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Newspaper
Davenport Daily Republican
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1900
Page
1
Allied forces breach Pekin amid stubborn Chinese resistance. Troops clash as the Celestial City falls to advancing armies, marking a decisive moment in the campaign. Imperiled defenders regroup as the street fighting subsides and occupation begins.
Washington reports Pekin captured by allied troops on August 15 after resistance at the east gate. Consul Fowler and Admiral Remey confirm safety of foreign legations and ministers. details of the attack and casualties are released. President McKinley and Secretary Root react with relief.
London reports Beijing relief on Aug 15 from Che Foo customs controller as papers reflect cautious optimism. The Morning Post and Daily Graphic discuss potential ceasefire terms, imperial integrity, and the risk of further Chinese military turmoil. Emperors and palace treasures moved to safety as details remain uncertain and conflicting.
A dispatch from Shanzhai reports Li Hung Chang says Japan will use its influence to aid the empress dowager and Emperor Kwang Su while preventing the escape of Prince Tuan Kans Yi and Hsu Tung and Chao Shu Chiao. Russia may be asked to aid peace terms and Manchuria annexation denied. The Manchuria military governor will be urged to cease hostilities.
Georgetown Aug 17. Argument in Caleb Powers murder case not concluded as court declined a night session. Prosecutor Franklin will close tomorrow. defense rested with ex governador John Young Brown. Campbell urged that Goebel’s death mirrored Tom Baker’s, naming five principals including Jim Howard and Berry Howard as participants. Court modified jury instructions defining unlawful act as inciting terror or harming others.
In San Francisco Asa Packer Wilber, heir to the Packer estate, died poor and was buried in a pauper’s grave. He had worked briefly for J P Bozardus, to whom he assigned part of his prospective fortune. He was a nephew of Asa Packer, whose will favored his children, with a contingent line to Elisha and Jeremiah Wilber.
Nell Gwynne wins heat in 2:14 trot on the last day as Annie Thornton takes the 2219 pace. Oscar L and Minoia trade early wins but Oscar L. captures the final heats. Purse levels reach 1500 dollars for several trotting and pacing classes with seven to sixteen starters.
A youthful burglar, active in the past two weeks, moved operations to Rock Island. Yesterday morning between 6 and 7 a.m. he smashed a rear window at Young & McCombs, took about $5 in jewelry, and fled. Police Chiefs report intensified efforts have made further thefts in the city highly risky, suggesting the suspect resembles the Muscatine Mystery.
Application filed in the New Jersey chancellery for dissolution of the Distilleries Company of America. The firm, incorporated under New Jersey law, with capitalization of 125 million dollars, seeks to end its corporate existence as part of a larger whisky trust dispute.
Port Townsend reports two steamships from Nome arriving with nearly 600 passengers. The Roanoke carried 3,000,000 dollars in gold and 1,000,000 in furs from Dawson via Yukon to St Michaels. The Robt Dollar carried nearly 400 passengers with no gold. Also the Humboldt brought 96 passengers and 250,000 in Klondike treasure from Lynn canal. Dawson advices note five drownings from the Aquilla wreck near Healy bay en route to Eagle City.
Paris reports the United States won 3983 awards at the Paris Exposition including 220 grand prizes, 486 gold medals, 583 silver medals, 422 bronze medals and 270 honorable mentions across industry, art, farming, mining, forestry, textiles, machinery and education.
Chief of Police Kessler, once sidelined by stomach trouble over work and a cold, was reported better last night. He left his bed for the first time since illness and is not expected back at the department for several days while staying informed on current events.
Navy department released Colonel Robert L. Meade and Major L. W. T. Waller reports on the Tien Tsin fight. Meade describes early fighting, flank attempts, and the defense with the Ninth Infantry and Marines, noting severe hardship and a night bivouac. The narrative honors American and British cooperation and lists acts of bravery by officers, with casualties and subsequent actions near the city walls.
New York reports the Fitzsimmons versus Sharkey boxing bout at Coney Island will be decided Saturday night August 23, moved from the originally planned Friday. The announcement notes the delay and confirms the new date for the title clash.
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