United States Likely to Reject China's Peace Overtures
Washington reports indicate the cabinet may reject Li Hung Chang's request for a peace envoy and cessation of hostilities unless China complies with the Aug 12 conditions. Allied forces remain unmolested at Pekin, with dispatches showing siege conditions around the imperial palace and empress dowager and emperor possibly leaving the city.
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Washington
China
Li Hung Chang
United States
Pekin
Tientsin
Chinese Fight Continues as Pekin Turmoil Erupts
Washington dispatches relay latest from Pekin with details of stubborn Chinese resistance around the imperial palace after allied entry. Chinese officials split loyalties with Prince Ching still in Pekin, Prince Tuan leading anti foreign elements, and Empress Dowager possibly fleeing toward Shensi.
Russian embassy records Mrs Drew denial of atrocity claims
Mrs Anna Drew wife of Er B Drew chief secretary to Sir Hubert Hart writes from Chicago Aug 14 refuting atrocity stories about Russian troops in China. She says she and others in Tientsin faced press misrepresentation and praises Russian soldiers for saving lives during the siege, urging publication of the denial.
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Washington
China
Anna Drew
Er. B. Drew
Hubert Hart
San Francisco
Tientsin
Russian Narrative Corrects False Reports About Troops
The speaker notes little attention to sensational stories about Russian troops. The woman involved seeks to correct false reports, arguing the facts refute rumors and expose motives to prejudice American readers against Russia.
Congress of Powers to Discuss the Settlement of the Chinese Problem
Washington dispatch says President McKinley may propose an international congress to sit in China and advise on a permanent settlement. It would involve US Minister Conger and Special Commissioner Rockhill, with diplomats favoring joint talks and Baron von Sternberg proposed as Germany’s representative.
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The
Herald
Washington
MelKinley
China
United States
Conger
Rockhill
Baron von Sternberg
Germany
Chinese seek American peace envoy for open negotiation
Li Hung Chang on behalf of the Chinese government has asked the United States to appoint Minister Conger or another American official to lead peace talks. The bid, delivered to the state department, proposes negotiations at a preferred site in Pekin or Tientsin to halt hostilities without specifying terms or troop withdrawals. Earl Li also envisions a commission from all powers with Conger as envoy, stressing cessation of fighting.
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Legation
State Department
Hay
Root
State Adee
Earl Li
United States
Conger
Tao
Pekin
Kentsin
Li Hung Chang
Hung Chang
Washington
Tientsin
Earl LA
Remey's Report from Washington on Pekin Siege Casualties
The cablegram from Admiral Remey notes troop movements toward the imperial city of Pekin, with a list of American casualties. It reports that most Americans in Pekin are well, one child Captain Myers convalescing from typhoid, Surgeon Lippett wounded, and several others injured or killed. Royal family reportedly escaped and travels to Sianfu.
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Bureau of Navigation
Remey
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J. Kennedy
R. E. Thomas
A. Turner
H. Fisher
J. Schroeder
Seaman J. Mitchell
Briddle
Tanpatine
Butler
Green
Warren
Sianfu
Flight of the Empress Under Dispatch From Pekin
The state department released a telegram from Consul General Goodnow dated the 20th, stating the Shantung governor reports the empress left Pekin on the 13th for Sianfu in Shensi. Princes Ching and Tuan and Viceroy Kan Yie remain in Pekin. Sianfu may refer to the Shensi capital also spelled Hsian or Lingan.
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Tientsin
Imperial Palace
Remey
Goodnow
State Department
Washington
Shangtung
Shinafu
Shensi
Ching and
Tuan
Kan Yie
Sinafu
Hsian
Sian
Lingan
Japanese legation dispatches on Pekin fighting and court movements
Telegrams from Tokyo and Shanghai shed light on ongoing hostilities after allied entry into Pekin. Chinese forces guard the palace amid stubborn resistance as Japanese troops occupy legation areas outside Antingman. Reports claim empress dowager and possibly emperor left Pekin while Prince Ching remains and Prince Tuan follows.
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Washington
Pekin
Taku
Imperial Palace
Legation
Antingmen
Foreign Office
Shanghai
Sheng
Dowaver
Wutaihsian
Shensi Province
Taopingfu
Tokio
Antingman
Privy Council
Luken Bridge
Prince Ching
Prince Tuan
Troop Transport Sherman Delayed for China Voyage
The Sherman was set to sail today with troops for China but a delay in arrival of a second infantry battalion prevents sailing as scheduled.
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San Francisco
Sherman
China
International forces in Pekin call for more troops
News from London indicates the allied relief effort in Pekin requires reinforcements. Italian marines were sent after urgent requests, Japanese and German actions unfold, and emperors and empress dowager questions swirl while Western powers weigh how to advance negotiations amid ongoing fighting.
Diplomat Says Russia Seeks US Aid to Break US Britain Harmony
London Aug 2 Julian Ralph cites a high standing diplomat claiming Russia aims to win American support to fracture the accord between the United States and Great Britain. The diplomat warns England lacks major power besides America and fears a future war spurred by shifting backing among Austria Hungary France and Germany.
