War Tensions Rise Between China and Japan
A dated dispatch reports Chinese ministerial confirmation of a state of war between China and Japan. Later notes describe naval engagements near Asan, a damaged Chinese ship reaching port, and Japanese forces withdrawing to Seoul after clashes. International officials seek peaceful arbitration while China’s Li Hongzhang faces imperial censure for prewar mobilization.
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Dapan
Seong
Livehenge Telegraph Company
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Abe Aebele
Eat
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Shyei
Chen Yuen
Iso Tool
Paneoat
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Seoul
Gou
Asan
Nhouphai
Yishan
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Angel Irofi
Russia
China
Great Britain
Corea
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Lokiolas
Japan
United States
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Dunat ‘Tokio
Charles Denby, Jr
Chara Wallaires
Pekin
Coren
Lwoknox
Times
Hi Hung Chang
Wdapan
Ling
Li Jung Chang
Ideuea Wu Beadle
iTimes
Doether
Fi Hong Ching
Wao
Iletsa
Unclear draft of political event and casualties report
Fragmentary OCR note references a conference at a grand Pacific hotel with chairmen and a six dollar figure linked to a senator candidate. Mentions Norway and Wells polar expedition arrivals in Tromsø and Jossaf Haguyald Jacl with casualties.
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Norwey
Wellaid
Tromsov
Aind Repor
Jossaf
Massive Fire Rips Through City Lumber District
Destructive fires swept the lumber district destroying over ten million feet of timber and crippling several plants including Siomiats-Tassle and Wells-Mreneh foundries plus Chic aie stave and Barber Asphalt works. Casualties include Lieut. Metliin and unknown boy with four firemen among eight injured. Fire losses totaled about 1,479,500 in insurance with 781,060 reported. Fire sparked by a stray engine near shavings blamed as cause. Detroit and nearby mills reported further blazes and fatalities.
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Fala
Pamre
Oren
Aart
Pt Heen Aon
Bayer
Ustrid Avenue
Inter Gad Roby Street
Ashland Avenue
Tambor
Ie Ac
Siomiats-Tassle Company
Wells-Mreneh Company
Chicaie
Barber Asphalt Company
Farnum
Wellsafell
Union Avenue
Piutina Street
Dom Metliin
Tedy
Honda
Suranee
Chicago
Detroty
Miel
G. G. Richards & Co
Linc Tom, Myles & Weeks
Wranthlin
River Streets
Detroi
Grand Ma
McCrombie Manutustelag
Winn Goodraw & Co
Pieure
Livingston & Co
Pietwre
New Mexico and Arizona Admission Bills Reported
The New Mexico and Arizona admission bills were reported to the senate on Friday. New Mexico would hold a constitutional convention with delegates chosen at a June election and the convention would meet in July. The proposed constitution would be submitted to voters in November after residence requirements are set. Arizona has already adopted a constitution and would admit on August 1, 1695 with an election for a delegate to the fifty fourth congress.
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Perpesiquong
Wasimatax
New Mexico
Arizona
Senate
Teese
Wil
Looter of a threshing engine causes multiple deaths in Wisconsin
A threshing engine blast miles east of Unis plakce results in the death of three, serious and probably fatal injuries to two, and minor injuries to several others. Bruce Miller, coroner, reports two boys aged 10 or 12, sons of Joby Underwood, among the injured. Supervisors at Chappewa Villa, Wisconsin, plan a new insane asylum at a cost of 5,000 dollars.
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Pate
Unis Plakce
Sre
Bruce Miller
Corineer
Joby Underwood
William Cremeous
Laney Hook
Chappewa Villa
Wis
Fire and Runaways Plague Iowa Towns
A rear fire at Wool & Ribby furniture in Brooklyn gutted sixteen business blocks after tampered boiler valves left the fire department unable to supply water. Concurrently an apparent runaway epidemic hits Ottumwa area with missing teens and youths, while broader accusations of police graft surface in Sioux City. Bootlegger sentences at Keokuk and Marshalltown highlight a wave of crime linked to fealty to the era.
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Wool & Ribby's
Facniture
Front Street
Brooklyn
Raishng
Che Hee Company
Asit
Queer Foreign Customs in Historic City Life
Fragments describe rituals and social quirks in distant lands. The Russian peasant signs the cross before meals, Paris reports oddities in public life, Hungarian girls show houses for sale on St Joseph’s Day, and Norway bans spending more than five cents on liquor per visit as authorities regulate public houses and stimulants.
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Paris
Hungary
St. Josephs
Atay
Norway
Suber
Railroad strike and union actions shape Aug convention
An Aug convention discussed the American Railway Union, rail workers, and a ballot box resolution to resolve disputes with the political party bearing the sovereign will of the people. The session noted the strike can only end by the workers’ vote and urged support for a reformist political candidate.
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Crag
Alnceigan
Anton
Organiattion
Tate
Abbelshal
Charles Dahl
Janis Urner
American Railway Union
Prosiles
Cnigage
Meb
Berg
Sesreey
Wes Reartiuc
Crop prospects and trade see mixed regional signals
A on the mend report notes modest improvement in several markets while drought fears persist. Claims of rising wholesale demand in Kansas Nebraska and surrounding states reflect cautious optimism despite ongoing drought concerns and crop damage estimates.
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Dyrtstaeh
Balkiaore
Ayishy
Atlanta
Whnak
Kansas
Nebraska
Sma Mesapisen
Asia
China
Ween Wa
New York
Weston md
Outlaws Battle Ends in Fatal Gunfight
In a bank robbery pursuit near Chamiller the Cook Gang clashes with a posse led by Henry Manson and Lon Cordons. Manson is killed instantly, Gowien is fatally wounded after a volley, another gang member is captured, and a marshal is shot and badly wounded.
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Poser
Sapuppa
Linamore
Tesperadoes
Chamiller
Ering
Milisun
Mianson
Munson
Gowien
Sentenced to death for Lyons assassination in anarchist act
Lyons Aug 6 court presided by Thoreau found Cesario Sinta guilty of the assassination of President Carnatt. The prisoner admitted anarchist motives and expressed hatred for bourgeois society. Jury took fifteen minutes to convict. judge immediately imposed death by guillotine.
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Irlot
Lyons
Carnatt Assasin
Cesario Sinta
Lyoss
Ang
Pullman Work Resumes in Repair Shops After Strike
Pullman workers return to repair shops on August 4 after a May 11 strike. About 400 new and recalled workers report by noon, with roughly 140 new hires and the rest former employees. At the strike onset May 11, 750 were employed. Strikers observe but do not hinder the resumption of work.
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Gar Company
Cariaco
Pullman
Parent
Pullman Company
Exclude Anarchists Bill Moves Through Committee
Senator Mill reported from the committee on immigration a bill to exclude alien anarchists. The measure allows migrants to land only after inspection and targets foreign born persons deemed anarchists by a judge. The language seeks to deter noncitizen elements from entering or remaining in the United States.
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Eyls
Wasuix
Cox, Ang
Mill
House of Slone Lill
United States
Disastrous Fire and Casualties Reported Across Regions
A disordered dispatch notes clashes between Japanese and Chinese forces in Korea after a recent defeat, claiming a decisive Japanese victory. In Paxson City Missouri a building was struck by lightning, destroying furniture and library contents with insurance expected to cover losses. another burglary in Slough led to jewels valued at 10,000 being stolen.
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