Forces Move to Relieve Pekin Legation in China
The forward movement for relief of the foreign legation in Pekin began July 21. Allied forces including about 39,000 troops, with 16,000 Americans and 13,000 British, are advancing along the Pei Ho and by river with boats carrying provisions. Reports note fighting near Tien Tsin and resistance ahead for the relief column.
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London
Pekin
Tien Tsin
Pei Ho
Che Foo
Shanghai
New Chiang
Toshi Chow
Amur
Jome
Remey
Chaffee
Chinese Officials Claim Hostage Stance as Allies Move Toward Pekin
Lin Kun Yi viceroy of Nankin and Sheng and telegraphs railways administrator, plus Shanghai taotai, state foreign ministers are held as hostages by the Chinese government. They warn that allied troops marching to Pekin will be killed. Russians and Japanese, about 20,000, have begun toward Pekin amid a new Shanghai exodus sparked by alarming reports.
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Shanghai
Canton
Macao
Imperial
China
Li Ping Hong
Shan Tung
Pekin
Lin Kun Yi
Nankin
Sheng
Taotai
Missionaries escape Gobi crossing rescued by Russians
Seven American missionaries from Pekin with families reached Troitskosansk after fleeing across the Gobi desert. Russians under a Transbaikalia governor dispatched 500 Cossacks to chase and save them, providing food and shelter before they were cared for by authorities. They report mass Christian killings and fear for more as Boxers riots continue.
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New York
Troitskosansk
Siberia
Pekin
Gobi Desert
Transbaikalia
Troitzkosansk
Mongolia
Alleged Confession in Goebel Murder Case
Richard Combs known as Tallow Dick claims he told prosecutors he wants Mason Hockersmith as a witness and that Hockersmith was offered 1200 dollars to kill Goebel. He says Hockersmith discussed the plan and asked for time to consider. Combs says other defendants’ attorneys won’t help find Hockersmith. The exchange reportedly occurred before the Goebel shooting.
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Cincinnati
Georgetown
Richard Combs
Goebel
Secretary of State
Hockersmith
Combs
Plague in London and assorted late-summer brief items
London reports four bubonic plague cases and two deaths confirmed by bacteriological tests, with no expected further spread. In Santa Fe nine people were shot during a street quarrel near a gambling den, with all victims recovering and two suspects held on bonds. SpartaWisconsin masked robbers attempted to derail a passenger train, but fled after it arrived at daybreak. no loot was taken.
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Washington
Marine Hospital Service
Thomas
London
Marine Hospital
Santa Fe
Silver City
Benjamin Brough
Jose M. Montez
Brough
Montez
Sparta
Wis
Pioneer Limited
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Reeseville
Assault on Justice of the Peace by an Unknown Negro
Justice of the Peace Mett M. Johnson was assaulted by an unknown negro in Austin on Wednesday night, struck with a rock and seriously wounded. Robbery or revenge over a connected case is suggested as the motive.
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Austin
Justice of the Peace
M. Johnson
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