Allies Hold Pekin Siege As China Faces External Pressure
The article recounts Allied forces entering Pekin and defending legations during the siege, with American Marines under Captain Merers holding a wall position. It notes imperial family departure, casualties, and official statements on negotiations, plus global reactions and envisaged steps by Britain, the United States, and Japan.
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States
London Chronicle
Shaarsia
Rexstablis
Plan of Pekin City Fortifications and Landmarks
The plan depicts Pekin surrounded by walls and districts with gates, a central gate guarded by vast forces, and Machiep railway terminus at the city edge. It lists numerous landmarks including Imperial Palace, Buddhist monasteries, temples, towers, observatories, legations, and churches across a sprawling city map.
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Tien-tsin
Imperial Palace
Paris
Beddhist
Golden Lake
Gate of Heaven
Academy of Han Lie
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Esanine Celece
Lunsin-tse
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Beddhist Monastery
Valor of Americans in China Relief of Boxers at Tien Tsun
Advices from Chefoo dated Aug 21 report allied forces routing 10,000 Chinese near Tientsin. Sixth Cavalry with Bengalese Puunjabi and 200 Japanese Cav charged Boxers led by Col. Theodore J. Wint. Four hundred Boxers killed 200 prisoners taken six towns burned. Captain Reilly of Battery F killed before the Imperial Palace. Gen. Chaffee British and Japanese generals present at burial. Japanese relieved Pei-tsang cathedral where fifteen French nuns and forty French and Italian soldiers were isolated.
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Fifth United States Artillery
Imperial Palace
Legation
Chaffee
Pei-tsang
China isolation marks end of U S military activity in China
The War Department issued orders to divert troops from China to Manila, signaling the close of American military action in China unless a new crisis arises. Washington notes aim to restore order, protect missionaries and commerce, and seek indemnity.
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China
Manila
Euch
War Department
Washington
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Pekin
Rioters Sweep Pekin Amid Fire and Strife
Reports from Pekin describe widespread rioting as relief efforts unfold. Fires rage in the imperial palace area while Russian and Japanese forces contend with orders and retreat amid confusion. Empress Dowager and Gen Lineviteh take command as troops struggle to hold the walls and await further instructions.
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Air Mail
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Ormpert
Lineviteh
Siberian
Forsion
Tien-isin
Asthenas
Ministers hold Pekin until indemnity talks advance
A Daily Mail correspondent reports ministers will stay in Pekin until indemnity negotiations begin. Berlin notes continued fighting west of Tien-tsin, implying Pe Chi-Li province must be effectively occupied before any peace talks can proceed.
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Daily Mail
Pekin
Berlin
Tien-ts In
Pe Chi-Li
Horrific Abuse Reported Against Missionaries
A page describes brutal mistreatment of women missionaries by boxing athletes, detailing severe injuries. Miss Kiew suffered blows and a cart dragged over her, Miss Huston endured skull fracture and prolonged starvation until death, and Mrs. Cooper of the British Inland Mission was stripped, tied to a stake, and left in the sun amid flies.
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Miss Huston
Great Gate IX Terin Wall Entry Point From Allied Attack
The article describes the point of attack by allied forces and identifies the entrance through which they gained access to the city. It notes the strategic route used to breach defenses and establish control.
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Terin
Allied troops guard temple as riots erupt in Amoy China
United States consul Johnson at Amoy, China, reported Friday that a mob burned the Japanese temple there. Marines were landed to protect Japanese officials and restore order. Pekin dispatches say allied troops surrounded the imperial city and posted guards at gates. Tier withheld entry per government's orders.
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Germany
Russia
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Europe
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Forbidden City
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Anz
Li-Hunz Chang
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Corsul Johnson
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This and That Submarine Build and Misc News
Two submarine boats will be built at San Francisco. A fire in a Bezonia Spain church caused a panic and two were killed. Evidence shows several accomplices aided Humbert's murderer. Kansas wheat crop officially set at 75 081 000 bushels, a new record. A Chicago woman tossed acid on gambling tables and players to halt the game. E A F Mamreev once Seward’s private secretary died suddenly in New York. Dennis Cim, famed Toledo and northwestern Ohio magnate, dies at 99. W B Brooks sentenced to life in Palestine Texas for participating in a triple lynching. Woolwich arsenal ordered to ship 30 000 000 pounds of small arm ammunition to China. US to build 30 large storehouses at Taku China within four months for troops supplies. German meat law provisions will ban American canned meats and sausages, effective October.
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China
China Relief Effort Cuts Noted as Troop Reduction
General Chaffee will have 5000 troops available after the Hancock arrives at Taku, with Secretary Root stating no more forces will be sent to China as they are deemed unnecessary beyond those already in place. The Boxer troubles prompt gradual U.S. troop reduction for current operations.
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Rperal
Root
China
Taku
Gen. Chaffee
Flood devastates New South Wales and causes casualties
Reports from Australian advices note a severe flood in New South Wales. A forest fire killed Frank Larman of Tannersville New York. A soldiers’ company forms in Honolulu for service under Cycle Law in China. The King of Tonga proclaims a British protectorate. Navy Department rejects armor plate bids as unsatisfactory.
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Honolulu
China
Tonga
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