Indemnity Plan for Powers in Chinese Settlement Adopted
The state department reports Commissioner Rockhill has announced a plan to pay China indemnity with bonds issued starting 1902 and liquidated by 1940. China will pay 23 million taels annually for interest and a sinking fund, funded from tariffs and taxes, with dividends spread among powers and no international guarantee.
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Washington
State Department
Rockhill
Pekin
China
Nebraska's Day of Prayer Designated by Governor Savage
Governor Ezra Savage of Nebraska designates Friday July 26, 1901 as a day for people to meet in houses of worship and offer prayers for relief from destructive winds and drought, following requests from ministers.
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Savage
Lincoln
The
Commonwealth
Executive Department
Neb
Ezra Savage
Secretary Long Eschews Sampson Schley Revival Talk
Washington July 2 Secretary Long declined to discuss further the Sampson Schley controversy. He noted receipt of a letter from Mr Maclay, author of Naval History of America, agreeing that only the third chapter on mobilization had been placed in his hands upon publication of his book.
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Washington, D.C
Long
Sampson-Schley
Maclay
Luis Baal
Registration at El Reno Sets City Registration Record
El Reno records 14,556 registrants today, bringing total to 93,048. Lawton adds 2,258, lifting its total to 26,282. Grand total across both cities reaches 119,330.
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EL Reno
J. T
Lawton
Shooting of California Mayor Triggers Turmoil in Santa Paula
Mayor Hugh O'Hara of Santa Paula was shot Sunday by Charles Waxsmith, an employee, as the town rose in uproar over street fighting. A meeting of 300 angry citizens followed. four machinists—Chas Waxsmith, George Cregg, W.H. A. Wokley, John Beltoms—were arrested after a brawl with a Mexican.
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California
Santa Paula
Cal
Hugh O'Hara
Charles Waxsimith
Union Oil Well Supply Company
Chas Waxsmith
George Cregg
WH. A. Wokley
John Beltoms
Waxsmith
Bandits Trouble Central Chi Li Province
London reports a Pekin dispatch showing widespread bandit unrest in thirty districts of central Chi Li. Officials are reluctant or unable to suppress the turmoil. Li Hung Chang is occupied, and Yuan Shih Kai’s troops are the only credible force.
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London
Pekin
Bandetti
Chi Li
Li Hung Chang
Yuan Shih Kai
Shan Tung
Li Hung Chane
Heat Wave Grips Plains as Cities Report Fatal Prostrations
Kansas City Missouri reports 92.5 degrees at 10 am with no rain in forty eight hours. A Galveston coast shower yielded quarter inch. The southwest sees record heat likely to be matched or broken. Fifteen prostrations in Kansas City areas over thirty hours, nine fatally, with deaths in Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas.
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Boucliv Cbe
Kansas City
Bueau
Galveston
Missouri
Kansas
Territories
Kan
Misssouri City
Insurance Agent Sues Railroad for Forty Thousand Dollars
Misa Snella Pickett of Fort Dong e sues the Sioux City and Pacific railroad for 40000 dollars claiming injuries from stepping off a poorly lighted platform. Depositions are under way here. Prominent legal talent has been secured and the case promises to be an interesting one.
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Fort Donge
Misa
Nation Woman Fined for Disturbing City Peace
TOPEKA Kas July 28 Mrs Car tle Nationa was fined $100 and given thirty days jail by Judge Hazen in district court for disturbing the peace and dignity of the city by a Sunday joint raid last March. No appeal and she must serve her time in prison.
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Garele Nation
Topeka
Kas
Cartle Nationa
Ludge Hazen
Nation
Woman Fatally Burned in Gasoline Cleaning Accident
Clinton July 23 Mrs William Ritus suffered severe burns when gasoline she used to clean furniture ignited and exploded. Her clothing burned from her body and she sustained serious injuries to the side and back.
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Clinton
William Ritus
Early Wheat Yields In Pierce County Harvest
Pierce county farmers begin wheat harvest with strong yields from early plantings. Later planted wheat is expected to be poorer. The report notes July 28 from Pierce Nebraska and comments on the season's early harvest results.
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Pierce, Neb
Pierce County
Death of Kruger's Wife A Noted South African Figure
Mrs. Kruger wife of former President Kruger of the South African republic died yesterday afternoon of pneumonia after a three day illness. She was 67. Family at her bedside included Eloff and other Kruger relatives. In London the news reached him late due to Sunday hours. he wept and spoke of her as a good wife. The villa flags were half-masted as a crowd of country girls sang nearby.
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South Africa
Pretoria
Kruger
South African Republic
Smith
Eloff
London
Sunday Telegraph
Holland
Daily Mail
Hilversum
Heymans
Boeschoten
Record Heat Wave Grips Central States Across Corn Belt
Washington dispatch reports a nationwide hot wave with a 100 degree core surrounding the Great Corn Belt. Davenport, Dubuque, and Springfield tie 106 degrees. Chicago hits 102, matching prior record. Iowa, Missouri, Kansas endure unprecedented 34 days above 90 with no rain in sight and no relief anticipated. Forecast notes possible isolated storms but no general rainfall. I. C. Frankenthal, Weather Bureau.
