16 Jun 1883
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Newspaper
Santa Fe New Mexican Review
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1883
Page
1
The readable text portrays a Saturday edition note from a colonial era publication with scattered names and headings. Provisional proprietors and a column header signal a grouped local news brief. The fragmentary OCR omits clear events or dates.
The piece surveys tensions between Mexico and European powers led by Britain over debt repudiation linked to Maximilian era loans. It notes Mexico's firm stance, the U S and other nations' support for repudiation, and Britain’s cautious diplomacy. It also describes upcoming celebrations in Florida and Santa Fe with tribal performances and the broader political climate in 1860s foreign affairs.
A Kansas City thunderstorm and a fatal railway yard accident headline the day. Yardmaster James N Darrow of the Kaw Valley division is killed at Union Depot while directing a wakeup of a train, as storms disrupt trade and transport across the region.
A Victoria Hall entertainment in Sunderland Durham ends in tragedy as 178 children die in a crowd crush after a stairs bottleneck. Young victims aged four to fourteen crowding toward exits caused a fatal stampede and suffocation amid scenes of shock and mourning.
The article notes special trains from Las Vegas to Santa Fe for opening ceremonies, Trinidad to Santa Fe for the Fourth parade, and return trips. It mentions reduced round trip rates from Kansas City, Pueblo, and Denver, plus freight and exhibit movements, coal deliveries, and preparations for the Grand Army reunion in Denver with group travel plans.
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