Diplomacy Useless Urged Ultimatum Over China Crisis
A Tien Tsin meeting of foreign residents urged immediate intervention by the United States and Britain. They condemned Chinese officials, criticized Western apathy, and demanded an ultimatum with reprisals to address the Ku Cheng massacre.
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United States
Great Britain
China
Tien Tsiy
Cabie
Associated Press
Tien Tsin
England
Ku Cheng
Sezchuen Commission
America
President reviews Tien Tsin cable on Americans in China
President Cleveland was shown a cable from Tien Tsin in which American residents there appeal for aid. He refused to discuss the matter at length and said protecting Americans in China rests with the state department and will receive prompt attention.
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Buzzards. Bay
Cleveland
Tien Tsin
United States
China
State Department
Occupation Gone Furlough Hits Pork Microscopy Staff
The light pork packing trade leads to furloughs for about 150 women in the agricultural department who inspect pork for export to Germany and France. Their $50 monthly salaries are suspended until normal trade resumes. Affected offices include Chicago Cincinnati South Omaha Milwaukee Kansas City Buffalo and Hammond Ind.
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WasHiIncTon
Agricultural Department
Germany
France
Chicago
Cincinnati
South Omaha
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Buffalo
Hammond
Ind
Mines Will Resume In Marquette Range Strike
IsHPEMING Mich Aug 14 Iron mining companies advertise for men and will start steam shovels loading ore from stock piles immediately. Striking miners are at a disadvantage as owners move to restart operations. Militia could be called at first sign of trouble with a battalion ready in hours and a full regiment in a day.
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Ishpeming
Mich
German Pythians Win Court Victory Over English Ritual
Waldeck lodge No. 136 sued the Supreme Lodge of Illinois over the English ritual with a demand to enjoin charter removal and a mandamus to surrender passwords. Judge Brentano ruled in favor of the German Pythians in the Milwaukee superior court.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Chicago
Blackburn
Waldeck Lodge No. 136
Supreme Lodge of Illinois
Brentano
Mobilizing Spain's Reserve
In Mappino on August 14 the army reserve mobilization continues amid resistance. At Matara near Barcelona some reservists refused to march until gendarmes fired in the air to enforce discipline.
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Spain
Mappino
Matara
Barcelona
Tense clash looms as A P A appoints new police force
Omaha August 14. A likely conflict between the city police and the A P A faction arises as the latter appoints a new force and vows to seize city property. Police guard headquarters like a barracks with armed officers and reinforced doors. Only 15 patrolmen on streets while rest protect city hall. Captain Mosley says no expected trouble but guards remain to await commission resolution.
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Omaha
Supreme Court
Jackson Street
Mosley
Five Outlaws Captured After Raid Fails in Eufaula
Evravna Oklahoma Aug 14 five desperate outlaws believed to have planned a raid in Eufaula were captured at noon after riding into town heavily armed and mounted. Deputies quickly surrounded them and the men surrendered their arms without resistance.
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Evravna
Eufaula
Cavalry Veteran Philip Spinner Suicides at Camp Douglas
Philip Spinner of Troop B Seventh United States Cavalry has died by suicide at Camp Douglas at 10 a m after 29 years in service. The body was sent to Fort Sheridan. Spinner served under General Merritt in the Fighting Fifth during the Indian wars in the West.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Camp Douglas
Wis
Philip Spinner
Seventh
United States Cavalry
Fort Sheridan
Spinner
Merritt
Ad Admiralty Finds Crathie Mate At Fault In Collision
The Bremenhaven admiralty court concludes the sinking of the steamer Elbe, in a January collision with the British steamer Crathie, was caused by the Crathie’s mate who deserted his post just before the impact and hid in the galley.
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Bremerhaven
Admiralty Court
Emma Desmond Aims to Pardon Bergman in Pittsburgh Visit
Emma Desmond a New York anarchist of international notoriety is in PittspurG to aid a movement seeking clemency for Alexander Bergman imprisoned for the attempted murder of H. C. Frick. The visit is described as an effort to secure Bergman’s pardon from the Western penitentiary.
