Evacuation Moves Mark China Crisis Across Regions
Reports from Pekin and Tien Tsin dated October 1 to 7 describe Russians withdrawing from the Summer Palace while Japanese brigades depart and retrograde action begins. British arrests over ammunition sales to Boxers, Americans inspecting the Forbidden City, and allied river gunboats surveying landing sites amid looming capture of the Chinese court.
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Summer Palace
Li Hung Chang
Associated Press
Pekin
Tien Tsin
Japan
China
Forbidden City
Shanghai
Woodcock
Han- Kow
Han River
Woodlork
Kang-Yin Forts
London
The
Times
Morrison
M. de Giers
Tien- Tsin
Russia
Manchuria
Tai-Yuen-Fu
Whipped by a Woman at Morning Journal Office
The Morning Journal proprietor W Bent Wilson was publicly whipped in his Lafayette Indiana office by Altra George Bryant. One lash cut into Wilsons face above the left eye. The attack stemmed from an editorial about Mrs Bryant's husband who is then in Washington DC. Wilson declined to press charges.
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Lafayette
Ind
W. Bent Wilson
The
Morning Journal
Altra
George ©. Bryant
Mr. Wilson
Mra. Bryant
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Corner Stone Laid for Jerusalem Church on Mount Zion
The bishop of Jerusalem acting for the pope laid the cornerstone of a church on Mount Zion in the presence of the German consul and 600 German pilgrims. The site was presented by Abdul Hamid to Emperor Wilhelm during his Holy Land visit.
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Asociated
Jerusalem
Mount Zion
Abdul Hamid
Wil Ham
Holy Land
Jacquelin Wins Cycling Match in Paris Track
Paris crowds watched a three beat cycling contest at Parle des Princes between Jacquelin Meyers and Tom Cooper. Jacquelin led from start to finish finishing first with Cooper second and Meyers third in a close fought event.
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Paris
Parle Des Princes
Jacquelin
Meyers
Tom Cooper
Lvat
Cooper
Wievud
Hind
Coal Prices Advance Amid Steady Trade In Ledger Report
The Ledger reports the anthracite coal trade remains practically unchanged with prices firm and rising due to tight supply and mild weather slowing orders. Stock depletions and limited mining point to further price advances while a forthcoming end to the strike is expected though timing is unclear. September output fell to 2,059,410 tons from 4,365,049 tons in 1900.
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Associated Pres
Philadelphia
Ledger
Mich
Reception to Prince Albert in Brussels Pictures Royal Welcome
Prince Albert of Belgium and Duchess Elizabeth of Bavaria were greeted by a cheering crowd at the Brussels town hall. About 6,000 schoolchildren waved flags as the couple appeared on a balcony and reviewed patriotic groups before a return to the Bourse amid liberal demonstrations.
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Brussels
Albert
Belgium
Elizabeth
Bavaria
Prince Albert
Tornado Hit Finlander Settlement Near Bywawick Minnesota
An exclusive AP report states a Saturday tornado swept through a Finlander settlement on Pike River two miles north of Bywawick killing an entire family of six. Marowicz body found badly mutilated, Hilmstrom died from skull fracture at the hospital.
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Associated Press
William Hilmstrom
Relief Still Needed in Galveston After Storm
Galveston reports mayor Walter C. Jones asks AP to relay that relief is still required. Clara Horton has been in Washington and here. Misa Barton has stayed since arriving a week after the storm. Red Cross aid continues as thousands live in tents and work hard to overcome misfortunes with ongoing discovery of bodies.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Walter C. Jones
Med Cross
New York Telegraphs
Hhat
Clara Horton Law
Washington
Misa Barton
Corea
Miss Burton
Caulvesion
Waiters Strike at West Point Cadet Mess
Twenty two cadet mess waiters at West Point stopped work before dinner, demanding a $5 monthly raise. Major Hall, commissary treasurer, granted the raise. A similar strike threat exists in two other departments as cadet numbers rise, with the old pay set at $20 per month plus rations.
