Forts Attacked Heavy Cannonading from Pekin to Blagoveshchensk
dispatches from Tako and Shanghai report Allied assault on Pe Tang forts at dawn and heavy shelling toward Pekin with 10000 troops expected to winter there. British German French joint expedition planned. Dowager Empress offers return if protected. Maine hospital ship arrives reinforcements at Wei Hai Wei.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poting
Ewpr Ss
Pekin
London
Maine
Wei Hai Wei
America
From Both Hemispheres Condensed News Flows In Sept 21
A compact dispatch mix reports varied items: Colin Renkin loses 400 in Canada Central fair funds. a Frisch Gloeck mine explosion in Bohemia kills 32, injures 15. Constable Saunders dies of heart disease. commissions probe Chinese question. trade union action favors independent politics. Charkieh disaster details from Athens. McGagan faces murder charge in New York. and Canadian rail news on CP R time service changes and coal developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottsws
Colin Renkin
Huseen’s
Mataes
Canede Central Fair
Loodos
Galveston
London
Stock Exchange
Cox
Bohemis
Frisch Gloeck
Tvo
Regina
Ottawa
Trades and Labor Congress
Ontario
Quebec
Athens
Lloyd's
Charkieh
Andros
Cyclades
Montreal
TG. Shaughnessy
Imperial Limited
Mesere
RB. Angus
E. B. Osler
Mathews
Canadian Pacific Railway Directorate
Frontiers Reported Firefights and Movements Across Europe
Dispatches note fighting on the frontier with 250 Portuguese artillerymen marching toward the scene. The Netherlands will seek indemnity from Britain for Dutch injured in the Transvaal and offers to transfer Kroger to Europe on a Dutch warship. Canadians returning from South Africa will be led by Oscar Pelletier. A Boer retreat from Komati Poort sees 100 entering Portuguese territory with the rest dispersing inland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lorenzo Marques
Hague
Netherlands
England
Holland
Ottawa
Oscar Pelletier
South Africa
Nelsproit
Komati Poort
Machadedrop
Portugese
Chamberlains Manifesto Addresses Constituents in London
Joseph Chamberlain speaks to West Birmingham voters defending Britain's war actions. He denies provoking the conflict and claims negotiations were ongoing, criticizing opposition claims as false or exaggerated. He argues returning Unionist power would preserve victory's fruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Joseph Chamberlain
West Birmingham
Two Toronto Deaths and Marriages Reported Across Cities
A nine year old boy, Francis Palfer, was struck by a car on King Street and died that evening in Toronto. Also in Toronto, Eunice Maud Wright married J. R. McMillan and her sister Elia Gertrude wed J. J. Ritchie of Winnipeg at the Church of the Epiphany Parkdale. Greenwood notes the Branden and Golden Crown mining Co held its fourth annual meeting with 1,300,000 shares represented. Officers elected include T. Mayne Daly president and W. J. Porter vice president, with ore shipments totaling 1,574 tons and a depth development to 800 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Francis Palfer
King Street
Eunice Maud Wright
J. R. McMillan
Elia Gertrude
J. J. Ritchie
Winnipeg
Parkdale
Greenwood
Branden and Golden Crown Mining Co
T. Mayne Daly
W. J. Porter
W. L. Orde
George H. Collis
Engagement between Filipinos and U S infantry in Manius
In Manius on Sept 20 a body of about 1000 Filipinos fought detachments of the 15th and 37th U S infantry. American casualties were 12 killed 26 wounded and five missing. Clearwater on Sept 21 reports a stranger Miller found hanged in a livery stable. A messenger was sent to Crystal City for information to Craner Roddell.
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Manius
U. S
Boston
Cecil Rhodes
Clara Barton
Red Cross Society
Grant
Queen's University
Kingston
Spring Lake
N. J
Nevada
Great Britain
Russia
Tien Tsin
Metropolitan Tabernacle
London
Thos
Spurgron
15Th
Gertrude
Rio Janeiro
Lackawanna
Wyoming
Stranger Miller found hanging near Clearwater barn
A stranger named Miller, said to be associated with a threshing crew west of Clearwater, was found hanged tonight in a livery stable. A messenger heads to Coroner Riddell of Crystal City, Texas, with the report.
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Clearwater
Man
Miller
Riddell
Crystal City
Galveston
Texas
Will Come Home From Last Parade In South Africa
A cable from Lieut.-Col. Bigger, Cape Town, says 500 of the first Canadian contingent will return to Canada within the year of service by Oct 1. Gen. Wilson moves north with 3,000 men and 30 guns toward Hector's Spruit. Lord Roberts reports Nelspruit occupied without opposition and talks with General Baller about supplies. Mr. Kruger sails for Europe on Herzog and accepts a war ship offer to convey him to Holland.
