Allied Forces Push Through Pekin Defenses In China
Shanghai reports indicate the Allied siege at Tien Tsin and Pekin advances improved, eight guns captured and forts breached. Casualties total about 800 over three days, with Russian and Japanese losses heaviest. Li Hung Chang sails to Hong Kong as Viceroy of Chili amid Canton fears. The Emperor in Berlin favors Pekin destruction and a coast capital. Oregon reports safe passage toward Kure.
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Shanghai
Tien Tsin
Li Hung Chang
Washington
Hay
MccWade
Canton
Hong Kong
Chili
Tien-Tsin
North China
Chi Li
Captain Noyes Known Here Former Military Commandant at Iowa Wesleyan
The dispatches list Captain Noyes of the Ninth Regiment among those wounded in the engagement with the Chinese. Formerly military commandant at Iowa Wesleyan University in Mt. Pleasant, he later became adjutant of the regiment and served in the Philippines. His career began with West Point in 1875. He married soon after arriving at Mt. Pleasant. He aided mustering Iowa regiments in Des Moines before duty in Cuba. The Ninth Regiment has a storied, heroic history on Chinese soil and beyond.
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Noyes
Iowa Wesleyan University
Mt. Pleasant
Philippines
West Point
Santiago
Governor's Island
New York
Des Moines
Iowa
Cuba
U S Not at War With China Despite Tien-Tsin Turmoil
Washington reports the United States remains technically at peace with China after the day’s tense developments. Admirals Remey and military leaders discuss actions, with Secretary Hay and President McKinley coordinating, as China tensions prompt troop movements and funding readiness. Consul Goodnow in Shanghai offers cautious comfort, denying broader legation collapses or reports of legations being annihilated.
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Washington
United States
China
Tien-Tsin
Peking
Santiago
Admiral Remey
Associated Press
White House
Hay
McKinley
Canton
Corbin
Nagasaki
Ninth Infantry
Wood
Cuba
Miles
Root
Cannon
House Appropriation Committee
Congress
Summer Rail Trip to Clear Lake Priced at 11.10
The Muscatine North and South railroad will sell round trip tickets to Clear Lake including two days board and lodging at Whitaker Lake Shore hotel for 11.10 dollars. Tickets available during July and August.
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Muscatine North & South Railroad
Clear Lake
Whitakers Lake Shore Hotel
Chinese Troops Besiege Shanghai In Mobilization Threat
A dispatch reports about 100000 Chinese troops with Mausers encamped within forty miles of Shanghai prepared for a siege. Gen Tung Fuh Siang ordered the destruction of foreigners, as Prince Tuan urged a sealed China. French consul appeals for swift punishment. missionaries seek prayers for Americans and converts in peril. Also details of Admiral Seymour’s retreat and wounded shot to avoid torture.
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London
Shanghai
Globe
Tung Fuh Siang
Prince Tuan
China
Associated Press
United States
Condensed Sunbeams Burn Deeper in Silent Verse
A reflective piece describes words as sunbeams whose impact grows when tightly compressed. It explores how brevity sharpens meaning and lights memory with quiet intensity. The imagery contrasts light with weight, inviting readers to feel rather than hear.
Jester Murder Trial Hears Early Scene Testimony
New London Missouri July 17 The Jester murder case gains interest as W W Shrewsbury a boot black peddler testifies about sightings in 1871 near Middle Grove. He identifies Jester and young Gates and recalls finding Gates wounded in Jester’s wagon claiming he was drunk.
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New London
Jester
W. W. Shrewsbury
Young Gates
Middle Grove
Gates
Oshkosh Boy Wins Medal for River Rescue
Ottoe Storbeck, then 10, saved four girls from drowning during a Fox River capsizing on Sept. 2, 1885, earning a silver medal from the U S government. Also reports baseball scores from Philadelphia and New York games and a Detroit game ending with rain.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Ottoe B. Storbeck
United States
Fox River
Otto Storbeck
Sle
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Minneapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Muscatine Post Office Advertised Letters List 1900
Weekly mailing list shows unclaimed letters at Muscatine Iowa post office as of July 17 1900. Men's list includes Addleman Armstrong Beck Belard Dinham Fitzgerald Funck Hahn Holmes Hopkins Huber McClurg Metz Michener Moss Neiling Samsom Young. Ladies list includes Baughton Bellamy Cook Ducharme Gordon Manley Paulson Scott Shane Smith Wagner. Foreign list names Nicolay. Please say Advertised when calling.
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Muscatine
Iowa
J. Lin Addleman
C. Armstrong
J. M. Beck
C. H. Belard
Frank Dinham
F. J. Fitzgerald
Horace Funck
S. P. Hahn
John Holmes
Thomas Hopkins
Will Huber, Jr
James H. McClurg
Herbert Metz
D. D. Michener
Frank Moss
Wesley Neiling
Chas. M. Samsom
Geo. A. Young
Nic Baughton
A. M. Bellamy
Nora Cook
Louise Ducharme
Carrie Gordon
Geo. Manley
Alma J. Paulson
John Scott
Minnie B. Shane
Jennie Smith
Wagner
J. Nicolay
Muscatine Firemen Discuss State Tournament Plans
Muscatine firemen met to consider attending and competing in the State tournament at Cedar Rapids. A decision was not reached, another meeting is set for Monday evening to decide if they can raise funds and mount an exhibition of their skills.
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Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Frank Plessy and Mamie Knight Wed At St Marys Church
This morning at eight oclock Frank Plessy married Mamie Knight in St Marys church in a ceremony attended only by close relatives. The couple are well known in the city and receive warm congratulations from many friends.
