Lightning Wrecks Barn Kills Man in Montpelier Indiana
A Friday morning storm near Montpelier Indiana caused a blacked out district for thirty minutes and a barn fire. Lightning struck the barn killing Pat Tick Pender and injuring the Rev Polly Somerville’s son. a horse with Pender also died. The barn and contents burned, loss over $1000. Pender’s body was recovered before the blaze finished. All others are reported as alive and safe.
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Montpelier
Ind
Pat- Tick Pender
Polly
Riley Somerville
Pender
Assassin’s Wife Suffering in New York Special
Captain Usher of the Hoboken police reports Mrs Bresci, wife of the assassin of King Humbert, is in a nervous state and staying with a friend for rest. She is destitute and hopes the arrested man in Italy is not her husband, but has little reason for hope. She will remain under police surveillance pending developments.
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New York
Captain Usher
Hoboken
Woolen Trade Opens Spring Lines in New York
The American Woolen Company opened its spring 1401 samples to buyers in New York on Wednesday. Long lines of shoppers waited their turn and heavy orders dominated the scene. It was estimated that contracts worth many millions of dollars were booked, signaling a strong business outlook.
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The
American Woolen Company
New York
May Declare War as Cabinet Debates China Crisis
At Friday cabinet session Secretary ay iage Smith Root and President McKinley reviewed the Chinese affair. A participant said war could be declared if imperial troops fire on legations. China maintains rebels caused the trouble.
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Iage
Smith
Root
McKinley
China
Train Coachs Smashed in Coal Car Collapse
A Pan Handle line freight incident near Carnegie station Pittsburg Pa caused a coal chute to fail. Two tons of coal fell onto a moving train shredding one coach and fatally injuring one man while injuring many others.
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Boyd Coal Co
Carnegie Station
Pittsburg
Big Fire Destroys Seven Buffalo Buildings
A major blaze in Buffalo New York leveled seven business buildings, causing about 150000 dollars in damage. Fire Captain Chas Besancon and Fireman R R Reid were injured during firefighting. six of the burned structures were owned by the Jacob Dolde estate.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Chas. Besancon
R. R. Reid
Jacob Dold
Canal Property Seized by Nicaragua Government
The government of Nicaragua has taken possession of the Maritime Canal Company assets and removed cars, rails and property to the interior from Greytown under article 64 of the concession.
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Government of
Nicaragua
Maritime Canal Company
Greytown
U S Demands Protection for Americans in China
Secretary of State Hay issues a message to China demanding protection for Americans and their rights as a right, not a favor, stating China will not allow harm to come to them at its peril.
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China
Hay
United States
Fatal Mushroom Mistake Claims Three Lives Near Harvey
A family at the home of J. A. Norris near Harvey, Lr., ate toadstools mistaken for mushrooms. Three persons died and four others are seriously ill from the poisoning. Authorities warn of toxic fungi and advise medical attention for similar exposures.
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J. A. Norris
Harvey, Lr
Italian Assassin Faces Treason Trial
Bresci, who shot King Humbert, will be tried for treason with the option of execution. The article notes there is no death penalty for Italian murder, but treason carries a potential shooting sentence.
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Bresci
Humbert
Pushing On To Pekin Allied Relief Force Advances
An international relief force of twenty thousand troops moves toward Pekin under Admiral Alexieff with 170 guns. The operation aims to install a China government able to meet international obligations, while Russia commits to cooperative action amid warnings from Beijing.
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Pekin
China
Alexieff
Russia
Tissia
Otarger Artoy
al- Ved Aries
Tion
Chaffee
Tien-Tsin
Grait
Hint Price
Washington
Chicago’s Big G A R Memorial Arch Tragedy
Police Captain Day and Officer Liab were killed in New Orleans by Robert Charles, a desperado, during an attempted arrest. The murders sparked riots and widespread bloodshed in the city.
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Day
Ontceer Liab
New Orleans
Robert Charles
China's China relief effort and allied moves in Pekin
The State Department rejects any ransom or conditional terms for minister Conger. It confirms troop advances toward Pekin to rescue Americans, while citing hostile attacks by imperial troops and orders from Prince Tuan. Reports note missionary massacres in Shan Si and Russian relief of Hung Hun fortress with gun captures.
