Vacation and half rate rail fares from Omaha to South
Omaha and St. Louis Railway announces half rate round trips to most South points on specific dates with a $2 surcharge. Travel from Omaha and Kansas City window dates extend Sept 29 through Oct 6. Contact 1415 Farnam St Omaha Neb or Harry E Moores for details.
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Washington talks on China seek peace commission names
Minister Wu met Acting Secretary Hill and Assistant Secretary Adee as Washington signals a new phase in China negotiations. Officials consider a peace commission with Chinese notables, possibly including General John W. Foster, and discuss U S troop withdrawal timelines and a settlement with China.
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Cape May
State Department
Department
Hill
Atlee
White House
Adee
China
United States
Pekin
Mr. Wu
Earl Li
Roberts preparing to return to England amid war end talk
London dispatch reports signs the war may end soon as Lord Roberts prepares to return home. Four chargers sent to Capetown. generals expect Wolseley to vacate in October, opening commander-in-chief post.
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the Tribune
London
Lord Roberts
England
Capetown
General Roberts
Lord Wolseley
Emperor and Empress Attend German Navy Maneuvers
The emperor and empress of Germany arrived in Stettin to witness naval maneuvers. In replying to the burgomaster they expressed confidence that efforts to establish stable governance in the Far East would let German merchants trade safely and securely.
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Stettin
Germany
Far East
Clayton High Wolf Pleads Guilty in Pine Ridge killing
Clayton High Wolf a full blooded Sioux pled guilty to killing his father in law on Pine Ridge agency and severely wounding his mother in law. He is sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary and fined ten dollars. Stampede from Rosebud agency is discharged for lack of evidence after an alleged attempt on Louis Bardo. The viceroy of India Lord Carson of Kedleston cites four million eight hundred ninety one thousand as relief seekers.
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Clayton High Wolf
Pine Ridge
State
Rosebud
Louis Bardo
Lumber convoy to China signals six month troops stay
Seattle reports Government transport Goodwin now at Tscoma loads 2 500 000 feet of lumber 600 doors and 800 windows for troops in the Orient then sails to Taku China. War department plans a temporary cantonment at Taku and local officers expect American troops to remain in China about six months.
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Goodwin
Tscoma
Orient
Taku
China
War Department
Live Stock Market Report from South Omaha
The market for cattle, hogs, and sheep at Union Stock Yards South Omaha showed light cattle supply but strong demand with steady to higher prices for better grades. Hogs were weak with losses around 2 to 4 cents, and sheep and lambs sold steady with some feeders higher, reflecting heavy country demand.
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Kansas City
South Omaha
Kansas City Cattle and Sheep Receipts Report
Cattle receipts reach 60 head with best steady and many calves weak. Native steers bring 4.10 to 5.75, Texas cattle 2.70 to 4.85, cows and heifers 2.00 to 5.20, stockers 3.00 to 5.00, bulls 1.50 to 4.25, calves 4.00 to 5.75. Sheep receipts 3,000 head with lambs around 3.00 and muttons about 2.00.
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Kansas City
Texas
Cabinet Discusses China Delay At Pekin
Washington today saw only three cabinet members present Attorney General Griggs and Secretaries Hitchcock and Wilson. No late official word came from Russia Britain or Japan on troop withdrawal from Pekin and Germany's note was seen as unsatisfactory. Russia has not modified its stance nor agreed to leave troops in Pekin.
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Griggs
Hitchcock
Wilson
Pekin
Great Britain
Japan
Germany
Russia
Turning the Boers Flank in Transvaal Fight
Lord Roberts reports Ian Hamilton moved through Dalstroom with light opposition. Buller attacked the enemy’s left. Hamilton seeks to turn their right. Boers with two guns and a pompom attacked 125 Canadian mounted infantry guarding the Pan and Wonderfontein railway. Mahon went to help, but the garrison repelled the attack. wounded Major Handers and Lieutenant Moodie, plus two men. six men missing.
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Lord Roberts
Belfast
Transvaal
Ian Hamilton
Dalstroom
Buller
Hamilton
Pan
Wondersfontein
Mahon
Handers
Moodie
Bank Cashier in Limbo in $12,000 Embezzlement Charge
Yates Center Kansas and state police report E A Runyan banker cashier at Citizens State bank arrested on a warrant sworn by County Treasurer J B Culver alleging embezzlement of $12,000 from the bank.
Briggs Returns from Nome Gold Fields
George Briggs a leading Story county figure has returned to Ames after summers in the Cape Nome gold fields arriving in Seattle August 15 and visiting coast cities since. The acting viceroy of Canton has suppressed native newspapers deeming them sources of false news harmful to peace.
