Provinces Report Rainfall Sufficient for Agriculture
British India provinces announce rainfall adequate for agriculture. Gujarat death rate fallen by about half versus May. German foreign trade shows imports at 4,090,065 tons and exports at 2,600,587 tons, with notable shifts. Gen Dorward praises American officers after Tien Tsin battle. Colombian insurgents clash with government in Panama with heavy casualties and a four hour armistice to care for the wounded. The Chinese crisis prompts mediation offers conditioned on foreign safety in Pekin.
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British India
Gujarat
Mey
Germany
Dorward
Tien Tsin
Panama
Surgeon General seeks 190 new medical offices for overseas duty
Gen Sternberg states the surgeon general plans to station 190 additional medical officers in the Philippines and China. Applicants must be graduates of reputable medical colleges with some experience and be under 40 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sternberg
Philippines
China
Rock Springs massacre rumors debunked by adjutant general
Sensational reports of an imminent massacre of Chinese laborers at Rock Springs Wyoming were unfounded. The adjutant general wired from Rock Springs on the 24th stating no trouble and no cause for alarm, condemning sensational newspaper claims. Commissioners Wittman and King have finalized provisional boundary lines on White Pass and proceed to Chilkoot to mark the line there with no change expected at White Pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs
Wyo
Wittman
United States
King
Canada
Whitelass Summit
Chilkoot Summit
White Pass
Brig General Patrick Henry Jones Dies at Port Richmond
Brig Gen Patrick Henry Jones dies at his Port Richmond New York home aged 70. Born in Ireland he came to America in 1840. At Civil War outbreak he joined the Thirty seventh New York volunteers as second lieutenant and later served as postmaster of New York City during Ulysses S Grant’s first term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Henry Jones
Port Richmond
S. I
Ireland
America
Thirty-seventh
New York Volunteers
New York City
President Grant
Conference reads Susan B. Anthony paper at Montgomery meeting
At Montgomery Alabama on the 27th a paper from Susan B. Anthony was read by the secretary. She urged the conference to petition Congress for a sixteenth amendment to prohibit disfranchisement of citizens based on sex and said emancipation did not improve the condition of black women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Susan BR. Anthony
Congress
Nicaragua honors Savannah general with gold medal
At Managua on the 27th President Zelaya presented Gen. E. P. Alexander of Savannah Georgia, arbiter in the Nicaragua Costa Rica boundary dispute, a gold medal and the grateful thanks of Nicaragua for his services in connection with the arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Nicaragua
Zelaya
E. P. Alexander
Savannah
Costa Rica
Veterans ask Washington regiment volunteers for possible China war
A letter to Capt. McCoy from Adjutant General Willer asks how many of the First Washington regiment would volunteer if war with China occurs. McCoy reports that individuals expect all would go if the regiment is called. In San Juan de Porto Rico on the 25th St. Jago day celebrations display Spanish flags, not American colors. Secretary Root says Col. Kimball, quartermaster in New York, served honorably and his shipping contracts served the best interests of the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCoy
Tacoma
Wash
Willer
San Juan de Porto Rico
St. Jago
Spain
Col. Kimball
New York
Root
War Department
British relief column enters Kumassi amid horror and ruin
Col Willcocks describes his Kumassi arrival as scenes of burned houses and putrid bodies with native troops exhausted. He notes British officers praising relief to avert a broader catastrophe. The report also mentions currency shifts, with Peru adopting gold standard and a Libra coin tied to English values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Willcocks
Ashanti
Kumassi
Venezuela Declares Peace On Bolivar Birth Anniversary
On the 24th President Castro of Venezuela declared the country enjoying complete peace. The official declaration was delayed to coincide with the anniversary of Gen. Simon Bolivar, the Liberator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Venezuela
Simon Bolivar
State Dept Confident Minsters’ Release Not Accepted
Secretary Hay signals U S stance after Canton to never accept Chinese offer to turn over foreign ministers at Tien Ts in exchange for halting Pekin relief. Consul Goodnow at Shanghai works under strict State Dept instructions guiding Li Hung Chang liaison.
