Attitude of Nations Divides Pekin Evacuation Question
Washington reports Ambassadors indicate France backs Russia on Pekin evacuation while Germany favors staying. Austria and Italy likely align with Germany. Britain and Japan undecided. Chaffee plans to winter in China as Boxers disrupt lines, and efforts to restore telegraph communication continue.
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Pekin
Washington
Great Britain
Japan
Chaffee
China
United States
Farle
Horace Porter
Russia
Porter
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Austria
Tekin
Penn
France
Thussia
Rusela
Paris
Root
Hill
Adee
M. Thiebaut
Baron Speck von Sternburg
State Department
Republicans Meet in New Jersey
Trenton Sept. 6 The Republican state convention selected John F. Dryden of the city and David Baird of Camden as electors at large and chose district electors. Senator Sewell presided and praised McKinley and Harrison while pledging support for the party platform. Senator Burrows urged tariff ties and warned Bryan could shift Gage policy, with debate to block gold standard changes. The gathering adjourned after Burrows’s remarks.
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Trenton
N. J
Heremony
John F. Dryden
David Baird
Camden
United States
Sewell
McKinley
Harrison
Tie
Cleveland
Bryan
Philadelphia
Sewall
Burrows
Michigan
Carl Schure
Cage
Gage
Republican Congress
Teller
Allen
Srary
Schure
Sensation at the Grand Circuit in Hartford features Prince Albert race
Grand circuit action in Hartford included Prince Albert in a free for all pace with a half mile in 1.05% before controversy over holding by Walker. Indiana won overall heats with a new mark 2.04% in heat two, Lady Geraldine captured Charter One purse, Major Greer won the 2.27 trot, The Admiral led the 210 pace before a thunderstorm halted events.
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Hartford
Prince Albert
Walker
Indiana
Coney
Lady Geraldine
Charter One
Maggie Anderson
Major Greer
Dolly Bidwell
Larione
Admiral
Paul Revere
Abbott
Parade in the Palace Displays Chinese Military Parade
The state department announced a telegram from Minister Conger dated Pekin September 1 saying a military parade passed through the imperial palace with eunuchs and servants as the only occupants.
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Washington
State Department
Conger
Pekin
Imperial Palace
Justice Green's Successor Named by Governor Stone
Pittsburg Dispatch reports that Governor Stone has chosen W. P. Porter of Allegheny County as the successor to Justice Green on the Supreme Court bench. Porter is a partner of the governor in law and is regarded as a high minded lawyer.
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Pittsburg
W. P. Porter
Allegheny
Stone
Justice Green
Supreme Court
W. PF. Porter
Allegheny County
Porter
Census Bury Reveals Population Shifts Across Cities
Census figures released show notable population changes in cities including Trenton Ontario Atlantic City Prorias Illinois Galveston Texas Mobile Alabama Sandville Texas Lincoln Nebraska and more. Increases range from about 3 percent to over 38 percent, with various cities adding thousands to their totals.
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Washington
Burray
Trenton
Atlantic City
Prorias
Galveston
Tex
Mobile
Ala
Sandville
Texa
Lincoln
Neb
Gitt Nominated for Congress in Ninth District
At a Democratic meeting in Mount Holly Springs Pennsylvania the Ninth congressional district committee nominated IL Git of Hanover for the congressional seat covering York Adams and Cumberland counties.
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Mount Holly Springs
York
Cumberland
Hanover
Bryan Campaign Tour Through West Virginia
Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan toured Harrison and West Virginia cities on September 6. At Clarkebore and Wheeling he spoke to large crowds, urging Republicans to examine issues, criticize imperialism, and question party platforms while noting farm conditions and political bias.
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Clarkebore
W. Va
Harrison
Progrem
Bryan
Haymond Grove
Fair Grounds
Mr. Bryan
Evan
Congress
Republican Party
Parkersburg
Wheeling
West Virginia
W. J. Bryan
Deer Park
Clarksburg
St. Mary's
Sisterville
Rockhill Denies AP Interview Statements from Shanghai
United States special commissioner in China Mr. William Woodville Rockhill denied giving any interview as reported by an Associated Press correspondent. He said only a July 3 circular was discussed and that no merchant ship will sail from Shanghai for several days.
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Washington
State Department
W. W. Rockhill
Shanghai
Rockhill
Associated Press
William Woodville Rockhill
United States
China
Russia
Pekin
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union Debates McKinley Stance
The general officers of the National W C T U met at their Evanston headquarters to discuss matters including a prayer chain proposed by the Indiana W C T U to oppose President McKinley in the coming election. The group insisted they could not cooperate with the plan.
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Chicago
National Women's Christian Temperance Union
Mestoutage
Evanston
Indiana Women's Christian Temperance Union
McKinley
Roosevelt Addresses Detroit Crowd Attacks Bryan Campaign Theor ies
Governor Roosevelt in Detroit on September 6 speaks to a packed hall as crowds press for seats and shout for Teddy. He denounces Bryan's campaign theories and warns of economic chaos, urging Republicans to reject populist policies and uphold national honor.
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Rough
Bryan
Detroit
Roosevelt
Detroit Light Guard
Chaira
Teddy
Homer Warren
Republican City Committee
Gathering O Order
Henry M. Duffield
Santiago
Duffeld
Strike In Evitable Says Nicholle In Hazleton Meeting
Hazleton Pa Sept 6 T D Nicholle from Scranton and Thomas Duffy of McAdoo joined Father Phillips in sessions outlining miners demands to operators. Nicholle predicted an inevitable strike while the committee seeks concessions and a settlement without a walkout amid divergent views on outside mediation.
