Siege of Pekin diary reveals relief arrival and enduring hardship
Cecily Cayen, a Dubuque native, recounts her diary entries from August to August 21 during the siege of Peking. She documents the relief arrival of Sikhs and British troops, the toll on soldiers and civilians, food shortages, looting, and the evacuation with Mrs Conger and other Americans, detailing conditions in the legations, hospital care, and memories of the shattered city.
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Cecily Cayen
Dubuque
Century Magazine
Janus
Tekin
Park
San Ranselsee
St. WU
Peking
Conger
Wag & Meneber
Thh
Hye
Relet
Ma Conger
Mr. Rausdate
Chaffee
Mies
Myers
Mallory
Manning
Squiers
Macdonald
Bia
Morrison
Rand
Ing
Monwolian
Aleve
Imperial Wall
Mitchell
Tix
Chuaffee
Imperial
Imperial City
Capt. Reilly
Imperial Carriage
Coltmnan
Baron von Ketteler
Tung-chau Wei
Tientsin
Prince de Ligne's Beloell Castle Destroyed by Fire
The Beloell castle of the House of Ligne burned on Friday December 14 1900. Prince de Ligne his mother Princess Marguerite and his daughter Princess Suzanne aged 15 were in residence. Many artworks bronzes manuscripts and treasures were saved including 125 family portraits and the famed Cranach. The park and ruins are guarded as restoration plans begin.
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Chicago Tribune
Chateau de Beloell
Europe
House of Ligne
Prince de Ligne
Marguerite de Ligne
Suzanne de Ligne
Beloell
le Notre
Paris
Charles VI
Philip II
Marie Antoinette
Napoleon I
Albert Durer
Holbein
van Dyck
Rubens
Velasquez
Cranach
Cellini
Bernard Pulissy
Duquesnoy
Luther
St. Vincent de Paul
Mgmont
Horn
Saxe and Sevres
Beloeti
Dr Agnews Catarrhs Powder Praised by Buffalo Couple
Rev Dr Bochrer and his wife report instant relief from distressing catarrh after using Dr Agnew's Catarrhs Powder. They say relief came within ten minutes of first application. Sold by T W Ruete and W H Torbert. Evening Herald. Tele 212.
Mysterious Absence Ends as Joe Connolly Becomes Father
Joe Connolly the South Locust street grocer reappears after two days away. He has been staying home to care for his newborn son weighing 9% pounds, the couple’s first child. Friends feared foul play but he is described as a regular, dedicated husband and now a proud father.
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Joe Connolly
Joe
Mr. Connolly
Dewet
Bryan
McIxXinley
Connolly
Joe, Jr
Suspect Dr Carl Arrested in New Orleans Case
A man lodging at the St Charles hotel in New Orleans as Dr Carl was arrested amid police belief he is George D Essauer of Chicago. D Essauer, linked to fake bonds in London, was released after extradition talks. The hotel guests, Mr and Mrs William Mackenzie, claim Carl sought a luxury suite and acted as their guide en route to Texas. Police expect to file charges as a dangerous, suspicious character.
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Carl
New Orleans
St. Charles
Wari
George D'Essauer
Chicago
London
D'Essauer
The
William Mackenzie
D'Essayer
Texas
Sunday Night Concert by the Military Band at Saengerbund Hall
The Saengerbund Hall concert program lists Part II marches and waltzes including The Bystander, La Riene de la Mer, Cotton Blossoms, Hearts and Flowers, Dawn to Twilight, and Morning Train. Part III features Mountain Echoes, Dancing in the Gaslight, Marching Through Georgia, and Are You Going. An advertisement for Lehigh Valley Railroad promotes scenic trips to New York or Philadelphia.
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Saenugerbund Hall
Saengerbund Hall
Tobani
Smith
Old England
Mountain Echoes
Tlester
Schot- Cischo
Dyer
Georgia
New York
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Mrs Paul Bewer Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Paul Bewer died Saturday afternoon at 2 15 at 2948 Jackson Street after a long illness. The death brings sorrow to her husband and family as friends learn of the loss. Funeral arrangements will be announced tomorrow, with details to be provided.
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Paul Bewer
Jackson Street
Bewer
Peruna touted as cure for winter catarrh in letters
A Norwich Connecticut reader credits Peruna with curing her lifelong catarrh after starting the medicine in spring. She reports weight gain and improved health, recommending Peruna to others. Other testimonials note relief from headaches neuralgia and colds. The Perrin Medicine Company offers free literature on catarrh treatments.
