Tories Gain Ground as Gladstone Seats Fall in Scotland
Reported UK election results show Conservatives winning six Scottish seats, five wrested from Gladstonites, with gains in Houghton le Spring South Huntingdonshire Mid-Leicestershire North Bucks East Renfrewshire and Buteshire. Liberal-Unionists claim two gains in Roxburghshire Belkirk Peebles. Gladstonites hold four English seats C A Conybear Camborne Herbert Garnet Spencer Kilcoursie.
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Bosrex
E. A. Pe
London
The
Herald
Glade
Houghton le
Durham
Col
Nick Wood
John Wilson
Gladstouite
Wilson
Huntingdonshire
A. Smith Barry
Thomas Cocke
Mid-Leicestershire
E. DeLisle
Johnson-Ferguson
Gladstonite
Ferguson
North Bucks
Egerton Hubbard
Edav
Verney
East Renfrewshire
Shaw- Stewart
Samuelson
Buteshire
North Britain
James P. B. Robertson
Rev. N. McNeil
R. D. Elliott
Lord Melgand
Roxburghshire
Walter Thorburn
Belkirk
Peebles
Charles Tennant
Charles
Tus
Gladstone
Gladstonites
C. A. Conybear
Camborne
Herbert Garnet
Essex
Charles R. Spencer
Mid
Northamptonshire
Viscount Kilcoursie
Earl of Cavan
Somerset
Lord Kilcoursie
Want and Square Deal in Tax Rate Dispute
New debate over taxation in York County shows residents dissatisfied with a proposed rate. Commissioners pressed for fair treatment while denying favoritism, proposing valuation by insurers or savings banks, or by bonafide sales. President Coleman and others resisted these options as talks adjourned.
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York
Air Hell
Henry Bergh
Christopher Meyer
J. Q. Donoughue
Coleman
Car Oneys
Tories Gain Two More Seats In UK Elections
Reports from Loxnon July 15 show the Conservatives capturing Buckingham and Thornbury divisions from Gladstonian rivals. Egerton Hubbard defeated Capt. E H Verney. Hon J Plunkett toppled E Stafford Howard. Unionists won Ayrshire South with R W Cochrane Patrick over E Wasson. In Tyrone Middle M Kenney (Parnellite) beat Moore. in Fermanagh North W E Redmond (Parnellite) defeated Archdale. Up to 6 pm Conservatives 304, Unionists 75, Gladstonians 166, Parnellites 79. Late results: Conservatives 308, Unionists 75, Gladstonians 170, Parnellites 50. Monaghan South saw Sir J McKenna (Parnellite) win 4715 to 1000 over Westeura.
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Loxnon
Buckingham
Buckinghamshire
Egerton Hubbard
E. H. Verney
Gladstonian
Gladstone
Verney
Thornbury
Gloucestershire
J. Plunkett
E. Stafford Howard
Ayrshire
Scotland
R. Ww. Cochrane Patrick
E. Wasson
Patrick
Tyrone
M. Kenney
Parnellite
Mr. Moore
Fermanagh
W. E. Redmond
William Archdale
Unionists
Parnellites
Monaghan
J. McKenna
Mr.Westeura
Very Close Shave In Buckrose Vote Result One Vote Margin
W McArthur declared elected for Buckrose division by a plurality of one vote over Christopher Sykes. Count produced a second confirming tally amid a formal poll scrutiny petition likely. Sykes, ally of the prince of Wales, previously won Buckrose by 1,220. Conservatives gain Norwich Cheshire and Cumberland seats with Verdine Muncaster and Robertson elected.
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Sykes
Lospon
W. McArthur
Gladstonian
Christopher Sykes
Buckrose
East
Yorkshire
Berialf
Prince of Wales
Lberal
Norwich
Cheshire
Mr. Verdine
Egremont
Cumberland
Lord Mu
Band of Greek Gypsies Reach New York on Steamer Italy
A hundred Greek pypries traveled from Mullwall to London then departed on the National line steamer Italy for New York. They avoided lodging and lived by begging, causing fear in tenements. The deployment prompted relief among Miliwali residents after their embarkation. Nearby notes mention Spain England commercial convention approval and a Liverpool Cup dead heat between Perdits and Middlethorpe. Prince Jerome Napoleon visited Queen Victoria.
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New York
London
Mullwall
National Line
Italy
Miliwali
Poisoned breakfast sickens eleven in Providence
Mrs. Sarah O Rourke widow, six children, and four friends fell ill after a morning meal in Providence. Younger children vomited first, the illness spread to most at the table, with violent retching and rapid debilitation. By noon doctors declared all eleven out of danger, likely arsenic poisoning from milk, with food samples sent for analysis.
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Providence
R. I
Sarah O'Rourke
Waterford Typhoid Epidemic Strikes Small Wisconsin Village
Waterford in Racine county endures terror as typhoid fever sweeps its population of under five hundred. About fifty are sick or dying after a young man named Barry Huming, returning from Milwaukee, brought the illness home. Contaminated Well Water and nearby holy school water use linked to widespread infections. Schools closed, businesses shuttered, and only doctors and nurses remain as efforts to halt the plague continue.
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Milwacker
Wis
Waterford
Racine County
Barry Huming
Executive Order Warns Officials Against Political Manipulation
A White House notice warns federal officeholders not to use official power to influence party actions or control political movements. It stresses that officials may participate in politics but must avoid coercion, dictating delegates, or steering campaigns, and urges clear adherence to official duties. Grover Cleveland endorses the guidance and asks dissemination to relevant subordinates.
