Eighteen Die and Two Seriously Wounded in Tien Tsin Fight
War department bulletins the July 13 assault on Tien Tsin list 18 enlisted men killed including Colonel E H Liscum and 72 wounded. Major J R Regan and Captain E V Bookmiller were seriously or slightly injured while others were less hurt. Reports say Chinese invasion of Siberia heightens European tension and threaten Pekin, with Japanese forces massing for possible reinforcement.
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Tien Tsin
E. H. Liscum
O. R. Noyes
J. R. Regan
E. V. Bookmiller
Liutenant L. B. Lawton
F. R. Lang
Coolidge
Ninth Infantry
Siberia
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
President to Return to Canton for Interim Briefings
Washington reports no change in the president's plan to return to Canton tomorrow night. He will stay in touch with cabinet members by telephone and telegraph and does not see a need for an extra session of Congress. The administration describes the stance as Waiting while dispatching troops and marines to China.
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Canton
Congress
China
Davis seeks Marine Corps commission after brother's death
Henry Clarke Davis of Chicago, brother of Capt. Austin R. Davis killed at Tien Tsin, telegrams President McKinley asking for immediate commission in the marine corps or army to replace his brother. Davis formerly served five years in the First Georgia cavalry and has long been active in church circles. Born in Darien, Georgia.
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Marine Corps
Tien Tsin
Henry Clarke Davis
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President McKinley
William McKinley
United States
Washington
Army
China
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First
Georgia Cavalry
Darien
Shan Tung Governor says legations still hold out
Consul General Fowler at Che Foo reports the Shan Tung governor wires that on July 9 the courier left Pekin and the legations were still holding out.
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Washington
State Department
Fowler
Che Foo
Shan Tung
Pekin
Mobilized Chinese Forces Reported by Che Foo
A Che Foo dispatch says Prince Tuan has 950000 men in several corps. The northern corps are ordered to expel foreigners from Amur, while the Pekin army, split into four corps, begins operations.
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St. Petersburg
Che Foo
Prince Tuan
Amur
Pekin Army
Marines Sent to China Promised Active Service If Requested
Government plans 400 marines to China with an extra recruitment push. Enlistees are guaranteed active service in China if Arey desires it.
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China
Arey
Mob damages Chinese laundry in Virden Illinois
Enraged by news from China a mob attacked a Chinese laundry in Virden and demolished the front. Six shots were fired at the two Chinese men but caused no injuries. Dr. Nicholas Senn volunteers to serve again, this time in China aiding American soldiers if wounded. He is currently somewhere in Texas.
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Virden
China
Chicago
Nicholas Senn
Spain
United States
Senn
Cuba
Texas
Marine Corps Recruiting Rush Before July 25 in New York
Orders from Washington push the New York recruiting office to enlist as many men as possible by July 25. The call targets able-bodied volunteers to join the Marine Corps and bolster forces.
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Washington
United States Marine Corps
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