Mediation prospects unfold in China conflict
Paris reports Delcasse says Li Hung Chang confirms Pichon living and to relay a message. In Washington the State Department awaits China to adopt or reject terms, noting mediation hinges on joint powers support and secure contact with legations. McKinley backs protecting foreign residents and urges swift communication with China.
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Paris
M. Delcasse
Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
M. Pichon
China
Washington
State Department
Peking
Chinese General Recounts Pekin Chaos From July Runner
General Li at Fei Tang forts near Taku quotes a runner who left Pekin July 14 describing a capital in anarchy with regulars fighting Boxers. The runner says Maxim ammunition ran out, guards sparing rifles, walls briefly silenced, and Qing officers under threat as Boxer resistance intensified.
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Chefoo
Fei Tang
Taku
Tongka
Pekin
Peking
Lezetjon Guards
Pha
News From China Report on Dispatch to Tien-Tsin
Washington reports new China developments as Sheng, Shanghai railroad and telegraph director, says foreign ministers will travel from Peking to Tien-Tsin under escort. The imperial government has been protecting interests amid mounting events.
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Washington
China
Sheng
Shanghai
Peking
Tien-Tsin
Fatal Hay Mower Accident Near Amana
Iowa on July 25 reports Joseph Wanek a prosperous farmer four miles southeast of Amana died in a hay cutting accident. Horses shied throwing him from the mower and the knives severed his legs as the team dashed forward. He was found with life long gone and grave injuries.
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Iowa
Joseph Mi
Amana
Wanek
Mr. Wanek
Accident in a Laundry Injures Fort Dodge Worker
Jessie Deering an employee at the Sherman laundry had her arm caught between collar and? roller and was severely injured. Her hand and arm were drawn into the rollers almost to the shoulder breaking the bone and bruising the arm in the incident at the plant.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Jessie Deering
Sherman
Death of Ida Barber in Atlantic Iowa
Miss Ida Barber daughter of Mr and Mrs John Barber of this city died Sunday evening after a long illness with quick consumption. The Barbers moved from Des Moines last October and have many friends in Atlantic.
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Atlantic
Iowa
Ida Barber
John Barber
Des Moines
Italian Trader Kills Marine in New York Quarrel
In New York on July 25 the Italian grocer Luigi Longubuco killed Marine Private Pierce after a quarrel and taunting. James Costican, also from the fifth battalion, was wounded by the enraged trader early this morning.
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New York
Luigi Longubuco
Pierce
Fifth Battalion
Marine Corps
James Costican
Defense opens witnesses in Jester trial at New London
In New London Missouri on July 25 the defense began presenting testimony in the Jester trial. Four witnesses contradicted essential points raised by the prosecution.
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New London
Jealous Husband Kills Woman Then Ends His Life
In Chicago on July 25 Ludwig Rassmus sen shot and killed Mrs. Augusta Bergenthal in her home before taking his own life. Authorities cite jealousy as the motive.
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Chicago
Ludwig Rassmussen
Augusta Bergenthal
Desperate Chinese Siege Report From Taouchefoo Legation
The Navy reports a Conger dispatch claiming two weeks of siege at the British legation in Tien Tsin with fear of a foreign massacre by Chinese troops. Shanghai fugitives say imperial forces kill boxers. officials doubt the dispatches genuineness and suspect multiple similar messages.
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Woahington
Navy Department
Thomas
Tau Chee Foo
Conger
Tien Tsin
Legation
Pekin
Shanghai
Washington
Can
Con
Minister Wu Under Guard on Vigil for Safety
Washington reports cite double guard for Minister Wu to avoid accidents while sailing toward Taku today. Chaffee cables from Nagasaki thank him for major generalship as details of Allied actions unfold.
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Taku
Washington
Nagasaki
Fatal Windsor Collars chemical blast in Chicago
A noon explosion at Windsor Collars Company plant in Chicago killed Ella Mclauchlin a widow and an unknown girl while fatally burning Viola Ritter Grace Peterson and an unknown man. The building caught fire and the loss is nominal.
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Chicago
Windsor Collars Company
Ella McLauchlin
Viola Ritter
Grace Peterson
Presbyterians Gather at Denver Young People Union Meet
The annual meeting of the Young People's Christian Union of the United Presbyterian Church of North America opened its five day session in Denver Colorado with delegates from every state and territory. Officials estimate not less than 8000 visitors with speakers from New York Pennsylvania Ohio Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin and California. The gathering will close Monday evening.
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Denver
Colo
Young People’s Christian Union
United Presbyterian Church of North America
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Minols
Iowa
Wisconsin
California
Bishop Moeller Consecrated in Cincinnati
Rev. Henry Moeller was consecrated as Bishop of Columbus in St. Joseph's Cathedral Cincinnati on July 25. The ceremony, attended by clergy and faithful, marked his succession to Bishop Watterson.
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Cincinnati
Henry Moeller
Columbus
Watterson
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Island Park Assembly Opens Largest Meeting in History
The Island Park Assembly met in Rome City Maryland on July 25 and will stay in session through August 1. Attendance this year is the largest in the assembly’s history.
