Firing Resumes as Legations Under Siege in Peking
British minister Sir Claude MacDonald reports Chinese troops surrounding the legations in Peking and firing continuously. Supplies arrive but danger remains, with a possible ten day holdout and fears of massacre. European powers coordinate military steps toward Peking as reports from Morrison and others cast doubt on Chinese government responsibility.
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London
Tien-Tsin
Claude MacDonald
Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
Morrison
Peking
England
Lord Salisbury
Washington Weighs Chinese Proposals Amid Peking Crisis
Washington reports that Li Hung Chang seeks to halt the international intervention by delivering ministers from Peking to Tien-Tsin. The United States may favor such terms if China agrees to forgo preconditions. Military plans remain under U S control with no new instructions issued to army officers.
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Washington
Peking
State Department
Li Hung Chang
Tien-Tsin
United States
Conger
Taku
Long
Jen-Tsin
United States Army
Reign of Terror in Canton Suppresses Public Meetings
A June 2 letter from Ilong-Kong reports Li Hongzhang enforcing order in Canton through terror. He allegedly executed 70 people in one week and up to 2000 during his viceroyalty, with suspects jailed indiscriminately as foreigners face unrest. Also: Italian warship Elba confirms Chinese ministers refused to leave Peking per July 25 dispatch.
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Li Hong Chang
Canton
London
Ilong-Kong
Peking
Rome
Taku
Ches
Elba
German Official Sees China Cowed by International Moves
Berlin reports a high German foreign office official believes Chinese leaders have yielded to international pressure after the Taku and Tien-Tsin successes. He doubts a German commander-in-chief is feasible and notes large volunteer response, with over 20,000 men and 3,650 officers ready for service in China.
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Foreign Office
Berlin
Legations
Taku
Tien-Tsin
National Zeitung
Germany
More Arrests Reported in Monza Demonstration Scene
In Monza Italy Aug 2 a welcome for King Victor Emmanuel turned tense when two strangers cried Viva l anarchy They were arrested and narrowly escaped lynching as a furious crowd blocked them An Elberfeld dispatch says Giuseppe Bernardi was arrested in Germany accused of predicting the assassination of Emperor William though he denied the claim and is considered an anarchist.
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Monza
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Elberfeld
Guiseppe Bernardi
William
Rome Agrees Humbert Body To Rest In City
The ministers voted unanimously that King Humbert's body will lie in Rome with fifteen thousand troops to perform the last honors. The decision follows his death and sets a ceremonial state observance.
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Rome
Humbert
Confederate Veterans Chief Invited to G A R Encampment
Gen John TB Gordon commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans will attend the G A R 34th annual encampment in Chicago on August 27. The invitation came at the request of Gen Albert D Shaw and Gordon accepts conditionally on his health. He and his staff will travel in a private car from Atlanta with the 0 Me Mitchell Post No a GiAs Re.
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John TB. Gordon
United Confederate Veterans
Chicago
Gordon
Albert D. Shaw
Grand Army
Mitchell
GiAs
Ceasefire in Peking after siege. seven Americans killed
Dispatch from Dr. Morrison notes hos tilities paused since July 18 as imperial troops exit Peking to meet relief forces. The legations siege endures, with women and children sheltered inside, seven Americans dead and many wounded. Edicts blame boxers then shift to foreign troop victories.
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London
George Ernest Morrison
Peking
The
Times
the Times
Imperial City Wall
Chinese siege casualties and legation amid
The report lists total deaths including Americans as 56 and notes the Chinese undermined the French legation, now ruins, with French minister M. Pichony absent and seeking safety at the British legation on the siege's first day.
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Morrison
M. Pichony
Fire destroys Gilman Nebraska town of 600 inhabitants
Redcliffe Col Aug 2 The town of Gilman with 600 residents was wiped out by fire. The blaze razed the Congregational church opera house Odd Fellows hall two general merchandise stores three saloons the post office two dry goods stores two livery stables and over 50 dwellings. Loss estimated at 100000.
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Redcliffe
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Gilman
Odd Fellows
Rumor of assassination attempt on King Alexander
London reports a Belgrade rumor that King Alexander was targeted while driving through the town. The claim says he was shot at but not injured, and the report remains unconfirmed.
