Foreign Relief Effort at Tien Tsin Recalled Amid Attacks
London reports detail a renewed attempt to relieve Tien Tsin after a Chinese artillery barrage blocked allied progress. French concession buildings reportedly burned, an armored train derailed, and foreigners allegedly defend the city. More troops were said to be en route to Taku for another relief effort. The Berlin legation said Pekin’s legations and foreign ministers remained safe.
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Pekin
London
China
Tien Tsin
Chee Foo
Taku
Berlin
War With China Deepens As Tuan Takes Command
London reports say Prince Tuan has assumed active command of Chinese troops and the siege of Tien Tsin escalates. Foreign powers mobilize. Shanghai merchants flee with specie. consuls press for fleet removal while 2000 troops rush from Taku to aid Tien Tsin garrison amid ambush fears.
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China
Prince Tuan
Tien Tsin
Shanghai
Woo Sung
Taku
Berlin
Baron von Ketteler
Pekin
Che Foo
Laws
Hellman
Wessells
Yokohama
Wei Hai Wei
China’s Evil Genius and the Boxers in Pekin Crisis
Telegrams report Boxers gaining strength with tacit backing of Pekin conservatives. Two English missionaries killed, French and German fatalities claimed, and a large marine force deployed at the empress dowager’s request. Japan and Western powers rush ships and troops as political upheaval continues and policy shifts unfold.
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Yokohama
Victoria
B. C
Pekin
Norman
Robinson
Taku
Jean Bart
China
Japan
Standard Oil Company
Behigo
Marquis Ito
Delay in Reinforcements to China Frustrates War Dept Plans
Washington reports General MacArthur announced a further delay in sending military reinforcements to China. The 9th Infantry and transport gear cannot land before July 3 at the earliest. Officials discuss reallocating troops from the Philippines and deploying ships from Manila to speed relief for Taku Tien Tsin and the Pekin route.
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War Department
China
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Taku
Logan
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Corbin
Philippines
Meikeljohn
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Ludington
Bird
Tien Tsin
Pekin
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China Coast
Luzon
Sherman
Troop Movement Plans for Transports by War Department
The war department weighs redirecting the transport Grant from Manila to Taku. It would carry two cavalry squadrons about 800 men and 230 Marines, assembling at San Francisco for a January departure. Grant can reach China in 28 to 30 days. horses will be shipped from Portland aboard transports.
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Interisland Service
Pennsylvania
Indiana
China
War Department
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Manila
Taku
6Th Cavalry
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Atrocious Murders Across Asia and East Seas
Victoria B C reports steamer Tarter brings Oriental advices of brutal murders by Boxers in Yung Ching with Revs No Vo Norman and C Robertson disemboweled. Laishun wiped out. 72 Catholic residents slain. Allied forces killed 15 near Paoting. Korean refugees harmed amid Japan Korea tensions. Storm losses at Murotosaki with 300 fishing boats lost.
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No Vo Norman
C. Robertson
Yung Ching
Laishun
Paoting
Japan
Korea
Murotosaki
Chinese Empire Reform Association in Canada Urges Protectorate
Vancouver delegates from Pacific coast branches meet in a three day convention and issue an appeal to the United States Great Britain and Japan. They seek a joint protectorate over China reinstating Emperor Kwang Hsu and forming a government to control customs ports telegraphs currency taxes and religious worship.
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Chinese Empire Reform Association of Canada
Pacific
United States
Great Britain
Japan
China
Kwang Hsu
Allied force to use armed aid only against Boxers in China
A cablegram from Admiral Kempff to the Navy Department states that allied powers in China will employ armed force solely against the Boxers and those opposing the march to Pekin to rescue compatriots. The proclamation was issued June 20 and relayed from Che Foo on June 2.
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Washington
Kempff
Navy Department
British naval movements and convoy actions reported
Hong Kong dispatches state the transport Hailong with 12 sappers and 1000 tons of stores leaves for Taku. Pique and Hart head to Shanghai, Redpole sails to Canton. Valetta detained by British authorities while en route north with arms.
