Allied Forces Press Toward Pekin Amid Mixed Reports
Dispatches from Loxpon and Chefoo indicate allies push toward Pekin with light Chinese resistance. Reports vary on distance to Pekin, while forces concentrate at Hsien Ching Ho and Ho Si Wu. Artillery moves despite bad roads as ministers potentially near rescue and a broader Washington policy outlines minimum demands.
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Loxpon
Pekin
Ho Si Wu
Paris
London
Ho Si,Wu
Daily Mail
St. Petersburg
Linovitch
Pe Chi Li
Yang Tsung
Bothnia Cossacks
Pelin
Nan Tuan
The
Times
Mwu Chang
Hsien Ching Ho
Washington
Praise for Japanese in Pei Tsang battle dispatch
AP report from Pei Tsang dated Aug 5 says Japanese soldiers did the hardest fighting and captured 10 field guns while Americans remained in reserve. Chinese forces retreated in order with few dead, as Japanese cavalry charge dominated the plain. About 200 Japanese were counted dead or wounded.
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Swanenwar
Associated Press
Pei Tsang
Chinese Demoralized Flee Toward Pekin After Yang Tsun
Aug 7 dispatch from Yang Tsun says supplies will last 12 days and Chinese forces are demoralized, fleeing toward Pekin. American signal men keep telegraph line intact despite difficulties. About 40 percent of wounded deemed serious by doctors.
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London
Yang Tsun
Pekin
European Churchyard Desecrated Report
A Tien Tsin dispatch dated Aug 8 says Russian colonel Woyczak reports bombardment of the foreign legations resumed on July 31 and that the European churchyard was desecrated. Mosquitos Want Their Chief Back delegates arrive in Kingston Jamaica Aug 16 seeking Clarence pensioner of British government to return home. They accuse Nicaraguan oppression and Clarence has messaged Lord Salisbury. Clyde Hawley and Allen Beck find gold-bearing rock near Lanesboro Minnesota. Hanan to open Jersey campaign Hanna to speak at Asbury Park next Tuesday.
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Tien Tsin
Woyczak
Pekin
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Jamaica
Mosquito
Nicaragua
Clarence
Lord Salisbury
Minnesota
Lanesboro
Minn
Clyde Hawley
Allen Beck
Brainerd Shops to Be Enlarged by Northern Pacific
Brainerd Minnesota reports the Northern Pacific Railroad will expand its shops with a investment of 200600 dollars. Ming Ang is named in connection with the project. The plan aims to enlarge facilities at the Brainerd shop complex to improve operations.
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Brainerd
Ming
Ang
Northern Pacific
Capacity boosts for shops and boiler shop percent
The text notes capacity increases for shops by 150 percent, boiler shops by 100 percent, and the blacksmith shop by 90 percent. It reflects a plan to expand workshop facilities and productivity, with emphasis on the differing rates for each shop type.
Chinese Minister Seeks Peace Amid Silence on Telegram
Washington and London report dispatches from Pekin with no public reply to Aug 8 telegram. Sir Chih Chen-Lo Fung Loh hopes peace within six weeks while Wu Wu Will Not Attend the Mystic peace congress sessions.
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Washington
London
Pekin
Wasa Hineaton
Department of State
State Department
Conger
Chih Chen-Lo Fung Loh
China
Foreign Office
Claude Macdonald
Wan
Universal Peace Union
Mystic
Conn
Denial Cleared Rutter Of McKinley Speech Claim
The Independent reports Senator Rutter denied that he would speak for McKinley and clarified his stance as for Bryan and the People's party ticket. He stated support for the Populist vice presidential nomination on August 27 and emphasized he is not a Democrat or Republican. He also noted he did not support Stevenson in 1892 and does not now.
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Rutter
McKinley
Lincoln
Neb
The
Independent
Butler
National Committees
Bryan
People’s Party
Stevenson
London Truth Defends Selling Bonds in America
London Truth defends placing a large portion of the exchequer loan in the United States. The paper says selling bonds to America shows U S wealth growth and suggests Americans may act as bankers for Britain in the future, with no harm in the arrangement.
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London
America
Henry Labouchere
United States
Hottest Weather Across Southwest Exceeds 100 Degrees
Kansas sweltered under a heat wave with many towns over 100 degrees Salina reached 112 on the streets and 103 in the shade McPherson reported 107 as corn leaves curled and ears died rapidly in Kansas readings from August 15.
