Truth Out at Last Safety of Foreigners at Chinese Capital Demands Quick Action
London dispatches reveal Dr. Morrison accusing the Chinese government of infamy and duplicity while offering a hopeful note on the besieged. Allies near Pekin are expected within a week, with reports from Shanghai about Li Hung Chang and minister safety amid looming danger.
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London
Pekin
Morrison
Times
Shanghai
Tientsin
Claude MacDonald
Li Hung Chang
Clare MacDonald
Delares
T Pekin
Eyey Poth
Cost of war loan debate angers Britain
In the commons debate on a supplemental war loan, Ver non-Harcourt argued the total war cost could reach eighty million pounds, claiming Brits are the most hated people. Lord Rosebery urged peace as the empire's need, while critics blamed Britain’s territorial greed for stoking envy and hindering reforms.
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London
House of Commons
Vernon-Harcourt
Lord Rosebery
Great Britain
HAWKEYES NAME TICKET
The Republican state convention at Des Moines nominated W B Martin for secretary of state F F Merriam for auditor G S Gilbertson for treasurer C W Mullin for attorney general Emlin McClain for supreme judge D J Palmer for railway commissioner John N Baldwin and Ole D Roe as presidential electors at large The session featured temporary chair Leasens W L Roach permanent chair J H Trewin and a strong platform praising Gov Shaw and the Philadelphia national platform The death of Doh Henry Geer was noted as a loss to Iowa and the nation.
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Des Moines
W. B. Martin
Greenfield
F. F. Merriam
Manchester
G. S. Gilbertson
Forest City
C. W. Mullin
Waterloo
Supreme Court
Emlin McClain
Iowa City
D. J. Palmer
Washington
John N. Baldwin
Council Bluffs
Ole D. Roe
Iowa
W. L. Roach
J. H. Trewin
Allamakee County
Committee On
Shaw
Philadelphia
Republican Party of
Biw
Doh
Henry Geer
Edwin H Conger Praised for Dignity and Service
Edwin H. Conger of Iowa is praised for representing the country with honor and manhood. Friends and neighbors of all faiths earnestly pray for his safety and immediate support for him and his family.
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Edwin H. Conger
Iowa
Train Robbers Attempt at Sparta Station
In Sparta Wisconsin on August 1 a group of about six masked men attempted to rob the Pioneer Limited of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line. They bound the telegraph operator and muffled the semaphore signal. A traveling man was assaulted. The late arrival of the train caused the plan to fail and the robbers fled.
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Sparta
Wis
Pioneer Limited
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chinese Offer To Free Pekin Ministers Faces Demands
Washington August 2 The Chinese imperial government seeks to delay the international Pekin movement by negotiating minister delivery to Tientsin. Li Hung Chang cables urge such overtures but demands absolution from consequences, a condition rejected as unsafe. No change in the military program is planned, with General Chaffee not pressed for command.
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Department
Li Hung Chane
Washington
Pekin
State Department
Li Hung Chang
Tientsin
United States
U. S
Europe
Chaffee
War Department
Jester Acquitted in Murder Trial Linked to Gates Family
Alexander Jester, an octogenarian, was acquitted of the 29 year old murder of Gilbert Gates, brother of John W. Gates the steel magnate. The trial, noted for its romance and dramatic testimony, featured a sister’s testimony against her brother and traced Gates’ disappearance from 1871 after meeting Jester in Missouri and Kansas.
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John W Gates
The
Steel Trust
New London
Alexander Jester
Gilbert Gates
Jester
John Gates
John W. Gates
Illinois Steel Company
American Wire and Steel Company
Mr. Gates
Europe
Gates
Joh W. Gates
Shawnee
Okla
W.S. Forrest
Chicago
Charles P. Johnson
St. Louis
T. P. Rodes
Monroe County
Missouri
Gilbert W. Gates
DeKalb County
Illinois
Kansas
Young Gates
U Wagon
Fort Scott
Kan
Indiana
Middle Grove
Paris
Missou
Iehana
Werat Arenes
Wichita
Ninoy
Pires
Telegraphic Ticks Reach Historic Gold Treasury Total
The treasury gold rose to 431000764 in the nation’s history. Democrats predicted a 40000 plus NC win on both state ticket and constitutional amendment. Transport Meade departed San Francisco for Taku with 1000 soldiers and West Point engineers. Italian king and queen welcomed at Monza amid a crowd, two strangers cried viral anarchia and were arrested to avoid lynching.
