Butte Detective Romance Ends in City Jail
A Florence hotel romance unraveling through deception ends when dishwasher John Traynor is arrested in Helena for selling Anna Smith's gold watch. Traynor admitted selling the watch while claiming he would redeem it, in a case tying Butte police to Helena detectives and city jail confinement.
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Florence
John Traynor
Anna Smith
Anna
Karatofsky
Helena
Dhlena
Traynor
The
Standard
The Capture of Pekin Continues and International Tensions
Representatives of other nations agree on a course while Britain objects and warns of withdrawing troops already prepared to land. The issue centers on Pekin and the potential military intervention amid foreign involvement.
Allied forces push toward Pekin from Yangtsun
Telegram from Tokyo reports conference on August 7 at Yangtsun where Japanese led the advance toward Pekin with Russian British and American follow. French troops stay at Tungteun due to supply issues as railways are repaired toward Shansi.
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Washington
Foreign Office
Tokio
Yangtsun
Pekin
Tungchow
Tungteun
Tientsin
Tientsin-Pekin
Bhanhaikwan
Tongtulutal
Shanhwikwan
Ussuri
Tientain
Vientsin
Li Ping Heng
Tafuenfu
Shansi
Missionaries Fatally Harmed in Shanghai Incident
Cablegram from Shanghai reports Miss H. J. Rice of Luchen murdered and Miss M E Huston of Luechen fatally harmed by boxing athletes, sending shock through the Missionary community in Toronto on August 16.
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Toronto
Chinese Inland Mission
Shanghai
H. J. Rice
Luchen
M E. Huston
Luechen
Missionaries in China Inland Mission Die After Travel
Mrs K J Cooper of Luchen and three Saunders children died from injuries sustained while traveling. Miss Rice of Haydenville and Miss Huston of Mobile also died. The Cooper woman had gone from Scotland to China in 1807. All were members of the China Inland Mission.
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K. J. Cooper
Luchen
Saunders
Miss Rice
Haydenville
Magss
China
Huston
Mobile
Ala
Scotland
Chinese Inland
British and Indian Troop Movements Stir Shanghai Dispatches
The Times reports the viceroy withdraws opposition to British troop landings conditional on no other forces. Britain delays until orders. A Berlin dispatch says foreign consuls urge landing more Indian troops to ensure Shanghai's safety and warn withdrawal would threaten the city.
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London
the Times
Shanghai
Great Britain
Berlin
Wusung
Allies Reach Pekin as Envoys Are Reported Safe
A Washington dispatch cites Admiral Remey stating Japanese sources report forces occupy Tungehow on the 12th and an attack on Pekin today while a Che Foo correspondent says the allied army reached Pekin Monday and envoys with friends were rescued and likely safe with Christian forces.
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New York
Journal and Advertiser
Chefoo
Wildman
Pekin
Vancouver to Supply Troop Goods for China Campaign
Vancouver reports orders for military supplies to be used in the Chinese campaign. Dominion purchases include a large portion to be bought locally with shipments planned via the next steamer. Goods are primarily winter clothing and will be billed to Weihaiwei.
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Vancouver
B. C
Dominion
Weihaiwei
Chinese retreat continues toward Pekin front line
A war dispatch from the front dated August 11 via Chefoo August 14 says Chinese forces are retreating and will not stand. It notes the Allied or opposing force is within about 20 miles of Pekin as the entire army strains to reach the capital before it is too late.
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London
Seat of War
Chefoo
Pekin
Japanese seize Tungchow and advance toward Pekin
A semi official Tungchow dispatch dated Aug 12 states Japanese troops occupied Tungchow today and are 19 miles from Pekin. Last night a quantity of arms and a granary with large rice stores were captured.
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Tokio
Tungchow
Lungchau
Pekin
Railway restored and repairs underway in China conflict
An undated dispatch from Tientsin reports the Tientsin to Pettsang railroad restored and Russian repairs continuing toward Pekin. Field Marshal Count von Waldersee, commander in chief of allied forces in China, will sail from Naples for the Far East on August 22.
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Berlin
Tientsin
Pettsang
Pekin
Count von Waldersee
China
Naples
Russians Deploy Regent Protecting Allied Rear Under Threat
A dispatch from Taku via Chefoo dated August 1 reports a Russian regiment landed to guard the allied rear amid serious threats. The Japanese admiral says the allies occupied Tungchow last Sunday and awaits news of an assault on Pekin today.
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Rome
Taku
Chefoo
Tungchow
Pekin
Rumor on Sir Robert Hart's Escape from Pekin
Rumor says Sir Robert Hart director general of the Chinese imperial maritime customs left Pekin under escort and that a cruiser will meet him on reaching the coast.
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Kongkong
Canton Customs Department
Robert Hart
Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs
Pekin
France Might Disagree With Waldersee On China Command
Avis reports France not in full accord with Field Marshal von Waldersee upon his arrival in China to assume command of allied forces, as General Voyron, the French commander in chief, seeks agreement.
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Avis
France
Germany
von Waldersee
China
Voyron
Hief
Hin
British transports recalled by torpedo boat destroyer
Shanghai reports that the British transports had sailed but were recalled by a torpedo boat destroyer and have since returned to Wus ing.
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Shanghai
Wusing
Shanghai Gazette Attacks US Consul Openly
The Shanghai Gazette impeaches United States Consul John Greednow of open complicity with the Chinese, signaling a diplomatic dispute in August.
