Awaited Pekin Legations Resolve as Siege Holds
Washington officials doubt an immediate Pekin assault will start, while hoping for a quick relief and release of legation defenders. Major General Chaffee holds full command, with only some forces ready for any advance, as messaging from Conger and the legation may adjust plans.
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Washington
Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Tuan
Ching
Chaffee
United States
Kwang Heu
Root
China
Tientein
Mr. Conger
Manila
Sixth Cavalry
Ninth Infantry
14Th Infantry
Remey and Chaffee Cables on Pekin Advance
Washington dispatches report Admiral Remey and General Chaffee at Taku confirm safe legations to July 22 and say allied forces are marching toward Pekin. Wu says ministers are alive and well, newspapers doubt Chinese telegrams, and public opinion shifts to blame China.
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Washington
Admiral Remey
General Chaffee
Taku
Pekin
Tientsin
Remey
Europe
China
Waiting for Reinforcements as Legations Hold
Washington reports Adjutant General Corbin receiving a dispatch from Lt Col Coolidge at Tientsin. Messages relay urgent pleas for reinforcements with legations under siege and Chinese attacks intensifying. Sixty Europeans killed, European casualties rise. Italian cruiser Elbe confirms similar toll.
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Washington
Corbin
Coolidge
Tientsin
Chefoo
Uba
Pekin
Appenr
Wan Shoshen
Legation
Rome
Elbe
News from Pekin siege and international response
London reports from Tientsin on July 1 describe the siege of Pekin worsening after the relief expedition failed. July 17 truce began after 26 days of bombardment with heavy casualties among Germans Japanese French British Russians Americans Italians and converts.
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London
Tientsin
Tsungi Yamen
China
Baron von Ketteler
Francis James
Prince Lu
Nan Lin College
Chinese National College
Morrison
Reid
Temety
Pekin
United States
Joseph H. Choate
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Choate
Great Britain
Secretary Hay
Foreign ministers' safe passage amid negotiations in China
The Associated Press reports China pushes to reach an agreement with the powers before handing over the ministers. Aggression will cease and reparations be negotiated after Pekin is reached and ministers freed. Lord Salisbury notes the Chinese government may not be responsible for legation attacks beyond general duties to maintain order. Communication with Pekin is expected soon.
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Associated Press
China
Lord Salisbury
Legations
Pekin
Safe and Well as Hostilities End in China
The War Department reports two cables from Chefoo and Tientsin confirming Minister Conger is safe and provisions last several weeks. Daggett notes allied forces may advance soon, with limited looting and no unnecessary killings. Illness in the ninth infantry rises to 257 with two doctors and 100 hospital corps needed, delaying unloading and forward movement.
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Washington
War Department
China
Chefoo
Corbin
Tientsin
Conger
Daggett
India
McCann, Sladen
Allens
Legation
McKinley
Canton
Wheh
Pekin
Ninth Infantry
Sternberg
Reformist Leong Ki Hin Tours American Cities
Portland Oregon July 31 Leong Ki Hin cousin of Leong Ki Isao spoke to a Chinese audience in the Chinese theater denouncing Pekin authorities for mismanagement and backing Boxers He praised the United States as China’s ally and foresaw U S influence restoring Emperor Kwang Hsu with a modern safe regime He plans to visit major Chinese communities in the United States and then travel to Mexico Cuba and Puerto Rico.
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Portland
Ore
Leong Ki Hin
Leong Ki Isao
Eojourning
Honolulu
Pekin
United States
China
Kwang Heu
Mexico
Cuba
Porto Rico
Manchuria War Talks and Foreign Reinforcements at Tientsin
Reports say the Manchuria government seeks Li Hung Chang’s influence to restrain troops and win release of survivors. A St Petersburg wire hints Russia might offer favorable terms if China stops attacks on legations. Li Hung Chang memorialized the throne claiming illness and urging ministers be sent to Tientsin to protect foreigners as Sir Alfred Gaselee and large foreign reinforcements arrive in the city.
