Proposals on Punishing Chinese Offenders Move Fast
Washington reports rapid, high level talks among the United States Germany France and Russia on punishments for Chinese officials linked to the Boxer outrages. Secretary Hay reviews a Franco Russian plan for sanctions arms interdiction indemnity and guarantees while Conger is instructed to confirm punishments align with crimes. The German note and the Kaiser edict are examined for scope and enforceability as Washington seeks firm action and united diplomacy.
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State Department
Germany
United States
Conger
Berlin
M. Thiebaut
Hay
M. de Wollant
France
Canton
China
Pekin
Taku
M. Delcasse
Prince Tuan
Sheng
Legations
Kenge Yi
Chao Shu Chiao
Department OF State
Baron Sternberg
Tuan
Kang Yi
Learned's Pond Missing Woman Case Overshadows Framingham Search
In SOUTH FRAMINGHAM on Oct 4 persistent searches by police firemen train crews and locals fail to locate Mrs Jennies R Harvey who vanished Wednesday afternoon. Reports say a woman with one shoe and garments thrown over her head was seen near Fremingham Centre last night. authorities widened the search sent circulars to neighboring cities and continue to doubt she left willingly. Mrs Harvey 30 years old from Dedham left home after a headache and dizziness and may have wandered off toward Leaned's Pond where five boats scoured the water and dynamite was used without result. Her husband and family are cooperating as searches extend for days.
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Jennies R. Harvey
Wilds
Framingham
Fremingham Centre
Learned
Harvey
Isaac N. Marshall
N. Y
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H.A. R
David G. Hill
Dedham
F. A. Ful
Ministers at Tien Tsin and North China Troop Plans
Oct 2 report notes Russian and Pelgian ministers arrived Oct 12 while the German minister remains. About 1669 American troops to stay in North China with missionaries likely petitioning Washington to increase this number. Public telegraph between Pekin and Tahu completed.
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Tsign Tsin
North China
Washington
Pekin
Tahu
Suit Over Train Seat Reservation Sparks City Court Fight
George William Kemp, a New York druggist, sues T Rhys Smith in the Supreme Court seeking 100 damages over a seat dispute aboard a New Haven railroad train. Kemp alleges Smith claimed a reserved seat, Grabbing, shoving, and attempting to eject Kemp while Kemp refused to vacate. Smith, a civil engineer, lives Cos Cob Conn.
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New York
Supreme Court
George William Kemp
Maiden Lane
T. Rhys Smith
Smith
Broadway
Cos Cob, Conn
Rufus
Weaver
Kemp
Babies Drowned in Cistern Near Vineyard Haven
Cemetery near Vineyard Haven reports the drowning of Herbert McPhie aged 3 and his baby brother aged 2 months. Their father Angus McPhie, a ship carpenter, lived nearby. The bodies were found in a cistern on the outskirts of town after neighbors failed to reach them. Authorities believe both children fell in and were unable to be rescued.
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Vneyard Haven
Herbert McPhie
Angus McPhie
Yeeeraa
British Collecting Cattle From Krugersdorp to Lydenburg
Lord Roberts wired the war office with details of operations from Oct 1 to Oct 4. Hart returned to Krugersdorp after a 3210 mile base march, in contact with the enemy 29 days, with casualties and captures reported. Buller moved to Lydenburg with 1600 sheep, skirmishes occur daily, Dublin Fusiliers raid a Boer laager near Pretoria Johannesburg, nine men captured, Boers advance into Denetsdorp and Wepener, detachments pursue them.
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Buller
Lydenburg
Spitzkop
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Pretoria
Johannesburg
Orange River Colony
Denetsdorp
Wepener
Wrapped in Kernels: A Pension Office Worker’s Brain Revitalization
J R Weathers of Washington, a pension office employee, narrates years of mental strain from sedentary labor and poor diet. After trying drugs, he attributes restored nerve health and increased productivity to Grape-Nuts, claiming anxiety vanished and work became pleasurable.
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Washington
J. R. Weathers
Savs
Debutantes Embrace Twentieth Century Military School
Chicago women amid social debutantes league into a military school craze introduced by Mrs Adele Marie Rickey of New York. The Woman's Athletic Club supports the effort as debutantes and brides adopt cadet attire and marching drills, portraying elegant oriental garb and Delsarte like poses.