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China
State Department
Tien-Tsin
Pekin
Washington
Conger
Gen. Chaffee
Tuan
Shanghai
Shan Si
Hung Hun
Ajgunstoft
Novokijevskoje
Postja
Lady Randolph Churchill Weds Lieut West at St Pauls
Lady Randolph Churchill formerly Miss Jerome, aged 53, married Lieut George Cornwallis West, aged 26, after a troubled courtship. Both are favorites of the Prince of Wales. The ceremony took place at St Pauls Church Knightsbridge London with family members present.
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Randolph Churchill
Jerome
George Cornwallis West
Prince of Wales
St. Paul's Church
Knightsbridge
London
Pekin Siege Report From Inside Chinese Box
Chicago Record correspondent Dr Robert Colbman Jr dispatches from Pekin dated July 21 describing the murder of Baron von Kotteler and the wounding of his secretary on June 20. foreign residents are besieged in the British legation with heavy shelling while American marines hold the city wall and relief is hoped soon.
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Holland
Robert Colbman, Jr
Chicago Record
Pekin
Baron von Kotteler
Tsing-li-Yamen
Yong Lu
Claude Macedonald
Myers
Automatic car couplers and brakes law goes into effect
A national statute requiring all interstate railway cars to have automatic couplers and air brakes becomes effective Aug 1. Violations incur a 100 dollar fine per offense. The law aims to reduce railroad accidents and save many lives by protecting workers and the traveling public.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Iihor
Massacre Report From Shanghai Prompts Fear of Pekin Siege
Dispatches state that Boxers attacked missionaries and native Christians at Paoting Fu on July 8. A foreign physician and 2,000 converts were killed, with Li Hongzhang ordering troops to exterminate Christians as he advances on Pekin. French priest among the dead, total slaughter estimated between 2,000 and 3,000 natives.
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Shanghai
Paoting Fu
Li Hoeh
Pekin
Defense of Shanghai Sees Naval Oversight Proposal
The article notes seventeen foreign war ships in Shanghai port and the U S consul Mr Goodnow requesting the municipal council to place the defense of the city under the charge of the senior naval officer of the allied fleet.
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Shanghai
United States
Goodnow
Eet
Assassination Attempt on Shah of Persia Cited
An attack on Shah Muzaffer ed-Din of Persia occurred as he rode in a landau with the grand vizier. A young man leapt from the crowd wielding a cane then a knife, was restrained by guards, a revolver dropped from the carriage, and the attacker, who refused to give his identity, was arrested at the police station.
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Persia
Muzaffer ed-Din
Pourig
Jester Not Guilty in Old Mo Murder Trial
Alexander Jester, aged pioneer, is acquitted of murder by twelve jurors at New London Missouri. The trial centered on the 1871 killing of Gilbert Gates, with prosecution tie to Gates' father Azel Gates and Chicago backer W S Forrest. Deliberations ended at 8 30 p m with a verdict of innocence.
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Alexander Jester
New London
W. S. Forrest
Chicago
John W. Gates
Gilbert Gates
Jester
Pavis
Azel AL Gates
West
Missouri
Mr. Gates
Tlinois
Young Gates
Kansas
Jester Escaped Jail Then Captured After 30 Year Delay
The narrative recounts Jester escaping from a Mexico Missouri jail while awaiting trial in 1871. He resurfaced after being arrested in Oklahoma last summer on a complaint by his sister Mrs Cornelia Street. A total of 206 witnesses testified for the prosecution. Most witnesses were elderly. The crime was committed thirty years ago.
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Mexico
Util Hee
Oklahoma
Cornelia Street
Mary Yardley 105 in Chicago Dead
Brief item notes Mary Yardley aged 105 in Chicago has died. Other fragments mention hundreds of Chinese in Mexico returning home and South African mine owners fearing taxes to fund war expenses.
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Mary Yardley
Chicago
Mexico
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