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Newspaper
The Two Republics
Location
Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico
Date
Jul 17, 1894
Page
1
A visit to the museum of curiosities proves as engaging as a tour across the land of the Montezumas, offering a wide array of remarkable artifacts that capture broad curiosity and attention.
Washington reports the tariff conference has advanced to a stage where key compromises are settled. Pottery rates rise five percent to House levels, Senate rates on glassware are restored, and lead remains at four and a quarter cents per pound. Additional dispatches note pilgrims to Rome and Lourdes, California rail operations resuming on timer, labor unrest with mixed outcomes, and a $400,000 gold allocation for preliminary port works in Monrovia.
July dispatches from Berlin and Hamburg report Germany tightening tariff barriers on Cuban tobacco amid a Spain trade dispute and a Russian post August 1 port departure rule. Emperor William plans a voyage from Bergen to Wilhelmshaven then Isle of Wight. A German scientist Helmholtz is said to be paralyzed on his left side. Freedom thinker society in Berlin is suppressed. The Hamburg press hosts critical features on Oswald Blemark and Potsdam court intrigue. Berlin and Potsdam society near upheaval.
July 16 dispatches report arms arriving at Colon then shifting to a vessel for the Mosquito coast. Aguello, envoy from Zalaya, reaches San Jose to seek accord with Iglesias. At Corn Island martial law is in force after a clash where Jamaican Russell and others resisted police, violence ensued, the governor fled, and British troops restored order. Jamaicans briefly seized the government house before reinforcements ousted them. A Jamaican fighter named Jackson is among the wounded. Nicaraguans view it as a pretext for foreign intervention.
July reports from Vis Galveston and Via Gilveston note minister of marine Paure left Toulon to direct inquiries into a fire at the Arsenal. Authorities suspect an anarchist plot. Corsican police report Luchesi detained as a suspected editor killer. A lone man near Toulon works is shot dead after no reply. London police warn of new anarchist activity and international cooperation plans.
The Buenos Aires governor says European reports of a cabinet re sign are unfounded and aimed at market speculation. The freight market is collapsing with wheat to Liverpool at shillings and tonnage exceeding demand. The papers praise Cleveland for ending Chicago troubles and warn archy followers. Finance Minister Serry reports reserves at 29 million dollars and plans a two million reduction in 1805 expenditures.
London dispatch notes England did not offer to mediate between China and Japan and reports that other powers may press for settlement. Russia seeks Corea neutrality as Unionist press doubts government defeat in Commons. Queen's Prize shooting contest opens at Bisley with 1900 competitors.
In Phoenix park a mass meeting urged the Dublin municipal council to elect O Donovan Roasa as city marshal and record their protest against his treatment in prison under an Irish context dated July 16 via Galveston.
Civil engineer T L Henderson says Tehuantepec Isthmus railroad nearing completion with a planned August 1 driving of the last spike. He notes Mexican labor predominates, with Chinese workers failing climate tests, and predicts strong local traffic before a possible sale to a railroad magnate. Mexico's harbors to be improved for ocean vessels.
In Rome on July 16 reports say a French bank scandal more significant than the Banca Romana affair will soon be revealed. Political circles are stirred.
An intimate ceremony in Monterey unites Capt Francisco Beltran and Miss Sarah Joseph. Beltran, a chief engineer and aide to Gen Reyes, designed the prebentary building and Casino Club rooms. The couple depart for a two month bridal tour. Separately, Prof O H Hufford and teachers from Texas visited Garcia Cave, exploring its vast subterranean chambers and admiring stalagmites stalactites and alabaster incrustations.
A fire destroyed the Politsanio and a small theatre in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. Eleven people died and several were injured. A lieutenant aboard the warship Sousa Pinta was sentenced to ten months in jail for involvement in the revolution.
From Valparaiso July 16 via Galvas ton sources say a portion of rifes and munitions bought from Chile by the Houador last year are now in the hands of Peru’s Perols faction. Spanish minister Arcos to return to Spain soon. Government bullion funds rise rapidly. Ovinage to begin after receiving dies from Trance.
Spot cotton prices in New Orleans rise for middling grades as buyers react to market tone. Mexican dollar rates and silver prices move in London and New York while Mexican national bank shares hover near 50.1 per cent, with mixed discount rates across Paris and local markets.
W E Paige and John Lowenbruck announce Cosmopolitan Meat and Produce Market at Calle San Juan de Letran No 10. Lowenbruck brings German American butcher experience and plans cold storage, full stock of meats and German sausages with delivery citywide. Also highlights shopping at local tailors and shops, including Paul Elle American tailor and The Book Exchange, plus Glass eye fittings and Mexican curiosities at Wood's store.
A local note touts Northern Lake Resorts as premier summer destinations and praises the Iron Mountain Route for fast, well equipped trains. It mentions Mexico travelers favoring the line and invites readers to request summer tourist rates from H O Townsend, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, St. Louis.
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