Weekly Call Reflects on Cuba Relief and World Issues
In the Weekly Call, Weyzen talks of re signing and Cuba needs more than fifteen days to subdue hardships. Armenian relief funds run dry as suffering persists. Miss Barton faces a larger task. English artist Hunt aims to raise 500 million for Jews to return to Palestine. Senator Sherman comments on war and Cuba, noting U.S. potential mobilization and patience with Spain. Barcelona’s economy heavily hinges on Cuban trade amid taxes.
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Houman ‘Hunt
Palestine
Sherman
Cuba
William Tecumseh
French Royal Lines to Unite for Duke of Magenta’s Marriage
Tu Orleanists and Bonapartists will join interests for the duke of Magenta's marriage to the duke de Chartres' daughter. Royalty in France will be minimal even if all remnants unite. France opposes the Nile expedition but may yield under pressure. European powers share impotent hatred and jealousy of the United States.
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Duke of
Magenta
Duke de Chartres
France
England
United States
Germany Builds Navy With 91 Vessels and 22,818 Crews
Germany's navy now consists of 91 vessels not counting 100 torpedo boats and a crew of 22,818 men. The construction program is substantial, and though the fleet is not large it would require a hard sea fight to dispose of.
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Germany
French Wealth Remains Strong Despite War Losses
French wealth appears robust as analysts note investments of about 300 million dollars in South African gold mines and sizable sums in Russian stocks and Spanish bonds. The burden of German war indemnity payments and Panama Canal losses has made little impact on overall French fortunes.
Protectorate under czar cited in new imperial balance
The article recalls past Russo Turkish clashes near Constantinople when the English fleet thwarted Russia. It notes the sultan now decorates the Russian minister and names the czar as a protector, speculating England may approve a protectorate for an adversary while remaining silent.
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Constantinople
England
New York Liquor Tax Plan Circulates
New York enacts a state liquor department with liquor tax certificates instead of licenses. Tax amounts range from 800 dollars in New York City to 100 dollars in smaller places. One third of receipts go to the state and two thirds to municipalities. The policy is novel and opinions differ on its moral and political effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Canada faces near term election amid debt and growth gaps
The article notes the Canadian parliament’s term ends next month and a tight election is expected. It highlights slow population growth, up only about 12 percent in a decade, worse than England and the United States, while public debt has surged to $50 per person, compared with $16 in the U S.
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Dominion
England
United States
Supreme Court settles Greer county land dispute
The United States Supreme Court rules Greer county in Texas belongs to the United States, adding about 1,500,000 acres with 20,000 settlers to Oklahoma after years of boundary controversy. Japan plans a major naval buildup spending about 60 million dollars over seven years to rival Pacific powers.
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Greer County
Texas
United States
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Lrog
Natrons
Japan
Pacific
Senate Debates Cuban Question and Silver Coinage Session
Over several days the senate and house debated Cuban belligerency, free coinage of silver, and immigration. Morgan Alabama defended the Cuban report. Pugh Alabama pressed silver. Lodge Massachusetts urged stricter immigration. Bayard censure resolutions passed in the house amid heated exchanges. Senate adjournment later indicated support for prompt action on Cuba.
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Senate
Lodge
Mass
Pugh
Ala
Morgan
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Bayard
Edinburgh
Boston
England
Committee On Foreign Relations
Committee On Ways and Means
Secretary of the Interior
Utah
Congress
Secretary of War
Himpton Roads
Norfolk Navy Yard
Bay‘ord
Cousins
McCreary
Dem
Conference
United States
Messrs
Sulzer
N.Y
Gibson
Rep
Tenn
Scotland
Ohio bill law backs money curbs in all elections
The 18th State Senator Garfield bill passed the Ohio house and became law. It applies to all elections, primary and regular. Also reported: King Alexander betrothed to Princess Marie. Waller to testify before a committee. Chandler aims to amend direct vote resolutions. Dow, poet McLachlan deaths. territory Arizona statehood report. crime and accidents noted. Large mix of 19th century items across politics, crime, and society.
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Garfield
Ohio House
Athens
King Alexander of
Servia
Marie
Greece
Waller
New York
State Department
Chandler
Tomas A. Epison
Neal Dow
Prohibition
Portland
United States
Dow
Alexander McLachlan
Burns
Canada
Orangeville
Ont
Thornton
New Mexico
Col. Gildersleeve
Territory
House Committee On Territories
Brice
Col. Hale
New York City
Senate Committee On Territories
Arizona
Call
Florida
Duels and diplomacy in brief telegraph items
A duel between Gen Mocenni and Signor Barzilais occurred on the 22d after a government credits debate. Mocenni wounded Barzilais in the face. they reconciled. News on Nicaragua’s revolution, press censorship, a reforming steamer’s fate, Baldissera’s peace talks, and wage advances for Pennsylvania coal miners are summarized. Also noted are the Hennepin canal funding pause, the death of Dr Tuxopore Heyl, Albanian unrest fears, and a portrait gift to a former president.
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Mocenni
Signor Barzilais
Chamber of Deputies
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Charleston
S. C
Tampa
Fla
Clearfield
Beech Creek
Cambria
Galziten
Pennsylvania
Hennepin ‘Canal
Tuxopore ¢. Heyl
United States Navy
J. C. Halle
New York City
Montenegro
Haggison
Illinois In Memoriam and Local Calamities News
A compilation of obituaries and incidents across Illinois notes numerous deaths from old age and illness, including Mrs. Nancy Jane Orendorff, Rev. J B Thompson, and George Mann. It records a typhoid-linked water contamination in Galesburg, a rabies death in Washington county, and a murder or accidental death in Rockford. It also mentions a post office robbery in Columbus, a cremation story near Monmouth, and pardons and insurance receipts from state officials.
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Nancy Jane Orendorff
J. Berry Orendorff
Blooming Grove
Bloomington
Alabama
White County
McCain
Andrew Johnson
Andew Jackson
Emil Hering
German Lutheran Theological Seminary
Chicago
P. A
Germany Assent to England on Nile Expedition
March 22 report states Germany gave its assent to Britain drawing on the Egyptian reserve fund for the Nile expedition. The North German Gazette softened wording to imply support for allied interests, while other papers defended the move as necessary to curb dervish power. France suspects German knowledge of British plans, leading to recalls and diplomatic tension.
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England
Germany
Assen
Dreibund
Italy
Gazette
Dongola
Europe
National Zeitung
France
Congo
The
Zeitung
Kassala
Abyssinia
Russia
Khartoum
Upper Nile
Adewa
Valley of the Nile
M. Herbette
M. Berthelot
London
Cairo
Great Britain
M. ‘Herbette
Filibuster Steamer Commodore Returns Without Cargo
A small alleged filibustering steamer Commodore, which sailed from Cuarleton for Tampa with arms and ammunition, returned to port with 23 of 31 crew ashore. The steward, a Charleston man, claims rough weather and a snag forced loss of cargo and crew to abandon ship. Hanson’s narrative faces skepticism.
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Cuarleston
Tampa
Charleston
Morida Keys
Hanson
Fire destroys Marini's Hall housing census records
Fire at two o'clock in a Washington building on E street near Ninth damaged the interior, causing an estimated 20 000 dollars in losses. The census office records suffered significant harm though most was insured. The hall known as Marini's hall was the birthplace of the Knights of Pythias organizations.
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Washington
E. Street
Ninth
Marini
Knights of Pythias
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