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Ottawa
Militia Department
Bigger
Cape Town
Canada
Cot Otter
South Africa
Spitskop
Wilson
Louis Botha
Transvaal
Hector
Spruit
London
Lord Roberts
Nelspruit
Vaal River Colony
Baller
Cape Colony
Lorenzo Marques
Mr. Kruger
South African Republic
Europe
Herzog
Hague
Netherlands
Kruger
Holland
Governor Sayers predicts Galveston storm loss at 12000 lives
Houston reports Governor Sayers states in a wire to the Associated Press that storm tolls in Galveston and the southern coast cannot be less than 12000, with property losses near 20000000. He expresses confidence the stricken district will revive and Galveston will rebound with strength.
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Houston
Texas
Sayers
Associated Press
Galveston
Changes In British Officials In Far East
Report from Shanghai notes Sir Claude MacDonald to become British minister at Tokio and Pekin diplomat, disappointing Britons in the Far East. Vice Admiral Seymour expected to meet him at Tien Tsin as German actions in China prompt reaction. London officials deny any British support for German policy. New York reports Galveston relief funds at $220,222.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Obioa
Times
Shanghai
Claude MacDonald
Tokio
Lokal Anzieger
Liang Hiang Si
Pekin
Bengal Lancers
Seymour
Alacrity
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Lord Salisbury
Li Hung Chang
Daily Express
Washington
China
Great Britain
Mainz
Germany
Socialist Congress
Herr Scheenlank
New York
Galveston
Diverse 1900s dispatches race across cities and seas
Telegraphic items report Belle Archer’s death in Warren Pennsylvania. William Houston acquitted in Ontario. Egyptian steamer Charkick ashore near Andros with drownings. Thanksgiving date moved to Oct 15 by Ottawa cabinet. E D Bangs of Boston Stock Exchange dies. Brampton ex MP Robt Smith dead. Iron workers in Lebanon PA back to work. Armenian relations with Constantinople note. Typhoid in Winnipeg. Montreal rail promotions. Belle Isle fishing vessels wrecks. Reno bank robbery. Hazleton coal strike midweek.
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Brampton
Robt. Smith
Smith
Peel
Mackenzie
John Hilliard Cameron
Lebanon
American Iron Steel Company
Constantinople
Lloyd Griscon
United States
Porte
Armenian Revolutionary Committee
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Boston
Montreal
J. C. Jones
Grand Trunk Railway
Herbert
F. N. Egan
Toronto
St. John's
Mid
Straits of
Belle Isle
Reno
Nevada
Winnamucca
First National Bank
Hazleton
Mitchell
CPR machinists award sets Winnipeg minimum wage
In Winnipeg the third arbitrator R Strang released a report granting a minimum wage of 27 cents per hour for CPR machinists, up from 25 cents. Increases vary regionally from Fort William to Vancouver, with two cent raises in some segments and one cent in others, effective soon after the award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
R. Strang
C.P.R. Machinists
Fort William
Laggan
Kamloops
Vancouver
Charles Blair
Moncton
N.B
Barrard Inlet
Bank of Montreal
St. John
Merchants Bank
Brandon
Collapse of a Church at Wankleek Hill Kills Minister
Information from Ottawa reports the church wall at Wankleek Hill on the CPR line collapsed during construction. Reverend John McLeod the Presbyterian minister and August Delorme were killed. Harvey Goulden and another man were injured. Doig Payment Crain and Vanleck Hill sustained injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Wankleek Hill
C.P.R
Liberal papers back annexation policy after dissolution
London reports that most Liberal papers and politicians favor annexation in South Africa following parliament's dissolution. Party leaders have not released manifestos yet, but campaigning is expected to start soon and Lord Salisbury is anticipated to remain premier with the current cabinet if unseated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
South Africa
Laders
Lord Salisbury
Plague Interrasing Intilaszew and Misc News Items
Friday notices an odd plague reference while Justin Metterthy L retires from public life in Regina. Reports from Selkirk, Port Arthur, and Mack Bay detail wrecks, inquests, and labor tensions as mining, transport, and rail issues ripple across Canada and Britain. Virulent events include a Derby win by Clip Windem, a Gimli CPR contract, and a Monday-into-Tuesday round of global incidents.
