London policemen seek aid as socialist unrest grows
London 14 000 police agitate for redress of grievances with possible US financial aid. unions face pressure from the London Gas Light and Coke Company strike and a broader socialist push to capture the Trades Council. Postmaster Raikes clashes with telegraph clerks over meeting rights. a national telegraphers conference vows to resist.
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Europe
London
United States
John Burns
London Trades Council
Confederation of Labor
Raikes
Leicester
Germany Contests With England Over Lake Ngami Possession
May 31 report states Lord Salisbury plans to hand the Lake Ngami region to Germany, challenging an English company’s nominal holdings. British and German interests clash as the British Foreign Office seeks treaty assurances tied to earlier agreements with native chiefs.
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Lowpox
Lord Salisbury
Lake Ngami
Germany
William Mackinnon
British East Africa Company
Lord Balisberg
Stan
Biritish Foreign Office
Langtry to Close Season Then Sail for America
Barpox May 31 reports Mrs Langtry ends her season at St James Theater after two weeks and will sail immediately to America for rest and recreation.
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Barpox
National Anti Gambling League Formed in Britain
May 31 report from Loypox notes bishops and prominent churchmen backing a new National Anti-Gambling League led by the Earl of Aberdeem to oppose all betting and gambling. It cites policing raids on humble betting shops in Newport and London, while denouncing aristocratic venues like Tattersalls as untouchable.
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Mit Canle
J Loypox
Earl of Aberdeen
Church of England
Newport
Wales
London
West End
Tatversall’s
TORIES IN TROUBLE Giadstone’s Adherents Gain Ground
Loxpox May 31 Mr Giadstone has spoken to Liberal excursionists totaling about 10 000 from Hawarden. The visit is an annual event boosting Liberal campaign zeal. Gladstone plans to return to London Tuesday for a Liberal leaders private conclave next week. The outcome may extend the fighting Liberal strategy, hurting the Government and its supporters.
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Loxpox
Giadstone
Hawarden
Gladstone
London
Great Lecture Trio to Tour America From Major Pond
Major James B. Pond plans lecture tours in the United States with three prominent UK figures Sir Morell Mackenzie, Prof. James Bryce and Stanley. Mackenzie will lecture in August, Bryce in September, each at 500 dollars for 20 lectures, with Buffalo Cleveland Rochester and Pittsburg as key early markets. Stanley's schedule depends on his Congo duties, possibly October.
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America
Generes
Pillsberg
James B. Pond
London
United Kingdom
Morell Mackenzie
James Bryce
Stanley
Major
Mackenzie
Brice
Pood
Buffalo
Cleveland
Rochester
Pittsburg
Explorer
Congo
Germany's Floating Bazaar Sets Sail for World Ports
The German steamer loaded at Hamburg aims to tour world ports with a floating bazaar. Deck stalls will display German goods and offer curiosities, refreshments, and Teuton music. A crew of commercial travelers plans broad customer outreach during two-year voyages, first stopping likely in New York.
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Lowpens
Hamburg
New York
A Presbyterian Liturgy Debated at Scottish Assembly
At the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland discussion focused on allowing an optional liturgy. A special committee was urged as the outcome. Younger clergymen show support while opponents fear reform. The article notes near-certain permission to adopt a liturgy soon.
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Lowpox
Eee
Crispi Wins Confidence Vote in Chamber of Deputies
Prime Minister Crispi defended internal government policy in the Chamber of Deputies and secured a confidence motion 329 to 61. The Radicals had urged a censure, but 30 opposing Right members joined the majority, highlighting strong support for Crispi's alliance of Monarchy and Democracy.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Crispi
Italy
Royal Visitors at Niagara Falls Duke and Duchess of Connaught
Royal party led by Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught and the Duchess arrived at Clifton from Toronto and toured the falls area. The Duchess praised the view while the Duke commented on government land and removed buildings. They planned to visit Montreal Buffalo and England, with fishing trips and further engagements.
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Duchess of
Niagara Fall
Prince Arthur
Duke of Connaught
Great Falls
Niagara
Royal Touriste
Clifton
Toronto
Sir George Stephens
Thomas Young
Clifton House
H. BR. H
Duke
Horseshoe Falls
Queen Victoria Park
Upper River
Montreal
Buffalo
Sir John McNeil
Prince of Wales
Upper Suspension Bridge
New York Centre
England
Sir George Stephen
Elphinstons
Lord Lisgar
Florence Bush
H. D. Robinson
New York
Young
Frederick Charles
Prussia
Germany
Cossack Rider Completes 6000 Mile Siberian Trek to St Petersburg
Captain Pyeshkoff, a young Cossack officer, rode from Eastern Siberia on a single horse. He arrived in St Petersburg after 6000 miles of travel, earning a grand ovation from all classes. The tale nicknames the journey as a social sensation in the Russian capital. The tiny pony he rode is described as a shaggy little creature.
