Crisis in China Averted For A Time
Washington dispatch reports a temporary avert of the near crisis over the Russian evacuation proposal in China. Li Hung Chang's message clears remaining obstacles to negotiations, while Russian plans to delay Pekin evacuation hinge on establishing a Chinese government. Brigadier General Wilson and Vice Admiral Alexieff arrived for brief visits as fighting with Boxers and Russians continues near Ma Chi Po and Ma chi Po.
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Washington
Baron von Ketteler
James H. Wilson
Chaffee
Alexieff
Pene
Temple Shaho
South Maapo
Pretiekoff
Machipo
Ching waits for Li Hung Chang to act in Pekin
Prince Ching told ministers private interviews show he can negotiate but cannot act without Li Hung Chang. An urgent telegram asks Li to come to Pekin. Marquis Tsang notes no action until the Emperor arrives. Japanese arrest the German minister’s alleged assassin, who confessed after surrendering.
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Pekin
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Tn Hung Chang
Marquis Txjiang
Baron von Hetteler
China
Gers
Great Britain rejects Pekin evacuation without guarantees
London reports Britain declines to evacuate Pekin until it receives satisfactory guarantees from the Chinese government. The notice notes a general view that all powers have replied to Russia, with Britain and Germany declining to withdraw, while Austria and Italy align with Germany, others showing varied withdrawal plans.
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London
Great Britain
Pekin
Germany
Austria
Italy
Dedication of Monument to General Henry W Lawton
In Fort Wayne Indiana on September 13 the city honored General Henry W Lawton with a memorial ceremony. The park was named for the dead hero and a captured cannon cap crowned the dedication as Union Veteran Legion members presided and Colonel William J Bryan attended.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Henry W. Lawton
Union Veteran Legion
William J. Bryan
Strikers Begin Long Fight Over Collieries
The company says it has lost money, pays for pumping water from the abandoned Jeanesville collieries, will notify Evans colliery landowners at Beaver Meadow of abandonment after Oct 1, and is negotiating a sale of mules and machinery at Milnesville colliery.
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Jeanesville
Evans
Beaver Meadow
Milnesville
Nothing Can Stop Strike
President John Mitchell and Secretary-Treasurer W B Wilson of the United Mine Workers of America issued a public statement detailing the causes of the strike. Mitchell said nothing will likely change before Monday and reports from the anthracite region indicate miners approve the order. The statement notes the national executive board understands the broad impact but aims to lay out key facts for the world.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Mitchell
W. B. Wilson
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
National Executive Board
Russia Keeps Pekin Evacuation Plan Firmly Backed
In St Petersburg on September 13 Russia sticks to its proposal to evacuate Pekin and hopes Germany will agree to it, hoping Britain will follow. Russia says allies cannot leave Pekin before China forms a government to avoid a power vacuum, and thus cannot move until negotiations on guaranteeing order and a government after evacuation conclude.
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Pekin
State Department
Li Hung Chang
Russia
Shanghai
ST. Petersburg
Germany
Great Britain
German fears rise as Nankin braces for action
Shanghai dispatch reports Nankin authorities pool 3000 soldiers and recruit smugglers as organizers appoint thirty war junks. The German protected cruiser Seeadler sails from Nankin with decks cleared. Li Hung Chang ends peace talks over Prince Tuan’s opposition. mandarins defer to Tuan while Empress Dowager remains at Ta Tung Fu with Yung Lu.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Shanghai
Nankin
Germany
Taotai of
Seeadler
Li Hung Chang
Prince Tuan
Tuan
Yung Lu
Ta Tung Fu
Miss Charlotte Brady Joins Chainless Fund Effort
Miss Charlotte E Brady of South Boston joins the staff in charge of the chanceless fund started by Hon George Fred Williams. She volunteers to care for voluminous mail gratis to aid Bryan and defeat McKinley. Brady lost a brother in the Spanish War and laments imperial policy in the Philippines. She wishes she could vote for Bryan.
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George Fred Williams
Charlotte E. Brady
South
Boston
McKinley
Bryan
Williams
Mr. Williams
Miss Brady
Santiago
Cuba
Philippines
Pinedale Fire Expands As Wind Shifts Endangering Homes
A major wildfire in Pinedale has grown to alarming proportions with all available firefighters deployed. About 25 houses risk destruction and roughly 100 acres have burned. A second, smaller fire is active near Silver Ridge Cemetery as wind change threatens further spread.
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Pinedale
Silver Ridge Cemetery
Young Hoag Returns After Brief Chelsea Disappearance
Charles M. Hoag aged 18 from 202 Poplar Street Chelsea returned after vanishing Sunday. Neighbors feared foul play as he previously carried a large sum of money. He had simply taken a short trip to New York to see the town.
