China in Crisis as Boxers Threaten Pekin and Ministers
Shanghai July 27. The Chinese government seeks a halt to hostilities if ministers are escorted to Tien Tsin, part of a plan to hide massacres. Li Hang Chang says Pekin ministers are safe. Central China tensions rise as Yaung Tun mobilizes for Pekin defense and new expedition heads from Tien Tsin. Admiral Remey clears Marines of looting charges amid broader war tensions.
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Taotai Sheng
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Li Hang Chang
Kang Yi
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Nankin
Lin Kun Yi
China
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Foreign Ministers Leave Pekin Amid Chinese Fire
Reports from Shanghai say surviving diplomats have left Pekin for Tien Tsin escorted by Jung Lun’s troops amid clashes. Half of Pekin’s foreigners reportedly killed or wounded. Sir Claude MacDonald’s July letters describe ongoing bombardment and limited Chinese aid.
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Li Hung Chang
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Claude MacDonald
Going to Cuba Chinese Seek Safety from Chinese Exiles
Movements of Chinese in New York show many planning to emigrate to Cuba for safer work on tobacco plantations. Reports say Spain and Cuban employers offer favorable conditions and new cigar factories emerge due to expected bumper crops.
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Cuba
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Kwong Lung Jim Company
Doubt Grows Over Chinese Government Faith
Washington July 27 There are no new developments to warrant any improvement in the Chinese situation and growing doubt as to the good faith of the Chinese government reflected in recent acts and news. Admiral
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Washington
Command Change After Colonel Liscomb Death at Tianjin
Robe, former lieutenant colonel of the Seventeenth Infantry, ordered to China to assume command of the Ninth Infantry after Liscomb’s death leading at Tien Tsin. He has been on active duty in the Philippines and is now in Manila awaiting transport to Taku. Judge Black testifies in Powers trial at Georgetown Kentucky, July 27, describing a letter asserting responsibility for Democratic disarray and support for war.
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Seventeenth Infantry
Ninth Infantry
E. H. Liscum
Tien Tsin
China
Philippines
Manila
Taku
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