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Frank Plessy
Mamie Knight
St. Mary’s Church
Christian Endeavor delegates hear Clarke exposition in London
The Y. P. S.C. E. in England London reports a crowded morning meeting with Founder Clarke presenting the organization’s principles and Rev. Sheldon also speaking.
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London
Christian Endeavor
Clarke
Sheldon
Homeseekers Route Promoted By Iowa Central Railway
The Iowa Central Railway is promoted as the direct best line for homeseekers and excursionists. Tickets are sold on the first and third Tuesdays each month to western northern and southern points with a round trip fare of one dollar plus two dollars. gele.
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Iowa Central Railway
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Roosevelt Ovation at Republican National Conference
Roosevelt received a long ovation as the national league of Republican Clubs opened in St Paul with 21 states and 2 territories present. Governor Roosevelt thanked delegates and promised success as committees formed and the convention adjourned until 5 this evening.
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St. Paul
Minn
Roosevelt
National League of Republican Clubs
George Stone
California
H. Hi. Stone
Jess Gregg
Knute Nelson
Sensational Goebel Trial Testimony Reported
Finley Anderson, Barbourville Hotel proprietor's son, testifies that Powers vowed to kill enough legislators to secure a majority and to kill Goebel if necessary, eliciting a notable reaction from the accused in Georgetown Kentucky.
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Georgetown
Goebel
Finley Anderson
Barbourville Hotel
Powers
Millionaire Lumberman Henry L. Stout Dies at 86
Henry L. Stout, head of Knapp-Stout Lumber Co. and noted philanthropist, died at 6 this morning in Dubuque Iowa. He was 86 and regarded as Iowa’s wealthiest man. His home was in Dubuque and funeral services will be held next Friday.
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Henry L. Stout
Dubque
Dubuque
Iowa
Knapp-Stout Lumber Co
Mystery Names Lie Behind City Murder Judgement
A coat found on a boy near the crime scene bore the name Georgie Hanna and score marks, suggesting a link to the men involved. A coroner's jury later ruled the death a pistol shot by unknown parties, listing R. B. Baird John Bowen and J. E. Pumroy as its members.
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Georgie Hanna
R. B. Baird
John Bowen
J. E. Pumroy
Opera House Site Underway in Fourth Street Dig
Excavation for the new opera house began today with dirt dumped into the Fourth street hollow between Sycamore and Walnut. The existing buildings on the opera lot are being demolished as laborers prepare the site.
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Opera House
Fourth Street
Sycamore
Walnut Streets
Indications for Iowa Weather Amid Chicago Special
Chicago reports a fair night and Wednesday ahead as indications point to stable conditions for Iowa. The bulletin notes pleasant skies and mild temperatures with no major storms expected.
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Chicago
Iowa
Lunt Merger of Rival Suitors Ends in Home Return
Terre Haute Ind July 17 William Lunt a passenger engineer on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois road after securing his wife's release from jail where he had caused her to be placed by filing a charge against her and William Whitted with whom she had left her home at Momence and paying her fine on a minor charge took her to their home at Momence Saturday evening Whitted insists the woman is his wife and that the marriage with Lunt a few months ago was bigamous Lunt says he intercepted letters from Whitted in which he told Mrs Lunt to get rid of her husband by poisoning him Whitted could produce proof they were married in Robinson Illinois three years ago Mrs Lunt says no formal ceremony was performed and that Lunt was better able to provide for her than Whitted she married Lunt for that reason
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Terre Haute
Ind
William Lunt
Chicago
Uline Is
William Whitted
Momence
Whitted
Lunt
Lim
Resigned by Request How Sauk County Settled Affairs
Baraboo Wisconsin July 17 The Sauk county poor commissioners requested the resignation of William Andrus the superintendent of the county asylum and infirmary saying the resignation will take effect soon. Joseph Bandel had sued Andrus for damages over alleged statements about the institutions management the suit arose last October and the jury disagreed. Since then unsettled county official affairs led to this decision and Andrus has served over nine years. Succession plans remain undetermined.
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Baraboo
Wis
Sauk County
William Andrus
Ace Joseph Bandel
Andrus
Echo Canon Tunnel and Gold Mining Company Incorporation
Articles filed today in Muscatine establish the Echo Canon Tunnel and Gold Mining Company with capital stock of 30,000 dollars divided into three million shares of one cent each. Board includes E W Case and J F McIntyre of Colorado Springs. charter runs 20 years from July 14, 1990, with business possible nationwide.
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Field of Labor Unlimited
Echo Canon Tunnel and Gold Mining Company
Court House
E. W. Case
S. Tl. Case
A. FE. West
C. RB. Case
J. H. Knapp
Paul Hutchinson
J. F. McIntyre
Colorado Springs
el Paso County
Colorado
Muscatine
United States
J. FR. McIntyre
C. B. Chase
Special Train to Denver From Chicago via Omaha
Special train to Denver runs from Chicago at 4 45 p m on dates listed with connections to Wilton Branch train from Muscatine at 9 20 p m Arrives Denver 9 15 p m August Rock Island sells round trip tickets Special Homeseekers to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Ogden at one fare plus 2 00 for return good through Oct 31 1900 On June 20 July 5 July 17 through train only one change to Denver for further information call at Passenger depot C M Gould Agent
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Chicago
Denver
Omaha
Westiberty
Wilton
Muscatine
Rock Island
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Colo
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Utah
C. M. Gould
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Jess M. Lee
Indiana
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