No Development in China Says Washington Dispatch
Washington dispatch notes no major Chinese developments. officials expect no change until Beijing advances toward restoring the government. Military preparations for a winter stay in China continue as precautionary, with improved cable communications and a new Shanghai to Che-Foo line connected to Taku, aiding dispatch timing.
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Washington
Adee
Peking
China
Gen. Chaffee
State Department
Shanghai
Che-Foo
Taku
Count Von Waldersee Expected to Arrive in Shanghai
The Allied Armies commander is due in Shanghai next Wednesday or Thursday with possible diplomatic influence on the Peking situation. Japan defines its course by withdrawing superfluous forces from Peking while keeping necessary troops. Marquis Ito is urged as peace commissioner, though he resists, citing unsuitable conditions. Ito previously represented Japan in the Li Hung Chang talks.
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Peking
Count von Waldersee
Shanghai
Paris
Takahira
Adee
Japan
Weking
Marquis Ito
China
Count Ito
Li Hung Chang
Suggestions to move capital from Peking to Shanghai fade
The plan to relocate the Chinese capital from Peking to Shanghai is nearly dropped due to winter communication issues. Officials also note unease about British influence if the seat were moved there and favor Tien-Tsin as the best site outside Peking for foreign diplomatic and military headquarters.
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Peking
Shanghai
Kruger Asked to Lecture at Orpheum in London
Vienna dispatch to the Daily Mail reports the Orpheum manager will offer ex President Kruger $61,000 a week for six weeks to lecture on the war in South Africa. The piece also notes Chicago coal dealers have raised prices due to the anthracite miners strike, with hard coal up from $6.25 to $7.00.
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London
Vienna
Daily Mail
Orpheum
Kruger
South Africa
Chicago
Two Drowned in Ford Deluge at Yellow River Ford
In Atlanta on September 18 Henry Ford and William Ford drowned while crossing a ford at the Yellow River. The incident involved two men attempting to ford floodwaters in a remote river crossing. Authorities were notified and the bodies recovered.
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Ford
Atlanta
Henryth
William Ford
Yellow River Ford
Various World War I Era Notes on War, Leaks, and Science Events
The report covers French army maneuvers amid Paris siege theory, Americans winning 2000 Paris exposition awards, Boer prisoners for breached paroles, a Barry the St Bernard monument in Switzerland, mosquito malaria inoculation in New York, disloyal Chinese soldiers in Peking, a fatal skirmish at Tien-Tsin, treasury balances excluding gold reserve, the 13th annual obstetrics meeting in Louisville, a De Wet death rumor, and other brief items.
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Barry
Switzerland
Galt House
United States
Canada
National League Innings Box Scores Snapshot
Boxed scores from multiple NL games list team lines with runs hits and errors. Brooklyn vs St Louis Donovan Farrell Powell Robinson Gaffney as umpires. New York vs Pittsburgh Mercer Grady Bowser Leever O Connor Snyder. Philadelphia vs Cincinnati Dunn Douglass Scott Kahoe Hurst. Boston vs Chicago Willis Sullivan Callahan Dexter Emslie.
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Rue
Brooklyn
St.Louis
Donovan
Farrell
Powell and Robinson
Gaffney
Ree
New York
Pitsburg
Mercer
Grady
Boweserman
Leever
O’connor
Snyder
Rue Philadea
Cincinnati
Dunn
Douglass
Scott and
Kahoe
Hurst
Rhe
Boston
Chicago
Willis and
Sullivan
Callahan
Dexter
Emslie
Pet
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Ee A
Ee Saaee
St. Louis
Local Scores From Boston and Philadelphia Games
In Boston games, Boston defeated Chicago 8 to 1. In Philadelphia, Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 43 to 2.
Market Report from Cincinnati and East Buffalo Livestock
The Markets section lists grain and flour prices in Cincinnati with ranges for several flour types and grain bids. It also records live stock prices for hogs, cattle, sheep, lambs, veal calves, and Milch cows, including regional figures from East Buffalo New York with varied price bands for steers, heifers, canners, bulls, hops, sheep, and lambs.
