Relief of Admiral Seymour Reaches Tianjin After Muted Years
Cable reports confirm Admiral Seymour's relief unit has arrived at Tianjin with few casualties, as Chinese forces near Pekin swell to an estimated 40 000 to 60 000. Russians and foreigners aided by a detachment of four companies under Colonel Schivinsky evacuated 200 wounded.
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Tien-Tsin
Pekin
St. Petersburg
Alexieff
Port Arthur
Schivinsky
Seymour
Admiral Seymour Seeks Reinforcements to Prevent Russian Domination
London reports say Admiral Seymour, after rescue of his expedition, urges urgent British reinforcements to prevent Russia's dominance in Pekin. Dispatches from Taku indicate foreign ministers accompany Seymour's force, with tension noted between Seymour and the Russian general and French commander amid uneasy alliance.
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Lord Salisbury
House of Lords
Foreign Office
Berlin
Taku
Times
Admiral Seymour
Russia
Inha les Smoke and Drops Dead in Philadelphia Park
Charles H. Fricka 23, living at 1328 North Seventeenth Street, died at Willow Grove from inhaling cigarette smoke while watching a concert in a park. He had not smoked in 23 years. a nearby smoker’s cigarette fumes caused a fatal lung hemorrhage. The smoker fled, leaving no clue. Fricka was a pianist and Central Manual Training School graduate.
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Charles H. Fricka
North Seventeenth Street
Willow Grove
Fricka
Central Manual Training School
Waynesville
N. C
St. Matthew's
Eighteenth Street
Girard Ave
Ministers Held as Hostages In Rising Crisis
The belief that foreign legations might be spared massacre if Pekin fell grows more doubtful as officials consider taking ministers and associates into the interior as hostages. The gravity of the situation is viewed as increased from all perspectives.
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Pekin
Russia Secretly Prepares For War Mobilization Orders
Berlin dispatch reports the Russian War Ministry issued telegraphic secret orders to all military and civil authorities to prepare for mobilization. The orders dated June 18 and 19 demand readiness across czarist dominions.
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Berlin
Vorwaerts
Russian War Ministry
Russia
Seymour's troops saved from defeat in China relief
Shanghai dispatch reports Vice Admiral Seymour reaching Tien-Tsin with minimal casualties. The relief expedition failed to connect with Pekin and is returning as Russian forces move toward Pekin. no news from Pekin.
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China
Seymour
Chefoo
Tien- Tsin
Shanghai
Tien-Tsin
Admiral Seymour
Pekin
Schielle
Stahl Predicts Long and Bloody Boxer War
General Stahl of the Imperial German army, returning from Orient investigations, warns Vancouver that the Boxer rebellion will entail a long, bloody conflict. He predicts wide mobilization, massive arms smuggling, and mounting sacrifices as Boxers unite with the North, with the struggle likely to defy the world for some time. He notes a Japan Russia hostility worsening the crisis.
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Vancouver
B. C
Stahl
Imperial German Army
Orient
Japan
Russia
No American casualties cited in China crisis report
Washington officials say there is no official ground for war or military action in China this year despite reports of harm to citizens. Secretary Hay Navy Long and War Meiklejohn declare no injuries or threats documented while noting rioting and protection of American interests.
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Washington
China
Times
Executive Administration of National and International Affairs
Hay
Conger
Meiklejohn
Antry
Democrats Gather for Kansas City Convention Amid Buzz
Kansas City prepares for the Democratic National Convention with signs of activity across hotels and streets. Talks focus on the Chicago platform and vice presidential possibilities led by William J. Bryan, with candidates like Sulzer Hill Towne and Towne discussed as potential running mates.
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Associated Press
Coates House
Kansas City
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Chicago
Nebraska
Philadelphia
New York
Sulzer
Lincoln
Croker
Hill
B. F. Shively
Indiana
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
Mr. Towne
Reign of terror on picnic train ends with arrest
Charles Scott recently released from Eastern Penitentiary was captured at Reading Terminal by Special Police after terrorizing a Charm City excursion train. He robbed Nancy Taylor and Albert Lodge of valuables, threatened passengers, and fled before officers stopped him at the terminal. Reverend George Webb had his watch snatched during the incident.
