War talk in Washington over China troops raised
A July report from Washington says the U.S. government remains technically at peace with China while preparing swift punishment for those responsible for Chinese outrages. Cabinet discussions focused on increasing China-bound forces, possible international coordination, and the amount of reinforcements, with estimates suggesting 4 000 to 8 000 more troops could be dispatched from Cuba and the United States. The current total in China and en route stood at 10 665 officers and men, including the 9th Infantry.
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Washington
United States
China
Tien-Tsin
Peking
Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Santiago
Adm
Remey
White House
Hay
McKinley
Canton
War Department
Cuba
United Ites
Aleady
Adjt
Corbin
Iyé
Nagasaki
9Th Infantry
Wood
Troop Buildup for Chinese Service From U S Forces
The article lists U S troops ready for Chinese service within the United States, totaling about 9 000 cavalry and infantry. It enumerates regiments and battalions including the 2d, 5th, 7th, 8th cavalry and 1st, 6th, 10th, 11th infantry, plus multiple infantry regiments and four signal corps companies, with artillery batteries and engineers noted.
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United States
Engineers
Signal Corps
M Kinley Recalled to Address China Situation
President McKinley left Canton for Washington to oversee Chinese affairs and will return in a few days. Cabinet members are expected at the White House for a meeting after his arrival. No decision yet on an extra session of Congress or sending troops to China. Better to review reports with his official family and decide on next steps.
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Canton
Mc Kinley
Washington
White House
Congress
China
Miles urged quick China reinforcement withdrawal from the Philippines
Gen Miles pressed the War Department to withdraw troops from the Philippines to rush a large army to China within days. He proposed Maj Gen Bates lead the force, but policy favored sending troops from the United States and Cuba, with Gen Miles possibly commanding American forces in the Orient.
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Washington
Miles
Secretary of War
China
Philippines
Cuba
Bates
Mules
Orient
Time of the Slaughter in Peking Rumors Spread
Washington reports say foreign legations in Peking likely wiped out around July 6 or 7. No official confirmation from foreign offices though unofficial data grows. Chinese officials and ministers, including the Chinese minister, remain tense and uncertain amid the vague information.
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Washington
Peking
Steamer Coptic Arrives in San Francisco From Asia
News from Honolulu reports the loss of the American bark McNeil on Dowsett reef near Laysan island on May 14. Thirty three aboard survived, taking to boats and reaching Laysan after two days. The Ceylon carried the survivors to Honolulu arriving July 7.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
McNeil
Dowsett Reef
Laysan Island
Bank Ceylon
Laysan
St Luke's Church Extends Call to Rev Wilmer of Cincinnati
Atlanta July 17 St Luke s Episcopal church has officially extended a call to Rev we B Wilmer of Cincinnati to be its pastor He is pastor of a church at Price Hill a Cincinnati suburb He is a nephew of the late Bishop Wilmer of Alabama.
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Atlanta
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
We B. Wilmer
Cincinnati
Wilmer
Price. Hill
Alabama
Massacre fears and foreign fears spread in China conflict
London reports a volatile situation with calls for warships at Shanghai and Che-Foo. Chinese forces mass near Peking amid Boxer movement threats. risk of anti foreign uprisings grows as tensions rise across Tianjin and New Chwang.
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London
Peking
Shanghai
Che-Foo
Pao Tung
Chi Li
Shan ‘Si
Shan Tung
Tien-Tsin
China
New Chwang
Port Arthur
Ching Hang Po
Grand Canal
the Times
Great Britain
Oppressive Heat Grips New York and London
New York reports extreme heat with temperatures over 100 in sun and 100 in shade in places. About 20 people collapse, some critically, as stores close early and pavement workers are sent home. London also records the hottest day of the season with 91 in shade and 122 in sun and multiple prostrations, including fatalities.
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New York
London
Three Die in Chicago Heat Wave
In Chicago on Monday July 17 a severe heat wave caused three deaths named J. A. Murray William Hines and Rosa Mitchell.
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Chicago
J. A. Murray
William Hines
Rosa Mitchell
Transit Co Refuses Arbitration Amid Strike Fallout
In St Louis on July 17 attorney Lehman stated the St Louis Transit Co will not arbitrate its labor dispute with the employer. The company reported a sharp drop in trips and passengers for the quarter ended June 30, noting 27 058 585 riders prior to the strike and 13 733 621 during the three months after. In Chicago, July 17, David Kelly, a former cab driver, was killed by his brother in law Charles Foster after a money dispute. Foster claimed self defense and surrendered to police.
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St. Louis
Lehman
St. Louis Transit Co
The
Transit Co
City Register
Chicago
David Kelly
Charles Foster
Foster
Appointment of Manuel Alvarez Calderon As Peruvian Minister
Abbreviated telegrams report Manuel Alvarez Calderon has been named Peruvian minister to the United States. The item notes other brief intelligence including a 20 round draw between Billy Ryan of Syracuse and Harry Johnson of Pittsburgh at the Olympic club in Buffalo, and a New Orleans steamer Langton Grange sailing for Cape Town with 830 horses for the British army.
