British Troops Arrive in China For Pekin Relief
Dispatches report about 450 foreign troops including 56 American marines sent to Pekin to guard legations. A 2,000-man multinational force opened the road toward Pekin, with the last news dated June 22 from Lang Fang. Rail line behind the column has been destroyed.
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Lang Fang
London
Chefoo
Taku
Tien Tsin
Shanghai
Daily Express
Weking
Admiral Seymour
Nan
Chinese Army Around Peking In Large Modern Force
A Shanghai dispatch reports Li Ping Heng moving to the Yangtze forts to resist British landings while strong Chinese forces around Peking total about 860000 with 220 Creusot guns 18 Krupps and 150 Maxims. Reinforcements to Kowloon and Calcutta embarkations signal a widening war effort.
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Peking
London
Shan Hai Kwan
Sung Ching
Carlowitz
Shanghai
Li Ping Heng
San Tung
Kiang Yin
Yang Sze
Hong Kong
Kowloon
Russia
Japan
China Crisis Narrowly Seen as Tension Eases
London reports say Sheng the Chinese official forwarded word of troop redeployment on June 19, but motives to reassure powers appear obvious. Lord Salisbury hopes to avoid war and expects China to reassert control soon. US Ambassador Choate conveyed Hay instructions and found Salisbury aligned on keeping order.
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London
Sheng
Shanghai
Associated Press
Lord Salisbury
China
United States
Joseph H. Choate
Hay
Peking
Ho E
Lord SeUsbury
Minister Wu Seeks Armistice in Chinese Crisis
Washington reports Wu Tingfang urged a halt to American troop action until Li Hung Chang can reach Peking and secure disorder end. The viceroys claim order possible without foreign troops, but the U S cannot bind forces to zones already unsafe for officials and citizens. Officials say it is not a formal armistice, yet effectively an offer to pause operations.
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Washington
Wu Ting Fang
Li Hung Chang
Peking
Yang Sze- Kiang
Hay
United States
Irish Societies Condemn Deportation of Phoenix Park Fenians
In New York on June 26, the United Societies of Irishmen passed resolutions denouncing the deportation of the Phoenix Park Fenians Mulll et and Fitzharris. They condemn the administration as influenced by England and warn of dangerous precedents harming American interests.
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New York
United Societies of Irishmen
Phoenix Park
Mullet
Fitzharris
Clements Drives Boers Near Wynberg in Pretoria Dispatch
Lord Roberts reports Clements engaged a Boer body near Wynberg and drove them north of Sand Spruit with loss and no casualties. Heidel berg is described as the most English town seen by Ian Hamilton, with crowds and decorations as Captain Valentine raises the union Jack in the market square amidst cheers of British and colonial troops.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Clements
Wynberg
Ian Hamilton
Heidelberg
Valentine
Martin J. Russell dies at Mackinac Island aged 55
Martin J. Russell, former editor of the Chicago Chronicle and a noted editorial writer, died yesterday at Mackinac Island Michigan. Death followed Bright's disease complications and heart failure after a health trip begun last Friday. He was 55 years old.
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Chicago
Martin J. Russell
Chicago Chronicle
Mackinac Island
Mich
Bright
Strikers restrained as injunction limits mail disruption
In St Louis a federal judge granted a temporary injunction against strike leaders to prevent interference with U S mail car operations. The ruling says the government may pursue the United States against the strikers for any interference with federal mail and interstate commerce. The case follows earlier unrest and lawless scenes as the strike began.
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St. Louis
United States
Adams
United States Court
Debs
Court of Chancery
Strikes and Transit Debate Mark City Labor Tensions
Striker leaders claim victory as boycott pressures transit firms while services run with fewer cars. Officials report no talks scheduled yet and growing fund support. Separate riot rulings find one death justified by unknown parties, others not, as baseball scores and a state fair agenda unfold alongside General Wheeler’s Chicago visit.
Movement to Combine Monuments and Domestic Science School
Indianapolis reports a movement to combine the Nancy Hanks monument project with creating a national school of domestic science near her grave. The aim is to build a training school for teachers of domestic science to honor the mother of Abraham Lincoln and her home life.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Nancy Hanks
Abraham Lincoln
Milwaukee Man Stabbed by Woman After Six Weeks Together
In Milwaukee on June 26, Frank Bonn, a white man, was stabbed to death Sunday night by Nina Brown, described as a cursed woman. She resisted arrest by three officers for fifteen minutes using a knife and a package of chint before finally being overpowered. Bonn had lived with Brown for six weeks.
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Milwaukee
Frank Bonn
Nina Brown
As Emiee
Bonn
Butchery by a Madman in Cedar Rapids Case
In Cedar Rapids Iowa a man attacked a woman with an axe at her home. Chas Mefford, 27, described as powerfully built, aided by others, carried out the brutal act in a June incident. Police investigations continue into the motive and details.
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Cedar Rapids
Chas
Mefford
Postal Official Removed from Cuba Post Director General
The postmaster general orders Astesd Krathbone removed from the Cuba post director general position after suspension and assigns inspector Martin Fosnes to act as director general until further orders. Fourth Assistant Bristow is relieved and sails home. Lone Tree boy Edward Robinson grows nine inches in two weeks while bedridden, astonishing doctors. August Krege, 35, commits suicide after failing to feed his wife and children. body found by wife.
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Washington
Astesd
Krrathbone
Cuba
Martin ©. Fosnes
Postal Service
Bristow
Lone Tree
Dward Robinson
Ite
Chicago
August Krege
Chicago Board of Trade grain and livestock quotations
Market quotes from Chicago and East Buffalo show Wheat, Corn, Oats futures and cash prices, and live stock bids. Reported figures include wheat July and August around 85 to 89 1/2 cents, corn mixed near 40 to 42 cents, oats around 25 to 26 cents, pork and lard futures, and cattle hog lamb receipts with ranges in the five dollar area. Also notes local price levels from St Louis and Milwaukee grain markets and dairy and produce values.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Dogike
Michigan
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis
Milwaukee Grain
Chicagoan on Paris Machinery Exhibit Is Very Poor
Chicago Republican candidate Charles 8. Cutting reports from Europe on the Paris Exposition. He notes Belfast and London sightseeing, Mafeking relief news, and the strong display of American flags in London. He contrasts Paris and London mood and cites cartoons of Queen Victoria as fueling Franco British tensions.
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Charles 8. Cutting
Belfast
London
France
England
Paris
Queen Victoria
Paris Exposition Visions and Vistas Amid Crowded Grounds
The text surveys the Paris Exposition with florid decor and obstructed views, noting the Merneh influence, Sherman statue in the Fine Arts palace, and the Alexander III bridge. It judges machinery as disappointing, United States building solid, foreign pavilions mercenary, and highlights Chinese lanterns creating an apple orchard effect atop the grounds.
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Paris
St. Gauden
William Tecumseh Sherman
Arn
Seine
Vincennes
Kalanazoo
United States
Pee
Goss
Court of Honor
All Departments Now Running Joliet Illinois Steel Company
All departments at the Illinois Steel company are operating except blast furnace No 8. About 2,800 workers are at work. The converter with 600 inch resumed operations yesterday after a stoppage. Death of a veteran mail way conductor in St Paul on June 6 Henry Inhout aged 81 believed to be the oldest railroad conductor in the world died at his bow shock.
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Tls
Ilinois Steel Company
Goo Ineh
St. Paul
Henry
Inehout
Miliy Yoors
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