Peking falls as Allied forces bombard inner city
Washington reports Gen Chaffee confirms fall of Peking and relief of legations after days of silence. Adm Remey notes inner city bombardment by allies, dowager empress detained, and Japanese sources corroborate capture amid mixed casualty figures and disputed dates.
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Washington
Chaffee
War Department
Peking
Matow
Navy Department
Adm
Remey
Taku
Gen. Chaffee
Prince Yungedo
Foreign Office
Tokio
Japan
Chee-Foo
Legation
Gen Chaffee
Takahira
Chefoo
Bureau of Navigation
Inner City
Legation Grounds
Forbidden City
Wury
Empowager
New York City
Adm.sey
Fights in Teking and Peking Promise Sharp China Crisis
London reports via Adm. Bruce from Che Foo that Teking is in flames as street fighting continues and empress dowager remains in danger. Allies bombarde inner city while Chinese leaders vow desperate resistance in Peking and Hankow and Nankin viceroys threaten to withdraw if the empress dowager is harmed. Li Ping Hong and generals Cheng and Chang Lui Lin are reported killed before Peking.
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London
Bruce
Admiralty
Chee-Foo
Teking
Yang Sa
Peking
Shanghai
Chang Chi Tung
Hankow
Liu Kun Yi
Nankin
Li Ping Hong
Cheng
Chang Lui Lin
Capture of New Chwang Confirmed
Belgian foreign office reports from Tien-Tsin via Che-Foo and Shanghai that Russian forces bombardment and capture New Chwang, confirmed by Belgian vice consul M. Ketals on August 18.
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Brussels
Tien-Tsin
Che-Foo
Shanghai
M. Ketals
New Chwang
Fall of Peking Confirmed by French Government Sources
Paris reports the French government has received confirmations from multiple sources that Peking has fallen and that the foreign legations are safe.
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Paris
Peking
Water and Fire Claim Four Drownings and One Burned Death
Pittsburgh records four drownings and one fatal burn from an accident day. Chris Paffenbach 56 fell from a raft and drowned in the Allegheny River. Edward Brillinger 8 fell from a raft while fishing and drowned. James Gallagher and Hugh McGrady two boys drowned while swimming in the Monongahela. Mrs Mary C Boyd wife of a coal company official died after a saw cleaner exploded causing her to catch fire and her house burned.
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Pittsburgh
Chris Paffenbach
Allegheny River
Edward G. Brillinger
James Gallagher
Hugh McGrady
Mononga
Boyd
Plans to resume World’s Fair Fund work in St Louis
In St Louis on August 20 plans to restart the five million dollar World’s Fair Fund are under daily review by chairman D F Francis and William H Thompson. Francis plans to sail for Paris around September 15 and aims to have the fund nearly complete by then.
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St. Louis
D. F. Francis
William H. Thompson
Francis
Paris
Tebeau Resigns as St. Louis Manager. McGraw Named Replacement
St Louis Aug 20 Oliver Pat Tebeau manager of the St. Louis National League club tendered his resignation to President DeHaas Robison Robison appointed John McGraw to succeed Tebeau McGraw takes over after 11 years with the team and its predecessors in Cleveland now St Louis
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St. Louis
Germany Begins Direct Import of South African Wool
Berlin August 20 Germany has started direct importation of South African wool due to the Boer war. Five thousand bales are now arriving in Hamburg that would previously have come via London.
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Germany
Berlin
Hamburg
London
Oath violators to be punished as war prisoners in model proclamation
Pretoria reports Lord Roberts threats against oath breakers with death, imprisonment, or fines. Burghers in British zones not taking the oath may be treated as prisoners of war and farms harboring enemies could be razed. Trial of Lieut Cordua in the plot to kidnap Lord Roberts ends with defense conceding parole violation but claiming plot failure. Gano denies prompting the plan.
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Pretoria
Lord Roberts
Lieut
Cordua
Staats Artillery
Gano
Woman Beaten to Death in New York Apartment
Catherine Scharf aged 22 was beaten to death with a hammer in her second floor rooms at 674 Second Avenue between 7 PM and midnight Sunday. Her body lay face down in a blood pool with a bloody hammer nearby and the rooms were ransacked. Police suspect a thief surprised during the burglary who killed her to avoid identification.
