Plenipotentiaries Offer to Treat for Peace in China
Dispatch from Peking reports Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching offering to treat for peace and accept indemnities for legations destroyed. Losses to be estimated by powers. immediate ceasefire requested. interview set for October 21. French minister Pichon demands punishment of Prince Tuan and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Prince Tuan
Prince Chwang
Kang Yi
Tung Fu Hsiang
Berlin
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Mumm von Schwartzenstein
Peking
Germany
Foreign Office
Yang Tse Valley
Washington
Count von Waldersen
Tien-Tsin
Yang Tsun
Ernest M. Satow
Tien- Tsin
Shanghai
Wang Chia Kou
Taotai
We Nan
Chaffee
9Th
United States Infantry
Provisional Government
Empress Frederick Condition Stable. William Visits Mother
Berlin reports Dowager Empress Frederick's condition is unchanged. Emperor William arranged telephone links between Frederickshof and the Hamburg château where his mother lies and made a lengthy visit on Wednesday.
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Berlin
Frederick
William
Frederickshof
Hamburg
Archbishop Ireland Arrives in New York After Abroad Trip
Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul arrived in New York on the Majestic Wednesday evening after a lengthy overseas journey. He refused to be interviewed.
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New York
Ireland
St. Paul
Grief Strikes Havana as Major Peterson Dies
Maj. Matt R. Peterson, chief commissary, dies of yellow fever in Havana. One hour later his wife, Martha Allison Peterson, shoots herself, reportedly driven by grief. Both lives end with military honors, flags at half mast, and widespread sorrow among the Havana garrison and Cincinnati connections.
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Havana
Matt R. Peterson
Brooklyn Champions Crown World Series Trophy Victory
Brooklyn wins the world baseball title in Pittsburgh on October 19, claiming the Chronicle Telegraph trophy and half the gate receipts from the four games. Brooklyn outplayed Pittsburgh in three contests, with only one Pittsburgh win, 6 to 1, as Leever Waddell Zim mer and O'Connor McGinnity Farrell supported by Swartwood and Hurst umpired.
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Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Leever
Waddell
Zimmer
O’connor
McGinnity
Farrell
Swartwood and Hurst
Lynching in Kentucky Leaves Negro on a Limb
Elkton Kentucky reports Fratus Warfield a 23 year old Black man was taken from the county jail by a mob of about 150 men and hanged in a grove near town after attempting to break into a white farmer home. The incident followed an earlier confrontation when Warfield tried to enter the farmhouse and frightened a nearby resident. Warfield was captured Tuesday and jailed, then executed Wednesday night.
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Elkton
Fratus Warfield
Warfield
The Galveston Horror and Relief Funds
A Galveston report notes 107 bodies recovered in four days and a total 2,907 dead officially documented since the storm. Many more unreported bodies are believed recovered at sea or under debris. Treasurer John Sealy announces relief fund contributions total 1,095,202.
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Galveston
Tex
John Sealy
Galveston Relief Fund
Wheeler and Hobson Arrive in Montgomery for Heroism Tribute
General Joseph Wheeler and Lieutenant R. P. Hobson arrived in Montgomery from New York. They were met by a committee 40 miles out and by thousands at the station. On Friday Wheeler will present Hobson with a grand loving cup honoring his Cuban waters heroism.
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Montgomery
Ale
Joseph Wheeler
R. P. Hobson
New York
Wheeler
Alabama
Hobson
Yellow Fever Cases Rise in Havana
Havana reports one hundred new yellow fever cases on Thursday, the highest in years. Cuba’s new habeas corpus law, a novelty, will take effect December 1 and appears to greatly please the masses.
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Havana
Cuba
Report Not Confirmed on Ludlow Post in Cuba
Washington inquiry at the war department fails to confirm Cuban currency reports claiming General Ludlow was slated for a key post in Cuba. No official announcement or confirmation follows the Havana rumor.
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Washington
War Department
Havana
Operators Meet In Scranton Resolve Wage Advance Pact
Representatives of major coal companies met in Scranton and Hazleton to agree on a wage advance of ten percent, with a clause extending the increase until April 1, 1901 and then until further notice. The talks also left the powder price issue unresolved as a future grievance between operators and United Mine Workers. The move aimed to avert a lengthy miners’ convention but friction over powder and timing threatens a broader clash.
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Scranton
Temple Iron Co
Board of Trade
Mitchell
T. B. Nichols
John T. Dempsey
Fred Dilcher
United Mine Workers
Hazleton
Philadelphia
Judge George Gray Accepts Hague Arbitration Post
Washington Oct 19 Judge George Gray has notified the president of his acceptance of the vacancy in the American delegation to The Hague arbitration commission created after ex president Cleveland declined the post.
