Dispatches Show Fire and Fights After Pekin Relief
London reports Aug. 25 fires and street fighting follow the Pekin relief. Russians press for imperial precincts, Chaffee argues for restraint, Americans withdrew after breaching gates, indemnity talks pending. Reports claim the Dowager Empress near Pekin, empress whereabouts unclear, Linovitch guards city amid fierce inner combat.
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London
Pekin
Daily Mail
Chaffee
Imperial
Associated Press
China
Europe
Reuter
Tientsin
St. Petersburg
Daily
iMail
Tuan
How-Ever
Netherlands
F. M. ‘Ruebel
Mergen
Foss
Burning of Pekin Report From Moscow Sums Fire
A Moscow dispatch reports that Chinese rebels seized Pekin and a large fire rages in a thickly built district. Japanese legation in St. Petersburg has word the legation’s guards are freed but army forces cannot quell the blaze. The city suffers widespread damage as fatigue hampers response.
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Moscow
St. Petersburg
Pekin
al- Sied
United States rejects immediate end to hostilities in Pekin
The State Department releases Adee's Aug 22 1900 memorandum replying to Li Hung Chang. It states China must prove its government can enforce a suspension of hostilities and safeguard the capital before any truce or negotiations involving all powers can begin. The United States then would appoint a representative to join others once conditions are met.
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State Department
Washington, D. C
Li Hung Chang
Pekin
Earl Li Hung Chang
An Annay
Department of State
China
United States
Alvey A. Adee
Washington
Db.c
Long Campaign in China Dictates Winter Stay for U S Troops
A Washington dispatch reports rising prospects that U S forces in China will remain through the winter. Gen Chaffee’s casualty dispatch and Root’s privacy refusal signal continued fighting and uncertainty about when order might allow withdrawal. Meanwhile near Tientsin US cavalry clashed with Boxers and Chinese forces August 8, leaving six American wounded and heavy Chinese casualties.
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Washington
New York
Herald
United States
China
Chaffee
Root
Conger
Pekin
Tientsin
Population figures from twelfth census for Omaha Jersey City
Washington Aug 25 The official returns show Omaha Nebraska 202555 in 1900 up from 140452 in 1890 a decline of 36897 or 26 98 percent Jersey City reaches 206433 up from 168003 an increase of 43420 26 04 percent Hoboken 59344 up from 48548 15716 96 01 percent
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Washington, D. C
Omaha
New
Omaha City
Jersey City
Hoboken
Black man beaten by mob near Whitehall parish
Aug. 25 in Livingston parish two young Black men were struck to passing by a mob of white men after an earlier incident with Mrs. Peter Poche. Sam Fields was captured as officers ferried Welds to Somerville, but the mob seized him and assaulted him along the road.
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New Orleans
Sam Fields
Whitehall
Livingstone Parish
Welds
Peter Poche
Field
Somerville
North Carolina Faces Worst Drought in State History
Norfolk reports from North Carolina describe the drought as the worst in state history. Eastern forest fires rage as smoke drifts to sea obscuring the sun. Streams have dried up and water shortages force abandonment of Aberdeen and Ashbury railroad trains. Early fall crops are ruined.
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North Carolina
Norfolk
Aberdeen & Ashbury
Sleeping Car Robbery and Assault Between Chicago and Omaha
A mysterious robbery and attempted murder occurred on a Northwestern train westbound across Iowa. Omaha bank official Balch and wife were in a Pullman sleeping car when a masked assault left Balch badly injured and missing two drafts of 50 dollars each plus 50 dollars in cash. A $5 bill was taken from stockman Eugene Amorelli, while Omaha businessman W. Paxton Jr. faced clothing rifling and loss of 140 to 150 dollars plus papers and railroad passes between Dubuque and Omaha.
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Omaha
Neb
Northwestern
Iowa
Balch
Omaha National Bank
Great Lakes
Grand Junction
Boone
Baleh
Mr. Baleh
Mr. Balch
Eugene Amorelli
Goming
Chicago
W. 4. Paxton, Jr
Dubuque
Woman repels armed agent as pistol draws conflict
Aug 25. Mrs. Walter T. Sutton confronted an agent alleging to represent the Rizard Photograph Co of Chicago at her home. He demanded payment at gunpoint for a photo she refused, and she grabbed the revolver. Her husband and brother intervened, beating the man and expelling him. Mrs. Sutton kept the revolver as a keepsake.
