Diplomatic Crisis Looms as Powers Grasp China Issue
Washington faces a tense stand over China policy as Britain Germany and Russia press for joint action while the United States weighs a firm response to the German note. President debates with aides and Chinese agents seek to influence the state department as a swift resolution appears unlikely.
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Washington
Foam Ditieb
Uesttec
Aetung Secretacy HK
Rita
Adeeders
Pais
State Department
Germany
Gyrent Iitagm
United States
China
Ching
Major Powers Seek Early Talks With China Over Pekin Crisis
Washington reports indicate a plan to begin panber negotiations with Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching as soon as feasible. France and Russia push for flexible terms while Germany insists on surrender of Chinese leaders as a precondition to talks, shaping leverage for Pekin negotiations.
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Washington
Bi Noo Chang
Prince Chilng
France
Li Hung Chang
Hussein
Berlin Derives Claims Against German Protest Leader
A garbled report outlines a lawsuit over interstate claims tied to a German protest figure and alleged involvement in sponsoring punitive measures. It mentions Li Tinoe Chang and a recent event with Jor Majin son Rebnvartzenstedn and notes alleged crimes in Beijing.
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Berlin
Tinoe Chang
Jor
Majin
Gierman
Liberta
Tiss
Bina
Pekin Occupation Mentioned by U.S. Minister
United States minister Ma Conger reports that Pekin must be occupied by foreign troops, though no secure settlement yet. he warns without protection, the value of the settlement may be at risk. The messages come via Taku and Shiamaghai with dated notes in September.
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Pekin
Taku
Shiamaghai
Ma Conger
United States
Q Miinister
General Chaffee Bans Transhipment and Looting Orders
General Chaffee issues orders barring American troops from boarding boats looting or plundering. All facilities to be offered to Chinese who wish to reopen shops and all seized items to be surrendered for. The measure aims to stabilize control and encourage local commerce during the transition.
British designate Maxwell MacDonald minister at Tokio
Report from The Times via Shanshal claims Maxwell MacDonald will become British minister at Tokio with Sir Ernest Virson Satew taking Pekin duties. Disposition of events in Pekin and Tientsin discussed. Russia relations and US stance cited amid broader diplomatic shifts.
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London
China
Times
Shanshal
Maxwell MacDonald
Tokio
Pekin
Ernest Virson
Maiiral Sevinear
Claude MacDonald
Tientsin
Naukin
Noth
Ltth
Bank Robbers Make Clean Sweep in Dushton Heist
Topeka Kansas September 20 State Bank Commissioner reports mail notification of a robbery at the Dushton state bank last Sunday. Robbers made a clean sweep taking five thousand dollars in cash and two hundred fifty in discounts.
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Topeka
Kan
State Bank
Preidenthal
Dushton
Dust and disaster loom after Joliet blast and dust spread
A Joliet explosion and dust cloud trigger widespread damage and at least uncertain casualties across the region. Rescue teams search for survivors while a potential strike and labor disputes loom nearby. Officials report property loss and rising tensions as closures affect communities.
Stephe Cough and works off the Cold
Reported remedy lines indicate Stephe Cough and works off the Cold with a tablet cure. The note mentions Mo Bay and a price of 25 cents for rice amid a terse promotional fragment.
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Stephe
Poet Porter Says Interurban Trolley Blockade Fails
The Baltimore News notes poet Thomas P. Porter warns that the country will outlive the town if the Interurban trolley routes are obstructed, arguing against the blockage and urging progress.
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Thomas P. Porter
Baltimore News
Woman Interferes in Drug Department Scene
Mrs George Long of New Straitsville Ohio credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving two lives after a severe cough and pneumonia scare. The letter praises the remedy and notes trial bottles are free at C D Knuefel’s Drug Store.
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George Long
New Straitsville
Ohloe
King
Mr. Long
C. D. Knuefel
No End In Sight As Anthracite Strike Persists
Hagerton Pa Sept 20 Amid scattered mineyard stonings there is no disorder and about 70 percent of regional workers idle. Mitchell reports 126000 idle in the anthracite district with unions pressing full shutdowns while operators keep Hazelton area mines running. AJeddo meeting between John Markle and firm officials devolved into a heated exchange with Mitchell and Father Phillips as speakers. Markle claims mines will stay open. union leaders say meeting was packed and mines will close.
