Angers and Allied Movements Cloud Pekin Crisis
Reports from Pekin describe intensifying danger as envoys depart reluctantly and foreign legations face shelling. Allied forces push toward Pekin with Li Hung Chang empowered to negotiate while Conger and Chaffee hold positions. Separate items note U S losses in Yang-Tse battle, thefts, and local crimes across the United States.
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Conger
Pekin
General Chaffee
Peitsang
China
Yang-Tsun
William Pritchard Morgan
M. P
Li Hung Chang
Hong Kong
Admiral Seymour
Shanghai
United States
General Alejandrine Surrenders Forces in Luzon
General Alejandrine, a leading rebel commander, negotiates surrender of Filipino forces in central Luzon. Two Filipino officers have surrendered to Colonel Freeman. Colonel Grassa has yielded his band near Tayug. The US war cost to date is 186,678,000 and 2,384 lives lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alejandrine
Luzon
Freeman
United States
Grassa
Tayug
Global tensions and notable political moves reported
President Kruger may surrender on a promised destination. The late Duke of Saxe Coburg reportedly had 7 million dollars in life insurance. Germany and France link telephonically. Victor Emmanuel III and Queen Helena reach Rome. Japan bars under twenty smoking. Choate named arbitrator in British Chinese dispatch boat sinking. Armenians massacre alleged by Kurds and Turkish troops, 200 dead. Roberts fears Boer capture of Elands river garrison. Pretoria plot to kill English officers and seize Roberts found. Anarchists head from Vienna to target Montenegro’s prince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruger
Duke of Saxe
Lord Roberts
Elands
Pretoria
Vienna
Prince of
Montenegro
Political Nominations Steer Nation Toward Dramatic Contest
Charles A. Towne declines the Populist vice presidential nomination at Stony Falls. A. Blakeny of Baltimore county is nominated for Congress in Second Maryland by Republicans. Bryan and Stevenson receive formal nomination notices in Kansas City. Bryan calls imperialism the campaign’s paramount issue. La Follette named Wisconsin governor by acclamation. Williams (Battle Creek) named Democrat for Third Michigan Congress. Weise (Sheboygan Falls) named Democrat for Fifth Wisconsin Congress. Jackson declines Congress bid in Tenth Michigan. Clark and Daly factions in Montana prepare for a likely dramatic political contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Towne
Stony Falls
A. A. Blakeny
Baltimore County
Maryland
Bryan
Stevenson
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Robert la Follette
Wisconsin
Michigan
Stephen Douglas Williams
Battle Creek
Congress
Charles H. Weise
Sheboygan Falls
George D. Jackson
Clark
Daly
Montana
Swiss bell ringer fatally stabbed in Indiana
Charley Loss was stabbed during an entertainment in Stilesville Indiana, suspected to be by Dr Masters. Frederick Merrick was arrested in Elbert County Colorado for suspected involvement in a Union Pacific train robbery. D O Draper a barber from Arcola Illinois faced charges for maltreating his wife and step-daughter. A Palestine Texas lynching case involving James Humphreys and two sons saw a third conviction and life sentence. William Vanoy postmaster Teutopolis Illinois suspended by a federal inspector for about $1000 missing. Henry Young, a 20 year old colored man, was...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Loss
Masters
Stilesville
Ind
Frederick Merrick
Elbert County
Col
Union Pacific
D. O. Draper
Arcola
Ills
Palestine
Tex
James Humphreys
Henderson County
William Vanoy
Teutopolis
M. G. Price
Henry Young
Multiple Business and Industry Notices Across North America
Chicago packers will supply the United States army in the Philippines and China with about 1,000,000 pounds of canned meats. Marshall E. Smith & Bro. of Philadelphia are adjudged bankrupts. Manitoba crop bulletin puts wheat yield at 11,000,000 bushels. Colonel G. M. Casey of Shawnee paid 2,500 for a shorthorn calf. Conference of manufacturers and green glass bottle blowers yields 7 percent wage rise. Republic Iron and Steel posts 15 percent wage cut at Muncie plant. John Havlin to lease Imperial theater St. Louis with Middleton Theater Co. Capitalists plan a 400 mile railroad through northwestern Alaska. Philadelphia Evening Star sold for 14,500 to William C. Greiner. J. C. Wallace files bankruptcy petition. W. B. Holton Manufacturing signed. Kingfisher Bank, Territory, under bank commissioner with 61,000 liabilities.
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Chicago
United States
Philippines
China
Marshal E. Smith & Bro
Philadelphia
Manitoba
Olonel G. M. Casey
Shawnee
Neb
Republic Tron, and Steel Company
Muncie
Ind
John Havlin
Imperial Theater
St. Louis
Middleton Theater Company
Havlin
Columbia
Alaska
Philadelphia Evening Star
John Russell Young
William C. Greiner
J. C. Wallace
Davenport
W. B. Holton Manufacturing Company
Indianapolis
Kingfisher
C. T
Territorial Bank Commissioner
Deaths from heat and accidents across distant locales
Three deaths and four proations from heat in Milwaukee. Assistant Surgeon Stoughton of the Castine drowns in Shanghai. French Brennus battleship and Framce destroyer collide near Cape St Vincent with most of the destroyer crew lost. Lehigh and New England train hits omnibus near Slatington Pa. Fifteen killed and many injured. Three census workers likely dead in Yukon river. Flossie Swetland of Fredonia N Y drowns at Put in Bay while bathing.
