War Summary From Free Press On World Turmoil
Long war dispatch chronicles Lord Roberts De Wet Mackenzie factors. Reports bombardments at Elands River Yang Tsun and Pekin. Canadian troops, garrisons, and officials cited with casualties and movements. President Steyn rumor, and Wilson obituary noted.
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Methuen
DeWet
Steyn
Howard
Novingedacht
Pte
Monteich
Strathconas
Lord Roberts
Roberts
de- Wet
Lord Kitchenes
Lord Methuem
Smith-Dorrien
Welverdeen
Carrington
Mafeking
Kruger
Bryan
Grim warning on suffrage framed by Grady and others
A miscellany of notices and opinions notes Henry W Grady and Mrs Cornwallis West, railway strikes in Winnipeg, a deadly train crash in Lehigh Valley, and casualty totals from the South African War. Also reports on cyclones at Qu Appelle, literary references, tobacco consumption trends, and weather lore.
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Republic
Congress
Egypt
Joshua
Jetho
Henry W. Grady
Lady Randolph Churchill
Mrs. Cornwallis-West
Winns
Qu’ Appelle
Alex. Dundas
Shah
Salson
Winnipeg
Roland
Brandon
Lehigh Valley
Gattling
Situation in China advances and floods hinder allied advance
The report from Pekin on August 2 notes foreigners in British, Italian, Dutch, French and Austrian legations burned. Li Hung Chang refuses to aid entry to Pekin as ministers leave Tianjin. Fuller cites Piet Sang capture and pursuit of retreating Chinese as the allies advance toward Yang Tsun with British Americans and Japanese in pursuit.
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Yang Tsun
Tien Tsin
Li Hung Chang
Pekin
Shanghia
U. S
China
Amur River
Wienday
Robert Hart
London
Legations
Conger
Washington
Pao Ting
Chaffee
Ho Si Wu
Li Hung Hang
Piet Sang
Canada Wins Grand Prize for Cheese Butter and Eggs
Canada’s Paris exhibition head W A Mackinnon reports Canada has won grand prizes for cheese butter and eggs in cold storage. The showcase draws attention from traders hoping to expand exports of perishable foods. Canada’s apples from Grimsby Ont arrived in Paris in excellent condition with 75 to 95 percent perfect cases and other varieties including Fameuse Pippin Baldwin and Northern Spy kept well in July shipments.
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Department of Agriculture
W. A. Mackinnon
Canada
Paris
Grimsby
Ont
Ben Davis
Newman C. P
Death of the Brandon Sun editor G T Wilson
Mr G T Wilson editor of the Brandon Sun and manager of Western Publishing Co died in Brandon hospital on Monday of typhoid fever. He was a strong supporter of the newspaper profession and served as this year's president of the Western Canada Press Association during its Eastern Canada visit. His ties to education are noted.
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G. T. Wilson
Brandon “Sun
Western Publishing Co
Brandon
Western Canada Press Association
Association
Eastern Canada
Educational
Roosevelt Vows Duty to McKinley in Nomination Speech
In accepting the vice presidency nomination, Governor Roosevelt of New York pledged to do all in his power to secure McKinley’s re-election. He framed McKinley as standing for the core principles dear to every American.
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Roosevelt
New York
McKinley
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Hoar
Baden Powell
Rustenburg
Ian Hamilton
Lord Kitchener
Vaal
Lord Methuen
Sir Chas. Warren
Lord Roberts Beverly
Bechuanaland
England
Genutton
Pretoria
Lord Robts
Col
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Red Cross
Burdett Coutts
South Africa
Cook
Goth
Arnold
Strathcona’s
Cape Town
Machadodorp
Plac
Eo Tikaiel Seton
Claud McDonald
House of Commons
Count von Walderse
Ridar
Tuciay
University of Manitoba
Manitoba
Northwest
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Gow
Brandon * Sun
Russell
Biffle
Boissevain
Strathclair
A. E. Bryant
Ly V
Williams, Biusearth
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Banner
Office
America
Varnes
Wie
Comb Riley
Ata Ane Ohle
Werner Company
Mar Akron
Onib
Werner Companie
T. A. Tioynes
Trave Maris
Mann
Scientific American
All Rews Desiers
Mann & Co
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McMillan
FUR & Ia
Wool ‘Co
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