Whites and Natives on the West Coast War Clash
London press signals a shift in Anglophone attitudes toward America as the Stars and Stripes gain cheering status in theaters and public events. The piece notes anti American sentiment fading, the Samoa Berlin conference, and displays of national flags with American middies parading to the footlights. The Waller banquet honors the U S Consul General and the Star Spangled Banner receives rousing applause from a large audience.
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Loxspox
America
London
New York
Berlin
United States
Washington
Euny
Fred Grant
Duke of New castle Divorce Case Draws Public Interest
A reported divorce case involving the Duke of New castle draws public attention as England considers public proceedings. The matter surfaces amid rumors of a pressured marriage and potential sensational coverage. The Empress of Austria is mentioned in a separate dispatch noting an illness and upcoming stay.
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NT Carr
Lospex
Duke of Newcastle
England
The Dogs of War on Africa West Coast
A May dispatch reports brutal fighting on the West Coast of Africa as natives and whites slaughter each other. British officials are blamed for sending native allies after the Dalrymple shooting, with intertribal warfare worsening as German gunboats join the violence and strike towns along the Calabar river.
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Africa
Crerle
House of Commons
Dalrymple
Old
Id Calabar
Royal Academy Show Attracts Gentry While Bo Not Invited
Private view day at the Royal Academy drew many distinguished visitors including Mr Gladstone and Liberal leaders. General Bo did not attend and reportedly was not invited. The exhibition centers on young artists with Orchardson’s Young Duke drawing the most notice for its detailed, prophetic portrayal of a French duke’s coming of age amid lavish peers.
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O'Brien
Bim
Lowpox
Royal Academy
London
Mr. Gladstone
Academy
Orchardson
Sargent
Grant
Win Arnold
Religious Circles Aflutter in England Amid Quadruple Divines Row
A lively British religious stir unfolds with clergy feuds. Spurgeon attacks Dr. Clifford over attendance at South Place Chapel. Clifford plans a reply from his pulpit. Parker and Berry clash over Bradlaugh and duty. The Brooklyn pastorate dispute grows as American sermons are cited. The quarrel continues with evolving allegations and rebuttals.
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Sorpos
Potter
Spurgeon
Clifford
The
Baptist Union
South Place Chapel
Moncure Conway
Er Pace
America
Rantable
Bane
O'Brien Sues for Libel in Watford Speech
William O'Brien files suit for damages claiming libel from a Watford speech by the Premier. Papers served on Lord Salisbury are cited along with Parnell Commission commentary. London newspapers published the remarks and named witnesses, fueling the allegation.
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Watford
Dispatch
William O’brien
Lord Salisbury
Parnell
Parnell Commission
O’brien
London
Royal Bavarian Prince Otters Saves Drowning Woman
In Mainz Lexpos May 4 the Bavarian royal family gains praise for Prince Otters a Teceno payment servant who rescued a drowning woman at imminent risk of his life.
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Lexpos
Bavaria
Prince Otters
Prison Escapee Nabbed in Matron’s Clothes
Detectives capture a clever young woman who slipped from prison wearing the matron’s attire after a lengthy pursuit. She faced charges connected to her attempted escape and the disappearance of a purse.
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Loxpos
Dustin
Forerunner of Jack the Ripper Report Emerges
May 4 Londoners are alerted by a disturbing event described as a forerunner of Jack the Ripper. The notice notes a tense atmosphere and growing public concern about violent crime in the city.
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Jack the Ripper
Fay
Royal Drawing Rooms Highlight Queen and Princess Attire
A Queen held a drawing room in Lorpox with another planned for May 14 and a third on the 26 for the Princess of Wales. The Queen appeared amiable in Hyde Park, bouquets grew lavishly, and several girls fainted from the heat and exhalations.
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Lorpox
Princess of Wales
Gayety
London
Hyde Park
Perone
Wilson
A Life of One Year Jubilee Juggins Biography
Lorrow reports on Benton known as Jubilee Juggins planning to write his life story. He inherited a fortune, squandered a million and a half in a year, and now hides from the world. He boasts of never wearing a shirt twice and funds his modest $12 weekly income from a modest annuity.
