Missionary Murders Report In Shanghai Route Murder Details
A Shanghai missionary reports brutal killings of Miss Houston Miss Rice and Mrs Cooper on their Shanghai to Hankow journey. The women were beaten stripped and tortured by villagers calling themselves innocent lambs not Boxers. Rice was stabbed and crushed then impaled while Houston perished after days of torture. Cooper died in a trial of revulsion in disclosure.
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B. C
Japan Mail
Shanghai
Miss Houston
Miss Rice
Cooper
Hankow
Higher flour prices push Chicago toward costlier bread
Wheat market gains push Chicago price outlook higher for bread and coal this winter. Local agents for Minneapolis spring flour report a 20 cent per barrel advance to wholesalers, signaling broader cost increases.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Populist View Sees Bryan Loss in Wyoming Immigration Influence
Sept 20 Lincoln report notes Secretary Edgerton of the populist committee fears Bryan may lose Wyoming due to immigration influence, but asserts Minnesota support. He adds Roosevelt has not achieved a successful trip in the northwest.
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Lincoln
Edgerton
Populist Committee
Bryan
Wyoming
Minnesota
Roosevelt
Northwest
Netherlands seeks indemnity for Dutch in Transvaal
The government of the Netherlands has informed England that Holland demands indemnity for Dutch citizens injured during the war in the Transvaal and for those expelled from the region.
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Netherlands
England
Holland
Transvaal
Puy Chooses Prime Spot for Sharkey Cafe Opening
New York on September 20 Tom Sharkey the editor pugilist will open his stylish cafe on Fourteenth street with a grand house warming. The saloon sits opposite Tammany Hall and marks a notable venture by Sharkey.
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New York
Tom Sharkey
Fourteenth Street
Sharkey
Tammany Hall
O Rourke Promises $1000 For Wolcott World Battle
New York Sept 20 Tom O Rourke manager of Joe Wolcott the colored hurricane fighter says Wolcott can defeat any fighter and is ready to post a forfeit of 1000 to match him against any big foe Roblin is preferred and the winner would take all O Rourke spoke last night in good faith
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New York
Tom O'Rourke
Joe Wolcott
Joe
Wolcott
Roblin
O'Rourke
Acting Secretary of War. Corbin to Serve Temporarily
General Corbin in Washington will act as secretary of war until Saturday by presidential order. Secretary Root remains ill and absent. Asst. Secretary Meiklejohn left for a campaign speech in Omaha. General Miles inspects Fort Riley and will return Saturday to succeed Corbin as acting secretary of war.
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Washington
D. C
Corbin
Root
Meiklejohn
Omaha
Miles
Fort Riley
Kansas
Iroquois Club Invites Cleveland and Olney to Speak
The Irequois club in Cuiscanco asks Grover Cleveland and Richard Olney to speak against McKinley and for Bryan. Olney has promised to speak. Cleveland is uncertain but may contribute a letter or telegram for reading when Olney appears.
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Cleveland
Olrey
Schoonmaker to Speak in Wyoming GOP Tour
Francis X. Schoonmaker, prominent New Jersey spell binder, is detailed by the Republican National Committee to deliver ten speeches in Wyoming. He opens September 22 at Sheridan and closes October 6 at Evanston.
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Chicago
Francis X. Schoonmaker
New Jersey
Republican National Committee
Wyoming
Sheridan Ad
Evanston
Severe fight near Sinilaon reported by General MacArthur
Washington dispatch confirms engagement near Sinilaon, Luzon, with 24 Americans killed or dying of wounds and 20 wounded, according to a War Department memo from General Douglas MacArthur.
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Washington, D. C
Sinilaon
Luzon
War Department
McArthur
Negro Soldiers Leave San Antonio for Western Front
Special dispatch reports that the local garrison’s negro soldiers departed for the west at one o'clock today. They will join the El Paso company en route, gathering alongside along the way.
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San Antonio
Tex
West
el Paso
Marcus Daly Ill in New York After Night Comfort
Marcus Daly the Montana copper king lay ill at the Netherlands hotel in New York. He passed a comfortable night and appeared improved in the morning according to reports.
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New York
Marcus Daly
Montana
Netherlands Hotel
Boer remnants disband after burning guns and fleeing
Lord Roberts reports the Boer army is completely disaffected as its remaining force destroys its guns and scatters in all directions across the field.
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London
Lord Roberts
Double Tragedy in Sumpler Area Hits Household
Portland report states Fred Kane of Sumpler Oregon shot his wife and daughter, burned the girl’s body, then fatally shot himself. Kane and his wife were found in a dying condition after the act.
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Portland
Oreg
Red Kane
Sumpler
Kane
Mine Disaster Kills 35 Near Dux Bohemia
Thirty five men are killed and another 15 injured in a mine explosion near Dux in Bohemia with 5 missing. The incident follows reports from Vienna dated September 20.
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Bohemia
Vienna
Dux
Governor Updates Toll With New Loss Estimate
The governor released a latest estimate reporting twelve thousand twelve hundred lives lost, updating public dashboards and prompting renewed calls for safety measures and aid. Citizens and agencies discuss implications and relief options as the figure spreads across state briefings.
