Powers in China still in flux in Washington talks
In Washington minister Wu met Acting Secretary Hill and Assistant Secretary Atlee as the Chinese question moves toward a new phase. Officials anticipate a possible independent U S move toward withdrawing troops from Peking after consultations with Wu and a looming peace commission. The day yielded little official China news while discussions focused on who would represent China and how to shape settlement with the allied powers.
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Hill
Atlee
White House
Adee
China
United States
Pekin
Mr. Wu
Earl Li
Early settlement urged to keep allied troops in Pekin
The passage argues for an early settlement that keeps the allied armies in Pekin until a definite agreement is reached, while warning that any nation withdrawing its troops would trigger a corresponding withdrawal from our government.
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Pekin
Fate of Presbyterian Missionaries Remains Unclear
New York Sept 7 The Presbyterian board learns from Assistant Secretary of State Hill that no definite information has arrived about the missionaries at Pao Ting Fu including Br C V Hodge and his wife who may be in Pekin. The department has not yet received replies to telegrams sent to Shanghai and Pekin regarding their fate or possible survival and relief.
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Ody
John W. Foster
Marl Li
China
Gen. Charlee
Pekin
Tiensin
Taku
Washington
Aaron
Daggett
14Th
A. S. Infantry
Yang Tsun
Imperial City
U.S. A
State Department
John Goodnow
Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
Amoy
Navy Department
Remey
Castine
Cavite Paval
Amoya
Pontre
United States
Solo
New York
Robert E. Speer
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
David J. Hill
Hill
Pao Ting Fu
Br. C. V. Hodge
Goodnow
Simcox
Taylor
Pitkin
Gould
Morrill
Hodge
Massing at Shanghai will form an international army
The London dispatch notes the suspension of a troop departure order canceled and the Indian force sent to the far east. Over 3000 Indian troops are now at Shanghai with German forces landing yesterday and Austrians to disembark a small detachment. Riots persist in Canton as the Yangtze treaty port grows into a mixed allied contingent.
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New York
Far East
London
the Tribune
Shanghai
England
Yangtse
Canton
Proclamation announces death penalties for Orange River Colony rebels
Gen Roberts proclaims annexation makes inhabitants of the Orange River Colony subjects of the Queen except pre existing commando members. Captured rebels may be treated as prisoners of war. Oath breakers face death imprisonment or fines. Harbors for the enemy may be razed and nearby farms fined for railway damage. Inhabitants must aid British forces or be treated as rebels.
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New York
the Sun
Pretoria
Roberts
Orange River Colony
Powers Reach Pekin Withdrawal Plan in Paris Dispatches
Paris reports Russia will pull troops from Pekin but stay near the walls while all powers evacuate forces from the city except a protecting international guard. The main force would fall back toward Tien Tsin, with troops kept along the Pekin to Tien Tsin corridor to guard the road and railroad.
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Paris
Russia
Pekin
Tien Tsin
Germany's coal famine eased by tariff cuts
Berlin reports the Reichsanzeiger states the ministry of state will cut raw material tariffs for two years to ease coal shortages by boosting imports amid ongoing supply deficiencies.
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Berlin
Reichsanzeiger
Ministry of State
Weather improves crop prospects and relief numbers drop
Simla reports better weather with abundant rain across famine tracts. Winter sowings are practically assured and the number receiving relief has fallen to just under four million, an encouraging reduction.
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Simla
Fishermen in distress from late ice on Labrador coast
Reports from northern Labrador indicate widespread distress among fishermen as ice remains long on the coast. Many vessels have been crushed in floes, destroying supplies and gear, leaving the Labrador fishery virtually a failure.
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St. Johns
N. F
Labrador
Advance freight rates hit Canadian trade firms
Shipping firms engaged in the Canadian trade have agreed to a 10 percent freight rate increase due to higher coal and other steamship costs. The move reflects the rising expense of fuel and supplies impacting the maritime sector. The announcement comes from London dated September 7.
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London
Baden-Powell greeted with public ovation in Cape Town
Gen Baden-Powell arrived in Cape Town this morning to a huge public ovation. Despite the early hour the crowd cheered as he was carried on the shoulders of supporters for half a mile toward the government buildings.
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Cape Town
Baden- Powell
War drums in South America over Tacna Arica dispute
Valparaiso Chile August 21 The Argentine and Chilean presses warn of a three sided war over Tacna and Arica after the 1884 Treaty of Ancon gave Chile control for ten years with a plebiscite to decide final ownership. Peru seeks arbitration while the United States and Argentina fear expanded conflict and Chile mobilizes with volunteers and foreign arms.
