President McKinley improves after early crisis signs
Buffalo reports steady progress in President McKinley's condition after an unsettled night. Doctors note natural sleep and no alarming symptoms while X ray and medical staff plan for possible bullet location and peritonitis risk. Cabinet members stay close as Mrs. McKinley shows quiet fortitude during the crisis.
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Kruger vows independence as war risks escalate
Walter Wellman reports from Hilversum that Kruger predicts Britain cannot conquer the South African republic. He warns of retaliation if English forces shoot prisoners, insisting independence or destruction as the only path to peace. Wolmarans notes waiting past September 15 for Kitchener’s next move.
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Wolmarans on Continuing the Fighting in South Africa
Wolmarans states there is nothing to do but continue the fighting as peace talks fail. He cites burning farms and British actions as preventing any honorable peace proposals and says President Kruger expects eventual independence despite no current offers. He reflects on past hope for peace and current bleak outlook.
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Strike Breaks At Bay View Amid Worker Dissent
In Milwaukee Bay View the Amalgamated meeting split after a stormy session. The radical faction left as a secret ballot was ordered and then held, conservatives voting to return to work. By evening thirty five men returned at Illinois Steel Bay View plant while others are expected back soon. elsewhere in McKeesport National Tube works faced a near total work stoppage as strikers blocked access.
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Tragedy as Buck Wheeler kills son in law in Indiana
Buck Wheeler fatally wounds Elias Burts with an ax near Folsomville Warrick County after firing four rounds at him in a tobacco patch. He then tries to harm his wife, and, after requesting his brother in law to shoot him, Wheeler kills himself in the barn. The motive cited is jealousy following a divorce settlements split of his farm.
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Plans for Illinois Day May Change If President Slips
Gov Yates said Illinois Day plans would be modified or abandoned if the president does not improve. In Chicago officials noted Buffalo reports say the president's condition allows proceeding, and commissioners Templeton Brundage will decide and announce action after coordinating with the governor.
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No Assistant Attorney In Schley Inquiry
Buffalo reports the attorney general refused Secretary Hackett’s request to appoint an assistant attorney general for the Schley court of inquiry. He says it would imply the government prosecution officer is under investigation.
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Man Declares Anarchist Motive Behind McKinley Attack
Leon Czolgosz, born in Detroit and aged 29, confessed to police in Buffalo that Emma Goldman’s speeches radicalized him. He described purchasing a 32 calibre revolver, stalking the president at Pan-American exposition, and firing twice after a lengthy buildup, saying he acted alone for the anarchist cause with no accomplices.
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Fire in Foochow Destroys Chinese Town
Vancouver report: The steamer Tartar brings news of Foochow China burning of its business district. Over a million dollars in damage and many deaths occur as looting fights erupt among the coolie population amid the blaze.
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Des Moines Man Kills Wife Then Ends Own Life
In Des Moines an Iowa man identified as Otis Green shot and killed his wife on a street this morning before fatally shooting himself. Authorities said the couple were estranged or involved in a jealously fueled dispute. Police recovered the bodies at the scene with no immediate suspect description available.
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Bicyclist Nelson Dead After Race Injury
New York September 9 report says John Nelson of Chicago, injured in last Wednesday's race with Michavia, died today from blood poisoning.
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