Coast Storm Toll and Destruction Reported by Governor
Governor Sayers declares in a statement that up to twelve thousand lives were lost and at least twenty million dollars of property destroyed in the coast storm. In Galveston a masked break in ends with a guard shooting a man and burning the body. Captain Page of the Dallas Rough Riders estimates one thousand bodies remain in the ruined town.
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San Antonio
Sayers
Galveston
Texas
Capt Page
Dallas Rough Rider
Railroad Strike Imminent in Anthracite Pennsylvania
In the anthracite regions of Pennsylvania a railroad strike appears imminent threatening coal shipments and regional transport. Local workers organization leaders stated plans for action, with management expressing concern over potential work stoppages and economic disruption.
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Pennsylvania
Strike Closes Sixty Crews on Lackawanna Line
Scranton reports sixty crews laid off on the Lackawanna road amid a looming railroad strike. Pennsylvania officials refuse militia, while pumpers and other key workers are kept at work. Switchmen vow nonunion coal avoidance as Chicago officials plan a campaign. Coal dealers raise prices as mines in the upper field shut down.
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Lackawanna Road
Nicholson
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Silver City Defeats El Paso 7 to 1 in Busy Ball Game
The Silver City team powered to a 7 to 1 win over El Paso with Volfe and Keith excellent in the battery and Wolfe leading batting. El Paso’s Jacoby and Erwin showed speed while Young collected four hits in five appearances. The Colts face Long and McDonald in today’s rematch as spectators call for a tight contest.
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Albuquerque Journal Democrat
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el Paso
Silver City Battery
Volfe
Keith
Forsythe
Wolfe
el Paso Jacoby
Erwin
Young
Pritchard
Long
Charlie McDonald
Albuquerque
Political currents in New York after Saratoga defeat
The Herald reports on shifts in NY politics after Coler’s loss. Croker’s power is noted but questioned, Hill gains influence, and anti Tammany sentiment grows. Republicans eye a 1900 win as Maynardism and Bryanism complicate campaigns. apathy marks this season with limited street activity.
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New York
Saratoga
Coler
McKinley
Odell
Croker
Democratic Organization
Hill
Twe
T Thomas C. Platt
Bryan Refuses Comment on New York Dispatch
Bryan returns home and declines to discuss a New York dispatch claiming Croker supports the democratic ticket in exchange for federal patronage. He says no promises will be made on patronage or appointments. He plans limited campaigning with three speeches daily near Lincoln and Nebraska points.
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Lincoln
Bryan
New York Dispatch
Croker
New York State
Senator Murphy
Nebraska
Dominguez Found Guilty of Murder in the Third Degree
In Santa Fe New Mexico on September 20 1900 Thomas Dominguez was found guilty of murder in the third degree after four hours of deliberation following a July killing of Clemente Gutierrez with a rock over an affair with Mrs. Dominguez.
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Santa FE
N. M
Thomas Dominguez
Dominguez
Clemente Gutierrez
Popular Choice Denver President for KC, Fort Scott and Memphis
Benjamin L. Winchel traffic manager of Colorado and Southern has been chosen president of the Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis railroad and its allies. The selection marks a prominent appointment for a leading western rail executive.
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Denver
Benjamin L. Winchel
Colorado and Southern
Kansas City
Fort Scott,and
Memphis Railroad
San Antonio Named Largest City in State by Census
The census bureau reports San Antonio has a population of 53 321, confirming it as the state's largest city. Also noted are marriage notices: Miguel Colmanero to Amelia Robles and Edward Blumensteen to Harriet Marcella Race.
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San Antonio
Census Bureau
Miguel Colmanero
Amelia Robles
Edward Blumensteen
Harriet Marcella Race
Foresters Hold Splendid Social With Speeches and Music
Foresters enjoyed a lively evening with speeches including forestry and fraternity topics. Dr. Gould spoke as an invited guest while C. Rees and others provided instrumental music and vocal performances. Refreshments featured ice cream lemonade and cake.
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W.W. Bridgera
Dr. Gould
C. Rees
C.F. Tegtmeyer
J. Milne
Republican Hawley faction reassembles at state convention
The Hawley faction reconvened the Republican state convention in San Antonio and adopted a long set of resolutions including a demand for a just libel law. Cecil Lyon elected state chairman. a full party ticket was named with Hannay as Governor and Schmitz as Lieutenant Governor among others. The convention refused fusion with populists and filled vacancies including T. J. Moal Minn forKerby.
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San Antonio
Hawley
Kerby
T. J. Moa- Minn
Octogenarian Grover Remains Spry Beneath a Life of Calamities
George W. Grover, an eighty one year old man from Galveston, endured the Santa Fe expedition betrayal in 1542 and survived a shipwreck on the Louisiana in 1857. He now travels toward Los Angeles, still sound of body and spirit despite a lifetime of misfortune, including losing his property in the Galveston storm.
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George W. Grover
S. P
Galveston
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
City of
Mexico
Louisiana
Silver 60d Mexican Money Quoted in El Paso
Silver quotations in El Paso on September 20 show 4X at 49 with 60d Mexican money figures reported.
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el Paso
Judge Rules for Plaintiff in Rent Case
In the suit of Phil Young against Abdul Salem for 35 for rent due, Judge Harper found for the Plaintiff in the county court this morning.
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Phil Young
Abdul Salem
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