Grave China situation tests U S demands for aid to legations
Washington officials report an acute China crisis after Minister Conger’s message signals continued siege and Beijing’s refusal to fully meet the three prerequisites for mediation. President and Secretaries root and Hay press for full compliance while Wu defends his government’s good faith amid ongoing skirmishes near Peking and relief efforts.
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Washington
Conger
Peking
Root
Griggs
Atlee
Imperial
White House
China
State Department
Legations
Hay
Goodnow
Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
United States
Why American Troops Joined No Peitsang Action
Washington Aug 9 war department reports Gen Cha'tee explains Peitsang was seized by Japanese forces with English aid and no American troops involved. Ground constraints prevented a turning move. Americans occupied a rear position but could not form a line. British and Japanese forces planned advance toward Yang Tsun.
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Conger
Adm
Remey
Gen
Chaffee
Peitsang
Gen. Chaffee
Washington
War Department
Cha‘Tee
Che-Foo
Yang Tsun
Tsung Fi Yarmen
Chafier
Cable Lines Linked China by Great Northern and Eastern Extension
The Great Northern Cable Co. has laid a Che Foo to Taku line and will open once arrangements and government consent are secured. An Eastern Extension Co. cable from Che Foo to Shanghai is planned to provide uninterrupted telegraphic communication between governments and their armies in China.
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Washington
War Department
Great Northern Cable Co
Che-Foo
Taku
Eastern Extension Co
Shanghai
China
Boer Victory Probable Near Elands River Garrison
London reports Lord Roberts fears the Elands river garrison is captured after ten days of resistance. Dispatches state Ian Hamilton neared Rustenberg, Baden-Powell fled to Elands river, and De Wet began crossing the Vaal as Kitchener pursues. Methuen's guns were heard by Kitchener.
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London
Lord Roberts
Elands River
War Office
Pretoria
Delacey
Ian Hamilton
Rustenberg
Baden- Powell
Hamilton
Elands
Hoare
Baden-Powell
de Wet
Vaal River
Kitchener
Methuen
Vaal
Boer delegation reaches Berlin for peace before St Petersburg visit
The Boer delegation and Dr. Leyds arrived in Berlin and will be received at the foreign office by Herr Von Der Enthal, the representative of Count Von Buelow. They aim to press Germany and Russia to seek Boer independence when peace comes.
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Berlin
Dr. Leyds
Foreign Office
Herr von der Enthal
Count von Buelow
St. Petersburg
Germany
Russia
Tragedy on Rockaway Beach Ends in Double Homicide
In New York on August 9, Joseph Rabiner, consumptive father, Isaac Stein, brother in law, and son Rabiner, shot on a hotel piazza. Stein died instantly. Rabiner wounded his father severely and then killed himself. The elder Rabiner survived. the son died.
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New York
Joseph Rabiner
Rockaway Beach
Isaac Stein
Jacob Rabiner
Young Rabiner
Stein
Young Rabinger
Rabiner
Hanna Leaves New York for Boston to Coordinate Sub-Committee
Senator Mark Hanna chairman of the Republican National Committee departs New York for Boston to take over the sub-committee’s operations and assess the broader political landscape. He plans to oversee activities and report on the party’s strategy.
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New York
Mark Hanna
Republican National Committee
Boston
Italian minister leaves Peking amid China dispatch doubt
London Aug 9 reports morning papers lack direct China news. Sir Claude MacDonald and Bruce dispatches spur hope for the situation. A Daily Mail Rome note says the Italian minister in Peking left July 31 for Tien-Tsin, conflicting with other ministers and raising questions about the Italian representative's fate. The edict text of August 5 authorizes escort for ministers from Peking to Tientsin.
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London
China
Claude MacDonald
Bruce
Count von Waldersee
Rome
Daily Mail
Peking
Tien-Tsin
Legations
Li Hung Chang
Liu Kun Yi
Yung Lu
Shanghai
The
Daily News
United States
Goodnow
Adm
Seymour
M. Bezaure
Daily Chronicle
Democrats Notify Bryan Stevenson Ticket In Indiana Rally
Officials formally notified William J Bryan and Adlai Stevenson of their nomination at the Kansas City convention. A vast Indianapolis crowd gathered in Military Park for the ceremony and parade, with five speeches including remarks by Mayor Taggart. Nine deaths and thirteen prostrations from heat marked Chicago's hot day.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William J. Bryan
Adlair. Stevenson
Kansas City
United States
Military Park
Indiana
Democratic National Committee
Taggart
Richardson
Thomas
Bryan
Stevenson
Tomlinson Hall
Carter Harrison
Chicago
Mr. Bryan
Webster Davis
Patrick Sullivan
Mary Riley
Samuel Baumberger
Eugenie Jewell
Louis Lichtenstein
Ralph Hudson
Christian C. Nordstrom
Elsie Miller
Drawing It Fine
They say old Rocksleigh is very close. He remains a widower awaiting a new match whose initials match his late wife so the linen stays unused and the stationery box need not be wasted.
