Press Briefs Spark Wide Range of Curious Notes
In Syracuse fair disputes painters will redo work as the only settlement. A Cincinnati spelling book adopts thru and altho. South America’s vast undeveloped resources draw attention. New York public lighting pours 2,325,000 incandescent lamps yearly, excluding private plants. Curious Paris copy of L Ami du Peu Die stained with Marat’s blood circulates. Ed wards will bequeath Hebraic manuscripts to Jamin des Plantes. Zoology chair stipend rises in Paris. prizes by Geographical Society. Philadelphia physician Costello dies by suicide. journal details decline. Bat attacks frighten Generval XII, rats plague the east. many silk prospects sprout in San Thesa. California climate touted for silk. imports worth 45,546,572 in 1809. Boulder tank car wreck of sulphuric acid causes thousands in loss and scattered havoc.
Néphilia launch wrecked by packed green flies on Jersey coast
A Philadelphia built néphilia launch suffered engine failure after swarms of green flies clogged an air chamber, filling it with oxygen and gum-like material. It took an hour to clear the dead flies and restart the engine. The Cecil family is praised for intellect and accomplishment. Lord Salisbury’s household head, Lady Gwendalin Cecil, is noted along with Arthur Balfour and other kin.
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L. A. Scott
Philadelphia
Atrtop
Lower
Jersey
Gwendalin Cecil
Lord Salisbury
Cecils
Marquis Bimself
Lord Ceail
Islands
Arthur Balfour
British Cabinet Seeks Unity Over Chinese Question
London reports show ministers, including the duke of Devonshire and Lord Lansdowne, consulting after a cold reception of a Russo American proposal. Downing Street and Lord Salisbury exchanged telegrams as William St John Broderick and Gaschen discuss responses amid China policy tensions.
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London
William St John Broderick
Duke of Devonshire
Lord Lansdowne
Boxers slaughtered at feast and uprisings near Tientsin
Reports from Shanghai dated September describe Boxers invited to a feast near Tsang Chow where imperial troops slaughtered attendees. The uprising spreads southwest of Tientsin with looting and attacks on officials, while China’s defense and foreign responses unfold. The note also mentions the Tsans-Chew feast massacre and a railway incident near Delray. Chicago mourns longtime police chief Michael C. Hickey, aged about 70, who served from 1861 to 1879 and retired in 189??.
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Shanghai
Tsang Chow
Tientsin
State Department
Russia
China
United States
England
Germeer
Taku
Peo-Ting- Fu
Grand Canal
Pao-Tins-Fance
Tsans-Chew
C. Mewes
Chicago
Michael C Hickey
Ace
Police Department of
Harrison
Newport social shock over white trousers and odd coat
Seepert Ie Shacked at Newport social event as Mrs. Herman Getrichs hosted a Casino ball. Henry Clews appeared in an unfamiliar costume. A mishap followed when Getrichs grabbed the white trousers and coat outside the Casino, causing a car to strike the building foundation. No injuries reported. approval of Clews remains undecided.
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Newport
Herman Getrichs
Henry Clews
Clewas
Powers' Concert Broken In Tuhilen News
Sept 2 report notes a disrupted public concert event with unclear details about participants and the response of Britain, Japan, and the Triple Alliance. It hints at tensions in Europe over grouping, with limited readable facts from the fragmented text.
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Tuhilen
Britain
Japan
Triple Alliance
Lebin
Six Die in Chicago Streetcar and Train Mishaps
Six persons were killed in Chicago on September 3 in separate incidents linked by a single accident spree. A piece of strap iron on a wagon scraped multiple riders from a Halsted Street streetcar at Thirty Street. others died or were injured by a train or a cable car. Names include Y. T. G. Dye, Ida Grossman, Helen Phomen, J. J. Thelen, an unidentified 13 year old, and Ben Vaughn. injuries ranged from internal damage to broken ribs and head injuries.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Ida Grossman
Helen Phomen
J. J. Thelen
Taylor Street
County Hospital
Ben Vaughn
Haisted
Thintieth Street
William
Halsted
Plague outbreak prompts U S observations in city
The American consul reports a plague outbreak in the city and plans for observations by Dr Thomas of the United States Marine Hospital Service arrived from London. He notes that once officially notified health officials will monitor outward-bound vessels. a rat ship under observation was the City of Rome. A new case, an 18 year old from the south, is at Belvidere hospital bringing total under treatment to twelve with one death.
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Foun
BC Glastor
Gissgon Spa
Thomas
United States Marine Hospital Service
London
Washington
Glasgow
Rome
Anchoria
Californian
Belvidere Hospital
Sentiment on Tabor Day Praises Laborers Earned Wage
In response to the president's request, Hrgan wrote a sentiment urging workers to reflect on fair shares of labor profits. He emphasizes Tabor Day as a time to consider laborers' interests and seek remedies if wages do not reflect their contributions.
Roera Are Now Hebels Announced in London News
London reports claim Lord Roberts issued a proclamation annexing the Transvaal to the British crown. General Christian de Wet reportedly resurfaced along the railway line near the Uinhurs road, per Daily Mail dispatches from Cape Town.
