Outrages of Boxers and Antiforeign Propaganda
A compendium of foreign and Chinese views on the Boxer outrages in China. It discusses foreign diplomats, missionary reports, and Chinese officials blamed for fuelling anti foreign sentiment and the political crisis around Peking. It notes Boxer training, mobilization, and the rumored manipulation by Yu Hsien and Li Hong Chang, urging accountability of empress dowager and her faction.
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Shanghai
New York Sun
North China Daily News
Shanghai Mercury
Hongkong Press
Japan Gazette
Yokohama
Peking
Tsung-Li-Yamen
Sir Claude Macdonald
Pao-Ting-Fu
Omdurman
China
Germany
Siao- Chou Bay
France
Yu Hsien
Shansi
Li Ping-Leng
Yangtse
Shangtung
Liu Kun-yi
Chang Chih-tung
Li Hung Chang
Hsu Ying-kwei
Chi-li
Yu Lu
Tien-tsin
Tung Fu-hsing
Kwang Su
Nankin
Automobiles tested in New York with 1000 dollar cup contest
A series of open air automobile tests is planned for next November in New York. Automobilists will race 600 miles with fewest stops for a prize of a 1000 dollar cup. Tests include precise stopping and backing around figures of horses and men without collisions.
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New York
Pittsburg Dispatch
Denver to Build Gigantic Dam in South Platte Canyon
Denver's water project plans a monumental dam to supply two years of water, with height around 110 feet by season end, continuing into the next two years. The work, overseen by Lyman W. Cooley and engineers Harrison and Maloney, will cost $600,000 to $700,000 and use concrete or masonry across the canyon. The crest sits about 1,650 feet above Denver, aiming to impound water from a watershed exceeding 1,600 square miles. Old Teeth Bought.
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Chicago
Denver
Denver Union Water Company
Lyman W. Cooley
Chicago Record
Sanitary District
J. J. Maloney
South Platte River
Cooley
Furens
France
Cornell
New York City
Unsinkable canvas boat for sportsmen unveiled
A Chicago Record description details a new foldable canvas boat for sportsmen. It features waterproof canvas, ash gunwales and ribs, steel braces, tinned metal parts, a pine or redwood bottom with galvanized joints, and a central foldable design that packs to 8 by 13 inches and 44 inches high. The craft is described as unsinkable with a firm footing for casting and shooting.
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Chicago
Natural refrigerator in summer attracts crowds near Coudersport
Hundreds visit a hillside hole in Potter county seeking relief from heat. A miner dug into the mountain and found colder air as he descended. Ice forms from May to October while the shaft remains unfrozen in winter. The source of the cold air and ice formation remains unexplained.
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Coudersport
Potter County
Philadelphia Press
Americans Influence Paris Fashion at Exposition
The Washington Times notes American women attending the Paris exposition are setting higher fashion standards. French crowds see U S visitors dressed with refined taste, signaling a shift in style influence from Europe to the Americas.
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Washington Times
France
United States
Unclear Exchange Over Loans and Passes
Fragmentary dialogue shows Dinguss and Shadbolt arguing about a ten dollar loan and the memory of a financial exchange. The terse exchange references Krowns and passes, hinting at a broader transactional dispute.
Cow rides cyclone rope into the sky during storm
A cow tied to a rope was lifted about 60 feet by a cyclone near Minneapolis. The animal remained suspended until the storm passed and then quietly descended to resume grazing, according to a Better Way vouch.
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Minneapolis
Scene painters earn varied fees from four to one thousand
A scene painter may charge between 400 and 1000 dollars for a scene. The average for the top six painters is about 500 dollars. However many more scenes are painted for 100 dollars than 500 dollars.
Editorial Quips on Fame and Press Limits
A married man fears losing comfort as fame grows and his wife is teased about selling it. An editor laments the difficulty of publishing ten pages in a four page town, noting the tension between ambition and constraints.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington Post
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