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North Carolina
Meade
San Francisco
Taku
China
Fifteenth Infantry
West Point
Italy
Monza
Victor Emanuel
Chicago Markets Open Prices and Receipts Summary
Chicago markets report yesterday’s produce trading with receipts of 3900 cattle and 10000 sheep. Steers showed mixed to higher prices while heifers and cows traded steady to higher. Lamb and bulk calf prices varied with steady to firm tone overall.
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Chicago
Democrat Nominates Rev George Killeeg for Congress
The Democrat of Michigan's 11th district nominated Reverend George Killeeg to run for Congress as their candidate in the upcoming election.
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Michigan
Rev
George Killeeg
Wisconsin Woman Missionary Missing After Asia Rebellion
Kate L Schaeffer of Wisconsin, a Presbyterian missionary in Nodea off China, is feared dead after a June 10 revolt. Her group faced the Triad attacks near Hui Now and Nodea, with ten American missionaries left to defend themselves. Renkin, her husband, is a Du luth born Adams Express traveling agent returning from a two month wedding trip.
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W. R. Renkin
Bride of
Kate L. Schaeffer
Nodea
China
Milwaukee
Jacob Schaeffer
Miss Schaeffer
Nadea
Wisconsin
Somers
Kenosha County
State University
Beets Sugar Factory Planned in Jamestown and Oakes
Jamestown and nearby Oakes plan beet sugar industries with eastern capital interest. Proposals include 6000000 bonds and 400000 stock to fund a brick six story plant of 400 by 215 feet plus 240000 working capital. Farmers to deliver 6000 acres of beets. construction hoped to start soon with tax rebates for twenty years.
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Jamestown
N. D
Wilton
Washburn
Ladd
The
Agricultural College At
Fargo
J. J. Nierling
Stutsman
Mr. Nierling
Oakes
N. DD
Worst
Profesor Ladd
Agricultural College
B. F. Spencer
Baltimore
T. R. C. Crowell
Professor Ladd
Messra
Spencer
Crowell
Hearings On Taxes For Telegraph And Telephone Firms
The state tax commission sets August hearings on corporate taxation for telegraph and telephone firms with focus on valuation methods license fees and proportional taxes. Questions cover state board valuation versus gross earnings licenses and true value calculations. Proceedings cite August 16 for telegraph firms and August 21 for telephone firms in the capitol rooms.
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State Tax Commission
Roems
Commission
Wisconsin
Company Earnings and Property Valuation Report
The document outlines the gross and net earnings of the company for the last fiscal year, the total cost of the company property, and the true value of such property at year end. It presents financial figures to assess profitability and asset valuation.
Baltimore and Ohio to award service medals for engineers
About five decades of service recognized with bronze silver and gold medals for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad engineers and drivers. Distribution begins from Chicago for north of the Ohio and includes a special gold 50 year engineer award and a 45 year driver award.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Scuart
Chicago
Ohio River
Baltimore & Ohio
New York
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Company
Burlington
Cavite
Marl deposit drainage proposed near Dale town
Local authorities consider draining Sheky Lake in Dale to access a large marl deposit known to lie beneath. Officials say the project would remove water to reveal the mineral layer and assess extraction viability.
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Sheky Lake
Dale
Ayjiu
Pierce County GOP Convention Names Delegates for La Follette Jenkins
Delegates at the Pierce County Republican convention were elected and instructed to support La Follette and Jenkins, signaling clear ticket alignment and campaign guidance.
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Pierce County
la Follette and
Jenkins
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