boston
Murderous Robbers Loot Pensioner in Beaver County
East Liverpool Ohio January 11 mish Lampton an old disabled soldier living with his sister northeast of Industry Beaver county Pa was nearly murdered last night for his pension. Two masked men broke in beat him with a revolver butt and ransacked the house. They tied his sister to the bed threatened to kill her and left with about 55 dollars. The elderly man is reported dying.
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Feprcial
Sam
Dying Wife Confesses to Colby Murder Link
In Bellefonte Pennsylvania on January 11 a dying wife confesses that Johnson planned the Colby murder at his Hublersburg home. The husband, acquitted after a second trial, has vanished since the revelation.
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Bellefonte
Johnson
Colby
Hublersburg
Schaeffer
Virginia's foreign creditors seek state settlement bill
Brownsmorn Va January 11 Governor McKinney sent to the Legislature today a bill to adjust foreign creditor claims. The measure, called the Bid dleberger bill, accompanies amendments and aims to settle the little matter.
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Briowmorn
McKinney
Theta Seoceen Phenibe
Ug Thatsa
Ad- Tortie Barilotere
Biddleberger
Politically Charged Harrisburg Meeting Sets 1892 Governor Motion
Democratic leaders in Harrisburg prepare for a January 22 meeting to elect a State Chairman Elliott Eisner of Luzerne is favored for the role. Wallace is eyed as a potential Governor nominee with Cleveland delegates pledged for 1892.
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Eisner
United States
Wallace
Scott
Cleveland
Institute
Lec
Chester
Bucks
Delaware
Montgomery
Philadelphia
Young Democratic Battalion
Charles H.kraimbhaar
Mentin
James Kerr
Clearfield
Charles R. Bucknlew
Northumberland
Charles E ‘Kine
Schuylkill
A. A. Clay
Elk County
Charles BR. McCauley
Fisk ‘Wright
Alento
John
B.D. Dencear
Daughiens
Harrisburg
Gta
Epee Cott
Erie
Cleve
Pittsburg Surveyor Appointment Looms
Papers on the Pittsburg Surveyor affair were presented to the President by the Secretary of the Treasury but were only cursory examined. A decision is expected early next week.
Gossip Circles Around Quay Aides Amid Gubernatorial Hopes
A staff correspondent reports that Adjutant General Hastings and his wife are guests at Senator Quay's residence fueling gossip among Pennsylvania political circles. Theories persist that Quay remains undecided among Delamater and Hastings as potential Governor Beaver successor.
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Delamater
Hastings
Hine Tos
Qusy
Pennsylvania
Beaver
Beaster
Delamaster
Senator Quay
Mana
Sean
Death of a Mill Man in McKeesport Epochal figure Samuel dies
Samuel, wealthy horse owner and leading mill man, died at his home in McKeesport at 48 after gastric fever and pneumonia. Survived by wife and children, his estate valued near 100000 dollars. Born in Staffordshire, he came to America in 1870 and rose from rolls worker to superintendent at major iron works and built a sugar works in Peru. He owned fine thoroughbreds Irish Tard and Bob Bristol and was a noted patron of the turf.
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McKexstorr
Samuel
Pennsylvania
Garrett County
Maryland
the Nations Rolling Mills
S Company
The
Rolls
Staffordshire
America
McKeesport
Peru
S. A
Nathaniel Rolling Iron Works
Philadelphia
Tre Irish Tard
Bob Bristol
Fishing Privileges Auctioned Amid Canadian Parliament
A notable gathering of American and Canadian sportsmen in Parliament House attended provincial fishing lease discussions in Canada. Revenue from annual sales doubled previous figures, with several privileges withdrawn and a plan to issue new rights via a forthcoming process led by the Lake St John Esilrond Company and related entities.
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Canada
Parliament House
Labrador St. John Sed
Winter weather saves Connecticut farmers by tuber rescue
Stormy January in Waterbury Connecticut shifts fortune for farmers as wet conditions rot many dug potatoes while undug tubers show improved health. Frosts are late, tobacco losses lessen, and potato yields look uncertain with prices rising as crops remain in the ground.
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Connecticut
TEE Divinaton
Waterster
Corm
Jack Frost
Robbery Probe Ties Stamp Sellers to Shenango Post Office
Two men named William Berry and Henry Kennedy were arrested in Coney Pa for offering 400 two cent stamps for sale. Shenango post office was robbed Thursday night of $100 and many stamps. Investigators pursue clues amid ongoing regional post office robberies. Inspector McCalmont arrives to lead inquiry.
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Dispatch
Coney
William Berry
Henry Kennedy
Shenango
Erie
Postoffice
McCalmont
Husband searches for wife ends in mystery in Plymouth
Thomas Shaw of Cohoes traveled to Plymouth, Pennsylvania, seeking information about his wife who wrote of being a burden and threatening self harm. Investigations found no clear explanation or location, and a report names Robert Rankin of Troy as connected to the day's Dispatch.
