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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1900
Page
1
The administration says messages to Donger have not been delivered as expected while planning a renewed push toward Pekin. Reports claim 12,000 Chinese troops are advancing on Pekin and Tianjin, signaling rising tensions in the region.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg reports 12,000 Chinese troops advancing from Hunan and Hu Pei toward Pekin and Tien Tsin to reinforce forces opposing the allies. London papers note China seeking peace via Li Hung Chang and detail Yang Tsun’s capture with higher casualty tallies cited by different sources.
The United States maintains it must press the relief of the besieged Pekin garrison. President and State Department actions reiterate that China must cooperate with international forces and halt bombardment. No public release of the reply to China is planned, and Minster Conger’s messages are questioned for clarity.
A prominent female litigator with the most suits in Suffolk Courts faces a new arrest tied to a malicious prosecution suit. The case follows a past sensational continental trip she took during prior legal battles.
An eye catching denouncement in Pueblo lists a wholesale clothing sale by 8. A. Isaacson & Co. with notices of winter preparations and storm readiness. The piece emphasizes selling all items from coats to boots as a building is torn down and prices are not stated.
The State Department released a Conger telegram saying the Tsung Li Yamen asked the diplomatic corps to fix a departure date from Pekin with foreign escort. Conger states only foreign troops can safely guard about 800 foreigners and 8000 native Christians, and they cannot quit posts without instructions.
In New York on August 10 Robert Fitzsimmons overwhelmed Gus Ruhlin at Madison Square Garden. The ex champion dropped Ruhlin with a solar plexus shot in the sixth round and won by knockout after a brutal burst of blows.
London reported rumor says Steyn may have committed death by own action in Lorenzo Marques. Telegraph despatch dated yesterday notes the claim and acknowledges it as rumor circulating in the port city.
Forecast for Saturday and Sunday in New England calls for local rain and thunder on Saturday with likely showers on Sunday, light to free southwesterly winds.
A Shuman & Co closes out this week offering summer men's wear at cut prices. Blue Serge Suits ten dollars. White Vests one dollar. Thin Coats one fifty. Crash Knickerbockers one. Odd Summer Vests reduced from twenty three. Flannel Suits and Skeleton Coats five to ten dollars. Shuman Corner offers exceptional opportunity.
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