Quibble Over China Delays Pekin Negotiations
Washington correspondent says European powers delay talks in Pekin by quibbling over minor details. He notes ministers act under direct orders, slowing progress as cables are slow. The United States alone maintains a clear policy demanding Boxer leaders punished, indemnity paid, a liberal Pekin government, and openness to foreigners with protections. Other nations agree to the aims but argue over methods.
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Washington
China
Yuis
Excert
St. Petersburg
Paris
Lord Salisbury
Pekin
Boxers Executed for Missionary Slaughters in Boxer Rebellion
Allied forces execute Boxers and Chinese officials including treasurer Tien Yung Gen Fei Shang Wong and Col Win after a court verdict links them to the massacre of seventeen American and English missionaries at Paoting i u and the torture of four others. Heads were displayed as warnings. Allied troops return to Pekin with Germany and France as garrisons remaining. The United States did not participate in the punishment.
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Wechili
Fei Shang Wong
Col
Win
Paoting Pu
Pekin
United States
Reforming sermons and science in brief interviews
A Shelton preacher harshly critiques University of Chicago funding and endowments urging seminary focus on pastors. Christian Science leader Kimball touts 2,000,000 cures and denies sickness as God given. Kruger trip plans surface ahead of US elections. Dowie condemns open access salvation while blocking unworthy candidates. Arthur Harris found guilty of second degree murder in New York race case.
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T. A. ‘T. Hanna
Shelton, Conn
University of Chicago
Hell
Vani
John Alexander Dowie
London
Holy Christian Catholic Church
Arthur Harris
Thorpe
New York City
Center of Population Shifts West in 1900 Census
Recent census findings indicate the center of U S population continues moving toward the Pacific coast. The 1900 center lies roughly west of Greensburg Indiana and north of Columbus Indiana, with broader westward trend traced through decades. The exact position awaits official confirmation, but remains near Columbus Indiana and moving west about twenty miles and north eight miles since 1890.
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Star of Empire
United States
Pacific Coast
Bishop Berkeley
Greensburg
Ind
Columbus
Baltimore
Mil
Fort Bo
Moorefield
Moorefield, Wy Vi
Clarthurs
Parkersburg
W. Va
Isco
Chillicothe
Ohio
Ash
Cincinnati
Clare Glanati
Present Strength of Army Report by Adjutant General Corbin
The annual report to the Secretary of War for year ending June 30 1000 shows the US Army strength at 98 790 including regular and volunteer forces with 74 officers and 1 980 men dead and 22 592 discharged 3 993 deserted. It breaks down by region and includes casualties in the Chinese campaign and losses in the Philippine Islands with a chronology of actions Feb 4 1890 to June 30 1900.
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Army of the
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Volunteer Army
Alaska
Porto Rico
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Hawaiian Islands
China
Philippines
Hawaii
New rolling stock and projects across railroads
Fourteen dining cars are being delivered to the Santa Fe road and the Soo line will add three large freight engines. An electric road is being built between Lima and Minster Ohio, about thirty miles. Ten locomotives for the Cape railway in Africa will be shipped. The Lake Shore bridge over Sandusky bay at Fremont Ohio is finished. Canadian Pacific September earnings fell $88185 from last year while Milwaukee and St Paul earned $1240989, up $36601. Grain rates from Chicago to Atlantic coast cities rose about 3.44 dollars per 100 pounds. Double tracking the Northwestern between Colo and Carroll Tuwa, eighty six miles, will begin next spring. Livestock on Western roads shows lighter cattle, offset by more horse shipments. Eastward branches are expanding. A new locomotive smoke consumer device is tested, claiming full efficiency regardless of engine position, costing about 25 dollars per engine.
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Soo Line
Lima
Minster
Ohio
Cape Railway
Africa
Eastern
Lake Shore
Sandusky Bay
Fremont
Canadian
Be Thou the Warder of My Yesterdays Poem
A reflective verse from Harper's Bazar laments lost love and time. The speaker asks memory to guard past days and moments, hoping to crown a single clear moment in yesterdays amid a maze of past choices and failed loves.
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Love
Harper’s Bazar
Pigeon Friends Foil Bankthief in Rural Home
Tom Nelson and cousin Harry Morton raise carrier pigeons to speed messages between farms. A tramp robs the house seeking over $500 school funds, but the birds’ escape with a warning note and help from neighbors leads to the capture of the felon. The family is reunited, and the pigeons are celebrated as useful and lovable.
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OM Nelson
Harry Morton
Tascally
Uncle
Mike
Father
Tom
Sonny
Sfarry
Mr. Nelson
Chicago
It Looks Like Celluloid Substitute Marloid Described
A new material named marloid is made from untanned leather boiled in oil to resemble celluloid. It can be flexible or hard, takes a high polish, and can be stamped into any shape. An Hour's Speaking notes a typical rate of 7,500 words per hour, with faster speakers reaching 8,000 to 9,000.
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HW. A. Kimball
International Board of Lectureships
Georgie's Gab Pa on High Society
A fragment from a Chicago Times Herald column critiques press intrusion into high society by citing Alfred Vanderbilt and Elsie French, noting how coverage fuels gossip and costs the rich dearly. It mocks reporters, laments privacy loss, and contrasts millionaire生活 with ordinary happiness.
The Queens Rooms Uniform 50 Degree Rule
The Queen's Rooms maintain a constant 50 degree temperature in all seasons. An elaborate hot air system heats in winter while the same pipes deliver cold air in summer. Wood buckets are placed in fire grates and under window sills filled with fresh ice to uphold the rule.
Ready for Him
A judge warns a intruder to stay away after a night visit, threatening a dire consequence if the visitor returns to the house. The terse note conveys tense local drama with a blunt, older voice.
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Jimmie
Millions of Comets and a Confidence Man Warning
Astronomers estimate at least 17 million comets roam our solar system, a staggering figure that underscores the vast, uncertain cosmos. The piece also cautions readers about a confidence man who lacks any deserved trust.
Misquotations and Correct Versions From Classic Texts
An item listing common misquotations with their corrected forms across authors like Pope Milton and Shakespeare. It pairs each faulty line with the proper quotation and source reference, highlighting the enduring habit of misremembering famous lines.
The Young Man's Manners and Social Etiquette
A period guide outlines expected behavior for men and women in public, noting that a gentleman should be polite, respectful, and well mannered, with chivalrous conduct in social settings. It emphasizes taboos, introductions, seating, and hospitality as markers of a man's social standing and prospects, citing Ladies' Home Journal advice. It also reports on foreign immigrants in New England and warns against false friends who read malice into friendly gestures.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
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