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Pittspurg
Emma Desmond
New York
Alexander Bergman
Western Penitentiary
H. C. Frick
Fish Wardens Charged After Lake Winnebago Net Fight
Deputy wardens C. W. Johnson Max Mucks and Max Johnson were arrested on assault and battery charges from the Lake Winnebago nets clash. They pleaded not guilty in Oshkosh municipal court and a hearing was scheduled for Wednesday.
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Oshkosh
Wis
C. W. Johnson
Max Mucks
Max Johnson
Lake Winnebago
Gallinger backs international bimetallism over silver monometallism
Nasavua New Hampshire August 14 United States Senator Jacob H Gallinger declares in a written statement that he supports international bimetallism and remains inflexibly opposed to silver monometallism, clarifying his stance on the silver question.
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Gallinger
Nasavua
N. H
United States
Jacob H. Gallinger
Hankinson starch factory to operate again this fall
Representatives of the Hankinson starch factory are contracting with farmers for potatoes along the Soo line. They offer 20 cents per bushel for tubers loaded on cars at local points.
Make the Desert Bloom Scheme to Reclaim Colorado Desert
A San Francisco report notes Eastern capitalists in town promoting a plan to irrigate the Colorado desert by diverting river waters, creating the largest irrigation system in the West. They reportedly paid Southern Pacific 1.5 million dollars for title to about 600000 acres in the Salton basin, with John C. Beatty as general manager and partners James Linton Henry A. Pierce R L P J McLean.
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Colorado River
Salton Basin
San Francisco
Colorado Desert
Southern Pacific
John C. Beatty
Beatty
James Linton
Henry A. Pierce
Providence
R. L
P. J. McLean
New York
The Judge Involved in Courtroom Fight in Omaha
In a district court criminal division in Omaha, Judge C. R. Scott Bailiff Savage and Attorney W. D. Brackett clashed after a dispute over facts. The judge ordered the offender expelled and the bailiff assaulted the attorney. They wrestled on the floor as other lawyers intervened. The attorney was cited to appear Wednesday for contempt.
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Omaha
District Court
C. R. Scott
Savage
W. D. Brackett
Scott
Law's Delays in Kent Murder Case
Farno North Dakota August 14 Attorney M A Hildreth who defended Kent in a murder trial says a new trial may be granted He plans to appeal to the Supreme Court if the verdict stands and then seek United States court intervention on a federal question involved in the last trial to obtain a hearing.
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Farno
N. D
M. A. Hildreth
Kent
Funeral for Justice Howell E Jackson Held at Belle Meade
Justice Howell Edmunds Jackson was laid to rest at Belle Meade the estate of his brother General W. H. Jackson, six miles from Nashville. The service was led by Rev. J. H. McNeilly and Rev. R. Lin Cave, with many dignitaries and a large local crowd in attendance. A special train carried attendees to the service at 10 o clock.
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Nashville
Tenn
Howell Edmunds Jackson
Belle Meade
W. H. Jackson
J. H. McNeilly
Presbyterian Church
R. Lin Cave
The
Christian Church
Warrimoo Damaged After Long Rift Near Bonilla Point
The steamship Warrimoo of the Canadian Australian line spent five hours a rift inside Bonilla point and has been docked at Esquimalt. Damaged plates numbered about 40 are bent or warped and will require replacement, though none are broken.
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Warrimoo
Victoria
B. C
Bonilla Point
Esquimalt
Shrewd Speculator Swindled in Saloon Gamble
Robert W. Golzan, a wealthy broker and Merchants' Exchange member, known as a shrewd speculator, was swindled by two gamblers who won him $4,700 in a saloon where the party was in full swing.
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St. Louis
Robert W. Golzan
Merchants’ Exchange
Explosion Kills Three at Kentucky Mill
Explosion at John Hines saw mill in Mount Sterling Kentucky kills John Hines his son and engineer Smith and wounds A J Downs. Hines body scattered across the site with fragments found eighty feet away.
