Ex-Emperor Pedro speaks on Brazil revolt and return
The ex empress? Exiled Dom Pedro I discusses the revolution that ousted him saying abolition of slavery sparked the crisis and that he would return to Brazil in any role. He attributes forces from slave owners and Republicans, notes his sympathy for Brazil and plans memoirs in Cannes. Dr Talmage sails for America, and Benson the jubilee plunger is jailed for forgery.
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Dom Pedro
Brazil
Brasil
Benson
Dr. Talmage
America
Europe
Portugal
Cannes
Bin
Republican Party
General da Fonseca
Petropolis
Fonseca
Rio
Brazil's Emperor Refuses Abdication and Talks Future
The sovereign denies plans to abdicate on December 2 and says he would not appoint a successor to the Princess. He warns of internal division in Brazil between the North and South and expresses readiness to return to his people as Emperor, President, or private citizen if elected.
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Tion
Princesa
Brazil
James McDermott Targets Land League Move in Parliament Plan
James McDermott, staying at Hotel Victoria under a chevalier alias, meets with Labouchere this week to discuss a movement Labouchere plans for Parliament. He claims to be unjustly treated and says Land League allies in America owe him $50,000, asserting his forthcoming vindication.
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Loxspox
James McDermott
Hotel Victoria
A Chevalier
Labouchere
oDermott
Brooklyn
Land League
America
Talmage on the Atlantic Sees Sea Sickness Grips
Brooklyn divine Dr. Talmage, sailing from London to New York aboard the Aurania, is reported to have endured a St Vitus like nervous reaction in Jerusalem and Bethany during his travels. He allegedly broke down reading the Crucifixion scene and caused a corner stone to be looted from Golgotha for the Brooklyn Tabernacle before resuming voyage. His wife and daughter are accompanying or remaining with friends in Nice. He has recovered from the grip but remains seasick.
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Brooklyn
Talmage
London
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Bethany
Golgotha
New Brooklyn Tabernacle
May Buy Out the French Fishing Rights Off Newfoundland
Sorpes reports that England may purchase the French fishing rights off Newfoundland this year. France has indicated willingness to sell, making the issue one of terms. If the talks fail, Lord Salisbury may repudiate the 1783 treaty.
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Sorpes
England
France
Newfoundland
Aes
Lord Salisbury
Justice of the King of Greece Punishes Child Beater
In Athens on January 25, the King of Greece encountered a man thrashing a young boy in the street. The monarch demanded the assailant cease, who then attacked the king with a raised stick. The king ordered the man detained and beaten with the same stick before release.
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Athens
Greece
Ce Tate Tee
Spaniard Queen Leads Through Crises Amid Illness
The article notes the little King of Spain’s fete day with the prince playing with sisters due to weakness while Queen Christina calmed the ministerial crisis. She drove through Madrid, her pale face reflecting anxious nursing and political worries, drawing tears from Spaniards.
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Spain
Christina
Madrid
Disliked In Berlin Clerks For Signing Others’ Checks
Percy W. Tilgman, once Consular Clerk in Berlin, is accused of signing others names on checks and negotiating them. Since leaving Berlin he worked at the Bristol Consulate, but is now a fugitive.
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Loxpox
Percy W. Tilsman
United States of Berlin
Berlin
Tilgman
Cansulate
Bristol
Not at all Browningesque ey cable to the distance
Loxspos January 24 Dr Furnival founder of Browning Society denies Browiningeague claim in a note to the Scot's Observer calling the caricature absurd and perverted. Lisnox January 25 four large local firms cancel orders from Manchester Bradford and consider shifting to United States suppliers amid market shifts.
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England
America
Dunlap
Cable Company
Lisnox
Manchester
Bradford
United States
Forteve Left by the Duke of Aosta
Lorpon January 25. The Dukes of Aosta has left a fortune of 20,000,000, with 12,000,000 going to his wife, heiress of the noble but not royal house of Cisterne.
