Hopeful Sign From Admiral Remey Silence In Capital
Secretary Long says no word from Admiral Remey in Chinese waters and views the lack of reports on Pekin and the ministers as hopeful. State Dept cites Consul Goodnow dispatch on Shantung bombardment and fear for ministers in Pekin as of July 7. London telegraph repeats the Shantung note, reducing hope for legation survival.
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Washington
Long
Remey
Pekin
Tien Tsin
Taku
Department of State
Goodnow
Shanghai
Shang Tung
Loxpon
Li Hung Chang to stay at Canton for peace talks
London reports say Li Hung Chang will remain in Canton while allied troops defeat Prince Tuan. He plans to coordinate with pro foreign viceroys and later go north to help arrange terms of peace. The Canton stay aims to stabilize Kwong Tung as bombardments continue around Tianjin.
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Canton
Li Hung Chang
Prince Tuan
Prince Ching
Young Lon
Kwang Tung
Tien Tsin
the Express
Daily Mail
St. Petersburg
Kek
Simpson Found Guilty and Disbarment In North Dakota
The North Dakota Supreme Court disbars L. A. Simpson from practicing law. Simpson, Stark County state’s attorney, former legislator, Republican senator candidate from the Thirty first district, and former state convention chair, faced charges filed by State’s Attorney W. Lt. Nenniston of Billings County. The decision was issued Wednesday after a year in the case.
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Supreme Court
Bismarck
L. A. Simpson
Stark County
State
Senate
Thirty-first
Grand Forks
Simpson
Supreme Court of the
W. Lt. Nenniston
Billings County
Simpson Faces Multiple Charges Over Attorney Duties
The charges allege several infractions and violations of duties by the attorney.
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Simpson
Independence Strong Among Cubans Amid Annexation Debate
Secretary Root commented on a constitutional convention in Cuba and said independence desires are strong among the Cuban people. He noted annexation, if it occurs, is not imminent and that independence should come first, reflecting a two to bargain premise with Cuba determining its own fate.
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Saya
Root
Uules
German girl meets Iowa farmer by arranged marriage
Dorotha Johnson, an 18 year old German girl, arrived on the Bergenland to wed P. W. Hanson of Grandville Iowa, a farmer who sought a wife through a letter to a friend in Germany. She traveled with her sister and they were taken into custody by immigration officials in Philadelphia and placed on a westbound train.
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Bergenland
Dorotha Johnson
America
P. W. Hanso
Grandville
Hanson
Fatherland
Trabe
Dorothy
Johnson
Pennsylvania Railway Station
Rathbone Not Arrested Pending Neely Case Papers
Havana July 14 The fiscal says Former Director General of Posts E G Rathbone will not be arrested until all papers in the Neely case arrive from Washington. He faces only a possible $1000 incriminating charge and a civil suit over $25000 against Rathbone’s bondsmen. He remains held as a witness as developments unfold to verify Reeves’ claim Rathbone received $15000.
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Havana
Rathbone
Neely
Washington
German Meat Inspection Bill Will Be Modified
Washington July 14 The German government agrees to modify the new meat inspection bill to avoid interfering with existing American export contracts. All present contracts will be fulfilled under the current inspection system and the new regime will start after contracts are made with knowledge of the changes.
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Washington
United States
Berlin
Mr. White
Portland exporters sue for duties paid at Manila
Portland exporters who shipped goods to the Philippine islands plan to file claims in the court of claims in Washington for the return of duties paid at Manila. If the decision is against them they will appeal to the Supreme Court. The total claims amount to about 10009 dollars.
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Portland
Philippine Islands
United States
Manila
Court of Claims
Washington
Supreme Court
Indians DANCING Squaws and Papooses Sent North at Red Lake
A Solway Minnesota Globe report says a Blanket Indian uprising grows near Red Lake. Indian police defect to the Blanketers and warn settlers while 800 warriors amass. Squaws and papooses move north. Captain Mercer’s fate remains unknown.
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Globe
Solway
Minn
Red Lake
Chippewa
Mercer
Lind
Captain Mercer
Soldiers Ordered Home From Koochiching Minnesota Detachment
A state order directs Captain Eva and the Third Regiment from Koochiching to return to Duluth via Tower. They are to bring all arms and equipment and report arrival by wire. The process will take several days to reach its destination.
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Koochishing
Pavy
Jind
Lambert
Koochiching
Eva
Duluth
Floods in Austria Cause Severe Destruction and Homelessness
Cracow reports the Dnies ter river and its tributaries are in flood. Hundreds of houses are destroyed in Halicz, Stryj, and Boryslaw. Thousands are homeless and many lives and properties are lost, with naptha mines suffering major damage.
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Austria
Cracow
Dniester
Halicz Stryj
Boryslaw
New York Campaign Leaders Guide Bryan Effort in State
Mayor James K. McGuire of Syracuse spent the day in conference with Richard Croker and ex Senator Murphy as they organize the Bryan campaign in New York.
Croker Named to State Executive Committee
Mr Croker was invited to serve as a member of the state executive committee and he accepted. David B Hill Hugh McLaughlin and ex Senator Murphy also accepted. The other members of the executive committee will likely be chosen next week from the state committee members.
