Desperate Situation at Pekin Described in Wire Report
Despatches from London dated July 3 describe the German legation at Pekin facing dwindling ammunition and exhausted food as Kan Su forces close in. Southern viceroys disavow Prince Tuan, forming an independent state from Hoang Ho to frontier regions under British and French influence. Russia reports railway destruction in Manchuria while powers seek immediate Japanese aid to quell the rebellion.
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London
von Bergen
Robert Hart
Pekin
China
Yellow River
Nankin
Shanghai
Prince Tuan
Hoang-Ho
Che Foo
St. Petersburg
Siberian
Manchuria
Russia
Taku
Japan
Power Making Inquiries Regarding Y Fu ture Government of China
Diplomats in Washington report nations seek positions on China’s future government. Japan has pressed the United States about troop presence in China. Secretary Hay informed Tokyo the U S has no objection to Japan stationing troops as needed to settle the trouble.
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Power
Government of
China
New York
The
Herald
Washington
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Germany
Hay
Tokio
Cina
Seventy-Three Bodies Recovered In Hoboken Fire Toll
Sixty seven bodies of Hoboken fire victims have been recovered as the death toll climbs toward three hundred. Witnesses report ongoing removals of lifeless and burned remains from the river surface, with many yet to be found. The missing count remains just below three hundred as authorities anticipate more discoveries. Second Officer Sanders accuses tugboat captains of not aiding stranded boats, claiming he and his crew tried to aid in the dockside chaos.
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New York
Hoboken
Sanders
Saale
Mr. Staples
Joseph G. Miller
Trades Assembly and Labor Union
Ira B. Mills
Mills Hag
Ques
Tug Salvage Efforts Failed With Knaiser Wilhelm
Report describes tug crews shouting to reach the Knaiser Wilhelm and claim salvage but none responded. Officer Sanders notes Saale could have been saved if tugs assisted when first called.
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Sanders
Even After Abundant Rain Relief Will Be Necessary
London reports the Indian viceroy says monsoon rainfall is weak despite some showers in central provinces and that relief will remain large scale. Government advances fund plows seed and subsistence while famine funds aid poorer cultivators. 5,080,000 people are receiving relief.
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London
Fijia
George Hamilton
India
Lord Curzon of
Kedleston
Mysore
Bombay
Deccan
Madras
Berar
Hyderabad
Lord Roberts Halts Civilian Return in South Africa War
London July 8 Lord Roberts maintains the war continues and orders civilians and mining men back to Bloemfontein. He expects three months before business can resume. Boers are reportedly in Swaziland. General Rundle proclaims confiscation of farms harboring armed burghers and fines on unreconstructed requisitions.
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Lord Roberts
London
South Africa
Bloemfontein
Swaziland
Rundle
Orders for Wade to Rat Portage Investigation
At a cabinet conference in Washington on July 3, Secretary Root ordered Brigadier General Wade to Rat Portage to assess the threatened Indian uprising in the Rainy Lake region of Minnesota. A Minnesota governor telegraph reported fears the situation could escape state control, prompting the need for clearer information before federal action.
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Washington
Rainy Lake
Minnesota
State Department
Root
Wade
St. Paul
Rat Portage
Burial of Rear Admiral John W. Philip at Annapolis
Funeral services for Rear Admiral John W. Philip were held at the Brooklyn Navy Yard with many naval officers present. The coffin, draped in a Union Jack, was moved to Jersey City on the tug Nina for transport to Annapolis for burial in the naval cemetery.
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Admiral Philip
Naval Cemetery
New York
John W. Philip
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Jersey City
Navy Yard
Nina
Fort Columbus
Annapolis
Browns Valley Fire Destroys Block of 12 Businesses
A major blaze in Browns Valley Minnesota destroyed an entire central block housing 12 businesses at 8 a.m. with an estimated loss of 75000 dollars and 30000 dollars insured. Citizens used buckets to halt spread as the town had no fire protection. Two weeks earlier voters approved waterworks bonds. Also in Custer County a warehouse two dwellings a barn and eight cars burned with 900000 pounds of wool burning, losses about 20000 dollars.
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Browns Valley
Minn
Miles Cry
Mon
Custer County Woul
Minnesota
Capt. van Sant
Vice Presidential Situa tion Entangled With Platform Proceedings
Kansas City July 3 The vice presidential situation remains unsettled as Ben Shively withdraws. Towne and Sulzer emerge as leading candidates with New York options possible if the Chicago platform is reaffirmed. Towne’s strength lies in the West on a silver platform, complicating Eastern appeal.
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Kansas City
Ben Shively
Indiana
Shively
Charles A. Towne
William Sulzer
New York
Judge van Wyck
Elliott Danforth
Chicago
Towne
Bryan
Republican Party
The Montana Case Contested By Senator Clark Allies
In Kansas City July 3 the Democratic committee met to form sub committees on Montana Oklahoma Indian Territory and DC contests. DC group heard arguments. others delayed action. Clark supporters claim a sub-committee majority favored seating the Montana delegation in his name.
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Kansas City
National Democratic Committee
Montana
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
District of Columbia
Friends
Clark
Filipino Leaders Taken In Two Key Captures
General MacArthur reports two major insurgent takedowns in the Philippines. General Aquino surrendered unconditionally to First Lieutenant John J. O Connell with Macabebe scouts on June 29, yielding 64 rifles and ammunition. General Riquart, a threat to Manila uprising, was captured July 1 by native police between Paco and Stana.
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MacArthur
Washington
War Department
Aquino
John J. O’connell
Riquart
Manila
Paco
Stana
Better Crop Reports Reassure Northwest Wheat Belt
Private reports to Northern Pacific and Great Northern officials show crop damage in Western Minnesota and the Dakotas is less than feared. The wheat belt losses and traffic disruption from the drought are now estimated at around five percent, based on figures from late June.
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St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railways
Minnesota
Dakotas
Great Wheat Belt
Northwest
Apo
The Pinkham Record Exalts Breast Cancer Cure Claims
The Pinkham Record proclaims a cure and constant quest over obstinate ills of women, presenting disorders and displacements as women’s natural heritage and urging relief from despair and suffering.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for women and claims free advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts. It urges women not to ignore the medicine or the advice said to have helped millions.
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Lydia E.pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Strike Ended as St Louis Transit Reaches Agreement
The St Louis Transit Company and its striking employees sign an agreement ending the longest street railway strike. Pay rates and hours from March 10, 1900, remain in force. Workers may choose to join unions without retaliation. Violations lead to discharge. A vacancy list from May 7 will guide future hires, excluding individuals with acts of lawlessness.
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Louis
St. Louis Transit Company
T. B. Edwards
Government receipts exceed disbursements in June and year
The June receipts total 51,436,832 while expenditures run 38,340,678, yielding a monthly surplus of 17,895,159. For the last fiscal year, 12 month receipts reach 568,986,948 with expenditures at 487,759,171, producing a yearly surplus of 81,229,777.
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Washington
Minnesota Republicans nominate unanimously strong 8& Paul ticket
St Paul July 8 The Minnesota Republican convention produced a highly unified slate led by Capt Van Sant and the ticket includes Douglas Block Starr and Colling for top offices. Staples Miller Mills and locals pledged farm and labor support, promising steady economy and reform.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
J. Paul
van Sant
Smith
Douglas
Block
Starr
Collina
Knute Nelson
Capt
Peter E. Hanson Su
Starling
Colling
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