Battles Loom as Tien Tsin Relies on Reinforcements
London reports Sir Alfred Gaselee's force arrived July 28 to aid Tien Tsin defense. Corbin cites a July 27 dispatch describing beleaguered legations in Peking awaiting relief, with reported casualties and ongoing siege while diplomats and marines endure.
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London
Washington
Corbin
Coolidge
Tien-Tsin
Chefoo
Shiba
Legation
Peking
Wan Shoshan
Legationers Alive as China Tense Ahead of Peking Advance
London reports confirm staff and families at the legations safe as the allied advance toward Peking gathers pace. Berlin notes General von Lessel promoted to command an army corps to lead troops, while Chinese forces hold Wang Tsun awaiting possible ejection. Foreigners face possible expulsion or danger from Boxers if the capital falls.
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Sir Claude Macdonald
War Department
Chefoo China
Tien-Tsin
Conger
Daggett
Flintshire
Peking
Li Hung Chang
Ching
Tuan
Tang
London
Duncan Campbell
Europe
Chinese Customs Service
Chefoo
Sir Robert Hart
Robert Bredon
Shanghai
Berlin
von Lessel
China
William
Wang Tsun
Cance
New King Victor Emmanuel III Reaches Italy Amid Oath
Reggio di Calabria reports King Victor Emmanuel III arrived by yacht preceded by a torpedo boat and left for Rome at 1 p.m. Italian troops swore allegiance to the new king as tranquil conditions prevail. Humbert’s body expected Sunday and Queen Margerita may join. Emperor William planned funeral attendance. Li Hung Chang sent condolences.
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Reggio di Calabria
Victor Emfamuel III
Rome
Victor Emannuel
Monza
Naples
Humbert
Margherita
William
Li Hung Chang
Pettigrew's Son Enlists with Boer Chief Staff
Lorenzo Marques reports Frank Pettigrew son of Senator Pettigrew has joined Commandant General Botha's staff as Boers retreat from Watervalboven. Lord Roberts states Principe's surrender attempt failed with only 68 men surrendering, others fleeing to the hills as Hunter hunts them. Libby gold find makes Vaughn and Greenwell millionaires after discovering rich gravel bed.
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London
Lorenzo Marques
The
Daily Express
Watervalboven
Frank Pettigrew
United States
Pettigrew
Botha
Lord Roberts
Principe
Hunter
Libby
Mont
H. T. Vaughn
Henry Greenwell
Libby Creek
Attempted assassination of Battle Creek police chief
In Battle Creek Michigan on August 1 a colored pugilist named George Walker entered Chief Farrington's office and announced on a slip he would kill the chief. He fired at the chief but missed. Walker was caught by police amid a thick crowd and remains jailed.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Farrington
Charles
New Orleans
George Walker
Walker
Strike Likely as 24000 Puddlers Demand Higher Pay
Cincinnati report says Charles H. Davis of Newport Ky and vice president of the Amalgamated Association notes a strike of 24000 puddlers in the United States is probable. Demands seek raises from 5 to 5.50 per tap as unions and employers fail to reach agreement. Independent mills would grant the rise but the trust resists.
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Cincinnati
Charles H. Davis
Newport
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
United States
Multiple Aged Tragedies and Travels Across States
A Wisconsin man Nels Larsen dies after being struck by a falling tree on the Vlambeau River and injuries en route to Eau Claire. Princess Cantacuzene gives birth to a son in St. Petersburg. A. B. Taylor killed crossing a track in Fond du Lac. Mrs Beach and granddaughters injured when a buggy overturns in Virginia Illinois. Michigan receives 247474 from treasury for Spanish war stores. Ethel Biggs 18 shoots herself after quarrel in Fontanet Indiana. President McKinley and Secretary Cortelyou depart Canton for Washington on a planned two day stay.
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Sau Claire
Wis
Nels Larsen
Vlambeau River
Warner
Eau Claire
Twin City steam laundry fire in Grass Valley causes $75000 loss
A blaze that began early on Main street at the Twin City steam laundry in Grass Valley, California, spread to two business blocks and resulted in an estimated damage of 75000 dollars. Authorities investigated the origin of the fire as flames damaged nearby storefronts.
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Grass Valley
Cal
Twin City
Lower Main Street
Death of Congressman Daly Brightens Aug. News
William D. Daly a U S representative from New Jersey's Seventh District died at Far Rockaway New York from apoplexy. The death occurred on August 1 and removes a long standing member from the House.
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Daly
New York
William D. Daly
House of Representatives
New Jersey
Far Rockaway, L. L
Interior appoints Eugene McComas Indian agent
Washington August 1 the secretary of the interior named Eugene McComas of Illinois as special Indian agent with a salary of 2000 dollars per year.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Eugene McComas
Ilinois
To Cure Constipation Forever Take Cascarets Candy
A promotional note promises permanent relief from constipation using Cascarets candy. It guarantees satisfaction with a money back refund if C C C fails to cure, appealing to general consumers of the era.
Berry pickers report a kidnapper camp near Lenz Station
Three Belleville boys returning from berry picking claim they found a camp of kidnappers with six chained children in a clearing. A man pursued them but they escaped into the woods and alerted authorities. No local missing children noted, but gypsy gangs are suspected.
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Belleville
Ill
Lenz Station
Broom Corn Shortens Harvest Ahead of Busy Campaign
Evansville Indiana reports broom corn harvest is at least one half short with prices rising. Market sources say tonnage from central Illinois Kansas and Texas fell from last year. Factories begin production of campaign brooms with McKinley and Bryan designs. Demand is strongest in Colorado as plants rush to fill orders.
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Evansville
Ind
Kansas
Texas
McKinley
Bryan
Colorado
Change in Railroad System Buffalo Division Formed
The Allegheny Valley Railroad and the Western New York and Pennsylvania will be combined today under lease. They will operate as the Buffalo division of the Pennsylvania system.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Western
New York
Pennsylvania
Knott Becomes President of Kansas City Southern Railway
Stuart R. Knott of Kansas City today assumed the presidency of the Kansas City Southern Railway system succeeding the resigning Samuel W. Fordyce. Knott formerly served as vice-president of the Plant system.
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Kansas City, Mo
Stuart R. Knott
City
Kansas City Southern Railway System
Samuel W. Fordyce
Knott
Summer Street Car Schedule for South Muscatine and Areas
The article lists summer street car times for South Muscatine and nearby stops. Departure times from the company's office begin at 5 50 a m with 20 minute intervals to 11 00 p m, with additional columns for South Muscatine Park Place Fair Grounds Cemetery and other stops. Sundays show a different pattern starting at 8 00 a m with half hour then 20 minute intervals through 9 00 or 10 15 p m adjustments.
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South Muscatine
Park Place
Fair Grounds
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Muscatine
Iowa
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Via
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Muscatine, Iowa
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Fond du Lac
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