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Thomas Shaw
Jepaclll
Rupany
Cohoes
Plymouth
Reneass
Mra Shaw
Robert Rankin
Troy
Influenza Claims Two in Backero Town. Massillon Reports Deaths
Massillon on January 11 reports La Grippe causing two deaths in New Philadelphia. Mrs Finger, recently wed from Cleveland, was attacked yesterday and died this morning. Mrs Henry Folts fell ill suddenly and died this evening, leaving families behind.
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Eare
Massillon
la Grippe
New Philadelphia
Finger
Cleveland
Henry Folts
RAILROADS SHUT WESTERN TRAINS OVER FLU FEARS
Special telegram from Wheeling reports Pennsylvania Railroad officials ordering trains to carry only livestock and perishable goods until further notice. The action comes as grippe sweeps through employees, delaying nonessential traffic while business claims no effect on core operations.
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Wheeling
Pennsylvania Railroad
Irish Leader Implicated in Phoenix Park Murder Plot
A U S informant details an offer of $100 000 to testify against Parnell before a London commission. The Times allegedly funded witnesses and used Cronin’s disappearance to pressure the witness, with further cable messages and meetings outlining payments and testimony conditions in London and Chicago.
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P. J.sheridan
Colorado
Parnell Commission
Phenix Park
London Times
Michael Devitt
Paris
Dr. Cronin
Hesaya
London
Times
Chicago
Kirby
Clan-na- Gael
al- I
Eia
Wimen
Charesere
Tome
Ately
Pella
Donation visit ends with pistol and poker clash in Cortland county church
In Lepser, Cortland county, the Rev. RE Cowles’s parsonage received a late night visit from a masked robber demanding money. A daughter grabbed a kitchen poker and struck at the intruder, who fled after a brief struggle amid alarm and confusion.
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Miporcrows
N.Y
RE. C. Cowles
Lepser
Cortland County
Bo Gruffiy
Congress seeks to curb lotteries with six bills
A Telegraph dispatch notes six bills in Congress aiming to suppress lotteries. One proposal would ban newspapers and periodicals publishing lottery ads from the mails, with penalties up to $5,000 or imprisonment. Another bill targets mailing lottery ads and false names, with similar penalties. Browne also backs measures prohibiting sale and advertisement of lottery tickets in the District.
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Wasnicorer
Louisiana
the Postoffice Committee
T. M. Browne
Jail Escape Alerts Sheriff Dilly’s First Week
Three prisoners escaped from the county jail during Sheriff Dilly’s first week in office. Two are jailed for burglary and one for forgery. They cut four steel bars, tore blankets into strips, and climbed down from a serosa window. Names of the burglars are not known.
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Prisbetts
Tyrence Gece
Irdia
John Brown
Court upholds deed in land dispute over railroad
In a Toledo case the court ruled the deed by Jane Gorrell to the railroad was valid. After her death the heirs may seek recovery of their rights through the courts.
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Fropcay
John Gorrell
Toledo, Findlay and Springfield Railroad
Jane Gorrell
Endert murder case unfolds in city council room
A chaotic morning in the city council chamber as testimony begins in the Mrs Endert soul murder case. Jurors, clergy, and local citizens fill the room while the bereaved husband Paul Rodert testifies about the 9:55 p.m. December 93 killing and a thief who shattered a show window before fleeing.
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Endert
Mey
H. McCullouch
Father Fariai
Catholic Church
Tarentum
Francis Sole Son
Christ Goetz
Alexander Thomas D. Hudepohl
George Nichols
Rovert
Alvin Clark
Paul
Rodert
R. Rodert
Taechee Tam Wook
Eiee
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Simon FP. Wolverton
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Cumberland County
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Samuel I. Simesx
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Rotce
Apadlaengy
Dave Wikpantin Kenan
Parnell
Omaha
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Ghenden
Phoenix
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Bhieley
Elizabeth Stuart Poel
Willis Resto
Olive Thorse Miller
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Peter Griffen
Egg” Conroy
Alexander Killain
Aly
Eadert
McDowall
Mary Ann Bodert
Tirentum
Alec
Pacal Robert
Peter Griffin
Eggy Conroy
Alec Killain
Mary Rona Hobert
Juro
McDowell
Antira
D.h.gilkinson
J. J. Finney
West Penn Railroad
Borough of
P. E. Fitzgerald
Pittsburg Police Bureau
John Murphy
Allegheny Police Bureau
James Filson
Mra
John ©. Haymaker
Ae Saul
Mr. Rudert
Robert Ollie Laughlin
Mr. Riadert
Mr. Budert
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