China Empowers U S to Press Peace Effort
Washington reports from Minister Conger frame a hard line to relieve the besieged Pekin garrison. The State Department cites that only foreign troops can safely escort evacuees and remains unwilling to accept Chinese escort. Seven American marines were killed and 16 wounded.
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Conger
State Department
Pekin
Canton
Ohio
United States
China
Legation
Adee
M. Pichon
Tsung-Li-Yamen
Yamen
Myers
Root
Atlee
Minla
Possevei
China Peace Prospects Grow As Forces Clash Near Pekin
London dispatches report Li Hung Chang seeking peace as fighting shifts toward Pekin. Yang Tsun fell after an assault led by American and British forces with Chinese entrenchments contested. Casualties cited for British 200 and Americans 250, though Gen. Chaffe's tally differs. Russian staff hear Li Hung Chang ill and on leave. Chinese 12,000 troops moving from Hu Nan and Hu Pei toward Pekin and Tianjin. Shanghai merchants urge restriction on landing troops.
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London
China
Li Hung Chang
Yang Tsun
Daily Mail
Pekin
Chaffee
St. Petersburg
Yang Yu
Hu Nan
Hu Pei
Tien Tsin
Shanghai
Daily News
Belgium reports Chinese peace envoy named Li Hung Chang
The Belgian foreign office received a despatch from Shanghai dated August 10 signing De Cartier stating Li Hung Chang is named minister plenipotentiary to negotiate peace. A Pekin telegram confirms Chinese attempts to secure foreign ministers' acceptance of a Chinese escort to Tien Tsin, reported by M. Pichon.
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Brussels
Foreign Office
de Cartier
E. de Cartier de Marchienne
Pekin
Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
M. Pichon
Tien T'sin
Wu comments on Li Hung Chang as peace plenipotentiary
In Washington on August 10 Mr Wu the Chinese minister expressed interest but had not received confirmation of Li Hung Changs appointment as minister plenipotentiary to negotiate peace with the powers. Wu noted Li has the implicit confidence of his government and his appointment would be appropriate.
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Washington
Li Hung Chang
Navy to land troops in Shanghai defense move
Washington reports a cable from Shanghai stating Admiral Seymour plans to land troops to defend the city. Shanghai papers prefer British action but resist following any wider European move. The US maintains two warships, Castine and Princeton, off Shanghai to guard American interests, with Princeton arriving today.
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Washington
Navy Department
Shanghai
Seymour
England
United States
Castine
Princeton
Allies press toward Langfang after second Chinese victory
Washington reports Allied forces move toward Langfang, a fortifed town twelve miles from Yangtsun. Analysts expect a Chinese stand near Langfang but foresee rapid progress toward Pekin if Langfang falls. Naval launches ferry supplies as the column advances. Officials anticipate reinforcements leaving Tien Tsun on the 15th. A strong defense at Pekin is anticipated.
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Washington
D. C
Langfang
Yangtsan
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Allies or Chinese City in Balance as Reinforcements Delay
Officials anticipate a message from Gen. Chaffee namingAmericans killed and wounded at Yangtsan as allies await reinforcements before a city assault. The US may accept Count Waldersee to command international forces in China if needed for an army campaign. In Hai-Chau three Russian columns encircle a large Chinese force, the Chinese flee east, leaving obsolete guns. pursuit ends after 35 versts.
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Chaffee
Yangtsan
United States
Count Waldersee
China
St. Petersburg
Hai-Chau
US Should Not Act Jointly With Europe Powers
Andrew Carnegie argues the United States should stay independent in Far East matters. He warns joint action with Britain Russia France or Germany risks entangling the US in war over China and urges continued restraint while supporting China’s legation safety and a single American mediation. Carnegie lauds McKinley and Hay for placing the US in a strong posture.
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London
Andrew Carnegie
Associated Press
Far East
United States
Taku Forts
Washington
China
Japan
America
Donger
Great Britain
Shanghai
Yang Tse Valley
Russia
Manchuria
France
Germany
Regar
Legations
McKinley
Hay
German Government Assumes She Is Still Alive
The state department said friends of Baroness Von Ketteler prompted a Berlin telegram. The embassy reported no news of her condition but assumed she was well on August 4 as the German legation at Pekin had good health. Baroness Von Ketteler, formerly Miss Ledyard of Detroit, is an American. her father is president of Michigan Central Railroad.
