28 Sep 1900
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1900
Page
1
The dealer promotes fall and winter supplies in dry goods clothing shoes and hats after visiting New York markets. With eighteen years in Americus trade, the owner claims low prices due to market decline and promises a focus on dress goods and ready made clothing while delaying quoted prices until later.
Strikers attacked Preston colliery No 8 at Girardville near Suenanxpoas as troops were requested. The second week of the anthracite strike opened with lines of workers intact and soldiers in the field quieting the protests. Prices rise as sales shift and a major company tightens market control.
In Shenanpoay Pennsylvania on September 24 the strike expands as state troops fail to deter workers. About 15,000 miners from Philadelphia and Reading Iron and Lehigh Valley Coal face continued stoppages. five infantry battalions and cavalry move toward mines while provost guards patrol. No major shifts in workers or mine operations observed across multiple towns.
Hazleton region reports a quiet morning as a militia battalion from the Eighth regiment reaches McAdoo at five o clock. Residents, including burgess Edward J McGhechan, greet them with jeers and hostility marked by cold reception from women and men alike.
Reports from Donger and Peking indicate ministers await Li Hung Chang to define policy amid the Peking crisis. The US envoy Conger says no clear plan exists beyond credentials, while Rockhill investigates conditions and the situation grows tense with Russian guard and Red Cross hospital plans for troops.
New York dispatches warn of brutal executions of native Catholics in Yunnan led by reported missionary victims Bishop Fantosati and Father Quirine. A Shanghai convent telegram adds 45,000 native Catholics killed across the empire amid ongoing persecutions.
Taotai Sheng proclaims Prince Tuan as grand secretary to the emperor, enabling control of communications to the throne. The act defies Germany's demands and removes Shanghai’s taotai who signed the foreign-friendly agreement. United States General Goodnow protests to the viceroy as Chinese anger grows.
Washington reports considerable interest among administration officials and Minister Wu over unconfirmed news that Prince Tuan has been named grand secretary in defiance of foreign power. Washington and the Chinese legation doubt the report, but confirm would shift power dynamics among major nations.
The Cologne Zeitung wires from Berlin report Berlin’s view that the U S reply to the Chinese crisis aims to aid the Chinese government or accept punitive terms for leaders. It notes American indulgence due to the Philippines situation as troops move to China, and argues outcomes depend on further cooperation. German transport Gera and three torpedoes arrived at Hong Kong, and Earl Howe, Richard William Penn Curzon Howe, died in London.
Dispatches from Texas describe severe flood damage across Brownwood Fort Worth and surrounding areas. River rises sweep towns, wash out bridges and cut rail service while life is disrupted in Nueces Uvalde Pecos and Brazos valleys with numerous fatalities reported and conditions still unverified.
September reports show no shift in the Wyoming Valley strike action. All collieries are idle except Mocanaqua, run by West End Coal, with no mines resuming. Washery at Ashley anticipated trouble as workers who toiled last week did not report today.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.