Tense Battles Rise Around Pekin as Japanese Advance
Reports from Shanghai and Tianjin on October 3 describe growing anti-foreign sentiment in Pekin and fears of capture if Japanese forces march on the capital. Li Hung Chang reportedly ordered not to proceed to Corea, while 50,000 Japanese troops are said to have moved near Passiet Bay, with Chinese forces redeployed to block landings.
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Tonquin Frontierscene Prompts Foreign Interest War Talk
Report notes favorable sentiment toward foreigners and cites bodies of French troops washing ashore on the Tonquin frontier as an alarming regional development.
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Tonquin
Wreck of Russian Ironclad Nous alka Found Near Finland
The Daily Chronicle reports the Russian ironclad Nous alka, lost in the Baltic last year, was found September 19 south of the island of Wasoterkoe in twenty fathoms of water. Also noted: Duke of Somerset dies. British ministers summoned. tensions with France rise. Viceroy in Hankow braces for potential rebellion.
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France Leads Antwerp Exhibition With 21 783 Awards
At the Antwerp exhibition France tops the awards with 21 783 honors including 267 diplomas and 77 gold medals. United States 122 awards. Germany 706. Great Britain 263. Belgium 2 470. China 8. Japan 22.
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Brazilian and British Ministers Demand Action After Attacks
In Rio Grande and Rio Janeiro dispatches from October 3 reports the arrival of British warships Sirlua Beagle and Barraconta and a forthcoming Italian squadron. Doctor Senna will represent Brazil and Chile at a mining exhibition. Peixoto is cited as likely to win the presidency. Moura delays leaving for Rio amid a new outbreak as Santa Catalina elections proceed peacefully. United States and British ministers press Brazil to punish perpetrators and compensate victims for attacks on foreigners.
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Nascimento
Cholera Outbreak Reported in Istanbul Area
A brief telegram from the United States general consul in Constantinople announces a cholera outbreak in the region. The State Department relayed the notice from the post, details remain sparse.
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Galvesfton
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United States
Death of Dr Ostrel in Hamburg Cholera Case
Central News from Hamburg reports Dr Ostrel of the Hygienic Institute died from Asiatic cholera after an experiment with contaminated Vistula river water.
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Osrtel
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Japanese advance in Corea and China reports
A Shanghai dispatch says Japanese forces reach Aujs in northeast Corea with columns at Chongja Kuseng and Play Yang. Reports claim Chin Lien Cheng captured while Pekin defense fields 150000 troops with only 7000 armed. Third Japanese army lands near the north Yellow river to intercept transports along the grand canal. Prince Hung.
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the Herald
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Paris Expulsion Barment on Emperor Visit
The report says the Emperor Willisw plans to visit Paris for the exposition of 1900 but will be barred from entering until Metz and Strasbourg are returned to France. The Galveston dispatch cites La Patria.
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Inter Oceanic Railway weekly earnings report
The Inter Oceanic Railway posted earnings for the week ending September 29 totaling 10 763.27 dollars, exceeding last year’s figure by 82 638.78 dollars. The report shows a strong year over year gain.
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Inter Oceanic Railway
Wek
New Books Notices and Journal Reviews
A concise list highlights new books and periodical reviews from Scribner's Young Ladies Journal Review of Reviews Delineator Puck's Library Popular Science Monthly Leslies Popular Monthly Centers American Cosmopolitan and related publishers.
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Young Ladies Journal
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Popular Science Monthly
Leslies Popular Monthly
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B, Hoeck
Ceylon Coffee Growing Compared With Mexico
Mr Elmund O Darley, with 12 years in coffee growing, arrives proposing ventures in Mexico. He notes Ceylon's Coffee decline to tea, disease Hemileia Vastatrix, high land costs, and labor needs. He compares yields and costs, details plantation methods, shade use, and argues Mexico offers cheaper land, abundant labor, and strong US demand for lucrative coffee growing. He plans to settle there.
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Acre
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East Indies
Eagle Pass Personalities Report Border Activity and Travel
Mr D R McCormick of Dal Rio discusses Coahuila tracts with scant rate information. Col S P Simpson sails to Santa Barbara islands to join family. Alex J Cloets reports rains and stock water across the border. Inge Murphy notes abundant rain and good winter outlook. Mrs Percy K’oz departs for Mexico City to visit brothers George and Marshall Miller. Wm Johnston of Livarnsol firm tours Monterey aboard Sierra Morena and backs Mexico prospects with whaleback fleet on the Great Lakes.
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Dal Rio
Coahuila
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California
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Soledad
C. Porfirio Diaz
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Marshall Miller
Wm. Johnston
Wm. Johnston & Co
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Mercantile Marine of England
J. A. Robertson
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Sierra Morida
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Milwaukee
Regular Evening Services at Christ's Church San Juan de Letran
The rector announces regular evening services at Christ's Church San Juan de Letran No 54 every Sunday at p.m. The services will be full choral. Those unable to attend morning services are welcomed to Divine worship.
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Specie Imports at San Francisco for Last Month and Year
San Francisco imported 41 208 in specie by water last month with 334 693 from Mexico and 41 667 from British Columbia. Gold accounted for 883 769 and silver 326 440. Eight month totals list Mexico 1 525 570 British Columbia 173 295 Australia 261 569 Central America 45 774 South America 178 670 Peru 9 330 miscellaneous 22 148. Additional shipments from Mexico by land are not counted in shore totals. This year’s imports include 517 968 in gold and 1 598 358 in silver.
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Australia
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Custom House
Eve Breaks Barriers as Cain Tale Echoes
A fragment cites Eve as first to raise Cain and quotes Jenkins on male discontent. The dialogue suggests a tension between gender roles and power, with a metaphor about a feeding hand.
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Cain
Jenkins
Market Notes Diverse Prices From Cotton to Mexican Loans
Sedt cotton quotes in New Orleans show low and good middling ranges. London reports Mexican dollar at 2.93, bar silver and various loan prices. New York discount 3 percent. exchange figures for London and Paris share Mexican National Bank and Bank of France discounts. El Paso and Juarez dollars listed with regional rates.
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Bank of England
United Mexican Mining Co
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Exchange
Bank of France
Wind and wreck hamper Torreon rail service
Torreon faced a heavy wind and rainstorm causing rail damage on the Mexican Central line. A northbound 2560 train crossed a damaged trestle near Torreon, the sleeper derailed but the engine and two cars stayed on track. Passenger Refugio Tarin suffered head cuts and possible internal injuries.
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Eagle Pass Guide
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Velardefa Mining Company
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Tide of travel hotel arrivals Iturbide and Mexico bound passengers
A list of travelers at Iturbide and nearby, including G F Irwin and others, with noted arrivals in Mexico via the Central Express and Aztec Limited. Additional passengers, destinations, and address notices appear along with a batch of letters advertised at the Monedea Street post office for pickup.
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