Advance on Pekin Pushes Through to Pekin Relief Effort
London reports dwindling hopes for securing authentic messages from Chinese ministers before foreign relief forces can move toward Pekin. Dispatches cite surrounding Chinese troops near Yantsun and Pertsins, misrepresented German statements, and a Vatican appeal for peace and restraint.
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London
Europe
Pekin
Chefoo
Wilder
Tartar
Legation
China
Yantsun
Pertsins
Berlin
Bremen
Kreuze Zeitung
Rome
Vatican
William
Cardinal Rampolla
The Emperor's Appeal on Boxer Threat and British Aid
London reports Sir Claude MacDonald warns Prince Ching to protect legations or face guards. Dispatches show Salisbury backing viceroys and British urgency to guard foreign troops as tensions rise over the Boxer movement and Chinese actions at Taku forts.
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London
Claude MacDonald
Prince Ching
MacDonald
Lord Salisbury
Legation
Pekin
China
Great Britain
Pechin
Shantung
Taku
England
No Improvement Seen in Chinese Situation in London Report
London reports wavering Washington views on Conger messages and Wu Ting Fang assurances. Shanghai dispatches hint ministers may be alive but held as hostages as Beijing delays. Reports from Yokohama say Chinese attacked Japanese and Korean forces near the Yalu with reinforcements en route.
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London
Washington
Conger
Wu Ting Fang
State Department
Shanghai
Europe
Pekin
Claude Macdonald
Tsung l Yamen
New Chiang
Tokio
China
Yokohama
Antong
Yalu
Wiji
St. Petersburg
Blagovestchensk
Tientsin
Brooks
Lord Salisbury
Russian Guards Beset as Mongol Conflicts Rise
Dispatch from Moscow reports General Geringross and Manchurian guards threatened in Manchuria between Kirin and Harbin. 15 000 native troops surround Russian railway forces in Mongolia, while incursions by Chinese from Mongolia intensify.
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Chicago
Moscow
Geringross
Keiin
Harbin
Ieneral Tschitschagoff
Mongolia
Manchuria
Margin
Burdo Tsun
M. de Wite
M. Pokatilloff
Pekin
M. Pokatiloff
M. de Giers
United States
Conger
Li‘han
Su Yuan
Tsung li Wamen
Destructive Riots Hit European and Chinese Quarters
Amid unrest, European and Chinese quarters suffer extensive damage. About 800 European houses are burned or destroyed in the Chinese quarter, with 20 financial houses and many shops and warehouses also affected. Friendly Chinese homes are looted and set ablaze, and Chinese servants of Europeans and native Christians are killed.
London Reports on China Policy and Power Diplomacy
The parliamentary paper notes heavy negotiations among Britain and European powers over Japan's actions in China. It records Salisbury urging US restraint and the need to protect legations in Manila and Pekin, with divergent views from Muravieff, Lamsdorff, and Delcasse on China’s peril and the legations' relief.
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London
China
Great Britain
Japan
Lord Salisbury
Paunecefote
Hay
Manila
United States
Germany
Russia
Count Muravieff
Count Lamsdorff
M. Delcasse
Pekin
Mr. Delcasse
Banker’s Story Sparks Chinese Legation Massacre Claims
A Russian banker in Pekin near the British legation alleges the legations were destroyed and foreigners disappeared. Shanghai reports confirm the claim, with notes that ministers were murdered and Sir Robert Hart reportedly took his own life as the Chinese swarmed the legations.
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London
Daily Mail
Shanghai
Pekin
Mail
Tengpo
Bank of Shanghai
Newchuan
Legations
Robert Hart
Eleven Missionaries Reported Massacred in China
Brussels reports a Shanghai telegram dated July 2 stating 11 missionaries sheltering at Paotingtao have been killed. It notes potential Pekin fleeing to Taimentsu if the Taiping march proceeds. A Shantung governor says foreign ministers are safe with fresh food supplies as of July 24.
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Brussels
Shanghai
Paotingtao
Alles
Pekin
Taimantsu
Shantune
Mongolia
Tohen
Decartier
Chinese envoy reports ministers well but blocked by warship aid
St. Petersburg July 2 dispatch from Hong Chang dated July 26 says the Chinese government telegraphs him on July 23 stating all ministers are well. He complains none of the powers consent to place a warship at his disposal for travel and says he must face obstacles on a land journey.
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St. Petersburg
Hong Chang
Nine King inland mission members massacred near Chang chow
Reports from Changhai say nine members of the King inland mission were massacred near Chang chow. Three more warships arrived today. Twenty four troops occupy Woosung forts, seventeen miles from Baianghai on the Yangtze. Three thousand troops are at the arsenal. Small detachments arrive hourly. Canton remains quiet.