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Grover Cleveland
Washington Post Sensation in Congress Over Goode Rejection
The Washington Post claims a shameless conspiracy behind Solicitor-General Goode’s rejection, citing joint action by Senator Mahone and Bell Telephone Company lawyers. The paper labels the defeat a corrupt bargain and accuses Bell’s influence of blocking Goode’s confirmation.
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Washingtox
the Post
Goode
Mahone
Proper
Riddleberger
Virginia
Senate
Bell Telephone Company
William Biabone
Riddie~berger
Trouble at St. John as ship laborers strike
The Ship Laborers Society forced Halifax crew off the Fare line freighter Samaria in St. John harbour delaying cargo work. The Halifax men, protected by police, refused to resume, leaving all harbor shipping idle.
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Ship Laborers’ Society
St. Jeux
Samaria
Fare Line
Lenton
Halifax
Forest fires devastate Thurston area in Steuben County
Reports from Thurston in Olis county describe extensive timber fence and grain losses due to a month of drought and frequent sparks from trains. A meadow of eight acres at Erwin owned by Edward Townsend burned, with fire now checked by rain as southern New York counties suffer drought impacts.
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Thurston
Oiis
Erwin
Edward Townsend
New York State
Daredevil Gooper Rides Niagara Rapids In Barrel
Carlisle D. Graham a Philadelphia cooper aged 31 rode the Whirlpool Rapids in a self made egg shaped barrel. The craft weighed heavy with a cast iron base and sand bag inside. He entered near Maid of the Mist at 3 59 pm and emerged two minutes later at 4 01 pm then was picked up at Lewiston six miles downstream. He may attempt another run if urged by incentives.
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Niagara River
Burraro
Carlisle D. Graham
Philadelphia
Old Maid of the Mist
Lewiston
Graham
Four Weeks' Old Babe Killed by Bears in Ohio Camp
A North Jackson report describes a Turkey camp near Youxestown where a four weeks old babe was thrown to trained bears after the mother sought food. The infant’s death sparked outrage and a lynch mood among locals pursuing the assailants as camp followers fled. Also noted are marriages of Solomon D Van Gilders and Miss Hattie Millson in Jamestown to dodge state license laws, and a Berlin note on trichinosis amid American pork bans. Manitoba harvest prospects cite strong quality but below average yield with rain needed.
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Ohio
Jackson
Jamestown
Solomon D
D. van Gilders
Warren County
Hattie Millson
Franklin
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Electric Storm Ravages Waxasa Indiana Crops and Stock
A severe thunderstorm struck Waxasa Indiana on July 144 causing extensive damage. Hail large as hickory nuts damaged windows and roofs while business districts flooded. Crops especially corn and oats suffered near total loss along a three mile path. timber blown down and forests steamed as ice melted.
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Waxasa
Ind
Parnell Denies Aid From Fenians In America
In a letter from July 14 at Loxpox Mr. Parnell rejects Lord Hartington’s claim of Irish party and National League union with Fenian groups in Ireland and America. He says he has no knowledge of Fenian leaders or any alliance and would not consent to such union. He condemns falsehoods and says Ireland will pursue peaceful legal reform.
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Parnell
Loxpox
Lord Hartington
Irish Party
The
National League
America
Ireland
Fenians
Hartington
Cost of the Kiel Rebellion
Ottawa July 12. Commissioners reviewing settler losses from the Northwest rebellion have returned to Ottawa to prepare their report. They have examined about seven hundred claims with total awards likely reaching $670,000. The Hudson Bay Company claim remains unsettled and may take time.
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Ottawa
Ont
Hudson Bay Company
Corkhill and Guiteau An Interview With a Detective
Washington July 13 Detective George W McElfresh, assigned to District Attorney Corkhill after Guiteau’s arrest for the assassination, says the Herald story about Corkhill and Guiteau is unfounded. He states no evidence implicates Guiteau and that Guiteau was truthful in his accounts and travels.
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Wasninctox
George W. McElfresh
Guitean
Tragic Train Self Destruction of Belle Sherman
Rochester July 14 A young girl identified as Belle Sherman committed suicide by throwing herself under Freight Train 33 near West Fallette. Six cars passed over her before stoppage. letters found on her dress link to Charlie Cottenden and Cunningham. Detectives arrest Cottenden and Cunningham, Canadian canvassers, for further inquiry.
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Rochester
William Walker
West Fallette
Charlie
Cunningham
United States
Charles Cottenden
Cottenden
van Uemwed Cunningham
Belle Sherman
Narrow Escape on Orange Excursion Train Near Ottawa
Ottawa Orange excursionists from Kingston faced a deliberate rail obstruction on the Grand Trunk as they returned home. A heavy log packed with rocks lay on a curve after Cumberland, forcing a sudden stop that prevented a calamitous plunge down an eighty five foot embankment into the river.
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Ottawa
Ont
Kingston
Grand Trunk Road
Cumberland
Frightful catastrophe at cliff edge injures three men
A blasting accident on a Buchanan River railroad construction gang in Wueretz, West Virginia, left Thomas Wright dead and Slunk Tenny badly injured while William Turner suffered fatal internal injuries after a rock fragment toppled from a cliff. The victims were working near a forty foot precipice when a blast partially loosened rock. Crowned by hail stories, and other brief items follow.
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Wueretrne
W. Va
Buchanan River
Thomas Wiright
Tenny
William Turner
Wright
Turner
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