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Washington
Hay
Canton
United States
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Remey
Taku
State Department
Department
Hlay
Li Hung Chang
Goodnow
Shanghai
Elated Minister Wu Learns of Tien Tsin Move
Washington reports Minister Wu was elated upon learning that surviving members of the diplomatic corps are being moved to Tien Tsin by troops under Jung Li, commander in chief of Chinese forces. He has not received China news in 24 hours and would not visit the state department without a China update.
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Washington
Tien Tsin
Jung Li
China
State Department
London
Shanghai
Pekin
Jung-Lu
Li Hung Chang
Wulf
Daily Mail
Sir Claude MacDonald
Claude
Yekin
Cable from Rev Henry Porter reports Peking alive
A short cable from Rev Henry B Porter missionary of the American board dated Che Foo July 23 states only two words Peking alive The minister who served at Pang Chuang in northern China escaped to Che Foo after the Boxer uprising and the cable gives no clue to the basis for the conviction implied at Che Foo
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Henry B. Porter
Toston
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Che Foo
Peking
Pottery
Pang Chuang
Chan Tung
North China
Chee Boo
Ship docked reports intact structural strength at Kure
July 1927 dispatch from Secretary Navy Washington states the ship is docked at Kure and its structural strength remains intact. The brief confirms no damage and notes official confirmation by Secretary Wilde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kure
Secretary Navy
Washington
Wilde
Various Civil War Veterans and Disasters in Briefs
Died in St Louis of heart disease is Dr Emanuel A Greivaud a Civil War veteran. D B Hill campaigns New York state for the Democrats then speaks west. German press says Washington seeks to part from powers. William Hayden of Slacksone Quartet paralyzed at Forest Park High?lands St Louis. Surgeon General Sternberg requests 100 more medical officers for Philippines and China. Mrs Eva Charles Worth jailed in New Jersey sorrowing over inability to marry a third husband while tied to two. Explosion at Waco Ice Co plant kills two. another man fatally injured and several hurt in a Southern Pacific wreck near Beaumont Texas. Mrs Emily Geist of Nokomis Ill kills herself. Capt Valentine Pruitt veteran of Mexican and Civil Wars dies of asthma aged 72. Cotton crop near Hot Springs Ark looks good unless rain harms growth. Confederate veterans reunion near Auxvasse Mo Aug 23–24. James Truitt Hillsboro Ohio census supervisor dies from Bright’s disease and heart trouble. 110,600 garments ordered to Jeffersonville Ind for Seattle and the orient. Jerry Simpson fights a heckler at Fort Scott Kan. mayor rescues and clubs the man. William Pryan declines to speak at Asbury Park N J service. Illinois Southern pays $9,158 rail tax to Washington County Ill for last four years. Kansan farmhands join army in China. Charles Lynn posts three rural free delivery routes in Adams County Nebraska. Ellsworth Evans tried for murder in Pooneville Mo. verdict first-degree murder. sentenced to be hanged Sept. 7.
