Talks of Peace in China Again Amid Allied Demands
Washington dispatches report Li Hung Chang again pressing for peace talks with the powers. He offers to appoint a peace envoy but conditions and power to halt hostilities remain unclear. Besieging forces, imperial palace action, and empress dowager and emperor rumored to have escaped Peking amid the Boxer upheaval. Meanwhile, in Kentucky, Henry Youtsey seeks a continuance as defense witnesses are unavailable.
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Washington
China
State Department
State Atlee
Earl Li
United States
Conger
Peking
Tien-Tsin
Li Hung Chang
Fighting in the Streets of Beijing Reported Amid Chinese Crisis
London dispatches note fighting in Beijing with allies short on reinforcements. Italian marines were sent after urgent requests from Peking, and a Japanese detachment moved to protect the imperial palace. General Yang Lu is reportedly imprisoned by imperial orders, while the emperor and empress dowager are believed to be safe in Hsian Fu. Queen Victoria thanks marine commanders for their efforts.
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Peking
Fowler
Chefoo
Ragsdale
Tien-Tsin
Ith
Imperial Palace
Legation
Remey
Imperial
Goodnow
State Department
London
Taku
Rome
Daily Mail
Tokio
Yang Lu
Shanghai
Standard
Prince Tuan
Chih Chen Lofengiah
Hsian Fu
Murder Plot Alleged In Pretrial Italian Case
Assistant Secretary Taylor left for Washington to investigate two Italians named Maresca and Guido. A consul reported an anonymous letter claiming Maresca, while intoxicated, planned to sail to the United States to kill President McKinley. The letter was sent to Washington and shared with European ports and U.S. entry points.
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New York
Taylor
Washington
Marseca
Guido
United States
McKinley
Fitchie
Maresca
Typhoid illness strikes entire Johnson family in Sioux City
A remarkable typhoid outbreak leaves William Johnson his wife and two children ill in Sioux City with a 4 year old and an infant in hospital. Investigators suspect a tainted well at the elder Johnson’s home as the source. William Johnson is nephew of Dr Perrin Johnson, a Sioux City pioneer.
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Sioux City
William Johnson
Perrin Johnson
Raffle scam uses phantom horse to bilk city officials
A young woman allegedly ran a series of raffles on a non existent horse, duping county clerks and other officials who paid small sums as winnings. Investigations uncover fake tickets, false boasts, and a circulating scheme that exploited chance for money.
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Philadelphia
Coleague
Gordon replies to Confederate veterans over Chicago encampment invite
Gen. John B. Gordon writes in Atlanta that he will act by his own sense of duty in response to New Orleans veterans who accuse him of blue and gray sentiment. He says he supports sectional harmony and unity and will follow his own judgment in such matters.
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Atlanta
New Orleans
Chicago
John B. Gordon
British victory reports in South Africa actions
Lord Roberts dispatch states Ian Hamilton captured two Krupp guns at Ollphantnek Aug 17. Three British soldiers wounded. Hamilton fought Boers at Roodekopjes and Crocodile river Aug 18 with few casualties. Bundel reports 654 Boers surrendered in Harrismith district Aug 19.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Lan Hamilton
Ollphant Nek
Hamilton
Roodekopjes
Crocodile River
Iundle
Harrismith
Mount Pleasant Hospital Official Charged With Embezzlement
Des Moines reports charges filed Tuesday evening accusing John M. Stone, manager of the industrial department at the State Hospital for the Insane in Mount Pleasant, of disposing of state property and diverting its proceeds to personal use.
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Des Moines
John M. Stone
State Hospital For the Insane
Mount Pleasant
Death of veteran steamboat captain Benjamin Howard
Captain Benjamin Howard, a renowned western steamboat man, died at his Metropolis home yesterday at 1 a.m. He was 69 years, 3 months and 7 days old after more than a year of illness. His passing marks the loss of a noted figure in the Mississippi and Ohio valley steamboat history.
