Cloudburst Floods East Ohio Rail Line Destroy Homes
A cloudburst between Adena and Long Run in Jefferson County Ohio along the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway washed out bridges and rails. Long Run became a torrent sweeping away houses and drowning three people. Buffalo Creek also reports a washout and uncertain losses.
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Herrick
Adena
Long Run
Jefferson County
Ohio
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway
Woo L. EL
Buffalo Creek
Rooke County
Outlaw Tid Fisher Dies After Posse Siege in Clover Field
Tid Fisher, implicated in highway robbery and the fatal shooting of McDeonall County Sheriff Richard Jarrett, was killed by a posse in a clover field after refusing surrender. Fisher’s father was arrested in connection with the murder and jailed in Neosho, Missouri.
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Tid Fisher
Southiwest City
Bee
Richard Jarrett
McDeonall County
Fisher
Jarrett
Neosho
Tax on banks treats profits as part of special levy
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue holds that any surplus moved to the account of profit and loss or undivided profits must be counted in calculating the banks special tax. Even undivided profits ordered by bank action to be divided among lenders must be included in the base tax assessment.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Military dispatch outlines Qing forces split into four corps
Che Fou reports Prince Tuah commands divisions among the Gono army. Northern corps ordered to expel foreigners from Amur. Pekin army split into four: first to strike Mukden and guard Pekin Shan Jai Kuan roads, second to Tien Tsin, third to Wei Sai Wei and Tsin Tau with 4030 men, fourth at Nankin.
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Che Fou
Tuah
Amur
Pekin
Mukden
Shan Jai Kuan
Tien Tsin
Peking
Wei Sai Wei
Tsin Tau
Nankin
Excursion Train Collision Injures Six at Station
At Johnstown Pennsylvania a crowd of about 1500 waited at the station to join an ALO U W excursion to Lakemont Park near Altoona when a westbound freight train, moving fast, struck the boarding party. Six were injured and two killed.
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Johnstown
ALO. U. W
Lakemont Park
Altoona
Cheffee Elevated to Major General of Chinese Expeditionary Force
The War Department on Friday approved Brig. Gen. A. R. Cheffee as Major General commanding the Chinese expeditionary force. The commission was sent to the White House for the President's signature and a cable notice was sent to Nagasaki, Japan, to meet Gen. Cowetti on arrival.
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A. R. Cheffee
War Department
White House
Nagasaki
Japan
Cowetiiee
Oregon and Nashville Reach Kure for Temporary Repairs
Dispatch by Commander Wild reports the Oregon and Nashville arriving at Kure. He proposes temporary steel plate repairs for the Oregon and return to Quy j if possible. Secretary Long approves the plan pending safety checks and a return to Taku if feasible.
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Wild
Oregon
Kure
Nashville
Quy J
Long
Gateh
Taku
War of Reprisal Policy Against China Questioned
The government plans a war of reprisal to enforce demands by invading with troops while keeping diplomatic relations. This move aims to quiet southern provinces and follows a policy recently discussed in international law circles.
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China
Arbuckle Bros Announce Coffee Price Increase
An advance of one half cent per pound was announced by Arbuckle Bros making the net price twelve and one half cents per pound for package coffee.
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Arbuckle Bros
Powers Seek Greece Warship to China
Wane All Powers to Join reports Anatria and England urging Greece to dispatch a warship to China. Other small powers in Europe and the Americas are to be asked to participate as well.
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Anatria
England
Hare
Greece
China
London Auction Sells Oliver Cromwell Baby Clothes
A London auction room will offer for sale Oliver Cromwell era baby clothes including a cap embroidered Sweet Bah Dont Cry dated 1544 the year the lord protector was born.
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London
Oliver Cromwell
Lord Protector
Vancouver dispatch reports gold, passengers on Cutch steamer
Vancouver dispatch notes the steamer Cutch arrives from Skaguay with $40 in gold and sixty passengers. It also reports a Dawson outbreak of a dozen small-pox cases.
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Vancouver
B.C
Cutch
Skaguay
Dawson
Massacre at Pekin as Boxers kill foreigners and Chinese allies
A Shanghai dispatch reports Boxers storming the British legation on July 6 7 killing men women and children and burning mission buildings. European sources say 200 Chinese troops were slain near Pekin while foreign forces attacked the arsenal at Tien-Tsin with 400 Chinese casualties and minimal foreign losses.
