Harmony Lacking Among Allies Amid China Preparations
London dispatch reports friction among Britain Russia Germany and Japan over war alliances. Russian refusal to surrender the Taku-Tien Tsin railway to an English firm and potential German patrols on the Yangtse provoke tensions. Tokyo warns Japan delays mobilized divisions due to German and Russian reluctance to appoint a commander. Toll from Tien Tsin siege tallies Russians 700 Japanese 57 British 40 Americans 37 with thousands of Chinese casualties.
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London
China
Seymour
Taku-Tien’Tsin
Germany
England
Daily Express
Tokio
Russia
Tien Tsin
Ameridius
Battle of Tien Tsin official casualty bulletin issued
War department bulletin lists casualties from the July 13 attack at Tien Tsin. It records killed Colonel E H Liscun and seventeen enlisted men. wounded Captain C B Noyes Major J Reagan Lieutenant F R Lang and seventy two enlisted men. missing two enlisted men. Coolidge signs dispatch as Lieutenant Colonel of the Ninth Infantry.
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War Department
Tien Tsin
Chee Foo
E. H. Liscun
C. RB. Noyes
J. Reagan
F. R. Lang
Coolidge
Leutenant
Ninth Infantry
Convict Gallagher Dies After Self-Destructive Diet
John Gallagher a Nebraska state prison convict died in the prison hospital from catarrh of the stomach bowels and kidneys after consuming soap plastering from walls and vinegar in a self harm bid he hoped would gain a pardon. In a separate ruling Judge Amos Thayer of the US Court of Appeals in St Louis granted a writ of habeas corpus for John P Reese Iowa miners union official released from Kansas confinement finding a legal error in the strike injunction case.
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John Gallagher
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Gallagher
Reese
Amos Thayer
United States Court of Appeals
St. Louis
John P. Reese
Iowa Miners’ ‘Union
Kansas
Thayer
Two Fersons Killed in Pennsylvania Railroad Disaster
A freight train derailed at the Johns town station in Pennsylvania, crashing into 2,700 passengers awaiting an excursion to Altoona. Five people were injured, with two confirmed dead and two more in likely fatal condition.
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Fersons
Aga
Pennsylvania Railroad
Johnstown
Altooha
Insurgent Ships Captured, Colombian Government Says
Dr. Inis Guervo-Marquez charge d affaires of Colombia received a cable from the consul at Curazao stating the revolutionary ships have been captured. He says this destroys the last hope of the revolutionary party.
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Inis Guervo-Marquez
Colombia
Curazao
Guervo-Marquez
Revolutionary Party
Syrian woman aboard Havana dies. autopsy hints yellow fever
A Syrian second class passenger detained on Hoffman Island in New York died suddenly. Her body was moved to Swinburn Island for autopsy which showed suspicious indications she died of yellow fever.
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New York
Havana
Hoffman Island
Swinburn Island
Finger Pinched Off by Rails at Sterling Neb Work Site
Laborer George Grady suffered the loss of a finger when his left index finger was pinched between two rails while working with a section gang at Sterling Nebraska on Saturday. Medical aid was summoned.
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George Grady
Sterling
Neb
Hemingford Storm Destroys Roofs as Hail Blasts Town
The Hemingford area suffered its worst hailstorm with goose egg sized stones piling up thickly. Roofs shingled and tin ruptured, storefronts glass broken, ceilings and plaster damaged, and siding splintered. Fences toppled and horses injured by barbed wire as damage reached several thousand dollars.
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Hemingford
Rebels Threaten Panama as Government Struggles for Food
Reports through July 13 indicate Panama remained under government control amid rebel advances. Rebels, led by an American expert, could seize Panama at any time. Government troops are reinforced from Colon but face food shortages, with authorities seizing cattle from residents. The Nebraska state university calendar will publish soon detailing the new elective system and altered freshman entrance requirements based on work completed, with points needed for full admission.
