Boni de Castellane Fights Duel in Paris Skirmish
Count Boni de Castellane and Count Orlowski dueled with swords on the outskirts of Paris after a newspaper article sparked a quarrel at Castellane's home. Orlowski was wounded in the thorax in the first exchange and the doctors halted the contest.
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Paris
Count Boni de Castellane
Anna Gould
New York
Orlowski
Boni de Castellane
Count Orlowski
Eee
Big Battle In Progress In South African War
Cape Town dispatch reports Lord Roberts attacking Middleburg with a large force as Kruger directs defense. Lord Roberts says Third brigade under Little clashed with Dewet near Lindley on July 19, with light casualties and Boer casualties buried. Hamilton, Mahon advance toward Pole-Carew near Ersten Fabriken. an enemy force wrecked a hospital train July 19.
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London
Cape Town
Lord Roberts
Middleburg
Kruger
War Office
Pretoria
Little
Lindley
Dewet
Hunter
Wood keeps 5000 troops in Cuba as regiments head home
Gen. Wood, governor general of Cuba, confirms a force of about 5000 troops will remain in Cuba for several months. The First infantry regiment in Pinar del Rio and Guanajay is chosen as the fourth to return home, with telegraphed orders. A constitutional convention is to be convened in early fall, and peace is cited as the reason for the stay. Wood travels to New York then Boston before resuming duties in Havana.
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Washington, D. C
Wood
Cuba
Pinar del Rio
Guanajay
Laguna Adrift Off California Coast After Tow Yet To Reunite
The Laguna steamship, beached at Tillamook bar last April, drifts between Tillamook and Crescent City as of July 21. The W H Kruger hauled its officers and crew to San Francisco without the steamer after a gale snapped the towing hawser and dense fog hindered bearing.
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San Francisco
Cal
Laguna
Tillamook Bar
Here
Crescent City
W. H. Kruger
Tillamook
San Pedro
Kruger
Hard Fight With An Eagle In Joliet
Supervisor Michael Walter of Lockport sustained severe injuries to his right arm when a young eagle attacked him inside the house where the birds are kept. The eagle, one of a pair from the Rocky Mountains, feasted on his shoulder and griped his hand during the struggle. The birds measure about four feet from tip to tip. Walter managed to escape after a lengthy encounter.
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Joliet
Til
Michael Walter
Lockport
Mr. Walter
Rocky Mountains
Street Car Wreck Injures Forty Riders at Mineral Ridge
A Mineral Ridge and Niles line street car carrying about forty people jumped the track and overturned last night. All aboard were injured with severe cases including Howell Williams and Watkin Williams. John Ryan Sam Shaw and Will Newby also suffered serious injuries. Cause of the wreck is unknown.
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Niles
Mineral Ridge
Beapvd
Howell Williams
Watkin Williams
Will Newby
John Ryan
Sam Shaw
Hundreds of Chinese Set for U S Border In Flight From War
Reports from the border say hundreds of Chinese men are landing in Mexico and moving toward the United States as war drives thousands to seek entry into America.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Republic of Mexico
United States
America
New Naval Formation Hexagonal Phalanx Tested
The Philadelphia Record describes a French Mediterranean fleet trial of a hexagonal phalanx. One ship at each hexagon angle and the admiral’s vessel at center, all bows aligned, 400 yards apart, with reserve torpedo boats for extra ships. The formation needs fewer signals.
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Mediterranean
Philadelphia Record
Foreign ministers safe as reports reach Washington and Brussels
Telegrams from Shanghai and Nanking relay assurances that all foreign ministers in Pekin were safe on July 18 except the German minister killed by rioters. Li Hung Chang moves north to quell riots as consular officials seek full protection and punishment for culprits.
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Washington
D. C
Wu Ting Fang
Sheng
Shanghai
Conger
Li Hung Chang
Li Kui Yi
Nanking
Li Kiu Yi
China
Brussels
Chih-Chen-Leh Feng
London
Shantung
Pekin
M. Paul de Ravarau
Lord Salisbury
Edict Prohibits Arms Export to China Amid Favorable Response
The article reports a July 18 edict from Pekin, transmitted by the viceroy of Nankin, stating that for a month all foreign ministers are protected by the court and safe, except the German minister who was assassinated by rebels under threat of punishment.
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London
Chih-Chen-Loh- T’eng-Leoh
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Pekin
Baron von Ketteler
Lord Salisbury
Associated Press
M. Delcasse
Paris
Council of Ministers
M. Delcesse
China
France
Kwang Su
Puh-Chan
Tuan
St Pekin
Prince Tuan
Nankin
London ministers alive disputed by veterans in case
In London on July 21 a veteran military man endorsed Mr. Conger’s message as proof ministers are alive. He cited a secret passage beneath a wall encampment and suggested guards held a commanding position to keep mobs at bay. Another consular veteran doubted the embassy siege and doubted ministers’ and refugees’ survival.
