Pekin burns amid Chinese fighting and war claims
London reports fires and street battles after Pekin relief as Russian and Japanese forces clash near the imperial precincts. Dispatches claim China’s dowager empress whereabouts unknown, emperor missing, and indemnity talks may begin. In Washington, Meade transport rerouted to Manila with about 4,000 troops bound for China.
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London
Pekin
Daily Mail
Imperial
Obutfee
Priva
Uhiva
Europe
Pekiv
Reuter
Tien Tein
St. Petersburg
Prince Tran
Netherlands
Knob
Mergen
Washington
War Department
Tak
China
Nagasaki
Manila
Meade
Correspondence Seized and Dr Clark mobbed in London
In London Aug 24 the colonial office released the Pretoria correspondence showing letters from Lib Labouchere and Liberal Ellis to Mrs Holly urging favorable actions toward the Transvaal. Dr Gavin Brown Clark wrote to President Kruger on Aug 29 1899 about a conversation with Chamberlain and warned war seemed likely. Clark condemned by morning papers and mobbed by constituents last evening. saved by a supporter with a revolver. Also report from Stony Mountain May 24: four Selkirk asylum officers recaptured an escaped lunatic near town after his flight via bluffs, arriving in town barefoot and fatigued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gavin Brown Clark
London
Colonial Office
Pretoria
Basides
Henry Labouchere
John Edward Ellis
Rushocliffe
Nottinghamshire
Mra Holly
Transvaal
Caithness
South African Republic
Kroger
Joseph Chamberlain
Clark
Clarke
Stony Mountain
Selkirk
Selkirk Electric Railway bids heard by council
Winnipeg Aug 24. A special St Andrew's council meeting considered proposals from the Selkirk Electric Railway Company and the Winnipeg Selkirk and Lake Winnipeg Electric Railway Company for exclusive privilege to construct and operate an electric line railway and nine permissions for a telephone electric line over municipal highways and streets. The council unanimously decided to pursue the Selkirk Electric Railway Co. application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selkirk Electric RB
Winnipeg
Council of St. Andrew’s
Selkirk Electric Railway Company
Winnipeg, Selkirk and Lake Winnipeg Electric Railway Company
Selkirk Electric Railway Co
Northwest rebellion medal for mounted police in territories
Ottawa confirms an order granting the Northwest rebellion medal to mounted police in service in the Territories in 1885. The 1886 order covered those under fire. a seed grain competition introduces a next year experiment adjusting showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Mounted Police
Territories
Robertson
Round World News Roundup From Across North America
Condensed notes from Ottawa to Halifax dated Aug 24 report Sir Wilfrid Laurier's return to the capital Parry Sound laying a foundation stone for a Presbyterian church in Mr. Kees's project John McEwen drowns in Thames river at 45 M Gustave Clusaret a Toulon deputy dies Ottawa appoints Charles Aukwith to editorial management Brandon Sun Lake Ontario sighted with 100 invalided Canadians en route to Quebec Montreal Chicago and Seattle dispatches on ships and a Manitoba horticultural show. a mob in New Orleans executes Sam Fields for alleged assault. Mrs La belle dies after lamp fire.Canadian invalids sail for Montreal with a lord mayor greeting. Finlay Macdiarmid petition case heard at Orgoode Hall. Matterhorn ascent record broken Walding brothers reach 11,880 feet. Justice Martin to Atlin for Alaskan boundary claims. U.S. postal rule extends two cent rate to several Pacific and Caribbean territories. Allan Line steamer Assyrian arrives with Johan Hanno a notorious Swedish-born killer barred from landing.
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Ottawa
Wilfrid Lauree
Parry Sound
George W. Kees
New Presbyterian Church
Woodstock
John McEwen
Thames
Toulon
Gustave Paul Clusaret
The
Commone
Charles H. , Aukwith
Ottawa Evening Journal
Brandon Sun
Montreal
Lake Ontario
Fame Point
Quebec
Chicago
Chronicle
Salt Lake City
Utah
Joseph B. Noble
Boontiful
Seattle
Wash
Haa
Ling
Pacific Coast
Philippines
Ateamera
Inverness
Carlisle City
Ping Suey
Brandon
Brandon Horticultural Society
New Orleans
Sam Fields
Whitehall
Livingstone Parish
Fields
Fields Attempted To Assault White Woman. He Was Taken From the Cfficern
Felix Labelle
Labelle
Labelle & Payette
Ste. Rose
Sly
London
Theonision
Imayor
Liverpool
Toronto
Finlay G
Macdiarmid M
West High
Orgoode Hall
O. P BR
Banff
Messrs
W. G
W. E. Walding
Victoria
B.C
Justice Martin
Atlin
Canada
Washington
United States
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Guava
Fitchburg Flyer Collision Shuts Line. Engineer Dies
Fitchburg Massachusetts August 93 a Montreal flyer bound from Boston to Fitchburg collided with a working train between the state line and Williamstown New Hampshire. The engine derailed and engineer Frank Hughes of Fitchburg was fatally injured dying tonight. Fireman Lade of St Louis escaped with minor bruises. Track blocked for five hours with passengers dazed. In St Louis heatwave continues with two deaths and eleven prostrations reported. London police and a bank clerk case from Patras involve alleged theft of 800000 pounds. trial pending after arrest while passing a 25 note.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Montreal Flyer
Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston
State Line
FilaWilliame
N.H
Frank Hughes
Jane
Man Lade
London
J. Jos
Patra’ Bank
Neven
China Crisis Splits into Districts as Police Seeks Control
Reports from London and Berlin describe upheaval in China with the empress dowager's enduring influence and calls for immediate government reestablishment. Russian mobilization advances in Europe while dispatches cite British and Japanese observers on Pekin’s entry, casualties, and rebel attacks in Korea as unrest deepens.
