Will Mediate China Truce If Chinese Meet Conditions
The president agrees to mediate between Qing China and the powers if Chinese authorities first meet defined terms. The move aims to protect foreign nationals in Peking and ensure order while awaiting confirmation of the infamous Conger message and amid European skepticism. The White House transmitted terms through Minister Wu and awaits Chinese government response.
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Washington
State Department
Hay
Peking
United States
China
Canton
Europe
Goodnow
Fever in Cuban barracks sparks quarantine move
Nine deaths and eleven hospital cases of yellow fever reported in the 7th Cavalry and 1st Infantry at Pinar del Rio. Gen. Lee orders relocation three miles inland and strict quarantine. Chief surgeon to probe outbreak and prepare for thorough disinfection before the 1st Infantry sails home.
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Havana
7Th United States Cavalry
1St United States Infantry
Pinar del Rio
Lee
1St Infantry
United States
Sensational Developments in Powers Trial at Georgetown
The Powers trial produced new scenes with a courtroom spat between ex Governor John Young Brown and the judge. Testimony implicated Henry Youtsey while Lieut. John Ricketts and Wade Watts offered damaging remarks. Witnesses described the shooting’s location and a planned signal to trigger a confrontation during the January 23 to January 25 events.
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Powers
John Young Brown
Brown
John Ricketts
Barbourville
Wade H. Watts
Henry Youtsey
Ricketts
Mountain Army
Frankfort
Goebel
W. P. Reeder
Knox County
Charles Finley
Finley
Wharton Golden
Adjutant General’s
van Meter-Berry
Green Golden
Lieut. Ricketts
Lilly
Executive Building
Secretary of State
Youtsey
Consul Ellsworth Reports Calm in Venezuela
Luther T. Ellsworth, U.S. consul at Puerto Cabello, aboard the steamship Olinda, says reports of Venezuelan war are false. He left Venezuela July 8 and praises President Castro as capable and protective of the state authorities against any rising insurrection.
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New York
Luther T. Ellsworth
Cleveland
United States
Puerto Cabello
Venezuela
Olinda
Consul Ellsworth
Cipriano Castro
Castro
Monsoon favorable overall. famine relief rose to 6,281,000
Baron Curzon reports the monsoon remains favorable this week with shortfalls in Gujarat Kathiawar Baroda and Rajputana West. Rain is greatly needed there while famine relief lists total 6,281,000 people.
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India
Baron Curzon
Kedleston
Lord George Hamilton
Gujarat
Kathiawar
Baroda
Rajputana
Fire damages Chattanooga rapid transit power house
Fire at the Chattanooga and Chickamauga Park Rapid Transit line damaged the power house. Machinery and dynamos were partially damaged. rolling stock was saved. Loss set at 35,000 dollars, fully insured. Steam cars to be used meanwhile. power house to be rebuilt immediately.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Chattanooga
Chickamauga Park
Colombian Revolution Seen as Lost after Key Defeats
Caracas reports that following severe defeats the Colombian revolution is now considered lost. Government troops have occupied Bucaramanga and Cucuta after a bloody battle in which many prisoners were captured.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Bucaramanga
Cucuta
Democratic National Committee opens campaign offices in Chicago
The Democratic National Committee set up campaign headquarters in Chicago at the Auditorium. The suite has 14 rooms to accommodate campaign business. In Berlin Germany a severe heat wave ended with heavy rain and thunderstorms across many areas, with extensive damage reported.
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Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Chinese Officials Report on Foreign Ministers Safe or Executed
Dispatches from London and Paris summarize Chinese and German sources on the fate of foreign ministers in Peking. Conflicting reports claim ministers are sent under armed escort to Tianjin or have been massacred, with officials in London and Berlin doubting assurances while military postings in Washington outline possible U S officer assignments to China.
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London
Berlin
Peking
Foreign Office
Conger
von Bergen
Robert Hart
Washington
Report on Admiral Seymour confirms no shooting of wounded
San Francisco July 24 There is nothing in the extensive report of Admiral Seymour received by the American steamer Mary to prove the sensational tale that he killed wounded to save them from the Chinese. The report is an elaboration of lished.
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San Francisco
Adm. Seymour
Mary
Peking
Belgian minister at Peking linked to Belgium via Chinese Yamen
The Chinese charge d affaires says he has telegraphed indirectly to the Tsung Li Yamen to place Baron de Vinck the Belgian minister at Peking in communication with Belgium in response to Brussels demand.