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Hagerton
Mitchell
Sechuykill
United Mine Workers
Hazelton
Jeddo
G. B. Markle & Co
John Markle
Markle
Phillips
National
Benjamin James
Miners Seek Settlement Tactics At Natalie Coliery
Shamokin Pa Sept 20 The Natalie colliery miners committee in close touch with New York capitalists and mine officials seeks a settlement of main grievances from the Hazelton convention They hope to present proposals to National President Mitchell and persuade other operators to follow suit in the strike action.
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Shamokin
Natalie
Mount Carmel
New York
Hazelton
Mitchell
Will Work Through Women In Macungus Strike
Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania September 20 The West End Coal Company workers at Macungus continue to resist all efforts to end the strike. President Nichols made a final attempt yesterday and failed An approach via the miners wives and daughters is planned Labor advocate Mother Jones may be sent to persuade the women to urge husbands and brothers to join the strikers.
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Wilkesbarre
West End Coal Company
Macanagus
Nichols
Jones
Frankfort Defense Evidence in Howard Case Opens
The defendant Howard testifies in Frankfort detailing his arrival on January 30 and movement to establish an alibi. He remains on the stand for today as part of his defense. Spitzkop, Sept. 20. General Viljeen, new supreme commander of Transvaal forces, is reported moving north with 3,000 men and 80 guns toward Dorsprult to prolong the war.
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Frankfort
Howard
Spitzkop
Viljeen
Louis Botha
Transvaal
Dorsprult
Retired Farmer Suffers Arm Injury From Horse Kick
John B Beckett a former farmer living at Blue Mound had the bone of his left arm shattered by a horse kick.
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Mls
John B Beckett
Blue Mound
Bold Bank Robbers Strike Nevada Bank for Gold
Three masked bandits robbed the First National Bank of Winnemucca Nev taking about 13000 in gold coin. Cashier Nixon and four staff were forced to surrender and three horses were used to speed the getaway. The heist lasted five minutes with shots fired but no injuries reported.
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Winnemucca
Nev
First National Bank
Nixon
McBride
Hill
Calhoun
Johnson
Rumors of attacks on railroad and unrest in Manila
Manila reports hostile demonstrations along the railroad and Laguna de Bay shore. Refugees arrive from Laguna Morong and Pampanga as natives flee the city. Insurgents attack garrisons and outposts with towns like Guingunto Polo Malolos and Aloocan subjected to raids.
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Manila
Laguna
Morong
Pampanga
Laguna de Bay
Guingunto
Polo
Malolos
Aloocan
Treas re steamer C Hy Hamilton wrecks in Yukon storm
The treasury steamer C Hy Hamilton carrying 150 passengers and 1.5 million dollars in dust ran aground on Yukon flats during a severe storm while en route from Dawson to St Michael. Nome reports eight vessels wrecked or ashore in the same ferocious weather.
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Seattle
Wash
Treasre
C. Hy
Hamilton
Dawson
St. Michael
Yukon Flats
St. Paul
Nome
Dewey Not Responsible for Sinking Spanish Ships
In a Vancouver interview Lieutenant R. P. Hobson says Admiral Dewey did not sink the Manila ships. Hobson claims the Spanish opened valves and scuttled their vessels themselves. He adds that our shell fire caused little damage.
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Vancouver
H.C
R. P. Hobson
Hobson
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Postmaster Shot Dead at Tonta in Oklahoma Territory
Ardmore Sept 20 a postmaster at Tonta was shot and killed instantly by Sam Ashton a wealth stockman. Pismunk’s son rushed to aid and was fatally shot. Ashton is under arrest.
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Ardmore
I. T
Ete Lillian Sold in Lexington Sale to Philadelphia Buyer
The two year old brown mare Ete Lillian, winner in harness and saddle, sold by Gay brothers of Pisgah to George Webb of Philadelphia for 3000 dollars and shipped to G. D. Wilson's private car.
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Lexington
Ete Lillian
Gay Brothers
Pisgah
George Webb
Philadelphia
G. D. Wilson
Daily Market Report of Grain and Livestock Prices
Indianapolis grain and livestock market update for September 10 shows No 2 red and No 2 mixed prices shaping steady to moderate. horse stock steady with varied freight and feed values. notable bidding around $2.50 to $5.25 per unit amid mixed quality notes in the day’s report.
