27 Jul 1900
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1900
Page
1
Washington reports indicate surviving diplomats are being moved under Jung Lu's troops as China faces escalating tension. Wu Wen-yeh declines news from Ching and contemplates state department plans. cabinet meets in Washington while Debeaucase expands French consular powers in China.
A fragmented OCR readout mentions tragedy and a sequence involving De Witt, Peterhor VAING, and references to ministers and a trove. Details are unclear but the event appears to center on a serious incident with named individuals connected to a vault or archive.
A fragmented OCR item notes a Tot race in a local event with unclear details. The readable elements point to a small youth race, likely part of a town meet, without full names or places confirmed.
A July dispatch from Shanghai reported the massacre of all forevers and many native Christians at Tecoting near Pekin including Americans Lincox Taylor Perkins Gould Morris and a Miss Gould. Separate notes from Toronto cited two China Midland missionaries murdered at Pao Ting, with possible loss of their three children.
Alexander Joxter faces murder charges in the 1871 death of Gilbert W. Gates. Judge Eby instructed the jury on evidence credibility and presumed guilt if a suspect escapes custody. Prosecution and defense teams from Missouri and nearby towns outlined next arguments as proceedings continue.
Charles Goodnow cites a letter from Consul General Joan Goodnow Shanghai reporting Chinese leaving Shanghai in large numbers daily. He notes unclear destinations and fears of mobilization abroad. Europeans have formed volunteer groups excluding natives. Sikh policemen are among those joining. Goodnow will remain at his post.
An 1896 electoral college snapshot shows uneven state representation. New York with 1.545 million votes held 36 electors, while Nevada with 10,000 voters had one per 3,200. California and South Carolina illustrate stark disparities, as do Pennsylvania and New York in overall influence.
A team of horses belonging to H Gold fish, a broom seller, ran away on Main Street shortly before noon. The wagon loaded with brooms was damaged, the pole and whip platters broke, and one horse slipped at the Kansas Ninth Street intersection. The horses stood near a grocery on Upper Main as a street car passed. no serious injuries reported.
A fire devastated the Radford Sawmill complex in Oshkosh, destroying the mill and nearby lumber piles. About 100 workers fled. no injuries reported. Frank Rolf, son of the late Jacob Rolf, was missing, feared trapped by flames. The Radford firm, formed in 1871, operated a sash and door factory and riverfront saw mill with about 200 factory workers and 75 at the mill.
Philadelphia reports that arrangements are near complete to bring the Olympic games to Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania in 1904. Charles Ellis, a Penn graduate and former rack committee chair, traveled to England to secure the games, and correspondence suggests success for the Philadelphia venue.
Washington discussions move toward U S purchase of Cibitu and Cagayan islands from Spain to complete the Philippine archipelago. The boundary dispute over these islands arose from Paris treaty wording and was resolved by buying Spain’s rights. the U S seeks to keep them as part of the archipelago.
Washington July 27 Secretary Hay signalled return from Canton and declared the United States will not accept China’s offer to turn over foreign ministers at Tien Tsun. A relief column to Pekin is pressed as allied forces mass. Consul General Goodnow acts as a diplomatic intermediary with Li Hung Chang.
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