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New York
Catherine Scharf
Second Avenue
Comet Position Charted In Northern Sky As It Moves Toward Draco
Dr. Brooks records a northern sky position for the newly found comet, noting its right ascension seven hours twelve minutes and declination north 79 degrees 21 minutes as it travels from Camelopardalis toward Draco. By August 22 it will lie about seven degrees from Polaris. Colombian rebels reportedly surrender. Vargas Santos Soto Uribe forces at San Vincente. Uribe escapes to Barranca.
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N. Y
Brooks
Draco
Colon
Colombia
Alban
Department of Panama
Socorro
Vargas, Santos, Soto
Uribe
San Vincente
Barranca
Ax Factory at Alexandria Destroyed by Fire
The Kelly Ax Manufacturing Co plant, the largest ax factory in the world, valued at 800000, was destroyed by fire in Alexandria Indiana. The fire, due to water supply cut off and distant location, left the plant without protection despite full insurance and prior expansion.
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Alexandria
Ind
Kelly Ax Manufacturing Co
W. C. Kelly
Louisville
Union Trust Co
Indianapolis
United States
Drought Ravages Kansas Corn Belt Feeding Crisis
Kansas west of the three eastern counties suffers severe drought with forecasts of a corn crop far below needs. 1899 yield was 225 million bushels. Secretary Coburn estimated 145 million on August 4. After two weeks of heat and dryness, experts fear 75 to 160 million bushels, delaying winter wheat plowing and drying pastures with scarce stock water.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Coburn
Ghost Prank Ends in Girl’s Death in Philadelphia
Florence Almond, 15, dressed as a ghost with a white sheet startled a crowd of Negroes at a 47th Ludlow street lot. A brick struck her on the head, killing her minutes later as the mob dispersed. A suspect remains at large.
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Wer
Philadelphia
Florence Almond
47Th
Ludlow
Arrests in New York tied to Bresci murder letters
The Daily Mail Rome correspondent reports Maresca and Guida were arrested in New York following letters received at Bresci's lodging after the King Humbert assassination. One letter dated July 25 and signed Mabor urged Bresci to commit the crime and claimed Maresca and Guida would aid President McKinley. Maresca is identified by Italian police as a fanatical anarchist.
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Rome
The
Daily Mail
Maresca
Guida
New York
Bresci
Humbert
Mabor
Mareseca
McKinley
Railroad bans cigarettes for workers in Kansas City
The Rock Island Railroad Co has joined Union Pacific in ordering workers to quit cigarettes or lose their jobs. Notice served on the employer requires cessation of cigarette use.
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Kansas City, Mo
Rock Island Railroad Co
Union Pacific
Tragic Death After Attempted Boarder on Train
Allen Nichols age 20 from Nichols New York was killed by a Big Four freight train in East Alton while trying to board a moving train. He fell and was cut in two at the hips but managed to say his name and provide his parents’ address before dying.
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St. Louis
Allen Nichols
Nichols
N. Y
East Alton
Geronimo Said to Plan Marriage to Wealthy Youthful Girl
Guthrie O J August 20 Geronimo the noted Indian chief reportedly insane about to marry a youthful girl with a bank account of 40000 dollars. The old warrior is declared to be in his usual health.
Western roads aim to raise soft coal rates
Kansas City report notes western railroads plan higher soft coal charges citing eastern lines preparing a 10 percent increase. The move is framed as parity with eastern railroads, with readers watching for official tariff changes.
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Kansas City, Mo
Clerks of Courts Injured in Sea Wave at Old Orchard
Jno KE Clough of Memphis Tennessee a clerk of courts was seriously injured while bathing at Old Orchard on Saturday. Doctors describe the case as very peculiar and report his condition has not improved.
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Portland
Old Orchard
Jno. KE. Clough
Memphis
Tenn
No Founding Basis for Shah of Persia Attack Report
Dispatches from Ostend deny the Echo de Paris and Siecle reports of an assassination attempt on the Shah of Persia. No evidence supports the claim and the reports are disputed.
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Paris
Ostend
Echo de Paris
The
Siecle
Persia
Wind and rainstorm savages Aberdeen and Columbia area
A severe wind and rain storm hit Aberdeen with extensive damage in Columbia as church spire collapsed and barns and other buildings lost their roofs.
