Ex Empress Carlotta of Mexico Nearing Death in Belgium
The ex empress Carlotta, once famed as Maximilian I’s wife, is said to be dying at her château near Brussels. Once a glamorous queen, she spent years in decline, rumored mad or pitiful, keeper of a fading court and a symbol of the ill-fated empire and the Habsburg tragedy.
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Carlotta OF
Mexico
Carlotta
Brussels
Belgium
Hapsburgs
Weas
Maximilian
Maxico
Shakespeare
Napoleon
Miramar
Rudolph
Ferdinand
Eugenie
Chapultepec
Grand Hotel
Paris
Chateau de Bonrhat
Biven
Henrietta
Leopold
Napoleon III
May Lead Democracy as Indiana's Taggart Near Chairmanship
Indiana man Thomas Taggart, longtime Indianapolis mayor and Democratic figure, is favored to become the national committee chairman after conferences among DNC leaders in Chicago. Supporters argue his leadership could be as pivotal as a major campaign donation and cite past Indiana votes for Cleveland.
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Democratic National Committee
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Jones
D. J. Campau
Michigan
T.B. Ryan
Wisconsin
Urey Woodson
Kentucky
Norman B. Mack
New York
Iowa
Missouri
West
Chicago
Taggart
New York Herald
Democratic
Indianapolis
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Tageart
Marion County
Barrinos
Cleveland
Girl Sells Whisky Sets Unique Career Milestone in England
John Bull reports on surprisingly varied female employments in England and Wales including 44 000 shotmakers and 117 640 tailors. Irish girl Victoria Short becomes a whisky drummer in the House of Commons milieu and tours the country, challenging norms amid criticism. Her employer is a man named Tall.
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John Bull
England
Wales
Kingdom
Victoria Short
Tipperary
House of Commons
Ths
Miss Short
Ie & Man
Tall
Primate of London to be Westminster Archbishop and Cardinal
Francis Bourne, Bishop of Southwark, chosen to succeed Cardinal Vaughan as Westminster Archbishop. Born in 1861 at Clapham London, Bourne rose from parish work to diocese leadership, educated in Paris and Louvain, and long supervised seminary education. Now set to join cardinals Manning Vaughan and be made cardinal within three months, hailed for administration and steady ascent.
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Francis Bourne
Southwark
London
Cardinal Vaughan
Westminster
Bourne
Francia Bourne
Clapham
Clapham Common
St. Cuthbert
Usha
St. Edmund's
Ware
St. Sulspice
Paris
University of Louvain
Grinstead
Surrey
Guilford
Leo XIII
South
Wark
Thames
Manning
Vaughan
London Tablet
France
Louvain
Belgium
Thors
Arles
Wonersh
St. Augustine's House
Walworth
Institut Catholique of
Rome
Holy See
Centenarian Justice Leal Denounces Marriages by Officials
Justice Daniel M. Leal of Polo Illinois, age ninety six, defends sacred marriage by ministers only and refuses to promote use of justices for weddings. He notes a long career as police magistrate, two marriages himself, and ongoing activity including trials at age 95. He emphasizes safeguarding marriage for posterity and praises ministers to marry suitable couples.
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Daniel M. Leal
Polo
Illinois
Justice Leal
Mary Ann Post
Aldura Flower
Admiral Alexeieff becomes first administrator of Kwantung rule
Admiral Alexeieff, aide to the emperor, named the first administrator of the Amur district and Kwantung viceroyalty. He already led Russian troops in Kwantung and naval forces in the far east and now holds supreme civil and military authority with a special imperial committee directing policy.
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Rusals
Far East
Ukase
Amur
Kwan-Tung
Alexeff
Alexeieff
Hila
Tientsin
Seymour
Utah Lake irrigation and city water crisis debate
A Utah irrigation policy debate critiques Mormon cooperation, urging individual effort and highlighting potential gains from irrigating up to four million acres. Government studies on Utah Lake water, dam proposals, and the Jordan River project fear Salt Lake City water shortfalls. A new oil and mineral economy nearby promises a future manufacturing hub, while the Utah lake project garners unified state support. Bedbug dispute in New Jersey rental. a Campania steamer incident involves a son striking his mother via wireless telegraphy.
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Church
Whchh
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Chicago Journal
Geological Survey
Utah Ake
Salt Lake City
Jordan River
Ita
Utah Lake
Salt Lake Valley
Wasatch Mountains
City of
Salt Lake
Clark Io
San Pedro
Los Angeles
East Lake City
Mississippi
Proposed Alliance Hints at Spanish Portuguese Empire
A Lisbon report cites pamphlets suggesting a possible Spain Portugal empire under Dom Carlos with Britain backing a peaceful union. A court official notes Spain’s instability and the likelihood the crown could pass to Portugal via a Carlos led monarchy, avoiding war and aiming for imperial expansion.
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Lisbon
Dom Carlos
Great Britain
Spain
Asturia
Caserte
Carlos
Republicar
Republican Party
Portugal
United States
Louis of
Amadeus
Louis
Madrid
Sweden
Norway
Chip of Old Block in New York Politics
Among young democratic figures in New York Col. George B. McClellan stands out as Murphy’s mayoral choice for Greater New York. He is a four term congressman, former president of the New York board of aldermen, ex treasurer of the Brooklyn Bridge company, Princeton 1886 graduate, and a former reporter with roots tracing to Dresden Germany. Born to the famed General Little Mac, McClellan is noted as a keen observer of public affairs and a proven debater and leader.
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Politi«Cians
New York
Col
George B. McClellan
Tammany
Murphy
Greater
Electric Light Swindle Hits Bangor Hotel Contract
A Bangor hotel contracted for seven electric lights but a hired worker tapped the meter to steal 49 additional lights. The incident reveals a bold theft scheme tied to the utility meter and unauthorized connections.
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Bangor
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