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United States
Peruna
Sarah Jones
Pleasant Plain
Manalin
Peruana
Hartman
Perris Medicine Company
Columbus
Ohio
Elderly Woman Found Dead in West Fourteenth Street Home
Coroner Bennett investigated the death of Mrs. Clark aged 65 found in bed at her home on Henson street off West Fourteenth. The aged couple lived alone with no known children or relatives. She had dropsy and appeared healthy before retiring Friday night. coroner Gennett will determine the exact cause.
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Bennett
Henson Street
West Fourteenth
Clark
Fire in Field's Store Threatens Chicago Retail Giant
A morning blaze in the Marshall Field & Co building spread from white goods and cloak repairing rooms to upholstery on the third and fourth floors. Firemen confined the flames, origin traced to the elevator shaft circle, with damages estimated at under 25000 dollars, mainly water. The 1 State street section was closed for the day.
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Chicago
Marshall Field & Co
Field Building
State Street
Wabash Avenue Annex
Cirle
Selfridge
Illinois population shifts cut across Galena region
Census Director William R. Merriam reports Illinois gains 26 percent over ten years to 4,821,550, with Daviess County losing 2.26 percent and Galena dropping from 6,635 in 1890 to 6,005 now. East Dubuque rises to 1,146 as fourteen townships fall behind 1890 numbers. The notice also references the Quincy silk robbery case involving Dutch Morgan and George Heise.
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Davis Gonnty
William R. Merriam
Illinois
Apple River
Barreman
Council Hill
Derrida
East Galena
Guilford
Hanover
Menominee
Pleasant Valley
Rawlings
Rush
Thompson
Vinegar Tit
West Galena
Woodbine
Daviess County
Galena
East Dubbique
George Hesse
Bloomington Red Prince of Silk Thieves Arrested at Last
The crook known as Bloomington Red or George Heise earned a reputation as one of the country’s smoothest thieves with a years long spree worth thousands. After years on police radar, including a telegram to his wife, he faces a penitentiary future, while sympathy grows for his two bright young sons.
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Bloomington Red
George Heise
Hesse
Marshal Kozlovsky
Carnegie workers to keep current wages for another year
Pittsburg reports that 14,000 Carnegie company employees across multiple subsidiaries will receive no wage cuts for a 12 month period starting January, while steel and blast furnace plant workers also hold steady. Jones & Laughlin’s American Iron Works has granted a 10 percent raise to unskilled labor.
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Pittsburg
Oliver Mining Company
H. Co. Frick Coke Company
Carnegie National Gas Company
Youghingheny Northern Railroad
Union Railroad
Pittsburg, Besemer and Lake Erie Railroad
Pittsburg and Conneaut Dock
Union Supply Company
Pittsburg Line Stone Company
Mingo Coal Company
Youghlegheny Water Company
Pleasant Valley Water Company
Pittsburg Steamship Company
Carnegie Company
American Ironworks
Jones & Laughlin Company
Pere Marquette Statue Mystery in Capitol Hall
Washington report reveals the Pere Marquette statue in Statuary Hall is not Marquette. Presented by Wisconsin, objections from non Catholics delayed installation. Officials placed it among other prominent figures, then a Montreal oil painting of Marquette surfaced raising questions.
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New York
Washington
the Herald
Pere Marquette
Capitol
Wisconsin
Marquette
Montreal
Only Known Portrait of Marquette Sheds Dusty Mystery
A Montreal painting claimed authentic depicts Father Jacques Marquette. dust obscured the likeness until cleaning revealed a face said not to match the marble bust in the capitol. The work is considered the sole surviving portrait of Marquette.
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Montreal
Marquette
Capitol
Sweden Urges Regular Steamship Lines to United States
The Swedish Commerce Committee proposes establishing regular steamship connections to the United States and South America to boost foreign trade. Imports flow in from London Hamburg and Antwerp while American exports to Sweden remain limited despite growing U S demand.
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Stockholm
Committee For the Promotion of
Sweden
United States
South America
London
Hamburg
Antwerp
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Your Lady
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A. D
Seal
A. W. Gleason
FR. J. Cheney & Co
KO Mysterious
W. Grove
Soos
9Couton Eee Discolese
Milwaukee City
Old Mexico
Porto Rico
J. E. Mills
Main Street
Norwich
Conn
Perana
E Benson Street
Pere Marquettes
Evening Herald
Agency For
Langley
George Schaetzle Security Building
DR. Lyon
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