Twenty five thousand to feed and clothe Galveston relief
Galveston relief measures move to feed and clothe 25 000 as armed volunteers assist burying the dead and clearing wreckage. Disinfectants scarce. lime, rations, and transport being organized. Police and military enforce curfews and identify persons on streets after dark. The storm death toll and improvised rescues dominate the day.
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Galveston
Tex
Texas City
Houston
Relief Committee
White Screwsmen’s Association
van Vieick
Southern Pacific
van Vielck
President Mitchell orders major anthracite strike
Indianapolis report that at 5 15 p m President Mitchell and Secretary Wilson signed the strike order for 142 000 miners in the Pennsylvania anthracite fields to quit Monday Sept 17 1900 after failed arbitration talks. The United Mine Workers affirmed the action as railroad firms faced possible industrial disruption.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mitchell
Wilson
United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
National Board
Per
Hazelton
John Mitchell
W.W. B. Wilson
Galveston faces pestilence fear after deadly disaster
Galveston Texas September reports reveal thousands feared dead after the catastrophe as relief teams from Beaumont and Houston rush food ice and clothing. General McKibben takes charge with Adjutant General Surry directing city operations amid ongoing rescue and evacuation efforts.
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McKibben
Surry
Galveston
Houston
Texas City
Relief Committee
Jones
Charlotte
Galveston Flood Relief Efforts Rise in Texas
Governor Sayers reports Galveston conditions as bad as feared with 2000 deaths likely. Rail and barge relief moving tents and rations from Houston to Galveston. Coast towns from Dickinson to Bay City suffer extensive damage and hundreds displaced as rescue work continues and transport improves.
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Sayers
Trice
International & Great Northern Railway
Relief Corps
Galveston
Houston
Tex
Clinton
Texas City
Wee
Galveston Relief Appeal Seeks Funds for Wrecked Residents
Galveston Texas Sept 12 The Associated Press reports widespread condolence and offers of aid as telegraph lines strain. The relief committee asks distant cities to send money while nearby towns provide food clothing and household goods for 5000 displaced residents and the committee will report needs in time.
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Galveston
Texas
Houston
Jones
Beaumont
Associated Press
John Sealey
W. A. Me. Vittie
R. G. Lowe
Fort Crockett Construction Suspended Galveston Destruction
From Galveston, the Quartermaster General reports the Fort Crockett project is suspended and contractors should be paid for labor and material lost beyond recovery. Fortifications at Crockett Jacinto and Travis are destroyed and cannot be rebuilt on current sites. Galveston appears destroyed beyond recovery with heavy loss of life and property.
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Washington
Quartermaster’s Department
Galveston
Quartermaster General
Fort Crockett
Crockett
Jacinto
Travis
Baxter
Quartermaster
Beaumont Message Seeks Boat to Houston After Disaster
A Bollover message from T. J. Ray of the Gulf & Isl read asks for a boat to Houston. Ray says his summer home is gone but he and the Beaumont group are safe, yet numerous logs of life lie between Bollover and Bolivar Point amid widespread exodus.
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Beaumont
Tex
Bollover
Houston
T. J. Ray
Gulf & Island Read
Bolivar Point
Outrages on the Americans Continue in Pekin Crisis
Washington considers immediate withdrawal of American troops from Pekin amid pressure from Russia and France and fears of famine in China. Li Hung Chang's imminent journey from Shanghai to Pekin signals possible negotiations while the State Department seeks guarantees for Christian safety and Chinese peace.
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Chaffee
Washington
China
Pekin
State Department
Li Hung Chang
Consur
United States
Fuchau
Department of State
Shaowa
Fucheu
Rr Ged Board
Shaowu
M. Walker
Mr. Hinman
Fuchan
Paris
Morning Post
Conger
Paotingfu
Prince Ching
Shanghai
Yune Lu
Taitung
Shangsi
Daily Telegraph
Forbidden City
the Times
Yung Lu
Yung Lo
Li Hune Chane
Massacre of Chinese Converts Reported in July
London reports from China describe wholesale killings of missionaries and native Christians. An estimated 15 000 to 20 000 converts were slain in northern provinces, with many missionaries unaccounted for and women subjected to brutal treatment. Reports suggest Western powers debate evacuation and punitive actions, while Chinese officials discuss peace commissions and troop movements around Pekin.
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London
China
Great Britain
Germany
Pekin
Austria
Italy
United States Pushes Talks With China Amid Turmoil
Washington reports the U S government moves toward opening negotiations to end hostilities with China. It suggests aiding Li Hung Chang’s Beijing journey with a warship if requested, though a merchant vessel may be preferred. Chinese attacks and property destruction persist as four provinces and Shanghai face unrest.
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Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Shanghai
Pekin
Goodnow
Tientsin
United States
China
Washington
Robert Hart
State Department
Sir Robert Hart
Ching Captured by Japanese Near Western Hills
Prince Ching, leader of the conservative pro foreign party, is found in the western hills about twenty miles away and held there to enable a conference with the empress. Papers in the emperor's palace list foreigners killed and property destroyed as the allied search for Chinese troops is suspended.
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Pekin
Taku
Shanghai
Prince Ching
France Accepts Russia Evacuation Plan in Principle
Paris reports France has accepted Russia s evacuation proposal for Pekin in principle though details remain undetermined. M Pinechon the minister at Pekin has been told of the government s intentions and instructed to place himself in communication with officials.
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Paris
France
Russia
Pekin
M. Pinechon
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