United States replies on China indemnities and reforms
The State Department's public memorandum to France outlines proposed terms for China relief and reparation. It supports punishment of those responsible for disorders, continued but negotiable arms interdiction, and indemnities for governments, businesses, and individuals. It also covers Pekin legation guards, dismantling Taku forts, and limited military occupation along the Tientsin to Pekin route, with ongoing negotiations anticipated.
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Washington
State Department
M. Thiebaut
United States
France
China
Pekin
Court of Arbitration of the
Department of State
Maine Returns From Taku With Many Invalids
London reports the American hospital ship Maine has returned from Taku dated Oct 10 with many invalids. Two officers and 69 men are Americans, including eighteen from the 9th U S infantry. The Maine will sail for Nagasaki today.
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London
American Ladies’ Committee
Wei Hai Wei
Maine
Taku
9Th
U. S. Infantry
Nagasaki
France and Powers Move Toward China Negotiations
Negotiations on M Delcasse’s note regarding China advance with Russia Italy Austria accepting unconditionally. Germany silent but seen as open to basis for talks. Britain reserves on arms import ban. US accepted main proposal. Japan expected to agree. Li Hung Chang to be engaged as preliminary talks proceed.
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Paris
M. Delcasse
China
Russia
Italy
Austria
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Pekin
M. Pichon
Li Hung Chang
South China Situation Deepens as Boxer Aid Eyed
Berlin dispatch reports the South China crisis growing dire with Chang Wei Hong, who urged the Dowager Empress to enlist the Boxers, appointed goy- English spelling likely governor general or high official, amid escalating tensions and military concerns.
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Berlin
German Navy League
China
Chang Wei Hong
Goy
Roving Claims Report Ties Ming Crisis to Yuan Kai
A dispatch alleges the new Chinese capital is Sian-Fu and accuses authorities in Kiang-Su of mass decapitations at Chin-Kiang. It also claims General Yuan Shikai has swollen his forces to about 10 000 men and strengthens the central regime.
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Ernor
Sian- Fu
Chin- Kiang
Kiang-Su
Yuan-Shi-Kai
Withdrawal Begun in China as U S Troops Depart
General Humphrey, quartermaster in China, reports the first U S troops leaving China. Dispatch notes Kintuck sailed for Manila with forage and mules, Transport Indiana to depart from port with about 960 marines. Mentions units including 6th U S Cavalry and 14th U S Infantry and notes supply for health and provisioning.
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Washington
Oct
Col
Humphrey
China
United States
United States of America
U. S. Infantry
U. S. Cavalry
U. S. Artillery
German Troops Await Reinforcements For Pekin Move
Berlin reports Count Von Waldersee will depart for Pekin from Tien Tsin on Saturday. German forces wait for reinforcements at Tien Tsin before advancing. telegraph links touch Pekin. Imperial court’s removal to Si-Ng-Fu is admitted, with Emperor Kwangfu’s return to Pekin deemed highly unlikely yet deemed necessary for peace. Freissinnige Zeitung questions Waldersee role, drawing jingo criticism.
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Berlin
Count von Wildersee
Pekin
Tien Tsin
Tien Psin
Si-Ng-Fu
Kwang Fu
Freissinnige Zeitung
Chi Li
Count von Waldersee
Triumph for Chamberlain in British election sparks continental fear
Paris reports wide European concern over a Chamberlain premiership seen as a threat to peace. Editors in Le Temps and Le Journal des Debats warn that Britain under Chamberlain could provoke war, refuse compromise, and polarize Europe amid Transvaal and other crises. Exiled Transvaal dissenters’ accounts heighten distrust.
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Paris
Europe
Chamberlain
France
Newfoundland
Siam
Africa
Transvaal
Fashoda
Great Britain
Ministerialists gain two seats in Parliament tally
London polls show Ministerialists ahead by total gains of thirty to twenty nine for the opposition. In Sutherlandshire Liberal Unionists defeat Liberal holder F S Leveson Gower. in Southport division Conservative E Marshall Hall takes seat from Sir George Pilkington. The new house executive stands 374 to 278 with Wales and Scotland results still unsettled. includes Ralph Disraeli, heir of the late Earl Beaconsfield, as representative for Altrincham since 1802.
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London
Sutherlandshire
F. S. Leveson Gower
John McLeod
Southport
Lancashire
E. Marshall Hall
George Augustus Pilkington
New House
Wales
Scotland
Earl of Beaconsfield
Conings
Ralph Disraeli
Altrincham
Cheshire
Tampering With Telegrams From the Anglo Boer War
London reports a Daily Mail Pretoria correspondent describes a system of telegram tampering during the war to aid Boer aims. An English telegraph controller recalls Kruger regularly asking about British casualties and Cronje claiming thousands of British dead. Joubert appeals to Kruger to stop looting but gets no reply. Kruger later questions faith and promises from Cape help are sent as war reverses spread.
