Rioting in New Orleans Leaves One Dead and Dozens Hurt
In New Orleans on July 27 rioting left one Black man dead and six seriously wounded as violence spread across the city. About a score of whites and Blacks, men and women, were injured. Mayor Capdeveille ordered 500 special police and Gov. Heard dispatched 1,500 troops to restore order amid looting and mob attacks on Black residents.
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New Orleans
Heard
Capdeveille
Col. Wood
1St. Louisiana
Department
Day
Lamb
Robert Charles
Ocean Springs
Gov
Estopinel
Canal Street
Baton Rouge
Hogdon
Washington Artillery
Louisiana Field Artillery
Spanish Fort
Chalmette
Louis Lapuyard
Josephine Wild
Confession in Manchester Murder Case Reported
Lexington dispatch says Will Crawford, arrested in Kentucky, admitted to killing Manuel Irwin after being identified as Mark Prather of Manchester Ohio. Crawford, aided by neighbor Harris and Sheriff Metz, described waiting at Irwin’s barn, firing both barrels, breaking the gun, and attempting to throw authorities off with a staged note and clothing.
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Lexington
Will Crawford
Ella Dryden
Mark Prather
Manchester
Manuel Irwin
Martin
Irwin
Prather
Cincinnati
Philippine action at Oroquieta in Mindanao violence report
Manila reports in Groquieta two soldiers entered a native store for food. one killed by bolo with head severed. A 40th infantry company from Cagayan killed 89 natives, 30 in one house. The Callao shelled Oroquieta burning warehouses. one crewman died. About 500 insurgents led by Alvarez harass Northern Mindanao. Isabella de Basilan outpost Marine wounded and dies.
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Manila
Groquieta
Mindanao
40Th Infantry
Cagayan
Oroquieta
Callao
George B. Bradshaw
Alvarez
Yarbranga
Isabella de Basilan
Isabela
Train Wreck Near Beaumont Leaves One Dead
A Southern Pacific passenger train No. 7 derailed three miles east of Beaumont Texas after the tender axle snapped. One man died Delane Johnson of Texas and two others Delane Johnson seriously injured J H Russell of Winsboro and Mrs Robert S Cleven Lake Charles were also hurt. Several passengers had minor injuries in the wreck and derailment.
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Beaumont
Tex
Southern Pacific
Here
Delane Johnson
J. H. Russell
Winsboro
Robert
Clevens
Lake Charles
Calamity on Lake Labarge Reported by Cottage City Passengers
Victoria B C July 27 The Cottage City passengers report a disaster on Lake Labarge where the sternwheeler Florence II, operated by Capt Barrington, reportedly capsized in a storm. About 150 people were aboard with 40 feared dead. Humboldt allegedly brought the news to White Horse though confirmation is lacking.
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Victoria
B. C
Cottage City
Lake Labarge
Juneau
Barrington
Humboldt
White Horse
Insane Mother Shoots Daughter in Schuyler Neb
Mrs. Jas Gadsden a prominent resident shot her 13 year old daughter Alice twice in Schuyler Nebraska. She says she shot to save her from being chopped up and that she regretted it did not kill instantly. She had recently returned from a hospital and admitted the shooting. Mortimer D Shaw once prominent telegraphers strike leader died in St Louis hospital July 13 under an assumed name and was buried in potter's field. his identity was revealed.
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Schuyler, Neb
Jas. Gadsden
Alice
St. Louis
Mortimer D. Shaw
Potter's Field
Boers Plan Guerrilla War Until U S Intervention
Balmoral July 27 The Boers say they will continue guerilla warfare until November next when United States Democrats, if elected, promise intervention in South Africa.
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Balmoral
South African Republic
United States
South Africa
Fire destroys Marcus Mercantile Co. big store in Medford
Fire in Medford Wisconsin destroys the Marcus Mercantile Co. store and two neighboring buildings owned by Nic Wendels and Mrs Leonardt. Loss estimated at 320000, with most of the burden on Marcus Mercantile Co.
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Medford
Wis
Marcus Mercantile Co
Nic Wendels
Leonardt
Massacre of Priests and Converts Shocks China
Hong Kong Daily Express report describes July 4 killings at Hen Sien Fu Hu An where the Italian bishop and three priests were massacred after tortures. Six hundred converts were killed while six other priests fled to the hills. One escaped priest hid in a coffin for 11 days aboard a river boat.
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London
Hong Kong
Daily Express
Hen Sien Fu
Hu An
Shanghai envoy Li Mung Chang statement reported
London dispatch cites Daily Telegraph Shanghai correspondent reporting Li Mung Chang now states that some may be alive. No further details provided in fragment.
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London
Shanghai
The
Daily Telegraph
Li Mung Chang
China Sincerity Questioned as Washington Doubts China
Washington doubts China's good faith as officials note imperial sympathy with the Boxers. Reports say Li Hung Chang meets ministers, consuls leave Peking, and Shanghai trade is paralyzed. Armies mobilize in Yangtse, with Boxers arriving as ships prep for possible clashes with foreign powers.
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Washington
Adm
Kempff
Navy Department
Warships gathered at Woo Sung and Far East tensions rise
The Centurion battleship and cruisers Dauntless and Dido are at Woo Sung alongside British Daphne Alacrity Hart and Woodcock. American Castine Dutch Holland French Surprise Japanese Takao and Akagi also listed. Li Hung Chang may leave for Foo Chow and then head to Nankin or Peking. anti foreign influence may trigger a severe struggle if southern viceroys yield. Yangtse Kiang fortified with new guns manned by German-trained artillery. Tokio reports 15,000 Japanese troops landed at Shan Hai Kwan on July 22 and defeated Chinese forces who retreated.
