Americans move away from China after staff realignment
Washington reports General James K. Wilson detached from chief of staff duties to China and not kept for a new commission. Disclosures confirm Chinese officials Yi and Yang Nie may be executed while Wang Wen Shao, imperial treasurer, dies of natural causes. Dispatches detail American and allied casualties and safety at Pao Ting Fu and Ching Ting Fu amid the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pekin
James K. Wilson
Chaffee
Wilson
Conger
China
Prince Yi
Yang Nie
Board of Censors
Legation
Wang Wen Shao
Pao Ting Fu
Chinon
War Department
General Chaffee
Taku
Hutchinson
Pao ‘Ting Fu
Pitkins
Simcox
G. Y. Taylor
Ching Ting Fu
Train Wreck Near Dehart Siding Kills Seven
Seven dead and seven injured in a Northern Pacific passenger wreck at Dehart Siding near Livingston Montana. The No 4 eastbound train jumped a snapped switch causing three coaches to derail and topple. A coroner's jury at Big Timber absolved the railroad from blame.
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Anaconda
Mont
Livingston
Northern Pacific Railway
Dehart Siding
Northern Pacific
Big Timber
Railroad
Laborer wounded resisting arrest in Seattle shooting
William Murphy, a Wellington laborer, was sent to Seattle with a neck wound after being shot by Deputy Dan Grafton while resisting arrest for assault and battery. He is expected to recover and the incident occurred this afternoon. In Berlin, Shakir Pasha presented gifts to Emperor William including a necklack necklace for the empress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
William Murphy
Wellington
Great Northern Railway
Short
Dan Grafton
Sultan
Kaiser
Berlin
Shakir Pasha
Turkey
William
Duke of Abruzzi Chooses Capella for Franz Josef Arctic Quest
The Duke of Abruzzi has chartered the Gothenburg whaler Capella to voyage to Franz Josef Land in search of three missing Arctic exploration expeditions.
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Stockolm
Duke of Abruzzi
Gothenburg
Franz Josef Land
Fierce fighting with insurgents near Looc and Narvican
American detachments from the Twentieth Twenty-eighth regiments under Captain Beigle repelled 400 insurgents near Looc after a two hour engagement, killing over 75. Captain Beigler and several soldiers were wounded or killed. Other clashes around Bangued and Arayat yielded further American casualties and missing men as insurgent forces grow in the region.
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Manila
Looc
Beigle
Beigler
Weigler
Third Cavalry
Thirty-third Infantry
Narvican
George L. Febiger
Young
David Fagin
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Favin
Fagin
Frederick W. Alstaetter
General Hall
Binangonan
Infanta
Cailles
Polillo Island
Infanta Province
Hall
Garonne
Floods and Damages Across Regions Reported in October News
Reports describe heavy flooding in Wisconsin around La Crosse with 74 inches of rain in 24 hours, railroad damage, river marshes flooded, hay destroyed, and a dam break near Lake Como. Other items note executions in the Philippines, a quadruple drowning near Plaster Bedoman, and a gas explosion at a Tokyo church.
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la Crosse
Wis
Milwaukee Road
la Crosse River
Goodard
Gren Bay
Hokaho
Lake Como
Arrest of Alvord in Boston ends New York bank theft chase
Cornelius L. Alvord Jr., the alleged $700,000 absentee teller from the First National Bank of New York, was arrested in a Boston lodging house by Chief Inspector Watts and Detective Armstrong. He admitted his case, said he would face sentencing, and was sent back to New York after Bertillon measurements.
