Warships Deploy as Foreign Fleets Gather Offshore China
Disturbances in China prompt Admiral Dewey to dispatch two warships toward Tien Tain as tensions rise. U S officials report no immediate danger but note growing anxiety and possible legation guards. Crowds in Pekin clash with Europeans during the Moon Festival, while Russia and Britain move to bolster escorts and marines.
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China
Tha Ktale
Pekin
Tien Tain
Pein
Legation
Long
State Department
Dewey
Polntas
Agat Ja
Jiusvian Legation
Port Artunus
Elc
Disorders in Paris Stir Foreigners Amid Dreyfus Demonstrations
Disorder in Paris triggered by a Dreyfus demonstration led by M Pressence was halted by Salle Wagran closure. Police arrested St Presaener Mo Vaughan and Deputy Mery as crowds dispersed. Several arrests followed and many guests at hotels fear an exodus amid rising tensions between rival parties.
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Dreyfus
Varia
M. Pressence
Salle Wagran
St. Presaener
Mo Vaughan
Evtor
Aurore
Mery
Fight for Nine Hour Day Prompts Major Typographical Strike
A near future large scale strike by the Typographical Union aims to establish a nine hour workday. The movement, begun about a year ago, plans coordinated action with a strong treasury and broad local union support. Book and publishing houses over nine hours face shutdowns, with telegraphic orders expected as the strike nears a climax by October 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Typographical
Fgwest
Typographical Union
Forest fires checked and weather eases Colorado region
Reports from Denver indicate snow and rain have halted forest fires spreading for weeks across Colorado. Glenwood area nearly extinguished. Idaho Springs says fires under control on the west slope divide. Smoldering remains possible if another dry spell and winds return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Denver
Colo
Glenwood
Idaho Springs
Witte
New Department of Porto Rico Created by Executive Order
The president issued an executive order establishing Porto Rico as a new military department named the Department of Porto Rico. Major General John R. Brooke is designated to command the new department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
Department of Porto Rico
John KR. Brooke
South Atlantic Cyclone Devastates Georgia and South Carolina Islands
A West Indian cyclone battered the Georgia and South Carolina coasts for eight hours on Sunday, with winds 50 to 70 mph. Savannah escaped major damage though sea islands suffered heavy losses. one drowning reported. River crops in Savannah area largely ruined. river traffic disrupted as wharves and ships suffered severe damage. Quarantine station facilities were damaged and vessels driven ashore.
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Savannah
Georgia
South Carolina
South Carolina Sea
Five Men Shot Dead Near Murfreesboro Tennessee
In Cannon County near Murfreesboro five men were killed in a barn during an auction related to a 35 000 judgment against John Hollingsworth. Hollingsworth and accomplices opened fire on the auction party, fatally wounding four and severely wounding another. James Hollingsworth was later shot and wounded.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Cannon County
John Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth
Sliggins
James Hollingsworth
China’s ruler Kwangsu reported dead by self infliction
A Shanghai dispatch claims Emperor Kwangsu killed himself after signing decrees placing the dowager empress in charge. The report says English speaking foreign office members were seized and banished and that the death was announced September 21. Kwangsu ascended January 22, 1875, at age 27, under dynastic politics that kept power with the dowager empress.
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Shanghai
China
Kwangsu
Tung Chi
Prince China
Hien Feng
Kuang Mau
Desperate Husband Kills Wife then Takes Own Life
Sunday evening Robert Lash shot his wife at 49 West Court street Indianapolis in the hallway causing immediate death. He then wounded himself in the backyard and died instantly. The tragedy followed a history of frequent quarrels.
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Robert Lash
West Court Street
Indianapolls
Ind
Lash
George May Decision on Governor Candidacy Uncertain
The New York World reports Henry George may withdraw within forty eight hours from consideration as the free silverites candidate for governor against Van Wyck and Roosevelt. His declination was written Saturday, but supporters will push to have his name used.
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George
New York World
Henry George
Free Silverites
van Wyck
Roosevelt
Wind Storm Destroys Mine Engine House in Crystal Falls
A violent wind and rain storm struck Crystal Falls Friday evening, leveling a large brick engine house at the Paint River mine and causing widespread damage to buildings. Telegraph service was interrupted for several hours.
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Crystal
Paint River
Kansas Man May Go to Paris
In Republican circles in Wichita Kansas James Allison of Wichita may be appointed as a U S commissioner to the Paris exposition He is described as a personal friend of President McKinley.
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Kansas
Paris
Wichita
Kan
James Allison
United States
McKinley
Brother Kills Brother in Ashland Home
Michael Thompson was shot and killed by his brother Thomas Thompson during a domestic scene at their Ashland Pennsylvania home. Police are investigating the fatal shooting reported Sunday.
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Michael Thompson
Ashland
Thomas
Michael
Titi
Philippines ratify Malolos independence amid celebrations
Aguinaldo proclaims a republic in the Philippines after the Malolos ratification. A review of troops, speeches, and an Aguinaldo address marked the festivities. Agoncillo releases a translation of the constitution renouncing dictatorship and outlining four secretaries and a provincial congress.