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Aberdeen
8. D
Columbia
Successful cable laying reported by Anglia steamer
The Commercial Cable Co announces the cable steamer Anglia, laying the new German cable, reports at noon August 19 that 871 nautical miles of cable have been paid out.
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New York
Commercial Cable Co
Anglia
World welterweight title bout set for August 30 in Detroit
Detroit on August 20 reports Matty Matthews and Jimmy Reube Ferns have agreed on terms for a world welterweight championship contest. The Cadillac Athletic Club of Detroit offers the purse and hosts the event slated for August 30.
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Detroit
Mich
Matty Matthews
Jimmy (Reube) Ferns
Cadillac Athletic Club
Death of Sir William Stokes Surgeon to Queen in Ireland
Durban reports the death of Sir William Stokes in Ireland born March 10, 1839. He served as surgeon in ordinary to the queen in Ireland and consulting surgeon to British forces in South Africa. He died here Sunday.
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Durban
Sir William Stokes
Ireland
South Africa
Explosion injures official at Chicago railroad office
J. D. Besler general superintendent of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad was injured by an escaping gas explosion in the railroad office building caused by a lighted match. The incident occurred in Chicago on August 20.
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Chicago
J. D. Besler
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Swam Nine Miles Across Lake Winnebago
Hans Hohl recently arrived from Germany swam nine miles across Lake Winnebago in five hours. The feat marks the first time this distance has been completed.
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Appleton
Wis
Hans Hohl
Germany
Lake Winnebago
Abreviated Telegraphs Report Regional Strikes and Disasters
A fine oil well was struck near Parkersburg West Virginia. Extreme heavy rainfall in Iowa damages crops. The race war in Liberty County Georgia ends as Negroes are dispersed. Diamond State Steel Co mills in Wilmington Delaware close, 1500 workers laid off. A mob in Doe Run Georgia frees and shoots William Cater a Black man charged with assault.
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Iowa
Liberty County
Diamond State Steel Co
Wilmington
Del
Doe Run
William Cater
Bridge fall injures thirty at Paris exposition
A boulevard bridge at the Paris exposition collapsed injuring 30 people, five seriously. The incident adds to a day of travel and public safety concerns amid crowds and displays.
Cuba exhibit earns 140 prizes at Paris exposition
Senor Quesada in charge of the Cuban exhibit reports at Paris that Cuba won 140 prizes for its display. The island's exhibit at the Paris exposition is highlighted as a notable success.
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Washington
Cuba
Senor Quesada
National Game Innings St Louis Beats Cincinnati
In a baseball summary St Louis scored five runs on eleven hits while Cincinnati placed eight runs on twelve hits with two errors. Batteries were Towell and Robinson for St Louis, Scott and Peitz for Cincinnati. Umpire Hurst.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
Towell and Robinson
Scott and
Peitz
Hurst
Rhe
Chicago
New York
Garvin
Chance
Carrick and Grady
Swartwood
Markets Report Cincinnati and Chicago Prices Aug 18 19
Wheat prices range across winter red and hard winter from 69 to 75 cents, spring and northern grades from 67 to 74 cents. Corn and oats quoted at 40 to 43 cents and around 21 to 23 cents. Live stock markets show hogs 4.35 to 5.35, cattle 3.25 to 5.40, sheep and lambs varied with highs near 6 for lambs and mixed goods around 3 to 5. A Buffalo report notes cattle, hogs, and sheep markets with steady to active trading and several price points for Texas steers and yearlings.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
East Buffalo
Texas
Siberian mining prospects and Zeppelin airship trial
The piece discusses Siberia’s mining potential with Clarkson and Emery granted limited exclusive rights under imperial rules, noting scarce capital and local permits for tree felling and road construction. It also covers a July trial ascent of Count Zeppelin’s airship on Lake Constance, detailing crew, wind conditions, performance, and the ship’s cost and specifications.
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Siberia
D. M. Clarkson
Clarkson
Emery
Nadishinsk
Count Zeppelin I
Mantell
Lake Constance
Count Zeppelin
Eugene Wolf
Baron Bassus
German Estimates Put 1899 World Steel Output Near 26.8 Million Tons
German authorities estimate 1899 steel production at 26,841,755 tons, up 2,975,447 from 1898. Cast iron output is about 40 million tons, 4 million more than last year, with 28 million tons used for steel. The ten leading countries show comparative results.
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Tries
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