Hope for relief all well and no fighting July 2
Washington officials report that the legations in Peking are believed safe from immediate harm despite Chinese orders for an escort. Minister Conger and Secretary Squiers dated July 21 describe tentative relief, with cipher messages suppressed and concern over sustaining communications amid possible hostilities.
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Washington
Conger
State Department
General Goodnow
Shanghai
Ragsdale
United States
Tien-Tsin
Squiers
United States Legation
Peking
Fowler
Chefao
Goodnow
McKinley
China
Trains Robbery Ends in Fatal Shooting Near Hugo Col
Union Pacific eastbound No 4 was held by two robbers west of Hugo Colorado about 90 miles from Denver. Passengers in the Pullman sleepers were robbed. An elderly man Fay from California resisting the hold up was shot in the mouth and killed. The robbers fled after stopping the train.
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Salina
Kan
Union Pacific
Hugo
Col
Denver
Fay
California
St. Louis
King Alexander Weds Mad. Draga in Pomp. Amnesty Granted
Belgrade reports King Alexander wed Mad. Draga Maschin in a ceremony marked by great pomp. The king granted amnesty and numerous political pardons in celebration of the wedding.
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Belgarde
Alexander Sunday
Draga Maschin
Prairie fires devastate Potter and Sully ranges
Reports from Potter county and northern Sully describe extensive prairie fires destroying range and hay amid scarce forage this year. In Weehington C H Ohio a middle aged man on East Court street was seized in an incident.
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Pierre
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Potter County
Sully
Weehington C. H
Sam‘ashington
C. H
Sami Douglass
East Court Street
Insurgents Increase Attacks in Luzon Amid Ambushes
Manila reports a surge in insurgent activity over three weeks with ambushes and small party attacks. Lt. Alstetter and 15 men were ambushed in Nueva Ecija. one killed, three wounded before surrender. Capt. Lara, Manila police, fatally shot amid alleged corruption charges.
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Manila
Alstetter
Engineer Corps
Neuva Ecija
Luzon
Lacuna
Lieut
Bodon Habsburg
Santa Cruz
Laguna
24Th Infantry
Sergt. Schmidt
12Th Infantry
Lara
Out of Town Rally Bypassed by Police in Mansfield
In Mansfield Ohio on August 6 a 2,900 strong crowd blocked the arrival of Dowie's Christian Catholic church leaders Overseer Hamner Piper and Elders F F Fisher A W McClurkie and A McFarlane. Police confined the visitors to their car as crowds swelled. The group later attempted to hire carriages in Ashland but liverymen refused. They telegraphed a 2:20 arrival and returned to the depot with about 4,000 people watching. a leader warned they might proceed to Chicago but could return next Sunday.
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Chicago
Boers Surrounded as De Wet Stands at Machadodorp
Pretoria dispatch reports Gen. Christian De Wet completely surrounded near Reitzberg with a British cordon, Boers vowing to stand at Machadodorp, shortages of ammo and food. Hamilton blocks reinforcements. an overturned train near Honig Spruit allegedly caused 40 U S casualties. In Dayton, Judge Boehm rules loitering ordinance unconstitutional and frees about 30 including Charles Specht and E H Theis.
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Pretoria
Christian de Wet
Reitzberg
Machadodorp
Hamilton
Botha
United States
Stowe
Honig Spruit
Kroonstad
Dayton, O
Boehm
Charles Specht
Missouri
E. H. Theis
International Trades Union
Pryor, Ex-US Senator, Dies at Athens Home
Luke Pryor former United States senator and congressman died at his Athens Alabama home. Pryor was a native of Alabama born near the birthplace of Senator Pettus. In Chicago Lucy Parsons and five anarchists were arrested while attempting a meeting after police were tipped off to the gathering.
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Birmingham
Ala
Luke Pryor
United States
Congress
Athens
Senator Pryor
Alabama
Senator Pettus
Chicago
Lucy Parsons
Victor Emmanuel III
Italy
United Kingdom of
Humbert
Order of the Golden Fleece
Europe
Tragic poisoning hits Irwinsville family
In Irwinsville Georgia on August 6 two children of Lewis Connor died and his wife and another child were critically ill after consuming pea soup cooked in a new tin vessel. Doctors say the metal vessel contaminated the soup with poison.
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Irwinsville
Lewis Connor
Oil City Machinists End 11-Week Strike At Old Wages
In Oil City Pennsylvania on August 6 the union machinists in the city decided to return to work at the previous wage scale without concessions after an 11 week strike. About 250 workers are involved.
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Oil City
German Captain Plans North Pole Expedition Sail
Berlin reports Capt. Banendahl of the imperial navy will set sail from Hamburg on August 11 aboard the Matador a 44 ton fishing schooner bound for the North Pole voyage arrangements announced for the expedition team and vessel details noted.
