Pearsall News Highlights Local Harvest and Court News
Heavy rains push county yields with several farmers expecting bales per acre and Pearsall ginning five bales to date. Community notes include residents returning home to Pearsall, a Baptist meeting underway, gunman W A Choss visiting, and remarks on farming prospects. In Pleasanton East the Thirty sixth judicial district convention nominates George M. Martin for district attorney, while I G Langley and Miss Annie Youngblood wed at the bride’s parents' home with Rev Dubose officiating.
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Pears Id
Texas
Ark
Acre
Pearsall Gramp
Lee Applewhite
Sain Paltricio County
Pearsall
Hewe
Hii
Brooks
Libebky
Mises Myrtie
Lucile Pranglin
Cotulla
W. A. Choss
San Miguel
Thirty-sixth Judicial District
Pleasanton East
George M. Martin
I. G. Langley
Annie Youngblood
Dubose
Devine
British pessimism over China conflict spreads via foreign exile
Special dispatch reports Hagland predicting a general war in China with extensive preparations. Morgan M P and Edward Bush warn of rising tensions as Chung Kung’s foreign trade town of 100,000 faces fear, with Europeans and the British consul evacuating.
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New York
Lowdon
Hagland
China
Pek
Willian Pritchard “Morgan
M. P
Empire
Mar. Morgan
Edward Bush
Chung Kung
Fowler
Washington
Foreign Office
Pekin
Szewan
Yang Tse
Simla to Prepare for Boer Prisoner Reception in Ceylon
A dispatch from the secretary of state for India orders preparations for the reception and security of several hundred Boer prisoners to be sent from Cape Town to the continent and then to Ceylon.
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Simla
Secretary of State For
India
Capedown
Ceylon
Caleb Powers Trial Report from Cincinnati Scene
Specials from Georgetown Kentucky in May place Adjutant General Collier on the stand in Caleb Powers trial. He testified at the estate Ginnenati saying soldiers were kept there but no arms were brought to the state capitol grounds.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Georgetown
Collier
Tate Caleb Powers
Ginnenati
State Capitol
Crops Will Fail In Scranton District As Drought Persists
Scranton Mississippi August 4 farmers face total crop failure as heat and drought rage nationwide. Potatoes and corn planted are ruined and it is too late to salvage yields, causing widespread distress among the poorer classes.
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Scranton
Miss
Cay
Unknown man found dead in Galveston Bay docks to be inspected
An unknown man about 35, 180 pounds, was found dead in Galveston Bay at 6 this morning. Clues scarce, body in water about 24 hours. Hartingtons Lieutenant and Chief Engineer Hood will inspect the docks tomorrow with H E Huntington. James Stuart, famed elevator builder, is in Galveston to discuss new elevators by next year.
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Galveston
Texas
Bay
Ford
H. E. Huntington
Southern Pacific Railway
Cutef Ennaineer Hood
Celebrated Mator, Millionaire's Grass Widow Marries
In Denver Cheyenne on August 4 John Douglas Campbell and Mrs Henry Brown wed at the Presbyterian church. Mrs Brown, divorced last week from Henry Brown the millionaire pioneer, had married him five years prior when she 19 and he 70. They lived at the Brown hotel. Campbell owns no property.
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Millonaiire
John Douglas Campbell
Henry
Brown
Presbyterian Church
Cheyenne
H. McQuilkin
Presbyterian, Church
Hen K. Brown
Brown Hotel
Remarkable Eastward Ocean Liner Race Soon Underway
Four major liners will race 3000 miles from New York to London including the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Hamburg American Line Deuternkamet New York and Oceanic. The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and Deutschland will start within 24 hours of each other racing to land mail and set speed records amid strong competition for transatlantic prestige.
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New York
Oceanic
Liverpool
Queenstown
Mever
Ocean Agelag
Astor quits Britain to exile himself for a year
London reports William Waldorf Astor faces a social backlash and plans to leave Britain for a year. He will not rent Clivedon this autumn and may move to the Continent, with Pall Mall Gazette indicating his magazine holdings are for sale at a modest price.