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Charles M. Hoag
Poplar Street
Chelsea
New York
Wakefield Woman Honored in Veterans Auxiliary Election
The Wakefield Wakefield Woman Mary L Warren retires as president of the Watieg Auxiliary and Sons of Veterans. She was presented with a diamond ring during the officer installation in Syracuse New York on September 13.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Watieg
The
Sons of Veterans
Mary IL. Warren
Wakefield
Mass
140 644 Men in the Big Strike
Figures by State Mining Inspector W H Davies show that the strike affected 140 644 men in the anthracite region. Foremen and superintendents are exempt, leaving the total outside and inside employees to 140 644.
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W. H. Davies
Coal Price Jump Signals Winter Hardship
Prices for all coal types rose seventy five cents per ton amid reports of a looming anthracite strike. Dealers blame the strike for the cut in supply and warn further increases are possible. Boston faces reduced output and higher heating costs as mines close and wholesalers scramble for stock.
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Hamlin
The
Metropolitan Coal Company
Pennsylvania
Boston
Sudbury Street
Qeinocy Vonuvental Co
Haverhill St
Mags
Bryan Addresses Veterans and Campaign in Nonpartisan Tone
The event followed a veterans parade with remarks by Hon. R. B. Hanna and Governor Mount. William Jennings Bryan spoke as a citizen, praising soldiers and urging unity beyond party politics. He visited Liberty Hall and Princess Rink, stressing duty, flag meaning, and national destiny before departing for Toledo. Separate coverage notes the anthracite miners' wage and working-condition protests prompting talks of a strike and calls for investigation.
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Congress
W. W. Barnett
Henry P. Scherer
Governor Mount
Aguinaldo
Bryan
Republic
Liberty Hall
Princess Rink
Rink
Toledo
Columbus
William Pratt Dead at 1812 Born Chelsea Elder Statesman
William Pratt civic figure of Chelsea dies at his home 166 Broadway after a long life born June 21 1812 in Cohasset later moving to Scituate and then Chelsea in 1896 He conducted extensive real estate and tenement business and leaves a widow and two sons George W Pratt of Stoughton and Charles H D Pratt Chelsea.
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William Pratt
Chelsea
Broadway
Mr. Pratt
Cohasset
Scituate
George W. Pratt
Stoughton
Charles H. D Pratt
United Mine Workers Strike Action Quietly Endorsed
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on September 13 local UMW assemblies read President Mitchell's strike order. Members reacted with enthusiasm or silence as the Wyoming district officially promul gated the order. Union miners expect all affiliated members to quit by Saturday night. operators admit many nonmembers may stay at work.
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Shamokin
Penn
United Mine Workers
Mt. Carmél
Mitchell
Mary Jones
Mr. Fahey
Locust Gap
Wilkesbarre
Fpenn
Wyoming
United Mine Workers’ Organization
Woman Charged With Diamond Ring and Stud Larceny
Robert Howe reported a missing diamond ring and stud valued at 165 dollars. Mildra Mathias was arrested on Pleasant Street after a pawn shop identified her as the person who pawned the stud. The recovered items were traced to her, and she offered no statement at the station.
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Robert Howe
Winchester Street
Springfield
Mildra Mathias
Dartmouth Place
Howe
Mildra
Allen
Conway
Pleasant Street
Why Fuller fled Denver hearing opens in Colorado
In Denver Justice Rice weighs if Dar win L Fuller is a Massachusetts fugitive wanted for larceny. Springfield prosecutors seek requisition to bring back Fuller, while defense argues Colorado laws are used to pressure him to reunite with his wife. A key witness, Mrs Sophia P Stebbins, grandmother of Fuller’s wife, is sought for next Monday.
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Col
Darwin L. Fuller
Springfield
Mass
Justice Rice
Haines
John Lovell Rice
Fuller
Massachusetts
John Mail
W. T. Rogers
Colorado
Sophia P. Stebbins
Rogers
W. V. Vening
Rice
Stebbins
British and American fleets end ten day visit at Bar Harbor
The American and British squadrons concluded a ten day stay in Bar Harbor Massachusetts today at 10 o'clock. The British flagship Crescent led a majestic exit as the fleets formed a graceful arc past the anchored ships. The New York escorted the Psyche while the Kearsarge protected the Indefatigable and the Indiana escorted the Quail.
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Bar Harbor
Crescent
New York
Kearsarge
Hospital Skeleton Arrest Highlights Secrecy Chaos
Charles Cordiner, formerly at Massachusetts General Hospital, was arrested in the out-patient area for breaking and entering. The arrest, initially suppressed by hospital authorities, drew reporters and court attention as witnesses Howard, Johnson, and Goodsoe testified. Bail set at 1200 dollars for a hearing on the 18th.
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Charles Cordiner
Ahl
Eldridge
Captain Gaskin
H. RB. Howard
Walter Johnson
Joseph Goodsoe
Cordiner
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