Germans mark Gutenburg semimillennial in Mayence
Berlin dispatch reports the semimillennial celebration of John Gutenburg's birth with a typographical and historic exposition in Mayence. Delegates from France England Italy and America attend a program including Handel's Maccabees and a grand procession with floats and a Gutenberg Monument dedication.
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Gutenburg
John Gutenburg
Mayence
Berlin
Vienna
Paris
Lisbon
Madrid
St. Petersburg
Guttenburg
France
England
Italy
America
Prof. Hunt
Princeon University
Gerrita
Rhine
Ober-Ammagau
Wolff Bureau
New York
A. D. White
M. Muravieff
Baron Muravieff
Foreigners Face Siege as Tien Tsin Platform Holds
Reports from the scene describe 130 marines leaving as Chinese forces batter foreign strongholds near Tien Tsin. A French officer arrives with word of attacks and desolate conditions. Russians are present. destruction and evacuation loom as reinforcements, fuel, and firepower are urgently urged.
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Tien Tsin
Ching Chang Chen
Wise
Kempff
Seymour
China
Yang Tse Kiang
Admirals Warn China They Will Fight Only Boxers
A June 23 cable from Admiral Kempff at the Navy Department in Washington states allied naval officers plan to use armed force solely against the Boxers and their opponents during the march to Peking to rescue countrymen. The proclamation, issued June 20, aims to reach viceroys and coastal authorities in China.
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Che Foo
Washington, D. C
China
Peking
Storm Delays Ninth Infantry En Route to China
General MacArthur reports a weather induced delay in sending the Ninth Infantry to China. Manila dated June 23 notes departure postponed to June 21 due to a storm that disrupted railroad telegraph lines and blocked transport access. Officials plan to move forces to Taku aboard the transport Logan with mules and wagons.
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Washington
Ninth Infantry
Marthur
Taku
Logan
Straight Road To Health and Blood Purification Claims
Advertisement asserts disease stems from impurities in the blood and purifying it cures illness. Hood s Sarsaparilla is promoted to expel impurities and enrich the blood by increasing red cells, delivering nutrients to organs nerves and muscles.
Death of Count Muravieffechoes in Franco Russian ties
Paris reports the sudden death of Count Muravieff Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, a key Franco Russian ally. French officials and Chicago interviewers note his scholarly regard for the United States and discuss the Czar’s open door diplomacy, with naval maneuvers and the Paris exposition completing.
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Paris
Associated Press
Count Muravieff
England
France
Great Britain
Russia
M. Delcassé
Council of the Czar
Allance
M. Delcasse
Muravieff
Czar
Chicago
Charles Hutchinson
Martin Ryerson
Charles Crane
W. R
America
Hutchinson
United States
Tower
China
English Channel
Mediterranean
Gervais
St. Petersburg
Toulon
Destructive Hailstorm Ravages Moville Area
Reports describe a severe hailstorm in Moville and surrounding Sioux City area causing about 75 percent crop damage and livestock fatalities. Ice chunks up to a foot and a half deep struck fields animals and buildings with $50,000 crop losses reported near Moville. a girl was severely injured.
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Sioux City
Movilie
Moville
Nat Goodwins Close Call in Morphine Overdose
Butte Montana June 23 An accidental morphin overdose left actor Nat C Goodwin in an alarming condition at the Butte Hotel from Thursday night until today. He recovered enough to leave with his company for Duluth where he hopes to perform Monday night doctors cared for him for over twenty four hours before revival.
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Butte
Mont
Nat C. Goodwin
Butte Hotel
Duluth
French Naval Activity and British Defense Plans
The article discusses France's energetic naval buildup and its perceived threat to Britain, noting increased dockyard activity and expenditures. It mentions potential French appointments for high posts, the belief that France aims to deter England, and Britain's response including a new Channel defense squadron and turbine engine advances. Also covered is the postponement of Parliament dissolution and the planned general election in October or November.
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Great Britain
Martens
Russa
de Staal
France
Caponus
Vienna
Russia
England
English Channel
Channel
Mediterranean
The
Sun
Americans in Peking Troops Count in Kempff Message
Rear Admiral Kempff reports to the Navy Department on June 23 that Peking houses 30 Austrians 75 French 50 Germans 79 British 40 Italians 23 Japanese 7 Russians and 58 American troops. No news on the relief expedition or Tianjin or Peking since the last report amid ongoing fighting between Chinese imperial troops and the international column.
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Kempff
Washington
Navy Department
Peking
Chefoo
Tien Tsin
Remey Seeks More Officers for Asiatic Fleet
Admiral Remey at Cavite wires the Navy Department for urgent officer needs. He requests three Commanders four Lieutenant Commanders ten Lieutenants twenty cadets and a fleet Paymaster to support fifty two commissioned vessels in Asiatic waters. Authorities are cutting quotas at Newport torpedo school and other points to meet the demand.
