Chaffee says hostilities in China are over
Washington dispatch reports General Chaffee states hostilities have ceased with occasional shots. He notes no large Chinese force along the line, cites Li Hung Chang's power, and requests 5,000 troops equipment for winter. Transportation and tents have been shipped. much at Taku. river traffic failing.
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Washington
War Department
Chaffee
Li Hung Chang
United States
China
Taku
Deposed Emperor Advocate Moves Chinatowns Tears in San Francisco
Leong Kai Tian claiming to be special ambassador of the deposed Chinese emperor Kwang Su spoke at Jackson street theatre in San Francisco. He urged restoration and modernization, criticized the empress dowager, and drew tears from the audience as supporters donated over $3,000 for the reform association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leong Kai Tian
China
Kwang Su
Jackson Street
San Francisco
United States
Chinese Empire Association of Reformers
Kwang Sia
Reform Association
Two Holdups Strike Omaha Transit, Rob Both Cars
Two masked men robbed a Hanscom Park streetcar at Thirty second and Hickory taking a revolver and about 4 in cash from the motorman and about 20 in company funds from the conductor. An hour later a pair stopped a Q street extension train at South Omaha forcing the crew and a passenger to walk to fields west of Cudahy’s plant and took further valuables. The conductor surrendered 12 mostly company money as receipts for the day. The train was halted by a hay sack on the track as a makeshift obstruction.
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Hanscom Park
Hickory Streets
Omaha
Q Street
South
Cudahy
Hotel Cook Kills Daughter in Denver Shooting
Alvina Bolton eighteen daughter of Hans Bolton proprietor of the Metropolitan hotel was shot dead in Denver by William C Baragar a rejected admirer and hotel cook. Baragar was arrested after swallowing poison. antidotes given and he is expected to recover.
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Alvina Bolton
Hans Bolton
Metropolitan Hotel
Denver
Col
William C. Baragar
Cattle Slaughter Hits Trenton Neb Region
Reports from near Trenton Nebraska describe cattle losses as sugarcane pests or stock killers. John Thomas south of town lost twelve head from his herd last Saturday as the mysterious blight continues to threaten farmers in the area.
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Sons
Trenton
Neb
John Thomas
Fixing Blame for Wreck Yet Placed in Rail Inquiry
Reports from Bethlehem and Allentown indicate no deaths among the Hatfield Pennsylvania wreck victims though several expected to die. Rail officials say debris cleared, cars burned, evidence destroyed, and a full investigation will determine fault including whether dispatcher Groves delayed orders and whether poor line wires interfered with messages.
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Bethlehem
Allentown
Hatferd
Philadelphia and
Reading
Sweigart
Reading Railroad
Groves
Reading Terminal
Tog
France Hangs Back as Pekin Troop Withdrawal Stance Discussed
France has not replied to Russia's note on Pekin troop withdrawals. Delcasse and the Russian ambassador visited Rambouillet to confer with President Toubet on the Order of St Andrew and to deliver the czar's autograph letter. Officials hope for a view exchange that could affect the upcoming ministerial meeting while France insists peace remains essential though wary of the withdrawal method.
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France
Russia
Pekin
M. Delcasse
Prince Curoassan
Rambouilla
Toubet
Store at Filley Robbed by Burglars Loot Recovered
The Lewellen general store in Filley was broken into by burglars who stole goods valued at 15 to 20 dollars. They first struck C. C. Johansen & Sons blacksmith shop for tools used to force the door. Tools and an old pair of shoes were left behind and swapped for a new pair. No arrests yet but a promising clue may lead to a capture.
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P. T. Lewellen
Filley
C. C. Johansen & Sons
Extradition Proceedings Hold Arnold in San Francisco
Judge Dehaven of the U S circuit court in San Francisco orders Julian B Arnold held for extradition. Arnold is accused of embezzling client funds and is detained pending presidential papers for the extradition process.
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Dehaven
United States Circuit Court
San Francisco
Julian B. Arnold
Edwin Arnold
McKinley
Arresting Akron Rioters in Major Disorder Case
Nineteen arrests have been made in the Akron riot case. Earl and Charles Trank are charged with rioting. A special grand jury will likely be convened to hear the cases, with nearly 300 witnesses to be examined.
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Akron
Earl
Charles Trank
African Methodist Episcopal Church and Colored Methodists Plan Chicago Tabernacle
The AME Church of Chicago with 300000 members and the colored Methodist church with 150000 members will consolidate to build in Chicago a Methodist tabernacle described as the most costly and imposing structure owned by a colored congregation in the United States.
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African Methodist Episcopal Church of Chicago
Colored Methodist Church
Chicago
United States
Nebraska to Welcome New Rural Delivery Inspector
Inspector of Delivery Charles 8 Brundage of Tecumseh in the post office department at Washington has been appointed inspector of free rural delivery offices in Nebraska and will tour the state within thirty days on his rounds of duty.
