24 Aug 1900
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a local event or notice with unclear names and places. Readable words suggest an official action or meeting but details are incomplete. Further text would be needed to identify parties, date, or location.
White convict Ward died while chained to a tree at R. H. Clark's plantation after being accused of faking illness. Camp boss said Ward had been whipped for pretending to be sick. Convict camp and local authorities opened an investigation into the death, with the physician citing heart trouble as the cause.
Aug 20 dispatches report Japanese forces seize the Imperial Palace at Peking on Aug 16 and seal the city into districts with mixed garrison control. Dowager empress, emperor, and ministers reportedly left Peking toward Sian Fu with 3,009 troops amid chaos. Missionaries rescued. about 200 Japanese killed or wounded.
William J. Bryan opened a series of campaign speeches in Avnvy Nebraska, endorsing O W Berger for Congress and attacking the Republican administration. He warned of deceit in finance and trusts, urged unity of the Democratic ticket, and criticized Philippine policy and army expansion, arguing independence and anti imperialist stands.
In Leavenworth county Kansas James Wallace a wealthy farmer is shot dead by neighbor Dr Arrington after a fence line dispute. Arrington then fatally shoots Wallace’s mother in law before being surrounded by a sheriff’s posse. he dies after exchanging fire with Sheriff Dillingham. The killings are described as cold blooded with a dramatic shootout.
The American Board has been notified of saving dispatches from Che Foo listing Peking and Tang Chow missionaries and Chapins Smiths Wickoff as saved. It names W. S. Amend Ewing and families among Peking missionaries and lists other rescued personnel with affiliations to the Tung Chow and Pang Chrol missions. The message quotes Psalms 24 7 and notes refuge at Peking following the annual meeting.
Cablegram from General Chaffee reports heavy combat as Chinese resistance stiffens in Peking. War Department released casualty lists and noted extensive fighting that has cost many lives for Allied progress. The brief describes ongoing clashes and the tense military situation around the capital.
In Wasmaton on August 29 the War Department sent General Chaffee a four word cablegram that shifts operations and reporting from Minister Conger. The move aims to place the utmost responsibility with Chaffee while Conger returns home for rest after a trying period. The government notes gratitude to Conger but prefers his recuperation and does not intend to act on his dispatches immediately.
War department bulletin from General Chaffee lists Aug. 14 to 16 action casualties in multiple units. Wounded include several lieutenants and enlisted men with leg, head, and arm injuries. casualties also note officers killed and wounds described as serious or slight. Separate items mention a fatality from Aug. 16 and unrelated local incidents in Lexixotox and Scottsporo.
Aug 29 report from Machadodorp notes 3,000 Boers with heavy artillery assembling near the town following secret intelligence of British moves. Lt Cordus convicted of conspiracy in Pretoria for plot to kidnap General Lord Roberts. Sentence awaited confirmation.
Jerry Thomas, a disabled white man, armed with a shotgun and revolver, terrorized Pratt City mine workers after being ordered off by foreman George Lambert. He shot Lambert, Yeager, Jaymes, and engineer Henry Jordan before Jordan fatally wounded him. Thomas is expected to die from abdominal wound.
A Southern train from Charleston ran 46 minutes late after a drunken fireman, a Negro, blocked the cab with an engine wrench at Ridgeville. The engineer oiling the engine was confronted, rescue by 8 crew and passengers ensued, and the assailant, Graham, was captured and jailed. News also mentions a dog-related tragedy near Cap eville and other brief items.
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