Cablegram from Conger Describes Besieged Ministers in Peking
Washington reports Conger’s Aug 7 telegram from Tsi Nan Yamen. He says the Chinese government demands ministers leave Peking, which would mean death for them. Imperial troops fire daily, supplies are scarce, two Yamen ministers have been beheaded, and the legation remains in grave danger.
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Peking
Conger
Washington
State Department
Tsi-Nan-Yamen
Legation
United States
Canton
Tsung Li Yamen
Tsi-Nan
White House
Atlee
Root
Adjt
Corbin
Capt. Michael
Yamen
Daylight dynamite strikes again on St Louis transit line
In St Louis on August 8 a Bellefontaine car on the St Louis Transit Co line was blown up at 9 AM. The blast shattered all car windows and tore a large floor section free while no passengers were aboard and no crew harmed. Night warnings urged women away from cars on the line.
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St. Louisa Transit Co
St. Louis
St. Louis Transit Co
Bellefontaine
North St. Louis
Bryan and Stevenson Nomination Train Reaches Indianapolis
The Big Four special train carrying William Jennings Bryan and Stephen Stevenson arrived in Indianapolis at 7:20 p.m. after a Chicago departure at 1:50 p.m. The 12-car train carried Democratic workers, press, and top leaders. Distinguished guests included Gov. Thomas and Samuel Alschuler. Crowds lined the streets as Bryan and Stevenson greeted supporters at the Grand hotel and held a reception after dinner.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Bryan
Mr. Stevenson
Democratic Party
Chicago
Messrs
Stevenson
Jones
National Committee
Thomas
Walsh
Martin
Samuel Alshuler
Illinois
Harrison
Webster Davis
Interior
Col. Martin
Grand Hotel
Mr. Bryan
Mrs. Bryan
Mrs. Stevenson
Towne Declines Populist Vice Presidential Nomination
Charles A. Towne declines the populist party nomination for vice president tendered at the Sioux Falls convention. In a lengthy letter to P. M. Ringdahl and the notification committee, Towne states his views on the matter. It is believed the committee will endorse Adlai Stevenson for vice president with William Jennings Bryan.
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Towne
Adlai E. Stevenson
Wm. J. Bryan
Aeronaut Johnnie Dew Dies in Ottawa Beach Exhibition
Johnnie Dew a 19 year old aeronaut from Grand Rapids perished during an exhibition at Ottawa Beach Michigan. His balloon rose to about half a mile when a parachute opened briefly and caused a fatal jerk. He fell into near shallow water and suffered fatal injuries. Dew had made 40 ascents in the past two years.
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Ottawa Beach
Mich
Johnnie Dew
Grand Rapids
Dew
Boer Patrol Leader Faces Casualties Near Kroonstad
Commandant Theron who led the Boer flying patrol that derailed and burned last week near Honigspruit the train carrying United States Consul Stowe and the Stars and Stripes has suffered three killed and ten severely wounded in a rear guard action near Kroonstad with the Malta mounted infantry. The British sustained no losses.
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Kroonstad
Theron
Honigspruit
United States
Stowe
Stars and Stripes
Malta Mounted Infantry
Fire destroys multiple works in Spencer Tioga county
A fire at S Alfred Seeley’s saw mill in Spencer Tioga county quickly spread destroying the saw mill grist mill lumber dry house dwelling house lumber yards the Grove hotel milk station Lehigh railroad depot and the village electric light plant. Total loss estimated at 150000 dollars.
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Elmira
N. Y
S. Alfred Seeley
Spencer
Tioga County
Grove
Lehigh Railroad
Supposed Train Robber Arrested in Hugo Event
Frederick Merrick was arrested in Elbert county and brought to Hugo on suspicion of belonging to the Union Pacific train robbers. A posse is pursuing another man believed to be Merricks partner.
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Hugo
Col
Frederick Merrick
Elbert County
Union Pacific
Merricks
Park Fire In National Park Under Control
Livingston Montana August 8 The fire in the National park that started August 3 is under control and sight-seeing continues with a chance it may remain so as late reports indicate the blaze has not disrupted visitors.