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Lorrow
Young Benton
Jubilee Juggins
H E
Spendthrift Lord Bateman’s Son Declares Bankruptcy
May 4 Lospon report details Captain the Honorable Spencer Hanbury eldest son of Lord Bateman facing $250,000 in liabilities and $1,500 in assets. He lived on $10,000 a year, lost about $100,000 at cards and $100,000 betting, despite stopped allowances and Tattersall betting ban.
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CABLE
Distatch
Lospon
Spencer Hanbury
Lord Bateman
Papa Bateman
Tattersall’s
Murder for Insurances Convulses Assizes Theme
Judges in the recent assizes denounce the rising child murder rate in Midland districts. Many cases involve insurers as a motive with parents claimed to have accidentally overlain infants. The piece calls for a bill to curb or ban infantile life insurances.
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Loxpon
Smallpox and fever warnings spread through Italian towns
A Florentine correspondent warns Americans against visiting Siena and other Italian towns as smallpox and scarlet fever run rampant. The alert notes Florence and Milan are likewise affected, signaling a widespread health concern.
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Sicily
Lorpon
Florentine
Old Town
Siena
Florence
Milan
The Chances Favor A Dancer Miss Phyllis Broughton
Negotiations and legal maneuvers surround Miss Phyllis Broughton a comic opera dancer with a prominent social circle and lawyers involved as Viscount Dangan’s allies seek a settlement or verdict in a breach of promise case for fifty thousand dollars.
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Mise Broughton
Lexpos
Dangan
Phyllis Broughton
Ais Ae
Emperor William Dodges About Amid Hunting in Silesia
The German Emperor hunted today on Count Hochberg’s estates in Upper Silesia and then departed for Kiel to be near his brother’s newborn. He planned to return to Breslau and remain under Bismarck’s gaze as reported by cable.
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Emperor William &Till
Dierareen
Lorpor
Germany
Count Hochberg
Upper
Silesig
Kiel
Biemarck
Gould No Pessimist Defends Wealth as Public Benefit
Jay Gould rejects Bishop Potter’s critique of wealth and plutocracy arguing the rich can benefit the nation by keeping capital at home. He cites progress in science and industry, defends American governance, and says work and enterprise, not inherited wealth, build leaders. He downplays fears of plutocracy and notes rail, steam, and new city growth show national advancement.
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Jay Gould
Bishop Potter
Washington
Stephenson
Darlington
Dr. Potter
Gould
President Harrison Defends Brother Appointment as Marshal
In telegram form from Washington dated May 4, President Harrison said his brother’s name was the sole candidate for the Tennessee marshal post. He argued no reason to reject a brother appointee and noted other criticisms of D S Alexander for Buffalo district post. Critics claim the choice lacks New York backing and favors personal ties over local merit.
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Washigeton
Tennessee
Harrison
The
United 4
Alexander
Beory
Buffalo
New York
Ohio
the Treasury
Cleveland
President Harrison Commutes Death Sentences for Three Men
Washington May 4 The President has commuted to life imprisonment the capital sentence of one colored murderer from this city and granted respite to two others, all to be hanged yesterday. Attorney General Miller says the President is not opposed to capital punishment and requires full guilt proof before execution.
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Isprosal
Distatch
Washineton
Harrison
Miller
Green
Ted
Presentation to the President by Harrison Zouaves
The Harrison Zouaves of Chico California a group of 48 young ladies in uniform sent a portion of its members to Washington for a presentation in the private secretary's office Their frames and lines of feature are described as tastefully arranged in the temporary display Ex Congressmen Lyman K Bass is reported dying at the Buckingham Hotel New York after six months residence there
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Harrison Zouaves
Chico
Cal
Lymor EK
Bass
Sprclal
New Yeak
Lyman. K. Bass
Buckingham Hotel
Oklahoma land rush myth taints price at twenty five cents
A dispatch from Washington reports critics questioning the Oklahoma land rush claims and the value of Montana lands offered as alternatives. Officials note 17,500,000 acres in the Milk River valley, but readers are warned the area may be poor for farming, with tribes slated for reservations and stock grazing emphasized as the primary industry.
