China’s Chance to Secure U S Aid in China Talks
Washington reports Secretary Hay's reply to Li Hung Chang ends direct negotiations unless the Chinese authorities accept four conditions. Officials predict a possible brief army action at most to compel acceptance, with U S good offices aiming to halt hostilities and begin negotiations. Secretary Root notes no changes in Chaffee’s instructions. a cipher cable adds background but no new orders. Transit and supply plans at Tien-Tsin indicate a rapid march toward Peking only after equipment and transport are ready.
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Peking
United States
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Nagasaki
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Tien-Tsin
Toa dsto od tragedy and rescue at Norris home
Three people died after eating toadstools mistaken for mushrooms at J A Norris home near Harvey Illinois. Four others were seriously ill including J A Norris and Eva Norris. Thomas Norris, 13, rode three miles to seek help, saved four lives but died later.
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Edith Noris
Maud Norris
Thomas Norris
Eva Norris
Edith Norris
Robert Smith
Homewood
Norris
Attempted assassination of Persian shah in Paris
An eye witness recounts the August 3 incident as a carpenter impersonator fired at Muzaffer Ed Din at the palace gate. The grand vizier and Gen. Parent restrained the assailant while police and a bicycle officer intervened. The shah remained calm and continued to Sevres after the Alexander III bridge. The bulldog pistol had five cartridges and the attacker offered defiant remarks before being subdued.
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Seine
Sevres
Bois de Boulogne
Alexander III
Shah’s London visit cut as Paris assassination attempt cited
The Times reports the shah’s planned visit to England is virtually abandoned due to the Paris attempt on his life, altering royal schedules and security considerations.
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London
England
The
Times
Paris
North Carolina Election Sees Democrats Triumph Despite Racial Bars
Raleigh reports a bitterly fought contest in which Democrats and white supremacy won by about 30,000. The vote largely disfranchises Black citizens and shifts the legislature to Democratic control, threatening Marion Butler's U S Senate bid. An arson episode at Faison amid registration books sparked investigation.
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Marion Butler
United States
Faison
Woman Seeks Husband Believed Assassin in New York
Brussels dispatch notes La Reforme reports Antwerp opened an inquiry into a young woman who married an Italian in New York in December 1897. She claims her husband is the same man identified as the assassin named Tomaso Cariceli or Tomaso, whom she believes is the famed criminal.
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Trail Of Blood Near Peiping Advances Feared
London reports say a small relief force moving toward Peiping is silent amid censorship. Tsung Li Yamen telegram claims ministers are well and supplies reach legations, while Che Foo cables say imperial troops destroyed a Christian town near Peiping, with heavy Christian casualties. General Gasclee opposed the action.
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Peking
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Daily Express
Che-Foo
Gasclee
Five Girders Fall Injuring Dozens at Broadway Walker Site
A construction site at Broadway and Walker Street collapses as four heavy iron girders slip from a crane. Three workers Fannie Cohen Morris Bleicher and David Waldmann gravely hurt. others including Isador Greensberg Esther Gullenhoff Morris Weiss Isadore Eisenstark Annie Laur and Philip Flurio suffer injuries or are sent home. Alfred Norton arrested for criminal negligence.
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Morris Bleicher
David Waldmann
Isador Greensberg
Esther Gullenhoff
Morris Weiss
Isadore Eisenstark
Annie Laur
Philip Flurio
M. Goldberg & Co
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Bleicher
Waldmann
Alfred F. Norton
Center Street
Chinese Minister Demands Telegraph Access and Safe Passage
Yang Lu on behalf of Chinese ministers in Europe cables Shan Tung governor demanding free telegraphic communication with their governments and escort to Tien-Tsin. Russian staff estimate 50,000 Chinese troops in Peking plus Boxer forces. marching before rain season risky. Also note ex-sheriff Capt. J. J. Pierson dies at 81 in Illinois. Germans train dogs to attack cyclist corps. Dog training emphasized for Great Danes.
