War Comes to Peking and China's Peace Bid
London notes allied entry into Peking relief of legations and captures. Li Hung Chang seeks American minister Conger as peace commissioner with terms to halt hostilities. Washington debates reply while reports say Chinese empress dowager and emperor may be moving westward. Italian forces and Japanese detachments reported active as tensions rise across Shanghai Hankou and Canton areas.
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Peking
Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
Opashington
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War Department
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Matow
Navy Department
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Yamaguchi
Tung-Chow Canal
Japathe Ciiies
Ehlegations
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State Department
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Cheefoo
Radgsdale
Tien-Tsin
United States
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Conger
China
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Taku
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Tokio
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Tartar
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Standard
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Prince Tuan
Chi
Hsu Tung
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Prince Ching
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Imperial Household
Yi- Lien Yuah
Goodnow
Shan Tun
Sinan Fi
Shen Si
Ching and
Tuan
Kang Yi
Hsi An
Si An
Levi S. Wilcox
Hankou
St. Petersburg
Orloff
Russian War Office
Yuk-Shi Pass
Medtichel
Li Ping Heng Wounded and Dies in China
Shanghai officials report that Li Ping Heng, an anti foreign leader, was wounded on August 10 and died on August 12. The announcement confirms his death in the aftermath of the incident.
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Shanghai
Li Ping Heng
Waldersee Starts for China
Berlin dispatch reports Marshal Count Von Waldersee with his staff leaving Berlin Monday morning to proceed to China for the campaign.
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Waldersee
China
Berlin
More Troops for China Sail For Orient From San Francisco
The transport Sherman sailed Monday for Taku via Nagasaki with the 2d battalion of the 2d infantry from Fort Thomas and a battalion of the 5th infantry from Fort Snelling, while Companies A and B of the 1st infantry arrived at the Presidio to await orders. On Monday 720 horses will be loaded onto the Strathgate for the voyage to the Orient, and the Thyra has been chartered to sail direct from Honolulu.
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Sherman
Taku
Nagasaki
2D Infantry
Fort Thomas
Sth Infantry
Ft. Snelling
Minn
5Th Infantry
1St Infantry
F. E. Lacey
E. E. Carroll
Adamson Nominated by Democrats in Fourth Georgia District
W. Adamson was nominated for Congress by the Democratic Party in Georgia's Fourth District. The nomination signals party support ahead of the forthcoming election contest.
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W. €. Adamson
Georgia
Tornado Hits Sheboygan Area Killing Avoided and Destruction
A violent August 21 storm tore through Sheboygan and nearby areas, triggering a tornado that wrecked eight large buildings and hundreds of homes. Losses exceed $300,000 as streetcar barns, factories, and kilns were destroyed. No fatalities were reported, with injuries minor and residents evacuated before debris struck. An adjacent blast in Oshkosh brought heat, a lightning strike, and fire damage to the Berey store on Main Street.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Crocker Co
Konrad Schneider Brewing Co
American Folding Bed Co
A. Zimball & Sons
Lutheran
Fouth
Optenberg & Sonneman Co
Northwestern
Herman Dehne
Henry Tillman
Henry Sehlemer
Charles Katz
Otto Jaerns
Zimbal& Sons
Gustave Rehborn
Mattoon Mfg. Co
William Miles
Leath
Thomas Atkins
Fred Mueller
E. J. Stanton
William Keh
Emil Clarenbach
Oshkosh
Berey
Main Street
Cloud burst floods Green Bay crops with heavy rain
A cloud burst hit Green Bay Wisconsin on August 21 delivering over 1.14 inches of rain in thirty minutes. The intense rain caused extensive damage to crops and unsettled the local area.
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Green Bay
Wis
Pretended Ghost Kills Girl In Philadelphia Crowd
Florence Almond a 15 year old girl died after a brick struck her head while she pretended to be a ghost to frighten a crowd of Negroes on a lot at Fifty seventh and Ludlow streets. The assailant was not captured.
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Philadelphia
Florence Almond
Fifty-seventh
Ludlow
Western railroads plan coal rate rise claim 10 percent east
Kansas City reports that some western railroads intend to raise soft coal rates citing an alleged 10 percent increase planned by eastern roads. The notice reflects industry chatter on upcoming tariff shifts affecting coal transport costs.
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Kansas City, Mo
Publisher Sues Union Restaurant Over Shirt Waist Ban
Sol Bloom, music publisher, filed a $50,000 damages suit against the Union restaurant and hotel on Randepa street for refusing service while he wore a shirt waist with no coat. The court action seeks compensation for alleged discrimination and the denial of service based on attire.
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Chicago
Sol Bloom
Union
Randepa Street
Continuance Sought In Goebel Assassination Case
Attorneys request a continuance citing the defendant’s health and absence of key witnesses. The court postponed trial to Tuesday morning to decide if the defendant can stand trial, with testimony from several out of state witnesses and affidavits to support delays.
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Georgetown
Sense
Henry B
W. 8. Taylor
Charles Filey
W. J. Davidson
E. N. Mill
Tay Ng
Goebel
Charles F'Ime
W. G. Bradley W ‘Ho
Rust Youtsey
Ebel
C Hess
Sey
Col. L. J. Crawford
Youtsey
Jury Selection Debate Adjourned Before Verdict
The discussion over venire and a substitute drawn from the jury wheel continued but was not finished when the court adjourned for the day.
Must Wear Hats Edict Shocks Trenton Catholics
In Trenton Bishop Mc Faul orders women at cathedral services and Catholic institutions to wear hats, citing ancient Jewish rulings and St Paul on heads uncovered in prayer. In Sandusky, Ohio, every saloon closed Sunday for the first time, amid reform pressure. Dayton woman severely burned in kitchen fire likely fatal. Mary Treen of 139 Miami Street in critical condition.
