Epworth Leaguers Meet Opens Southern Conference
The first general southern conference of the Epworth League opened at Exposition park Atlanta with a large delegation. Governor Candler and Councilman Mayson delivered welcome addresses. Rev J E Dickey and Hon W J Samford spoke. The program includes devotionals, missions talks, and a Sunday love feast with clergy from city churches.
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Atlanta
The
Epworth League
Exposition Park
Candler
Georgia
Mayson
the Leaguers
J. E. Dickey
Atlanta Methodista
W. J. Samford
Alabama
Sveral
Fitzgerald
Epworth
Twentieth Centre
Imit Dons
Pants Makers Strike for Shorter Hours and Higher Pay
Five thousand pants makers in the New York area have struck for a 10 hour day and a 10 percent wage increase. The protest targets a growing task system that requires workers to complete more units to earn a day's pay, reducing actual earnings.
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New Yours
Manhattan
New York
Brooklyn
Newark
Stan
Chinese Soldiers Turn Their Guns on Boxers in Tiensin
Dispatches report Chinese troops firing on Boxers in Tiensin amid rising dissension. Outside Peking uncertainty grows about foreigners, with reports of fighting inside the capital and a possible allied advance by month’s end.
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Tien Tsin
Trex Tsix
Sitanortal
Peking
Jang Lu
Prince Ching
Sir Alfred Gaseloo
Provisional Chinese Japanese and Russian Rule in Tien Tain
Report from the native city of Tien Tain describes a new joint provisional government led by Colonels Bower Baback and Aoki to restore order after extensive allied bombardment. The city lies in ruin with charred corpses, shell damage, and looting as allies remove bodies and locals search ruins for valuables.
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Tien Tain
Tien Tax
Smanaitas
Bower
Baback
Aoki
Haikon
Admund Reymus
Hussian
Trv
Chronga
Rebels Attack the Colombian Capital
Fighting rages on the outskirts of Panama City as revolutionary forces push suburbs. Government troops resist entrenched positions while casualties mount and provisions grow scarce. The Red Cross ship Leander aids wounded, and a short armistice is sought to bury the dead.
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Panama
Red Cross
Leander
Lozada
Colon
Serra
Arma
Murder Charge Shocks Iowa Town as Arensways Employee Arrested
In Castorio Iowa police arrest Walden, an employee of J B Dickinson, for murder after Dickinson was slain in his sleep. Mrs Dickinson, widow of the victim, is held as an accessory. Report incomplete on Crawford County lynching in Georgia where a mob hanged Jack Hilsman over alleged mistreatment of Mamie Mitchell.
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Wronmvire
Walden
J. B. Dickinson
Crawford County
Rouxngs
Jack Hilsman
Mamie Mitchell
British advance drives Boers to northwest retreat in South Africa
Lord Roberts reports a general British advance from east of Prutoria and Rustfontein’s surroundings. Ian Hamilton’s northern thrust reaches Rustfontein 7 miles north of Bronkhorstspruit, prompting Boer evacuation toward Leydenburg as Smith and Hamilton command two brigades plus a brigade and a half.
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Losnoy
War Office
Lord Roberts
Vandermowe Station
Prutoria
Ian Hamilton
Rustfontein
Bronkhorstspruit
Pole- Carew
Stephenson
Eland River Star
Leydenburg
Kruger
Bushvelt
Uch
Hamilton
Bigamy case follows Georgia divorce in South Carolina
A South Carolina case questions if a man divorced in Georgia can be criminally charged with bigamy or if the marriage is void. A.M. Rogers is accused after a midnight arrest for bigamy in Columbia, tied to a Georgia divorce obtained in Augusta. Also noted are arrests in Alabama for a wanted man and a marine’s fatal shooting in New York’s Italian quarter.
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Georgia
Agululo
South Carolina
Oconumbia
Emi
A. M. Rogers
Josephine Inci
The
Rogers
Caroen
Augusta
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn
Ad claims PRAye Wto Ea powder relieves burning feet and relieves discomfort while walking. Mentions city area and store contact in Olmated La Ray with address Allen 5.
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Allen 5
la Ray
A Word to Doctors About a Liniment for Expectant Mothers
A public notice declares respect for physicians while promoting an external liniment designed to ease discomfort of pregnancy. It asserts internal remedies are harmful and claims the liniment softens strained muscles to alleviate distress before childbirth. The company emphasizes its product as a novel blend.
Mother’s Friend advertised for expectant mothers
An advertiser claims Mother's Friend eases morning sickness relieves tightness and headaches, reduces swelling, and shortens labor with minimal pain. It asserts doctors often approve and that many women buy it, priced at one dollar per bottle, with a promotional illustrated book from The Bradfield Regulator Co. Atlanta.
Relief Soon if at All, Says Minister Dong er
Cable from Che Foo reports British minister warning of grave danger of massacre in Peking as Chinese shelling intensifies. Relief possibly arriving soon. foreign residents urged to seek safety while tensions rise amid Allied plans to enter the city.
