Punishments Seen Milder for Chinese Officials in 1900 Riots
London reports state edict penalties are lighter than feared with Prince Tuan and Prince Chwang banished not imprisoned and other officials only nominally reduced. Count von Waldersee says looting halted and peace restored in Chi Li, while Morrison cites final punishment faced by Li Hung Chang and envoys. Clear fears persist among southern Chinese clerks and missionaries in Tai Yuen Fa.
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London
Morning Post
Peking
Prince Tuan
Prince Chwang
Puke Lan
Count von Waldersee
Chi Li
Morrison
The
Times
Sian Ku
Li Hung’ Chang
Prince Ching
Tuan
South
Shanghai Correndent
Tien Tsin
Tai Yuen Fa
Emperor William Escapes Apple Thrower in Breslau Parade
In Breslau on November 17 Emperor William and the hereditary prince rode in an open carriage toward the fortress barracks when a woman in the crowd hurled an axe at the royal convoy. The weapon struck the carriage but did not injure anyone as police intervened and the assailant Selma Schnap was seized. Eyewitnesses differ on whether the emperor noticed the attack, but officials say he appeared pale and serious after the incident.
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Peror
Breslau
William
Selma Schnap
Mnesty
Oman
Illiam
Germany Disclaims China Blame In Reichstag Remarks
In Berlin Count von Buelow denied German responsibility for the China imbroglio being linked to the occupation of Kiaochow. He said Germany will seek atonement for Chinese misdeeds but oppose empire segregation and hinted troops near home would not imply weakness. The Times in London supports his stance and notes no receding from demands.
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Berlin
London
Unt von Buelow
Reichstag Sterday
the Times
Anti Christian Riots Shake Kiang Province
Refugees report anti Christian disturbances in Kiang province with non Christians wearing badges and others at risk. The Viceroy orders a deputy to settle the unrest and French gunboats may accompany to enforce orders. Shanghai reports the governor of Sze Chuen ordered to join the court amid imperial palace tensions. Chinese authorities destroy railroad noted in dispatches.
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Phat
Sze ‘Chuen
Klang Si
Oranton
Kiang
Ceroy
Shanghai
Sze
Bank examiner seizes firm as cash missing in Newport
Frank M Brown, assistant cashier at the German National Bank of Newport Ky, is missing after about 201000 dollars vanished. The bank is closed pending examination as officials face public anger and a looming crisis sparked by prior denials. Brown's years of service and rumored lifestyle are noted amid the investigation.
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Cincinnatii
Bank
Twker
Erman
National Bank
Newport
Xaminer
Tucker
Frank M Brown
Brown
Commercial Tribune
Burned at stake in frontier lynching after murder
Limon Colorado November 17 Preston Porter Jr also known as John Porter was chained to a railroad rail on the spot of his crime. A mob of about 300 restrained themselves and carried out a ritual burning, ending with the body consumed and the crowd dispersing back to Simon.
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Limon
Colo
Preston Porter, Jr
John Porter
Ater
Lincoln County
Simon
Boers Active Under Botha Reported Across Transvaal
Pretoria telegrams say Commandant Louis Botha has set up a government at Rosendal and controls a war chest that pays burghers a crown daily. Commandant Abel Ermsus leads 2,000 men with 1,000 wagons and 12,000 cattle at Oliphants River, while Heidelberg reports surrendered burghers are forced to take up arms again under threat of death.
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Pretoria
Louis Botha
Rosendal
Middleburg
Abel Ersmus
Oliphants River
Heidelberg
Brooklyn Broker Files for Bankruptcy Declaring Assets Nil
Francis D. Carley a prominent Wall Street broker residing in Orange New Jersey announced in Newark that he filed a bankruptcy petition in U S district court at Trenton stating liabilities exceed a million and assets are nothing.
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New York
Francis D. Carley
Wall Street
Orange, N. J
Newark
United States District Court
Trenton
New York Prepares Crusade Against Vice
Bishop Henry C. Potter, head of the New York Episcopal diocese, urged Mayor Van Wyck to aid in suppressing vice. Three actions target the East Side: a quiet DA investigation with Anthony Comstock’s crime society, Tammany Hall's committee on political conditions, and Potter’s anti vice crusade.
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New York
Henry C. Potter
Episcopalian Diocese of
van Wyck
Great East Side
Gardiner
Anthony Comstock
Society For the Suppression of Crime
Tammany
Potter
Sherman Near Death in Des Moines Home
Des Moines reports Lampson P Sherman brother of the late John Sherman lies near death after a long paralysis stroke and recent optic nerve damage causing total blindness. Doctors say he may die at any time and likely has only days to live.