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Tleship Centurion
Undaunted
Dido
Woo Sung
Daphne
Alacrity
Hart and
Woodcock
Castine
Holland
Surprise
Takao
Akagi
Li Hung Chang
Foo Chow
Nankin
Peking
Tokio
Shan Hai Kwan
Seymour in Shanghai Arrives for Consultations
Admiral Seymour has arrived in Shanghai and held talks with the British consul regarding the situation. Reports say the British bat...
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Shanghai
Seymour
Chinese minister offers peace appeals to Britain
London reports Sir Chih Chen Lo Feng Luh handed a telegram to the foreign office claiming to come from Emperor Kwang Su requesting Britain's help to secure peace on terms similar to those addressed to McKinley and Loubet. The government has not replied, deeming the telegram's origin doubtful amid abnormal circumstances.
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London
Chih Chen Lo Feng Luh
Foreign Office
Emperor Kwang Su
Great Britain
McKinley
Loubet
Korean Protest Leads to Refugees Moved to Port Arthur
Seoul reports say Korea protested the presence of Russian refugees at Wiju but after an audience the Russian representative agreed to relocate them to Port Arthur without delay.
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Yokohama
Seoul
Wiju
Port Arthur
Ottoman sultan’s health declared strong by legation
Washington July 27 the Imperial Ottoman legation in Washington rejects a Constantinople dispatch claiming the sultan is in ill health stating that his majesty has never been in better health.
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Washington
Constantinople
Turkey
Death of a Prominent Lawyer in Springfield
Hon J M Truitt, a leading lawyer and Republican politician and 1896 attorney general candidate, dies at his Hillaboro home from heart failure, announced July 27.
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Springfield
Tih
Boxing Draw Highlights Cleveland Bout
Eddie Burns of Detroit and Young Gibbs of Cleveland fought 20 rounds to a draw in Cleveland. The rest notes include political nominations in Virginia and Texas and President Gompers failing to settle Chicago labor troubles.
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Eddie Burns
Detroit
Young Gibbs
Cleveland
Virginia
William A. Jones
Congress
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
War fears and trials stamp Thursday newsinbrief
Li Hung Chang detained in Shanghai on foreign officials' request. Playwright Charles H. Hoyt declared insane and sent to an asylum. An imperial edict signals potential war with foreign powers. Allied advance on Peking delayed by leadership dispute. In Caleb Powers trial Senator Johnson testifies about one shot in Goebel killing. Rathbone arrested in Cuba postal scandal. Rioting after New Orleans killings leaves several dead or injured. St. Louis report denies Transit Co boycott end. misinterpretation corrected.
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Peking
Caleb Powers
Georgetown
Johnson
Goebel
British forces strike Kokofu camp and raze town
Bekwai July 27 Col Morland acting for Col Willcocks led infantry with five guns against a large Kokofu war camp. A brilliant charge rushed stockades before the enemy could defend them and they evacuated the town. A large cache of ammunition and arms was captured and the town razed to clear Willcocks flank.
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Bekwai
Ashanti
Morland
Willcocks
Kokofu
Terrific and Fatal Explosion at Waco Ice Plant
In Waco Texas on July 27 a massive boiler room explosion at the Waco Ice and Refrigerating Co plant demolished the facility. Fireman Henry Mercer and Jack Dorsett were killed. several others were badly injured. Cause unknown.
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Waco
Tex
Waco Ice and Refrigerating Co
South
Henry Mercer
Jack Dorsett
National League Games Postponed by Rain
Rain and wet grounds forced postponement of all National League games scheduled for Thursday. No makeups date announced.
Market quotes from Cincinnati Chicago and East Buffalo
The duffers list flour prices in Cincinnati with various grades from spring fancy to patent, grain quotes for wheat corn and oats in Cincinnati and Chicago, plus live stock bids for hogs cattle sheep lambs and veal calves across the markets. Prices vary by grade and region with notable ranges for flour, wheat and cattle.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
East Buffalo
Informational Rights and Missionary Work in China
Special correspondence discusses Boxer uprising, foreign missions, and the 1858 Burlingame treaty. It profiles American missionary societies led by the American Board, Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists, and Episcopalians, noting stations, churches, income, and converts while stressing gospel work over civilizing aims.
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United States
America
Our Land
9. L. Baldwin
Eaton & Mains
New York
American Board
Congregational Missionary Organization
Williams College
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Presbyterian Board
Southern Presbyterian Board
American Baptist Missionary Union
Union
The
Methodist Episcopal Church Missionary Society
Missionary Society
Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church
Disciples of Christ
American Bible Society
Dutch Reformed
United Presbyterian
Covenanter
Cumberland Presbyterian
German Reformed
Southern Baptists
Evangelical Lutherans
American Friends
Baldwin
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Alaska
Potter’s Field
Li Hang Chang
China
France
Japan
Russia
Goodnow
Earl Li
Yang Tse
Nanking
Wu Chang
Sheng
Prince Tuan
Miss Whitechurch
Miss Seavell
Hsia Oi
Shan Si
Tai Yuan
Pao Ting Fu
Renry
Metcalf
Mr. Metcalf
Massachusetts
Boston
Pawtucket
Providence County Savings Bank
Church of Our Father
Tufts College
Rhode Island
Korea
Sultan
Texas
G. H. Royal
Lampasas
Bellenger
San Antonio
Charles H. Hoyt
Havana
Posts Rathbone
Cuba
Geo. Helfenspeller
Lithographers’ and Engraver's Association
Transit Co
Germany
William H. Seward
Anson Burlingame
William
Kiao Chou
American Board Mission
Tientein
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