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Markets Snapshot
Louisville, Cincinnati, New York and Toledo markets show mixed receipts with wheat firm to steady on No. 2 red and white in Louisville and Cincinnati. Cattle steady to lower, hogs mostly steady, lambs varied, with prices ranging to around 5.75 per hundred for lambs and cattle bids near 2.50 to 5.65. Toledo notes active cash wheat with No. 2 cash reports and standard cash listings.
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New York
Body of Capt Way's Wife Recovered After Year on Lake Michigan
Crown Point Indiana Sept 20 after a year the wrecked yacht Chiquita off Lake Michigan yielded another victim found buried in sand two miles west of the wreckage near Miller's Station The body identified as the wife of Capt Dr Way was well preserved with 160 pinned inside her corset The captain was found lashed to the mast at the time of the wreck and several more bodies were expected as the party was believed to total six.
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Crown Point
Ind
Lake Michigan
Albert Sabinski
Dr. Way
Miller's Station
Turing
Indiana Women’s Relief Corps schedules October meetings
The Indiana department announces general order No. 4 listing October meetings for corps in Huntinburg Linton Salem Greensburg Terre Haute Shelbyville Indianapolis Montpelier Veed ereburg Goodland Roann. Inspections will run October November December. Members urged to obtain small silk flags from treasurer Ritta M. Metcalf for salutes at the state convention.
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Shelbyville
Indianapolis
Montpelier
Veedereburg
Goodland
Roann
Ritta M. Metcalf
Settlement Possible in Glass Dispute Near Pittsburgh
Charles Bryant of the Wage Committee of L A SOC returned from Pittsburgh where a conference on glass industry troubles was called. The meeting was postponed as manufacturers plan another talk with the cutters' committee. Settlements expected for the cutters. flatteners not part of current negotiations.
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Anderson
Ind
Charles Bryant
L. A
Body found near Hartford City on Panhandle tracks
The body of a man was found on the Panhandle tracks one mile east of Hartford City with a bullet hole behind the right ear. A revolver and a package of strychnine were in his vest pocket, with $7 and a scrap bearing the address Hi M Hartle. The cuffs read M. M. H and the man, thought to be a canvasser from Muncie, had no identification.
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Hartford City
Ind
Four Die In Embankment Cave-In At Laeugb erg Creek
Wire laborers on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern construction near Osgood Indiana were trapped by an embankment collapse. Four men named O Laut Augustus Nota William Hughes and H Minert were killed. William Ekerty was fatally injured. The workers resided in Louisville and had been recently employed at the site.
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Osgood
Ind
Baltimore and Ohio
Laeugberg Creek
Louisville
O. Laut
Augustus Nota
William Hughes
H. Minert
William Ekerty
Indiana weekly pay law upheld with conditions
In Muncie Indiana Judge Leffler upheld the Indiana weekly pay law in the circuit court last evening ruling the law is good except under certain specified conditions. The decision responds to a demurrer in suits filed against Republic Iron Company by State Factory Inspector McAbee.
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Muncie
Ind
Leffler
Indiana
Republic Iron Company
McAbee
Beiderwolf resigns pastorate for evangelic work in Logansport
Rev. W K Beiderwolf resigns from Broadway Presbyterian Church to pursue slum and evangelical work. He served as chaplain of the 161st Indiana Regiment in the Cuban War and authored its regimental history. Known as a popular pulpit orator in Logansport.
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Logansport
Ind
W. KE. Beiderwolf
Broadway Presbyterian Church
Indiana
Betterwolf
Bedford Couple Celebrates Golden Anniversary
Bedford Ind September 20 Capt. Winn Jonny and wife observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Capt. Day fought in the Mexican and Civil Wars and served two terms as sheriff of Lawrence County, later succeeded by his son. Many friends attended the celebration.
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Bedford
Ind
Winn Jony
Day
Lawrence County
Forcing the Issue at Bourbon Light and Water Plant
Bourbon Indiana Sept 20 The Bourbon city council ordered Bourbon Electric Light and Water co to finish the $80 000 plant per original design within eighty days or remove it. Citizens had sought an injunction over alleged deviations from plans and specifications and no corrective action had been taken. The measure places the company in a tight spot as experts deem completion within the time practically impossible.
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Bourbon Place Light and Water Company
Bourbon
Ind
Bourbon Electric Light and Water Companys
Leas
FiveCharged With Complicity In Slain Saloon Brawl
Washington Indiana September 20 James Conroy Hayden Bigham Thomas Glenn Tine Cole and an unknown man were arrested yesterday by the sheriff on complicity charges in the killing of Lawrence Ailen during a Montgomery County saloon brawl last Saturday night. The accused are held for trial. Cole was briefly detained after the killing but later released.