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Rocksleigh
Chicago Times-Herald
Pittsburgh the Hottest Spot Aug. 9 Heat Toll Rises
Pittsburgh reports two heat deaths James Donnelly 50 and Jacob Kress 86 as ten prostrations occur. Government thermometer records 36 degrees making the city the hottest spot in the country. Unrelated stamp quotation noted with humor.
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Pittsburgh
James Donnelly
Jacob Kress
Humph
Oreditore
Baltimore American
Bumble Bees Disrupt Funeral With Stinging Assault
In New Albany Indiana on August 9 a funeral for James Bracken near Bradford Harrison county was interrupted when a bumble bee nest near the hearse unleashed a swarm. The frightened horses reared and bolted, stinging the driver in the eyes, and mourners fled as the hearse and corpse were abandoned.
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New Albany
Ind
James Bracken
Bradford
Harrison County
18th Annual Heidelberg Congress Opens in Austria
The 18th annual astronomical congress opened at Heidelberg with sixty delegates present. An Italian anarchist named Martili has been arrested at Hamburg. other arrests followed at Leipsic and Heidelberg. The Kaiser decreed tolling bells for King Humbert’s obsequies and half mast flags.
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Heidelberg
Martili
Hamburg
Leipsic
Quartermaster’s Department
Argyll
Portland
Ore
China
Manila
William
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial
Humbert
Glass workers wage conference in Muncie aims for raises
Mitchell Men ard of Green Glass Workers' association and John Tobin of the National Flint Glass Workers' Union meet with a local committee to seek higher wages for machine work. Manufacturers oppose, arguing the raise matches hand blown costs. Union men want to restore old blow point and wages of six to ten dollars daily. Conference spans several days with Ball Bros. of Muncie Wilson McCullough of Marion and Giles Glass Co. of Upland represented.
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Muncie
Ind
Mitchell Menard
Green Glass Workers’ Association
John Tobin
National
Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Ball Bros
Wilson McCullough
Marion
Giles Glass Co
Upland
Union Reform Party Nominates Indiana State Ticket
The Union Reform Party of Indiana met at Indianapolis on August 9 and nominated a full state ticket with electors. Governor M. A. Wilson of Webster Wayne County leads the slate, along with Lt Governor 8 D Perry of Greensburg, Secretary of State J D Wheeler of Huntington, State Statistician H C Coppock of Indianapolis, Superintendent of Instruction W D Wattles of North Judson. A presidential ticket will be named later and the emblem adopted is clasped hands.
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Union Reform Party
Indianapolis
Ind
Union Reform Party For
Indiana
M. A. Wilson
Webster
Wayne County
D. Perry
Greensburg
J. D. Wheeler
Huntington
H. C. Coppock
W. D. Wattles
North Judson
Indiana’s smallest justice of the peace takes office
Marion Indiana August 9 21 year old Watson Pickard is set to serve as justice at Mathews Jefferson township though he stands about three feet tall and weighs under one hundred pounds. He recently filed his bond after friends secured the appointment following an earlier arm loss.
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Marion
Ind
Indiana
Watson Pickard
Mathews
Jefferson Township
Record-Lineman Fast Run Sets Vandalia Time on Terre Haute Leg
The Jackson club special with six coaches and a baggage car set a new Vandalia line record from Terre Haute to Indianapolis, covering 7214 miles in 81 minutes 25 seconds. In Lafayette Henry Whetsel, engineer of the Raub Station wreck train, died of injuries at St Elizabeth's Hospital. Mrs Daniel Schoder of Louisville lies in a ritual condition at South Raub.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Jackson Club
Bryan Notification
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Henry Whetsel
Raub Station
St. Elizabeth’s
Daniel Schoder
Louisville
South Raub
Anxious World News Dispatches From August Turmoil
Twenty nations report varied upheavals as Rome arrests thirty anarchists while Chinese troops retreat from Pei Tsang. MacArthur reportedly negotiates with Aguinaldo for surrender. Neely poised for Cuba trial August 13. Berlin cites Waldersee as China war chief. Thompson named to industrial commission. Bryan and Stevenson nomination rally in Indianapolis. Beijing minister cipher reply to London confirms ministerial tensions. Chinese rifle fire continues at legations.
