General Sherman Remains View Not Allowed at Home
Telegraphic News reports crowds gathered at General Sherman's home but viewing of the body was barred. The remains lie in a darkened receiving room as preparations continue for transfer to St Louis on Thursday. The President and cabinet were invited to attend the transfer, per Generals Stoward and Slocuw. The Times notes Sherman’s death reduces a great military figure though public esteem remains.
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Cablegraphic Agency
New York
General Sherman
Washeton
Leb
Stoward
Slocuw
St. Louis
London Times
Sherman
Almost Promised to Attend
Prensa Mexicana reports the Queen nearly promised to attend a lyantee perfor ence, her first theater visit since Prince Albert’s death. Also notes a London theft where a clerk lost £109,000 and a suspect described as well dressed led to a manhunt. Reports on Jack the Ripper rumors and Irish questions follow, with a Commons debate on Tipperary prosecutions and police actions amid public unrest. A separate item mentions a bold daytime theft from the National and Provincial Bank of England, amounting to £11,590.
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Prince Albert
London
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Bank of Zugland
Awerleca
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Sadler
White Chapel
Jack the Ripper
Political unrest in Spain as reforms loom in senate
Reports from Maparip and Madrid on February 17 reveal party gains in the senatorial elections with the government winning 130 of 160 seats and Conservative life senators elected. Silvela signals Democratic reforms, army reduction, and factory protection while royal intervention calls persist regarding papal temporal power. In naval matters, a dispute over equal mess privileges for the chief engineer on the cruiser Fatauta Isabel sparks a potential court martial.
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Madxid
Ministry of Marine Recency
Spanish Navy
ISS Imparcial
Ministry of Marine
San Pernando
Fatauta Isabel
Chili quarrel over railway funding with German bankers
Balmaceda government in Chili disputes finance from German bankers who funded railway work. Officials demand repayment in advance, threatening to halt further draws. The dispute may go to arbitration amid stalled construction.
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Cablegraphic Agency
Loxpon
Heb
Chilan
Chili
Lihuaceda Dbmands
Toxb
Rudini's Stance Praised by Newspapers in Rome
Rome February 16 The government appears stable despite doubts with all major papers praising Rudini's posture. Anbiographic Agency notes Crispi invited by Herbert L Bismarck will visit Friedrichsruhe, signaling shifting diplomatic ties.
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Anbiographic Agency
Rome
Che. Opposiiun
Pralise Rudini
Crispi
Dlerbert L Bismarck
Friedericusruhe
Bulgarian body of Podlewski found by wolves in Bulgaria
A Bulgarian newspaper reports the body of Podlewski, charged with the Paris murder of General Selisverskull, found half devoured by wolves between Puilupolis and Selyanilik. The body is identified by documents. an election is planned immediately. Rio JANIMmO reports the constitution passed a second reading and the presidential election will be held soon with candidates General De unseet and Governor Muriles of the Province de San Paulo.
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Seria
Podlewski
Selisverskull
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Puilupolis
Selyanilik
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General Deunseet
Muriles
Province
de San Paulo
Financial and Commercial Hays New Orleans to London
Market notes from New Orleans and Galveston show cotton steady and coffee firm while various sugar and molasses grades move within narrow ranges. London and New York quote Mexican dollars, silver, and bonds with exchange rates and commodity prices across regions including Galveston, El Paso, Laredo, and Mexico.
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Galveston
Cordoba
New York Standard
Louisiana
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Great Britian
London
New York
Tech
Railroad Rattle Delays and Local Railway News
The Washington through sleeper arrives in the city on the 23rd over the Central. W M Williamson of National freight celebrates his 29th birthday. Gus Williams, late earagent on the Mexican Southern, visits Mexico while headquarters shift to Puebla. Conductor Bell Hagin of Santa Fe fame plans a run here. A clerical dispute with the Rio Grande division over killed turkeys leads to a small court case. Greenville hosts railroad officials eyeing new Missouri Kansas Texas shop sites. Local talks press for rapid shop relocation near the junction of Missouri Kansas Texas and Cotton Belt, with survey and approvals in progress.
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Argentine government imposes military patrols amid unrest
The Argentine Republic reports all troops under arms after rumors of a new revolutionary plot. Cavalry patrol streets as Sent to Livoria, Preuss Mexicana London, Teb. 16. Warsaw dispatch says Prince Batterier, who killed a jealous girl, was dismissed from the army and sentenced to Siberia.
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Meenos Ayrus
Leb
London
Warsaw
Prince Batterier
Siberia
Germany to Send Warship to Chit
Germany declares intention to dispatch a man of war to Chit as the Raymond and Whitcomb excursion group arrives in Germany. The second party, totaling eighty travelers from New York and other Western states, will stay at the Hore Itur bide, with fifty rooms secured by excursion manager Mr. Wilson.
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A Sigh for the Past in Mexico City Hotels
A Gentio protest essay contrasts American and Mexican hospitality, lamenting old church walls repurposed as hotels and saloons. It depicts crumbling ruins, barred windows, fountains, and relics of devotion replaced by cast iron pipes and tramways. The piece laments cultural decay and notes Americans find Mexico’s atmosphere both exotic and troubling, with a somber tone about progress eroding heritage.
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