Fate of Pekin legationers uncertain amid Far East war moves
The article reports cautious signals from Shang Jio about Pekin, noting Prince Ching's clash with Prince Tuan and the heavy guns at the legations not used. It covers Allied forces growing, couriers from Tientsin, and ongoing unrest in southern and central China, with fears of Boxers recruiting and uncertain intelligence.
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London
Vekin
Prince Ching
China
Tnaotai Shang Jio
Shanghai
Pekin
Shang
Yang Lu
Ching Ju
Tuan
Bhang
Dynasty
Prince Tuan
Tientsin
Claude MacDonald
Robert Hart
Baron von Kettler
Couriera
Terrible
Hheir Works
Jeatonsies Laid Aside Berlin July 10
The foreign office has no new authentic news from Pekin beyond published reports and doubts the fate of the whites there. Officials say the powers remain harmonious and await a second Japanese division to China with reinforcement welcomed by commanders at Tien-Tsin. Landing of foreign forces by any allied power is not objected to if arrival is hastened.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Pekin
China
Tilentein
Germany rounds up ships for China mission
Berlin says the emperor orders more vessels for China including the 3 Niobe Sperber Schwalbe Bower and Sea Adler. A division of 30 ton torpedo boats is being prepared capable of 26 knots and due by mid August. These craft will support river service and link with larger ships while crews are assembled for the destroyer awarded to Germany at Take.
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Germany
Berlin
China
Niobe
Sperber
Schwalbe
Bower
Sea Adler
Cabinet Ponders China Move Delays 600 Marines to join reinforcements
Washington July 10 Cabinet members urged rapid action in responding to the Chinese situation. Admiral Kempff’s figures are kept private but reinforce the need for speedy reinforcements. Only one steamer with two battalions left San Francisco and more weeks pass before the 6,000 troops can reach China, while Philippine forces may be used to save time. Secretary Long orders 600 marines to depart for China, forming a 750 man contingent with 250 more to be equipped, for immediate transport.
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Washington
China
Admiral Kempff
United States
Pekin
MacArthur
Philippines
Taku
Japan
Long
Nagaskal
Department
Dispatch from Sheng on Beijing legations siege
A telegram to Minister Wu from Sheng director general of the Shanghai telegraphs dated Susvay reports two legations in Pekin still safe and all ministers saved. Attacking riotous troops suffer heavy loss as imperial troops guard them but face difficulty and fear food and ammunition are exhausted.
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Washington
Sheng
Imperiall Telegraphs
Shanghai
Susvay
Pekin
Imperial
Woman Defends Herself in Fatal Shooting Near Falcon
In Columbia county near Falcon Arkansas, Lee Watson was shot and killed by Mrs. James Henry inside the Henry home after allegedly attempting an assault. Mrs. Henry seized a double barreled shotgun and fired, killing Watson almost instantly. She was arrested on a murder charge.
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Little Rock
Art
Falcon
Columbia County
Lee Watson
James Henry
Watson
Henry
Mra. Henry
Thought They Were Mushrooms Fatal Poisoning in Arkansas Family
A full Arkansas family of nine perished after eating poisonous toadstools believed to be mushrooms near Calico Rock in MARLON county. Investigators say the victims included adults and children, all succumbing to poisoning in a tragic meal.
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Little Rock
Ark
Calico Rock
Marlon County
Father loses trespass suit over invitation to suitor
In Guilford County North Carolina a father sued a young man for trespass after forbidding him on the premises. The mother testified she welcomed him and signed his bond. The magistrate ruled that as husband and wife are one they could invite the suitor. The father lost the case.
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Guilford County
N. C
Asthma Cure Claim From Fotey's Hoxey sup Tar
Lanceon Elvidge of Barrington Illinois says he was cured of chronic asthma by Fotey's Hoxey sup Tar. He claims it gives positive relief in all cases and robs the disease of its charge when not fully cured. Take no
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Lanceon Elvidge
Barrington
Fotey
Strike renews in St Louis transit dispute over faith breach
Striking former employees renew the boycott on all St Louis Transit lines after accusing the company of breaching a July 2 agreement. The union cites new hires since July 2 and demands instant reinstatement of all old workers within 24 hours of any future agreement. The company denies intentional violation and seeks neutral judgment from Joseph Folk, but the strike proceeds.