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Donger
Legation
Peking
Wastnyatoy
Navy Department
Che Foo
Conger
Tion ‘S
Beon
Charles M. Thomas
Brooklyn
Joy
Todd Youtzey Defense in Kentucky Trial
Testimony centers on Caleb Powers and Youtzey during a Kentucky trial in Groragrows. Witnesses describe Youtzey handling a gun near the secretary of state’s office and discuss prior conversations at Frankfort.
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Bind
Powers
Youtzey
Secretary of State
Groragrows
Repurt
Withesses
Commonwealth
Robert Noakes
Noakes
Caleb 1
Frankfort
McKenzie Todd
Taylor
Calton
Finley
Caleb Powers
Youtsey
Witness
Youtaey
Poe
Bis Tee Ha
Argens
Remov
Gold Democrats ponder candidacy as national committee weighs
In Xotaxaporis on July 25 the Gold Democrats debate nominating a presidential ticket. Several state committees oppose a third ticket, signaling possible no Gold ticket. If the national committee declines, anti-imperialists may form a separate slate at the August 15 meeting.
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Inxotaxaporis
National Committee
Gold Democrats
Indiana
Ilinois
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Goldea
Gold Democratic Committee
National Democratic Committee
Aly
Osborne
National Democrata
National Democrate
Anti-Imperialist League
Catfish Theft Stirs Rogersville Alarm in Ala
The city marshal of Amhens, Ala., is asked to watch for a stolen catfish described as a large species from a Lauderdale County camp. The notice from Rogersville seeks aid in recovering the fish and notes its distinctive features.
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Amhens
Ala
Rogersville
Lauderdale
Uniquencas
Fire at Bogart Destroys Wise Residence in Night Blaze
A home at J. P. Wise in Bogart burned at two in the morning, reduced to ashes with most furniture destroyed. Cause suspected defective chimney. Loss estimated between $1,200 and $1,500 with no insurance. Local ad copy promotes patent medicines and tonics alongside household fire safety reminders.
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Bogart
J. P. Wise
Peruna Advertisements Claim Cure for Female Catarrh
Letters from women across various states praise Peruna and Dr Hartman for treating female catarrh. Patients report relief from pain and weakness, recovery from illness once thought incurable, and gratitude for the health book Health and Beauty. The ads urge women to obtain the illustrated guide and consult Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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Mia
E. Dicker
New Orleans
Tia
B. Hartman
Columbus
Poruna
Admirals Kempff Report Ends Joint Attack Silence
Navy records released by the Navy Department detail Rear Admiral Kempff’s reasons for not joining allied ships in the attack on the Taku forts and include a graphic account from Commander Wise of the Monocur. The report, commended by Secretary Long, notes casualties and wounded on multiple ships and reports wounded men evacuated to the hospital ship Solace in Taku.
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Wasmxotox
Navy Department
Kempf
Kempff
Wise
Adi Kemp Tepogtege Tha Heen
Korneotz
Guilal
Saiones
Tiew Taw
Suanorat
Taku
Solace
United States
Point of Concentration Troops Mobilize in San Francisco
San Francisco becomes a troop concentration area for Orient duty. Battery D joins Batteries A T and O to form a full battalion. Fourth cavalry and Hancock prepare for China on July 29. Troop H of the Ninth cavalry arrives, completing the regiment. Eighteenth sankre units back from Manila stay at the Presidio. Recruits arrive at about 750 daily from across the United States. No difficulties in obtaining volunteers.
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San Francisco
United States
Orient
Third Heavy Artillery
Fourth Cavalry
China
Ninth Cavalry
Manila
Presidio
Montana
Chaffee Heads for Nagasaki and Taku Command
General Chaffee reports arrival on the Grant at Nagasaki and will sail to Taku to assume command. Major General Chalten receives promotion to major general of volunteers. Captain Montgomery is reassigned to Chaffee at Taku as ordnance officer. Mare Island Navy Yard increases force to service the Alert. Putnam Rifles offer service to President McKinley for China duty. A cold cure cures a head cold and sore throat.
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Taku
Wasursarox
Corbin
Chaffee
Nagasaki
Chalten
China
Wasingatom
Goo. Montgomery
Ordnance Department
Ormasce
Baltimore
Navyyard
Vallejo
Mare Island
Rusk
Butler Trip Supposedly Prompted Wilmington Security
Reports say Mason Butler the senator and Populist party leader would trigger a stormy reception if he passed through Wilmington North Carolina on a planned visit to Southport. Warnings circulated to avoid danger near the Atlantic Coast Line depot as rumors spread he might travel by boat or along the Cape Fear river, with speculation he would avoid Wilmington altogether.
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Wiauxeton
N. C
Mason Butler
Atlantic Coast Line
Marion Butler
Southport
Goarp
Butler
Realm
Cape Fear
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