Ten Thousand Christians Beheaded in Chinese Attacks
London dispatches report heavy fighting as imperial troops clash near Pekin with rumors of massacres. Chefoo cablegrams claim 16 000 native Christians killed and 50 missionaries murdered in Shansi, while Japanese legation letters warn of high casualties and dwindling ammunition. Berlin sources echo harsh anti Christian rhetoric from Kaiser Wilhelm.
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London
Pekin
Shanghai
Tsung Luamen
Legations
Daily Express
Chefoo
Gaselee
Washington
Chaffee
Dairy Express
Shansi
Chuchou
Mengtse
Younyan
Tientsin
The
Standard
Morrison
Times
United States
Berlin
Daily
Credit for the Advance Belongs to America
Berlin reports the National Zeitung lauds American actions on China and Pekin relief. It notes Hay pressed for swift relief after Conger crying for help and McKinley’s refusal to accept Li Hung Chang’s offer to deliver Conger. It also cites a sermon by Emperor William urging punitive action against China aboard the Hohenzollern.
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Berlin
National Zeitung
America
China
Pekin
Conger
United States
Washington
Hay
McKinley
Li Hung Chang
Kreuz Zeitung
Pacific
William
Hohenzollern
Moses
Israel
Amalek
Restlessness Grows as China Crisis Deepens
London reports indicate Chinese agents in cipher with viceroys halt news on Pekin force sizes. News from Tientsin halts after July 27, while Canton recruits surge to nine dollars monthly. The third brigade, about 6,000 men, sails from India amid mounting regional tension.
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London
Tientsin
Pekin
English Admiralty
Foreign Office
Hongkong
Shanghai
China
Grman
Namon
Wuchaw
Canton
India
Claude MacDonald
Not Fully Armed Forces at Tientsin in August Debate
In the House of Commons Mr Broderick said large forces were at Tientsin but not yet fully armed and equipped. He found cooperation among commanders and no avoidable delay. He noted the government offered financial aid to Japan on July 6 to aid legation relief.
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London
House of Commons
Broderick
Tientsin
Japan
French Battlefleet Moves Toward Chinese Waters
Cherbourg reports the battleship Re doubtable with Admiral Repotterire aboard sailed with command of the French fleet in Chinese waters. The cruiser Chasse loup Laubat accompanied it as part of the movement to the region.
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Cherbourg
Letter from Hong Kong Dated July 2 Reaches London
A Hong Kong letter dated July 2 reports developments tied to a crisis described as the reign of terror. The message reaches London but the full details and implications remain unclear in the fragment.
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London
Hongkong
Reign of Terror in Canton Under Li Hung Chang
The excerpt accuses Li Hung Chang of stamping out dissent in Canton with harsh measures, forbidding public meetings and holding a feared rule. It claims he executed up to 70 people in a week and as many as 2,000 during his viceroyalty, with mass imprisonment deemed tantamount to execution.
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Li Hung Chang
Canton
Alliance With Russia to Bring Peace in China
New York reports a St. Petersburg dispatch urging a Russo American alliance to settle the Chinese crisis. The Nova Vremya argues such an alliance would pacify eastern Asia, aligning Russia and the United States as partners against the yellow peril and emphasizing shared humanitarian aims.
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New York
the Herald
St. Petersburg
Russia
United States
Nova Vremya
Asia
China
Far East
Old World
New World
America
Eastern
China Powerless in Face of Rebels as War Winds Reach
A report from St Petersburg notes the Pekin government shows powerlessness against rebels. The Chinese emperor's July 20 message echoed the czar's reply to President McKinley and Queen Victoria, while Russian mediation aims to restore order. General Grodekoff reports Hunghune fortress stormed on August 1, with losses of two officers and six men.
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St. Petersburg
OmMfelal
China
Pekin
McKinley
Loubet
Queen Victoria
Russia
Grodekoff
Hunghune
Augustofyn
Novokijevekoje
Postja
Hunghung
Chinese minister demands free telegraphic access and escort for legations
Yang Lu on behalf of Chinese ministers cables Shantung governor to allow unimpeded telegraphic communication with their governments and to send legations to Tientsin with a Chinese escort. Tianjin reports 50,000 trained Chinese troops in Pekin and a large Boxer force. March on Pekin before end of rainy season deemed risky due to climate.
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St. Petersburg
Yang Lu
Shantung
Tientsin
Pekin
Mission workers face possible murder in China revolt
A cablegram from Rev. F. W. Stevenson reports that Misses King Burton and Rassmuesen and Mrs. Cannels may have been murdered in Hoshai province Bhanshi. A local rebellion flares in Ningpo district with two married couples and four single ladies at risk.
