A Cause for War Over Nile British Expansion and French Wary
Reports from Sept 14 depict tensions over Anglo French aims along the Nile. Britain presses toward Pashoda with Marchand’s expedition feared. France watches with disapproval as Anglo German alignments shift balance. Rumors claim reinforcements and orders to Cairo heighten fear of war between England and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pranon Brant
Nile
France
Kitchener
Great Britain
England
Upper Nile
Phere
Marchand
Pashoda
Thun
Pashbda
MacDonald
Marcland
Hritinh
Kunbouts
White Nile
MacDougll
Heath and consumption cures in old medical text
The piece discusses a patient with consumption and his failing treatments. It references Gold en Medical Discovery and claims a 2 percent cure rate in early stages. It notes a weakened stomach as the vulnerable spot and disputes recovery after lung damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heath
Ealitt
Tee
Bierce
Fashoda crisis tensions rise as France and Britain in dispute
The article discusses the Fashoda stand off with France possibly withdrawing forces or facing interposed action. It notes press defense of France’s expedition as necessary for Congo interests, praises Marrhand’s stance, and warns of strategic Nile implications. It cites past British Nile victories and potential waterway consequences, with ministers warning that Great Britain would respond to any interference in the Nile valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Dreyfut
Conca
Marrhand
Ehaily
Nile
Egypt
Pikce
Upper Nile
MacDonarid
Veanda
Fashoda
Sinc
Lord Beaconallord
William Egcieton
Lord Rosebery
Marquis of
Salistrry
115 Pound Nugget Discovered Near Lake Wynn
Vancouver reports a 115 pound gold nugget unearthed near Lake Wynn in Western Australia. Found by Father Long, a Catholic missionary, the nugget valued at £32,000 is named the sacred sickle. Thousands gathered at Manowana as the priest told of the find and its pious links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
British Columbia
Sephia
Sydney
Australia
Lake Wynn
Father Long
Donnellan
Manowana
West Australia
Long Ald
Hich
Zoremeve
Karnalps
Wee
Xenon Discovery Reported At Bristol Meeting
London September 12 The British Association heard that Prof Rameey and Mr Travers have discovered a new element they name xenon It is described as a noble gas similar to argon but with a different atomic position It is said to occur in minute quantities and is detectable only with special methods
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Association
Bristol
Prof
Rameey
Travers
Maine Election Yields Full Republican Ticket Majorities
Returns from 150 towns show Powers 23,513 Democrat 12,883 with Reed losing about 4,000 votes. Dingley and Boutelle held solid majorities. Burleigh’s edge strong. Overall, state elects a solid Republican delegation though Republican vote fell about 7 percent while Democrats rose 9 percent.
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Portland
Mic
Houlsm
Thomas B. Reed
Nelson Dingley
Lewiston
Hawin C. Burleigh
Augusta
Chas. A. Boutelle
Bene
Rebukckas
Socrats
Congress
Reed
MacKinney
Dingley
Boutelle
Burletsh
Powers
Lord
Cleaves
Johnson
Pearl Bryan case rattles Hart county scene in Doyle trial
Munfordville Ky Sept 15 Judge opens examining trial in Kentucky against Rev Gregory Doyle and Prof J W McClure for the murder of Lydia Bratcher. Evidence deemed damaging. Doyle held without bail. Case likened to Pearl Bryan crime with broad community turnout and fear of violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munfordville
Jude McCandless
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Gregory Doyle
Lydia Brateher
J. W. McClure
Wee
Jude
Doyle
Pearl Bryan
Jackson
Hart
Lydia Bratcher
David Bratcher
McClure
Stayton
Strong
Alten Toth
Millertown
Elizabethtown
Lexington
Tye
Empress of Austria famed rider and Ireland hunting visits
Chicago dispatch notes the Empress of Austria as an expert horsewoman who rode to the hounds in Ireland during hunting seasons. The article mentions M. Crennan of 485 Vincennes in connection with the piece.
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Chicago
Austria
Europe
Ireland
M. Crennan
Vincennes
Empress Among Hunters Impresses Irish Fox Chase Crowd
In 1851 52 the Empress rode with the Host hunters at Freshford County Kildare. Miss Langrish, famed Irish rider, challenged her in a 12 mile run. Both women chased a ditch crest and the Empress led at the death after her horse cleared the leap. She favored fine horses and attended frequent hunts and dinners.
