Tung Fuh Siang Seen As Likeliest Anti foreign Leader
Dispatches describe General Tung Fuh Siang with 10 000 disciplined troops marching from the southwest toward Pekin and leading the assault on the legations. Reports note Boxers and his Kan Su forces clashed and portray him as the probable successor if Prince Tuan dies, challenging imperial protection of the legations.
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Shanghai Edict Threatens Foreigners and Ministers Hostage
Shanghai reports quote an imperial edict ordering viceroys and governors to seek peace with the powers while guarding against foreign troops and threatening ministers with death for failures. Foreigners, including missionaries, are described as being murdered or subjected to mass killings as tensions rise along the Yangtze and in Pekin.
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Pekin
News From Pekin Feels Hopeful About Legation News
Reported messages from China stir hopes that legation staff survive as nations move toward Pekin. Dispatches describe Japanese effort, delayed returns of messengers, and relief plans for Tientsin while American troops guard the fallen city and seek to protect the American quarter.
Prince Exchequer Suffers Painful Strain
A historical note reports that a high official faced a painful strain while tending foreigners. The incident references a royal or princely figure and concerns an injury impacting duties.
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Massacre of Christians Reported Near Pao Ting Fu
Reports from Shanghai describe July 8 clashes where boxing athletes confronted missionaries and native Christians at Pao Ting Fu. A foreign physician and up to 8000 converts are said to have died. Chinese general Li Ho Keh marches on Pekin and orders the extermination of Christians.
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General Wilson Arrives in New York for China Campaign
General Wilson arrives from Cuba with aides Lieutenant J. H. Reeves and G. Soulard Turner. The former Cuban governor of Matanzas is ordered to China to participate in allied operations. He notes supply challenges, scarce forage, and the need for extensive provisioning along routes to Pekin.
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Wilson
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G. Soulard Turner
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China
Pekin
Vatican rebukes Kaiser over no quarter policy
A Rome despatch reports that Vatican authorities reject Emperor William II s call for harsh retaliation in China. The Pope and Cardinal Rampolla urge prayers for Chinese Christians and caution against revenge driven motives.
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Central News
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China
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Cord and Peace Guiding to End Ruin and Massacre
A fragment signals a public appeal for reconciliation and safety, urging leaders and groups to prevent further destruction and bloodshed. The terse statement underlines the drive for calm and negotiated peace amid ongoing conflict.
Missionaries in Pao Ting Fu refuse to quit amid Boxer uprising
Charles F. Gammon, American Bible Society agent in Tien Tsin, reports June 4 letter describing killings of English missionaries Robinson and Norman and noting the Pao Ting Fu missionaries remain, despite a destroyed railway and dangerous boat travel. Government and soldiers show little protection and fear for safety grows.
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General Wilson Leaves for China Disturbance Mission
Brigadier General James H. Wilson departed New York at 5:30 p m for San Francisco where he will board the Japanese steamer America Maru August 3 to proceed to the seat of the disturbances in China.
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James H. Wilson
San Francisco
China
Why China Fights Says Rev MacArthur at Tremont Temple
The Rev Robert B MacArthur of Calvary Baptist Church New York argues that anti Catholic missionary methods in China helped trigger the anti foreign uprising. He cites race prejudice and a clash of civilizations as motives and warns Britain and the United States must ally to resist Russian domination.
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