Peking Captured Rumor Still Unconfirmed Abroad
An official telegram from Taku dated August 14 claims the attack on Peking began Monday and allied forces control Tung Chau with legation guards. London reports a Vienna cable saying Peking is captured, but European powers await confirmation as Shanghai dispatches note heavy fighting and possible armistice talks mediated by Japan.
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London
Vienna
Hong Kong
Peking
Taku
Rome
Claude MacDonald
Tung Chau
Shanghai
Carses
Daily Express
Kobe
Japan
Adm
Seymour
Creach
Lord Salisbury
Ho-Si- Wu
American China policy clarified amid siege crisis
Washington reports public release of U S China correspondence showing United States demands respect for the imperial city in any armistice and delivery of legations to the relief column at Peking. Gen Chaffee has orders to coordinate with commanders and choose entry or gate delivery, with Li Hung Chang urging Tung Chow halt.
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Washington
Department of State
United States
China
Li Hung Chang
Tung Chow
Chaffee
Peking
Chaiffee
Tartar
Imperial
Conger
Adee
Taotai
Shanghai
Tsi Nan
Desperate attacks escalate in Peking as foreign legations burn
Report describes continued rifle fire until July 1 and daily assaults with frequent desperate attacks. It notes destruction of French Italian Belgian Austrian Dutch legations and all foreign property in Peking. Dr. Ingalls' child is dead. Marines Fanning Fisher Turner King Tutcher Kenn ly and Thomas are dead. All other Americans are alive. Inform Alta and Secretary Ryan. allied forces near give hope.
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Peking
Ingalls
Fanning
Fisher
Turner
King
Tutcher
Kennly
Thomas
Alta
Ryan
Missionaries Murdered in China Island Mission Outbreak
Cable from Shanghai reports the murder of Miss H J Rice Miss M E Huston and Mrs E J Cooper near Lu Cheng with three Saunders children injured while traveling All three women were long time China Island Mission members Residents E J Cooper fled Lu Cheng station along with Rev A E and Mrs Glover and others from Shan Si province
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Toronto
Ont
China Island Mission
Shanghai
H. J. Rice
Lu Cheng
M. E. Huston
E. J. Cooper
Saunders
Russians Break Chinese Stronghold at San Shan In Fierce Assault
Gen Rennekampf, chasing Chinese from Aigun, faced 4000 infantry 5000 cavalry and 12 guns at San Shan. The Russians attacked August 10 with combined frontal and flank blows. Chinese held firm but, under a ferocious Cossack center assault, withdrew their guns and evacuated the position.
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St. Petersburg
Rennenkampf
Russian War Office
Aigun
San-Shan
Russian Regiment Deploys to Guard Allied Rear
Dispatch from Taku dated August 15 reports a Russian regiment landing to shield the allied forces rear as threats mount. It notes the Japanese admiral claiming Allied occupation of Tung-Chau last Sunday and awaiting news of an attack on Peking today.
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Rome
Taku
Che-Foo
Tung-Chau
Tung-Chow
Peking
Japanese take Tung Chow with light resistance
The Japanese force occupied Tung Chow at daybreak on August 13 after a Chinese retreat toward Peking. Large quantities of arms and rice were captured in the operation.
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Washington
Foreign Office
Tokio
Tung Chow
Peking
Allies Capture Chang-Chia-Wan With Light Loss
A dispatch from Tianjin dated August 14 reports British and allied forces capturing Chang-Chia-Wan near Berlin era wording with slight losses. Chinese casualties were about 500 dead as survivors fled toward Tung-Chow and Peking.
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Berlin
Tien-Tsin
Chang-Chia-Wan
Tung-Chow
Peking
Allies unlikely to hold Peking sources say
Berlin reports the German foreign office expects the allies will not attempt to hold Peking and will retire with the legations to Tien-Tsin.