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Vienna
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Belgrade
Alexander
Aging defendant Alexander Jester Acquitted in 29-Year-Old Murder Case
New London Missouri reports acquittal of octogenarian Alexander Jester who stood trial for the 29 year old murder of Gilbert Gates. Verdict draws popular reaction as the case closes after two weeks of trial.
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New London
Alexander Jester
Gilbert Gates
Teenager Killed After Jumping From Train Near Ottawa
Ella Regan aged 16 was being returned to a Chicago institution of correction when she jumped from a Rock Island train near Ottawa Illinois and was instantly killed. The incident occurred as the train neared the city, with speed noted as a factor. The report includes a clipped quotation about debt and an automobile purchase as a means to escape creditors.
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Chicago
Big and small personalities paraphrase noted in Chicago Daily News
A brief, lighthearted exchange contrasts big, strong men as good-natured with weak, small women as pert and saucy, attributed to the Chicago Daily News.
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Chicago Daily News
Energetic Discourse on Jigsby's Faults Named by Friend
In a Baltimore American excerpt a sharp exchange centers on Jigsby's faults. The lively speaker is revealed as his bosom friend, delivering a candid, witty critique in contemporary magazine style.
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Baltimore American
All the Difference Hewitt and Jewett Exchange Quip
Town talk on practice versus preaching suggested by Hewitt and Jewett in a brief exchange. The comment centers on whether a leader should live by the standards he advocates.
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Hewitt
S Min
Jewett
Careless Use of Matches Causes Fires Report
Fragmentary note cites thousands of fires blamed on careless matches. Report mentions substantial losses totaling around $1.5 million and significant property damage. Figures are incomplete but emphasize danger and economic impact.
Transport of 1000 Soldiers Sails From San Francisco
The Meade departed San Francisco bound for Taku China with 1000 soldiers aboard. The item notes political nominations in Virginia and Texas, a Republican state ticket in Des Moines headed by W B Martin, and a fatal shooting near Leicester Massachusetts where David McNamara was killed by his widow sister Nora P Phillips amid a family quarrel.
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Taku
China
Iowa
Des Moines
W. B. Martin
Greenfield
Leicester
Mass
David McNamara
Nora P. Phillips
News in Brief: Global Turmoil and Local Tragedy
Anarchists are arrested in Milan and four girls drown off Ocean City breakers. Russian and Chinese clashes continue on the Liaodong peninsula. The Colorado Society Army of the Philippines plans a Denver reunion August 13 to 15. Wounded at Tien-Tsin sail home on the Solace. Roger Wolcott becomes US ambassador to Italy. Two drownings occur after a Muskegon lake boat capsizes. J Wadsworth Richie pledges allegiance to Queen Victoria. The treasury issues new two percent bonds due 1910 to replace older issues. About 30,000 Allied troops, led by Japan, depart for Peking to relieve the legations, with first engagement likely at Pei Tang.
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Tung Fu Liang
Ocean City
Liao-Tung Peninsula
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Army of the Philippines
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Tien-Tsin
Solace
Roger Wolcott
Massachusetts
Italy
Muskegon Lake
Muskegon
Mich
J. Wadsworth Richie
Boston
Treasury Department
Péking
Pei Tang
Baseball Inngs clash across leagues with varied scores
Inngs reports show Boston beating Cincinnati 3 to 4 with strong late bullpen. Brooklyn battles Pittsburg, final 6 to 5 with McGinnity pitching. Philadelphia defeats St Louis 7 to 3 as Ortho-Douglass duo powers win. New York edges Chicago 8 to 7 in a tight late rally. Umpires Swartwood Hurst Sny der Terry officiated.
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Kahoe
Peitz
Swartwood
Rae
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Pittsburg
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O’connor
Hurst
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Fittsburgh
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Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
New York
Markets Show Wheat and Flour Prices Across Cities
Fluctuating grain and livestock quotes across Cincinnati and Chicago on August 1 show flour classes ranging from spring fancy to winter patent and spot prices for wheat oats and rye. Hog cattle sheep and lamb values vary by quality with calves listed for tight and large categories.