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London
the Chronicle
Kai-Takaaki
China
Chang
Count von Walderee
The
Mail
Onat
Oounter
Moscow
Daily Graphic
European
Russia
Odessa
Berlin
Taku
Yang Taun
Admiralty
Bruce
Yokohama
Corea Saya
Song Ching
Krugers Proclamation and Train Wreck News
Dispatches from London and Cape Town report Krugers proclamation countering allied orders and a railway wreck near Davnehuuser caused by Boer fighters. In Pretoria the Will treason bill passes second reading. Harriemith Dutch officials sent to Ladysmith. transports with 9,000 Boer prisoners sail to Ceylon as DeWet and Delarey forces push eastward.
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Joors Wrick
Durban
Natal
Davnehuuser
Boera
Harriemith
Sandrost
Ladysmith
Horriamith
Catalonia
Cape
Ceylon
Pretoria
DeWet
Delarey
Paget
Roumania Pressures Bulgaria Over Macedonian Rebels
London dispatches summarize a Bulgaria Roumania dispute over the Macedonian revolutionary committees based in Sofia. A Vienna Standard informant notes growing belief that the conflict is near resolution with Bulgaria likely to meet Roumanian demands. Also, Ethel Chamberlain marries Whitmore Richards in Birmingham, and cholera spreads in Bombay, per US consul reports.
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London
Roumania
Sofia
Vienna
The
Standard
Bulgaria
Mieg Chamberlain
Birmingham
Ethel
Joseph Chamberlain
Colonies
Whitmore Richards
Richard
Rossland Mill Fire Destroys Miller Sawmill and Lumber
Fire at Miller sawmill six miles below Rossland on the Red Mountain railway destroyed the mill at 4 pm after starting at 8 pm. Half a million feet of lumber perished along with a car and a carload of dressed lumber. No insurance, estimated loss about 20 000. Fire threatened mill houses and nearby Philadelphia Mining Company facilities. Brockholm note reports King Oscar agreement on Samoa compensation arbiter.
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Rossland
R. B. Miller
Red Mountain
Philadelphia Mining Company
Multiple world and local notices from Aug. reports
A dense roundup of Aug. dispatches notes Colorado Wyoming fire losses at ten million dollars, suicides in Montreal and Toronto, deaths from accidents in Walkerton and Akron, a shipboard lighthouse report, a large grain fire in Akron, a Swede man’s poisoning, editors’ excursion reception in Ottawa, London onion strike gains, and various political and legal notes across North America and Europe.
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Denver
Col
Colorado
Wyoming
Montreal
Hughes
Victoria
Cape Beale
Walkerton
Ont
Bernie Malbrach
Grand Trunk
Winnipeg
McCaw
Polson Avenue
Main Street
B.C
The
Tees
U. 8
Marshal Hasey
Dan Robinson
Ketcalan
Robinson
Akron
Ohio
Toronto
Charley Kronts
Kentucky
Ottawa
Minnesota
East
Blythe
Out
Harly
Livingston
New York
Manhattan
Prince George
Canada
Halifax
United States
Arthur Harris
Robert J. Thorp
Harris
Washington
Berlin
Hamburg
Germany
Cardiff
Tazewell
Maxwell
Ho Bho Exchange Sparks Odd Courtship Quote
An odd exchange features Ho claiming heart theft while Bho responds that after begging for six weeks to accept 18, the remark becomes a curious, playful dispute. The dialogue hints at a local cultural clash and dating customs.
News of the Week Priday Aug 2
The column notes editor change at the Nrandun Fun and lists a torrent of brief items: Grind Forks beat Pargo in baseball. a birth in the Fa family. Montreal deaths from factory accidents. trials and crimes in Winnipeg. theatre fire links. a Manila style list of post office extensions. Aug 23 notable deaths and honors. city fires and inspections. population tallies in Philadelphia and New York. various arrests, legal actions, and storms. and international notes from Samoa to Bulgaria with local incidents across North America.
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Priday
C. H.R. Arkwith
Grind Forks
Pargo
Vanderbilt
Carl Smith
Copen Ungen
Duke of York
Halifax
J. KE. Clarke
Wrankiln
Munn
Wis
Toronto
Cleveland
Pordins
TD. Robinson
J. C. Cunnery
Uy Bemarahall
Philadelphia
Greater New York
Ajman
Aidover
Mane
Chas
Anderdon
Winnipeg
H. Malbrach
Walkerton
Ont
Monie
Chicago
Fragmentary Briefs from a Tangled Dispatch
An OCR fragment notes Trey, Father Chorrier of Winnipeg, and others monitoring an advisory round. The steamer Quadra with Lord Minto aboard did not fly the American flag. Johan Mann, alleged suspect, was barred from landing at Halifax. Dr Gavin Clark faced mobbing by constituents amid suggests of act allegations on passes.
