China and Britain push to Pekin amid hostage fears
London reports say ministers may be safe but the allies press for rapid advance on Pekin. Choate meets Salisbury who bars any delay or negotiations while the ministers are under military escort. Berlin hopeful, Germany ready to march under any commander as China seeks terms before surrender.
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Shanghai
Pekin
Berlin
von Lessel
China
Will.am
Wang Tsun
United States
Choate
Lord Salisbury
Salisbury
Great Britain
Hay
Associated Press
Legations
Pekin Berlin
Geronian
Baron von Ketteler
Legation
Germany
Lu Hai Huan
Triewisim
Icra Tinae
Bears Capture Train Tampering with Bears on Ohio Route
Bucyrus Ohio August 1 Bears took control of a GT Oleds and Ohio Central passenger train for a time. One bear escaped its cage and explored the cars while the crew pursued it to the caboose. A second bear remained in a cage as others helped lasso the bears to end the incident.
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Bucyrus
Ohio
Ohio Central
Che Tridg
Caboose
Buevrus
Badger Briefs From Manitowoc To Menomonie News
Wisconsin items report a 92 year old widow in Manitowoc Mrs Pliny Pierce death. Patrick Donahue found dead on railroad tracks near Appleton. Mayor Bracklin funeral at Rid Lake with long cortege. Charles Duville in critical condition after horse kick in Green Bay. Charles Barney and Mabel Gates wed in Waukesha at the home of the Gates parents. Tenth district Democrats set August 28 caucus. George C Cooper of Superior likely Republican nominee. Various notes on residents of Appleton Nashua and Pine Grove conventions. Widespread references to political caucuses and local social events across multiple towns.
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Manitowoc
Pliny Pierce
Appleton
Patrick Donahue
Rig Lake
Jams Bracklin
G.en Bay
Charles Duville
Anandson
M. C.gnon
Distress at Tientsin as foreign legations face siege
Dispatch from Pekin dated July 22 reports that foreign legations in Tientsin endure daily attacks from Chinese troops from over ten encampments. Reinforcements are awaited with anxiety as casualties mount, including the legation's first secretary. Additional notes cite Daggett on July 16 reports of no firing and advancing allied forces, plus transport delays and ongoing arrivals.
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Washington
Corbin
Col. Coolidge
Tientsin
Chefoo
Shiba
Pekin
Vesperae
Wanshoshan
Conger
China
Indiana
Daggett
Flintshire
Miss Lizzie VanLew and Her Civil War Service
Richmond Aug 1 Miss Lizzie VanLeewas a longtime post master hopeful in Richmond and a staunch Union supporter. Daughter of Dutch-descended hardware merchant John VanLew, she aided federal escapees and supplied General Grant with intelligence. She helped recover Colonel Dahlgren’s body and had it moved to safety after the war.
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Richmond V
Lizzie aLew
Richmond
South
J Hn .Vanlew
New York
Eliza Baker
Philade
VanLew
Union
Grant
Ibby
Confederacy
Dablgren
Dahlgren
Richbmond
van 1Land
Oakwood
Pennsylvania
George Dinon Defeated in Heavy Bout at 122 Pounds
In New York on August 1 in a clipped report, the once undefeated George Pinon lost to Sullivan of Brooks and Cone Ishind Tast in a 122 pound match. Dixon’s left arm suffered a broken in two places after a punishing sixth round, ending the match with him unable to continue.
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New York
George’ Pinon
Sullivan
Brooks
Ponds
Aone
Pont
Rourke
Dixon
Tus Qian
Raid bucket shops in Chicago as 400 crooks arrested
Nearly 400 people were seized in a coordinated raid on downtown bucketshops tied to the board of trade. Firms including John Dickinson & Co and Wirsching & Co were visited as police disrupted rooms, cut wires, and hauled prisoners to stations amid a dramatic changeover on trading day. One prisoner attempted suicide, and Chief Ripley vowed ongoing raids to shut down bucketshops.
