Ghina's Appeal Rejected on Armistice at Tung Chow
A late 1900 dispatch details Li Hung Chang's appeal for an armistice at Tung Chow near Pekin being rejected. U S policy demanded ministers be delivered to allied forces at Pekin, not at Tung Chow, with Gen Chaffee authorized to arrange terms while relief forces advance. Remey reports Tung Chau occupation and impending Pekin assault.
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Washington
Department of State
United States
China
Li Hung Chang
Tung Chow
Tartar
Pekin
Imperial
Adjutant General's Office
Fowler
Che Foo
Chaffee
Secretary of War
Li Hung Chang Ae
Ito
Tien Tsin
Corbin
Throng
Earl Li
Alvey A. Adee
Navy Department
Remey
Taku
Ith
Lieut
Lattimer
Tung Chau
Rembey
Undated Conger Message From Beijing Describes Siege
Acting Secretary of State releases an extract from a despatch via Shanghai and Tianjin. Conger reports Pekin siege since June 23 with continued bombardment and attacks through July, foreign legations destroyed, Dr Ingles's child dead, several Marines killed, and remaining Americans alive awaiting allied relief. He notes hope as allied forces approach.
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Washington
Conger
Adee
Wall
Tao-Tai
Shanghai
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Inglis
Fanning
Fisher
Turner
King
Luther
Kenny
Thomas
Alta
Ryan
Heat Strains Troops at Whang Chia Wan Front
Reports describe a grueling night march as soldiers of various nations suffer extreme heat. Ten horses died from sunstroke, with the enemy believed entrenched at Whang Chig Wan. No new legation news. Gen. Gaselee dispatches reiterate earlier British advisories.
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Gaselee
Allies Capture Chang Chia Wan with Light Loss
A Tien-Tsin despatch dated August 14 reports Allied forces capture Chang Chia Wan with slight losses. Chinese casualties include 500 dead. survivors fled toward Tung Chau and Pekin, while the rest withdrew.
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Chang Chia Wan
Berlin
Tien-Tsin
Tung Chau
Pekin
United States May Establish Hospital in Japan
Washington reports approval from Tokyo allowing the United States government to set up a hospital on Japanese soil at a site of its choosing. Also, Tung Chow was occupied by Japanese forces at daybreak on the 12th with Chinese retreat toward Peking and capture of arms and rice.
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United States
Washington
Department of State
Buck
Tokio
Foreign Office
Tung Chow
Pekin
Transport Warren Sails With Colored Cavalry Aboard
The transport Warren sailed today with the Ninth colored cavalry for Taku via Nagasaki. The Siam carried 5000 tons of freight for Honolulu Guam and Manila and the Azotec carried horses for China. The Presidio General Hospital will be enlarged to treat sick and wounded from the Philippines and China.
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San Francisco
Warren
Taku
Nagasaki
Siam
Honolulu
Guam
Manila
China
Presidio
Philippines
Workers Safe Says Cable from Shanghai
Rev Dr John Fox of the Bible Society received a Shanghai dated cablegram from Rev Dr John R Hykes stating Workers are safe. Fox said the dispatch implies all superintendents are safe and possibly the native colporteurs as well.
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New York
John Fox
The
Bible Society
John R. Hykes
Shanghai
German Foreign Office Predicts Pekin Withdrawal to Tien Tsun
Berlin reports the German foreign office believes the Allies will not seize Pekin but will retire immediately with the legations to Tien Tsun. The statement frames a cautious tone on moves after the siege, noting diplomatic sensitivities and potential relocation.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Pekin
Tien Tsin
China Gazette accuses U S consul Goodnow of complicity
The China Gazette in Shanghai on August 16 openly accuses United States consul John Goodnow of complicity with Chinese interests.
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Shanghi
The
China Gazette
United States
John Goodnow
Three Missionaries Murdered In China Inland Mission
A Shanghai cable reports that Miss H J Rice Miss M E Huston and Mrs E B Cooper all died from injuries while traveling in Lu Cheng and the Saunders children are also dead All are members of the China Inland Mission The Fing missionaries have fled Shan Si with several relatives and associates noted among the dead and wounded
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Toronto
Ont
China Inland Mission
Shanghai
H. J. Rice
Lu Cheng
M. E. Huston
EB. J. Cooper
Saunders
Miss Rice
Maydenville
Mass
China
Miss Huston
Mobile
Ala
E. J. Cooper
Scotland
China International Mission
Fing
Shan Si
A. E
Glover
Luan
A. R
Ping Laot
France Signals Accord With Waldersee for China Command
Paris reports France has notified Germany that upon Von Waldersee's arrival to assume allied command in China, General Voyron the French commander there will act in full accord with him the two nations coordinating military leadership in the region.
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Paris
France
Germany
Count von Waldersee
China
Voyron
German Press Views on Count Von Waldersee at Embassy
Berlin reports Count Von Waldersee and his relatives visited the U S embassy to greet President McKinley and praised American troops. Papers advise him to speak less, while noting his aggressive stance in China and plans to coordinate with Russian forces. He heads to Cassel for farewell events tied to Emperor Francis Joseph's birthday. Protestant missions report cable news of destroyed posts in Tehi-Chin Namon and Luk Hang.