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St Louis
St. Louis Transit Company
Street Railwaymen's
West End Coliseum
Railway Men's Union
Central Trades and Labor Union
Whittaker
Fred W. Lehman
Joseph W. Folk
Army strength in Philippines reaches sixty three thousand
Adjutant general report shows total US Army in the Philippines on June 30 at 63,426 officers and men. Of these 81,821 are regulars and 31,005 volunteers, with 4,886 infantry, 3,402 cavalry, 2,291 artillery, and 3,270 staff corps. The tally includes 1,310 Ninth Infantry personnel transferred to China.
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Washington
Adjutant General
United States Army
Philippines
Ninth Infantry
China
World Endeavorers Prepare for London Convention
London July 10 Christian Endeavorers prepare for the world convention July 13 18 with speakers from the United States. Rev Dr Francis E Clark of Boston is world president. Meetings at Alexandria palace open with prayers from 7 a m to 7 p m July 13. Various ministers address topics on religion abroad home and society with Dr Clark delivering the annual address July 17. American headquarters will be in the western picture gallery with extensive visitor facilities. The Foolkiller Trip succeeds at Niagara Falls Peter Niseen of Chicago travels the whirlpool rapids in a 20 foot pine craft before about 10000 spectators in the celebrated adventure.
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London
Christian Endeavor
United States
Francis E. Clark
Boston
Alexandria Palace
Francia E. Clark
John ‘Willia Baer
H. N. Lathrop
B. W. Arnett
Wilberforce
Robert Nourse
New York
T. B. Eddy
Auburn
N. Y
Dr. Clark
George W. Coleman
Mass
W. Y. McElveen
Alexander Walters
New Jersey
Tenth Legion
W. Shaw
Floyd W. Tompkins
Philadelphia
Western Picture Gallery
Fooltiller
Niagara Falls
Peter Niseen
Chicago
Bowser
Niaggara River
Plague toll rises in Bombay famine districts
London reports from Bombay to the foreign office list 10 320 cholera deaths and 6 502 famine district fatalities in the last week of June. Deaths on relief works total 6 324 and the relief population grows as the famine spreads. Gratuitous relief is increasing across the afflicted districts.
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London
Government of
Bombay
Foreign Office
Afridi Raid Sparks Fear of New War in Punjab
A June 1 dispatch from Peshawar reports 600 Afridis attacked 20 Afghans building a fort near Deccan, killing several. Officials in Indian circles hint at another Afridi war brewing.
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London
Peshawar
Punjab
Deccan
Prevailing Prices For Grain Cattle and Provisions
Indianapolis Grain and Livestock reports July grain and livestock prices. Wheat July 50c, No 2 red drm. cattle steady around 3.50 to 5.05. hogs steady near 4.00 to 5.40. sheep 3.00 to 4.00. lambs 4.50 to 5.00.
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Indianapolis
Priest Weds Ontario Teacher in Worcester Church
Rev. M J Arthour Coutler and Miss Georginia Porter, once a Ontario school teacher, married in Beacon Street French Baptist church Worcester after eluding her parents. A large crowd filled the streets and church for the ceremony.
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Worcester
Mass
M. J. Arthour Coutler
Georginia Porter
Ontario
Can
Arthur St. James
Beacon Street
Wealthy Cass County landowner Andrew Harding commits suicide
Andrew Harding, 75, a prominent Cass and Morgan counties landowner, hanged himself yesterday in the barn at his son's home four miles south of Philadelphia in Cass county. He had been separated from his wife for years, and melancholia was noted as a cause.
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Springfield
Andrew Harding
Cass
Morgan Counties
Philadelphia
Cass County
Missionary sisters Grace and Gertie Wicoff die in Pekin
Springfield dispatch reports Grace and Gertie Wicoff two Congregational missionaries killed in Pekin China. They were twin daughters of Rev Wicoff once pastor of the Congregational church at Beardstown Cass county Illinois. The sisters went to China ten years ago as missionaries.
