Powers Have Not Declared War on China
Washington reports no formal declaration of war by Russia Germany or Japan against China despite rumors. Officials note war declarations require congress or edict, and the United States would protect treaty rights and citizens in China while considering the evolving situation around Pekin and Tientsin.
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Washington
Russia
Great Britain
United States
China
Newchwaneg
Taku
Pekin
Chefoo
Replies Received on China Question Vague Hints
Washington Aug 4 This morning a thanksgiving service was attended by British legations and missionaries. It was stated tonight that several replies had reached the United States from ambassadors abroad on the China question to guide settling the Chinese problem. Officials declined to disclose the nature of representations or whether replies are satisfactory. Acting Secretary Atlee met the president at the White House and said no dispatches from China would be released tonight.
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Washington
Chefoo
Shanghai
Tientsin
Pekin
oMea
Japan
Yamaguchi
Wanshaushan
Empress Dowagere Palace
Treasury Department
Taku
Nanyuen
Shantung
Atlee
Department of State
China
United States
Russia
White House
Ister
Chicago Packing Firm Lands Massive 6 Million Pound Beef Order
A Chicago packing company received a Russian government contract for 6,000,000 pounds of beef on the hoof to feed Chinese war troops. The order requires about 5,000 fattened cattle, shipped from San Francisco through Hawaii and Japan to the battlefront.
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Chicago
China
San Francisco
Hawaii
Japan
Pythians Attend Biennial Gathering Arrangements Made for 3000
Regiments and brigades of the university formed Pythians who arrived during the day. The local executive committee prepared meals for 3,000 at the camp. Services were held at Central Methodist Church with a sermon by Chaplain-in-Chief E. G. Sanderson. Concerts occurred at the camping grounds as the biennial gathering progresses toward tomorrow's formal exercises.
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Nies
Pythians
Central Methodist Church
E. G Sanderson
U S Warship Arrives in Tangier Over Murder Case
A United States warship has arrived in Tangier to support the claim arising from the June murder of Marcos Essagin, a naturalized American citizen and manager of a French firm. Essagin was wounded in a confrontation after a dispute with a Moroccan priest’s mule, then fatally attacked and burned.
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Tangier
Morocco
United States
Marcos Essagin
Essagin
Hanna Takes Hand in Tennessee Republican Fight
Senator Hanna plans to back the Philadelphia recognized organization in the Tennessee dispute between Brownlow and Evans factions. He warns loyal Republicans against independent moves and urges a united ticket. Chattanooga dispatch quotes Evans ally Tipton denying Hanna as boss and pledging a fight with no compromise unless Hanna accepts their side.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Journal and Tribune
Washington
Hanna
Brownlow
H. Clay Evans
A. J. Tyler
National Committee
Philadelphia
Chattanooga
The
Times
Cleveland
Tipton
Evans State Committee
Mark Hanna
Stevenson Favored for Populist VP Nomination
A national Populist poll in Chicago indicates Adlai E. Stevenson likely replaces Charles A Towne as vice presidential nominee, potentially unifying Stevenson backers with Bryan on both tickets. Senator Marion Butler and others resist, but Chicago discussions suggest smooth action and broad Populist support for Bryan and Stevenson.
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Chicago
Adlat KE. Stevenson
Charles A. Towne
National Committee
Illinois
Stevenson
Bryan
Marion Butler
Butler
Eugene Smith
Dallas Day of Violence Shocks City
In Dallas on August 4, John Bonner and Clement Long exchanged gunfire. bystander James Daniels died. James Boston wounded Jennie Lepaw in the eye over jealousy. John Thrasher killed by a boy’s brother after striking the boy. Gus Ruebel shot himself. John Albert collapsed from heat and died minutes later.
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Dallas
Texas
John Bonner
Clement Long
James Daniels
James Boston
Jennie Lepaw
John Thrasher
Thrasher
Gus Ruebel
Sullee
John Albert
Nehalem Fishermen Strike Over Salmon Prices
Tillamook Oregon August 2 Fishermen on the Nehalem went on strike demanding 7 cents for large salmon 2 cents for silversides and 1 cent for chums. The Tillamook bay strike continues with no settlement in sight.
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Tillamook, Ore
Nehalm
Tillamook Bay
Incipient Race Riots Erupt in Ocier New York After Brennan Shooting
Incipient race riots break out in Ocier New York after white messenger Brennan is shot by John Davis a Black man. Whites attack Black residents injuring several and damaging property as police struggle to restore order amid widespread tension. The piece also notes Cuban events with General Wood and flag ceremonies downtown.
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New York
John Brennan
John Davie
Brennan
Davis
James Arnold
Amsterdam Avenue
Alexander Baltine
Frank McPhike
Vines
Jose Doyle
59Th Street
7Th Avenue
John S. Cleary
William Hopson
West 60Th Street
Cuckoo Row
Hopson
Gheory
George Myer
Myer
William
Henry Rapp
Adam Johnson
Red
Cubans Banquet General Wood Awakens Hope for Cuba
Governor General Wood addressed a reception in Santiago de Cuba after a banquet hosted by republican and democratic parties. Archibishop and 100 merchants attended as 3,000 gathered outside the Aubhouse to hear Wood urge unity, a capable convention, and a constitution to ensure Cuba’s independence and a stable government under U.S. wishes.
