No More Troops to China Amid Manila Deployment
Washington declares no further troop shipments to China. About 9 000 troops now at sea or en route—4 000 already at sea and 5 000 ordered for Manila via Nagasaki—will be redirected to Manila unless new China developments require their presence.
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Washington
China
Far East
Manila
Nagasaki
Root
Taku
Hancock
Chaffee
Department
War Department
Meade
Third Cavalry
Warren
Ninth Cavalry
Sherman
Logan
Peki
Signet Corps
Tientsin
Pekin
China Must Comply With The Conditions
Washington reports the latest note on China United States hostilities cessation. The reply is brief yet contains key conditions for resuming talks. It states readiness to invite other powers and to suspend hostilities nationwide once Pekin security and Chinese willingness to act are shown.
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Washington
China
United States
States Department
Pekin
America
Pekin An
Conger
Earli
United States Stays in China to Protect Citizens
The U S government states troops will remain in China with reinforcements as needed. It cites the need to enforce demands and secure indemnity for anti American outrages and the deaths and property damage of Americans. It argues only a responsible Chinese government can safeguard citizens until then.
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United States
China
Conger
Pekin
Japanese forces seize Beijing imperial palace report
Tokyo quiets reports from Beijing dated August 23 describing a hard fought effort by a Japanese regiment to defend and then take the imperial palace. The city is said to be cleared except for pockets of resistance as foreign ministers are evacuated and the city divided for administration.
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Washington
Foreign Office
Tokio
Taku
Pekin
Imperial Palace
Liang
Tung Fuh Shiang
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Russian
France
Chinese Troops Supposed Rear Allies Amid Shanghai News
London reports fear Chinese forces may move along the allies rear cutting communications as press messages are blocked at Chefoo. A Pekin dispatch dated Aug 14 cites Sir Claude MacDonald. Hankow unrest grows. A fleet of 27 warships at Shanghai and Woosung with about 7900 sailors. Germany declines talks citing lack of proper Chinese authority.
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London
Shanghai
Pekin
Chefoo
Claude MacDonald
Hankow
Woosung
Li Hung Chang
Germany
Troops from Meade diverted to Manila from Nagasaki
War Department orders move the transport Meade and other ships carrying troops bound for China from Nagasaki to Manila. The Meade carries 12 officers and 512 men of the 15th infantry, 10 officers and 469 men of the third cavalry, and 4 officers and 145 men of the engineer corps. About 4,000 troops affected.
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Washington
War Department
Meade
Taku
China
Nagasaki
Manila
15Th Infantry
Third Cavalry
Engineer Corps
Italian squadron reports wounded in legation defense
Rear Admiral Candi, in charge of the Italian squadron in Chinese waters, reports to Vice Admiral Marina that an Italian lieutenant and six marines were slightly wounded defending the legation. He notes no news on the empress dowager and says Italian legation subjects have reached Fharghai safely.
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Rome
Candi
Marina
Pekin
Salvago Raggi
Legation
Fharghai
Germany Rejects Chinese Peace Plan Pending Full Credentials
Washington reports official dispatches saying Germany has rejected the Chinese peace proposal in a move similar to the United States. The German foreign office handed the reply to the Chinese minister in Berlin, insisting Li Hung Chang must show authority from Beijing before negotiations can proceed.
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Mb. Rockhill
United States
China
State Department
Germany
Berlin
Li Hung Chang
Baron Spech von Sternberg
Cable
Japan
France
Great Britain
Washington
Li Hune Chang
Dorward
Tientsin
Pechili
Uprising Attempt Near Hankow Repressed by Viceroy
The French consul at Hankow reports an Aug 21 night attempt by Chinese bandits to burn a house beside the customs bank near the British concession to pillage European property. The viceroy quickly jailed ring leaders, seized arms and documents showing a secret society and plot. Two leaders were decapitated. twenty others imprisoned as more trouble looms.
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Paris
Hankow
Customs Bank
Akron Turmoil Ends As State Troops Restore Order
In Akron Ohio on August 2 crowds looted the Standard hardware store destroying the city building and Columbia hall. Two children were killed and many wounded as police and rioters clashed. troops arrived and patrolled while Mayor Young closed saloons and authorities investigated the deaths.
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Cleveland
Peck
Young
Harrison
Standard Hardware Company
Robinson
Standard Company
Colonel Potter
Albert Greenlers
John Durkin
Durkin
Leberman
Young Glenn Wade
Riot Fire and Vandalism at City Hall Incident
A mob ignited paper under Columbia hall and planted dynamite under the city building, blowing it up. Firefighters faced orders not to use hoses as Billy Roepke was shot. several others injured. The mob seized a patrol wagon and caused pandemonium, while a colored man was chased from a streetcar amid racial tension.
