16 Sep 1900
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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1900
Page
1
British government accepts Sir Robert Hart's forecast of more hostilities in China though units in the Transvaal are deemed unnecessary. Troop movements toward India discussed. Reports warn of potential Pekin defense shifts and possible relief efforts for British and American engineers.
Special Commissioner Rockhill moves toward Peking from Shanghai to report on China’s internal strife and foreign protections. An admiral’s dispatch places him on a course to Pekin as Ei Wang Chang departs Shanghai, with potential meetings to address foreign interests and restored order.
A British signal officer reports a sharp clash near Ma Tow where the 14th United States Infantry held a strong line against 2,000 Boxers. A nearby Bengal Lancers unit rescued them, routing the Boxers with 200 dead. The Americans suffered no casualties.
Special representative William Woodville Rockhill departed Shanghai for Pekin and expected to stay only a few days. Li Hung Chang is at Taku aboard a Russian vessel and unlikely to visit Tientsin.
A mob in Mansfield Ohio forced Zion Elder Ephraim Bassinger and two followers from Bluffton Indiana from the city. They had attended meetings and were escorted to the depot amid jeers and thrown objects after which they were placed on an express train out of town.
The Costa Rican minister in Washington reports a Paris cable from Paris stating President Loubet as arbitrator has fixed the boundary between Costa Rica and Colombia. The Athietic side is set at Men a Point and the Pacific side at Punta Burica.
An old advertisement claims to cure a cold in one day using bromine and quinine tablets. It promises refunds if the remedy fails, and features a signed seal or signature in the box, typical of vintage drugstore pitches.
In Havana province the national party won the five majority delegates and one minority seat. The Republican party took the other two seats with Manuele Sanguilly and Barrel as its representatives. Returns from other provinces arrive slowly due to heavy rain.
Mrs George Long of New Straitsville Ohio escaped a dreadful night cough that troubled her for years after using Dr King’s New Discovery The medicine also cured Mr Long of a severe pneumonia The remedy claims to heal throat chest and lung troubles with bottles priced at 50 cents and 1 00 and a guarantee offered Trial bottles are free at C D Knoefel's Drug Store.
The document presents Theodore Roosevelt accepting the Republican vice presidential nomination. He urges re-election of President McKinley, stresses national welfare, the need for strong domestic government, financial stability, and opposition to Kansas City platform policies. Roosevelt argues for gold standard, warns against trusts, and calls on citizens to unite for prosperity.
Hazelton Pennsylvania Sept 17 The coal strike talk centers on foreign speaking miners who favor a strike while English speakers are less certain Meetings draw thousands with Benjamin James and other labor leaders urging unity. Officials deny widerorganizing campaigns as 60 percent of workers abstain from work.
Describes Galveston recovery days after the hurricane, noting orderly cleanup, military coordination, and hope for rapid reconstruction. Reports Ursuline convent sheltering nearly 1,000 homeless, with both black and white evacuees housed together. Mentions Greek warship visit to Philadelphia docking in the Delaware River.
A garbled dispatch mentions detectives seeking Charles Keating and Alien Rebduseon in a murder case with witnesses and a preliminary examination. The text shifts to notes about pancake flour from Mrs Austin and an acoustics claim on theater plaster. An elderly woman praises Warner Salve for a leg sore with druggists selling it.
Reports from General MacArthur confirm the death of Captain Charles McQueston of the Fourth United States Infantry in the Philippines from a gunshot wound caused by a private soldier during a disturbance. Details of the incident and biographical notes on McQueston are provided as the War Department investigates the case.
Ad reads that ulcers open or obstinate sores and piles are quickly cured by Tons Salve, a product marketed as the most healing salve. It claims universal use and urges readers to visit druggists for purchase and relief.
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