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Intilaszew
Justin Metterthy L
Regina
Territories
H. B. Ferter Rankin
Mattawe
Ottawa
Clearwater
Wioealpes
Davidson
Selkirk
Avid Devi
Hranden
Clip Windem
Irish
Gimli
Hern’er
Dominion Cabinet
St. Andrew
Mack Bay
Port Arthur
Schuylkill Valley
Coal Co
Severe Storm Ravages Port Arthur and Coastal Areas
Reports say the severest storm of the season battered Port Arthur while 4000 graves were dug around Galveston. Noted art critic John B. Randelph died from a fall. Other items mention a Winnipeg royal family protest, a New York delegate, and shipboard drownings on Canada’s coasts.
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Port Arthur
Galveston
John B. Randelph
New York
Mer. Falconio
Winnipex
China
Sir Henry Howard
Lord Pauncefot
Washington
Winnipeg
Minnedosa
M. Gordon
Hamilton
Pugilist Corbett sails to Europe amid mixed racing notes
J. J. Corbett the pugilist crossed to Europe on the Campania while Boston and Porthind contend as rivals for Co P B's winter freight. Automobiles pass Montreal postal tests. Sergt Lindsay of Strathcona's Horse to receive the Victoria Cross. Relief funds for Galveston flood near 1 740 000. Grand Race of Nations at Paris ex position won by American team. Insurance on Paris Ontario fire totals 165 705. Trouble brews in Colombia over release of former President Sanclements.
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J. J. Corbett
Europe
Campania
Boston
Porthind
Co. P. B
Montreal
Sergt. Lindsay
Strathcona
Galveston
Paris Exposition
Paris
Ont
Colombia
Sanclements
Seven Newfoundland schooners ashore on French coast
A brief report notes seven Newfoundland fishing schooners ran aground on the French treaty coast. The item records the event without further details.
Turmoil Reported in Bogota After Sanclemente Imprisonment
Travelers from Cobu describe Bogota in chaos as Senor Marrogún, the vice president and dictator, holds former President Sanclemente jailed. A second revolution is said to be brewing if Sanclemente is not released promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamacis
Cobu
Bogota
Colombia
Sanclemente
Senor Marrogun
The Rosecroft Intrigue Continues at Strathmore Hall
Dorcas Lane and Frank Hawthorne plot to seize Theo and hush her identity as Major Strathmore’s ward. A hidden attic chest with dangerous papers spurs Hawthorne to steal Theo for a fortune while Dr Melville tends her fevered recovery and fate hangs in the balance.
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Jor
Strathmore Hall
Frank Hawthorne
Dorcas Lane
Major Stratswore
Itarry Strathmore
Draw Bridge
Theo
Pyhaw
Allendale
Is Your Liver Deranged How To Check Symptoms
The article explains that the liver governs digestion and blood quality, listing symptoms such as fullness after meals, pale skin, shoulder pain, indigestion, headaches, and irregular bowels. It promotes Dr Obase’s Kidney Liver Pills as a liver regulator improving liver kidney and bowel function with a 25 cent box available through dealers or Edmaneun Hates & Co in Toronto.
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Onase
Dr. Chase
A. W. Obase
Obases
Edmaneun
Hates & Co
Toronto
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Pavureak
War Department
Atwater
Taynan
Clapp
Tako
Dion
Occuren
Takuan
Moscow
Standard
Blagovestchensk
Amur
R. ©. Clare
Q. C
Daniel J. Munn
New Westminster
B.C
Ralph Smith
Nanaimo
British Foreign Office
Justin McCarthy
North Longford
Ireh
Joe McGaigan
Sarah
McGoigan
Finger
Arpin, Scott & Finger
Grand Rapids
Mich
Rome
Humbert
C.P R
Great West Central
Geo. E. Graham
U.P.R
British Columbia
Fernie
Livingston
Canadian Pacific
Medicine Hat
Broadview
Aed
Moythr, Rontifr
Chamberlain
Lust Gore
Crarer Roddell
Will
Far East
Ernest Succeds
Warren
Belle Archer
Chatham
E. D Bangs
Boston Stock Exchange
Winchester
N.J
Chicago
National Bank
Geo
Forbes
Chtcago
Bermuda Islands
Thos. Armstrong
Hranutford
Wisconsin
Australia
Presbyterian Century Fund
Gordon Castle
Cardigan Bay
Lehigh Valley Railway
Staten Island
Queen Wilelmina
Salvation Army
Hyes
Wm. Henderson
Robrakemin
Lartmers
Duke and Duchess of York
Pennsylvania
Camp Bird
Colorado
Rossland
Hancock County
Duke of Manchester
Brieplet
P. .T. McLellan
C. T. Mummery
Co. J. Sealey
Howard I. Bates
Ridgetown
Detroit
Baron Ketteler
Tredroker
Laura Jean Libbey
Eagrrly
Deress
Exerton
Rosectiff
Strean
Melville
Dr. Melville
Threas Lane
Walter Melville
Diorens
Shreas
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