Allies debate Pekin advance and Yangtsun aims in China
Berlin dispatch reports Allied forces face strategic limits in Peitsang Yangtsun actions to secure Tientsin. German officials distrust Li Hongzhang peace talks and foresee a large German force in Shanghai to counter British moves. Public opinion worries over open door policy and broader power rivalries among Germany Britain Russia France and the United States.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Pekin
Peitsang
Yangtsun
Tientsin
Foreign Office
Li Hung Chang
United States
Count von Waldersee
Great Britain
Russia
Yangtse
Shanghai
Germany
France
Japan
Voerwartz
China
Homburg
Germania
Cologne
Volks Zeitung
Reichstag
Price
Bavaria
Bundesrath
Count von Lerchenfeld
Pretoria
Lord Roberts
Vossiche Zeitung
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Johannesburg
M. Lockroy
Legation
Marshal von Waldersee
Legations
Field Marshal
von Waldersee
Roosevelt to Campaign West of Mississippi This Fall
Perry S. Heath of the Republican National Committee says Governor Roosevelt will begin Labor Day in Chicago with a grand campaign tour. He plans to spend October campaigning in Illinois Indiana Michigan and Ohio with brief stops in West Virginia and will visit many western states. He will travel mainly by Pullman with daytime travel in populous regions and some night travel in sparse western areas to cover vast distances.
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Chicago
Perry S. Heath
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Mississippi River
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
West Virginia
East
Heath
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Montana
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
California
Wyoming
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
New York
New England
Robber Dempsey Dies in Fire After Union Pacific Shootout
In Goodland Kansas Aug 11 the burnt ruins reveal the Union Pacific robber shot himself to escape flames. Denver officers identify the dead man as W A Dempsey an old offender. Riggs the hotel keeper lies near death and George Cullins of the posse is expected to recover.
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Goodland
Kan
Union Pacific
Denver
W. A. Dempsey
Ariggs
George Cullins
Mysterious railroad murder probe narrows to clues in Ohio chase
Columbus officers sweep the Pennsylvania railroad line from Columbus to Urbana in a pursuit of suspects after the Express Messenger Lane was murdered and his car robbed last night. Dozens of rumors have been sifted without resolution as authorities guard any promising lead and release all surveillance subjects today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Urbana
Express
Mules and Harness Unloaded in Spokane for China Route
Spokane dispatch reports thirteen carloads of government mules and seven carloads of harness unloaded to be fed before continuing journey to China via Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
China
Seattle
Montana Wesleyan university funds face drive
Helena August 11 The Montana Wesleyan university in Helena received strong Methodist support as the conference endorsed a major fund drive to cover a $220 annual bond interest and urged a Sunday University Day. Trustees presented requests for a financial agent with salary $1 800 and for conference aid to meet debt interest while planning a consolidated roll work and ongoing endowment efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Methodist Conference
Montana Wesleyan University of
Church
Friends of Education
Mills
van Scoy
Montana
Epworth League
Jacob Mills
Richard Lockey
J. FE. Richards
George TD. King
J. L. Albritton
W. T. Easter
Montana Wesleyan University
LL. A. Mickel
Brethren of the Conference
T. J. Collins
Joseph Schott
Sanders & Sanders
Fred Garner
W. W. van Orsdel
G. D. King
J. W. Bennett
Thomas van Leoy
Charles L. Howard
R. P. Smith
CC. Collins
T. H. Mickel
Idaho
Bishop Fowler
Stull
Brother Stull
Methodist Episcopal Church
Philippine Islands
Wesleyan College
St. Paul's Church
Symbols of Success and The Golden Medical Discovery Claims
A defense of health through Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets. The text links weak digestion to illness, praises the tonic effects on stomach and liver, and cites a testimonial from Frank Mericle of Independence Missouri about improved digestion, appetite, and flesh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Pierce
Frank Mericle
Independence
Jackson Co. Mo
Dr. Dierce
Navy Rejects All Armor Plate Bids Prompting Factory Possibility
The Navy rejected all bids for armor plate citing bids to large a share of total quantity. Midvale demanded 20 000 tons of 36 000 while Bethlehem and Carnegie wanted equal division. Officials say advertisements will reissue and terms may be renegotiated or a government factory may be built with up to 4 million dollars.
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Washington
Navy
Department
Secretary of the Navy
Midvale Steel Company
Midvale
Bethlehem
Carnegie
Chicago Charges Against Municipal Board Member
Formal charges of incompetency neglect of duty and unlaw ful dishonest collusion with contractors were filed with the civil service commission today by Alderman Frank Fowler. The merit board members call for an official investigation and expect developments, notably about the assessment bureau, following recent inquiries into street paving fraud that have widened in scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Municipal Board of Local Board of Improvements
Civil Service Commission
Frank Fowler
Merit Board
Pacific cable scheme nears completion in Australia
Reports from Sydney indicate New South Wales government and Eastern Extension Ltd have reached an arrangement to begin work immediately on the Pacific cable project. The undertaking awaits parliamentary sanction before trials or further steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. c
Sydney
S. W
Government of New South Wales
Eastern Extension Company
Paris Press Seethes At German Command In China Debate
A digest of Paris reaction to German control under Count von Waldersee prompts anger over France's fate. The piece notes Negrier's China offer, high court actions against De Roulede and Devilliers, and police crackdowns on cab overcharges and street solicitors. It contrasts official silence with domestic resentment.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Count von Waldersee
Champs Elysee
Libre Parole
Echo de Paris
Negrier
China
Berlin
Foreign Office
High Court
M. de Roulede
Guerin
Doctor Devilliers
Dr. Pozzi
de Roulede
Devilliers
United States
M. le Pine
Vancouver Prospectors Missing Near Knight Inlet
Vancouver with Aug 11 report says Joseph Pollard and W J Lamrick, two prospectors, are missing after leaving for Knight Inlet more than three months ago. They planned a six week supply and were expected back by July 12. no word has been received and friends doubt they are alive.