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Santiago de Cuba
Wood
Cuba
United States
General Wood
Senor Tamayo
Inssne
Aubhouse
Haiti
Vesper Oarsmen Crowned Champions at Paris Regatta
The Vesper Boat Club of Philadelphia won the senior eight-oared championship at the Paris expo regatta with a 6 07:45 time. The Ghent, Minerva, and Germania crews followed as spectators and bookmakers criticized the jury for allowing non-winning crews to race in the final.
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Paris
Vesper Boat Club
Philadelphia
Seine
Minerva
Amsterdam
Germania
Hamburg
Ghett
Ghent
Minervas
Germanias
Fred Fortmyer
Cattlemen’s meeting date mixup sparks confusion
Miles City August telegram claimed to align the cattlemen’s association meeting with Governor Roosevelt’s eastern trip. Local bylaws ban politics in meetings, and no officers are present to confirm the arrangement. Populists hold their convention, electing five delegates to the state convention in Helena.
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Miles City
Cattlemen's Association
Roosevelt
Helena
Bloody Italian Rampage at Hauser Junction Fatal Train Attack
In Spokane on August 26 L B Harlow lay badly wounded after an attack at Hauser Junction by a mob of Italians. Harlow’s partner was believed killed. Sheriff Bradbury arrested several Italians as the crowd fired on a stalled engine and the crew. The engineer avoided harm but Harlow was struck and his companion was hunted and shot.
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Spokane
Wash
L. B. Harlow
Sacred Heart Hospital
Hauser Junction
Harlow
Martin Coleman
Bradbury
Kootenai County
Idaho
Mctillivay
Cial
Refugees Flee to Thentsin Amid Famine Threats
Chinese refugees stream toward Thentsin seeking protection as famine looms. About a thousand arrive daily amid pursuit by Russians, Germans, and Japanese. Reports say 80,000 Boxers are advancing on Pekin.
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Thentsin
Pekin
Sixty Seven More Christians Massacred in Pekin
Pekin reports indicate the city remains invested and unsettled as Allied forces refrain from action awaiting orders. Dispatches detail the empress dowager fleeing, fears of famine among refugees, and conflicting accounts of Japanese and Russian actions near the Forbidden City.
Russians occupy Kam Ni and Tchatehan, Amur commandant reports
General Grode Goff states on Aug 21 that Kam Ni and Tchatehan are now in Russian hands. An emissary from China visited General Rennekampf proposing a halt to hostilities.
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St. Petersburg
Grodegoff
Amur
Kam Ni
Tchatehan
Rennekampf
Armed Chinese Close In on the Capital
Reports from Pekin via Taku indicate reinforced Chinese forces moving toward the south and west of the capital. A well entrenched group is halted four miles southwest by Bengal lancers. Allied detachments surveyed the area while looting occurred. The Imperial City and Forbidden City remain under tight guard by international authorities.
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Associated Press
Pekin
Taku
Bengal Lancers
Imperial City
Forbidden City
Cruelty of Filipinos Reported by Returned Lieutenant
Lieutenant William Weaver, a former 32nd United States Volunteers officer, describes Filipino brutality in the Philippines after his resignation for illness. He recalls six men killed at Dinalupi and vivid injuries, including shot wounds, bayonet stabs, and rebels stripping and burning American bodies after an hour and 45 minute engagement.
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Hiparia
Kan
William Weaver
32Nd
United States Volunteers
Philippines
Dinalupijahn
Weaver
Harry Foster
Fred McDonald
Easter
Corbett Accepts Fitzsimmons Challenge If McCoy Match Falls
James J. Corbett says he will meet Bob Fitzsimmons on August 51 before the Twentieth Century Athletic Club regardless of his McCoy result and will back a match with any of his conquerors with a $2,500 deposit. Al Brady, Jeffries' manager, confirms Fitzsimmons has deposited to make a title bout and plans to meet Fitzsimmons to set time and place.
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New York
James J. Corbett
McCoy
Twentieth Century Athletic Club
Bob Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Alabama Battleship Alabama Arrives at President Roads
The Alabama arrived at President Roads, covering six and a half hours at speeds between 16 and 17 knots under forced draught. After fog off Nantucket, she proceeded to Boston light, completing the Highland light to Boston light run in two hours. A full trial trip is planned for Tuesday over the Cape Ann course with the trial board aboard except Rear Admiral Rogers.
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Boston
Alabama
President Roads
Nantucket
Highland Hght
Cape Ann
Rogers
Bryan returns to Lincoln for church after Omaha trip
Lincoln Nebraska August 26 Mr Bryan came back from Omaha this morning for church. He delivered one address and several brief talks during the week but did not view the trip as exceptional. He plans to leave for Chicago on Wednesday to see the Grand Army sham battle and will stay there for several days.
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Lincoln, Neb
Bryan
Omaha
Chicago
Nome Steamer Arrivals Bring Gold Shipments to Seattle
From Nome the steamship Onio docked with 83 passengers and treasure valued at 2,000,000. About a third of the gold hailed from Nome while Klondike shipments formed the rest. The South Portland arrived with 40,000 in Nome gold and 118 steerage passengers.
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Seattle
Wash
Onio
Nome
Klondike
South Portland
Ready to Advance in Cape Town Armaments Context
Cape Town reports readiness near Belfaat west of Macchedorf as Lord Roberta arrives with Redvers Buller and General Bob for upcoming operations. The posting notes strong forces in place and preparation for a major engagement.
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Cape Town
Lord Roberta
Belfaat
Macchedorf
Redvers Buller
Bobverything
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