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London
Aus
Chinese Inland Mission
F. W. Stevenson
Shanghai
King
Burton
Rassmuesen
Cannels
Hoshai
Bhanshi
Ningpo
German transports Rhein and Adria sail for China
Bremerhaven August 2. The German transports Rhein and Adria sailed for China with the expeditionary corps staff under General von Lessel. Emperor William and the empress visited both vessels on the eve of departure and bade the officers adieu. They were enthusiastically received.
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Bremerhaven
Rhein
Adria
China
von Lessel
William
German Government Charters Lloyd Steamers for China Troops
Berlin report says the government chartered the North German Lloyd steamers Barbosa Koenigen Louise and Frederick der Crosse to convey troops to China. Each vessel has a capacity of 3 000 men and will assist in mobilizing forces for the mission.
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Berlin
Cologne
North German Lloyd Company
Barbosa
Koenigen
Louise
Frederick der Crosse
Treoops
China
Allies Advance Toward Pekin With 20000 Troops
On Wednesday in Shanghai the allies pushed toward Pekin with about 20,000 soldiers and 170 guns. They hope to reach Pekin by August 12.
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Shanghai
Pekin
Russians in New Chwang Declared in Serious Position
Admiral Alexieff has gone to New Chwang where the Russian position is regarded as serious. The report notes the strategic concerns in the harbor area and signals heightened attention from Russian forces during the August dispatch.
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Lienwitch
Alexieff
Tientsin
Pekin
Shanghai
Admiral Alexieff
Newchwang
Solace Returns From China With Sick and Wounded
The ship Solace arrived at Nagasaki on August 1 bearing wounded and sick crew and passengers en route to home waters. The vessel carried patients from China as part of its relief voyage.
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Washington
China
Nagasaki
Dukes Wins Governor Election in Choctaw Nation
Reliable returns from South McAlester indicate Judge Dukes has been elected governor of the Choctaw nation. Dukes ran on the full blood ticket and secured the victory.
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South McAlester
I. T
Judge Dukes
Dukes
Persian Shah Survives Assassination Attempt in Paris
Muzaffer-ed-din of Persia narrowly escaped a pistol attack in Paris as he traveled with the grand vizier and the royal physician en route from the Louvre to a Seine excursion. An Italian-sounding assailant, aided by accomplices, was seized after the shah and entourage restrained him, with police seeking others involved.
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Paris
Muzaffer-ed-din
Shah of
Persia
France
Sevres
Versailles
Seine
Naples
Humbert
Shah
General Parent
Rome
Parent
Pont Alexander NL
Berres
Bois de Boulogne
Alexander IL Bridge
Bevres
Mystery would be assassin shocks Paris guard plans
A would be assassin fired at the shah prompting Paris to vow tighter security. The suspect, armed with a bulldog pistol and knife, remained silent under interrogation. Officials struggle to identify him, with theories ranging from southern France to Spain and no confirmed accomplice. Extra guards will surround the shah and protect President Loubet.
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France
Secret Service
Paris
Loubet
Johnson objects to a pardon in Montana murder case
Special Dispatch to the Standard Helena Aug 2 Yellowstone county prosecutor Johnson protests a governor pardon for J M McDonald, arguing the trial showed murder not manslaughter. He provides a transcript and asserts Moran’s killing was murder and five years insufficient.
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Helena
State Board of Pardons
J. M. McDonald
Ife
Yellowstone County
Moran
Billings
Clark Press Bureau
State Board
Johnson
McDonald
Fignally
MacDonald
Horse Stealing Suspect Apprehended In County
Carl Hagenson is under arrest at Big Timber on horse stealing charges. Sheriff Kellogg detained him under orders of state stock inspector E. Previtt, who had worked the case. A preliminary hearing will be held here. Previtt says he has captured a leader of a rustling gang active near Maryeville for some time.
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The
Standard
Hielena
Carl Hagenson
Big Timber
Kellogg
E. &. Previtt
Hagenson
Preuitt
Maryeville
Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge Dates Shuffled
Helena Aug 2 Grand Chancellor 8B A Balliet announced a date change for the Knights of Pythias grand lodge in Anaconda. The meeting shifts from Sept 11 to Sept 2 to avoid conflicts with several conventions including the Democratic state convention.
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Helena
Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Anaconda
A. Balliet
Fatal Fall At Helena Smelter Construction Scene
A workman named H. Rudolph died after a 30 foot fall while enlarging the Fast Helena smelter. He was about 33 and married. His family resides with his father near Great Falls.
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Standard
Helena
H. Rudolph
Great Walls
Steamer Mariposa Carries 350000 Pounds Gold for San Francisco
The steamer Mariposa departed Sydney New South Wales for San Francisco carrying 350000 pounds of gold. The voyage sets a high value in bullion transport amid expectations of steady demand.