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Springfield
Illl
Grace
Gertie Wicoff
Pekin
China
Wicoff
Beardstown
Cass County
Ill
Post Office Notices Stir Cape Town Residents
Cape Town observers report civil mails suspended for Johannesburg and telegrams to Pretoria are being refused, causing unease among residents and officials. The July 10 notice from postoffice authorities highlights service disruptions affecting major South African centers.
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Cape Town
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Markets
The report lists wheat, corn, and white varieties with mixed bids from Lewisville Cincinnati Chicago and New York, showing declines in some grain contracts and firmness in cattle and hogs. Lamb prices move between steady and active, while cattle and sheep vary by market with price ranges and bidding activity.
Stolen A March A Railroad Enjoined In Terre Haute
The Southern Indiana Railroad Company was named defendant in a Terre Haute superior court injunction. Workers tried to lay track through Kintz & Son property despite a long term lease to the mill. The court set July 12 for a hearing on making the restraining order permanent.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Southern Indiana Railroad Company
Superior
Kintz & Son
Kints & Son
Evansville
Main Street
Union Depot
Faithful devotion ties aging couple in final days
In Darlington Indiana Mr and Mrs W K Booker both over 90 and married 59 years refuse separation during their last illness. They lie together on the same bed awaiting death as doctors urge separation. Neither wishes the other to survive.
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Darlington
Ind
W. K. Booker
Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad Incorporation
The Toledo St Louis and Western Railroad company filed articles of Incorporation with the secretary of the state yesterday with a capital stock of 820000000 and paid into the state treasury an incorporation fee of 20000. The road is the reorganization of the Clover Leaf line and runs from Toledo Ohio through Indiana and Davis to East St Louis.
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Indianapolis
Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad Company
Clover Leaf
Toledo
Deserter H A Harshbarger Missing in Muncie
In Muncie Indiana on July 10 authorities reported H A Harshbarger missing after leaving his wife and four children Friday. The gas company employee left a note saying his troubles required him to depart and fend for himself and the children.
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Muncie
Ind
H. A. Harshbarger
Estranged couple remarry in Cochran after years apart
In Dillsboro Indiana on July 10 a daughter aged three at the time visited her father Willam Kroteman of Cochran. Thirteen years earlier his wife left with their child. Kroteman later remarried after a divorce, and recently the ex wife also arrived and remarried him, suggesting a possible peace move.
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Dillsboro
Ind
Willam Kroteman
Cochran
Longtime Panhandle worker walks 70 million steps
Logansport Indiana July 10 Michael Harrington has served 28 years in Panhandle shops. He has walked about 70 million steps to and from work exceeding two miles each trip. The distance equals more than a world around twice and many miles toward Asia on the second circuit.
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Logansport
Tod
Michael Harrington
Panhandle
Asia
Bishop White Leaves For Harbor Point For Health
Michigan City Indiana July 10 Bishop John Hazen White of the Episcopal diocese of Michigan City who was recently stricken with illness left yesterday for Harbor Point Michigan on doctors advice hoping his health may be restored His condition has caused anxiety among friends.
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Michigan City
Ind
John Hazen White
Episcopal Diocese of
Harbor Point
Mich
Wolcott Town Attracts Glass Plant In Americas Window Glass Trust
Wolcott Indiana reports a new industry as the Americas window glass trust plans a plant to ship 18 to 20 tons daily after 80 days of construction. In Indianapolis a 77 year old black youth named Robert Knox died after being blown into a canal from a bridge near Brighton Beach before aid could reach him.
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Wolcott
Ind
Americas Window Glass Trust
Indianapolis
Robert Knox
Brighton Beach
Mishawaka Club Wins 500 Mile Pigeons Championship
Mishawaka Homing Club claims the American 600 mile championship as 16 pigeons released return home. One bird covers 500 miles in 11 hours at speed about 1300 yards per minute despite storms. Several birds nearly drown in heavy rain.