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Lowpos
Pyeshkoff
Siberia
St. Petersburg
Boston Bar Battle Ends in Guilty Verdict for Sanborn
In Municipal Court Judge Forsaith convicts Sanborn, head of Boston Retail Liquor Dealers, of keeping a public bar. He receives a 100 dollar fine plus costs and plans to appeal. Sanborn admits all material allegations while arguing the legal distinction between serving liquor at a counter or table with food. The case centers on whether serving a glass of liquor requires it be part of a food order.
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Boston
Forsaith
Sanboro
Morse
Mr. Sanborn
Starving Italians Blocking Seashore Railroad Work
Italian laborers on the Seashore Railroad strike over unpaid wages block two engines and work trains with ties. Reinforcements from other gangs join them while a road official train with about 50 American laborers fails to pacify them. Warrants issued. Sheriff Smith E. Johnson delays action until Monday with 200 deputies.
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May's Landing
New Seashore Railroad
Folsom
Rich
Smith E. Johnson
Drug on the Market Spoof in May County Census
May 31 report from Beprorp says Chairman Haderman of the Republican County Committee delayed census enumerator announcements until after a primary. The swindle involved 300 applicants buying fountain pens for 250 each, tied to a New York firm, as part of the county census process. The pens flooded the market after enumeration announcements, triggering uproar.
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Beprorp
Haderman
Republican County Committee
Erie County
Erie County, of Whic An Aocount Was Published In the DisPatcu
New York
Presbyterian Assembly approves Home Missions budget
The United Presbyterians at Burrago adopt a Home Missions appropriation of 78 577 dollars, below the requested 85 687. A list of 83 ministers and licentiates was presented for 73 full or part time appointments, with 62 taking posts. The session also set Board of Foreign Missions and Board of Publications reports for debate.
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Burrago
United Presbyterian Assembly
Board of Home Missions
Presbyteries
Committee On Board of Foreign Missions
Board of Publications
Mormon Converts Arriving Prompted by Religious Grounds
New York May 31 The Mormon Church faces anxiety over the arrival of 1000 or more new adherents next week Elder George Q Cannon and others reassure that none were imported under contract They came for religious reasons and no church effort sought otherwise Officials will not detain them but will take full memoranda and investigate any contract case if needed
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Lospex
London
Moure
New York
London Gas Light and Coke Company
Thames
2 Wach Swaller Company
Sould
London Trades Council
George Shipton
Shipton
London Trades Unionism
George Q. Cannon
Sons of Louisiana reorganize for World’s Fair in Chicago
CaicaGo May 31. The Sons of Louisiana in Chicago held a meeting to neat organize electing George W. Becker as President Seymour Walton as Secretary and S Schwab as Executive Committee member. The joint society will aid the Board of Directors of the World’s Fair and banquet the national commissioners when they arrive in Chicago around June 25.
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CaicaGo
Sons of Louisiana
Chicago
George W. Becker
Seymour Walton
S. Schwab
African M E Conference Sparks Dispute Over Read Communications
At the African Methodist Episcopal Conference on May 31 in Ermwtes N. many attendees leapt to speak as letters were read. The presiding Bishop shouted for order stating the race knows everything before it happens and urged the crowd to sit down before continuing.
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Tiishop
Protection and tariff unity at Home Market Club meeting
Boston May 31. The Home Market Club hosted Secretary of War Renfield Proctor Speaker Thomas B Reed and Maine's Nelson Dingley plus Frederick T Greenhalge among about 250 attendees. President Merrick noted Proctor's refusal to recognize Jefferson Davis's death. Teed and Dingley urged protectionism and warned against free raw material while stressing preserving the American market.
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Boston
Home Market Club
Renfield Proctor
Thomas B. Reed
House of Representatives
Nelson Dingley
Maine
Frederick, T. Greenhalge
Massachusetts
Merrick
Proctor
Jefferson Davis
Assembly
Speaker Teed
New England
America
Congressman Dingley
Nearlyn an Indian War Braces Colorado After Shooting
Denver May 31 The incident at Lost Pines Pine River area prompts a Ute gathering of about 150 warriors with Winchesters and ammunition. Agent Bartholomew seeks a warrant for Walter Morrison who fired on a Ute after an accusation of horse theft.
