Army Advances as Allied Forces Report Movements
World dispatches detail Allied scouts at Mathon near Ho Wu, an advance column moving twelve miles without opposition, and changes in support units with Russians replacing the Ninth United States infantry. Boxer leaders Cheng Tee Cheng and Tsuan Fu Tei reportedly murdered. Lu denies Pekin legation reattack and says food is being sent to the legations.
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New York
Cheefoo
Mathon
Ho Wu
Ninth United States Infantry
London
Li Ping Heng
Pekin
Cheng Tee Cheng
Tsuan Fu Tei
Tien Tsin
Gen. Tung
Poison plot recalls Lucrezia Borgia in Paris
Paris gossip centers on a perfume poisoning attempt after Yu Keng received a letter from Julie Czerwinska containing dried flowers. Armani di Parma fainted from the odor. he recovered with treatment. Czerwinska, deemed mentally deranged, is jailed as investigators analyze the flowers.
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New York
Paris
Lucrezia Borgia
Yu Keng
Julie Czerwinska
Legation
Armani di Parma
Czerwinska
Julie
Milwaukee Battery Camps in Darkness During Thunder Storm
The Milwaukee First Artillery battery arrived at Camp Douglas Wisconsin at 1:15 a m after a severe thunderstorm. They unloaded horses and artillery in twelve and fifteen minutes respectively then marched to the reservation and, almost at dawn, pitched tents to establish the camp.
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Camp Douglas Range
Wis
Batter? A
First Artillery
Milwaukee
National Guard
Misleading Claims Track Back to Source After Rumor
A tongue in cheek note contrasts how lies spread farther than truth yet the originator often pays the price. The quip underscores the burden of spreading falsehoods and the consequences for the teller.
Exposition appoints William I Buchanan as Director General
The Exposition directors chose William I Buchanan to resign as United States Minister to the Argentine Republic and lead the exposition. Known for his executive ability at Chicago and as a key adviser in agriculture forestry and live stock, he later served as ambassador and arbiter in a Chile Argentina boundary dispute earning wide respect.
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William I. Buchanan
United States
Argentine
Buchanan
Iowa
Chicago
Cleveland
Argentine Republic
Chile
South America
Buenos Aires
Raising Whey Calves For Healthy Cattle
Advice from Orange Judd Farmer on calf care stresses balanced feeding using whey with neutral to slightly acidic quality. Keep a clean, daily cleaned storage vat, store in a cool airy place, and feed three times daily in elevated troughs. Do not rely on whey alone. provide pasture and occasional oil meal. separate calves from other livestock to promote growth and vigor.
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Orange Judd
Milk output on pasture vs crops from Kan experi sta
Pasture yields more milk per cow than sailing crops but requires 3.63 acres per cow for 144 days plus about 3 lbs of grain daily. Alfalfa and other crops need 0.71 acre per cow. Profit per acre was $4.23 for pasture and $18.08 for soiling crops, with soil ing profitability depending on pasture area and labor costs.
Stranded Tourists in Paris and Indiana Political Meetings
Six hundred American excursionists with return tickets are stranded in Paris due to crowded steamers and run out of funds, living on hotel coupons. Indiana reports two anti-imperialistic meetings with plans for a joint ticket, while in Xenia a man killed his wife and son-in-law, then died by suicide amid family trouble and whisky.
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Paris
United States
Anti
Indianapolis
Ind
National Party
Xenia
Ohio
A. C. Kingsman
Jamestown
James Bradley
Streeter Arrested in Allegan for Embezzlement Charge
Horace VY Streeter former village water commissioner was arrested on embezzlement allegations after council action. Investigation showed a $400.41 shortage. Streeter posted $500 bond to appear in October circuit court.
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Allegan, Mich
Horace VY. Streeter
Streeter
Justice Court
Circuit Court
Fire Burns Grain Near Davis Junction Causes Heavy Loss
Sparks from a passing locomotive set a grain field ablaze near Davis Junction in Ogle county on Saturday. The fire raged three hours, threatened the village, and required Rockford volunteers to plow around and contain it. Many acres burned, farmers facing heavy losses.
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Rockford
Ill
Davis Junction
Ogle County
Italian man stabbed to death in New York
James Stefano was fatally stabbed with a stilletto in New York. His brother Angelo says he knows the killer but will not reveal the name, declaring a vendetta and promising retaliation.
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New York
James Stefano
Angelo
Jeffries Injured in Cycling Mishap at New Jersey Quarters
Champion James J. Jeffries twisted an ankle after a bicycle fall at his Loch Arbor Asbury Park training quarters in New Jersey. The injury was painful but not dangerous, announced yesterday.
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New York
James J. Jeffries
Loch Arbor
Asbury Park
N. J
Two Lank Sisters Die In Necedah River Accident
Sadie nine and Libby four in Necedah Wisconsin drowned after slipping from a raft into four foot deep river water yesterday. They were playing on the raft when the accident occurred.
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Necedah
Wis
Sadie
Libby Lank
Joliet Business Leader Michael Free Dies After Heat
Joliet Illinois August 14 Michael Free a former leading Joliet business man died at Sliver Cross hospital Saturday night from the Sunday heat wave He was 61 years old and had been a prominent local figure for years.
