Foreign Warships Withdraw as China Crisis Grows
From Yokohama reports the great fleet has vanished for the new war front while China’s government shows powerlessness amid anti foreign and anti missionary sentiment. Russia leads in force with 2,500 to 4,000 troops arriving as Japan prepares to act.
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Yokohama
Victoria
B. c
China
Pekin
Tong Ku
Pel Tie
Hong Kong
Russia
Port Arthur
Japan
Tien Tsin-Pekin
Imperial Guard
Tung
Gator
Theruiser Suma
Sasebo
General Chaffee Appointed to Lead China Forces
Washington assigns Brig. Gen. A. R. Chaffee to command troops sent to China and to proceed to Pekin via San Francisco and Taku. The move signals a strong US military presence at the Chinese capital amid diplomatic strain with the six viceroys.
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Washington
China
A. R. Chaffee
Chaffee
Meiklejohn
Pekin
San Francisco
Taku
Forces Near Tien Tsin Enter Pekin Relief, Sea Fleets Move
Washington reports confirm the relief column reached Tien Tsin on June 28 with 4 killed and 7 wounded. Seymour’s 2,500 troops are 10 miles from Tien Tsin and may not reach Pekin while Brigadier General Chaffee will command troops to China with 5,000 men, mostly from the Philippines. The 5th Infantry sails from Manila to Taku, and the gunboat Princeton sails from Cavite for Canton.
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Washington
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Admiral Wempft
Fowler
Che Foo
Littleton Waller
Iso United States
Tang Fang
Kempfts
Seymour
Tien Tain
Kempff
Waller
China
Li Hung Chang
Canton
Shan Tung
United States
War Department
Chaffee
Philippines
Manila
Taku
Corbin
Liscum
Logan
Port Albert
Navy Department
Princeton
Cavite
Capture That Practically Closed the Battle Report
The fragment notes a report describing a capture that effectively ended the battle. No further specifics on location, participants, date, or outcome are provided in the readable text. The context suggests a military engagement concluding with a decisive capture.
Army to march on Pekin prompts call for 100000 men
Foreign ministers and Vice Admiral Seymour may be held as hostages for settlement terms. About 60,000 Chinese troops near Pekin and Tien Tsin boast 400000 others ready under Tung Fu Hsiang who seeks anti foreign uprising. Russians blamed for harsh actions at Taku inflaming natives. Continued on Page Two.
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Che Foo
Pekin
General Chaffee
State Department
China
Li Hung Chang
Hay
Conger
Shanghai
Chaffee
War Department
Secretary Hay
Secretary Long
Admiral Kempff
Tien Tsin
Navy Department
Wisconsin
San Francisco
Reiter
Milton
Mayo
Mellroy
Ackerman
Vogeleesang
Cronan
Lst
Congress
J. G. Townley
Ohio
Regular Army
Company K
6Th Cavalry
Gettysburg
Dinwiddie Court House
Virginia
Paint Creek
Texas
Ned River
Big Dry Wash
Aviz
8Th Cavalry
Volunteers
Suhcorps
Fourth Army Corps
Cuba
Connecticut
el Caney
Santiago
Lawton
Seymours
Tung Fu Hsiang
Admiral Seymour
Taku
Sharkey Falls to Ruhlin in 15th Round Knockout at Seaside
In a historic Seaside Athletic Club bout at Coney Island on June 6 Tom Sharkey drops heavy to Gus Ruhlin after a brutal 15 round knockout. The crowd roared as Ruhlin, taller and stronger, repeatedly battered Sharkey before the referee stopped the fight with Sharkey unable to rise.
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Seaside Athletic Club
Coney Island
Tom Sharkey
Gus Rublin
Kuhlin
Sharkey
Uteman
Rabbin
Ruhttin
Ruhlin
Gus
Starkey
Rublin
Risiiman
Billy Madden
Tom O'Rourke
Jack Sullivan
Jimmy Buckley
George Dixon
Kid McCoy
Charlie Goff
Jim Corbett
Jeffries
Roblin
Johnny White
Wong
Tom
Hir
Rourke
Sam
Guys
Gue
Koth
E Seconds
Montana educators gather for county institute programme
Nearly all state county superintendents and educators meet in Helena to adopt a four line program for institutes. The report outlines geography history spelling writing reading language science drawing and manual arts with multiple presentations and daily class recitations. A resolution endorses past county institutes and favors repeal of a law restricting June to August sessions.