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Denver
Colorado
Walter Morrison
Pine River
Bartholomew
Durango
Morrison
Lost Pines
Sugar the Dangerous Point in Senate Tariff Review
Washington May 31 The Senate Finance Committee resumed work on the tariff bill. No manufacturers appeared for hearings on glass earthenware iron and steel or sugar. The panel disposed of chemical pottery and glass schedules and nearly finished iron and steel. Officials expect little change outside sugar and that the bill will be reported to the Senate largely as it passed the House.
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Washington
Senate Committees On Finance
Thz Dispatch
Senate
House
Prohibitionists Form Enforcement League in Deapwoon County
In Deapwoon County North Dakota May 31 Prohibitionists called a meeting to form an enforcement league to push state prohibition laws. A mass meeting of business citizens supported law abiding sentiment, and 600 residents gathered at the courthouse adjourning to organize at the Methodist Church with a six dollar membership. Public sentiment grew heated amid debate on the Supreme Court ruling.
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Court House
United States Supreme Court
Cherokee commission to begin purchase talks with Sac and Fox
The Cherokee commission arrived from the Iowa reservation where they recently negotiated for the Iowas lands. Negotiations with the Sac and Fox for the 470000 acre reservation purchase will begin Monday next.
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Sac and Fox Agency
L T
Cherokee Commission
Iowa Reservation
Sacs
Foxes
Tragedy near Niles claims farmer David Stewart
David Stewart aged 65 a farmer was struck and killed by a train on the New York Penn Central line near Niles Ohio while walking along the tracks. The incident occurred May 31. Authorities reported the accident as a fatal crossing or pedestrian-train collision.
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Otspatcch
Younestown
David Stewart
New York
Idaho Man Wins Senator's Niece and Becomes Consul
Miss Aldrich, niece of Senator Stewart, becomes engaged to Mr Wildman of Idaho. He is appointed Consul to Singapore India at 3000 dollars yearly. The wedding will be in June and the couple will reside in Singapore. The White House summer plans and cabinet families are noted.
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Aldrich
Stewart
Wildman
Fst
Singapore
India
WasHindex
Miss Aldrich
Washington
Singspore
Teidegicone
Ashington
Shoreham
Wild
Deer Park
White House
Proctor
Vermont
Philadelphia
Rusk
Congress
Madison
Wis
Tracy
Mrs
Wilmerding
White Sulphur Springs
Perhaps His Last Birthday
Walt Whitman celebrated his 71st birthday in Camden New Jersey as he sat feeble in his parlor. Dr Buck and several old friends visit him daily while he contemplates his will and the post remains shaken by his illness. A quiet dinner was held with neighbors and friends to mark the occasion. His pride lies in his friends and his books.
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Walt Whitman
Camden
N. J
Buck
Sawyer Harnett
English Syndicate Eyes Sugar Refineries Sale
An English syndicate agent visits Hawttrax to negotiate buying the Nova Scotia and Dartmouth Sugar Refineries and possibly the St. Lawrence and Canada refineries in Montreal and the Moncton House. Offered price for the Nova Scotia plant is 850000 dollars with two thirds cash and one third stock. 50000 dollars due before August 1 and forfeitable if the purchase completes after November 1.
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Hawttrax
Nova Scotia
Dartmouth
St. Lawrence
Canada
Montreal
Moncton House
Work of the flames four fires burn Louisville area
A store fire in Louisville area at 11 am destroyed the feed store and surrounding shops, spreading through two blocks. Loss estimated at 300000 dollars with 125000 insurance. several residents burned but no fatalities. about 2000 people left homeless as six horses and a livery stable also burned.
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Louisville
Lexington
Middlesborough
Ayland
Cumber
Umd
Fire at Dupont Paper Mill in Louisville Claims Foreman
In Louisville on May 30 a blaze at Dupont's Paper Mill destroyed machinery and paper stock valued at 250000 dollars with 125000 dollars insured. Watchman Ramsey could not escape before flames spread from a paper room above the boiler. Chief loss is paper machines and stock. foreman Maurice Hearn died from a burst blood vessel while fighting the fire.
