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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1900
Page
1
President William McKinley calls for free communication with China and other powers to avert danger to lives and liberty, seeking moderated negotiation to protect foreigners, restore order, and settle post troubles with allied powers' aid. July 23, 1900. Tul Hny, Secretary of State.
Four cavalry companies remain at Fort Myer as the rest depart for the orient. Third Cavalry under Major Kingsbury sails toward San Francisco aboard the transport Mein Whowl, with troops to be embarked by August 1. Fort Myer depopulates as the units head west and south. Col. W A Fintarly moves the West Troops toward new assignments.
Reports from the French consulate at Thou Trin dated July 13 14 17 and 18 20 and July 18 to 20 from Pokin and Pekin describe a vigorous defense by marines at the British location and note dwindling ammunition and heavy casualties. Tien Tsin was reported quiet on July 17 and a courier to Pekin was expected within days.
A Shanghai dispatch to the Journal Advertiser reports Russian troops arriving at New Chwang from Park Areas and advancing against 10,000 Chinese defenders. Fighting is imminent as Chinese forces hold the line and halt further progress.
July 24 report confirms a plot to kill Yu Keng Chinese minister in Paris as part of a legation incident. Major Parmiani of Italy says six men, nationalities undisclosed, conspired to enter the legation with knives and assassinate an officer. police were alerted and the matter was investigated with no further word on the scheme.
Washington dispatch reports that the Grant team aboard a transport is en route to Nagasaki and expected to arrive tomorrow. The headquarters war department relayed the status as of July 24.
General Chaffes commands the Army of China and the Sixth Cavalry assigned for service in that region.
Hon James F Stutesman of Peru spoke to the Republican club on the coming campaign. He argued the Republican party stands for prosperity and urged public interest in politics despite partisan divides.
In North Dakota, Judge Patterson granted a divorce to Mrs Emil H Halvorson from her Swedish aristocrat husband. The couple, once eloping after disapproval from Princess Arm Jose fine Charlotte’s family, lived in Pavia and wandered Europe before settling in solitude amid scandals and a turbulent marriage. The proceedings were conducted quietly with only the judge aware of the underlying history.
Wheat and corn prices fell in early trading ahead of a thin Saturday session. Wheat eased to 75 1/2 to 78 1/4 cents and corn declined to 38 1/4 cents, with later rallies and declines amid mixed receipts from Minneapolis, Duluth, and western markets. Oats and pork and lard futures showed limited movement as buyers aimed to balance supply, with September pork near 11.06 and September lard around 6.92.
Fragmentary figures indicate a tragic context in Texas labor and industry with references to a worker casualty and economic figures. The incomplete data mentions numbers such as 11 000 and 4 507, with other monetary values and product references scattered across the text.
Dated New York, the report lists bulter receipts and various produce items with price remarks. References to cheese receipts, key market lots, and molasses appear among general market conditions and supply notes.
A damaged OCR snippet mentions various proper nouns and terms, including names like Jay Baker and references to mixed and corrected weekly notes. The text is fragmentary with scattered entities and no clear event or outcome.
Captain Cantwell reports a grave Nome situation with smallpox risk rising in the region. He urges rapid sanitation and quarantine expansion to prevent spread to nearby camps, noting congested conditions and insufficient cleanup efforts at St Michael and surrounding settlements.
Fragmentary report notes duck prices and market activity with references to prices per unit and market conditions. The readable text preserves a rural market snapshot but lacks complete details.
A Fort Wayne markets roundup lists weekly prices for grains, seeds, wool, hides, potatoes, and hay. Items include wheat at 4400.60, oats, rye, flax seed 1.05, wool washed, calf hides, hay at 10 dollars, and various farm goods with scattered figures and brand names.
Our Sunday school reflects busy plans as the township president oversees closing exercises. Attendance dips in heat while Miss Anna Keese and Mrs Hubler visit nearby families and children recover from illness. They look forward to Maple Grove visitors and a Valentine's picnic next Saturday.
Fragmentary OCR notes from Indianapolis describe Sunday school activity and tutoring with anxious anticipation for next Sunday. The readable text mentions a tutor and a lesson schedule, but details are incomplete.
A jovial gathering at the Graham home raised funds for Prairie Grove church repairs. Ice cream ran short as most everyone enjoyed the event, while Grange plans to campaign with several candidates Tuesday evening. Local injuries and hospital updates are reported alongside visits from Fort Wayne residents.
The provided text is garbled and unreadable, lacking coherent events, entities, or context to summarize into a factual newspaper item. No identifiable persons, organizations, places, dates, or outcomes are present.
New York reports that Bryan will visit New York after October 1 and speak in multiple cities including New York City Brooklyn and Manhattan. Details of eastern meetings will be announced as he reaches the east with Lincoln membert chairman Jones to follow after nomination.
Preparations begin to move the Democratic National Committee from temporary offices in the Unity Building to new headquarters at the Auditorium. National Chairman Jones leaves for Washington and will pass through Wyantington before heading to New York. He expects Chicago arrival around April 2 to announce the final plan and mobilize petition machinery.
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