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Do City
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East Buffalo
Indianapolis Merchants Prepare to Strike Over Railroad Discrimination
Wholesale merchants in Indianapolis threaten to unite and divert business to one railroad to force changes in rates and policies. They accuse railroads of 5 PM closures, high demurrage charges, and delaying shipments by storing goods at high costs. The Indiana Car Service association is deemed unreasonable, and actions are pending with the board of trade.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Car Service Association
Board of Trade
Hydrophobia case in Indiana ends after madstone use
In English Indiana near White Sulphur a 15 year old boy Charles Lewis contracted hydrophobia after handling a colt bitten by a rabid dog. Local owner Ed Hancock applied a green madstone. after hours of pulling and reheating the stone in milk the swelling and spasms subsided and symptoms faded.
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Ind
White Sulphur
Charles Lewis
Ed Hancock
Milltown
Treasury names architects for US building in Indianapolis
The secretary of the treasury designated D. H. Burnham Henry Van Brunt H Langford Warren E B Green and James Knox Taylor to pass upon submitted plans for the Indianapolis government building. Competing architects to be entered have not yet been chosen.
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Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Indianapolis
Ind
D. H. Burnham
Chicago
Henry van Brunt
Kansas City
H. Langford Warren
Boston
E. B. Green
Buffalo
James Knox Taylor
The
Treasury
Idle at Boyerton plant as bath tub trust cloes works
About 200 men formerly employed at the sanitary and enameling works in Boyce ton Muncie Ind are on an indefinite vacation due to orders from the bath tub trust. The entire plant has closed since the trust’s formation and a former officer believes the idleness may be permanent.
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Muncie
Ind
Sanitary and Enameling
Boyceton
Bath Tub Trust
Bettman Watson Bernheimer Oil Assets To
Report states the Bettman Watson Bernheimer oil firm will transfer its properties in Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia to Standard Orivo for about 1 million dollars.
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Marion
Bettman, Watson & Bernheimer
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Standard
Orlvo
Indiana mother drugged infant to sleep, baby dies
Vincennes Ind August second Mrs Ed Phillippi of Bicknell gave morphine to her baby to make it sleep while she attended church. The child died an hour later from the drug. A prior paregoric dose had failed to calm the infant.
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Vincennes, Ind
Ed Phillippi
Bicknell
Vanished Engineer Father from Vincennes After Milwaukee Meeting
Ephriam Cox left Vincennes May 18 to attend a Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers meeting in Milwaukee and has not been heard from since. He is a husband and father of nine children living in Vincennes.
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Vincennes
Ind
Ephriam Cox
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Milwaukee
Indiana melon growers fear ruined crop after cool nights
In Muncie Indiana on August 2 growers in the famed melon district report that recent young and cool nights have destroyed hopes for a good melon crop this year. The comment reflects widespread concern among local farmers about weather impact on yields.
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Muncie
Ind
Indiana
Fealty Far It That Quarrel Vincennes Rouble Stabbed
Fealty Far Itra Quarrel reports a stabbing in Vincennes with an unclear name fragment Rouble involved. Local police investigation underway as witnesses sought.
Animals Save Humans Across World Tales
A chorus of stories attributes lifesaving deeds to pets and animals. A British scout’s dog and a parrot in Holland avert ambush and flood respectively, while a bear, rats, an elephant, a Puma, and a devoted cat help people escape danger. In New York a girl’s dress is saved by a dog, and a Bristol family survives a house fire thanks to a cat’s alarm.
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New York
India
Bristol
Busay
New York Fire Toll Surpasses Great Blaze of 1835
Gotham gossip notes the New York wharves blaze destroying about 10 million dollars in property, surpassing the 1835 great fire in fatalities. The piece also laments scarce toast, shifts to bread substitutes, and comments on crowded foreign districts and council quorum issues.
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New York City
New York
Ally Sloper's Philosophy and Oddities in a Fractured Note
A fragmented humorous fragment discusses misreadings and quirks in social behavior. It riffs on churchgoing temptations, waiter misidentifications, laziness excuses to dodge income tax, and a playful, disjointed stream about balance of nature with odd phrasing.
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