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Milwaukee
Stoughton
United States
Castine
Shanghai
Brennus
Framce
Cape St. Vincent
Lehigh
New England
Slatington
Yukon River
Flossie Swetland
Fredonia
N. Y
Put-in-Bay
Notable Obituaries and Disasters Across the Nation
The obituary notices report deaths of Dennis Coghlin Toledo banker John Carroll Elder Cincinnati archbishop brother Carrie H Walker Detroit Supreme Commander Walter Russell Johnston New York organist Charles Venatle Virginia professor Hendershott Ottumwa Iowa Vanderbilt professor Merrill Yates Springs Penn Williams Steinitz New York and Baron Killowen England. A forest fire near Glenwood Springs Colorado is described with a hundred mile spread and a Glens Falls New York fire caused a $100000 loss.
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Dennis Coghlin
Toledo
John Carroll Elder
Archbishop Elder
Cincinnati
Baton Rouge
Carrie H. Walker
The
Ladies of the Maccabees
Detroit
C. P. Stafford
Grafton
Llls
Baron Russell of
Killowen
England
Walter Russell Johnston
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
New York City
Charles Venatle
University of Virginia
H. B. Hendershott
Ottumwa
Iowa
A. H. Merrill
Vanderbilt University
Yate Springs
Penn
William Steinitz
New York
Canadian Pacific Strikers Urge Boycott Across Cities
Canadian Pacific strikers in Winnipeg urge citizens and groups to avoid patronizing the railroad. The report notes nationwide labor unrest and calls for noncooperation as part of broader postwar economic tensions.
Iowa State Column Happenings Across the State
Sioux City police suspect Frank Peyton the self confessed burglar may be the murderer of John E. Robinson, a Sioux City railroad contractor killed December 29. Peyton’s St. Louis confession ties him to robberies in Des Moines Dubuque Waterloo Davenport Spirit Lake and other Illinois towns, and he has used the names Howard and Hammond.
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Sioux City
Frank Peyton
Four Courts
St. Louis
John E. Robinson
Peyton
Robinson
East St. Louis
Des Moines
Dubuque
Waterloo
Davenport
Spirit Lake
Illinois
Howard
Hammond
Whitecaps in Iowa force aide to flee home
Des Moines August 11 anonymous letters and threats of whitecaps drove Hastie assistant postmaster from his home amid a Caldwell Grinstead feud. Sheriff Mattern of Polk county refused to intervene, doubting the threats would be carried out despite the repeated outrages including a brutal beating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Hastie
Mattern
Polk County
Caldwell and Grinstead
Grinstead
Samuel M. Clark Dies A Longtime Gate City Editor
Keokuk Iowa editor Samuel M Clark who led The Gate City for thirty years died Saturday night He served in the Fifty fourth and Fifty fifth Congresses from First Iowa district was US commissioner of education to the 1889 Paris exposition A native Iowan born 1842 he helped shape Iowa Republican platforms and attended national conventions in 1872 1876 and 1880 Cedar Rapids Iowa Aug 10 The annual State Volunteer Firemen's association tournament opened with 10000 spectators track fast and hot More than 2500 firemen marched Muscatine won 100 prize for largest company Mentzer Drill corps Marion won best appearing company
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Keokuk
Samuel M. Clark
Gate City
Iowa
United States
Cedar Rapids
State Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Muscatine
Ine
Mentzer Drill Corps
Marion
Kasson Emerges as Iowa Senate Possibility
Des Moines reports John A. Kasson as a new senatorial possibility. Governor Shaw is said to be considering appointing him. Kasson is currently a confidential adviser at the state department in Washington and has long sought the Senate. Some fear his current post would block acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John A. Kasson
Shaw
Kasson
State Department
Washington
Department
North Western Saengerbund closes with meeting parade picnic
In Burlington Iowa on August 13 the saengerfest ended with a business meeting a parade and a picnic. Charles Richter of Chicago was elected president and Peoria will host the next saengerfest with treasurer and secretary to be chosen by the Peoria organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Saengerbund
Charles Richter
Chicago
Peoria
Tragic Case In Creston Woman After Laudanum Death
Mrs Mary E Scales recently released from an asylum gave laudanum to her 2 year old daughter causing death. She tried to dose her 6 year old son who escaped and alerted others then locked herself in and took a fatal dose.
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Creston
Mary E. Scales
Appointment of Archbishop Keane to Dubuque Archdiocese
Sioux City Iowa Aug 13 Rev Father W Fowler pastor of St Josephs Roman Catholic church received a personal letter from Rome confirming the appointment of Archbishop Keane to the archdiocese of Dubuque to succeed Archbishop Hernessy deceased.
