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22 Feb 1894
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Newspaper
The Two Republics
Location
Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico
Date
Feb 22, 1894
Page
1
A museum of curiosities offers an experience equal in interest to traveling across the land of the Montezumas, showcasing varied artifacts and stories that evoke a wide geographic span.
Washington reports Senator Murphy of New York presented a large number of petitions opposing the new tariff bill. In Fresno Chris Evans, recaptured, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Folsom after being brought into court. A Boston outbreak saw 2000 anarchists march on the state capitol demanding work, police and a government committee intervening, with no resolution. London reports the India Council weighing reopening mint and the House of Commons rejecting Lords amendments to the Employers Liability bill.
Telegrams report Rio Janeiro shows prisoners on Buxhadas island after battles with Saldanha and a dead fort commander. Yellow fever spikes in Rio with 80 to 100 daily deaths among ships and crews. Hayas dispatch notes rebel victory at Nictheroy with 18 guns captured and fires at depots. government losses 728, rebels 272. naval battle anticipated early March.
The document notes Urur guay foreign commerce in 1803 with exports at twenty seven and a half million dollars and imports at nineteen and a half million. It states the surplus favors exports by about twenty three and a half million over three years. It concludes the republic’s crisis is purely political.
Police commissary Dresch reported a letter planning suicide bombing at the Fotelauburg St Martin hotel. Dresch found a bomb. authorities believe a plot to kill him failed when it did not explode. Twelve arrests linked to Rue St Jacques blast include a man named Bus hard suspected in placing the device.
In London on Feb 21, Gladstone answered Sir Eilis Ashmead Bartlett noting there is no evidence the Brazilian insurgents formed a government deserving belligerent recognition. The Globe reports a cabinet split over navy funding with some ministers supporting current naval standards while others, including Gladstone, oppose backing an appropriation.
The chamber of deputies meets in Rome with galleries packed and Signor Zanardelli resigning the presidency. Thursday set for a successor election. Government seeks sanction to prosecute Felice Giuffrida for dangerous conspiracy and incitement. Crispi announces measures to widen the revenue. Also 230 deputies back a higher cereal tariff.
BeRuin reports the Emperor and Prince Henry arriving at Wilhelmshaven with flags adorning town and ships. New recruits sworn in amid ceremony. In Jefurg, the Brandenburg explosion victims funeral was held with crape, flags, wreaths, and tributes. Munich paper frames William visit to Bismarck as state affair.
The Oniladina society conspiracy trial in Vienna concluded with sentences for twenty prisoners to two to eight years, fifty others to two weeks to two months, and two acquittals.
An OCR pulled snippet lists futures and currency quotes from New Garans and El Paso with Mexican dollars, London exchange, bar silver, copper, lead, and shares from Mexican National Bank. It also notes periodicals such as Ladies Home Journal, Harper's Monthly, Scribner's Monthly, and Cosmopolitan.
Edward Galkozynski writes from Orizaba in February 1894, praising the city as an Alpine resort with sugar cane, bananas, and coffee nearby. He notes rapid factory growth, rail access to Veracruz and Mexico City, and a lively hotel scene at La Borda run by Mr Mohr. He highlights mountaineering lure, local geology, and vivid portraits of explorers I E Church and Von Salis, with plans for trails, bridges, and further ascent.
El Paso welcomed Congressman William Jennings Bryan? Wilson and party with little ceremony as health issues kept him on the move. A private car reception, visits by local officials, and greetings by citizens marked the brief stop before the party continued toward New Fort Bliss and the South.
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