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Cincinnati
East Buffalo
N. Y
Wyoming Valley Mines Idle as Strike Widespread
Miners and laborers stayed away as the Wyoming Valley mines closed. only McAqua at Mocanaqua operated. About 22,000 men idle, pump men and fan runners present, while nonunion intimidation kept others at home amid regional tensions and police preparations.
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Wilkesbarre
Wyoming Valley
West End Coal Co
Macanaqua
Colleries
United Mine Workers
Nicholls
Mocanaqua
Strike Begins as Pennsylvania Miners Walk Out
Hazleton district reports a widespread miners strike with an estimated 8,000 of 16,000 workers heeding President Mitchell's call. South Side collieries are shut except Coleraine Beaver Meadow and Carson Washeries, while northern areas show mixed stoppages and crippled operations.
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Mitchell
South Side
Coleraine
Beaver Meadow
Carson
United Mine Workers
Miners Pressure Williamstown to Join Strikes
Harrisburg reports striking miners at Jaykens and Williamsco are pressing Williamstown workers to join, aiming to suspend operations across the coal region. The move signals coordinated action to halt coal output and force concessions.
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Harrisburg
Jaykens
Wiconisco
Williamstown
Bituminous Miners in Altoona Report Regional Solidarity
Inquiry by telephone finds bituminous coal towns near Altoona ready to withhold aid for eastern anthracite strikers. Representatives of hard coal men are said to have toured the region seeking sympathy strikes, but local messages deny such efforts. Bituminous miners say they will not contribute money, citing no past help received during wage troubles.
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Hazleton
Pennsylvania
No. 3
Lehigh Coal Co
United Mine Workers
Altoona
Exciting Westville chase ends with detective killed
In Western Florida a Negro detective was shot and killed during a chase for a Negro desperado. Four county sheriffs, two bloodhounds and 20 citizens pursued the suspect from Wednesday to Sunday. A $500 reward had been posted and a Montgomery Negro detective aided Geneva Alabama authorities before being mistaken for the killer and killed. The murderer escaped as two sheriff's posse members were wounded in subsequent confrontations.
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Westville
Fla
Florida
Montgomery
Geneva
Ala
Collision Near Redkey Kills Fireman and Injures Crew
An east bound Lake Erie and Western train hit an open switch near Redkey Indiana. Fireman McClellan was killed and Engineer Montague suffered both legs broken. Two unknown tramps were trapped in the wreck. one died and the other severely injured awaiting rescue from Muncie. Baggage car wrecked and many passengers slightly hurt.
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Muncie
Ind
Lake Erie & Western
Redkey
McClellan
Montague
Gans to Meet McFadden in October Near Olympia Club
Baltimore’s Joe Gans is matched to box George McFadden of Denver on October 7 at the Olympia Athletic Club for ten rounds and a purse of 1600 dollars.
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New York
Joe: Gans
Baltimore
George McFadden
Denver
Col
Olympia Athletic
A& Puree
Galveston Storm Work Continues with Dead Cremation
On Sept 18 in Galveston the ninth day after the cyclone, over 100 bodies were recovered and cremated, including a mother shielding a suckling babe. Maj. W. T. Levy perished with his wife and three children, whose remains were not found. The debris heap spans three miles and poses a grave sanitary risk. burning is used to speed removal while streets are disinfected and a hospital is set up on Tremont Beach by the marine hospital corps.
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Galveston
Tex
Maj. W. T. Levy
United States
Board of Health
Marine Hospital Corps
Tremont Street
Six Negroes Die In Boat Capsize At Savannah
Savannah Sept 18 six laborers at the Seaboard Airline terminals across the river died after a small flat bottom boat capsized in midstream when a steamer passed. The men, who were unnamed, were in a hurry to reach the city and were thrown into the water.
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Savannah
Seaboard
Police guard at Chinese legation to be withdrawn
Washington reports the police guard at the Chinese legation will be withdrawn as unnecessary after a state department conference with Acting Secretary Atlee and the local police chief. In Des Moines, Grand Master F M Sargent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen said he will not seek re election, choosing a higher paying offer elsewhere.
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Washington
State Department
Atlee
Des Moines
F. M. Sargent
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
German Iron Dealers Meet
Berlin September 18 iron dealers from regions across Germany met in Cologne and formed a special committee to confer with manufacturers to counteract pressure for lower prices.