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Washington
Remey
Cavite
Navy Department
Oregon goes north as Seymour seizes Peking area
United States battleship Oregon is reported to have moved north. Admiral Seymour is said to have taken Naiching, the Tartar City of northern Peking, a twelve square mile area with a sixty foot wall. The Tartar City surrounds the legations. the imperial city with the palace lies inside. No foreigner may enter the prohibited city.
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Admiral Seymour
Peking
Commercial Tribune
Hong Kong
United States
Oregon
Naiching
Waiching
Rioting blamed on Russia as international tensions rise
Shanghai June 23 riots allegedly sparked by Russian instigation as powers mobilize for China. American leadership urged to push a permanent settlement, with Anglo American alliance shaping proposals. Troop movements expected from the Philippines, English forces scarce, Yangtze missionaries arriving for safety, and Chinese gunboats fleeing to Shanghai.
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Shanghai
Russia
Peking
China
America
Philippines
Li Hung Chang
Yang Tse Kiang
Armstrongs
Taku
Kiang Ying
British Minister at Peking Succeeds Sir Claude Macdonald
Reginald Omas Tower, Secretary of the British Embassy at Washington, sailed on the Cunard Line steamer Etruria from this port to New York. He is reported to be to succeed Sir Claude Macdonald as British Minister at Peking, the latter recalled due to ill health.
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Sengers
Cunard Line
Etruria
New York
Reginald Omas Tower
Washington
Sir Claude Macdonald
Peking
Missionary Protection Reply From State Department
The State Department acknowledges Dr. Arthur J. Brown’s letter on Chinese missionary protection. Assistant Secretary David J. Hill notes no confirmed American missionary deaths yet and vows continued protection and prompt information releases to the press.
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New York
Arthur J. Brown
Board of Foreign Missions of the
Presbyterian Church
David J. Hill
Washington
China
Department
No Alliance With British Elicits Indignation In London
London officials denounce reports of an Anglo American alliance as misleading and emphasize there is no such pact, only parallel efforts by governments to protect their people and property.
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London
Shanghai
Germany Blamed for Chinese Uprising Over Kiao Chou Seizure
Berlin reports radical and socialist presses blame Germany for the Chinese rebellion sparked by the seizure of Kiao Chou. German officials acknowledge rising danger as officials in Peking warned of trouble and Kaiser Wilhelm vows German interests in China must be protected despite sacrifices.
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Kiao Chou
Berlin
Shan Tung
von Anzer
Praise for a German Officer at Taku Engagement
Berlin reports praise for the commander of the German squadron at Taku. The Iltis commander is described as the soul of the engagement, fighting bravely while the ship’s boilers hull and 18 centimeter guns remained intact though the 8.7 centimeter guns and upper works were severely damaged. The crew’s conduct is lauded as superb.
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Berlin
Taku
Iltis
Ltis
Foreign consuls press fleet removal in Shanghai note
Shanghai June 23 foreign consuls addressed a note to the Chinese Admiral asking for the fleet removal. Two ships have sailed and the remaining vessels will depart soon.
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Commercial Tribune
Shanghai
British warship Alacrity sails to aid missionaries
A Wei Hei Wei despatch reports the British warship Alacrity has set course toward Shis Tao to rescue foreign missionaries.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Wei Hei Wei
Shis Tao
Peking in peril missionaries ordered to port
A June 22 message from Chefoo reports that Peking is in peril and Shan Tung has been ordered to port. The Secretary notes the United States Consul has ordered all Shan Tung missionaries to depart haste to a port under U S gunboat protection.
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Chefoo
Peking
Shan Tung
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Charles W. Hand
United States
Peking Legations Safe Report Reaches Washington
The State Department received a Chinese Minister note stating the Viceroy of Nanking cables that the Peking legations are safe.
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Peking
Washington
State Department
Nanking
Rumor of German Cruiser Actions Reported in Kiel
In Kiel on June 23 a naval rumor spread of a German cruiser forcing a Chinese ship ashore and capturing another with 50 Chinese killed and 70 wounded.
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Kiel
British Reinforcements Sail for Chinese Forts
Hong Kong dispatch reports the British transport Hailong with 12 sappers and 1000 tons of stores leaves for Taku. The cruiser Pique the torpedo boat destroyer Hart and the gunboat Redpole sail for Shanghai Canton. The steamer Valeta detained by British naval authorities while carrying arms.
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Hong Kong
Hailong
Taku
Pique
Hart
Shanghai
Redpole
Canton
Valetta
New Orleans Sails for China Amid Pacific Moves
The United States cruiser New Orleans has sailed from Manila and is believed to head for China. The army cruiser Brooklyn is expected to follow to China shortly, signaling intensified posturing in the region.