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London
Julian Ralph
Traily Mall
Russia
United States
Great Britain
England
America
Austria-Hungary
France
Germany
Chinese officials report executions and imprisonments
Official Pekin dispatches state Hsu Tung and Li Lien Yuan of the anti foreign faction were beheaded while Li Shan a pro foreign figure was spared. Yang Lu faces imprisonment by Prince Ching as the emperor and empress downgrade their position west of Pekin under Prince Tuan. Li Hung Chang is said to depart north.
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Pekin
Prince Tuan
Yang Lu
Wutaisan
Shansi
Yangtsun
Peechili
Shanghai
Tientsin
Hongkong
Hsu Tung
Li Lien Yuan
Li Shan
Li Hung Chang
Imperial Secretariate
Li Shang
Imperial Household
Russian forces defeat 7000 Chinese and seize Yuk shi pass
General Ovnoff reports to the war office that Russian troops defeated 7,000 Chinese in a hard battle, captured Yuk shi pass, and occupied Me duchel. An imperial decree bans transporting arms and ammunition to China.
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Ovnoff
China
Russian War Office
Yukshi Pass
Meduchel
Dowager Empress Believed Safe Inside Pe Kin Palace
German consul dispatch from Chefoo dated today says the dowager empress is believed inside Pe kin palace as allied forces continue bombardment of the fortifications.
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Foreign Office
Chefoo
Pekin
Japanese Cavalry Pursue Empress Dowager from Pekin
Telegrams from Shanghai report Japanese cavalry leaving Pekin in pursuit of the dowager empress and her court as the Chinese officials relay details from northern dispatches. The messages describe the chase and movement of imperial retinue amid ongoing conflicts.
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London
Pekin
Shanghai
Russian Bravery Report From Tientsin Siege
A letter from Mrs. Charles Denby Jr. recounts June 15 to 19 in Tientsin during Boxers hostility. It praises 1,700 Russian troops for saving residents, describes brutal 12 hour battles against 5,000 Chinese troops, and notes delayed relief until reinforcements from Taku arrived with Jim Watts easing the siege.
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Charles Denby, Jr
Tientsin
Victoria Road
von Hennekin
Taku
Jim Watts
Americans Withdraw from Hankow to Shanghai
The United States consul Levi B Wilcox reports from Hankow that under department guidance he has moved to Shanghai along with all other Americans previously in Hankow, following the August 18 telegram from Shanghai dated August 18.
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Washington
State Department
Levi
Wilcox
United States
Hankow
China
Shanghai
Bulgarian Troops Mobilizing as Romania Tensions Rise
London reports Bulgarian forces moving to the frontier amid a dispute over the arrest of Sofia revolutionary leader Farasov. The Macedonian committee claims 15 000 volunteers under Bulgarian officers and is set to raid Roumanian lands, while three Romanian corps mobilize. King Charles urges readiness and blames Bulgaria for past bloodshed in 1877. The Romanian foreign minister at Sofia is to be recalled.
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Bulgaria
Farasov
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Daily
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M. Hovaria
Turbulent Sheboygan Tornado Wrecks City in Ten Minutes
A sudden northerly windstorm tore through Sheboygan Wisconsin around noon. It left eight large buildings wrecked and two hundred small houses destroyed. The two mile wide tornado wrecked factories streets and streetcar barns. No fatalities were reported though extensive damage occurred across the south side and lakeward areas.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Croker Company
Kennedy-Lehriver Brewing Company
American Folding Bed Company
Simball & Sons
South Side
Lutheran
Fourth Ward
Optenberg & Sonneman Company
Severe Michigan storm devastates crops and tents
A mid Aug electrical storm swept lower Michigan damaging crops with standing grain beaten down and hundreds of barns struck by lightning. Detroit recorded 36 mph winds. hundreds of trees were blown down as the Knights of Pythias encampment on the boulevard had 1,000 of 1,300 tents razed.
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Lower Peninsula
Michigan
Knights of Pythias
Severe storms wreck North Dakota property and crops
Special dispatch reports severe electrical storms across North Dakota causing heavy property and crop damage. Nicholson and Tower suffered many wrecked buildings as cars were lifted from tracks by fierce winds. Rainfall exceeded two inches.
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North Dakota
Nicholson
Tower
Storm Hits Oshkosh Destroys Orey's Store
A terrific storm struck Oshkosh Wisconsin this afternoon wrecking Orey's store on Main Street and damaging several buildings. The day had featured intense heat and grew dark in the evening.
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Wis
St Rm
Orey’s
Main Street
Cuban teachers visit West Point amid welcome parade
Cuban teachers arrived by boat at West Point New York for a campus tour. Colonel Mills and Adjutant Rivers greeted them as soldiers escorted the group through the academy. A Spanish guidebook aided their briefing before they departed for New York at 3 o clock.
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N. Y
Colonel Mills
Academy
Adjutant Rivers
Long Hill
Adjutant Re
New York
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