Blot on the Campaign Chinese Suffering Under Looting Bands
A report from August 30 describes severe abuses in the Po Ho valley as foreign troops move toward Peking. Russians dominate the looting and massacre, with French, Indian, and Japanese forces barely visible. Incidents include bayoneting and brutal killings of civilians, prompting Chief Justice Chaffee to call it brutal murder.
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Shanghai
Poi Ho
Tien Tyin
Peking
Bac
Associated Press
General Chaffee
Tung Chow
Chaffee
Taku
Tien Tsin
Germans Demand U S Camp Buildings in German Concessions
Tiny Tsin reports Germany formally demands all buildings and grounds of the American camp in the German concessions to house future German forces. The 5,000 U S troops will be split among Peking Tien Tain and Taku for winter. Washington orders rapid division and forwarding of supplies. Conger opposes any Tj Hung Chang conference trip to Peking.
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Tiny Tsin
Taku
United States
Washington
Peking
Tien Tain
Conger
Tj Hung Chang
British Guarantee to Viceroys Amid China Rumors
London reports from Shanghai say Britain has given strong assurances to Viceroys Liu Kuen Yi of Nanking and Chang Chih Tung of Hankow to avert removal amid pro foreign tensions. The imperial court reportedly stays at Tai Yuan Fu as troops roam, harming officials allied with the fugitive regent.
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London
China
Shanghai
Great Britain
Liu-Kuen-Yi
Nankin
Chang Chih Tung
Hankow
Imperial Court
Tai-Yuan-Fu
Shansi
Astonished at Shanghai Reports on Russia Leaving Peking
Reports from European capitals claim Russia decided to quit Peking, provoking incredulity in Shanghai. Officials doubt the move, noting Russia’s occupation steps were aimed at permanence and suggesting financial treason may influence the decision amid strain to support troops and provisioning.
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Russia
Shanenal
Peking
Afraid to Return to Peking Prince Ching Seeks Safeguards
A dispatch from Peking dated August 20, reported by the Official Messenger, states Prince Ching fears returning to China without guarantees of his liberty from foreign envoys. Ten remaining dignitaries petition diplomats for amnesty assurances as part of a potential compromise.
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Peking
St. Peterspura
M. de Giers
Ching
Germany Adheres to Circular Pact Across Powers
Berlin reports semi official reaffirmation that Germany remains bound to the July 8 circular program approved by the powers. Li Hung Chang met the French consul in Se Hong Kong and spoke in broad terms about the conference. Peru considers a bill to curb Chinese immigration amid regional disturbances and potential exodus.
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Berlin
Germany
Atlantic Shipping Co Plan for US Run to UK via Berehaven
A World dispatch reports Dover notice of a new US built Atlantic line the Atlantic Shipping company to run weekly steamers between New York and England and the continent subsidized by the US for mail. First port on this side will be Berehaven with rail links to Roslare and new fast mail service to Fishguard reducing transits. Ships to sail at 25 knots with US subsidy tied to speed.
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New York
London
Dover
United States
Atlantic Shipping Company
England
Berehaven
Ireland
Bantry Bay
Roslare
Great Western Railway of England
Fishguard
Paddington
Queenstown
Havre
Flushing
Atlantic
Bryan Labor Day Sentiment and Transit Records
Bryan writes a Labor Day sentiment urging wage earners to seek fair shares of labor proceeds on September 3. The Hamburg America liner Deutschland breaks all transatlantic speed records, completing the voyage in 6 days 12 hours 29 minutes. In Aaron, Ohio, arrests begin for a recent riot with twelve men detained overnight.
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Bryan
Cubcanco
Lgbor
New York
Deutschland
Hamburg- American Line
Feedonee Harbor
Sandy Hook
Akran
Aaron
Lords Roberts Annexes Transvaal Amid Boer Flight Fears
London reports Lord Roberts has issued a proclamation annexing the Transvaal to British dominion. Kruger and Steyn are believed to be planning flight from Barberton as the war nears an end. Boer raids and supply train destruction trigger British retaliation with farm burnings and fines.
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London
Lord Roberts
Transvaal
Christian da Wet
Daily Mail
Cape Town
Winburg Road
Pretoria
Kruger
Steyn
Opiion
Buller
Lydenburg
Crocodile River
Badfontein
Crocodile Mountain
Roberts
Thirteen Killed in Hatfield Train Collision
Thirteen people died and more than forty were injured in a rear end collision on the Bethlehem branch of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway at Hatfield Pennsylvania. An excursion train from Bethlehem and Allentown struck a milk train stopped at Hatfield causing widespread wreckage and fatalities.
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Philadelphia
Bethlehem
Philadelphia and Reading
Hatfield
Annie Sherry
Robert Miller
Richard Bachmann
Ira Shret
William Shret
Joseph Madaunt
South Bethlehem
Charle McFonigle
Thomas Day
Allentown
Mamie Kalien
Godfrey Kalien
Bedford
William Blackburn
Ambler
Harold Landis
Mr. Ackermann
Atlantic City
Union Depot
Mamie
Bthlehem
Confesses Brutal Grime In Robson Murder Case
Frank Peyton, alias Hammond, alias Howard, a prisoner at the Four Courts, confesses to Sioux City Chief Neeling detailing his role in the Robson murder on December 29. He names partner Jack Mason and says Mason killed Robson with a hatchet after Peyton struck the contractor with a pistol butt, as the two looted the office. Peyton also points toward a clue location in a nearby city.