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Oklahoma
Montana
Wasnixcrom
Great Milk River Valley Reservation
Mississippi River
Gros Ventre
Blood
Blackfeet
Ft. Peck
Ft. Belknap
Dakota
Peck
Messrs. Wright
Daniels and
Larrabee
Montans
Sullivan plans training start after final cigar before Ki On fight
New York May 4 John L Sullivan says he will quit smoking after this cigar and begin serious training for his Monday fight with Ki On. He considers roughing it on the Long Island shore and hints at weighing about 300 pounds in street clothes.
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New York
John L. Sullivan
Illustrated News
Long Island
Thompson daughter’s marriage shocks small town
In Jacnsos Mississippi on May 4 a sensational report spread that Thompson, daughter of a bishop, had run away with a married man. The incident stirred local gossip as details emerged about the pair.
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Jacnsos
Miss
Tae Ee Thompson
Bishop
Yonavius Rolling Over
Naples May 4 The volcano of Vesuvius erupts sending ash and smoke over the city as residents seek shelter and authorities issue safety advisories amid growing concerns of lava flow and volcanic activity.
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Naples
Vesu
Illinois Steel Company Formed from Three Plant Merger
The Illinois steel merger completes with the formation of the Illinois Steel Company capitalized at 25 million dollars with 18 million paid in. North Chicago Rolling Mill 54 percent Joliet Steel 26 percent Union Steel 20 percent. Directors include Ford Mass Nathaniel Thayer Francis Blodgett C. W. Potter and others. The new executive committee governs operations and all plants will stay running to diversify output and avoid market glut.
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Ilinois Sil Company
Haunolng
Ufiers
Curenco
Illinois
McLinois Steel Company
America
North Chicago Rolling Mill Company
Joliet Steel Company
Union Steel Company
Ford
Mass
Nathaniel Thayer
Boston
Francis Blodgett
C. W. Potter
F. C. Potter
H.H. Porter
J. C. Morse
W. B. Sterling
John Crerar
Marshall Field
Chicago
Alezander J. Leith
New York
Richard C. Hannah
Vanderbilt i
O. W. Potter
A. J. Keith
J. ©. Morse
E. O C. Potter
Joliet
Pisot
Milwaukee
Dodge
Chainman
New Standard Oil Trust Controls White Lead Firms
New York reports the White Lead Trust includes most U S firms producing up to 1000 tons annually. Southern White Lead, Collier and Co of St Louis, and Atlantic White Leads with Linseed Oil Co are not yet included. John D Rockefeller and Henry H Rogers directed the consolidation.
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Dispatch
New York
United States
White Lead Trust
Southern White Lead Company
St. Louis
Collier & Co
8. Louis
Atlantic White Leads and Linseed Oil Company
R. Colgate & Co
John D. Lewisony
Philadelphia
Eckstein
Cincinnati
Ee Lonces
Charles Pratt
John Daeckinenae A
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Pis
Bold English Lad Robs Bank Of Metropolis In Broad Daylight
A young English lad about 18 snatched a $500 bundle of bills from a Bank of the Metropolis depositor this afternoon. Inspector Byrnes signaled officers who pursued to Union Square where shots were fired into the ground. The boy was captured by three policemen and locked up for inquiry.
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New York
Bank of the Metropolis
Inspector Byrnes
Broadway
Union Square
Contents of This Issue A Guide for Rapid Readers
The page outline describes changes in newspaper layout and advertising sections. It notes transfer of classified ads to later pages, with references to Part I and Part II pages, sport and telegraphic news, society gossip, military notes, science features, and various columnists.
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Thz
Sporting Review
Admiral Butler backs claim of Admiral Porter cowardice at New Orleans
The Herald will publish General Butler’s talk naming Admiral Porter as the officer who ran away during Farragut’s passage at New Orleans. Butler recounts the moment, Porter’s order to abandon, and the fleet’s retreat while Confederate batteries fired, with Butler aboard the Saxony observing the action.
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General Butler
New Orleans
Admiral Porter
Mr. Porter
Bostrom
the Herald
Forta
Farry Gut
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