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Helena
Evans
Park County
Elizabeth R. Flagler
Fort Benton
M. J. Garret
Last Man Rescued From St Lawrence Island Ordeal
James Murphy of New York, sole survivor of six aboard the schooner Eacreet, was rescued by natives on St. Lawrence Island after four months of exposure and famine. Four crew members died there. Murphy and Charles Elliott survived to reach the mission with natives guiding them. Captain Frank Tuttle of the revenue cutter Bear plans to recover the bodies and bury the five unburied victims.
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Nome
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
James Murphy
New York
St. Lawrence Island
Murphy
Eacreet
San Francisco
P. Lair
Snohomish
J. H. Johnson
Charles Elliott
Denver
Colo
R. A. Nichol
Plymouth
Mass
Cook
J. Smith
Cape Nome
Lair
Nichol
Smith
Elliott
Frank Tuttle
Revenue
Bear
Revenue Cutter
Quigg Denies Grosvenor Platform As Subcommittee Output
In New York on June 26 Mr. Quigg says Governor Grosvenor misstates the platform origin. He explains a committee never adopted either the abstract or the longer document and that the final platform reflects the subcommittee conclusions only. He adds he merely compiled the committee’s decisions into the platform.
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New York
General Grosvenor
Quigg
Gosvenor
Washington
Fire destroys Consumers' Coal and Ice plant in Bayonne
Fire in Bayonne destroys the Consumers' Coal and Ice company buildings occupying a full city block. The Monday morning blaze wiped out a three story ice house nearly full of ice, offices, coal sheds, trestles, a large warehouse of grain, and hundreds of tons of coal. Estimated loss stands at $100,000.
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New York
Consumers’ Coal and Ice Company
Bayonne
Crop Conditions Report in Montana From Directors Bulletin
Special dispatch notes Montana weather mostly favorable for crops but western areas hit by hail on the 11th and hot weather later. Range grass dried, hay crops light or failed across central and eastern regions, potatoes damaged by pests, water sources dwindling as streams fall and springs dry.
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Standard
Helena
Montana
Glass
Poplar
Death of Mrs Preuitt Wife of State Board Secretary
Mrs W G Preuitt wife of the secretary of the state board of stock commissioners and daughter of County Commissioner Hundley died suddenly at her father's home early this morning. She had been in failing health for years. Born in Madison county Mississippi she had lived in Montana before moving here on her wedding journey. Survived by husband W G Preuitt and four children.
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Standard
Ilelena
Jane
W. G. Preuite
State Board of Stock Commissioners
Hundley
Dhath
Madison County
Siness
Montana
Preuitt
Harvard Oarsmen Prep for Eli Challenge on Thames
Harvard enthusiasts still speculate on the varsity eight while Yale's Old Eli arrives for a supremacy clash. Harvard freshmen practiced at the boat house with Roberts at stroke under Coach Goodrich. The crew worked in short stretches and the four with the varsity moved through drill on the Thames.
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Harvard
Gales Ferry
Conn
Old Eli
Roberts
Goodrich
Thames
Anti Imperialists consider Indianapolis conference
Members of the executive committee of the Antilist league met at the office of F. M. Shepard for an informal conference. Shepard said a general sign indicated a conference about August 1 in Indianapolis is nearly decided.
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New York
Ant List League
Fk. M. Shepard
Shepard
Indianapolis
Suez Route Link Mentioned in U S Return Plan
The fragment notes June Baltimore hearing and a United States figure Rear Admiral discussing a homeward route via Suez or Sues. The text is incomplete but implies a naval routing decision connected to U S history.
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Suez
Baltimore
United States
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Gus Ruhlin
Tar
Grosvenor
Pive
Yale
Watsouw
Sues
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