Provost Courts Open as Germans Make Robbery a Capital Offense
Pekin reports provost courts opened under allied commanders as German forces declare robbery in Pekin a capital offense. Washington notes no immediate major developments while military preparations for a winter stay continue. Diplomatic moves focus on Count von Waldersee and Ito as Japan hints at reduced Pekin forces and possible shifts to Tientsin for negotiations.
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Pekin
Tlentein
Sheunghai
Washington
Ching Yo
Chaffee
State Department
Shanghai
Chefoo
Count von Waldersee
Paris
Tatehira
Adee
Japan
China
Marquis Ito
Count Ito
Li Hung Chang
Tientsin
Perrtn
Agreement at Fu Chau China Protects Foreigners
The estate department received a dispatch from Fu Chau China detailing an agreement between the viceroy and the Tartar general of Fuh Kien and foreign consuls. It pledges Chinese authorities will protect foreign officers merchants and missionaries, and that no major attacks on central and southern China are to occur while local order is kept. The admiralty of Russia United States Japan Britain and France signed the pact along with Viceroy Hsu Ying Kuei and Gen Shan Jlen.
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Fu Chau
Washington
China
Fuh Kien
Ip Fuh Kien
Amoy
United States
Hsu Ying Kuei
Shan J.len
Mine Workers Strike in Anthracite Region Grows
Hazelton P A reports say United Mine Workers leader John Mitchell praised the strike's resolve as 112 090 miners are out across districts 1 2 and 7. Officials note no violence beyond a single incident while operators predict eventual collapse but miners vow to stand firm until justice is won.
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Hazelton
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Lehigh Coa! Company
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
Schuylkill
Lehigh
Wyoming
Nicholls
Indian outbreak threat in Cedar area prompts governor action
Denver dispatch reports a threatened Indian outbreak in San Miguel County Colorado. Governor Thomas orders protection steps for settlers and instructs interior officials, Indian agents, and game wardens to investigate Cedar. Nearest troops are at Fort Duchesne Utah about 160 miles away.
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Denver
San Miguel County
Colo
Thomas
Secretary of the Interior
Cedar
Fort Duchesne
Utah
McKinley Instructions to Philippine Commission Public
Publicized in Washington on September 18 details President McKinley’s directives to the Philippine commission led by Taft Worcester Wright Ide and Moses. The five commissioners are named with their respective states: Ohio Michigan Tennessee Vermont and California. The communication outlines governance actions to be pursued in the Philippines.
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Washington
McKinley
Philippine Commission
Wiliam H. Taft
Ohio
Dean C. Worcester
Michigan
Luke Wright
Tennessee
Henry C. Ide
Vermont
Bernard Moses
California
Laxative Broino Quinine Tablets Ad Seeks Refund
An old box label offers a refund promise if the product fails to cure K. W. Groves. The alias wording notes an aseh box and a 25¢ price. The terse wording implies a pharmacy or patent remedy advertisement with a consumer satisfaction claim.
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K. W. Groves
British commander reports Takucabloa blast injuries
London reports a fatigue party destroying gunpowder at Tung Chow was blown up. Eleven Welsh fusiliers were wounded. Two British Indian soldiers were killed and eighteen more wounded. Captain Hilts and eleven British Chinese Infantry soldiers were wounded.
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London
Takucabloa
Tung Chow
Hilts
Change in Havana Associate Justices Shocks Officials
Havana records a sudden shakeup as Senor Gener, the new secretary of justice, accuses the associate justices of inefficiency in an extraordinary Official Gazette edition. The move signals potential upheaval in the audiencia and prompts questions about future proceedings and governance.
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Havana
Audiencia
Senor Gener
Cough Cure Saved Mrs Long and Husband by Discovery
Mrs George Long of New Straiteville Ohio credits Dr Kings New Discovery with preventing a tragedy and saving two lives. A severe cough plagued nightly until one bottle cured Mrs Long and a Posnomonis attack on Mr Long. The remedy claims to cure throat chest and lung troubles with a guarantee and trial bottles free at C D Koenefel’s Drug Store.