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Emanual A. Greivaud
St. Louis
David B. Hill
New York State
Washington
William Hayden
Slacksone Quartet
Forest Park Highlands
Sternberg
Philippines
China
Eva Charles Worth
Cumberland County
New Jersey
Waco (Tex
Southern Pacific
Beaumont
Emily Geist
Alfred Geist
Pana
Nokomis
Valentine Pruitt
Charleston
Hot Springs
Ark
Audrain
Boone, Callaway
Cole
Howard
Monroe
Montgomery
Ralls
Auxvasse
James Truitt
Hillsboro
Tfl
Eighteenth
Bright
United States Quartermaster’s
Jefersonville
Ind
Seattle
Orient
Jerry Simpson
Fort Scott
Kas
William J. Pryan
Asbury Park
N. J
Leach
Illinois Southern
Centralia & Chester Railroad
Washington County
Kansas
Wenrieth Kansas
Funsten
Wichita
Charles Lynn
Post Office Department
Adams County
Ellsworth Evans
William Henecke
Pooneville
Special Cabinet Meeting in Secretary Hay Office
Washington July 27 a special cabinet meeting was held at 11 am in Secretary Hay's office to discuss the Chinese situation. Present were Secretary Hay Secretary Gage Postmaster General Smith and Secretary Root. No definite plans were announced after the conference. It was an exchange of opinions and views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hay
Hilay
Gage
Smith
Root
Islands of Cibitu and Cagayen Purchase Arranged
Arrangements nearly complete for the United States to buy the islands of Cibitu and Cagayen from Spain. The islands, part of the Philippine archipelago but left in Spanish possession by the Juris treaty, will transfer ownership though the purchase price was not made public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cibitu and
Cagayen
Washington
Spain
United States
Cibitu
Juris
Philippine Archipelago
Dragnet Efforts Quiet New Orleans After Mob Violence
New Orleans July 27 The city remains calmer though rumors persist of arrests by the police dragnet. A mob killed Hannah Mabry at 1929 Rousseau street, while a laborer August Thomas was identified as the man killed by the mob on a Villiere street car. Judge Baker urged the grand jury as the riot inquiry continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Hannah Mabry
Rousseau Street
Charles
Lamb
Mora
Capdeville
August Thomas
Baker
Socialists Arrested After Street Meeting in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on Thursday night NKem wel, Paul Dinger and Wm. G. Cowan were held at the South Thirteenth police station for failing to give prior notice and obtain a permit for a street meeting. Inspector Bradley led officers who dispersed the crowd after arrests. They were later released on $15 forfeits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Val Nkemwel
Socialist Labor
Paul Dinger
Cleveland
Twenty-first
Ohio
Wm. G. Cowan
Pennsylvania
South Thirteenth
Bradley
Rommel
Dinger
Cowan
American coal for Russia shipment announced
The purchase of Pennsylvania soft coal for Cronstadt on Russian account is followed by word that the British steamer Hotasu has been chartered to load 4000 tons of the same cargo for Gutneyevsky Russia. Likely for railroad use, Russia faces a coal famine with imports from England and Germany and limited domestic supply. More shipments to the czar's country are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Cronstadt
Hotasu
Guturyevsky
Russia
England
Germany
Heroine of Mafeking Returns to London Amid Cheers
London dispatch dated July 27 reports Duke of Marlborough and Lady Sarah Wilton among arrivals from South Africa. They were greeted at Southampton by Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough, and Lady Georgiana Curzon. A large crowd welcomed the party at Waterloo station, hailing the Mafeking heroine.
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London
South Africa
Duke of Marlborough
Sarah Wilson
Southampton
Consuelo
Duchess of Marlborough
Vanderbilt
Georgiana Curzon
Waterloo Station
Mafeking
Oregon Structurally Intact Cablegram From Oregon
The navy department has received a cablegram from Captain Wilde commander of the Oregon reporting the battleship's status as structurally intact. Details remain sparse as officials confirm continued inspection and assessment underway at sea off the coast of Washington on a late July passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Washington
Navy
Det
Wilde
The
Gold Consignment Lands in San Francisco for Australia Trade
The steamship Alameda arrived from Sydney via Apia and Honolulu nearly a day early with a treasure of 2,500,000 in gold from Australia. The voyage took 22 days.
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San Francisco
Alameda
Sydney
Apia
Honolulu
Australia
Talmage Meets Tsar and Tsarina at Peterhof Palace
In St. Petersburg on July 27 the czar and czarina welcomed Reverend Dr. T De Witt Talmage at the Peterhof palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talmage
Czar
Czarina
St. Petersburg
T. de Witt Talmage
Peterhof Palace
Baltimore & Ohio gains control of Pittsburgh & Western railway
New York dated July 27 reports the Baltimore & Ohio has secured complete control of the Pittsburgh & Western railway, removing the final obstacle to reforming the Pittsburgh & Western which has been in receivership since 1590.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburgh & Western Railway
Pittsburgh & Western
Olympia Games to be held at Franklin Field in 1904
Arrangements are nearly complete to host the Olympia games at Franklin Field, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, on July 27. The event, a world championship revival, traces back to ancient Athens and followed a four year rotation among cities.
