Advance on Peking Encourages Official Circles
Washington reports Gen Chaffee nearing Ho Si Wu within 33 miles of Peking after a rapid Yangtsun march. The State Department releases a firm peace condition demanding entry of relief troops to Peking and safe escort of ministers, while Berlin notes Empress Dowager plans to move court. Harrison claim on pay denied by U S comptroller.
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Washington
China
War Department
Ho- Si-Wu
Peking
Yangtsun
Langfang
Ho-Si-Wu
Chaffee
Walls O
Imperial City
Root
Adjt
Corbin
Chefoo
United States
Pacific
Tientsin
Li ‘Hung Chang
Adee
Tiensin
Berlin
Gu Hei U Wouan
Harrison
Russell B. “Harrison
Drowned sisters after raft accident in Neeedah Wis
Sadie Lauk age nine and Libby Lauk age four drowned in Neeedah Wisconsin after falling from a raft while playing on the river in four feet of water. Ex diplomat Phillips H Morgan former US minister to Mexico dies in New York at 75 after cancer battle. Washington reports war cost to date against the Philippines at 16,678,000 and 394 lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neeedah
Wis
Sadie
Libby Lauk
New York
Phillips H. Morgan
United States
Mexico
Mr. Morgan
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
New York City
Washington
Trade Review Notes Cautious Optimism Amid Seasonal Idle
Dun and Bradstreet report gradual firming in business with heavy contracts stabilizing, despite vacation inactivity measured beyond Wall Street. Over-subscription of a £10 million British loan signals strong capital flow. rail and textile demand mixed as mills close in New England. Steel demand rises in Pittsburgh and Chicago. pig iron activity improves southward though crude output lags with numerous furnace shutdowns through September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Wall Street
New England
Bradstreet’s
Pittsburgh
Chicago
South
Democrats Notify Bryan and Stevenson in Indianapolis Rally
Hon. William J. Bryan and Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson were formally notified in Indianapolis of their Democratic nominations for president and vice president. A city parade preceded the ceremony, with visiting and local clubs escorting the notification party. The event, held August 9, ran from 3 to 5 40 p.m., featuring five speeches including welcomes from Mayor Taggart and responses from Bryan and Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
William J. Bryan
Adlai E. Stevenson
Kansas City
United States
Taggart
Richardson
Thomas
Bryan
Steven- Bod
Robbers Slain After Train Hold Up Near Hugo Col
Goodland New Mexico August 11 Two men who robbed a Union Pacific train near Hugo Col Sunday morning killing passenger W J Fay were killed Friday by a sheriff s posse at Bartholomew ranch three miles east of Goodland Deputies J Briggs and George Collins were wounded in the clash A robber shot at escapee from a window but was killed The remaining robber perished when the house was set on fire The robbers remained unidentified
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Goodland
N. M
Union Pacific
Hugo Col
W. J. Fay
Bartholomew Ranch
J. Briggs
George Collins
Winchester
Fitzsimmons Knocks Ruhlin Out At Madison Square Garden
New York Aug 11 Bob Fitzsimmons now American citizen met Gus Ruhlin and defeated him in the sixth round at the Twentieth Century club bout in Madison Square Garden. The bout was fierce and bloody with Ruhlin showing resilience before Fitzsimmons unleashed a decisive body blow.
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New York
Bob Fitzsimmons
Australia
Gus Ruhlin
Akron
Twentieth Century Club
Madison Square Garden
Ruhlin
Fitzsimmons
Republican ticket nominated by acclamation in Wisconsin
Milwaukee reports the Wisconsin Republican state convention chose by acclamation Governor Robert M. La Follette and a slate including Jesse Stone William H Froehlich James O Davidson Emmett R Hicks for statewide offices. The platform calls for abolishing caucuses and conventions and Gen George E Bryant was elected state central committee chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Robert M. la Follette
Madison
Jesse Stone
Watertown
William H. Froehlich
Jackson
James O. Davidson
Soldiers Grove
Emmett R. Hicks
Oshkosh
United States
Spooner
George E. Bryant
State Central Committee
Ashes Cast Into Mississippi for Des Moines Student
The ashes of Charles M. Bicknell of Des Moines were cremated in Davenport on Wednesday after he collapsed from overwork as a Chicago University student. Following the family wishes, his ashes were cast into the Mississippi River.
Yangtsun Captured in Chinese Campaign
News from Washington and London detail the Yangtsun capture by international forces with about 60 American casualties. Dispatches from Gen. Chaffee and Chefoo describe heavy fighting, Chinese fortifications, and subsequent reports on Li Hung Chang and peace negotiations.
