Waiting for Powers Agree on Chinese Crisis
Washington Aug. reports say war is over in spirit but fighting may continue. Root says diplomacy blocked by powers and expects a moral protest if China is carved up. Japan and Russia favor talks via Li Hung Chang. Germany Italy oppose. Austria, France, England silent. Amoy tense as Japanese reinforcements approach Fo Kien.
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Washington
Root
McAdee
Japan
Russia
Li Hung Chang
Germany
Italy
Austria
France
England
Baron von Waldersee
Gen. Chaffee
Tien-Tsin
Return of Boxers Expected After Pekin Relief
Paris dispatch says France's Pinchon reports no definite news after the Pekin relief and that the return of Boxers and imperial troops is expected at any time.
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Paris
M. Pinchon
Pekin
Emperor Report Raises Question of Imperial Fates
Official denials say the empress dowager and emperor were not captured. It is believed the emperor may be dead while the empress dowager escaped to Yegel fourteen miles from Pekin, where she sheltered in 1860 during the Anglo French occupation.
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Moscow
Yegel
Pekin
Destruction in Pe kin described as appalling
A dispatch from Peking dated August 15 reports appalling destruction in the city. Legation Street is unrecognizable and foreign houses are burned or bullet-riddled. The French legation compound is largely ruined while hundreds of acres of native houses burn. Near the American legation a shaft for undermining undermining has been sunk.
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London
Pekin
Legation
Brave Deed By Japanese Sub-Lieutenant At Tianjin Gate
The Japan Daily Mail reports a Japanese sub-lieutenant at Tianjin set off gun cotton at a gate. He and his party moved through enemy fire, drove off unarmed Chinese, piled boxes at the gate, and ignited a small train of chips. The explosion failed to occur as he fled 60 yards away and survived unhurt.
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis and Vicinity
Weather outlook for the 36 hours ending 8 pm August 30 calls for fair conditions. Temperatures rise from 71 at 7 am to 84 at noon and 85 by 2 pm with pleasant Wednesday night and Thursday.
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Indianapolis
New Version of Von Ketteler Murder Emerges
A diary of a Chinese official reports the June 19 incident near the Tsung luamen where Von Ketteler's revolver discharged by accident. British troops misread the firing and opened fire, triggering mutual volleys that killed Von Ketteler. June 20 Kansu troops attacked the Austrian legation and fired all night.
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Victoria
B. C
North China Daily News
Baron von Ketteler
von Ketteler
Tsung Luamen
Kansu
Prince's
Boy Targeted in Delaware Barn Assault and Anarchist Incident
Carlos Porton 13 fell from a barn window injuring his left wrist badly. Henry Snell 11 is accused of pushing him amid threats of a gang clash. In a separate incident police confronted Joseph Florio Evansville with a large knife and outbursts claiming insanity while vowing violence.
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Alabama-st
Carlos Porton
Dr. Oliver
Carlos
Henry Snell
Pratt Sr
Henry
Caristian
Commission
Delaware St
Lawlor
Cronin
Joseph Florio
Evansville
Florio
Polce
Daly
Confab at White House Discusses China Question
A conference at the White House on Wednesday examined the Chinese question. It is intimated that replies from the rowers regarding their intent in China have been received and some are unsatisfactory.
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Washington
White House
China
Japanese seize winter palace as Pekin patrol finds no armed force
Fokin advices dated Aug 21 report a southward movement that day. The Japanese take control of the winter palace and bar Russians from destroying it. In the imperial park near Pekin a mixed force fails to find armed units but eliminates a Chinese scout. American, British, Japanese, and Russian battalions conduct reconnaissance.
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London
Fokin
Winter Palace
Imperial Park
Pekin
Labor clash on ranch injures workers in Western city
In a San Francisco area ranch battle between Japanese and Chinese laborers on Tuesday the Chinese were routed with one killed and three wounded. One Japanese worker was hurt. Clubs and hay hooks were used amid ongoing hostilities tied to events in China.