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George Long
New Straiteville
Ohio
King
C. D Konoefel
Salvation Army Kindergarten Fire Kills Six in Cincinnati
A four story Salvation Army mission at 403 East Front street in Cincinnati burned yesterday evening. Six occupants suffocated to death while others suffered severe burns as mothers and children were trapped on upper floors. Firefighters battled the blaze as hospitals ferried injured victims and police and nurses aided in this densely populated city district.
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Cincinnati
Salvation Army
East Front Street
Spencer House
Othe
Howard Confessed to Killing Goebel in Frankfort Trial
Testimony in Kentucky court identifies James Howard as the shooter who killed William Goebel. Bowman Gaines and ex deputy James Stubblefield recall Howard’s statements and admissions during visits to their homes in February and afterward.
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Howard
Goebel
Frankfort
James Howard
Wdfam Goebel
Bowman Gaines
James Stuthideliehd
Clay County
Dweward
Statehouse
James
James Roubblefield
Stubblefield
Sook Goebbel
Hfe
Jim
Wim
Trad Stubblefield
Die Aid
bin UH
Grave cleanup under way in Galveston after deadly storm
Ten days after the storm Galveston pursues mass debris removal with 100 bodies recovered and cremated in a grim effort. The work targets streets three miles long as health officials race to open routes and disinfect while relief for the sick grows with new tents and organized labor at $1.50 a day plus rations.
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Galveston
Tex
W. T. Levy
United States
Board of Health
Fatal pole raising tragedy shocks Scottsburg crowd
A Democratic pole raising near Scottsburg Indiana ends in disaster when a 165 foot pole collapses. Chirence Hay 26 was killed instantly and Thomas Welsman 40 was fatally injured as a guy rope failed. Both men left dependents. The incident halted further raising attempts. Mrs. Austin’s pancake flour ads appear amid the news.
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Scottsburg
Ind
Oard Spring
Chirence Hay
Thomas Welsman
Police Board Wins Battle Over Patrol Wagon Purchase
In Logansport Indiana the police board challenged the city council after its request for a patrol wagon was denied. The board purchased the wagon anyway and filed mandamus proceedings in the circuit court seeking payment from the city, testing state law on local boards power.
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Logansport
Ind
Indiana
Henry Overmyer Declares He's All Rise After Suicide Attempt
Henry Overmeyer of Yorktown Indiana, who shot himself five times two months ago and carries a bullet in his brain, has apparently recovered. He has enjoyed recent outings at Put-In-Bay and says he is "all right and good for 20 years" despite financial worries. He remains financially established and physically stable.
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Henry Overmyer
Yorktown
Ind
Henry Overmeyer
Put-In- Bay
Overmyer
Arale
Injured Yorktown man misinterprets train mishap
Yorktown Indiana report states Kirk Wl Namean was hurt on a Big Four excursion when a rushing passenger caused him to lose his grip and swing from the train. His brother was elsewhere on the car. the injury occurred as Kirk tripped on a platform post. He is convalescing.
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Yorktown
Ind
Elkhart
Kirk Wl
Namean
Kirk
Young farmer on trial for shooting woman in Craig
Judge Bear travels to Vevay to preside over Frederick Gilbert's trial for shooting Pearl Ranta in Craig Switzerland County. The 20 year old farmer faced indictment for shooting with intent to kill after Pearl’s family refused the match. The wounded woman has recovered and Gilbert’s conviction seems certain though sentence may be light.
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Madison
Ind
Bear
Vevay
Frederick Gilbert
James Ranta
Craig
Switzerland County
Ranta
Pearl
Albert
Warrrant Issued for Sanford Shepler in Swindle Case
Terre Haute Indiana reports a warrant for Sanford Shepler, a known citizen, accused of posing as a state veterinarian. He told Mrs Price her cow must be killed due to contagious disease and accepted $6. He allegedly took a $50 cow away before authorities learned he had no state authority.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Sanford Shepler
Light Plant Destroyed in Rockville Fire
Fire yesterday destroyed the city electric light plant in Rockville Indiana. The blaze reached Fickel and Grahams lumber yards but no other adjacent property was saved due to limited fire protection. The plant superintendent says he drove away several tramps when closing this morning and suspects arson.