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Aosta
Distatcu
Lorpon
Cisterne
End of His Tether Benson the Jubilee Plunger in Forgery Case
London dispatch reports Benson known as the Jubilee Plunger and author of How I Spent £250,000 in Two Years has admitted forgery. He squandered wealth in Piccadilly rooms and Riviera gambling. A £1000 forged check at Nice’s Credit Lyonnais led to arrest. trustees consider his release with bank loss settled.
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Ator Lowpon
Benson
Piccadilly
Brougham
Riviera
Captain Hargreaves
Credit Lyonnais
Nice
London
Beoxson
Cercle de la Mediteranes
Republic
Attracts Attention Abroad Navy Plans Stir Britain
Loxpox reports Secretary Tracy's U S naval buildup draws wide notice in Britain. Gladstone cited Cheaster speech as showing alarm yet belief a strong US navy could benefit world, especially England. Admiralty warns guns and stokers may lag as ships multiply.
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Tracy
United States
Gladstone
America
England
Admiralty
of Government
Royal Navy
Masked Empress Augusta Kept Up Illusions in Berlin
Report from Berlin on January 21 describes Empress Augusta as wearing a wax and plaster mask to hide wrinkles. A maid applied the mask and artists painted a smooth complexion. She reportedly spoke to the late Emperor William never after his death and lived under strained, distant conditions with the current ruler.
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Berlin
Augusta
Paris
William
Shady aristocrats return as Huston and Parke disclosures feared
Lorpow January 25. Some of the shady aristocrats who vanished from London fearing disclosures in the Huston and Parke trial are returning to their old haunts. Even whispers of the accusation drive polite society to shun them.
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Lorpow
London
Huston
A Miser's Mysterious Death in New Hampshire
Corxcorp New Hampshire January 25 Perley W Beck 55 eccentric miserly farmer found dead in West Hopkinton house. Body frozen with bruises. cattle and sheep frozen in barn. Last seen Tuesday. Mrs Beck died by fire and husband disappeared years ago. no heirs or claims. Motive suspected robbery or revenge. bonds worth thousands in his possession.
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Corxcorp
N. H
Perley W. Beck
West Hopkinton
Hig House
Beck
Parnell’s Mother In Need After Public Aid Exceeded
Borpextown New Jersey January 25 The sum given by American friends to Mrs. Par nell mother of Charles Stewart Parnell to meet creditors was insufficient and she is again penniless She will not make another public appeal as she has already received all that she can reasonably expect
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Borpextown
N.J
Parnell
Charles Stewart Parnell
America
Public Building Bill Introduced for Kenia Ohio
Representative Morey of Ohio introduced a House bill proposing a public building in Kenia Ohio at a cost of 000. The measure was announced from Washington January 25.
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Xeno
Washington
Morey
Ohio
Kenia
The Blue Georgian and His Silver Cure Tale
William T. Smith of Dublin Laurens county Georgia lives in Chicago seeking aid for argyria a rare blue skin condition from excessive nitrate of silver given in childhood for epilepsy. His hue covers skin hair nails and mouth with red hair contrasting turquoise skin and he remains active as a merchant and farmer supported by a steady family life. Doctors plan to study his case at local clinics to illustrate medication risks and long term effects.
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William T. Smith
Georgia
Chicago
West
Madison Street
Dublin
Laurens County
Mr. Smith
Dubbo
Hightower
Mercer Haynes
Smith
Macon
Atlanta
Commonwealth
Oil Strike Near Albany Shocks Local Town
January 25 reports from Albany describe a new oil strike on the T. H. Kennedy farm near Johnstown. The Mohawk Heat and Light Company says substantial quantities are found, with initial spout about 20 feet. Crowds gathered as the scene drew attention to Kennedy as principal figure in the venture.
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Terecral
Diafatch
Albanry
Johnstown
T. H. Kennedy
Kennedy
Telegraph
Pal
Mohawk Heat and Light Com
Inside Track in Pennsylvania Governor Race 1892
Philadelphia dispatch says ex Senator Wallace is favored to head the Democratic ticket while Senator Delamater is expected to lead the Republican ticket. Delegates mostly instructed for Wallace on the Dem side and for Delamater on the Republican side. Hastings trails but still backed by some party factions. Quay’s influence looms as campaigns for patronage heat up.