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Charles Scott
Eastern Penitentiary
Reading Terminal
Robert Kirkpatrick
James Colborn
Neshaminy Falls
Scott
Nancy Taylor
South Forty-first Street
George M. Webb
Carpenter Street
Kirkpatrick and
Colborn
KILLED FOR PROTECTING HIS DAUGHTER NAME
Samuel Hawkins age 57 of 1225 Hamilton Street died at Hahnemann Hospital from injuries after being knocked down stairs near his home. George McErntee age 26 of 1236 Buttonwood Street fled after the quarrel and was arrested in a barber shop by Police Spillman and Neidenthal. Hawkins daughter Lizzie 16 testified her father was struck over an improper proposal McErntee made to her last week.
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Samuel Hawkins
Hamilton Street
Hahnemann Hospital
George McErntee
Buttonyrood Street
McErntee
Thath
Buttonwood
Big Lot of Serge Suits Offered Today and Tomorrow
A large selection of men's serge suits is available today and tomorrow. The store carries a special lot priced to match what other good stores paid. The manufacturer singled this outlet as his only one, ensuring favorable pricing.
Serge Suits and Coats at Bargain Prices
Classified advertising lists Serge suits in multiple price points from 7.50 to 20 dollars and coats described as single and double breasted half lined quarter lined skeleton finely made with perfect fitting and warranted fast color in pure worsted fabric.
Movements of Steamers Arrivals and Departures
Arrivals include the Maria Theresa Brementrot and New Erie Naples from New York. Departures list the Queenstown voyage to New Selana with tend tovenend indicators for service.
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Os Gym
Maria Theresa
Brementrot
New Erie
Naples
New York
Nic
Queenstown
New Selana
Friday Showers Then Fair Weekend Across Eastern PA NJ
Local showers expected Friday for Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey followed by a Saturday with fair conditions and fresh southwesterly winds. Yesterday’s temperatures show a high near 44 and a low around 7.
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Pennsylvania
New. Jersey
Striped Flannel Outing Suits Debut For Vacation Season
The advertisement touts striped flannel outing suits in blues greys and greens with Oxford mixtures and broad or narrow stripes. It highlights skeleton coats patch-Belt loops on trousers and notes prices to follow.
Fashionable coats and trousers at reduced prices
The ad lists coat and trouser sets from 6.50 to 12.00, feather weight coats from 50 cents, Skeleton 7 Coats at 2.50, and washable vests at 1.50. It touts a full range of cool clothing and new boys and young men garments.
Sewer Caves In At 38th And Brown Streets
A milk wagon driven by John W. Scott fell into a sewer along Brown and Thirty-eighth streets when the pavement sank. The horse passed before the collapse, the driver was thrown among the milk cans, and rescuers later hauled the wagon out with dray horses as the hole widened to about twenty feet deep and twenty five feet across. This is the second collapse this year at that spot.
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John W. Scott
Brown
Thirty-eighth Streets
Wholesale boys suits sale catalogs from local tailor
Young men and boys receive deep discounts on Serge Worsted and Cassimere suits with prices from 7.50 to 12.00. Styles include striped flannel, sailor and tuxedo cuts, double and single breasted coats, and wash suits from 1.00 to 3.00. Factory-made options touted as superior to rival stores.
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Facous
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Yamen
New York World
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London
Robert J. Foreman, Jr
Lucre
Robert J. Foreman
the Times
Cold Spring
Wyoming
United States
Act of Congress
Mr. Bryan
Bryan May Come
Shively
David B. Hill
Midland
Colonel Bryan
City Hall
McEintee
Brown Sts
Wm. H. Wanamaker
Mundells Army
America
Miller’s
Shee Casen
Perry
Perry &O
Chestnut Street
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