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Tony
Great Britain
New York
London
William Waildorf Astor
Clivadon
Thames
Hig Magazine
Pall Mall Gazette
Threats Reach Treaty Ports as Boxers Swarm South China
Dispatches from Shanghai to St Petersburg report that after Li Hong Chang left Canton province Chinese troops joined Boxers and carried out murderous raids in South China. Only the treaty ports remained excepted as they faced swarming hostile forces threatening the region.
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London
Shanghai
St. Petersburg
Li Hug Chang
Canton
China
Allies Prepare for Big Battle Near Pekin
Shanghai dispatches say a major clash may occur Sunday between allied forces led by Americans and British advancing on Pekin and a Chinese imperial army of 10 000. The 385 mile route from Tientsin is the likely battlefield with Russian French Japanese American and British troops in the front and guarding routes.
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London
Shanghai
Pekin
Yellow fever report from Tampa shows no new cases
Telegrams from Tampa Florida report no new yellow fever cases by noon today. Refugees continue fleeing on every available tram as the outbreak concern spreads through nearby areas.
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Washington
Tampa
Fla
Philippine shippers warned of new Manila regulations
Philippine shipping rules prompt warnings to consignees in San Francisco as Manila issues a weight declaration provision. Goods en route before notice arrive under new legal conditions, provoking protests to Secretary Root and Manila officials seeking relief from the fined regime.
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Francisco
Manila
Hos
San Francisco
War Root
Mysterious Daughter of La Belle Teresa Sought in New York
Police and detectives search for Teresa Bruguol’s 17 year old daughter believed to be in New York. Described as a beautiful decoy linked to the Brugiol case and Bresci arrest, she allegedly lures young men toward the anarchist cause.
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New York
StaMen
Teresa Bruguol
la ‘Belle ‘Taresa
Btakry
Bresci
Battery Aartillery Accident Report Revealing Loud Shot
Springfield August 4 The court of inquiry heard that Battery A used a two pound powder charge in a bag for a loud report intended to startle spectators. Sergeant Batty said a misload broke the bag and spilled powder causing the ensuing accident. Two witnesses could not be located.
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Linuis
Springfield
Walter Batty
Ait Carp Lincoln
Sereennat Batty
Bvakh
Batty
Reece
Battty
Aatl
Ie Court Chais Delayeks
Fatal balloon ascent leaves two drowned near Naples
In Naples on August 4 a balloon ascent led by Captain Venni near Villa Communale ended at sea. Count de Montecupo and reporter Pellizene drowned after five hours in the water, while Montecopo survived by clinging to ropes until Cape Misenum rescue. Authorities blamed for permitting the flight without a lifeboat.
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Naples
Villa Communale
Venni
Count de Montecupo
Pellizene
Capri
Ischia
Palermo
Venus
Pellizone
Montecopo
Monteceo
Cape Misenum
Legations in Pekin Face Critical Siege Amid Rejected Evacuation
Shanghai cables report that the American British and German embassies in Pekin refused a Chinese proposal to evacuate under Chinese troop escort for Tianjin. The legations warned of possible massacre as rations ran low with about fourteen days of food and limited ammunition remaining. A Japanese runner noted only five days of rations and around 80 rounds per defender after leaving Pekin on July 28.
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London
Shanghai
Pekin
Tien Tsin
Louisiana board declares quarantine against Tampa due to yellow fever
New Orleans August 4 report that the Louisiana state board of health has declared quarantine against Tampa Florida because yellow fever is prevalent there.
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New Orleans
Louisiana, State Board of Health
Tampa
Fia
Pont
Bishop Opposed to Bull Fights in Barcelona Inquiry Ordered
Barcelona Aug 4 The Bishop of Barcelona orders an inquiry after reports a priest in his diocese took part in a bull ring event. The bishop, firmly anti bull fights, may soon issue a pastoral fetter condemning them amid a broader Catalan religious campaign.