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Charles 8. Brundage
Tecumseh
Post Office
Washington
Nebraska
Boer commander Dead and Pekin rail line wrecked report
General N Delarey is reported dead and the Yang Tsung to Pekin railroad is totally wrecked. Germany will send troops to Shanghai to aid in city protection. Six months rations for British troops at Pekin ordered. The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio meets in Columbus. Salina Southwestern and Solomon Valley railroads sold at Salina for 9400, 000 each.
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Ndelarey
Yang, Tsung
Pekin
Germany
Shanghai
The
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Ohio
States
Columbus
Salina
Brakeman Killed by Train at Grand Island Yard
Arthur Bewall a Union Pacific brakeman was killed in Grand Island Nebraska yards near the passenger depot. He was about to cut his train when a passing string of cars was derailed and ran over him. He suffered severe injuries including an arm amputation and leg injuries and died about an hour and a half later after being treated with chloroform.
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R. Kelly
Union Pacific
Deo. Candish
Grand Island
Neb
Kelly
Germany Spoils Program on Pekin Evacuation Attitude
The U S ambassador in Paris reports France favors Russia's stance on Pekin evacuation. An American chargé d affaires in Berlin cites Germany's view that forces must stay, with Italy and Austria likely to follow. England and Japan may join but have not decided.
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Pekin
United States
Paris
Jore Porter
Russia
Porter
Amercan Charge d‘ Affaires
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Austria
England
Japan
Man Rampages at Archbishop Residence in New York
John W. Hanley, believed insane, forced entry at Archbishop Corrigan’s home. He rushed to the dining room after being admitted by Father Connolly. The butler restrained him and police took him away, with Hanley insisting the archbishop must fix his brother’s grave in Calvary.
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John W. Hanley
Corrigan
New York
John Nestor
Hanley
Father Connolly
Nestor
Rome
Calvary
Kentucky Mines Shut Down After Union Order
Miners in the Middlesboro district Kentucky halt work after the union orders a pause until the 10th for a conference to fix 4 scale for the coming year. About 300 men stop work. five Coal Creek Jellico district companies signed the agreement. Pineville Coal runs mines.
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Middlesboro
Coal Creek-Jellico
Pineville
Ancient copper half-cent found by Grand Island digger
Herman Cords of Grand Island unearthed an 1851 copper half-cent while digging a post hole. The coin predates Grand Island’s early settlement timeline and may have arrived with early settlers. Cords has refused five dollars for the curio.
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Herman Cords
Grand Island
United States
Cords
Ex Alderman Follansbee Ends Life With Gun
Frank Tr. Follansbee once alderman and Chicago real estate owner died by his own hand after months of illness. While his nurse was away he obtained a revolver and fired two bullets into his brain, ending his life with suicide aided by oxygen therapy prior.
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Frank Tr. Follansbee
Chicago
Mr. Follansbee
August Hottest Month Since 1880 at Omaha
The Omaha weather bureau reports August as the hottest month since 1880 with an average 79 degrees, compared with 80 degrees that year. The July to August comparison and exact daily highs are noted in the summary.
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Omaha Weather Bureau
Chicago Wife Kills Child Then Herself In Gas Tragedy
Mrs Joanna Sasséll wife of a Chicago mechanic killed herself and her fifteen months old child by gas in their bedroom. No motive was found for the double tragedy.
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Joanna Sasséll
Chicago
Eight Hours a Day Proposed for Post Office Clerks
Atlantic City delegates adopt a resolution to draft a bill for an eight hour full work week for national post office clerks. The plan sets starting pay of $60 with $10 annual raises to $1,200 and potential merit raises to $1,400. Indirectly the convention seeks inclusion under civil service rules.
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National Post Office Clerks
Atlantic
City
N. J
Congress
Washington S
Seats Collapse at Lincoln Park Spectacle Injures Crowd
A section of seats about seventy five feet long in the amphitheatre at M street Lincoln gave way just before Pain's fireworks show on Thursday evening. Several people were hurt, mostly sprains and fractures to ankles wrists fingers and limbs. Two grave cases involved the spine.
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M Street
Park
Lincoln
Death of Arthur Sewall Paralytic Stroke at Small Point
Hon Arthur Sewall died at 8 30 am on Wednesday Sept 5 at his summer home in Small Point Maine of apoplexy following a paralytic stroke sustained Sept 6 He was sixty four years old In other news Judge Cantril in Georgetown Ay overruled a bill of exceptions in the Caleb Powers case sentencing him to life in prison for Goebel assassination Powers later had sentence suspended for sixty days to file a transcript and appeal He was transported to Louisville in handcuffs both ways
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Arthur Sewall
Small Point
Bath
Georgetown
Cantril
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Cantrill
Court of Appeals
Powers
Louisville
Accidental Shooting Near Burnham Worker In Lincoln
A young man named Wilson living at Burnham and employed at Burlington stock yards in Lincoln Nebraska August 6 shot himself with a revolver the ball entering near the abdomen and penetrating about four inches upward. The injury is not expected to be serious. Wilson about twenty five. Two Eichstadt university students in Rome who joined a university congress wandered from their group and disappeared prompting a search. catacombs found empty with no trace of the students.
