Chicago Drainage Ditch Tour Ends With Silence on Deep Waterway
A congressional inspection down the Chicago canal to Lockport yields no public stance on plans for a deep waterway linking the drainage canal to the Illinois River. Chairman Burton and fellow members decline to discuss possible improvements, saying information will come in Washington.
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Chicago
Illinois River
Congressional Committee
Burton
Cleveland
Sanitary District
Lockport
Hinda
Juliet
LaSalle Street
James 8. Dunham
Lake Carriers’ Association
Chicago River Improvement Association
Boldenweck
Randolph
Sanitary Board
J. G. Keith
Chicago Harbor Improvements Talk and Plans
Discussion outlines potential harbor and river deepening, tunnel removal or lowering, and two new basins for large ships. Local marine men press for basins east of Halsted and at the south fork, with committees and engineers reviewing maps and charts to influence Washington.
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Chicago
Washington
Chicago River Improvement Association
Marine Men
Improvement Association
Keith
Halsted Street Bridge
South Fork
Burton
Hinda
LaSalle Street
United States
Willard
Randolph
Sanitary Board
Revolver Argument Sparks Riot in Prairie Du Chien
In Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin on August 22 Thomas Vavra a special policeman shot Charles Triangle an artilleryman with a revolver during an argument. The ensuing riot damaged a saloon and a residence as Vavra fled to a saloon protected by Marshal Linder and Policeman Merrill who were injured. Colonel Cody Buffalo Bill intervened calming the mob and quiet returned by midnight.
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Prarie du Chien
Wis
Thomas Vavra
Charles Triangle
Vavra
Marshal Linder
Merrill
Colonel Cody
Buffalo Bill
Steamer Inter Ocean Seized Over Fontana Sinking
Port Huron Mich Aug 22 The steamer Inter Ocean bound down was seized by U S Marshal Lomasney on a writ from the St Clair Steamship company owners of the schooner Fontana The Inter Ocean allegedly passed the Santiago in rapids above Port Huron causing it to shear into and sink the Fontana It will be appraised bonded and released pending a suit to locate blame for the loss
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Port Huron
Mich
Inter Ocean
United States
Lomasney
St. Clair Steamship Company
Fontana
Santiago
Severe storm damages Oshkosh store and property
Heat gave way to a severe electrical and rain storm in Oshkosh on August 22. The Percy gun store on Main Street suffered major damage from a bolt and wind glass while crops and small buildings were wrecked or set on fire. County fair directors announce no beer licenses or gambling devices this year aiming to appease church groups after a failed prior attempt.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Percy
Main Street
Oshkosh, Wis
Winnebago County Fair
Markets Show Mixed Chicago Board of Trade Quotes
Chicago Board of Trade quotations mixed with wheat near 72 cents, corn around 39 to 40 cents, oats near 21 to 22 cents, with pork, lard, and butter prices listed. Livestock futures and Buffalo and St Louis grain figures accompany regional price ranges and receipts data.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Ohio
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis
Milwaukee Grain
Foreign envoys head to Tien-Tsin as Beijing battles rages
London reports from China say empress dowager unconfirmed but foreign envoys move toward Tien-Tsin with sacred city entry dated Aug 15. Street fighting continues as 4,000 armed Christians aided Pekin's capture. Washington rejects Li Hung Chang peace overture, Conger dispatch details aid and questions over Chinese government.
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London
China
Shanghai
The
Daily Express
Tien-Tsin
Bruce
Daily Mail
Imperial Palace
Pekin
United States
Li Hung Chang
Standard
Earl Li
Daily Chronicle
Conger
State Department
Sam
Washington
Peking
Chefoo
Mitchell
Woodward
Chicago
Des Moines
Slms
Council Bluffs
Pasadena
Porter
Paris
Pein Cowrer
Claude Arne
Donald
Ellie F
Hong Kong
Yamen
Hung-Lu
Tung-Fu- Sian
San Mung
Italy
Prince Tuan
Tung-Pu Sian
Tung-Lu
Seven Die in Kensico Freight Wreck Collision
A Kensico New York Harlem division wreck killed seven train workers and left others missing after a rear end collision at 8 30. The engineer William Sangerbach and fireman Johnny Cassidy both of New York died along with the forward train conductor and two brakemen. Two crew members remain buried and others unaccounted for. In Medina Ohio a courthouse explosion injured the janitor and shook officials as dynamite stored for a criminal case detonated in the basement.
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New York
Kensico
N. Y
Harlem
New York Central Railroad
William Sangerbach
Johnny Cassidy
Medina, O
Deeds and Estates for Rome Christian Scientists Tied to Davis Will
Deeds and bills of sale left in escrow by Moses M. Davis who died July 19 have been delivered to the Christian Science church trustees in Rome New York. The papers authorize a $10000 real estate gift and $10000 to $12000 in personal property to the church. Heir Thomas Banks of Arkansas City Kansas plans to contest the claims.