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San Francisco
China
United States Plans Four Dispatch Boats for China Messages
The United States intends to use four dispatch boats to carry messages between Che Foo and Shanghai. The German Reichstag could be convened to act on a $25,000,000 bill for war operations in China. The German National Zeitung asks whether the force in China is a provisional army or the advance guard of an eastern colonial army.
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United States
Che- Foo
Shanghai
Reichstag
China
National Zeitung
Who's Picked to Press Electric Button at Fair Grounds
A labor day committee has not yet decided who will press the electric button to ignite the gas at the house raising event. The grounds committee oversees this duty and will announce the choice Sunday morning.
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Fair Grounds
Labor Day
Ex-School Superintendent Hurt After Buggy Crash
B Flick 60 of Lawrence was thrown from his buggy on S Delaware St Wednesday morning while delivering fruit to commission merchants. His horse bolted, he pulled the line into a curb, and he was left unconscious. Dr McGaughy treated a four inch head wound and restoratives were given. He was later driven home.
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B. Flick
Lawrence
Hymns Sung in Criminal Court by Marion County Teachers
Visitors to the courthouse heard hymn singing by Marion county teachers on an institute day. The religious music echoed through the criminal courtroom, described as the threadbare funeral standard.
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Marion County
Criminal Court Room
Greenfield to Indianapolis Car Service Begins
The first Greenfield car reached Indianapolis on Wednesday morning and a half hour schedule is hoped for by afternoon. Five new cars capable of 50 miles an hour and two rebuilt units will run to meet the schedule. Some trolley posts on the Irvington line were straightened and ballast work continues, possibly slowing trains briefly.
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Greenfield
Indianapolis
Irvington
Butz and Tully Fined After Shop Fight Over Politics
John W. Butz an upholsterer and William Tully fought in police court over a political question at Butz's shop. Tully bore a two inch head wound. Butz claimed he hit with a fist. Butz was fined $10 and costs while Tully was discharged.
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John W. Butz
N. East St
William Tully
Butz
W. St. Clair-st
Tully
New York Race Riots Prompt Lawsuits Against City
Negro victims of New York race riots plan to sue the city. A white man was killed in Charlotte North Carolina leading to a public hanging of a Black man. Akron officials receive anonymous letters warning against arrests amid riots. Primary returns suggest Croker will control the Democratic state convention in Saratoga. A legless and armless Cincinnati workhouse inmate seeks pardon via letter. Hawaii governance and dry status await territory actions. Handwriting experts in a Molineux case sue for pay.
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New York
Charlotte
N. C
Akron
Croker
Saratoga
Jesse Feary
Cincinnati
Freight wreck disrupts Big Four yards at Brightwood
A cut of 32 freight cars derailed after a switch error by switchman Sluffer. The wreck tore up track as engineer Ferrell in switch engine 56 collided with the debris. Ferrell jumped to safety with no injuries reported among crew. Fourteen cars were derailed in the incident.
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Brightwood
Sluffer
Ferrell
Poisoned Blood Curt Haunts Dusty Saint Address
A garbled OCR item references poisoning and a blood curdle event linked to Dustiées Care For Impure Bleed with names like Hoyt. The readable text hints at a crime or medical distress involving poison and a suspected caster.
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Fey Hoyt
Officers of Women's Christian Temperance Union angered
Some officers condemn a report that the union asks women to pray for McKinley’s defeat. Secretary Mary E. Balch reads requests to two women who then recruit two more, but Balch denies acting for the union.
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Women's Christian Temperance Union
Union
McKinley
Judge Alford Undergoes Nose Operation After Shinny Injury
Judge Alford of the criminal court had a nose operation on Wednesday morning. The account recalls his boyhood shinny games in which a club struck his nose, bending the wall between nostrils into a valve in the right nostril. He nearly passed out but did not.
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Alford
Criminal Court
Koehne Urges Taxpayers to Call for Tax Slips
County treasurer Koehne asks taxpayers to call and obtain slips showing taxes and assessments. Slips make payment easier as they can be paid any time. The deadline is the first Monday in November for payment.