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Wilson
Burnham
Burlington
Lincoln
Neb
Winnett
Eichstadt
Rome
Pittsburg & Baltimore Co Wins 75000 Tone Export Coal Contract
The Pittsburg and Baltimore coal company secured a contract for 75 000 tons of coal to England via Baltimore. The order is their first large export and signals a push into foreign markets. Local coal men say bigger orders depend on reduced rail rates to the seaboard.
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Pittsburg & Baltimore Coal Company
England
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Seaboard
Storm Rages Along South Atlantic Coast
A hurricane like storm that has battered the South Florida coast for a day moves northwest of Key West. Telegraph lines are down south of there and between Pensacola and Jacksonville. High winds persist as communications remain interrupted.
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South Florida
Key West
Fensacola
There
Jacksonville
Bodies Found Near Sexton Spark Iowa Identification Effort
Authorities in Kossuth county Iowa search for identities of two men found murdered near Sexton. Robbers likely killed them and removed all belongings to prevent identification. One report notes James Ferguson lost 400 dollars in Lincoln while riding street cars, money in a pocketbook.
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Bobies
Kossuth County
Iowa
Sexton
James Ferguson
Lincoln
Ile
Poisoned by Ice Cream Soda Three People Affected
Chicago health department alerted after ice cream soda poisoning sickened three people with one in critical danger. Investigators sought source and urged medical attention for those exposed.
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Chicago Health Department
Drowned pair on Ash creek while inspecting line route
George Zimmerer manager of Lexington Nebraska telephone exchange and Thomas of Kearney drowned on Ash creek near Lexington at its junction with the Loup river. The buggy settled in quicksand. both men recovered hours later. Zimmerer leaves a wife and parents in Levi nton. Thomas employed by FH Gilchrist & Co in Kearney.
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George Zimmerer
Lexington, Neb
Thomas
Kearney
Ash Creek
Lexington
Loup River
South Loup River
Zimmerer
FH. Gilchrist & Co
Levineton
Two Years for a Murder Plea in Deadwood Court
On the Deadwood court docket Dx Clayton High Wolf a full blooded Sioux admitted guilt in the killing of his father in law and wounding his mother in law at Pine Ridge agency He received a two year sentence in the state penitentiary and a ten dollar fine for lack of evidence Stampede from Rosebud agency was discharged He was alleged to have tried to kill Louis Bardo head farmer of the agency
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United States
Deadwood
Clayton High Wolf
Pine Ridge
Stampede
Rosebud
Louis Bardo
Census Figures Show City Populations Rise With Method Change
The census bureau reports fifty four cities totaling 14 644 711 inhabitants an average rise of 27.90 percent per city. In 1890 those cities held 13 150 045 people. gain 3 494 666. The 1890 increase, calculated on aggregate gain, yields 31.33 percent but is not actually larger due to differing calculation methods.
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Census Bureau
Death in Wayne County Asylum Becomes Tragic Harrowing Murder
In Detroit, Lulu Turbenning, a mentally ill inmate at the Wayne County asylum, choked fellow inmate Rebeccs Tiernan to death using a fabric strip. A nurse on rounds discovered the crime and the suspect was restrained.
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Lulu Turbenning
Wayne County Asylum
Detroit
Mich
Rebeccs
Tiernan
Labor Union Called a Pool of Trust by Judge Halloran
Des Moines Justice Halloran rules in Ryan versus Chas Reitz and Son that a labor union functions as a pool of trust. Ryan is supported by the Teamsters union of Des Moines and will appeal to the district court on a writ of error. The supreme court is likely to decide the issue in due course.
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Justice Halloran
Des Moines
Ryan
Chas
Reitz d& Son
Teamsters’ Union of
District Court
Supreme Court
Lightning Kills Cattle During Nebraska Storm
An electrical storm near Fairmont Nebraska killed three head of cattle owned by Shelby Stines northwest of town. Lightning also struck stacks of oats owned by Louis Neihaus southeast of Fairmont, burning them to the ground. Neihaus held a policy with Union Insurance of Lincoln covering the loss.
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Fairmont
Neb
Shelby Stines
Louis Neihaus
Neihaus
Union Insurance Company of
Lincoln
Riots in China Reach Serious Proportions
Tokyo informs Washington via telegraph that a dispatch from the Japanese consul at Amoy reports riots against native Christians in Chang Chow and Lung Chi have escalated to serious proportions.
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Washington
Foreign Office
Tokio
Amoy
Chang Chow
Lung Chi
Damaged Amphitheatre At Pain's Conquest Of Manila
Injured attendees at the Lincoln amphitheatre collapse during the Pain's Conquest of Manila event filed damage suits. Total claims approach fifty thousand dollars.
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Manila
Lincoln
Fear 4 Revolution Spreads From Guatemala
Advices from Guatemala signal unrest as fears of a revolution grow. President Cabrea’s position is admitted insecure amid mounting instability and calls for change.
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Guatemala
Cabrea
Alma Man Disappears From Alma Neighboring Town
J J Wilkins of Alma Nebraska is reported missing. He is described as a cripple and his relatives request information to locate him. Local authorities and neighbors are aiding the search.
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Alma
J.J. Wilkins
Alma, Neb
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