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Chicago
Chicago Society
Adele Marie Rickey
New York
Daughters of Chicago
Woman's Athletic Club
Regiment Reviewed by Governor and Major Hert on Field Day
The Ninth Regiment held a field day on Franklin Field with 621 officers and men. foggy morning gave way to a parade along Boylston and Washington streets ending at City Hall where Governor Crane reviewed the troops. Soldiers wore field uniforms, and a luncheon was served before the march to the Common for parade and review by the Governor.
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Lott
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Ward
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Reinforcements Ordered for Marinduque Insurrection
A War Department cablegram from Manila Oct 4 reports General Hare to command Marinduque with twelve infantry companies to crush the insurrection. It notes prior failed efforts by Anderson and reports Captain Shields and 51 men of the 29th Volunteer Infantry killed or captured, prompting MacArthur to send Anderson with two companies aboard Yorktown and two gunboats for relief.
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War Department
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MacArthur
Leftridge Sentenced to 198 Years for Double Murder
Henry Leftridge, convicted on two separate Indian Territory murder indictments, to serve 198 years in a U S prison. Jury recommended 99 years for each conviction. He was transported from St Louis to Columbus, Ohio, to begin incarceration. Previously had good reputation before arrest.
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HenryLeftridge
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St. Louise
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Leftridge
Indian Territory
Convention ends with new officers of National Spinners' Union
At the closing session in Templar Hall the union elected President Michael Duggan of Lowell and vice president Hon. Robert Howard of Boston. Thomas O'Donnell of Fall River becomes secretary, Frank Mullarty of Pawtucket treasurer, with a slate including Coyle Dover Fleming Holyoke Pition Taunton Murphy Taftville Entwistle Utica Whyatt New Bedford Martin Winooski Sonweill Lewiston and Delanel Lawrence as delegates. O'Donnell and Samuel Rosas were chosen to represent the union at the Federation of Textile Workers meeting in Washington this December.
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Michael Duggan
Lowell
Robert Howard
Boston
Thomas O'Donnell
Fail River
Frank Mullarty
Pawtucket
Ecomeii
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Dover
N. H
Fleming
Holyoke
Pition
Taunton
Murphy
Taftville
Boston Associated Board of Trade to Meet at Young's Hotel
The annual meeting of the Boston Associated Board of Trade is set for Monday October 8 at Young's Hotel. Ad dresses and reports from officers and committees will be presented and next year’s officers elected. A 4:30 p.m. reception precedes a 5 p.m. annual dinner with delegates from twenty four member associations seated at three long tables.
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Boston Associated Board of Trade
Young's Hotel
Board of Trade
Harvard College laundry war porters seize linen trade
Harvard College faces a vivid portrait of a campus laundry economy driven by porter agents. The piece describes porters controlling soiled linen through liberal commissions, room access, and a burgeoning empire that threatens to replace student labor with a porter monopoly across Cambridge.
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Harvard College
John Harvard
Harvard
Cambridge
Close Call as Clinton Car Skims Precipice Edge
Sixty Berlin dance passengers in Clinton narrowly avoided a plunge into the Nashua River when a Clinton and Trudson road two truck car derailed and slid toward a steep drop. Motorman James Graves steadied the vehicle with sand and brake power, stopping it within feet of danger. George Blood suffered a back injury while Joseph Ennis had a head cut. glass shattered throughout the car.
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Berlin
Clinton & Trudson
Nashua
James
Graves
George Blood
Arother
Joseph Ennis
Monumental Company offers lower prices on marblework
Despite higher material costs the Quincy Monumental Co. at 25 Haverhill St Boston announces a four week sale with lower prices than last year on monuments and marble tablets. New larger Sudbury Street showroom, wholesale terms for dealers, and guaranteed first class quality are emphasized.
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Quincy Monumental Co
Haverhill St
Boston
Mass
Dorchester Man Run Over and Dies After Street Collision
James Murphy of Dorchester died two hours after being struck while stepping from the curb to avoid a cone team. The accident occurred at Baldwin and A streets in South Boston.
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Cone
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Dorchestere
Baldwin and
South
Boston
GOLD DUST TALKS Housewife Helper Promises Easy Cleaning
An advertisement extols GOLD DUST washing powder as a universal housecleaning helper reducing labor across the home. It claims to ease laundry by eliminating rubbing, then cleans kitchen pots, dishes, woodwork, silver, glass, bathroom, and beds, even pillows, with minimal effort. The piece urges readers to try it and notes Lathry Soap as another product from THE WN. K. FAIRBANK GO.
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