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London
Conger
Washington
State Department
Hay
Imperial
China
Boxers Extend Rebellion Across Chinese Provinces
A Shanghai dispatch reports the Boxer uprising spreading to Shansi Ixansu and Hanan provinces with joint efforts alongside Tung Fuh Siang's troops to regain Shantung. Boxers suffer a major reverse at Changan on July 8 as viceroys push pro foreign policy from Yangtze to the Yellow River. Washington notes Admiral Remey seeks a multinational relief expedition from Tianjin toward Pekin with a July 30 start.
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New York
Journal and Advertiser
Shanghai
Shansi
Ixansu
Hanan
Tung Fuh Siang
Shantung Province
Yuhsien
Shensi
Yuan Shikai
Changoon
Chih Li
Shantung
Yellow River
Kiangsu
Prasi
Henan
Kansu
Li Yun Yi
Chang Chi Tung
Yang-Tse Valley
Pekin
Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Navy
Remey
Tien Tsin
Taku
Extraordinary audacity in Chinese mediation offer
Paris reports on the Emperor of China seeking French mediation with foreign powers. The French papers warn of traps and advise prudence, noting ambiguity about which Emperor is referenced and questioning Li Hung Chang’s role and motives.
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Paris
China
France
The
Figaro
M. Delecasse
Pekin
the Figaro
Prince Tuan
le Journal
Li Hung Chang
Germany Sets Terms for Peace in China After War
The article reports Herr Wolf's proposed postwar terms for China including a German backed university and technical schools in Tsingtau, demand that viceroys protect whites, and China furnishing hundreds of thousands of coolies. It notes Britain's refusal to send aid and mentions censorship of Chinese dispatches and German wireless plans for China.
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Tageblatt
Great Britain
China
England
Russia
Germany
Herr Wolf
Pekin
Tsin Tau
Legation
Count von Buelow
Foreign Office
Siemens-Halske Company
Nations seek coalition on China and Japan role
London reports active diplomacy among England United States and other powers over partition and Japan’s lead in China. Dispatches between Hay and Salisbury push identical policies while Russia objects to Japanese supremacy and Germany declines to intervene.
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London
China
England
United States
Hay
Salisbury
Japan
Pekin
Russia
Germany
Tien Tsin Evacuated by Chinese Says Admiral
London reports the admiralty received a telegram from Admiral Seymour stating Tien Tsin and its neighborhood are entirely evacuated by Chinese forces.
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London
Admiralty
Seymour
Tien Tsin
British cruiser reportedly seizes Li Hung Chang aboard Au Ping
Shanghai reports the Bonaventure left Woo Sung to seize the Au Ping with Li Hung Chang on board. A triumphal arch in Li Hung Chang's honor was ordered removed by the council. London notes the voyage follows honors in Hong Kong and questions Li Hung Chang's seemingly dubious stance.
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Shanghai
Bonaventure
Woo Sung
Li Hung Chang
London
Bonaventura
Woo-Sung
Hong Kong
Jan Kwai Family Faces Court Settlement
In Chicago Judge Tuthill hears the marital and financial dispute of the Jan Kwai family. Mrs. Jan Kwai, Milwaukee-born, married Jan Kwai for money and looks in Chinatown. The case is continued to Tuesday as Adeline Kwai, age 2, remains a point of contention over child support.
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Chicago
Ill
Jan Kwai
Jan
Adeline Kwai
Mount Azuma Erupts Again Killing and Damaging Areas
Mount Azuma near Bandaisan erupts on July 17 killing or injuring about two hundred people. Lava streams engulf several villages and cause extensive damage across surrounding districts near Yokohama.
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Yokohama
Mount Azuma
Bandaisan
Fate of Andree Report Echoes From Hudson Bay
Fort William Ontario July 20 Indians north of Fort George report a wrecked balloon and bodies near Hudson Bay confirming a lost balloon expedition. George Renison, son of a former pastor, says locals described the car and fixtures. Hudson Bay Company officials push to verify Andree party involvement with evidence from the Indians who saw books and papers.
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Fort William
Ont
Hudson Bay
Fort George
Andree
George Renison
St. John’s Church
Moose Factory
Hudson Bay Company
James Bay
York Factory
Nissanabo
Small Saloons to Close in Chicago This Fall
Chicago officials project about one third of the citys 5700 saloons will shut by October 1, cutting city revenue by over 1 million dollars. Beer price increases and a war tax squeeze retailers, many selling only two to three barrels daily, reducing the number of operating saloons next winter.
