Escape of Girls Amid Chinese Mine Panic
The Empress of India voyage story intertwines with accounts of missionaries in Tien-Tsin and dramatic escapes by two U.S. Mission girls hidden under irrigation trenches and walls. Marine forces repelled Chinese attacks as narratives reveal massacres and a tapestry of wartime peril alongside debates on policy and liberty.
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British Columbia
Empress of India
Orient
Tien-Tsin
Chis Hawes
Can
Miss Niles
Miss Ness
Conger
McDonwre
Ken
Scott
Pei
Panoctacy Platform Echoes 1800 Jefferson History
Two stories appear side by side. A fragment discusses Jefferson era platforms and democratic ideals, mentioning life terms and strong central power. The second report covers Russia’s moves toward India via Herat, noting a Shah of Persia agent studying New York trolley tech and a Eurasian strategic outlook.
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New York
Persia
Greater
Teheran
Caspian Sea
Asia
Married Negro Hermit Weds Young Philadelphia Girl
In Camden New Jersey a 71 year old Black hermit Burrell Bland married 20 year old Eliza Haines from Philadelphia. The ceremony was conducted by Philip Colling a colored justice of the peace. The girl met Bland on his farm two weeks ago and has visited him daily amid parental threats of lynching if he keeps the girl.
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Camden
N. J
Burrell Bland
Eliza Haines
Philadelphia
Philip Colling
Bland
Murder Feud Sparks Rural Slaying Near Trask Missouri
In Mountain Grove Missouri a farmer John Robbins was killed by a rifle shot while walking near his home. The shooting follows a feud after Robbins killed neighbor Leonard Henderson over a dog fight in June. Robbins had been jailed for murder but released on bail and recently faced a West Plains trial that ended without verdict. Nearby, Mrs. Clara Hoffman denounced President McKinley in Popular Bluff, criticizing the canteen policy and war actions in the Philippines, while telling a long tale about a man named Bill McKinley in Indiana.
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Mountain Grove
John Robbins
Trask
Here
Robbins
Leonard Henderson
West Plains
Henderson
McKinley
Clara Hoffman
Hoffman
Republi
United States Army
Congress
White House
Avain
Alaska
Philippines
Mianila
Mr. Cole
Ohio
Trumbull County
President McKinley
Bill
Cole
Mammia
Mchkinley
Bryan
Prices Under Trusts Are Amazingly
Washington August 15 The democratic congressional committee issued a list of price increases blamed on trusts. It claims 60 percent more wheat buys a stove since 1806 and 100 percent more corn or wheat to buy a copper kettle since 1860. It notes higher costs for farm tools, sugar, glass, oil, coal, lumber, and freight, concluding trusts rob people in every aspect of life.
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Washington
Democratic Congressional Committee
TSG
Trusts
Coffin Trust
HANNA S BAD HEALTH
Senator Hanna spoke on August 16 about poor health including rheumatism and stomach troubles. He plans dieting and careful exercise to stay in condition as he carries on duties. He experiences periodic heart spells every three weeks, deemed not dangerous by specialists.
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New York
Hanna
Pauper Widow of Millionaire in Detroit
The widow of George H. Ward, once a Detroit broker and board of trade president, arrived at St Mary's Hospital with her newborn baby and no funds. Penniless and ill, she now depends on charity, with her English father deceased and mother in England. She has no relatives in the United States and may face the poorhouse without help.
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Detroit
Mich
George H. Ward
Board of Trade
New York
St. Mary's Hospital
Mrs. Ward
England
Transit Fare Notice for Medical Veteran Return Trips
Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Hot Springs D Sept 4 and 18 no fare plus 2 for round trip Good returning to Vet 31.
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Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Hot Springs
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