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Livingston, Mont
National Park
Li Hung Chang Denies Chinese Ministers Leaving Peking
London and Shanghai reports detail Li Hung Chang’s insistence that Chinese ministers have not left Peking and that allied troops will not be escorted into the capital. Dispatches describe battles near Peitsang and Tien-Tsin, Japanese and Russian actions, and concerns over minister safety amid ongoing hostilities.
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London
Peking
Yien-Tsin
Li Hung Chang
William Pritchard Morgan
Merthyr Tydgil
Shanghai
Earl Li
Morgan
Nien-Tsin
China
Brothers in Air Line Junction Saloon Incident
Ira and Jesse Ewing were refused drinks at a saloon run by Nathan at Air Line Junction Toledo. Nathan was beaten into insensibility and may die. A 200-strong posse pursued the brothers as Ira later armed himself and returned toward the saloon.
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Toledo
Ira
Jesse Ewing
Nathan
Air Line Junction
Youth Struck by Foul Ball at Windfall Game
A 15-year-old son of W. H. Tolle in Windfall Indiana was seriously injured while watching a baseball game when a foul ball struck his eye. Medical staff report his condition as serious and possibly fatal.
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Ind
Marion Ellis
Elwood
W. H. Tolle
Brakeman Cain Returns in Indiana Monon Crash
Charles Cain the freight brakeman in charge of an open switch near Lafayette Ind returned to the city after fleeing the Monon wreck He says he closed the switch investigators press questions as fatalities rise with Engineer Louis Raub Fireman Thos Croft and Fireman James Hudson among the dead and Engineer Henry Whitsel critically injured from scalds.
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Lafayette
Ind
Charles Cain
Monon
Louis Raub
Thos, Croft
James Hudson
Henry Whitsel
Labor Day Gas Blast Planned At State Fair Grounds
Indianapolis August 8 labor day organizers plan a dramatic gas explosion feature for the picnic. A 20 by 50 foot house will sit on the track center filled with explosive fluids and connected to gas lines. An electric spark from the judges stand will detonate the charge in full view of spectators.
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Indianpolis
Ind
Iron Plant Cuts Wages Amid Slump in Pittsburgh Prices
In Muncie Indiana on August 8 the Republic Iron Co posts notices in its nut and bolt works announcing a 15 percent wage cut for skilled laborers as iron prices fall to 87 cents per hundred in Pittsburgh. Three hundred workers affected. This department is the only one operating at present.
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Muncie
Ind
Republic Iron Co
Pittsburgh
Salem Girl Tries Suicide Over Boyfriend Issue
Miss Ona McKinney, daughter of David McKinney near Livonia, attempted suicide by poison after her parents objected to her social life. Her mother intervened as the girl took the poison, and Ona McKinney remains alive but in critical condition.
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Salem
Ind
Ona Mc- Kinney
David Mc- Kinney
Livonia
Rustle Announces Quit From Diamond to Start Business in Muncie
Amos Rusie the national league pitcher came to Muncie Indiana with his divorced wife and left with her to remarry. He said he would quit the diamond and engage in business here after a divorce from Mrs Rusie at Indianapolis months earlier.
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Muncie
Ind
Amos Rustle
Rusie
Indianapolis
Boy in Indiana Dies After Toy Revolver Accident
In South Bend Indiana on August 8 Roy Rensperger aged five obtained a revolver at a friend's house and shot himself in the head while playing the weapon. He died several hours later.
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South Bend
Ind
Roy Rensperger
Greenfield Glass Factories Plan September Return
Greenfield Indiana factories ready repairs. They anticipate resuming work September 1 and will hire about 200 men and boys. A lighthearted zoo exchange follows with a joke about perfection and peanuts.
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Greenfield
Ind
Dinner quips between Mr Blush and Miss Coldglance
A humorous exchange from Town Topics where Mr Blush asks about pearls from an oyster and Miss Coldglance replies she got a diamond necklace from a lobster, signaling playful wit.
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Mr. Blush
Miss Coldglance
Unwilling to Run the Risk in Romance Advice
A girl in blue suggests to a suitor that he must quit smoking before marriage. The girl in pink fears he may not stop if pressured, reflecting conflict over change to secure a future union. Chicago Post.
