No Hope for Foreign Legations in Peking Reported
London reports Mr Conger’s letter enhances the view that the foreign legations in Peking cannot be saved as Chinese preparations for war continue. A Shanghai writer claims a British legation writer escaped to Niu Chwang with word most legations’ members are dead or dying and that Sir Robert Hart died on July 2.
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London
Conger
United States
Thomas
Brooklyn
Peking
Shanghai
Daily Mail
Legation
Niu Chwang
Robert Hart
Prince Ching
Wheung Lu
Yang Tse
Shan Tung
Ho Nan
Shan Si
Chinese political maneuvers amid rising unrest reported
London wires relay a Chinese crisis with Li Hung Chang signaling a safe convoy for foreign legations from Feking to Tien-Tsin if disputes are negotiated. Consuls demand proof the mandaters are alive before talks. Russian Admiral Skrydeloff plans bombardment of Chinese plant towns upon confirmation.
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London
Shanghai
The
Daily Express
China
Hong Kong
Shan Tung
Li Hung Chang
Feking
Tien-Tsin
Earl Li
War- Yen
M. Pichon
Indiana Happenings Girl's Mysterious Death
Carrie Holdscraper a 20 year old German girl was found dead in a shallow Somersville pond near Princeton Indiana. She had left home Monday afternoon to pick blackberries and did not return until her body was found Tuesday night by two blackberry buckets. Authorities suspect foul play as the community declines the idea of suicide and the coroner investigates.
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Princeton
Ind
Carrie Holdscraper
Somersville
National committee defeats fusion with anti imperialist movement
In Indianapolis 39 member national committee, 19 present with proxies, voted unanimously to defeat the fusion scheme with the anti imperialistic movement stemming from a Plaza Hotel mass meeting in New York. The plan to field a gold democratic ticket this year was also rejected.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Committee of the
National Gold Democracy
Plaza Hotel
New York City
National Committee
Hereford Prize Winners At York Show
In the York Hereford show England Diplomat led the prize list from Shadeland stock farm Lafayette Ind. Diplomat is the fine Hereford owned by the late Charles B Smart. Sorcerer a half brother to Lottery also earned a first prize for Shadeland herd.
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England
Lafayette
Ind
York
Shadeland
Charles B. Smart
Sorcerer
Lottery
Senator Fairbanks Weighed On Big Four Scale In Wabash
Senator Charles W. Fairbanks visited Wabash Indiana on July 26 with friends. He stepped on the baggageman scales and weighed 209 pounds, noting he has grown heavier since his Senate election.
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Wabash, Ind
Charles W. Fairbanks
Senate
Baker Will Awards Marital Sums to Children and Housekeeper
The will of Col. Adam S. Baker, a wealthy wagon manufacturer, leaves each of his children $500 on marriage and bequeaths his housekeeper Emma M. Schwartz $5,000 for faithful service.
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South Bend
Ind
Adam S. Baker
Emma M. Schwartz
Sixth Annual Christian Endeavor Convention Set for Eden Grove
The eastern Indiana Christian Endeavor society announced its sixth annual convention on August 16 at Eden grove, north of Muncie. A detailed programme has been prepared for attendees.
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Muncie
Ind
Eastern Indiana Christian Endeavor Society
Eden Grove
Oats Harvest Begins Strong in Wabash County
Wabash Indiana farmers report the oats harvest starting with quantity and quality exceeding expectations. The yield is described as never before equaled in the county.
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Wabash, Ind
Printer dies after fall from fourth floor in firm
Allen D. Chamberlin a 25 year old printer from Hennessy Illinois died in a local hospital in Evansville Indiana from injuries after a fall from the fourth story of the infirmary.
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Evansville
Ind
Allen D. Chamberlin
Hennessy
Democrats Nominate John Ross by Acclamation in Tenth District
Monon Indiana July 26 John Ross of Lafayette was nominated by acclamation by the democrats of the Tenth district for congress.
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Monon
Ind
John Ross
Lafayette
Tenth
Breach of Promise Suit Filed in Vincennes
Miss Lulu Buchanan sues Harry Thurgood in Vincennes Indiana for 3000 damages over breach of promise alleging a broken engagement. The filing occurred on July 26.
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Vincennes
Ind
Lulu Buchanan
Harry Thurgood
Murderer Gardiner to be Electrocuted in November
Richard Gardiner, the convicted murderer of Ethel Long, was taken to Columbus by Sheriff Swepston and confined in the penitentiary annex until his execution set for November 9. The death warrant was issued and delivered, the third such document in the county, with Gardiner expressing a grim wish to harm witnesses.