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Peking
Berlin
Foreign Office
Tien-Tsin
Lynching Threat Ends With Police Rescue in Chicago
In Chicago on August 17 William Fikua a Black man from Nashville Tenn fled after grabbing a woman's pocket book. He fired three times at pursuing officers and a 500 strong mob before being captured near the Great Northern hotel. Officers shielded him to the patrol wagon as the crowd shouted Hang him Lynch him Take him away.
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Chicago
William Fikua
Nashville
Tenn
Great Northern
Madison and
Clark
Fikua
Roes
Severe Wind and Hail Storm Ravages Nebraska Towns
Unusually strong wind and hail swept Nebraska on Aug 17 damaging crops across Seward Saline Southern Lancaster and Jefferson counties. Crops ruined and windows broken in Ruby Beaver Crossing Panama and Fairbury. No fatalities reported. area damage likely to run into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Seward
Saline
Lancaster
Jefferson Counties
Ruby
Beaver Crossing
Panama
Fairbury
Third Party Heads to New York for September Ticket Nomination
At Indianapolis the American League of Anti Imperialists endorsed William J. Bryan for president after a heated debate. Third party factions urged a separate ticket, nominating Thomas M. Osborne as chair and Everett V. Abbott as secretary, with a New York convention set for September 5 to nominate a ticket led by Moorfield Storey for president and William Palmer for vice president.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Liberty Congress
American League of Anti-Imperialists
Wm. J. Gryan
Charles R. Codman
Massachusetts
Thomas M. Osborne
Auburn
Bryan
Thos. M. Osborne
McKinley
Kansas City
Commercial Club
N. Y
Everett V. Abbott
New York
New York City
Moorfield
Storey
William [. Palmer
Colorado
Death reported of former President Steyn in war turmoil
London reports former President Steyn died from a severe wound while attempting to reach Mr Kru ger. Dispatches note Kru ger seeking peace while war chiefs push on. Transvaal forces hold Machadodorp with ample provisions as De Wet and Delarey unite. In Pittsburgh a wage dispute among window glass flatteners foresees a fierce clash as American Window Glass Co. plans a September 1 restart.
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London
Steyn
Daily Mail
Lourenzo Marques
Kruger
Nooitgedacht
Machadodorp
Tmnly Express
Lourenzo Marues
de Wet
Delarey
Pittsburgh
Ila
Window Glass Flatters’ Association
American Window Glass Co
Gas Explosion Harms Six at Atlantic Refining Works
An explosion at the Atlantic Refining Co. works in Philadelphia on August 17 injures six men. Joseph Henderson dies later, with Joseph Jefferson and Thomas Sharp among the severely hurt and expected to die soon.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic Refining Co
Joseph Henderson
Henderson
Joseph Jefferson
Thomas Sharp
Lincoln Welcomes Bryan Return Home in Warm Parade
Lincoln Nebraska on August 17 greeted Mr. Bryan with a large crowd at the depot. He was escorted to his home where a speech followed and handshakes with Mr and Mrs Bryan occurred as the crowd dispersed.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Purdy Confesses to Crimes Involving Stepdaughter
Lafayette dispatch reports Boswell marshal John W. Purdy confessing to criminal relations with his stepdaughter Miss Ethel Banes, now 16, after being arrested on a betrayal charge. Purdy, in critical condition, vows to die rather than face the penitentiary.
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Lafayette
Ind
John W. Purdy
Boswell
Benton County
Ethel Banes
Two Wartford brothers Inherit Belgium Estate
Francis Sablon of Wartford City Indiana learned he is one of two heirs to a Brussels estate valued at 1,000,000 francs about $200,000. His brother Charles, also a glass worker, is in Brussels. The grandfather left the estate. Francis will travel to Belgium in a few days.
