Pushing on to Pekin sends 20,000 troops forward
Allied relief force of 20,000 men with 170 guns advances toward Pekin under Admiral Alexeiff. Gen Chaffee commands American units as Russian leadership unites allied forces for the legations’ protection amid conflicting Chinese threats and diplomatic caution.
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Pekin
China
Pekio
Alexieff
Russia
Admiral Alexieff
Gen. Chaffee
Tien-Tsin
Washington
Owever
Riots Erupt After Slaying of Police Captains in New Orleans
Police Captain Day and Officer Lamb were killed by Robert Charles while attempting to arrest him in New Orleans. The killings sparked riots with significant bloodshed and unrest spreading through the city.
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Day
Lamb
New Orleans
Robert Charles
Acnegro Desperado
China Resists Conditions in Jeopardy China Relief Move
Reports from Washington state China will receive no conditional terms but must grant free intercourse with its minister. Troops will proceed to Pekin to rescue Minister Conger and other Americans as imperial forces reportedly attack foreign legations. Observers note terrain favors marching troops over flat lands, with estimates of significant casualties among Japanese and Chinese forces and possible flood defenses.
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State Department
Fien-Tê
China
Pekin
Washington
Conzer
Y’ekin
Conger
Gen. Chaffee
Tuan
Shanzhai
Shan Si
Tien-Tsin
Hung Hun
Ajenustoff
Novokijevskoje
Postja
Pei-No
Legation
Legations
Legation Street
Europe
Claude Macdonald
France
Great Britain
Prince Tuan
Laris
London
United States
Germany
Kaiser
Lady Randolph Churchill Weds George Cornwall West
Lady Randolph Churchill, 53, married Lieut George Cornwall West, 26, at St Pauls Church Knightsbridge London. The couple, both favorites of the Prince of Wales, followed a troubled courtship and were wed in a ceremony at the church with guests in the front pews.
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Randolph Churchill
Jerome
George Cornwalla West
Prince of Wales
St. Pauls Church
Knightsbridge
London
Marlborough Hosts Wedding Amid Notable Guests
The ceremony for the bride featured the Duke of Marlborough giving her away and retreating to a seat beside his American wife. The Cornwallis West family were not represented. The register was signed by Mrs Moreton Frewen, the Duke of Marlborough, Winston Churchill, and best man Lieut. H. C. Elwes, colleague of Lieut. West in the Scots Guards.
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Cornwallis West
Duke of Marlborough
Second Battalion U.S. Infantry Ships Out to New York
The Second battalion of the Fifth United States Infantry under Maj. Borden sailed from Santiago Cuba on Monday aboard the transport McPherson for New York. Companies from Guantanamo and Baracoa joined en route. Officers anticipate a hard winter campaign, while all men express enthusiasm for service in China. The Cuban Constitutional Convention elections are expected around November 15.
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Cuba
China
Fifth
United States Infantry
Maj
Borden
Santiago
New York
McPherson
Guantanamo
Baracon
Foreign Legations Firebombed As Pekin Siege Deepens
Dispatch from Pekin dated July 21 reports Baron von Ketteler murdered by Chinese troops on June 20 and the German legation among those besieged. Austrian Italian Belgian and Dutch legations wrecked by shellfire alongside British and US positions. US Marines hold a city wall, with relief hoped soon.
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Holland
Robert Coltman, Jr
Chicago Record
Pekin
Baron von Ketteler
Tsung-li-Yamen
Yung
Claude—Macdonald
Myers
Myc Wise
Law for automatic car couplers now effective
A national statute requiring interstate railway cars to have automatic couplers and air brakes went into effect on August 1. Companies using noncompliant cars face $100 fines per offense. The law aims to reduce annual deaths and injuries from coupling accidents, with the Interstate Commerce Commission noting large past figures.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Massacre Report Across Shanghai Mission Fields
Reports from Shanghai say Boxers attacked missionaries and native Christians at Paoting Fu in July. A foreign physician and between two and three thousand converts were killed. General Li Hongzhang is marching toward Pekin and has ordered troops to exterminate Christians. One French priest and thousands of locals have already fallen.
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Shanghai
Paoting-Fu
Li Ho Kxeh
Pekin
Defense of Shanghai under allied naval charge
Seventeen foreign war ships sit in Shanghai harbor as the United States consul Mr. Goodnow asks the municipal council to place the city defenses under the senior allied naval officer. A Viking corpse dug from Damen dorf peat bog in Schleswig is showcased at Kiel Museum. Kiel experts date burial about 1600 years ago with red hair and wool garments. Dr Bellinghazi of Brazil reports successful use of yellow fever serum at Vera Cruz. W L Metcalf, Skaguay Alaska treasurer, kills himself amid health concerns.