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Berlin
Count von Waldersee
von Waldersee
United States
John Jackson
McKinley
Kolniche Volkszeitung
Moltke
General Staff
Pekin
China
Kirin
Sheng-King
Mukden
Cassel
Francis Joseph
Tehi-Chin
Namon
Luk Hang
Quang Long
Wheeler Visits Fort Thomas Asks Expansion For Regiment
Gen Joseph Wheeler commander of the Department of the Lakes visited Fort Thomas to review proposals for enlarging the post by 100 acres to accommodate a full regiment. He predicted China war would be prolonged with Russia and other powers likely to keep fighting. He denied remarks about a large standing army and declined comment on politics.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Wheeler
Department of the Lakes
Fort Thomas
Wheeler
United States
China
Russia
Mississippi Governor pressed for protection by delegation
A Chinese merchant delegation in New Orleans reports Yazoo Delta Chinese labeled whitecapped and ordered to leave Rose dale within five days. They own property and seek state protection promised by Governor Longino of Mississippi.
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New Orleans
Longino
Mississippi
Rosedale
Yazoo Delta
Explorer to report on Lake Titicaca boundary lake
Sir William Martin Conway, English explorer and Society of Authors chairman, arrived in Lima on Aug 16. He will visit Lake Titicaca and report on its status as one of South America's highest and largest lakes, forming part of the Peru Bolivia boundary and the eastern Andes range.
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Lima
Peru
Galveston
William Martin Conway
Society of Authors
British correspondent cites Kruger seeking peace in war
A British correspondent released from Nooitgedacht says Kruger wishes peace but fighting commandants want to continue the war and would stop his flight if needed. Transvaalers hold 90 guns at Machadodorp with ample provisions. Steyn allegedly died from a severe wound while trying to reach Kruger, per a despatch to the Daily Mail from Uronzo Marques dated yesterday.
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London
Nooitgedacht
Kruger
British Leader Reports Heat Suffering Among Allied Troops
General Sir Alfred Gaselee commanding Indian troops in China wires the government from Matow via Chefoo dated August 11 reporting arrival and that troops are suffering heat in the China campaign.
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London
Sir Alfred Gaselee
India
China
Matow
Chefoo
Presbyterians form committee to revise confession at Saratoga
The committee on revising the Presbyterian confession, created by the General Assembly at St. Louis in 1900, met in Saratoga to begin preliminary work. It includes notable clergymen and lay leaders, with Rev. Dr. Charles A. Dickey as chairman, and will report to the next assembly after reviews by presbyteries.
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Saratoga
N. Y
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church At
St. Louis
Assembly
Charles A. Dickey
Philadelphia
Werrick Johnson
Chicago
Samuel J. Niccolls
Daniel W. Fisher
Hanover
Ind
William MccKibbon
Cincinnati
George B. Stewart
Auburn N. Y
Stephen W. Dana
Samuel P. Sprecher
Cleveland
Henry van Dyke
Princeton
Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
John M. Harlan
Washington, D. C
Dana R. Noyes
St. Paul
BE. W. Co. Humphrey
Louisville
William R. Crabbe
Pittsburg
John E. Parsons
New York
Shirt Waist Party Shows Bath Beach Pride and Style
In New York on August 16, Bath Beach society held a progressive euchre party at the View cottage of William H. Fleming and Miss Fleming. About 20 young women in white shirts and black skirts and an equal number of men attended. Guests were asked to wear shirt waists, highlighting a playful protest of hotel and head waiter grievances.
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New York
Bath Beach
Wiliam H. Fleming
Miss Fleming
Feming Terrace
Young Wife of NYC Firm Director Hangs Self
Rose Loudon 25 wife of Jacob Loudon of Ivan Frank & Co 783 Broadway hanged herself at home in Nydeck East 90th Street. Ill health and nervousness cited by friends. She married recently after coming from San Francisco.
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New York
Rose Loudon
Jacob Loudon
Ivan Frank & Co
Broadway
Nydeck
East 90Th Street
Tesla's New Patent Prevents Electricity Escape
New York August 16 Nikola Tesla secures a patent for a wire insulation method that passes the conductor through or near very cold air to form an icy coat. He claims the ice sleeve resists even strong currents, costs little, and could drastically cut transmission losses enabling power to be sent long distances through underground wires.
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New York
Nikola Tesla
Appleton Company to Pay Creditors Full Dollar
Creditors of D Appleton and company publishers will be paid 100 cents on the dollar. James G Gannon, chairman of the reorganization committee, says the statement shows ample capital to carry on the business.
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New York
D. Appleton and Company
James G. Gannon
House
Resignation of Colombia President Sanclemente Reported
A cable from Bogota states President Sanclemente of Colombia has resigned. Vice-President Marroquin will complete the four year term. The move could alter Colombia’s political system and potentially end the ten month revolution.
