Tories denounced as cowards and Irish leaders defiant in trial
A government organ denounces O'Brien and Dillon as cowards while Irish leaders vow to return to prison if convicted. The trial continues as the Crown seeks heavy bail and a Superior Court appeal looms. Healy challenges procedural points amid political tension.
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Loxpox
Tipperary
Balfour
Messrs. Dillon
O'Brien
O’brien
Dillon
Timothy Healy
London Standard
Satndard
America
Messrs
Ireland
England
Farce on Police Brutality Case at Tipperary
A comedy night at Tipperary led to a court farce as police brutality victims, led by John Morley, summoned the constables for assault while the crown pressed cross summonses. The bench included an ex police officer and five police magistrates linked to the constabulary. They ruled for the police on all points and the plaintiffs withdrew in disgust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipperary
John Morley
Desault
Lamb
Famine Fund and Irish Relief Drive Gain Momentum
The famine fund and war subscription are drawing support as Ireland faces distress. Dr Brunner heads a £1000 listing with clubs urged to subscribe. Gladstonians hope to win the Eccles by election on the 22d, where miners push for an eight hour day while Tories oppose it.
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Dispatch
Loxpox
Ireland
Jackson
the Treasury
Dublin
English War Fund
Brunner
Sll
National Liberal Club
London
Gladstonians
Eccles
Gladstonian
Harrington critiques Dillon O Brien trial motives
Timothy Harrington M P. claims prosecutions act as a dodge to block Dillon and O Brien from appealing to American supporters. He says authorities aimed to jail them to thwart the American mission and that the defendants will push ahead despite bail plans. The Star defends their actions against bail criticism while English radical press questions the flight policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipperary
Timothy Harrington
M. P
Dillon-O' Brien
Dillon
O'Brien
America
O’brien
Balfour
The
Star
Messie
Extradition Talk Sparks Irish Campaign Plot
London reports claim Irish police may arrest Dillon and O'Brien before they campaign in America under extradition law. Pall Mall Gazette weighs risks, noting potential political backlash in Ireland and U S appeals, while predicting Irish American fundraising impact.
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Lexpos
London
Liverpool Post
Dillon
O'Brien
America
Pal Mail Gazette
Balfour
Dillion
O’brien
Canada
Pall Mall Gazette
England
Mr. O'Brien
Minister Lincoln Returns to London After Scottish Visits
Minister Lincoln goes back to London after a brief tour visiting American barons with Scottish estates. He called on Forbes-Leir at Evyvie Castle Ames Van Wart at Aldourne Castle Inverness and Bradley Martinet Balmacaan Inverness during the October 11 period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Scotland
Mr. Forbes-Leir
Evyvie Castle
Ames van Wart
Aldourne Castle
Inverness
Bradley Martinet Balmacaan
Their Mysterious Departure Theories Survive
October 11 report notes Messrs Dillion and O'Brien were not aboard the La Bourgogne bound for New York from Havre. No reliable word on their exact exit from the country, though a popular theory suggests they slipped onto a yacht and boarded a steamer offshore.
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Cusiix
Messrs. Dillion and
O'Brien
la Bourgogne
Havre
New York
Judge Gordon E. Cole Dies in London En Route Home
St Paul Minnesota judge Gordon E. Cole died in London after medical treatment for a liver complaint. His body is embalmed and traveling on the Atlantic toward the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon E. Cole
St. Paul
Mino
London
Atlantic
United States
Agitation Over McKinley Bill Sends French Cities On Edge
Paris reports rising ire in Lyons and Bordeaux over tariff provisions. Deputies debate direct senate elections and tax compliance by religious orders. Rumors of a US France reciprocity pact stir press and officials as Reid hosts a banquet for artists and officials.
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Lyons
Bordeaux
Reid
Paris
Laurent
M. Rouvier
Finance
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
M. B. Bisson
United States
France
M. Lockroy
America
M. Ribot
Whitelaw Reid
Met d’Ordre
la France
Blaine
Comte de Paris
MM. Joseph Beinach
Magnard
Bonnat
Jerome
Carolus Duran
Madrazo
Auguste Cain
Dana
London Dockers Strike Over Wages Escalate
A section of London dockers, paid 15 shillings daily for unloading acorn cargo, demanded a 50 percent rise for two steamers, Grecian and Towerhill. Dockers refuse, leaders clash, owners threaten to expel workers. After Tillett and Mann rule against the men, owners concede a 25 percent raise as work resumes. The episode shows leaders losing hold and hints at a winter of more labor strife.
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Lowpox
London Dockers
Grecian
Towerhill
Wnion
Tillett
Mann
Deman
London Docker
Iabor
Employers’ Association
Russian Professor Lethal Lecture Suicide
A Russian medical professor, Koucharsky, ended a lecture by drinking poison in front of his class in St. Petersburg. He warned students of imminent death, attempted antidotes failed, and he died within two minutes. He leaves a wife and two children. burial will be state funded.
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Lowdow
St.Petersburg
Koucharsky
Koncharsky
St. Petersburg
Honors to Mrs Booth Royal funeral for Salvation Army leader
London reports Mrs Booth dies as Salvation Army leader gains unprecedented publicity. Thousands visit Salvation Hall daily to view the coffin and newspapers print lengthy tributes. Her funeral is planned at Olympia with 25,000 expected attendees and an Abney Park Cemetery interment following a pageant likened to royal occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Abney Park Cemetery
Paavline 1 Opera Company at the Grand Opera House
The Paavline 1 Opera Company performs Amorita and Erminie this week at the Grand Opera House. Walter Anderson invites orders for English suitings and Scotch tweeds, offering blankets and comfortable wear as promotional items with striking prices.
