China Appeals to McKinley Over Boxer Uprising Crisis
Washington reports indicate the Chinese imperial government has sent a direct appeal to President McKinley seeking U.S. good offices to extricate Beijing from the dangerous Boxer uprising. France has laid down terms that the Chinese government cannot meet, while the U.S. may use military access or diplomat channels to secure Mr Conger’s deliverance. The United States maintains its demand for compensation and indemnity in any final settlement.
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Conger
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Japan Grants Consent to Land Troops at Nagasaki
Japan approves the United States plan to land armed troops and military supplies at Nagasaki en route to Taku China. The move, aiding Pacific transports between San Francisco and Manila, enables transfer to other vessels and direct voyage to Taku. The U S Army quartermaster provides three large transports to expedite troop movement to China.
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Taku
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Woman Almost Takes Poison in Wayne Nebraska
Mrs. John Keiley of Wayne Nebraska tried to kill herself by ingesting laudanum and blue vitriol mixed. A neighbor secured a doctor and an emetic restored her to consciousness. She vowed to attempt suicide again, while her husband and local troubles were cited as motives. Separately, news from Castle Crag Shasta County reports a fashionable hotel burned to the ground, with guests escaping with baggage.
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Mra
John Keiley
Wayne
Neb
Dakota City
Wild Forest Fire Threatens Sandwich Area in 25 Square Miles
A large forest fire rages across Cape Cod territory from Patch White to Sandwich and Falmouth region. The blaze, started by berry pickers, consumes heavy timber and brush, forcing residents to watch flames spread along major lines and roads including the Conrail main line and nearby towns Calumet Wimimet and Pocasset as hundreds remain awake to monitor the danger.
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Buizzard’s Bay
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Calumet
Wimimet
Falrmouths
Hallowell
Falmouths
Howard and
Pocassett Roads
Plan to settle strike discussed by Labor Federation leaders
Edward J B Chaddick and W R Thresher of Chicago presented to the AFL executive council a plan they claim will quickly settle the great Chicago building trades strike. Investigations were assigned to Kiddi and Lennon as questions arise about the plan, while the Cour d'Alene strike prompt prompted leaders to order investigations. Also noted is a lengthy advance promotion for Adam Forepaugh and Sella Brothers circus, with extensive acts and performances planned at Lincoln and subsequent cities, and a flour shipment from Portland prompting Japanese competition in the Orient market.
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W. R. Thresher
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Lennon
Chaddick
Thresher
Labor and Guarantee Association
Souncil
Cour d'Alene
Gompers
Duncan
Kidd
Federation
Bath
Adam Forepaugh
Sella Brothers
Lincoln
Reading
Wotk Phe
York
Kearney
Hastings
Superior
Dupa
Z. C. Robinson
Portland
Ore
Yokohama
Pacific
Orient
Boers Attack Rail Head. Brits Hold Position Near Heidelberg
Dispatch from Lord Roberts reports Boer forces assaulted a post thirteen miles east of Heidelberg at the rail head with three guns and a pompom. The defenders beat them off after a sharp engagement before German reinforcements arrived. Separate notes cover political and local incidents including a state central committee meeting in Lincoln on July 1 and a fatal shooting tied to an old family quarrel in Cinavid.
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London War Office
Lord Roberts
Heidelberg
Absence of News From Seat of Chinese Trouble
Nothing new from the Orient prompts speculation about rival powers. London reports German and French ministers urging censorship and arms export controls as steps toward treating China as a belligerent state. St Petersburg declares parts of Amur territory and several towns in a state of war since July 17, signaling possible quick recognition of war.
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Berlin
M. Deluasne
China
St. Petersburg
Amur
Khabarovska
Blagovestchépek
Khabarovsk
Kikolskussuri
Russia
Fragmented Local Notables and Explosive News Across Kansas
A mixed wiresheet item reports S H Andrews committed to insanity proceedings in Nebraska City and possible admission to Leavenworth home, with reprieve pending. Nevada City powder magazine blast injures unknown, plus balloon duel in Wichita leaves Johnson dead and Kennedy jailed for murder. Italian reciprocity seals with state dept, dynamite misuse near Malony Lake sparks fish kill fears, and Zeke Poors arrested for murder.此外, reports of Lake Geneva excursion collapse, Chicago fire claims Cosmopolitan editor Cahill, and Sidney Edgerton’s death. Kentucky GOP nominates Yerkes for governor amid Goebel election fight.
Uses for Sawdust In German Industry And War Material
An 19th century style report notes German use of ground sawdust, wood flour, as a cheap substitute for infusorial earth in dynamite and nitroglycerin, and for linoleum and papyrolite flooring. It says wood flour is inferior to infusorial earth but employed when cost dictates. It also mentions papyrolite flooring used in kitchens, halls, and aboard war vessels for heat and water resistance.
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Chicago
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Saxony
Lunebere
Hamburg
Hanover
Thee Papyroltte Works
Paul. Becker
Imi? Loebtau
Dreaden
Hermans Jaritz & Coot
Bremen
Paul Kernasch
Frankenstein
Silesia
Stomach bitters and Luther manuscripts in Rome notes
A mixed roundup mentions Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claimed to aid digestion and health, Luther autograph manuscripts found in the Vatican Library, and various short items on unrelated topics including Cascarets, Chicago lighting, Notre Dame changes, and other local notices.
Notre Dame University Advertised For Prospective Students
Notre Dame University at Notre Dame Indiana is highlighted as a premier western educational institution. Readers are urged to request a free catalog from the president, with details on terms and courses including preparatory school, commercial business programs, and St Edwards Hall. The article extols the university's thorough education, clean work, and devotion to student welfare, noting fifty six years of activity and a strong regional reputation. Also included are a breve biographical note by Dr A Boyakin, stating his long rural-urban moves, and a tourism blurb praising Marquette Michigan as a summer resort with a Lake Superior country promotion including a postal request for a catalog.
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Notre Dame
Ind
Notre Dame University
West
Ovarian Troubles Cured by Vegetable Compound
Dear Mus Pisxnin I write of the good Lyndis E Pink hi Vegetable Compound cured my ovarian swelling and pain. Five weeks in bed the right abdomen swollen made walking impossible. Doctor said operation but I refused until trying your medicine. After one bottle swelling began to disappear then with continued use swelling gone and doctor surprised at improvement. Woman from Arlington Iowa reports success.
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Twan'éick
Arlington
Towa
Peruna Medicine Ad Claims Cure for Summer Catarrh
A testimonial from Mary J Kennedy of Moor & Co. praises Peruna for three months of use, claiming permanent relief from summer catarrh by cleansing the blood and stabilizing the stomach and liver. The ad asserts Peruna removes the cause of catarrh and offers free literature from The Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus Ohio.
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Oimeha
Toe
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Feruna
Peruna
Columbus
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