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Wartford City
Ind
Francis Sablon
Brussels
Belgium
Frances
Charles
Salso
Francis
Pardoned Man Harry Wilson Arrested in Indianapolis
Indianapolis Aug 17 Harry Wilson alias Warner once freed from the Ohio penitentiary by President McKinley is held on suspicion after a bank robbery near Columbus. He had been believed dying of consumption upon pardon but evidence shows he had been eating soap while at large.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harry Wilson
Warner
Ohio Penitentiary
McKiJey
Wilson
Colmbus
Walters Pardoned Man Convicted of Manslaughter
Word from the reformatory says William Walters, once pardoned in December 1895 by Gov. Matthews, has been convicted of manslaughter in Nashville Tennessee and sentenced to ten years in prison. The victim was Walters' employer.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Reformatory
William Walters
Matthews
Nashville, Tenn
Walters
Terrific Thunderstorm Hits Logansport Area
A severe storm drenched Logansport Indiana on Wednesday morning with about two inches of rain in an hour and multiple lightning strikes. Ed Horney's home was struck twice but the family escaped injury.
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Logansport
Ind
Ed Horney
Republicans Nominate Trueblood for Joint Representative
In New Albany district comprising Clark Floyd and Washington counties the Republican meeting nominated Noble C. Trueblood of Salem to run as joint representative. In Knightstown a Young Men's Christian club organized with 11 charter members Earnest Addison as president Harry Elliott as vice president and Carl Burdy as secretary. Evansville wagon works fire nearly destroyed the plant causing about 20000 in damage with 16000 insured.
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New Albany
Ind
Clark
Floyd
Washington Counties
Noble C. Trueblood
Salem
Washington County
Knightstown
Young Men’s Christian Club
Earnest Addison
Harry Elliott
Carl Burdy
Evansville
David G. Becker
Fire destroys sixteen buildings in Smithfield town blaze
A Smithfield message reports 16 structures burned in a Fulton county blaze that overwhelmed firefighting efforts. The town of 1,206 residents loses the telephone office and remaining connections are cut, delaying aid and cleanup efforts.
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Peoria
Smithfield
Fulton County
Riots in New York Suburbs Reported Dispersed by Police
Inspector Thompson led 100 officers plus hundreds of regulars to quell a riotous district around West 37th Street. Several hundred arrests followed as mobs of whites and blacks clashed on streets from 34th to 61st, with shootings of fear and stabbings noted but no serious injuries.
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New York
Thompson
West 37Th Street
36Th
37Th
38Th
39Th Streets
William Elliott
Elliott
Hardley Johnson
Gaynor
Johnson
Inspector Thompson
8Th Avenue
40Th Street
Louis Swartz
Jacob Gombel
Swartz
Vincent A. Streets
James Shane
Alex Robinson
34Th Street
Eighth Avenue
Robinson
West 47Th Street
42D Street
49Th Street
10Th Avenue
Amsterdam Avenue
61St Street
San Juan Hill
Anton Steketesik
William Cody
Cody
37Th Street
Devery
Cooney
Noted Leaders and Places in Early 1900s News
Herr Krupp begins August 23 practice with cannon shots fourteen miles. Death of Rev. William Walters a veteran Congregational minister in Central Illinois. John Pritzlaff of Milwaukee dies of diabetes at eighty. Rural free delivery to Harrisonville West Virginia starts September 1 with Evansville Indiana added. Several fourth class offices upgraded to third class effective October 1 1900 including Alice Texas Archibald Ohio Attalla Alabama Black Rock Arkansas Bramwell West Virginia.
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John Pritzlaff
Milwaukee
Wis
Post Office Department
Harrisonville
W. Va
Evansville
Ind
Alice Texas
Archibald
Ohio
Attalla, Ala
Black Rock Ark
Bramwell, W. Va
Notable figures and events in world affairs reach pages
Chief Justice Henry Greene dies in Atlantic City. U S census reports Greater New York population at 2,030,600. The Sth colored cavalry sails for Taku via Nagasaki. Chinese forces at Tung-Chow, ten miles from Pekin, retreating toward the capital. Goebel conspirator Henry Youtsey is ill and may miss trial. Senator Jno J Ingalls dies at East Las Vegas with family. funeral in Atchison. Von Waldersee to command allied forces in China with Voyron. Li Hung Chang urges armistice talks at Tung-Chow. U S rejects the proposal, reaffirming prior stance.