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Paavline 1 Opera Company
Grand Opera House
Amorita
Erminie
Walter Anderson
Canal to Connect Pittsburg and Lake Erie Sparks Interest
Washington circles heatedly discuss a canal to link Pittsburg with Lake Erie for deep ships cargo. Commodore Romer notes strategic value for merchant routes, while engineers weigh water supply and cost versus rail savings backed by 1824 copper plate surveys.
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Chicago
New York
Pittsburg
Lake Ere
Pennsylvania Commissioners
Erie Canal
Big Bend
Shenango
Big Beaver Creek
Ohio
Big Beaver
Conneaut Lake
Fraanklin
Little Conneaut
French Creek
Lake Erie
Elk Creek
Randall Club Set to Mark Sixth Anniversary in New Club Rooms
The Randall Club celebrates six years since its 1884 formation with an anniversary program at its new 432 Duquesne Way rooms on Thursday at 8 o clock. Founders and past leaders will attend, with a club history reading by President F. J. Weixel, music, recitations, and speeches from Allegheny county Democrats.
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Randall Club
Duquesne Way
St. Charles
John J. McCaffrey
J.J. Flannery
J. E. McCrickett
John J. O'Leary
Smithfield Street
Sixth Avenue
James McAuley
James J. Flannery
John E. McCrickart
J. Pressley Fleming
F. J. Weixel
Allegheny County
Supreme Court ruling bars segregation in public eateries
The Michigan Supreme Court rules that colored patrons may not be discriminated against in Detroit restaurants. Ferguson, with a companion, faced refusal of service at a table. the court reverses a lower judgment, ordering a new trial on damages. Justice Moore wrote the opinion.
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Lansmeg
Supreme Court
Ferguson
Wayne Circuit Court
Moore
Long horseback ride by railroad official begins three week trek
Frank M. Tunner chief clerk to Superintendent A B Starr of the P F W & C R R starts from Pittsburg on a Kentucky thoroughbred for a three week journey. He plans visits to Chambersburg Gettysburg Washington and returns via Cumberland Uniontown and Connellsville. He has stopped at Greensburg Blue Rock Stogerstown Everett Bedford and McConnellsburg and covers about 50 miles daily. He reports scenery and trip as prand.
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Frank M. Tunner
A. B. Starr
Pittsburg
Kentucky
Chambersburg
Gettysburg
Washington, D. C
Cumberland
Uniontown
Connellsville
Greensburg
Blue Rock
Stogerstown
Everett
Bedford
MacConnellsburg
Cremation Cheaper Than Burial Sparks Funeral Debate
Medieval style debate unfolds as Pittsburg undertakers argue cremation saves money. Reports show furnace fees of 40 dollars for adults and 25 for children, urn costs from 3 to 8, plus hearse and carriage charges. A local director notes profits exist but warns costs still rise with tastes and display.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny County
Undertakers’ Union
Dex
Condemned Himself How He Traveled the Way of Crime and Reform
A prisoner Owen McNally awaiting sentence tells how his descent began in Morganza and a workhouse, learning theft from associates. He explains hardship drove crimes and seeks honesty after eight years in Western Penitentiary with a four cent fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen McNally
Bar of Justice
Soner
Morganza
Western Penitentiary
Para’s Suburban Culture and Opera Life in Brazil
American travelers report Para as a mix of refined suburbs and tropical estate life with elegant Nazareth Avenue lined by mango trees and palm avenues. The Opera House hosts Italian trained singers and a Brazilian contract subsidy, while churches receive state support.
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Para
Brazil
Washington
Capitol
Museum
White House
Capital
Nazareth Avenue
Tealinna
Italy
Victor Hugo
Philadelphia
Pittora
Para Aus Fine
Judge rules over Little Acme wage and supply cases
Judge Acheson of the United States Court ruled that stranded crew wages must be sought from the Beaver county Sheriff who seized and restrained the steamer Little Acme. The court found no jurisdiction over supplies as the vessel operated within domestic Beaver river waters, outside Assembly authority.
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Beaver River
To order and a perfect fit at TiFicial Sims Co
A request to order and obtain a perfect fit is noted for TiFicial Sims Company located at 909 Penn age near Ninth Street in Pittsburgh.
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Sims Mro. Co
Penn Age
Ninthst
Pittsburg
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Superior Court
Chegymm
Acton
the Famine Fund
ME. Harrington
Jbt Dunlap's Cable Company
APS Cable Company
Dispatca
Dillon and
Docker
Mrs. Booth
Salvationist
Shy Cable
P.C
C. C
Prrtssvure Conpixation Clothing Company
Cor. Grant and Diamond Sts
the Court House
Hucus & Hacks
Ussu
WaAsuinetos
Board of Commissioners
Turtle
United States Corps of Engineers
T. P. Robertson
Conneaut Leke
Edinburgh Review
New Castle
Romer
the Navy
Mena
Isles
Mississippi
Lightner
Wuwopal
Hercules Campbell
Cincinnati
Hercules
Eurystheus
Augeas
Elis
Alpheus
Peneus
Ussu Huous & Hacks
Pauline Hall Opera Co
Haven & Kernan
Water St
Owen M'Nally
Judge White
Kerbey
San Jose
Airtrade
Florida
the Para Opera House
Beaver
Judge Acheson
Little Acme
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