Plot for Assassination and Boer Plot Revealed
Ancient dispatches report a plot to shoot British officers and seize Lord Roberts in London with about fifteen conspirators. They planned to burn western London homes of officers and force entry to kill occupants, while a rescue to Lord Roberts was arranged. Parallel notes mention American Chinese as potential scouts and interpreters for China relief efforts in New York. Havana criticism targets Cuba’s judiciary for alleged widespread corruption including judges taking trial fees.
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London
The
Daily News
Lord Roberts
Johannesburg
New York
United States
China
Chung Wa
Hung Chang
Li Hang Chang
Chaffee
Havana
Catan
Emphatic Cablegrowth Viceroys in Washington Note
The president directed and the secretary of state sent to Barli Chang, Sheng, and viceroys to transmit to the Chinese empire a strong statement of the U S position.
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Washington
Aug. C
Barl
I Chang
Sheng
Fires in Yellowstone Park Doused by Heavy Rain
Reports from Shoshone lake say fires burning in Yellowstone Park have been extinguished by a heavy rain. Investigation shows the losses are not serious and travel has not been inconvenienced.
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Yellowstone Park
Mammoth Hot Springs
Wyo
Shoshone Lake
Chaffee’s Plan for Pei-Twang Attack Confirmed
War department dispatch cited by General Chaffee shows commanders agreed on a preplanned action and that the plan was followed. Chaffee telegraphed that the assault on the Chinese at Pei Twang would occur Sunday, aligning with Remey and the correspondent’s account of the fighting beginning.
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Vormmanddert Igreed
Washington
Aug. T
Chaffee
War Department
Acton
Pei Twang
Remey
Ballast Care Ordered for Topeka Work Car Fleet
Topeka August 1 The Saptete company ordered 200 modern ballet cars for grade reduction work, rush built. This adds to previous orders for steam shovels uploaders and dirt care, costing thousands more beyond the $301 planned in preparatory expenses. The grade reduction project is projected to cost several million dollars.
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Ballast Care
Topeka
Saptete Company
Hes
Strategic Point Taken Near Yang Tsun
Washington reports a strategic Yang Tsun capture as a major military success by allied forces. Casualties include Second Lieutenant Vraule J. Long and about 40 others across Ninth and Fourteenth Infantry and Fifth Artillery units. Yang Tsun lies at the Pei Ho junction and rail link to Pekin, 17.4 miles from Tianjin.
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Yang Tann
Vraule J. Long
Ninth Infantry
Ninth United States Infantry
Fourteenth United States Infantry
Fifth United States Artillery
Fourteenth Infantry
Yang Tsun
United States
China
Chaffee
Pei Ho
Pekin
Strength of Allied Forces in Asia and U.S. Tensions
Reports from Washington and Berlin detail growing military preparations in China with 230,000 Chinese and allied troops and 100 guns to be deployed in six weeks. Dispatches discuss pressure on Pekin ministers, attempts to deceive foreign ministers, and calls for restraint as relief expeditions are coordinated.
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Poi Chei Li
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Canton
Pekin
Russia
Manchuria
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Gulf
Pei Chi Li
WII
Torgtes
Washington
My. Conger
Conger
Chip-Obin
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Tien Trin
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Aug
Count von Walderses
San Francino
Aig
Li Hung Chang
Farmers’ Federation
Topeka
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Congress
Jane Donner
Palmer
Knoix
Hamburg
Herbert B. Stingson
Wichita
William ‘Stimpson
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D.C
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Comat Yaveno
Prussia
Hans Kramer
Rax Mountain
Austin
Union Pacific
Hugo
Colorado
Aleoplug Cara
Emit Bownd
Denver
Ali Pasha
Bilnia
Geperel
Colling
Nathan Young
Belgerake
A G Dun Weekly Report Signals Cautious Improvement
A G Dun & Co reports a move toward a more stable business tone with heavy contracts to consolidate gains. Vacation slowdowns affect activity. cotton and wheat scenes show mixed shifts as exports and imports evolve. Consular note from Cape Town cites American volunteers returning home with mule transport issues at New Orleans.
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Weekly Trade Review
Wall Street
New England
Atlantic
Stown
Washington
State Department
Stowe
Cape Town
New Orleans
Fifty residents form Oklahoma colony from Massillon labor
An Onto Colony in Massillon Ohio plans a government formed by local labor leaders for a new colony in Oklahoma. Fifty residents will claim government land and create a socialistic framework aligned with local student ideals.
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Massillon
Ohio
Ohlahoma
Cattle Taxation in Court Tests Wiley Law in Kansas
A Topeka supreme court case tests the Wiley bill extending cattle tax assessments between March and September as Western Kansas cattlemen resist moving stock to dodge taxes. A 1,200 head shipment into Sherman county led to a tax sale threat, enjoined by sheriff, with an appeal pending.
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Topeka
Aug. C
Supreme Court
Kansas
Wiley
Livestock Commission Company
Kansas City
Sherman County
District Court
Commisssion Company
Diplomatic Memoir on Pekin Crisis and Allied Forces
Washington reports a memorandum to China urging protection of legations and cooperation with an international relief fleet, citing Imperial troop attacks on Pekin legations, and warning of dangers to foreign ministers during travel. The note endorses a U S led stance and potential international military action if needed.
Plot to Scout Boer Overlord Arrested at Pretoria
A reported plot in Pretoria involving male Lori Roberts and Huntleh wileers was discovered and thwarted. Newspapers condemn leniency toward the Boers and urge stern measures, with the Daily Mail stressing examples as deterrence.
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Teoton
Pretoria
Lori Roberts
Huntleh Wileers
The
Daily Mail
Lively In Brief: anarchists, crops, rails, and riots
A wide digest lists suspected anarchists tested in Germany, California grape damage from red spiders, a Chicago riot with Lucy Parsons among five arrests, a St. Louis streetcar franchise bid, and swift changes in labor in Chicago. Additional notes cover Puerto Rican citizenship status, a Topeka Farmers’ Federation bond plan, a New Rochelle tornado, and a Union Pacific robbery near Hugo Colorado.
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Philippines
New Rochelle
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