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Sydney
N. W
San Francisco
Missing banker J R Piper feared lost in Yellowstone pools
Livingston August 2 An extensive search fails to locate J R Piper cashier of the First National Bank of St Marys Ohio who wandered from the Fountain hotel in the national park last Monday evening. Cavalry, soldiers, drivers and tourists scour the Fountain geyser basin amid reports of erratic behavior and possible mind distress.
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The
Standard
Livingston
J. R. Piper
Fountain Hotel
National Park
Midway Geyser
Piper
Gates
National Wonderland
Monida
Chisago
Denver
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake
Captain Good
Earth
Hell's Half Acre
First National Bank of
St Mary's
Ohio
Mystic Shriners
C. C. H. Smith
Man Lost in the Park Foreshadows Expert Guide Vanished
The report notes years of disappearance in its wilds and mentions Scott Wilson, a local man famed for intimate park knowledge, likened to knowing his own dooryard, underscoring the peril and expertise sought.
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Scott Wilson
Mountaineers Instructed to Obey All Signals in Powers Case
Georgetown Ky Aug 2 The defense in the Powers case offered six new witnesses as wrangling dominated court with jurors sent out multiple times. Colonel Mengel presented Governor Taylors autographed letter instructing to obey all orders and signals from Adjutant General Collier and the cipher message All right. The defense failed to admit a conversation about pay for testimony and to admit reactions to mountain petition resolutions aimed at showing unlawful assembly.
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Georgetown
Powers
Mengel
Kentucky Regiment of State Guards
Teylor
Goebel
Tivoli arrests at police court arraignment in New York
In New York on August 2 eighty one women and eleven men arrested at the Tivoli tenderloin resort were arraigned. Two women fined ten dollars for disorderly conduct and another jailed three months as a Vagrant. O'Connor Tivoli manager held on two thousand dollars bail for examination. J F McAvoy waiter, alleged to have assaulted State Senator Ford, held on one thousand dollars bail for examination with intent to counter-charge.
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New York
Tivoli
Tenderloin
O'Connor
J. F. McAvoy
Ford
McAvoy
Bryan's Plans for August Outlined
Lincoln August 2 W J Bryan lays out a busy month. After Indianapolis August 8 he goes to Chicago to meet with national committee members then returns to Lincoln until August 30. He will attend the national grand army encampment in Chicago and finish his acceptance letter and prepare addresses for the populist and silver republican notifications.
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Lincoln, Neb
W. J. Bryan
Indianapolis
Chicago
National Committee
Lincoln
National Grand Army
Nicaraguan Congress Ends Canal Concession
President Zelaya addressed the Nicaraguan congress in Managua and announced the termination terms of the Maritime Canal company concession and the Eyro Cragin canal concession. He praised financial improvements and outlined plans to extend the national railroad amid widespread enthusiasm.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Galveston
Texas
Zelaya
Maritime Canal Company
Eyro-Cragin
Persuaded to Emigrate from Puerto Rico to Hawaii
San Juan August 2. T Alexander representative of the Hawaiian Planters association sailed for New York after touring the island and persuading many Puerto Ricans to emigrate to Hawaii. He left local agents with power to contract with emigrants and transportation plans remain undeveloped.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Bomb Explodes In Paterson City Hall Vault
An accidental blast occurred in the vault of Paterson New Jersey’s old city hall, now a records court. The dynamite device, seized from an Italian bomb-maker, was left by police for safekeeping and was accidentally kicked by a city official. No serious injuries reported. Authorities investigated possible anarchist links.
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New York
Aug
Old City Hall
Recorders Court
Paterson
N. J
Ashantis Defeated in Ashanti Campaign
Major H. R. Beddoes led 500 men and two guns from July 4 to locate and attack an Ashanti camp 1000 to 4000 warriors strong, east of Dempoessi. After a hard fight the Ashantis fell, Beddoes and Lieutenants Phillips and Bowaby were severely wounded, with thirty more wounded and heavy losses reported. More troops are required to finish the campaign.
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Bekwai
Ashanti
H. R. Beddoes
Dempoessi
Beddoes
Phillips
Bowaby
Pioneer Journalist A Skillman Dies In San Francisco
A. Skillman, noted pioneer journalist and printer, died after a long illness. He came to San Francisco in 1850 and established the Pacific News. Skillman also helped newspapers in Nevada and served as internal revenue collector for the Nevada and Idaho district during Cleveland's first term.
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San Francisco
A. Skillman
Skillman
Pacific News
Nevada
Cleveland
Montana Banks Report Wealth and Loans
Special Dispatch reports to the comptroller of the treasury show Montana banks with an age reserve of percent. Loans and discounts total 10,324,110 dollars in coin 793,297. individual deposits and total resources reach 18,127,500 dollars.
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Btanchard
Washington
Comptresser of the Treasury
National Banks of Montana
Census Shows Big Increase for Louisville Population
Washington reports Louisville Kentucky has a population of 24 731 an increase of 43 602 over the 1999 census.
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Washington
Louisville
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