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Blue
Pink
Chicago Post
Steady Occupation and Burden of a Daughter
A fragment notes a conversation about a daughter described as a steady, businesslike figure. It mentions her bearing and asks if she has a profession, with a brief reference to Chicago and the word Record.
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Chicago
Democrats nominate two congressmen in separate districts
Politically active telegrams report the resignation of Peruvians cabinet led by Dr Rivagento. William Mulvaney is nominated for congress in Iowa's eleventh district by Democrats, James C Butler for Missouri's twelfth district. In Rome 52 anarchists arrested. Heat in Kansas City causes two prostrations and one death. Government thermometer reads 89 degrees.
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Iowa
Congress
James C. Butler
Missouri
Rome
Kansas City
Harsh Transvaal Surrender and Far East War Notes
Harrismith surrenders to British in the Transvaal. Gen Ma reportedly murdered by a Boxer. Memorial services planned in Washington for King Humbert with Cardinal Gibbons presiding.Chinese forces numbered from 30,000 to 60,000 across Tang Tsun, Pei Tsang, Peking, and near Tien Tsin. American units, including the 9th and 14th Regiments and Reilly’s battery, fought at Peitsang, with heavy Chinese losses after initial Allied gains.
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Harrismith
Transvaal
St. Mathews Catholic Church
Washington
King Humbert
Italy
Cardinal Gibbons
Tang Tsun
Gen
Sang
Pei-Tsang
Tung Ful Siang
Peking
Tien-Tsin
United States
Reilly
Peitsang
The National Game Innings Recap
Baseball scores from Cincinnati Boston Chicago Brooklyn St Louis New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia with final tallies and battery pairings for each game. The clipping lists innings runs hits errors and umpires across multiple matchups including notable shifts in late frames.
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Rae
Cincinnati
Boston
Breitenstein
Peitz
Cuppy
Nichols and Clark
Swartwood
Rhe
Chicago
Brooklyn
Griffith
Chance
Weyhing
Howell and
McGuire
Hurst
St. Louis
New York
Jones
Ginger
Carrick and
Grady
Emslie
R.A.E Pittsburg
Philad’a
Tannehill
Schriver
Pratt and Murphy
O’day
Pet
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Sadeewenee
Chicago -Vesesaveney
St. Lowis
Pectes
Market Summary from Cincinnati and Chicago Wheat and Live Stock
Cincinnati markets show flour and grain prices with ranges for spring and winter varieties, No. 2 red wheat quoted 76-77c on track, various corn and oats figures, and cattle hog and sheep price bands. Chicago notes August wheat at 15 1/4c, September 76 1/4c, corn 38-37 1/2c, oats around 21-22c. live stock prices include prime steers up to 5.80 per 100 lbs and other classes lower.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
East Buffalo
Fresh and crisp ideas for summer vegetables and leftovers
A fragment from American Kitchen Magazine on summer produce and safe handling. It covers cooling and preserving summer squash corn tomatoes potatoes and greens, with tips to reuse leftovers by warming, stewing, or frying and suggests serving cold salads or hot dishes as appropriate.
Electric car pioneers speed and rail safety advances
A New England company unveils an electric car capable of 65 mph. A future trans Siberian railway aims to be the safest and cheapest line, traversing flat Siberian terrain with no tunnels. At Fort Madison, Iowa, the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe uses underground conduit lighting for signals replacing lamp tenders.
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New England
Ural
Amour
Siberia
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Fort Madison
War winds shift kilt use to parade dress in SA conflict
The South African war ends the highland kilt as fighting attire and reserves it for parades. The account also details cordite composition and historical notes on Lord Kitchener, Chanzy, and early Royal Engineers service beginnings.
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South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Chanzy
Loire
England
Paris-lis
Royal Engineers
Wisdom of William Penih Excerpt
A fragmentary meditation on prudence and love quotes William Penn style maxims. The garbled text suggests emphasis on plain truths, generosity over expense, and living for love while avoiding pride.
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Canada
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Olancho
Honduras
Ned Key
Chas. Conley
Wheeling
W. Va
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Mike Krepps
Greencastle
Henry 5S
Rapp
Tientsin
Henry Leonard
United States Marine Corps
Leonard
Smedley D. Butler
Indiana
Cain
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Woods
United States Court
Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis Railroad
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