Fall of Pekin Reported as Allies Enter City
Across dated dispatches from Chefoo and London, Allied forces are credited with entering Pekin after heavy resistance. Reports note legations safe, Chinese and Boxer forces in retreat, and continued fighting amid fires in the forbidden city as foreign governments discuss peace terms and potential arms limits.
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Wasurxutos
Pekin
United States
Admiral Reimey
Consul Fowler
Chefoo
Admiral Remey
Remey
Cuevoo
Washington
Tung Chow
Tong Chow
Tartar
Legation
Walla
Chaffee
Fowler
London
Imperial Custom's
Ovetoma
England
Morning Post
Germany
Berlin
Anyo
Nowa
Lendara
China
Daily Graphic
Shanghai
Nanlain
Kwang Su
Haian Fu
Prince Tuan
Boxars
Tung Fuh Siang
Halan Fu
Lonpos
Toklo
Li Sime Toh
Li Hung Chang
Times
Shuan- Bhai
Japan
Tuan
Kang Yi
Board of War
Heu Tung
Chao Shu Chiao
Railway and Mining Bureau
Russia
Manchuria
Cue Foo
Pokin
Forbidden City
Caleb Powers Found Guilty Verdict Sentences Him Life
Georgetown Kentucky August eighteenth jurors heed life sentence for ex Secretary of State Caleb Powers in the Goebel murder case. The unanimous verdict came after a swift six week trial with no public demonstration. Powers reacted with distress as the clerk read the decision and discussions for a new trial or appeal followed. Army officers seek horses in sea endeavored for American and German cavalry face difficulty securing mounts.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Wm. Goebel
Powers
Penn
Mr. Stone
Misses Dangerfield
Stone
Porter
Gentemen
Calet
Gality
United States
Edgefield News Highlights Governor Race and Local Events
State updates report Edgefield streetcar projection, Columbia diving dealers, and the governor contest narrowed to Col Noyt and Gov McSweeney. Tornado near Hatesville precedes damage at gift house. Attorney general prepares Neal case appeal as Chester deaths and prison-distribution figures emerge. Shuler’s Elbertan peaches fetch top prices. Clemson entrance limits noted amid Alliance changes.
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al Street Carling
Edgefield
Columbia
Col. Noyt
Sutro
Yorkville
Gov. Russell
North Carolina
Democratic Party
W. W. Grayston
Williamsburg County
Hatesville
W. J. Shell
Supreme Court
Neal
Benet
Klugh
Shuler
Chester
William Strand
John Peaye
John Peayer
Strand
Ponys
Peage
Hartzog
Clemson
State Alliance Exchange
D. F. Duncan
Exchange
John B. Cleveland
Glenn
South Carolina
Scotland
Indiana
Cleveland
Carolina
Population myths and political cries in a mixed ledger
A sprawling, fragmented 1900 era digest cites Chicago population figures, New York boxing gate receipts, and a mosaic of political and social notes. It rails at liquor dispensaries funding education, critiques war costs, and salutes missionaries while flagging demographic claims and public funds as tools in broader debates.
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Kansas
Lst
United States
New York
War Department
Washington
Military
Naval Academy
A. Lyncoln Hyde
Standard Oil Company
Mark Manna
The
Army
Chicago
America
Europe
Department of Agriculture
Laura A. Alderman
South Dakota
W. N. Irwin
Division of Pomology
Alderman
Hurley
Turner County
Atlantic City
Methodist Church
Anderson County
Riowa
Istic Yeu
Dipita
Vilain
Anderson Coit
Tinger
Democrats
South Carolina
Jones
Smith
Paul
Diana
Demetrians
Comptroller General
Apscial School Fund
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B. C. Evans & Co
Spot Cash Clothiers
Iit
McCully Bros
Ana
Bunners Tees
Carligle
PeEtish
Dragglets
State News
Sassay Sas
Anne
O. Bali
Tennessce
James 1. Polk
Nashville
Joseph Wheter
Department of History
University of Chicago
Alice Buckner
Nebraska
Cape Nome
McKinley
Bryan
Stevenson
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