Hundreds of Men and Guns Captured Near Pretoria Fight
London dispatch reports a sharp engagement near Pretoria where Boer forces attacked Roberts lines, capturing two guns and about 200 British. The defeat reveals a serious South African situation with casualties expected in several regiments and ongoing efforts to maintain transport and telegraph links.
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The Laird’s Prudent Ruse for a Sheep Thief
In Aberdeenshire the laird’s blunt advice led to a sheep thief facing a capital offense. Visiting the prisoner before trial, he vowed to confess and seek mercy. The exchange produced the remark Confesaf exits Waterton and the man ultimately was acquitted after denying the confession to his face.
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Bryan Stevenson to be notified for Democratic tickets at Indianapolis
Democratic leaders announced Bryan and Stevenson will receive formal notification of their presidential and vice presidential nominations in Indianapolis on August 21. Richard son said the event will resemble the 1924 Madison Square Garden demonstration and Indiana’s role is pivotal in ensuring a strong urban turnout.
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Point Pleasant
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Hanna
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Adlai Stevenson
Blood and Chaos as Peking Legations Hit
Reports from Peking recount the savage assault on the British and Russian legations, with widespread carnage and foreigners slain in the streets. Eyewitness notes from Shanghai and Washington describe fear, shattered relief efforts, and the belief that the worst has happened as embassies burn and data from Li Hung Chang remains elusive.
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German aim in China seeks security and foreigner rescue
A Berlin message quotes Count von Bülow urging a Chinese government to restore security for persons and property, protect German subjects, and reparations, while denying any partition or special gains. It questions which government is in power in China and notes proclamations by Wu and various foreign responses.
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Deserter steals clothes as ruse at riverbank
A group of students bathing by a river are shocked when a man strips in their sight and seizes the larger clothed youth’s garments. The thief also abandons a pocketbook with Bank of England notes and coins, and a letter later reveals a plan to vanish with the clothes and money.
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Savage sea chase ends with belittled attempt to discard shark
Two sailors on a damaged vessel try to shake a shark by tossing a chair and a box overboard. The shark swallows both, then follows. A passenger is thrown overboard and eaten, prompting the crew to harpoon the shark. In the end the mythic boat hardens its resolve as the shark remains in pursuit.
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