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Mount Sterling
John Hines
Hines
Smith
A. J. Downs
West Virginia Railroad Boom
Baltimore reports West Virginia leads the nation in railway construction and protection by responsible companies. Over 500 miles of new line are being built and planned, representing nearly eight million dollars in capital investment.
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West Virginia
Baltimore
Rich Gold Assays Spark Piney Manitou District Hopes
Reports from the Manitou district near Rainy Lake indicate rich gold discoveries with assays reaching as high as 1000 dollars per ton. Free gold is visible to the eye in many locations, suggesting Tower Minnesota dangers, and promising a booming mining district.
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Tower
Minn
Manitou
Rainylake
Missionaries Escort to China Leave Toronto for Asia
Mrs. Goforth wife of Rev Jonathan Goforth sails from Toronto August 14 with six other missionaries bound for China. They will travel to several cities to assist church work and missions in the region. uppercase
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Toronto
Goforth
Jonathan Goforth
China
Treasury Faces Gold Outflow and Bond Issue Rumors
Washington reports a $1.65 million gold withdrawal to Europe, narrowing the reserve to about $1.2 million above the $100 million threshold. Officials say there is no confirmed plan for a new bond issue, with the Treasury likely to avoid encroachment until October 1 unless withdrawals continue.
Treasury gold reserve assured by official statement
Du Luis Aug 14 Secretary Carlisle, shown Washington dispatch via Associated Press, refused further comment but said the people need have no apprehension as to the gold reserve and that the treasury department will take care of that. Everything in that regard is all right.
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Cleveland
Carlisle
Congress
Treasury
Du.Luis
Washington
Associated Press
Treasury Department
Indian party escorted home from Teton mountains
General Coppinger reports Colonel Randall with Lieutenant Hamilton and a scouting party recovered Lemhi Pete and 16 other Indians with 60 ponies, hunting peacefully in the Teton mountains. They are started for the Lemhi reservation. Nemus the wounded Bannock is in camp. Scouting party comes from the north. condition reported as all quiet.
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Washineron
Vincent
Coppinger
Jackson’s Hole
Randall
Hamilton
Lemhi Pete
Teton Mountain
Lemhi Reservation
Nemus
Bannock
Canada Abolishes Salmon Duty as Fresh U S Imports Rise
Ottawa reports the Dominion government removes the duty on salmon imported from the United States after assurances of free admission of fresh salmon into the U S from Canada. Last year Canada exported salmon worth 125430 to the republic while imports from the U S were valued at 55.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Republic
Agreement With Utes Approved For Utah lands
Acting secretary of the interior approves an agreement with the Southern Utes of Utah. The majority will take lands in severalty while the rest are settled on the reservation's western third. After allotments, remaining lands will be opened to settlement.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Utah
Severalty
Independent American party nominates Kansas county ticket
Parsons August 14 The Independent American party the latest political group in Kansas met in this city and nominated a county ticket. The group advocates free and unlimited coinage of American silver and America for Americans.
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Parsons
Kan
Independent American Party
Kansas
New Party
America
Ten Deaths From Smallpox in Eagle Pass Camp
A special to The News from Eagle Pass reports ten deaths and five new smallpox cases at the quarantine camp in Galveston. The spread has been checked by successful vaccinations of unaffected negroes.
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GalvesTon
Tex
Eagle Pass
Yellow Fever Claims Spanish Garrison in Santa Cruz
A report from Tampa states that out of 300 Spanish soldiers sent to Santa Cruz Cuba 100 have died from yellow fever and their physician is among the dead.
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Tampa
Fla
Santa Cruz
Cuba
Flower Favors Whitney for Democratic Nomination
Ex Governor Flower says he supports Whitney, though not sure he would run. He cites party necessity and growing sentiment for Cleveland, noting many Democrats will back the party candidate regardless of preference. He predicts Cleveland’s strength is rising and may influence candidate choice.