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West Point
N. Y
Mesl
Major Hall
Mess Hall
Steamship Arrivals and Departures Reported by AP Wire
Exclusive AP report lists arriving ships including Etruria La Touraine Campania and Bremen class liners in dense fog near lower bay. Also notes ships like Aller Noordland Baalod Lucania and Noordland sailing to New York and Liverpool with port calls in Cherbourg Plymouth Havre and Queenstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Etruria
Liverpool
Queenstown
la Touraine
Havre
Balled
Anchoria
Campania
Pensylvania
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Hamburg
Ethiopia
Moville
Glasgow
Ema
Gibraltar
Ginow
Naples
Southampton
Deutschland
Breme
Bremen
Aller
Antwer
Noordland
o—Baalod
Lucania
Filipinos Grow More Skilled in Guerrilla Tactics in Luzon
Manila dispatch reports four cavalry troops and two infantry companies reinforcing General Young in Northern Luzon as Filipino formations increasingly imitate American field tactics. Senor Mabini, freed from Manila jail after resisting loyalty oaths, loses influence as Americans are seen to strike a private understanding with him. The tariff commission prepares to revise duties to favor American trade.
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Senor Mabini
Natives—Commission
Manila
Young
Luzon
Allpay
Tino
Villeneuve
Abra
Ilocos
United States
Army Board
The Claim Against Turkey Promises Yet Unfulfilled
The United States continues to press Turkey for indemnity over missionary property destroyed at Haryat and other sites. Turkey promises settlements but no progress is reported, despite plans by Rear Admiral Ahmed Pacha to seek a compromise. No developments are expected soon.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Turkey
Haryat
Griacom
Constantinople
Ahmed Pacha
Straus
Dense fog sinks Philadelphia schooner A A Shaw off Cape May
The New York New Jersey dispatch reports the Philadelphia owned A. A. Shaw, a 900 ton schooner of 15 years, sunk after a collision with the Old Dominion steamship Hamilton three miles from Northeast End lightship off Cape May at 7 am. Crew rescued by ropes and small boats. captain and seven aboard saved. a relief fund collected for Hamilton passengers.
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New York
Old Dominion
Hamilton
Smith
Philadelphia
A. A. Shaw
Providence
Cape May
Norfolk
William Howlett
Amilton
Shaw
Iiner
Mner
Battle at Wyoming Lithuanians Fight in Barroom
In West Wyoming, six Lithuanians clashed in a bar room last night. Revolvers, knives, clubs and a hatchet left all six wounded. Two constables arrested them. doctors sewed up the injuries and names include Andrew Kushuki George Bobinski Theodore Ringans and the Gustas brothers.
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Wilkes-Barre
West Wyoming
Andrew Kushuki
George Bobinski
Theodore Ringans
Gustas
Floods Devastate Tamaulipas Valley In Mexico
Flooding from the Panuco and Tames rivers swells to historic levels around Tampico. The rivers have flooded valleys, cutting across near Chila station and sweeping away hundreds of houses. Drowned victims are reported as tributaries breach banks across San Luis Potosi.
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Associated Press
Tampico
Mexico
Panuco
Tames
Gulf
Chila Station
Mexican Central Railroad
San Lula Potos
Roosevelt At Chicago After Campaign Talks With Hanna
Governor Roosevelt spent the day with Senator Hanna discussing campaign plans and attended a Chicago club banquet with Republican leaders including Senators Fairbanks Beveridge Hanna Cullom and Spooner. He reviewed his western trip and predicted victory for the Republican ticket and planned further speeches from Illinois to St. Louis en route to Wednesday events.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Hanna
United States
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Cullom
Spooner
Trinity Dutch Reformed Church
Curtis Gould
Boston
Santa Fe Road
Illinois
St. Louis
Boers Retreat Report From Pilgrim's Rest Area
London dispatch cites Daily Mall correspondent noting 4000 to 6000 Boers retreating from Pilgrim's Rest northeast of Lydenburg. It says they carried four long toms and two other guns and that their ammunition is nearly exhausted.
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Associated Press
London
Uct
Peitermariinburg
Daily Mall
Pilgrim's Hest
Lydenburg
Othur Goung
Clara Barton appeals for aid to rebuild storm survivors homes
Exclusive wire from The Associated Press reports Mrs Clara Barton president of the Red Cross appeals to county manufacturers and businessmen for lumber hardware builders materials and household goods to aid in rebuilding homes for those who lost everything in the recent storm.