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Tampson P. Sherman
Des Moines
Sherman
Collision in Chicago Road Incident Nov 20
A Chicago road collision occurred on November 20 reporting sparse details. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene with minor injuries noted and traffic delayed in the area.
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Chicago
Opposition to Rome Stirs Methodist Session in New York
At St Pauls Church the general missionary committee heard fierce attacks on the Roman Catholic church. Bishop Goodsell denounced Rome while Rev Dr Drees tied papal infallibility to historic conflicts, drawing loud applause and a charged display of defiance from the audience.
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New York
Church of Rome
General Missionary Committee
St. Paul’s M. E. Church
Methodist Church of America
Goodsell
Tennessee
Methodist Episcopal Church
Italy
Church of Romie
CG. W. Drees
M. EF
South America
Rome
France
Sedan
Prussia
Spain
Isabella
Supreme Court Rules on Tennessee Cigarette Law
The US Supreme Court issued an opinion in William B. Austin vs Tennessee on the validity of Tennessee’s cigarette sale law. The law was challenged as infringing on Congress power to regulate interstate commerce. The Tennessee Supreme Court upheld the statute, a decision supported narrowly with four of nine justices dissenting.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
William B. Austin
State of
Tennessee
Congress
Tennessee Supreme Court
Duke of Manchester and Miss Zimmerman wed in London
A cablegram from London reports the marriage of the Duke of Manchester to Miss Helene Zimmerman of Cincinnati. The ceremony took place last Wednesday at Marylebone parish church with Canon Baker officiating amid family opposition and a quiet affair.
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New York
London
Journal
Duke of
Manchester
Helene Zimmerman
Eugene Zimmerman
Cincinnati
Canon Baker
Marylebone
Five Men Drowned After Lake Superior Storm
D N McLeod of Newberry reports a scow ran into a gale off Deer Park Lake Superior. Five of six crew were washed overboard and drowned. The dead are Joseph Kassaden Joseph Billings Herman Winzel and Baron Nizel. In Philadelphia the Rev D C Stuart was arrested on murder and abortion charges connected to his wife’s death.
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Newberry
Mich
D. N. McLeod
Lake Superior
Deer Park
Joseph H. Cascaden
Joseph Billings
Herman Winzel
Baron Nizel
Preacher Arested
Philadelphia
D. C. Stuart
Wyoming
Luzernee
National Good Roads Convention Opens in Chicago
A diverse group including legislators, business leaders, wheelmen, engineers and farmers gathered at Central Music Hall for the first session of the national local roads convention. Ontario officials Patello and Campbell attended, with W H Moore named chair and R W Richardson secretary as committees formed to draft state bills.
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Chicago
Central Music ‘Hall
Canada
Andrew Patello
A. W. Campbell
Ontario
United States
W. H. Moore
Interstate Good Roads Association of
R. W. Richardson
Omaha
Patello
Moore
Martin Dodge
Ohio
Office of Road Inquiry
United States Department of Agriculture
Harrison Gray Otis
Los Angeles
Miss Harbor
St. Louis
Flurry in November corn dominates Chicago board trade
Chicago grain market reports a rush amid fear of a corner in November corn with brief gains at session start. Wheat and corn later weakened on a surge in visible supply, while oats and provisions held mixed to firm levels. cash quotes show varied bids across No 2 and No 3 wheat, corn, and oats.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Chicago and Kansas City Live Stock Market Receipts Report
Cattle receipts for Chicago total about 28 000 with varied declines across classes. Hogs 46 000 received with 2 to 4 cent drop, top reported at 5.00. Sheep and lambs 20 000 with slow demand and 10 cent lower prices. Kansas City reports cattle receipts 9 500 natives and 2 000 Texans, with steers down 10 to 15 cents and stockers steady. Hogs 8 700 with prices 4.75 to 4.90 for various cuts. Sheep see small gains for lambs to 5.35, muttons around 4.85.
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Chicago
Texas Fed
Texas Grasa
Texas Bulls
Texas
Kansas City
Cattle Market Digest From Omaha Auction
South Omaha reports cattle receipts at 4 800 with dull demand and prices variety from native beef steers 4 25 to 5 00 Western steers 4 00 to 4 75 Texas steers 3 50 to 4 00 cows and heifers 3 00 to 4 10 dinners 1 50 to 2 75 feeders 3 00 to 4 40 calves 3 00 to 4 00 bulls 2 00 to 4 26 hogs noted in incomplete line as Hoge Re-
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Burlington
Denver
Chicago
Salt Lake
Voncein
Black Hille
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Wilson
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Tschuruksu
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Dillon, Montana
Anderson Bros
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Baer
Dillon
Mate Hue
R. F. Neslen
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Salt Laxe
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Leadville
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Pueblo
Colorado Springs
All Pointa East
Grand Junction
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