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Southwest
Kansas City
Kansas
Salina
McPherson
Kan
Touat Oasis tribes submit to French authority
A Temps dispatch reports tribes in the Touat Oasis have submitted to French authority without resistance and that General Sergiere has occupied Abrar, the region’s principal city.
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Paris
Temps
Touat
North Africa
Sergiere
Abrar
Diamonds Stolen From Train En Route to San Antonio
Miss Bendetta Bradley of St. Louis was robbed of diamonds worth $10,000 on a train bound for San Antonio, Texas, before reaching Pavin, Paris. The incident occurred on August 15 and involves an in-transit theft on the railway.
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Paris
Tex
Bendetta Bradley
St. Louis
San Antonio
Pavin
Shah abandons Berlin visit and trade group convention opens
The shah has abandoned his proposed Berlin visit. The fifth annual convention of the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association of America is in session at Philadelphia. President Zelaya has issued a decree proclaiming Nicaragua will participate in the Pan American exposition at Buffalo.
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Shah
Berlin
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association of America
Philadelphia
Zelaya
Buffalo
Baseball Scores From MLB Showdowns Across Cities
In the American League Milwaukee 0 Chicago 4 Detroit 2 Indianapolis 4 in 15 innings Cleveland 0 Buffalo 3 Minneapolis 5 Kansas City 11 National League Chicago 6 Boston 7 second game Chicago 6 Boston 7 St Louis 6 Philadelphia 3 Pittsburg 5 New York 0 second game Pittsburg 7 New York 1.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
Detroit
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Buffalo
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
New York
Maida Runs Aground Blocking Lake Superior Channel
The Maida schooner grounded across the St Marys river channel while towing iron ore, blocking navigation for Lake Superior bound vessels. It matches the prior Douglas Houghton wreck in position and prompted tug fleets and calls for an extra channel. Authorities hope lightering will free the ship within about 48 hours. blame is not placed on any individual.
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Maida
Minnesota Steamship Company
Federal Steamship Company
Houghton
Frozen remains found near Pike River in Klondike
Telegraph stringers from Charleston party report a grim discovery in a dense Klondike forest near Pike river. Twelve horse skeletons lay in a clearing and a sawmill with cabins stocked with provisions and tools suggests a group perished from freezing. The outfit lay about forty miles from an old Indian trail.
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Vancouver
B. C
Charleston
Dawson
Klondike
Pike River
Prohibition Candidate Woolley Aims to Beat Bryan Campaign Record
Chicago August 15 John G Woolley presidential candidate of the Prohibition party will resume his long distance campaign to surpass William Jennings Bryan's four year old record. Woolley has covered much of the East and will depart Friday to continue in Pennsylvania.
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Chicago
Oliver W. Stewart
National Committee
The
Prohibition Party
John G. Woolley
Colonel Bryan
Meade
Woolley
Pennsylvania
India Famine Report Notes Favorable Conditions and Relief Need
The viceroy Lord Curzon reports rain across India sustaining famine provinces but crop backwardness and high prices persist. About 6,149,000 people are regely ing relief. Also presented is Havana July yellow fever data with 80 deaths, noting higher July mortality than historical averages and vulnerability among nonimmune groups.
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London
India
Lord Curzon of
Keddleston
Lord George Hamilton
Havana
Quotable clash over purpose sparks steel in dialogue
A Chicago Times-Herald exchange casts two men debating life duty and intent. One declares every man has a task, the other argues growth comes from doing what one must, not what one wishes. The broadside captures a mid century sentiment on destiny and action.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Maiden complains parrot swears. dealer retorts aging remedy
A Philadelphia Press brief quotes a maiden accusing a parrot she bought of swearing. The dealer dismisses the complaint, noting the bird is very young and will learn to swear better as it matures.
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Philadelphia Press
Noise and Firecrackers Stir Brooklyn Household
In Brooklyn Life a startled Mr Taffe hears four crashes from downstairs and cries Johnny is exploding firecrackers. His wife dismisses it as the new girl washing dishes, revealing a humorous domestic misunderstanding.
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Mr. Taffe
Johnny
Brooklyn
His Redeeming Quality in Courtroom Exchange
Public street scene quotes a prisoner and judge from New York Weekly with a brief exchange about money and thrift. The note highlights a minor courtroom moment reflecting character and circumstance.
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New York Weekly
Light supper dispute at Mrs Slimdler’s boarding house
A quarrel over meals between Spindler and Mrs Slimdler is recounted with their sharp exchanges. The exchange highlights the divide between a hungry man and a boarder used to fashionable dining, reflecting social tensions in a New York Weekly item.
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Spindler
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