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Metropolis
His
Benjamin Howard
Mississippi and
Ohio Valley
Corner-stone laid for Floyd monument in Sioux City
Sioux City Iowa August 21 the corner stone of the monument to Sergeant Charles Floyd of the Lewis and Clark expedition was laid with imposing ceremonies Representative Perkins gave the principal address Congress and the legislature have both made appropriations for the monument.
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Sioux City
Charles Floyd
Perkins
Congress
Legislature
Tebean Resigns as St Louis Manager. McGraw Appointed
St Louis report states Oliver Pat Tebean, manager of the St Louis National League club, tendered his resignation to President De Haas Robison on Sunday. Robison immediately named John McGraw to succeed him.
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St. Louis
Oliver
Pat
Tebean
de Haas Robison
Robison
John McGraw
Stewart Rules Republican, Supports McKinley
New York Aug 21 Senator William M Stewart of Nevada visited Republican headquarters and announced his decision to vote for President McKinley reflecting party unity amidst the campaign.
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New York
William M. Stewart
Nevada
McKinley
Suppose Sheridan Had Owned Kansas
Abilene Kansas reports an extreme heat wave with ten days of 100 plus temperatures. On August 21 the mercury climbed to 115 degrees under hot winds.
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Sheridan
Kansas
Abilene
Kan
Mull's Lightning Pain Killer Arrives in AU Drugstores
A new pain relief product named Mull's Lightning Pain Killer debuts in Australian pharmacies priced at 25e. The item is marketed as fast acting relief with notes of rapid soreness reduction.
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Mull
Booth's letter praises Beges' German Salve for piles
Elgin resident R. M. Booth writes that Beges German Salve cured his piles after other treatments failed. He says he would not skip the medicine, even if it cost ten dollars a box, and notes it is available at J. Havercamp's store.
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R. M. Booth
Elgin
Zz. J. Havercamp’s
Proof of Kidney Pills Prompt Patient Relief on Back Pain
A Davenport man testifies he suffered rheumatic pain and backache from kidney trouble. After using Dean's Kidney Pills from Havercamp's drug store he felt a marked improvement and the dull back pain disappeared. Dean's Kidney Pills cost 56 cents and are sold by all dealers with Foster Milburn Co. as U.S. agents.
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London Bridge
Dean
E. D. Richardson
Brady Street Davenport
Davenport Co-operative Banks
H. A. Emers’ Drug Store
Third and
Perry Street
Havercamp’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Dean's
Mull's Lightning Pain Killer Ad
An old advertisement touts Mull's Lightning Pain Killer as curing any pain instantly whether internal or external. The product is advertised as absolutely pure and guaranteed, priced at 25 cents and 50 cents, available at all druggists.
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Mull
Farm bargains offered in local counties by Titus and Jackson
We present selected farm properties for sale in this and neighboring counties. For more details and negotiations call or write Titus and Jackson.
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Titus & Jackson
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Muscatine
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C. M. Gould
PEKIN
Wang Lu
Youtsey
Georgetown
Henry E. Youtsey
Goebel
W. S. Taylor
Charles Finley
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R. N. Miller
C. E. Nason
Bradley
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H ‘Bendison St
Victor J. Evans & CO
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J. Carskaddan Pres
J.B. Dougherty
Chas
First National Bank
Hershey State
P. W. Francis Pres
Henry Jayne
J. G. Burnett
Sara Hershey
Mira Hershey
W. Francis
L. G. Burnett
General Banking
Merrick, Walsh & Phelps Jewelry Co
Olive St. St. Louis
First Nation's Bank
S. G. Stein
D. V. Jackson
S. M. Hughes
S.G. Stein
J. B. Dougherty
Chas. Page
J. Carskaddan
F. P. Sawyer
S M. Hughes
Foreign Exchange
Cook, Musser
State Bank and Trust Co
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Muscatine, Iowa
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