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Washington
State Department
Baroness von Ketteler
Berlin
Jackson
Pekin
Miss Ledyard
Detroit
Michigan Central Railroad Company
Crowds flock to Panthéon for Humbert remains tribute
Rome Aug 10 a vast throng filled the Panthéon for the late King Humbert's casket as troops regulated the crush. Hundreds of women led by the Queen Helene’s Women’s Society paid tribute at the Quirinal to the Queen Dowager. King Victor Emmanuel met the diplomatic corps, including U S representatives, this afternoon.
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Rome
Pantheon
Humbert
Women's Society
Helene
Quirinal
Victor Emmanuel
United States
Colombian forces seize Ocana in Magdalena department
Semi-official reports say government troops occupy Ocana while insurgent Gen Uribe is defeated at La Cruz and surrounded at Negra Grande by Generals Tobar Hoyos and Mastimo. Peace prospects cited as not distant.
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Galveston
Ocana
Magdalena
Uribe
la Cruz
Negra Grande
Tobar
Hoyos
Mastimo
Wood to tour island urging qualified men for convention
Havana August 10 Gov Gen Wood, after consultations with the civil governor in Tarana, will depart tomorrow for a tour of the island. He aims to point out to residents in various sections the advisability of sending their most capable men to the convention irrespective of party.
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Havana
Wood
Taranas
Cab drivers strike lockout grounds fleets in Paris
Paris date says Compagnie Generale orders a lockout, leaving 4500 cab drivers without vehicles this morning. The decision, seen as the sole means to compel strikers to terms, brings heavy losses to the company.
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Paris
Compagnie Generale
Lord Russell Life Sketch of England's Chief Justice
A concise portrait of Lord Russell, England's chief justice, outlining his career milestones, rulings, and influence on the judiciary. The sketch highlights his legal philosophy, notable cases, and the era's judicial landscape shaping his legacy.
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Life Sketch’ of
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Death of Lord Russell chief justice of England
London Aug 10 Baron Russell of Killowen lord chief justice of England died this morning after tumor in the stomach operation. An Irishman born 1833 in Killowen, he rose from Belfast solicitor to England’s top judge, with a long career in Parliament, Gladstonian home rule support, and notable trials including the Parnell case. He was acclaimed for cross examination and legal mastery, a lifelong Catholic and a beloved public figure.
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Joseph Mulholland
Royal Academy
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Kensington
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Coleridge
Richard Webster
Paris
Clement Scott
Sampson
Maybrick
Parnell
Colin Campbell
London Times
Burke
Warren Hastings
America
Harrow
Southwark
Lord Russell Umpired A Record Cricket Atrocity
Lord Russell was selected as umpire for a London sporting affair. The game drew merriment from papers as one team scored 350 runs with 17 innings. The match ended earlier than expected and His Lordship proposed more innings. He visited this country twice.
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Rochial School
Lord Russell
London
Fancy Cottons Hearing Prolonged by Government Counsel
New York Aug 10 At a Board of General Appraisers hearing on fancy cotton goods the government won a delay to seek more testimony. Witness Hartshorn defended the classification while other samples suggested duty under paragraphs 310 313 and 318. The board granted a postponement to later September.
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New York
Board of General Appraisers
E. A. Hartshorn
Hartshorn
Hanna Satisfied by New England Republican Tour
Senator Hanna chairman of the Republican national committee returned from Boston and said New England Republicans are awake to action. He noted Bryanism dangers after Bryan's letter and predicted enthusiasm across the East similar to the West. He denied anti imperialist activity in Massachusetts and met with Senator Hoar and other leaders, praising New England hospitality.
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Hanna
Republican National Committee
Boston
New England
East
Bryan
Massachusetts
Hoar
Scott
West Virginia
Republican Party
Friction Possible Over Hoyt Playwright Estate Plans
New York August 10 The Press reports friction may delay plans by Hoyt friends and McKee firm for the playwright care. A supreme court commissioner is to hear Hoyt’s mental condition July 26 hearings. Guardians Lyford and Hollis travel to explain estate matters. new developments expected as commissioners Edward Jacobs O Sullivan Quinlan act on Hoyt case.
