Eyewitness Account: Coltman Recalls Tien-tsin Boxer Uprising
Reverend Robert Coltman describes escape from Tientsin on June 16 to Taku and Shanghai aboard the Fie Chan, detailing Boxer drill in Peking, the siege of foreign compounds, and the June 17 bombardment by Chinese forts. He notes American Marines under Captain McCalla and the peril to foreigners amid the Boxer uprising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tien-tsin
Taku
San Francisco
Shanghai
Robert Coltman
la Junta
New York Sun
Tientsin
Fie Chan
Peking
Coltman
Conger
China
Clifford
Imperial University
Tien Tsin
Mr. Coltman
Pel-Tal-Lloy
Taku Road
Foreign Missions
American Board of Foreign Missions
McCalla
Daniel W. Wurtabaugh
Admiral Seymour
McCalia
Wurtzlaugh
Hiere
Pellio
Robert Coltman, Jr
States
Thia
Gulf
Engaged Pair Dine Delightedly At City Hotel
In a Detroit Free Press account a recently engaged couple acts like husband and wife during a honeymoon meal at a fine hotel. They receive a festive seating but the bride feeling overwhelmed orders ham and eggs, while dreaming aloud of future wealth and hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pet
Tucker
Detroit Free Press
A Well Trained Boy and a Prisoner’s Confession
A short humor piece contrasts a father’s strict upbringing with a college telegram reply. It then shifts to a colored prisoner before a judge, who asks him to name the wars he fought in, noting his claim of serving as a cook for Spanish soldiers and later claiming service for the Atlanta Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godfather
Johnnie
London
Prerogative clash at work echoed by Tit Bits snippet
An exchange shows Jentous of Hix Prerogative debating with a manager over language. The employee asserts they are not the manager, prompting a retort about who holds authority and the use of insulting speech. The item captures a humorous workplace dialogue from Tit-Bits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jentous
Hix
Distinctive New Boarder Sparks Dining Quirk
A Chicago Record humor piece notes a new boarder who slices bread with a fork and drinks coffee with a spoon held between his fingers. The anecdote highlights unusual table manners in a light, witty tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auirnets
Chicago
Pressure Removed An urban quip on census age secrecy
A brief humorous exchange recalls Ameline refusing to reveal her age to the census man. The line notes she had kept it a secret so long that sharing it felt like a blessed relief. The piece reflects a light conversational moment in the Indianapolis Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameline
Uve
Indianapolis Journal
A Favorite With the Ladies Census Man Joke
A Chicago Record blurb recalls a playful exchange with a census man. The joke centers on age questions, as the man asks what year the speaker was born rather than age, provoking amusement. The item captures a period humor tone from a newspaper observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Chicago
Coeducation Debate Quips Spark Early 20th Century Press
A fragment from the Summer Resort columns notes a hired man visiting, contrasting with social humor about coeducation. The Boston Transcript and Chicago Record quote witty exchanges on gender roles and merit, illustrating period attitudes in brief dialogue form.
Stonewall Jackson’s Detour Through Oats Ends With Humble Apology
A recounted anecdote from Harper’s Magazine describes General Stonewall Jackson riding with his staff as troops crowd a road. An old farmer angrily confronts them about trampling oats but the general apologizes and explains the necessity to reach the front. The farmer relents, calling for future pardons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall Jackson
Old Hayseed
Jess
Trarper
Surprised Organ Grinder Receives Flowers and Thanks
A pretty music teacher returning from class with flowers meets an old Italian busker. When she offers no money, she gives him flowers. He bows, repeats cheerful phrases in his native tongue, and thanks her amid amused bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Talian
Nica Ladat
Philadelphia Times
Two Miles of Snakes Killed by Train in Western Pennsylvania
An old engineer recounts on a wet cold spring day in southwestern Pennsylvania that a train traveling at 25 miles per hour encountered a long line of snakes on the track. He says he opened the throttle of old No 4, dropped sand, and smashed through two miles of reptiles in under three minutes, while his fireman Jack McDavitt collapsed upon first sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Jack McDavitt
Pittsburg
Flaxman the Artist Marries Before Distinction
