Still Besieged In Pekin Cablegram From Minister Canger
The State Department received an undated cablegram from Minister Conger describing the siege of the American legation in Pekin. He reports the situation as precarious with imperial firing daily and demands for withdrawal threatening death, while noting ample courage but scarce ammunition or provisions. Two progressing yamen ministers were beheaded and all connected with the legation were well at that moment.
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Wasaineton
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State Department
Pekin
United States
Trapeze performer dies after fall into lake
A 19 year old trapeze artist fell from the bar into a lake with only one foot of water beneath. He landed with a fatal impact, breaking every bone in his body due to the fall. No safety line was present at the time of the accident.
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Dew
United Council formed by New York building trades unions
One hundred delegates representing about 75 000 workers in New York City and vicinity merged the United Building Trades delegates with the Building Trades council at Central hall. The new body, the United Council of the Building Trades of New York and Vicinity, aims to unify arbitration among all unions and end general strikes from rival groups. Unions refusing voluntary arbitration will face compulsory arbitration or expulsion.
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New York City
Board of
United Building Trades
Building Trades Council
Central Hall
United Council of the Building Trades of
New York and Vicinity
Conger Cables Warn of Sharp China Crisis
A dispatch from Minister Conger of Pekin reports the Chinese capital remains perilous as troops threaten ministers and supplies dwindle. The cable notes a tense four hour gap between officials and the Canton president, with no release on the conference outcome. Officials date the message to late July or early August, wired from Tsi Nau after beheadings and Beijing’s demand to remove ministers.
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State Department
Conger
Pekin
Canton
Bukin
Contha
Tsi Nau
Indians with smallpox on Turtle Mountains isolate
Smallpox breaks out among Turtle Mountain Reservation Indians near Grann Forss North Dakota August 8. Seventeen cases are known with three deaths. Whites are excited as Indians mingle and tents housing the sick are visited. Indian police enforce isolation and strict patrol to maintain quarantine.
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Turtle Mountains
Menne
Fatal Steam Yacht Waconta Accident at Isle Royale
In Dumun on August 8 reports say two firemen died when steam pipes burst aboard J. J. Hill's new yacht Waconta while in Washington harbor Isle Royal. Firemen Manuel Caballo and Harry W. Christian of New York were scalded to death. Samuel Hill and J. J. Hill's daughters were aboard with friends. port details remained scarce.
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J. J. Hill
Waconta
Washington Harbor
Isle Royal
Samuel Hill
Manuel Caballo
Harry W. Christian
New York
Wacon
Hibbing mine disaster reports confirm deaths
Reports confirm a July explosion at the Clark property mine in Hibbing Minnesota killing 18 workers in a dynamite underground magazine. Inspector McCallum of Duluth dispatched to investigate. state labor board calls it the worst accident in the state’s record.
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Hibbing
St. Paul
Clark
Minn
Fron
McCallum
Duluth
Wnderround
Chinese Stand Ordered If Pekin Falls to Allied Troops
Li Hung Chang told MP William Morgan that Chinese forces must fight if Allied troops advance on Pekin. He said the ministers may be evacuated to Tien Tsun but warned the idea of entering Pekin to save the ministers is unlikely. Messages from Shanghai and London confirm confusion over minister departure and foreign evacuations.
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London
Pekin
Li Hung Chang
William Pritchard Morgan
Merthyr Fydyi
Shanghai
Earl Li
Mr. Morgan
Tien Tsin
Ching
Mr. Morganig
Lord Roseberry
Morgan
Lo Feng Lah
Ghing All
Insurance firm settles 21 year case for disappeared man
In Leavenworth Kansas after twenty one years and four months the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York paid Sallie H Hillman Smith twenty two thousand dollars in cash as full settlement of a life policy claim for a man who vanished in 1879. The case followed six trials in the United States circuit court and a long delay. Connecticut Mutual remains resisting with a separate judgment of eleven thousand fifty four dollars.
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Leavenworth
Kan
United States
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
Sallie H. Hillman-Smith
Gan
Hillman
The
Mutual Life of
Connecticut Mutual
Congressman's rail fare request for government workers
Congressman G. W. Babcock of Wisconsin seeks half rates on Western railway lines for about 5,000 government employees to travel to their homes and vote in Washington. He also asks tickets be sold in Washington to avoid multiple purchases for distant points. He was advised to first appeal to the initial lines.