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Wallace
Delamater
Pernsylvania
Philadelphia
Senator Delamater
Hastings
Center County
Senator Quay
Boutt
Florida
Grover Cleveland
Consolidation Ends Subway and Electric Light Rivalry
New York on January 25 reports an end to the long fight between electric light firms and the Metropolitan Telephone Company which runs the subways. The Subway Company has transferred its rights, franchises and contracts to Consolidated Electric Light Interests, controlled by Westinghouse, for a large sum. The move stems from intricate financial dealings and political influence over the Electrical Control Board.
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New York
Electric Light
Metropolitan Telephone Company
Subway Company
Consolidated Electric Light
Westinghouse Company
Board of Electrical Control
Brooklyn Hospital Closes Amid Mounting Debts
The Brooklyn Sanitarian Hospital and Dispensary has no patients after discharges. On January 1 there were 21. Dr. T. B. Wilcox says lack of funds forced the removal of patients. The institution has run behind yearly, using 1890 excise money to cover 1888 debts, leaving a $2,089 deficit for 1889.
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Talegheam
THE
Dispatch
New York
Brooklyn
West Virginia Governor Case Nearing Decision
Special telegram from Charlestown reports the gubernatorial court closing arguments. Judge Fleming’s attorney J W St Clair spoke for about two hours addressing General Goff. The hall was not full and no crowd the size of yesterday’s. An adjournment was taken until Monday after noon.
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West Virginia
Charlestown
W. Va
J. W. St. Clair
Fleming
Goff
Gol
Mr. St.Clair
Telegraph Operator Slays Lumber Boss in Augusta Area
Worrell, a telegraph operator at Midville on the Georgia Central Railroad, shot Jesse Thompson three times at Midville. Thompson, a prominent Augusta lumber dealer and manufacturer, and president of the construction company forming the Augusta and West Florida Railroad to Thomasville, was wounded with two shots entering the stomach.
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Avevsta
Worrell
Midville
Georgia Central Railroad
Jesse Thompson
Thompson
Augusta
West Florida
Thomasville
Blown from the track at Monument depot express derailment
The Rio Grande Express leaving Colorado Springs at 5 30 PM was blown from the tracks at Monument depot. Several people were wounded and several houses unroofed as the wind reached hurricane force. The incident caused damage along the line and disrupted service in the area.
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Monument
Con
Rio Grande Express
Colorado Springs
Monument Depot
Four Killed by the Explosion in Col tumus
Col umbus January 25 Eddie Marrotte youngest child of the Marrotte family who were in the natural gas explosion last evening died from his injuries. This makes the fatalities total four in number.
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CoLtumsus
Eddie Marrotte
Marrotte
Ite
Ex-Sergeant Leedom Abandons Chase of Defaulter Silcott
Washington reports ex Sergeant at Arms Leedom believes influential figures hinder capture of defaulter Silcott. He accuses Montreal detectives and Washington lobbyists of a shake down while recounting a chaotic search involving a Barrett woman and two companions, with letters and a German contact fueling the pursuit.
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Leedom
Silcott
Montreal
Washington
Eilcott
Wasnixoton
Ohio
United States Secret Service Department
Barrett
New States Admitted to Sons of the Revolution
National Executive Committee meeting in New York reports six new states admitted to the Sons of the American Revolution bringing total to two dozen. New York branch organized with Chauncey M. Depew and others signing the application. James Otis elected Treasurer-General. Annual congress planned for Louisville in April.
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New York
Society of Sons of the American Revolution
Chauncey M. Depew
Alexander
James Otis
New York City
Louisville
Hired girl Belle McGregor terrorizes Barker household
Richard Barker, lumber dealer of Swansea, Mass., hired Belle McGregor for housework. She allegedly seized a carving knife, threatened harm, smashed doors, damaged furniture, and tried to burn the house while Mrs Barker was away. Belle claims visions and asks not to see Mr Barker’s misery.