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Shanghai
Manchuria
Li Hung Chang
Egar
St. Petersburg
Russia
China
Li Hung Chane
Pekin
Tientsin
Alfred Gaselee
Safety of Chinese customs staff confirmed in telegram
London reports an extra confirmation of safety for the Chinese customs staff. A Pekin dispatch dated July 21 and signed by Sir Robert Hart and Robert Bredon said the staff and family were still alive. Shanghai customs commissioner also telegraphed that the inspector general is safe.
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London
Duncan Campbell
Europe
Shanghai
Foreign legations in Pekin destroyed or wrecked
Dispatches to the foreign office report that Austrian Spanish Italian and Holland legations at Pekin are destroyed while the French legation is partly wrecked. Attacks on legations have ceased in recent days. The emperor and empress are living in Pekin.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Pekin
Dispatches From Remey on Taku Siege Report
A naval dispatch relayed from Admiral Remey reaches the navy department. The message from Chefoo dated July 31 notes the legations at Pekin being besieged, with the report continuing on page eight.
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Washington
Remey
Navy Department
Chefoo
Bureau of Navigation
Taku
Pekin
Assassination Plot Linked to Anarchist Grasp
Rome reports reveal Bressi, born 1869 in Prato, tied to an anarchist plot behind the king’s assassination. Police hunt Bressi’s companions as warnings of the crime circulated. he claimed the act was justice, and a Prato woman Teresa Brugnoli is noted as a possible mistress among arrested suspects.
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Rome
Bressi
Prato
Pantellaria
Adona
United States
Margherita
Verdi
Mascagni
Kim Humbert
Monza
Teresa Brugnoli
Assasin
Assassination of King Humbert Shocks Europe
The Tribuna reports the Humbert assassination being linked to a planned killing at Monza with five detained in Monza. Victor Emmanuel II aims to reassure France and Italy as authorities pursue leads on Bressi and an unidentified accomplice. The king travels to Reges di Callbria, while Emperor William and Li Hung Chang send condolences.
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Rome
Tribuna
Humbert
Tribuna A
Victor Emmanuel II
Brindisi
Monza
Jessi
House of Savoy
Reges di Callbria
Bressi
Monsea
Massachusetts
Milan
Ranalli
Hressi
United States
Monga
Victor Emmanuel
Naples
Giusta
Kremala
Margherita
William
Li Hung Chang
Berlin in Mourning Over Deaths and International Reactions
Berlin reports a shift of focus to the deaths of King Humbert and the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Emperor William’s absence delays funeral arrangements, while Count von Buelow reassures that Italian-German relations remain unchanged. Queen Margherita replies warmly to William’s condolence. The court enters a three week mourning period as press discussion continues.
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Berlin
Humbert
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
William
Lokal Anzeiger
Count von Buelow
Hohenzollern
Kaiser
Papal Peace Hoped Amid Crime Probe Remarks
The article notes a hope that the dy nasty will reconcile with the papacy as religion counters anarchy. Police report King Humbert's assassin lived for years in Mannheim as a padrone for an Italian plaster bust maker.
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Tane
Humbert
Mannheim
Italians deny plot in Humbert murder say monarchy may end
Nicola Gigliotti of the Italian Republican Federation in the United States declares no plot here to kill King Humbert. He condemns the act but questions Humbert’s labor record and cites bread riot deaths. The federation, about 105 000 strong, expects monarchy to fade as Italy’s future unfolds.
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New York
Nicola Gigliotti
R. de Rosalia
P. Pascale
United States
Italian Republican Federation
M. Gigliotti
Humbert
Italy
Italian consulate probes Hoboken wife of Humbert assassin
A representative of the Italian consulate questioned Mrs. Bressi in Hoboken about her claimed marriage to the king’s assassin. Police searched the home but found no link to the plot. She and the husband are kept under scrutiny and the consul general will liaise with Hoboken police if needed.