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Washington
Yangtsun
War Department
Col. Scriven
Chefoo
Chaffee
Fourteenth United States Infantry
Fifth
United States Artillery
Fourteenth Infantry
Famous Case Settled in Mut Life Insurance Row
In Leavenworth Kansas on Tuesday the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York settled with Sallie E Hillman Smith for 22000 cash plus interest on a policy linked to Hillmans disappearance in 1879 after six circuit court trials and 21 years four months. The Connecticut Mutual still faces a judgment of 11054.
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Leavenworth
Kan
United States
Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York
Sallie E. Hillman-Smith
Hillman
The
Mutual Life
Connecticut Mutual
Parachute Drop Tragedy Kills Aeronaut John Drew
Grand Rapids aviator John Drew, 19, died at Macatawa Michigan when his parachute failed after a balloon ascent. Witnesses report the parachute twisted as he released, causing a sudden fall and the loss of his safety belt grip on the trapeze bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland, Mich
John Drew
Grand Rapids
Mich
Macatawa
Lake Michigan
Drew
Dash of Cavalry Horses Tremble Jersey City Streets
A band of Fifth Cavalry horses fleeing from Porto Rico rampaged through Jersey City streets Monday night. The runaway herd charged crowds, crossed Hackensack bridge into Harrison and Kearney meadows, and onto Lackawanna tracks. A locomotive struck the group, killing eight and injuring others. several were captured as the rest scattered into pens and open lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jersey City
Hackensack Bridge
Iarrison
Kearney Meadows
Porto Rico
Hackensack River
Harrison
Kearney
Chargers
Lackawanna
Terrific Explosion Destroys Gaith Nitroglycerin Factory
At Mancie Indiana on August 14 a nitroglycerin blast east of Montpelier damaged the Gaith nitroglycerin factory injuring two men and a team. Claude Jones lost a leg requiring amputation while Albert Hayes suffered severe injuries. The blast shattered nearby buildings and glass, with 1,500 quarts involved and a close Findlay plant also wrecked but not exploded.
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Mancie
Ind
Montpelier
Claude Jones
Albert Hayes
Findlay
Powers Case Remains Active as Sixth Week Opens
In Georgetown Kentucky on August 14 jurors return to Frankfort for the sixth week of Powers trial with prosecution witnesses ready for rebuttal. Witness B W Bradburn testified about funds drawn and expended by the reward commission and denied any payments or contracts with named witnesses. Court orders jury transport to Frankfort and schedules next cases including Henry E Youtsey with a special venue to be summoned.
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Georgetown
B. W. Bradburn
Reward Commission
Bradburn
Wharton Golden
Robert Noaks
W. H. Culton
Powers
Frankfort
Cantrill
Henry E. Youtsey
Youtsey
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Sets Transatlantic Record
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse captained by Engelbart completed the Sandy Hook to Cherbourg crossing in 5 days 19 hours 44 minutes, covering 3,184 nautical miles at an average speed of 22.79 knots, after leaving New York on August 7 for Bremen.
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Bremen
Engelbart
New York
Sandy Hook
Chebourg
Vendetta Sworn After Stabbing In New York
Italian man Jaimes Stefano was stabbed to death in New York. His brother Angelo refuses to reveal the killer’s identity, saying he has sworn vendetta and will avenge the murder himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jaimes Stefano
Angelo
Dawes Commission Opens Cherokee Enrollment at Aug. 14
Enrollment of Cherokees begins at Aug. 14 in Hegzon Muldrow with Col. T. B. Needles and Maj. C. Breckinridge overseeing. The panel will relocate to Fort Gibson next Monday for a three week stay.
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Hegzon
Muldrow
J. T
Dawes Commission
Col. T. B. Needles
Maj. C. 2. Breckinridge
Fort Gibson
Tragedy in Chariton as Husband Kills Wife then Suicide
Des Moines Iowa August 14 Monday morning about two o'clock William T Tuttle murdered his wife and then killed himself the couple lived in Chariton domestic trouble is the supposed cause.
Bandit Killed in Graham ABQ Battle
A posse led by Deputy Sheriff W K Foster fought two bandits who robbed a Graham store in broad daylight near Graham New Mexico. One bandit died and the other was wounded and escaped. Robert Kingston Scott Dies in Napoleon Ohio.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Graham
New Mexico
W. K. Foster
Remains of King Humbert Enter Pantheon Procession
Rome reports the royal funeral train reaching the Pantheon where King Humbert’s body is placed on a catapulted catafalque beneath a wreath. Crowds along Via Dei Serpenti suffer injuries as the procession moves, while London dispatch notes a panic in the Via Nazionale with dozens injured and bystanders trampled.
