Foreign ministers hostage amid Pekin clash drive
Shanghai reports Lin Kon and Sheng warn that ministers at the German legation and others are held by Chinese authorities as hostages. Russians and Japanese, about 23,000 strong, move toward Pekin while Chinese efforts to protect ministers to Tien Tsin unfold. Washington dispatches detail cipher disputes and Hay's firm stance on full minister communication.
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Pekin
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Shanghai
Chun King
Tsung Luamen
Li Ping Han
Pao Tin
Pao Tin Massacre. Consul Goodnow
Chefoo
Shan Tung
Tsang li Yamen
Legation
Tien Vysin
Yeax
Conger
Geaume
Fowler
China
Lega Loners
Hay
Li Hung Chang
Tien- Tsin
Peking
United States
Nhat
Commons
Brodrick
Lord Salisbury
London
House of Commons
Foreign Office
William St. Jon Brodrick
Tien-Tsin
Paris
Tsung-Li-Yamen
Daily Express
Shan Si
Chu Chou
The
Standard
Berlin
Wilhelm
Hohenzollern
Preacher vs Potentate in Bowden Reform Clash
Turmoil in Jamestown North Carolina as Rev Pettinger seeks reform sparking clash with Mayor Frank Lathrop. A masked mob beats the mayor at his home. warrants issue for several, Pettinger jailed then discharged. Debate over his stay escalates as town teeters between order and reform.
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Bowden
Jamestown
N. C
Wells County
Pettinger
Frank Lathrop
Lathrop
Lath- Top
Roy Pettinger
ANARCHISTS THREATEN PATERSON BUSINESS MEN IN N J
Letters from local anarchists threaten Paterson finisher Charles H. Petrie and six Riverside, New Jersey citizens who back immigration restrictions. Petrie has armed his household and sought police protection after opposing Italian use of night school.
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Paterson
New York
Charles H. Petrie
Petrie
Riverside
N. J
Great Strike Across Canada and United States Deepens Labor Action
A large cross border strike spreads from Lake Superior to the Pacific as Machinists Blacksmiths Boiler Makers Fitters and Laborers walk out in Canada and the United States. Dismissals last week fuel union dispute with railway actions seen as attempts to break workers, while in Joliet a 15 percent wage cut order from the American Steel and Wire Company affects about two thousand employees across four mills.
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Winnipeg
Man
Lake Superior
Pacific Coast
Steel Company
Joliet
American Steel and Wire Company
Ruling in Powers trial bars mountaineers resolutions as evidence
Georgetown Ky August 3 Judge Cantrill excludes resolutions from the Frankfort mountaineers meeting before Goebel’s assassination. Testimony from Stephen G. Sharpe shows warned of 2000 rifles and orders to defend the capitol. Gov Taylor Collier telegrams and Gatling gun plan cited to explain actions.
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Georgetown
Cantrill
Frankfort
Goebel
Stephen G. Sharpe
Lexington
Mountaineers
Sharpe
Gov. Taylor
Gen. Collier
D. R. Collier
Collier
Taylor
Plague Reported in London by Marine Hospital Service
Washington reports four plague cases with two deaths in London confirmed by bacteriological examination. Assistant Surgeon Thomas notes no expected further spread and warns against assuming wider transmission.
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Marine Hospital Service
Washington
Thomas
London
Will of Rt. Rev. Hennessy Filed for Probate in Dubuque
The will of Archbishop John Hennessy of Dubuque Iowa is filed for probate in Dubuque. Executors Roger Ryan and Clement Johannes report estate value about 1.4 million dollars with Minnesota real estate divided among nine relatives and Iowa property split among relatives and the church sisterhood. More Boers Surrender Cape Town Aug 3 750 more Boers surrender to Hunter. Building Collapses Glasgow Ky Aug 6 Jewell building collapse injures six persons L F Ganter drug store Y F Schwartz dry goods Price Willis Henry Mageld injuries noted.
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Hennessy
Dubuque
St. Paul
John Hennessy
Iowa
Roger Ryan
Clement Johannes
Buque
Minnesota
Minnnesota
Glasgow
Jewell
L. F. Ganter
Y. F. Schwartz
Price Willis
Henry
Henry Mageld
Duel Fear Looms After Threatening Letter From Marion Butler
Miss McCubbins is badly bruised and both Henry Rosenberg and Miss McCubbins, Schwartz employees, are severely hurt. A Raleigh North Carolina note from Aug 3 reports Marion Butler’s letter to Representative Bellamy of Wilmington suggesting expulsions may spark a duel. The exchange labels Democrats as needing force and urges Raleigh confrontation.
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Miss McCubbins
Henry Rosenberg
Schwartz
Marion Butler
Raleigh
N. C
Representative Bellamy
Wilmington
No Negro Need Apply At the Polis form Vote in North Carolina
Raleigh August 3 Democrats and white supremacy won a bitter contest by about 30,000. negroes largely stayed home. The legislature shifts to a straight Democratic majority, ensuring Marion Butler’s defeat in the U.S. Senate race. The article notes disfranchisement of blacks and a shift from Republican Populist control.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
North
Marion Butler
United States
Persian Shah Escapes Assassination in Paris Parade
Muzaffer-Ed-Din of Persia narrowly escaped a would be gunman in Paris as his carriage passed Sevres and Versailles. The assailant, seen in workman attire, rushed the vehicle and tried to fire but was restrained. the shah asked for a photograph and the coachman was ordered to proceed. The incident followed a Naples dated letter warning of danger.
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Paris
Muzaffer-Ed-Din
Shah of
Persia
France
Sevres
Versailles
Sovereigns’ Palace
Seine
Naples
Humbert
Ique
Landan
Grand V'Sler
Neral Parent
Genal Parent
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