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Washington
George Gray
Hague Arbitration Commission
Cleveland
Pope Muffs Visit as Cold Halts Blessing Plan
In Rome on October 19 the pope, suffering a slight cold, planned a Thursday visit to St Peter's to bless French and Italian pilgrims but was counseled by Dr. Lapponi not to proceed with the blessing.
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Rome
St. Peter’s
Lapponi
Millionaire Gates Plot Threats End in Frantic Shootout
Oct 20 report says S I Morris attempted to kill former president of the American Steel and Wire Co and to abduct W J Brimson general manager of Kansas City Southern Railway. Police found two large revolvers on Morris upon his arrest in the Grand Pacific building after confrontations at the Illinois Steel Co office and the Rookery.
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S. I. Morris
John
Amerian Steel and Wire Co
Morris
W. J. Brimson
Kansas City @ Southern railroad
Gates
Brimson
Grand Pacific
Mr. Gates
Rookery Ring
Rookery
J. K. Knapp
Illinois Steel Co
Knapp
Gators
Ates
Mr. Knapp
Wilson tours Vicksburg park project and river works
Gen Wilson reports from Vicksburg that the park project and river works are progressing satisfactorily. He notes the current government operations at Vicksburg and the aim to obtain accurate replicas of Civil War cannons to mark battle lifelines. He also mentions smooth progress on government works at Louisville and other sites.
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Washington
Wilson
Kent
Tennessee
Mississippi
Ewer
Vicksburg
Vicksburg Eld
Louisville
Battleship Kentucky Sails for Two Month China Voyage
The fleet flagship Kentucky sailed on Saturday for China, a two month voyage after final preparations at the New York yard. Vicksburg and Annapolis gunboats will follow in about two weeks to join the mission, while Frolic stands ready to replace Dorothea but may be detained for better quarters for officers aboard.
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Batneky
China
New York Navy Yard
Tompkinsville
Vicksburg
Annapoviis
Dorothea
Tragic Homicide a Man Hangs Self Near Wife
Chicago report details John Pfeiffer who hanged himself in the same room where his wife sewed and sang. He used a clothes line to suspend himself near her, unnoticed for about half an hour. Pfeiffer, unemployed and despondent, was found dead after she rose.
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Chicago
John Pfeiffer
Pfeiffer
German-born Krug Arrested in New Orleans for Express Robbery
Detectives arrested John Krug a German by birth in New Orleans on a telegram from G A Taft Houston Tex Cragg and John Lehn stand accused of robbing Wells Fargo Express Co of 10000 Krug denies guilt Lehn fled Escalon Texas but did not reach New Orleans Krug carried about 1500 in US currency and said he would return to Texas
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New Orleans
John Krug
G. A. Taft
Houston
Tex
Krug
Wells Fargo Express Co
Escalon
John Lehn
Express Company
Lehn
Texas
Italian priest seeks 5000 acres for colony in Tennessee
Nashville Tenn Oct 20 A Catholic priest just from Italy confers with Bishop Burns and state authorities to secure 5000 acres of land in Tennessee for establishing a large Italian colony.
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Nashville
Tenn
Italy
Burns
Tennessee
Adams, G A R Leader, Dies at State House
Roston Oct 26 Capt John B Adams of Lynn former commander in chief of the G A R collapsed at the state house Friday afternoon of heart trouble. He was 59 years old.
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Roston
John B. Adams
Lynn
State House
Train Crash at Brightwood injures twenty one passengers
Indianapolis October 20. Lake Erie and Western switch No 64 struck Brightwood car No 284 at 13th street at 10 25 p m. 15 injured, two perhaps fatally. Passengers pinned by wreckage as car turned to kindling. Conductor Harry Kraus warned others to safety. Names: Arthur Staats Eaton Barnes Hattie Gurley Sadie Weeks Prudence Campbell Bert Baldwin Dr F B Brigham Atlas Moore Henry Janes Emanuel Coonfield Charles Barnes H P Branaugh. All expected to recover except Barnes Baldwin and Staats.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Laka Erie & Western
John A. Bepley
Edward Fultz
Brightwood
13Th Street
Overstreet
Harry Kraus
Monon
Lake Erie
Arthur Staats
Jefferson Ave
Eaton Barnes
Virginia Ave
Hattie Gurley
Sadie Weeks
Madison Avenue
Prudence Campbell
N. West Street
Bert Baldwin
E. Joseph Street
F. B. Brigham
E. Tenth Street
Atlas Moore
Henry Janes
Temple Street
Emanuel Coonfield
Charles Barnes
East Michigan Street
H. P. Branaugh
Journal
Flax Seed Hits Record Price In Chicago Market
Chicago reports the highest flax seed price on record at 1.85 per bushel on Friday. The gain this month is 36 cents, and the price is 71 cents above last year. Analysts attribute the rise to drought then heavy rains and note there is no apparent manipulation behind the surge.