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Henry Greene
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Atlantic City
N. J
Greater
New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Henry Youtsey
Goebel
United States
Jno. J. Ingalls
East Las Vegas
N. M
Atchison, Kan
Trance
Germany
Count von Waldersee
China
Voyron
State Department
Li Hung Chang
Tung-Chow
National Game Innings Scores and Battery Details
Baseball scores from several games listed with innings totals. Teams include Cincinnati Philadelphia St Louis Boston Pittsburgh Brooklyn Chicago New York and pitchers or battery mates such as Breitenstein Peitz Frazer Murphy Jones Young Cri ger Dineen Sullivan Hurst O'Day Phillips Hasting O'Connor McGinnity Farrell Griffith Chance Meere er Grady Swartwood.
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Ree
St. Louis
Boston
Jones
Young and Criger
Dineen and Sullivan
Hurst
Rhe
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Phillips, Hasting
O'Connor
McGinnity and Farrell
O’day
Rae
Chicago
New York
Griffith
Chance
Meéreer
Grady
Swartwood
Pet
Esseee
Pittsburgh
Pene Neens
Philadelphia Eeenee
Wu Eesananne
Semen Eens
Cincinnati
Prominent Democrat Killed Saving Strahan Carriage
Springfield Indiana August 17 Thomas Christy a noted Democratic politician was fatally injured when a team of mules struck him and a wagon ran him down at Lincoln He perished while attempting to rescue Mrs Stahan and her child in a runaway carriage in Lincoln County Nebraska.
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Springfield
Thomas Christy
Lincoln
Stephen Stahan
Jeffries- Australian vows title by default in case of loss
New York August 17 James J Jeffries refuses to meet the Sharkey Fitzsimmons winner on August 31. The Australian issues a statement threatening to claim the championship by default if he is defeated in his coming encounter.
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New York
James J. Jeffries
Sharkey-Fitzsimmons
Dr Shackleford Denies Princess Troubetskey Wandered Away
Richmond dispatch reports Dr Shackleford who treats the family at Castle Hill denies the tale that Princess Troubetskey wandered from her home Tuesday evening.
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Richmond
Charlottesville
Saya
Shackleford
Castle Hill
Troubetskey
Market quotes from Cincinnati and Chicago wheat and live stock
The report lists grain and flour prices in Cincinnati with ranges for various flour grades and on track prices for wheat corn and oats. It also shows live stock values in Cincinnati and Chicago with bids for hogs cattle sheep lambs and veal calves, plus regional price spreads and classifications.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Buffalo
Bishop Coleman Seeks Church Flag to Rally Efforts
Episcopal Bishop Leighton Coleman of Delaware promotes a church flag design linking to the national flag. The banner features a bishop’s purple cross, seven bars, and a 50 foot pole, to be unfurled on major church days to unify and inspire church members.
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Leighton Coleman
Delaware
Episcopal Diocese of
Philadelphia Times
Philadelphia
St. Bartholomew’s Day
Bishopstead
Brandywine Creek
Wilmington
Del
Vulcan match factory in Tidaholm Sweden employs 1200 workers
The Vulcan match factory in Tidaholm Sweden is described as the world’s largest match plant employing over 1,200 men and producing about 900000 boxes daily.
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Vulcan Match Factory
Tidaholm
Sweden
Nia
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Bent
Ting Chow
MR. Styne
Kruger Wishen
Indiana
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State Reformatory
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Miller
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Warsaw
Thos, Kane
Alex McDonald
S. C. Dickey
Wm. J. Kemp
Bemont
C. H. Warden
A. K. Hackett
Fort Wayne
W. N. Dukes
Peru
Brazil
Robert Morris
Tos
Soap
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Victoria Hotel
Robert Ladson
Sullivan
Paxton Canning Works
Young Men's Christian Club
Ilinois
Herr Krupp
Wm. Walters
Illinois
Wyoming
Warren
Nagasaki
Philad
Breitenstein and Peitz
Frazer and Murphy
Emslie
Amelia
Christ
Bishop'Coleman
Monster Match Factory
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