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New Orleans
Manila
United States
Wey
China
Brooklyn
Foreigners Concentrate at Port Under Russian Protection
A Chwang dispatch reports foreigners gathering at the port under Russian protection. The British Consul asked for a gunboat with no response. Rumors say Russian attempts arrive from Port Arthur and the north, but residents remain safe and business proceeds.
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Chefoo
Chwang
Gulf of
Liao Tung
Port Arthur
German Minister Safe After Boxer Rumor
Berlin reports Chinese Minister Lu-Hai-Houan informed the Foreign Office that German Minister in Peking Baron Von Ketteler, previously rumored killed by Boxers, is safe and well.
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Berlin
Lu-Hai-Houan
Foreign Office
Peking
Baron von Ketteler
Child Dies in Maysville After Tuberculosis Move
Leslie Adamson aged 2½, son of Thomas Adamson of Cincinnati, died last night at his uncle Simon Nelson's home in Maysville. He had consumption and sought relief from the move, but grew weaker until death. Burial in Maysville.
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Commercial Tribune
Maysville
Leslie Adamson
Thomas Adamson
Cincinnati
Simon Nelson
Gutenberg’s Anniversary Opens Typographical Exhibit
In Mence Germany on June 2 500th anniversary celebrations begin with the opening of a typographical exhibition marking John Gutenberg’s birth.
U S Minister at Peking Reported in Liverpool
United States minister at Peking noted from Liverpool on June 2 that negotiations continued as diplomats pursued accord. The message highlights ongoing talks and dispatches from the legation regarding pending agreements and regional stability.
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U. S
Peking
Liverpool
Five Children Die in House Fire at Tacher Residence
Solomonville reporter says the home of Mrs. Collier at Tacher burned last night killing five young children who perished in the blaze. The tragedy occurs in a quiet town setting with emergency crews responding to the fatal fire.
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Solomonville
A. T
Tacher
Grape-Nuts Favored by Oil Camp and Frontier Travelers
Major Desborough reports finding Grape-Nuts in a mountain oil camp 45 miles from Fresno with ten men eating it daily and a Sunday pudding. General Machen notes consistent access to Grape-Nuts and Pustum Food Coffee on travels from the Southwest to the Mexican border. The product is praised for quick preparation, high nourishment, and claimed brain and nerve benefits for travelers and campers.
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Major Desborough
Fresno
Cal
F E. C. Machen
Troubles in Samar Believed Petit Will Be Acquitted
Reports from Manila say reinforcements including a Twenty-ninth Regiment battalion and artillery were sent to Samar. Army circles at Zamboanga believe the Petit court-martial will report in favor of Colonel Petit’s acquittal.
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Petit
Manila
Island
Samar
Twenty-ninth
Zamboanga
Suspect Admits To Feigning Sleuth Fame In Transit Plot
In St Louis a Transit Company employee Havill confessed to Chief of Detectives that he possessed dynamite but did not plan to explode it. He aimed to gain status with the company by reporting the device and fabricating a crime. Officials say no criminal intent, just cheap notoriety.
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Orra F. Havill
Desmond
Havill
Campbell
Luther Ferran
Luther Ferran, A Transit Company
New Madison
Ike Crosby
Clayton
Baumhoff
Smith Defends G. A. R. Runner Title in Cleveland
J L Smith 58 of Cleveland holds his G. A. R. silver trophy after beating Gilbert Barnes 55 of Springdale Pa at Scenic Park in a ten mile race. Smith finished in 5 1 2 minutes and won 600 in wagers. Barnes vows a rematch aiming for twenty five miles.
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Cleveland
J. L. Smith
Lake Shore Railroad
Gilbert Barnes
Springdale
Scenic Park
Smith
Barnes
Pittsburg
Golf accident wounds Miss Campbell in Toledo
Miss Alice Campbell, a society belle, was struck on the temple by a golf club in Toledo while playing golf. Surgeons stopped the gushing artery and she was taken to a hospital for care.
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Toledo
Commercial Tribune
Alice Campbell
Dynamite Explosion Kills Miner in Champion Mine
A dynamite blast at the Champion mine in Champion Michigan killed Noah Lark and wounded John Floyd. Five Finnish miners are missing and feared dead. search crews have not found any trace of them.
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Champion, Mich
Champion
Noah Lark
John Floyd
Western Tinplate Works to Reopen After Labor Dispute
Joliet Illinois June 23 The Great Western Tinplate Works will resume operations next Monday after a brief idle period caused by employee trouble. About 2 percent of the men will return as matters have been adjusted and a new wage scale awaits signing before July 1 after which the mill may close briefly until a new agreement is settled.
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Joliet
Ill
Great Western Tinplate Works
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South Africa
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