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Pique
Hart
Shanghai
Redpole
Canton
Valetta
German Taku report praises Itis commander and crew
Berlin reports the German commander at Taku praised the Itis leader as the soul of the engagement and the crew as splendid. The Itis hulls boilers machinery and 18 centimeter guns were undamaged while 3.7 inch guns and upper works suffered severe damage.
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Berlin
Taku
Itis
Iltis
Tragic Train Accident Near Spokane Ends in Death
Spokane reports W. Meyer struck by an O RL & N train six miles east of the city. He died instantly, his body thrown seventy feet from the track while the horse was hurled sixty feet into the air and fell twenty feet beyond the rider.
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Spokane
W. Meyer
Smoking Ban Enforced at Paris Exposition Grounds
Paris exposition grounds ban cigarettes with arrest and heavy fines for violators.
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Paris
Epoch making war eases path to England Russia ties
Britain faces a wide array of crises in Africa and the Far East as Count Muravieff dies easing tensions with Russia. The death alters views on Russia’s China policy while Lord Loch and Lord Salisbury shape policy amid China unrest and South Africa pacification efforts.
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Reinforcements Sought as Battle Near Tien Tsin Escalates
Washington dispatches report fighting near Tien Tsin with American marines under Major Walters and 400 Russians against the Chinese army. A second Chinese assault of 2,000 troops is expected, prompting urgent war and navy anticipation of further reinforcements and supplies.
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Indiana
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Kentucky
Train Wreck Destroys Southern Rail Line Near McDonough
A passenger train from Macon to Atlanta hit a washout near McDonough during a cloudburst. The wreck, in a culvert by Ocmulgee river, caused fires and heavy loss with the crew missing and seven passengers uninjured.
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Memorial services honor Frances Willard in Edinburgh
In Edinburgh on June 23 the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union marked the occasion with impressive memorial services for Frances E. Willard, former president of the WCTU, honoring her contributions to the movement.
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Women's Christian Temperance Union
Frances Ke, Willard
China Troubles Draw Wide Attention as German Seizure Cited
The article notes Chinese unrest linked by critics to Germany’s Kiao Chou seizure while Berlin officials deem Chinese resistance serious. It reports foreign office caution, calls for joint order enforcement, and hints at outcomes for Pekin and Empress Dowager. It covers Kiel remarks, Briton Lord Gough, and a German Gutenburg centennial celebration with extensive ceremonies.
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Berlin
Pretoria
Foreign Office
China
Kiao Chou
Shan Tun
von Anzer
Baron von Ketteler
Pekin
Ketteler
Count von Buelow
Kiel
Kreuz Zeitung
Tien Tsin
William St. John Broderick
House of Commons
London
Lord Gough
Bremen
Free Trade Society
Theodore Barth
Friessinige
Manila Notes Manila. June 23 disturbance reported
Reports reach Manila of troubles in the island with limited details. The dispatch notes unrest and potential clashes, citing uncertain sources and confirming no full briefing yet. Local authorities monitor developments as information filters in.
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Manila
Military movements and court martial news from distant theaters
Reports indicate a battalion of the 29th regiment with artillery reached a distant front as reinforcements. At Zame bounga speculation centers on a Petit court martial awaiting a colonel's acquittal. The U.S. cruiser New Orleans has sailed toward China, and the armored Brooklyn is expected to follow soon.
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F Samar
Zamebounga
China
Brooklyn
Boers Cap 200 Mail Bags and Rands in Cape Town Dispatch
A Cape Town dispatch reports the Boers seized 200 mail bags with a three year accumulation of letters for Lord Roberts army and £4000 in stamps for troops at the Zand River raid. Dr Jameson spoke to Kimberley electors about land unrest, denying the raid caused race troubles or halted government actions.
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