China Relief Effort Delayed as Forces Readied
Washington reports bad news from Pekin with Admiral Kempf confirming dire conditions. Diplomats fear slow relief as 50 000 troops may be needed to reach ministers and legations under fire. Japan offers reinforcements and the note of alarm urges immediate action.
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Tientsin
Che Foo
Shanghai
Robert Hare
Pekin
Maooday
Italan
Washington
Admiral Kempf
China
Baron von Ketteler
Herrmann
State Department
M. Thiebaut
Japan
Pei-Ho
England
Russian
France
Pekila
Allies At A Standstill As Pekin Advance Delayed
London reports the allied relief of Pekin halted by lack of force with about 18 000 troops available. The council says no local command arrangements exist and further advance is not possible. Desperate pleas warn of frightful tragedy as Pekin garrison dwindles and southern China moves toward Nankin. Berlin mourns Baron von Ketteler as Germany shifts toward major power status.
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Pekin
London
Alles
House of Commone
William St. John Brodrick
Angtse
von Bergen
Regation
Robert Hart
Ittle
Skan Su
China
Yellow River
Nankin
Germany to send large armed force to secure China order
Berlin reports Emperor William will demand full satisfaction for the death of Baron von Ketteler and plans to deploy armed forces about twenty thousand strong. A significant portion of the German fleet will sail, with orders to prepare five new battleships for voyage.
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Berlin
Count von Buelow
William
Baron von Ketteler
China
Oregon Runs Aground Near 20 E Longitude
Navy department cable from Admiral Kempf reports the Oregon has run aground but not in a dangerous position about 40 degrees north latitude and 20 minutes east. Havre has sent three naval vessels for assistance though the Oregon commander did not request help. A Japanese warship boarded the vessel and there is water in one compartment.
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Oregon
Washington
The
Navy
Department
Admiral Kempf
Che Foo
Secretary of the Navy
Tnde
Havre
Kempef
Kempff Cables Describe Besieged Legations and China Turmoil
Admiral Kempff reports legations besieged at Peking with provisions exhausted and Chinese forces surrounding the city. German minister slain at Taung Li Yowen, several legations burned, 20,000 Chinese inside, 46,000 outside Pekin, 3,000 tents reported destroyed near Tientsin.
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Che Foo
Ching
Secretary of the Navy
Washington
Weklu
Legationga
Taung-Li-Yowen
Pekin
Tentsin
Tlentsin
Mentala
Kremifs
War Not Ended in South Africa Says Lord Roberts
London reports Lord Roberts does not declare the war over and halts civilian return while ordering ring men to Bloemfontein. He notes three quiet periods needed before resuming business and warns farmers harboring armed burghers face confiscation and penalties.
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London
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Bloent
Fontedi
Tle
Swazikind
Genoa
Rundle
National council urges party stance against lynching at convention
The National African American council presented resolutions urging the Republican party to adopt a firm anti lynching platform and ballot protection. It formed a committee to present the resolutions at the Democratic convention, claiming lynching statistics rose 32,200 percent in four years.
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Washington
National Africa: American Council
Republican Party
Dts
Beaver Jam Tragedy: Evans Kills Craft in Home Entry Attempt
In Beaver Jam Kentucky on July 3 Joe Evans shot and killed Clem Craft as Craft attempted to force entry at Evans home. Evans opened fire with a shotgun and Craft died almost instantly. Evans has been arrested.
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Beaver Jam
Joe Evans
Clem Craft
Evans
Graft
Turmoil in Fez as Mob Attacks French Oasis Outpost
In Fez tension rises after French encroachments on the Tout oasis. A mob killed a French manager who was an American citizen, the British consul seeks protection for houses, and the Jewish ghetto is besieged. The legation makes strong protests.
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Tangier
Fez
Tout
V8 House
Hoboken Fire Toll Near 300 as Ships Burned
Reports from New York on the Hoboken disaster say nearly 800 missing, with about 240 maritime dead and unknown total. Fire aboard the steamers Main and Bremen left both ships wrecked, bodies recovered from the water, and divers yet to explore the vessels.
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New York
Hoboken
Steamship Company
Jeresy
W. Forty Second Street
Bremen
Nebraska delegation backs bimetallic pledge at convention
Kansas City July 3 The Nebraska delegation unanimously adopted a resolution opposing surrender of bimetallism and supporting free coinage of gold and silver at 16 to 1 in the Democratic national platform. Also notes MacArthur dispatches from Manila and a Chicago tragedy.
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Kansas City
Nebraska
Flag of Freedom Recalls Distant Seas and Pride
A poetic plea recalls the national banner amid danger and duty. It celebrates the flag’s reach across distant seas from the Antilles to the Orient and Hawaii, urging liberty for the young nation and its allies as the flag waves in the breeze.