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Koehne
Johnson Plans Small Reductions in City Budget
Johnson began Wednesday to cut department estimates ahead of submitting the expenses budget to the council He signals a reduction of one or two dollars from both the Board of Safety and Board of Works budgets as preparatory action.
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Johnson
Board of ‘Safety
Boar of Works
Eatiinate
Afro-Americans Divide Over McKinley Endorsement Fight
The Afro-American council debates endorsing McKinley or Bryan as six Republican members push for a pro‑McKinley report. Democrats accuse administration loyalists of money influence, while Missouri and Georgia delegates deny seeking endorsements. The session features disorder, heated rhetoric, and calls to curb political influence among Black voters.
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John P. Green
Washington
North
T. T. Fortune
Georgia
Frederick L. McGhee
Afro-American Press Association
McKinley
Roosevelt
Hot Water Heating Franchises Tabled By City Board
Nathan Morris appearing for Indianapolis men pressed the Board of Public Works for a definite action on a hot water heating franchise. Toledo representatives urged a quick proposal while Indianapolis backers also claimed support. The board ordered notices for all parties to appear as final decisions on street and sidewalk contracts and various improvements were recorded including cement walks and asphalt roadways on multiple streets.
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Nathan Morris
Indianapolis
Board of Public Works
W. W. Thornton
EB. R. Vincent
Homer T. Yargan
Toledo
John H. Stem
New York
Blake
Agnes
First Alley
Prospect
Virginia Ave
Atwood
Mooreave
Southeastern-ave
Illinois-st
Merrill
Ray
Noble
Bellefontaine
Harlan St
Pleasant Run
Julius Keller
Hendricks St
Lincoln
Nebraska
Morris St
Wright
Alabama
Fall ‘Creek
Twath-st
Senate-ave
Canal Bridge
Roadway and Sidewalk Upgrades Planned Along Capitol Ave Corridor
Public works announce cement sidewalks from Corast to Illinois and a brick roadway with an east sidewalk on Irving Place. Project details outline repair and replacement across the Capitol avenue stretch, improving pedestrian access and street surface.
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Capitol-ave
Illinois
Irving Place
No Weeds Cut Since Last Friday by City Employees
No weeds have been cut by city employees since last Friday. The delay stems from insufficient funds as the city council has not allocated more money, leaving non-resident owned lots unmowed.
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Cil
City Life notes and local court and social items
The Monon declares a 2 percent semi annual dividend. Gen Harrison and family plan return from Old Forge New York the first week of October. Alfred Harring dies at Jeffersontown reformatory a sentence from Indianapolis for robbery. Alice Sheerin infant daughter of S P Sheerin dies at their Maxinkuckee summer home. George J Pope 43 and Sarah F Schieve 4 Edward Marcy 2 and Kate Menees 28 all from Indianapolis marry at Danville Illinois. Mrs Harold Bachford will testify to grand jury about possible bigamy by her husband who lives in Illinois. State cultural board secretary Downing told that Searchlight and Anatonda pacers will race at the state fair. John Le Page released by New Albany on promise to marry Ada Moulton of Indianapolis and she seeks arrest after he did not marry. Miss Blanche ODonnell leaves for New York to sail Saturday for Europe then two years in Vienna. Martin V Whiteley seeks divorce from Mary claiming she cared more for two days than for him. Fanny Staub asks husband Ollie and Panhandle railroad for month support as Staub deserted her. Girls from the Industrial Home at Hadley Indiana will give entertainment for the home at the Broadway M.
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Monon
Harrison
Old Forge
New York
Ee Alfred Harring
Jefferssonville Reformatory
Pa Eta
Alice
S. P. Sheerin
Maxinkuckee
George J. Pope
Sarah F. Schieveting
Edward Marcy
Kate Menees
Indianapolis
Danville, Il
Harold Bachford
Bieves
Illinois
Downing
State Articultural Board
Searchlight
Anaconda
Big Pacers
John le Page
New Albany
Ada Moulton
Blanche V. O'Donnell
Rotterdam
Europe
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Vienna
Martin
V. Whitely
Mary
Fanny Staub
Ollie
Panhandle Railroad
Staub
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