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New York
Flower
World
Saratoga
Whitney
Cleveland
Topeka Girl Seeks European Art Study Through Trotters
Miss Anna M. Wilson of Valencia Shawnee county campaigns her two horses Valencia and Ding across Eastern Kansas and Western Missouri to fund European art studies. She aims to race through fall and sail for England by December if purses meet her goals.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Missouri
Europe
Anna M. Wilson
Valencia
Shawnee County
Ding
Holton
Leavenworth
Miss Wilson
England
Lost Art of Welding Copper to Iron Found by Three Workers
George Cromley Cornelius Shay and John Ryan ironworkers in Pittsburg report a method to weld copper to iron or steel. They present samples and note last similar record in 500 B C Scandinavia. Carnegie Steel offers a fixed price for the secret and aims to armor shipplates with copper.
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Pittsbourg
George Cromley
Cornelius Shay
John Ryan
Scandinavia
B. C
Carnegie Company
Homestead
Cotton Condition Drops in July to New August Low
The August report from the agriculture department shows cotton condition slipping from 82.3 to 77.9 in July, a 4.4 point drop and the lowest August average on record. Excessive moisture is cited by correspondents as the primary cause of the poor condition.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
State Superintendent Sabin Warns of Forgeries in School Supplies
Des Moines Iowa August 13 State Superintendent Sabin issued a circular to county superintendents stating his name is being used statewide by agents for school supplies. He declares the claims are forgeries and that the office never recommends supplies for school purposes.
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Des Moines
Sabin
Cubans Blow Up Bridges Near Sancti Spiritus
Reliable dispatches report Cuban forces have dynamited railroad bridges near Sancti Spiritus causing disruption to rail traffic and hindering supply routes. no further details on casualties or strategic implications are provided.
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New York
Cuba
Sancti Spirites
Rice Fields Ruined by Rains in Japan
Yokoyama August 7 continuous rains ruin rice crops across regions causing famine fears and heavy losses. Many lives reported lost and damage described as enormous.
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Yokoyama
Japan
Missionaries attacked at Fat Shan near Canton
Aug 9 Hone Kone British and American missions at Fat Shan were attacked Tuesday afternoon by a large infuriated mob. Hospitals were demolished and missionaries fled to Sha Meen. A Chinese gunboat was sent to quell the riot as Vegetarians, 12 000 strong, threaten missions at Kwang Lung and ports.
Massacre Report From Foo Chow Details Missionary Alert
Dr Gregory recounts a massacre at Hwasang near Ku Cheng on August 1. Nine British adults were killed and several others seriously wounded, including Miss Coddington and Miss Mabel Hartford, with attacks by swords and a trident on foreign residents.
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New York
Foo Chow
China
Gregory
Ku Cheng
Hwasang
Phillips
Ku Cheng City
Mr. Phillips
Stewart
Consul Hixson Names 50 Involved in Ku Cheng Massacre
United States consul J Courtney Hixson in Foo Chow has identified 50 natives linked to the Ku Cheng massacre. The list includes leaders and some murderers, with evidence that Chinese officials knew of trouble days before. Notably no Chinese official attended the victims' funerals.
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Shane Hal
J. Courtney Hixson
United States
Foo Chow
Ku Cheng
Hsu Yung Yu Deposed as Chinese Chief Minister
Pekin reports the chief minister of the Tsung Li Yamen Hsu Yung Yu has been dismissed. The change is blamed on his role in negotiating the Russian loan and in the convention with France granting major concessions.
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Hsu Yung Yu
Pekin
Tsung Li Yamen
Chinese soldiers plunder Ku Cheng mission report
Archdeacon Wolf cabled from Foo Chow that Chinese troops sent to guard the mission at Ku Cheng broke in and looted it. He warns that Chinese authorities cannot be trusted to protect the mission.
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London
Archdeacon Wolf
Foo Chow
Ku Cheng
Expedition sails from Zanzibar to punish revolting tribes
An expedition of 490 men including British sailors Soudanese and Askaris with two Maxim guns and a seven pounder departs for Mombassa to quell revolting tribes. Admiral Rawson and General Matthews accompany the force. Fighting expected.
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Zanzibar
Soudanese
Askaris
Mombassa
Rawson
General Matthews
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