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Antilles
Spain
Orient Sea
Hawaii
Strikes for Liberty Across Ages and Lands
A sweeping survey links democracy’s rise from ancient Athens to Swiss cantons and Dutch Republic, then traces English Magna Carta, French Revolution roots, Polish and Hungarian uprisings, Latin American independence, and South African struggles, naming leaders like Solon Mor Morgen and Kruger, and noting key dates and events.
State News Notes Sensational Death of Judge Long
Judge Thomas B. Long a prominent Indiana attorney and high ranking Mason died by self inflicted gunshot at his Terre Haute home. Despondency given as cause. He had served as past grand master of the Indiana lodge.
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T. B. Long
Terre Haute
Terre Haaute
Thomas B. Long
Barnard Seen in Kokomo Before Flora Murder
Kokomo Indiana July 3 Perry Barnard who killed his wife at Flora on June 17 and has been at large was in Kokomo a few days ago. Jesse Lingenfelter, once of Flora, says Barnard wore ordinary work clothes and carried a small telescope bag. Barnard appeared unworried and gave a brief family statement. Police accept Lingenfelter’s account as true. Venriburry case: Miss Venriburry’s father compelled her to drink milk as her mind returned to normal after years of self imposed starvation. Cincinnati railway project advances. line from Richmond to Muncie will junction with Cinci line near Cotuit Grove, ready for service by Sept. 1.
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Kokomo
Ind
Perry Barnard
Flora
Jesse Lingenfelter
Lingenfelter
Lona
Harvard
Barnard
Rokomo
Miss Venriburry
Delphi Dad Tragedy Reported Near Tyilliers Station
A July 3 news item describes a deadly shooting incident near Tyilliers station involving a man identified as 010 Tee. A bullet deflected by a box fatally injures his 6 year old daughter, while another bullet killed a child named John Bury two years old after being in the McCarty family care. A murder attempt against Mrs. McCarty with a corn knife caused serious injuries. the suspect, a weekly murderer, escaped the scene in Connersville Indiana.
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Delphi
Tee
Tyilliers Station
Sitei Fortiairk
Uilok
Connersville
Ind
John Bury
William McCarty
Coal Mines Expand in Local Field Increasing Jobs
Tod Linton reports that since April a dozen new coal mines have opened in the field. There are now 15 mines operating within four miles of the area, employing 26 men and distributing wages around SSHLG0 per month to workers.
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Linton
Tod
Indianapolis Tragedy: Boy Dies After Stone Incident
Henry Per wma six year old son of Charles Pergid, a Pennsy worker, died yesterday after being struck by a stone. William McTaylor, a colored man from Covington, is said to be involved. The incident occurred near a local shop area in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Henry Per Wma
Charles Pergid
William McTaylor
Covington, By
Notable Canton gathering looms as nomination set
The notice to the president of his nomination is to occur July 12 and expected to spark a notable Canton gathering. Elsewhere about 10,000 Alabama miners struck pending wage dispute settlement with operators.
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Canton
Alabama
C. A. Martin
Pendleton
Misescat Culeman
William Stiles
Casa Grande
A. T
Northern Pacific
Northwest
August Nehenberg
Fort Dar
Ind
Emily Burkett
Evansville
Bluff
Gov. Nash
Ablo
John Howard
Indianapolis
China
Witio Us
Celestial Kingdom
Hell
Whiteside
Oldtowns
McDewitt Bell
Jack Whitesite
Aaron Whiteside
George Bell
Wild Wallace
Night of Terror at Machias Widow Saved by Remedy
Mrs H Lincoln recalls a night of fear for General Burnham's widow in Machias Maine. Doctors warned of pneumonia but she praised Dr King s New Recovery after three doses she slept and recovered. The medicine claims to cure throat chest and lung diseases with trial bottles free at C D Knoefel s drug store.
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Gereral Burnham
Machias
H. Lincoln
Ale
C. D. Knoefel
High Dive Fatality Reported At Whitewater River
Franklin Chavbern, a colored boy, dived from a high bank into shallow water and struck a stone. He was removed in semi conscious condition and is now nearly recovered. Lawson Elvidge of Barrington, Ill. claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures chronic asthma, urging readers to take no substitute.
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Sehmone
Ind
Franklin Chavbern
Bstone
Lawson Elvidge
Barrington
Ill
Foley
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Hoosier State
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Feayvien Reddit
Cottine Grove
Cabtortia
Bignatore
WY Advertiser
Ghocece
Epworth League
South Bend
Ep Worth League of
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M. E
W. P. Thirkfeld
William H. Crawford
Allegheny College
J. Hamilton
Clancy
India
Levi Gilbert
Western Christie Advocate
Grand Rapids
Mich
City Water Works System
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