Horrific Chinese murders described by Sergeant Maxson in Boxer troubles
Sergeant Maxson recounts brutal scenes in China during the Boxer troubles, detailing beheadings and executions for theft, the looting in Tianjin and Peking, and the perilous march through a war torn Beijing with US troops guarding legation property. He recalls ferrying through the Yellow Sea, quarantine in Tianjin, and the devastation in Peking as bandits and flames consumed the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxson
Legitim
France
Flanders
Yellow Sea
China
Watcred
Ile
United States
Legation
Tien Sin
Peking
Shehtir
San Francisco
Cal
Thomas
Manila
Port McKinley
Logan
Pehile Bay
Ching Wang Pau
Tropics
Ciuhle Cpach
Nuxated Iron Promises Athlete Strength Gain
Dr. Sauer of Boston touts Nuxated Iron as a means to rapid strength and endurance gains. He argues true power comes from food and iron in the blood, urging readers to test work capacity before and after two weeks of daily iron doses. He cites dramatic improvements and offers money-back guarantees through druggists and manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Noyoma Tenpia
FE. Sauer
Boston
Iran
Return from China Patrols Ends With Homeward Voyage
Narrator recalls looting chaos in Peking, guardianship of rail bridges near Liech Wang, and quartering in a peanut storehouse. Soldiers remained in China twenty days, visited temples, then sailed home January 15, 1914, after a stormy voyage and a Japanese seaport coal scene.
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Peking
Liech Wang
China
States
United States
Quincy Men Classified List of Names and Numbers
A long OCR list shows Class One members with numerous names and numbers followed by other classes and scattered personal names. The fragment appears to catalog individuals, likely a veterans or membership roster, with many OCR errors and inconsistent punctuation.
Woman's Forum Seeks Matrons At Quincy Rail Stations
Quincy, a rail center of over 40 000, seeks government action to employ matron staff at the Wabash and Burlington depots. The plan aims to aid unaccompanied women and girls waiting between trains, with prior matron use in 1903 and a 1909 Burlington example noted. The forum hopes government control will secure results soon.
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Quincy
Wabash
Burlington
United States
Quincey
Woman's Forum
Peoria Court Denies Habeas Corpus Writ in Slaying Case
Peoria Illinois January 6 banker E A Strause held for the slaying of Berne Mead cashier State Trust and Savings bank. He conducted a habeas corpus hearing Saturday before Judges Green Niehaus and Stone. The court denied the petition and Strause was sent back to jail.
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Peoria
Ill
E. A. Srause
Berne
M. Mead
State Trust and Savings Bank
T. N. Green
J. M. Niehaus
Clyde E. Stone
Strause
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims 100 Dollar Reward
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as curative for catarrh for thirty five years. It claims the remedy works through the blood, purging poison and healing mucous surfaces. The note promises visible health improvements after short use and offers testimonials on request. F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio markets the product at 75 cents through druggists.
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Tiall
Hall
F. J. Cheney &G
Toledo
Ohio
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Boxer
Pekin
Fourope
America
Miller
Arthur Forog
Kiefe Pharmacy
Brown and Movs Drug Co
Bernbroek
Otter
Chapton A. Sharp
Clarence Tall
Floss Kemp Kerlin
Clarence
Obruck
Warren KE. Hartzell
Sam Sanders
Joseph W. Schutte
Frank B. Winking
Roy L. Busby
Benjamin Kessel
Aquilla Bo Standifird
Alfred William Scherer
Isso
Joseph Eickelschulte
Isdi
Edward Gille, Jr
Wmn
M. Pipe
Henry EH. Schroeder
Edward Fred Spiker
Charles Gauch
Joseph Emil Opel
Joseph Vint Waldhaus
Albert Frederick Simyth
Lucas HK. Liesen
Elmer Chester Wryckoff
Chas
Ae Con Ptanschmidt
Lange, Jr
Walter Hl. Strenger
Everett R. Bail
Prederick Bo Wernet
Oscar E. Broackschmidt
Carl Ho Altgrubers
Leslie Ria
Reobert Po Pinchman
Harrs AL Dumitore
Lawrence W Humunert
Tetward Lagan
Mayfield
Levis EL Weil
Tlolart TP
McKenna
William Wilker
Joseph AL Wess
John Wo Austin
George Wonters
Anton G. Schuier
Noah Frank Haskin
Weilhard Putrman
Dicate
Steinbrecher
Tohn E. O'Afare
George Fo Sander
Mathew Thomas Ryan
Tiernniegar Crem
Salvador Vo Bonansinga
Denck G. Sanders
Marne
Bacen
wWides Fuue
Tes A. Johnston
LE McDevitt
Diesgam
Krueger
Lea J. Schonlau
Henry Bernard Epping
Daniel L. Walker
William Facer Sprague
George L. Verheven
Walter Siemens
Harry W. A. Hoener
James F. Adams
Charles Nicholas Open
Roman J. Kroner
John Seifert
H. Rov Westerbeck
Walter H. Sturhahn
Ee W. McKinney
Wiliam H. Bowman
James E. Davison
Frank W. Huffman
William McNutte
Ttenry Stenne
Vata
Adie
Henry Lit
Edmund H. Pullman
Elmer G. Raymond
Woman’s Forum
Uncle Sam
J. T. Dahlstrom
Oscar N. Hatner
Elmer A. Yeager
John Henry Welchert
Arthur R. Noel
John BP. FE. Parson
Clemens II. Steinbrecher
William Burmeier
Tromer H. Greeman
Lawrence Vo Vondersflaar
Daniel E. Dyer
George Arthur Ruttrick
Joseph Johann Albert Tynatz Schedel
Oscar D. Pike
Ray Goodwin
Kenneth B. Push
Lawrence G
Tokio
Mediterranean
Wasington
Jan
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hugh S. Nations
Maine Street
Peoria Court
Humphreys
Owl Drug Store
Sixth St. Opticians Druggists
N. Fifth St
Quincy, Hl
State Savings Loan and
Member
Federal Reserve System
WAR Savings
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