Bear Backs Boxers and Russian Plot in China
A Washington correspondent argues the empress dowager influenced the Boxers to show force as Russia seeks to expand influence in China. Germany Britain and Japan coordinate against Russian aggression while wary diplomats expect limited conflict and note Tsi An’s pro-Russian tilt. The piece cites embassies in Washington and uncertain Chinese fate amid anti-foreign unrest.
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China
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Russia
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Peking
Veteran Officials Say It Has Been the Busiest in Many Years
Veteran officials report the current period as the busiest in years with increased activity across departments. They cite higher workload, longer hours, and expanded responsibilities as governments respond to evolving demands.
Washington’s Fifty Sixth Congress closes amid busy session
Washington correspondents report the fifty sixth Congress finished a busy six months with landmark acts and debates. Key actions include Puerto Rico and Hawaii territorial governance, a major financial law shaping gold reserves and banking, and plans for a Nicaraguan canal. Anti trust debates, notable investigations, and treaties in executive session also marked the period.
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Spain
Philippines
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Porto Rico
Hawaii
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Congress
Western powers unite against Russian threat in Asia
The text outlines a coalition of Germany, Britain, and Japan ready to oppose Russia in the Far East. It argues Britain’s naval superiority and readiness after South African service, Japan’s proximity, and the U.S. dilemma between noninterference and protecting its Pacific interests and Philippines sovereignty if Russia destabilizes China.
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Germany
Japan
England
Far East
Great Britain
South Africa
Asia
United States
Pacific Ocean
Philippines
China
Tragedy at Oneida Reservation Kills Nine in Yard
Report from Oneida reservation Wisconsin describes a brutal incident where a woman decapitated a chicken and children reenacted it leading to a fatal accident. A derrick timber toppled, killing eight workers and the child’s father released the rope in horror. The event follows a separate note stating mail loss rates.
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Derrick
Wisconsin
Stockbridge
North German Lloyd Orders Two Massive Steamer Vessels
The Nordeutscherloyd Company ordered two steamers claimed to be the largest afloat, each to be TOG feet long. In Coatsville Pennsylvania a steel mill shear cuts a slab of iron four feet wide and two feet thick in a single stroke.
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Nordeutscherloyd Company
Coatsville
Battle in China Boxers Surround Imperial Troops See Hundreds Slain
Chinese officials report 4 000 boxers surround 1 400 imperial troops between Lofa and Yongtsun with about 500 boxers killed. Thirty Gen Nien troops killed 21 boxers near Tien-tsin on the Taku road. Pao-Ting-Fu news scarce and critical. Powers weigh action for suppression as US contemplates marines only under legation protection.
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Yong-T'sun
Nien
Tien-tsin
Taku Road
Kruger Not to Quit Faces Bitter End in Land Stand
Transvaal President Kruger rejects American land offers saying burghers will fight for their land and independence. British in Orange Free State suffer setbacks as Gen Rundle’s retrograde move raises hopes of Boer resistance. prisoners and captured officers from the Thirteenth Imperial Yeomanry signal intensified conflict near Lindley and Maseru. Milner cautions miners to delay return to Johannesburg as Boer defense firms.
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Sparks and Scandals Across the Nation
Senator Quay seeks reelection while London agents hunt house servants in New York. Chas A leis of St. Louis, 63, commits suicide after blindness. Grant Rogers Richmond named Maine governor by Prohibitionists. Southern Presbyterians in Atlanta decline woman suffrage. G W Tubbs, 18, of Poplar Bluff gets ten years for patricide. Prince of Wales pauses tobacco by doctor’s advice. Caroline Smith and Ann Glassmann of Brooklyn face moonshine charges. Wim Bowers of Yonkers dies of starvation worth $100,000. Pittsburgh and Lake Erie train records 47 seconds for one mile between cities.
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Ann Glassmann
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Yonkers
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
New Castle
Amusing anecdotes from historic figures and scholars
A collage of light biographical quips and scenes. Bishop Walsham How, Dr. Seelye, Lord John Russell, and Alexander are touched with personal flaws and curiosities. The piece also notes Playfair, J. K. Waterman, and Tiny Waterman, sharing humorous recollections and clever witticisms.
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Thomas
Almondbury
L. Clark Seelye
St. Albans
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Jerusalem
Jaffa
Syria
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Playfair
Scottish Observatory
Scotland
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Pylades
Orestes
J. K
Tiny
Waterman
South Africa
St. Louis
Kings Lake
Versatility of Real Talent in Many Lines Shown
A reader praises Hopkinson Smith for diverse talents across civil engineering novels painting and lecturing. He notes Smith’s career spans engineering writing art and public speaking and argues others could follow such range if they tried.
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Hopkinson Smiths
Hopkinson Smith
Smith
Jehneumon flies and their galls on oaks explained
The article describes Jehneumon flies a group of ichneumon insects. They lay eggs in hosts causing galls and swelling as larvae feed on fatty tissue while avoiding vital organs. Caterpillars often host cocoons of these parasitic wasps.
A Hint to Suitors from a Gracious Old Father
A humorous exchange from the New York World features a young suitor asking to marry one of Mr. Manygirls seven daughters. The old man, amid scattered bills for clothing and bonnets, jokes that the suitor may take all seven, if he wishes, highlighting the playful tone and paternal tease.
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Utah
New York
Glasgow Tramways Prosperity Under City Control
Glasgow's profitable street railways show rapid growth since council ownership. Over five years weekly drawings rose from 19,000 to 40,000–45,000 dollars, and annual passengers jumped from 60,000,000 to 119,000,000, effectively carrying Glasgow's population three times weekly.
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Glasgow
Modern Dining Cars Between Cairo and Luxor
An Egyptian paper reports season plans to operate first class up-to-date dining cars on the Cairo to Luxor route. It notes an American dentist has started in Assouan near the Sudan edge. A palace hotel at Sukbar Toum will be completed and opened for tourists in about three months.
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Luxor
Assouan
Soudan
Skbartoum
Whisky bottle banishment remark cited by Reverend and Wheeler
The Philadelphia Press quotes the Reverend I Drinkwater praising Mr Wheeler for hoping to see the day when the whisky bottle is banished. Wheeler agrees that nothing punctures a tire like broken glass, illustrating a temperate stance framed by a local exchange.
Curious Accident at Golden Ring Claims Two Boys Life
In Golden Ring Maryland a curious accident befell two boys when one tripped in a field and a briar stem pierced his ear drum, causing his death. The other line reflects a political remark about how the average man acts toward friends and enemies in public office.
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