The artist Flaxman married before achieving fame, once deemed an indiscretion by Sir Justina Reynolds who warned a good man is ruined for an artist. Mrs Blixman countered with resolve to work and economize so An Denham would not ruin John Flaxman as an artist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flaxman
Justina Reynolds
Mlaxman
A Witty Professor Sparks Ceiling Crash Joke
The eminent Grecian scholar Professor Jebb held a Greek chair at Glasgow University. His Greek room lay beneath Professor Veitch's rhetoric class attended by about 200 students. A plaster piece fell on Jebb as he quipped that premises may not support Veitch's conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jebb
Glasgow University
Veitch
Veiteh
Prayer Saved Train Moment In Tense City Run
A Catholic Standard and Times note recalls a woman racing to catch a city train with only ten minutes to spare. Bowhe prayed fervently for five minutes, and the hoped for outcome occurred, underscoring her devout nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiggs
Bowhe
Catholic Standard and Times
Unpleasant Trip Ends With Rescue From Box Car
Andrew Luth a Syracuse laborer 45 locked in an empty Lehigh Valley box car since Saturday found by freight workers at Scott Street yards in Buffalo. He had no food or drink, endured thirst and collapse, and was revived after officers opened the car and took him to the police. He told of climbing in at Syracuse to nap awakening to movement and being unable to escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffialo
Andrew Luth
Syracuse
Lehigh Valley
Buffalo
Scott Street
Luth
Central
Baseball Scores and Club Standings Across Leagues
Baseball results from Philadelphia and St Louis with battery details and scores. Standings list Brooklyn, Boston, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, and others with American and Eastern League tallies. Also included is a crime notice about I Guy Reid, Yale 1901, rearrested for hotel swindling after release, with alleged aliases and claimed Lexington, Kentucky home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
WB. Philadel's
New York
Frazer and McParland
Hawley
Bowerman
St. Louis
Rome
Louie
Cincinnati
Powell
Jones
Pittsburg
St . Cincinnati
Philadela
St. Lowis
Chicago
Muffalo
Buffalo
Detroit
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Worcester
Hartford
Atiene
Springfield
Chester
Montreal
Syracuse
Toronto
Inglis
Port Main
I. Guy Reid
Yale
Roy
Fonda
Reid
Poughkeepsie
Sneglis
S. A
Johnstown
Gloversville
Woman Saves Two Horses As Barn Burns In Yonkers
Aug 22 Yonkers New York Mrs Olin Frey entered a burning barn to rescue two horses kept by her husband. She first led out one horse, then returned to the blaze to guide the second to safety. She emerged unharmed despite the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
N. Y
Olin Frey
Hsband
Prey
Championship tennis title retained at Newport
Whitman defeated Larned to win the Newport championship, retaining the tennis trophy. Colorado and Wyoming forest fires caused about 10 million in damage. A Portland fund of 300 was raised to ransom Arthur Venville from Fili pinos. The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger announces the engagement of Queen Wilhelmina to Prince Frederick Adele of Mecklenburg Schwerin. Day, a senior Western New York bar member, died in Buffalo after weeks of ill health. Mrs. Sabina Beer estate executors found 16000 in a Madison, Pa., chest, 5000 in gold. Madrid reports a provisional treaty of amity and commerce marks Spain-U.S. restoration steps. J M McLaughlin, 68, died at Metuchen, longtime Jersey City Times editor and Middlesex County court stenographer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Wyoming
Portland
Arthur Venville
M. 1
Whitman
W. A. Larned
Newport
Lokal Angeiger
Berlin
Wilhelmina
Frederick Adele
Mecklenburg- Schwerin
David . Day
New York
Buffalo
Sabina Beer
Madison
Storer
Madrid
State Department
Spain
United States
J. M. McLaughlin
Metuchen
N. J
McLaughlin
Tie
Jersey City Times
Yas
New Jersey
Middlesex County
Tribune Offers Local News For One-Sixty Per Year
The Tribune emphasizes its status as Freeland’s leading newspaper priced at $1.50 yearly. It promises local, world news in condensed form and careful, truthful reporting, suitable for family reading and sharing with children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Freeland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Donger
Mattie
Minnie
Boston Transcript
Maud
Ethel
Batavia
N.Y
Jane Yat
Sumner
Manila
Washington
MacArthur
War Department
Fifteenth Infantry
Nagasaki
Philippines
Marchand
Davis
Fashoda
Ching Expeditionary Corps
The
Tri
Bune
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!