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Associated Press
Valparaiso
Chili
Hannibal
Ancon
Peru
Bolivia
Tacna
Arica
Billinghurst
la Torre
Santiago
Senate
Chil
Argentina
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Argentine Republic
Mexico
Congress
America
Senor Vicuna
Washington
Hay
Pacific
Baltimore
Queen Victoria
Germany
Korner
Caceres
Argentine
South America
Damocles
Secret Agreement and Portuguese Moves Stir South Africa
A Lisbon cable reports a thousand strong military expedition may depart for Lourenco Marques, fueling talk of a secret Britain Portugal pact. Observers link reinforcements to denying asylum to Boer fugitives in Mozambique and to pre emptive rights over Delagoa Bay, with Kruger’s fate a concern for Britain.
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New York
the Tribune
London
Lisbon
Tagus
Lourenzo Marquez
South Africa
Great Britain
Portugal
Delagoa Bay
Mozambique
Transvaal
Kruger
Carlos
Roberts to Return as Commander in Chief After War
Reports say Lord Roberts plans a return to England to assume the post of commander in chief of the British army with Wolseley vacating in October. Much of his force will stay in South Africa under Sir Redvers Buller for peace operations rather than active campaigning.
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Portugal
Lord Roberts
England
Cape Town
Gen. Roberts
Lord Wolseley
South Africa
Redvers Buller
Teachers to Manila Offered Three Year Contracts
Prof. Atkin son of the Philippines education department seeks normal graduates for teaching in Manila. Primary and grammar teachers would earn 75 to 100 dollars monthly, with superintendents getting 2000 to 2500 dollars yearly. All expenses to Manila are covered.
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Winona, Minn
Atkinson
Philippines
Shepard
National Educational Association
Manila
Bishop McGavick Resigns from Chicago Auxiliary Role
Chicago reports the resignation of Bishop Alexander J McGavick after about two years as auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Feehan. The move, attributed to ill health, was sent to Rome and his successor is eyed as coadjutor with right of succession to the Chicago archdiocese.
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Chicago
Alexander J. MecGavick
Feehan
Rome
McGavick
Archdiocese of
Murderer Bullock escapes Monmouth jail in Red Bank
William Bullock a Black man awaiting a fourth murder trial for Chief James Walsh of Red Bank escaped from the Monmouth county jail in Freehold New Jersey by tunneling under a concrete floor to an arceway and with outside help.
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Freehold
N. J
William Bullock
James Walsh
Redbank
Monmouth County
Bullock
Chase by crowd ends with police rescue on Madison Street
In Chicago on September 7 a mob of about five hundred men and boys pursued a lone Black man along West Madison Street shouting threats. Police intervened with clubs to disperse the crowd and rescue the fugitive, whose only offense was striking a white man who had tormented him.
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Chicago
Madison Street
Four Vessels Ashore Reported Off Florida Coast
The Mallory line steamer Comal arrives 40 hours late from New York via Jupiter light, reporting four vessels ashore on the coast near Turtle Harbor, French reef, and Sombreo light. A bark, a barkentine, a four masted schooner, and a square rigged vessel are noted, with wreckers having departed to assist.
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Key West
Fla
Mallory Line
Comal
Evans
New York
Galveston
Jupiter Light
Turtle Harbor
French Reef
Sombreo Light
Reading Company blamed for Hatfield rail disaster verdict
A coroner's jury in Lansdale, Sept 7, held the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad liable for last Sunday's Hatfield wreck that killed 13 and injured over 50. It faulted Engineer John W. Davis, Conductor Thomas Shelly, telegraph operator D B Beidler, and dispatcher W S Groves, citing failure to observe five minute train separation and lack of block signaling. The report urges strict five minute rules and continued use of the block system.
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Lansdale
Philadelphia
Reading R. R
Hatfield
John W. Davis
Thomas Shelly
D. B. Beidler
Souderton
Bonner
Shelby
Davis
Beidler
Groves
Record rush of homeward travel overwhelms New York
New York reports an unprecedented September home-coming rush. Through Sunday to Tuesday trains from east, west, north, and south arrived overloaded with passengers and luggage, many coaches filled to capacity. One trip carried about a thousand people. a Shore Line Boston train split after Harlem River. Despite the volume, railroads reported relatively little delay.
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New York
Thousand Islands
Coal prices soar in Europe hit by coal scarcity
New York reports coal costs range 2.50 to 3 dollars higher per ton in Europe. Liners burn 400 to 550 tons daily and carry extra coal on outbound voyages. Companies deny plans to cut voyages and say they can supply coal for round trips from this side, despite high costs.