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Rome
Italy
Monza
Aosta
Turin
Oporto
Humbert
Pantheon
Victor Emmanuel II
Via Dei Serpenti
Mgr. Count of
Reggio
Genoa
London
Via Nazionale
Iowa Anti-Saloon League Sues Adams Express in Prohibition Case
Iowa agents filed suits against druggists and restaurant keepers in Newton and nearby towns. Adams Express Co. faced a judgment for $400 after Judge Clements ruled shipments by nonresident dealers delivered to Iowa customers on C O D violated the prohibitory law and fell under state criminal jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
Newton
Adams Express Company
C.O.D
Iowa
Express Company
Clements
Baron Russell of Killowen Dies After Operation
London announces the death of Baron Russell of Killowen lord chief justice of England following surgery performed by Dr. Treves. He had been ill for some time with reports varying on a gastric disorder or stomach tumor. Survived by wife Elien and two children. sons Bertrand and Charles noted.
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London
Baron Russell of
Killowen
England
Baron Russell
Treves
Lord Russell
Dundalk
South Hackney
Gladstone
Paris
Lord Bower
Lord Coleridge
Elien
Joseph Mulholland
M. P
Belfast
Bertrand Joseph
Royal Artillery
South Africa
Charles Russell
Canada
Sir Charles
United States
Marriage ties veil a Sioux City scandal and departure
Jesse M Cunningham of Seattle and Miss Mary Grandy of Denver wed in Denver. Miss Grandy once led Sioux City musical instruction and played organ at Unity church. Cunningham, once a tailor and Unity choir bass, had a troubled past and left Sioux City years ago. The couple plans to live in Seattle after marriage.
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Sioux City
Jesse M. Cunningham
Seattle
Wash
Mary Grandy
Denver
Unity
Miss Grandy
Cunningham
Iowa State Tax Levy Set At 2.5 Or 2.6 Mills
Iowa faces a reduced state levy this year as the council sets the rate at 2.5 or 2.6 mills. A higher property return, estimated at 14 million dollars, drives the shift with increased valuations in personal property new buildings railroads telegraph and telephone properties. The 3 mill levy last year included 1-10 mill for the state university and 1-10 mill for the state college of agriculture. This year the combined 2.6 mills still yields a levy 2.10 mills lower than the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State College of Agriculture
Murder and Robbery on Panhandle Express Ends in Slaying
In Columbus Ohio on Friday night express messenger Charles Lane was found dead in Panhandle train No 8 with a bullet through his heart after the safe was robbed. Reported loot ranges from 415000 dollars. The robbers escaped by leaping from the moving train near Union depot. The case remains a mystery with no statements from Adams Express officials. A separate incident in Chattanooga Tennessee notes W Turner his wife and three month old child leaped from a Slow South train near Anniston. Turner died and the wife and infant were severely hurt.
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Columbus
Union Depot
Charles Lane
Milford Center
Adams Express Company
Bigamy case ends as Queen released to return home
Teleased Nevada resident Zachary Taylor Queen of Myst ic Centerville jail release ends case. Alleged son claims bigamy, but no party appeared to continue action. Woman claimant never appeared, son reportedly left for parts unknown.
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Nev
Zachary Taylor Queen
Mystic
Centerville
Mr. Queen
Tragic Train Death Found Near Lake Mills
Section men on the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad discovered a lifeless man on the tracks south of Lake Mills. A middle aged Black man’s head had been crushed by a passing train. no identification or known origin could be found, and the circumstances of the accident were unclear.
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Minneapolis & St. Louis
Lake Mills
Tragic Deaths Reported in Wisconsin Incidents
In Oshkosh Lieut Charles W Boelter of company F W N G died when he dove into shallow water from a toboggan at Metre park after jumping from the chute. He had served in the Spanish American War with the Second Wisconsin volunteers. In Milwaukee a Janesville Milwaukee passenger train collided with a switch engine killing engineer Lurt Schlatter and fireman Gus A Bondreth as the train pulled out of Janesville.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Charles W. Boelter
Mectrie Park
Boelter
Wisseconsin Volunteers
Milwaukee
Janesville
Milwaukee Road
Lurt Schlatter
Gus A. Bondreth
Rats Deliver Telephone Cables Through Conduit
A Waterloo man used rats to lay telephone cables by releasing several into a conduit with a ferret. The rats chased for 700 feet and emerged in daylight just ahead of the ferret, which towed the cord. The feat demonstrates inventive problem solving and resourcefulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Mark Derby Pacer Honored by Winfield Citizens
Winfield residents celebrate Mark Derby the pacing horse owned by Tip Johnson. He was escorted by the Winfield military band through the principal streets after recent wins at Davenport at 2:10% and the free-for-all pace at Hedrick in 2091. The crowd views him as Iowa’s fastest pacer.
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Winfield
Mark Derby
Tip Johnson
Winfield Military Band
Davenport
Hédrick
Iowa
Woman charged in Muscatine for attempted murder and suicide attempt
Mrs. William Crouch, facing a grand jury in Muscatine for attempted murder of her husband, reportedly attempted suicide by poison at Hotel Grand after troubles with a drunken husband. Prompt medical care prevented fatal outcome. children are in county care.
