Record rainfall floods ruin cotton crop in Texas storms
Northern and Northwestern Texas faced a severe rain and electrical storm with eleven inches falling in twenty four hours. The Trinity River rose about thirty feet near Dallas flooding the valley and submerging Fort Worth city areas. Farmers expect cotton damage near ten percent as trains run behind schedule and communication suffers. Sheriff Hughes issued warnings by mounted couriers to move to higher ground.
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Government declines to join Germany on China high official punishment
Government signals non involvement in Germany s effort to punish Chinese officials. Inquiries addressed to the government have been answered, indicating no participation in the proposed scheme. The move shapes future diplomatic stance and international legal actions.
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Germany
High
Abandon a Third Ticket and China Dispatches
The National party in Boston abandons a third ticket as Archibald Howe plans to withdraw his vice presidential bid. In Washington, the State Department delivers formal replies to powers on Chinese affairs, discusses negotiations with China, and contemplates a possible international commission with names like Conger Wilson and Rockhill. The U.S. may reduce forces in China to Manila, with General Caaffee remaining to guard the legation.
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Bloodshed in Shenandoah as sheriff fires on rioters
A sheriff's posse firing during a riot near Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, left two dead and seven wounded. Troops were requested as mobs of Poles Slavs and Hungarians clashed, prompting city orders to close saloons and ban firearm sales while militia moves were arranged.
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Lehigh Railroad Station
President McKinley Heads to Canton for Quiet Canton Visit
President McKinley leaves Washington with Secretary Cortelyou for Canton Ohio. He will not take part in the campaign, make speeches, or conduct a campaigning tour. The length of his Canton stay depends on the Chinese situation and no public receptions are planned.
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McKinley
Cortelyou
Canton
Hanna May Come West Tour Planned For Nebraska South Dakota
United States Senator Hanna announces a possible extensive western tour, focusing on Nebraska and South Dakota, with a decision on campaign plans to come after his East return. He aims to follow Senator Pettigrew in speeches and to reply to Mr. Bryan in Bryan’s state.
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Republican National Committee
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South Dakota
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Bryan
Troops Ordered Out to Aid Sheriff in Mine Region
Three regiments of infantry a battery and a troop of cavalry were ordered out at midnight by Governor Stone to assist Sheriff Toole in Shenandoah Schuylkill mine region. General Gobin commands the provisional brigade and heads for Shenandoah with staff.
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Stone
Sheriff Toole
Schuylkill Mine
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Gobin
Shenandoah
Provisional Brigade
Outbreak at Sun Tai near Canton escalates
French consul in Canton reports on September 20 that disorders have broken out at Sun Tai near Canton. Several villages are destroyed or besieged as missionaries escape. Initial troops failed to quell the unrest. French consuls request a larger force with the chancellor and gunboat Avalanche to accompany the troops.
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Paris
Canton
Sun Tai
Bryan Cancels Illinois Dates Shifts to East Campaign
William J. Bryan has cancelled all his Illinois appearances and will focus on the East. Illinois stops Oct 8 and 9 were dropped as Chairman Jones reports strong Democratic prospects in the East and concentrates efforts in doubtful states.
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William J. Bryan
Illinois
East
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New Zealand Annexes Cook Islands
Premier Richard John Seddon announced in Wellington that New Zealand annexes the Cook Islands southwest of the Society Islands with Raratonga chiefs consent. The move counters France's annexation of Tubuai and Kurutu islands.
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N. Z
Richard John Seddon
New Zealand
House of Representatives
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Tubuai
Kurutu Islands
Strike Expands as 10 Read Coal Collieries Affected
General Superintendent Luther of Pottsville reports to President Harris that 10 of the 34 Reading Coal and Iron Company collieries were affected by the strike in the morning. About 9,000 to 10,000 men joined the strikers after a Shenandoah meeting, while 24 collieries remain in operation.
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Li Hung Chang arrives in Tien Tsin on Sep 20
Li Hung Chang has arrived in the city and is domiciled in his own yamen under a Cossack. His reception mirrors the Tong Ku ceremony with Russian and Japanese officers calling on him, while officers from other nations did not participate.
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Tien Tsin
Tien Tsiys
Shanghai
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Tong Ku
Treason Bill Advances to Third Reading in Cape Assembly
In Cape Town the Cape house of assembly passed the treason bill to a third reading by 46 to 37. The clause disfranchising convicted rebels for five years was adopted by a 10 vote margin on Sept. 10.
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Cape House of Assembly
Accept Germanys Proposal
Berlin reports the German foreign office has received replies from Italy Austria and France agreeing without reserve to Germanys Chine proposal.
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Germany
Berlin
German Foreign Office
Italy
Austria
France
Harriet Blatch to Campaign for Bryan Across the Nation
Mrs Harriet Stanton Blatch daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton will stump for William Jennings Bryan. She plans a national tour with stops across the United States including potential trips to the Far West as organizers map schedules.
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New York
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Far West
Inheritance Tax on Huntington Estate Estimated
New York on September 24. The inheritance tax on Collis P. Huntington's estate will exceed 200000 dollars. An estimate prepared for the State Comptroller shows transfer charges on specific bequests alone would amount to 90000 dollars.
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New York
Collis P. Huntington
Theodore P. Gilman
France annexes Kurates Kurutu and Tabnai islands
Melbourne dispatch reports that the Kurates Kurutu and Tabnai islands were formally annexed to France by the Tahiti governor on August 21 following a request from the island natives.
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Melbourne
Australia
Kurutu
Tabnai
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Striking Coal Mine At Macanacqua Tied Up In Suspension
President Nicholls reports the West End Coal mine at Macanaqua in District No 1 has ceased operations at noon, completing a shutdown across the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys after strikers pressed to close it. Two vessels ashore near Key West. one crew member feared drowned.
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Nicholls
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Cotton Spinners Recommend Mill Closures Over American Cotton
At a Manchester meeting the cotton spinners advocate stopping all mills for the first 12 working days of October to protest American cotton use. The move targets embers of the trade and seeks to pressure suppliers to switch away from U.S. cotton.
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Mannchester
Eng
Russia Seeks New York Loan Amid Doubts in Copenhagen
Copenhagen's Daily Telegraph correspondent reports Russia's attempt to raise a loan in New York, but Danish capital observers doubt any success.
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London
Copenhagen
Daily Telegraph
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