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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1900
Page
2
A weekly digest compiles domestic and foreign items from rail to weather, including rail wrecks, food orders, naval actions, finance, and political moves. It notes refugees from China arriving in San Francisco, heat waves in Chicago, and a mixed bag of incidents from the United States and abroad.
Dever notes peak tourist travel while Cuba boasts the largest tobacco crop in island history. U N Ross now Custer City marshal after first gold rush days. Railway Age cites 28 companies controlling 147009 miles of North American railroads. Over 6000 Roumanian Jews head to Canada en route to the United States. Proclamations and quotes from Bible figures accompany local notes. Minor items cover earnings, births, and industry figures with a broad array of names and places.
London reports say American and British forces began moving toward Peking with 20,000 Japanese and 9,000 British troops plus other foreigners. Chinese defense at Tientsin wavered under repeated charges as allied officers press for a westward march, while officials in Washington relay alarming dispatches on the crisis and the safety of legations in Peking.
A pasted miscellany ridicules fake substitutes for Cascarets candy and warns buyers to trust proven brands, noting bulk sales and metal boxes with a distinctive mark. It then shifts to regional crop reports from Nebraska and drouth impacts, forecasting strong yields and harvest travel. The piece ends with a brief Indianapolis Journal exchange about new houses versus old ones.
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