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Berlin
Banendahl
Imperial Navy
North Pole
Hemburg
Allies Move On Peking Amid Weak Artillery
A dispatch from Tien-Tsin reports American and British forces starting the Peking advance on July 30. The force comprises 20,000 Japanese, 10,000 Russians, 9,000 British, and 7,000 other foreigners with Chinese attacks at Tien-Tsin thwarted.
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Tien-Tsin
Peking
London
Daily Express
Chaffee
Dorward
Sofa
Yamabuchi
Missouri Feud Revived in Doe Run Shootout Fatalities
Farmington Missouri reports four men killed and one fatally wounded in a feud between Wm Dooley and his four sons and the Harris brothers at Doe Run in St Francis county. Dooley, Wess Harris, James Harris and John Dooley killed. Three Dooley men surrendered and are in jail.
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Farmington, Mo
Wm. Dooley
Harris Brothers
Doe Rnn
St. Francis County
Wess Harris
James Harris
John Dooley
Mary Littrell
Harris
Dooley’s
Doe Run
Dooley
Farmington
Rumor Li Hung Chang Suicide Report Denied
Shanghai August 6 The report that Li Hung Chang committed suicide is unfounded and he is only despondent. The Japanese consul here has received a message from Pekin stating that Gen Tung Pub Siang hies.
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Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
Pekin Aring
Tung
Siang’ Hies
Embezzlement Charge Against New York Bookkeeper
Joseph Virtel a former Occi dental hotel bookkeeper on the Bowery was held without bail on embezzlement charges. Samuel Kahn the hotel owner claims Virtel is $11 000 short in his accounts. Parallel items note a Winnipeg strike and no change in yellow fever reports from Tampa.
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New York
Joseph Virtel
Occidental
Bowery
Samuel Kahn
Virtel
Washington
Wy>man
Marine Hospital Service
Tampa
Heatwave Causes Two Deaths and Prostrations in Chicago
Telegrams report a 99 degree heat wave in Chicago with two deaths and several prostrations. A Paris fire destroys Camille Cab Co headquarters cabs and 15 horses. Obituaries note Rt. Rev. Augustine Healy dies in Portland Maine. A. W. Gaunt dies in Knoxville after two days illness. Mrs. Margaret Brown Oliver dies in Pittsburgh at 91.
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Chicago
Camille Cab Co
St. Ouen
Paris
Augustine Healy
Maine
Portland
A. W. Gaunt
Richmond, Ind
Imperial Hotel
Knoxville
Margaret Brown Oliver
George T. Oliver
The
Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette
Henry W. Oliver
Pittsburgh
Union Miners Win 10 Percent Wage Increase in Missouri
Reports indicate Missouri miners secured a ten percent rise in wages. Other incidents include a Ashland Wisconsin lumber yard fire destroying over $100000 in timber. A gas explosion in Scranton Pennsylvania wrecked two houses and injured 21.
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Missouri
Scranton
Brooklyn
Poisoned Water Kills 16 Month Old In Muncie
In Muncie Indiana on August 6 Lottie Williamson age 16 months died after drinking water mixed with a solution intended to kill flies. The child suffered great pain before death.
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Muncie, Ind
Lottie Williamson
National Game Innings Box Scores and Batter Details
Baseball score snapshot shows Cincinnati vs Pittsburgh with runs by inning and battery details Hahn Peitz Leever Schriver, umpire Swartwood. Also St Louis vs New York with lines of runs and battery Young Criger Mercer Grad, umpire Emilie. Chicago vs Brooklyn results list Taylor Chance McGinnity McGuire and umpire Hurst.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Hahn
Peitz
Leever
Schriver
Swartwood
R.H.E. St. Louis
New York
Young and Criger
Mercer and Grad
Emilie
Market report summaries from Cincinnati prices for grains and livestock
The August market notes show flour grades from Spring fancy to extra with prices from 2.05 to 4.80 per barrel and winter patents around 3.90 to 4.10. Wheat No 2 red around 76 to 77 cents on track, corn No 2 mixed about 41 cents, oats No 2 mixed near 21 to 22 cents, rye No 3 around 5 cents. Hog prices ranged 4.65 to 5.50, cattle 3.60 to 5.40, sheep 2.25 to 4.25, lambs 4.75 to 6.15, veal calves 4 to 7. The Chicago quotes list No 2 red around 71 to 78 cents, No 3 red 73 to 77 cents, and hard winter around 69 to 72 cents.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Nome City: A gold rush town's rise and chaotic fever
The piece chronicles Nome City as an overnight mining boomtown drawing fortune seekers with lavish tales of auriferous wealth. It details sky high prices for food and supplies, rapid population growth, sprawling but primitive streets, and failed sanitation efforts amid a callous scramble for riches.
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Nome
United States
Alaska
San Francisco
Nome City
Grand Army Encampment in Chicago Set for August
Preparations for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Chicago proceed with 50 600 veterans expected for the grand parade. Decorations include two arches and a colonnade across downtown, with invitations extended to the president, cabinet, senators, representatives, the Spanish minister, and 16 governors.
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Chicago
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Illinois
Committee On Invitations
United States
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