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Rockville
Ind
City Electric Light
Fickel & Grahams Lumber Yards
Death of Mrs Harriet Baker Found Near Butler Falls
In Hanover Indiana on September 18 the body of Harriet Baker a 66 year old colored resident was found in a ravine below Butler Falls. The coroner's inquest ruled death an accident after she slipped from the southeastern cliff and fell 66 feet.
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Hanover
Ind
Harriet Baker
Butler Falls
Horse Hitches to Buggy Runs Away Crashes into Store
In Flora Indiana a horse tied to a buggy bolted into a sperahouse block glass window breaking it and causing $800 damage. A 13 year old boy named Jesse Moore was struck through the glass and suffered serious cuts.
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Flora
Ind
John Moorse
Sperahouse
Jesse Moore
Mentone Couple Celebrates 68th Wedding Anniversary
Mentone Ind Sept 18 Jauches and Mary Taylor of Talma celebrate their 68th wedding anniversary. They are aged 88 and 82, have 11 children with six living, and remain hale and hearty.
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Mentone
Ind
Jauches
Mary Taylor
Talma
Society Dress and Health Advice Endorsed by Pinkham
A ballroom scene highlights the toll of luxury and labor on a society queen and her dressmaker. The piece warns of nervous prostration and related ills from overtaxed systems and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy.
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Society
Lydia E. Pinkham
Express crashes at open switch. two killed, several injured
At Minnele Indiana near midnight an east bound Lake Erie and Western express collided with a freight engine after an open switch on a curve near Red Key. Fireman McClellan was killed and Engineer Montague suffered both leg injuries. Two unknown tramps were trapped. one died and the other was injured. Luggage car wrecked. many passengers lightly hurt.
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Minnele
Ind
Lake Erie
Red Key
Fireamin McClellan
Montague
Munele
Appeal to Christian women for arbitration of miners strike
Mereland September 198 An open appeal to the Christian women of America to aid in bringing about a settlement by arbitration of the great coal miners strike has been issued by Mo W Sullivan vice president of the International Longshoremen's association Sullivan, not connected with the strike, and a firm believer in arbitration, makes the appeal from humanitarian motives.
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Mereland
Christian Women of America
Mo W. Sullivan
Internationale Longshoremenn’s Association
Sultmin
Coal Prices Rise Amid Ongoing Miners Strike
The city sees a general coal price hike as the authyraette strike continues. Dealers raise all hard coal grades from 85.250 to 7, with wholesale firms reporting about a month’s supply on hand, signaling further increases if the strike endures.
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Chivenge, Sept Ts
Authyraette
National relief movement aids Gi 4 R a families
The National Tribune starts a relief drive for Gi 4 R a members and families harmed in the Texas horror with nationwide appeals for contributions. Ban ne Salve touted as a universal healing medicine with druggist availability.
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Wasington
Sept
The
National Tribune
Turbulent Times Stir Parliament and Mills Across Nations
A garbled report notes Britain facing parliamentary decisions while Manchester mills halt. coal districts protest prices. Andrew Carnegie funds a public project. McKinley travels to Washington for duties. Chinese troops mobilize as tensions rise around Reading and camp disputes. Population events include a birth in Miller County.
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Andrew Carnegie
Threeneck Town
Wounell
McKinley
Wooshington
Manchester
Castoria and sea sickness treatment debated in medical reports
The communication to the French Academy of Medicine cites MOL Dutremblay advocating inhalation of iron under pressure for sea sickness. A Danville resident claims twenty years of bronchitis relief with Troys me ant, praised as a quick cure for throat and lung diseases, urging readers to take nothing else.
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French Academy of Medicine
Dutremblay
Minerva Smith
Danville
Troys
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