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New York
Elo
Humbert
Bressi
Hoboken
Lying In State For King Humbert In Monza
The body of King Humbert lies in state at the royal residence in Monza with Queen Margherita by the bier and flowers from the queen. Father Bignami, the court chaplain, oversees the bier as the Milan archbishop orders a diocesan requiem mass. Scores of condolence telegrams and letters arrive from Italy’s elite families amid ongoing political tensions.
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Monza
Humbert
Margherita
Father Bignami
Milan
Italy
Sressi
Unidentified Assassinings Ties Probed in Humbert Case
Geneva police have not identified the 1898 assassination suspect of King Humbert. Authorities confirm Geneva anarchists, mostly Italians, correspond with Paterson New Jersey associates from whom orders come. Officials foresee a bill in federal parliament to curb anarchist activity connected to Swiss plots.
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Geneva
Humbert
Paterson
N. J
Lucchini
Bress
Paris Dispatch Links Bressi to Humbert Assassination Plot
A Madrid dispatch reports a police picture of Bressi the King Humbert killer taken in Barcelona last spring during Senor Dato’s visit. He allegedly aimed to assassinate Dato but Catalan anarchists swayed him from the plan. The Temps notes authorities expelled an Italian traveler from France.
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Paris
Madrid
Temps
Bressi
Humbert
Barcelona
Senor Dato
Brassi
Poelice
Death of King Humbert Recorded in Monza
In Monza at 1 am the formal death record of King Humbert was drawn up in the king's bedroom. Witnesses included Count Dudina former prime minister royal household the president of the senate and the crown secretary. The assassin is moved from police to jail. Premier Benoi Raccio met Queen Margherita with a long audience.
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Monza
Humbert
Count Dudina
Senate
Benoi Raccio
Margherita
Portugal
Gazette Announces Mourning Period For King Hum bert August
London dated notice says the court will mourn from August 2 to August 2 percent for King Herbert August and the Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha from August 2 to September 25, outlining official mourning dates.
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London
the Gazette
Humbert
Duke of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
McKinley to depart Canton for Washington trip
President McKinley will leave Canton at 1 30 Wednesday afternoon and reach Washington early Thursday morning. He plans to stay in the capital for two days.
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Canton
Ohio
McKinley
Washington
Downe to Reticent Lincoln July 31 Vacancy on Populist Ticket
The withdrawal of Charlee A Towne from the Populist vice presidential ticket remains undecided as Myr.fowne spent nearly all to date. The uncertain move affects campaign plans and party alignment in Nebraska.
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Lincoln
Neb
Charlee A. Towne
Myr.fowne
Lincoln Icon Bryan Faces Uncertain Vote Ticket Fate
In Lincoln William J. Bryan spent most of the day with supporters and told the Associated Press he was not prepared to say whether he would stay on the ticket or withdraw, just before his train to Chicago tonight.
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Lincoln
William J. Bryan
Chicago
Associated Press
Deaths in the Philippines list diurnal infantry losses
Manila reports deaths from dysentery diarrhoea variola malaria and other illnesses among numerous U S Army volunteers and regulars in July. Names units and dates listed for each casualty including Harry Caldwell William L Pierce Dennis Condon Jerry Poole Levi Williams and Shannon Prophet among others.
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Manila
Sixth Volunteer Infantry
Harry Caldwell
21St Infantry
William L. Pierce
26Th Volunteer Infantry
John Baker
18Th Infantry
Dennis Condon
12Th Infantry
Jerry Clay Poole
Sth
Valace MclIntosh
19Th Infantry
Samuel P. Dillon
40Th Volunteer Infantry
Fred C. Gleason
20Th Infantry
Harry Jacobs
Joseph W. Martin
William Pickens
John Quinn
Clarence E. Ward
Guy W. Henderson
Variola
24Th Infantry
Levi Williams
20Th Volunteer Infantry
Elisa Kline
Albert C. Mercer
23Th Volunteer Infantry
Ernest Edelven
M. M. Roeder
28Th Volunteer Infantry
Charles H. Murray
39Th Volunteer Infantry
Pred Stevens
Ith
Morton H. Cook
KE. Bolk
Calule Tabor
17Th Infantry
Earl Guyto
Shannon Prophet
Sprite
30Th Volunteer Infantry
James 0
Ghth
William H. McNamara
Alaska a Wonderful County Prompts Growth and Grievances
U. S. Consul McCook in Dawson City calls Alaska a wonderful country as Tanana district miners report 10 to 30 cents pay dirt per pan in summer digging, equating to about $1 a pan. He urges roads, camps, and exploration of unknown areas while noting widespread wage disputes from mining leases that skim over half the output and leave workers unpaid.
