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Newspaper
Portland Daily Press
Location
Portland, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
1
The Oxford in Fryeburg Maine announces greatly improved services under new management with special rates for June and early July. Jervesio Rank Plummer, proprietor, introduces enhanced accommodations and competitive pricing.
Kitchen and table cutlery offered in 20 patterns. Bread knives butcher halves potato knives French cook knives carving forks and more in stag, celluloid rubber ivory pearl handles. Plated knives forks and spoons available from 75 cents with durable cases not silked.
Reported movements outline an international force pressing toward Pekin as Admiral Seymour is relieved after a fierce stand at Tien Tsin. Russians and Germans suffer heavy casualties as fighting continues with Chinese regulars and Boxers.
The Globe reports that a man who died by his own hand in Brunswick, Maine, was not Frank Talbot of Medford as police initially believed. Talbot visited the Globe to deny any connection and said he did not know the deceased or how his name and Jamaica Plain address appeared with the letters.
Machias reports the steamer Frank Jones struck the schooner Highland Queen in a midnight fog as it sailed past Round Island. The schooner suffered a broken malin boom, damaged quarterrails, a smashed boat, and stern injuries while the steamer sustained no damage. Hon Alden W Philbrook dies suddenly in Augusta after Colby College commencement. He was a dry goods merchant and former mayor in 1884.
Washington dispatches indicate meagre news on Chinese affairs as Kempff and Li Hung Chang cables lack crucial details about foreign ministers. Navy updates show Admiral Kempff at Taku with no ministers mentioned while dispatches hint ministers may be with Seymour’s relief column, fueling uncertainty. The Scindia sails from Gibraltar toward Cardiff with Welsh coal for Manila or China, adding to anxious official briefings.
Local forecast calls for fair conditions in Bouton on Friday and Saturday with light to brisk winds. Washington reports showery periods in New England and Eastern New York on Friday, then fair weather and brisk southwest to west winds on Saturday. Records from Portland indicate cloudy conditions with moderate humidity and light winds, along with a trace of precipitation in the past 24 hours.
Yesterday at 8 pm meridian time the Agricultural Department Weather Bureau recorded varied observations across multiple cities. Reports include wind directions, cloud cover, and temperatures such as 74 to 82 degrees with winds from NW to SE and some entries unreadable.
The Michigan GOP named Col. Aaron T. Bliss of Saginaw as its gubernatorial candidate. Boer envoys sailed from New York for France.
New London June 29. In a dramatic Yale defeats Harvard by six lengths after a tense three and a half mile contest on the Thames. Harvard suffers a late oar failure while Yale leads from early stages as crowds line the river and spectators watch from banks and rail bridges.
Two varsity four crews clash on the river with Harvard taking control early and finishing two lengths ahead of Yale in the two mile race. The freshman eight from Yale fair better in the later match, but Harvard still wins by a comfortable margin as water conditions hamper both crews.
The observation train and official boats moved along the river to gauge crews temperaments for a possible race. A thunderstorm formed northwest as the four mile trip neared completion. Officials consulted and agreed to pause briefly.
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