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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1900
Page
1
Admiral Remly reports to the Navy Department that allied forces seized Tien Tsin and its ports on July 14 after three days of battle. About 800 allied troops were lost, including 215 Americans. The Chinese minister received word that foreign ministers are safe and government protection is ensured.
Simon Lake, inventor of the Argonaut, tested the sub with thirteen guests off Long Island Sound. The craft reached 35 feet, divers wore rubber suits, and a suction pump recovered coal at a rate of one ton per minute. Minor headaches reported. Lake seeks naval interest.
Mrs. Dora Titus, 19, shot and killed her husband after three months of marriage when he struck her. She surrendered to police in Burlington Iowa on July 17.
William Lunt, a passenger engineer on the Ohio and Eastern Illinois road, freed his wife from jail amid a disputed marriage with Whitted. Whitted claims the pair are married. Lunt cites letters urging poisoning. The woman says no formal ceremony occurred with Whitted, and she wed Lunt for financial support. Baseball scores from Diamond readouts follow.
Four prisoners escaped from the Da Kalb county jail by removing bars from a window. One was captured at gunpoint by Alderman W. F. Sell. Two prisoners faced burglary and larceny charges. another had a minor charge.
In Baraboo Wisconsin on July 17 the Sauk county poor commissioners asked for the resignation of William Andrus, superintendent of the county asylum and infirmary. The move follows a year of unsettled county governance after a slander suit involving Andrus and Joseph Bandel. Andrus, popular in his nine years in office, will resign soon. his successor has not been named.
Shanghai July 17 An Associated Press dispatch from Tien Tsin says 7000 allied troops stormed the city walls with Chinese defenders estimated at 20900. Americans Japanese British French and Russians assaulted from opposite sides as heavy artillery and machine guns raked the field. Casualties include Captain Davis killed and Colonel Emerson H Liscum mortally wounded.
Manila July 17 The military orders four native cavalry troops from the Macabebes to be led by Major Batson to act as scouts. Some officers praise their effectiveness while others warn of indiscriminate killings and tribal feuds with Ilocanos Visayans and Tagalos, and fear the danger of deploying native troops in Luzon provinces.
Washington reports that the United States remains technically at peace with China despite fierce actions around Tien-Tsin and Peking. Secretary Hay met with President McKinley as a cabinet session weighed swift punishment for past outrages, while General Wood notes Cuba’s calm allows large force reductions.
Fragmentary lines show a shift from relief works to village relief and advances. The text mentions last week’s figures as the highest reported, indicating changes in aid distribution. The readable portion points to a broader effort to address local needs through targeted relief programs.
Reports from Coleman Texas describe a flood after three days of unprecedented rain. Ten bodies recovered with two identified Joseph Spath a leading merchant and John Fuleissiine. Local effort saved children as men rode horses to bring them to safety before the animals were lost in the swift current.
Richard Collins and J R Howland, laborers, fought on the Coliseum roof at Wabash and Fourteenth. A brick fell near Howland, sparking a clash that left Howland with a black eye as onlookers feared a slide down the sloping roof.
William Olp of Springfield Walworth county was struck by lightning Saturday afternoon and killed instantly. He was 22 and had been scheduled to marry that day as his fiancé and family mourn in Springfield.
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