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Rome City
Island Park Assembly
Man With a History Ends His Checkered Career in Dubuque
Jonathan Krater a brilliant musician died yesterday in Dubuque Iowa after a fall and possible self inflicted death. He once married the daughter of a Santa Fe railroad VP and lived in luxury before estrangement and divorce. Krater drifted to Dubuque worked as a bartender and married widow Johanna Welsh two weeks prior. He played twenty eight instruments and had performed for European royalty. He willed his body to the State university medical department for dissection.
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Jonathan Krater
Dubuque
Santa Fe Railroad
Krater
Johanna Welsh
Washington Street
Europe
Medical Department
The
State University
Havemeyer Family To Sail For Europe As Tragedies Mount
New York July 25 Mr and Mrs Harry O Havemeyer are to sail for Europe today for a year abroad. The trip recalls a string of family misfortunes including the suicide of Natalie Mayer daughter of Theodore Havemeyer and sister of Harry O. Havemeyer. Earlier calamities include deaths and divorces among George Henry William Theodore and Carley Havemeyer relatives with bitter wills and contested estates.
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New York
Harry O. Havemeyer
Europe
Havemeyers
Natalie Mayer
Theodore Havemeyer
Democrats Open Campaign in Toledo Ohio Parade and speeches
The Ohio State League of Democratic Clubs opened headquarters in Toledo and launched campaign activities highlighted by a monster parade. Prominent Democrats from across Ohio attend, with Mr Bryan expected to address at the League headquarters in the evening. The event is noted for its high enthusiasm and festive decorations.
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Toledo
Ohio
Ohio State League of Democratic Clubs
Buckeye
Bryan
Ohio Democracy
League
Death in Barn Loft A Farmer's Wife
Clinton July 25 Saturday night Mr Volper living near Balwin in Jackson County found his two children crying alone. He searched the home and then looked for his wife. She was found hanging in the barn loft and was dead for several hours. No reason given for her death by own action.
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Clinton
Volper
Balwin
Jackson County
Spiritualists Camp Meeting Opens in Clinton Iowa
The national camp meeting of Spiritualists will open next Sunday in Clinton with a month of gatherings. Campers are arriving at a lively pace and nearly every tent and cottage will be occupied by week’s end. Families spend summers at the park for a valued outing.
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Clinton
Iowa
Spiritualists
Centre County Centennial Celebration Prominent Speakers
Bellefonte Pennsylvania July 25 The Centre County Centennial celebration dominates local interest today with two leading national speakers Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith and Hon James M Beck United States District Attorney addressing the event. The centennial is described as one of the region’s greatest occasions.
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Bellefonte
Centre County
Charles Emory Smith
James M. Beck
United States
Hanna Arrives in New York to Lead Republican Campaign
Senator Hanna arrives in New York from Cleveland to assist in opening the Republican campaign and national headquarters. He will stay about two weeks, directing campaign managers and launching coordinated efforts.
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Hanna
New York
Cleveland
Land Options Lifted In West Virginia And Pennsylvania
The Consolidated Coal Company of New York lifted options on about 10 990 acres in West Virginia and Green County Pennsylvania. Farmers receive from 20 to 25 dollars per acre for their land.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Consolidated Coal Company
New York
Green County
H“sa
Roberts vs Boers: Describes battle near Bronkhorst Spruit
Dispatches report Roberts marching to Bronkhorst Spruit with French and Hutton executing a right flank. Boer wagons and a supply train were captured. two hundred Welsh Fusiliers of Baden-Powell were taken or scattered. Casualties: six killed, nineteen wounded.
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London
Roberts
Bronkhorst Sruit
French
Hutton
Lietepant
Ellsworth
Broadwood
Hronkherspruit
Pretoria
Middelburg
Poers
Baden Powel
Margate
Panama Revolt Seizes City as Casualties Mount
Panama on July 25 reports rebels besieging the capital with ongoing fighting on the outskirts. About 200 killed since Friday. Government seeks relief reinforcements while hospitals fill with wounded including Gen. Lozada. Decree calls all Colombians age eighteen to sixty to arms. No American war vessel has appeared at Colon.
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Panama
Lozada
Colon
Marion P M Short Funds Shortage Reported at Post Office
Cedar Rapids Iowa July 25 Special J S Willard postmaster Marion has developed a shortage of 1200 dollars E J Alderman representing one of his bondsman faces charges regarding the office.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
J. S. Willard
Marion
E. J. Alderman
Iowa Missionaries Update From Ningpo China Letter
Fairfield Iowa July 26 Rev J C Condit receives a letter from his daughter Mrs J E Shoemaker and husband foreign missionaries in Ningpo China. She reports no outbreak where she is and that several Chinese are flocking to that place. The couple were sent by the Presbyterian board seven years ago and have remained there.
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Iowa
Fairfield
J. C. Condit
J. E. Shoemaker
Ningpo
China
Knox county Civil War veterans hold eighth reunion
More than 10 600 veterans and their friends gather in Gilson for the Knox county soldiers and sailors reunion. Chicago is represented by about 500 veterans. Speakers include Captain J H Hy man and Judge Longnecker. A dress parade delights spectators and a camp fire ends the event.