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Chillicothe
Richard Gardiner
Ethel Long
Columbus
Swepston
Gardiner
War Department Ramps Up Troop Shifts to the Orient
Officials say the United States is accelerating plans to rush troops to the Orient as transports become available. Amid doubts over Chinese messages from Peking and Canton, a broader mediation push faces caution from a powers’ approach, while war department orders push the contingency into action.
Rail wreck on Chicago and Eastern Illinois claims one life
In Benton Illinois on July 26 the Southern Illinois Express derailed near town when spreading rails toppled the train onto its side. Otto Menial of Chicago was killed instantly. Fourteen passengers across Chicago Newark St Elmo Terre Haute Indianapolis Springfield and local towns were injured, many with severe cuts and bruises. Most are expected to recover.
Mob Violence in New Orleans Ends in Fatalities
In New Orleans on Wednesday night a mob wounded 14 people, killing one Black man and fatally shooting two others, as armed groups hunted Robert Charles who killed Police Captain Day and Patrolman Lamb. Several white bystanders were hit. a Pullman porter is among the seriously wounded. Charles is believed in hiding. lynching feared if captured.
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New Orleans
Robert Charles
Day
Lamb
Charity Hospital
Chicago
Charles
Russians Fear Annihilation Of Charbin-Tielin Railway Detachment
The Russian general staff believes the 200 strong protective force on the Charbin to Tielin railway is in a critical position with no reliable news. Wives and children of workers fled to Charbin, while 15,000 Chinese with artillery threatened the detachment at end June. Col. Artamonoff is ordered to go to Kwang Tung and then report to Port Arthur's governor.
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St. Petersburg
Charbin
Tielin
Sungari
Col
Artamonoff
Kwang Tung
Port Arthur
Indian Depredations Hit Swan Lake Fires in Montana
Kalispell Montana July 26 one of the worst forest fires in Northwestern Montana is burning in the Swan Lake country on Lewis and Clarke forest reserve. Gus Mosler reserve superintendent accuses Indians of arson and hunting game during the flames. Thirty fires stretch along the river within 30 miles as rangers struggle to contain the region and estimate the damage.
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Kalispell
Mont
Montana
Swan Lake Country
Lewis and Clarke Forest Reserve
Gus Mosler
Fighting in Colombia Continues Amid Armistice
In Colon Colombia fighting rages between government troops and insurgents with heavy casualties. A four hour armistice was agreed to tend the wounded and bury the dead. The Bernard Hall brought 1000 government reinforcements led by Gen Campos Serrano. Cable between Colon and Jamaica repaired.
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Colon
Colombia
Panama
Bernard Hall
Savanilla
Campos Serrano
Jamaica
Litho graphic artists end boycott against St. Louis Transit Co
The Lithographic Artists' and Engravers' Association has called off its boycott of the St. Louis Transit Co as fines for riding the cars are halted, no further assessments for strikers will be levied, and other labor groups may follow this week signaling a possible broad end to transit boycotts.
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St. Louis
Prohibition Party Nominates Metcalfe for VP at Carnegie Hall
The official notification of Henry B. Metcalfe of Pawtucket Rhode Island as the prohibition ticket vice presidential candidate occurred at Carnegie hall New York on July 26. Presidential nominee John G. Wooley of Chicago was present after his Chicago notification.
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New York
Henry B. Metcalfe
Pawtucket
R. I
Carnegie Hall
John G. Wooley
Chicago
Boer Envoys Meet President Loubet in Paris Parade
Boer delegates Fischer Wolmarans and Wessels were received by President Loubet at the Elysee Palace. They were presented by Dr Leyds the Transvaal diplomatic agent in Paris during a formal parade occasion.
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Lowhbet
Paris
Messra
Fischer
Wolmarans
Wessels
Loubet
the Elysee
Dr. Leyds
Transvaal
Public release of Bristow report on Neely embezzlement case
Washington July 26 The postmaster general released Bristow's Cuban postal fraud inquiry findings. Neely's embezzlements total at least 131713 with Rathbone blamed for unauthorized per diems and unaccounted funds. The report details conspiracies, stamp destruction losses, and related business ties to Neely Printing Co. in Muncie Ind.