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Changhai
King Inland Mission
Changchow
Woosung Forts
Baianghai
Yuangtse
Canton
Admiral Seymour Expected in Shanghai Amid Defense Preparations
Report says Admiral Seymour may arrive in Shanghai with the date uncertain. To guard the French settlement, defense measures are being prepared and the Dutch cruiser Holland will oversee the defensive works at the French authorities' request.
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Shanghai
Seymour
Holland
Imperial decree notes safe foreign ministers in Paris
Paris July 3% The Chinese minister at Paris Yukeng received an imperial decree dated July 214 stating foreign ministers are safe except Ketteler and that legations are supplied with provisions and fruits as a token of goodwill from the Empire.
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Paris
Yukeng
Ketteler
Prohibition of Arms Exports to China Issued
Rome reports the official journal published a decree banning the exportation of arms to China. The measure aims to restrict military supplies crossing borders amid ongoing tensions and represents a formal government action.
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Rome
China
Quarantine Ordered for Cape Nome and Dutch Harbor Alaska
The president issued a national quarantine against Cape Nome and Dutch Harbor Alaska due to an epidemic at these ports, codifying a quarantine already in effect under Marine Hospital Service authority.
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Washington
Marine Hospital Service
Cape Nome
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Oper
Hopeful on Vindication as China Reports Grow
Washington dispatch notes rising hope of vindication for Mr. Conger and Pekin ministers as a flood of edicts and reports reaches the state department. China’s communications delays complicate contact with legations, while Gen Chaffee’s forces near Taku await orders and a rapid-boat line may be set up between Tianjin and Shanghai. If emergency troops are needed, forces would be drawn from the Philippines for temporary duty.
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Washington
War
State Department
Pekin
Hone
Conger
China
Chaffee
Taku
Department
War Department
United States
Tientsin
Shanghai
Nagasaki
Manila
Philippines
MacArthur
Beertary Root
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Sumner
China not in Geneva Red Cross pact affects nurses
Washington reports China has not joined the Geneva Red Cross convention, risking restriction on landing nurses in China. Sixty four female nurses are aboard transports Grant and Sumner bound for Asia, with potential diversion to China if General Chaffee approves.
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Washington
China
Red Cross
War Department
Far East
Philippines
Chaffee
San Francisco
Chaffer
Imperial edict states ministers are well amid legation aid
Dispatches report the emperor’s edict confirming ministers are safe and provisions sent to the legations. Governor Yuan confirms ministers out of distress and says vice regal assurances reach the United States through Canton envoy McWade. Secretary Hay has a cable from Canton stating ministers were alive and well on July 24.
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Legations
Fowler
Yuan
State Department
Hay
United States
McWade
Canton
Tak
Ministers Alive in Pekin Reports Cascade From Three Sources
Washington on July 28 reported assurances from three American officials and a Chinese minister that all Pekin ministers were alive and unharmed on July 24. The edict cited guaranteed safety, provisioning, and government sympathy, while Secretary Hay pressed for direct contact with the ministers.
Unclear Chinese ministerial fate fuels speculation at Tientsin
The article questions why Pekin has not provided direct confirmation of ministers' safety during the siege. It notes Yuan's claim ministers are provisioned but argues the lack of direct communication signals possible concealment. Until forces reach Pekin or Tientsin, the true event remains speculative.
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Mand
Yuan
Pekin
Tientsin
General Wilson Leaves Quarantine for San Francisco
New York dispatch says General James H. Wilson arrived aboard the Word line steamer Yucatan and was ordered to proceed to San Francisco for China. Health Officer Duty allowed him to leave quarantine tonight to catch the next train.
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New York
James H. Wilson
Yucatan
San Francisco
China
Wilson
Troops Leave Denver for San Francisco En Route to China
Four troops of the ninth cavalry from Forts Huachuca and Grant departed Denver this morning for San Francisco on their way to China.
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Denver
Ninth Cavalry
Forts
Huachuca
Grant
San Francisco
China
Bozeman Man Killed By Train Near Carthage
Edward Castlebane of Bozeman Montana was struck and killed by a Missouri Pacific train just north of Carthage Missouri. The engineer whistled as Castlebane, prone to fits, rounded a curve and fell in his attack before being run over. Body awaiting orders from Bozeman.