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New York
Sanclemente
Republic of Columbia
Bogota
Marroquin
Senor Sanclemente
Colombia
Hood's Sarsaparilla Claims Medical Marvels
The advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a great blood purifier that treats lingering ailments. It asserts it cures tiredness and loss of appetite and overcomes various humors and conditions linked to bad blood.
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Hood
Simple minded pastor sparks Colebrook marriage row
In Winsted Connecticut Aug 16 A divorce suit unfolds after Arthur Barnard accuses his wife Grace of intemperance and cruelty amid a pastor Rev M W Jacobs affair. Parishioners threaten to loot bathing garments at Simonds pond as Barnard departs with household goods. Grace returns to Hartland. Bystanders blame itinerant Methodism and church leadership.
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Mr. Jacobs
Arthur J. Barnard
Rev. M. W. Jacobs
Simond’s Pond
Colebrook
Garden of Eden
Mr. Barnard
Death of Chief Justice Green of Pennsylvania
Chief Justice Green of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court died at the Traymore Hotel in Atlantic City from uraemic poisoning. His death was sudden after only a day of illness. He experienced a severe headache yesterday morning, then convulsions and unconsciousness, dying at 1 a.m. His body will be moved to Easton, Pennsylvania.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Green
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Traymore
Uraemle
Easton
New Chief Justice McCullom Succeeds Green in Pa
Judge J Brewster McCullom of Montrose named chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court after the death of Chief Justice Green. He is a Democrat and his commission runs until the first Monday in January 1910.
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J. Brewster McCullom
Green
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Montrose
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Bishop Morrison Thanks God for War in China
Louisville Aug 16 Bishop Henry C Morrison of the Methodist church south spoke at the Fourth Avenue Methodist church corner stone ceremony. He thanked God that Allen and Lambeth and the Meth fete here are responsible for the present trouble in China, bowing his head as he acknowledged personal and collective blame for the unrest.
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China
Louisville
Henry C. Morrison
Methodist Church South
Fourth Avenue Methodist Church
Allen and Lambeth
Suspectarrested in murder case in New York boarding house
Peter Wood, 40, owner of a boarding house, was arrested on suspicion of killing Mrs. Kate Reifley, 35, who had lived there since Sunday. His own child says he struck Mrs. Reifley on the head with an iron bar.
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New York
Peter Wood
Kate Reifley
Reliley
Strange Death Of Mrs Jennie Jaynes In Detroit Hotel
A 65 year old woman registered as Jennie Jaynes from Manchester New Hampshire at the Grand Central hotel Detroit was found dying in her room. She died in hospital without giving an account of herself and morphine poisoning is suspected. Luggage showed 85 dollars a Manchester to Chicago ticket and a New Hampshire grocery bill from C H Turner Candia NH.
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Detroit
Mich
Jennie Jaynes
Manchester
N. H
Grand Central Hotel
Chicago
C. H. Turner
Candia
Former Matron Jennie Jaynes Linked to Candia Home
Jennie Jaynes formerly ran the Candia Depot Children’s Home and lived there before moving west. She was found dying in a Detroit hotel room after leaving abruptly, with few known relatives in Candia. She had been nursing an invalid woman in New Hampshire for a year.
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Manchester
N. H
Jennie Jaynes
Grand Central Hotel
Detroit
Candia Depot
West
Candia
Princess Troubetsky Disappears From Castlehill Home
Princess Troubetsky known as Amelie Rives, author, vanished from Castlehill near Charlottesville yesterday. She has suffered nervous prostration and wandered at night, keeping to her room. her husband, a talented artist, is at Castlehill and she offers no explanation. She was later found in an old swamp at Peter's Mountain.
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Richmond
Princess Troubetsky
Amelie Rives
Castlehill
Charlottesville
Peter’s Mountain
Forest Fire Rages in Crestone Canyon Colorado
High winds whip a massive fire in Crestone Canyon Colorado spreading rapidly through timber. Dense smoke blankets the San Luis valley as millions of feet of timber may be destroyed, with authorities responding to contain the blaze.
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Crestone, Col
Crestone Canyon
San Luis Valley
Forest fires destroy timber on Mint Top Mountain
Forest fires rage on Mint Top Mountain northwest of Longs Peak, Loveland reported. Much valuable timber is said to have been destroyed.
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Loveland
Col
Mint Top Mountain
Longspeak
Whitney not in Arizona hospital as claimed
Report claiming Harry Payne Whitney died in an Arizona hospital is false. Whitney is currently in Newport Rhode Island and has not been admitted elsewhere.
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Newport
R. I
Harry Payne Whitney
Arizona
Whitney
Fire devastates Columbia British Columbia hotel area
A Grand Forks dispatch reports Columbia, B C, nearly wiped out by a fire that began at the Escalet hotel. Damage is estimated over 100000 dollars with extensive property losses in the town.
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Vancouver
B. C
Grand Forks
Columbia
Escalet
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court
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Dean
C. W. Lenhart
Bowling Green
Manchester, N. H
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Colorado
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