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Trey
Father Chorrier
Winnipeg
Han Aine
Lord Minto
Warty
Ming
Johan Mann
Mallfax
Pretoria
Gavin Clark
Kriger
Cable company reports delays to messages to Japan
New York on August 1 reports the Commercial Cable company announces damage to telegraph lines beyond Bhomonoseki by inundation causes delays for messages to Japan. A Japanese warship departed Yokohama for Shanghai to land troops and protect Japanese subjects. The Daily Mail says Germany will land no detachment at Shanghai.
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New York
Commercial Cable Company
Bhomonoseki
Japan
Yokoama
Bhinghai
Daily Mail
Matl
Germany
Shanghai
Killing His Man by M Quad
Private Hollins on picket resolves to kill a man to prove he killed in war. He shoots from hiding and hits a figure. a barefoot girl leads him to a dead woman. The realization, the children nearby, and the dog’s howl haunt him when he discovers the victim was a civilian. He ends his life with his musket.
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Hollins
Holling
Tie
Giimpar
Holmos
Mollinus
Hiia Post
Dan
Phi
Cable Jointers and Undersea Cable Repairs
The article explains the role of cable jointers who work on undersea telegraph lines. It details how they repair, splice, and oil joints on cables dragged up from the sea, noting the precision required to avoid insulation damage and costly maritime delays during urgent fixes.
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Bunty
New York
Turf Record Summary From Cishen Trials and Stakes
The Turf Record notes Gentry timing a mile in 2.11. eighth in 2:44. Horses Abbie X Hexameter and Abby Georgy Wilkes shipped to Hornem in Austria. Frank Coyner and Lagonda Chimes with Lut Ruth engaged in a $52,000 stakes. Of 21 horses, seven proceed to races this year, rest saved for next season. Oreacellis has run no tiles yet at Cleveland, reports show eighths in 15 seconds.
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John R. Gentry
Cishen
Abbie X
Hexameter
Abby
Georgy Wilkes
Hornem
Austria
Frank Coyner
Delaware
Lady Aly
Lagonda Chimes
Ruth
Oreacellis
Cleveland
Triumphs of Dr Chase Remedies Across Provinces
An Ontario reader report praises Dr Chase's Ointment for piles after long suffering and relief within days, while others credit Dr Chase's Nerve Food for a sickly child, Kidney Liver Pills for constipation and weak kidneys, and Kidney-Liver Plus for renewed health. The ad notes the genuine remedies bear Dr Chase's portrait and signature, with imitators avoiding reproduction.
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W. T. Wigle
Mike
Kingsville
Ont
Atates
Golding
Toronto
Dr. Chase
Stephen Dempesy
Albury
P. O' County
Grant
Chase
Geo. Bonner
Wiarton
Chane
Chas
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Imperial City
Tas
Corea
Round World
Allan Line
Glasgow
St. Johns
Nafi
Power
Aating Immigration
Clay
Detectioe
Immigration Agert
Johan Hanon
Sockholm
Sweden
Hanno
Stockholm
Louis
Bombay
State Department
Brockholm
Oscar
Samoa
Bome Meni
Teleygraphic Intelligence
Aldershot
Lord Woleeley
Vancouver
Ole Oleson
Nanaimo
Kingston
W. H. Keene
Davyldeon Street
Levina Joyner
Molina
News OF the
Mra
Lubele
Brown
Geo
Tiley
Hevelnpindits
Roy
Dr. A
HK. McKay
Porto Iheo
Simona Islands
Uhl
Wrdnheday
Jonada
Portage la Brattle
Minneapella
Paul
Em 'T. Wahilort
Arington
Minn
Maryland
Indiana
Wilfrid Laurier
Ontario
Maybrick
Shota
Chas. Irons
Tia
W. Wee Einige
Testis Sin District
Pultp
Georgia
Bheboygan
Varia Exposition
Wolseley
Avaq
Diwintity
Lata Wm
Christie
Woonen
Wuiliion Dollira
Apsignes
Te Uiluaing
Joby C. Coleman
Oaeeston
Magitolia
Conductora and
Tralamentn Seenat
McNicoll
Grahame
Hat Vortage
Kroaway
Mini
Charter 0
B. C
Emerson
DHT
Munich
Andrew McMiclan
Douglas Man
Calgary
Atroom
Liberty
Mo Ita
Loula Davies
Binir
Fielding
Dominion
Quelec Baturdiy
Zion Church
Parle Rept
Prince of Walesia
Homburg
Laval University
Grand Rapids
Binithtenta
Jayta
Carnogle Company
Pittsburg
Lake Superior
Coltuo
Mount Morenemilly
M. Quad
C. B. Lewis
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