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Hazleton
T. D. Nicholla
Scranton
Thomas Duffy
McAdoo
United Mine Workers
Father Phillips
Nicholle
Mr. Nicholle
New York Comptroller William J. Morgan Dies
William J. Morgan, comptroller of New York, who was renominated at Saratoga, died in Albany at 10 p.m. of heart disease. Governor Roosevelt learned of the death by telegram and said he would not act on a successor until he returns to the state, uncertain if he has authority to appoint presently.
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Wigheret Piich
Beth
Love
Kane
Carl Sohura
Chicago
Bryan
Ciitizens
Mer
Bryan Ereod
Sehura
Meschore
Kansas City
Albany
N. Y
William J. Morgan
New York
Saratoga
Detroit
Mich
Roosevelt
Morgan
W. D. Ryan
Illinois
Milnois
Ryans
Thomas Lewis
Chile
Fred Dilcher
Oho
Mitchell
Matson Nominated in McKean Potter Tioga District
Bradford Pa Sept 6 Republican senatorial deadlock in the McKean Potter Tioga district ends as conferees nominate Myron Matson on the first ballot. Tioga and McKean back Matson. Potter conferees unable to stop the nomination. Sullivan of Potter opposed and refused to vote.
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Bradford
McKean- Potter-Tioga
Myron Matson
Tioga
McKean
Potter
Sullivan
Matson
Nogiton Steamship Boiler Explosion Claims Crew
An explosion tore through the Nogiton steamship near Kindova on September 6, killing the captain and twelve crew members. The disaster occurred on the Danubian vessel as it operated on the river.
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Vienna
Nogiton
Kindova
Maritime Passenger Movements and Arrivals Listed
In New York at the port records show arrivals and sailings from multiple lines. Passengers include Patelela from Hamburg, with bails listed for rower Kurturet from Bremen via Southampton, and ships Majestic and Germanic bound for Queenstown and New York respectively. Additional movements include Boasrndam arriving from New York via Boulogne and Staindam traveling between Boulogne and New York.
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New York
Sep
Patelela
Hamburg
Kurturet
Bremen
Southampton
la Touraine
Havec
Columbia
Liverpool
Majestic
Queenstown
Germanic
Motterdam
Boasrndam
Boulogne
Staindam
New York Dealers Fear Anthracite Coal Famine if Strike Prolonged
New York dealers warn a miners strike could trigger a coal famine after a month. Jeremiah Pangburn Jr of the Coal Trade Protective Association says local stockpiles are limited by storage costs and that larger operators would run dry similarly. An officer of the Pennsylvania Coal Company notes United Mine Workers control little of the coal and says mining interests will stand firm if a strike occurs.
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Phillips
United Mine Workers
Boards of Trade
Shamokin
Worieten
WilkeaRatre
Scranton
Schuylkill
Northumberland
Lehigh
Wyoming
Lackawanna
Thie
Tewue
Philliguieting
Phillipe
New York
Jeremiah Pangburn, Jr
Coal Trade Protective Association
Dewiers
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Hatfield Inquest Opens Over North Pennsylvania Wreck
Philadelphia reports the Hatfield railroad disaster in Montgomery county left 13 dead and over 50 injured. Coroner McGlathery began the inquest at Lansdale. Key witness William Munbauer testified the milk train had orders to pass Lansdale and be side tracked. Benner the Souderton watchman noted the flag signals and observed Davis waving a signal to remove the flag. The inquiry adjourned to the next day at 9:30.
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Philadelphia
Hatfield
Here
McGlathery
Montgomery County
Lansdale
William Munbauer
Hatferd
James HB
Benner
Souderton
Davis
Stella Polare Returns From Arctic Expedition
Telegram from Tromsoe reports the Stella Polare, with the Duke of Abruzzi's Arctic expedition aboard, reached 66 degrees 33 minutes north, farther north than Nansen. The ship was icebound eleven months, suffered a 15 inch breach from a pressure stove, with damaged machinery. Expedition members endured hardships and resorted to eating sledge dogs. one engineer and two Italians perished. Nansen later said he left the Fram in 1895 and reached four degrees north of the Siberian islands, four degrees farther north than any prior explorer.
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Christiana
Tromaoe
Norway
Duke of Abrugsi
Dr. Nansen
Nore Workin
Nansen
Arctic
Augier
Fram
Polat Sea
New Siberian Islands
Court janitor arrested in prothonotary office robbery
Harrivtury police report Charles Brighthill formerly janitor of the courthouse was arrested this evening on charges of robbing the money drawer in the prothonotary's offices. County Detective Walterm is said to have nabbed him at the offices.
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Charles Brighthill
Walterm
Weather and Local News Bulletin
The morning page lists weather with fair conditions and cooler trends. It notes ongoing discussions on the Chinese question and an upcoming decision by United Ming Workers. Governor Roosevelt’s appendage at Detroit is mentioned alongside northeastern Pennsylvania news and a civic council report.
Decision on Anthracite Strike Due Today in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis the United Mine Workers presidents say the Pennsylvania anthracite issue was not discussed at yesterday's executive board session and will be a special order today. Mitchell warns a large strike could follow if operators refuse wage conference.
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Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
John Mitchell
Weather forecast for eastern Pennsylvania
Forecast for Friday and Saturday calls for warm spells with light winds. Expect variable temperatures and no significant precipitation through the period.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
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