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Jofiet
Walter T. Sutton
Rizard Photograph Company
Chicago
Sutton
May Clash with Morocco Frontiers Near Figulg
Serious trouble is anticipated on the Moroccan frontier as Moorish troops march south toward Figulg to meet the French forces. Reports also place English and German individuals among the natives, signaling heightened tension.
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Morocco
Paris
Frefera Death to City Life in Kokomo
Aug 25 Herr Mrs. McKinley wife of a Jackson township farmer killed herself with carbolic acid to avoid moving to town. A sale of farm goods and stock was advertised for tomorrow but was called off after Mrs. McKinley declared there would be a funeral instead. The sale is canceled.
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Frefera
Kokomo
Ind
Elks Adopt the shirt Waist in Louisville
Louisville lodge of Elks adopts a white shirt waist uniform with purple trimmings for a two week carnival beginning August 26. Members will wear the waist as part of the lodge’s colors and show a unified image during the event.
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Elks
Louisville
Louisvile Lodge of Elks
The
Bryan Accepts Populist Nomination at Topeka Crowd
Nearly 20 000 people attended the Bryan notification meeting in Topeka on August 24. He praised independent silver action and argued currency policy, noting disagreement among parties on money and debt. He criticized Republican currency plans and highlighted Populist planks on income tax, direct legislation and anti imperialism.
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Roneko
Hansas
Topeka
Bryan
Monty
Rpublicans
Republican Party
Mr. Sryan
Emperor Greets Prince as German Rally Welcomes Heir
In Berlin a dispatch reports the prince of Wales arriving at Wilhelmshohe Cassel. The emperor, courtesy by an official automobile, met and greeted the royal party. They toured the castle grounds, stood with generals, and reviewed guards before a state dinner as Cassel’s streets filled with cheering crowds. The day ended with the emperor guiding the prince back to the station.
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Garmany
New York
Journal and
Berlin
Prince of Wales
Wilhelmshohe
Cassel
War Office
Troops Ordered to Manila From Meade Transport
Washington Aug 25 War department orders divert troops from the transport Meade intended for Taku China to Manila. The Meade carries 13 officers and 512 men of the Fifteenth Infantry, 10 officers and 368 men of the Third Cavalry, and 4 officers and 145 men of the engineer corps. This is the first diversion of troops meant for China to Manila. government says enough soldiers are in China for present needs.
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Manila
Washington, D. C
War Department
Meade
Taku
China
Nagasaki
Fifteenth Infantry
Third Cavalry
Engineer Corps
Two Treaties Signed Between Spain and United States
Bellamy Storer has finalized and provisionally signed two treaties with Spain. One covers extradition of criminals and includes special consular clauses, the other is a general treaty of intercourse between Spain and the United States. Also an Iowa dispatch reports a jail killing in Wayne Nebraska by Adolph Worland of Buckland Missouri. the suspect Wonslund is said to be insane.
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Tuan
Sian Fu
Peking
Linovitch
Siberian
Hankow
Spain
Madrid
Bellamy Storer
United States
Sioux City
Iowa
Wayne Neb
Robert Bingham
Dunbar, Neb
Adolph Worland
Buckland
Wonslund
Moon-Baby and Other Fragments From A Gazette
A collage of verses and anecdotes touches on a Moon-Baby cradle in the sky, a brutal sea tale, the fate of a jellyfish, and a Chinese kite festival on the ninth day of the ninth month. The pieces shift from poetic children’s imagery to a warning dream and rural customs.
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Chiness Empire
Canton
Pekin
The Monkey Liver Quest in Dragonland
A Dragonland queen decrees she must eat a monkey liver to recover. A kind fish ferries a monkey to Monkeyland across the sea, but the monkey recalls his liver is still on a tree and refuses the journey. They return, and the tale ends with the Dragon King hearing the tale.
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Dragonland
Monkeyland
Mr. Fish
Big Fish
Dragon Kingdom
What Birds Say In A Forest Echoes Of Bird Calls
A lyrical catalog describes birds and their cries from peals and tutting to chattering. The yellow hammer, cuckoo, nightingale, thrush and wren are given voices such as peal gud this answer Zee zee and hoot toot.
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Tomtit
Zaipt
Parfarl
Rover and duck raise ducklings in canine care tale
In Duval County Florida Rover a large shaggy dog cared for a resident duck and her twelve eggs. After a week eight ducklings hatched and Rover guarded them night and day then ferried the brood to the pond. A cow kick killed the mother duck leaving Rover to care for the orphaned brood. A second item notes 38 year old Bessie misdresses and asks her mother for help.
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Rover
R. C. W. Howard
Duval County
Florida
Raver
Bessie
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Mra
Oliver J. Hamill
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