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Diafaton
Boston
Richard Barker
Swansea
Mass
Belle McGregor
Belle
Mr. Barker
Five Killed in Savannah and Western Railway Collision
A terrible railroad collision at Camp Hill on the Savannah and Western Railway is reported this afternoon. Five men are said to have died, including two engineers, one foreman, and two train hands, with others injured.
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Vannah and Weestern Railway
Opeliea
Ala
Camp Hill
Savannah and Western Railway
Fremag
Young man flees with Miss Moore's tin box of cash
Archibald Cummings, a 24 year old man, elopes from a Paterson boarding house with a tin box containing about $4,400 and two $1,000 bonds. Miss Louise Moore, sister of the late Helena Fair, owns the box and is warned that Western investments may be dubious. Cummings, posing as a minister's son, read the Bible to win trust and fled by the Susquehanna railroad toward Paterson, with authorities then failing to seize him.
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New York
Archibald Cammings
Hackensack
Postoffice
Main Street
Cummings
John Paton
State Street
Louise Moore
Helena C. P. Fair
Patoning House
Kincaid
Mia
Paton
Miss Moore
Susquehanna
Paterson
Chesapeake and Ohio
Testimonial to General Hastings From Johnstown Survivors
A circulated testimonial praising General Hastings for his actions during Johnstown’s disaster era. It notes the survivors and Conemaugh Valley praising his prompt presence and heroic service in the days after the May flood, with hopes for his enduring virtue and guidance.
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Johnstown
Hastings
D. H. Hastings
Conemaugh Valley
Terribie
Republican Proposition Shapes Iowa House Confabs
In Des Moines January 25 the House met at 10 30 am then adjourned to 3 pm for conference committees. It reconvened at 3 pm and recessed to 4 pm to discuss Republican proposals in caucuses. A plan to give Democrats the Temporary Speaker and split other offices was floated, but no action was taken and the House adjourned to 10 30 Monday morning.
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Des Mores
House
Pair of Shoes Sparks Tragic Married Row in Abbeyville
A. N. Nelson was shot and killed by his wife after a quarrel over a pair of shoes. She then shot herself in the head in a failed suicide attempt and remains in critical condition. Their 5-year-old son witnessed the tragedy, sparked by a trivial dispute while Nelson was intoxicated.
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Abbeyville, &. C
A. N. Nelson
Nelson
The Dispatch Directory Part L Contents Wide
The morning edition features twenty pages of fresh news concise abstracts and literature. It highlights Clara Belle scraps of science and Washington scientists page highlights as well as notes on notable stories and features from the previous day.
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Eee
Andis B
Clara
Clara Belle
Washington Scientists
Carlos “Witnens
Nellie Bly Completes World Cruise in 72 Days
Nellie Bly, famed reporter Elizabeth Cochrane, returns to New York after circumnavigating the globe in 72 days 6 hours 10 minutes. She lands at Jersey City and is greeted by crowds as Mayor Cleveland extols her daring solo journey from November 14 to January 25, with 26,000 miles traveled and a navy-blue gown as her single travel outfit.
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Elizabeth Cochrane
Nellie Bly
Jersey City
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Augusta Vic
George A. Avery
Hughes
The
Manhattan Athletic Club
Robert Stoll
New York Athletic Club
Misa Bly
Miss Bly
Orestes Cleveland
J City
Cleveland
United States
Nellie Bly Returns Home to Celebrated Welcome
Crowds throng Park Row as Nellie Bly arrives at the World building after her world tour. Police and trucks are pressed into service as onlookers cheer Bly and her brave feat, while rival journalist Miss Bisland is absent from the scene amid speculation of her arrival.
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Ellie Bly
Nellie Bly
World Office
Neilie Bly
Bly
Misa Bisland
Noeilie
Nellie Bly’s World Tour Claim Victory Over Time
Nellie Bly writes a breezy description of her voyage, opening with a boast that Jules Verne doubted it could be done. She says the world tour took 73 days, beyond his 79 day claim, and notes enduring all kinds of weather and meals from Indian curry to Chinese chow and Japanese eel. Continued on seventh page.
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Isfectal
Diefatch
Nellie Bly
M. Jules Verne
India
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Illinois
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