Seymour’s Despatch Details Anting Retreat and Boxers Clash
Admiral Seymour reports fierce fighting with Boxers and Chinese troops as Allied forces reach Anting near Peking. The expedition suffers casualties but inflicts losses, finds immense stores of arms and rice, and withdraws to Tien Tsin after railway destruction and sustained engagements along rivers and villages.
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Seymour
Anting
Yang Tsan
Peking
Lang Yang
Yang Tsun
Tien Tsin
Pao Ting Fu
Jung Lu
Pu Chun
Canton
Daily Telegraph
Oregon Reported Ashore North of Chefoo in China
A U S battleship Oregon is said to be ashore on Hoo Kile Island in the Miao Tao group about fifty miles north of Chefoo. A steamer from Indo-China Navigation Co. has reportedly gone to assist. Washington notes no official confirmation by midnight.
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U. S
Oregon
Hookie Island
Chefoo
Washington
Hoo Kile
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company
Rebels Headed By His Order Reported In London
London dispatch notes lack of authentic word on legations whereabouts as report claims one hundred and thirty rebels are under his command. The message comes in early June 30 time stamp noting uncertainty about locations and actions by rebel leaders.
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London
Battle Ship Oregon Aground North of Chefoo
The United States warship Oregon is reported ashore fifty miles north of Chefoo, a dramatic event prompting naval attention and inquiry into causes and safety. Authorities monitor the scene as crews assess damage and possibilities of refloating operations.
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United States
Chefoo
Losses of Seymour's Forces Reported in Battle
The report states British troops suffered nearly half the casualties while American forces lost twenty nine men. The figures highlight the heavy cost borne by both sides in the engagement.
Goebel Election Law Attributed To Flo Goebel
National Committeeman Urey Woodson asserts Goebel wrote the election law with his own hand and sought amendments discussed with the Messenger editor. He says Goebel told Bryan before and after the election, with Bryan approving changes and mentioning Senator Blackburn and others.
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Owensboro, Ky
Urey Woodson
Wat Goebel
Goebel
Flo
The
Messenger
Bryan
the Messenger
Blackburn
Beckham to Call Extra Kentucky Legislature Session
Governor Beckham plans an extra session around September to amend the official election law. Special elections will fill four legislative vacancies in Campbell Boone Gallatin Owen Henderson Union Woodford, likely July or August, with Republicans and anti election law Democrats ready to back amendments.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Beckham
Blackburn
Lexington
Campbell County
M. Hil
Boone, Gallatin and
Owen
Furnish
Lakeland Asylum
Henderson
Union
Bell
Woodford
German B. Staut
Campbell
Goebel
Bristow Reports On Cuban Postal Investigation
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow, back from Cuba, met with the Postmaster General in Washington for two hours. He gave an informal report on the Cuban postal affairs investigation and said a written report will be submitted in a few days.
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Washington
Bristow
Cuba
Robert Noaks Named Goebel Murder Suspect in Tennessee
Frankfort Ky June 29 The suspect is identified as Robert Noaks believed to be in Bristol Tennessee rather than Virginia where officers had moved. Noaks allegedly attended with the Harlan County group during the Goebel assassination and may confess if arrested Deputy Harrod seeks him in Bristol while Green Golden denies any statements implicating others.
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Tennessee
Green Golden
Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Goebel
Robert Noaks
Bristol
Tenn
Virginia
Noaks
Harlan County
Harrod
Barboursville
Golden
Plans for Campaign Opens in August
In Chicago Henry C Payne vice chairman of the Republican National Committee and Jesse Overstreet Indiana secretary to the congressional committee arrived to map the campaign set to formally open about the first week of August. Payne will return soon with Kerens Missouri to secure quarters and begin active campaign work.
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Chicago
Henry C. Payne
Republican National Committee
Jesse Overstreet
Indiana
Congressional Committee
Payne
Milwaukee
Kerens
Missouri
National Committee
May Dodge Silver Democrats Face Platform Dilemma
Kansas City dispatch outlines the 1900 Democratic silver issue with 16 to 1 as a possible platform line. Debate centers on reaffirming Chicago or issuing a specific 16 to 1 declaration, amid Bryan influence and Western delegation views. Running mate speculation focuses on Sulzer Towne Shively Parker with Bryan indorsement possibly guiding the choice.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Bryan
Stone
Augustus van Wyck
St. Louis
Bey
Philadelphia
Sulzer
York
Towne
Minnesota
Benjamin F. Shively
Indiana
A. B. Parker
New York
Williams Attacks Hill at Democratic Convention Stop
George Fred Williams, Massachusetts member of the National Committee, arrives in Kansas City and denounces ex Senator Hill for seeking to modify the 1896 platform. He urges a 16 to 1 silver stance and criticizes Cleveland's opposition to concessions on silver, warning of a vacillating party if Hill leads.
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George Fred Williams
New York
Kansas City
Massachusetts
Hill
Chicago
Croker
Murphy
Williams
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Bryan
Saareet
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Zafiro
Daily Mail
Poa Ting Fu
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Li Hung Chang
Brooklyn
Robert M. McWade
McLean
Don J de Austria
Anr
Earl Li
Princeton
Chung King
Lord Wolseley
China
Kempff
Admiral Kempft
State Department
Peking Party
Admiral Remey
Sir Claude MacDonald
Britain
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Hessise
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