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Brussels
D’affaires
Peking
Baron de Vinck
Belgium
Heavy losses amid Boer battles and British strain at law
Reports from Machadodorp dated July 23 describe three days of severe fighting with Boer victories at Derdepoort. About 600 women and children from Pretoria including Mesdames Kruger Botha and Meyer reached Barberton. London dispatches say British troops and horses are short of supply. Also, the Lords pass a bill to ban arms export to suspicious nations. In Buffalo a Lehigh Valley freight house and 60 cars burned, losses about 150000 dollars.
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London
Daily Express
Machadodorp
Derdepoort
Pretoria
Mesdames Kruger
Botha
Meyer
Barberton
Orange River Colony
de Wet
Buffalo
Lehigh Valley Freight House
East Buffalo
Lynching Reported in Huntsville After Assault Claim
A report from Huntsville Alabama states Elijah Clark a Black man accused of assaulting Susan Priest a 13 year old girl was taken from the jail and lynched by a mob. Details are incomplete but the event is described as a vigilante killing in the city.
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Huntsville
Ala
Elijah Clark
Susan Priest
Ti O Wan
Berlin to Open Theater Censor Department
Telegraphic brief notes a new special department of theater censorship to start August 1 in Berlin. It also records deaths of ex Governor Elias Carr in Edgecombe County North Carolina and Baron von Manteuffel in Berlin, and notes German oleomargarine trust formation and U S political nominations in Mississippi and Texas.
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Berlin
Elias Carr
North Carolina
Edgecomb County
Baron von Manteuffel
Reichstag
Foreign and local news summaries from Monday in brief
Reports from Wei Hai Wei describe clashes where Chinese troops were defeated. In Chicago a gasoline blast killed two girls and badly burned two men. Russian forces gather in Manchuria at Liu Lian as Chinese withdraw from Bynd Chau. Authorities urge protection for foreign merchants in open ports. Secretary Hay says China seeks U S good offices. The Crook transport arrives in New York with an 8th Infantry detachment from Havana. Consul General Goodnow doubts Minister Conger's dispatch authenticity. British officials share the view. St Paul Cold Storage warehouse burns, losses about 750000 with 550000 insured. An imperial edict on the Taku forts reaches Hay. An American force aided by British troops seizes a Chinese cannon battery at Tien-Tsin.
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Chicago
Russian Manchuria
Liu Lian
Goodnow
Shanghai
Conger
Peking
St. Paul
Hay
Taku
Tien-T'sin
National Game review with rain halts two games
Baseball summary notes Boston defeating St Louis in a rain interrupted contest, with two ties and one rain shortened. Details include innings 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 for Boston and 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 for St Louis, plus battery lines and umpires. A second game between Philadelphia and Cincinnati ended 4 to 6 in favor of Cincinnati, with Donahue and MacFarland battery for Phila and Newton and Kahoe for Cincinnati. A third game had Boston defeating St Louis 5 to 4, with Dineen Sullivan and Robinson as batteries and Hurst umpiring, with rain at New York affecting play.
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RHE
Brooklyn
Chicago
McGinnity
Farrell
Callahan
Chance
O'Day
Inng’s
R.H.E. Phila
Cint’i
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MacFarland
Newton
Kahoe
Terry
Boston
St. L’s
Dineen and Sullivan
Young and Robinson
Hurst
New York
Ceseeeees
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago Enoreenes
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Markets in Cincinnati on July 23 Flour and grain prices and livestock quotes
Flour ranges from 2.40 to 4.80 with various grades. Grain shows No 2 red wheat around 77 78 cents and corn white 44 cents. Live stock quotes include hogs from 4.70 to 5.50 and cattle and sheep price bands across multiple grades.
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Cincinnati
Behind the Footlights A Chicago Playhouse On Stage Life
A Chicago playhouse exposes backstage life behind the footlights. Stage managers face trials with choreographers and chorus girls as revisions, kicks, and pay nights shape the nightly rehearsal routine. The piece contrasts stage reality with audience perception.
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Frank S. Pixley
Doodle von Koll
Behind the Scenes of The Burgomaster Musical Comedy
A detailed peek at stage life reveals the comic chaos of The Burgomaster. The dressing rooms hold actors and props, with Peter Stuyvesant and Doodle Van Kull in onstage mischief as costumes and clever devices drive the performance.
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Peter Stuyvesant
War on Noise Campaign Aims to Clean Chicago Streets
The Anti Noise Society led by Dr. Arthur Reynolds pushes a citywide effort against noisy wagons lawn mowers and street equipment. Advocates promise quieter nights cleaner water and purer food while warning street arbiters may face new restrictions.
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Chicago
Dr. Arthur
Reynolds
Abegiers
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