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Joliet
Ill
Michael Free
Sliver Cross Hospital
Sheep Shipped to Iowa for Fattening Market
Dubuque Iowa Aug 14 Special 2000 sheep sent here due to Arizona grazing failure to fatten for market. More large shipments expected into Iowa for this purpose.
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Iowa
Dubuque
Arizona
Converts to Mormonism Twenty-Five to Move to Utah
Twenty five Mormon converts from southern Washington county Illinois will relocate this week to the Great Salt Lake region in Utah. A long established southern Illinois colony of about fifty members will settle near Salt Lake City after building a church and holding services led by Elder Goudland of Nephe Utah. They report no polygamy practice and say they faced no persecution locally as they seek improved prospects.
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Illinois
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Nashville
Ills
Washington County
Goudland
Nephe
Chess Pioneer Steinitz Dies After Long Decline
William Steinitz the chess master died on Sunday at Manhattan Hospital. Born May 18 1837 in Prague he became a professional in 1862 and won the world title in London 1872. He also claimed Vienna Emperor's prize in 1878 and held the world championship until defeat by Emanuel Lasker in 1904.
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New York
Manhattan State Hospital
William Steinitz
Prague
London
Vienna
Emanuel Lasker
Mob Rules In Ohio In Dowie Sect Conflict
In Mansfield Ohio on August 14 W O Dintius of North Harvey Illinois and Moot of Lima elders in Dowie’s Church traveled to the city from Lucas. Local officers moved them to Crestline to avert trouble and later escorted them out again. A Dowie follower David Strauch who drove them was knocked into the fountain by a mob in Central Park. He stated he was unafraid of the Mansfield mob.
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Mansfield
W. O. Dintius
North Harvey
Ills
Moot
Lima
Dowile’s
Zion
Lucas
Crestline
David Strauch
Central Park
How to Talk Interesting Words of Sincerity and Simplicity
Mrs. Burton Kingsland argues in the August Ladies' Home Journal that entertaining talk requires heart as well as mind. She urges genuine interest in topics, responsiveness to the audience, and avoidance of showy self promotion to preserve charm and clarity in conversation.
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Burton Kingsland
Ladies’ Home Journal
Miss Harrington Survives House Fire Near Racine
Racine Wisconsin August 14 Miss Harrington daughter of Cornelius Harrington narrowly escaped being burned to death when an oil stove ignited a blaze in the kitchen her dress caught fire and John Harrington fought to extinguish the flames though some burns she sustained are not serious and she survived the incident.
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Racine, Wis
Miss Harrington
Cornelius Harrington
John Harrington
Lightning Strikes Bicycle Shop Injures Four Boys
In La Crosse Wisconsin on August 14 a severe thunderstorm struck the bicycle shop of H J Kinder on the north side. Lightning descended the chimney and shocked four boys inside while it ran across four bicycles and rang all the bells loudly.
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LaCrosse
Wis
H. J. Kinder
Little Boy Killed by Northwestern Train Near Oregon
The 3yearold son of Mr and Mrs James Parr of Oregon Wisconsin was struck by a Northwestern train near the village. He wandered from home and apparently slept between the rails.
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Madison, Wis
James Parr
Oregon, Wis
Northwestern
Oregon
Huntington Dies Suddenly at Adirondack Camp
Collis P. Huntington the veteran railroad magnate and millionaire died suddenly at his summer home in Camp Pine Knot Adirondacks. Believed to be heart trouble the illness struck last evening and he died within minutes. His body will be taken to New York for burial and a brief life history was noted.
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New York
Collis P. Huntington
Adirondacks
Collis Huntington A self made railroad magnate remembered
Born October 22 1821 at Harwinton Connecticut Collis Potter Huntington rose from modest beginnings to lead the Southern Pacific Railroad and serve as vice president of the Central Pacific and as a director of the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company His career placed him among the world’s millionaires until his death noted in New York on August 14 1900 placeholder text from obituaries of the era.
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Collis Potter Huntington
Harwinton
Conn
Ag Agust
Southern Pacific Railroad Co
Central Pacific Railroad Co
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company
Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company
Wall Street
New York
Indications for Town Fair and Huntington Fallout
Showers expected tonight in the east. tomorrow's fair in Huntington and New York markets react to Huntington’s death. Officials expect business to run itself with minimal sales, while heirs and relatives move toward succession talks amid Republican committee reflections on the financier’s impact. Norfolk reports the death of C Morton Stewart, Baltimore coffee importer, after a surf bathe.
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Huntington
National Republican Committee
Joe Manly
Norfolk
C. Morton Stewart
Baltimore
Woman nearly dies from cucumber poisoning in Athens
Mrs Sylvester Oudinott of South Athens suffered severe cucumber poisoning after eating a dish. A physician treated her with emesis and other remedies, and after strenuous effort she was saved from a deadly outcome.
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Athens
Wis
Sylvester Oudinott
South
Park Avenue Visit Highlights Social Camp Meeting
Miss Mmie East traveled to Wilton on Monday for a two week visit with friends. Jacob Breik and wife from Grandview stopped by to visit J. B. Downer and his daughter Mrs. Louis Downer near Wilton during a camp meeting and their travels.
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Mmie East
Wilton
Jacob Breik
Grandview
J. B. Downer
Louis Downer
Dentist-Yes Men Seek Roosevelt Look with Teeth
Readers note a group of men aiming to imitate Roosevelt’s image through dental work, reflecting a trend of aligning appearance with a national figure.
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Roosevelt
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