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Boston
Cornelius L. Alvord, Jr
First National Bank of
New York City
William 5. Watts
Armstrong
New York
West Norton Street
Burlington Avenue
Alvord
Touraine
McCluskey
Tinker
Watts
Douglass
Morrissey
Bryan Sterling
Back Bay
Police
Mount Vernon
Bryan Sterliing
Touraine Hotel
Two Prison Escape Ends in Killings at West Fifty Fourth Street
New York reports two prisoners attempted an escape from the Seventh district court prison in West Fifty fourth street. Keeper Hugh McGovern was killed and George Wilson was fatally wounded. Arthur Flanagan escaped while Frank Emerson perished after leaping from the yard. Emerson fell from a car stable roof onto a pile of rail. Flanagan reached safety atop the stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Seventh District Court
West Fifty-fourth Street
Hugh McGovern
George Wilson
McGovern
Arthur Flanagan
Frank Emerson
Wilson
Flanagan
Emerson
Sugar Beets and Insects Affecting Early Crops
The article details pale flea beetle damage to sugar beets, suggests spraying with paris green and lime at 175 gallons of water, notes repeated treatments may be needed after rain, and lists timing mainly in late July to September. It also covers root crop storage methods, improving farm surroundings, lifting root crops, English wheat deterioration, portable fences for flocks, lawn sowing with winter wheat, and a Kansas farmer ad suggesting public signs to boost local trade.
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Paris
Washington
Kansas
Ronside
Encouraging Business Situation Amid Trade Strikes
Bradstreet reports an overall encouraging business climate despite irregular weather and mounting staple price changes as election pressure grows. Industries improve after the anthracite coal strike settlement, miners gain higher wages, and demand for crude iron and steel rises. Wheat shipments fall from last week while overall US and Canadian business failures drop or rise modestly.
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Bradstreet’s
Tradt
Missisippi
United States
Sweet Clover Feasibility for Western Forage
A Missouri correspondent notes sweet clover as a top forage for Western States. It thrives on poor soils, suppresses weeds, and enriches land though it is biennial and self-limiting if mown before seeding. Dairying may be preferable where established. American Cultivator.
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Missouri
Kansas
Western States
Beattie Markets Prices For Produce And Provisions
Beattie Markets lists onions new 140, lettuce hot house 1 per crate, potatoes new 16, beets per sack 85c, turnips per sack 1.00, wax beans 4c, squash 12 4c, carrots per sack 90c, parsnips per sack 1.25, cauliflower native Tic, cucumbers 40 50c, cabbage native and California 4c per lb, tomatoes 30 50, butter Creamery 29 0, dairy 18 22c, ranch 18c per lb, eggs 82c, cheese 12c, poultry dressed 14c spring 18 165c, hay Puget Sound timothy 14.00, choice Eastern Washington timothy 19.00, corn whole 28.00, cracked 25, feed meal 25, barley rolled or ground per ton 20, flour patent per barrel 3.50, blended straights 3.25, California 3.25, buckwheat flour 6.00, graham per barrel 8.00, whole wheat flour 8.25, rye flour 3.80 4.00, millstuffs bran per ton 18.00, shorts per ton 14.00, feed chopped feed 19.00 per ton, middlings per ton 20, oil cake meal per ton 30.00, fresh meats choice dressed beef steers price 7c, cows 7c, mutton 7 36, pork 8c trimmed 9c, veal 9 11c, home large 13 8c, small 18 34, breakfast bacon 12c, dry salt slides Bec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Puget Sound
Washington
Graham
Commodity price list from Wheat to Veal in the Valley region
A dense market listing shows prices for wheat, flour, oats, barley, millstuffs, hay, butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, potatoes, vegetables, hops, wool, mohair, mutton, hogs, beef, and veal. Values include per bushel, per ton, per dozen, per pound, and per sack across multiple items and regions.
Wool and dairy price listings across regions
The page shows regional commodity prices including wool in Nevada and Oregon with ranges from 9 to 17 cents per pound, hops in 1900 with 12 to 44, butter prices around 25 to 28 cents per pound, and mill products like middlings and bran priced around 15 to 18 dollars. Names of stores Egge's and Millstaffa appear with small item notes.
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Nevada
Oregon
Valley
Fancy Ranch
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Wang
Wisconsin
Philippines
Tuguegaro
Chiyyo
Nome
Salem
A. A. Masher
Nome City
Basher
Trafic
Hay
Pacific Coast Trade
Beattie Markets
Portland Market
Walla Walla
Shorts
Young America
Wool—Valley
San Francisco Market
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