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Petumecs
Malolos
Philippine Islands
Aguivaldo
Agoncillo
Washington
Paris
Aguinaldo
Republic
Philippines
Ecommerce
Finance
Archipelego
Texas Murder Tale At Porters Creek
Reports say Otto Harmes, an elderly German farmer near El Camp Texas, was murdered by his wife and Julius Harmes his nephew. They allegedly struck him with an ax and burned him in a corn field after dragging him from a bed. The couple were said to have fled but were later arrested.
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Ottoe Harmes
Porter's Creek
el Camp
Texas
Otto Harmes
Julius Harmes
Julius
Marmes
Col John Hay sworn as Secretary of State in White House
Col John Hay took the oath of office as secretary of state at 1 a.m. Friday in the president's room at the White House, administered by Justice Harlan of the Supreme Court. He then joined the regular Friday cabinet session.
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John Hay
Col
White House
Justice Harlan
Supreme Court
Jlay
Mrs Guilford Arrested by London Police in Emma Gill Case
Dr Nancy Guilford a Bridgeport Conn midwife once tracked by American authorities for involvement in Emma Gill’s death has been arrested in London. Inspector Frost of Scotland Yard took her into custody at a Hempstead boarding house after she arrived from Montreal last week and she used the alias McAllister then Catherine Wilbur upon arrival.
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Guilford
Nancy Guilford
Bridgeport
Conn
Emma Gill
London
Inspector Frost
Scotland Yard
Liverpool
Montreal
Hempstead
McAllister
Catherine Wilbur
Visayas Islands Fight Ends in Spanish Victory
A Madrid dispatch reports Tagales landed in Antigua province and were defeated by a Spanish column after a sharp fight with 94 insurgents killed.
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Viscayas Islands
Madrid
Antigua
Market Quotations From Midwestern and Eastern Ports
Cattle ranges listed for several markets including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with prices for hogs sheep and cattle. Grading notes and grain quotes appear for No 2 red No 2 white No 2 mixed No 2 spring and other staples with butter eggs and potatoes alongside.
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Iago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Peace at a High Price for Peace Commission Costs
The peace commission to negotiate with Spain will cost over 1,000 daily, totaling about 92 250 for ninety days, plus salaries for only a few, with Day Reid and Moore due fees of 25 000, 25 000, and 20 000 respectively. Transportation for 35 Indies members may reach 25 000 and Paris entertainments 15 000 to 20 000.
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Montejo
Pemis
United States
Spain
Moore
MacArthur
Brannigan
Rodriguez
Commission
Peace Commission
Davis
Frye
Gray
Washington
Judge Day
Whitelaw Reid
Commissioners Day
Reid
Indies
Paris
Forest Fires Threaten Wisconsin Minnesota and South Dakota
Rain aided lumber districts as fires across Wisconsin Minnesota and South Dakota were partially quenched. Cedar Lake Dam and nearby properties suffered severe losses while Knapp Stout Co and hundreds of farmhouses burned. Estimated damages reach 3 million dollars with many homeless and telegraph links down.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
St. Paul
Clayton
Clear Lake
Alamena
Poskin
Barron
Chippewa County
Glenwood
Wis
Cedar Lake
Cedar Lake Dam
Knapp, Stout & Co
Rice Lake
Idaho Springs
Routt
Rio Blanco
Grand Lorimer
Garfield
Eagle
Pitkin
Summit
Canada votes for prohibition nationwide with about ten thousand lead
The report states that Canada overall favors prohibition by an estimated ten thousand, with rural districts voting for prohibition while cities oppose. Quebec shows a strong 35,000 against prohibition and Ontario cities vote 8,000 against. Toronto, a hub for prohibitionists, records a 4,000 vote against prohibition.
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Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Toronto
State Fair in Yankton Exceeds Entries and Attendance
The opening week of Yankton’s State Fair drew superb weather and strong turnout. Entries surpassed previous years by more than fifty percent, with broad county representation in the agricultural exhibits and top cattle herds from Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota. The grounds were orderly and a solid racing program complemented the festivities.
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Yankton
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
South Dakota
Tragic poisoning case in Louisville child linked to drug store error
A Louisville mother reports her four year old daughter ingested a white powder resembling quinine from a local drug store and died shortly after. Authorities suspect a clerical error or mislabeling led to the accidental poisoning. Separately, the California branch of the Eastern Railroad issues 684000 five percent bonds in London to fund a forty seven mile extension to Calivada Ney.
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C. 8. Foster
Louisville
California
The
Eastern Railroad
London
Calivada
Ney
Pathetic Insane Man in Deadwood and Destruction Across Brown County
Four Pathetic Case, Frank Culver, confined in Deadwood jail on insanity, haunted by a California locomotive crash that killed a girl and recurs annually. Brown County prairie fire devastates Ordway area, destroying Abbott farm, Mes sack and Merioy properties, and many others. Assault case ends in not guilty for Rev. L MacLean as costs shift to accuser. Mayor Clutton suffers a severe bicycle accident with finger amputation. North Chamberlain Townsite case awarded to homesteaders Eliza Reynolds and Henry J King after long dispute and interior department approval.
