NEARING PEKIN Allied advance tightens around Pekin
United front forces under Chaffee push toward Ho Si Wu and Pekin with Yangtsun captured. reports cite rapid progress and open lines to Che Foo. Empress dowager rumored to plan departure from Pekin. British, Russian, and other forces contemplate actions as rumors emerge of mounting food shortages in Canton.
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Courage Across War Fronts and Rail Tragedy Recap
A flood of war dispatches notes brave acts by allied forces at Yangtsun where Russians and French held left, British left center, Americans right center, and Japanese extreme right in a five thousand yard advance amid heavy shelling. A misfire wounded ten Americans in the Fourteenth Infantry. Reports praise the king and queen for visiting the injured after a wreck and note Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse setting a fast Atlantic crossing record. Postoffice inspectors to probe Neeley case. chess master William Steinitz dies in New York.
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Wedding Plans Intercepted as Murder Suspect Captured
In Colemsus Ohio on August 13 R H Ferrel, jailed for the Lane murder, faces trial in Marysville tomorrow while detectives close in. The man briefly paused his own wedding rehearsals and received wedding invitations as police prepared to detain him. In NL action yesterday Pittsburgh beat New York 7 4 Cincinnati topped Brooklyn 4 0 St Louis defeated Philadelphia 10 3 Chicago downed Boston 7 1 and 6 4.
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Boers Move as Waterval and Harborton Posts Change
London reports the Boers have left Machadodorp and occupy Watervalderim force. Harborton becomes the seat of the Transvaal government per a separate despatch. Montreal confirms the Ancient and Honorable Artillery of Boston will visit in October for three days.
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Portsmouth to Host Navy Fleet Celebration In September
Local letters and officials debunk fears that only two ships will visit Portsmouth for the September event. Admiral Dewey and Admiral Sampson are confirmed to attend, with four to six vessels likely in September. Town preparations include special railroad rates, official badges, decorations, and a large National Guard participation.
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Golf Expert Harry Vardon Defeats Fenn in 36-Hole Match
In New Hampshire during Old Home Week the golf match at Pouaxa Spurivas concluded with Harry Vardon defeating A H Fenn seven up and six to play. Vardon also broke Fenn’s nine hole record. Rain disrupted Old Home Week observances in Concern Nashua, the day’s principal celebration was abandoned.
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Maine Notes Curfew Adopted in Augusta and Local Incidents
Augusta enacts a curfew law while numerous local items appear. Subjects include an inmate at Saco prison ill at large after beating his wife, a Kennebunk house partially buried with $200 loss, and the launch of the five masted schooner William C. Carnegie at Bath. Additional notes cover fundraising for foreign missions, Republican speaker lists, and arrests of two tramps at South Berwick for freight car breakings.
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Dover jail tightens guard against escapes in state news
State news notes extra precautions at the Dover jail with hourly police contact at night. John Clare, wanted for a Dover double shooting last Friday, was arrested in Boston and will be brought to Dover for a hearing. Rye hosts Locka family reunion on Friday, Aug 31. J Wesley Blake, a 60 year old painter well known in Exeter, died at Brentwood. New Hampshire pensions distributed to various claimants. The Exeter Inn closed to the public due to loss of bar profits under George W. Munsey. George Grant died in Newmarket from heat prostration. Newmarket firemen consider entering the Hampton Beach muster with the Tiger for service.
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