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Mishawaka
Ind
Pedro
Indirect hunt continues for fugitive in Flora murder case
Delphi reports that three weeks after Perry Barnard shot and killed his wife in Flora no trace of him exists. Local authorities have given up the chase and say any capture will come from a detective hired for a reward.
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Delphi
Ind
Perry Barnard
Flora
Barnard
Two Assault Attempts Reported Near Terre Haute Lane
In Melden's lane on the city edge, two women report attempts by the same man. Police and local residents are actively searching for the suspect as descriptions match.
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Secandrel Terre Haute Ind
Melden’s Lane
Ice wagon driver struck by freight train in Indiana
George Lockwood, riding an ice wagon across the Big Four tracks at Bert Park Indiana, was struck by a freight train and hurled into a ditch. The wagon and horses were damaged but Lockwood escaped unharmed.
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Bert Park
Ind
George Lockwood
Big Four
Lockwood
Brownstown Woman Dies by Suicide in Medora Area
Afiss Hva Eshom, 88, shot herself at her home near Medora in Dare County. The body was found wrapped in a sheet, investigators reported. The death was ruled a self inflicted gunshot.
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Brownstown
Ind
Afiss
Hva Eshom
Medora
This County
Dare
Kentucky Tragedy: Forest Alford Kills William Overstreet
Harrodsburg, Ky July 10 Forest Alford shot and killed William Overstreet yesterday after a long dispute over turkeys. Overstreet allegedly advanced on Alford with a knife before Alford fired, both men noted farmers in Mayo community.
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Harrodsburg
Forest
Alford
William Overstreet
Mayo
Overstreet
Armor train sails from Bethlehem to the Orient
A special fast train departed Bethlehem Pennsylvania last night carrying 180 tons of finished armor for the transport Wyoming. The armor will be loaded aboard the Wyoming which is nearing completion for service to the Orient.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel Company
San Francisco
Wyoming
Electric Bitters Promised To Restore Health Skin
A health advice note claims a lovely woman needs good health and clean blood. It promotes Electric Bitters as the best medicine to regulate stomach liver and kidneys and purify the blood, promising strong nerves bright eyes smooth skin and a rich complexion. Offered for 50 cents at O D Knoefel s Drug Store.
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O. D. Knoefel
War updates show limits on Pacific cooperation and troop moves
Reports confirm Ruesie’s contest and Japan’s reluctant pacification efforts in China. About 4000 horses and mules are headed to the Philippines with elite shipments noted. Gen Greely seeks skilled telegraph operators for the east while insurance firms in New York hold or raise rates. Interior announces appointees McIntyre, McNeely, Hoyt.
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Ruesie
Japan
China
War Department
Philippines
Yang Tee
Air Corps
Philipines
Gen. Greely
Marine
Gre Insurance Comales
New York
Hoboken
Secretary of the Interior
Bas
J. B. McIntyre
Kalispell
Moniames H. McNeely
Evansville
Ind
G. H. Hoyt
Beatrice
Ailments Of Women Lead To Kidney Disorder Remedy
Claiming many female weaknesses stem from kidney trouble the ad promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as essential for women with kidney issues and urges purchases at druggists.
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Ley
Auto Craze Could Change Road Life Across The Nation
The piece discusses 20 mph highway travel as a serious factor for all road users. It notes wealth centers like Newport fearing cars yet acknowledges autos as a lasting invention while horses may fade or be displaced. It cites E B Martin in Harper's Weekly on the temporary nature of trends and the car’s future impact.
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Newport
Martin
Harper's Weekly
Infant Drowns After Wandering From Home
The 16 months old daughter of Charles Friant wandered from home in Fairbury Illinois and was found dead in the Vermillion river a mile from the house after a long night search by neighbors. The incident ended in a fatal drowning near the Friant residence.
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Fairbury, Sts
Charles Friant
Vermillion River
Friant
Banner Save Heal All Ailments Ad
An old advertisement touts Banner Save as a universal heal all for sprains sores burns wounds and skin conditions claiming rapid cures and broad druggists reach across the world.
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Banner Save
Druggiata
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