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Louisville
Dupont
Ramsey
Maurice Hearn
Lightning Strikes St Peters Church and Paris Stable
At 9 30 lightning set St Peters Catholic Church ablaze causing tower destruction while the main building escaped major harm though the Sisters and pupils of St Catharines Academy were prostrated but uninjured. A livery stable owned by Turney Clark and Mitchell in Paris burned to the ground consuming six horses and vehicles. A dwelling beside the stable also burned. Total loss estimated at 15000 dollars.
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Lexixatoxs
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Fames
St. Catharine's Academy
Roofers Strike in Brooklyn Over Eight-Hour Day
About 100 roofers in James White's Brooklyn shop walked out demanding an eight hour day instead of nine. The move, led by Walking Delegate McGuire, could trigger a wider citywide stoppage as 400 to 500 roofers are forecast to join. Bosses reportedly threaten to draft workers from Pennsylvania, while local roofers claim support within New York under a nine-hour agreement through September.
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Brooklyn
Dispatch
New York
James White
Delecate McGuire
Pennesylvania
Bishop Keene Urges Christian Patriotism at Notre Dame
The Catholic University of Washington bishop spoke to Notre Dame students on Christian Patriotism urging support for Christian state schools and political engagement. He urged students to vote from conviction and resist bribery while loving America as they love God.
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Notre Day, Inc
Bishop Keene
Catholic University of Washington
Notre Dame University
Teday
Notre Dame
America
They Want President Harrison to Bounce an Obnoxious Postmaster
The Grand Council of the United Commercial Travelers Association adopted a resolution demanding President Harrison remove John A. Place, postmaster at Oswego New York, accusing him of editorial bias in the Oswego Times. The group represents about 250 000 traveling men and appeals to the President to act.
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Harrison
Grand Council
United Commercial Travelers Association
John A. Place
Oswego
N. Y
Place
Oswego Times
Soa
To-Day's Ivene Classified Reader's Convenience Dispatch
Page by page the issue lists sections and names from PART II and PART III with items like Keeping the White House Miss Grundy In Her Little Camera The Census Taker Spain National The River News and Dramatic Dosagn It notes football in England and various notices and gossip columns highlighting titles such as The Ace of Clubs The Fireside Sphinx Youth Comes Back and Dane Gossip Of Gotham with numerous author names and page indicators.
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the Dispatch
White House
Miss Grundy
Howard Fielding
Beng Bache
Seers
Philip Woulf
Pitteborg
Lipman
Spain
Natlom
Armoy Knox
Grand Army
River News
Prince Jose Lubomimsai
Latimer
Eluide Serena Hope For
W. Shoppell
Ken
Bessie Brawele
Dane Gossip
Gotham
Clara Belle
Bayne Seizes Delegates as Primary Returns Rule
Bayne wins a large delegate majority securing renomination in the Allegheny district while Neeb and Rutan run neck and neck in a close senatorial contest. Cross charges of fraud emerge over voting and counting as the convention looms with several contests expected. Strong weather boosted turnout across Allegheny county with nominations set for Tuesday.
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Thomas M. Bayne
Neeb
Ebutan
Allegheny County
Congress
Allegheny
Pittsburg
Dalzell
James 8. Rutan
John N. Neeb
McClung
J Congress
Thomas Myne
Senate
Withinan Finn
C. W. Robison
James L. Graham
William T. Marshall
M. B. Lemon
James F.et
S. M. Lafferty
D. FE. Weaver
William Culbertson
David R. Jones
John W
Hotter-Than-Expected Returns Shape Republican Races
Alley Republican Club tallies show Colonel Thomas M. Bayne leading in the Fifteenth District with broad ward victories while Shiras trails in several precincts. In the Senate race for the Forty second district John N. Neeb leads early on but Rutan stays close and Harbison may hold sway as delegates. Contests loom as results refine Tuesday convention plans.
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Need
Rootes
Thomas M. Bayne
Allegheny Republican Club
Bayne
Shiras
Sewickley
Spring Garden
Etna
Millvale
Osborne
Tarentum
Killbuck Township
Ohio
Aleppo
East Dear
Fawn
Harrison
Leet
Rutan
John N. Neeb
Senate
Republican Club
Neeh
Neeb
Beutan
Bellevue
West Bellevue
Reserve
Killbuck
Harbison
Eborne
Arat Neeb
B. F. Byndle
Piace
Charles W. Robison
Charles A. Muehlbronner
Read
Byad
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