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Berlin
Germany
Cologne
Tanana Diggings Scare Leaves Miners Dishappointed
A Dawson dispatch reports reliable miners returning from the Tanana district found no profitable diggings after thorough prospecting and panning across the region. The report portrays a disappointing assessment of the mining prospects in the area.
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Seattle
Wash
Dawson
Tanana
Aged Soldier Shoots Comrade at Texas Soldiers' Home
Austin, Sept 18 J G Mills and J W Singleton old Confederate veterans at the soldiers home quarreled Monday afternoon Mills shot Singleton three times causing almost instant death The incident ends a long friendship and raises questions about security at the home
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Austin
Tex
J. G. Mills
J. W. Singleton
Forts Refit Photo Caption Describes Three Men
Fragmentary OCR notes describe photographing forts and a refit of a vessel with the involvement of three men. The text is incomplete but indicates a military or coastal setting with equipment work and personnel.
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Aecasia
Red Ribbon Meeting Cut Short by Cold Wave in Fort Wayne
Indiana state news notes the cold wave spoiled the first day of the red ribbon meeting in Fort Wayne on September 18. Only two of three races were run with favorites winning both the 2:20 trot and the 2:11 pace. Jim Raney led early in the first heat until Sed Rubin closed in. Fussy Willow won the first heat in a tight finish. Pussy Willow led the third heat to the wire.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Major Greer
Jim Raney
Sed Rubin
Culbert
Skeletons Found in Indiana Gravel Pit
In Hagerstown Indiana workmen unearthed two crouched skeletal remains in a gravel pit ridge. The skulls’ shape suggests non Indian origin and possible ancient occupants. Also reported: George E Townley of Fred P Rush & Co train dealers died at 59 after apoplexy in Indianapolis. his wife and daughter were touring Europe. Morris McDonald, ex mayor of New Albany, is a brother in law.
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Hagerstown
Ind
Indianapolis
George E. Townley
Fred P. Rush & Co
William E. Townley
Cincinnati
Europe
Morris McDonald
Exmayor
New Albany
Vevay Prison Term for Strawstack Burnings
Chas Baker of Maryland aged 25 pleaded guilty in the Vevay circuit court to burning strawstacks near the town last Friday. Judge Bear sentenced him to the state reformatory at Jeffersonville for not less than one nor more than two years. Logansport board seeks patrol wagon. city council refused funding and mandamus action proceeds to test police law.
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Vevay
Ind
Chas, Baker
Maryland
Cincinnati
Bear
State Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Logansport
Kelly Axe Co to Rebuild Alexandria Plant
It was announced that the Kelly Ax Co will rebuild its Alexandria plant after a recent fire. The company receives 15 acres of land and $30,000 as a bonus, plans to double capacity, and will employ 1,000 workers.
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Alexandria
Ind
Kelly Ax Co
Indiana bill aims to create whipping post for wife-beaters
Noblesville Ind September 18 Judge A Guy of Arcadia frames a bill to be introduced by Representative Edward E Neal in the next session establishing a whipping post in Indiana to punish those who commit wife beating.
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Noblesville
Ind
A. Guy
Arcadia
Edward E. Neal
Indiana
Frankfort Relief Drive Nets $500 for Sufferers
Mayor Irwin ordered Sheriff Clark and Chief Bird to solicit funds for Galveston victims. A round trip around the public square yielded a total of five hundred dollars. In Fort Wayne Samuel J. Young, 84, dies after a long county residence and political loyalty. Packing house in Muncie burns. oldest industry in city, fifty years old. Police in Muncie detain Keating brothers for murder of Allen Robinson. Over a hundred glass workers depart Muncie by train to Montpelier for work at National Kent glass factory.
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Frankfort
Ind
Irwin
Galveston
Clark
Bird
Muncie
James Long Packing House
Munci
Montpelier
The
National
Kent
The Baby Cross the Way and Other Verses
A collection of light verse pieces from Chicago Daily News and Los Angeles Herald excerpts. Poems celebrate a baby across the street, nostalgia for the Crick fishing spot, longing for time past, aging, happiness pursued, and the paradox of pessimism and achievement by various authors.
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Chicago Daily News
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