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New York
Europe
Paris
London Dispatch Reports Boer Skirmishes and Garrison Defense
General Roberts dispatches from Belfast dated Wednesday describe Jan Hamilton crossing Bulstroom with light resistance. Buller attacked the enemy's left while Hamilton aimed to turn the right. Boers with two guns and a pompom attacked 125 Canadian mounted infantry guarding the railway between Pan and Wondersdontein. the small garrison repelled the assault.
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London
Roberts
Belfast
Jan Hamilton
Bulstroom
Buller
Hamilton
Pan and
Wondersdontein
Fraud Order Nipped by Post Office Dept in Washington
The post office department issued a fraud order against the American Teachers' Agency and the American Civil Service College. L. D. Bass and H. R. Hines were named officers, with mail to and payments to their firms barred. Investigation found they used false pretences to obtain money from teachers and civil service exam seekers nationwide.
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Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
American Teachers’ Agency
American Civil Service College
L. D. Bass
R. H. Hines
H. R. Hines
Washington
United States
Relief for Sufferers on Alaska Coast
Washington dispatches report severe distress among native Indians from Cape Nome northward. Treasury funds are exhausted but General Spaulding seeks War Department aid to supply food under army supervision. Marines and customs will provide assistance. the Red Cross may supply clothing.
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Washington, D. C
Alaska
Secretary of the Treasury
Cape Nome
Treasury
Department
Spaulding
War Department
Treasury Department
Marine Hospital Service
Red Cross Society
Climax of Colorado Range Feud Over Sheep Drive
Walsenburg reports a fierce cattle versus sheep feud in southern Colorado climaxing as cattlemen drove 3000 sheep over a precipice near Mt. Blanco, killing nearly all. Scarcity of grass along water courses sparked the conflict and spurred widespread arming.
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Walsenburg
Col
Sharpsdale
Mt. Blanco
Colorado
Cuban tobacco growers seek end to export duty
Havana Sept 7 The tobacco growers have petitioned Gov Gen Wood to remove the export duty on tobacco. The bid is being favorably considered as it concerns only the low grade product not used in the United States and sent mainly to Spain.
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Havana
Wood
United States
Spain
American cotton buyers in Manchester pause September purchases
Four fifths of cotton manufacturers met in Manchester England and decided almost unanimously not to buy American spot cotton in September. The plan is expected to force many mills to shut down for several weeks.
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Manchester
Eng
Imperial decree dissolves Reichsrath lowers house
An imperial decree issued in Vienna dissolves the lower house of the Austrian Reichsrath and orders a new election at once. The directive creates a fresh political agitation as the campaign begins amid mounting tensions across the monarchy.
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Vienna
Reichsrath
Gen Woodford Engaged to Isabel Hanson in New York
Gen Stewart L. Woodford, former minister to Spain, engaged to Miss Isabel Hanson of 248 West 11th Street. Hanson, about 26, was Woodford’s Madrid private secretary, left Spain when war broke out, and is a close family friend who toured Spain with Woodford’s daughter last year. Mrs. Woodford died in Brooklyn two years ago. Woodford, 65, has canceled a debt to Berkeley Institute to endow scholarships in Mrs. Woodford’s memory. He belongs to The Union League Montauk and Carlton clubs of Brooklyn.
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New York
Williamstown
Mays
Stewart L. Woodford
Spain
Isabel Hanson
West 11Th Street
Miss Hanson
Gen. Woodford
Madrid
Hanson
Woodford
Ground Under Wheels. Four-Year-Old Girl Killed
Four year old girl was killed in Anthony village when she ran in front of a trolley car on the river point line. The child, the third trolley system fatality in six years, was crossing the street with a playmate and darted between passing teams directly into the car’s path as it approached.
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River Point
R. L
Anthony Village
Pawtuxet Valley
Striking iron bridge workers settle wage dispute
New York on September 7 reached a satisfactory agreement ending the East River bridge strike. About one hundred workers had quit after wages were cut from 3.50 to 3.20 a day, demanding 4 a day due to dangerous work. The compromise sets pay at 3.76 daily.
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New York
New East River
Che Foo Cable Opens as Eastern Telegraph Line Traffic
The Anglo American Telegraph announces that the Eastern Telegraph has laid a cable between Che Foo and Wei-Hai-Wei and it is now open for traffic. Rates match those for Che Foo.
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New York
Anglo-American Telegraph Company
Eastern Telegraph Company
Che Foo
Wei- Hai-Wei
Che Foe
Caribbean storm slows as it nears gulf coast
The long heralded Caribbean storm moves northwest, centered this morning in the gulf of Mexico. It exerts little influence on the Atlantic seaboard while pressure falls at central Gulf coast stations and in New Orleans. The storm remains distant from New York as of today.
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New York
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Seaboard
Central Gulf Coast
New Orleans
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