Elks Carnival Opens in Hamilton Ohio
The Elks carnival and business men's exposition began in Hamilton Ohio today and runs through the week. It features a daily parade and a field sports program. Prominent Elks from Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo and several Michigan Indiana cities attend the event.
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Hamilton
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Michigan
Indiana
Republican Headquarters Opened in New York City
The National Republican Campaign headquarters for the eastern states opened today in the St. James building at Twenty-sixth Street and Broadway Manhattan. Joseph Manney of Maine and Frederick Gibbs of New York oversee the operation which is divided into two branches oratorical and literary with speakers assigned to the states.
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New York
St. James
Twenty-sixth Street
Broadway
Manhattan
Joseph Manney
Maine
Frederick Gibbs
Hood's Sarsapgrilia Promises Good Blood and Vitality
Advertisement asserts that with good blood one is healthy strong and full of life and energy and claims Hood's Sarsapgrilia makes good blood.
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Hood
Weather Outlook: Warmer Tomorrow in Chicago
Special indications for Iowa show fair weather tonight and Thursday in Chicago with warmer temperatures on Thursday.
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Chicago
Farmer Exhumes Fifty Year Old Wild Hay Near Oxford
Abner Kirkwood, farmer near Oxford Iowa, tore down an old hay barn and found several tons of fifty year old wild hay stored in the stable since pioneer days. The hay remained bright and sweet but livestock refused to fully eat it, preferring freshly cut hay in feeding racks. The hay traces back to the Kirkwood family, cousins of Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood.
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Iowa City
Abner Kirkwood
Oxford
Johnson County
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Kirkwood
Iowa
Grocers Meet in St. Joseph Missouri
The Missouri State Grocers Association holds its convention in St. Joseph from July 25 to 27 with several thousand grocers attending. A parade is planned for July 27 and speakers may include W. J. Bryan and Mr. Dolliver.
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St. Joseph
Misouri State Grocers’ Association
W. J. Bryan
Dolliver
United States training ship Michigan sails with Sinois Naval Militia
The United States training ship Michigan arrives in Chicago with the Sinois Naval Militia for a seven days cruise under Lt Commander W Winder. The voyage begins with a stop in Milwaukee before continuing to Mackinac Island in Lake Michigan.
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Chicago
Til
Michigan
Sinois Naval Militia
W. Winder
Milwaukee
Mackinac Island
Lake Finron
Goebel Case Witnesses Testify in Georgetown Time Conflicts
Robert Noakes previously reevied in the Goebel case and faced questions about his times visiting Powers and Taylors offices. Private Secretary Todd reports findings linking Youtsey and Powers through a consultation, noting Powers with a limp across his leg.
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Georgetown
Kentucky
Robert Noakes
Goebel
Powers
Offici Ont Taylors
Todd
Youtsey
South Carolina Farmers in Convention Meet in Columbia Hall
The fourteenth annual meeting of the South Carolina Farmers' Alliance opens in the hall of the House of Representatives with a large attendance. Delegates discuss plans for the fall campaign and related agricultural issues.
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South Carolina
Local Notes on Visits Moves and Outing Plans
Miss Kate Kleiner came up from St. Louis to visit her friend Miss Lydia Ross. Nellie Robertson sails on the Firefly to Chicago for weekly musical studies. A house on the opera house site is being moved to Walnut and Fifth for a dwelling. Prof FE Baker of Cumberland University Lebanon Tenn visits to organize math classes. Passengers aboard the Young for Rock Island and Black Hawk Tower outing include Mesdames Mahin Brown Cohn Rishon Stafford McColm Brannan Betts Johnson and others with Mrs Mahin Musser and Mrs Peasley planning to join from the Firefly.
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Kate Kleiner
St. Louis
Lydia Ross
Nellie Robertson
Chicago
Opera House
Walnut
Fifth
Third
FE. F. Baker
Cumberland University
Lebanon, Tenn
Baker
United States
Rock Island
Black Hawk Tower
Emma Mahin
Lilly Brown
Louis Cohn
Sam Cohn
J. A. Rishon
C. L. Stafford
J. J. McColm
W. F. Brannan
Ed Betts
Helen Johnson
Miller
T. Roach
J. B. Lukens
Philip Stein
T. R. Fitzgerald
J. FB. Howe
Eva Johnson
John Mahin
P. M. Musser
L. A. Peasley
Murderers Still Detained as Papers Secured in Des Moines
Sheriff McGaughey remained in Des Moines all day obtaining requisition papers for the suspected murderers held at Clay Center Kansas. He is not expected home until tomorrow night or Friday.
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McGaughey
Des Moines
Clay Center
Kansas
Iowa State Epworth League meeting at Colfax July event
Colfax Iowa hosts the Iowa State Epworth League meeting from July 26 to August 5 with round trip tickets on sale July 25 to August 5 and return allowed through August 6. The notice promotes attending the gathering and spending ten days at a popular Iowa summer resort with agent Co M Gould handling sales.
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Colfax
Iowa
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