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Lows Mas
Nome
Ames
George Briggs
Story County
Cape Nome
Mr. Briggs
Seattle
Canton
President Pardons Salt Lake Postmaster Embezzlement Case
The president pardons Frank M. McBride who was convicted in Salt Lake City in May 1898 of embezzling $3,072 in post office funds while serving as assistant postmaster. He was sentenced to four years in the Utah penitentiary.
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Washington
Frank M. McBride
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Utah
Powers Divide on Pekin Evacuation Plan
Washington dispatches show France favors Russia’s stance on Pekin evacuation aligning with Germany and Austria Italy likely to back stay Germany seeks continued German presence in Pekin Britain expected to follow suit Japan undecided France appears sole government backing Russia no new proposals issued yet ministers remain or depart in Pekin debate
Big producer in trouble at Victor Gold Mining
Judgment on default for 153516 was entered in the district court against the Victor Gold Mining company of Cripple Creek. The mine, once a heavy producer on Bull Hill, faced financial strain after management changes and a near shutdown, with shareholders likely to pursue measures to salvage the property.
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Denver
Victor Gold Mining Company
David H. Moffatt
Victor
Bull Hill
Cripple Creek
D. H. Moffatt
Eben Smith
Boston
Mr. Moffatt
W. H. Brevoort
N. H. Cone
Parade Through the Palace Report From Pekin
The state department says a telegram from Minister Conger dated September 1 reports a military parade through the imperial palace with eunuchs and servants as the only occupants. Cleveland bids for the Grand Army encampment after Denver loses a rail-rate dispute. Local G A R posts and businessmen push the bid with broad support.
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State Department
Conger
Pekin
Imperial Palace
Cleveland
Western Traffic Association
Denver
Grand Army of the Republic
Business Men’s Convention League
Young Sculptress Finishes Bronze Tablet for St Paul
Edith Hope Ogden, winner of the tablet competition, has completed the bronze relief showing the battleship off Porto Rico. The piece, now being cast in St Paul, features a border with nautical motifs and a commemorative legend of the ship.
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Edith Hope Ogden
St Paul
St. Paul, Minn
Porto Rico
Oklahoma Land Promises and Household Ads Chronicle 1900
A crop of promotional notices and patent medicine pitches accompanies odd snippets about Oklahoma land subscriptions, Morgan's Manual offers, and miscellaneous health and household ads. The page cites figures like 9,000,000 acres and 22,900,000 dollars in New Hampshire output, alongside warnings about diets, dyes, and stoves.
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Oklahoma
Dick T. Morgen
Perry
New Hampshire
Gold and Silver Cargo for U S Troops Sailed
The steamer China departed for Hong Kong carrying almost $1.5 million in gold and silver currency for United States troops in China.
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San Francisco
China
Hong Kong
United States
Chine
Llewellyn Laid Away in Wichita Funeral
The former Governor Llewellyn was laid to rest in Wichita after services at Plymouth Congregational Church and burial at Maple Grove Cemetery. The body lay in state at the Llewellyn residence before funeral rites. Revolution in Guatemala unsettles business and politics as Cabrera’s position weakens amid reports of unrest in Tapachula.
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Llewellyn
Wichita
Kan
Plymouth Congregational Church
Maple Grove Cemetery
Guatemala
Tapachula
Mex
Cabrera
Pioneer Resident of Thousand Islands Remembered
The Rev. R. H. Pullman, who died last Sunday, is credited as the first buyer of a St. Lawrence estate in the Thousand Islands. In 1864 he purchased Mother Island, now Pullman Island, for 40 dollars. He and his brother George spent summers there, and seven years later George built Castle Rest, a notable island residence.
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R. H. Pullman
St. Lawrence
Thousand Islands
Mother Island
Pullman Island
George
George Pullman
Castle Rest
Voter Turnout Trends Since 1864 Across Presidential Elections
The record shows a steady rise in total votes per election since 1864 with year to year gains: 1.7 million from 1864 to 1868, 0.7 million to 1872, 2.0 million to 1876, 0.8 million to 1880, 0.08 million to 1884, 1.8 million to 1888, 0.7 million to 1892, and 1.9 million to 1898. This year’s total popular vote is projected around 16 million.
Treatment Ethic in Japan Cited as Proverbial Duty
A saying in Japan praises doctors who refuse charges to poor patients. It contrasts disease and poverty invading a home with the idea that taking money from the afflicted makes one a robber.
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Japan
Big Oyster Crop Forecast Ahead of Season
Baltimore’s G D Redding predicts a record oyster crop as beds are protected to nurture young oysters and mature stocks fed well. He notes warm weather aiding rapid growth, signaling a historically large harvest for trade. The report also mentions the Chinese Empire’s coastline extending beyond 2,000 miles.
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G. D. Redding
Baltimore
Chamberlain’s
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