Chinese appeals seek peaceful settlement amid legation siege
Washington reports Conger dispatches urging a peaceful end to the anti foreign uprising as legations face siege in Peking. casualties rise with seven killed and sixteen wounded among the United States.
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United States
Htin
Tsintn
Peking
Navy Department
Adm
Remey
Che Foo
Bureau of Navigation
Washington
Taku
Chaffee
Wang Tsun
DeGeiers
Tien- Tein
M. DeGiers
Fien-Fsin
Amg
Department of State
Rwaggsu
Li Hung Chang
Li Iy
Serme
Fighting in the Transvaal
The War Office details a battle near Amerspoort on August 7. Casualties reported include 20 wounded. A Boer spy named Mastain and three field cornet detachments were arrested at Harrismith. Relatsproit action noted on August 9. Rundle mentioned with troops moving toward Erinele.
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London
War Office
Lonl Roberts
Victoria
Johannesburg
Water Works
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Fate of Powers in Goebel murder trial at Georgetown
Aug 10 to Aug 12 reports cover Goebel assassination case at Georgetown Kentucky with Caleb Powers defense witnesses and prosecution cross examinations. Testimony includes Coolman statements, ground elevations, Noaks and Wilder accounts, and a discussion of rewards and legislative aid. Jurors show strain as trial nears verdict potential.
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Fesh
Coolman
Secretary of State
Goevel
Coglman
Goebi
Tro
Ao. Rucker
Treogetown
Frankfort
John Davis
Beta Ay
Goebel
Powers
Commonwealth
Franklin
John Powers
Robert Nonks
State House
Inidine
Solomen Wikser
Whitley County
Rohr Noaks
Corbin
Noaks
Caleb Powers
Neaks
Wilder
John F. Jones
Noaks Military Company
Jones
Robt. Noaks
Effie Blankenship
Crawfordsville
Ind
Walter Day
Brown
Sky
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Seoni
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W. H. Culton T
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Stone
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Cullen
Sweeney
John KR. Plant
Jefferson County
W. I. Cullen
Louisville
D. J. Mayhew
Knox County
Wharton Golden
Barboursville
Golden
A. L. Reed
Laurel County
James Sparks
Gov. Taylor
Lowers
Standing Army Advocated by Gen Wheeler at University of Chicago
Gen Joseph Wheeler urged a permanent standing army in a convocation at the University of Chicago. He argued constant readiness with men and arms is the surest path to peace, and the address drew cheers as students, many from the South, applauded amid the band playing Dixie.
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Chicago
Joseph Wheeler
University of Chicago
Vie
Wheeler
Dixie
Letter from Andree Reported From Stockholm Dispatch
A Stockholm dispatch says the American consul received a letter from an American once living in Cleveland reporting he found June 13 at 47 25 latitude north and 43 27 longitude west a letter from Andree the aeronaut and explorer.
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Paris
Stockholm
Cleveland
Longlinde West
Murder and Robbery Shake Columbus Express Route
Charles Lane, express messenger, was found dead aboard the Panhandle No. 8 at Union depot after a late Friday night stop between Milford Center and Columbus. The safe was opened and valuables stolen. a former Adams Express Co. employee, Charles H. Ferrell, confessed to the murder and robbery, saying he acted alone to fund his upcoming marriage to Miss Lailian Costlow. Ferrell, 22, was arrested in Columbus and confessed after police interrogation.
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Charles Lane
Milford Center
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Ito
Charles H. Ferrell
Pennsylvania
Absia City
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Patrick Costlow
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Mins Costlow
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Eel
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Erie
St. Louis
Smith & Wesson
Urbana
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Ces
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Himy
Tragedy at Slatington Grade Crossing Claims Eleven Dead
A passenger train collided with an omnibus near Slatington Pennsylvania killing eleven people outright and injuring eleven more. The omnibus passengers were returning from a funeral and most victims were relatives of Sophia Schaeffer.
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Slatington
Aung
Lehigh & New England Railroad
Peters
Cherrysville
Sophia Schaeffer
Bethlehem
Victor Emmanuel III Takes Constitutional Oath Before Parliament
August 13 Rome reports King Victor Emmanuel III swore the constitutional oath in the Senate chamber amid mourning drapery. The royal party departed from the Quirinal with cannon fire as crowds cheered along the route. The king, flanked by nobles, addressed the assembled deputies and senators after taking the oath. The day ended with clear skies and public ovation.
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Turin
Geno
New Cable Link Opens Between U S and Germany
A new transatlantic cable segment was laid from Coney Island at 6 am linking the United States and Germany. It creates a faster direct line to Europe with a single transmission needed, slated for messages after September 1, costing £935,000 or about 34.675 million.
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New York
United States
Germany
Commercial Cable Co
Oriental Hotel
Coney Island
Azores
Mob's Fruitless Quest in Alabama Lynching Search
In Huntsville Alabama on August 12 a Lincoln county mob hunted for an assailant of Mrs Alonzo Gilham. Jim Scott was captured north of Gurley but cleared. Deputies with Phipps bloodhounds found no scent as the dog would not work and locals offered rewards for the suspect.
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Huntsville
Ala
Lincoln, County
Lincoln
Madison
Alonzo. Gilham
Jim Scott
Gurley
Johnston
Chattanooga
Phipps
McMillin
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Escapees Outrun Jail in Evansville Shootout
Two prisoners escaped from a Indiana jail as deputy sheriff Koepke opened fire during pursuit. James Betayy and Andrew Jackson eluded capture, while Koepke wounded deputy Noah Fuquay in the left hand. Jackson was found in a church belfry. Betagg remained at large.