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Manuel Alvarez Calderon
United States
Billy Ryan
Syracuse
Harry Johnson
Pittsburgh
Olympic Club
Buffalo
Langton Grange
New Orleans
Cape Town
Africa
C. B. Randall
Sherman
J. W. Bailey
Geo. H. Heafford
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Dr. Mowatt
Queen’s University
Kingston
Ont
Curtis Guild Rejects Appointment of First Assistant Postmaster General
A Monday brief notes Curtis Guild declines the postmaster general’s first assistant role to succeed Perry Heath. It also mentions Gen. MacArthur planning a Filipino cavalry squadron in Manila for actions against the insurgents and a cabinet meeting on the Chinese question.
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Curtis Guild
Perry
Heath
Gen
MacArthur
War Department
Manila
National League Innings Scorecard Highlights
Baseball scores from Brooklyn and New York games show Brooklyn beating New York 5 1 with Kitson and Farrell on pitching duty and Swartwood umpire. Philadelphia defeated Boston 6 4 with Donahue and Sullivan handling batteries and Emslie umpiring. Chicago triumphed over Pittsburgh 9 3 as Cunningham Donahue Tannehill Chesbro and Zimmer tallied hits with O Day umpiring.
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RIE Brooklyn
New York
Kitson and Farrell
Carrick and Warner
Swartwood
Rae Philad
Boston
Donahue
Douglass
Nichols and Sullivan
Emslie
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cunningham
Tannehill
Chesbro
Zimmer
O’day
Brooklyn
s+e
Sscesscceees
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Market report from Cincinnati and Chicago on July 16
Flour prices across grades range from 2.40 to 5.25 per bushel with winter and spring varieties amid thin spreads. Wheat, corn, and oats quoted with No 2 red and mixed track sales noted. hogs, cattle, and sheep values listed across quality tiers. Milk cows and veal prices shown, alongside several grain figures and bid ranges.
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Cincinnati
City
Chicago
Flood Devastation at Coleman Texas Kills Fifteen
A cloud burst at Coleman Texas triggers floods with fifteen dead including John Fuleistine and Joe Spath who perished while rescuing four girls. Ten bodies recovered. search continues as rains flood creeks and wash out railroad tracks and property loss mounts. Advices note more flooding near Kerrville as bridges and farms are hit.
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Galveston
Tex
Coleman
John Fuleistine
Joe Spath
Spath
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad
Ford’s Creek
Kerrville
Guadalupe River
Fire in Chicago Kills One As Walls Collapse
Lightning ignites a broom corn factory fire on Michigan Street at Dearborn Avenue. Walls collapse onto a boarding house injuring seven, including fireman Robert Meany who is mortally injured. total damage near 200,000 with firms Henry Vehemeyer & Co and J. Dreyfus & Co facing losses. Separate trolley derailment on Cicero Proviso line injures nine near Chicago.
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Chicago
Michigan Street
Dearborn Avenue
Robert Meany
Evans
Lieut. Nolan
Martin Lacey
Joseph Wall
Grace Gordon
Agnes Kilgore
Detroit
Mich
Henry Vehemeyer & Co
Broom
J. Dreyfus & Co
Cicero
Proviso
W. Stark
Harry Marsh
A. M. McLain
H. E. Packer
Emma Janozsky
Frank Ryneck
James Post
John Patrovsky
McGovern Beats Erne in Hurricane Lightweight Bout
In Madison Square Garden New York 14 000 spectators watched Jerry McGovern of Brooklyn defeat Frank Erne of Buffalo for the world lightweight title. The referee stopped the bout when Erne’s seconds threw in the sponge in the third round.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Jerry McGovern
Brooklyn
Frank Erne
Buffalo
Bell
Erne
McGovern
Tragic Harbor Drowning Partners Identified
In Kenosha Wisconsin on July 17 the bodies of Alma Reinnermann and William Burwell were recovered from the harbor. Burwell, a strong swimmer, is believed to have drowned trying to save Alma, sister of a countess, from the water.
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Kenosha
Wis
Alma
Reinnermann
William Burwell
Burwell
Misa Reimann
Ag Sexsor
Trap Shooting Evolves Amid Gun Club Growth and Ethics
The article extols trap shooting as enduring despite makers' influence, noting a rise in clubs nationwide and the shift from live birds to glass balls and clay pigeons. It highlights professional shooters, integrity in competitions, and the push to curb “dropping for place” and paid advertising by powder and gun firms.
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Philippines
United States
Illinois
Far West
Colorado
Simon
Mney
Prench Marksmen
Paris
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Butler
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National League
Pittshhurch
Texas
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38Th Street
Hoyne Avenue
Otto Potzloss
Abi
Crabtree
H. D. Bates
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