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London
Pretoria
Daily Mail
Transvaal
Kruger
Cronje
Magersfontein
British outpost captured near Bethulle headline
British forces report Boers tore up rail lines north of Bethulle and captured a British outpost near King Williamstown on October 11, signaling continued frontier crises and rising tensions in the area.
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King Williamstown
Bethulle
Honor for Martinnelli to the Cardinalate
Rome reports Archbishop Martinnelli will be raised to the cardinalate at the next consistory.
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Rome
Martinnelli
Lipton Seeks Cracker Cup Challenge With Shamrock
London reports Lipton plans a Shamrock challenge for the America's Cup. Contests will pit Watson's design against the improved Shamrock, with Lipton and crew aboard both yachts. Lipton expects a close race and hints at a top amateur skipper. he also reveals pork market maneuvers.
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London
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Watson
Fife
Thomas
Old Shamrock
Sir Thomas Lipton
Associated Press Today
New York Yacht Club
Cable
Wattson
England
Iselin
United States
Tarte's Surprise Speech on Canadian Independence
Montreal Oct 11 Hon J Israel Tarte minister of public works and Quebec Liberal leader spoke at Point Viau near Montreal arguing for Canada's continued imperial ties while keeping doors open to eventual independence He warned a Liberal defeat would be an imperial disaster and criticized Conservative zealotry while stressing loyalty to Britain and Canada.
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J. Israel Tarte
Quebec
Point Viau
Canada
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
British Empire
France
New Brunswick Flood Causes 108 Hours Rainfall
St John New Brunswick reports 108 hours of rain totaling ten inches. The Canadian Pacific railway from St John to Vanceboro and several branches are blocked by washouts. In all 25 washouts affect service between St John and Vanceboro and nearby branches. Thousands of dollars in damages and traffic losses accumulate.
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St. John
N. B
New Brunswick
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vanceboro
St. Andrews
St. Stephen
Frederictown
Woodstock
Glasgow Plague Suspects Dismissed As Cages Remain
Glasgow reports all plague suspects dismissed and twenty plague cages still at the hospital. An official bulletin says the outbreak has been completely checked with twenty one days since the last case and reception houses to be closed today.
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Glasgow
Rescued at sea as three men saved from capsized schooner Wanbeek
Boston October 11 The Dominion Atlantic steamer Prince Arthur rescued three crew members from the capsized Wanbeek seven miles south by east of Eastern Point. Captain Kinney and Second Officer Charles Kinney led the lifeboat mission, delivering the men to the Arthur within 20 minutes amid heavy seas. Capt. Edgett mourned the loss of his son Hadley, the Wanbeek’s steward, while the vessel, built in Hopewell, N B in 1888, valued at 4500, carried lumber from St George to Quincy and then Salem. Tugboat efforts to recover the wreck were planned.
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Dominion Atlantic Line
Prince Arthur
Ernest Kinney
Long Wharf
Yarmouth
St. John
Wanbeek
Kinney
Baker
Charles Kinney
Arthur
Edgett
Hadley
St. George
N. B
Quincy
Hillsboro
Salem
New Brunswick
Portland
John Moore
John O'Flaherty
Hadley Edgett
Boston Globe Housekeepers Cook Book Style Page
Daily Globe offers simple affordable meal plans for breakfast dinner and supper with recipes from New England homes. It promises pest control plant care and crafts tips from the Housekeepers' Department, urging readers to order from their news dealer.
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Boston Daily
Sunday Globe
The
Globe
New England
Democratic Nominees Named in 7th Essex Race at Lawrence
In Lawrence on October 11 the Democratic contest for the 7th Essex district produced three nominees Amedee Cloutier Jeremiah J Desmond and Frank J Stanley after a lively field of fifteen candidates. Incumbent proponents William Daly and Mortimer D A Murphy fell short. Cloutier already serves in this year’s Legislature. Final tallies showed Cloutier 1115 Desmond 961 Stanley 786 and other votes for Simon B. Ryan Dennie Finn Josep F. Burke E C Callahan John Sheridan Murphy and others with Ward returns still arriving.
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Lawrence
Essex
Amedee Cloutier
Jeremiah J. Desmond
Frank J. Stanley
William Daly
Mortimer D. A. Murphy
S. F. Murphy
John O’brien
W. R. Sawyer
J. A. Murphy
Want Slade Laurel Lake Mills Seeks Ex-Treasurer Return
Laurel Lake mills stockholders plan to vote next Tuesday on restoring Abbot P. Slade as treasurer after he led the company from 1881 to 1898. Edward L. Anthony currently holds the post amid creditor pressure and prior losses that reduced capital from 400000 to 290000 then 300000. Opposition grows as stock stands at 175.
