16 Aug 1900
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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1900
Page
1
A Morse dispatch through Chefoo quotes Elwin Wildman that allied forces reportedly reached Pekin and envoys and friends were said to be rescued. Other wires from Tokyo and Washington discuss Japan proposing an armistice terms and Conger’s dispatches about Li Hung Chang’s appeal to halt the advance.
J J Ingalls former Kansas senator died at 25 this morning in Las Vegas New Mexico surrounded by his wife and two sons Ellsworth and Sheffield. Illness traced to March 1893 when throat trouble began in Washington. He was known as a governor writer and helped bring fame to Kansas during his U S Senate term. President McKinley and Cabinet members arrived at the White House later today.
Chicago cases report two women fighting over a bottle of carbolic acid with a police officer breaking down a door to stop the deadly struggle. One woman survived an attempted suicide, the other believed she succeeded. both are prostrated from shock and burns. Additional notes mention a baby found in a river boat, a lightning strike killing two and injuring eleven, and various other local incidents.
Heirs, all residents of America, will be accounted for as the estate is settled in court. Money and property will be turned over as rapidly as proceedings permit.
Clinton Iowa August 16 The eastern lawn picnic of the Modern Woodmen of America is underway with about fifteen thousand visitors in the city. A monster parade features uniformed and subordinate camps business floats and participation by other fraternal orders and the department.
Indianapolis reports on the National Anti-Imperialist League’s resolutions urging Americans to withhold support from McKinley and back Bryan to curb imperialism. The Liberty Congress drew about 300 delegates. Edwin Burritt and George S Boutwell energized proceedings with calls to unite behind Bryan.
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