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Colombia
Panama
Colon
Nebraska
Boy Stabbed During Quarrel in Plattsmouth
In Plattsmouth fifteen year old Todd O'Brien quarreled with Andrew Olsen during a ball game. O'Brien drew a pocketknife and stabbed Olsen in the right breast. Olsen was taken home to a physician who called the wound serious. The boy O'Brien is on bail until next Tuesday as Olsen’s condition is watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsmouth
Todd O'Brien
Dan O'Brien
O’brien
Andrew Olsen
O'Brien
Olsen
Hotel owner injured by accidental rifle shot near Callaway
H. E. Greer proprietor of the Grand Pacific hotel was accidentally shot in the right arm by barber Charles Moak while fishing along the South Loup river near Callaway Nebraska. Moak fired a 22 calibre rifle from behind brush about three hundred yards away and did not see Greer. The bullet struck the muscle and bone but the exact location could not be found after probing. Greer remains in pain but—aside from the incident itself—unharmed.
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South Loup River
Callaway
Neb
H. E. Greer
Grand Pacific
Charles Moak
Moak
Greer
Mare Island Officer Ordered to China Amid Warship Work
Commander Francis Drake, in charge of the Mare Island ordinance department, has been ordered to China after secret orders triggered agency activity. Work on the Mohican, Alert, Marblehead, Bear, and other vessels is being rushed as they are believed destined for immediate service.
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Mare Island
Francis Drake
Ordinance Department
China
Mohican
Alert
Marblehead
Bear
Canton Tension as Li Hung Chang Sails for Hong Kong
Secretary of State notes a dispatch from Consul McWade reporting Viceroy Li Hung Chang has sailed to Hong Kong. An edict names Li as viceroy at Chi Li and orders his immediate presence there. Fears arise that his absence may prompt unrest in Canton as French gun boats reach the city.
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Aising
Canton
McWade
Li Hung Chang
Hong Kong
Chi Li
Train wreck near Schubert buries eleven cars
A Burlington freight train derailed Wednesday night when the bridge south of Schubert gave way. Eleven cars plunged into the ditch. cause of the bridge failure not stated. Wrecking crew from Lincoln dispatched to the scene.
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Burlington
Schubert
Lincoln
Appeal for Aid From Chinese Imperial Government
Washington dispatch reports President McKinley received a direct appeal from the Chinese imperial government asking U S good offices to resolve the Boxer uprising crisis. It notes France’s four conditions complicate things while the United States contemplates using force or quiet diplomacy to reach Mr Conger and secure compensation and reparation in the settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McKinley
China
France
State Department
Thas
M. Delcassé
Prince Tuan
Mr. Conger
United States
Japan Grants Consent for Nagasaki Transit of Troops
The Japanese government approves the United States request to land armed troops and supplies at Nagasaki for transfer to other vessels bound for Taku China. Authorities pledge to facilitate movement, with three large transports from the Philippine service allocated for Nagasaki to Taku, expediting troop deployment to China.
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United States
Nagasaki
Taku
China
Pacific
San Francisco
Manila
Talkin
Quartermaster's Department of the Army
Philippine Service
Nagabaki
Woman in Wayne Neb. Attempts Suicide with Laudanum
Mrs. John Reiley of Wayne Nebraska drank laudanum and blue vitriol in Dakota City, then urged goodbye to her husband. A neighbor secured a doctor and an emetic saved her life. She remained intent on self harm after waking and a watch is kept to deter further attempts. Reiley had followed his wife from Wayne two weeks earlier amid suspicions of marital strife.
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John Reiley
Wayne, Neb
Dakota City
Reily
Wayne
Fashionable Castle Crag Hotel Burns in Shasta County
News from San Francisco reports the Castle Crag hotel a fashionable summer destination in Shasta County burned to the ground. All guests escaped with their baggage as Castle Crag tavern, owned by the Pacific Improvement company, housed San Francisco society guests from across the state.
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San
Blaze Threatens Twenty Five Square Miles In Sandwich Area
A forest fire raging from Patchville berry pickers has spread over at least twenty five square miles and endangers about twenty towns near Sandwich Massachusetts. Hundreds work through dry brush as flames leap and travel through dense timber toward Buzzard’s Bay region, affecting areas between Sandwich and Buzzard’s Bay along the main railroad line and surrounding towns.
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Sandwich
Mass
Patchville
Cape
Buzzard’s Bay
Consolidated Railroad
Calumet
Wimimet
Salmouths
Hallowell
Walmouths
Howard and
Pocassett Roads
Plan to Settle Chicago Building Trades Strike
Edward D. Chadie and W. R. Thresher of Chicago submit to the American Federation of Labor executive council a plan for swift settlement of the Chicago building trades strike. The council appoints Kidd and Lennon to thoroughly investigate the proposal, with Chadick and Thresher representing the Labor and Guarantee association. The Cour d'Alene strike case is also to be examined, with Gompers and VPs Duncan and Kidd tasked to visit and report.
