The Week In Briefs And Urgent Notes
The column notes New York taxed at five hundred thousand dollars in diamonds across thirteen families while Chicago shows only two thousand dollars. Spain clings to Cuba, worthy of old conflicts, and the idea of justice ripples through history. A cyclist race reports a mile under two minutes with two contestants. St Louis faces a potential upheaval if non voting city employees are purged from registry lists. Railroads in tourism see a twenty to fifty percent rise in summer travel. Money circulation is best measured by willingness to spend on a summer outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Warr
Harri‘son
N. J
Dennis Ryan
George Villaude
Clarence Sedgwick
Paris
France
Philadelphia
Ryder
Passmore Collins
William Murphy
Daniel O’connell
John McGinn
James L. Travers
United States
Washington
Lena Gross
Guiteau
H. H. Holmes
Sixty-third Street
Lizzie Williams
Fort Worth
Tex
Holmes
Brooklyn Mayor and knee breeches fashion desire
An editorial quip suggests the Brooklyn mayor in knee breeches would fail to gain traction. claims eastern cities’ demand for such attire hinges on sending an Englishman with a patron, arguing foreign worship would sanctify knee breeches.
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Brooklyn
French committee urges evacuation of Egypt to restore Ottoman control
A Paris formed committee presses for Egyptian evacuation by the English and return to the Porte with neutrality guarantees. It gathers many prominent French supporters and promises moderation with firmness. In industry, coal operators push lower wage costs, while Cork eyes a record crop year as 1891’s crops look to be surpassed. The July outlook for cereals remains highly promising.
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Paris
Egypt
Cork
Debating the Horr Legacy in Press Reports
Conflicting Chicago reports on Roswell G Horr place him variously as an ex congressman from Maine or Massachusetts. In truth Horr served in Congress representing a Michigan district and is now an editorial writer for the New York Tribune.
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Harvey-Horr
Chicago
Mr. Horr
Maine
Massachusetts
Roswell G. Horr
Congress
Michigan
New York Tribune
Boston Nerve Shines in Open Meeting of Christian Endeavor
Reports from the opening day of the Christian Endeavor convention note Gov. Greenhake warmly welcomed attendees with a speech claiming the state’s strength lies in superior ideas and ideals rather than material wealth. The remark reflects the confident tone of Boston participants noted for their nerve.
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Boston
Christian Endeavor Convention
Gov. Greenhake
Libel Suit Necessity for Clean Hands in Press Claims
The passage states that pursuing a libel suit against a reputable newspaper requires the plaintiff to have clean hands to avoid the tables turning on him. It emphasizes integrity in seeking damages for alleged defamation.
Pawnee Indians Work Poll Tax Day in Burnham Township
Evidence cited shows twelve Pawnee Indians living on township allotments turning out on a Saturday to work the poll tax by shoveling dirt, while no white voters appeared. They received the road overseer's certificate with evident satisfaction.
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Burnham Township
The Eastern Powers Split Over China Indemnity
Russia and France are isolated on the Asiatic question as Germany detects false play by partners. Peking favors indemnity borrowing through English influence, a move Germany supports. China and Japan face no current Russian threat, while Britain and others align against Russia.
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Russia
France
Germany
China
Peking
Japan
International peace delegate delayed by cable dispatch
Mary Frost Ormspy of New York was appointed a delegate to the fifth international peace conference in Brussels but received word the meeting is postponed to next spring. The item also notes various global and domestic events and appointments, including knightings in Windsor, political moves, and mining mine escapes.
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Mary Frost Ormspy
New York
Brussels
Wisby
Sweden
William
Germany
W. L. R. King
Corps of Engineers
Missouri River Commission
Hiram Seymour
Richards
Sutzer
Cheyenne
Wyo
Jackson Hole
Henry Irving
Walter Besant
Lewis Morris
Windsor
Calcutta
James Liddell Phillips
Santiago de Cuba
Antonio Maceo
Stefen M. Sitambuloff
Bulgaria
Sofia
Union Club
Bismarck of
God
State Department
O'Hara
San Juan del Norte
Greytown
Nicaragua
Schofield
St. Paul
Mian
Justice Lippincott
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jersey City
Zella Nickolaus Ruhmann
George J. Gould
Gould
Harry Prudan
Westinghouse Air Brake Co
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
East Liberty
Allen Jaqua
Isaac P. Gray
Indiana
Mexico
Washington City
Union
Holmes will not be surrendered for Pitezel murder
District Attorney Graham of Philadelphia said H H Holmes would not be surrendered to Toronto authorities as sufficient evidence ties the Callow Hill house body to Pietzel. Holmes is poised for murder conviction. Also reported were Cincinnati firemen buried, a bridge collapse near Monument, Col., a New York Herald payroll robbery, a death sentence by electricity in New York, and Holmes planning to plead guilty in Detroit to avoid extradition.
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Graham
Philadelphia
H. H. Holmes
Toronto
Callow Hill Street
Pietzel
Holmes
Front
Walnut Streets
Cincinnati
Monument
Col
Santa Fe
New York Herald
Chemical Bank
G. G. Howland
Mestamer
New York City
Maria Barberie
Dominico Cataldo
Howard Pitezel
Detroit
Mich
Pitezel
Ont
Michigan
Ortigia Hits Maria P In Collision In Gulf Of Spezzia
Telegrams report the Ortigia struck the Maria P near the Gulf of Spezia at 1 30 am on the 21st. The Maria P sank with 148 lives lost after the impact left her stern and hull 18 feet apart.
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Ortigia
Maria P
Gulf of Spezzia
Associated Banks
New York City
Curzon
Mary Leiter
Chicago
Bolivia
Peru
Lima
Paz
Mare Island Navy Yard
London
Duke and Duchess of York
Prince Edward
King of
England
Pullman Palace Car Co
Fire and tragedy sweep Illinois towns in Lee and beyond
Lightning struck Gridley Bros dry goods in Amboy causing major loss to Wilcox McGrath and Kent photo gallery. A tramp attacked Mrs Matzke in Tolono. Rain flooded Pastime park killing or scattering worshipers near Mackinaw. Barns burned, a pioneer dies, and several residents die or are injured from accidents and a fatal lightning strike nearby.
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Amboy
Lee County
Gridley Bros
Wilcox & ‘McGrath
A. C. Kent
Wilcox & McGrath
Illinois Extra Session Sees Moves On Arbitration and Tax Bills
Springfield reports detail a halted House session over quorum, with Hogan's arbitration bill under scrutiny and a mood to push business. Senate adds new revenue measures while Republicans seek joint caucus. treasury deficit flagged. express tax and identity of penalties discussed.
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Springfield
House
Jones
Cook
Senate
Hogan
State Board of Arbitration
White
Whiteside
Berry
Kincheloe
Ohio
Illinois
Supreme Court
Merriam
Crawford
General Assembly
Senate Committee On Finance
Auditor of Public Accounts
Central Railroad
United States
Fortieth General Assembly
Dmnois Central
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Taylorville Coal Co
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Scales Mound
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