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Pei-Tsang
Peking
Berlin
Count von Waldersee
China
Daniel 4. Thompson
North Carolina
Industrial Commission
E. A. Smythe
Bryan and
Stevenson
Indianapolis
London
Jealousy Tragedy Ends in Carbolic Acid Death
Indianapolis, Aug 9 William B Cruston aged 20 consumed six ounces of carbolic acid in a jealous rage and died after hours of terrible suffering. He had been attentively courting Miss Clara Conrad who shared the house and she entertained another caller.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William B. Cruston
Clara Conrad
Markets Report Includes Grains Live Stock and Wheat Prices
Cincinnati market notes higher spring and winter flour prices with rail track quotes. Grain prices show No 2 red wheat around 76 764c, corn No 2 mixed 41 34c, oats No 3 white 22c, rye No 2 53c. live stock lists hogs from 4.65 to 5.524, cattle from 3 to 5.40, sheep and lambs with assorted ranges. Chicago prices list wheat No 2 red 78 79c, No 3 red 73 78c, spring wheat 74 76c, oats No 2 26 65c.
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Cincinnati
Michigan
Chicago
Tworth
Indianapolis editor weds in New York ceremony
Benjamin D. Crose sporting editor of the Indianapolis Journal returns from vacation with his bride Blanche C. Doyle of Philadelphia. They were married at the Little Church Around the Corner in New York.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Benjamin D. Crose
The
Indianapolis Journal
Blanche C. Doyle
Philadelphia
New York
Frankfort Hunter Killed Instantly by Shotgun Accident
James W. Louks of Frankfort Indiana was killed instantly six miles northwest of Frankfort when a shotgun discharged while he rested during a hunt. The accident occurred as both barrels exploded, ending his life immediately.
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Frankfort
Ind
James W. Louks
Louks
Baby Dies After Drinking Fly Poison In Indiana Home
In Muncie Indiana on August 9 the 20 months old child of Mr and Mrs Mc Clellan Williamson died from drinking fly poison found in a saucer on a table, authorities report a tragic accidental poisoning.
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Muncie
Ind
McClellan Williamson
Blinded by Steam Leaves Decatur Worker Blind
Daniel Straub an employee at a factory in Decatur Indiana was struck in the face by escaping steam and is now totally blind. The incident occurred August 9 as the steam cocked his eyes and caused severe injuries.
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Decatur
Ind
Daniel Straub
Pickpocket Arrested in Indianapolis
Aug 9 report says police detained Peter Trumble a notorious pickpocket after he was seen picking pockets at the Union Station eating house. He faces charges in the local jail.
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Indianapolis
Peter
Trumble
Union
Career Ended by Overwork and Wife Death of Charles Hoyt
Charles Hale Hoyt, famed playwright and manager, is declared insane in Hartford after a breakdown linked to the death of his wife Caroline Miskel Hoyt in October 1898. He had returned to writing and overworked, with doctors unsure of a cure, signaling the possible end of his prolific career. Hoyt, born July 26 1860 in Concord New Hampshire, rose from St. Albans Advertiser to Boston Post to become a leading American theater figure with numerous farces and originals including A Rag Baby and A Dog in the Manger.
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Issac Miller Hamilton
National League of Republican Clubs
United States
Isaac Miller Hamilton
Chicago
Illinois State Senate
Ash Grove
Iroquoins County
Onarga Seminary
Charles H. Hoyt
Tm Asylum For the
Hartford
Conn
Frank McKee
Hoyt
Manchester
N. OH
G. M. Graham
Dana
New York
W. L. Lawton
G. C. Segar
Mr. Hoyt
Charles Hale Hoyt
Con Cord
N. H
Boston Latin School
Charleston
St. Albans
Evans
Hoey
Charles“ Thomas
Eugene Tompkins
Chinatown
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Mark Sides
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Clarke
O’day
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