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Fall River
Laurel Lake Mills
Abbot PF. Slade
Edward L. Anthony
Border City Manufacturing Company
Slade
Laurel Lake
Two Procurers Carrie Darling and L F Bush Sentenced
Carrie Darling and Leander F Bush were jailed for conspiring to supply a Boston house of ill fame with underage girls. Bush got 18 months in the house of correction and Darling a one year term in the Sherborn prison. Both admitted guilt after police intervened to stop the scheme.
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Boston
Carrie Darling
Leander F. Bush
Stevens
Superior Criminal Court
Bath
Mr. Bush
House of Correction
Sherborn
Bush
South End
Prande
Lavalley arraigned in Roxbury for attempt to kill Dustin
William A. Lavalley, accused of shooting George C. Dustin, instructor of engineers and firemen for the New York New Haven and Hartford Railway, was arraigned in Roxbury court. An examination date was set for October 26 and bail fixed at $1000.
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Boston
William A. Lavalley
George C. Dustin
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway Company
Ruggles Street
Roxbury
Harriet Callis Sentenced in Four Years in Woman's Prison
Harriet Callis, a colored domestic, was sentenced to four years in the woman's prison by Judge Stevens in the superior court after being found guilty of stealing numerous articles from her mistress. The theft was detected following a fire she set in a wardrobe to conceal the loss of dresses.
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Boston
Harriet Callis
Stevens
Jealous suitor shoots woman then kills himself in Bangor
Joseph Wilson of South Brewer attempted to kill Miss Annie Wood at 945 AM in her home, firing multiple shots wounding her, then shot himself. Miss Wood, 18, hospitalized with two wounds. Wilson, 21, had long pressured her despite her refusals. The incident followed years of threatening behavior and a clash with her father.
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Bangor
Joseph Wilson
South Brewer
Annie Wood
Wilson
Miss Woods
Charles Wood
Conners
May Go Free Shinburn Bank Burglar Hearings Delay
Plattsburg New York October 11 hearing for Max Schoenbein known as Shinburn was adjourned to October 17 as lawyers seek witnesses from New York to prove he is not the man who escaped Concord New Hampshire prison in 1866. Support from fellow convicts and friends in New York funds his legal fight. letters from New York City arrive as prospects brighten.
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N. Y
Max Schoenbein
Shinburn
Sheddon
Schoenbein
New York
Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Clinton
Dannemora
New York City
Carnegie to ship steel by water to Europe from Pittsburgh
Andrew Carnegie moves to test a water route for steel freight to Europe. Four British steamers on Lake Erie will depart Conneaut around Nov 5 carrying 1000 tons each, then transit Welland canal with wood pulp on tow, reaching Montreal and the St Lawrence to sail for Liverpool.
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Andrew Carnegie
Atlantic Seaboard
Carnegie Company
Europe
Lake Erie
Theane
Monks Haven
Leafield
Plaiks
America
Lakes
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Conneaut Harbor
Pittsburg, Bessemer
Welland Canal
Port Colborne
Port Dalhousie
Lake Ontario
Kingston
Everett F Martin faces forgery charges in Massachusetts court
Everett F Martin son of Gen A P Martin appears in superior criminal court for arraignment on three indictments. Forgery and uttering charges cover two counts each with two substitutes. He pleads not guilty and faces trial later this month. Accused of forging receipts to secure mortgages on furniture valued at 270 dollars and a piano worth 265 dollars to raise funds through installment purchases.
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Boston
Everett F. Martin
A. P. Martin
Superior Criminal Court
Martin
Prohibition Vote Triggers Posture Change In Maine
A Plain Dealer item notes that a man’s head injury prompts questions about a fall, but the report clarifies the incident stemmed from figuring the presidential result tied to Prohibition votes in Aroostook County, Maine.
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Aroostook County
Leveland Plain Dealer
Cox of Melrose declines Democratic senate nomination
Melrose resident Charles M. Cox has declined the Democratic nomination for senator in the fourth Middlesex district, a week after the nomination was offered.
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Melrose
Charles M. Cox
Middlesex
Reed Cancels St Louis Engagement for Medical Care
Chicago dispatch reports actor Roland Reed has cancelled his St Louis engagement and will return to New York to seek medical care after not fully recovering from a summer operation. He enters treatment under a physician’s care and will likely be unavailable for future performances.
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Chicago
Roland Reed
St. Louis
New York
Reed
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