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Franklin Field
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Athens
Princeton
Harvard
Paris
England
America
Pennsylvania
Letter from Goodnow Details Chinese Exodus and Tensions
Minneapolis July 27. Charles Goodnow reports a Shanghai letter from Consul General John Goodnow indicating worsening conditions. Chinese are leaving Shanghai at 2000 to 3000 daily, motives unclear. Europeans mobilize volunteers excluding natives, Sikh policemen among recruits. Goodnow abandons plans to return home and stays at his post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quor
Shanghai
Minneapolis
Minn
Charles Goodnow
John Goodnow
Goodnow
Mr. Goodnow
Masked Negro Robber Flees After Atchison Heist
A masked robber boarded Missouri Pacific express No. 1 at Atchison Kansas just before Omaha bound passengers. He threatened messenger John Kreiser, demanded the safe, but left after taking a silver watch when the train slowed near Atchison. The robber’s mask slipped revealing a colored man later arrested as Davis from Denver. Kreiser to identify suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Kas
Missouri Pacific
Omaha
Atchison
John Kreiser
Kreiser
Davis
Denver
Sheep Business In Utah Brightness Dims Amid Drought
Salt Lake Utah July 27 a leading sheep raiser reports the Utah sheep business is dire due to extreme drought. Ranges are parched and grass vanished across south Utah counties. brush is dead from moisture shortage. Sheep and cattle shrink in size and many sheep are being driven toward the Big Horn Basin. Adverse reports come from surrounding states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Utah
Big Horn Basin
Gettysburg battlefield to gain two miles of Confederate avenue
Gettysburg Pennsylvania July 27 an addition of two miles will be made to the fine avenues on the Gettysburg battlefield. The new road will complete what is known as the Confederate avenue and will follow the Confederate artillery line where 300 guns engaged the Union artillery before Wickett's charge. Along the avenue will be 50 guns used during the Civil War marking the sites of Confederate batteries.
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Gettysburg
Wickett
New England Rain Breaks Long Drought After 24 Hours
Boston reports a breaking rain that ends weeks of drought. The storm persisted for about a full day and night, delivering soaking showers with varying intensity across the region. Local forecasts call for continued unsettled conditions in the days ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Grave Suspicion of a Deep Laid Plot in Pekin
Reports from Shanghai reference a mass murder of foreigners in Pekin with ministers allegedly leaving under escort en route to Tien Tsin. A suspected deep laid plan by China aims to mask the massacre date while officials claim possible rescues. missionaries in Pao Ting reportedly murdered amidst broader turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eking
Vien Tam
Clash Reported Between Princes Ching and Tung Forces
A dispatch from Tien Tsin dated July 24 says Prince Ching's soldiers battled Prince Tung's troops and were defeated. Foreigners defended themselves in the northern cathedral near the Forbidden City after the fight.
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Prince Tunzp
Berlin
Tien
Protection of French Subjects Abroad
Paris on July 27 reports French protectors will dispatch ships as reinforcements arrive, sending vessels to suggested points. A Hankow consul telegraphs two military stations at Sez Chun have been pillaged and Lazarist establishments at Yao-Chou in Kiang-Si burned. Viceroys took measures to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tahu
Hankow
Foreign Office
Sez Chun
Yao-Chou
Kiang-Si
French Consulate in China Granted Full Powers
Paris action from the cabinet today grants the French consulate in China full powers to take measures needed to protect French subjects amid the evolving situation. Minister of foreign affairs M. Decasse announced the move.
