Rockhill Denies Interview Authoritativeness Statement
State Department issued a cable denying newspaper reports of an interview with William Woodville Rockhill United States special commissioner in China. Rockhill said the conversation was personal and he had given no interview and criticized publication of notes from Associated Press.
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Washington
State Department
W. W. Rockhill
Shanghai
Associated Press
Rockhill
William Woodyilla Rockbill
United States
China
Ingnirige Wrhesher
Ruseta
Pekin
Lewiston Dead Slow in Lewiston Jail Escape Tale
Boston reporter notes inspector bringing Joseph Haley to Boston on charges of breaking and entering and larceny after his Auburn jail escape. Haley recounted a jail break plan from a jailed accomplice named Flanders and described Lewiston and Auburn as slow, with jail life kept by meals and quiet routine.
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Inspector Cleary
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Joseph Haley
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Auburn
Flanders
Maine
Auburm
Iliam
Comptroller Morgan Dead In Albany At 10 PM
Albany September 6 Comptroller Morgan died at his Albany home of heart failure after a two week illness. Dr Milbank was at his bedside. Governor Roosevelt will appoint a successor to fill the unexpired term under state law. The Republican state committee holds power to fill vacancies caused by death or withdrawal.
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N. Y
Morgan
Milbank
Roosevelt
Col. Morgan
Republican State Committee
Stella Polare Beats Nansen Record Northward
A telegraph from Jomsoe reports the Stella Polare returning with the Duke of Abruzzi's Arctic expedition on board. The ship reached latitude 86.33 north, surpassing Dr. Nansen's previous record.
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Jomsoe
Norway
Duke of Abrnuzzi
Weather Forecast for Boston and New England
Boston forecast shows fair weather Friday and likely Saturday with cooler Friday and variable conditions. Washington dispatch notes New England will see cooler air Friday and Saturday with fresh west to north winds.
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Boston
Mass
Washington
New England
Weather Summary From Portland Weather Bureau Records
Portland notes dated September six, nineteen hundred nine record two daily observations. The first reports barometer 29.852, thermometer 69, dew point 59, humidity 73 percent, wind SW at 10 miles per hour, cloudy at 8 p m. The second notes barometer 20.742, thermometer 72, dew point 66, humidity 63 percent, wind W at 4 miles per hour, cloudy. Maximum temperature 87, minimum 41, mean temperature 74, maximum wind SW 20, precipitation zero hours.
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Portland
Bn. m
Weather observations across major cities on Sept 6
The Agriculture Department Weather Bureau reported yesterday’s readings at 8 pm meridian time for several cities. Temperature and wind direction varied from city to city with most sites noting clear or cloudy skies. Notable values include New York 81, Philadelphia 83, Washington 84 with SW to NW winds and mostly clear conditions.
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New York
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Buffalo
Debroin
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St. Paul
Huron
Dacor
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Jacksonville
Navy and Marine Corps War Dead List Since 1898
Remains of officers and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps who died or were killed in action ashore or afloat within and beyond the continental limits since April 21, 1898 the official date marking the Spanish war start.
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Marine Corps
Bariel
United States
England Pleased by German Pekin Stand amid Talks
London reports Germany refused to withdraw from Pekin, a measured response praised by British officials. Lord Salisbury plans consultations and a London return next week, while a broader accord on keeping troops in position but reducing their numbers appears likely. Japan may pull troops if China seeks peace and requests evacuation. Allies expect unified policy when Count Von Waldersee arrives in about two weeks.
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Germany
Pekin
Lord Salisbury
Simar
Foreign Office
Lien 'Tsin
Shanghai
Japan
China
Count von Waldersee
Yaku
Nations align over Pekin evacuation as Russia leads
Washington reports Berlin and Paris reflect Germany Austria and Italy staying at Pekin with Russia's proposal while Britain and Japan show caution France appears to back Russia United States considers a new note and reviews the status of Li Hongzhang and the peace commission amid ongoing cable and troop movements in China.
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Pekin
United States
Paris
Horace Porter
Hussia
Porter
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Jackson
Italy
Austria
Great Britain
Japan
France
Root
Bill
Hill
Adee
L! Hung Chang
Marl Li
Bryan's West Virginia tour ends with Wheeling speech
Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan wrapped up a three day West Virginia tour with a Wheeling speech to enthusiastic crowds. He traveled from Dee Park via Clarkeburg on Parker sburg, delivering six speeches and several brief addresses as Dem ocrats praised the tour's political value. In Wheeling he discussed trusts proposing federal licenses for interstate business with adherence to each state’s laws.