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Washington
Bristow
Neely
Rathbone
Auditor’s Office
W. H. Reeves
Secretary of War
Reeves
Dr. Warfield
Bureau of Registration
Neely Printing Co
Muncie
Ind
Cuba
Cowan
Department of ‘Posts
Department of Posts
Keyless Lock Co
Indianapolis
Havana
Union ‘National Bank of
Muncie Bank
Senator Hanna Leaves Cleveland for Elberon N J
The report notes Senator Hanna and his family departed Cleveland for Elberon New Jersey on Wednesday. Other items include Connie Mack signing pitcher Rube Waddell of Pittsburgh. Sixth Texas district renominating Rep R E Burke. Kid Ashe defeating Tom Burke in a Springfield bout. Crucible Steel formed in Pittsburgh with 50 million capital. Newark to Nagasaki voyage and dry dock. Adm Watson aboard the Baltimore at Havre. Jose Romero named Mexican representative to Chicago cattlemen’s convention. Judge J W Hughes of San Diego dies in Washington after meningitis illness.
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Newark
Nagasaki
Adm. Watson
Baltimore
Havre
Diaz
Jose Romero
International Cattlemen’s Convention
Chicago
Sailors From Tien-Tsin to Return Home
The American sick and wounded at Tien-Tsin are to be sent home. Soldiers from all parts of the union are concentrating at San Francisco for duty in the Orient. The British suffered another disaster by losing 200 men of the Welsh Fusiliers to the Boers.
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Tien-Tsin
Welsh Fusiliers
Union
San Francisco
Orient
Windsor Dollar Co
Chicago
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
H. Clay Evans
Perry S. Heath
Baseball Innings Summary From Several Games
Scores show Brooklyn and Chicago, Cincinnati, New York and Pittsburgh, plus Boston vs St Louis. Batteries led by Kennedy Farrell Taylor Dexter Frazer Douglass Scott Phillips Peitz Mercer Mathewson Bowerman Chesbro Schriver Nichols Clements Hughey Weyhing Robinson and umpires O Day Terry Emslie Hurst. Game notes include rain stoppage for Boston St Louis.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Kennedy
Farrell
Taylor
Chance
Dexter
O’day
Cincinnati
Frazer
Douglass
Scott
Phillips
Peitz
Terry
H.E
New York
Pittsburgh
Mercer, Mathewson
Bowerman
Chesbro
Schriver
Emslie
Boston
St. Louis
Nichols and
Clements
Hughey
Markets Chronicle Flour and Grain Prices Across Cities
Cincinnati reports flour varieties with prices from 2.05 to 4.80 and western rye at 3.10 to 3.25. Wheat quotes No 2 red 77 1 78c, corn No 2 yellow 42c, oats No 2 mixed 27c, with varying sales. Live stock leads hogs from 4.65 to 5.45, cattle 3.75 to 5.35, sheep 2.25 to 4. advice and calves noted. Chicago lists wheat 70 74c, corn No 2 about 38 39c, oats No 2 23 24c. Buffalo and New York markets show wide price ranges in cattle and pigs with subdued activity.
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Cincinnati
Buffalo
Nui Yo
Ataga
Empress Tai Tsi An: China's Hidden Power Behind the Throne
A portrait of Empress Tai Tsi An who rose from obscurity to share regency with Tsi An and later ruled China behind the throne. The piece notes her strength, ruthlessness, and push for reform while deposing the emperor, who was kept in luxury but stripped of power.
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China
Earth
Forbidden City
Tartar City
Imperial City
Wonderful
Catharine the Great
Russia
New York World
Hienfung
Tsi An
Tai Thsl
Peking
Prince Kung
Tsi Thi
Tung Che
Tai Tshi
Heaven
Felf
Tsung-Li-Yamen
Foreign Board
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Adm
Skrydeloff
Chin
Indiana
Ber Rody
Terre Haute
George Kress
Edgar Dick
Anti-Sa Joon League
A. G. Cavins
Justice’s
Harvey Lawson
George Musgrave
Cavins
Senator Fairbank
Christian Endeavor Convention
WAR Department
Taku
Che-Foo
State Department
Tak
Canton
Great Britain
Germany
United States War Department
Benton
Charbon
Metcalfe
MR. Bristow
Mr. Rathbone
Reaiti
Broukhorat
Ing
Hanna
Cleveland
Elberon, N. J
Connie Mack
Milwaukee
Rube” Waddell
Texas
R. E. Burke
Dallas
Kid” Ashe
Tom Burke
Springfield
Crucible Steel Company of America
J. W. Hughes
San Diego
Garfield Hospital
Baseball
Philadelphia
Lonton
Yesterndy
Ccenee
Empress OF China
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