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Babcoch
Enormous Chinese Forge to Resist Allied Advance
London dispatch notes Chinese forces concentrating for defence as allied troops near Peking. Conference delays enable buildup. Shanghai report cites friction over leadership among allies. General MacArthur is named by Americans for commander in chief while General Vouroy allegedly appointed by French.
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New York
The
Tribune
London
Express
Tien Tsin
Shanghai
Daily Mail
Eneral MacArthur
Paris
Vouroy
Aeronaut Terribly Injured in Ottawa Beach Exhibition
Terrible fate befalls parachute demonstrator Yehunie Dew of Grand Rapids while performing at Ottawa Beach Michigan. His balloon rose to about half a mile before the chute failed to open promptly, causing a violent jerk as he gained momentum.
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Mich
Ortawa Buaca
Yehunie Dew
Dynamiters Restart Track Explosions On St Louis Cars
After a five day pause dynamiters again placed explosives on St Louis Transit tracks. A Bellefontaine car in North St Louis was blown up. windows shattered and a floor hole creased by the blast. No passengers were aboard and the conductor and motorman were unharmed. Women along the line were warned not to ride.
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St. Louis Transit Company
Bellefontaine
North St. Louis
Attack on Train Injures Stowe Associate in Aug. 8 Incident
Fretonia details reveal 27 bullets pierced Mr. Stowe's compartment while an American companion Louis Sharp was shot in the foot. Commandant Therona called the event a mistake and expressed sorrow. Boers placed Stowe's carriage back on the line.
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Mr. Stowe
Louis Sharp
Stowe
Therona
Resold Army to Boers in South Africa Case
Ottawa reports the militia department says Peavcy and Iop pins of A squadron Royal Canadian Dragoons in Toronto, under Colonel Lessard, were tried and sentenced to ten years penal servitude for collecting arms from burghers and selling them to the Boers. Death is the maximum penalty for this offense.
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Ottawa
Baseball scores splash across cities on a busy day
On the diamond in the American League games in Indianapolis and Buffalo yielded 4 to 6 at Minneapolis, Milwaukee. Kansas City defeated Chicago 9 to 4 while Detroit beat Cleveland 6 to 0. In the National Series Cincinnati topped Boston 8 to 4, Pittsburg crushed Philadelphia 9 to 0, and St Louis defeated New York 6 to 8. Chicago won over Brooklyn 7 to 1.
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Buffalo
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Milwaukee
Kansas City
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
Towne declines contest and sends letter on ticket role
Former congressman Charles A. Towne declines the Populist vice presidential nomination. He informs Hoan and Ringdal that after study he cannot accept, citing duty to the political reform cause and consistency with the People's party. He explains expected endorsements and the futility of pursuing a campaign against Bryan and Stevenson.
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United States
Sioux Falls
Kansas City
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Cleveland
Stevenson
Silver Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Bryan
Silver Republican Party
Stavenson
People’s Party
Asham
United Stas
Rad Goat wins Sewanhaka Cup yacht race at Montreal
G Herrick Duggan aboard Rad Goat, defending the Sewanhaka Cup, triumphed over the American challenger Minnesota of White Bear Yacht Club by 2 minutes 17 seconds after races on Friday and Monday on Lake St Louis. The field featured the Minnesota as the challenger and Rad Goat as the defender.
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Minnesota
Montreal
Lake St Louig
G. Herrick Duggan
White Bear Yacht Club
St. Paul
Democrats vs Imperialism in 1900 Campaign Debate
In a formal address to the Notification Committee, the speaker critiques Republican governance as dominated by money over human rights. He argues for democracy, opposes imperialism in the Philippines, and defends self government, liberty, and expansion only where it enlarges the republic and can be settled by American citizens. The speech traces Lincoln and Jefferson, criticizes policy shifts, and calls for adherence to the Declaration of Independence and a limited military, with continuity to Page Two.
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Lincoln
Jefferson
Democratic Party
Clay
House
Senate
Spain
Cuba
Philippine Islands
United States
Manila
Philippines
Greece
Webster
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Texas
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India
Manila Bay
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