Confusing Chinese Dispatches Report Allied Negotiations
Telegraphed notes from Peking Shanghai and Tientsin describe Prince Ching pursuing talks with the allies and a Chinese official Yu-Hsien accused of inviting foreigners and later killing them. Other reports say Chung Li, police prefect, was arrested by Austrians and details mix with statements from Chefoo and Tien-Tsin about tsung-li-wamen officials seeking talks.
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Prince Ching
Yu-Hsien
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Shan-Si
Chung Li
Tsung-Li-Yamen
Robert Hart
Chun Li
Chung
Tien-Tsin
Tsung-Li-Wamen -Na-Tung
Ching-Hsin
Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs
Labor Day Parade Draws Bryan Roosevelt in Chicago
Chicago observers report Labor Day featured a political and industrial program with Bryan and Roosevelt among crowd favorites. The parade, led by Mayor Harrison, drew 30 000 labor demonstrators as the leaders addressed Electric Park.
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United States
Yates
Aschuler
Auditorium Hotel
Harrison
Electric Park
Bryan
Samuel Alsehuler
Rough Riders
Michigan Avenue
Roosevelt
Colonel Bryan
Richard Yates
Senator Mason
Billy
Teddy
Alschuler
Billy Mason
Porto Rico
Automaton Walker Built in Tonawanda New York
A seven foot five inch automaton crafted by Louis Philip Perew is mounted on a carriage front. The mechanical giant, dressed in white duck, mimics a flawless human walk with heel toe hip knee and ankle motion. Perew plans a cross country trip from New York to San Francisco in a wager of $25 000 possibly promoting the Pan American exposition.
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Tonawanda
N. Y
Louis Philip Perew
New York City
San Francisco
Dead Basin prospector leaves heirs to major fortune
John Mac Donald, a longtime Basin Basin mining man and recluse born in Scotland, died after illness and exposure in his Eva May mine cabin. He left an estimated 50 000 to 60 000 dollars in cash, securities and mining claims for an unnamed beneficiary in Butte.
Senator Aker Opens Ohio Campaign in Youngstown
Cincinnati dispatch reports Senator Aker begins Republican Ohio campaign in Youngstown next Saturday. He returns from French Lick Springs and dismisses a Columbus telegram claiming he is a 1904 presidential candidate as an absolute lie. He urges publication of his denial dated Cincinnati September 3.
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Washington dispatch from Conger signals cautious China talks
A State Department note confirms Conger's dateless dispatch from China, with no major changes in the situation. Authorities plan to date all future China dispatches and press Russia to withdraw troops while considering Prince Ching as acting head of the Chinese government to stabilize negotiations.
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China
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Arkansas elects full Democratic ticket led by Jeff Davis
In Little Rock on September 4 the entire Democratic ticket, headed by Hon. Jeff Davis of Pope county, was elected governor and the party carried all other offices. Republican H L Remnel made a strong showing but likely narrows the usual Democratic majority. No opposition to the Democratic ticket outside the governorship.
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A. M. Dockery
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South Dakota
Benjamin Green
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Green
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Lover’s quarrel ends in double tragedy at Million
In Million, Valley View, Kentucky, Nannie Burton fatally shot Rome Million and then wounded herself. The man died instantly. Burton survived but death is certain. Jealousy said to drive the crime. both victims are Black.
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Million
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Rome Million
Impure milk blamed for Milwaukee typhoid cases
The health department traced a large typhoid outbreak to impure milk from a single mill dealer. All cases originated in two west side districts and about twenty five in Merrill Park, with every affected family sharing the same milk supplier.
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Milwaukee
Merrill Park
Battles and losses reported from Bohol frontier
General MacArthur dispatch from Manila quotes General Hughes on an outbreak near Carmen in Bohol. First Lieutenant Lovack of the Forty fourth volunteer infantry reports engagements with the enemy with one killed and six wounded for us, and about 120 killed on the enemy side. Bohol is an island south of Mindanao near Cebu.
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War Department
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Manila
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Cebu
Sawmill Fire Destroys Scranton Lumber Plant
The Oneonta Lumber Company sawmill and yards at Scranton Manifee county were wiped out by a blaze. The idle mill, store and merchandise burned with losses under 60000 dollars. About 100 workers lost their jobs as a result of the fire.
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Oneonta Lumber Company
Scranton
Manifee County
Murdered in His Sleep at Piketon Water Tank
William Woods, an Ohio Southern freight conductor, was killed while asleep at a Norfolk and Western water tank in Piketon. His head was beaten to a jelly. A Negro suspect is believed involved and sensational developments are anticipated.
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William Woods
Ohio Southern
Norfolk and Western
Piketon
Crown Prince William Promoted to First Lieutenant
Berlin reports Crown Prince William, now a first lieutenant in the First Regiment of Guards, received his patent from Emperor William who praised his duties. The heir, who turned 18 on May 16, is the emperor’s first-born and was noted for his service.