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Barcelona
Catalonia
Queen of Italy plot framed by Bresci and Lana
Rome reports Antonio Laba confessed to police about a vast anti monarchist plot hatched in Paterson New Jersey to kill Europe’s rulers. Lana planned to assassinate the queen while Bresci would shoot the king. the conspirators fled to Monza but failed to meet the plan.
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New York
Journal
Rome
Antonio Laba
Brege
Gantic
Paterson
N. J
Europe
Lana
Italy
Humbert
Margherita
Ivrea
Bresci
Quintagalli
Presci
Lapa
Monza
Marguerita
Beeser
Buenos Ayres
Sean Ge
Registrar Lanier Death Ties Office Funds Shortage
New Orleans reports Colonel J C Lanier registrar of the state land office at Baton Rouge died in his office rear room. Officials say apparent apoplexy but believed suicide. An expert review shows a local shortage of about 35000 dollars in the books upon Lanier’s tenure.
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New Orleans
J. C. Lani
State Land Office
Baton Rouge
Lanier
Hils
Hi Turms
Attempted suicide and San Antonio bowling club chartered
Laura Needham of the scarlet district in Austin attempted suicide by morphine but was saved by a physician. She had earlier taken laudanum in a personal crisis. The Laurel Eights Bowling Club of San Antonio filed a charter with the Secretary of State with no capital stock. A health telegram from Dr Souch of the Louisiana board of health offered protection to Texas travelers from infected points amid yellow fever fears.
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Austin
Texas
Laura Needham
Scarlet
Laurel Eights Bowling Club
San Antonio
Uan
Blunt
Souchon
Louisiana Board of Health
Louisiana
Tampa
Morida
Scotland Yard Spotted Anarchists Amid Arrest Rumors
The World’s cable reports New York anarchists fear police crackdowns as Malatesta vanishes from lodgings while Scotland Yard prepares operations. British officials hold consultations with Home Office heads as detectives press aggressive surveillance and arrests are rumored in London and Paterson.
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New York
Cabie
Malatesta
London
England
Humbert
Paterson
N. J
Scotland Yard
Sofferon Hill
Bresel
Home Office
Home Secretary
National Treasury July circulation and bond data released
The July 31 1900 monthly statement shows total national bank note circulation at 320473978 an annual rise of 78473975 and monthly rise of 10455687. Circulation backed by United States bonds stands at 286447434 up 80679630 for the year and up 12221882 for the month. Lawful money backed circulation is 33567922 down 2205652 for the year and down 1876245 for the month. Registered bonds on deposit to secure notes total 294948939 with public deposits at 89807000.
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United States Treasury
Sunday Light
Washington, D. C
United States
Turkish Fire Destroys Quarter in Stamboul
A great conflagration swept Kara guemiuk in Stamboul on August 4. Over 200 houses and shops, the Armenian church, and guard house burned. The blaze struck the poor quarter, causing widespread destitution.
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Constantinople
Karaguemiuk
Stamboul
Populist Leader Affirms Switch to Republicanism
W B Kibbe, Franklin County farmer and Populist veteran, announces his move to the Republican party in an address to Kansans. He condemns fusion tactics and predicts the Populist party will vanish, arguing party allegiance must yield to national progress as the century opens.
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Sunday Light
Topeka
Kan
W. B. Kibbe
Franklin County
Sioux Malls
Kansas
Political clash in Mississippi GOP over electors
In Jackson on August 4 a Republican campaign meeting in the Fifth Congressional district faces a split over two rival elector nominees. J C Hill, the sole Black Republican on Mississippi's ticket, may be sidelined by the Lily White faction, risking the Negro contingent's remaining official role in the state party.
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Jackson
Miss
J. C. Hill
Hill
Philadelphia
Republican Party
Lords Approve London and Northwestern Station Upgrade
The Lords select committee approves a bill enabling the London and Northwestern Railway to modernize Muston station at an estimated cost of £190,000. The project will require closing several streets for construction. The queen has appointed Edward De Reske as an honorary member of the road class of the Royal Victorian.