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Roera
Hebels
London
Lonl Roberts
Trapvaal
Christian Te Wet
Daily Mail
Cape Town
Raibrey- Ness
Uinhurs
Fatal Philadelphia Rail Collision Shocks City
Sept 3. Thirteen persons killed and over thirty injured in a rear end collision between an excursion train and a milk train on the Bethlehem branch of the Philadelphia Reading Railway yesterday morning at Ba, 27 miles north of Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Bethlehem
Philadelphia Raiding Railway
Viper Sets World Warship Speed Record in Solent
London September 3 The torpedo boat destroyer Viner achieved the fastest time by a warship in a three hours consumption trial in the Solent. She covered a measured mile at nearly 36 knots and averaged about 34 knots, surpassing contract requirements by five knots.
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Viper
London
Solent
Viner
Federal Employes Accused At Port Of New York
Charges from the treasury department at Washington accuse 10 immigrants service employees at the New York port of incompetence brutality and taking bribes. The charges stem from an investigation conducted last spring.
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New York
Treasury Department
Washington
Port of
Aprin
Tragedy in Glendale Coal Mine Ends in Patricide
In Belleville Illinois Charles Moody age 20 killed his father Jobe Moody aged man while working 150 feet underground at the Glendale coal shaft. Moody an epileptic became insane and drove a pick into his father’s heart. He is jailed and says he regrets the act yet is glad he killed his father.
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Belleville
Charles Moody
Jobe Moody
Glendale
Britain Reacts to Russo American Accord Over China
In London the press questions the Russo American accord while European powers deem the Washington plan likely to succeed. Japan seeks to withdraw further from China as Germany pledges naval protection, and Russia and the United States face mutual motives to end the crisis. Berlin reports German warships on the way to safeguard German interests as Pekin crisis tests diplomacy and the open door policy.
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London
United States
Russia
Germany
Japan
Amory
Willem _of
Fungtse
China
Daily Mail
America
France
Far East
Pern
Asad
Washington
Russia says no territorial aims in China to US response
Washington reports Russia pledges no designs on Chinese territory and plans to withdraw troops from Pekin as order is restored, with the United States approving the stance. Also noted are a Mishawaka tragedy involving a toddler and a Wisconsin bishopric succession.
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Washington
Russia
Pekin
State Department
United States
Berlin
Vienna
Paris
London
Rome
Tokyo
St. Petersburg
Department of State
Yesterdas
Russa
China
Neichwang
New Chuang
Samoan Commander Reports Progress In American Section
Navy dispatch from Commander B F Tilley at Tutuile notes promising conditions in the American section of the Samoan Islands. He cites a new government, quiet natives, improved roads and gardens, and hopes for island prosperity alongside a monument to American dead from the 1899 engagement.
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Favreles Washington
Navy Department
B. F. Tilley
United States Naval Station
Tutuile
Samoan
Tilley
BOER WAR REPORTS TRACE BATTLE NEAR HELVETIA
London reports dated Belfast and August 28 describe Buller’s advance to Machadorp with light casualties for the British forces. Durdecald’s mounted troops pushed north but could not pass due to difficult terrain and a strong Boer position at Helvetia. Butler’s losses numbered one officer and thirteen men killed, seven officers and fifty seven men wounded. In New York, Aug 31, a Tribune dispatch notes Boer prospects at Delagoa bay uncertain as Botha’s fate remains disputed amidst renewed activity in Natal and the eastern Transvaal.
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Foorices Rotons
London
Lord_Radette
Belfast
Buller
Machaddorp
Durdecald
Helvetia
Elandsfortein
Butler
New York
Tribune
Pretoria
Transvaal
Botha
Kruger
Styn
Delagoa Bay
Natal
Plague Spreads in Glasgow Officials Warn Quarantine Likely
Glasgow reports two more plague victims among isolated families while authorities say attacks are less virulent than prior fatalities. Shipping may be quarantined if the outbreak worsens. New York quotes President noting readiness and ongoing use of vessels from plague ports.
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Glasgow
Aok
New York
Gilman riot victims rise to four deaths at Wright hospital
Aug 30 Gilman scene reports Mrs Charlotte Wright dying in Watseka jail from exposure after a prolonged ride as four people perish linked to Wright hospital. Named dead include John Myers Michael Ryan Bessie Salter and Mrs Dr Wright. Injured George Willoughby not expected to live. Also notes Paris gold medal for Walter Baker & Co cocoa and chocolate. An incident in Columbus where two boys aged 14 and 12 playing wild west killed Samuel Ingram by accident during blank cartridge era, coroner calls it accidental and no prosecution.
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Br Wight
Kapkakee
Charlotte Wright
Gilman
Iroquois County
Wateeke
Watseka
Wright Hospital
John Myers
Michael Ryan
Bessie Salter
Wright
George Willoughby
Walter Baker & Co
Paris
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
U.S. A
Europe
America
Ested
Columbus
Edward Horn
Samuel Ingram
Ingram
Born
Prosecution Aims After City Rioters
A New York committee of representative colored men hires Frank Bross to pursue actions to punish those implicated in the recent outbreak against African Americans. Mr. Moze will also represent the City Vigilance League in gathering evidence for convictions while Moss declines to name individuals.
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New York
Frank Bross
Ees
Moze
City Vigilance League
Moss
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