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Company
Canton
Valley Depot
Young
Glenn Wade
Kit
Rhoda Davidson
Columbia Hall
Billy Roepke
Shooting Incident Aboard Tacoma Ties Up Nome Passage
Port Townsend reports a shooting aboard the steamer Tacoma on August 15 during its run from Dawson to St Michaels. Angus McDonald of Dawson was wounded in the shoulder blade after threatening passengers while intoxicated. William Keenan of New York fired in self defense and faced arrest on arrival. Reginald Dahl, returning with a government reindeer relief party, is noted among passengers. Santa Ana arrives from Nome for quarantine inspection.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Tacoma
Nome
Yukon
Dawson
St. Michaels
Angus McDonald
McDonald
William Keenan
New York
Keenan
United States
Seattle
Reginald Dahl
Dahl
Dr. Jackson
Yukon River
G A R Encampment Attendance to Break City Records
Chicago reports show a record crowd for the G A R encampment with 750 000 visitors expected plus 75 000 veterans seeking free quarters. Railroads warn of equipment shortages while Captain H J Peters coordinates arrangements and notes 35090 free quarter applications.
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Chicago
H. J. Peters
President McKinley Likely To Skip G A R Encampment
A Washington message from Secretary Cortelyou says President McKinley may be unable to attend the 31st national encampment of the G A R in Chicago due to urgent public business. He planned to depart Friday for Chicago but delays could prevent a visit. readers will be informed of definite details as they arrive.
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Chicago
McKinley
Washington
Cortelyou
Paris Cadets Sleep Rough After Housing Mixup
More than 100 cadets from the United States training ship Monongahela, visiting Paris for two days near Havre, slept in parks and streets after a lieutenant failed to guide them to shelter. Unfamiliar with French and lacking staff, the group wandered until nightfall.
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Paris
United States
Havre
National Starch Company Formed in Chicago
Chicago August 23 announcement of the National Starch company organization with capitalization of 13 million dollars, 10 million of which is used. Officers include President W F Piel Jr of Chicago and T P Kingsford and W H Coles as vice presidents. J H Higgins secretary. Joy Morton Chicago chairman.
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Chicago
National Starch Company
W. F. Piel, Jr
T. P. Kingsford
W. H. Coles
J. H. Higgins
Joy Morton
Terrific hailstorm damages farms in Wisconsin
A severe hail wind and rain storm hit Janesville Wisconsin this afternoon destroying several farm buildings and shredding entire tobacco fields. Damage is estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Janesville
Wis
Will of Collis P Huntington Not Public Today
Charles H. Tweed, legal adviser for the late Collis P. Huntington, says the will will not be made public today but will be filed for probate tomorrow. An abstract prepared by Tweed will be released to newspapers on Friday.
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New York
Charles H. Tweed
Collis P. Huntington
Fires and fighting ripple through Pekin amid foreign dispatches
London reports from August 24 describe fires in Pekin, shifting military actions as Russian and American forces clash with Chinese defenses. Dispatches note looting concerns, palace debates, and diplomacy as authorities seek indemnity while foreign residents move toward Tientsin.
No Political Programme Cited in China Policy
Berlin dispatch notes a German press consensus that Count von Waldersee has no political programme in China and that Germany seeks a joint present and near term plan. Reports emphasize harmony with the United States and depict Emperor Wilhelm II warning of potential Orient versus Occident conflict while praising Chinese theatre bravery.
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Japan
Germany
Sedan
China
Hamburg
Gleiwitz
Hanover
Sultan Abdul Hamid
William
Pekin
Count von Waldersee
Berlin
Associated Press
United States
Cologne Gazette
Yangtse
Eugene Richter
Freissigue Zeitung
Cologne Volks Zeitung
Rhine
Americans Breach Key Gates at Pekin Face Casualties
The Americans breached three gates before the imperial palace at Pekin and opened approaches to the east wall. Captain Reilly of Battery F, Fifth United States Artillery, and five privates were killed with sixteen wounded. The fighting was close as Chinese resistance continued.
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Pekin
Chefoo
Imperial Palace
Reilly
Fifth
United States Artillery
Veten
Chaffee
Mr. Conger
Reiily
Ninth Infantry
Robert E. Walsh
Daniel W. Simpkins
James O. Hall
Fourteenth Infantry
Russell T. Elliott
James C. Wieber
George H. Siebels
W. F. Norton
Martin E. Silk
Thomas A. Lander
William B. Hoffman
Henry G. Davies
Thomas King
Ora F. Tyler
Henry J. Kysen
Corporal Charles Morgan
J. L. Lynch
Carey L. Durban
George C. Kaufman
Kiarvey Baker
Fifth Artillery
Lee Doyle
Edward Mitchell
Russians Storm Pekin Gate and Enter City During Siege
General Line vieth reports Russian troops breached the eastern Pekin gate at 2 am and were first to enter with the flag on the wall. Chinese forces at the observatory and towers harassed them with enfilading fire before retreat. Russian losses included several officers and 12 men. allied troops seized another gate and entered. Imperial government fled and legationers were in danger. During the siege the legation’s inmates suffered five killed or wounded.
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St. Petersburg
Linevieth
Jechill
Pekin
Antincoff
Wasilewski
Mod
Legation
Japanese troops fight through day at Pekin palace gate
Dispatches from Pekin report Japanese forces resisting all day Aug 1 as they avoided bombardment of the imperial palace. By Aug 15 they occupied the palace gate and the city was nearly cleared of the enemy.
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Tokio
Japan
Pekin
Imperial Palace
Smugglers Threaten Fooehow City Says Governor Fears Attack
A Bhanghat dispatch reports Fooehow governor fears the city may be attacked by a force of smugglers, signaling possible trouble ahead. The warning comes from a consulate report dated August 22 via a London news agency.
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London
Bhanghat
Fooehow
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