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Pekin
Shanghai
Shan-Tung
Ting Fuh Siang
Khan-Tung
Legations
London DailyExpress
Tien-Tsin
Admiral Seymour Faces Tsun Amid Retreat At Tianjin
In the Tianjin fighting, Admiral Seymour was forced to order the killing of his wounded to prevent their capture by the Boxers. Wounded sailors pleaded for death rather than capture. A firing squad executed them as Chinese forces swarmed, relieving the army of its burden.
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Tien-Tsin
Admiral Seymour
Seymour
Appeal of Missionaries in Shanghai Urges Special Prayers
American missionaries in Shanghai appeal to U S newspapers to publish a plea for prayers from every pulpit. They request prayers for guidance of the Government and speedy aid for Americans and native converts in extreme peril amid the crisis in China.
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Shanghai
United States
China
Liscum and Davis Killed at Tien Tsin Amid Allied Assault
Official dispatch from Admiral Remey confirms allied forces attacked Tien Tsin on the 13th with heavy losses. Col. Liscom of the Ninth Infantry and Capt. Davis of the Marine Corps were killed, others wounded, as 7,000 allied troops stormed the city walls against 20,000 Chinese defenders.
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Tien-tsin
Navy Department
Remey
Chefoo
Liscom
Ninth Infantry
Aso
Davis
Marine Corps
Lemley
Butler
Leonard
Riemey
Wilson H. Liscum
Regan
Buckmiller
Wilcox
Noyes
Kled
Illinois Guardsmen Offer Service Against China Atrocities
The Second Fourth and Fifth regiments of the Illinois National Guard formally tendered their services to the government to defend the nation against Chinese atrocities.
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China
Ilinois National Guard
Rebellion spreads in Southern China amid Boxer Uprising
Chefoo dispatch reports Prince Tuan mobilizing 990,000 men in four corps to strike Mukden Pekin Shiran-Hai-Xuan and Wei-Elai-Wei Tsin-Tavu while 23,000 Japanese troops are in China. The rebellion has seized southern regions as foreigners at Chu-Chau and In-Chau flee panic.
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China
Chefoo
Tuan
Amur
Pekin
Mukden
Shiran-Hai- Xuan
Tien-Tsin
Wei-Elai-Wei
Tsin-Tavu
Narkir
Chu-Chau
In-Chau
Revenge Sparks European Fury Over Pekin Atrocities
A London dispatch reports Europe’s cry for revenge after alleged barbarities in Pekin. The anti foreign unrest spreads from the capital to Tien-Tsin Chefoo and Shanghai with the Tien-Tsin defeat seen as a turning point. Observers foresee a retreat to Taku influencing regional powers.
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Pekin
England
Europe
London
Tien-Tsin
Chefoo
Shanghai
Taku
Battle of Tientsin Feels Like Global War Front
Allied forces breach Tientsin walls on July 14 taking the native city and forts. Total Allied losses reach about 775 with Russians and Japanese hit hardest. Forces from Britain, America, Japan, Austria, and others fight side by side amid a teeming, multinational assault.
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China
Tientsin
Massacre Report Near Tai Yeun Fu Shocks Shanghai
A force of Boxers and regular troops attacked Tai Yeun Fu on July 9, massacring about 150 people, including 40 foreigners and native converts. The assault endangers Shanghai as thousands of armed Chinese are nearby.
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Tai-Yeun-Fu
Shen Si Province
Shanghai
Foreigners flee as Prince Tuan orders large movement
Nankin dispatch reports Prince Tuan orders a major military move after Japanese presence in China. The vice roy says he cannot answer for events in Chao-Sin Ning-Po and Chu-Chau as foreigners rush to Shanghai. Sixteen foreigners arrive at Mankin from Ning-Po amid burned houses and brutal mistreatment.
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Nankin
Tuan
China
Chao-Sin
Ning-Po
Chu-Chau
Shanghai
Mankin
China Threatens War Against Russia Over Manchuria Actions
Chinese hostility in Manchuria is treated as a de facto declaration of war against Russia. A Russian transport boat with munitions was seized near Aigun on the Amur, the escort was largely killed, and Blagoveschensk was bombarded before a stout defense fell. The Kaiser vows protection for the Yangtze valley as nine warships head to the region.
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United States
Wong Yee Chow
Los Angeles
Cal
China
Manchuria
Russia
Aigun
Amur
Blagoveschensk
Yang Tse
Mob Demonstration Surrounds Kansas City Laundry
Incensed by boxers' murders a mob of men and boys gathered around Ah Sing's laundry in Kansas City and Sing called police for protection as the crowd demonstrated.
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Ah Sing
Kansas City
Sing
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