Conger Relieved After Afternoon Turn of Events
Report notes Conger relieved after an afternoon development in the ongoing coverage. Details remain sparse in the available text.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1900
Page
1
Allied forces enter Pekin and legations relieved
Special dispatch from London dated August 17 reports Allied troops breached Pekin without resistance. Legations protected as foreigners are freed and conveyed out of the city. German consulate at Shanghai confirms relief and liberation of foreign nationals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
London
Pekin
Allied army enters Beijing. Li Hung Chang dispatch reports no opposition
Shanghai reports Li Hung Chang dispatch from Pekin stating Allied forces entered the capital with minimal resistance. Ministers and foreigners protected by the Allies, legations saved, signaling hopeful outlook for China amid earlier fears of mass killings and punitive reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
Pekin
Better Iron Trade Feeling Amid Stable Prices
The Iron Trade Review notes improved sentiment in the iron trade with firmer prices only on low priced bars. Demand for finished material for months ahead signals growing confidence, while furnaces reduced by forty four from July to August. Southern and northern price dynamics show ongoing competition and some price cuts to meet rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
The
Iron Trade Review
Western Pig Iron Association
South
Birmingham
Woman Accuses Ex-Suitor of Criminal Libel in Indianapolis
Ed I Miller of Indianapolis, a Wilkie Refrigerator worker and widower with three children, is jailed on criminal libel charges filed by Miss Anna Sutton. Sutton, a stenographer from Indianapolis, says Miller spread false stories about her character after a breakup and sent defamatory letters to her employers leading to two dismissals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
Ed I. Miller
Indianapolis
Wilkie Refrigerator Works
Anna Sutton
Miller
Miss Sutton
Wild Cat
Illinois
Barking
England
Thames Ricer
Allies Capture Peking and Siege Details Reported
Cable from Vienna notes Peking fall with Austrian officials cautious. Conger dispatch from Shanghai describes siege since June 23 and near relief forces. list of casualties includes Marines Fanning to Thomas killed. advance toward Peking continues amid Allied coordination and Japanese engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conger
Washington
Peking
Inglis
Fanning
Fisher
Turner
King
Tutcher
Kennly
Thomas
Alta
Ryan
Ing
Fowler
Earl Li
Death of John J. Ingalls ex US senator obituary
East Las Vegas New Mexico August 17 ex Senator John J Ingalls died at 2 25 am with wife and two sons at his bedside cause bronchitis and heart complications He wished to die in Atchison funeral simple Episcopal service at Trinity church Mount Vernon burial private He was born 1833 Middleton Mass Williams College 1855 Atchison Kansas senator 1873 1891 noted attorney lecturer writer and journalist
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
N. M
John J. Ingalls
Ile
Atchison
Sheffield Ingalls
Old Homestead
Senator Ingalls
Ingalls
Trinity
Mount Vernon
John James Ingalls
Middleton
Mass
Williams College
Atchison, Kas
United States
Kansas
Attos
Armistice Talks Under Pressure as Powers Weigh Demands
Western powers accept Japan’s armistice terms tied to immediate protection of legations and access to Peking. Washington and Kobe dispatches outline China’s push for a ceasefire and the need for relief forces to reach and guard foreign ministers and residents without hindrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Express
Kobe
Japan
Peking
Washington
Department of State
Wu Ting Fang
Adee
Tung Chau
China
Fowler
Chefoo
Chaffee
War
Li Hung Chang
Tieh-Tain
Persistent pleas save German man from murder charge
In Belleville Illinois on August 16 a plan to murder his wife failed as neighbors burst in to save her. August Klotzbach a wealthy 52 year old German resident was released after the state's attorney dropped charges. He had married Lena Dexle at 14 nine years earlier and faced backlash from local clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville
August Klotzbach
Baker
Klotzbach
Kickham
Ile
Lena Dexle
Chicago
Boys Who Deliberately Wreck Trains Face Trial
In Waukesha Wisconsin Walter Preis confessed in municipal court to maliciously placing spikes on Vernon railroad tracks. He was bound over for September terms. Bennie Welch, accused as accomplice, was dismissed. In Crawfordsville Indiana Mrs Barbara Manners will valued at 280000 probate. two thirds to Methodist General Missionary Society and one third to Methodist Board for church extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
Wis
Walter Preis
Vernon
Bennie Welch
Crawfordsville
Ind
Barbara Manners
General Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church
Methodist Board For
Manners
Liberty Congress backs Bryan for president at Indianapolis
At the Liberty Congress in Indianapolis the American League of Anti Imperialists endorsed William J Bryan for president. The convention debated the platform with third party leaders seeking a Sept fifth New York nominating convention.
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Indianapolis
Liberty Congress
American League of
William J. Bryan
Charles R. Godman
Massachusetts
Thomas H. Osborne
Auburn
N. Y
Bryan
Charles Rk. Codman
Eerwin Burritt Smith
Ehfer
Hryan
McKinley
Congress
Commercial Club
New York City
Tts
Moorfield Storey
Storey
William I
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