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Shanghai
Shanghai Gazette
United States
John Greednow
Government wins case against Kesapeak & Ohio Fuel firm
Judge Thompson ruled for the government in a case against the Kesapeak and Ohio Fuel Company finding the coal firm, comprising about 14 companies mostly in West Virginia, violated antitrust laws by conducting its business unlawfully.
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Cincinnati
Aug. W
C Kesapeak & Ohio Fuel Company
United States
Thompson
West Virginia
Plague Quarantine Ties Arthur of Clan Line to Thames
The British steam er Arthur, sailing from Calcutta July 12 and reaching Port Said August 2 en route to London, is quarantined in the Thames after a death from bubonic plague occurred on board.
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London
Arthur
Clan Line
Calcutta
Port Said
Thames
Two Million for New York Population Hit
The census office announced Greater New York population at 2,050,400 comprising Manhattan 1,830,003 and the Bronx 200,507 in a Washington release dated August 16.
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Washington
Greater New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Borough of
William Heller Acquitted In Barber Law Case
Special Dispatch to the Blanchard reports William Heller was tried before a jury on a Sunday barber law violation and acquitted. The ruling came from Twin Bridges on August 14.
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Blanchard, Twin Bridges
William Heller
Toa d Tales and Joliet Mound Hoaxes Debunked
Ossian Guthrie criticizes circulating road stories about animals buried in clay or rock. He cites Joliet mound claims and a live toad find as hoaxes likely spread to tease credulous readers, noting similar legends fade when examined and explained.
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Ossian Guthrie
Dispatches
Boston
West Roxbury
Chicago Chronicle
Guthrie
Illinois
Joliet
Joliet Mound
Toad
Father Tome
Lion manaced by hungry lions in Africa tale
A Chicago Chronicle account recalls a hunter in East Central Africa who baited a boa and faced a pride of lions. The hunt turned deadly for two huts as lions wrecked shelters, chased workers, and endangered the party while the narrator barely survived in pajamas the next morning.
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Chicago
Central Africa
Hans
Pell Mel
Baca
Chinese Cruel by Nature in Chronicle Opinion
The Chicago Chronicle denounces Chinese mass violence against foreigners as emblematic of a centuries old disposition. It cites Taeping war stratagems in 1862 and 1868 as examples of oriental duplicity and brutal warfare used by rebel forces against imperial troops, detailing high casualties.
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Chicago Chronicle
Chung Wane
Henan
Shanghai
Taitaan
All Driven Out by Smoke from Old Mattress Tale
A New Orleans fire patrolman recalls how even a small amount of smoke can render a room uninhabitable. He recounts incidents with pepper smoke and garlic odor, noting the varied lethality of different fumes and the dangers firefighters face without masks.
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New Orleans Times
Charles
Deliverance Island in Torres Strait Described by Veterans
An old seaman recounts Deliverance Island near Torres Strait, also Berby on charts. He portrays a barren mound about 30 feet high with a cave-like fissure used by ships for relief stores and a cave where tins of preserved meat biscuits tobacco and a box marked post office were found during a calm voyage aboard Enterprise.
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The
Washington Star
Torres Strait
Deliverance Island
Berby Island
Enterprise
Bamuels
Boston
Grocery list mix of canned goods and extras
Fragmentary inventory lists canned meats veal loaf frankfurt and vienna sausage two pound tins beefsteak and onions oysters mixed candy fresh peanuts beer two bottles Monongahela Rye and Shaw's Malt a quart each with unclear quantities and regional references.
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Shaw
Flag Over Ocean Storehouse Post Office Turns Tide
A vivid line recalls naval custom as the last ship through the straits raises the stars and stripes after removing the French flag, signaling a turning point in control of the ocean storehouse and post office.
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Straits
Glass eye leads way to drink credit in old St. Louis tale
J J Jaxon recalls a playful night with Lou Raymond and friends at Uhiig's cave, where, amid a string of improvised collateral, they secured a round of drinks by piling on eyes teeth and a wooden hand. The reminiscence sits beside notes on albumen compounds and food additives from German factories.
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8Th Louis Republic
J. J. Jaxon
St. Louis
Lou
George Denham
Raymond
Creorge Denham
Jack Cheviot
Phil Branson
Chemical foods in Germany and the vegetarian critique
Consul Hughes at Coburg reports a debate among physiologists about meat abstention and its alleged impact on vigor and intellect. He notes Germany’s expanding artificial food industry, driven by dye works, using albumen and secret compositions.
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Finkler
Bonn
Muhlheim
Elberfeld Farbenwerks
Hoechst
Salkowsky
Bauer & (O
Berlin
State Department
Hughes
Coburg
Germany
Profesor
Foreseen Chinese Uprising Warned by Gordon
In a past conversation with Chinese Gordon, Sir William Howard Russell warned that a vast future Chinese army could arise amid ongoing European pressures. He cited Chinese resilience, distrust of mandarins, and criticized France, Russia, and England for 40 years of harsh treatment while predicting a shift away from colonial sieges by Western powers.
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Army and Navy Journal
William Howard Russell
Army and Navy Gazette
Gordon
London
India
France
Russia
England
Willie-Tommy James Noses Up Apple Crack Incident
An account notes Willie-Tommy James struck with an apple hitting a person on the nose. The prompt records a clash described as Willie’s action and a deliberate aim at the nose. The snippet preserves a direct, dated-era tone.
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Willie
Tommy James
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