Russian Influence Grows in China Threatening Anglo Saxon Power
Washington reports indicate Slavonic influence dominates China’s development, with British influence fading as Russia asserts control. Li Yuan Chang loses favor while the Nankin viceroy leads opposition. the imperial council gains limited powers, delaying a new commercial treaty with Japan.
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Washington
Ofvemals
East
Russia
China
United States
Great Britain
Roscher
Lord Kimberly
Jienorant Naise
Nankin
Chivas
Japan
Numel
Hiteh
Jpanese
Postoffice Statistics Show Western States Lead In Growth
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General reports year end figures with Oklahoma and Indian Territory recording the largest increases in post offices while Kansas shows the greatest declines. Establishments and closures are listed for Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and the Territory along with clerk resignations and moves. A peaceful year is forecast though robberies total 1 561 offices and related facilities were affected by the Coole pang gang.
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Winsit Netan
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahomia
Missour
Territory
Alissouri
Olklahoma
Penneylvania
New York
Ohio
Virginia
North Carolina
Coole
TO REFORM THE LORDSalleged Conservative Aims
The Daily Chronicle reports Liberal leaders plan to make the Lords elective using Scottish peer precedent or a Commons backed upper chamber. It notes potential for peers to vote in and influence the Lords prerogatives. In a separate item, Daniel McConnell aged 41 was fatally run over by a Missouri Pacific freight train near Leavenworth Kansas while possibly sleeping on a truck.
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Alleoged Conservativoe Vians
Tonvox
The
Daily Chronicle
Liberal Party
House of Lords
House of Commons
Chronicle
Leavenwents
Kan
Daniel McConnell
Missouri Pacific
Lyne
Tax Exemption for Veteran Pension Property Upheld by Judge Parker
In Kinastown New York on Sept 28 Judge Alton B Parker ruled on exemption from taxes for property bought with veteran pension funds. The decision settles whether veterans may owe taxes on such assets under state law.
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Kinastown
Alton B. Parker
Sperma
Irish National Alliance formed at convention in America
The convention adopted a program for forming military companies to preserve Irish spirit and prepare for action in distress. It created the Irish National Alliance with officers led by President Waliant Lyman and a wide executive council from across the United States. The gathering closed with the singing of a new Irish song and the anthems America and God Bless Ireland.
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Trish
Trinhrave
Ingland
J O Connell
Careago
Committee On Organization
Upd Wasys
Irith National Alliance
Ireland
Tower of
Minneota
Martin Kelly
Tennessee
Vangan
Wisconsin
Sheehy
San Fransisco
M Kennedy
Anaconda
Mont
Homas
Aunelon
Ohio
Thomas JT Greevy
America
Culberson Calls Special Session Over Prize Fight Law
Governor Culberson issues a proclamation for a special session of the Texas Legislature on October 1 to pass a law prohibiting prize fighting, aiming to resolve court conflicts and enforce immediate prohibitions, with other matters to be considered under the constitution. The move follows disputes between the state’s high courts and a pending mandamus case.
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Austun
Texas
Culberson
Corbett-Fitzsimmons
Court of Criminal Appeals
Supreme Court
Leggslature
Surplus in Treasury Follows September Receipts Trend
The September government statement likely shows a surplus of about 2 million dollars as receipts reach 26.25 million while expenditures rise slowly. Only June and October diverged, with October expected to show a deficit near 4 million due to pension and interest payments. The treasury reports a $50,000 gold loss to Canada, leaving reserves at 9.013 million.
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Wasminerox
Canada
To Lie Near Kit Carson
Ar rangements made to remove the remains of Colonel Albert Senry Pfeiffer from Del Norte to Santa Fe National Cemetery with government expenses. He will be buried beside Kit Carson at Santa Fe, honoring a wish expressed before his death.