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New York
Charles H. Hoyt
Frank McKee
Hoyt
Supreme Court
Justice Duro
James O. Lyford
Allan Hollis
Concord
N. H
O'Sullivan Edward Jacobs
John J. Quinlan
Howe & Hummel
Graem M. Hammond
Tenny
Charlestown
N. Y
Dugro
New Hampshire
No Intention Of Giving Up The Fight
London reports Kruger denies surrender plans and foresees a long war. A Boer bulletin claims a major clash near Lydenburg and Middleburg with 500 British casualties and Boer recapture of Heilbron Devilliersdorp and Frankfort. Pretoria editorials urge stern measures and warn of leniency.
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London
Daily Express
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Lydenburg
Middleburg
Heilbron
Devilliersdorp
Frankfort
Rumor In London Tells Of Steyn Death By Own Action
A persistent rumor afloat in London, cited by a Daily Telegraph despatch dated yesterday from Laurenco Marques, claims that Mr. Steyn has committed death by his own action. The report follows a dispatch circulating with no official confirmation.
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London
Laurenzo Marques
Daily Telegraph
Steyn
Germany withholds China campaign news on caution
Berlin reports that news on military movements toward China will be officially withheld to avoid revealing campaign plans to Chinese diplomats in Europe. Indications suggest Germany is preparing large troop shipments with 230000 men and 117 war vessels to be deployed within six weeks, including 590 guns and 21 torpedo boats off the Chinese coast.
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Berlin
China
Europe
Germany
Wochenblatt
Gulf of
Pe Chi Li
Col Charles Humphrey to sail to China on Warren
Washington reports Col Charles Humphrey former chief quartermaster at Havana has arrived and will depart for San Francisco tomorrow to sail on the Warren for China on the 16th He will serve as chief quartermaster on Gen Chaffee s staff
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Washington
Charles Humphrey
Havana
San Francisco
Warren
China
Gen. Chaffee
Tragic train plunge near McFall ends in deaths
Washington Turner and his wife, first-time railroad travelers from near Anniston, jumped from a speeding Southern railway train twelve miles to McFall. Turner was killed, his wife died from injuries, and their baby suffered a broken leg after leaping as the car neared their destination. The couple, unaccustomed to rail travel, feared the train would not stop.
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Birmingham
Ala
Washington Turner
Anniston
Southern Railway
McFall
Turner
Cable to Germany Direct Link Begun Tomorrow
The first telegraph cable to connect the United States directly with Germany will begin laying at 6 am tomorrow from the Commercial Cable company's station. The new line, about 2400 miles long, cost approximately 25,000 pounds and will be the most direct route to Europe.
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New York
United States
Germany
Yellow Fever Cases Rise in Havana District
Havana reports fifty two yellow fever patients under treatment with eighteen Americans among the afflicted. Mortality runs about twenty five percent of those attacked as the outbreak continues to affect the city.
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Havana
Pugilism Fatal in Richmond Hill Bout
Autopsy on Ralph Miller shows death from a brain blood clot after a blow under the ear in a boxing match with Victor Baldwin in a Richmond Hill barn. An inquest is set for Monday. Baldwin is held without bond.
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New York
Ralph Miller
Victor Baldwin
Richmond Hill
L. L
Baldwin
Princeton Wins Grand Prix at Paris Exposition
Princeton receives word from its Paris agent that the jury awarded Princeton University the grand prix in the college department at the exposition. The prize marks the highest honor given to a college department unit at the event.
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Princeton
N. J
Wiliam Libbey
Princeton University
Stokers Strike Settled in Havre Settlement
Havre August 10 A settlement of the maritime stokers strike affecting the Compagnie Generale Trans-Atlantique and other lines was reached today. Strikers agreed to a compromise ending a dispute that had grown to large proportions.
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Havre
Compagnie Generale Trans-Atlantique
ASK YOUR NEIGHBOR endorsement of Lowell reader support
A public expression urges Lowell residents to trust local neighbor testimonials over distant voices. It recounts Mrs Isabella O Brien of 36 Davidson street describing exhaustion and back pain relieved by Dean's Kidney Pills from Ellingwood Co. drug store. The ad cites Foster Milburn Co. as sole US agents and Carter Sherburne as a local seller.
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Isabella O’brien
Davidson Street
Ellingwood & Co
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Dean's
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