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Trenton
N. J
McFaul
St. Mary’s Cathedral
St. Paul
Sandusky
Reform Committee
Rao Tyne
Tate
Dayton, O
Mary Treen
Miami Street
Deaconess Hospital
Plans to resume world fair fund work at St Louis
The St Louis fair fund of 5 million dollars faces renewed effort after repeated delays. Chairman D F Francis and William H Thompson lead the committees with Francis planning a Paris voyage around September 15. He hopes to have the fund near completion by then.
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St. Louis
William H. Thompson
Francis
Paris
Saloon riot after shooting in Prairie du Chien
Prairie du Chien Aug 21 Thomas Vavra a special policeman shot Charles Haanie an artillery man of a wild west show in the leg during an argument. The incident sparked a riot as the mob wrecked the saloon and Vavra fled with Marshal Lindner and Police Merrill seriously injured protecting him. Vavra's house was also wrecked.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
Thomas Vavra
Charles Haanie
Vavra
Marshal Lindner
Merrill
Tennessee prohibitionists field ticket for governor Cheves leads
Dyer Tennessee August 21 through their executive committee the Tennessee prohibitionists put a ticket in the field headed by Col R S Cheves of Union county for governor Candidates for presidential electors were also announced
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Dyer
Tenn
Tennessee Prohibitionists
Col. R. S. Cheves
Unicn County
Floyd monument cornerstone laid in Sioux City
Sioux City Iowa August 21 the cornerstone of the monument to Sergt Charles Floyd of the Lewis and Clark expedition was laid in imposing ceremonies Ex Congresssman Perkins gave the principal address in the event marking the dedication with notable attendees and formal speeches.
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Sioux City
Sergt
Charles Floyd
Perkins
Buckeye Pick-Ups The Wife of an Ex Attorney General
Mrs. Frank Monnett wife of the former Ohio attorney general lies near death at St Francis hospital after a 32 caliber rifle bullet fired by a boy named Jacob Orebaugh struck her. The youth was sparring with sparrows near the Cumberland flats and the family believes the shooting was accidental. Monnett declined to press charges against the boy.
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Columbus, C
Frank
Monnett
St. Francis’ Hospital
Jacob Orebaugh
Cumberland Flats
Young Orebaugh
Dayton to Lebanon trolley franchise sought
Wolfe Sunderland representing a Dayton syndicate filed papers with Warren county commissioners to obtain a franchise for a Dayton to Lebanon trolley line. The competing syndicate withdrew. The matter was referred to the county auditor solicitor and surveyor for report, with final action possible next Monday.
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Lebanon
Wolfe & Sunderland
Dayton
Warren County
Drowning at Dam Edy Claims Charles Kable in Loveland
On August 21 in Loveland C, Herman Kable and his son Charles were boating when their craft was sucked into an eddy near a broken dam and capsized. Charles Kable drowned. Walter Fitzwater saved Herman Kable, who was drowning. Fitzwater swam back after reaching shore to rescue him.
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Loveland
Herman Kable
Charles
Walter Fitzwater
Charles Kable
Fitzwater
Accident Ends in Tragedy in Chillicothe Out-building
In Chillicothe Ohio on August 21, 22-year-old Philip Palmer was accidentally shot by his younger brother testing his marksmanship with a 22 caliber rifle. The ball struck Palmer in the left side, and he was fatally wounded.
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Chillicothee, O
Philip Palmer
Palmer
Brother beats sister with bat over money dispute
Bellefontaine Ohio reports 18 year old Watson White battered his sister Eve 17 with a baseball bat after she refused to give spending money. Eve is seriously hurt and Watson White was arrested.
Girl, 13, Attempts Suicide in Gallipolis
Pearl Earwood of near Gallipolis, Ohio, aged 13, attempted suicide by shooting her right breast with a .38 caliber revolver. She reportedly wanted to die and is not expected to live.
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Gallipolis, O
Pearl Earwood
Toledo Boy Dies After Blanket Toss Incident
Toleda Aug 21 Joseph, 10, son of Michael Scahill of Lima, died from injuries after being tossed in a blanket by soldiers during a drill of the 2d regiment Ohio National Guard in Toledo. Arrests are to be made.
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Toledo
Joseph
Michael Scahill
Lima
2D Regiment
Union reform party to hold Ohio convention in Columbus
Springfield Aug 21 Chairman R S Thompson of the union reform party says current election laws prevent certification of the state ticket as nominated by the people. He will call a state convention at Columbus on September 5.
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Ohio
Insurance Companies
Columbus
Cincinnati
Springfield
R. S. Thompson
Union Reform Party
Brothers Die Sudden, Noted Delaware Lineage Member Passes
St Paris Ohio August 21 Edward Jones prosperous farmer died after a two hours illness. He was brother of Gen John Jones of Delaware. Two brothers also died suddenly several years ago.
Grain Warehouse Collapse in Manchester Ohio
The large grain warehouse owned by M F Crissman collapsed in Manchester Ohio on August 21. Sixteen hundred bushels of wheat stored on the second floor escaped the wreckage and the loss is estimated at $600.
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Manchester, O
M. F. Crissman
Heat Drives Watchman to Attempt Suicide in Springfield
John Clouse, a watchman at the O. S. Kelly Co. in Springfield, attempted suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. Investigators say extreme heat mania appeared to derange him as he acted in a moment of mental distress.
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Heat
Springfield
John Clouse
O. S. Kelly Co
Assistant engineer found dead at San Diego power plant
San Diego on August 21 1920 W E Mc Curdy assistant engineer for the electric light plant was found dead in the power house He had received no shock of about 7500 volts.
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San Diego
Cal
W. E. McCurdy
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