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Put Norte
Albert Senry Pfeiffer
del Norte
National Cemetery
Santa Fe
I’ Teiffer
Kit Carson
Saenth Pe
Pleiffer
Aged Atchison Man Fatally Struck by Train
Lee aged 92 of Atchison Kansas was fatally injured when struck by a Missouri Pacific passenger train today. He was described as the city's oldest resident and the incident occurred in Atchison near the railroad crossing.
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Atchisox
Kan
Lee
Missouri Pacific
Atchison
Trinshaw Murder Trial Sees High Front-Seat Prices
In Danville Indiana during the Trinshaw murder trial front seats sold for two dollars each. A meteor flashed over Mot Springs Arkansas with a bright light and hissing sound accompanying it.
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Trinshaw
Danville
Ind
Mot Springs
Ark
Wrongs of the Green Isle Prompts Irish Grievance Motion
A text titled Declaration of Principles voices Irish grievances against Great Britain as the Iilen Now group calls for Erin’s freedom. The document frames open hostility and urges action during the night to dress the arms and defend national aims.
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Iilen
Erin
Green Isle
Lse
Great Britain
Irish Declaration of Principles at Trish-Amer ican Convention
At Cucano on Sept 27 the Trish-American convention debated platform resolutions and ways and means for national organization. Read by ONeill Ryan, the "Declaration of Principles" voices Ireland as a sovereign nation. It denounces English rule, calls for independence by any means, and urges support from Irish and American allies.
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Cucano
Committee On
Committee On Ways and Means
Oneill Ryan
St. Louis
Ireland
Europe
England
Agaiin
Irwland
United States
Ryan
Cuba
Gaelic League
National Literary Society
Gaelic Societies
Important change in immediate transportation goods rules
Washington officials announce a new regulation allowing importers to alter the destination of goods destined for interior U S points upon arrival. Under prior practice goods could be sent for examination only at the port of arrival. now they may be moved to another interior port, enabling advantageous market changes.
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WaAsnrnaton
Customs Service
United States
Revenue Receipts Show Major Fall in July August
The monthly statement by the commissioner of internal revenue reports total receipts for July and August this year at 25,742,523 versus 51,025,404 in the same months of 1891. This marks a drop of 26,182,681 or over 50 percent. The August net decrease alone is 14,203,50.
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Wasiiotox
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Defense of Durrant Case Sparks Courtroom Discussion
The defense in the Durrant case argued against guilt with remarks from Attorney Die and a notable accusation about handwriting similarity between papers and a pastor's notes. They claimed the marks on a belfry dye and a tool in a pastor's study linked to others and challenged circumstantial evidence while asserting the defendant's innocence and requesting liberty.
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Sawlavemeo
John George Cobson
Emanuel Church
Blanche Lamont
Dupre
Tecumucl
John Ceorre Gibson
Durrant
Vogel
Wes
Leah
Mrs. Crosset
Quinlan Oppenheim
Phillips
Shepdore Durrant
Missing girl names priest in Missouri case
St Joseph Missouri Sept 27 Mando Sterdel missing since Sunday night Placed under priest Father Dominick Wagner pastor of St Marys Catholic church named by widow as abducting the girl Police and detectives fail to obtain arrest warrant Wagner denies knowledge Neighbors threaten mob over whereabouts Wagner rumored heir to German fortune plans retirement and possible elopement with girl
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St. Joseph
Mando Sterdel
Dominick Wagner
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Ile
Chicago
Dreidel
Wagner
Germany
Tu reunion brisk second day with notable speakers
Latova Kansas on September 27 marked a successful second day of the G A Tu reunion. Senator Peffer Congressman Calderhead Bernard Kelly and others spoke in the afternoon. Senator Peffer predicted a service pension bill passing Congress before his term ends. J R Burton spoke at the Sons of Veterans meeting. Morrill and Ingalls planned to be here Friday as state and regimental reunions continue.
