07 Aug 1900
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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1900
Page
1
Fashionable foulard fabrics dominate summer displays in New York and Paris with new gowns. Several 24 inch wide foulards in reseda, black, automobile, cardinal and mixed colors offered at sale prices from 75c to 95c a yard, with a few premium pieces shown.
Advertised dress patterns boast affordable prices from three dollars to twelve sixty, with ranges sized for silk and novelty fabrics. The notice highlights fall evening gown ideas and remaining stock across multiple price tiers, urging readers to buy now from Y. Henn.
Washington dispatch from General Chaffee describes the August 3 conference decision to fight Sunday. Chinese entrenched along Pei Tsang, flooded ground protecting them. International forces about 14,000 including Russians, French, Japanese, English, and Americans aim to seize Yang Tsun to control railroad and Pei river routes toward Pekin. Casualties expected high as Chinese defenses endure near the Pei river crossings.
London August 7 The AP special from Tien Tsin dated August 5 reports reconnoitering actions near Chinese positions five miles long as allies advance. Russians around Tasi Chow allegedly kill 3,000 Chinese. Tao Tai of New Chwang resists fort surrender. Hong Kong dispatch notes trade on the West River stands still and a fourth Indian brigade ordered.
Washington dispatches detail General Chaffee's pre battle notes and confirm the two column advance toward Pekin by about 14 000 to 16 000 troops. The force includes Japanese English and American units testing the Chinese defenses along the Pei Ho river. The report notes thorough reconnaissance and positions of Chinese forces, with Pet Taang covering both riverbanks.
Wash goods include Scotch cheviots 22 inches wide in mauve red and white stripe, priced 45 cents yard. Dress gings 27 inches wide with stripes checks and plaids at 1 dollar per yard. Colored dotted Swisses in pink blue lavender tan 28 inches wide. White dimities 31 inches, prices by quality. Remnants of wash goods and cotton fabrics offered at cut rates.
Refugees aboard the Logan recount peril in Tien Tsin during bombardment. Prof A D Tenney and wife with children, Prof C D Clifford and wife with newborn, and US Consul Ragedale families describe escapes from Gordon Hall. Witnesses cite Boxer-era brutality and widespread looting as they seek safety, with local clergy noting ongoing unrest and uncertain relief prospects.
A London dispatch reports rumors of danger for the allied forces near Pekin with no official bulletins on the battle of Pet Taang. Empress Dowager and Prince Tuan deter an advance, while powers waver over relieving the legations and possible indemnities. Public opinion favors advancing the allied army despite uncertainty.
The readable fragments describe an event at Tien Tainan involving a bombardment and a first opportunity to leave, but details are incomplete and names or precise actions are missing.
London reports from Tribune and Express correspondents say allied advances near Tianjin face strong resistance. Chinese mobilization grows as conferences drag on. Shanghai and Daily Wall note confusion over a commander in chief with MacArthur rumored, while General Vongron’s appointment remains unconfirmed.
Battery C with its siege guns and troops was hurriedly mobilized from Washington to proceed to a theater in Asia. The force, described as the largest yet, was loaded into four cars and moved under urgency to support operations overseas.
Reports from Hiland’s River near Pretoria on August 6 state that President Kruger is willing and anxious to surrender if a satisfactory promised destination is guaranteed. Fighting continues as Old War Horse and Harrismith forces clash near the river.
A London dispatch reports a Daily Telegraph correspondent in Lourenco Marques confirming recent telegrams on the Boer front. General Botha's commando has fallen from 160 to 63 as desertions reduce forces. burghers divide into peace and war factions, with the peace side now stronger.
August 1 Helena fire rages in Yellowstone National Park with ten mile spread reported. Soldiers and road crews fight the blaze as deer elk flee upper geyser basin buildings. Fire blamed on dry timber and winds, with Marshal Jackson doubting containment. Later heavy rain and hail aid control. fire shifts toward Snake River near Shoshone Lake, 20 miles from travel line.
Special to the Inter Mountain from Helena reports that John Coplen a Cur nish miner formerly at Marysville committed suicide last evening at the World’s Fair lodging house. He was found dead this morning with a flood-stained knife beside him. Despondency over a rejected attentions may have driven him, and he was about 45 with no known relatives in the country.
News notes report the death of Dr Ludwig Liebknecht a prominent Reichstag member and socialist leader born 1824 in Giexsen. He edited Vorwaerts in New York and contributed to the Herald from Lima.
August 7 acting governor Akers grants pardon to Charlee Graf serving eight year sentence at Yuma for killing partner Preston Kile in Globe. Also reports: minister in Washington notes law to pay sinking fund bonds in London. Pedro Villavicencio dies in Lima leaving 3,000,000 soles estate. forged check attempt by his employees foiled by a clerk.
A collection of terse items reports on a Seattle bicycle feat from New York in one day, a Fresno boy poisoning his father, labor strikes in Paris, sugar imports into New York, and political plans for Cheyenne. It also notes fires in national parks, a Japanese migration ban, Buenos Aires punishment of Bresci backers, English war loan subscriptions, the Deutschland voyage lag, and various local altercations and political conventions.
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