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Edward D. Chadie
W. R. Thresher
Chicago
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Messrs
Kidd
Lennon
Chaddick
Mr. Thresher
The
Labor and Guarantee Association
Cour d'Alene
Gommpers
Duncan
Federation
Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Circus at Lincoln
The combined circuses promise a grand program in Lincoln with twenty five clowns and eminent riders. Aerial acts, acrobats, statue artists, bicyclists and numerous sensational troupes accompany a vast canvas show. After Lincoln the tour travels to York Kearney Hastings and Sutisror.
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Adam Forepaugh
Sells Brothers
Lincoln
York
Kearney
Hastings
Sutisror
Japs Show Interest in Portland Flour Trade
J C Robinson of Portland Oregon reports a sample flour from Yokohama mills. The flour comes from wheat shipped months ago and appears first rate. The Japanese state the cost of manufacture was about 2.50 per barrel at a Pacific coach point, the lowest figure yet seen for flour sent to the Orient.
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J.C. Robinson
Portland
Ore
Yokohama
Pacific
Orient
Boers Attack Rail Head Near Heidelberg
Lord Roberts reports the Boers made a determined assault on a post at the Rail Head thirteen miles east of Heidelberg. They attacked with three guns and a pompon and surrounded the position but were beaten off after a sharp engagement before reinforcements from Heidelberg arrived.
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Rail Head
London War Office
Lord Roberts
Heidelberg
Calls For a Council Meeting of Populist Committee
J. H. Edmisten chairs the populist state central committee and has convened a meeting on July 31 at Lingoin. All fusion ticket candidates are invited to join the committees for discussions.
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J. H. Edmisten
State Central Committee
Lingoin
Conger Alive Report Sparks Relief From Pekin to Washington
A July dispatch from London reports United States Minister Conger sent a cipher cable from Pekin to Washington stating he was alive two days earlier while Chinese forces battled for safety. Wu Ting Fang shared the message with the state department, easing rumors of his fate.
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Washington
United States
Conger
Pekin
State Department
Wu Ting Fang
Hay
Sen al
London Sees Treachery Dispatch on Conger Letter
London reports the Conger dispatch fails to convince British press and public. It notes China may hold many such messages and suggests ministers could not obtain authentic copies, with suspicions of cipher code loss and possible fabrication.
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London
Conger
Beckham Nominated by Democratic Convention in Kentucky
A Lexington dispatch reports Governor Beckham was nominated by acclamation for Kentucky governor at the Democratic state convention. The platform endorses the national party, calls for Goebel election law changes, guarantees bipartisan election board representation, denounces Goebel’s assassination, and supports Beckham’s administration.
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Lexington
Beckham
Kentucky
Goebel
Bradley
War dispatches from Pretoria report key movements
July 19 dispatch from Lora Roberts to the London War Office states Methuey occupied Heekpoort without opposition. Ian Hamilton and Mahon continued marching north of the Delagoa Bay railroad while Sunter reconnoiters the Free State position between Bethlehem and Vicksburg.
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Lora Roberts
London War Office
Pretoria
Methuey
Heckpoort
Ian Hamilton
Mahon
Delagoa Bay
Sunter
Bethlehem
Vicksburg
Fire Bugs Threaten West Point as Barn Fire Spreads
A downpour accompanied two fires in West Point. Firemen battled a rubbish heap behind Tammond's barber shop, then a barn on Lincoln street was gutted. Prompt action saved nearby barns. Three alarms were rung amid suspicions of arson by a fire bug.
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West Point
Tammond
Lincoln Street
Tornado Hits Near Bennet Nebraska Damages Farm, Barns
A small tornado touched down about three miles south of Bennet during a recent storm tearing up a short stretch. James Taylor’s barn and animal sheds were wrecked and reports indicate further damage in the community.
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Bennet
James Taylor
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Lisoum
Tien Tein
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Japan
John Reilly
Fashionable
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Timber Land
Federation of Labor
Grand Island
Taylor Flick
H. G. Rieter
Samuel Lichty
J. Stevens
A Fipton
James Salmon
J. T. Kelley
Bennet, Neb
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