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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1900
Page
1
OLXPH OCOLEMAN operates at 5 South Erie Street as a dealer in watches clocks and jewelry plus silverware and musical instruments, indicating a varied storefront in this local business directory.
Market notes from Vitisita and Pittsburgh and New York show weak spot prices for wheat corn and oats with cattle hogs and lambs varying. Prices for beef and mutton quoted across Ohio Illinois and New York markets with readings for hogs and lambs, while a parasitic health ad closes the item.
London reports from Shanghai and Wen Tsun reveal Chinese officials fear a hidden pact aimed at delaying news and gaining foreign concessions. Li Hung Chang seeks Russian withdrawal and a favorable peace while empress dowager and Li fund efforts. Japanese and Russian actions threaten Peking, Manchuria, and the fate of missionaries and merchants amid mounting anti foreign tension.
Six months rations for the British force are being forwarded to Peking, according to The Standard’s Tien Tsin correspondent. Telegraphs in China are badly arranged, hampering reporters who fear for official and press dispatches, with many items only safe when mailed to Shanghai.
The New York market reports heavy activity in American Sugar Refining as rumors spread of an annual dividend with quarterly payouts. Short sellers faced losses as Sugar rebounded from intraday lows toward the close, lifting allied issues like Brooklyn Transit and Peoples Gas while Chicago grain and provisions offered mixed, steady tones amid firm hog demand.
Westmoreland County population stands at 168000 while Wheeling orders all unmuzzled dogs shot. St Wayne Indiana reports 45115 residents with 24.47 percent growth over ten years. Republican League clubs plan Philadelphia convention September 17 18. Baroness von Ketterer travels to America with relatives in Detroit Midh Mt Prospect Hickory and Washington County Pennsylvania. Norman Y H King of Everson Pennsylvania dies after being shot by his brother in law last Sunday. Tennessee Republican factions agree to a compromise causing Evans to withdraw as governor candidate.
In Columbia Lancaster County Pennsylvania a long running dispute over segregated schooling flared as colored pupils were assigned to separate schools while white parents pulled their children from the white schools. Both sides show no sign of yielding as the issue remains unresolved.
Dispatches from Shanghai report American and other foreign lives at risk as China crisis escalates American policy clashed with evacuation calls. Massacres of missionaries and Chinese violence spark demand for punishment of officials and indemnity. Shanghai cites grisly killings and protests as Canton and Shanxi press stir anti foreign sentiment amid halt of troops withdrawal.
Philadelphia September 5 General Superintendent I A Sweigard of the Philadelphia and Reading railway says he completed an investigation into the Hatfield wreck last Sunday and that Train Dispatcher W S Groves has been suspended. He notes the action is standard and will share information with Montgomery county coroner if needed. The coroner and district attorneys will hold an inquest at Lansdale Thursday, with witnesses who saw the approaching special in fog from the station platform about 200 yards away.
Leo Gross of Allegheny Pa member of Company D Ninth Infantry writes to his father about the July 14 1900 battle at Tien-tsin. He details the harbor landing on July 7 the fighting with allied forces the shelling that wounded and killed troops and the charge led by Colonel Liscum. He praises the Japanese and English while criticizing the French for water during aid.
Washington dispatch reports General Chaffee awaiting clear orders on retreat from Peking as Russia and other powers debate evacuation. Conger’s ciphered Aug 30 message eases dating issues, while officials note no withdrawal order yet and Russia’s motive centers on preserving status quo amid disordered China.
A Glasgow medical bulletin lists 13 confirmed plague cases with three under observation, raising concern over a wider outbreak. London reports a rumor of two dockside cases, but the medical officer dismisses knowledge of such cases.
A short Chicago Record item quotes Marie in a dialog about secrecy. It notes a claim that she can keep secrets, yet claims she reveals them to other girls who cannot. The snippet captures a social exchange and gossip tone from the era.
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