Imperial Edict Names Li Hung Chang Peace Envoy
Washington reports an imperial edict naming Li Hung Chang envoy plenipotentiary to seek immediate cessation of hostilities pending negotiations. The edict directs Li to propose to the powers a mediated settlement and to secure safety, restoration of free trade, and relief for ongoing damages amid the China foreign incidents.
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Pekin
Li-Huang-Chang An
Washington
Adee
Sun- Gay
Li Hung Chang
Bee
Ubers
State Department
China
Japan
Chang
T. Jon
Shangtung
Minisces
G Fars
Sten
Funeral Party Tragedy Strikes After Omnibus Collision
A funerary procession ends in disaster as an omnibus clashes with a train near Cherryville. Fifteen dead and many injured as vehicles scatter wreckage at a rural crossing. Drivers and passengers from Slatington and New England are reported among the injured with relatives attending the obsequies.
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Slatington
Ciugu
New England
nerDoovinek
T'eters
Meton
New War Vessel Framee Sunk Off Cape St Vinerut
The Prenel torpedo boat Framee sinks off Cape St Vinerut after a collision with the Brennus in naval night maneuvers. Fifty nine aboard. only fourteen saved. Captain Manduir da Piessix among the dead. cause cited as helmsman misreading orders and wheel mismanagement.
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Prenel
Cape St. Vinerut
Batuesia Brennus
Pramee
Almong
Manduir da Piessix
Helms
Froi Cdmiral Fournier
Cistom
Minor News Note From Early 20th Century City
Fire damages Hotel Virginia in New York while Gen. Joseph Wiecer asks the War Department for duty in China. Census reports 129,200,000 in the Suesian Empire. San Joaquin County California faces time blight lowering sugar beet yields to about half a crop.
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Virginia
New York
Joseph Wiecer
The
War Department
China
San Joaquin County
Cal
John J. Ingalls Dies in East Las Vegas After Illness
Former United States Senator John J. Ingalls of Kansas dies in East Las Vegas New Mexico after a long throat illness dating from March 1809. He traveled for climate relief with his wife joining him recently. Born in 1830 in Massachusetts he studied at Williams College and Harvard Law before a long Kansas political career.
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East Las Vegas
United States
John J. Ingalls
New Mexico
Ingalls
Arizona
Maureh
Senate
Mysterious Chinese Names and Their Significance Unveiled
An analysis of cryptic Chinese dispatch terms reveals how place and title meanings encode geography and governance. Readings cover capital metropolises such as Nankin Gsenniern, west river towns, depots like Shen and Shenesi, and empire terms linking to Ta Tsing WesN and Ta Met-Ra for the United States.
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Bois Ferth
Sikiung
West River
Sal Sierra
Witte
Shang Isa Eny
Shenahesh
Owen
Sanmoeft Hansen
Tepetad
Gdace
Legiat
Pere
Gapevines
Shenesi
Sparks From The Wires Headlines Spread Across Nations
Brooklyn faces a looming water shortage while El-Gov Wolcott accepts an Italian ambassadorship. Other items note yellow fever at Mexican ports and Panama, a British cruiser burning coal en route to Australia, and debate over renaming Pretoria to Victoria. A Nashville murder and vandalism at New Castle are also cited.
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Brooklyn
N.Y
El-Gov
Pretoria
Victoria
Alexander Pronelson
Nashville
Perm
Edswick Park
Newcastle
England
Willian Vernon Ciarconer
Kansas
Itv
Mac
STOO
Aore
Tortu Rico
New York and Chicago Markets Describe Summer Trade Conditions
A dated market summary notes summer dullness across New York markets and a subdued Stock Exchange with no major changes expected until mid next month. Chicago wheat shows modest weekly gains due to rains and cooler European weather, while domestic crop damage from drought remains a concern for spring wheat and corn prospects.
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Stock Exchange
Chicago
Europe
National Agricultural Bureau
Dakotas
Minnesota
Kansas
United Kingdom
Europa
Allies Fire On Americans In Yuanng Tsun Battle
A dispatch from Yangtsun via Chefoo and Shanghai reports a four hour battle near a Chinese trenches during the Yuanng Tsun fight. American Fourteenth Infantry suffered ten dead and fifty five wounded after mistaking Russian and British fire for Chinese. Russians and Brits sustained casualties including a colonel. Chinese defense extended three miles along the railway bridges. estimated Chinese force 20,440. Russians British and Americans all engaged.
Murder on the Panhandle Express Solved in Columbus
Ex exployer Charles Ed Ferrell confessed to killing Charles Lane, a messenger, and robbing an express car near Milford Center Ohio to fund his upcoming wedding to Miss Lillian Costello. He was arrested with Costello at her Columbus home as details of the plan emerged and investigators linked the murder to a Pennsylvania Express robbery.
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Charles Ed. UL Ferrell
Charles Lane
Panhandle
Milford Center
Ohio
Ferrell
Lillian Costello
Columbus
TF Ferrell
Miss Costello
Adsins Express Company
Pennsylvania Express
Cincinnati
Lane
Democracy's united front behind Bryan for presidency
The piece contrasts four years of Democratic discord with a current unanimous nomination for William Jennings Bryan. It highlights party unity, cites the Chicago Chronicle praising his support, and notes expectations of continued vigor and sincerity from his campaign. It mentions Hay and frontier issues linked to China and Monroe Doctrine concerns.
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Bryan
The
Chicago Chronicle
Yukon
Hay
China
New York Sun
Alaska Purchase and the Flag Controversy
The piece argues Alaska was acquired by purchase from Russia, not conquest, and criticizes President McKinley for lowering the U S flag in a region influenced by Britain. It questions future status if an impartial commission redefines Alaska as outside the original purchase.
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United States
Alaska
Russia
McKinley
MclKinley
Great Britain
Purina Promoted as Vital Tonic for Moribund World
An ornate early 20th century style exhortation describes ideal womanhood duties and maternal strength, urging balance at home and education of children. It then touts Pe-ru-na as a lifesaving tonic to revitalize a weary world and cleanse its impure blood.
Debates on Empire and Reform in Late 19th Century Press
A compilation of editorials and remarks debating U S imperialism in the Philippines and China, opposing conquest and urging adherence to the Declaration of Independence. Panels critique President McKinley, Aguinaldo, and Hanna era politics, with calls for republic over empire.
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United States of America
United States
Republic
Empire
Albany Argus
China
Philippines
Filpinos
Hanna
Columbus
Ohio
Press. Post
The One Medicine for Women Pe-ru-na Promoted
An advertisement asserts Pe-ru-na as the sole reliable medicine for women and for any catarrhal condition. It claims mucous membrane inflammation across organs is catarrh and that Pe-ru-na cures these troubles when other remedies fail.
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