Assault and Arrests Spark Riot in Leonard Township
A mob clash in Leonard township leaves Dessie Netter dead and Mrs. A W Wright wounded, with John Myers and Lawrence Ryan fatally or seriously wounded. Deputy coroner Michie Ryan and George Wiliby among the injured. Mrs Wright accused of murder. A later incident reports theft of earrings on Grand Street. Bresci, Humbert killer, attempts suicide in prison.
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Taree
Grimes
A. W. Wright
Dessie Saiter
John Myers
Dessie Netter
Leonard
Pote Bay Bone
Leonard Unter
Berkiesses
Feul
Wright
Ecest
Trish Hospital
Bryan declines visit to Grand Army encampment in Chicago
Chicago August 21 William J Bryan declined to attend the Grand Army of the Republic annual encampment. He cited prudence to avoid appearances of rebirth and sent an executive director to convey regrets. The encampment opened with a large gathering and a naval parade on Lake Michigan, drawing veterans from many states and a planned but weather‑affected program.
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Chicago
Wiliam J. Bryan
AM. Roney End
Grand Army
Reday
William Pr
McKinley
Marper
Bryan
Republic
S. & Sule
Neki
New York
Empire State
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New England
Iowa
Ohio
Indiana
Wisconsin
J. Warren Keifer
Edward S. Bragg
Washington
Montejo
Winnebago
Farrisil
Mobile Bay
E. D. Woodruff
Rockford
Urs
J. R. Lynn
Lake Michigan
Morrill
Fessenden
Chicago Yacht Club
Lake Front Park
Jackson Boulevard
Lincoln Park
Iron Brigade
The
Athletic Club
D. B. Henderson
Burrows
Michigan
Scofield
Albert D. Shaw
Mount
James G. Flanders
Milwaukee
Charles G. Dawes
Gen. Gragg
James Whitcomb Riley
Salt Lake
Denver
Mississippi River
Dispatches from Pekin Signal Delays and German Troop Arrivals
Washington Aug 25 reporting delays in Chinese advices from Tien Tsin to Pekin. Boxers disrupt lines while Minister Conger notes no major moves since last dispatch. 2000 fresh German troops arriving. ministers from the tsang l ramen expected to negotiate. Castine ordered from Shanghai to Amoy. Gen Chaffee’s cable confirms Sixth Cavalry action near Tian Tsin with American losses and wounded.
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St. Petersburg
Pekin
Los
Washington
Como Musicu
Tien Tsin
Oatvices
bien @rs
Signal Corps
United States
Philippines
Lond Roberts
Transvaal
Conger
State Department
Imperial Palace
China
Enré
Tsang l Ramen
Palace
Shanghai
Amoy
Chaffee
Taku
Sixth Cavalry
Tian Tsin
Wint
Enrone
Chaffer
Remey
Reported retreat of allies in delicate Pekin battle
London reports allied forces reel from a delicate engagement in Pekin with eighteen hundred killed. The dispatch, routed through Shanghai, cites a Chinese authority. A cable from Shanghai says the empress dowager at Hsar Fu was asked by 4 Mung Charge to consider actions.
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Pekin
London
Shanghai
Mung
Hsar Fu
Rea
Samuel W. Williams
Pottsville
Reading
Daily Mail
Relations in Peking crisis and Humbert letter rumors
A Patchwork dispatch outlines alleged plans to arrest Prince Juan and disarm the Boxers to aid negotiations with powers. Reports from St Petersburg, Shanghai, and Moscow discuss battles near Pekin, disputed occupations, and potential partition of China while speculating on Russian aims in Manchuria. A separate note claims King Humbert sought to abdicate Rome to the Holy See, with a priest denied absolution unless he agreed, tied to papal politics and Italian sovereignty.
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Juan
St. Petersburg
le Siecle
Paris
St Petersburg
Pekin
Shanghai
Yung Lu
Eurhor
Prince Than
Amos
Hong Kong
Daily Mail
United States
Philippines
America
Daily News
Amoy
Russia
New Chiang
Moscow
The
Standard
China
William
Manchuria
Naples
Humbert i
Rome
Holy See
Humber
French Consul Links Tuan to China Troubles
Marseille reports M Francois French consul at Yunnanfu arrived aboard the Tonkio and blamed Prince Tuan for stirrings in China. He said Tuan devised an imperial order to massacre foreigners and that mandarins avoided action by pillaging luggage while seeking to delay departure. He planned to depart June 24, aided by Delcasse dispatches.
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Saya
China
Marseilles
M. Francois
Yun Nan Sen
Tonkio
Prince Tuan
Tuan
Santai
M. Delcasse
Fitzsimmons Announces Retirement From Boxing Ring
New York Aug 2 Fitzsimmons and William Brady arranged a match with Jeffries for the next days. Fitzsimmons said he was in good condition and wished to fight Friday night. Brady said Jeffries was not in trim and could not prepare in the few days. They left without agreement and no bout on Aug 31. Fitzsimmons declared retirement and said he would open a training school in Chicago.
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Fitz
New York
Fitzsimmons
William Brady
Jeffries
Sterday
Vex
Brady
Trim
Chicago
Excursion Boat brawl ends in injuries and arrests
Disorder erupted aboard the Annie Roberts on a Monongahela river trip when a dispute between Thomas Alexander and John W Winn over a woman named Belle Robinson led to gunfire and an ax attack. One man is reported drowned, another head injured, and two held in McKeesport lockup amid chaos as crowds surged for vantage points.
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Kused
Avother
Skndl
MeKersport
Annie Roberts
Monongahela River
Lloyd
Belle Robinson
Pittsburg
Alexander
Winn
Alex- 2
Tragic Hotel Shooting and Suicide in New York
New York at the Vendome Hotel a fight ends in three shots as John Esson and Harold Stridiron, both Chicago men, battle after heavy drinking. Esson dies by suicide with a bullet through the mouth. Stridiron survives and testifies to a plan involving a chase for money and a woman, with Mrs. Lillian Hayes linked to the case. The incident spurs inquiries and notes a jealousy fueled by alcohol and reported motives. The report pairs with wider notes of a railway wreck and a cholera outbreak in distant reports.
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New York
Hotel
Vertime Veoterniay
Jobo W. Esson
Hun Fred
Es Frael
Tarald HE. Striditon
Btridiron
Hallmore
Esson
Stridiron
H. J. Ford
Boston
Mu Wao
Zoe
Forty-fiost Street
Eyson
Zucca
Harold H. Stridiran
No. 119
Sealey Avenue
Chicago
Simmons and
Ruhlin
John Esson
Essen
Lillian Hayes
Population Shifts Reported in Denser and Baltimore
Denser Colorado shows 133859 residents, down from 148713 in 1990. Baltimore's census population reaches 505357, up 424429 since 1890. Recent storms hit Stuttgart Lausitz Rostock areas. Baseball results include Chicago vs St Louis 2 2 and Brooklyn vs New York unclear.
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