Telegraphic News of the World Highlights
A cyclone demolishes Llama Texas. New York heat hits 100 degrees with 20 prostrations. Behring Sea dispute advances. Manila and Taku movements. Tolman obituary in Ashland Oregon. McGovern defeats Erne in New York. cholera toll in Bombay. Beers, riots, and harvest labor urges. Pacific threats, rail washouts, and floods. crimes and accidents across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth C. Tolman
J. C. Tolman
Ashland
New York City
Terry McGovern
Frank Erne
Russia
United States
England
China War Steps Trigger Passport Raid and Global Moves
The Chinese invasion of Amur province equals a declaration of war on Russia and triggers passport withdrawals for the Chinese envoy in St. Petersburg. Britain, France, and Germany move toward war as Japanese and other forces mass. London reports troops and fleets mobilizing.
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Amur
Ile
Russia
Germany
France
China
Pekin
New York
Journal and Advertiser
London
St. Petersburg
Siberia
Pacific
United States
Berlin
Manchuria
Sham Hai Kawn
Nanking
Tien Tsin
Corea
Shanghai
Prince Tuan
Japan
Yellow Sea
Terrible
Author of It All. Li Hung Chang blamed for Boxer outrages
London reports intense anger over Hong Kong honors to Li Hung Chang seen by Shanghai as originator of the anti foreign plot. A Pekin merchant describes brutal Boxer massacres of European women and white children, with soldiers parading bodies and loot rewards alleged to drive annihilation across China.
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London
Shanghai
The
Daily Express
Hong Kong
Li Hung Chang
Pekin
China
Prince Tuan
Automobile mounted artillery experiment from Fort Sheridan
A Colt rapid fire gun on a four wheel gasoline driven carriage begins an experimental trip from Port Sheridan to Washington. Major A P Davidson and three Northwestern military academy cadets accompany the weapon while General Wheeler and Miss Helen Gould observe. Wheeler hands Davidson a note for General Miles and Gould hopes the car could aid Red Cross work if adapted for transport.
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Chicago
Port Sheridan
Washington
A. P. Davidson
Northwestern Military Academy
Helen Gould
Joseph Wheeler
Fort Sheridan
Wheeler
Davidson
Miles
Torrid Heat Bakes Europe as Hospitals See Fatal Heat Cases
London reports nine heat related deaths as Europe endures a string of scorching days. Temperatures top 85 degrees in the shade with workers sent home during peak heat. Hospitals cope with heat provocation while laborers pause outdoor labor.
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London
Europe
Tortured Missionaries in China under Boxer Repression
A Victoria dispatch reports from Tianjin that Rev. L. Norman and Rev. Robinson, among the first American missionaries targeted by Boxers, suffered brutal torture. Norman was chained, pricked with sticks and tridents, and burned before dying. Robinson was killed outright. several converts were slain and others forced to renounce faith and perform degrading acts at temple idols.
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Peoria
Dallas
Texas
Tacoma
Harry Gaul
Higeon Harry
Oregon
Philippines
Blue River District
Theodore Havemayer
Manila
Andy Smith
Kalama
Wash
San Francisco
Victoria
B. C
North China
IL. V. Norman
Robinson
Tien Tsin
Norman
Robaeon
Heat Spell Kills Dozens as New York Suffers Record Toll
New York city and vicinity endure extreme heat with over 70 deaths reported in a single day and many more hospitalized. Most victims are babies and young children, about 40 bodies lie at Bellevue morgue, as the third day of the heat wave proves deadly.
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New York
Bellevue
US Army transport Sumner sails for Nagasaki with troops
Transports Sail, San Francisco July 19. The US Army transport Sumner, carrying troops surgeons and hospital assistants, sails for Nagasaki where orders are expected to direct it to Taku, China. At least two officers aboard have orders to join Brigadier General Adna R. Chaffee at Taku.
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San Francisco
United States Army
Sumner
Nagasaki
Taku
China
Adna RK. Chaffee
Notable Losses Across Illinois and Idaho Highlights
Corvallis widow Mrs J E Felton struggles after 300 fowls are reduced to three dozen due to thieves. Sidney Edgerton, Akron O, dies at 82. Idaho Supreme Court first justice and Montana first governor, Lincoln appointee, former congressman. Chicago reports James Nicol suspended one year as vice president of the board of trade for bucket shovving conduct.
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Sidney Edgerton
Akron
Supreme Court of
Idaho
Montana
Lincoln
Chicago
James Nicol
Chicago Board of Trade
Accurate Sampling A Practical Miners Views
Protests against using assay certificates as documentary evidence highlight the need for clear sampling. The author urges assayers to state sample sources, warns against mispricing ore, and offers rules for sampling lead and sulfide ore. He notes that hand samples are unreliable and explains how true average assays should be calculated. The piece closes with a Portland Telegram report on Castle Crag Tavern burning in California, leaving 800 guests unharmed and $200,000 loss.
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Northwest
New York
O. M. Rosendale
Portland Telegram
Japanese Cheerful assent to Nagasaki landings for China aid
Washington reports the Japanese government agreed to allow US troops and military supplies to land at Nagasaki in transit to Taku China. The move aims to keep Pacific routes San Francisco to Manila on schedule and speed up transport to China. The army quartermaster provides three large transports for Nagasaki to Taku operations. A State Department bulletin notes a Shanghai paper claimed foreigners were murdered, with conflicting replies on safety.
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Washington
United States
Nagasaki
Taka
China
Pacific
San Francisco
Manila
Taku
Quartermaster’s Department of the Army
Philippine Service
State Department
Secretary of State
Fowler
Che Foo
Shanghai
Pekin
Eafe
East City
Improved Tourist Sleepers Raise Coast Train Comfort
O R and N and connections expand better tourist sleepers for Pacific Coast service. New cars copied from first class with no smoking compartment. Eastbound fast mail daily includes the improved sleeper, offering first class privileges at reduced rates. Fire at Spokane destroys Holland Horr Mill and Crescent shingle mill causing heavy losses. Two workers injured by dust explosion, several firemen overcome by heat.
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Pacific Coast
Pullman Company
Traina
Spokane
Wash
Holland-Horr Mill Company
Crescent
Holland-Horr
Troops to Leave Fort Grant region in Arizona
The Ninth cavalry garrison at Fort Grant Huachoce and San Carlos will be relieved by four troops of the Fifth cavalry from Jefferson barracks Missouri. The six colored companies head to San Francisco likely by month end prompting settler protests over safety from Indian attacks.
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Arizona
Clifton
Aris
Ninth Cavalry
Fort Grant
Huachoce
San Carlos
Fifth Cavalry
Jefferson Barracks
San Francisco
Campania Sinks Embleton in Fog Collision
The Cunard liner Campania struck the Liverpool bark Embleton in dense fog off Tuskar Light and sank the Embleton instantly. Eleven crew members, including the captain, are believed drowned. Campania sustained damage but arrived safely in Liverpool five and a half hours late.
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London
Irish
Cunard Line
Campania
New York
Liverpool
Embleton
New Zealand
Queenstown
Walker
Tuskar Light
Capmania
Mount Azoma erupts again after long quiet
Kogelfed in Lave Flow near Bandaisan reports new eruption on Tuesday July 17 following the 1884 disaster. Hundreds killed or injured and villages overwhelmed by lava flow. Fort Riley orders heavy artillery unit to the Orient with 260 men and officers, awaiting Nagasaki dispatch.
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Kogelfed
Yokohman
Jauly
Mount Azoma
Bandaisan
Orient
Fort Riley
Kan
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