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London
House of Lords
London and Northwestern Railway Company
iMuston
Edward de Reske
Roa
Royal Victorian
Li Hung Chang Ordered to Pekin by Imperial Summons
The Herald reports Li Hung Chang has arrived in Pekin and is urged to depart north immediately. The barbarian viceroy of Sheng Tung is said to have converted over a thousand followers on his journey, while Pekin faces anarchy. Li Hung Chang cites illness to delay and asks Sheng to join, but Sheng refuses.
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New York
the Herald
Shanghai
Ping Hong
Pekin
Sheng Tung
Li Hung Chang
Pein Ito
Sheng
Anarchist Meeting Blocked in Houston August Scene
Report from Houston Texas notes suspicion of a gang of anarchists citing a thwarted meeting in August. The gathering allegedly aimed to endorse the assassination of Huybert of Jaly but was stopped by members of the Italian colony.
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Houston
Texas
Huybert of
Jaly
Fund Rises for Widows of New Orleans Police Martyrs
New Orleans on August 4 reports a widow and orphan fund for policemen killed last week by Robert Charles has reached 4000 dollars. Mayor Caperville announces ongoing donations and plans for further monthly contributions to aid the families.
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Orleanas
Orleops
Robert Charles
Apren
Capaeville
Eumiodiag
Tariff Complaints Reach War Dept Over Philippine Rates
Washington August 4 The War department notes complaints from San Francisco merchants and shippers about the new Philippine tariff. A board in the Philippines is examining the tariff and is expected to propose revisions to fix technical faults and aid American shippers. Aims include equal riff rates under the peace treaty and possible reductions for US manufactured goods to boost American interests in the Philippines.
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San Francisco
Washington, D. C
War Department
Mianila
Philippines
Uae
Spain
United States
Miamita Board
Washington
Minster Conger Reports Pekin Food Shortage and Safety
Cable from Pekin dated July 25 says provisions can last six days. Food is scarce in Pekin while foreigners remain safe. Imperial decree reportedly halted further attacks. American mission property is destroyed.
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Sunday Light
New York
the Herald
Che Foo
Minfi Conger
Pekin
Ching
Pek
Texans sue over train assault and damages
Civil suits filed against the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway and J B Wheat and William Wheat seek 950000 in damages. Joseph Parker and Richard Jones, both colored, claim whites aboard a train at Douston assaulted them and seized valuables. A third suit by relatives seeks 50400 for injuries to J Mitchell allegedly caused by the Wheats. The Wheats are in custody at Richmond.
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Douston
Texas
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway Company
J. B. Wheat
William Wheat
Joseph Parker
Depo
Richard Jones
Galveston,Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway Company
J. B. Ank Willan Wheat
J. Mitchell
Wheats
Mitchell
Richmond
Texans Hail Colorado Springs as Travel Center
Mr and Mrs Webster from San Antonio spent time in Colorado Springs and plan to return to Texas. Mr and Mrs Alexander and Mrs Fr W Herden of San Antonio registered at the Alamo hotel. Mr and Mrs Hoover also from San Antonio enjoy their visit. Mr S J Badger and two sisters from San Antonio travel to Salt Lake City to visit a married sister. Among visitors Texans praise the state’s appeal and many Texas towns are represented at the gathering.
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Gatorado Springs
Webster
Sam Antonio
Colorado Springs
Boulder
Texas
Alexander
W. Herden
San Anton
Alamo Hotel
Preverit
Counting the Chicks
Negotiations are reported between the South American coalition and the United Kingdom over the future shape of government. The piece notes possible formation of a new body and references the Dyas and the Orange Free State as context in a fragmented colonial era scene.
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Specihal
Capebows
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Mator
Astor
South China
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la Belle Teresa
Beau
South America
State Capital News
Louisiana Realth Board
Laurel Heighs
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Powers That Be
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