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Chicago
John Dickinson & Co
Board of Trade
Wirsching & Co
Chicago Commission Company
N. M. Nusley, Hotchkins & Co
Brown & Co
F. M. Nolte & Co
Wallace & Co
Kk. A. Wirsching & Co
Wirsching
Ripley
Remarkable storm tears through Mayville region
A tornado from the Golden lake district struck near Mayville and Fingeringa, destroying a church and crops at Grandin farm. Sampey on a stage line and Mrs. Monson were injured, while debris littered the prairie and glass supply strained Mayville’s shops after the five mile wide storm.
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Mayville
N. D
Cummings
Wm. Campey
Hotel Fame
Sampey
Judge Finds Hoyt Insane After Sanity Hearing
Hartford August 1 Judge Freeman declares playwright Charles E Hoyt insane after hearing evidence on his mental state. The ruling follows a sanity examination and court proceedings to determine his competency.
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Hartford, Conn
Chas. E. Hoyt
Freeman
Guardian bid in probate court for insane man Hoyt
Lawyer Hoyt offered to seek a guardian appointment for an insane man named Hoyt and to post a bond for his safekeeping while the probate court process proceeds. The speaker question is whether such a person should be at large without a proper guardian given his condition.
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Hoyt
Fight Against Quay Shapes Philadelphia Senate Battle
State Senator David Martin has taken charge of the anti-Quay push in Philadelphia. He will devote his efforts through election day to block lawmakers who would vote to return Beaver to the U S Senate. Local interest centers on the fifth district senate race as observers note Martin’s campaign to derail the Quay-backed slate.
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Philadelphia
David Martin
United States Senate
Martin
State Senate
Bears
Zionists Mobbed in Mansfield Parade Elders
A mob stormed a Mansfield residence where four Zionist elders held services and captured A. Mcfarlane and G. F. Stevens. They promised to leave and were released after stripping and blue painting. E. P. Fisher and A. W. McClurkin refused to promise departure. Dowie asked Gov. Nash for protection. the elders left and order was restored.
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Columbus
Ohio
Mansfield
A. McFarlane
G. F. Stevens
E. P. Fisher
A. W. McClurkin
John Alexander Dowie
Chicago Zionists
Nash
Richland County
Blind Lovers Wed After Twenty Year Courtship
Carrie M Anderson of Fort Atkinson and John H Cummings of Janesville wed after a long courtship marked by regular letters though both are blind. The ceremony in Fort Atkinson was performed by Rev George Schorb of Evanston, also blind. Maids of honor Lizzie Keats and Minnie Donahue are sightless, and all four adults and the minister are graduates of the Wisconsin school for the blind.
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Fort Atkinson
Wis
Carrie M. Anderson
John H. Cummings
Janesville
George Schorb
Evanston
Lizzie Keats
Minnie Donahue
Maid of Honor
Wisconsin School For the Blind
Costly Strike Hits Cumberland Coal Region
The ongoing strike in the George's Creek area costs miners about $1,000,000 in wages not earned. Railroads lose roughly 1,500,000 tons of tonnage, with Baltimore and Ohio carrying 65 percent and the Pennsylvania line 35 percent. At $1.50 per ton, railroad losses total about $2,350,000.
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Cumberland
George's Creek
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania
Steel magnate Schwab gifts Ishpeming school fund
Ishpeming Michigan August 1 President Charles M Schwab of the Carnegie Steel Company donated 1000 dollars to the new manual training school under construction here. Other officials gave 500 dollars to the ladies of the country club who entertained the party and further contributions from the same source are promised for a near date.
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Ishpeming, Mich
Ishpeming
Charles M. Schwab
Carnegie Steel Company
Country Club
August Weather Forecast by Hicks Sparks Storm Hopes
Irl R Hicks predicts August storm period from 24 to 7 with blustering rain and high temperatures. He warns of a crisis in storms mid month and possible frost danger in the north. mentions weather influences from West India and general unsettled conditions across regions.
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R. Hicks
West India
Tate Scoutt
Weiner
Chrismas
Reunification push follows two youths' murder in Platteville
John Sheikin and supporters pursue reunification of two houses linked to the Platteville killings. They claim one victim is his son Guy and identify the other as Henry Speth, both shot in A3HAZ area. Local authorities investigate motive and suspects.
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John Sheikin
Bae
Eya
Guy
Henry Speth
Platteville
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