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Empress
Miss Langrish
Ireland
Return Order for Capt James G Blaine from Manila
Washington reports Captain James G Blaine, stationed in Manila, has been ordered home and must report to the adjutant general. His conduct in San Francisco and Honolulu, including intoxication and altercations, prompted the action. General Corbin issued the order after department awareness of the incidents.
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Washington
James G. Blaine
Manila
Adjutant General
Army
War Department
Stout
Blaine
San Francisco
Capt
Enn
Honolulu
Corbin
Princess Pless Gossip Dares Royal Romance In London
Rumor traces Princess Pless of Plesa as the man Duke of York loves, with London buzzing at a love triangle. The Princess Press, Daisy Cornwallis West lineage, and duchess draped in charm are contrasted with the more staid duchess mother and royal expectations. The piece mingles gossip, family ties, and royal fate amid social spectacle.
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London
Henry of
Plesa
Duke of York
Crise
Princess Press
England
Daisy Cornwallis West
Cornwallis West
Prince of
Ce Ee
Janeen
Duke of Clarence
Pless
Prince of Wales
Alexandria Mucheri
Duchese
York
Picar
New Ruler Arrives in Montreal as Minto Named Heir
Chicago dispatch reports the Earl of Minto named to succeed the Earl of Aberdeen as governor general of Canada. He is noted as the youngest holder of the post, with prior service under the Marquis of Lansdowne and a record of military service in Egypt and the Soudan. The Aberdeen era ends with a social focus at Rideau Hall and plans for a social revival under the Mintos are highlighted, including the need for renovations at the official residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wm. E. Curtis
Record
Montreal
Earl of Minto
Earl of Aberdeen
Secre
Marquis of
Ette Quette
Theri Fh
Canada
Iaket
Earl of Aberdeance
Rideau Hall
Countess of Minto
Ottawa
Montrea
Aberdeen
Stielal
Countess of
Minto
Welles
St. James
AL UfGors
Lord Laursdown
Charles Gray
Prince of Wales
America
Mintos
Minto Jan
Aporteniah
Education
Cambridge
England
Scotch Guards
Turkeyi
Dst
Atebanistan
Lord Roberts
Egypt
Tie Soudan
IBM
Earl of Lansdowne
Iss Dhe
Tavats
Scothand
Tsao
Board of Trade
Earl of Into
Tecome
Bi- Sean Hall
Otheldl
Ie Niwaya
White House
Washington
Rideau Han
Moox
Lord Dufferin
Died of a Broken Heart Dr Abbie Hall Passes
Dr Abbie G Hall a locally known physician died here reportedly from a broken heart after the drowning of her adopted son Harry Dorr six weeks earlier. Once a Miss Hall teacher in the county schools she later studied medicine and became successful in her field. The shock of the tragedy and her refusal to eat or take medicine led to her decline and death, with attendees calling it a death from a broken heart.
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Abbiie Hall
Campalen
Abbie G. Hall
Miss Hall
Harry Dorr
Ridgedale
Miss
Jeff Davis as a Lover Found in a 1854 Love Letter
A Richview Illinois report prints a transferred 1854 letter from Lieut Jem Davis to Sarah K Taylor of Prairie du Chien. The missive reveals romantic longing, marriage plans, and social pressures, with references to Kentucky, St Louis, Fort Gibson, and family ties to Gen Zachary Taylor.
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Richview
Jem Davis
West
Sarah K. Taylor
Prairie du Chemn
Miss Taylor
Zachary Taylor
Spilman Willis
Thirty-third Illnois Regiment
New Orleans
Willis
Esire
Sen
St. Louis
McLarnin
Rangers
Kentucky
Capt. McCree
Sarah
Prairie du Chen
Floreth
Sugar beet breakthroughs by A L McClathie in Arizona
Phoenix reports sugar beet experiments by Prof. A L McClathie of the territorial university showing an average 12.8 tons per acre with 13.8 percent sugar and about 2411 pounds per acre. The crop, harvested late July, yields exceed other U S regions, with Watsonville California yielding higher sugar percentage. A second crop is being pursued for harvest before December.
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Phoenix
Ariz
A. L. McClathie
Territorial University
United States
California
Watsonville
Cal
McCcrathie
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Empress of
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Geo, Burghart
Earl of
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Jewel
Asi
Chaney & Morton
East Sixth Street
Jeff Davis
Lopleville
Carey
Vans
Prairie
Binet F
Fort Gibson
Annis
Joe
Castoria
New York
Arizona
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