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Standard
Carthage
Edward Castlebane
Bozeman
Mont
Missouri Pacific
Here
Castlebane
Fraser River Salmon Strike Turbulence Reaches Two Camps
In Vancouver July 28 the New Westminster fishermen's union declared off the Fraser river salmon strike while Steveston union remains active. Militia stay at Steveston as cannerymen and strikers show little progress toward settlement. Skeena river reports improved runs with about 160 fish daily. Fraser catches fall.
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Vancouver
B. C
Fishermens’ Union of
New Westminster
Fraser River
Steveston
Bremner
Steverton
Skeena River
Boate
Raid on Bandits Planned in Southern Arizona
Phoenix dispatch says authorities plan a major raid on bandit parties in the Eagle creek and Black river areas. A murderous Mexican outlaw group and a separate American band are believed active, with crimes linked to them. Sheriff Clark of Graham County has gone to Globe for help, and a posse will sweep the region.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Eagle Creek
Black River
Clark
Grraham County
Globe
Gila County
Banquet Commemorating Amnesty Ends In Misunderstanding
In Manila on July 2 a proposed amnesty banquet failed due to a speech dispute between Filipino organizers and American authorities. After a two hour delay the event concluded with Commissioners Taft and Wright and General MacArthur present, and no political speeches were delivered.
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Manila
Filpinos
Taft
Wright
General MacArthur
Nevada Republicans Set State Convention in Virginia City
Carson Nev July 38 The republican state central committee votes to hold the state convention at Virginia City on August.
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Carson
Nev
Republican State Central Committee
Virginia City
Clark faces Europe trip amid campaign fund rumor
Montana’s W A Clark sails for Europe for two months after a Waldorf Astoria interview touching a possible 100000 dollar democratic campaign contribution. He dodges specifics, notes he supports Bryan as a silver man, cites labor impact, and jokes he offered to sing the Star Spangled Banner for campaign leaders.
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Clark
New York Sun
Jones
Governor Stone
Democratic National Campaign Committee
Waldorf- Astoria
Democratic Campaign Fund
Stone
Secretaries receive Chefoo dispatch on Shan tung news
Washington hears from American consul Fowler at Chefoo dated midnight July 26. He reports that allied admirals requested news from the governor of Shan tung and the consul wired the governor with the information sought.
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Washington
Fowler
Chefoo
Shantung
Powers case ends chief evidence as Golden testifies
Georgetown Ky July 28 The prosecution in ex Secretary Powers murder case finished its evidence in chief. Golden testified amid a severe cross examination recounting how he was offered 45000 to leave the state and not testify. He denied murmured threats and said he refused the offer after consulting his brother in law Stamper and a talk with L F Sinclair. The state rested at 230. Jury to view grounds after all evidence is in.
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Georgetown
Powers
William Goebel
Frankfort
State House
Goebel
Golden
Sims
John Stamper
Culton
L. F. Sinclair
Knox County
Cantriji
New Orleans Quiet After Mob Violence and Proclamations
New Orleans remains peaceful with no fresh outbreaks after the Thomy Lafon school fire. Mayor Capdeville vows to keep militia and special police until mob violence ends, closes bar rooms at 2 every night and urges merchants to close by 6 until Monday. Bodies of two killed negros buried. remaining despoiled remains to Potter's Field. State militia patrols continue.
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New Orleans
Thomy Lafon
Capdeville
Tangipahoa
Charles
Potter's Field
Sergeant Porteous
Andrew van Buren
Poli
State lands board hears two contests over Fergus and Cascade parcels
The Montana State Board of Land Commissioners heard two land contest cases. One contest in Fergus county near Highwood led to no lease and reversion to public domain. A Cascade county dispute between F C and W H Poole ended with no selection of sections 3 and 1 in township 16 north range 10 east. The board approved a $10 per acre sale of Meagher county school lands to the Montana Railroad for a right of way and allowed Paris Gibson of Great Falls to quarry stone from a leased school section until further notice.
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Standard
Helena
State Board of Land Commissioners
Torday
Fergus County
Highwoods
Libby and Merrill
F. C
W. H. Poole
Cascade County
Meagher County
Montana rail+road
Paris Gibson
Great Falls
Range
Warrant for a Deputy in Pendleton Oregon
A warrant was issued for the arrest of G. Moore, a deputy sheriff from Whitley county Kentucky, who came to Pendleton to fetch J. B. Bowlin wanted for forgery in Kentucky. The complaint by Mrs Bowlin accuses the officer of intent to kill her husband. Bowlin has disappeared from Pendleton.
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Pendleton
Ore
G. «. Moore
Whitley County
Kentucky
J. B. Bowlin
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