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Washington
Ind
James Conroy
Hayden Bigham
Thomas Glenn
Tine Cole
Sbherif
Lawrence Ailen
Montgomery
This County
Cole
Kiling
Burglar Sets Fire In Terre Haute Home
A burglar entered Frank Roach's residence in Terre Haute Indiana on September 20 and ate a chicken and dumplings. He ransacked the house for valuables then poured lamp oil on the stove and started a fire which was extinguished before significant damage. No occupants were home at the time.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Frank Roach
Employees Sue For Back Wages At Enterprise Stores
In Muncie on September 20, about thirty suits were filed by Enterprise Store employees for unpaid wages. The firm runs plants in Detroit and Muncie. a petition to appoint a receiver was denied, and workers struck weeks ago after banks refused to cash company checks.
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Muncie
Enterprise Store Company
Detroit
James Sandilands Reported Killed in Petersburg Neb
A telegram from Petersburg Nebraska to Mishawaka Indiana says James Sandilands age 56 was killed there. He had worked in various Indiana newspaper offices.
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Mishawaka
Ind
Petersburg
Neb
James Sandilands
Balvation Army Nursery Victims Funeral in Cincinnati
The eight victims of the Balvation Army nursery were buried today in a single service at Wesley chapel. The ceremony started at 10 o clock with three black and five white hearses present. Prominent Salvation Army dignitaries from across the United States attended.
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Cincinnati
Balvyation Army
Wesley Chapel
Salvation Army
United States
Enormous Undertaking in Galveston Debris Removal
Galveston Texas on September 20 reports no contractor ready to undertake debris removal or body recovery. Experts estimate 2000 workers over 90 days to clear debris and recover all bodies, with projected cost around 30000 dollars.
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Galveston
Tex
Veep
McClernand Dies Early Morning in Springfield
General John A. McClernand died this morning around 2 o'clock in Springfield, Illinois. The report notes his passing as a significant military figure.
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Springfield
Alls
Genera John A. McClernand
National League Row Forces Brooklyn Forfeit
In the national game standings, Brooklyn forfeited a game against Lovte due to a row related incident. The forfeit affects current league standings and reflects ongoing tensions during this match sequence.
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Brooklyn
Guriog
Fashion Notes And Local Ads From The Lowell Paper
Fashion’s echoes describe autumn and winter shirt waists in unlined fabrics, box plaited skirts with trims, and foulards giving way to soft crepe. Beft linen or duck with scarlet waists remains popular for golf. Mrs Anstin’s pancake flour is advertised as famous worldwide. Patrolman Gilroy survives a lightning strike aided by rubber sole grip. Banner Balm advertised as a universal scar remedy.
Normal conditions returning to Galveston after disaster
Galveston Texas on September 20 reports rapid restoration of normalcy. Debris clearing continues and relief work is systematized. More bodies are found daily and cremated without identification. A central committee plans fair distribution of funds and records subscriptions for later publication. A census and mortuary bureau aid accurate loss records.
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Galveston
Tex
Rael
Andea
Hsts
Sayers
Austin
Clara Barton
Hfe
Governor Sayers Estimates Galveston Storm Losses
Houston report cites Gov. Joseph D. Sayers saying the Galveston disaster may cost at least 12000 lives and about 20000000 in property. He expresses confidence that the stricken districts will recover swiftly and Galveston will rise again with strength and vigor.
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Sayers
Houston
Tex
Joseph D. Sayers
Galveston
Nouthern
London Relief Letters From Barings and Partners
A London letter notes subscription offers from Barings Rothschilds Speyers Brown Shipley Co and partners to aid Galveston sufferers via the New York chamber of commerce The Barings and Brown Shipley contribute 210 pounds while Reubens and Spears give 2015 pounds in total.
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London
Barlogs
Rothschilds
Speyers
Brown, Shipler & Co
Galveston
New York Chamber of Commerce
Barones
Brown
Shipley &A
Rebehihis
Spesers
Feigys Honey and Tar Advertised for Respiratory Relief
Mrs Minerva Smith of Danville Illinois praises Feigys Honey and Tar as a safe quick relief for throat and chest illnesses after decades of bronchitis and bed rest. The testimonial notes its pleasant taste and urges readers to take nothing else, sold by all druggists.
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Minerva Smith
Danville
Feigy
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