March to Pekin advances as relief efforts begin
London reports the allied march toward Pekin starts with the first official word from Tientsin. News notes possible engagement near Peitsang, Chinese resistance at Lutai, and ministers’ safe status while ministers are escorted under General Lane.
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London
Tientsin
Pekin
Shanghai
Daily Mail
Remey
Taussig
Peitsang
House of Commons
Chih Chen Lo Feng Luh
Lord Salisbury
Yamen
Battle reports from Peitsang and Pentsang clash details
Washington dispatches relay British torpedo boat Fame engaged near Pentsang with 1200 Allied casualties, many Russians and Japanese, as Chinese forces retreat. Official accounts cite about 16,000 Allied troops heavily engaged at Peitsang on the morning of August 6. Taussig, commander of the Yorktown, signed the initial telegram from Chefoo.
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Washington
Navy Department
Taussig
Chefoo
Bureau Navigation
Peitsang
Remey Taussig
Yorktown
Anti-foreign tensions rise as China turmoil widens
Reports from Li Hung Chang in Shanghai indicate preparations to depart for Pekin and pursuit of sick leave as foreign influence grows. Dispatches detail Allied plans, Russian and German actions, and Chinese troop movements toward Pekin amid renewed calls for cooperation and readiness by American forces under General Miles and General Chaffee.
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London
Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Shanghai
Taotai Sheng
Li Ying Heng
Yuan Shi Kai
Shangtung
Prince Tuan
Tientsin
War Office
St. Petersburg
Grodeoff
Khabarysk
Teche
Aigun
Port Arthur
General Miles Seeks Service in China, Report Says
A Washington special says General Nelson A Miles has recently applied for service in China on excellent authority. The claim appears in a telegraph report to the Herald.
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New York
The
Herald From
Washington
Nelson A. Miles
China
Reformers in New York grow with Chinatown ties
The New York branch of the Chinese Empire Reform association gains influence in Chinatown aided by a letter from Khoo Seok Wan, Singapore reform leader. The dated missive praises American efforts to modernize China and warns of foreign land concessions threatening Chinese government and homeland.
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New York
Chinese Empire Reform Association
Chinatown
Khoo Seok Wan
Reform Party
Singapore
San Francisco
America
Kwang Hsu
China
Poland
India
Russia
England
Germany
France
Japan
Proverbial Reformists Debate Rulers and Foreign Aid
A discussion on governance favors internal reform over foreign intervention. Proponents praise educated citizens as key to good government while resisting external influence until liberty is secured. Telegrams praised by powers boost morale for an imperialist movement.
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England
America
Confucius
Jesus Christ
Jehovah
Fear the Manchus: Allied advance near Pekin under way
A Tientsin dispatch reports 4000 allied troops to reconnoiter Chinese forces led by General Ma as the US infantry arrives. News notes raids, mass arrests, ransom talks, and looming political shifts as Boxers threaten villages south of Tientsin and Li Hung Chang stays unseen.
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New York
Herald
Tientsin
Wth United States Infantry
Pekin
Shanhalikwange
Tungehow
Chang Yen
Washington
Yang Wine
Li Hung Chang
Missionaries to Blame Says Li Hung Chang in Canton
The German foreign office says no China news and doubts allied forces’ advance from Tientsin. Li Hung Chang, in an interview published by Lokal Anzeiger, blames Chinese missionaries and warns Boxers target native Christians while asserting the government lacks strength to suppress them. He says Pring Tuan governs in the emperor’s name.
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Berlin
China
Tientsin
Lokal Anzeiger
Dr. Zaker
Li Hung Chang
Canton
Karl Li
Earl Li
Kalocheu
Baron von Ketteler
Pekin
Prince Tuan
Pring Tuan
Refugees Arrive by Steamers from Char Kin Area
About 600 railway officials and their families arrived from Char kin and nearby points after orders from government officials. The group includes 44 wounded and 33 on the invalid list. The Chinese Railway company contributed 5000 roubles for ambulances and refugee quarters.
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Mi. Petersburg
Kharagaborsk
Charkin
Hinese Railway Company
British Relief Forces Advance Toward Pekin Not Confirmed
London reports show parliamentary secretary Mr. Broderick stating the government has no information on any advance by British or other relief forces toward Pekin nor on the current status of the foreign legations. He notes communications from legations and relief units rely on runners. Page Ten continuation.
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London
Foreign Office
Broderick
House of Commons
Pekin
Bryan Arrives for Democratic Notification in Indianapolis
A large crowd expected as arrangements are in place for the notification of William J. Bryan and Adlai E. Stevenson by the Democratic Party in Indianapolis Military Park will host the ceremonies starting at 2 30 with speeches by Richardson of Tennessee and Governor Thomas of Colorado and replies from Bryan and Stevenson. A reception follows and a two mile march through downtown will conclude at Tomlinson Hall where Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago will preside and introduce Bryan.
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Indianapolis
William J. Bryan
Adlaiki
Bryan
Stevenson
Lafayette
Union Station
Cincinnati
Chicago
Louisville
St. Louis
Tomlinson Hall
Carter Harrison
Harrison
W. J. Bryan
Webster Davis
Mr. Ryan
Bryan visits Gretna on Lincoln to Omaha trip
In Gretna Nebraska Mr Bryan paused during a Lincoln to Omaha run. He recalled his first congressional campaign ten years earlier at the town platform where a flagpole marked his entrance. A large crowd greeted him and Mrs Bryan was warmly cheered as she joined the platform.
