Imperial Forces and Boxers Clash Near Tien Tsin Invasion
Reports from Shanghai and Che Foo detail a brutal surge as 12 000 international troops at Tien Tsin and 8 000 at Taku stave off massive Imperial forces. Descriptions include Chinese atrocities, including massacre of prisoners, and alleged Prince Tuan backing the Boxer attack on the legations, with Seymour's fate unclear.
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London
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Shanghai
Chee Foo
Tien: Tsin
Ike Tain Gow Bermees
Oo Tsin
Che Foo
Ling
Che
Seymour
Tuan
Accident Over a Sharp Curve Near Delia Bridge
A Tacoma report describes a fatal wreck where a car failed to stay on the rails at a gulch curve under a steep grade just below the Delia bridge. The vehicle toppled, the upper works splintered, and it crashed into a crowd of passengers including men women and children.
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Tacoma
Wash
Delia
Emperor Kwang-Su Takes Poison to End Life
Shanghai reports Emperor Kwang-Su killed himself with opium under Prince Tuan's influence on June 19. The empress Dowager Covina reportedly poisoned herself but survived, believed insane from the drug. Two Manchus corroborate the palace offer of poison or sword, and Sir Robert Hart's staff escaped to the legations as the customs bureau was destroyed.
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Shanghai
Kwang-Su
Prince Tuan
Covina
He Ae
Ales
Robert Hart
Legations
Colonial dispatch on Gold Coast relief column losses
Sir Frederick Hodgson reports from the Gold Coast that due to food shortages and delayed relief, he chose to advance on rebels and misled the enemy about the route. Six men were killed and several wounded, with severe privation noted and morale described as strained amid starvation.
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London
Colonial Office
Gold Coast
Frederick Mitchell Hodgson
Atekewautek
Hodgson
Haiabe Tan Eel
Kumaesi
Peans
Basel Mission
Heart of Boer Country Fragment Quietly Recorded
A garbled OCR fragment from a historical page references places and names in the heart of Boer country, but the readable text is sparse with unclear context and mixed letters. The passage includes scattered mentions of individuals and locations, lacking coherent narrative or concrete events.
Martington Drug Store Robbed in Odd Harvest Machine Plot
A late night robbery at Martington Drug Store unfolds amid a strange plan involving a runway crew and a harvesting machine. Police investigation centers on the motive and suspects connected to the unusual scheme.
Sickle accident wounds Ned Humboldt
Ned Humboldt suffered a serious injury when a sickle bar caught his right arm, cutting through the bone above the elbow. He was able to stand on his feet but internal injuries are feared. The broken sickle bar may have lessened the severity of the damage.
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Humbold
Ned
Fred
Jealousy Triggers Nebraska Shooting
West Point Nebraska on July 7 William Hart, a local man, was involved in a daytime shooting after a jealousy dispute. Police reported Hart discharged a firearm, injuring no bystanders and prompting an investigation by local authorities.
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West Point
Néb
Wiliam Hart
Nebraska theft jolts Hartington posthome
In Hartington Nebraska on July night an intruder broke into Postmaster Watsons residence and robbed the hired girl of thirteen dollars cash.
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Hartington
Neb
Tee Eene
Watson
Crah
Rix Change Bank In Ogallala Increases Capital
Ogallala Neb July 8 The Rix change bank has raised its paid up capital from 5 000 to 10 000 dollars. J W Welp will manage and control the bank with 7 percent capital stock while H remains as balance holder.
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Ogalalla
Neb
Rixchange Bank
J. W. Welp
First Prisoner in Three Years
A jail records its first prisoner in three years as the sheriff marks three years in office.
Rocubens Thak Teaser Inconclusive Report
An unclear fragment reports about Rocubens with unnamed individuals and vague actions. The text lacks readable details on date place or outcome, leaving the event unspecified and awaiting fuller context.
Tragic Train Death Involving Young Conductor
A young conductor named Ketcham, about twenty, was fatally injured while being taken to the yard master after an accident near Shelton. His father George Ketcham was previously killed on the road. The company surgeon arrived too late to save him.
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Ketcham
George Ketcham
Wes
Shelton One
Floater Found in River Near Plattsmouth Nebraska
Jack Kilios t observed a floater in the Plattsmouth river during forenoon hours. A laboring man in the water appeared to be in advanced state of decomposition yet not heavily. The body was drifting downstream toward the river bend. Local authorities opened a case to identify the deceased and determine cause of death.
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Plattsmouth, Nebd
Jack Kiliost
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