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Rue Tre
Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Pacific Coast
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Corn Belt
Davenporrt
Dubuque
Springfield
Chicago
Luwi
Kansas
Kangas City
I. C. Frankentieon
Prayers Rise as Missouri Fasts Amid Heat Wave
In St Louis on July 22, Governor Docsery designated a day of fasting and prayer for rain, while temperatures shattered records. The Weather Bureau at the Custom House recorded 106 degrees in the shade, with the sun driving the mercury higher from early morning through mid afternoon, marking an unprecedented heat event.
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Missouri
St. Louis
Docsery
Weather Bureau
Custom House
General Samuel T. Cushing dies in Washington at 86
Brigadier General Samuel T. Cushing U.S. Army retired former commissary general of subsistence died in Washington on July 22. He served as a senior logistics officer and led subsistence operations. Cushing, a veteran of multiple campaigns, passed away at his home after a long career in military supply.
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Cashing
Washington
Samuel T. Cushing
U. 5
Senator Clark joins capitalists in new copper company
ST PETERSBURG July 22 United States Senator W A Clark according to Novyce Vremya has joined with Kiev capitalists in establishing a copper company with a capital of 15,000,000 roubles Clark supplying 12,000,000 roubles. With M Gargelin a director Clark is going to Semipaltinsk to examine the mines there.
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ST. Petersburg
United States
W. A. Clark
Novyce Vremya
Kielt
Clark
M. Gargelin
Semipalatinsk
Navy restricts Maclay history for cadet use
Washington July 20 The secretary of the navy bars the third volume of Maclay's History of the Spanish American War as a textbook at the Naval Academy unless its abusive language about Rear Admiral Schley is removed He says the proofs did not come from the historian and that the chapter on mobilization was the only part submitted He approves the mobilization chapter and rejects the rest asserting the volume contains intemperate language and slanders Schley He will inform Commander Wainwright and Maclay of his decision Baltimore publisher Felix Agnus cables President McKinley defending Maclay asserting the historian labeling Schley a coward liar and insubordinate in the third volume was approved by Long and Dewey before publication The note ends urging presidential intervention to stop the alleged Navy Department conspiracy The Baltimore American is cited as the publisher.
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Secretary of the Navy
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Naval Academy
Schley
Wainwright
Navy
Santiago
New York Navy Yard
Lighthouse Service
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Felix Agnus
Baltimore Ameried
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William McKinley
Canton
Ohio
American
Navy Department
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Long
Admiral Sampson
Admiral Schley
Dewey
Coasis
South America
Friax Agnus
Baltimore American
Greek and Austrian graders clash in Sliney melee
A drunken brawl in Sliney Neb ends with Greek and Austrian graders in deadly combat. Six Greeks wounded and one Austrian killed when Austrians attacked with knives revolvers and clubs. Stade Ludovic, an Austrian, dies in the clash.
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Denver
Colo
Sliney
Neb
Ludovic
Robbed and Drops Dead on Choctaw Train in Wichita
After being robbed on a Choctaw train returning from El Reno, F. it Stith, an aged man from Honham, Texas, collapsed and died in a Wichita crowd. The body was placed in a seat and later taken to Oklahoma City. his wife and daughter were with him.
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Wichita
Kan
el Reno
Stith
Honham
Texas
Oklahoma City
Live Stock Market Report From South Omaha
The South Omaha live stock market showed strong cattle demand with liberal packer orders and rising prices. Hogs opened about five to six cents higher with buyers selecting quality loads, while sheep offerings were light and prices steady to slightly lower than last week. Western wethers traded around 3.25 to 2.40 with a bleak lamb outlook and overall tighter demand.
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South
Omaha
Kansas City Market Report Mix of Cattle and Hogs
Kansas City wholesale market updates show cattle prices for steers cows and Texans listed with ranges and averages. Hogs move lower with mixed packers and various regional quotes, while sheep and lambs indicate softer prices for yearlings and steady lambs amid fluctuating ranges.
Repels to His Critics The Admiral
New York July 20 Edgar S Maclay replies to criticism of his history on Admiral Schley and the Spanish American War. He says terms were immoderate and intemperate and he plans to revise the Santiago battle section but keeps facts intact. Proofs were approved by officers who fought at Santiago and Secretary Long. he bears no malice toward Admiral Schley.
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New York
Edgar
Maclay
Admiral Schley
Battle
Santago
Santiago
Secretary Long
Schley
Plot Said to Restore Empire in France
A Paris dispatch in the Palit Malt Gazette details an alleged conspiracy to crown Prince Louis Napoleon emperor. It names M. de Rouleds, the marquis de Tur Sallees, and M. Marcel-Habert as leaders, with high officials accused of funding the movement as the czar plans promoting Louis Napoleon to general.
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London
Palit Malt Gazette
Paris
Louis Napoleon
Prince Louis
M. de Rouleds
Marquis de T
Ur Sallees
M. Marcel-Habert
First National Bank Increases Capital to 10 Million
NEW YORK on July 20 stockholders of the First National Bank voted to raise the bank’s capital to ten million dollars. The move signals stronger financing capacity and broader operations for the institution.
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Geet Bank
New York
First Naional Bank
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