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Latova
Kan
G. A. Tu
Senator Peffer
Calderhead
Bernard Kelly
Gas price cut shocks Kansas City as Philadelphia Gas Trust slashes rates
In Kansas City Philadelphia Gas Trust drops price to fifty cents per 1 090 cubic feet. It marks the largest gas price reduction in U.S. history and is tied to a planned supply by December 15. The move follows prior competition in other regions. Julius S Edwards notes Western canned goods farmers expect potato yields to fall to one third of last year with prices rising before year’s end.
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Kansas City
Philadelphia Gas Trust
America
LiaAvenwork
Kan
Julius. S. Edwards
Western Canned Goods Parkers’ Association
Valkyrie to Spend Winter in Atlantic Race Spin
Lord Duniven orders the Valkyrie NT prepared for winter Atlantic staging to rival Defender and appease critics. In Atchison Kansas the Corn Jubilee attracts the largest crowd yet with extensive corn decorations and up to 1,000 visitors expected as excursion trains arrive.
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Valiyrie
Fiero
New York
Dun‘iven
Atlantic
Atchison, Kan
Atchison
Franco-Russia Alliance Threatens European War
Berlin reports the Kreuz Zeitung says the Franco-Russian alliance is now a top political factor and could trigger war at any moment. The signal for hostilities would come from Paris, not St. Petersburg, amid signs of weak leadership in Russia.
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Europe
Herald
Berlin
Kreuz Zeitung
Paris
St. Petersburg
Irish Liberty Proposed Standing Army At Convention
Delegates at the Irish Convention elected officers and debated credentials. J L Finnerty urged an Irish American standing army with camps nationwide to march for liberty, while objections blocked adding O Donovan Rossa as vice president. Enthusiasm surged for the plan to organize youths into military camps nationwide.
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Trish Liberty
Cricino
Trish
Chasen
J. L. Finnerty
D. 1 Sutton
J. I Keating
So Low McGrevy
J.C. Strap
Secretaris
J. M. Jacumneddys
Montana
Urien
St Paul
Cod
Driscall
New Haven
Judee
Holyoce
Cornelius Harding
Pittsburg
Paul M. Sheedy
Juln Abadden
Avention
Ertygens
Adletheny
County
O'Donovan Rossa
Russa
Ireland
Ile
Pension list grows as new names added in Wallington
In Wallington on September 26 the pension roll shows about 1000 more names than dropped out, with back pay and arrears on new pensions. Commissioner Lochren had expected a stable or slightly reduced total, but active adjustments and lower death rates kept the overall amount near last year’s level despite added names.
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Wallington
Lochren
Russia to Open Large Bank in Pekin and Shanghai
Report from London on September 26 states under czarist approval a Russian bank with large capital will soon open in Pekin with a Shanghai branch. Prominent Russian financiers and merchants are involved, and the charter has been issued. The move signals Russia seeks commercial and political power in the Far East, challenging British influence.
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London
Pekin
Shanghai
Russia
Enghind
Pastor Impugned in Durrant Trial Murder Charge
The defense in Theodore Durrant's trial opened with Eugene Duprey alleging Reverend John George Gibney pastor of Emanuel Baptist church killed Blanche Lamont. London Pall Mall Gazette comments on the Irish Nationalist convention in Chicago and notes lingering doubts about the movement and English response.
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Las Enancivco
Theodore Durrant
Eugene Duprey
John George Gib- 500
Mmanuel Baptist Church
Blanche Lamont
Northern Pacific Receivers Resign in Wisconsin
Tenry C. Payne Thomas I. Oakes and Il C. Neause, receivers of the Northern Pacific railroad, tendered their resignations to Judge Jenkins. The judge will consider the matter and decide Friday the 27th.
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Minwavanr
Wis
Tenry C. Payne
Thomas I. Oakes
Il C. Neause
Northern Pacific Railroad
Jude Jenkins
Jenkins
Senator Elkins Injured in Bicycle Fall
Senator Stephen L. Elkins from Kiveneep West Virginia fell from a bicycle and injured his ankle severely enough to travel by special train to New York City for surgical treatment.
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Kiveneep
W. Va
Stephen L. Elkins
New York City
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