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Evansville
Ind
William Betayy
Andrew Jackson
Koepke
Noah Fuquay
Jackson
Betagg
Bees Attack Funeral Runaway Hearse in New Albany
In New Albany Indiana on August 10 mourners at James Bracken’s funeral fled as the hearse horses, frightened by a bumble bees nest near the grave, bolted with the coffin. Several mourners were stung and the crowd abandoned the hearse and corpse amid panic and chaos.
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New Albany
Ind
James Bracken
Bradford
Harrison County
Fort Wayne Soldier Hayes Captured by Filipino Forces
Thomas Hayes of Fort Wayne and member of the 14th Infantry is reported prisoner in the Philippines. Letters back home describe a skirmish with insurrectos in which he was taken, with no word since April until a lieutenant's note on the 15th day confirming capture.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
Thomas Hayes
14Th Infantry
Thires
Hayes
Ohio man wins county electric railroad franchise
Decatur Indiana August 16 1900 The Decatur county commissioners grant L B Metthenny of Cincinnati a franchise for an electric railroad between Decatur and Fort Wayne The line will be 22 miles long passing several towns not currently served by rail Work to start immediately and finish by August 1 1901
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Decatur
Ind
L. B. Metthenny
Cincinnti
Ft. Wayne
Flint and Green Glass Workers End Talks Without Accord
After two days of talks the executive committee and fruit jar manufacturers failed to reach a deal and adjourned without a new meeting date. The delay pushes factory work at Ball Bros. Muncie Wilson & McCullough Marion and Giles Glass Upland to September 45 at the earliest.
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Muncie, Ind
Flint and Green Glass Workers’ Executive Committee
Ball Bros
Muncie
Wilson & McCullough
Marion
Giles Glass Co
Upland
Woman rider injured as horsedrawn chariot crashes at North Verna fair
A horse driven by a female rider in Cook's hippodrome at the North Verna fair bolted and smashed into a post on Wakarte Street. The driver was thrown and seriously injured, unconscious at the Western house. She lost two valuable diamonds in the fall.
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North Verna
Ind
Cook's Hippodrome
Wakarte
Man Killed By Train Near Mitchell on Sunday Morning
Jas. Smith 35, of Henderson, died after being struck while asleep on the track in Mitchell Indiana Sunday morning. This marks the fourth fatal train accident at the site in four months.
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Mitchell
Ind
Jas. Smith
Henderson
Alleged Murderer Keith Seeks Release From Jail Heat
Joseph D. Keith, suspected in Nora Wifer’s murder, appeals to be moved from Boonville jail. He endures extreme heat in a small cell, has lost weight, and shows little appetite or activity while awaiting grand jury action on September 1. If indicted, his lawyers will seek a venue change likely to send the case to Spencer County.
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Evansville
Ind
Joseph D. Keith
Nora Wifer
Pigeon Creek
Boonville
Keith
Wkeith
Spencer County
Wealthy New Albany Man Ends Life in Los Angeles
John M. Slovenski of New Albany killed himself in Los Angeles by shooting. His wife, Henrietta Borgerding, and he were arrested two weeks earlier on blackmail charges from A. W. Maynes who alleged extortion of 1500 dollars. They posted 5000 cash bail each before release. Slovenski belonged to a prominent loyal family.
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New Albany
Ind
John M. Slovenski
Los Angeles
Cal
Henrietta Borgerding
Slovenski
A. W. Maynes
Slovvenski
Mingnes
Train rider kicked from freight train dies in rural Indiana
In Anderson Indiana on August 13 Herman Kmmons 71 of Rushside was kicked from a Liz Four freight train as he attempted to steal a ride home. He lay five hours before found by a fard er and his right leg was severed. Police investigate and expect to arrest the Drakeman who kicked him. Also Indianapolis reports Eaton Reform Party nominates a full Indiana state ticket and presidential electors with a clasped hands emblem.
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Anderson
Ind
Herman Kmmons
Rushside
Liz Four Freitcht
An Farder
Aml
Drakeman
Eaton Reform Party
Indianapolis
Union Reform Party For
Indiana
A. Wilson
Webster
Wayne County
Smallest Justice in Indiana Is Appointed
Marion Ind Aug 10 Wattson Pickard 21 year old man three feet tall and under 100 pounds has filed his bond to serve as justice of the peace at Mathews Jefferson township He lost an arm in an accident and friends secured the appointment.
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Marion
Ind
L’robably
Indinna
Wattson Pickard
Mathews
Jefferson Township
Hit
Insurance Rates Raised in Indianapolis by 20 Percent
Indianapolis merchants and property owners were alarmed by word from Chicago that the Western Insurance union will rerate Indianapolis due to the local fire department condition. An increase of 20 percent will take effect and work will begin immediately.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago
Tnsurance Union
Accident at Brazil & Terre Haute street line injures lineman
Claude Osborne, lineman for the Brazil and Terre Haute street car line, was severely shocked by contact with a five wire and fell from a pole about 23 feet high. He was paralyzed with internal injuries and his recovery chance was described as small.
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Brazil Ind
Claude Osborne
Brazil
Terre Haute
Glass Workers Form Co op to Buy Muncie Factory
Muncie glass workers from Hartford City Dunkirk and Eaton have purchased a window glass plant and will operate it on a cooperative plan. The company contributed $6,000 for complete equipment.
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Muncie
Hartford City
Dunkirk
Eaton
Lass
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