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Pacific Junction
Iowa
Mr. Bryan
Lincoln
Omaha
Gretna
Bryan
Congress
Mrs. Bryan
Bryan arrives at Burlington station amid warm Omaha welcome
About 1,500 to 2,000 people gathered at the Burlington station in Omaha at 7:30 p m to greet W J Bryan and his party as the train pulled in. Bryan stepped onto the platform and greeted each admirer while a switch engine briefly disrupted the scene and onlookers pressed forward to shake his hand.
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Omaha
Neb
Burlington Station
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Supreme Court ruling favors Kansas City water supply rights
Justin David Brewer of the U S Supreme Court today issued a decree in a dispute over water supply between Metropolitan Water Company of Kansas City Kansas and Kansas City Missouri. The decision says harms between the two firms in their own plants fall to separate proceedings, marking a victory for Kansas City Missouri.
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Kansas City
Justin David Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Metropolitan Water Company
Kan
Brewer
Metropolitan Company
Missouri City
German Foreign Minister Von Buelow Cancels Summer Retreat
Berlin reports Count von Buelow has given up his Semmering summer vacation to take a four day stay on the island of Norddeny in the North Sea, indicating a shift in travel plans by the German foreign minister.
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Berlin
Count von Buelow
Semmering
Norddeny
North Sea
Troop Battalion Leaves Presidio for Frontier Posts
The home battalion of the 2nd Infantry recently back from the Philippines departed the Presidio today to garrison Fort Douglass and Fort D. A. Russell.
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San Francisco
2Rd Infantry
Philippines
Presidio
Douglass
D. A. Russell
Roosevelt's Plans for Vice Presidential Nomination
New York August 4 Governor Theodore Roosevelt republican nominee for vice president outlines campaign strategy and political goals. Roosevelt aims to bolster party strength and present a vigorous reform agenda amid national debates.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Governor Roosevelt outlines plans for next three months
The president was at a political headquarters outlining plans for the period. Governor Roosevelt said his first public address would be non-committal in Chicago on Labor Day September 3. He will travel west until October 15 when he returns to New York and will then speak only in New York state, covering every county.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
New York
New York State
Tientsin
Dr. Diffendorfer
China
Pekin
Charles McIntosh
Toronto
Ly. Diffendorfer
Ambassadors White and Rockefeller Arrive Aboard Deutschland
Andrew D. White and John D. Rockefeller travel from Hamburg aboard the Deutschland. White says Emperor William did not order merciless acts and misinterpretations arose from French papers. He notes Germany cherishes Baron von Ketteler’s memory and sees China conflict as a new era opening to the civilized world.
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New York
Andrew D. White
United States
Germany
John OD. Rockefeller
Hamburg
White
China
Emperor William
Paris
Mr. White
Russia
Spain
Europe
Emperor William Leads Unveiling of Great Elector Statue
In Bielefeld on August 6 1900 Emperor William spoke at the statue unveiling. He praised Frederick William for shielding Germany through the Thirty Years War and urged unity under the fatherland. He said the great elector’s dream is fulfilled as a united nation marches forward with a nationwide army under the black white and red flag.
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Bielefeld
Prussia
William
Frederick William
Great Elector
Germany
Elector
Bolivian Congress to Open Amid Cabinet Crisis
Sucre Bolivia Aug 6 The Congresa opens on the anniversary of independence as a cabinet crisis looms and a vote of censure may follow unless ministers resign. The National bank proposes a 5 percent dividend but the government protects public note holders.
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Sucre
Bolivia
Galveston
National Bank
Bread the Assassin is Placed in Straight Jacket
Milan reports Bread the assassin of King Humbert has shown fits of passion since the murder and is now confined in a straight jacket for ten hours.
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Milan
Humbert
William Clark Dead in Newark Manufacturer Dies at Home
William Clark of Newark New Jersey president of the William Clark Thread company died suddenly at his Water Hill home this morning from heart failure after a severe indigestion attack. He was well known on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Westerly
L. L
William Clark
Newark
N. J
William Clark Thread Company
Wateh Hill
Atlantic
Japan Halts Japanese Emigration to United States and Canada
A dispatch from the Japanese foreign office announced at the legation in Washington states that Japan prohibits for the present the immigration of all Japanese laborers to the United States and Canada.
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Washington
Foreign Office
Japan
United States
Canada
Heavy fighting on the river beyond Tientsin alarms Washington
Reports via Rear Admiral Remey and Commander Taussig confirm heavy clashes near Tientsin as the international move toward Pekin proceeds amid mixed official predictions. Li Ping Heng and Li Hung Chang figures raise fears of a religiously tinged anti foreign stance and possible impacts on Pekin politics.
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Washington
Remey
Taussig
Tientsin
Navy Department
Pekin
War Department
Seat of War
Peitsang
Logan Docked After Tientsin Siege Journey
The US transport Logan carrying bluejackets marines ex-soldiers and refugees from Taku and Tientsin reached Yokohama and docked after quarantine. Passengers recount the siege and bombardment, and witnesses describe Boxers imperial troops and the bravery of American British and Japanese forces.
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San Francisco
9Th Infantry
United States
Logan
Taku
Japan
Tientsin
Yokohama
Europe
America
J. M. Mussen
Shanghai
Drew
Tenny
Pyke
Lowry
Hayner
Miss Jones
Bailey
Orlando
McCalla
Seymour
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Tsung Luamen
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Lane
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Chaffee
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John K. Martin
National Committee
Thomas
O. Howard
Epworth League Assembly
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Li Ping Heng
Tuan-Ping
MacArthur
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