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West Virginia
W. J. Bryan
Dee Park
Clarkeburg
Parkersburg
Bryan
United States
Congress
Misplaced switch causes freight passenger collision at Saco
A head on collision between a Portland to Biddeford passenger train and a freight train on the Boston and Maine Western division at Saco station disabled both engines and damaged several cars. Engineer Tibbetts of the passenger train was slightly injured and about a score of passengers were shaken up but unharmed. The accident was caused by a misplaced switch.
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Saco
Portland
Biddeford
Boson & Maine
R. HK
Tibbetts
Campaign speech by Postmaster General in Augusta draws 1600
Augusta residents fill City Hall as Postmaster General Charles Henary Smith delivers a campaign address praising the Republican party under President McKinley. Hon. J. H. Manley introduces Smith and lauds James G. Blaine while touching on Chinese, Philippine, and Puerto Rico issues. The crowd rises for the star spangled banner as the speech ends.
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Charles Henary Smith
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J. H. Manley
James G. Blaine
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McKin Iey
Berlin report on Pekin palace finds dirt and neglect
Berlin despatch from Captain Pohl relayed by Vice Admiral Aku says the August 28 tour of the imperial palace in Pekin revealed dirt and neglect with no treasures observed. Washington orders discharge of volunteers in San Francisco, about 400, many convalescent from Manila, no longer required.
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Aku
Pohl
Pekin
Imperial Palace
Washington
War Department
Hhe
General Shafter
Department of California
San Francisco
Manila
Navy to bring home unnamed soldiers for interment
Washington officials act under latest Congress measure to arrange repatriation and burial of United States servicemen. The move follows a federal act enabling repatriation and interment abroad.
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Washington
Navy Department
State Department telegram on Pekin parade reports eunuchs and servants only
Washington reports the Department of State announced a telegram from Minister Conger dated September 1 from Pekin. It states a military parade passed the imperial palace that day and that only eunuchs and servants occupied the palace.
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State Department
Conger
Pekin
Imperial Palace
RACES Air Hartford Racing Day Shocks Crowd
In Hartford September 6 the Circuit racing featured a free-for-all pace where Prince Alert, one of three starters, appeared likely winner but the finish was disputed as Walker claimed the horse was in distress. Prince Alert reportedly bled after the stretch run, with veterinarians' review pending. Best marks noted Major Greer 1 Dolly Bird well 2 Marique 8, time 2.144.
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Gagnon
Waband
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Maggie Anderson
Joe Watts
Paul Kevyere
Navy appoints Captain Brownson for Portsmouth celebration
Washington September 6 The Navy Department designates Captain Brownson to command the Kear sarge as its representative at the Portsmouth New Hampshire celebration on September 18 and to accept for the battleship the bronze tablet to be presented by the town.
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Navy Department
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Germans Land at Shanghai Battlefront Arrives
German troops from the Batavia steamship land in Shanghai today, greeted by foreign consuls and detachments of French and Russian troops. They are escorted to camp as bands played German airs.
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Batavia
Germany's Program Reacts to Pekin Troop Withdrawals
Berlin reports from official circles note varied readings of Washington despatches about US plans to withdraw troops from Pekin if Russia does so. A Washington note seeming to confirm this would upset Count von Buelow's July 8 circular plan and complicate Germany's China policy as discussed in the press.
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Washington
United States
Pekin
Russia
Germany
Count von Buelow
Colonne Volks Zeitung
Rassia
China
Russia and imperial intrigues swirl over Pekin policy
The era's foreign press reports a Russian aim to establish a protectorate over the celestial empire, provoking German opposition. Berlin papers react to French expedition news and British hostility to withdrawal from Pekin, while Prince Henry’s Balmoral visit is linked to Russia’s proposal.
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von Waldarsee
Vossiche Zsttung
Russia
William
Iven
Berliner Post
Seymour
Pekin
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Balmoral
Dowager Empress Fled Pekin. Marines Arrive Near Berlin
Forces report the Dowager Empress escaped Pekin on August 15 as Captain Pohl notes the second marine battalion has arrived and will hand command to Major General Hoeppener before marching toward Tientsin with the landing forces.
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Pekin
Pohl
Hoeppener
Ien ‘Sin
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