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Paris
M. De‘casse
China
Fort Russell to supply 75 pack trains for China
Lieut. Smithers at Fort Russell received orders from Washington to enlist as many men as possible for pack train service in China. The government plans to form 75 pack trains for the Chinese campaign, with many recruits to come from western forts. Enlistees are guaranteed free transport to and from China.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Smithers
Fort Russell
Washington
China
Enid man killed by train at crossing in July accident
Enid Oklahoma July 27 Maj N B Crump of this city was run down and killed by a train at a crossing Thursday night. He was prominent in politics. He has two sons in the army in Cuba who have just been ordered to China and a daughter serving as a missionary in China.
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Enid
Okla
N. B Crump
Cuba
China
Memphis Grows as Trade and Industry Hub
A Memphis observer tells St Louis reporters that Memphis has transformed from a cotton season town to a year round shipping, lumber, and manufacturing center. With a Mississippi River bridge eight railroads steamboats and local furniture factories oil mills and woodworking plants the city now enjoys steady business beyond the cotton season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sontiberes
Memphis
Tenn
St. Louis
Mississippi
Sugar Cane Outlook in Louisiana Sugar Belt
The Louisiana Sugar Planter reports cane growth rapid and healthy with dark green color. Rain has slowed field work, but most planters have finished the last cultivations. Harvest and maintenance continue for a promising crop, with hope for a good harvest barring disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Sugar Planter
Sudden Death of Col Benjamin F Pope at Gadsden
Col Benjamin F Pope, a prominent lawyer and former prosecuting attorney, died suddenly in his room in Gadsden Alabama from brain congestion. He was about 60, in good health, and left a widow five sons and one daughter. He served four years as city's prosecuting attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Pope
Gadsen
Ala
Col. Pope
Jole
Assassination at Hermitage Near Nashville Claims Local Figure
Near the Confederate Soldiers Home at the Hermitage in Tennessee, Alex Donelson, a prominent Davidson county resident, was shot dead by an unknown assailant while returning home. People at the soldiers' home heard the gunfire and found Donelson slain in a lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermitage
Nashville
Tenn
Alex Donelson
Davidson County
Donelson
Dovelson
Three TennGirls Drown Wading In Owl Creek Near Hamburg
Near Hamburg Hardin county Tennessee three young women Misses Cora Townsend Ruby Townsend and Perry Flack were wading in Owl creek when one stepped from a shelving rock into deep water. The others heard her cries and all three perished as none could swim.
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Hamburg
Hardin County
Tenn
Cora
Ruby Townsend
Perry Flack
Owl Creek
Judge George S. Morgan Dies in Cookeville Tenn
Prominent state figure Judge George S. Morgan died in Cookeville Tennessee. At his death he was past grand master of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee Free and Accepted Masons and had served as grand master in 1895. He was also a Knight Templar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Morgan
Cookeville
Tenn
Grand Lodge of Tennessee Free and Accepted Masons
South Carolina’s Divorce Ban Sparks Outflow to Oklahoma
The state reportedly forbids divorce on any ground, while many residents favor prohibition. Those opposing the rule are said to relocate to Oklahoma or South Dakota seeking easier marriage dissolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Prominent Mississippian Dies in Louisiana Post Office
Isaac Bloomenstein once a leading Vicksburg merchant died suddenly at Boies Louisiana while on postal service. He leaves a family. Joseph Hirsch a 52 year old business leader and member of Freemasons and Knights of Pythias died in Greenville Mississippi. An Atlanta item notes a labor shortage for fall crop gathering as many Black workers leave farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah
Police
Isaac Bloemenstein
Vicksburg
Miss
Boies
Joseph Hirsch
Bsiness
The
Freemasons
Knights of Pythics
Greenville
Lynching Near Knoxville Ga Takes Farm Hand
Jack Hillsman a Black farm hand was lynched by a mob near Knoxville Georgia for allegedly assaulting the 14 year old daughter of a local planter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hillsman
Knoxville
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