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Croker
David B. Hill
Hugh McLaughlin
Murphy
G A R Encampment Invites McKinley and Hrgan
In Cuicano on July 14 Executive Director Harper said the national encampment will have no political aims. President McKinley accepted the invitation, joined by William Jennings Bryan who has not yet replied.
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McKinley
Hrgan
Cuicano
Grand Army
Harper
United States
John C. Black
Committee On
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Old Hi Pierce Dies Poor and Homeless in New York
Hiram Franklin Pierce known as Old Hi and nephew of President Franklin Pierce dies at 73 in New York. A longtime gambler, he spent his fortunes on horses cards dice and roulette and left with wealth counting in six figures before falling into poverty and homelessness.
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Franklin Pierce
New York
Old Hi” Pierce
Hiram Franklin Pierce
United States
Universalist Young People Reject Temperance Resolution
In Atlanta on July 14 the Young People's Union of the Universalist church debated a proposal for total abstinence and laws to end liquor production and sale. The measure was defeated by a 16 vote margin after a heated third day session.
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AtLanta
Young People’s Union
the Universalist Church
Drouth Ruins Kansas Corn as Heat Sweeps Central Kansas
Kansas City grain men report corn in major counties Jewel Republic Smith Phillips Mitchell Cloud Clay Dickinson Reno nearly destroyed by drought. No rain in the region for three to four weeks. Daytime temperatures in Central Kansas hovered near 100 degrees. If rains fail, destruction will be near total.
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Kansas Oity
Jewel
Republic
Smith
Phillips
Mitchell
Cloud
Clay
Dickinson
Reno
Kansas
Baseball Standings and Scores Across Leagues
In American League action at Indianapolis Milwaukee beat Milwaukee 8 to 8 and Buffalo hosted Kansas City with Kansas City losing 2 to 10. Cleveland defeated Minneapolis 1 to 6 and Detroit prevailed over Chicago 6 to 4. Chicago leads the standings at .589 with Indianapolis at .571 and Milwaukee .547. In the National League Cincinnati defeated St Louis 1 to 0 and Pittsburg beat Philadelphia 8 to 23. New York crushed Brooklyn 14 to 1. Ottaba-Brooklyn leads at .836 with Pittsburg .637 and Chicago .615. Philadelphia .629, Cincinnati 1 0 3, St Louis 4 61, Boston .488, New York .849.
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Buffalo
Kansas City
Cleveland
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Detroit
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
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Philadelphia
New York
Brooklyn
Ottaba
Phiadelphia
Boston
Heavy British Losses at Nitrals Nek Fight Amid Khaki Confusion
London reports say Lincolnshires lost half their officers at Nitrals Nek with Colonel Roberts wounded and captured. British casualties exceed 200 as Boers in khaki ambushed dragoons at close range. Dewet’s 10,000 men move toward Reten Nek while Steyn is believed to be with them.
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Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Roberts
Kroonstadt
Dewet
Bethlehem
Clements
Paget
Reten Nek
Steyn
Lindley
Yorkshire Light Infantry
Suspected robber arrested after Wickliffe express raid
Charles W. Barnes of St Louis was arrested at his home as a bandit in a Minis Central railroad express car loot. John Nelson escaped after a high speed pursuit that left a trail of blood. Forty shots were fired with George Murray of the Winds Central detective bureau shot but not fatally.
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St. Louis
Charles W. Barnes
Minis ‘Central Railroad
Wickliffe
John Nelson
Finney Avenue
Barnes
Vandeventer Station
George Murray
Winds Central Detective Bureau
Nelson
Refusal by the czar blocks Finnish press freedom
Russian customs duties on Finnish imports hurt American breadstuffs provisions and machinery. The czar refused the petition of the United Finnish press to restore freedom enjoyed before Finland's incorporation into Russia. Captain Coghlan Semonary Til ill in Bloomington telegraph reports his pneumonia operation and doubtful recovery in Colorado Springs with wife.
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Russia
Caghian Semonary Til
Bloomington
Ind
Coghlan
Raleigh
Manila
Colorado Springs
Glark of Missouri Announces Senate Candidacy
Waite group Kansas July 14 press report that Champ Glark a Missouri pressman will run for the senate to succeed Senator Vest.
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Lark
West
Waite Group
Kan
Heavy Rains Batter Peru Washing Bridges and Farms
Very heavy rains sweep the country washing away 10 bridges and flooding many farms near Santiago de Cui on July 14. Local authorities report widespread flooding and infrastructure damage as residents seek shelter and aid measures are underway.
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Catena
Santiago DE Cui
China Life and Customs Revealed in Readable Sketch
Joseph Kine Goodrich recounts Chinese daily routines from early rising to work at dawn and night, the barbers and pigtails, temple worship, ancestral tablets, cuisine with garlic and dog meat, festivals, drama, and the education and civil service exams.
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Joseph Kine Goodrich
China
Shakespearean Flair Invoked in Stage Comedy
A backstage exchange praises the play's wit and a rail accident scene in the third act, noting the writer’s audacious portrayal. The King and Butterly-Magni ficent colleagues debate the boldness of the comedy.
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Butterly
Shakespeare
Ingenious coded replies and tales from public figures
A column assembles anecdotes about Col onel Frank Rhodes and a Masfek ing relief run, Tom Lowry the Minneapolis financier, and Archbishop Ireland. It notes coded messages, urban legends, and a joke about church discipline involving a country priest in a vacation in the woods.
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Ireland
Washington
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