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Associated Preas
Galveston
T-Mra
Clara Barton
The
Hed Cross Society
Railroad Collision Kills Engineer at Grantham Station
An exclusive wire reports an early morning collision between two Reading railway freight trains on the Philadelphia Harrisburg and Martinsburg branch at Grantham station. Engineer George A. Weller of Thunnont Maryland was killed in the wreck.
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Preas
Harrisburg
Philadelphia, Harrisburg
Mtsburg
Reading Railway
Grantham Station
George A. Weller
Thunnont
Chiefs of five departments to meet in Charleston
Exclusive wire reports that about one hundred fire chiefs from five U S departments gathered in Washington and departed at seven tonight on a special Atlantic Coast Line train to Charleston South Carolina for a convention to be held next week.
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Washington
United States
Charleston
B. C
Atlantic Coast
Miners Face Vote on Ten Percent Increase at Scranton Convention
Hazleton reports Sheriff Harvey's patience exhausted as miners may be ordered to stay peaceful or face action. A convention in Scranton is planned to decide whether to accept the operators ten percent raise with UMW officials staying out of the decision. Leaders including President Mitchell and district heads attend a key meeting as talks focus on representation and the accepted raise.
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Scranton
Associated Press
Hazleton
Sheriff Harvey
Calvin Pardee & Co
Lattimer
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Lehigh Valley
Harvey
Coal and Iron
Lehigh Coal Company
Whikes- Barre
Mahonoy City
Centralia
Lost Creek
United Mine Workers
Beardes
Mitchell
Fred Dilcher
Ohio
T. D. Nichols
Lackawanna
Wyoming Valleys
James Duffy
John Fahy
Schuylkill Valley
Weather Indications and Local News Summary
The brief notes forecast rain and cooler conditions. Reports mention General Harvey blocking march plans, the end of a strike, evacuation of Pekin, and rising Filipino guerrilla activity. Northeastern Pennsylvania news includes Everhart case update and local festival coverage with editorial notes and Saturday football results.
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Sherif Harvey
Pekin
Metropolitan Elections Official Warns of Organized Illegal Voter Effort
John McCullagh state superintendent of elections for the Metropolitan district issues letters to Chief Devery and police captains warning of an organized attempt to recruit illegal voters from East Side saloons and similar venues. He cites sworn affidavits, demands investigation of registered names, and threatens state aid if local authorities fail to act ahead of the October registration dates and upcoming general election.
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Associated Press
New York
John McCullagh
Devery
McCullagh
City of
Fourteenth Street
Tenderloin
Dever
van Wyck
Hopeful Outlook on Ten Per Cent Offer in Mine Strike
Shenandoah mass meeting hears Mitchell announce a convention to consider the ten per cent offer with 300 to 400 delegates. The paper notes an understanding between operators and Mitchell, the role of Senator Hanna and ex-President Ratchford, and warns politicians against delaying settlement or using the strike for political gain.
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Ratchford
Mine Workers Union
Shenandoah
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Hazleton
United Mine Workers’ Organization
Mark Hanna
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Hanna
Hero Drowned After Saving Dozens at Ohio Falls
George Fuller a 40 year old worker on government channel widening died after falling from a boat near the Ohio River falls. He had previously helped save 23 people from the falls and, with his brother Hiram, saved over a hundred lives.
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George Fuller
Louisville Falls
Associated Press
Jeffersonville
Ind
Falls of the
Ohio
Fuller
Hiram Fuller
Railroaders Meet Sets Stage for Pension Fund Talks
Exclusive AP report from Toledo Ohio describes a mass gathering of railroad men and women from across the country. Speakers include P M Arthur F P Sargent and E E Clark. An executive session was held. Goals include concerted action on key events and establishing a general pension fund for long serving employees. The coal strike situation may be discussed tomorrow. About twelve to fourteen hundred attendees attended from various regions.
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Toledo
P. M. Arthur
F. P. Sargent
E. E. Clark
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Sai-Wan
Hong Kong
San Chun
Kowloon Frontier
Associated Arena
Minnesota
Scranton Tribone
Associated Prem
Wyoming
Senator Hanna
Fire Chiefs’ Convention
Hazicton
United
Coal
Iree
W. J. Elliott
Miller
Pennsylvania National Guard
Northeastern Pennsylvania News
Rogers Israel
West
Suburban
Hero
Ohio River
Associate Press
Pennsylvania
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