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Robson
Peyton
Chief Neeling
Mason
Genseless
Compelled to Travel Steerage
Owing to unusually heavy westward passenger traffic and sailings interruptions from the Hoboken disaster many American citizens have recently been compelled to take steerage passage returning to the United States.
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Hoboken
Unite States
American coal men seek contracts with European navies
American operators and agents swarm to England and the Continent amid rumors of major deals. W. P. Read of Chicago heads to Paris hoping to supply the French and Russian navies with West Virginia steam coal. I. M. Hopkins of Philadelphia closes a 100000 ton Pennsylvania runofmine coal contract for Mediterranean ports.
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Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Paris
Robert Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Carleton Hotel
Pitchairn
Scotland
Andrew Carnegie
Pennsylvania Coal Syndicate
Pitcairn
Associated Press
Carnegie
England
Mediterranean
Black Sea
United States
Amerigan
Lexpon
W. P. Read
Chicago
West Virginia
Philadelphia
Address the Old Guard Fenian Meeting in Cincinnati
The old guard of the Fenian brotherhood addressed by P. J. Corcoran Edward Q. M. Condon and Captain George Sweeney adopted bitter resolutions protesting American entanglement with foreign affairs especially alliances with England and violations of consent of the governed. They condemned England's South Africa policy and the sending of prisoners of war to Ceylon and opposed any association with powers whose conduct conflicts with American ideals.
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Cincinnati
Fenian Brotherhood
P. J. Corcoran
Edward QO. M. Condon
George Sweeney
England
South Africa
Ceylon
Atlin Destroyed by Fire Blazes Through Town
Amur reports Aug 26 fire that wiped out much of Atlin British Columbia ten major business blocks burned with losses around 140000. Insurance appears minimal and majority of property destroyed.
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Victoria
B. C
Amur
Atlin
Minneapolis Flour Mills Hit World Record Output
The Minneapolis flour mills closed a year ending Friday with a total output near 14.5 million barrels, the highest ever made in a single community. They consumed between 62 million and 65 million bushels of wheat to sustain production.
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Minneapolis
Attitude Favorable on Army Canteen, War Dept Says
Adjutant General Corbin writes Senator Sewell that the War Department's attitude toward the army canteen is favorable. Letter from Wasmāgton states the department supports the canteen plan in definite terms. The communication targets the military committee of the Senate and outlines official stance.
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Wasmageton
Corbin
Sewell
New Jersey
Muilitary Committee
Senate
War Department
Hinckley Fire Monument Dedicated With Floral Tributes
The Hinckley fire monument was dedicated at Memorial Cemetery with prayers by Rev. Parish of Pine City. Speakers included L. L. McKusick and O RK Staples of Rakota County as the Pine City quartet provided music. Floral tributes marked the trenches where fire victims lie, with broad local representation.
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Hinnckley
Minn
Hinckley
Memorial Cemetery
Parish
Pine City
L. L. McKusick
O. RK. Staples
Rakota County
Moses BR Eure
Unusual Heat Drives August Deaths Up in St Paul
St Paul records 190 deaths in August, an increase of 88 from last year, the highest August toll in 12 years. The month saw 41 infant deaths with 12 due to cholera infantum, amid an unusual heat wave.
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St. Paul
Horton Laws Dead After Gans Hawkins Fight
New York authorities cite the Horton law's death following the Gans Hawkins bout at the Broadway Athletic club. Crowds sang Auld Lang Syne as Joel Humphries led the announcer’s cue. Since 1896 about 8,880 fights occurred in the state, mostly in Greater New York, with receipts near 2.805 million dollars.
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Ffifec
New York
Proadway Athletic Club
Gans Hawkins
Joel Humphries
Theodora Wallert Bound Over in Arlington Murder Case
East Henderson Minn Sept 3 Theodora Wallert charged with murdering his wife and four children near Arlington had a hearing before Justice Ayer and was bound over to the December term of the district court.
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Wallert
Rand
East Henderson
Minn
Theodora Wallert
Arlington
Ayer
District Court
Boy Killed by Electric Car in Cincinnati
Walter Bell, a teen, died when struck by an electric car in Cincinnati. His mother Annie Bell of Franklin County collapsed and died upon hearing the news.
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Cincinnati
Walter Bell
Annie Bell
Franklin County
Prohibition Candidate Opens Utah Campaign
Telegraphic brief reports John G. Woolley of Chicago opened his campaign in Utah on Friday. A partisan note from Shangis mentions battles involving the United States and Germany. In tennis results Miss Francis Grna defeated Miss Marg ton by six to four.
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John G. Woolley
Chicago
Prohibition
Utah
Shangis
United States
Wu Sang
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