Miners on Strike and Global News From August 1
A compilation from Washington to Winnipeg covers a Grant pallbearer note in Portland, embalmers remarks at Mount McGregor, funeral escort preparations in New York, cholera cases in Madrid, railway sabotage in Sabine Parish, ballot box theft arrests, and a Riel trial verdict.
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Joseph E. Johnston
Portland
Oregon
Merritt Belives
New York
Hancock
Governor’s Island
Jewett
Eall
North River
Cleveland
Grant
Maprip
Madrid
Spain
St. Louis
Secret Service Office
Missouri Pacific Railway
Sabine Parish
Morgan Mclaughlin
James Cumberlander
Texas and Pacific Railway
Sodas
Patrick Condon
Princeton
Ills
Chicago
Condon
Arlington
Canada
O'Keefe
Wasuinaran
Garland
Secretary of the Interior
Interior Department
Lamar
Masston
Ohto
Magsilon
Puncarnos
Loxpox
House of Commons
Cleburne drives new railway project stir state coverage
State wide notes report Cleburne agitation for a new railway while Austin endures heat records and Plano swelters. Other items include appointments, camps, waterworks receivership, crop reports, and local industry progress across Texas.
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Cleburne
Austin
Plano
Seven Day Adventists
Arlington
Sam Houston Institute
Gainesville
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Honor
Houston
Internal Revenue
Dallas
Bailey
Rockport
Iceman and customer in a chilly misunderstandin g exchange
A Brooklyn resident jokes with an ice dealer about cold weather making ice last longer and customers thinking they’re getting more. The ice seller notes shoppers fear extra charges as ice lasts longer in cool temperatures. The fragment ends with a stray line about Opera cigarettes.
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Brooklyn
New York Journal
Truth Reflected in a Well Lesson from a Boston Courier
A reminiscence quotes a Boston Courier line about the saying truth lies at the bottom of a well. The teacher’s counsel about truth lingers as students recall looking into a well to see truth’s pleasant face reflected back.
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Boston Courier
Englishman Boydell Arrested for Extortion Demands
An Englishman named Boydell was arrested in Vienna for writing to Mr. Gladstone demanding 1500 dollars before August 8. He threatened to publish private details and is alleged to have been hired by Irishmen to murder Gladstone. He also faces charges of extortion from women after childbirth.
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Vienna
Boydell
Mr. Gladstone
Dilke Faces 20000 Pound Damages in Scandal Case
London reports pending proceedings against Sir Charles Dilke over damages of 20000 pounds amid calls to avoid a public trial. Dilke is prostrated and retired to the country. The involved lady is related to Mrs. Ashton Dilke. her husband, a radical former minor officeholder, seeks a divorce and vindication of honor. The dowry was 100000 pounds from her MP father. The couple have no children and the affair dominates social chatter.
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London
Sir Charles Dilke
Ashton Dilke
House of Commons
Carla Dilkerg
Marrying for Money and the Illusion of Love
A witty exchange about marriage for wealth ends with the woman marrying an English nobleman a year later. The piece contrasts beauty and money as motives, noting the peril of love built on material rather than genuine affection. The closing lines dismiss sensational claims about Mexican defeats and urge caution against dangerous speculations.
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New York
Temple Bar
Quiet Sunday in Brownville Sunlit by Churches and Watermelons
A Sunday in Brownville featured mild weather, bustling plazas with watermelon stands, and peaceful churchgoing across St. Mary’s Catholic, Episcopal, First Presbyterian, Paine M E, and San Fernando cathedral. Clergy included Father Parisot and Rector Richardson. Thrall preached at Paine M E on Christian unity and progress.
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Father Parisot
Brownville
Father
St. Mary’s Church
Episcopal Cathedral
Richardson
First Presbyterian Church
Alexander
Paine M. E. Church
H. S.thrall
San Fernando
Bella
Alamo City
Davenport and Price Seek Criminal Libel Arrest
Fanny Davenport and her husband Ed win H. Price filed for the arrest of William Cauldwell publisher of the Mercury for criminal libel. The July 19 article described a dramatic altercation in New York involving Davenport Selina Dolaro and Harrison Gray Fiske. Price says the report is false and Fiske also sued Cauldwell. western papers reprinted the piece and Price plans action against editors.
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New York
Fanny Davenport
Edwin H. Price
Smith Today
William Cauldwell
The
Mercury
the Mercury
Mme
Selina Dolaro
Harrison Gray Fiske
New York Mirror
Peonsedes
Illinois Democrats and penalties discussed in Chicago
The New York Tribune notes that Illinois Democrats may face prison terms, with some in Chicago viewed as deserving five years, though there is doubt they will receive such sentences.
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Chicago News
Illinois
Chicago
New York ]Tribune
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