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Shan Tung
Tien-Tsin
Peking
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Ravenswood
Lil
Taylor’s Park
G.A. R
Gor
Cyele Corps
Botha grows weaker as he seeks confirmation of surrender reports
The Pretoria correspondent for the Daily Mail notes Commandant General Botha’s weakening position. He sent a messenger to Lord Roberts asking to confirm reports of General Prinzloo’s surrender and to obtain permission to communicate with General De Wet.
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Pretoria
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Daily Mail
Botha
Lord Roberts
Prinzloo
Christian de Wet
Eloping Couple Escapes Drowning Then Marries at Home
Johnn W. Clemmons and Miss Flor ence Jackson eloped at two in the morning. They forded Muddy Fork creek in floodwaters, Clemmons swam to shore, then carried the terrified bride to safety. Magistrate Coombs wed them as sunrise broke and a farmer supplied dry clothes and a wedding breakfast.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Johnn W. Clemmons
Florence Jackson
Bridgeport
Muddy Fork Creek
Coombs
Clemmons
Boy shoots himself in Terre Haute home
A 16 year old, Otto Cottom, shot himself through the breast at his Terre Haute residence and is expected to die. He had recently been rumored to have married Lou Chandler of National City, a claim relatives deny. The boy left a note to his sister claiming the marriage, and he had behaved oddly since the incident.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Otto Cottom
Lou Chandler
National City
Chandler
Damage suit filed over Bicknell cutting case
Vincennes Indiana August 3 a five thousand dollar damage suit was filed here against Morton Ruble the man who cut at Bicknell on Monday Phillippi’s attorneys say he has been permanently disabled and disfigured for life by his injuries
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Morton Ruble
Phillippi
Fire destroys Evansville grocery store. family rescued
The George Venneman grocery store in Evansville was burned out. Mrs. Low McGhee and three children, who lived above the shop, were rescued by firefighters after near suffocation. Venneman faces about $10,000 in losses.
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Farmer James Welch of Union City Dies by Own Hand
Union City Indiana August 3 James Welch a 46 year old farmer died by morphine overdose. He leaves a widow and a married daughter. No cause for the act is known.
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Ind
James ‘Welch
Local Obituaries and Political Nominations Highlight Briefs
Capt John McIntosh senior commander of Wardlite fleet dies at home in Jersey City. The Solace reports sick and wounded from China landed in Nagasaki on homeward voyage. James Hall renominated for Congress by 28th Pennsylvania Democratic convention. Rural Free Delivery to start August 15 at Shellman Georgia. Havana reports 35 yellow fever cases with low mortality. Sixteenth Illinois Democratic convention deadlock with 2091 ballots. James D Richardson renominated by Democrats in Fifth Tennessee district with no opposition.
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News in Brief from Thursday World Affairs
Gen Sir Alfred Gaselee takes command of British forces in China while Liping Heng orders four Chinese armies toward Peking. China offers to link foreign ministers with governments if allies halt march. Caleb Powers trial hints at a key witness. Muzaffer Ed Din survives assassination attempt in Paris. King Victor Emmanuel meets grieving mother as he mourns his father. The U S declines new terms on Peking campaign and urges free minister Conger contact with Chinese government.
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Monza
United States
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The National Game Innings Report
Baseball scores show Brooklyn and Boston in a low scoring clash with key batters Kitson Kennedy and McGuire for Brooklyn and Nichols Sullivan for Boston. Umpire Swartwood. Philadelphia and St Louis play a tight game with Pratt Douglass Powell Hughey Criger and umpire ODay. New York and Chicago battle with Mercer Bowerman Griffith Donahue Chance and umpire Terry.
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The Markets in Cincinnati August Trade Figures
The Cincinnati market report lists flour prices from spring fancy to winter patent, grain quotes for wheat corn oats and rye, and alive stock values for hogs cattle and sheep. Notable figures include spring patent flour at 4.80 and wheat No 2 red around 76 to 76. }
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Chicago Chinese gods buried to shield them from desecration
Two wagon loads of Chinese ancestral idols were removed from a Chicago joss house near Clark Street and buried in a hillside grave near Mount Greenwood cemetery after a guarded ceremony. Police observed the operation as Chinatown faced fears of a possible massacre in retaliation for Boxers actions abroad.
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