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Chicago
Swedish maine sailor commits suicide in Brooklyn
Nicholas Scalp, a Swedish naval cook aboard the USS Maine during the Havana harbor explosion, shot himself in Brooklyn on Friday. His jaw was shattered by the blast, and he had been unable to eat solid food since. Delays in pension increases and despondency led to his act.
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New York
Nicholas Scalp
Maine
Havana
Brooklyn
Texas Governor Sayers Calls On President In New York
Gov. Sayers of Texas, touring from New York after attending a charity bazaar for Galveston disaster orphans, paused to thank the president for federal aid and to pay respects during a Friday visit.
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Washington
Gov. Sayers
Texas
New York
Galveston
Iron Worker Jones Survives Wells Block Fall
William Jones an iron worker fell four stories from the Wells block Friday and escaped serious injury. He refused an ambulance and walked nearly a mile to his home in Youngstown Ohio after the accident.
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Youngstown
William Jones
Jones
Treasury balances show cash and gold reserves in 1920s figures
Washington reports Friday's general fund balances excluding the $150 million gold reserve. Available cash stands at $135,720,34 and gold at $86,305,185.
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Washington
Treasury
General Fund
Youtsey Guilty in Georgetown Murder Trial
Georgetown Kentucky October 20 jurors found Henry Youtsey guilty of the murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment after a tense trial day. The verdict came Friday night into Saturday morning as the jury deliberated and then announced their decision. Youtsey collapsed with emotion, while his father and wife sobbed in the courtroom.
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Georgetown
Youtsey
Franklin
Cantrill
Henry Youtsey
Hon John Sherman gravely ill in Washington home
Washington reports show former Cabinet officer and Senator John Sherman dangerously ill at his K Street residence. Debility from age and prior West Indies illness contributed, with Mrs Sherman’s Mansfield death affecting him. By Oct 19 he was partially unconscious and weak, coughing. Oct 20 he was more comfortable though slightly weaker, with a milder bronchial cough and better sleep.
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Washington
John Sherman
K Street
West Indies
Statesman
Sherman
Mansfield
Mr. Sherman
Johnson
Death of Ex-Postmaster General Wm L Wilson
Lexington Virginia October 18 Ex Postmaster General William L Wilson died suddenly at 10 am He led Washington and Lee University after leaving the post office and was born May 3 1843 in Jefferson County Virginia Charlestown October 20 The remains were laid to rest at Edgehill cemetery in a simple service attended by Confederate veterans ministers university representatives and many visitors
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Lexington
Wm. L. Wilson
William Lyne Wilson
Washington and Lee University
Jefferson County
Virginia
Charlestown
W. Va
William L. Wilson
Cleveland
Edgehill Cemetery
John Rowan Camp
Isadore Straus
Field memorial plot sold for taxes in Tappan New York
In New York on October 20 the ground plot for the Cyrus W Field memorial honoring Andre the revolutionary spy was sold Friday by Rockland County Treasurer Randolph for non payment of taxes.
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New York
Tappan
N. Y
Cyrus W. Field
Andre
Randolph
Rocklang County
Kruger Sails to Holland on Dutch Cruiser Gelderlind
Lourenco Marques report says President Kruger secretly boarded the Gelderlind cruiser at daybreak Friday for a voyage to Holland. Movements were kept strictly confidential until departure.
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Lourenco Marques
President Kruger
Holland
Newark pastor dies after lecture in Atlantic City
Rev. A Nelson Hollifield aged 60 a Newark resident and retiring moderator of the New Jersey Presbyterian synod collapsed and died of heart disease at Haddon hall moments after delivering an address at an Atlantic City event.
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Atlantic City
N. J
A. Nelson Hollifield
Newark
New Jersey Presbyterian Synod
Haddon Hall
Freak Election Bet in Philadelphia Window Dare
In Philadelphia on October 20 a prank bet promises that if Bryan wins, Frank Randell will spend a week in bed in a Chinese laundry window on Coulter Street. If McKinley wins, Edward Callahan will endure the same confinement in the same display.
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Philadelphia
Bryan
Frank Randall
Coulter Street
McKinley
Edward Callahan
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Archbishop Ireland
Maj
Kentucky
Gen. Wheeler
Lieut. Hobson
Judge Gray
Pope
Millionaire Gates
S. I. Morrie
Vicksburg Park
Shy
Nhich
Wells-Fargo Express Co
New Orlens
Capt. Adams
Strugk
Naval Cook
Doom Paul
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