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Chicago
Ill
Quiet Tiensin War Details From Admiral Remey Telegram
Admiral Remey's message from Taku dated July 20 reports quiet at Tien Tsin and uncertain Russian sourced Pekin legations status. It notes injuries among officers Maj Regan Capts Noyes Bookmiller Lieuts Lawton Schoeffel and Jolly sick aboard Solace with about thirty wounded. plan to send them to Yokohama hospital. Francis H. Schoffel is identified as the wounded officer.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Remey
Taku
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Regan
Noyes
Bookmiller
Lawton
Schoeffel
Jolly
Marine Corps
Yokohama
Schoffel
Francis H. Schoffel
New York
Seventeenth Infantry
Ninth Infantry
Fifth Infantry
Ninth
Philippines
China
Methuen Takes Heckpoort as Forces Advance North
London reports Lord Roberts dispatch dated Pretoria July 19 noting Methuen’s occupation of Heckpoort with little resistance Ian Hamilton and Mahon push along the Delagoa Bay line while Hunter reconnoiters Free State positions between Bethlehem and Ficksburg Cape Colony Parliament opens with Milner predicting a swift war end and a united South Africa
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London
Lord Roberts
War Office
Pretoria
Methuen
Heckpoort
Ian Hamilton
Mahon
Delagoa Bay
Hunter
South Africa
Shooting in Ishpeming Leaves Finnish Immigrant Dead
Isaac Harila a Finlander was fatally shot last night in Ishpeming Michigan by 19 year old Albert Pearce who was arrested two hours later. Pearce says the shooting was in self defense after Harila allegedly attempted to hold him up at the entrance to W. C. Mather's Grove Cleveland location. Pearce's hearing is scheduled for next Wednesday. Harila did not recover.
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Ishpeming
Mich
Isaac Harila
Albert Pearce
W. C. Mather
Grove
Cleveland
Pearce
Harila
Bananas Dumped Into Creek to Raise Prices
Thirty nine cars of bananas from the Southern states were dumped into a muddy Ashley creek by the Louisville and Nashville railroad. The act aimed to raise banana prices in Chicago and other Northern markets. Shippers paid a total freight bill of 2900 dollars.
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Nashville
Ill
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Ashley
Chicago
Navy-yard Fire Loss Totals 194000 in Boston Report
Boston on July 21 reports the navy yard fire caused an estimated loss of 194000 including 100 boats valued at 120000 buildings at 34000 and stock and machinery at 40000. A secondary note states China holds coal amounts twenty times greater than Europe.
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Navy-yard
Boston
Mass
China
Europe
Street Fight in Escanaba Ends With Wounding
In Escanaba Michigan on July 20 George Okerlin was shot in the right thigh by W E Bennet a former Marquette and Duluth resident after a street fight Bennet fired five shots at close range only one hit Okerlin was hospitalized Bennet was arrested Okerlin is expected to recover.
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Escanaba, Mich
George Okerlin
W. E. Bennet
Marquette
Duluth
Bennet
Okerlin
Chicago Deaths and Accidents Reported in City News
A list of fatalities and incidents includes William D. Cross's suicide with potash spirits, Bernard Snyder fatally struck crossing tracks, Thomas Cahill’s body found after a warehouse fire, Jim D App death from throat paralysis, Albert Schmidt run over by a train, and Rose Preitzheirs dying after mistaking roach salt for seidlitz powder. Also noted are police dismissals after a robbery, a wagon collision on State street, dog attacks on two children, and Frank Smith linked to a fatal shooting near the White Palace saloon.
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William D. Cross
Wilson W. Dunlap
Grand Boulevard
Thomas D. Cahill
Michigan Street
Bernard Snyder
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Snyder
James T. Appleton
Jim D’app
Albert Schmidt
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway
Patrick J. Sheehan
John Mosher
Civil Services Commission
Hugh McDougall
Sharpshooters’ Park
C. Johnson
State Street
Rose Preitzheirs
Rose
Annie Roe
Hans Kuhne
Frank Smith
John Barnum
White Palace
Desplaines River
Smith
Milwaukee Market Reports of Eggs Butter and Cheese 1960
Milwaukee market report dated July 21 1960 covers eggs and dairy products. It notes steady egg prices with new and old cases and receipts of 450. butter receipts 15 530 pounds and firm demand. cheese prices and receipts front Page data show firm markets with specific quotes for New York and local flats. Overall weekly receipts and a firmer late week tone with no change expected next week.
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Milwaukee
New York
Young Americas
Western
Rio
Milwaukee Livestock Market Hogs and Cattle Report
Milwaukkee market shows hogs steady to 5 cents higher with light weight hogs 5.15 to 5.30 and heavy weights 5.00 to 5.30. Cattle receipts steady with butcher steers 4.25 to 4.85, heifers 3.20 to 3.90, cows 2.75 to 3.25, bulls 2.50 to 3.00. veal calves 5.00 to 6.00. milkers and springers 20 to 40. Receipts tone steady. Chicago reports hogs 98,000. cattle 150,000. sheep 500.
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Milwatker
Chicago
Markets by Telegraph Milwaukee and Chicago Grain Prices
Milwaukee steady markets show wheat at 78 14 cents No 1 Northern on track and oats at 27 44 cents No 2 white on track. Chicago close column lists Wheat July 77 7 8 cents and corn 39 4 to 39 9 8 cents. Prices vary by month and commodity across St Louis New York Minneapolis and Duluth with hogs cattle and lamb receipts noted.
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Milwaukee
Wilmer
Chicago
New York
Minneapolis
Northern
Duluth
ST. Louis
Kansas City
South Omaha
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Gaulois
M. Pichon
Aurore
Evenent
M. Sussine
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Siberia
Chefoo
Wolf
Berlin
Eugene Wolf
United Action
Carload
Escanaba
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