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Frank Culver
Deadwood
California
Board of Insanity
Brown County
Ordway
Abbott
Guy Abbott
Fred Messack
Iver Tviet
Gilbert Merioy
William Johnson
North Chamberlain Townsite Company
Eliza Reynolds
Henry J. King
Chamberlain
Secretary of the Interior
United States Land Office
Plankinton City Disappointed As Balloonist Fails to Appear
Three thousand visitors waited for P. J. Pond of Wabasha Minnesota to ascend and parachute jump during old settlers day in Plankinton but he did not show up. He offered no reason for the failure, leaving the crowd disappointed. Police later reported a theft at Aberdeen Steam Laundry where Charles McCullough stole $100 from a proprietor and was captured at Westport with the money recovered.
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Plankinton
P. J. Pond
Wabasha, Minn
Old Settlers
Charles McCullough
Aberdeen Steam Laundry
McClaran
Westport
Prominent Republican Ben Soover Fatally Injured in Train Fall
Ben Soover of Gettysburg, a leading state Republican, fell from the Northwestern train west of Faulkton, suffering a spinal dislocation from which recovery is not expected. Typhoid fever in Bon Homme County from a polluted well has eleven cases, with three deaths and others in critical condition. The Presbyterian Synod of South Dakota will hold a three day session in Intron starting October 6 with delegates to attend.
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Ben Soover
Gettysburg
Faulkton
Bon Homme
Bon Homme County
Presbyterian Synod
Intron
Presbyterian Synod of
South Dakota
Fire destroys block in Edgemont millinery blaze
A gale driven fire started in a millinery store in Edgemont sweeping the block of business buildings with most contents lost. Loss estimated at 150000 dollars, partly insured. Buildings owned by Francis C. Grable. New Presbyterian church dedicated at Hitchcock. Dedicatory sermon by Rev H P Carson of Scotland. Church cost 1690 dollars and is debt free.
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Grable
Edgemont
Francis C. Grable
Hitchcock
H. P. Carson
Scotland
Mines in Hy Property draw big price in Deadwood mining region
In Bald Mountain country near Deadwood, three claims known as Hobo Queen, Tin Pie, and Fantail Gulch near Ben Har were sold for a total of about $7.5 thousand to Ernest May with transfers filed. The ground is described as valuable with rapid ore output and strong local interest. A separate note mentions legal filings and local election certificate procedures amid broader county administration concerns.
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Bald Mountain Country
Siupe
Terry’s Peay
Fantail Gulch
Sloy
Hurst & Price Company
Cory
Ernest May
Matrey
New Artesian Well Planned for Willow Creek Head
Representatives of the Northwestern road are in the range country to select a site for an artesian well at the head of Willow Creek. The well would feed the stream, provide a water route for stock, and connect the upper Cheyenne River country to Pierre Stock, diverting trade away from Black Hills shipping points toward Northern Pacific routes.
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Range Country
Willow Creek
Cheyenne River
Pierre Stock
Black Hills
Accidents, Deaths, and Small Town News at Salem
Chapter of Accidents reports Charley Erickson's team drove him down, injuring his leg, Jolson’s 7-year-old thrown from a sulky plow breaking an arm, and Gus Carlson thrown from a horse after a badger hole breaking a collar bone. These incidents occurred at or near Salem. Joseph O Neill of Sturgis dies at about 69, a Sturgis pioneer and first local businessman. Water tank collapse at Elk Point depot, condemned for three years. Corporal Harry Barr of Aberdeen recovering from yellow fever and hoping for furlough. Land Office directs homestead fillings of 47 83 acres in Hand and Hyde counties formerly school land. Ipswich fire destroys business portion, one block spared. An 11-year-old at Salem sustains abdominal puncture from a pointed stick but expected to recover. Two boys Howe and Springfield arrested at Yankton for wholesale harness theft. five harnesses found.
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Charley Erickson
Jolson
Gus Carlson
Salem
Sturgis
Joseph O'Neill
O'Neill Bros
Mr. O' Neill
St. Andrews
New Brunswick
Ile
Pacific Coast
Wis
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Dewey Ie
Canadian Pacific Railway
Affain
Vancouver
B. C
Vladivostock
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Britth
Gov. Smith
Soldiers Home
Santa Monica
Cal
Saper, Mich
Clarence Benjamin
Congress of Postmasters
Vansay
Alashgorb
Russia
Fertilizer Company
Bradley Fertilizer Company
Wymouth
Mass
Rev. L. MacLean
M. E
Woonsocket
K. O. Stakke
Stakke
J.J. Clutton
Watertown
Mou
Asia
Rotary
Johm Shafer
Auviora
Plankinton Business
Shafer
Salvan
Unus
Sioux Fass
A. S. Paddock
Singer Machine Company
Paddock
Must
George Bank
Rust
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Pau Railroad
Elk Point
Barr
Harry Barr
Aberdeen
Huron Land Office
Hyde
Ipswich
Mat Winters
Howe
Springfield
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