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William Crouch
Grand Jury
Muscatine
Hotel Grand
Death of Edgar Wisk in Iowa Falls
Edgar Wisk aged 24 died suddenly in Iowa Falls after a period of brain illness. He studied medicine at the state university in Iowa City. His widowed mother survives him.
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Edgar Wisk
Iowa Falls
State University At
Iowa City
Will of Archbishop Hennessy filed for probate in Iowa
Executors Roger Ryan and Clement Johannes of Dubuque file the will of the late Archbishop John Hennessy. The estate totals about 1 million dollars with 400 thousand in Minnesota real estate. Minnesota property is divided among nine relatives while Iowa property goes to relatives and church sisterhoods.
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John Hennessy
Dubuque
Roger Ryan
Clement Johannes
Minnesota
Iowa
State Board Invites Bids for Coal Supply
The state board of control advertised bids for coal to be opened August 25 for the year starting October 1. Last year usage reached about 45,000 tons. this year projected at 82,974 tons due to new buildings. Anticipated cost likely exceeds last year and may reach about 100,000 dollars.
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State ‘Board of Control
Des Moines Student Charles M Bicknell Cremated in Davenport
The remains of Charles M. Bicknell of Des Moines, a University of Chicago student breaking down from overwork, were cremated in Davenport and the ashes cast into the Mississippi river as per family wishes. He was a brother of newspaper correspondent Frank W. Bicknell.
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Charles M. Bicknell
Des Moines
University of Chicago
Davenport
Mississippi River
Bicknell
Frank W. Bicknell
Fire destroys multiple businesses in Cherokee blaze
A fire that began in a livery barn in Cherokee swept by a southwest wind and caused $25,000 in damage. Flames crossed an alley to the Lewis hotel as two livery barns and many nearby shops including a lunch counter paint shop grocery meat market billiard hall cigar store barber shop cigar factory and the Lewis hotel sustained damage.
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Cherokee
New Lewis Hotel
Lewis Hotel
Two Boys Die From Black Damp At Coal Shaft
Frank and George Robinson aged nine and fourteen were found dead in a new slope near mine No. 2 west of Evans. A coroner's jury ruled suffocation by black damp as the cause. The boys lived in Tishville with their stepfather William Williams.
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Frank
George Robinson
American Coal Company
Evans
Tishville
William Williams
Crop Outlook for Iowa by Washington Weather Bureau
The weekly report notes unusually hot rainless weather for Iowa with light showers in small areas. Stacking and thrashing progress rapidly and most grain in good condition. Early corn benefits from drought, while late corn on thin soil needs rain soon. Apples show some improvement.
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Washington Weather Bureau
Iowa
Mitchellville contract awarded to Weitz & Son
The state board of control approved a $7,700 contract for new Mitchellville buildings given to Charles Weitz & Son of Des Moines. Other local items include fair dates at Malcom August 21 to 24 and various regional notices across Poweshiek county.
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State Board of Control
Mitchellville
Charles Weitz & Son
Des Moines
Malcom
Sto George Hubers
Davenport
Iowa State University
Perry
Fairfield
Keosaqua
J. E. Oneal
Keosauqua
John C. Miller
W. Woodstock
Minn
Milwaukee Track
Mason City
Messrs
Calder and
Williams
Cedar Rapids
Illinois Central Railroad
Waterloo
Company IL
Fifty-first
Iowa
Gen. B. M. Dodge
Dodge Light Guards
William Mulvaney
Congress
Board of Railway Commissioners
Illinois Central Road
New Hartford
Parkersburg
Ottumwa
Iowa State
Epworth League Assembly
Colfax
George E. Marshall
Keokuk
Sioux City
Philander Smith
Marengo
I. A. Consegney
Avoca
Manitou
Kate Heussner
Muscatine
St. Luke’s M. FE
Dubuque
Atchison
Portland
Ore
Northwestern Railway
James Morton
Clinton
Jack Cole
Roland
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Hugo
Colorado
Wight
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al Lew
Li Hung Chuang
Chatfer
Daily Express
Hsiku
Wei Ho
Brussels
Foreign Office
Li Siung Chang
Li Wang Chang
Atlee
State Department
M. Pichon
tsung-Hyamen
Yamen
Myers
Lippett
Conger
Department’ of State
Aeronaut Hwilled
Goebel
Yoursey
Robert Mingston Scott
Toledo
Robert Kingston Scott
South Carolina
Napoleon
Judgey Saga Express
Hieves
Ohio
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Big’ Sam
Chattanooga
Tenn
Anniston
Ala
W. Turner
Southern Railway
Turner
Towins
Iowa State News
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