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William
Guards
Prince William
Death of A Castle at 80 After Sudden Carriage Ride
A Castle, father of George Castle of Kohl and Castle, died suddenly in a carriage on his way home. The fatal illness was heart disease. He was 80 years old and lived at 420 Thirty-fourth Street in Chicago.
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Kohl & Castle
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Monett Urges Voters to Oust Officials Over Trusts
Former Attorney General Monett spoke at a Labor Day gathering in Columbus Ohio urging voters to elect all congressmen and remove judges governors and other officials who fail to enforce existing laws to crush trusts. He cited state and national statutes as enough to destroy monopolies if properly enforced.
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Monett
Labor Day Closes Markets Nationwide
Chicago reports all exchanges closed for Labor Day with no quotations issued.
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Chicago
Wreck on Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Philadelphia reports a Sunday disaster on the Philadelphia and Reading railway near an unspecified location. Officials and witnesses label a single responsible party while investigations proceed to determine exact cause and accountability.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia and Reading
Notorious bigamist John T Hiler’s continued deceptions reported
Sept 4 Peoria Illinois John T Hiler once famed for rapid marriages in Bloomington and Peoria has been arrested again in Greenville Ohio. He faced charges of bigamy and perjury in the past and paid a fine with a year in prison. Now a new arrest follows for allegedly maintaining a relationship with a woman posing as Mrs Hiler while his real wife is another. He paid a ten dollar fine plus costs.
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Tls
John T. Hiler
Ilinois
Retta Scott
Bloomington
Grace Washburn
Myers
Appleton
Wis
Hiler
Greenville
Cora Hanley
Cincinnati
Carthage Fair
Johnson
Mob Clash at Oakland City Ends in Narrow Escape
Evansville Indiana dispatch reports E A Harrington show manager narrowly escaped death when a mob of about fifty refused admission at the Oakland City fair. Harrington knocked a man down and fleeing officers prevented a larger clash as pistols were drawn. Also noted is Colonel Alexander Hogeland praised for curfew efforts in Evansville with a Memorial Address at Trinity M E church and an 80 percent drop in minor arrests.
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Ind
E. A. Harrington
Oakland City
Harrington
Alexander Hogeland
Trinity M. BE
River man uncovers cache of old gold coins in Leclaire cellar
Captain Zach G. Suter, while digging for fishworms in his Leclaire cellar, unearthed an iron pot with twelve double gold eagles and two silver coins dated 1810 and ISIS. The latest gold piece bears 1850. A nearby saloon once stood above the site, and locals think a desperado buried the loot and never returned.
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Zach G. Suter
Leclaire
ISIS
Social Democrats hold state convention in Milwaukee
Delegates from Milwaukee Racine Sheboygan Sheboygan Falls and Kiel nominated state and congressional tickets. Howard Tuttle of Milwaukee was named governor candidate and Robert Meisner Milwaukee was chosen for Congress Fourth District. Dr H G Berger Milwaukee Princeton Ind was also mentioned. Henry Bachner age 14 was arrested for counterfeiting coins tied to Bachner Timepiece Co plant. molds and coins found. two to three others implicated.
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Sheboygan Falls
Kiel
Social Democrats
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Robert Meisner
H. G. Berger
Princeton
Ind
Henry Bachner
J. W H. Bachner
Bachner Timepiece Company
Bachner
Robbers Fail to Open Chicago and Alton Depot Safe
In Whitehall Illinois on September 4 two burglars pried the depot front window at 2 a.m. bound baggage master Harvey Boggess as he slept and forced the safe after an hour and a half of effort. They could not reach the money vault and took only six dollars from Boggess pocket.
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David Hodges
Hodges
James Benner
Souderton Station
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Whitehall, Ills
Chicago and Alton Depot
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Boggess
Father and daughter Reunited After Thirty Eight Years
In Okemos Michigan on September 4 a father and daughter separated for 38 years were joyfully reunited last week. John Ireland, born in England, arrived in 1848, fought in the Civil War, and later wandered to Kansas before learning his daughter Mrs. Edgerly lived in town. She is now 72, and the bittersweet reunion occurred during the G A R encampment.
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England
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Edgerly
War talk and mercenary plans raise tense Colombia Venezuela rift
Reports from New York detail Colombia seeking indemnities from Venezuela after a rebellion in which 1200 rebels crossed from Venezuela. The Atalanta, Jay Gould’s yacht, is being armed as a warship for a potential voyage to enforce Colombia’s claims. A large arms buildup follows with 12000 casualties in the conflict and potential for broader war.
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Castro
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Gonzales Esteves
Roberts Proclaims Vratiaval A Dominion of Britain
Under date of Bel fast Sept 1 Lord Roberts reports he issued a warrant proclaiming that the Vratiavaal will henceforth form a part of her majesty's dominions. This marks a formal pledge of incorporation into the British Empire.
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