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Rome
N. Y
Moses M. Davis
Christian Science Church of
Anniversary Celebrations and Short News From Across States
Nashville Illinois reports Mr and Mrs James Carroll marking their seventh wedding anniversary with seven children twenty six grandchildren and thirty eight great grandchildren present Carroll aged 93 and his wife 92. Bloomington Illinois notes Mr and Mrs William H Storey celebrating their sixty fifth anniversary. Des Moines Iowa covers Jonathan P Dolliver appointed to succeed J H W Gear in the US Senate with debate on Conger possible. Wabash Indiana describes William Eppert building a large houseboat to navigate the Wabash and Ohio to Kentucky. Census data for St Paul Minnesota shows population 165632 up 80476 since 1890 and Minneapolis 202718 up 37980. Greensburg Pennsylvania reports $16000 found in a chest from Mrs Sabina Beer estate. Indianapolis Indiana confirms Governor Mount will honor requisitions for Kentucky refugees and will not discuss the evidence. Wausaukee Wisconsin records Mrs Paul Peterson and four children poisoned by milk but all will recover. St Paul Minnesota notes severe storms and a Bad River cloudburst near 90 miles west, suspending round-up work.
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Nashville
Ills
James Carroll
Carroll
Bloomington
Als
William H. Storey
Flag Planted on East Wall as Siege in Peking Intensifies
In Peking today American and Russian flags were raised on the east wall at 11 o'clock amid heavy siege. Chinese forces attack the legations as four thousand shells fall on the city. Casualties rise with 65 killed and 160 wounded. relief troops arrive exhausted after long night march.
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Peking
Chefoo
Associated Press
Imperial
Legations
Reilly
Company E
Fourteenth United States Infantry
Titus
Movement Seen as Governmental Not Rebellion in China
A Peking dated dispatch quotes Conger saying the relief column arrived just in time and that the whole movement was governmental, not a Boxer rebellion. He notes seven Marines killed and fifteen wounded, plus one child dead, with over 2,000 shells fired in eleven days.
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Washington
Conger
New York Herald
Peking
Roosevelt Visits City Ahead of Western Campaign Tour
Governor Roosevelt left for New York to discuss campaign policy and the upcoming western tour with President McKinley. Bryan spoke at Wahoo Nebraska addressing Republicans and urging votes for the Democratic ticket amid rain and wet ground. Stevenson campaigned in Sedalia Missouri with Dockery, drawing thousands as Clark and Landis debated in Clarinda Iowa during the 1900 Chautauqua.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Bryan Tatke
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Saunders County
Wahoo
Court House
Bryan
Topeka
Stevenson
Miasouri
Sedalia
Ihon
Adlat KE
Dockery
Sischer's Hotel
Jefferson Club
St. Louis
Clarinda
Landis
Indiana
Champ Clark
Missouri
Political campaign opens in central Illinois districts
In Springfield area on August 22 the Democratic and Republican parties launched campaigns. Republicans spoke at Mechanicsburg Chautauqua, while Democrats spoke at Old Salem Chautauqua with Judge Yates, Judge Sherman, Samuel Alsheuler, and Joseph Bailey among the speakers. Bailey planned further appearances in Mechanicsburg. Yates traveled to Mount Pulaski and Elkhart, then Chicago. Separately, lynching cases in Texas ended with guilty pleas and life sentences for eight defendants.
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Springfield
Ill
Mechanicsburg Chautauqua
Old Salem Chautauqua
Judge Yates
Mechanicsburg
Mount Pulaski
Logan County
Old Settlers
Samuel Alsehuler
Judge Sherman
Elkhart
Alton
Chicago
Representative Cannon
Old Salem
Joseph Bailey
Texas
Sangamon
Bailey
Palestine
Tex
Joseph Wilkerson
Humphries
Henderson County
Iss
Jd. A. Johns
Sam Wall
John FP. Maddie
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Lake
Hairman Burton
Dunham
Lakes
Chicago Harbor
Stone
Mount Pleasant
John W. Stone
Industrial Department of the Insane Hospital
Putnam
Hoyt
Green Bay
Genese
Congress
Wyandotte
M. G. Twennecker
Jaackson
Sdarshal
Count von Waldersee
Berlig Pie
Trousle Witd
Chicago Grain and Produce
Milwaukee
Northern
Forbidden City
Tien- Tsin
Uncle Sam
Li Hung
New York Central
Dolliver
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Port Dodge
J. H W. Gear
Senate
Wabash, Ind
William Eppert
Wabash River
Kky
Eppert
Twin Cities
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minn
Greensburg
Sabina Beer
Madison
Indianapolis
Mount
Caleb Powers
W. S. Taylor
Charles Finley
Wausaukee
Paul Peterson
Amberg
Here
M'Kinley
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Joseph Keok
Chas. H. Keck
Frank Stewart
O. M. Keck
I. M. Sproull
E.R. Powers
Byes
Cabinota
Opera Horse
Hl. Pratt
Optician
Yeon
Wien
Poet Office
Tan
Johnson's Bakery
Baird & Bailey
Harwood
South Side
A. S. Hays
Cook & Sherman
W. Cor
Madelia
Tlour
Temple Building
G Mason
Mirsch
T. M. Reynolds
Koda
M. L. Logan
Ashby
Nicola
W. C. Nelson
North Side Jeweler
Jonovan
Johnson
H. Knecht
Journal
Joseph
Pollard
Guive
Lls
Coloma
Lake Shore
Roy McKean
M. F. Ryan
BE. Ross
Walter M. Howland
Portland
St. Lawrence Avenue
Ottumwa
J. A. Phillips
Phillips
W. E. Anderson
Orf
Klein's Clothing
B. Cor Sq
Olive
Iowa
J. F. Poage
Osteopath
Kaduate
American School of Osteopathy
First National Bank
Marsh W. Bailey
C.J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
Bear Alberson's Grocery
W. H. Butterfield
Orall's
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
T. J. Dempsey
Hotel Allen
E. Dayton, Prop
Burlington
Philadelphia
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