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Shanghai
United States
Goodnow
Damendorf
Schleswig
Kiel
Bellinghazi
Brazil
Vera Cruz
Chinese Legations under siege near Pekin amid armistice strain
Reports from Washington describe the Pekin legation defense as critical with ammunition running short. Conger warns continued shelling may force fall within days. The British and French governments warn the Chinese court of accountability for foreign lives.
China Bars Cipher Messages From Pekin and Tien-Tsin
The governor of Shantung telegraphed U S Consul Fowler at Chefoo that the Tsung-li Yamen directs him to tell the consuls that with military actions at Pekin and Tien-Tsin unsettled only plain language messages and no references to military matters will be delivered to the ministers.
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Shantung
United
Fowler
Chefoo
Tsung-li-Yamen
Pekin
Tien-Tsin
Troops Arrive at Tokyo From Manila Army Unit
The Fourteenth United States Infantry, arriving from Manila, has landed in Tokyo marking a shift in postwar occupation duties. The move underscores U.S. military presence in Japan as forces redeploy and assist in stabilization efforts.
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United States
Manila
Tokyo
Prince Wittoss and Princess Helena Wedding in Rome
The article describes Prince Wittoss born in 1873 at the royal palace in Cetinix and Princess Helena, daughter of Prince Nicholas of Montemegre, as well as their European noble status and marriage in Rome on October 24, 18. It notes Helena as a beauty educated in arts and politics and lists titles held by Wittoss and Helena.
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Honibert
Royal Palace
Cettinix
Thes Mother
Mostenegrim Ableman
Levey
Margherita
Italy
Wittoss
Helena
Rome
Bressi Unmoved After King Humbert Assassination
Reports say Bressi, alleged assassin of King Humbert, remains undisturbed by his crime. Investigators tie the act to anarchist networks with arrests in Italy and New Jersey, while Salvatore Quintavai and Anton Lanner are detained as inquiries widen.
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Bressi
Huassrert
Humbert
New York
Jessi
Bree
Paterson
N. J
Salvatore Quintavai
Italy
United States
Paris
Railroads and Labor Shake Up Across the Midwest
Reports show Santa Fe Rio Grande alliance near, Alaska gold fields outreach by White Pass, and 2006 laborers sought for Great Northern and Northern Pacific. Nebraska crops improved with rain. Chicago Milwaukee St Paul rail earnings up 34 percent to 7.6 million, 6.7 million passengers carried.
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Chicago
Pocahontas
Iowa
Bss
Beack
Rock Island
White Pass
Yuko
Alaska
Santa Fe and
Rio Grande
Baltimores
Nebraska
Northwest
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee
Jester Cleared of Murder Charge in New London Trial
Alexander Jester was found not guilty of murdering Gilbert Gates in New London Missouri. The trial featured testimony from W S Pernest of Chuare and Gates’s son, with lingering questions about motive and a timeline tracing events to early 1871. The jury verdict came after lengthy deliberation, ending a case that had drawn local attention for years.
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Pricceer
Cherce
Alexander Jester
St New London
W. S. Pernest
Chuare
W. Gates
Gilbert
Parr
Jeclegy
Gates
Toto Barrer
Tez
Ransa
Sid S.cez Gates
Menice
Slo
U.akerma
C.messees
Jeter
Ancient Plot Surfaces in Shah of Persia Murder Case
A fragmentary report recalls a 1522 event where a would be assassin aimed at the Shah of Persia, scene witnesses describe a crowd, a grand vizier’s pocketed evidence, and police guards who quelled the mob. The document mentions a masked shooter and attempts to attack the Shah in a troubled royal setting.
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Pers
Cme
Weil
Ceichbeeseed
Sachaz Ste
Brief News From Hema To Chicago Era
Unclear fragments report general war era notes from Mexico and South Africa. Mentions Mary Yardy, Cheeze dead, mine taxes, fall maneuvers, and a Chicago exhibit seating 214. Personal tragedy notes include a Chicago family surname Nempokki. Engagements announced for Besse MacDonald and Pavaziz.
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Mary Yardy
Cheeze
Mexico
Revsia
Chicago
Ace Nempokki
Fiserm
Ies Besse MacDon
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