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Vancouver
B. C
Joseph Pollard
W. J. Lamrick
Knight Inlet
Nelson defeats McEachran in 30 mile motor paced race
John Nelson of Chicago won a 30 mile motor paced bicycle race at Woodside park in Philadelphia. He broke records from one to twenty miles, missing only the one two and twenty five mile marks with a time of 48 02 5 for the 30 miles. The prior record of 50 20 5 was held by Elkes.
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Philadelphia
John Nelson
Chicago
Archie McEachran
Canada
Woodside Park
Nelson
Elkes
American athletes shine at Glasgow Celtic games
Twenty thousand spectators watched the Celtic games in Glasgow. W. K. Tewksberry of the University of Pennsylvania won the 120 yard handicap in 12 seconds and Maxwell J. Long of the New York Athletic Club won the quarter mile handicap in 50 seconds breaking the Scottish record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Glasgow
W. K. Tewksberry
University of Pennsylvania
Maxwell J. Long
New York Athletic Club
Northern Michigan fires threaten towns on Detroit and Mackinaw road
Fires sweep from Hale to Rose City with Whittemore and Prescott under danger. Mills shut down and workers battle the flames as property loss looms.
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Bay City
Mich
Hale
Rose City
Detroit & Mackinaw Road
Whittemore
Prescott
Visitors Quietly Attend McKinley Home Weekend
Canton Ohio August 11 1890s note Myron T Herrick of Cleveland visits with Mrs Herrick as guests of President and Mrs McKinley for the weekend while public life stays calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
McKinley
Myron T. Herrick
Leveland
Republican National Committee
Ile
Denial of Yukon Royalty Change Policy
In Vancouver on Aug 11 the government denies that the Dominion abolished the 10 percent Yukon royalty replacing it with a 3 percent tax and forcing compulsory assay.
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Vancouver
B. C
Yukon
Retired Lt Col Calef of Third Artillery
Washington August 11 Lieutenant Colonel Jonn H Calef third artillery U S A has been placed on the retired list after four years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Jonn H. Calef
Third Artilery
President Installed in Bolivian Capital by Congress
From La Paz today President Pandez was installed by the congress as Lima reports from Galveston, marking a decisive political change with his message drawing loud applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Galveston
la Paz
Bolivia
Pandez
Congress
Hetty Green’s Wealth Across Bonds and Mortgages
Hetty Green’s fortune centers on government bonds railroad stocks and mortgages. Her vast holdings span numerous financial instruments across sectors and regions.
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Hetty Green
Andy King Knocks Out Danny Dean in Fourth Round
In Rossland Dominion hall a clean boxing match ended with Andy King defeating Danny Dean in four rounds. King delivered a left hand to the heart and a right uppercut to Dean’s chin, knocking him out as the timekeeper counted to ten.
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Anaconda
Andy King
British Columbia
Danny Dean
Rossland
King
Dominion Hall
Montana
Dran
Dean
Elinch
English Women in Politics in London and Across the Atlantic
English women show wider political interest than their American sisters with active roles in Tory and Liberal circles. The Primrose Dames and the Women’s Liberal Federation influence constituencies while many others advocate issues. A mass antiwar gathering of women drew titled ladies and others, passing a firm peace resolution amid previous disruptions at similar meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Atlantic
Smart
London
Primrose Dames
Women's Liberal Federation
South Africa
Roberts' Cruel Orders Stir England Russia Critique
The article notes England and Russia debate war and diplomacy as Count Lamsdorff, the czar's foreign minister, favors using newspapers as a diplomatic tool. It mentions Boer attacks on trains, farm burnings, and UK fears over the South African conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Russia
Transvaal
Kruger
Europe
American
Great Britain
South Africa
Pretoria
Bronkhurst
Middleburg
Lord Roberts
Count Lamesdorff
Cassini
Associated Press
Washington
Minnie wrecked off Agamok Island in dense fog
The Victoria whaling schooner Minnie, 45 tons, was driven onto reefs at Agamok Island near Unimak Pass on July 26 during fog. Five crewmen were rescued by the Alliance and brought to Seattle while others boarded the whaler Walter Ride. the Minnie was reported a total loss. Captain Victor Jacobson owned the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Alliance
Nome
Bering Sea
Victoria
Minnie
Agamok Island
Unimak Pass
North Pacific
Nolves
Walter Ride
Victor Jacobson
Edward Duryea Dies Suddenly at Glen Cove Estate
New York Aug 11 Edward Duryea millionaire starch maker died suddenly at his Glen Cove Long Island residence tonight. His wealth is estimated at 9 million dollars and his death leaves a large estate and many connections in business and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward Duryea
Glen Cove
Convention Approved Extradition Pact Between Spain and U S
Madrid August 11 The cabinet has approved the extradition convention between Spain and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
United States
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Anaconda News
Anaconda Boy
Mre
Roberts
Cal Power
Percale
Madras
Oxford
Butte, Montana
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