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Washington
Alaska
United States
McCook
Dawson City
State Department
Tanana
Koyukuk
Consul McCook
Dawson
Fisherman Attacked by Japanese in Gulf Incident
Vancouver July 31 A row among fishermen in the gulf last night led four Japanese to assault union fisherman John Curtis. Curtis, exhausted, swam ashore after knives flashed and he was beaten and thrown into the water. He survived when a sword strike glanced off his watch.
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Vancouver
B. C
Gulf
John Curtis
Curtis
Repairs to Boston, Vallejo shipyard in July
The cruiser Boston will be placed in Mare Island dock on Thursday for repairs on her hull below the water line and will stay about a month. The Ranger and Marblehead progress toward completion and all three ships are suited for duty in the Philippines or China waters.
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Vallejo
Cal
Boston
Mare Island Dock
Ranger
Marblehead
Philippines
China
Pettigrew Joins Botha Staff Near Waterval
Laurence Marquez reports Pettigrew son of Senator Pettigrew has joined Commandant General Botha's staff as Boers prepare to retreat from Waterval this afternoon.
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London
Laurence Marquez
The
Daily Express
Waterval
Frank Pettigrew
Pettigrew
Botha
Union Pacific Declares 2 Percent Semiannual Dividend
The Union Pacific directors announced a 2 percent semiannual dividend on common stock today. The prior semiannual payout was 4 percent.
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New York
Union Pacific Railroad Today
Portland Teamsters Strike For Higher Wages
Nearly all transfer company workers in Portland struck for higher pay. They currently earn 2 per day and demand 2.5 dollars per day. The action affects city transport and logistics operations.
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Portland
Ore
Murdered in Missoula Over Small Money Loss
The body of Louie Raddigan was found on a Missoula riverbank with his coat pockets turned out. Coroners and a union funeral planned as investigators suspect murder for about $75 and note possible ties to a man seen with him Friday night and a suspect in Butte.
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Raddigan
Butte
The
Standard
Missoula
Louie Raddigan
Missoula River
Orchard Homes
Alvie Tooms
Hayes
Hayes & Marsh
Joe Blake
Minnesota
Iowa
J. L. Greswold
Higgins Avenue
Aggressive Russians Reported in Far East Conflicts
Telegraphic summaries indicate Chinese bombardments of Blagoveshchin and frontier clashes at Abagaila plus a July 26 influx of 1 500 refugees via Lu Chau Su. Russian actions include burning villages, expelling a 2000-strong Chinese garrison at Hanujun, and seizing Krupp guns. Consuls describe tense regional instability in Kashgar and at Kuddajasenda with imperial orders to exterminate Russians and quiet until troops arrive.
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Hanujun
Kuddajasenda
Kuddaja
Kashgar
War Department Sets Cuba Election for September
The War Department orders a general election in Cuba on the third Saturday of September to elect delegates to a Havana convention opening the first Monday in November. The convention will draft and adopt a constitution for Cuba.
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Washington
War Department
Cuba
Havana
Arbitration With Russie Ends in July Hearing
The United States appoints Herbert D. Pierce to represent the country in arbitration over Russian affairs involving American fishermen. The case is scheduled for hearing in St. Petersburg on July 1.
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St. Petersburg
Herbert D. Pierce
United States
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