News of the Week global sweep and battles
A wide rundown of international events and conflicts. It notes Chinese victories and defeats, allied moves at Pekin and Shanghai, and diplomatic tensions. It covers rail and transport, refugee arrivals in San Francisco, a plan to build a Southern Pacific line to Klamath Falls, and U.S. naval and military actions in Asia. Local incidents include railroad accidents in Arkansas and fires in Ashland Wisconsin and Lavranche Florida.
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Prince Tuan
Li Ping Hong
Pokin
Pott Hang
Logan
San Francisco
Ram Tien Tain
Concord
Sumpter
Axanssin
Italy
Pew
Steyn
Dewet
Southern Pacific Railroad
Klamath Balls
Sums and Shocks From A Turbulent World News
A chaotic bulletin reports Russian casualties at Pelt Sang, a fire in Butte Montana causing $100000 damage, and a Colfax Washington post office burglary netting cash. It notes troop movements to China, railway telegraph expansions, and violent clashes near Spokane.
Forces Reach Yang Tun as Step Toward Pekin
Dispatches from Che Foo report the capture of Yang Tun by American and allied forces near Tianjin, marking a strategic advance toward Pekin. Casualties are noted among Ninth and Fourteenth Infantry and Fifth Artillery as signals of sustained combat and heat exhaustion.
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Ninth Infantry
United States Infantry
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United States Artillery
Fourteenth Infantry
Hafffer
Jernach
War Office of Japan
Legation
Pekio
Terandis
Chaffer
Yang Teun
War Department
Teranchi
Yang Tun
Tien Tain
L'Ekin
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Yang Tsao
Pett Song
Record heat drives Chicagoans from city as deaths rise
Hot spell shatters Chicago records with five straight days above 90 and a 95 reading in the Auditorium tower. Four deaths and 20 prostrations attributed to heat, with total weekly fatalities climbing beyond 465 last week and expected increases as hot weather continues.
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Chicago
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Weather Bureau
Auditorium Tower
Plot to capture Lord Roberts and kill British officers
Dispatch from August reports a plot to seize Lord Roberts and kill British officers in Hud London Pretoria. Conspirators numbered about 16 planned arson at the western city edge and forceful seizure of officers to hurry Roberts to a coin store. Indignation runs high. authorities vow strong repression.
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London
Newe
Hretoris
Roberta
Prias
Wwe
Hanpersborg
Iteberts
Weater
Lord Roberts
Untitled Historical Note on Market Prices and a Homicide Report
Fragmentary text describes unusually high market prices and profits linked to a fishery, mentions a 1900 baseline, and names River Willlaw Am and Burkbelt Feoking- ners with unclear roles. It also references a death at a house and an unidentified person in connection with a public safety incident.
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Hadi
Willlaw
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