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Sioux City, la
Father Be, W. Fowler
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
Rome
Keane
Archdiocese of
Dubuque
Hernessy
Davenport Piano Dealer Wal lace Declares Bankruptcy
Davenport Iowa August 11 J C Wallace piano dealer since 1864 has filed for bankruptcy with liabilities of 1150 and assets of 2030.
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Davenport
J. C. Wallace
Tarred and feathered in Oklahoma town dispute over county seat
In Cloud Chief Oklahoma masked men tarred and feathered Clayton Baker Blaine county assistant attorney after a Cordell victory in a county seat struggle. He was seized after a church social and left tied to a tree. In Michigan a house fire killed a 3 year old child.
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Wichita
Kan
Clayton Baker
Blaine County
O.T
Cloud Chief
Cordell
Baker
Corkscrew Seed and the Spina pennata’s Ground-Binding Twist
The Spina pennata seed grows a corkscrew like rod with a feathered end, causing the seed to fall point down and embed in soil. When damp, the spiral unwinds lifting the seed. then hairs press against blades and push it deeper, burying it fully as conditions recur.
Brer Rabbit Outwits Brer Fox In Folk Tale
In a rural fable Brer Fox pursues a squirrel and brags about traits he lacks. Brer Rabbit listens nearby and tricks Fox by claiming a brother who can do what Fox cannot. Fox imitates, ties a rock to his neck, jumps off a bridge, and disappears, outwitted by Brer Rabbit.
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Fox
Squirrel
Brer Fox
Brer Squirrel
Brer Rabbit
Br'er Fox
the Fox
Rocky’s double deceit leads to funeral shock
A bookstore clerk narrates Rocky’s paired deceptions about his landlady and illness. He misses work to nurse a nonexistent patient, then pretends the landlady is dead. The twist reveals the landlady attends his own funeral while he grieves for her.
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Rocky
Wolfian
Louisville Times
Arabian horseman endures pain after playful kick in tale
An Arab rider, famed for horse sense, endures a broken leg after a playful kick from a thoroughbred. He coins a witty remark about preferring injury from a high bred colt to a bone broken by a jackass and declines complaint.
Daily Beauty Tip Brings Surprise Reply
A mistress advises Bridget to wash her face daily in hot soapy water to become beautiful. Bridget asks if it works, and the witty reply reveals the joke in this lighthearted tale from Our Dumb Animals.
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Bridget
Tempted to steal purse cited doctor’s change advice
A quoted exchange hints at a theft motive where the thief says a doctor advised taking a little change. The remark frames the crime as influenced by medical guidance rather than greed, raising questions about intent and accountability.
Global cod catch totals vast yearly export to tropics
The world's fisheries collectively catch about 500 million pounds of cod each year. Most of this catch is exported to tropical countries after being heavily dried for preservation.
German Army Food Quality Inspectors Trained
Paymasters and commissariat officers of the German army undergo special training to assess the quality of food supplied to troops. The program emphasizes evaluative procedures, safety standards, and supply chain integrity to ensure rations meet required specifications.
Napoleon and the Roman Law Memory Tale
The piece recounts Napoleon's claimed method for mastering Roman law. He allegedly memorized passages from Justinian’s codifications while imprisoned, citing a bulky digest and marginal notes as his tutor, shaping his later Code Napoleon insights.
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Napoleon
Council of State
Makes Brave Men Cowards After Bombardment and Collisions
The article argues that exposure to shell bursts and railway crashes can cause lasting mental injuries. It explains that even without physical wounds many soldiers and civilians suffer brain and spinal stresses leading to fear, timidity, and diminished faculties, labeled as the mental injuries of explosives.
Gift of General Grant Book Transforms Bargain Seeker
Mrs Brown buys a sale copy of The Life of General Grant for her brother. He praises the read, plans to have little Jane read German passages aloud each evening. The giver discovers the book is in German and remarks on the handy nature of such editions at home.
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Jane
Pay as you go doctor bill ends with patient’s death
A dying patient, asking to settle his bill, quips that he prefers to pay now rather than later. The doctor initially balks at the request but the patient insists, stating his motto and paying before he dies. The scene ends with the patient departing after settling the bill.
Richest and Poorest Reporter in the City
In a witty exchange the editor and city editor describe Bluegore, the millionaire's son, as a unique figure in journalism. He is noted as both the richest and poorest reporter in the city, highlighting social contrasts within the press.
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Bluegore
Catholic Standard and Times
Paris Roast Beverages Found to Contain Artificial Berries
Chemical analysis disclosed ash gum dextrin and other substances in the roasted coffee berries seized in Paris. Microscopic examination revealed traces of wheat starch vegetable debris and animal hairs. The berries were described as beautifully molded and entirely artificial.
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Paris
Snakes Worn As Ornaments In Samoan Dance Tradition
In Samoa, numerous harmless snakes serve as decorative necklaces and armbands worn by native girls during dances in certain districts, a custom noted in Two Republics.
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Samoa
Rubens Paid Large Sum for Whitehall Banqueting Ceiling
The painter Rubens received $20,000 for his grand ceiling in the Banqueting House Whitehall. The work spans about 400 yards, yielding roughly $50 per yard in payment.
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Rubens
Banqueting House
Whitehall
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